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UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title Musical Feet: The Interaction of Choreography and Music in Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins’s Fancy Free Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/25w4d63g Author Short, Rachel E. Publication Date 2016 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Musical Feet: The Interaction of Choreography and Music in Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins’s Fancy Free A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Music by Rachel Elizabeth Short Committee in charge: Professor Benjamin Levy, Co-Chair Professor David Paul, Co-Chair Professor Lee Rothfarb September 2016 The dissertation of Rachel E. Short is approved. _____________________________________________ Lee Rothfarb _____________________________________________ David Paul, Committee Co-Chair _____________________________________________ Benjamin Levy, Committee Co-Chair August 2016 Musical Feet: The Interaction of Choreography and Music in Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbin’s Fancy Free Copyright © 2016 by Rachel E. Short - iii - DEDICATION To my parents, who gave me life, showed me love, and instilled in me a love of music. To my family who supports me through the journey. - iv - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks to my committee members Drs. Benjamin Levy, David Paul, and Lee Rothfarb. Special thanks to Pieter van den Toorn, whose seminars on rhythmic and metric topics first set me on my current path. I also am grateful for the many scholars and teachers who have trained and mentored me to get to this point, including Drs. Bill Clemmons, Kim DeBacco, Mark Anson-Cartwright, Jennifer Oates, Jeff Nichols, David Gagné, Joseph Straus, David Savran, Simon Williams, Karen J. Lunsford, John Hajda, Ninotchka Bennahum, and Justin London. I am thankful for the support of those who helped during the research process, including Eunice Schroeder at the UCSB library, Danielle Castronovo at the New York Public Library, Christopher Pennington with The Jerome Robbins Foundation/The Robbins Rights Trust, and Marie Carter and Nora Egloff at The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc. It has been a pleasure to share the journey with graduate school colleagues including Linda Shaver-Gleason, Laura Emmery, Michael Vitalino, Emma Parker, Emma Levine, Scott Dirkse, Luke Hannington, Sara Balance, Kaitlynn Zigterman, Elizabeth Hambleton, Chandra Russo, Shawn Warner-Garcia, Melissa Rapp, Kyle Crocco, Silke Werth, Kara Yoo Leaman, and Michelle Loucadoux. I am blessed to have worked and studied alongside you. I would not be here without the support of my family: special thanks go to Retta Marie, Roland, Bonnie, Caroline, Katherine, and Christopher. Final thanks go to Robert Hamm and UCSB’s GradDiv for providing free coffee and a space to write over the past years. - v - VITA OF RACHEL SHORT September 2016 Rachel E. Short EDUCATION University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. in Music Theory 2016 Dissertation “Musical Feet: The Interaction of Choreography and Music in Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins’s Ballet Fancy Free” Graduate Advisors: Dr. David Paul and Dr. Benjamin Levy Certificate in College and University Teaching 2016 Queens College, City University of New York M.A. in Music 2010 Thesis: “Wort and Ton: Analysis of German Lieder” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mark Anson-Cartwright, Advisor: Dr. William Rothstein Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA 2001 Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, with a minor in music Graduated suma cum laude, Advisor: Dr. Bill Clemmons PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Papers: “Do They Know They Are Dancing? Diegetic Movement in Ballet” 2016 West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (April 1-3) “Three Sailors, Three Musical Personalities: Choreomusical Analysis of the 2015 Solo Variations in ‘Fancy Free’” Society for Music Theory, St. Louis, MO, (October 29-November 1) Three Sailors, Three Musical Personalities: Choreomusical Analysis of the 2015 Solo Variations in ‘Fancy Free’” Music Theory Midwest’s 26th annual conference, Oakland University, MI (May 8-9) “Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’: Dancing Around Perspectives” 2014 Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (April 4-5) “Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’: Dancing Around Perspectives” 2014 Pacific Northwest Music Graduate Student Conference University of Washington School of Music, Seattle, WA (February 22-23) Other Research: Peer Learning Program - Conference Workshop, Society for Music Theory 2016 - vi - “Empirical Approaches to Musical Narrative” with Elizabeth Margulis (Univ. of Arkansas), Vancouver, British Columbia (November 3 - 6) Pre-Conference Workshop: