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ERIC Number: EJ374285
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Critical Days for Music in American Schools.
Pemberton, Carol A.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v36 n2 p69-82 Sum 1988
Examines the events between November 1837 and August 1838 which led to the acceptance and support of curricular music in the Boston (Massachusetts) public schools, and ultimately, the rest of the country. Recognizes the efforts of Lowell Mason and Joseph Harrington to establish music programs as part of the school curriculum. (GEA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Music, Music Education, Public Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Massachusetts (Boston); Nineteenth Century