The Singing School

Title: The Singing School
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The Singing School

THE SINGING SCHOOL: AN AMERICAN TRADITION         The Singing School was an institution that was uniquely American. it was established to serve a dual purpose: the desire to create music and the need for sociability. Generations were taught to read and sing music by itinerant singing masters, who developed characteristic methods and materials of instruction, and distinctive performance practices. Through this institution, many people were given the opportunity to participate in music, either as a singer, …showed first 75 words of 1221 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1221 total…National Course emphasized methods of school music teaching, and made the older type of music and instruction employed in the singing school obsolete. Only in isolated, rural areas did singing schools continue to exist.         The contributions of this early American institution can be traced directly to the current music curriculum in the public school system in America, and the singing school must be viewed as a very important factor in the development of American music.

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