Music Department Student Theses 2023-24

In the process of creating an EP of songs over the course of a year, I reflected on who I am as a musician and my ability to create. This paper is an analysis of these to [...]

This project demonstrates ways that different music genres can be combined and used in unconventional ways. It includes three songs of varying genres and a description of [...]

Music educators embody educational theories through their teaching practices be it intentional or not. By recognizing and examining the instances in which music teachers [...]

This thesis explores the possibilities of blending East Asian music elements into Western contemporary composition through in-depth and hands-on studies of composition. A [...]

The Bowed Piano Ensemble (BPE) was a contemporary music group founded at Colorado College by Professor Emeritus Stephen Scott (1944-2021). The BPE consisted of ten musici [...]

A research-based paper, outlining different healing methodologies and outlining the history behind music therapy and how it can open the door to a more person-centered he [...]

With the purpose of providing the Colorado College community with resources for better supporting transgender students, this project examines resources and research in th [...]