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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC JEANNE BAXTRESSER’S AMERICAN FLUTE HERITAGE: A HISTORY OF TRADITION AND EXCELLENCE By DAVID MANUEL GRAHAM A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2013 © 2013 David M. Graham David M. Graham defended this treatise on November 7, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: Eva Amsler Professor Directing Treatise James Mathes University Representative Timothy Hoekman Committee Member Patrick Meighan Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the treatise has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii To My Family. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The completion of this document would not have been possible without the guidance, support, and encouragement offered to me by my supervisory committee of Dr. Timothy Hoekman, Dr. James Mathes, and Professor Patrick Meighan. A sincere thank you to my teacher and committee chair, Eva Amsler for her years of guidance, wisdom, and inspiration during my time at Florida State. Under her supervision I have learned to become independent and mature as an artist and teacher. Her tutelage has profoundly affected me as a person and musician; for this I am grateful. Thank you to my teacher and mentor, Jeanne Baxtresser, for sharing with me her time, stories, and personal experiences that have been central to her development as a musician and teacher.