This study was conducted to ascertain and report attitudes of faculty-artist piano teachers at NASM-accredited music units with graduate programs concerning the diverse aspects of designing graduate student and artist piano recitals. A second objective was to compare and contrast the principles which govern program-building practices of graduate and artist piano recitals.The study consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 presents background information and the purpose, delimitations, and significance of the study. Chapter 2, a review of related literature, reveals that discontent toward program-building practices began as early as the middle of this century.Chapter 3 delineates the methods and procedures employed to collect the data. Responses collected from the questionnaire are reported in Chapter 4. Four recital types--graduate recitals, faculty-artist recitals, artist recitals in major cultural centers, and artist recitals in outlying areas are examined in terms of program length, format, content, and balance. Chapter 5 provides a summary of the study as well as comparisons and conclusions.It was found that graduate student and artist recitals enjoy few program-design commonalities. Analysis of the data revealed that only four commonalities were shared by all four recital groups: 1) Consider the respective moods of the repertory "Almost Always" or "Often" when determining the construction of a program, 2) a program's format should be chronological "Sometimes," 3) the "First Half" of a recital should be longest, and 4) lengthy works may be placed in "Both Halves" of a program.Respondents gave "Performer's Security" top priority when selecting the opening work for all recital types. Four criteria considered very important when selecting closing works were: 1) Mood, 2) Intensity, 3) Effectiveness, and 4) Performer's Security.Challenging the notion that there is one correct way to design a recital, participants offered a variety of strategies and formats. Finally, lists of suggested opening and closing works, works generally considered difficult for audiences and works composed post-1950 which have found favor with audiences are appended to the study. / School of Music

The encore piece for piano is viewed both as an historical study and an investigation of current programing trends. Data from the New York Times, music reviews and questionnaires completed by distinguished American pianists provided information that was compiled and charted.A study of the years 1920 through 1990 showed a discernible move away from extended encore segments, with a shift toward a single encore offering. Spontaneous rushing of the stage by theaudience and demanded immediate re-hearings of works faded shortly after 1940.Questionnaires revealed present-day artists are most influenced by length and character of the work, as well as the ending program piece in selecting encores. Two additional influences are the desire for contrast in succeeding encores and spontaneity in encore choice. Questionnaire answers reaffirmed that fewer encores are given in the 1990's; also noted were the facts of encores becoming shorter, more substantial, and less virtuosic. An inclusion of lesser-known works from the twentieth century was indicated.Research indicates that selecting the appropriate encore is both an art and a science. The importance of the intuitive art of judging audience response and spontaneity of encore choice is matched only by the role of the analytical in studying past successful encore models and programing an effective encore sequence. A successful encore is determined as much by what precedes and follows its performance as by its own character. / School of Music

It is the purpose of this study to set forth facts, substantiated by investigation of authoritative sources, proving that all selections used on the concert program of a high school chorus should serve a permanently constructive purpose toward the musical growth of the students. The first part of the thesis concerns those elements which have to be taken into consideration in teaeching any high school music group These are: 1. The psychological make-up of the group in regard to age and physical development. 2. The psychological make-up of its audience. 3. The existing level of musical skill of the group as a whole. 4. The existing degree of aesthetic appreciation of the chorus and its audience. The latter part of the work specifies the aims in vocal instruction of the high school choral course. These include sight reading, breathing, tone, pitch, diction, phrasing, and interpretation. It also attempts to demonstrate how the preparation of a concert program serves to accomplish these aims. This involves a critical evaluation of each number on a proposed program in reference to the following points: 1. Psychological reception by the group and its audience. 2. Its contribution toward improved aesthetic discrimination on the part of singers and listeners. 3. The opportunity afforded for specific vocal and musical training.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Gustavo Weiss Freccia - 2015.pdf: 1965874 bytes, checksum: c42ec874b14a3b9279853218028b4521 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-30 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / This work discusses the problem of performance preparation focusing on the repertoire choice for a voice recital and also analyses how the pieces selection and their sequence affect the interpreter during the recital preparation as well as the possible effects of such selection on performance. This work is divided in two parts (A and B): part A being ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, composed by two recitals with a diverse repertoire which were publicly presented and judged by a jury, the second one with repertoire related with the research; and part B being SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION, composed by a scientific article publishable in the parameters of research in music. The literature on performance preparation points to a certain tradition of organizing the pieces sequence in a chronological way, usually including pieces which are representative of certain periods of Western music History, often focusing on the 18th and 19th century and the first half of the 20th century also. However, such way of organizing the pieces sequence is not always the most organic one for interpreters. Therefore, it is important to investigate how adopting flexible and general criteria (for the recital program structuring) and how applying study strategies might contribute for an optimized artistic performance. We take into account the possibility that a singer can, when performing, be affected by such things as anxiety triggered by an improper pieces sequence selection considering the singer‟s voice and the occasion. Thus, such factors, too, play a major role in the research. This hypothesis is investigated through a review of the performance preparation literature and performance psychology as well as by a survey interviewing singers and going through recital programs (the singers interviewed were music faculty teachers). Finally, the research is concluded that applying such strategies to pieces sequence and selection in singing program repertoire (as part of a performance preparation) brings more satisfactory results for interpreters. / Este trabalho discute a preparação para a performance com enfoque na escolha de repertório para um recital de canto, e analisa como a seleção das peças e sua disposição impactam o intérprete no momento da preparação para um recital, bem como as possíveis interferências desta seleção na performance. O trabalho é dividido em duas partes, a saber: PARTE A: PRODUÇÃO ARTÍSTICA, composta por dois recitais com repertório variado, apresentados publicamente e apreciados por banca sendo o segundo apresentado na defesa com repertório diretamente relacionado com a pesquisa; e PARTE B: PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA, composta por um artigo publicável seguindo modelos da área de música. O texto mostra que a literatura sobre preparação para performance aponta certa tradição de se manter as obras em ordem cronológica, com inclusão de peças representativas de alguns períodos da história da Música Ocidental – geralmente concentrada nos séculos XVIII, XIX e início do XX. Essa, no entanto, nem sempre é a disposição mais orgânica para os intérpretes. Por isso, é pertinente investigar em que medida a adoção de critérios flexíveis e abrangentes na estruturação do programa de recital e na aplicação de estratégias de estudo podem contribuir para um melhor desempenho artístico. Leva-se em conta, nesta investigação, a possibilidade do cantor ser impactado, no momento da performance, por ansiedade, desencadeados por uma escolha e/ou sequência inadequada de obras, ou ainda inadequação à voz do cantor ou à ocasião da performance. Tais fatores são investigados mediante revisão de literatura sobre preparação para performance e psicologia da performance, bem como com a aplicação e avaliação de duas consultas e de programas de recitais realizados por cantores atuantes como docentes em cursos de nível superior. Ao final do artigo confirma-se que a aplicação de estratégias na escolha/ordenação de repertório num programa de canto, durante a preparação para a performance, resulta em resultados mais satisfatórios para os intérpretes.