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Alternative title
Shuksan Story Soundtrack
Date of Award
Fall 2018
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Department or Program Affiliation
Music
Degree Name
Master of Music (MMus)
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Patricia Bourne
Second Advisor
Dr. Lesley Sommer
Third Advisor
Dr. John Friesen
Abstract
This thesis centers around a composition written to score a documentary called “Shuksan Story,” a film documentary about the revitalization of Shuksan Middle School in Bellingham, WA. To satisfy the needs of the documentary, the composition includes four sections, including a set all in the same key signature, a set featuring the main theme, stand-alone pieces, and brief “stingers”. The project also includes recordings of all compositions: performed, mixed and finalized by the composer. The intention is that the filmmaker will edit these pieces into the completed project. This paper outlines the historical context of Shuksan Middle School and its process of school culture transformation, details the successes and challenges of multi-media collaboration, discusses compositional decisions and explores the educational potential of the process with future students.
Type
Text
Keywords
Composition, Music, Education, Collaboration
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Shuksan Middle School (Bellingham, Wash.)--History
Subject – LCSH
Motion picture music--Scores; Documentary films--Production and direction; Middle schools--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History; Composition (Music)--Collaboration
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses; sound recordings; scores (documents for music)
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this thesis in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Ross, Jon, "Shuksan Story: An Original Soundtrack Composition" (2018). WWU Graduate School Collection. 805.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/805
Shuksan Story Presentation - Featuring Video Preview.pptx (100059 kB)
Video Consent.pdf (38 kB)