Submissions from 2020
Comparing Memorization Strategies: How Do We Approach Teaching to Perform from Memory, University of Denver
Declining Opera Audiences: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Essay Topic: Tempo Rubato in Chopin's Ballade No.4, Op.52: A Study in Performance Practice, University of Denver
Is Parental Support Necessary for Children’s Piano Learning and What Implications Can Piano Teachers Take Away from this Finding?, University of Denver
Is Singing, Playing, and Studying Music an Effective Treatment for Cognitive Decline? Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
The Myers-Briggs of Quoting: A Typology of Musical Borrowing in Jazz Improvisation, University of Denver
The Prevalence of Auto-Tune in Popular Music and Its Affect on Pitch Perception in Young Musicians, University of Denver
Schubert’s Compositional Development Reflected in Winterreise: Annotated Bibliography, Reid Wolch
Submissions from 2019
Musician’s Focal Dystonia: A Guide to Treatment and Prevention, Jim Andrus
Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to Analyze Characters in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Lilli Bailey-Duran
How Do Laptop Performers Identify as Performers in a Musical Setting?, Danny Barsetti-Nerland
Political Influence in the Chamber Music of Dmitri Shostakovich: An Annotated Bibliography, Evan De Long
An Analysis of the Problem of Relaxation When Singing, Jiawei Deng
‘Accessibility’ is a Four-Letter Word: Developing Western Music Resources for the Visually-Impaired, Christina Ebersohl
A Mindful Approach to Training and Healing the Male-to-Female Transitioning Voice, Kimberly N. Gnagey
Exploring Beach and Vaughan Williams’ Unaccompanied Choral Shakespeare Settings: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Juliet Levy
How “frei” Was Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra: Tondichtung (frei nach Friedr. Nietzsche)?, Xiaopei Jennie Liu
The Role of Patronage in American Popular Music and the Reemergence of Payola in Streaming Services, Philip Lotterhos
The Harp Renaissance: An Annotated Bibliography, Tashianna Merryman
Fighting the (Copy) Right: Fair Use as a Compositional Tool in the United States, William Alexander Niederberger
Space Music: Annotated Bibliography, Juan Panneflek
Barber of Seville: Production, Staging, and Costuming Reception Through the Years, Julianne M. Perkins
Alleviating Performance Anxiety Naturally in String Players, Drew Ritchie
Cognitively Generated Emotion Through Alexandrian Inhibition: Annotated Bibliography, Kaira Rouer
Gender Bias in Music Composition: An Analysis and Comparison of 19th Century and 21st Century Works for Clarinet and Piano, Megan Slater
Bias in the Canon: An Exploration into Whitewashing in America’s Classical Music and Its Forgotten African-American Past, Jennifer Rose Thompson
A Comparison of Modern Clarinet Concertos, University of Denver
A Guide to Prepare Our Muscles for Intense Practice, University of Denver
Analysis of Oriental Elements in Puccini's Turandot, University of Denver
Analysis of the Application of Pedal Technology in Debussy`s Piano Music, University of Denver
A Reconsideration of the American Reception of Shostakovich: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Britten’s War Requiem: His Most Influential Work: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
God is Gone, He Left for the Alpines: A Thesis on the Relationship Between the Works of Richard Strauss and Friedrich Nietzsche: An Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
How to Prevent Performance-Related Injuries in Musicians: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Jazz and the Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Importance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the Creation of Jazz & American Music, University of Denver
“She Wears the Pants: Gender, Misogyny and Feminism in the Opera World”, University of Denver
Shostakovich’s Jewish Themes During Socialist Russia, University of Denver
Singing Stylistically with Different Vocal Techniques, University of Denver
The Negative Effects of Technology and How Music Can Counteract Them, University of Denver
The Pedagogy of the Suzuki Method, University of Denver
The Relationship Between Music Education and Stages of Childhood Brain Development, University of Denver
Western Classical Music: How Technology and Popular Culture Transformed Live Symphonic Performance: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Censorship in Popular Music Today and Its Influence and Effects on Adolescent Norms and Values, Sarah Wagner
Musical-Political Values in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Winnie Yang
Bassoon Reed Making and Its Influence on Timbre: An Annotated Bibliography, Chen Zhang
Submissions from 2018
Metric Organization in Modern Guitar Transcriptions of Renaissance Music: An Annotated Bibliography, Diogo Alvarez Leite Duarte
“Classical Music”: How Can One Phrase Mean So Much?, Tyler Barboza
The Effects of Incorporating Music into Daily Life on Cognitive Decline, Devlin Deveney
Cycle of 6ths Progression: Annotated Bibliography, Dave Majerus
The French Air de Cour and the English Ayre, Audrey Oden
Mindfulness as an Alternative to Prescriptive Pedagogical Methods for Technique, Seth Quay
A Study of Player Technique and Equipment Setup and Their Effects on Trumpet Tone, Greg Sills
Ron Carter's Influence on Miles Davis' Quintet from 1963 - 1968, Bob Songster
A Comparison Study on Effective Piano Practice, University of Denver
A Historical Overview and Analysis of Béla Bartók’s “Violin Concerto No. 1 Posthumous” and Its Place in Standard Violin Repertoire, University of Denver
Baroque Influence on the Organ Works of Johannes Brahms: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Challenges for Women in Jazz Education: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Cultural Appropriation in Classical Music: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Electronic Dance Music: Is It Art? Selected Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Issues of Authenticity in the Performing of Bach Cello Suites, University of Denver
Learning from the Pop World: How Studying Listeners of Pop Music Can Inform the Building of a Classical Music Audience: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Making Amends: How to Move Past the Consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act on Music Education: Bibliography, University of Denver
Medieval Coding of Sacred Content, University of Denver
Off Bass: Identifying Critical Gaps in String Bass Education of Pre-Service Music Educators and Their Consequences for Public Schools, University of Denver
On Music Conducting: Expressivity vs. Technicality: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
Research of the Most Well-Known Tenor Roles in Mozart’s Operas, University of Denver
Specific Ways in Which Your Eyes Help You Hear Classical Music Performances: Annotated Bibliography, University of Denver
There Has Been a Certain Type of Demographic That Has Consistently Attended Classical Music Performances, but at the Same Time the Classical World Can Broaden Its Group of Audience Members, University of Denver
The Writing Style of “Der Erlkönig” and “Serenade”, University of Denver
Underestimated Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, University of Denver