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College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Student Performances, Volume 1
Student performances program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Student Performances, Volume 2
Student performances program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 1
Ensemble performances program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 3
Ensemble performances program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 2
Ensemble performances program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2014-2015: Scholarships & Departmental Recitals, Volume 1
Scholarship performances and departmental recitals program book from the 2014-2015 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Western Texas College Budget: 2016
Proposed budget for Western Texas College outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Western Texas College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music for the Saxophone Duet Genre: an Annotated Bibliography of Selected Original Music
In 1861, Jerôme Savari (1819-1870) composed Duo for Soprano Saxophone and Alto Saxophone. Since then, more than 400 duets were written, yet many musicians are not aware of this repertoire. The lack of recommended repertoire and insufficient information regarding this genre reduces the use of the saxophone duet in both pedagogical and concert settings. The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of the saxophone duet genre by identifying the standard repertoire and creating an annotated bibliography. Twenty-three composers with twenty-six selected works have been identified and will be annotated. All selected works in this document are (1) composed for any two members of the saxophone family; (2) originally composed for saxophone duet (i.e., no transcriptions will be included); (3) published either by companies or by the composers themselves; and, (4) composed between the nineteenth-century through present day. This annotated bibliography of selected repertoire contains two sections: (1) repertoire for performance; and, (2) repertoire for pedagogy. It is the intent of this project that the annotation for each piece could assist performers, teachers and students with their search of currently published works for this genre. The descriptive information in each annotation regarding the composition and its performance considerations …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Chien, Wei-Lun
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Access to E-books
Article on a study of enhancing access to e-books.
Date:
March 15, 2015
Creator:
Harker, Karen & Sassen, Catherine
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Physical Problems in Vibrato Amongst First-year College Violinists: a Descriptive Study
The purpose of this descriptive study was to first identify to what extent first-year college violinists physically struggle with the vibrato motion, and further, to identify physical problems within the motion that are contributing to their challenges during the learning process. The 16 participants in this study were chosen randomly from the College Music Society Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities (2013-2014 edition). Participants completed a questionnaire of 32 quantitative and qualitative questions addressing the vibrato of their 2013-2014 first-year violinists. 62% of participants’ first-year students had a physical problem with vibrato, 70% of participants’ students were working on correcting physical problems in vibrato during lessons. Participants also reported that 15% of their students were not able to create a vibrato motion at all. Almost all professors (n=15) indicated that students with a problematic vibrato were too tense in parts of the arm or hand and this negatively affected the motion and thus, the sound. Specific problems also included vibrato being too narrow, but rarely too wide, vibrato being too fast or too slow caused by tension, problems with when and how vibrato was being applied, problems with maintaining intonation before or during use of vibrato, and problems …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Manfredi, Zo Hurd
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Theoria, Volume 22, 2015
Annual journal containing essays, studies, book reviews, and other articles related to the history of Western Music Theory, methods of analysis, and analytical discussions of musical compositions. The appendix includes information about contributors to the current volume, and an index of content in previously-issued volumes.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Heidlberger, Frank
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Catalog of Emeritus College: Fall 2015]
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNT's course catalog for Fall 2015. Includes classes available at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
University of North Texas. Emeritus College.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Catalog of Emeritus College: Spring 2015]
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNT's course catalog for Spring 2015. Includes classes available at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
University of North Texas. Emeritus College.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Student Book]
