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This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV School of Music. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Kealaikahiki by Michael-Thomas Foumai: A Transcription for Wind Orchestra with Accompanying Historical Context, Cultural Significance, and a Discussion of the Transcription Process, Ocean Kupono Akaka
The Science Behind Free Rebound, Ryan Nash Bond
Bridging the Gap Between Vocal Performance Degrees and Opera Apprentice Programs: A Comparative Study of Pedagogical Methods, Emily Marie Dirks
Understanding the Musical Theatre Female Mixed Belt Through the Lens of the Operatic Tenor: A Comparative Study, Courtney Schwalbe
Integrating Classical Singing Techniques to Aid Natives in Performing Traditional Tongan Folk Songs of the Late Queen Sālote Tupou III, Pauline 'ofa Vaitāfā Tamale
Balanced Artistry: Integrating The Methods of Michael Chekhov and Body Mapping for the Versatile Singing Actor, Olivia Yokers
A Comparative Analysis of Fife and Flute Pedagogical Methods and Resources for Amateur Musicians, Lauren A. Zwonik
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Exploring Intention Mapping and Action in Pursuit of Emotional Storytelling for Musicians, Douglas Carpenter
Suite de Ballet by Gustav Holst: A Transcription for Wind Orchestra, Charles Greggerson
A New Canon: Dismantling Racist Exclusion in Opera and Paving the Way for Inclusive Representation, Kourtney J. Holmes
A Performance Guide to lisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre’s Cantate Fran oise: Semel, Cho Hee Hwang
A Transcription for Piccolo Trumpet with Historical Context and Methodology: Oboe Quartet KV 370/368B by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christopher Massa
Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad” By Dimitri Shistakovich: A Wind Band Transcription of the Final Movement with Historical Context and a Description of the Transcription Process, Scott Patrick Mcglasson
Psychological Pitfalls of the Modern Percussionist: A Survey of Coping Mechanisms for Downward Spirals in Mental Health, Andrew Naughton
Adapting Traditional Flamenco Music for The Modern Marimba Artist, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
The Operatic Innovation and Musical Language of Rodion Shchedrin's Choral Opera Boyarina Morozova, Valeria Ore
Africanities in Selected Art Songs for Voice and Piano by Babi de Oliveira, Ana Elisa Portes Lima
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Get a Grip: An Anatomical Survey of Four-Mallet Grips for Solo Marimba, Kyle Steven Bissantz
Culturally Responsive Music Education: History and Applications in Instrumental Music Education, Brandilyn L. Davidson
An Exploration of Popular Tenor Audition Arias and a Guide to Selecting Opera Audition Repertoire, Tung Kei Lam
Robert Starer and His Music, with a Focus on Solo Works for Trumpet, Allison McSwain
Kazimierz Serocki’s Trombone Concerto: Prominent Work in Post-War Poland, Dawid Mzyk
A Comparison of the Traditional Chinese Vocal Style and Western Bel Canto Singing, Jie Pan
Polish Nationalism and the Flute Sonatina: The Influence of Folklore on Inter-War Composers Tadeusz Kassern, Wojciech Kilar and Aleksander Tansman, Marta Plominska
The Issue of Communicability in Guerra-Peixe’s 1947 Solo Violin Works, Lucas Henrique Teixeira Martins
Introduction to Chinese Ethnic Percussion through the Concept of Free Rebound, Yupeng Wei
Asian Culture in Western Music: Piano Music by Tan Dun and Bright Sheng, Guqi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Developing Vocal Agility of Light Lyric Coloratura Soprano Voices Through the Neglected Repertoire of French Opéra Comique, Valentine Baron
The Influence of Volga Tatar Folk Music and Soviet Cultural Policies on the Orchestral Composers of Kazan, Jane Katherine Brown
A Performer’s Guide to Richard Danielpour’s Spirits In The Well: A Cycle of Four Songs for Soprano and Piano with Lyrics by Toni Morrison, Christina Louise Chenes
Ukrainian Violin Sonata: Performance Analysis of Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Naum Lapynsky and Mykola Silvansky, Oleksiy Hamov
Yusef Lateef, Autophysiopsychic Music and Oboe Performance, Ellen Hummel
Study of Narrative Effects of Each Instrumental Group in Exemplum: In Memoriam Kwangju by Isang Yun, Jeahyun Jo
Jazz Sampling Hip Hop: A View of the Expanded Rhythm Section and the Musical Interactions Between Musicians and Machines, Molly Kaylynn Redfield
A Performance Guide for Four Songs by Francisco Mignone, Amanda Mara Rizzotto Vidal Pessoa
Violin Performance Influences of Fritz Kreisler, Walter Daniel White
Lawrence T. Odom: Techniques and Commentary on Arranging for the Wind Band, Clinton L. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Orchestral Percussionist's Guide to Instruments of the Caribbean, Lucas Brust
Yellow River Piano Concerto, Yaxin Chen
Use of Conductor Directives in Rehearsals by Conductors of Professional Music Ensembles, David Coyner
The Archetypal Female Image in Chinese National Opera: A Study of Xi Shi, Xin Guo
Preparation to Performance: A Conductor’s Journey to the Podium, Geoffrey B. Neuman
Dimitri Mitropoulos a Champion of New Music, Ioannis Protopapas
