A Survey and Critical Analysis of the Preparation of Instrumental Music Teachers with the Recommendations for Altering the Curriculum and Content of the Courses Page: 2
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revising and changing the curricula to meet the increasing demand for
knowledge and skill. Even at the present time, only one-half of the
teachers colleges in the United States provide a four-year course, and
these are characterized by wide variations in the nature of the prepara-
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tion provided.3 7ith this growth there have been corresponding changes
in ideals, aims and objectives, and procedures brought about by music
educators. There seems to be much confusion in the methods of teaching
instrumental music, at both the college and public school levels, and
in the practical -pplication of the aims of school-music, that needs
to be clarified through further research. McCall sums up some of the
problems to be encountered in regard to instrumental music instruction
in the following statement:
Public school music has had an abnormal growth. It has left
the fond father, the music teacher, struggling and mired in theo-
retical methods, conceptions, and ideals. During this growth the
vocal supervisor has had but one voice with which to deal. But
the instrumental supervisor has been called upon to give a service
to his community that Atlas himself would shrink from carrying
upon his mighty shoulders i
In this connection, Wolfe recommends that definite standards for each
activity engaged in by the prospective teacher should be determined
through further experimental study.5
Harlo E. McCall, "Instructional Guide for Instrumental Teachers"
(Unpublished master's thesis, Northwestern University, 1934), p. 1.
3Wolfe, o. cit.., p. 1
4McCall, op. cit., p. 5.
5Wolfe, 2 . cit., p. 10.
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Marcellus, John. A Survey and Critical Analysis of the Preparation of Instrumental Music Teachers with the Recommendations for Altering the Curriculum and Content of the Courses, thesis, August 1941; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699498/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .