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Selecting Literature To Teach Musical Style In The High School Band, David Scott Lawrenson

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The problem presented in this thesis is how band literature should be chosen for use in the high school band classroom. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the justification and criteria for selecting appropriate literature to teach musical style in the high school band class. Two questions central to the purpose of this thesis are: 1) Why should style be used as a factor in determining literature selection and, 2) What elements of style are important when selecting literature based on this justification?

In music education, two distinct philosophies concerning performance classes have emerged: aesthetics and performance. The …