Music, Glenn Korff School of
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances
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First Advisor
Stanley V. Kleppinger
Date of this Version
Spring 5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Citation
Deloy, Donna. "Teaching Music Theory Through COVID-19." Master's thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022.
Abstract
This thesis surveyed music theory instructors throughout the United States. Throughout the interviews, instructors shared their insights during COVID-19 as a college instructor. This thesis seeks to describe and inform college instructors of the changes made to the undergraduate curriculum and classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, instructors found and created new ways to engage students in a classroom through an online format. While creating an online music theory course is challenging, instructors share their experiences navigating this temporary shift beginning in March 2020. A suggestion of implementing more technology into the music theory core could create a higher rate of academic retention and increase student outcomes. Finally, this thesis describes the avenues for online music theory programs and their benefits in a four-semester cycle.
Advisor: Stanley V. Kleppinger
Comments
A thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Music, Major: Music, Under the Supervision of Professor Stanley V. Kleppinger. Lincoln, Nebraska: May, 2022
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