1. Modern Independent Composition and Production Open Access Author: Conway, Jeffrey Edward Title: Modern Independent Composition and Production Area of Honors: Music Keywords: SongwritingCompositionArtMusicProduction File: Download Thesis_v3.pdfDownload Difference_Hundred_Million.mp2Download Four_into_Six_Hits_and_Mrs.mp2Download High_on_the_Fever_Snow_and_Lights.mp2 Thesis Supervisors: Paul Barsom, Thesis SupervisorPaul Barsom, Thesis SupervisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. A Lecture Recital: The Lives of Notable Members of The "modern" French Flute School with a Performance of Dedicated Works Open Access Author: Clapper, Laura Marie Title: A Lecture Recital: The Lives of Notable Members of The "modern" French Flute School with a Performance of Dedicated Works Area of Honors: Music Keywords: FluteMusicFrench File: Download 1_Lecture.wavDownload 2_Cantabile_et_Presto.wavDownload 3_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_I.wavDownload 4_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_II.wavDownload 5_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_III.wavDownload 6_Syrinx_pour_flute_seule_Density_21.5.wavDownload 7_Concerto_for_Flute_and_Orchestra.wavDownload 8_Concerto_for_Flute_and_Orchestra.wavDownload Clapper_Laura_Lecture_Recital_2012-COMPLETE.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eleanor Duncan Armstrong, Thesis SupervisorMark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Pretty Ophelia: The Destructive Nature of Objectification through Music and Prose Open Access Author: Mueller, Leah Wright Title: Pretty Ophelia: The Destructive Nature of Objectification through Music and Prose Area of Honors: Music Keywords: OpheliaShakespeareMusic File: Download Mueller_Thesis_Final.pdfDownload Mueller_Thesis_Video.MOV Thesis Supervisors: Edward Barse Christopher, Thesis SupervisorJoanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors 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: Musiceducationconductingensembleorchestrabandchoirscore studysequencingtechnologygaragebandlogic pronotationmidi File: Download Judge_Jared_exploringmidisequencing.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Orrin Richard Bundy Jr., Thesis SupervisorJoanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Now & Then: The State College Music Scene [1968-2012] Open Access Author: Collins, Daniel Owen Title: Now & Then: The State College Music Scene [1968-2012] Area of Honors: Music Keywords: MusicState College Music SceneMusicologyMusic HistoryRetrospective File: Download Collins_Daniel_Thesis_2012_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis SupervisorMark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. soundsclassical.com: introducing classical music through comparison with modern music Open Access Author: Sundra, Edward F Title: soundsclassical.com: introducing classical music through comparison with modern music Area of Honors: Music Keywords: MusicWebsitecomparisonShostakovichPussy RiotOlivier MessiaenKing CrimsonGustav MahlerGenesisKarel Husa File: Download Sundra_Edward_Soundsclassical_Website.pdfDownload Audio_Example_1-1_Shostakovich_5_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_1-2_Shostakovich_5_part_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_1-3_Pussy_Riot_Punk_Prayer.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-1_Messiaen_Le_Reveil_des_oiseaux.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-2_Messiaen_Oiseaux_Exotiques.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-3_Messiaen_Un_Vitrail_Et_Des_Oiseaux_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-4_King_Crimson_Larks_Tongues_in_Aspic_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-5_King_Crimson_Larks_Tongues_in_Aspic_part_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-6_King_Crimson_Larks_Tongues_in_Aspic_part_3.wavDownload Audio_Example_2-7_Vaughan_Williams_Lark_Ascending.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-1_Husa_Apotheosis_Mvt_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-2_Tom_Waits_Earth_Died_Screaming.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-3_Hellsystem_End_of_Time.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-4_Penderecki_Dies_Irae_Mvt_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-5_Antichristus_La_Fin_Des_Temps.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-6_Mahler_2_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-7_Mahler_2_part_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-8_Genesis_Suppers_Ready_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-9_Genesis_Suppers_Ready_part_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-10_Sufjan_Stevens_Transfiguration.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-11_John_Lennon_Imagine.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-12_Persichetti_The_Hollow_Men.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-13_Casiotone_for_the_Painfully_Alone_Young_Shields.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-14_Messiaen_Quartet_for_the_End_of_Time.wavDownload Audio_Example_3-15_Grizzly_Bear_Foreground.wavDownload Audio_Example_4-1_Barber_Knoxville_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_4-2_Barber_Knoxville_part_2.wavDownload Audio_Example_4-3_Joanna_Newsom_Emily_part_1.wavDownload Audio_Example_4-4_Joanna_Newsom_Emily_part_2.wav Thesis Supervisors: Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis SupervisorMark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors AdvisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Faculty Reader
