Master of Music / Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance / Frank C. Tracz / Three essential components of wind band conducting are as follows: music selection, score study, and rehearsal planning. This report contains an analysis and rehearsal plan for two band works and a discussion on quality literature selection for band as well as a personal philosophy of music education and student learning. The two works presented are Dances of Innocence by Jan van der Roost and Air for Band by Frank Erickson.

Master of Music / Department of Music / Frank C. Tracz / This document was written after examination, research, score analysis, and lesson planning in preparation for the Graduate Conducting Recital of Travis M. Johnson. This recital was held on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Cheney High School Auditorium at 6:00 pm. A philosophy of Music Education and criteria for quality literature selection is followed by the theoretical and historical analysis of four works; Flourish for Wind Band by Ralph Vaughn Williams, Air for Band by Frank Erickson, An American Elegy by Frank Ticheli, and Rough Riders by Karl King arranged by James Swearingen. Lesson plans, rehearsal aids, warm up exercises, and student assignments are included in the examination of this process.