The Beat of a Subculture: A Study of the History and Impact of Non-pitched Percussion in Early Hip-hop, Jeffrey Michael Taylor
The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto (1959), Ying Zhang
The Bridge from Etude to Repertoire: Hermann Six Concert Studies, Op. 18, Yuxin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Sacred Song Sisters: Choral and Solo Vocal Church Music by Women Composers for the Lenten Revised Common Lectionary, Lisa Elliott
Rusalka and the Snow Maiden: A Comparative Study of Two Fairytale Operas, Olivera Gjorgoska
Escaping Time: Messiaen’s Musical Language, Religious Symbolism, and Undermining Time in Quatour Pour La Fin Du Temps, Sarra Elizabeth Hey-Folick
The Child Dreams: An Examination of Gil Shohat’s Adaptation of Hanoch Levin’s Play, Karin Hochman
The Musical Style and the Cultural Connotation of Bright Sheng's Opera 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Xirui Huang
The Cello Concertos of Karl Davydov (1838–1889): Historical Context and Pedagogical Rol, Adam Matthew Stiber
Beginning the Baroque Bassoon: A Contemporary Approach, Elizabeth Ellen Valvano
Developing the Young Dramatic Soprano Voice Ages 15-22, Monica Ariane Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
One-Handed Works: Historical Background, Injury Awareness and a Study of Selected Works, Zheni Georgieva Atanasova
Mozart's "Mezzos": A Comparative Study Between Castrato and Female Roles in Mozart's Operas, Erin Gonzalez
Illuminating Unsung Americans Sung as a Musical Staple within American Culture, Richard Leon Hodges
Florence B. Price's Compositional Style to Song Settings of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Dialect Poetry: A Performance Guide, Daniel Joseph Hunter Jr
The Historical and Cultural Influences of Gagok 가곡 (Korean Art Song): A Musical Guide, Sarah Kim
Casting for Success: Building Teams for Regional Operatic Productions, Keri Rusthoi
George Gershwin's Concerto in F: A Wind Orchestra Transcription with Historical Context and Transcription Techniques, Andrew Smouse
Balys Dvarionas: A Brief History, Analysis of His Concerto For Horn and Orchestra, and the First Recording of the Concerto, Jonathan Lewis Snyder
Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation and the Application of Manipulating Composed Content for Classical Percussionists, James Douglas Whiting
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Synthesis of Balkan Folk Tunes in the Music of Vlastimir Nikolovski and Alexander Vladigerov, Dejan Daskalov
114 Years in Oblivion: The History and Development of International Flute Festivals in Central America, Dafne Zenice Guevara
Spiritual Roots and Classical Fruits: A Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide of Selected Spirituals and Art Songs by Jacqueline Hairston, Phillip Lewis Newell Harris
Leonardo Balada and Surrealism in Music, Ivan Ivanov
Beyond the Melting Pot: An Anthology of Modern Art Song by Immigrant Composers in America, Kathryn Omune
The Life of a Marimba Master: Zeferino Nandayapa Ralda; Composer, Band Leader, Soloist, Lindsay Michelle Whelan
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Going Old School: Using Eighteenth Century Pedagogy Models to Foster Musical Skills and Creativity in Today's Students, Monique Arar
Finding the Shakespeare in Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet: A Comparison of Plot and Character in the Seventeenth-century English Play and the Nineteenth-century French Opera, Bonita Elissa Bunt
Etudes for the Bassoon: An Annotated Bibliography and Pedagogical Guide, Eric Joaquin Fassbender
John Philip Sousa and the Wagner Overture: A New Transcription of the Overture to Der fliegende Holländer for Wind Orchestra, Stephen H. Goldeck
An Analysis and Band Transcription of Eric Whitacre's The River Cam, Charles Amon Maguire
Grand Solo Op.14 & Rondo Op2. N3: The Sonority of the Classical Era, Hugo Maia Nogueira
Songs of the Cajuns: A History and Analysis of Joie de vivre: Five Impressions of Acadian-America, Wendy Kay Moss
Cultural Influences upon Soviet-Era Programmatic Piano Music for Children, Maria Pisarenko
Crossover Trumpet Performance: Jazz Style and Technique for Classical Trumpeters, Kevin Christopher Tague
Of Sharks and Spaceships: The Role of the Tuba in John Williams's Film Scores for Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stephen Davis Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Performance Analysis of Dorothy Rudd Moore's Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death, Cordelia Elizabeth Anderson
Viktor Kosenko's Piano Cycle Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances, Ekaterina Bessmeltseva
An Annotated Bibliography of Beginning and Intermediate Solo Bassoon Literature, Kim Kehau Chai
Original Chamber Percussion Works for Silent or Silenced Film in Live Performance, James William Doyle III
How Queer!: Camp Expression in Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Kevin Ryland Eberle
Efficient Strategies for Playing the Horn, Jon Allan Holloway
Applied Anatomy in Music: Body Mapping for Trumpeters, Micah Holt
The Big Band and the Piano: Nikolai Kapustin’s Variations Op. 41, Ryan Kelly
Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation, Phillip Lenberg