Christopher J. Smith
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Songwriting in Modern Band?: Considering Constructivism as an Approach for Teaching Popular Music
Abstract The study of popular music in public education is currently gaining momentum in American schools. Modern Band has been identified as a leading force in this movement, positioning itself as a catalyst for expanding the scope of music offerings...
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Remixing Western Music History
Abstract The problem faced by music historians of how (or whether) to impart reverence for music created through the institutions of imperialism, patriarchy, colonialism, and slavery is not a new one; nevertheless, as decolonizing initiatives take hold...
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Abstract In this article, the authors put forward a Conceptual Model of Independent Studio Production (ISP) in undergraduate music technology courses. Independent Studio Production reflects the increasingly multifaceted nature of the recording...
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"Broadway the Hard Way:" Techniques of Allusion in the Music of Frank Zappa
quoted in Musician 184 (February 1994): 20-35. With thanks to Jason Carucci for locating the quotation. authors: Christopher J. Smith author_ids: 532 authors: Christopher J. Smith author_ids: 532
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Musical [i]A Priori's[/i]: An Investigation of Explanatory Strategies
in From a Logical Point of View (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953; 2nd ed., 1961), p. 43. authors: Christopher J. Smith author_ids: 532 authors: Christopher J. Smith author_ids: 532
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Carissimi’s [i]Jephte[/i] and Jesuit Spirituality
Abstract The lament that ends Jacomo Carissimi’s Jephte is frequently anthologized and taught in undergraduate surveys, and is justly famous for its emotional impact. Although it is generally thought to have been composed for performance at the...
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Music as Life-Saving Project: Venezuela’s El Sistema in American Neo-Idealistic Imagination
Abstract The U.S. reception of El Sistema has been, for the most part, enthusiastic, as reflected in numerous media articles and the literature of prominent advocates such as Tricia Tunstall. An analysis of these sources points to a tendency on the...
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Introducing Musical Meaning through Popular Music
Abstract When analyzing challenging texted art music, all too often the act of labeling a concept (for example, “common-tone modulation”) can mislead students into thinking that the label is the end of the story. Several factors, such as difficulty in...
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Redefining Music Appreciation: Exploring the Power of Music
Abstract How might we create a world empowered by music? How might we change our culture to accept music as an innate intelligence and assist others in discovering the joy, enchantment, mystery, and power of music in their daily lives? Answers to these...
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Tell Me A Story: Teaching Music Composition Through Narrative Design
Abstract Since student composers with non-classical backgrounds are more common than ever in college music programs, creating new strategies for teaching them concepts of form and structure presents a challenge for the composition teacher. The use of...
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Union Musicians and the Medal of Honor During the American Civil War
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...
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"So You Want to Write a Canon?" An Historically-Informed New Approach for the Modern Theory Class
Introduction Canonic writing has been part of the education of music students for centuries. Considered a routine means of elaborating primary musical material in the Renaissance,2 it maintained an important place in the didactic writings of later...
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Employment Matters in Higher Jazz Education
Introduction Employment research is a ubiquitous feature in contemporary policy, economic, and business sectors. The higher education sector in the United States has tracked employment data for many decades, aided by organizations such as the American...
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Concept-Based Pedagogy and its Application in the Private Clarinet Studio
Abstract Educators are no longer the keepers of content. With the increase in accessibility to technology and the internet, teachers need to show students how to think critically and use facts to influence their own independence and creativity in the...
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“Oh My Son!”: The Musical Origins and Function of King David’s Lamentation
Introduction In his 1981 article “Prince Henry as Absalom in David’s Lamentations” Irving Godt examined a group of seventeenth-century English settings based on King David’s laments for his son Absalom and his friend Jonathan.1 On the basis of the...
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The Toscanini Memorial Archives at The New York Public Library
It may seem perverse to begin a report like this with one negative, let alone two, but experience has shown that it is wise to correct from the start two common misapprehensions about the Toscanini Memorial Archives. First, the Toscanini Memorial...
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Berg, Strindberg, and D Minor1 Berg's fusion of tonality and atonality is a notable feature of his musical language, and the key of D minor appears with surprising regularity. D minor can be found in various of his early unpublished piano sonatas, in...
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The Crystallization of the New, New Music at UCSD
1. Ever-New California In 1966 work began on widening the road leading from a sleepy San Diego beach community, La Jolla Shores, up to the area where an infant university, the University of California San Diego (UCSD), was quickly developing. The road...
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From Settler Colonialism to Standing Rock: Hearing Native Voices for Peace
Abstract The water protectors of the Standing Rock Sioux captured public attention with their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Yet their actions are only the most recent in a long history of indigenous resistance to resource extraction and...
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