Julia Ettie Crane Explained

Julia Ettie Crane (May 19, 1855 – June 11, 1923^[1]), also known as Julia Etta Crane, was an American music educator and the founder of the Crane School of Music. This was the first school specifically created for the training of public school music teachers.^[2] She is among the most important figures in the history of American music education.^[3] Crane was a student of Manuel García.^[4]

Crane was inducted into the Music Educators Hall of Fame in 1986.^[5]

Sources

• Book: Koskoff, Ellen. 0-8240-4944-6. Garland Publishing. Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. 2000. Learning. Patricia Shehan Campbell. Rita Klinger. 274–287.
• Julia Ettie Crane and her Dream

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Caron L. . Messengers of Music: The Legacy of Julia E. Crane . November 2011 . 121. 9781617355653 .
2. Campbell and Klinger, pg. 276
3. Web site: Women in American Music Education: How Names Mentioned in History Books are Regarded by Contemporary Scholars. May 19, 2008. MENC Sessions (April 1994). Carolyn Livingston.
4. "Garcia's Method of Breathing", Werner's Magazine, December 1889, 270.
5. Web site: Music Educators Hall of Fame Honorees. May 19, 2008. Music Educators Hall of Fame. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011559/http://www.menc.org/information/histinfo/Historicalinfohall.html. September 28, 2007. dead.