Theses & Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations by graduate students in the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Graduate recital in viola, John Chiles Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in conducting, Claudia Restrepo Guzman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Samantha Kantak Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Min Jeong Kim Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Valeria Kishkunas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tara Lynn Meade Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in choral conducting, Alice Reid Pruisner Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Brent M. Smith Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Graduate Viola Recital, Andrea Lynn Alert Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Katrina Ann Benjegerdes Open Access Thesis
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Sarah June Coleman Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Piano, Tana Denning Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Brittany K. Lensing Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Elena Lyalina Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis, Xingzimin Pan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Kelley Elizabeth Raymon Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in double bass, Dmitriy Vasilistov Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Graduate Recital in Viola, Mariia Bogodist Open Access Thesis
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Abi Coffer Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Graduate Recital in Voice, Channing Connell Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Isaac D. Droscha Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
A Master's Recital in Viola, Amy Beekhuizen Open Access Thesis
Creating salsa, claiming salsa: Identity, location, and authenticity in global popular music, William Guthrie LeGrand Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Master of Music Degree Recital, Bonnie Eve Alger Open Access Thesis
A Master's Recital in Percussion, Matthew M. Andreini Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Voice, Elizabeth Ann Carr Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Graduate Recital in Voice, Mark Bjorklund Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Flute: Works by C.P.E. Bach, Widor, Messiaen, and Prokofiev, Breta Lorraine Borstad Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Master's Recital in Voice, Sarah Martha Brindley Open Access Thesis
Jazz Pedagogy and the Guitar: Recital Recording, Tony Brown Open Access Thesis
Graduate Piano Recital, Elena Dorozhkina Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Celeste Lea Bembry Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Nicole Birkland Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Piano, Kyungsun Choi Open Access Thesis
George Frideric Handel's St. John Passion, Boe Tanner Hodnefield Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Master's Flute Recital, Kylie Kay Anderson Open Access Thesis
An Overview of a Jazz Recital and Related Pedagogy, Duncan William Bamsey Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Instrument Selection Processes Used by Directors of Beginning Bands, Dale Edward Bazan Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Cello, Suzanne Bullard Open Access Thesis
Master's Piano Recital, Kirstin Marie Dyer Open Access Thesis
Master's Piano Recital, Yuhua Zhou Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Memorization of Piano Music: Instrumental Sub-Context Alteration within the Same Room among Community College Students, William Wayne Backlin Open Access Thesis
Master’s Piano Recital, Lan-Yi Chen Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Masters Recital in Piano Performance, Ji-Young Chung Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Piano: April 22, 2002, Allison Rae Dencklau Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Conducting, Julie Marie Feld Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Graduate Recital in Voice, Korey Barrett Open Access Thesis
Master's Flute Recital, Kathleen Anne Cameron Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Master's Oboe Recital, Terri Smith Armfield Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Graduate Recital in Voice, Julianne Joy Carlson Davis Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Graduate Guitar Recital, Robert G. Dunn Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A Survey of Pedagogical Techniques for the College Jazz Program, Eric D. Allen Open Access Thesis
Trumpet Recital, Bryan Wendell Bennett Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, April 16, 1996, Christine Bergan Open Access Thesis
Methods and Materials of Music Composition, Philip H. Carver Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Graduate Recital in Voice: Song Cycles by Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten, Jeffrey J. Brich Open Access Thesis
An Examination of Selected Wind Compositions by Franz Josef Haydn, Antonio Salieri, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Cranor Carmichael Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Graduate Recital in Voice, November 22, 1994, Thomas Alpers Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Tuba, Keisetsu Chiba Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Vocal Recital, Nicole Jahara Bachman Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Melody in the Motets of T.L. de Victoria and the Palestrina Style: A Comparative Analysis, Patrick John Brill Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Graduate Piano Recital, Maximillan R. Antig Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Music Listening: Enjoyment as a Function of Repetition (Grades One through Six), Debra Ann Barschow Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Conducting Recital, John Alston Open Access Thesis
Conducting Recital, Stephen Crawford Open Access Thesis
Master's Piano Recital, Lixun Zhong Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Trumpet Recital, Keith Benjamin Open Access Thesis
Choral Conducting Recital, Patrick Vincent Brannon Open Access Thesis
Graduate Vocal Recital, David A. Canell Open Access Thesis
Graduate Vocal Recital, Lixun Zhong Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Graduate Composition Recital, Aristocles Carastathis Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Carillon Recital, Robert Byrnes Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Vocal Solo Recital, David Lee Alt Open Access Thesis
Trombone Recital, Carl Stanley Bock Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Organ Recital, Ann Guetzlaff Anway Open Access Thesis
Clarinet Recital, Steven John Colton Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
A Proposed Elementary and Secondary Public School Music Curriculum for the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District, Arthur William Emry Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
A Series of Compositions, with Preparatory Exercises, Utilizing Contemporary Compositional Techniques, for Use in the Elementary Classroom, Paul D. Brizzi Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
An Analysis of the Class Method of Piano Instruction, Zoe Ann Abrahamson Open Access Thesis
A Musical Bibliography for High School Libraries, Eugene Randall Emahiser Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
A Diagnostic Rhythm Test for Students in Grades Four, Five, and Six of the Hartley Community School, Russell Jay Elliott Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Thou Shalt Keep Christmas: An Operetta for Upper Elementary Grades or Junior High School Performance, Marion Gertrude Arends Open Access Thesis
Four Compositions for Percussion and Other Instruments, James Arnold Coffin Open Access Thesis
A Critical Survey of Recently Published Beginning Piano Methods, Margretta DenOuden Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
An Evaluation of an Inventory Instrument Designed to Measure the Attitudes of Some Iowa High School Band Students, Joseph Doering Doolittle Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
A Comparison of Musical Pitches of Selected Compositions Over the Last Three Hundred Years, With Implications for Contemporary Performance, Deloy Davidsen Open Access Thesis
The Relationship of the High School Music Program to the Post-High School Musical Activities of Selected Graduates of Decorah High School, Decorah, Iowa, Classes of 1940, 1945 and 1950, Elton Dresselhaus Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the Elementary Music Program: A Method Based on the Austin, Minnesota, 1959-60 Self-Survey, Leslie Eugene Dunlap Open Access Thesis
A Reference to the Care and Minor Repair of Band Instruments, Loran L. Eckroth Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Introits, Hymns, Anthems, and Responses for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Donald L. Breshears Open Access Thesis
The “Beatitudes” an Oratorio for Mixed Chorus and Chamber Band, Rupert Hughes Fahnestock Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
A Handbook for the Production of Operettas in Small Secondary Schools, Thomas Eugene Curtis Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Madrigals Transcribed for Small Ensembles of Brass Instruments, Robert George Ballenger Open Access Thesis
Suite for Harp and Orchestra, Avis Evely Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
A Pre-elementary Method for Cornet and Clarinet, James Croft Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
Transcriptions of Early Instrumental Music for Brass Ensemble, with a Style Analysis and Suggestions for Modern Use, William Robert Becker Open Access Thesis
A Method for the Instruction of Class Piano at the College Level, Constance Ann Brooks Open Access Thesis
A Beginning Class Method for Elementary School Children of Varied Abilities Playing Heterogeneous Instruments, Frank Peter Comella Open Access Thesis
The Brass Instrument Class, a Workbook-Text for the Teacher or Student of the Cornet, French Horn, and Trombone, F. Earl Dunn Open Access Thesis
A Supplementary Method for the Teaching of Expression in Music to the Large Ensemble, Hugh J. Eicke Open Access Thesis
