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Composition/Recording Projects

The following are production papers/recording projects submitted by Belmont University graduate students in partial fulfillment of the requirements for their degrees

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Opposites Attract: The Melding of Jazz Harmony and Pop Songwriting Sensibilities in the Music of Norah Jones and Jamie Cullum, John Paciga

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 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 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 2022

Production As Analysis In Commercial Music Recordings, Simeon P. Church

Reborn: The Documentation and Processes of a Fusion Project, Natalie Merrill

An Analysis of Common Music Production Elements From the 1980s: Highlighting the Musical Influences of Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna, Marcus Perry

Same As It Ever Was: An Exploration and Demonstration of Techniques for Repurposing and Modernizing Advanced Musical Vocabulary in Mainstream Commercial Music, Aidan Scrivens

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 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 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