Honors Program Theses
This collection contains Honors Program Theses written by undergraduate students in the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.
Every honors student has the opportunity to complete undergraduate research during their time at UNI by writing a thesis. Students work with faculty members in their major or area of interest to develop and conduct a study during either their Junior or Senior year.
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Submissions from 2024
The Thing with Feathers for Orchestra, Treyton Blaser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Crafting a Traveling Icon: The Role of Mobile Carillons in Honoring Tradition, Emily S. Clouser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2023
The Sacrifice of Artistry for a Convenient Society, Riley Jermier Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Un-Swung Heroes: Highlighting Women Instrumentalists’ Contributions to Jazz Repertoire, Alayna Ringsby Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2022
Addressing the accessibility gap in music: A review of the literature, Rachel Ann Vaughan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2021
Traditional media marketing and the Panther marching band, Adam James Herzog Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A student tubist's guide to doubling on bass trombone, Donovan Klutho Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Adapting instruments, not students: A study of adaptive musical instruments, Cheyanne Maria Chapin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Spectral time: How Gérard Grisey’s concept of musical time is still relevant today, Isaac Raymond Smith Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2020 Award
Submissions from 2019
The study of artistic and stylistic continuities in solo piano music from the 17th century to the early 20th century, Bethany Brooks Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The tuba and tape: An exploration of repertoire for solo tuba and fixed electronic media, Adam Christopher Denner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Learning and literacy in music: activities for integrating children's literature into the elementary general music curriculum, Taryn Jeanette Kroymann Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2019 Award
Submissions from 2018
The role of the University of Northern Iowa carillon: A study in the future purpose of a campus landmark, Samuel Thomas Ogilvie Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2017
Gender and music: Can we hear a difference between female and male composers and performers?, Arianna Edvenson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A reflective analysis of the practice and performance of a degree tuba recital, Taylor Hicks Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Contrasts": Differences and similarities in choral settings of Christina Rossetti's poems, Coren Hucke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2016
Exploration of Empfindsamer stil: The creation and performance of an informed performance edition of CPE Bach's Concerto in D minor for flute and orchestra, Emily C. Bicknese Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Craic in the concert hall: The benefits of playing Irish traditional music to the classically trained musician, Hannah Carr-Murphy Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
To make a better music school, Alissandra Henkle Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A grading catalogue of selected works for solo trombone and piano, Brent Michael Mead Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Similar but different: an analysis of differences in clarinet and saxophone pedagogy and doubler’s misconceptions, Nicholas Jeremy Carlo Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The American symphony orchestra: factors affecting concert attendance and predictions for the millennial ticketholder, Hayley Graham Open Access Honors Program Thesis
NuMuzArt: an original, multi-sensory, creative experience, Tori Christine Ovel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2014
Things ain't what they used to be: a look at the emergence of female flutists into the jazz world, Megan Kingery Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Conductor influence on student attitude, motivation, and participation, Laura Maria Rodriguez Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Listening to movies: the emotional response of an audience to music in correlation with film, Jillian Whitaker Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2013
Competition and extrinsic motivation in the band classroom: A review of literature and suggestions for educational practice, Stephanie Kay Opsal Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Influences of Armenian Folk Music on Clarinet Chamber Works by Aram Khachaturian and Alexander Arutiunian, Emma Peterson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Examination of Expression: Sonata no.1 in F Minor, Op. 120 by Johannes Brahms, Mary Beth Thiry Open Access Honors Program Thesis
From Here to There: The Music's Journey: How the Music in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Represents the Cultures of Tolkien's World, Jennifer Louise Titus Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Musical Analysis of Selections From Contemporary Christian Music Contributing to an Original Composition, Ashley Elizabeth Williamson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Quantz and Frederick the Great: Masters and Monarchs of the Flute, Betsy Anne Groat Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
The Way Out: A Musical Depiction of an Artist's Journey of Self-Discovery, Robert Espe Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Leading Unconducted Chamber Vocal Ensembles: A Case Study of the University of Northern Iowa Varsity Men's Glee Club Camerata, David Hoobler Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The hearing room: Combining video art and electroacoustic music, Aaron Michael Hynds Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Bass Clarinet: Its History and Role in the Symphony Orchestra, Katlin MacBride Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Playing like a girl: An analysis of the role of gender in trumpet performance, Leslie Ellen Aboud Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Musically Mainstreamed: Mainstreaming in Elementary General Music Classrooms, Kelsey Rae Ternes Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Collection of Original Music, Hanna Van Hemert Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
A Study of Harmony and Form in J. S. Bach's Sonata in G Minor for Solo Violin BWV 1001, Rebecca Leigh Homard Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Leap From Playing to Performing: Representing the Composer and Performer in Classical Music Performance, Rachel A. Price Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2006
Senior Voice Recital, Sarah Jo Duvel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Process to Perform, Nicole Suzanne Farley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Oboe Recital, Dane C. Philipsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
