Category: Volume 5 2009-2010
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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…