Doctoral Final Projects--Woodwinds (DM)

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    Clarinet Chronicles: Finding Your Voice in the First Year
    (Indiana University, 2025-05-09) Divekar, Anoushka
    The purpose of this project, Clarinet Chronicles: Finding Your Voice in the First Year, was to create an inclusive method book for novice clarinet students, increasing access to early clarinet education. To develop this project, I reviewed literature pertaining to two frameworks, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP; Ladson-Billings, 1995) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL; Meyer et al., 2014), to help me create more inclusive materials. Secondly, I completed a content analysis of widely used method books to unpack the appropriate pedagogical sequence of clarinet learning in the first year. As a part of that analysis, I also examined the existing method books for elements of CRP and UDL. The analysis revealed a lack of diverse materials but a consistent chronological approach in the first year of learning. The insights from CRP, UDL, and the content analysis guided the development of the proof-of-concept for Clarinet Chronicles. The method book features contributions from thirty living and historically marginalized composers and clarinetists and includes an interactive website platform. I present directions and recommendations for future practice and research in beginning private clarinet lessons.
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    The Deliberate Warm-Up: A New Method For Pursuing Technical Mastery of the Oboe
    (Indiana University, 2025-05-08) Welk, Michael
    This dissertation lays the theoretical foundation for a method book that integrates deliberate practice, a growth mindset, and self-regulation into oboe pedagogy. These principles underpin a systematic approach to mastering oboe fundamentals, culminating in the development of a deliberate warm-up method book. While the method codifies the pedagogy of the American Oboe School, as developed by Marcel Tabuteau and John Mack, it incorporates innovative strategies to address common challenges. By applying deliberate practice principles to the universal relevance of a warm-up book, the method aims to benefit oboists of all pedagogical backgrounds. Chapter 1 examines the evolution of expertise theory, identifying four types of practice: naïve, structured, purposeful, and deliberate, and contextualizes these within oboe pedagogy. Chapter 2 explores cognitive science, distinguishing declarative from procedural learning, and introducing concepts like desirable difficulties and automation, which are key to skill progression. Chapter 3 addresses motivational beliefs and theories vital to sustained effort, including the growth mindset, self-efficacy, and flow. Chapter 4 highlights the transition from naïve to purposeful practice, emphasizing self-regulation through forethought, performance, and self reflection phases. Chapter 5 delves into the distinguishing aspects of deliberate practice, focusing on the roles of teacher-coaches, feedback, and students in building an effective learning partnership. Chapter 6 synthesizes these insights into the guiding philosophy behind the deliberate warm-up method, detailing their application to content, structure, and organization. This research bridges theory and application, offering a model for integrating deliberate practice into daily routines. Beyond oboists, the method book serves as a template for students and teachers of other instruments, demonstrating how deliberate practice principles can be adapted to varied disciplines.
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    A bassoonist's guide to interactive electroacoustic music
    (Indiana University, 2023-12-14) Bradshaw, Benjamin (Benjamin Keith)
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    Going beyond the page: reintroducing improvisation into classical music pedagogy through partimenti
    (Indiana University, 2022-12-16) Franklin, Erik (Erik Dalton)
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    Applied music theory for the oboist
    (Indiana University, 2022-12-14) Wallin-Keating, Natasha
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    Performing early music on the modern clarinet : a new look, with performance editions of five new transcriptions
    (Indiana University, 2022-04-06) Wun, Wai Ki, 1990-
    Although there exists many transcriptions of early music for clarinet, they do not hold a major place in most clarinetists’ performance repertoire. Part I of this paper examines select published transcriptions to identify the issues that come with the performance and transcribing process of this music. Part II presents five new transcriptions that aim to address the problems identified in the previous section, alongside background information and performance practice suggestions for each piece.
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    The operatic bassoon: a pedagogical excerpt collection
    (Indiana University, 2021-05-06) Fruehe, Sara
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    School of Music Student-Generated Community Engagement Projects
    (Indiana University, 2021-04-17) Flowers, Lindsay
    While contemporary professional musicians assert the need for more community engagement, few music performance majors participate in such work during their undergraduate and graduate studies. Case studies substantiate that pre-service learning enhances a musician’s preparation for community engagement work, capacity to absorb their overall experience, and ability to comprehend how their role as an artist can contribute to the betterment of society. Course outcomes of arts-based service-learning curricula centered around community engagement proves that there are benefits for both the students and community members. These courses can be used as a model for generating a music-based community engagement experiential learning course. Scholars provide advice for building a sense of community inside and beyond the walls of the classroom, and for creating innovative musical performances. Examining these case studies, curricula, and scholarship leaves room for research to discover what are current examples of professional music community engagement, what are the recommended procedures for effectively connecting with local residents through classical music performance, and what are the resultant benefits for the musicians, organizations, and audience members. The purpose of this study is to understand the best practices relating to engaging community members with classical music. Personal interviews of five professional musicians and four music organization administrators, all who have successfully produced numerous community engagement projects, revealed themes addressing the following overarching research questions: What variety of community engagement activities have interview participants undertaken? What do interview participants perceive as the qualities of successful community engagement? What personal and artistic skills are needed for successful community engagement, and how might music majors learn them? Collecting examples of successful music community engagement projects and analyzing responses to each interview question led to themes common across multiple participants. With regard to the first research question about the variety of music community engagement activities, themes included the importance of attracting new audiences to the orchestra’s concert hall, bringing music to people who do not have access or are unable to come to an orchestra’s concert hall, performing music in non-traditional concert spaces, and providing quality K-12 educational initiatives. The second research question, which addressed the qualities of successful music community engagement work, exposed themes of relating music engagement to local culture, choosing the right community partners, and measuring the outcome metrics of community engagement. Answers to the final study question revealed communication, flexibility, and dealing with perfectionism as personal and artistic skills needed for successful music community engagement. The resultant curriculum design provides students with a course aimed at facilitating awareness of what is possible in the field of music community engagement work, acquiring aptitude to initiate, develop, and measure effective community partnerships, and providing a supportive environment to experience designing and performing music community engagement projects. Students will work as team members forming objective project goals, growing personal and artistic skills, and crafting authentic relationships with their classmates and community participants. In this context, students will actively participate in a diverse exploration of community, create an innovative and collaborative project with community partners, and evaluate their overall experience and project outcomes.
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    A performer's guide to Klonos for alto saxophone and piano by Piet Swerts
    (Indiana University, 2020-12-17) Eason, Robert (Robert Isaac)
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    David Maslanka and his works for the bassoon
    (Indiana University, 2020-11-17) Bell, Conor
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    The Canadian clarinet works written for James Campbell
    (Indiana University, 2020-10-17) Chalmers, Laura
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