Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-331) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Early Life and Ideas of Sarah Glover -- First Music Education Experiments -- Advice from an old friend -- The German Canons and the Sol-fa Tune Book -- The Norwich Solfa Fully Worked Out -- The Solfa Harmonicon with Rotary Cylinder -- Teaching the Norwich Solfa -- Glover's Fascination with Prismatic Colour and Natural Theology -- Support and Criticism -- Good Works -- John Curwen Takes Hold of Miss Glover's Method -- Curwen's Modifications and Management -- An Uneasy Truce -- Collegial Correspondence with John Hullah -- Semi-Retirement -- New Lodgings -- The Friction Continues -- The Final Years -- Re-Writing History.
Summary:
"This book explores the life and pedagogy of Sarah Anna Glover, the female music education pioneer of congregational singing (psalmody) and singing in nineteenth-century schools. Jane Southcott analyzes Glover's methods, history, and memory, and works to correct inaccuracies and misrepresentations that have emerged since Glover's death"-- Provided by publisher.
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