Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Cernuto, Joseph Raymond (2018), Analytical, interpretative, and performance guides for conductors and soloists to John Mackey's Harvest: concerto for trombone, Drum music: concerto for percussion, and Antique violences: concerto for trumpet
Dolter, Elizabeth (2018), Learning with the classics: an instructional anthology for the elementary to late intermediate pianist
Hasan, Jeiran Zikretgizi (2018), A performance guide and comparison of three twentieth-century Azerbaijani flute compositions composed by Fikret Amirov, Arif Melikov, and Tofiq Bakihanov
Landowski, Natalie Katherine (2018), Practical Hummel: a guide for pianists and piano teachers on how to use Johann Nepomuk Hummel's treatise today
Mahaffey, Matthew Ray (2018), A performance guide to Robert Lemay’s Ariana, Kaboul for alto saxophone and film
Miguel, Nicholas Edward (2018), The art songs of Modesta Bor (1926-1998)
Nakielski, Christopher John (2018), A scholarly edition of Suita Maryjna, a Polish Marian suite for treble chorus, string quartet and two flutes, by Irena Pfeiffer
Peng, Wenjuan (2018), Complete solo piano suites by Rodion Shchedrin
Scheivert, Joseph Elliott (2018), Big life. Big stage. Big Ten. an examination of Big Ten Conference marching band policies and procedures concerning social media, copyright, relationships with athletic departments, and behavioral expectations
Simmons, Jacob Paul (2018), While converging
Smith, Ryan Joseph (2018), Dodecaphonic practices and tonal idioms in Frank Martin's Ballade for saxophone and orchestra
T. Gougler, Kylie (2018), Czech arias for soprano: an anthology
Ties, Bo Michael (2018), An orchestral approach to the piano works of Gabriel Dupont: remembering and recording a forgotten musician
Van Waardhuizen, Sarah Nicole (2018), Perceptions of administrative autonomy-support and teacher autonomy-support in music education
VonKamp, Rebecca Lee (2018), Contemporary art song of the United States: a graded handbook
Widstrand, Alex Christopher (2018), Lev Konstantinovich Knipper's concerto for bassoon and string orchestra: introduction and critical performing edition
Xu, Mo (2018), The high finger piano technique in China: past, present, and future
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Augspurger, Christine Anne (2017), Transience: An Album-Length Recording for Solo Percussion and Electronics
Burke, Christine (2017), From the signal
Chen, Yiqun (2017), An introduction and analysis of Henry Lindeman’s Method for saxophone
Deignan, Ryan P. (2017), K-12 music teacher-to-teacher collaboration in Iowa : an exploratory pilot study
Gravelle, Shannon Marie (2017), A preliminary study of the choral works and style of Sergei Taneyev
Gray, Megan (2017), Teaching music entrepreneurship in the chamber music classroom: a cross-disciplinary curricular framework
Hagiwara, Asami (2017), Guide to the published solo piano music of Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Hamidi Ghalehjegh, Nima (2017), Visualizing temporality in music: music perception – feature extraction
Hedges, Jared William (2017), The Old Forge at Satis House for string quintet and piano
Hsu, Timothy (2017), El Sistema USA: an exploratory study of the pedagogical approaches in beginning violin classes
Kizzire, Jessica (2017), Hearing Wonderland: aural adaptation and Carroll's classic tale
Lertpibulchai, Korak (2017), Siam Sonata: Thai Solo Piano Works
Mayer, Germano Gastal (2017), A translation of João Domingos Bomtempo's piano method: a Portuguese contribution to piano pedagogy
Newbold, Gregory Scott (2017), Benjamin Frankel's serial film score for The curse of the werewolf: an historical context and analysis
Price-Brenner, Paul Alan (2017), Concerto for viola section and orchestra
Reagan, Mark (2017), John Wilson’s Psalterium carolinum (London, 1657): a critical edition and commentary
Rudd, Philip Christopher (2017), Countess, conductor, pioneer: Lady Radnor and the phenomenon of the Victorian Ladies’ Orchestra
Saunders, Jessica Anne (2017), Songs of the Kalevala: art song inspired by the Finnish national epic
Schnack, Michael (2017), Jean Berger's staged choruses as a concurrence of biographical and artistic reinvention
Son, Eunkyung (2017), A performance guide: new cello compositions by Serra Miyeun Hwang
Strohschein, Aura (2017), A performer's guide to Jody Nagel's "Concerto in B for piano and orchestra."
