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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"concert band"”.
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Souvenir D'enfance for Concert Band
31 pages.
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Outlines: An Original Composition for Concert Band
… by and available to the average high school band, he might conclude that jazz was a frivolous medium which died in the late 1940's. Outlines was composed in the hope that future high school musicians will develop a more balanced view of music trends in the last half of the century.</p>
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Alabama band directors use of warm-up time preceding state concert band assessments
… and behaviors of middle and high school band directors when warming-up their concert bands prior to an adjudicated performance. Twenty-nine videos of band directors at two concert band festival sites were analyzed for frequency and duration of 60 behaviors using the Simple Computer …
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Aesthetic Models and Structural Features in Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band was commissioned by Staff Sergeant Rone Sparrow, a percussionist with the West Point Military Academy Band. Funding for the project was provided by the Barlow Foundation. The piece was premiered April 13, 2005 in the Eisenhower Hall Theater at West …
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The influence of sound envelope shape on instrumental music educators' preferences for concert band crescendos
… examined musicians' preferences for hearing a concert band crescendo with different rates of intensity change. Music educators (N = 62) rated six recordings of a crescendo performed by a digital concert band for similarity to an "ideal concert band crescendo." Each recording was altered to …
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A Study of the Applicability of Makah Indian Music as Material for Concert Band Composition
This study intended to (1) use indigenous musical materials in a manner interesting to and useful in the instrumental music program of the public schools, (2) contribute to a greater understanding and appreciation of the artistic values of Northwest Indian Culture, and (3) promote an appreciation …
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3x5 for concert band ; an analysis of the numerical bases of rhythm, gesture, melody and form
3x5 for Concert Band uses the numbers three and five as the basis of many smalland large-scale aspects of the work. The two numbers act as generative numbers, underlying such features of the work as length of melodic and rhythmic gestures, polyrhythmic interaction, articulation of significant …
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The role of music-making in the identity construction of members of an adult community concert band
… case study was to ascertain how music-making and band membership contributed to the identities of members of the New Orleans Concert Band and how their identities influenced their behaviors. The musician role identity of members of the New Orleans Concert Band, an adult community band, was …
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Exploring the Experiences of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color in High School Concert Bands and Orchestral Ensembles
<p>The traditional concert band/orchestra model in many public high schools often passively presents content regarding Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). BIPOC students in these ensembles bring a wealth of experience from their communities. Meanwhile, BIPOC face barriers including …
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Four original compositions for brass and wind bands with supporting analytical commentary
… for the Souls of the Dead for Solo Cello and Concert Band. B: Two Works Written within Period of Registration: 1: THE CRIES OF LONDON for Concert Band. 2: TERRA AUSTRALIS for a) Brass Band b) Concert Band.
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Investigation of the 3 x 2 Achievement Goal Framework in Two University Band Contexts: Scale Development and Model Fit of a Six-Factor Structure describing University Band Students’ Goal Orientations Toward Personal and Ensemble Music Performance
… goal model fits to two contexts of university band performance. Results from a pilot study informed establishment of a 19-item 3 x 2 AGQ – MP. The resulting questionnaire featured matching items with contrasting prompts in order to measure student goal orientations in the two music performance …
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Examining the sources of self-efficacy among instrumental music teachers
… by its four sources. Results indicated concert band directors' self-efficacy related the most with mastery experiences, followed by verbal persuasions, physiological state, and vicarious experiences, respectively. Further investigation indicated levels of self-efficacy related with years …
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The Instructional Planning and Rehearsal Practices of Three Selected High School Band Directors
… and practices of three selected high school band directors as they prepare their ensembles for performance. Three subjects were observed across five consecutive rehearsals for a total of approximately 641 minutes. Data was collected from structured interviews, videotape observations, field …
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Fred Jewell, 1875-1936 : his life as composer of circus and band music, bandmaster, and publisher
Fred Jewell was one of the leading composers of band and circus music of the early twentieth century. Born in Worthington, Indiana in 1875, he started his musical career at age sixteen as a baritone player in a circus band. He rose to the position of bandmaster for the Barnum and Bailey, Gentry …
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Paradox, problem, and potential in secondary school jazz education
… than traditional large ensemble classes (e.g., concert band), jazz education fosters lifelong music-making, jazz education can help build and sustain an audience for jazz, and jazz education is important because jazz holds a special place in American art and culture. The growth of jazz …
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Barbara Buehlman: a study of her career in music education and as a pioneer of the female band director movement
… of Barbara Buehlman, one among the first female band directors to receive national recognition. Her grade school and junior high school bands in Round Lake, Illinois were known for their excellence and were invited to perform at national conferences. Buehlman wrote numerous band arrangements, …
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Behavioral Analysis of Directors of High-Performing Versus Low-Performing High School Bands
… levels and teacher behaviors. Ten high school band directors were classified into one of two categories, directors of high-performing bands or directors of low-performing bands, based on audio recordings of concert band performances. Directors from the two categories were matched in terms of …
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Educação Musical com instrumentos de sopro e percussão: Análise de métodos e propostra de uma sistematização
… contexto rico e diverso da educação musical nas bandas e orquestras infanto-juvenis do Brasil, nota-se a falta de sistematização dos conteúdos básicos em estágios didáticos. Esta seriação pode tornar o percurso de aprendizagem de instrumentos de banda (sopro e percussão) mais fluente e é …
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Complex Personalities: An Original Composition For Virtual Wind Ensemble And An Accompanying Exploration Of The Effects Of The Internet On Music Collaboration And Composition
<p>This thesis explores the impact that the internet has had on the <em>esprit de corps</em> of the musical community. As a mechanism for that exploration, it also includes an original composition comprised of three character pieces. The exegesis of the piece will describe the basis of these …