Award Date
5-1-2025
Degree Type
Doctoral Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
First Committee Member
John McMurtery
Second Committee Member
Jonathan Lee
Third Committee Member
Tod Fitzpatrick
Fourth Committee Member
Stephen Caplan
Fifth Committee Member
Gregory S. Brown
Number of Pages
107
Abstract
This document explores the pedagogical literature and tools used by fife and drum instructors during private lessons and ensemble rehearsals. The document will address the general history of the fife and drum and how the instrumental pair has been a leading cultural, historical, and musical signifier across Europe and the United States over the past millennium. It also analyzes the strengths and pitfalls in fife pedagogical literature and highlights supplemental teaching resources from flute pedagogical literature. This research aims to strengthen the current methodological tools for amateur fife learning while providing a dialogue between different music genres and ensemble structures. The document aims to help students and teachers locate, access, and use new teaching resources. Ensemble observations, interviews with master pedagogues, and the author’s teaching experiences as a classically trained flutist served as research data.
Keywords
fife; fife and drum; flute; military music; pedagogy
Disciplines
Music
File Format
Run Time
1260 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Zwonik, Lauren A., "A Comparative Analysis of Fife and Flute Pedagogical Methods and Resources for Amateur Musicians" (2025). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 5360.
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/5360
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