Getting to the Heart of Matters: Applying Appropriate Performance Practices to Period Music

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Bryson Mortensen and Dr. Ronald Staheli, Choral Department, BYU School of Music There is nothing worse than singing a boring piece. Often, when conductors decide to perform works from periods such as the Renaissance, Baroque, or even Classical periods, they find that it is difficult to make the piece exciting. The choir is quickly frustrated […]

Preserving Artistic Tradition

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Trilea Minson and Professor Richard Hull, Visual Arts Several great painters in art history used a certain kind of technique on their paintings. They used thin glazes rather then opaque layers of oil paint. Layers upon layers of translucent glazes created a luminous quality in their painting that added a richness and depth still admired and […]

Multicultural Integration of Art, Literacy and Aesthetics

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Karie Lasson and Professor Donna Kay Beattie, Art Education Art is secondary in many elementary schools. However, when integrated into the core curriculum, art has power to enhance children’s critical thinking and expressing skills. As stated at the Ann Arbor Street Fair, “Children who have no aesthetic education may not be able to write, not because […]

Art and Music: Historical Overview and Analytical Subtext or Capstone Project Shaping Musical Phrases

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Elizabeth Hiatt and Dr. Jon Green, Humanities; Professor Peter Everett, Visual Arts Historically, there is a significant correlation between art and music. A study of music from the medieval square neumes of Gregorian Chant to the abstract designs of contemporary Minimalism reveals a significant correlation to the visual arts. Likewise, paintings such as Piet Modrian’s […]

Religion and Gender in the Impact of Parental Mediation on Self-censorship and Attitudes toward Mediation

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Christopher Layton and David Hansen ABSTRACT This article reports the results of a three sample follow-up quantitative study involving 588 participants. Those sampled were students of three institutions of higher education, namely: Brigham Young University, Illinois State University and Texas Christian University. The three samples involved three different religious and non-religious affiliated institutions to evaluate […]

Photographic Preservation of Pioneer Settlements in the Inter-mountain West

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Becky Lynn Grover and Professor John Telford, Visual Arts As the pioneer settlers came to the west, they spread out into all of the mountain valleys. They came with a faith in God burning bright in their souls. This faith would be tested as they braved the harsh winters and short growing seasons. They built many structures […]

Sheet Music Buying Trends of Classically Trained Musicians

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Stephen Fairbanks and Dr. Andrew Dabczynski, School of Music Classically trained musicians have yet to discover how computing advances can transform the sheet music industry. Through the internet, it is possible to transmit information instantly and inexpensively. By utilizing this, musicians could access the vast stores of music literature for a fraction of the cost. […]