Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Pedagogical and Analytical Study of the Carnatic Saxophone Performance Tradition of Kadri Gopalnath, Caleb James Carpenter
Symphony No. V: Elements (Julie Giroux, 2018); An Overview Of Programmatic Elements and Performance Devices, Zackery Augustus Deininger
A Conductor’s Guide to Lucrecia Roces Kasilag’s Misang Pilipino (1965), Denise Ysabel Ellis
The Theory of Intonation: Boris Asafiev and the Russian Piano School Tradition, Polina Golubkova
A Comparative Analysis of Samuel Barber’s Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47, David Abrams Gordon
A Holistic Approach for Neurodivergent Learners In the High School Choral Classroom, Peter Allen Haley
An Analysis of Selected Vocal Works by George Walker, Ginger Sharnell Jones-Robinson
An Investigative Analysis of Fernando Sor’s Introduction and Variations on “O Cara Armonia” From Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Luke James Nolan
The Film Score Music of John Williams: A Guide to Selected Works for the Principal Percussionist, Andrew Charles Crozier Patzig
Appalachian Dreams: Traditional Folk Songs in Concert Literature for Classical Guitar, Jackson Douglas Roberson
“Everything Old Is New Again”: The Rise of Interpolation in Popular Music, Grayson M. Saylor
How Do They Do It: A Narrative of Disabled Public School Instrumental Ensemble Conductors and Their Positive Working Relationships With Their Administrators, Lia Alexandria Patterson Snead
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Social Music Interactions and Vocal Music Improvisations in a Serve and Return Music Community, Kathleen Kaye Arrasmith
Comfort Food for the Ears: Exploring Nostalgic Trends in Popular Music of the Twenty-First Century, April K. Balay
A Performance Guide to “Four Piano Pieces, Opus 1” By Evgeny Kissin, Andrew Choi
Timeless Light: A Singer’s Compendium of Art Songs for Tenor By Black Composers, Johnnie J. Felder
Negotiating Nationalism: Camille Saint-Saëns, Neoclassicism, and the Early Music Renaissance in France, Joshua Arin Harton
An Analysis of the Compositional Technique and Structures Of Nikolai Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 6, Opus 62, Hyun Jung Im
Adapting North American Fiddle Bow Technique to the Double Bass, Spencer Jensen
Approaches to Teaching Music Counting to Piano Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sunghun Kim
Redefining Ornamentation as Formal Functions in 21st-Century Popular Music, Matthew Kolar
Lost in Translation: The Largely Unknown Life and Contributions of Johann Joachim Quantz, Kayla Ann Low
Broadway Quodlibets as Hybrid Music, Spencer Ann Martin
Redistributing Cultural Capital: Graduate Programs In Wind Conducting at Historically Black Universities; Toward an Alternate Future, Jamaal William Nicholas
Analysis of Selected Pieces Influenced by Taiwanese Aboriginal Music for Solo Violin and String Quartet, Isabel Hsin-Yi Ong
Margaret Rowell: Pedagogical Approach and Teaching Style, Robert-Christian Sanchez
A Performance Guide to Hyo-Geun Kim’s Art Pop for Korean Art Songs, Taeyoung Seon
Examining Sixth-Grade Students’ Music Agency Through Rhythm Composition, Robert Zagaroli Spearman
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Pedagogical Solo Piano Nocturnes: A Progressive Leveling With Annotations on Stylistic, Technical, and Musical Challenges and Benefits, Michaela Anne Boros
Disparities in Programming African American Solo Vocal Music On College Campuses Across the United States, Ramelle Brooks
Quantitative Data Collection on the Fundamental Components Of Saxophone Tone Production, Matthew Troy Castner
Music as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapy: An Exploratory Literature Review, Amy Arlene Clary
An Orchestral Conductor’s Guide to the James/Daehler Edition Of The Hinrichs and Winkler Compilation Score to the 1925 Silent Film The Phantom of the Opera, Hayden Richard Denesha
An Annotated Bibliography of Flute Repertoire by Iranian Female Composers, Roya Farzaneh
Composers and Publishers of Parlor Songs and Spirituals from Civil War Richmond: 1861 – 1867, Michael Gray
A Comparison of Approaches to Pianoforte Technique in the Treatises of Lhevinne, Leimer, and Neuhaus, Louis S. Hehman
The History and Influence of Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass, Eric Tyler Henson
A Stylistic Analysis of Edvard Grieg’s Slåtter, Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72, Zhiyuan He
Transcribing Baroque Lute to Marimba: Viability, Techniques, and Pedagogical Possibilities, Cory James High
One Elementary General Music Teacher’s Uses of and Experiences With Gordon’s Music Learning Theory: A Case Study, Allison Elizabeth Johnson
Cancion Y Danza, Fetes Lointaines, Paisajes By Federico Mompou: A Stylistic Analysis, Qiaoni Liu
Survey of Four North American and Malaysian Theory Methods for Young Pianists, Wen Bin Ong
A Conductor’s Guide to J. N. Hummel’s Forgotten Oratorio: Der Durchzug Durchs Rote Meer, Rebecca J. Ostermann
A Practical Approach for the Applied Voice Instructor Utilizing Limited Piano Skills in the Studio Setting, Lee Whittington Ousley