Booklet describing the history of West, Texas for students along with individual activities, group projects, and suggestions about online resources for additional research.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Davis, Margie Mashek
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Middle School Choir Directors’ Perceptions and Applications of Multicultural Music Education
The purpose of this descriptive study was to discover Texas middle school choir directors’ perceptions and applications of multicultural education in their classrooms. Three research questions guided this investigation: (1) What were middle school choir director’s perceptions about multicultural music education?; (2) How did middle school choir directors apply multicultural music pedagogy in their classrooms?; and (3) How did middle school choir directors perceive professional development opportunities in multicultural music education? Texas middle school choir directors perceived that the purpose of multicultural music was to expose students to different cultures and diverse worldviews through music. Teachers listed several social and musical benefits of studying multicultural music including broadening musical horizons, cultural appreciation, and expansion of student worldviews. Teachers consciously programmed multicultural music for most of their concerts, and some chose literature based on their students’ cultural backgrounds. Although most teachers tried to make multicultural music experiences genuine for students, authenticity was the foremost pedagogical concern regarding multicultural music pedagogy. Teachers tended to utilize a combination of music concept and sociocultural approaches when teaching multicultural music by comparing multicultural music to Western music and using classroom discussions to discuss social issues that lend context to the music. Professional development opportunities in …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Herring, Michelle Limor
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sensitivity, Inspiration, and Rational Aesthetics: Experiencing Music in the North German Enlightenment
This dissertation examines pre-Kantian rational philosophy and the development of the discipline of aesthetics in the North German Enlightenment. With emphasis on the historical conception of the physiological and psychological experience of music, this project determines the function of music both privately and socially in the eighteenth century. As a result, I identify the era of rational aesthetics (ca.1750-1800) as a music-historical period unified by the aesthetic function and metaphysical experience of music, which inform the underlying motivation for musical styles, genres, and means of expression, leading to a more meaningful and compelling historical periodization. The philosophy of Alexander Baumgarten, Johann Georg Sulzer, and others enable definitions of the experience of beautiful objects and those concepts related to music composition, listening, and taste, and determine how rational aesthetics impacted the practice, function, and ultimately the prevailing style of music in the era. The construction, style, and performance means of the free fantasia, the most personal and expressive genre of the era, identify its function as the private act of solitude, or a musical meditation. An examination of pleasure societies establishes the role of music in performance and discussion in both social gatherings and learned musical clubs for conveying the morally …
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Fick, Kimary E.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Algorithmic Music Analysis: a Case Study of a Prelude From David Cope’s “From Darkness, Light”
The use of algorithms in compositional practice has been in use for centuries. With the advent of computers, formalized procedures have become an important part of computer music. David Cope is an American composer that has pioneered systems that make use of artificial intelligence programming techniques. In this dissertation one of David Cope’s compositions that was generated with one of his processes is examined in detail. A general timeline of algorithmic compositional practice is outlined from a historical perspective, and realized in the Common Lisp programming language as a musicological tool. David Cope’s compositional output is summarized with an explanation of what types of systems he has utilized in the analyses of other composers’ music, and the composition of his own music. Twentieth century analyses techniques are formalized within Common Lisp as algorithmic analyses tools. The tools are then combined with techniques developed within other computational music analyses tools, and applied toward the analysis of Cope’s prelude. A traditional music theory analysis of the composition is provided, and outcomes of computational analyses augment the traditional analysis. The outcome of the computational analyses, or algorithmic analyses, is represented in statistical data, and corresponding probabilities. From the resulting data sets part of …
Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Krämer, Reiner
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
(Some More) American Literature
This short story collection consists of twenty short fictions and a novella. A preface precedes the collection addressing issues of craft, pedagogy, and the post Program Era literary landscape, with particular attention paid to the need for empathy as an active guiding principle in the writing of fiction.
