TY - JOUR
T1 - Thaddeus Bolton and the First Dissertation in Music Education
AU - Humphreys, Jere
PY - 1990/7
Y1 - 1990/7
N2 - Thaddeus L. Bolton, SAGE Publications.D. in 1895, appears to have written the first doctoral thesis on a topic closely related to music education. The thesis, titled “Rhythm,” predated by a few weeks a music education dissertation written by John]. Dawson, a graduate student of education at New York University. Bolton's dissertation describes an experimental study of the reactions of thirty subjects to sounds occurring at different speeds and intensities and with different durations and patterns of accentuation. Bolton's work on rhythm, which appears to have been among the earliest on music by an experimental psychologist, influenced Iowa music supervisor Philip C. Hayden, who applied some of Bolton's findings to his teaching. Hayden's desire to share his applications with others led, in large part, to the first meeting (1907) of what became the Music Supervisors National Conference.
AB - Thaddeus L. Bolton, SAGE Publications.D. in 1895, appears to have written the first doctoral thesis on a topic closely related to music education. The thesis, titled “Rhythm,” predated by a few weeks a music education dissertation written by John]. Dawson, a graduate student of education at New York University. Bolton's dissertation describes an experimental study of the reactions of thirty subjects to sounds occurring at different speeds and intensities and with different durations and patterns of accentuation. Bolton's work on rhythm, which appears to have been among the earliest on music by an experimental psychologist, influenced Iowa music supervisor Philip C. Hayden, who applied some of Bolton's findings to his teaching. Hayden's desire to share his applications with others led, in large part, to the first meeting (1907) of what became the Music Supervisors National Conference.
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U2 - 10.2307/3344933
DO - 10.2307/3344933
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970415344
SN - 0022-4294
VL - 38
SP - 138
EP - 148
JO - Journal of Research in Music Education
JF - Journal of Research in Music Education
IS - 2
ER -