David Coughanour and Dr. Arden Hopkin, School of Music This project entailed studying with great performers, directors and pedagogues to increase my ability in and understanding of Italian Opera. My primary study took place at the Atlantic Music Festival this last summer from July 11th to August 14th. I was able to study with Dr. […]
Original Composition for the BYU Symphonic Band
Garrett Breeze and Dr. Kirt Saville, School of Music The goal of this project was to gain hands on experience by composing an original piece for the BYU Symphonic Band. There are currently no composition courses taught at BYU focusing on Concert Band literature; and because of the large volume of existing work by established, […]
Make Me Cinderella
Ashleigh Braithwaite and Professor Fidalis Buehler, Department of Visual Arts My show is planned for August 2012. The work I show will be used for graduate school opportunities, as well as submissions to juried shows. All this will benefit me in my endeavors to ultimately have my work represented in a gallery setting. I have the supplies […]
Classical Paper Mould Making Book
Colt Bowden and Professor Linda Sullivan, Department of Visual Arts To start off, this project is not yet finished. There are many reasons for a book not to be finished. So we will conclude at this point, that there are a few things left to be done before the publication process can begin… I was hoping […]
An Exploration in New Media and Social Marketing
David Jon Banks and Professor Jeff Parkin, Department of Theatre and Media Arts This project set out to explore, identify, and harness strategy and implementation of social marketing for low-budget and student film online distribution. Taking from previous examples and small-scale testing, a lot has been learned. The biggest lesson learned? Just how much my student […]
The Art of Shibori: The History and Revival of a Dying Art
Mario Ayala and Dr. Mary Farahnakian, Department of Theatre and Media Arts This exhibit will present historical factors that led to the development of various shibori methods including: Kanoko, Miura, Kimo, Nui, Arashi, and Itajime. This display will show the elegance, grandeur, and fashion that were developed through the textile designs by using the resist […]
Small Utah Towns
Christine Armbruster and Dr. James Swensen, Department of Visual Arts Artist Statement While obtaining my Bachelor of Fine Art, I spent a lot of my time during those six years of school running away. First finding the need to get out of Provo, then Utah, and eventually America. It resulted in a lot of adventures, […]
The Face of Autism
Sarah Alger and Professor Paul Adams, Department of Visual Arts I believe the best documentary photographs are those that evoke emotion and motivate people to take action. Although the Face of Autism project has only been displayed a few times so far, it has done both of these things. Furthermore, a website is currently being created to […]
An Analysis of Music Specialist Principles and Practices in Hungarian Music Education
Christy Ripa and Professor Jerry Jaccard, Department of Elementary Music Education Contrary to what I expected when our team arrived in Budapest, Hungary, I found that it was not much different from our American cities. While they are speaking a different language and have different cultural expectations and norms, they wear modern clothes and live modern […]
Hungary’s Undeniable Success in Music Education: An Analysis of Public and Private Teaching Principles and Practices in Hungarian Music Education
Bethany Richards and Professor Jerry Jaccard, Department of Elementary Music Education The purpose of my trip to Hungary was to observe and analyze the Hungarian music education system, realize its strengths, and adapt what I learned into my teaching here in America. My specific research assignment was to investigate the relationship between private and public music […]