Julia Ettie Crane

Julia Ettie Crane (May 19, 1855 – June 11, 1923[1]), also known as Julia Etta Crane, was an American music educator and the founder of the Crane School of Music. This was the first school specifically created for the training of public school music teachers.[2] She is among the most important figures in the history of American music education.[3] Crane was a student of Manuel García.[4]

Crane was inducted into the Music Educators Hall of Fame in 1986.[5]

References

  1. ^ Collins, Caron L. (November 2011). Messengers of Music: The Legacy of Julia E. Crane. p. 121. ISBN 9781617355653.
  2. ^ Campbell and Klinger, pg. 276
  3. ^ Carolyn Livingston. "Women in American Music Education: How Names Mentioned in History Books are Regarded by Contemporary Scholars". MENC Sessions (April 1994). Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. ^ "Garcia's Method of Breathing", Werner's Magazine, December 1889, 270.
  5. ^ "Music Educators Hall of Fame Honorees". Music Educators Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2008.

Sources

  • Patricia Shehan Campbell; Rita Klinger (2000). "Learning". In Koskoff, Ellen (ed.). Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. Garland Publishing. pp. 274–287. ISBN 0-8240-4944-6.


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