Early Music Education
The first public school music program was introduced in this U.S. city in 1838
What is Boston?
This person is known as the “Father of Music Education” in America.
Who is Lowell Mason?
This field of study explores the nature and value of things, including music education.
What is Philosophy?
This teaching method integrates composition and performance to help students understand music.
What is Comprehensive Musicianship?
This psychologist proposed the theory of Multiple Intelligences, including musical intelligence.
Who is Howard Gardner?
The Boston School Committee’s rationale for music education included these three benefits for children.
What are physical, intellectual, and moral benefits?
Her emphasis on music appreciation helped shape modern music education.
Who is Frances Elliott Clark?
This music educator was a leading proponent of the Aesthetic Education philosophy.
Who is Bennett Reimer?
This 20th-century approach to music education teaches music through an integrated combination of theory, history, and performance practices.
What is Comprehensive Musicianship?
How many intelligences are in Howard Gardner’s original theory of Multiple Intelligences?
What is seven?
Lowell Mason’s school music program focused on this type of musical instruction.
What is vocal music and sight-singing?
This 1957 event prompted an educational shift in the U.S., leading to increased focus on science, math, and the arts.
What is the launch of Sputnik I?
This aesthetic philosophy of music education argues that the primary purpose of music education is to develop a "feelingful response" to music.
What is Music Education as Aesthetic Education?
This curriculum design revisits music concepts multiple times, progressively building knowledge with each repetition.
What is the Spiral Curriculum?
Self-awareness and understanding of one's emotions.
What is Intrapersonal Intelligence?
This early music education organization was co-founded by Frances Elliott Clark and later became MENC.
What is the Music Supervisors National Conference (MSNC)?
In what year did Frances Elliott Clark emphasize music appreciation as an essential part of music education?
What is 1896?
This music education philosophy focuses on the active experience of making music rather than just studying musical works.
What is the Praxial Philosophy?
This approach encourages students to engage with music through hands-on experiences rather than passive listening
What is the Praxial Philosophy?
Ability to understand and relate to others.
What is Interpersonal Intelligence
This organization, originally known as MENC, now represents music educators nationwide.
What is the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)?
This 1957 event prompted an educational shift in the U.S., leading to increased focus on science, math, and the arts.
What is the launch of Sputnik I?
The praxial philosophy was developed by this scholar, who emphasized music as an action-based study
Who is David Elliott?