Research Archive

Browse MFA thesis research by year and topic. Each project includes interactive analysis notebooks with figures you can explore.

Vocal Expression Through Group Free Improvisation: Somatic Methods and Artistic Risk-Taking

qualitative-analysis

artistic-risk-taking

vocal-improvisation

somatic-methods

MFA-2026

This practice-based mixed-methods study investigates how group free vocal improvisation, combined with somatic methods from theater and movement practices, influences…

Michal Nissimoff

Animal and Phoneme Mimic Exercises and Singing Voice Quality

acoustic-analysis

voice-quality

vocal-exercises

MFA-2026

This study compares vocal exercises derived from animal imitations (owl, cat, cow) with exercises derived from the corresponding vowel imitations (/u/, /ae/, /a/) to…

Examining Performance Anxiety and Co-Regulation in the Vocal Audition

performance-anxiety

heart-rate

co-regulation

MFA-2026

Five singers performed mock auditions for a three-person faculty panel while all eight subjects wore Polar H10 heart rate monitors. Each singer sang two pieces: one prepared…