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UA FFSOM Alum will Present Research at Prestigious NYU Conference

May 24, 2019
Dan Kruse, a graduate of the Fred Fox School of Music, will present the results of his musical research at the upcoming Music and the Moving Image Conference at New York University, May 31-June 2.
 
Kruse’s research project, “What You See is How It’s Made (Or Not!): The Music Video as Conveyance of Musical Form” is an examination of the efficacy of music videos in conveying musical form to viewers. The research grew out of his experiences in teaching UA School of Music courses in Rock and Popular Music and Music in World Cultures. It was initiated during his participation in a graduate seminar, “Analysis of Rock”, taught by UA Professor of Music Theory, Don Kinser-Traut, during the fall, 2018 semester.
 
“I’ve always been intrigued by musical form, ever since I started counting beats and measures and phrases in popular songs as a kid. I came to recognize that songs had specific “shapes”, the ways in which they were built and organized, and I came to appreciate how important form is in making a song effective and meaningful. But I found teaching the subject of song form to undergraduate gen-ed students to be challenging.
 
“During Professor Traut’s class in the fall ’18 semester, I developed a pilot study of the ways in which pop and rock music videos convey musical form through their visual approach. Don suggested I submit an abstract to the MAMI conference, and the resulting invitation to present the topic spurred me to do more formalized research over the last several months.”
 
Kruse recruited two UA students to help with his research – Ally Tessler, a Business Major focusing on Arts Management, and Jake Ransom, a doctoral student in Percussion Performance. The three analyzed a total of 19 music videos, and compared their findings, focusing on a handful that best conveyed musical form. The range of musical artists under study included Taylor Swift, Bjork, Ok-Go, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Anderson .Paak, Pharrell Williams and others.
 
“The results of this study were fascinating. The closer we looked at music videos, the more we appreciated the subtle, even elegant, ways in which some music video producers accentuate and convey musical form in their creations. I look forward to sharing the results of this short-term study with the scholars in attendance at the MAMI conference in New York City…and to seeing the research expanded with the help of music educators in the future.”
 
Kruse is a graduate of the Fred Fox School of Music, earning a Master’s in Ethnomusicology in 2012. As an adjunct instructor at FFSOM, he has taught courses in Rock and Popular Music, and Music in World Cultures. He is also a frequent lecturer and music workshop facilitator in the Tucson area.
 
More information about Dan Kruse’s research is available by contacting him at krused@email.arizona.edu, or by phone at (520) 661-4742.

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University of Arizona students are invited to Take-A-Break on Reading Day!

Join us on the UA Mall for some sunshine and a relaxing break from your studies. There will be a free outdoor Yoga class offered by Campus Recreation, and grab-and-go fruit smoothies and healthy snacks.

Schedule:
4:30 PM - Registration Check-in opens in front of the Koffler Building
5:15 PM - Free Outdoor Yoga Class on the Mall (1 hr)
6:30 PM - Event Ends - be sure to grab your free smoothie and snacks to go!

Pre-registration is required and capacity is limited.

What to Bring:
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Mobile phone for QR Code check-in and Wildcat Wellcheck Completion
Face Mask - required at all times in all UA buildings and outdoor spaces
FYI … Reading Day- No classes
2021 Spring Break has been replaced with a series of Reading Days spread throughout the Spring 2021 semester.

The following days will be designated as Reading Days and will allow students and instructors to take needed breaks during the academic term:

• Thursday, February 25, 2021
• Tuesday, March 9, 2021
• Wednesday, March 10, 2021
• Friday, April 2, 2021
• Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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University of Arizona students are invited to Take-A-Break on Reading Day!

Join us on the UA Mall for some sunshine and a relaxing break from your studies. There will be a free outdoor Yoga class offered by Campus Recreation, and grab-and-go fruit smoothies and healthy snacks.

Schedule:
4:30 PM - Registration Check-in opens in front of the Koffler Building
5:15 PM - Free Outdoor Yoga Class on the Mall (1 hr)
6:30 PM - Event Ends - be sure to grab your free smoothie and snacks to go!

Pre-registration is required and capacity is limited.

What to Bring:
Your own Yoga mat or towel
Mobile phone for QR Code check-in and Wildcat Wellcheck Completion
Face Mask - required at all times in all UA buildings and outdoor spaces
FYI … Reading Day- No classes
2021 Spring Break has been replaced with a series of Reading Days spread throughout the Spring 2021 semester.  

