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ERIC Number: EJ287404
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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John Curwen: Teaching the Tonic Sol-Fa Method 1816-1880.
Zinar, Ruth
Music Educators Journal, v70 n2 p46-47 Oct 1983
John Curwen made many contributions to music education. He taught singing through the sound of tones before students learned notation, originated a widely used system of hand signals for the tones of the scale, and emphasized a feeling for the basic beat underlying the durations of tones. (CS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Music, Music Education, Music Reading, Music Teachers, Music Techniques, Singing, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Curwen (John); England