Musician and Teacher in Nineteenth Century New England

Although there have been many biographical studies about the more well-known music educators, little has been done to investigate what teaching was like for the average teacher, and even less is known about teaching music in the early years of music education in the United States. This book focuses on what Irving Emerson’s life was like as a musician and music teacher in order to illuminate a larger groundwork that was established during the early development and growth of music education in the United States.

Terese Volk Tuohey is associate professor emerita in music education at Wayne State University.

List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Note on the Text Part I: New England, 1843-1869 Chapter One: Emerson's Early Years Chapter Two: Civil War Service Chapter Three: The Young Teacher Part II: Hartford, Connecticut. 1869-1903 Chapter Four: The Organist in Hartford Chapter Five: The Choral Conductor Chapter Six: Occupation - Music Teacher Chapter Seven: The Composer Chapter Eight: The Professional Educator Chapter Nine: The Traveler Chapter Ten: The Businessman Chapter Eleven: Music Education Then and Now Epilogue Appendix A: Emerson's Family Tree Appendix B: Selected List of Emerson's Compositions Bibliography About the Author Index