Browsing by Author "Dunham, James"

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    Birth of a Quartet James Dunham
    (The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2014) Dunham, James; Rarick, Janet
    James Dunham tells the beginnings of the Sequoia Quartet, and the importance of being proactive in starting your own group.
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    CLASS RECITAL featuring viola students of James Dunham Saturday, October 15, 2011 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2011-10-15) Pelton, Ashley; Ching, Eliza (piano); Smith, Yvonne; Schneider, Andrew (piano); Gebrian, Molly; Dunham, James; Goodman, Allyson; Kovach, Leah; Rothfuss, Maya
    PROGRAM: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 / Johannes Brahms -- Aria Furioso / Ross Griffey -- Viola Spaces / Garth Knox -- Concerto No. 1 in C for Four Violas / Georg Telemann
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    College housing
    (1960) Landfair, Paul Alan; Dunham, James
    This thesis is an investigation of college housing and approaches the subject by developing a framework composed of what the writer considers to be the essential points related to this topic. The fact is recognized that there exists an argument as to whether there should be housing in conjunction with the college or not. This thesis is not a plea for or against college housing; but instead it takes a point of departure that recognizes that it does exist and is currently being expanded at a tremendous rate, It is therefore felt that this topic warrants this investigation.
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    Competitions James Dunham
    (The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2014) Dunham, James; Rarick, Janet
    James Dunham discusses how to consider whether to enter a competition, and the benefits of competing.
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    James Dunham, viola Forming a Group
    (The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2014) Dunham, James; Rarick, Janet
    James Dunham discusses what to consider when starting a chamber music group and offers resources to investigate.
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    Navigating String Quartets James Dunham
    (The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2014) Dunham, James; Rarick, Janet
    Advice for musicians wishing to join an existing string quartet.
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    Planning a Career in Chamber Music James Dunham
    (The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2014) Dunham, James; Rarick, Janet
    Choosing collaborators who will contribute to a successful ensemble.
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    Rethinking Viola Pedagogy: Preparing Violists for the Challenges of Twentieth-Century Music
    (2013-07-24) Gebrian, Molly; Lavenda, Richard; Bailey, Walter B.; Dunham, James; Martin, Randi C.
    The majority of standard solo repertoire that violists perform was written in the twentieth century, but the pedagogical materials violists study are largely transcriptions of violin etudes, studies, and scales, which were all written in the nineteenth century or earlier. Music written in the twentieth century uses a language and techniques that are quite different from those found in older, tonal music. Because of this, violists are often unprepared for the challenges of their standard solo repertoire, and the pedagogical materials they study do not fulfill their purpose: to educate students in the skills necessary for successful musical performance. The first part of this document is historical, attempting to explain how the viola has arrived in the early twenty-first century without its own unique body of pedagogical materials suited its repertoire. The second part of this document is practical: it proposes a pedagogy for the viola that will help to better prepare students to play our standard repertoire. This part of the document uses an extensive number of musical examples from the standard twentieth-century repertoire to illustrate how the various etudes, studies, exercises, and scales presented can be used to help students in tackling the challenges of twentieth-century music more successfully.