7. ChainLinkFX: The Raspberry Pi as a Guitar Effects Processor Open Access Author: Fay, Brian P Title: ChainLinkFX: The Raspberry Pi as a Guitar Effects Processor Area of Honors: Music Keywords: MusicGuitarEffectsRaspberryPiAudioProgrammingMIDIPure Data File: Download Fay_Brian_chainlinkfx.pdfDownload buttonlistener.cDownload MakefileDownload Raspberry_Pi_Guitar.quneopresetDownload mainDevelopment.pdDownload looper.pdDownload reverb.pdDownload cubicDistortion.pdDownload eq.pdDownload chainLink.pdDownload granular.pdDownload feedbackDelay.pdDownload flanger.pdDownload bypassLooperIn.pdDownload bypass.pdDownload bottomUpperChain.pdDownload topUpperChain.pdDownload pdScriptVanillaDownload README.txt Thesis Supervisors: Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis SupervisorMark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors AdvisorPaul Barsom, Faculty Reader
8. The Effectiveness of Digital Technology in K-12 Strings & Orchestra Classrooms Open Access Author: Ripp, Emma K Title: The Effectiveness of Digital Technology in K-12 Strings & Orchestra Classrooms Area of Honors: Music Education Keywords: Music EducationMusicDigital TechnologyEducation File: Download Rippfinalthesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Dale Gardner, Thesis SupervisorAnn Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. The Lyrics of Leadership Open Access Author: Lorefice, Lindsey Lane Title: The Lyrics of Leadership Area of Honors: Music Education Keywords: LeadershipLyricsMusicChildrenTelevisionVariety ShowSongsSkitsSketches File: Download LINDSEY_LANE_LOREFICE_THESIS_LYRICS_OF_LEADERSHIP.pdfDownload Lyrics_of_Leadership.avi Thesis Supervisors: Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis SupervisorAnn Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Turning Up Brand Volume: How Music Can Enhance Brand Equity Open Access Author: Popescu, Alicia Lynn Title: Turning Up Brand Volume: How Music Can Enhance Brand Equity Area of Honors: Marketing Keywords: MusicAdvertisingBrand EquitySonic IdentityMarketing File: Download Alicia_Popescu_Thesis_Turning_Up_Brand_Volume.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Karen Page Winterich, Thesis SupervisorJennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors AdvisorJennifer Chang Coupland, Faculty Reader
11. The Sound of Perseverance: Combatting Anti-semitism with Narratives in Music Open Access Author: Nagle, Annette M Title: The Sound of Perseverance: Combatting Anti-semitism with Narratives in Music Area of Honors: Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Altoona) Keywords: Richard WagnerAdolf HitlerGila FlamFania FenelonAnti-SemitismGenocideCultureMusicEuropeNazismGermany File: Download AnnetteNagleHonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven Curry Andrews, Thesis SupervisorDr. Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Pop Goes the Comp Class: Music as Rhetoric in the First-year Writing Course Open Access Author: De Prospo, Nathan Murphy Title: Pop Goes the Comp Class: Music as Rhetoric in the First-year Writing Course Area of Honors: English Keywords: RhetoricRhetoric and CompositionComposition TheoryComposition PedagogyFirst-Year WritingMusicMultimodality File: Download DeProspo_Nathan_Pop_Goes_the_Comp_Class.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Debra Hawhee, Thesis SupervisorDr. Xiaoye You, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. A TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES: EVALUATING MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACCURATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE Open Access Author: Pauley, Anne Christine Title: A TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES: EVALUATING MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACCURATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: MusicPianoMicrophoneFrequency responseMechanical engineeringFourierRecording File: Download Pauley__Anne_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Tapestry: Report on a Student-led Chamber Music Series Open Access Author: Campbell, Eli James Title: Tapestry: Report on a Student-led Chamber Music Series Area of Honors: Music Keywords: MusicArts EntrepreneurshipArts ManagementArts Administration File: Download ECampbell-SHCThesis2016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jonathan James Gangi, Thesis SupervisorMark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. High School Music Theory: Perceptions of the AP Music Theory Exam's Influence on Teaching and Learning 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: MusicMusic TheoryPedagogyHigh SchoolSecondary General MusicEducation File: Download Thesis_Draft_10.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Eric John McKee, Thesis SupervisorDr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. A Transition to Mobile Learning: Collegiate Marching Band Students' Perceptions on Learning Marching Movements Open Access Author: Snowiss, David Andrew Title: A Transition to Mobile Learning: Collegiate Marching Band Students' Perceptions on Learning Marching Movements Area of Honors: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: Mobile LearningFidelityMarching BandMusicDrill File: Download A_Transition_to_Mobile_Learning_-_Collegiate_Marching_Band_Students__Perceptions_on_Learning_Marching_Movements.