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Key Elements in Team Performance Measurements Systems: Issues, Survey Analysis, and Results (open access)

Key Elements in Team Performance Measurements Systems: Issues, Survey Analysis, and Results

This study was designed to determine the Key elements of team performance measurements systems: in relation to effectiveness and satisfaction.
Date: August 1998
Creator: Wilkins, Katina Davenport
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allegory and the Figure: A Contemporary Approach (open access)

Allegory and the Figure: A Contemporary Approach

The figure within the paintings function not only representations, but as surrogates for the subjects depicted. The artist believes that allegory goes beyond Western civilization. By applying allegories to our moder world, we can add to them rich in subliminal messages and keep them going.
Date: August 1997
Creator: Moore, Michael John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laminated Clays as Decorative Elements on Ceramic Forms (open access)

Laminated Clays as Decorative Elements on Ceramic Forms

This paper describes the process and results of laminating clay forms through the slab construction method for the purpose of decorating ceramic forms. Rafael Molina describes the background information behind the process and a description of the finished products.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Molina, Rafael
System: The UNT Digital Library
No Apparent Reason (open access)

No Apparent Reason

This paper discusses five works the author created and the thought process that went into the creation of these works. Helen Altman discusses the fascination with temporary or process pieces and the use of commonplace materials to depict a message.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Altman, Helen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Self-Disclosure and the Use of the Two-Chair Dialogue Employing Supplied Versus Personal Constructs (open access)

Self-Disclosure and the Use of the Two-Chair Dialogue Employing Supplied Versus Personal Constructs

This paper explores the differences in self-disclosure level of 45 female undergraduates in modeling of a two-chair dialogue using personal and supplied constructs. Beth Marie Peterson discusses the results of the experiment and their implications for therapy and research.
Date: August 1986
Creator: Peterson, Beth Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Discussion of Four Cadenzas Written for the Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto Opus 58 (open access)

A Discussion of Four Cadenzas Written for the Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto Opus 58

This paper evaluates the style of four candezas written for the Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto, Opus 58. Dennis W. Hay introduces the history of the cadenza before focusing on the works by the individual composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Medtner, and Casadesus.
Date: August 1983
Creator: Hay, Dennis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonny Rollins, His Life and His Music (open access)

Sonny Rollins, His Life and His Music

This paper provides a biographical tribute and analysis of the life and music of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who is known as one of the greatest jazz musicians. John Gunnar Mossblad explores the man's past, travels, and contributions.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Mossblad, John Gunnar
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vocal-Piano Relationship in Robert Schumann’s Music (open access)

The Vocal-Piano Relationship in Robert Schumann’s Music

This paper highlights the relationship between the vocal and piano music created by composer Robert Schumann. Christina Finch provides an analysis of songful and literary allusion in his piano music and pianistic and instrumental allusion in his songs to draw a prominent connection.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Finch, Christina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Compositional Techniques Using the Clarinet in the Swing Period in Big Band Jazz (open access)

Compositional Techniques Using the Clarinet in the Swing Period in Big Band Jazz

This paper discusses the compositional techniques developed for the clarinet during the Swing period of big band jazz. Victor E. Wertz traces the history of big band jazz and highlights some major clarinetists and their performance techniques.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Wertz, Victor E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Technical Solutions With Possible Alternatives in the Performance of Chopin’s Etudes, Op. 10 (open access)

A Comparison of Technical Solutions With Possible Alternatives in the Performance of Chopin’s Etudes, Op. 10

This paper explores the development of the practice of etudes and provides technical solutions for Frédéric Chopin's Etudes, Op. 10. David McKamie explores each etude in turn and considers various methods to perform them.
Date: August 1979
Creator: McKamie, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Six Mélodies Populaires Grecques, by Maurice Ravel (open access)

Six Mélodies Populaires Grecques, by Maurice Ravel

This paper provides an analysis of Maurice Ravel's song cycle Cinq mélodies populaires grecques and "Tripatos." Pamela D. Hamblin discusses Ravel's musical style of composition and investigates the background and the individuality of the songs.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Hamblin, Pamela D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Bach’s Chaconne in D Minor for Solo Violin and Its Piano Transcription by Ferrucio Busoni (1866-1924) (open access)

Comparison of Bach’s Chaconne in D Minor for Solo Violin and Its Piano Transcription by Ferrucio Busoni (1866-1924)

This paper provides an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's Chaconne in D minor for Solo Violin and its piano transcription by Ferrucio Busoni. Hsiao-Hung Ku highlights the value of transcribing music and compares the original work to its transcription.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Ku, Hsiao-Hung
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Stage Band Rhythmic Patterns (open access)

