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ContributorsBuringrud, Deanna (Performer) / Clements, Katrina (Performer) / Bennet, Joshua (Performer) / Rasmussen, Eric (Performer) / Price, Alex (Performer) / Stover, Chris (Performer) / Healey, Biddy (Performer) / Berry, David (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / McClintock, Matt (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2018-10-28
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Inclusive Band at ASU started in Fall 2017. The group started with four Music Students (individuals with special needs) and a fifth one joined in Spring 2018. The Music Students stuck with the same ASU students (Peer Mentors) from the start until Spring 2019 when there was a shift in membership. This caused the Peer Mentors to have to move to new groups. Some moved to a Music Student that played the same instrument while others were because a member graduated or left Inclusive Band and were replaced by new members. This transition was hard for both Peer Mentors and Music Students. The Music Students were used to their Peer Mentors and built a strong friendship with them. Losing them was hard and some still struggle with it several months later. The Peer Mentors also had difficulties adjusting to teaching a different Music Student. They did not know their strengths and weaknesses or the best way to teach them. This challenge led to the creation of the handbook, which is a guide for future members of Inclusive Band to aid with the transition from semester to semester.
ContributorsKwan, Elizabeth Josephine (Author) / Belgrave, Melita (Thesis director) / Caslor, Jason (Committee member) / School of Music (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
ContributorsCaslor, Jason (Conductor) / Fritz, Greg (Conductor) / Spring, Robert (Director) / Gardner, Joshua (Director) / Wind Ensemble (Performer) / Wind Orchestra (Performer) / Contemporary Percussion Ensemble (Performer) / Clarinet Ensemble (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2017-10-13
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This paper highlights a method for jazz transcription, comprehension, and practice to be implemented primarily in applied saxophone instruction with undergraduate students. The purpose is the identify and mend the divide between jazz and classical that appears in academia. This divide is one that came about by necessity in the saxophone’s relative youth in the academic world as it found solid footing in conservatories around the world. A literature review establishes the current state of dialogue between both jazz and classical in the academic saxophone community, including the current state of crossover scholarship that discusses the interaction between multiple genres. This review investigates what serves as pedagogical material in an aural discipline like jazz. A thorough approach to transcription is crucial change to the standard practice of jazz transcription typically employed in applied saxophone studios. This approach takes the focus away from the product and places it on the process. This process is demonstrated through a transcription and deconstruction of Charlie Parker’s “Cheryl.” Though this approach is presented through the perspective of a saxophonist, this process can be applied to any number of instrumental disciplines seeking to understand jazz transcription and improvisation more fully.
ContributorsFeher, Patrick Francis (Author) / Creviston, Christopher (Thesis advisor) / Kocour, Michael (Committee member) / Libman, Jeffrey (Committee member) / Caslor, Jason (Committee member) / Wells, Christi Jay (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022
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While much has been written on the history of Education Concerts in the United States, there is a void in research focused on actual content, structure, and purposes of these concerts. This document seeks to fill this void through a detailed examination of salient aspects of Education Concerts, including programming, structure, rehearsal, and performance considerations. In conjunction with my research, I will draw on my first-hand experience as Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, providing a glimpse into the creative challenges and solutions that confront a contemporary orchestra. Additionally, my research endeavors to discover ways of transforming the historically rigid model of orchestral operations into a structure that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, encourages connections, and sparks curiosity. The goal of this research, therefore, is to provide tangible references and practical guidance to the conductor or administrator who is venturing into the richness of Education Concert programming and performance in today’s everchanging orchestral landscape.
ContributorsXia, Sunny Xuecong (Author) / Caslor, Jason (Thesis advisor) / Bolanos, Gabriel (Committee member) / Feisst, Sabine (Committee member) / Meyer, Jeffery (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
ContributorsWu, Shengwen (Performer) / Novak, Gail (Pianist) (Performer) / Oliverio, Alex (Performer) / Izotov, Aleksey (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2013-11-26
ContributorsMines, Kelsey (Performer) / Williams, Matt (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / Pettit, Joey (Performer) / Menefee, Thomas (Performer) / Rotaru, Catalin (Performer) / Lemmelin, Olivia (Performer) / Gebe, Vladimir, 1987- (Performer) / Bingham, Joey (Performer) / Duke, Alex (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-03-27
ContributorsCaslor, Jason (Conductor) / Schildkret, David (Conductor) / Neish, Julie (Conductor) / Chamber Orchestra (Performer) / Chamber Singers (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2015-10-19
ContributorsMatlock, Jordanna (Performer) / Kim, Olga (Performer) / Bingham, Aspen (Performer) / Riddiough, Reid (Performer) / Davis, Jayson (Performer) / Herbst, Felix (Performer) / Hedquist, Ben (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2017-04-21
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Servant leadership is a philosophy founded by Robert K. Greenleaf. It emphasizes the leader's responsibility to serve and empower their followers rather than the leader's authority or control over them. While this approach has been widely studied in various organizational settings, its application to the area of music, specifically large ensemble conducting, remains relatively underexplored.As part of this case study, I interviewed six conductors of large ensembles whose groups perform at a high level, but who also place a premium on the needs, happiness, and empowerment of the musicians in their groups. At the same time, I surveyed published literature on the topics of conductor leadership philosophy in North America and servant-leadership principles, specifically the work of Robert K. Greenleaf.
This study has brought to light many positive aspects of servant leadership. We also identify some challenges institutions/structures in general create that make servant leadership challenging. Based on the responses participants gave, we can begin to see there is the possibility of serving our ensemble members, giving them agency in rehearsals to be artists, achieve high standards, and help everyone grow as people beyond their musical development.
ContributorsMaddix, Dylan Rook (Author) / Caslor, Jason (Thesis advisor) / Duncan, Jamal (Committee member) / Rockmaker, Jody (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023