Music Appreciation: To What End? (open access)

Music Appreciation: To What End?

This paper was awarded a Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award for 2013. This paper discusses music appreciation. The author looks at who is qualified to teach a Music Appreciation course, what the true purpose of such a course is in the general curriculum, and what our responsibility in musically educating our citizens is.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Spring, Staci
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Practice Takes Practice: Find All the Time You Need to Practice

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This article discusses strategies for musicians to have more efficient practice sessions.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Just Roll With It: Exploring the Array of Arpeggiated Chords

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This article discusses different styles for playing arpeggiated chords.
Date: 2012
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Playing in Theory: Incorporating Music Theory Into Your Harp Playing

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This article discusses basic principles of music theory that can incorporated into learning a musical work.
Date: 2011
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cracking the Code: Using Tonal Theory to Solve the Puzzle Between the Notes

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This article discusses strategies for harpists to use music theory for learning and memorizing music.
Date: 2011
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Put Some Bliss in Your Gliss: Mastering Our Signature Sound

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This article discusses the glissando for harp.
Date: 2012
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mind Games: Getting Out of Your Head

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This article discusses strategies for developing focus during a performance.
Date: 2012
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Balance Points: Achieving Balance in Your Body to Make Better Music

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This article discusses the need for harpists to be properly balanced when playing.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reset the Standard

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This article discusses how harpists can incorporate alternative pieces into their standard repertoire.
Date: 2014
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Creating Music in Silence: How to Harvest the White Space Between the Notes

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This article discusses the use of white space between notes to enhance a harpist's technical skills.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fire Up Your Warm Ups: Find the Right Recipe to Get Your Body Primed to Practice

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This article discusses the reasons why warm ups are necessary, and includes variations for harpists.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Work Out Stage Stress

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This article discusses how exercise can mitigate stage fright.
Date: 2014
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Charting Your Course: Explore Your Musical Landscape and Elevate Your Performance

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This article discusses how to engage with the musical structure of a work to enhance a musician's performance.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reviving Old War Horses: How to Breathe New Life Into Stale Standards

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This article discusses strategies to reinvigorate repertoire standards.
Date: 2016
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Improving Retention of Chord Recognition and Voice-Leading Principles through Immediate Feedback about Errors in Practice Drills

Poster presented as part of the 2012 University Forum on Teaching & Learning. This poster discusses improving retention of chord recognition and voice-leading principles in students of music.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Dworak, Paul E.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
“¿Son Modos? Tonos y salmodia en Andrés Lorente (open access)

“¿Son Modos? Tonos y salmodia en Andrés Lorente

This book chapter discusses the distinction between modes and tones as corresponding to different epistemologies.
Date: 2013
Creator: Illari, Bernardo
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Acoustical Analysis of the Frequency-Attenuation Response of Musician Earplugs (open access)

An Acoustical Analysis of the Frequency-Attenuation Response of Musician Earplugs

This article discusses the influence of musician earplugs on musical stimuli.
Date: January 16, 2015
Creator: Chesky, Kris S. & Amlani, Amyn M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liminality as Thought and Action (open access)

Liminality as Thought and Action

This article discusses liminality as thought and action in urban music education programs.
Date: August 1, 2011
Creator: Emmanuel, Donna T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethnomusicologists and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (open access)

Ethnomusicologists and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

This paper discusses ethnomusicologists and noise-induced hearing loss.
Date: 2010
Creator: Murphy, John P. (John Patrick)
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Find Your Voice: Beautiful Tone is Possible for Everyone

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This article discusses strategies for harpists to improve their tone.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Practice Takes Practice: Maximize Your Investment in Practice Time

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This article discusses time management strategies for practice sessions.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Smart-Reading

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This article discusses strategies to improve sight-reading musical works.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Harp by Heart: Playing by Heart Does Not Need to be a Heart-Stopping Experience

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This article discusses strategies memorizing music.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Accidentals on Purpose: Perfect Your Lever or Pedal Technique

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This article discusses strategies for harpists to improve their lever and pedal technique.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library