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The purpose of this study was to compare teacher beliefs about music technology, types of teacher training in music technology, music technology resource availability, and levels of teacher use of music technology based on school...
Gordon Jacob's compositions include a wide variety of works, from unaccompanied solos to symphonies for orchestra. Jacob has become best known for his compositions for solo wind instruments. Previous studies of his music have focused on...
Tuvavut relies heavily on the folk music of a small region of Siberia called Tuva that has received considerable attention recently by musicologists, hobbyists, and adventurers alike. Musically, the region is most known for its use of...
The purpose of this project was to create an original composition for high school level band, to create a set of teaching materials specific to the composition, and to provide an analytical method for the creation of literature-specific...
The first purpose of this study was to provide an overview of experimental and descriptive research lines within the field of conducting. The findings of this literature search reflect the tremendous growth of inquiries and findings...
The music of American composer David Maslanka (b. 1943) is informed by his deep connection to the natural world. This connection permeates his music and results in powerful works imbued with a wealth of spiritual and environmental...
This treatise examines the legacy of French horn player, Jean Devémy, who taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1967 to 1969. Thirty-one pieces for horn by twenty-six composers were used during those years in the Concours de Prix, an...
This study examines both the personal life and professional career of James Edwin Croft, Director of Bands, Emeritus, The Florida State University. Croft established himself as a distinguished conductor and a champion of wind band music...
Since the 1940s, conducing has been a mainstay in the undergraduate instrumental music education curriculum in the United States. One of the purposes of instrumental conducting courses is to prepare students for the occupation of band...
The purpose of this treatise is to provide the first written research on the music for solo oboe and chamber settings of American composer Simon A. Sargon. It includes historical information about the composer and his oboe music in...
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