10 Events In Music Ed. History Flashcards
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Development of music education in ancient Greece
Both Plato and Aristotle thought that music was an essential part of determining a person‘s character
In the Middle Ages, no formal system for writing music existed, so a method of musical notation was devised
When the function of music changes, a change occurs not only in the music but in the training of musician
When colonists first came to America, they made little effort to assimilate indigenous music into British-American culture
As a result, little of Native American music made its way into their formal music
In 1809, Joseph Naef founded an elementary school that was based on Pestalozzi’s methods
Music in his school was considered a basic subject and all children were given appropriate music instruction
In 1838, Lowell Mason introduced music as a subject in the Boston public schools
He taught for a year without pay so he could demonstrate the need for music in schools
Following the Civil War, Benjamin Jepson persuaded the New Haven Board to employ him to introduce music to elementary school
He developed his own textbook soon after
In 1919, Osbourne McConathy established one of the tenets of music education
Every child should be educated in music according to their natural capacities, at public expense, and their studies should function in the musical life of the community
Karl Gehrkens at MENC’s Cleveland meeting in 1923
“Music for every child, every child for music”
The Yale Seminar, which met in 1963, was one of the first federally supported developmental conferences in arts education
Mostly musicologists were invited to express their views on music education, while there were only a few music educators in attendance. The seminar focused on the literature used in school music programs but ignored the competencies expected of students as a result of music instruction
The Tanglewood Symposium, which met in 1967 was comprised of music educators, musicians, scientists, educators, and others
It focused on the problems and potentials for music activities and development in US society and provided guidance to music educators