An Analysis of Stage Band Rhythmic Patterns

An analysis of stage band rhythmic pattern provide a basis of interpretation which will aid directors of stage bands in understanding this musical idiom.
Date: August 1956
Creator: Maxwell, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stage Band Intonation Studies (open access)

Stage Band Intonation Studies

This study focusses on stage band intonation. The purpose of the unison study, for example, is to develop in the student a sensitivity for pitch placement and also make him conscious of the sounds around him.
Date: August 1956
Creator: Maxwell, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of the Brass Section in Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky (open access)

The Use of the Brass Section in Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky

Thesis examines the life of prolific composer Sergei Prokofiev and his work for the motion picture Alexander Nevsky. Gary Langford analyzes Prokofiev's use of the brass section in his compositions for the film.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Langford, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Clarinet: Its Development and Influence in the Field of Jazz (open access)

The Clarinet: Its Development and Influence in the Field of Jazz

This paper identifies the major clarinetists who contributed to the development of jazz and the history of the jazz movement. Gary F. Hallquist traces the history of the clarinet in jazz from the beginnings in New Orleans to the late twentieth century, touching on the major events in the scene during this era.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Hallquist, Gary F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of a Free-Time Contingency on Arithmetic and Problem Behavior in the Classroom (open access)

The Effect of a Free-Time Contingency on Arithmetic and Problem Behavior in the Classroom

This investigation is concerned with demonstrating the effects of an easily managed classroom contingency-management treatment package on increasing arithmetic performance while decreasing disruptive behavior for whole classes of students. The study proposed, among other things, that programs differ in the degree to which each student must depend upon other students for reinforcement
Date: August 1976
Creator: Ross, James M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Igor Stravinsky's Use of the Bassoon in his Compositions from 1908 to 1948 (open access)

Igor Stravinsky's Use of the Bassoon in his Compositions from 1908 to 1948

Igor Stravinsky is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music. This study analyzed how Stravinsky absorbed the bassoon's solo and ensemble functions which he inherited and later significantly extended the scope of these functions by adapting them to his individual needs. The study concluded that Stravinsky's compositions are and will remain important landmarks in the history of bassoon literature.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Schroeder, Daniel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Construction of Meaning in Visual Stereotypes (open access)

The Construction of Meaning in Visual Stereotypes

This study explores how different levels of juxtaposition affect the interpretation of a message and how the meaning of stereotypes work.
Date: August 1998
Creator: Trujillo, Delia
System: The UNT Digital Library
One by One (open access)

One by One

This paper describes the depiction of Colorado animals and their environments through earthenware. Laura Newby describes the process and inspirations behind the pieces and describes each one in turn.
Date: August 1996
Creator: Newby, Laura
System: The UNT Digital Library
Painting an American Portrait in 1992 (open access)

Painting an American Portrait in 1992

This paper discusses the works of its author and includes images of the works. Douglas Parker Darracott discusses the process of creating an American portrait in 1992 and performs research on related literature and American society during this period.
Date: August 1992
Creator: Darracott, Douglas Parker
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fusible Engobe Formulated for Large Ceramic Sculpture (open access)

Fusible Engobe Formulated for Large Ceramic Sculpture

This paper involves the research and testing of surface treatment using fusible engobe for the purpose of decorating large ceramic sculptures. Anthony M. Holman includes formulation and color testing charts and explains the process.
Date: August 1986
Creator: Holman, Anthony M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Samuel Barber’s Song Cycle, Despite and Still (open access)

Samuel Barber’s Song Cycle, Despite and Still

This paper discusses the song cycle Despite and Still by Samuel Barber, created with three poems by Robert Graves, one poem by Theodore Roethke, and part of Jame Joyce's novel Ulysses. Phyllis Bush Thomas describes the feeling created by the song cycle and the compositional style of Samuel Barber.
Date: August 1985
Creator: Thomas, Phyllis Bush
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Contrast of the Use of the Double Bass in the Chamber Works of G. Rossini and F. Schubert (open access)

A Contrast of the Use of the Double Bass in the Chamber Works of G. Rossini and F. Schubert

This paper discusses the handling of Double Bass in the chamber music written by Gioacchino Rossini and Franz Schubert. Russell Clark White provides historical background to the importance of these contributions before delving into musical analysis of the individual bass parts of these pieces.
Date: August 1982
Creator: White, Russell Clark
System: The UNT Digital Library