Two perspectives that resemble the Chilean musical identity; one through the “Partita No.2” written for violoncello solo by the Chilean composer Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, and the other, through a newly written piece for violoncello and piano titled “A Musical Trip around Chile” written by the Japanese musician Chiaki Yamazaki.

The aim of the thesis is to increas awareness of musician about the possibilities of fighting with nervousness and psychological training of mind in concentrating on performance and preparation for auditions. This work deals in detail with selected viola orchestral parts and tries to show the way for their training.

The doctoral dissertation presents socialization potential of drama education and the possibilities for its use when working with the Roma minority in the Czech republic. First, the theoretical framework is set by defining the terms individual identity, ethnical identity, socialization, paratheatrical systems. After that the discipline drama is presented and an explanation is given as to how socialization potential is anchored in the discipline through its goal, content and methods

This thesis deals with using a computer game in ICT classes at high school. The created game is made like story split into six tasks. Each task is connected with different musts of daily computing. The player have to step by step deal with connecting up peripheral facilities to computer, loging into operating system, beeing familiar with operating system environment, program uninstallation and installation, finding out safe password and correcting mistakes in a job apllication. There are several alternative solutions in the each task.

This theoretical and practical thesis is focused on games. In the theoretical part there is a summary of basic knowledge of game from the philosophical, psychological and pedagogical perspective. In practical part there are some suggestionsand illustration of the game objects and their using and visualization in exterior.

The main focus of the diploma thesis is on the greatest and most famous violin solos. Lives of their authors are mentioned and their works are viewed within their historical perspective. Some technical and interpretational problems of the solos are introduced and examined.

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is a specific type of anxiety that appears in musicians when they are called to perform in front of others. Mayor causes of MPA are competitive nature of this profession, desire to reach perfection in interpretation, presence of critics and the audience and strong need to control those mental functions that are affected the most by stage fright (such as memory, concentration and muscle coordination). Many authors believe that cognitive factors are the most important for explaination of MPA, especially negative automatic thoughts that appear shortly before the performance. Those dysfunctional thoughts are deforming reality. They are emotionally disturbing and they are affecting performance artistic value. The most effective solutions for this problem are psychological treatment and counceling (identification of emotions and thoughts) and short-term and long-term practicing organization. Education system emphasizes importance of correct ways of memorizing and development of notions and music conception.

Master´s Thesis - French Harp Virtuoses and Their Compossitional Contribution - is focused on a harpist, since the invention of single action harp, starting with Jean-Pierre Bauer to Dominiga Bouchaud, the harpist who represents the second half of the twentieth century. These artists often came from harpist families in which this craft ( harp), like in other fields was inherited to next genaration. The French virtuoses were active solo and chamber players, pedagogues, theorists and innovators of harp mechanism. They contributed to the expansion of harp repertoire, thanks to their original works as well as transcription of works that were not originally written for harp. The´ve written many harp´s methods, which have helped in improving technigue of many students, these methods are still in use not only in France at present time. Henriette Renié, Marcel Grandjany, Carlos Salzedo, and other virtuoses inspired other artists to create music for this instrument by their highly artistic qualities.Among the composers who had been charmed by the sound of harp were C.Debussy, A.Roussel, M. Ravel, A.Ginastera, A.Caplet and many more...

In my diploma thesis I give an overview and information about the international trombone competitions. First chapter is reserved for European competitions. There are mentioned some facts like time intervals after which are the competitions repeated, time periods and locations of performance, entrance conditions and information about the organisers. Second chapter is organised in the same way and includes the competitions outside Europe. In the third chapter are implemented brief biographies of the current most sought-after jurors of the interpretative competitions.

In the context of recent research in the field of professional musicians and their health care the question of how to prevent typical diseases of musicians is increasingly discussed. This Master´s thesis deals with the relationship between the human body and playing the oboe. It focuses on a presentation about the musculoskeletal system and the corporeal processes during a musical play. This paper moreover answers the question how important the compensation of unilateral movements is and presents options of compensation. The aim of this work is to summarize observations, personal experiences and analysis of professional sources. The outcome of this examination ought to be a beneficial and healthy system of exercises for oboists which is not only oriented on the way of practicing the musical instrument but also on the suitable physical exercises. The conclusion finally recapitulates the most important aspects of health care.