Struve, Jonathon Paul (2017), Friedrich Hollaender and the art of writing songs for the cabaret
Wanken, Matthew David (2017), A 'Mity' life: the career of Miles H. Johnson
Wilson, Jonathan James (2017), Ghosts before breakfast for chamber ensemble and electronics and a history of the electronic music studios of the University of Iowa (1964-2017)
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Allnatt Mallory, Leslie Jane (2016), The art songs of Thomas Pasatieri: a discussion of the pedagogical uses within the private voice studio
Corley, Scott Randolph (2016), Thomas Lee Dvorak: a career as music educator and conductor
Cuffman, Timothy James (2016), A practical introduction to just intonation through string quartet playing
Eernisse, Elliot Adam (2016), Overcoming technical and musical challenges for the oboe using excerpts from orchestral and solo repertoire
Fenton-Miller, Solomon (2016), Compositional strategies in Alfred Schnittke’s early polystylism
Iogansen, Leonid (2016), Traces of wind (2015-2016) : for guzheng, orchestra and other soloists
Lickiss Aleo, Angela (2016), The oboe and English horn works of Ross Edwards and his place in Australian music
Liu, Wenjing (2016), Prokofiev's Tales of old grandmother, Op. 31: a performance and pedagogical guide
Marquez, Joshua Tyler (2016), Aperture Assonance
Meyer, Kati Marie (2016), Emotion in the music of Elton John
Neher, Lisa Rose Julianna (2016), The chamber vocal works of Gabriela Lena Frank
Platt, Kelsey Elyse (2016), Developing metacognitive and self-regulated learning skills through reflective writing prompts
Price-Brenner, Kevin (2016), Pedagogical transcriptions for teaching two advanced works for cello : Beethoven’s Sonata for cello and piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69 and Haydn’s Cello concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb.1
Prim, Shih-Ni (2016), Mahler in Utah : Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony's performances and recordings of Gustav Mahler's symphonies (1951-1979)
Rich, Erin Marie (2016), Accent patterns in text and music in the songs of Amy Beach, Richard Strauss, and Camille Saint-Saëns
Rowles, Carl Thomas (2016), Ingolf Dahl’s Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra: a revised edition
Szabó, Zsolt (2016), Dr. Gusztáv Höna : his performance and pedagogical career and contributions to the development of the Hungarian trombone school
Veit, Andrew Gregory (2016), Developing a curriculum for the study of jazz vibraphone available through the online community, the vibesworkshop.com
Wilhelm, Lindsey Anne (2016), Accessibility of music experiences for individuals with age-related hearing loss
Yannavut, Wannapha (2016), An exploration of Thai traditional music for Western percussion instruments
Yates, Benjamin (2016), One hundred years of band tradition at Luther College
Zayas Cabán, José Antonio (2016), Dodecaphonic and symmetrical processes in the first movement of Jindřich Feld’s Sonata for alto saxophone
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Anderson, Quiliano Niñeza (2015), Kundiman love songs from the Philippines: their development from folksong to art song and an examination of representative repertoire
Bloomberg, Jennifer Marie Wohlenhaus (2015), Jean Françaix : L'horloge de flore, an analysis, performance suggestions and a simplified, two-hand reduction of the piano accompaniment
Bush, Eric Wayne (2015), The history of the Big Ten Band Directors Association (1971-2015)
Chen, Chun-Ming (2015), Mountain and farmland, a Hakka-style suite by Taiwanese composer Tai-Hsiang Li
Cunningham, Jennifer Ann Reinert (2015), A critical edition of Johann Christoph Schultze’s Six sonatas for two flutes without basso and a chaconne for two equal voices in canon