The following days will be designated as Reading Days and will allow students and instructors to take needed breaks during the academic term:

• Thursday, February 25, 2021
• Tuesday, March 9, 2021
• Wednesday, March 10, 2021
• Friday, April 2, 2021
• Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Dr. Immanuel T. Abraham, D.M.A." graduated from the Fred Fox School of Music in 2018, with his doctorate in Violin Performance, summa cum laude. He authored the dissertation titled “J.S. Bach’s Chaconne: A Performer-Composer’s Approach to Interpretation”. During his degree studies, he served simultaneously as the Concertmaster of the University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Thomas Cockrell, and the Arizona Contemporary Ensemble under Dr. Daniel Asia, who was also his composition professor.

Throughout this time, and dating back to 2010, he worked to complete a masterpiece— a book of advanced violin repertoire reflecting the musical globalism and diversity of the 21st century.
By the last day of 2020, he finally published his “24 Caprices for Solo Violin”. The book is now available on his website, . Here are his words about this exciting contribution to the string world.

"This 68-page compilation of advanced solo violin repertoire I have worked for more than 1/3 of my life.

The choice to write “24” is a tribute to four violinists, revered from the 18th century through today:

• Pierre Gaviniès (1728-1800)
• Pierre Rode (1774-1830)
• Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
• Jakob Dont (1815-1888)

All of them wrote 24 caprices for solo violin, and each set evolved the art of violin performance forevermore. After Dont, the 24-caprice tradition abruptly stopped for over 170 years, until now!

Mine are are performance pieces — not études like Gaviniès, Rodes, or Dont — and more akin to Paganini’s, in this way.

My set started from always seeking out very diverse audiences, and always writing my own music for them whenever possible. These included large rock-concert amphitheaters, juried doctoral-recitals, yoga summits, American String Teacher’s Association (ASTA) conferences, a livestream series in Nigeria, university commencements, solo soundtracking for theaters and film festivals, and much more.

Over the years, my twenty-four favorites from those performances became my “24 Caprices for Solo Violin”. This multi-genre collection contains clear influences of the baroque (three fugues), romanticism, impressionism, jazz, American fiddle, rock, tango, and more. They are all new, tonal, and eclectic compositions that purposefully fill the gaps I experienced in the extant solo violin repertoire.

Most importantly, this collection reflects musical globalism and diversity that is appropriate, and due, to the 21st century. Distribution has already reached Mexico, Egypt, and Russia.

Over the years several of these have been distributed individually. I have enjoyed many brilliant performances by colleagues, professors, students, and other artists. Here, for the first time, all twenty-four are presented together. I enthusiastically look forward to every performance following this edition!”

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Dr. Immanuel Abraham, Violinist 🌸 Congrats! I still have my copy of “Caprice No 1” from Yehonatan’s studio freshman year! 😍 💕

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We are delighted to announce this week's lecture within the UA Bolton Guitar Studies Virtual Series, this one featuring Cuban virtuoso Marco Tamayo in a conversation about an effortless performance.

This event is scheduled for Friday, February 26th at 11:00 a.m. (MST). The meeting will last one hour and a half with a Q & A segment towards the end and it will be live streamed on the University of Arizona Guitar Studies Facebook page, where audience can submit their questions through chat.

To access the meeting simply go to the Bolton Guitar Studies website and click on the link for the Zoom meeting, found below the flyer:


The password to enter this virtual class will be sent by email to all interested parties. If you would like to be a part of this virtual class please email Ana Maria Iordache (anamariaiordache@email.arizona.edu) and let her know your name and affiliation.

In the case you have missed the fall season featuring great artists such as David Russell, María Jesús Rodriguez, Sérgio Assad, Dennis Tolz, Antonius Müller, Douglas James, Joaquín Clerch, Stephen Goss, Xianji Liu, Stephan Connor, Berta Rojas, Misael Barraza Díaz, Judicaël Perroy, they are now available on the Bolton Guitar Studies official website:
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We are delighted to announce this weeks lecture within the UA Bolton Guitar Studies Virtual Series, this one featuring Cuban virtuoso Marco Tamayo in a conversation about an effortless performance.

This event is scheduled for Friday, February 26th at 11:00 a.m. (MST). The meeting will last one hour and a half with a Q & A segment towards the end and it will be live streamed on the University of Arizona Guitar Studies Facebook page, where audience can submit their questions through chat.

To access the meeting simply go to the Bolton Guitar Studies website and click on the link for the Zoom meeting, found below the flyer:
https://bddy.me/3bwDr0P

The password to enter this virtual class will be sent by email to all interested parties. If you would like to be a part of this virtual class please email Ana Maria Iordache (anamariaiordache@email.arizona.edu) and let her know your name and affiliation.

In the case you have missed the fall season featuring great artists such as David Russell, María Jesús Rodriguez, Sérgio Assad, Dennis Tolz, Antonius Müller, Douglas James, Joaquín Clerch, Stephen Goss, Xianji Liu, Stephan Connor, Berta Rojas, Misael Barraza Díaz, Judicaël Perroy, they are now available on the Bolton Guitar Studies official website:
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