2015 Undergraduate Music Research Symposium
Saturday, April 11th, 2015 Scholars Commons at Strozier, Room 005A
10:00 Arrival and Light Breakfast 10:15 Opening Remarks 10:20 Session 1: Historical Perspectives
Meghan Poglitsch The Impact of Basso Continuo
Veronica Eres Jean-Philippe Rameau: Philosophy,
Metaphysics, and a New Age of Harmony
Morgan Block Harmonic Materials of Modern Music:
Codifying the Tonal Cosmos 11:20 Coffee Break 11:30 Session 2: Sounds of Place
Ethan Alexander Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4:
An Investigation of Nationalism and Character in a Composer’s Work
Michael Rivera Songs of Romania: Cultural Influences in the
Music of Béla Bartók
Aleyna Brown Dan Deacon Orchestrates America 12:30 Lunch
1:30 Session 3: Music Education and Therapy
Sara Zeng Music Education for At-Risk Youth: Promoting
Self-Expression, Accomplishment, and Confidence
Lafae Duhaney The Effects of Music Therapy amongst a
Population Affected by HIV 2:10 Coffee Break 2:20 Session 4: Popular Music and Artists
Yire Morlans The Gendered Music Culture: Jazzwomen
Valaida Snow and Clora Bryant
Rachel Ace One Woman’s Trash is Another Man’s
Treasure: Appropriation of Feminine Gender Expression in Rock and Roll Music
Christine Day Aliens, Electronics, and Dubstep: The Future of
American Music through an Analysis of Skrillex
3:20 Coffee Break 3:30 Session 5: Music and Politics
Christian Dauble The Piobaireachd Society: A Hegemonic
Control over Classical Bagpipe Music
Alissandra Reed Political Expression in Frederic Rzewski’s The
People United Will Never Be Defeated! 4:10 Closing Remarks
Program Committee Kurt Carlson
Matt DelCiampo Catherine Hall Pete Marjenin
McKenna Milici Joanna Pepple
Liz Rosner Ryan Whittington
Planning Committee Emily Allen
Carrie Danielson Sarah Gilbert
Symposium Co-Chairs Catherine Hall Joanna Pepple
Special Thanks Alex Carrico
Brian Wilcoxon
The Society for Musicology at Florida State University
presents
The Second Annual Undergraduate Music Research
Symposium
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
Scholars Commons at Strozier Library Instructional Classroom 005A
