Theses and dissertations

This collection includes both ASU Theses and Dissertations, submitted by graduate students, and the Barrett, Honors College theses submitted by undergraduate students. 

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A performance guide and recordings for four new works featuring improvisation for soprano saxophone and various instruments

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This project’s goal is to expand the repertoire for soprano saxophone featuring improvisation. Each work detailed in this document features improvisation as an integral component. The first piece, Impetus, was written by Grant Jahn for soprano saxophone and piano. The second piece, Sonata, was written for the same instrumentation by…

This project’s goal is to expand the repertoire for soprano saxophone featuring improvisation. Each work detailed in this document features improvisation as an integral component. The first piece, Impetus, was written by Grant Jahn for soprano saxophone and piano. The second piece, Sonata, was written for the same instrumentation by Brett Wery. Ethan Cypress wrote the third work for solo soprano saxophone, Noir et Bleu. The final composition on the project, Counterpunch by Gregory Wanamaker, was written for saxophone sextet. This paper also includes composer biographies, program notes, performance guides, and composer questionnaires. The central component of this project is a recording of all these works which features the author.
ContributorsDetweiler, Samuel (Author) / Creviston, Christopher (Thesis advisor) / Kocour, Michael (Committee member) / Norton, Kay (Committee member) / Gardner, Joshua (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018

Proprioception and Manual Dexterity in Pianists, Reflected in Performance and a Review of Literature

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I performed Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and orally presented the findings of my written literature review. I addressed the relationship between the brain and muscles, and how complex neural networks develop in pianists. I focused on how proprioception, manual dexterity, somatosensory motor integration and fine motor function related…

I performed Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and orally presented the findings of my written literature review. I addressed the relationship between the brain and muscles, and how complex neural networks develop in pianists. I focused on how proprioception, manual dexterity, somatosensory motor integration and fine motor function related to the technical aspects of my piano performance.
ContributorsZiegler, Danielle (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis director) / Wu, Selene (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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Thesis Presentation

ContributorsZiegler, Danielle (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis director) / Wu, Selene (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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Literature Review - Written Portion

ContributorsZiegler, Danielle (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis director) / Wu, Selene (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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Literature Review Citations

ContributorsZiegler, Danielle (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis director) / Wu, Selene (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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YouTube Link to Recital and Presentation

ContributorsZiegler, Danielle (Author) / Norton, Kay (Thesis director) / Wu, Selene (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor)
Created2021-12