Cognitive Science and Music Theory: 2016 A Practical Guide, with Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis (Univ. of Arkansas) Music Theory Midwest, Oakland University, MI (May 8-9) Graduate Student Workshop Program (GSWP), Society for Music Theory 2013 “Metric Well Formedness, Rhythm, and Meter” with Justin London (Carleton) Charlotte, NC (October 31 – November 3) Service: Panel Member: “Dealing with Change,” Society for Music Theory 2015 Work/Family Interest Group Spearheaded special session proposal, “Working with Family Music,” 2014 Society for Music Theory Work/Family Interest Group Conference planning committee member, bi-annual conferences and 2012, 2014 Brown Bag Lunch Series, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music, UCSB Haven NYC, a non-profit organization, New York, NY 2003-2008 Volunteered to lead small groups of artistically minded individuals in weekly studies Teaching: Arizona State University Faculty Instructor: 2016-2017 Courses taught: Theory I, Theory II, Studies in 20th-Century Music, Late 19th Century Music, Analyzing Songs from American Musical Theatre University of California, Santa Barbara Course: Fundamentals of Music Instructor of Record: 2014-2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2012-2013 Introduction to music theory for undergraduate non-music majors Includes a large musicianship component as part of applied theory Course: Music Theory A-C Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2013-2014, 2016 Music theory sequence for undergraduate music majors Course: 20th Century Analysis Reader: 2015 Course: American Music History Reader: 2014 Course: Music Appreciation Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2011-2012 Music History for undergraduate non-music majors Queens College, City University of New York Course: Basic Music: Keyboard Instructor of Record: 2009 Introduction to keyboard and applied theory for undergraduate music majors - vii - Other Teaching Experience: Peer Facilitator and Mentor: Arts & Humanities, Summer Teaching 2015 Institute for Associates (STIA), UCSB Led Workshops and Invited Talks: including active learning, assessment techniques The Princeton Review, New York, NY 2004-2006 Courses: two different SAT preparation courses for 5-12 students Private Teaching: San Diego, CA 1996-2002 Gave piano lessons and voice lessons Christian Youth Theatre, San Diego, CA 1996-2000 Taught after-school group lessons Pedagogical Development: Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT) 2016 College Music Society Webinars: Applied Music Pedagogy for the 21st Cent. 2015 Certificate: Summer Teaching Institute for Associates, UCSB 2014 Course: Blended Learning Design: Theory and Practice, UCSB (Kim DeBacco) Faculty “Brown Bag” Workshops: Changing Instruction for Changing Times Faculty Forum: “Envisioning the Future of Teaching & Learning at UCSB” Relevant Work Experience: Administrative Experience: Office Manager, Executive Assistant, and Bookkeeper English Broadside Ballad Archive, UCSB 2014-2016 Solo Recording Singer, Recording Technician Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Goleta, CA 2013-2014 Choir Director, Music Arranger Musical Director/Vocal Director (Theatre): Santa Barbara High School, CA; Elementary Elements, Santa Barbara, CA; River Dell High School, NJ; Christian Youth Theatre, San Diego, CA Arranging and Composing: Orchestrated, arranged and transposed music for various singers and small ..instrument combos in sacred and secular settings Composed music for voice, instruments, and musical theatre Choir Membership: UCSB Gospel Choir, Santa Barbara, CA (soloist) Central City Chorus, New York, NY (soloist) Queens College Vocal Ensemble, Flushing, NY Glad Tidings Tabernacle Choir, New York, NY (soloist/section leader) Worship Leader/Church Music: Santa Barbara Community Church, Santa Barbara, CA Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Yonkers, NY Haven NYC, New York, NY Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church, La Jolla, CA Theatre Performer: Full performance resume available upon request - viii - National tours and regional performances including: Lamb’s Players Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, the Lawrence Welk Resort Theatre, San Diego Civic Light Opera, Sea World, and the Empire State Building HONORS and DISTINCTIONS - Honorable Mention: Arthur J. Komar Award, Music Theory Midwest - Roger Chapman Memorial Prize Award for Music Theory, UCSB - Nominated, Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSB - Carl Schachter Award (Theory), Queens College - “Song of Ruth” an original composition performed by PLNU’s Concert Choir FELLOWSHIPS and FUNDING - Nominated, Central Dissertation Completion Fellowship, UCSB - Doctoral Scholars Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara - Roger Chapman Memorial Prize Award for Music Theory, UCSB - Doctoral
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