Graduate Research Papers
This collection contains graduate research papers by students in the School of Music.
The Graduate Research Paper is a non-thesis paper or project, which can be considered the capstone of the graduate program. For the paper, students synthesize information they have learned throughout the program and apply it to the field experience. To view the Award Winners, click here.
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Submissions from 2025
“Making Connections within Cultures”: A Literature Review: The benefits of cultural responsiveness and school culture awareness in the music classroom, Sam Bergan Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Perspectives On Music Within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community, Anna Hanbeck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Note Highlighting on Note Identification Accuracy in Beginning Band Students, Thomas R. Knowles Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Examination of Teacher Perceptions of Student Retention in Choir when Transitioning between 8th and 9th Grade, Megan McCrary Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of the Number of Xylophone Bars on Student Comfort Level with Improvisation, Beth Trulson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2024
Emma Andersen, Violin, Emma Andersen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining the Effectiveness of Rhythmic Sight Reading Strategies for Elementary Level Band Literature, Nick Behrends Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Music in Pioneer-era Southwestern Minnesota Norwegian Churches and Schools, Andrew S. Hasty Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Experiences of Women High School Band Directors in Iowa, Karina Kelso Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Morgan List, Piano In a Graduate Recital, Morgan List Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Joley Seitz, Soprano In a Graduate Recital, Joley Seitz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Caleb Self, Composition in a Graduate Student Recital, Caleb Self Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Student Discussion Groups on Music Preference, Abby Steffen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Culturally Responsive Music Education: A Review of the Literature, Heidi Terrell Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2023
Factors Influencing Participation in Collegiate Bands, Stephen Seaberg Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
La Serva Padrona: Production Research and Design, Grace Sullivan Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
The eleven days of Christmas: an analysis of and conductor's guide to Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music, Logan Vander Wiel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
