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 2023
A Graduate Recital in Piano, Heather Gillis Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital: Lauren Leman, Mezzo-soprano, Lauren Leman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Study of Jacob Druckman’s Reflections on the Nature of Water, Paul Lansky’s Three Moves for Marimba, Emmanuel Séjourné, Concerto pour vibraphone solo et orchestre à cordes, Joseph Tompkins, March, and Kevin Volans, She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket, Ethan Martin Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Wind Band Conducting, Stephen Seaberg Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital Yuxiao Sun, Piano, Yuxiao Sun Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Wind conducting recital: A journey through 100 years of wind band repertoire, Foteini Angeli Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's flute recital, Breanna Daley Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jovon Eborn, baritone, Jovon Eborn Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Colin Evers, piano, Colin Evers Open Access Thesis
Late Romantic art song from various national styles, Aricson Jakob Knoblock Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Kyle Punt, Kyle Punt Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Luke Sanders, Matthew Lucas Sanders Open Access Thesis
Sounds of the trumpet, Cody Alan Schnebel Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in E minor, BWV 914; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 3 in D major; Claude Debussy’s Pour le piano L. 95; and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, Hanna Stolper Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Molly Thomas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Brandon Whitish, baritone, Brandon Mark James Whitish Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Jacob Brandenburg master of music recital abstract, Jacob Brandenburg Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in conducting, Jack Thomas Frank Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Graduate voice recital: Alyssa Holley, soprano, Alyssa Holley Open Access Thesis
Musical composition graduate portfolio, Juan Marulanda Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Max McBride, Max Niles McBride Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Maria del Pilar Serrano Pineda Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Athena-Sadé Whiteside, mezzo-soprano, Athena-Sadé Whiteside Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Graduate recital in trombone, Obediah Bauer Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital: Taylor Dengler, soprano, Taylor Anne Dengler Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Isaac Schwartz, Isaac Schwartz Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano and Dr. Andrea Johnson, piano, Jenna Skarphol Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in conducting, Meredith Kay Tipping Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Bethany Washington Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Elizabeth Wiley, soprano, and Dr. Korey Barrett, pianist, Elizabeth Wiley Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Anna Zetterlund, contralto, Anna Zetterlund Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A master's recital in flute, Kimberly Ann Abeyta Open Access Thesis
Increasing student perceptions of success and inclusion through strategic programming of underrepresented composers, Joyce J. Beyer Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Adam Walter Carlsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tamara Kathleen Drury Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, trumpet, electric wind instrument, synthesizer, compositions, and arrangements by DeMetrio Lyle, DeMetrio Lyle Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Sayyod Mirzomurodov Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in trombone, Thomas Mortenson Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Shiqun Ou Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in clarinet, Lucas Randall Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in oboe, David Thompson Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Gabriel Mateo Forero Villamizar Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Denzel Washington Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Graduate recital in piano, Mariya Akhadjanova Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in violin, Naima Burrs Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Megan Grey, mezzo soprano & Dr. Korey Barrett, piano, Megan Grey Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Leia Lensing, graduate voice recital, Leia Mae Lensing Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Nicholas Leo, Nicholas Leo Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Chase Pebworth, tuba, Chase Pebworth Open Access Thesis
Christopher Phalen, graduate conducting recital abstract, Christopher Richard Phalen Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Emily Secor Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in conducting, Logan Scott Vander Wiel Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in voice, Lara Elizabeth Wasserman Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Graduate voice recital, Kelly Behling Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in horn, Casey M. Chlapek Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Hannah Rae Howland Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Elisabed Imerlishvili Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments and saxophone performance by Sean Koga, Sean Koga Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in piano, Jennifer Regina LeGarde Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Yizhou Luo Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital abstract, MaKayla McDonald Open Access Thesis
A master of music recital in bassoon, Annalea Milligan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Kelly Noltner, soprano & James Jenkins, piano, Kelly Noltner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seth Nordin in recital, Matthew Seth Nordin Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in conducting, Lucas Harry Petersen Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Blair Remmers, Tenor & James Jenkins, Piano, Blair Remmers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Andrea Carolina Del Pilar Sánchez Ruiz Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in voice, Noelle Smith Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in voice, Haley L. Steele Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Rachel Storlie, soprano & Robin Guy, piano, Rachel Storlie Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments, compositions, and arrangements by Sam Stranz, Sam Stranz Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Isaak Walter Sund Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Azeem Zakiyy Ward Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in saxophone, Cehuai Zhang Open Access Thesis
A graduate's recital in piano, Huajun Zhang Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Jordan Boehm in recital, Jordan Boehm Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Melissa Kay Brown Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in conducting, John Chiles Open Access Thesis
Music as a means of connecting, understanding, and being understood, Michael Chase Dickerson Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Stacia Kay Fortune Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Josh Hakanson, Josh Hakanson Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital, Kayla Kjeldseth Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Melody Kosobucki Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Kathleen A. Meyer Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in voice, Michelle J. Monroe Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Graduate recital abstract: Graduate recital in voice, Katherine Elizabeth Beane Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Sarah Draffen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, JoAnna V. Geffert Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson Open Access Thesis
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Marie Sorenson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Beethoven: The man, the music, the myth, Marcus Edward Burchers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Joseph Carey Open Access Thesis
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
