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Early Bands
Bands became more organized on a permanent basis in the United States. New York city had five permanent bands. -
Early Instrumental Teachers
Little Rock was a city that had between seven and ten private schools that thought instrumental and vocal music -
Conservatories
In 1853, Eben Tourjee told his idea about conservatories in America to Boston educators, but they just thought that he was an impractical dreamer -
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
Patrick Gilmore had a great influence on the development of bands and their music. He assembled a band of five hundred and a choir of five thousand for a Grand National concert -
Tourjee's Class System
Eben Tourjee came to America with the class system after studying in Europe -
Gilmore's Band
Gilmore's band toured the United States between 1876 and 1891 -
Reform of Music Education
Dalcroze had a sample group demonstrate his technique of Rhythmique or Eurthmics which is music through movement -
The Choral Union
The Choral Union organization was split into a male and female chorus and presented separate concerts -
Otto Meisner
Meisner says not to overlook a child's artistic value if they can't sing because they may be able to play -
Philosophy and Psychology
Music education has incorporated major advances in philosophy and psychology. These movements have been complementary and fortuitous for music education -
Events of Contemporary Era
The MENC proposal expanded the project to include seminars and workshops on contemporary music and pilot programs in schools. Northwestern University hosted the seminar on comprehensive musicianship -
Change In Music Education
The contemporary era of music education began when the profession was caught up in a tital wave of educational change that swept across the country