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Basic Problems In Playing The Cornet, Loyal J. West
Basic Problems In Playing The Cornet, Loyal J. West
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
After having spent a number of years in the teaching profession, the writer has become aware of the need for a study dealing with the specific and technical problems in playing the cornet.
The problems of performance on the cornet may readily be divided into three groups: (1) those having to do with the instrument, (2) those having to do with the player, and (3) those having to do with the interpretation of music. The problems of playing the cornet will be dealt with in this paper only as they apply directly to the problems of learning the instrument itself. …
A Descriptive Summary Of Various Band Booster Groups In Southeastern Idaho And A Study Of Their Benefits To The Schools, Melborne Roberts
A Descriptive Summary Of Various Band Booster Groups In Southeastern Idaho And A Study Of Their Benefits To The Schools, Melborne Roberts
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Within the last 30 years the music departments in the schools of the Southeastern Idaho areas have grown tremendously. With the mushrooming of the band programs within these music departments many problems appear. They arise primarily from inadequate funds.
In order for the band systems in this area to function properly, the problem of finances must be met by some means other than entirely through the funds allocated by local school boards.
Local boards of education frequently do not have sufficient funds to meet such needs as transportation for band tours and trips to the district and state festivals. Large …