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In 1603 the first school opened in its area in St. Augustine Florida. A group of Spanish Friars came to America for the sole purpose of educating the Native Americans. There is evidence that instrumental music was taught at this school.
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Though full of errors, the first book published in Massachusetts Bay was The Bay Psalm Book, this book contained text meant to be sung during worship services. It was translated from Hebrew, by a group of 30 elders. The Bay Psalm Book
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The first school completely dedicated to singing was founded in Boston. It had a mission to teach students to read music and sing well in church celebrations.
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Largely up to this point song books had been printed in a metered rhythmic way to aid in singing correctly and well. Tufts and Walter both published songbooks of psalms.
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Samuel Holyoke expanded his singing school to create an instrumental school in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Hans George Nageli's "The Theory of Instruction in Singing" combined Pestalozzi's objectives with musical knowledge which ushered in a new era in music instruction.
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Joseph H. Naef founded a school in America in 1809 based on the Pestalozzian methods. Music was considered a basic subject at this school. Naef presented an outline of these principles to the American Institute of Instruction in Boston. ` -
Lowell Mason was the first supervisor of elementary vocal music in Boston public school, officially. He taught music in schools for free because he believed in what he did. Lowell Mason
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Richmond, Indiana begins the first high school orchestra. This was organized by Will Earhart in 1889. It would later become the model for quality school instrumental programs. -
The Music Supervisors National Conference is established and would eventually become National Association for Music Education. -
Albert F. Mitchell takes a year's leave of absence in 1910 to study violin. He was inspired to develop the Mitchell Class Method which would eventually cover the teaching of other instruments.
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Class Instruction begins in Cincinnati. They first began at high schools but eventually spread to elementary schools as well.
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Cass Technical School opens and includes music in its curriculum. The students leave the school with the ability to become professional musicians.
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A new band program in Fostoria, Ohio organized by J.W. Wainwrited won the first annual National Band Contest which was held in Chicago.
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Works Progress Administration was founded with the purpose of stimulating and supporting creativity through funding. -
The American String Teachers Association began as a way to promote string playing and teaching. It was based on the National Guild of Piano Teachers. ASTA
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The Child's Bill of Rights says that all students have a right to excellent music education. This is still utilized today by NAfME. Child's Bill of Rights in Music
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This society was formed as a way to help make music education a part of general education. isme
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The American School Band Directors Association with the goal of influencing "the direction and furthering the cause of good music in the nation's public schools." ASBDA
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The Yale Seminar was held in 1963. It was a federally supported program for arts education.
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The Tanglewood Symposium met for the purpose of providing guidance and making the programs more modernized and up-to-date on current issues.
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act required all schools to provide music instruction. This also meant that they were required to provide music teachers trained to work with those kids.
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The report "Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do" is published and it strongly supports the arts. Academic Preparation...
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The Holmes Group submits a report with the goal of improving teacher education in America.
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The goal of the report was to improve the music education students were receiving and to unify their evaluation.
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The National Standards for Music Education offered guidance on what students should be able to do as a result of participating in music classes. National Standards
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No Child Left Behind Act to increase accountability to schools for educational outcomes in an attempt to bridge the gap between the extremes in education.
