Music and Worship Student Presentations
Presentations from 2017
The Gregson Tuba Concerto, Movement 1, Joseph Morris
From Modal to Tonal: The Influence of Monteverdi on Musical Development, Haley J. Perritt
Scholarly Debates: The Development of Early Polyphony, Eleanor G. Raquet
French Society Abroad: The Popularization of French Dance Throughout Europe, 1600-1750, Adam P. Rinehart
The Triple Harp: The Unsung Hero of Harp History, Brittany L. Roberts
A Blend of Traditions: The Lute’s Influence on Seventeenth-Century Harpsichord Repertoire, Audrey S. Rutt
Shakespeare's Philosophy of Music, Emily Sulka
Shakespeare's Philosophy of Music, Emily Sulka
Melodic Voicing: How to Have a Professional Sounding Melody in Seven Weeks, Luke J. Williams
Presentations from 2016
Sing About Me: Kendrick Lamar in Posterity, Brandon Apol
From Sin to Sensation: The Progression of Dance Music from the Medieval Period Through the Renaissance, Jillissa A. Brummel
An Unusual Success: A Study of Modern Pop Music, Nate Chester
Birth of the Pipes: The Organ from its Beginnings through the Baroque Era, Joshua Drake
From Bows to Sound-chests: Tracing the Ancestry of the Violin, Janelle Finley
Improvisation: The History of Unplanned Notes in Structured Music, Daniel T. Galey
Musica in Tempore Belli: An Analysis of “Black Angels”, Calvin D. Hitchcock
Identity in Music, Josiah D. Keith
Life-Like: American Society and the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century Musical, Kaleigh M. Kenney
In the Shadow of Petrucci: Why Attaingnant and His Methods Are Lost in History, Sean A. Kisch
From Silence to Golden: The Slow Integration of Instruments into Christian Worship, Jonathan Lyons
The Secret Society of Opera, Brittney S. Mitchell
Coursing with Coils: The Only Orchestral Instrument Harder than the French Horn, Sarah R. Plumley
“Musical Fury”: Impressing Through Expressing in Baroque Improvisation, Hannah M. Rinehart
Swing It Sister: The Influence of Female Jazz Musicians on Music and Society, Kirsten Saur
The Interwoven Evolution of the Early Keyboard and Baroque Culture, Rachel Stevenson
Music and Athletics: An Inseparable Bond, Alisha Symington
Musically Russian: Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century, Joshua J. Taylor
A Historically Informed Performance of a Woman's Love and Life, Michaela S. Wade
Presentations from 2015
Development of Renaissance Era Counterpoint: Senseless Stipulations or Scientific Study, David J. Anderson III
The Woman Composer: Culture and Social Ideologies Behind Her Success in Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel
The Woman Composer: Culture and Social Ideologies Behind Her Success in Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel
The Magic in the Music of Disney, Sara K. Chasse
Bartók the Pioneer, Toni Crouch
Slashes, Dashes, Points, and Squares: The Development of Musical Notation, Carolyn S. Gorog
The Violin’s Solo Voice: J.S. Bach’s Contribution to the Violin’s Development, Samantha Grelen
Give My Regards to the Book, Kevin A. Hicks
J. S. Bach: The Good Lord of Influence, Christa K. Johnson
J. S. Bach: The Good Lord of Influence, Christa K. Johnson
Vocal Techniques, Brittney L.A. Miesse
Oral Transmission: A Marriage of Music, Language, and Tradition, Emma E. Patterson
Development and Dissemination: Deliberations on Spanish Renaissance Music, Lindsey E. Pfeifer
Development and Dissemination: Deliberations on Spanish Renaissance Music, Lindsey E. Pfeifer
Ruling the Market: How Venice Dominated the Early Music Printing World, Elizabeth M. Poore
Ruling the Market: How Venice Dominated the Early Music Printing World, Elizabeth M. Poore
The Progression of A Cappella Music in the Early Church, Robert B. Rhodes Jr., Aleska Barkoviak, Danielle Hutchison, and Caleb Peterson
A Conductor for the Ages, Jonathan E.D. Royce
Conducting: How It Came to Be, Kim M. Tavierne
Kabalevsky Concerto in C Major, Bethany K. Thompson
Music During the Reformation: Changing Times and Changing Minds, Carolyn S. Ticker
Music During the Reformation: Changing Times and Changing Minds, Carolyn S. Ticker
Klezmer: A Musical Tradition, Jacob A. Tudor, Allison Butterworth, and Joy Brammer
Presentations from 2014
Sing to the Lord a New Song: John Calvin and the Spiritual Discipline of Metrical Psalmody, Brandon J. Bellanti
Sing to the Lord a New Song: John Calvin and the Spiritual Discipline of Metrical Psalmody, Brandon J. Bellanti
Franz Liszt: Tone Poems, Joy A. Brammer
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
Gorecki's Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Sorrowful Songs", Alyssa K. Griffith
What Are the Hills Really Alive With?: Spectacle versus Narrative Driven Musical Theatre, Kevin A. Hicks
War and the Glory of the Human Spirit: The Context and Content of Prokofiev’s 5th Symphony, Andrew McFarlane
You Are What You Hear - The Formative Powers of Music, Anna Raquet
A New Approach: The Feminist Musicology Studies of Susan McClary and Marcia J. Citron, Kimberly Reitsma
A New Approach: The Feminist Musicology Studies of Susan McClary and Marcia J. Citron, Kimberly Reitsma
A New Approach: The Feminist Musicology Studies of Susan McClary and Marcia J. Citron, Kimberly Reitsma
The Sound of the Silence: Music in World War II Concentration Camps, Jacob A. Tudor
“We Don’t Need No Instrumentation”: The Educational Benefits of Pop A Cappella, Jeremy C. Witt
A Somewhat Silent Protest: How Dmitri Shostakovich Used His Music, Not His Words, To Rebel Against The Soviet Government, Michael J. Wood
Jazz Improvisation: Organic Technical Mastery, Simon Yeh
Presentations from 2013
The Piano Teacher, Rebekah Andrews
To Greet You, My Lady (My Enemy), Emalyn Bullis and Kailey Grapes
The Not So Silent Planets: The Medieval and Renaissance Concept of Musica Mundana, Amy Carmichael
On the Power of Music: Using 'Cosmos' and 'Anthropos' to Articulate a Holistic Approach to Discussing the Power of Music, Brian R. Cates
Transplanting the Harpsichord: The Keyboard's Rise to Prominence in Bach's Concerto, BWV 1061, Rachel Lowrance and Anne Morris
Music in the Third Reich, DeLora Neuschwander
Russian Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora Neuschwander
Russian-Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora Neuschwander
Russian-Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora J. Neuschwander
From Neumes to Notes: The Evolution of Music Notation, Hope R. Strayer
Projects from 2012
Amy Beach: Tenacious Spirit, Ariel Foshay Bacon
William Byrd: Political and Recusant Composer, 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
The Influence of the Unaccompanied Bach Suites, Meredith Lawrence
Guido of Arezzo and His Influence on Music Learning, Anna J. Reisenweaver
Improvisation: Performer as Co-composer, Kyle Schick
Presentations from 2011
The Establishment of Equal Temperament, Alisa Daum
Kind of Blue: A New Kind of Blues, David R. Kauffman
The Development of the Flute as a Solo Instrument from the Medieval to the Baroque Era, Anna J. Reisenweaver
“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
