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1. Showing the Music: An Exploration of the Effect of Expressive Conducting on Elementary Band Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Nation, Christopher
Title:
Showing the Music: An Exploration of the Effect of Expressive Conducting on Elementary Band Performance
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
conducting
band
elementary band
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. A Fundamentally Sound Switch to Bassoon

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Open Access
Author:
O'Brien, Katherine Anne
Title:
A Fundamentally Sound Switch to Bassoon
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
bassoon
music education
clarinet
saxophone
voicing
flicking
half holing
method books
band
File:
Download OBrienfinalthesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daryl William Durran, Faculty Reader
Sue Ellen Haug, Faculty Reader

5. What do the students want? An investigation of high school students' music class interests.

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Open Access
Author:
Rickenbach, Kailyn Lee
Title:
What do the students want? An investigation of high school students' music class interests.
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
secondary music
general music
diverse music
pop music
rock music
high school music
high school music class
high school general music
File:
Download final_submit_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Faculty Reader
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors

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Open Access
Author:
Judge, Jared Scott
Title:
Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music
education
conducting
ensemble
orchestra
band
choir
score study
sequencing
technology
garageband
logic pro
notation
midi
File:
Download Judge_Jared_exploringmidisequencing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Orrin Richard Bundy Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement

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Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Rachel Elisabeth
Title:
The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
children's singing voice
choir
summer program
File:
Download Ackerman_Rachel_Theeffectofasummerchoircampexperience-1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anthony Thomas Leach, Faculty Reader

10. A Case Study of Individuals’ Music Preferences and Their Reported Influences on These Preferences

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Open Access
Author:
Cossitor, Benjamin William
Title:
A Case Study of Individuals’ Music Preferences and Their Reported Influences on These Preferences
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
preference
listening
File:
Download Cossitor_Benjamin_A_Case_Study_of_Individuals_Music_Preferences.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Eric John McKee, Faculty Reader

13. Students' Perceptions of an Urban Music Education Program: Musical Offerings and Preparation for Lifelong Music-making

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Open Access
Author:
Bulgarelli, Daniel Ryan
Title:
Students' Perceptions of an Urban Music Education Program: Musical Offerings and Preparation for Lifelong Music-making
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music education
urban
student perception
preparation
lifelong music
music engagement
File:
Download BulgarelliDRyan-StudentPerceptions2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrin Howard Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Enriching the Aural Skills Classroom with the Inclusion of Popular Music Traditions

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Open Access
Author:
Geesey, Alison Marie
Title:
Enriching the Aural Skills Classroom with the Inclusion of Popular Music Traditions
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
popular music traditions
music theory
aural skills
music theory pedagogy
aural skills pedagogy
sight singing
pop
File:
Download Geesey_SHC_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Pennsylvania Elementary Band Directors' Methods for Student Instrument Selection

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Open Access
Author:
Trautmann, Erin Louise
Title:
Pennsylvania Elementary Band Directors' Methods for Student Instrument Selection
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
instrument selection
music
education
elementary band
student
instrumental music
File:
Download trautmann_erin_pennsylvaniaelementarybanddirectorsmethodsforstudentinstrumentselection.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. The Relationship Between The Use Of Democractic Practices And Scores Of A Competitive Marching Band

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Open Access
Author:
Hounsell, Casey Lee
Title:
The Relationship Between The Use Of Democractic Practices And Scores Of A Competitive Marching Band
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Democratic
Marching
Band
Student-Centered
Competitive
Scores
File:
Download Casey_Hounsell_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrin Howard Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. A Lecture Recital: Schools of Playing Horn

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Open Access
Author:
Mcgaugh, Caitlyn Kugler
Title:
A Lecture Recital: Schools of Playing Horn
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
horn
lecture recital
French horn
performance practice
schools of playing
horn
lecture recital
French horn
performance practice
schools of playing
File:
Download BaslerCanciones.mp3Download LarssonConcertino.mp3Download Mozart4Mvt1.mp3Download SchubertLieder1.mp3Download SchubertLieder2.mp3Download McGaugh_SchoolsofPlaying_HonorsThesis2015.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Bontrager, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. The Well Rounded Singer: An Honors Thesis Recital

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Open Access
Author:
Hendler, Kelsey Anne
Title:
The Well Rounded Singer: An Honors Thesis Recital
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
voice
vocal pedagogy
music
music education
pop music
a cappella
musical theatre
recital
singing
File:
Download hendler_kelsey_thewellroundedsinger.pdfDownload hendler_kelsey_classical.mp4Download hendler_kelsey_musical_theatre.mp4Download hendler_kelsey_choral.mp4Download hendler_kelsey_acappella.mp4
Thesis Supervisors:
Fenner Spivey III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. Eclectic String Styles in Music Education

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Open Access
Author:
Knabb, Jenny Meg
Title:
Eclectic String Styles in Music Education
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
education
music education
eclectic
genres
styles
strings
Old-Time
Fiddle
Newfoundland
Celtic
Gypsy
File:
Download Knabb_Jenny_EclecticStringMusicInMusicEducation.pdfDownload 03_Ritka_Szokos__Slow_Leaping_Dance_.m4aDownload Wild_Horse_on_Stoney_Point.WAVDownload Never_the_Cure.mp3Download Vary_from_the_Crowd.mp3
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Dale Gardner, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. The Recital Liberated: Where Art Ends And Life Begins

