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Developing Performance Analysis Skills: A Model for an Undergraduate Class

Tatman, Andrew J.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4822-1104
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1651168713786898

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2022, Master of Music (MM), Ohio University, Music Theory (Fine Arts).
Historically, the study of performance analysis has focused on valuing theoretical analysis as a benefit for thoughtful musical interpretation. Some musicians have praised its benefits while others have not been convinced. This thesis supports the belief that theoretical analysis can impact a thoughtful musical interpretation. Theorists such as Wallace Berry and Carl Schachter have shown analysis does help and some have promoted the benefit of both, but limited research has been devoted to teaching these concepts to the next generation of musicians. This thesis presents a model for an undergraduate class introducing performance analysis and giving students concrete ways to implement while studying their own repertoire from the Baroque and Classical eras. Traditional techniques from their tonal music theory classes will be utilized along with concepts found in Schenkerian analysis. Each chapter will represent a different unit in a 15-week course where students will begin examining small phrase structures, eventually analyzing rondo and sonata forms. The course will conclude with a final lecture recital where students will analyze a piece, create a musical interpretation, and perform in front of the class.
Ciro Scotto (Advisor)
Anne Marie Scotto (Committee Member)
135 p.
Music; Pedagogy; Performing Arts
performance analysis; music theory; analysis; performance; music theory pedagogy; undergraduate music theory; course guide

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  • Tatman, A. J. (2022). Developing Performance Analysis Skills: A Model for an Undergraduate Class [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1651168713786898

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tatman, Andrew. Developing Performance Analysis Skills: A Model for an Undergraduate Class. 2022. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1651168713786898.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tatman, Andrew. "Developing Performance Analysis Skills: A Model for an Undergraduate Class." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1651168713786898

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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