History of Music Education

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    Instrument music became popular

  • Northhampton, Mass

    almost all girls in choir

  • New York Phil

  • First 'band' class

    First schools before 1900: Wichita, Kansas; Chelsea, Mass; Edinberg, Penn; Hartford, Conn; New Albany, Indiana
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    Frank Damrosch

    Supervisor of music in Denver
    Chorus-Master at Metropolitan Opera
    Specialized in unaccompanied singing - new

  • Eben Tourjee

    Co-Founded Boston Conservatory of music. Served as first NAFME president. Brought in the idea that students can be taught in classes.
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    Birge

    Wrote first defined music ed book.
    - only 29% of bands self-reported schools
    'Committee on Instrumental Affairs'

  • Gilmore band

  • Symphony Society of NY

  • First music teacher (penn.)

  • St. Louis Symphony

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    Otto Miessner

    Organized a band in Indiana/ DpOM in Milwaukee
    spoke at St. Louis Music Supervisors conference to push for greater emphasis on instrumental music
    Boys going through puberty wouldn't want to keep singing

  • Howl's music academy

    Everything separated by age
    Sold instruments
    Tried to pull in as many people as possible
    Carnivals for the arts
    Childrens' chorus of 1,500
    'Penny a lesson"
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    Contest era

    popularized brass music
    used to justify mass production of instruments
    At first had all arts
    entertainment was taken way too far, so regulations were introduced.
    Soon no one was up to standards

  • First contest for the arts

    popularized in the Irish community
    First held in Chicago
    Michigan incorporated it into the state fair

  • F. Melius Christiansen

    In St. Olaf Choir
    Took them on the first international tour
    Produced so many acapella pieces.

  • Peter Lutkin

    Founded an influential acapella group at Northwestern

  • St. Olaf Choir

    Memorized music
    Pitch pipes
    Made college around
    Auditioned for ensemble every year

  • Westminster Choir

    John Williamson
    Resonance - tight jaws
    Students had to work out
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    Choir popularity increasing

    Survey put out in 1920
    - 359 said choir was now required
    Oratorio performances increased in 1910 before glee clubs took over in 1920's.
    New interest in operetta performances
    'concept of required choral practice is doomed'

  • Don Cossack Choir

    Acapella

  • W.W. Norton Highschool

    high school music department brought in three music teachers

  • Glee clubs evolved

    Evolved out of acapella
    focused on modern music.
    based on need for entertainment

  • MSNC - 1928 meeting

    Jacob Evanson performance
    George Bowen was president at the time

  • Music Supervisors National Conference

  • Music Ed's philosophical development stage

    heavily based on utilitarian rationals favored in western music.
    Historical vs. Enjoyment vs. quality
    "book published to argue for 'educational centricity' of music"
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    Contemporary Music Era

  • Contemporary Music Project

    Created by ford foundation to enrich the cultural life of America
    Ties into young composers project

  • Foundations and Principles of Music

    First book

  • Young Composers Project

    Ford foundation exploring relationship between arts and society
    composers assigned to schools
    comprehensive musicianship
    31 people participated

  • Yale Seminar on Music Ed

    Before:
    - The purpose was to find issues addressing American schools as it relates to music
    - used a lot of non-music educators to try and find issues
    - of course, they didn't really know what was going on either and didn't provide educated insight.
    After:
    - Little publication to reach the general public of educators
    - Flaws: not enough MENC/NAFME support, couldn't actualize proposals, no music ed system to lead
    - The concept of critiquing music ed pedagogy became popular.

  • Julliard Repertory Project

    Gideon Waldrop submitted a grant application to the DpOE
    JRP established in 1964
    Vittorio Giannini was the first director

  • Tanglewood Symposium

    Sponsored by MENC
    Used to discuss music ed in society
    - Quality versus popularity
    -Tanglewood goals and declaration project
    - 8 objectives were highlighted Development of Professional Standards

  • A Philosophy in Music Education

    Reviewed in 1993
    International renewed interest

  • Gordon Learning Theory

    Contrast, learning sequences, teaching modes, pattern delivery, rhythms, audiation, and learning by rote.

  • The School Music Program: Description and Standards

    National Commission of Construction
    Response to Tanglewood

  • Praxial Philosophy

  • MENC 2nd edition standards

    goals for future National Standards of Arts and Education
    Progress reported by Arts in School: State by State
    The economy, Teacher certification requirements, and academic curricula would not allow for the goals to be reached

  • Musicking

    Music is a process, not a noun. it's not its own independent idea.

  • Goals 2000: Educate America Act

    1st time national standards advance
    All arts were included

  • Vision 2020

    Housewright symposium was intended to be an updated tanglewood
    MENC: From Tanglewood to Present (Michael L. Mark)
    MENC did not follow up on this symposium

  • MENC 100 year anniversary