Date of Award

5-1931

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Education

First Advisor

John P. Treacy

Abstract

The singing-school became an established organiza­tion where leaders would meet with a group and teach them the art of singing as well as they could. Most of the singing teachers were self-taught, for opportunities for instruction were meager. But though their musical standard and culture was not up to that of European instructors, it was sufficient to make them effective leaders, reinforced as it was by personal initiative and interest in musical progress. They taught the people the rudiments of music, each in his own way, and in his own field. Collectively they did a useful and indispensable work; for they not only helped to bring order out of chaos in church singing , but they laid the first foundations of technical knowledge of music, they kindled musical imagination in the people and afforded glimpses of some of the artistic possibilities latent within them­ selves.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Music School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music

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