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Open Access
Author:
Russo, Jacob Matthew
Title:
The Recital Liberated: Where Art Ends And Life Begins
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music education
recital
art
life
television
poetry
interactive
communication
File:
Download Russo_Jacob_TheRecitalLiberated_Session_2_Imagination_Part_1.m4vDownload Russo_Jacob_TRLS2_Part_2.m4vDownload Russo_Jacob_TheRecitalLiberated_Final__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Faculty Reader

26. High School Music Theory: Perceptions of the AP Music Theory Exam's Influence on Teaching and Learning

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Open Access
Author:
Koehler, Abigail Marian
Title:
High School Music Theory: Perceptions of the AP Music Theory Exam's Influence on Teaching and Learning
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music
Music Theory
Pedagogy
High School
Secondary General Music
Education
File:
Download Thesis_Draft_10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Eric John McKee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Doing "Their Music": Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Music Classroom

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Open Access
Author:
Balestino, Veronica Anne
Title:
Doing "Their Music": Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Music Classroom
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
culturally responsive teaching
pedagogy
music education
pre-service teacher
culture
teaching philosophy
File:
Download Balestino_Veronica_ExploringCRT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah H Watts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Whitman's Expanse: Translating Walt Whitman's Poetry into Vocal Music Across the Twentieth Century

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Open Access
Author:
Edelstein, Jeremy Daniel
Title:
Whitman's Expanse: Translating Walt Whitman's Poetry into Vocal Music Across the Twentieth Century
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
choral
conducting
music
poetry
Walt Whitman
vocal music
American music
twentieth century
File:
Download edelstein.thesis.pdfDownload edelstein.thesis.recital.zip
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher A Kiver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. Discrimination and Isolation Experienced by Female High School Band Directors

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Open Access
Author:
Sellers, Katherine Anne
Title:
Discrimination and Isolation Experienced by Female High School Band Directors
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music education
band
band directing
high school
high school band
women
sexism
feminism
discrimination
female
female high school band directors
File:
Download Sellers_Kate_Discrimination_and_Isolation_Experienced_by_Female_High_School_Band_Directors.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Darrin Howard Thornton, Faculty Reader
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. Conditioning for Musicians: Transplanting the Methods of Personal Training to the Music Practice Room

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Open Access
Author:
Cichocki, Brooke Eliza
Title:
Conditioning for Musicians: Transplanting the Methods of Personal Training to the Music Practice Room
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music education
personal training
wellness
musician practice
practice plan
training plan
File:
Download BROOKE_CICHOCKI_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. Capturing the Characteristic: Transcription in the Modern Wind Band

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Open Access
Author:
Czekaj, Ryan Michael
Title:
Capturing the Characteristic: Transcription in the Modern Wind Band
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Band
Wind Band
Wind Ensemble
Transcription
Orchestral Transcription
File:
Download Final_Draft_of_Thesis_Czekaj.pdfDownload Mazurka_-_Transcription_for_Wind_Ensemble.mp3
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Dennis Glocke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Eric Bush, Faculty Reader

34. What Music Educators Know About Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Open Access
Author:
Schaeffer, Jordana Leigh
Title:
What Music Educators Know About Culturally Responsive Teaching
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
urban
music education
culturally responsive teaching
social justice
community
population
File:
Download JordanaLSchaeffer_Thesis__2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sarah H Watts, Faculty Reader

35. Prioritizing Relevancy in the Secondary Choral Classroom

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Open Access
Author:
Works, Marissa Anne
Title:
Prioritizing Relevancy in the Secondary Choral Classroom
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Advertising/Public Relations and Music Education
Keywords:
Music Education
Relevancy
Public Relations
Education
Music
Choir
Choral Classroom
News Values
File:
Download MarissaWorks_Fall2019Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Marie Major, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bryan Nichols, Faculty Reader
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

36. Intervallic and Formal Unity in Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110, Movement Three

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Open Access
Author:
Bidding, Britney
Title:
Intervallic and Formal Unity in Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110, Movement Three
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music theory
shostakovich
dmitri shostakovich
string quartet
File:
Download Bidding-_Intervallic_and_Formal_Unity_in_Shostakovich_s_String_Quartet_No._8__Op._110__Movement_Three.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Faculty Reader
Mark Lancaster Lusk, Faculty Reader

37. Beginning Band Bops: Examining the Compositional Process of Music Written for Beginning Band

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Open Access
Author:
Schultheis, Sarafina
Title:
Beginning Band Bops: Examining the Compositional Process of Music Written for Beginning Band
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music Education
Band
Composers
Compositon
Music
Beginning Band
File:
Download Schultheis_Thesis_Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Gardner, Faculty Reader

38. Assessment of Jazz Improvisation Performance by Public School Teachers, Pre-Service Teachers, and Jazz Performers

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Open Access
Author:
Dietz, Colton
Title:
Assessment of Jazz Improvisation Performance by Public School Teachers, Pre-Service Teachers, and Jazz Performers
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Jazz
Jazz Improvisation
Music
Music Education
Jazz Education
Instrumental Music
File:
Download _Assessment_of_Jazz_Improvisation_Performance_by_Public_School_Teachers__Pre-Service_Teachers__and_Jazz_Performers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Burton Stambler, Faculty Reader

41. A Survey on High School Band Director Preparedness for Injury and Injury Prevention in Marching Band

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Marshall
Title:
A Survey on High School Band Director Preparedness for Injury and Injury Prevention in Marching Band
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music
Music Education
Marching Band
Band
Sports Medicine
Athletic Training
High School Athletics
File:
Download HENRY_Thesis_FINAL_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gregory Abdul Drane, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor