ABSTRACT OF THE THESISPortfolio of Selected Performance and Academic WorkbyAlexander Alexandrovich IshovMaster of Arts in MusicUniversity of California San Diego, 2020Professor Wilfrido Terrazas, Chair The following thesis is a selection of performance and academic work completed during my first two years as a Graduate Student in the Music Department at UC San Diego. The three-part portfolio consists of two creative projects, as well as a piece of academic writing, as specified by the guidelines of the department. The first Creative Project describes my role in organizing and documenting a two-week workshop in The Alexander Technique, which took place in Spring 2018, and led by Master Teacher Eileen Troberman. The second Creative Project is...