Adele Aus Der Ohe: Pioneering Through Recital Programming At Carnegie Hall, 1895, Grace Shepard
Ten Years of Japanese Piano Pedagogy (2009-2018) Through a Survey of Educational Resources, Natsumi Takai
A Comparative Analysis of Selected Works by Chen Qigang: Wu Xing, L’éLoignement, and Luan Tan, Isaac Ormaza Vera
A Pedagogical Analysis of Henglu Yao’s Microkosmos From Chinese Nationalities, Yanting Wang
A Stylistic and Pedagogical Analysis of Select Classical Pieces In Alicia’s Piano Books by Ananda Sukarlan, Karen Kai Yuan Yong
Co-Constructive Music Improvisers: An Ethnographic Case Study, Emma Elizabeth Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Performance History of Mahler’s Das Lied Von Der Erde Focusing on Bruno Walter and Leonard Bernstein, Nisan Ak
Electronic Learning: An Educator’s Guide to Navigating Online Learning in a Collegiate Horn Studio, Michelle Beck
The Clarinet Music of Dr. Austin Jaquith: A Performance Guide, Zachary Aaron Bond
Young Children’s Behaviors During Favorite-Music Repertoire And Other-Music Repertoire, Vanessa Caswell
Five Pieces for Piano by Isang Yun and Piano Etude No.1 by Unsuk Chin: An Analysis, Inhye Cho
Natural Reed Enhancement: Establishing the First Universal Reed Break-In Process Through Hydro-Stabilization, Steven Isaac Christ
Performance Edition of Franz Simandl’s 30 Etudes for the String Bass With Critical Commentary, Austin Gaboriau
A Legacy Preserved: A Comparison of the Careers and Recordings of Stanley Drucker and Karl Leister, Peter M. Geldrich
An Index of Choral Music Performed During the National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (1991-2019), Jonathan Randall Hall
A Stylistic Analysis of Reinhold Glière’s 25 Preludes for Piano, Op. 30, Sunjoo Lee
The Singing Voice Specialist: An Essential Bridge Between Two Worlds, Rebecca Holbrook Loar
A Pedagogical Analysis of DvořáK’s Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85, Nathan MacAvoy
Focal Dystonia Causes and Treatments: A Guide for Pianists, Juan Nicolás Morales Espitia
Cultivating Socially Just Concert Programming Perspectives through Preservice Music Teachers' Band Experiences: A Multiple Case Study, Christian Matthew Noon
The Clarinet Repertoire of Puerto Rico: An Annotated Bibliography of Compositions Written for the Clarinet During the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, María Ivelisse Ortiz-Laboy
Time’s Up: How Opera Is Facing Its Own Me Too Reckoning, Craig Price
A Trumpet Player’s Performance Guide of Three Selected Works for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano, Justin Wayne Robinson
The Early Piano Music of Richard Wagner, Annie Rose Tindall-Gibson
A Conductor’s Guide to the Da Vinci Requiem by Cecilia McDowall, Jantsen Blake Touchstone
Composition of Musical and Visual Devices to Create Moments of Resolution in Marching Arts Production Design, Ryan John Williams
Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Russian Nationalistic Music: Case Studies of Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila and Cui’s Mystic Chorus, Jeffrey Crayton Yelverton Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Communicative Language in the Compositional Output of Kirke Mechem, Kirstina Rasmussen Collins
Vladimir Pleshakov: A Historiography And Analysis of his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Andrew Cameron Pittman
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Serial Techniques in Works for Unaccompanied Trumpet, William Anonie
Examining Professional Music Teacher Identity: A Mixed Methods Approach with Stringed Instrument Teachers, Elizabeth A. Reed
Guided Music Play Between 2-Year-Old Children and a Music Play Facilitator: A Case Study, Kathleen Kaye Arrasmith
A Theoretical and Stylistic Analysis of Paul Ben-Haim’s Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 34 and Piano Sonata, Op. 49, Rachel Bletstein
The Influence Of Mindful Movement On Elementary Students’ Music Listening Enjoyment And Comprehension, Jean Louise Boiteau
Delphine Ugalde: Defying Gender Norms Both On And Off The Stage In 19th Century Paris, Michael T. Brown
A Guide for Playing the Viola Without a Shoulder Rest, Chin Wei Chang
Tertian Relationships In Three Choral Selections By Dan Forrest: A Conductor’s Analysis, Lindsey Cope
Translucent Voices: Creating Sound Pedagogy And Safe Spaces For Transgender Singers In The Choral Rehearsal, Gerald Dorsey Gurss
Seventeen Waltzes For Piano By Leo Ornstein: A Stylistic Analysis, Jared Jones
The Kingma System Flute: Redesigning The Nineteenth-Century Flute For The Twenty-First Century, Diane Elise Kessel
Attitudes And Thoughts On Tone Quality In Historic Piano Teaching Treatises, Jeongsun Lim
A Conductor’s Guide to Camille Saint-Saëns’s Messe de Requiem Op. 54, Thomas R. Matrone
The Tie That Binds: The History, Conductors, And Music Of The Mystic Area Ecumenical Choir Festival, Mark Daniel Merritt
A Complete History Of Rico Reeds, Neal Postma
Solo Violin Works Influenced By Romanian Lăutari Music, Essena Liah Setaro
Experimental Music In Higher Education: Toward A Pedagogy Of Creativity, Philip Melancthon Snyder V
Teaching Musically: Incorporating Dalcroze Pedagogy Into Flute Instruction For The Elementary-Age Student, Emily M. Stumpf