Hudební a pedagogický odkaz amerického skladatele Lowella Masona
Lowell Mason and his musical and pedagogical legacy

Author(s): Adéla Šarmanová
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Pedagogy
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Lowell Mason; music education; Bethany
Summary/Abstract: Lowell Mason had a strong influence on the development of American Music Education in the 19th century. As an organist and a choirmaster, he devoted the most of his live to arranging and publishing songs for the liturgy. Many of these melodies stay as the core repertoire of the American and European hymn books. In the field of education, Lowell Mason is known as „the father of the music education“ in the United States. His contribution lies in the inclusion of music education into the American school system. In favor of the entire American educational society, Lowell Mason made the overall development and the change of existing system.

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