De Avila, Nathaniel A. Y. (2015), Effects of a culturally relevant music education intervention on choir members’ attitudes toward Mexican populations
DeLong, Noah David (2015), Between two worlds : Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, his journey from Italy to America, and his oratorio "The book of Ruth"
Ferguson, Colleen Renee (2015), Charles Villiers Stanford String Quartet No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 99 a critical performance edition
Gardner, Kimberly Rene (2015), Critical analysis of culturally relevant pedagogy and its application to a sixth grade general music classroom
Gotlund, Elizabeth Anne (2015), A guide to chant in Charles Tournemire's L'orgue mystique
Houglum, Daniel Patrick (2015), Sola fides sufficit: Concerto for violin and ensemble
Jepson, Steven Baker (2015), The forgotten Don Quichotte: Trois chansons and the early vocal style of Marcel Delannoy
Kessler, Kevin Wayne (2015), "We are the pride!" : a history of the South Dakota State University marching band from 1886 to 2015
Kim, Seong-Sil (2015), A pedagogical approach and performance guide to Musical toys by Sofia Gubaidulina
Koberstein, Gustavo Herman (2015), Francisco Mignone's Concertino para clarineta e fagote: A performance edition
Lang, Jacqueline (2015), The identity of Curley's wife in Carlisle Floyd's Of mice and men
McGinnis, Kelsey Kramer (2015), “The purest pieces of home” : German POWs making German music in Iowa
Naigus, James Andrew (2015), A creative pedagogical approach to the continuum of tonality to atonality for the horn through sixty progressive etudes
Palamara, Jason Andrew (2015), Dysphonia, for solo violin, chamber ensemble and live electronics
Rakes, John Patrick (2015), A critical edition of 'Missa gratiarum in C' by Antonio Caldara (ca. 1671 - 1736)
Ramsey, Katherine Elizabeth (2015), Frédérique Petrides and the Orchestrette Classique: a women's orchestra performing contemporary American music
Riley, Steven Robert (2015), Gary! the impacts, influences, and innovations of the career of Gary E. Smith
Schroeder, Lisa Marie (2015), The flute and guitar duo: the development of an equal partnership
Sharp, Barry Shelton (2015), Sizhu for flute, clarinet in B-flat, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
Silva, Patricia Aparecida da (2015), Brahms' Trio in A minor, Op. 114: a transcription and edition for double bass, clarinet, and piano
Skretta, James Edward (2015), Perceiving meter in romantic, post-minimal, and electro-pop repertoires
Tábora Deras, Manuel Emilio (2015), The viola works of Peter Racine Fricker, with emphasis on his Three movements for viola solo, op. 25 plus an overview of his Concerto for viola op. 18, and Fantasy for viola and piano, op. 44.
Tedford, David (2015), Performing the canon or creating inroads a study of higher education orchestral programming of contemporary music
Thierauf, Andrew (2015), Percussion and Max: a collection of short works for solo percussion and live electronics
Thomas, Casey Winn (2015), Valve technique for the independent double-valve bass trombone: a pedagogical review and method
Tithecott, Christine (2015), Canadian contemporary music and its place in 21st century piano pedagogy
Ziegler, Aaron Michael (2015), Challenging the Trinidad and Tobago panorama construct: an analysis of compositional styles of Ray Holman, Liam Teague, and Andy Narell
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Calkin, Joshua Russell (2014), The singing tuba : art songs transcribed for tuba and piano as beginning lyrical etudes
Comer, Justin Keith (2014), Septet
Custer, Matthew Park (2014), Isomorphic aspects of conceptual metaphor in music analysis
DuHamel, Ann Marie (2014), Magical, dissonant, fantastic beauty: the solo piano nocturnes of Lowell Liebermann