Composition/Recording Projects
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Aardvark: A Solo Guitar Album, Jeffrey W. Buchanan
Indistinct Personalities: The Threads Between Modern Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, and Gospel Guitar and Production, Tahina A. Fiaferana
Modern String Writing in Various Styles, Se Young Ko
An Analytical Study of the Sound Design and Production Techniques of IDM Artists, Robert C. Stevens
Compositional Practices in the Accompaniment of Celtic Trad Music, Mason Taylor
Telling Stories Through Music—Music Without Words, Isabella Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Windows Into Jazz, Nicholas T. Bilski
A History of Bass Guitar Effects Pedals: Liner Notes, David Lloyd
Creativity and Organic Songwriting: A Deconstruction of Original Songs, Pramuk Mohanlal-Vargas
The Influence of Strings in Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music: The Role of the Instrument and the Producer, Kelsei Peppars
Creating a Seven-Track Project in Diverse Commercial Styles, Steven Schumann
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Production As Analysis In Commercial Music Recordings, Simeon P. Church
Reborn: The Documentation and Processes of a Fusion Project, Natalie Merrill
Grrrls, Grrrls, Grrrls: Incorporating Feminist Theory Into Punk Rock Composition, Bryan M. Waring
Cello in Film and Television Music, AnnaStasia M. Yoshida
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Pioneers of the Extended-Range Electric Bass, Owen Ananich
The Art of Incorporating Afro-latin Rhythms in Modern Jazz: In the Style of Maria Schneider, Kristen Janelle
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Negative Harmony: The Shadow Of Harmonic Polarity On Contemporary Composition Techniques, Debora Haller
A Violist in Nashville: The Viola’s Role in the Nashville Recording Industry, Patrick Monnius
Exploring the Gospel Fusion Arrangements of The Recording Collective, Tyler Williams