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Timbral Processes in Three Selected Works by Olga Neuwirth, Kaija Saariaho and Clara Iannotta, and Their Influence on a Portfolio of Creative Works

Ballard, Sarah (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

The instrumental music of composers Olga Neuwirth, Kaija Saariaho and Clara Iannotta inhabits an inventive sphere of approaches to timbre, inviting a variety of possibilities of considering how sound can be organised to ...
Heartfelt Love: Singing Maiden Characters in Romantic Vocal Music, 1800-1850

Liu, Haiman (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

The images of maidens in Italian opera and German lieder from the period 1800-1850 are vivid. In the plots of the operas and the scenes and stories of the lieder almost invariably these characters focus enthusiastically ...
A Study of Long-Form Works for the Jazz Ensemble

Brake, Ryan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Reflections (In Mosaic) is a long-form work written for a modern jazz orchestra. While made up of seven smaller parts, it is intended to be listened to as a single continuous performance. Reflections (In Mosaic) serves as ...
Adoption of Phīn tuning on Classical Guitar

Sobhanasiri, Sirisan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Traditional Thai music has received little attention in academic study. Additionally, the repertoire for classical guitar is not as wide as other Western classical instruments. Therefore, this thesis has two main objectives. ...
Mapping Memory: Myth, History, and Liminality in Harlem and the Bronx

Laidler, David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The relationship between notions of ‘history’ and ‘myth’ is a familiar dilemma within the field of historiography. As this thesis will seek to demonstrate, myth – defined here as evaluative representations of the past to ...
Dimitris Dragatakis (1914-2001): Advancing his legacy and Concerto for Viola using twenty-first-century digital tools

Dalabakis, Elyse (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This project focuses on Dimitris Dragatakis (1914–2001), his legacy, and Concerto for Viola in the twenty-first century. The research examines the following overarching questions within interlaced scholarly and creative ...
Afterglow: Belonging, diversity, and emotional expression in barbershop singing in Wellington, New Zealand

Ellery, Joshua (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Over the last three years, since the development of the Barbershop Harmony Society’s “Everyone in Harmony” inclusivity and diversification initiative, barbershop singing networks have increasingly broken down systems of ...
Verismo opera: how bel canto technique protected the voices of its singers

Chen, Zeyu (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Verismo is a style of opera composition that was influenced by a significant movement in Italian literature from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. It is characterised by the ...
The Violin in Music Therapy: How do I use the violin in music therapy with people who have intellectual disabilities or neurological conditions?

Kelly, Lucy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

In this research I explored my use of the violin in music therapy with people who have intellectual disability and neurological conditions. I am interested in this topic because the violin is my primary instrument and I ...
An Analysis of the Repertoire Chosen for the Cello Volumes of the Suzuki Method

Harvey, Rebecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This dissertation is directed towards cello pedagogues inside and outside the Suzuki community. It provides a deeper understanding of the origins and philosophy of the Suzuki method, an in-depth analysis of the musical ...
Composing the Chimera Suite: Grafting the Conventions of Extreme Metal onto a Jazz Orchestra Setting

Beernink, Chris (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The Chimera Suite is a five-movement composition for a modern jazz orchestra augmented with timbres derived from extreme metal. Each movement explores how conventions located in extreme metal can be combined with modern ...
Mapping Memory: Myth, History, and Liminality in Harlem and the Bronx

Laidler, David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The relationship between notions of ‘history’ and ‘myth’ is a familiar dilemma within the field of historiography. As this thesis will seek to demonstrate, myth – defined here as evaluative representations of the past to ...
How did I use music therapy to foster connections between residents, and between residents and others in a rest home and hospital environment

Jansen, Colette (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Abstract This study is submitted in part fulfilment of a Master of Music Therapy degree through Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). Group and individual music therapy sessions were undertaken within a rest home ...
How was a family-whānau centred music therapy approach, demonstrated within a student music therapist’s clinical placement, at a rehabilitation clinic for adults with an acquired brain injury?

van Dam, Retts (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Abstract This project explores how the family-whānau centred music therapy approach was demonstrated, by a student music therapist on clinical placement, within a rehabilitation centre for adults with traumatic brain ...
Music and Sound

Johnson, Hermione (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

My practice as a composer has many influences but amongst the most important are the ideas generated through the spontaneity and immediacy of improvisation. Throughout the discussed works there is an underlying project of ...
How did the Key Competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum Feature in Student Music Therapy Practice for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Sutherland, Emmett (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This study aimed to discover how the key competencies featured in student music therapy with three children who have autism spectrum disorder. Individual music therapy was carried out in the natural environment of a primary ...
How Do I Use Music Therapy To Support The Interpersonal Communication Of Children With Learning Support Needs At A Mainstream Primary School?

Sedcole, Anna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This research focuses on one student’s experience of using music therapy to support the interpersonal communication skills of children in a mainstream primary school. Using first-person research as a methodological approach ...
Exploring playfulness in paediatric music therapy using an action research approach

Austin, Rachel Alison (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Playfulness is a disposition which promotes adaptability across the lifespan. Attuned co-playfulness is a therapeutic tool requiring self-awareness of the disposition by the therapist. As a music therapy student working ...
The life and music of André Tchaikowsky: A series of performances, an analytical survey of his compositional style, and a critical/performance edition of the Sonata for Piano

Glapska, Gabriela (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This thesis focuses on André Tchaikowsky (1935–82) – a Polish émigré musician who was mostly recognised as a brilliant pianist, even though he considered himself primarily a composer. His traumatic childhood spent in ...
The Requiem Mass and Sacred Jazz: A Study of catholic Liturgical Forms in the Genre of Sacred Jazz

White, John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This exegesis examines the role of religious and spiritual influence on works by jazz composers as related to my composition, Requiem: a Suite of Jazz Orchestra, a jazz suite based on the Requiem Mass. The exegesis details ...