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The Development of Civil War Brass Band Instruments into Modern-Day Brass Band Instruments with a Related Teaching Unit For a High School General Music Course

Lewis, Joseph M, Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1431035985

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2015, Master of Music (MM), Bowling Green State University, Music Education/Comprehensive Music Education.
The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to trace the development of civil war brass band instruments into modern-day brass band instruments and (b) to design a related teaching unit for a high school general music course. Historical sources for this study were books, scholarly articles, photographs of instruments, audio and video recordings, and music scores. I traced in this study the design, development, and uses during the Civil War of keyed bugles, ophicleides, and saxhorns. I then discussed how these transitioned to more modern brass band instruments, specifically keyed bugles to the trumpet and cornet, ophicleides to the sousaphone, and saxhorns to other instruments. I interviewed Mr. Mark Elrod, the foremost expert on Civil War band instruments, about the design characteristics of Civil War era band instruments that have influenced the design of modern-day band instruments, way in which Civil War band instrumentation has affected the instrumentation of today's school bands, and the importance for students in school music education programs to study Civil War era bands and music. Based upon the information acquired from these historical sources and the interview with Mr. Mark Elrod, I designed a three-week teaching unit titled "The Blue and the Gray: A Teaching Unit for a High School General Music Course." Students in this course will use web-based instruction and chat boards, have hands-on learning experiences that include holding brass instruments from the Civil War and the modern instruments that developed from them. Students will also view and intelligently critique recordings and videos of Civil War re-enactment bands and listen to an invited guest who is an expert in Civil War era brass bands.
Vincient Kantorski, PhD (Advisor)
Bruce Moss, PhD (Committee Member)
67 p.
Music; Music Education
Civil; War; Brass; Bands; Instruments

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  • Lewis, Jr., J. M. (2015). The Development of Civil War Brass Band Instruments into Modern-Day Brass Band Instruments with a Related Teaching Unit For a High School General Music Course [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1431035985

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lewis, Jr., Joseph. The Development of Civil War Brass Band Instruments into Modern-Day Brass Band Instruments with a Related Teaching Unit For a High School General Music Course. 2015. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1431035985.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lewis, Jr., Joseph. "The Development of Civil War Brass Band Instruments into Modern-Day Brass Band Instruments with a Related Teaching Unit For a High School General Music Course." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1431035985

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