University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School January 2012 Improvisational Music Performance: On-Stage Communication of Power Relationships David A. Steinweg University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Improvisational Music Performance: On-Stage Communication of Power Relationships by David A. Steinweg A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Communication College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Fred Steier, Ph.D. Stacy Holman Jones, Ph.D. Elizabeth Bell, Ph.D. Daniel Belgrad, Ph.D. Date of Approval: August 9, 2012 Keywords: Performativity, Frame Analysis, Ethnography, Grateful Dead, Reflexivity Copyright © 2012, David A. Steinweg Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere gratitude toward a number of individuals who made this project possible. I extend a huge thank you to Fred Steier for inspiring and directing me throughout all stages of this project’s development. Without you, Fred, I would not be the person I am today. I would also like to thank the rest of my committee, Stacy Holman-Jones, Elizabeth Bell, and Dan Belgrad for their guidance and creative input.