Category: Blog
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Georges Lemaître and the Age of the Universe
Jean Oostens Abstract How long has the world we live in existed? This question has for thousands of years preoccupied philosophers. In more recent times, answers on scientific grounds to this question have been attempted. And those scientific discoveries have presented us with a universe that is older than the wildest speculations the philosophers could…
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Contributors
John R. Burch, Jr. is Dean of Distance Learning and Library Services and has been a member of the faculty since 2000. The author of number articles, reviews, and several books, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Kentucky. Robert L. Doty is Professor of English Emeritus, having come to Campbellsville in…
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Boy, (Achtung) Baby, Bomb
Anti-language in the Songs of U2 John E. Hurtgen Abstract This essay is a sociolinguistic study of three songs from the U2 catalog viewed through the lens of anti-language.1 Anti- language (literally, “back talk”) is the theory of British linguist Michael A. K. Halliday that describes the counter-reality generating system of a cultural sub-group. A…
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Vocal Health for the Minister of Music: Developing Lifestyle Behaviors for a Lifetime of Singing Robin Kaye Waggoner, M.M.C.M. Chairperson: Dr. Alcingstone Cunha The purpose of this study was to examine the vocal behaviors and health of a specific group of Ministers of Music in Kentucky. Awareness of vocal health behaviors and the importance of…
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Deng Yu-Xian (1906-1944): Composer of Taiwanese Ballads Yun-Hsuan Huang, M.A. Chairperson: Dr. Wesley Roberts This study examines the music of Deng Yu-Xian and his pioneering work as a composer of ballads. The study considers Deng ‘s creative style and influence upon popular music in Taiwan in the early to mid-Twentieth Century. Deng collected traditional and…
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Postscript
Who could have imagined four centuries ago the impact which the King James translation of the Bible would have on the English-speaking world? Among the many commemorative events occurring in 2011, Campbellsville University’s celebration of the quadricentennial anniversary of this landmark translation was an invigorating look back to the past and a reflection on the…
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Contributors
Melissa C. Askew is music director at Midway Christian Church in Midway, Kentucky. She is interested in finding effective methods to bring people together through their differences in worship preferences. She received her Master of Music in Church Music degree from Campbellsville University in 2011. Richard E. Corum is Associate Dean and Professor of Business…
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A Historical Introduction and Study of the Music Program at the Kentucky School for the Deaf Cristina Soares da Silva, M.A. Chairperson: Dr. Wesley Roberts The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the history and current methods of music education to elementary-level students at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville, Kentucky. The…
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Singing Globally
Expanding Congregational Music Melissa Askew When investigating the music currently sung in Protestant churches in the United States, one is likely to find two different styles in common use.1 One would be traditional with a focus on older hymns, and the second, a newer, contemporary approach that focuses primarily on recently composed praise and worship…