| Summary: | Master of Music === Department of Music === Frank Tracz === The following report is a comprehensive analysis of two works for wind band and one
work for brass ensemble, prepared by Adam Ladd. The report was completed during the Spring
semester of 2014 and culminated with live performances of each piece by the Kansas State
University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble with Adam Ladd conducting. Audio and video
recordings of the conducted performances can be found within the K-State Research Exchange
database. The following report includes three comprehensive Unit Studies or Teacher Research
Guides in the format that is described in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band book
series. The report also includes three Tracz Analysis Grids in the format that is found in The Art
of Interpretation of Band Music. The examined pieces are as follows. Toccatta for Band, by
Frank Erickson, Mutations from Bach, by Samuel Barber, and Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, by
John Philip Sousa, arranged by Philip Sparke.
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