Integration, Diversity, and Creativity in Current Music Theory Pedagogy Research

01 January 2016 The Manifesto presents a number of claims about the current teaching practices of music theory and aural skills faculty across the country. In pursuit of a greater understanding of the current pedagogical practices in music theory as reflected by...

Poking the Pillars: A Preliminary Evaluation of Integration, Diversity, and Creativity

01 January 2016 An earlier version of this article was presented as part of the special session, "Integration, Diversity, and Creativity: Reflections on the 'Manifesto' from The College Music Society," at the Society for Music Theory annual meeting, St. Louis, October...

Learning Basic Music Theory through Improvisation: Implications for Including Improvisation in the University Curriculum

03 December 2014 published in 2014, focusing on the artistic processes of creating, performing, responding, and connecting. authors: C. Michael Palmer author_ids: 2562 authors: C. Michael Palmer author_ids: 2562

Repetition without Repetition: Bernsteinian Perspectives on Motor Learning for Musicians

01 October 2011 Probably few musicians today are familiar with the motor control theories of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936). But when musicians think about motor behavior, their thinking is often implicitly Pavlovian; as we shall see, the influence of those...

Robert Schumann's Album for the Young and the Coming of Age of Nineteenth-Century Piano Pedagogy

01 October 2001 In 1843, Robert Schumann noted that his highly original if slightly bizarre piano cycles of the 1830s had not endeared him to the public or to his publishers. He regretfully conceded that the financial responsibilities of supporting a wife and family...

Union Musicians and the Medal of Honor During the American Civil War

08 July 2014 Abstract The sound of fifes, drums, and bugles are recognized as a commonplace yet significant part of the Civil War soundscape. Those who performed this music, however, have drawn less attention than the pieces they performed. This is unfortunate, as...