Madison Blonquist and Faculty Mentor: Jeff Sheets, School of Communications Introduction Sacred Sounds was an ORCA funded research project that resulted in an exhibit that ran from November 10, 2017 to January 3, 2018 in the Harold B. Lee Library. The overall goal was to curate an immersive, multimedia, musical experience that focused on the […]
Archives for June 2018
The Prevalence of Music Related Injury Among College Students in Utah and Potential Preventative/Combative Measures
Kaia Rose and Faculty Mentor: Brittany May PhD., Department of Music Introduction: Shortly after beginning my music studies at Brigham Young University, I began to struggle with overuse injury that made it difficult to play my instrument. Conversations with fellow BYU music majors over the past few years revealed that music related injuries seem to […]
Wind Among the Reeds: Analysis of the Vietnamese Oboe Tradition
Christian Tran and Faculty Mentor: Geralyn Giovannetti, Woodwind Performance Introduction Music has always been an important part of Vietnamese culture. The many traditional music styles dotting the coastal country have remained stamps of cultural authenticity and a source of pride to the natives of each region. As the country was occupied by France, and later […]
Essential Brass Repair
Pearce Nitta and Faculty Mentor: David Brown, College of Fine Arts and Communications Introduction In the world of performing arts, instruments often malfunction, preventing the performer from playing the instrument. This malfunction can be a simple fix that the performer may know how to fix, but more often than not, these damages to the instrument […]
The Effects of LDS Pubic Affairs Campaigns on the Perception of Mormonism from 2001-2015
Abby Eyre and Faculty Mentor: John Waltz, School of Communications Introduction The French have found Mormons fascinating since 1860. Jules Verne depicted Mormons as utopian menaces in his 1863 novel Paris in the 20th Century1, French cartoonists illustrated polygamous and mixed-raceMormon couples as satire, and French outcasts occupied Nauvoo after the great Mormon exodus west. […]
Perspectives on Family Values: A Photographic Exploration of Memory and Home
Stephanie Froelich and Faculty Mentor: Robert Machoian, Department of Design This ORCA grant funded phase one of a long term project documenting the lives and stories of my two sets of grandparents who live in different geographic areas of Canada. Through the guidance of my mentor, and through the opportunities he provided to meet with […]
Watch Out, Dave! – A New Look at Retro
Student: Dallas Crane Mentor: Ray Smith, Commercial Music Introduction Johnny Williams (well known in the film world as John Williams) created a masterful record, Rhythm in Motion, in 1961. Though not well received commercially, it is a powerful testament of the creativity that flowed through Hollywood and jazz. I studied two scores from this album, […]
Preserving Oral History: Utah Nippo’s Influence on Second Generation Japanese Americans
Akiko Chau and Faculty Mentor: Joel Campbell, Communications Introduction A Japanese newspaper called Utah Nippo which headquartered in Salt Lake City became an integral part of the establishment of Japanese American community in Utah in the 20th century. Founded in 1914, Utah Nippo was one of the four newspapers in the U.S. that were allowed […]