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Ghere, David; Amram, Fred M. B. – British Journal of Music Education, 2007
The first British patent describing an educational game designed for musical "amusement and instruction" was granted in 1801 to Ann Young of Edinburgh, Scotland. The authors' discovery of Young's game box has prompted an examination of the nature and purpose of the six games she designed. Ann Young's patent is discussed in the context of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Educational Games, Intellectual Property, Cultural Context
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Symes, Colin – British Journal of Music Education, 2004
The advent of the gramophone transformed the cultural conditions of contemporary music, including the way it was taught. For a considerable period of time, musicians and music educators disparaged the gramophone. The members of the musical appreciation movement were more sympathetic and helped transform the gramophone's educational image during…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Music Education