James Madison University JMU Scholarly Commons Masters Theses The Graduate School Spring 2018 Music making, teaching, and learning in Chiptune communities Jon M. Stapleton James Madison University Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019 Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation Stapleton, Jon M., "Music making, teaching, and learning in Chiptune communities" (2018). Masters Theses. 556. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/556 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the The Graduate School at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Music Making, Teaching, and Learning in Chiptune Communities Jon M. Stapleton A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Music with a concentration in Music Education School of Music May 2018 FACULTY COMMITTEE: Committee Chair: Dr. David Stringham Committee Members/Readers: Jesse Rathgeber, Dr. Lisa Porter Acknowledgements I owe thanks first to the musicians who participated in this study. Our conversations were enlightening and enjoyable, and their insights were invaluable. The participants in this study have given me permission to identify them, so reader: please check out their music, videogames, art, Kickstarters. Donate to their Patreon accounts, and try to catch them at a live show or stream if you can. This work would not have happened without the support and guidance of the music education faculty at James Madison University.