Classical Crossroads: Searching for Common Ground between Pop and Classical Music

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Maxwell Stoneman and Dr. Michael Hicks, School of Music Since the early 1980s, a trend has been observed in the demography of those who attend arts events across the United States. There was been a noticeable “graying” of this group, meaning their average age has steadily increased for several decades and now appears endemic throughout […]

“When You Know Yourselves, You Will Become Known”: A Choral Setting of Apocryphal Texts

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Joseph Sowa and Dr. Michael Hicks, Music Composition When I was a child (out of the many dreams I had as a child), I wanted to be a scientist. The idea of discovering new things about the world sounded fascinating. However, as I read about scientists, I noticed a funny thing. Many major scientific discoveries […]

Forgotten Music from the 18th and 19th Centuries: Rediscovering Neglected Works through the Creation of a Modern Performance Edition

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Fidel Perez and Professor David Day, HBLL Music and Dance Library The written violin repertoire is vast, yet the amount of published material is relatively limited to performers. Available viola repertoire is even narrower. A person can easily find pieces by the most famous composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, in a music library. These […]

The Physiology and Ergonomy of Classical Guitar Technique and It’s Application to the Prevention of Repetitive Strain Injuries

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Micah Muldowney and Professor Lawrence Green, College of Fine Arts and Communication The benefits of a thorough study and understanding of the physiological principles behind any demanding task are obvious: It results in greater efficiency. This especially holds true in fields or activities that require extreme accuracy or attention to nuance. The musical world in general […]

LEARNING TO TEACH ONE’S SELF: THE METHODOLOGY OF MUSICIANSHIP

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Holly Miller Jones and Drs. Roger Drinkall and Dian Baker, Music This research grant allowed me to spend time studying something with which I have been fascinated for years. As a long-time serious music student, I have seen a surprising disparity in the musical progress of students devoting comparable hours to practicing their instrument. I […]

Over the Individualism Wall: Creating an Ubuntu Community at Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish

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Jordan Layton and Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, Department of Music As I near my host family’s neighborhood, the streets become constraining tunnels. Lining the curbs are wall after wall of concrete above my head, topped with razor wires, electric lines, or metal spikes. The only breaks to the walled monotony are tall, jail-like gates. Shutting the […]

Stephanie Thomas: Jazz Piano

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Stephanie Thomas Jazz keyboard is a relatively young genre. The piano has been around for hundreds of years, and before that other keyboard instruments were used in music making. The classical piano nomenclature has been codified through the years so that there is a unified system and approach to teaching it. There are endless method […]

New Music for BYU Gamelan Ensemble

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Benjamin Taylor and Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, School of Music This project greatly benefits the School of Music because it provides the Brigham Young University Gamelan Ensemble a new piece of music written specifically for their unique instrumentation. The BYU Gamelan Ensemble was recently formed in Fall 2008 under the direction of Jeremy Grimshaw. The ensemble […]

MELOS-V Database: Melodic Organization, Structure and Variant Database

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Ryan Seamons and Dr. Jerry L. Laccard, Music Education Introduction In the last century, a new discipline developed around the scientific analysis of musical microstructures found in authentic or “deep-layer” folksong. Ilmari Krohn of Finland was the first to publish in this field (Suomen kansan sävelmiä—Volumes I–IV, 1904–1928). This publication came into the hands of […]

Samoa Stories of Faith

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Thomas Powell and Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, School of Music The Samoan Islands are home to a rich and fascinating history and culture which is slowly disappearing as other world influences continue to have an impact on them. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it is our responsibility to seek […]