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Saxophone Instruction by Women: Experiences of Achieving the Rank of Full Professor at Post-Secondary Institutions in the United States

Description: Since the first saxophone professor at the Paris Conservatory in 1858, saxophone instruction has primarily been a male-dominated field. Numerous sources detail the experiences, lives, and influence of male post-secondary saxophone instructors. Women have made great strides in the performance and instruction of the saxophone at the post-secondary level, but sources discussing their lives and experiences are limited. Saxophone instruction at the post-secondary level in the United States began in … more
Date: December 2023
Creator: Heimann, Christa Marie
Partner: UNT Libraries

Music from the Hilltop: Organs and Organists at Southern Methodist University

Description: In Music from the Hilltop, Benjamin A. Kolodziej studies three significant academic musical figures to weave a narrative that not only details the role musical studies played in the development of Southern Methodist University but also relates a history of church music and pipe organs in Dallas, Texas. Bertha Stevens Cassidy (1876–1959), the first organ professor and the only woman on the faculty of the new university, established herself as a leader and veritable dean of the church music commu… more
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Date: October 2023
Creator: Kolodziej, Benjamin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[College of Music Spring 2023 commencement ceremony I]

Description: Video recording of the University of North Texas College of Music Spring 2023 commencement ceremony I. The ceremony began with a musical performance by Michael Soto followed by the procession of graduates and introductory remarks by John W. Richmond, dean of the College of Music. Additional remarks were given by Michael McPherson (provost and vice president of student affairs). Kara Libby and Jimin Seo performed the National Anthem. After the speech of keynote speaker Daniel Sher, there was a m… more
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas

Description: Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas enlarges upon two pubLications by the late Dr. Mamie McKnight’s organization, Black Dallas Remembered—First African American Families of Dallas (1987) and African American Families and Settlements of Dallas (1990). Our Stories is the history of Black citizens of Dallas going about their lives in freedom, as described by the late Eva Partee McMillan: “The ex-slaves purchased land, built homes, raised their children, erected their educational and religi… more
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Date: September 2022
Creator: Keaton, George, Jr. & Segura, Judith Garrett
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Wayne Barrington (1924-2011): Examining His Life, Career and Teaching through His Published and Unpublished Works and Interviews with His Former Students and Colleagues

Description: Wayne Barrington was a tenured member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for ten years and held positions with the LA Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, and San Antonio Symphony. He was an early member of the Chicago Brass Ensemble and a founding member of the LA Brass. While performing in these major orchestras and brass quintets, Barrington played alongside many notable musicians including Philip Farkas, Forrest Standley, Arnold Jacobs, Bud Herseth, Frank Crisafulli, Miles Anderson, Roger Bobo… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Sczepanik, Alexis
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Art of Trumpet Teaching: The Legacy of Keith Johnson

Description: Keith Johnson retired in 2014 from the University of North Texas, where he was Regents Professor of Trumpet and was honored with the Distinguished Teaching Professor award. Johnson wrote more than thirty articles, two pedagogical texts, and two method books. During his career, he presented masterclasses at universities and conservatories throughout the United States and worldwide. Johnson’s former students hold positions in universities, orchestras, and military ensembles in over a dozen countr… more
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Date: May 2022
Creator: Hunsaker, Leigh Anne
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Chinese Art Songs in the 1930s: An Analysis and Interpretive Guide of Six Selected Songs by Huang Zi (1904-1938)

Description: Chinese art songs—which are derived from over four thousand years of Chinese culture and combine unique Chinese literary and musical flavors with Western compositional techniques—remain largely unknown in the Western world. Chinese art song, a treasure of a genre, deserves more attention from Western singers and scholars. With a population of 1.41 billion, China has the largest potential market for bel canto singing. Not only will studying Chinese art songs enrich a singer's worldview and reper… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Peng, Bin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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"Femininity: Ownership and Power": A Multimedia Exhibition

Description: This thesis is a critical analysis and creative commentary providing research and insight into my 150-minute multimedia exhibition, "Femininity: Ownership and Power," that premiered October 23, 2021. All of my research, composition, and collaboration efforts seek to recontextualize the semiotics of ‘femininity' through ownership and empowerment from varying intersections and identities. The titles of the eight works composed and premiered as part of the exhibition include: a beautiful reckoning… more
Date: December 2021
Creator: Brown, Aleyna M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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New TEKS Health Standards: Awareness, Perceived Knowledge, and Perceived Competency among Choral Music Educators in Texas

Description: In this study, I examined the awareness, perceptions of required knowledge, and perceived competency of Texas secondary choral music educators concerning the new musician health objectives included in the revised Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards (TEKS). A secondary purpose of this study was to identify the activities and variables that promote the development of these characteristics and prepare educators to address the standards in their instruction. Using a researcher-designed w… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Burrows, Gideon C.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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"The Other Half is Mine": Charlotte Moorman as an Architect of the Avant-Garde

Description: Charlotte Moorman (1933–1991) was a Juilliard-trained cellist whose life and work made an indelible mark on the development of the American avant-garde. In her career, Moorman acted as a performer, collaborator, composer, administrator and muse. She solely founded the inaugural New York Avant Garde Festival, and subsequently directed fifteen of these festivals between 1963 and 1980, the feat for which she is most widely acknowledged today. Yet, her revolutionary performance practice, which blur… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Balkcom, Brittney M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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