Extended methods of notation in Josh Levine's Les yeux ouverts and Daniel Tacke's Einsamkeit

Master's Project (M.Mu.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 201

Time Being: Percussion as a Study of Time

Early studies in percussion often begin with the development of pulse, rhythm, meter, and tempo. These components are commonly considered to be the immediate aspects of musical time. As an individual develops their playing, pulse, rhythm, meter, and tempo evolve into broader notions of time; quantities of time develop qualities of time, and various kinds of musical time emerge. It is in this consideration that I locate the identity of the 21st century percussionist. Percussion is the study of time, and percussionists are time beings. This document serves as an exploration of time as it is understood, experienced, and realized through the framework of percussion. Initial chapters probe time broadly, examining some ways in which it can be mapped. Later chapters focus on specific works for and with percussion as a means of illustrating distinct features of time

Understanding Introductory Geometry Through Music, Movement, and Listening

Turley's project, mentored by Dr. Sean Dowgray, centers around the Alaskan public school standard geometry curriculum and integrates percussion instruments into the lesson plan to strengthen students' fundamental understanding of mathematical concept