History of Music Education

By blevindl
  • 400

    Roman Schola Cantorum

    Education for chanting used in churches. Began the idea that musicians are professionals

  • First Public School Established

    Established by Puritan Settlers

  • First Singing Schools

    Began in new england with an effort to create awareness for written music, and congregational singing.

  • Music becomes a regular subject

    Boston Committee gives appoval for Lowell Mason to teach music.

  • Dalcroze Eurhythmics

    Methodology created by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze with a focus on solfege, improvisation, and eurhythmics.

  • Suzuki Method in Japan

    Created after WWII and used as a way to boost students' morale and rests on the idea that all children can create music.

  • International Society for Music Education is Created (ISME)

  • American String Teachers Association Created

  • The National Standards for Music Education are created

    1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
    4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
    5. Reading and notating music.
    6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
    7. Evaluating music and music performances.
    8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
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  • First Songbooks with musical notation

    "Grounds and Rules" Written by Thomas Walter