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Code-switching Through Music and Performance: An Exploration of How Black High School Band Directors Navigate Dual Expectations

Redding, Kedrick Lamar 1980-University of Houston2025

… how these directors navigate tensions between culturally authentic HBCU practices and Westernized, corps-style norms often privileged in predominantly White educational and adjudication systems. HBCU-style marching emphasizes high-energy choreography, bold brass sounds, and community-rooted …

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