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First Roots of Structured Music Education
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Cortez initiated a call to action to educate Aztecs. Pedro de Gante established a school in Vera Cruz. Playing instruments and copying were introduced.
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Music of John Dowland and William Byrd In This Era
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Singing in the Churches was Documented
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German settlements in now modern day Pennsylvania with schools emphasizing sacred and secular music
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Reverend John Tufts "An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm Tunes"
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1st significant American born composer. Wrote "Chester" a patriotic song in relation to the Revolutionary War.
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Pre-Revolutionary War small military unit bands. Post War, termed "Town Bands" which doubled in size.
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The American Frontier was expanding. Lowell Mason instituted "singing schools" in the Boston Schools. This is the official first beginnings.
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Mason's "Manual of the Boston Academy" and Luther Whiting Mason's "National Music Course." Became the standard until 1925.
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Sousa started the band movement in America. He started with the US Marine Band and then created his own ensemble who he took on tour. His popularity influenced the development of school bands, community and professional bands.
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The war maintained the survival of bands. Music was used for patriotic purposes.
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Inclusion of Orchestras and Bands in the Classroom
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The war caused strains on Music Education. The efforts of instrumental music teachers created a resurge. Igor Stravinsky was a composer in this era.
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Was to familiarize music educators and their students with modern music (20th Century). Composers were put in schools as composers-in-residence.
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Along with the Berskshire Music Center, Boston University and the Theodore Presser Foundation Grant the Tanglewood Symposium was organized. Profound discourse on Music Education.
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"A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform" was a reform that questioned education parameters and almost jeopardized the state of music in the schools.
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Fowler made a profound impact on keeping music at an appropriate metric through "reform and reflection." His ideologies hold true today.
