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The research questions were: a) What practices do band directors view as more traditional, somewhat traditional, and less traditional?; b) From their current practice, how willing are participants to change toward more and less-traditional practices (as defined by participants)?; and c) How do band directors perceive the profession’s readiness for change? Respondents were 1,832 band directors from across the United States  . Results indicated a strong consensus of what constitutes tradition in band that supports descriptions in the scholarly literature  . Band directors viewed change as necessary but seemed reticent to initiate change in their practice  .  \nRespondents noted a lack of instructional time as a primary barrier to enacting change in their practice  . It appears band directors’ agency to preserve tradition or enact change maybe more nuanced than the current national discussion allows  .  \nKeywords: band director change, organizational identity, band tradition, change agency, music education tradition, band director perceptions  \nIntroduction  \nThe K-12 band program has been the subject of much scholarly discussion and debate. Calls for change have described the band and its traditions as not serving the interests of individual students, instead focusing on group achievement (Allsup & Benedict, 2008; Kratus, 2007; Mantie, 2012; Williams, 2011) . In response, Fonder (2014) called these desires for change in the large ensemble  \nContributions to Music Education  \nparadigm “preposterous” and “absurdist.” Miksza (2013) appealed to practitioners by suggesting rather than moving on from bands, music educators’ focus might be better served with “reimagining the instructional approaches and musical experiences that could be possible”(p. 48). Echoing this sentiment, Hill (2009) offered that “what we call ‘innovative’ is usually nothing more than a recombination of already-existing things into some new object or form”(p. 109) . Regardless of their attitudes toward change in K-12 band, these scholars held common conceptions of the traditions of band and the organizational identity to which these traditions contribute.  \nLiterature  \nDiscussions of band tradition in the literature seem to refer to means/ends pragmatism. Scheib (2006) described tradition in band as students’ opportunities to compete with other students, skill development for achievement’s sake, and varying aspects of classroom discipline in a classroom setting. Heuser (2011) asserted the product-focused nature of band, with its emphasis on strict discipline, is due to its military roots and influence. The band’s repertoire has also been a component of tradition (Mantie, 2012; Reynolds, 2000) . Mantie described that the focus on repertoire results from a desire for band to be considered artistically legitimate. More broadly, repertoire received attention when the College Music Society’s Task Force for the Undergraduate Music Major issued a report calling for the de-centering of Western art music (Campbell et al., 2016) . In response to this report, the Collegiate Band Directors National Association issued a rebuttal cautioning against such a change and defending the repertoire they believed was integral to undergraduate study (Peltz, 2017). Allsup and Benedict (2008) and Mantie (2012) also contended director-centered instruction and external evaluation are apart of the band tradition. Taken together the consensus among scholarly writers regarding traditions in band include faithful re-creations of Western art music, autocratic teaching methods, stude","cbCaiuaLpsrudiDR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuaLpsrudiDR","pdf",343356,22,"English","# Introduction\n# Literature\n## Discussions of band tradition\n## Models and barriers to change","[{\"question\":\"What were the study’s main research questions?\",\"answer\":\"The study asked which practices band directors viewed as more or less traditional, how willing directors were to change toward traditional or non-traditional practices, and how they perceived the profession’s readiness for change.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the results show about “tradition” in band?\",\"answer\":\"Respondents demonstrated strong consensus about what constitutes band tradition, aligning with descriptions found in the scholarly literature.\"},{\"question\":\"What barrier did directors identify as most significant for enacting change?\",\"answer\":\"Directors noted a lack of instructional time as a primary barrier to implementing change in their practice.\"}]","Contributions to Music Education - Vol. 47 - 2022 | PDF",1792090202,55]