Date:
May 2015
Creator:
VandeZande, Zach
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exploring the Effectiveness of Curriculum Provided Through Transmedia Books for Increasing Students’ Knowledge and Interest in Science
Transmedia books are new and emerging technologies which are beginning to be used in current classrooms. Transmedia books are a traditional printed book that uses multiple media though the use of Quick Response (QR) codes and augmented reality (AR) triggers to access web-based technology. Using the transmedia book Skills That Engage Me students in kindergarten through second grade engage in curriculum designed to introduce science skills and careers. Using the modified Draw-a-Scientist Test (mDAST), observations and interviews, researchers analyzed pre and post data to describe changes students have about science and scientists. Future study may include the development and validation of a new instrument, Draw a Science Student, and examining the mDAST checklist with the intention of updating the parameters of what is considered positive and negative in relationship with work a scientist conducts.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Ponners, Pamela Jones
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evoking the Mystery: A Pedagogical Method to Enable an Advanced Violinist to Master George Crumb’s Four Nocturnes (Night Music II)
For more than three centuries, violin pedagogical practices have been extensively developed towards music covering the common practice period. However, a problem arises when a violin student performing avant-garde music needs to find realistic solutions to problems that are not addressed in the standard repertoire. This critical essay offers a pedagogical approach to a work that fits well within this paradigm: Four Nocturnes (Night Music II), George Crumb’s only published work for violin and piano duo. The multi-dimensional aspect of this avant-garde work requires an equally multi-faceted approach to overcoming the inherent technical hurdles. Through practical illustrations and concise explanations, musical examples indicate how the score may be re-notated and simplified to create a preliminary step towards advancing to the original notation. Borrowing from the methodology of Otakar Ševčík and other leading twentieth-century violin pedagogues, the author shows how students can modify their approach to fit contextually in the realm of avant-garde music. Students who approach the work with this methodology will find it helpful in eliminating many of the potential pitfalls that they are likely to encounter.
Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Homer, Scott Daniel
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Tale of Two Cities: Exploring the Dual Language Program Implementation and Biliteracy Trajectories at Two Schools
With the increase in emergent bilinguals and higher standards for all, the challenge for educational stakeholders is to fully utilize dual language programs as a prominent means toward meeting and surpassing rigorous state and national standards. Part of maximizing dual language programs’ impact, and the purpose of this study, was to provide detailed analyses of program models and student biliteracy development. Thus, the research questions sought to explore the level of understanding and implementation of dual language programs in general and the biliteracy component in particular at each campus, before documenting the second through fifth grade English and Spanish reading biliteracy trajectories of students at each school. Both campuses experienced more challenges in the implementation of the program structure, staff quality, and professional development rather than in curriculum and instruction. Furthermore, although both campuses’ students experienced positive trajectories towards biliteracy by the end of fifth grade, each campus was characterized by different rates and correlation between English and Spanish reading growth in each grade. Finally, the researcher conducted a split plot MANOVA to examine how much variance in the biliteracy trajectories was explained by school attendance, gender, initial English oral language and initial Spanish oral language; only school of attendance …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Babino, Alexandra
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2015-05-20 – Jesse Orth, tuba
Lecture presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
May 20, 2015
Creator:
Orth, Jesse
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Does an Online Post-baccalaureate Secondary Teacher Certification Program Produce Certified Teachers Who Remain in the Field?
Given issues in education concerning teacher shortages, the omnipresence of alternative certification programs and the growth of online programs in higher education, this study investigated teacher retention for 77 secondary education teachers who completed an online teacher preparation program in Texas. Teacher retention was examined from 2003-2013 and investigated the influence of factors such personal characteristics, working conditions and school setting characteristics on teacher retention. Data was collected electronically utilizing a survey instrument designed by two teacher education experts and I. A total of 21 variables and two open-ended questions were investigated using the survey instrument. Exploratory factor and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to identify a multi-factor model for teacher retention utilizing the participants' survey responses. These analyses yielded evidence of the program's effectiveness in preparing teachers for long careers. Specifically, the areas of program support, field experience, and classroom management were statistically significant factors that contributed positively to teacher retention. Additionally, variables outside the program, were examined. These factors included personal characteristics, working conditions, and school setting factors. The predictor model accounted for 56% of the variance; F (17, 54) = 3.015; p = < 0.001. In particular, working conditions contributed to 41% of the variance associated …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Brooks, Kanini Wanjira Ward
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: Programs and Spending, FY2008-FY2013
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Date:
January 15, 2015
Creator:
Spar, Karen & Falk, Gene
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library