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Early School Music Instruction in Wisconsin

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the inception of American public school music. On August 28, 1938, the Boston School Board resolved to have music instfuction included in the schools on a regular basis. But, when did regular school music instruction begin in Wisconsin? This article examines that question. The purpose of this investigation is to examine the influences and circumstances which led to the 1925 decision to require music in Wisconsin public schools. Included in the discussion will be early references to school music instruction, music teacher training, and influences on school music's course of development.