This project is a comprehensive study of Cookbook for clarinet and piano written by American composer Kenji Bunch for clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester. As a composer with a deep interest in various musical styles, Bunch ...

The purpose of this study is to examine an eclectic styles ensemble and the role that the ensemble plays in students’ musical growth through the use of informal music learning practices. One high school orchestra program ...

Education scholars have noted the importance of contextual understanding in the development of teacher knowledge (Carlsen, 1999; Grossman, 1990; Shulman, 1987). Examining contextual knowledge through a lens of place brings ...

Raymond Francis Dvorak (1900–1982) was a distinguished Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1934–1968. His career spans transformative years at the University of Illinois and the University of ...

The purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of the life, philosophies, and compositional traits of Walter S. Hartley, with a focus on his most significant contribution to the concert wind band repertoire, ...