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sarah J Stager, Thesis SupervisorDavid Joseph Fusco, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Supporting Communication Through Performance: A Qualitative Study of the Effects of Musical Performance on Social Communication Open Access Author: Mc Grath, Megan Title: Supporting Communication Through Performance: A Qualitative Study of the Effects of Musical Performance on Social Communication Area of Honors: Communication Sciences and Disorders Keywords: MusicDancePerformanceArtsSpecial PopulationsAutismDown SyndromeGardnerMusic TherapyDance TherapyFriendship File: Download MCGRATH_THESIS_2019.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Prioritizing Relevancy in the Secondary Choral Classroom 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 EducationRelevancyPublic RelationsEducationMusicChoirChoral ClassroomNews Values File: Download MarissaWorks_Fall2019Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis SupervisorAnn Marie Major, Thesis Honors AdvisorBryan Nichols, Faculty ReaderDr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Beginning Band Bops: Examining the Compositional Process of Music Written for Beginning Band 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 EducationBandComposersCompositonMusicBeginning Band File: Download Schultheis_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis SupervisorLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors AdvisorRobert Gardner, Faculty Reader
20. Assessment of Jazz Improvisation Performance by Public School Teachers, Pre-Service Teachers, and Jazz Performers 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: JazzJazz ImprovisationMusicMusic EducationJazz EducationInstrumental 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 SupervisorLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors AdvisorDavid Burton Stambler, Faculty Reader
21. A Correspondence with Mrs. Sacks Open Access Author: Mullen, Leah Title: A Correspondence with Mrs. Sacks Area of Honors: Music Keywords: Musicfeminismabortionreproductive rights File: Download thesis_mullen.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Baljinder S Sekhon, Thesis SupervisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Understanding the Musical Storm: An Analysis of Two Monumental Pieces in Storm Topic Theory Open Access Author: Wilson, David Title: Understanding the Musical Storm: An Analysis of Two Monumental Pieces in Storm Topic Theory Area of Honors: Music Keywords: Music TheoryMusicStormGioachino RossiniRichard StraussSturm und Drang File: Download Wilson_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric John Mckee, Thesis SupervisorLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. A Survey on High School Band Director Preparedness for Injury and Injury Prevention in Marching Band 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: MusicMusic EducationMarching BandBandSports MedicineAthletic TrainingHigh School Athletics File: Download HENRY_Thesis_FINAL_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Gregory Abdul Drane, Thesis SupervisorLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. The Girl in a Country Song: How Female Artists Are Systematically Excluded from Country Music Open Access Author: Kiffer, Alaina Title: The Girl in a Country Song: How Female Artists Are Systematically Excluded from Country Music Area of Honors: Music Keywords: Country musicFeminismMusicRadioGender discrimination File: Download The_Girl_in_a_Country_Song_Alaina_Kiffer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis SupervisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors AdvisorEric John Mckee, Faculty Reader
25. Music as Modern Literature: The Storytelling and Cultural Impact of Taylor Swift Open Access Author: Devlin, Sarah Title: Music as Modern Literature: The Storytelling and Cultural Impact of Taylor Swift Area of Honors: English Keywords: Taylor SwiftMusicStorytellingCultural ImpactPop CulturePoetryBardsJoni MitchellBob DylanAlbumsFeminismLiterature File: Download Sarah_Devlin_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott Thompson Smith, Thesis SupervisorCarla J. Mulford, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. Schubert and Metastasio: An Examination of Schubert’s Drei Gesänge (1827) Open Access Author: Houston, Carter Title: Schubert and Metastasio: An Examination of Schubert’s Drei Gesänge (1827) Area of Honors: Music Keywords: MusicArt songSchubertItalianGermanTheatreActingSingingPianoOperaArts File: Download Houston_Thesis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Rachel E Copeland, Thesis SupervisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. Haptic Feedback System for Percussive Elements in Music Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Vatsal, Shivank Title: Haptic Feedback System for Percussive Elements in Music Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: MusicAudio ProcessingSource SeparationTransformersNonnegative Matrix FactorizationHapticsDecision TreesSpectrogramsOnset Detection File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis SupervisorDanfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor