B.A. in Music Senior Capstone Projects
The Senior Capstone Project is the culminating experience for those Bachelor of Arts in Music degree students who select the Project Track. The authors are responsible for the content of their projects, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Music and Worship or Cedarville University.
Projects from 2021
Copland and Communism: Mystery and Mayhem, Emilie Schulze
Projects from 2020
Fighting the Philistines: Robert Schuman and the Davidsbündler, Stephen J. White
Projects from 2019
Understanding the Cultural and Nationalistic Impacts of the moguchaya kuchka, Austin M. Doub
The Effects of Music Therapy on Individuals Suffering from Psychiatric Disorders: A Literature Review and Look into Future Prospects, Zachary J. Krauss
Robert Marcellus: The Art of Clarinet Playing and Teaching, Jacob Ludwig
Enhanced by the Dance: A Guide to an Informed Interpretation of Piano Literature Inspired by Nineteenth-century Social Dances, Alicia Williams
Projects from 2018
Advocacy for Students with Autism: How to Best Engage and Equip Students with Autism to Excel in the Music Classroom, Mackenzie C. Kastelein
This is My Stage, Emily Sulka
Projects from 2015
Give My Regards to the Book, Kevin A. Hicks
Projects from 2014
Learning to Play: Cognitive and Physical Development of Children and Requirements of Playing the Piano, Amy Carmichael
He Started the Whole World Singing a Song, Brian R. Cates
A New Approach: The Feminist Musicology Studies of Susan McClary and Marcia J. Citron, Kimberly Reitsma
Projects from 2013
Russian-Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora J. Neuschwander
Projects from 2012
Amy Beach: Tenacious Spirit, Ariel Foshay Bacon
The Role of Harmonic and Formal Elements as They Relate to Performance Practices in Chopin's Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47, Zachary James
Guido of Arezzo and His Influence on Music Learning, Anna J. Reisenweaver
Projects from 2011
“Playing Like a Man”: The Struggle of Black Women in Jazz and the Feminist Movement, Katherine Soules
Projects from 2010
Porgy and Bess: A Racial Paradox, Carolyn Deemer
Women and Worship Ministry: Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges, Nicole Johnson
Conservative Radical: Martin Luther’s Influence on Congregational Singing, Jonathan Knight
Music as Therapy: Treating the Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, Christina Sidaras
