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ERIC Number: EJ414057
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
Portrait of a Nineteenth-Century School Music Program.
Riley, Martha Chrisman
Journal of Research in Music Education, v38 n2 p79-89 Sum 1990
Reviews the development of the Louisville, Kentucky, public school music program from its establishment in 1844 to its suspension in 1879. Examines rationales for introducing music into the curriculum; debates over teaching methods; and choices of music curricula. Uses primary sources, including minutes and annual reports of the Louisville school board. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Primary Sources, Program Development, Public Schools, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Methods; Kentucky (Louisville); Nineteenth Century