The First Half of the Twentieth Century

This was a time when music education leaders began to focus on why music education was an important part of the education of children. Yet, the tripartite justification for music education in the 1838 report of the Boston School Committee-music is good for children intellectually, morally, and physically-continued to support the creation of new music programs throughout the country. Note in Part III that some writers continued to cite the same justification as late as the early part of the twentieth century.