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ERIC Number: EJ357396
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Ringing the Changes: General John Eaton and the 1886 Public School Music Survey.
Bergee, Martin J.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v35 n2 p103-16 Sum 1987
Discusses the 1885 survey by General John Eaton of public school music programs. The survey instrument asked questions concerning how many hours per week, in what grades, and by whom music was taught. It also included instruction on the systems and textbooks used, and factors which limited school music instruction. (Author/AEM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Music Reading, Music Teachers, Public Schools, School Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Eaton (John); Music Teachers National Association