Resources
An informal collection of my various research and analysis documents
Brass Bands Among the Early Latter-Day Saints: 1838-1861
Research paper detailing the contributions of brass bands to Latter-Day Saint (formerly known as "Mormon") cultural development and community-building during the LDS Church's migratory period.
Research paper detailing the contributions of brass bands to Latter-Day Saint (formerly known as "Mormon") cultural development and community-building during the LDS Church's migratory period.
The Training and Practices of Early American School Band Leaders
A short paper calling for the inclusion of foundational band-specific instruction among early American band leaders in Mark and Gary's (2007) A History of American Music Education text.
Nathan Daughtrey's Legacies: An Analysis and Orchestration for Wind Band
The culminating study and project of my Master's degree experience at Washington State University. A detailed analysis of one of Nathan Daughtrey's percussion ensemble compositions, and a description of its transcription for full wind band. This remains one of the only studies of a transcription of a work originally written for percussion instruments to large wind ensemble.
The culminating study and project of my Master's degree experience at Washington State University. A detailed analysis of one of Nathan Daughtrey's percussion ensemble compositions, and a description of its transcription for full wind band. This remains one of the only studies of a transcription of a work originally written for percussion instruments to large wind ensemble.
Analysis Packet for First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst
A packet of brief history, musical examples, and analysis of First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst
Essay: The Passacaglia in Three Twentieth-Century Musical Works
A discussion of the use of passacaglia principle in Anton Webern's Passacaglia, op. 1, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5, Mvt. IV, and Benjamin Britten's Interlude IV from Peter Grimes.
Essay: A Form Analysis of Schubert's Octet in F Major, Final Movement
A discussion and analysis of the principles of sonata form in the final movement of Schubert's Octet in F Major, D803.
Essay: Binary Principle in Two Pieces - Bach's Partita No. 3, and Webern's Variations for Piano, op. 27
A brief form analysis of two contrasting short pieces (J.S. Bach's Partita No. 3, "Sarabande", and Anton Webern's Variations for Piano, op. 27, Mvt. II) focusing on binary principle present in both.