The Impact of Ambivalent Relationship Quality on Married Couples’ Health

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Spencer J. Nielson and Wendy Birmingham, Department of Psychology Introduction Marriage has been positively associated with better physiological health outcomes, although the specific pathways by which this occurs remains somewhat elusive. Additionally, the quality of marriage appears to influence the health benefits derived from marriage. Marital partners, like other social relations, can be sources of […]

Ethnographic Observation of Dance Pedagogy at the Minzu University for the China Dance Study Abroad

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Emily Bayles and Marilyn Berrett, Department of Dance Introduction In Asian cultures, a lack of creativity shows a hindering element to the success and progress of the Chinese dancers’ education. Keeping with tradition, the “purpose of the arts was not the making of ‘art’”1. A few methods of dance pedagogy put into action have enhanced […]

Perceptions of Talking Time in Choir Rehearsal

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D. Michael Draut and Paul Broomhead, School of Music Analyzing choir teachers’ perceptions of talking time has been a rewarding experience. I was able to collect data on how much time choir teachers spend talking during rehearsal; how choir teachers view the amount of time they spend talking; and how accurate their perceptions of time […]

New Forms of Digital Journalism and BYU’s Anti Poverty Efforts

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Victoria Estrada and Ed Carter, School of Communications The world of journalism is ever changing as technology continues to advance and the world evolves. As an aspiring journalist, it is important to know what is relevant. Journalists are employed by the people, we have a duty to tell society what they should know while also […]

Haskell Island Woodcut and Letterpress Book

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Adrian Tidd and Linda Reynolds, Department of Design When the word printing is used nowadays, it generally refers to the act of sending a file via computer to a machine that sprays ink onto cheap office paper. The result of such printing is plain white paper with imagery or text laid out in a pattern […]

Preserving Performance Power Classifying and Publishing Notes of Douglas Bush

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Krissa Hendricks and Don Cook, School of Music Introduction Great performers often rely on the wisdom of other great performers to inform their musical interpretations. Understanding historical context and expert interpretations can not only make a performance more historically accurate but also more engaging. Because most of the music that performers play originates from deceased […]

Preserving Pasifika Working with Faith-­Based Communities in Auckland

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McKinley Stauffer and Steve Thomsen, Department of Communications Originally I had requested an ORCA Grant to aid in the creation of an ethnography documentary video on a qualitative research study of community-­level efforts to preserve languages and cultural heritage among Pasifika immigrants living in the Auckland, New Zealand Metro area. The younger generations of these […]

Bass World 3: Music in St. Petersburg

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Christian Hales and Eric Hansen, School of Music Introduction Russia has always been known for its indelible contributions to the arts. The likes of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rostropovich and Koussevitzky cultivated their great talents there. Eric Hansen, professor of double bass at Brigham Young University, encouraged me to use some of his connections in Russia as […]