Date of Award
5-2021
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Christopher Biggs
Second Advisor
John Campos
Third Advisor
Matthew Fries
Fourth Advisor
Carter Rice
Keywords
Music, theory, composition, rhythm, analysis
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
For my Masters of Arts thesis, I recorded a number of songs that I had written between 2015 and 2020 for an album titled “The Best is Yet to Come.” In this adjunct essay, I will analyze four of those pieces to demonstrate my use of rhythmic development; I use rhythmic development extensively in my work in order to generate cohesion between songs. The opening song, “Fresh Vegetables,” demonstrates the rhythmic motive that all other songs develop from. If anyone chooses to learn or analyze my music in the future, this document can be a reference.
Recommended Citation
Lindsay, Robert W. II, "The Best Is Yet To Come: Approaches to Rhythmic Development" (2021). Masters Theses. 5206.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5206