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Browsing Music by Author "Sheppard, Craig"
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A Comparative Evaluation of Group and Private Piano Instruction on the Musical Achievements of Young Beginners
Chiu, Pai-YuThis study compares the relative influence of group and individual piano instruction on the musical achievements of young beginning piano students between the ages of 5 to 7. It also investigates the potential influence ... -
Another Way to Look at the Goldberg Variations
Papillon, FrançoiseThe Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach, published in 1741, has fascinated generations of performers and listeners, especially since Glenn Gould’s recordings in the second half of the twentieth century. This ... -
Bach and Schumann as Keyboard Pedagogues: A Comparative and Critical Overview of the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena," and the "Album for the Young."
Joh, Esther M. (2014-02-24)This dissertation compares and critically evaluates the keyboard pedagogies and teaching philosophies of J.S. Bach and Robert Schumann as expressed in their important collections intended for young, beginning students — ... -
Die Zauberflöte and the Moral Law of Opposing Forces
Grant, Denice Raymundo (2012-09-13)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, set to Schikaneder's libretto, brings to the forefront the Enlightenment models of light and darkness, good and evil. The traditional understanding of these concepts pits light ... -
Evocations of Nature in the Piano Music of Franz Liszt and the Seeds of Impressionism
Lee, Thomas Hoi-NingLiszt scholarship of recent decades has produced research along many lines of inquiry in an endeavor to increase recognition of the composer as one of the most important and influential musical figures of the nineteenth ... -
Influences in Ernest Chausson's Piano Quartet
Chen, Ching-YuehThe purpose of this study is to examine Chausson’s Piano Quartet and to demonstrate how it was influenced by Franck, Wagner, Debussy, and elements of Spanish music. In his Piano Quartet, Ernest Chausson merges cyclical ... -
Inside the Hyper-Instrument: Unsuk Chin's Double Concerto
Lee, Jong EunThe Korean Unsuk Chin (b. 1961) has received numerous prestigious awards and accolades for works that explore new sonic worlds and attempt, in her words, to "blur the differences, the boundaries, between the `natural' and ... -
The Life and Music of Isang Yun
Park, Edward (2014-04-30)The Life and Music of Isang Yun Edward Park Isang Yun (1917-1995), born in Duksan in Korea, is considered by many Korean and European musicians to be one of the most important of all twentieth-century composers. He spent ... -
Mental Preparation for Piano Performance Using Principles of Aikido
Makiyama, HarumiAlthough much has been written about Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), very few of its many definitions and treatments can be holistically applied. Indeed, there is only limited reference to MPA in the American Psychiatric ... -
Motivation in Private Piano Instruction for Adolescents: A Social-Cognitive Analysis of Piano Pedagogy
Harris, Amanda KaySocial cognitive training for piano teachers in the United States is limited, forcing teachers to learn as they go. While some teachers develop the skills to become effective motivators, others struggle to learn these ... -
Performance Guide to Makrokosmos Volume II
Tayake, Mayumi (2012-09-13)Performance guide to George Crumb's 'Makrokosmos Volume II' with photographic explanations and commentaries on various extended piano techniques. -
A Practical Method of Rhythmic Reading to Improve Comprehension and Performance
Oliver, Jensina VictoriaThe inspiration to create this method of rhythmic reading came from working with students in class and private instruction settings for nearly two decades and noticing a common trend: students of varying levels of advancement ... -
Russian Piano Music for Children Written from 1878 to 1917
Minina, Yuliya (2013-04-17)It is recognized today that children who receive music education benefit from practicing musical pieces designed for children's musical training. This realization first emerged closer to the eighteenth century. Before that ... -
Symmetry, Thematic Transformation, and Quotation in George Crumb's Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik
Tran, BrooksThis dissertation examines George Crumb’s use of symmetry and asymmetry, thematic transformation, and quotation in his 2001 solo piano work, Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik. The paper reviews these compositional hallmarks ... -
Through a Literary Lens: The Effect of Jean Paul and E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Writing Styles on the Compositional Techniques of Robert Schumann
Mechell, Christopher WilliamThe son of a writer, lexicographer, and publisher, Robert Schumann was born on June 8th, 1810 in Zwickau, Saxony. His father, August Schumann, surrounded his son with a multitude of literary works during his youth. ...