The Universal Teacher, by J. E. Maddy and T. P. Giddings (1923)

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-410
Author(s):  
Phillip M. Hash
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Vocal Music ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Class Time ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The University ◽  
Instrumental Methods

The Universal Teacher for Orchestra and Band Instruments ( UT), a class method by Joseph E. Maddy and Thaddeus P. Giddings published by the Conn Musical Instrument Company in 1923, was the subject of this study. Research questions focused on (1) details surrounding the writing and publishing of the UT; (2) philosophical, psychological, and pedagogical principles behind the method; (3) the influence of the UT on class teaching and subsequent books; and (4) implications of this research for modern practice. Maddy and Giddings wrote the UT from 1920 to 1922 while teaching summer methods courses together at Chautauqua, New York, and at the University of Southern California. The authors designed the book to appeal to children by applying the song method from elementary vocal music to instrumental instruction. This pedagogy differed from previous instrumental methods in that instructional material consisted entirely of melodies rather than scales and exercises. The UT also employed a detailed, systematic series of procedures intended to maximize the use of class time, hold students accountable for their progress, and allow independent learning with as little teacher intervention as possible.

doris davenport

2020 ◽  
pp. 513-519
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Southern California ◽  
The State ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
State University ◽  
The University

doris davenport, born and reared in northeast Georgia, continues to identify as an Appalachian despite living and working outside the region. She holds degrees from Paine College (BA), the State University of New York at Buffalo (MA), and the University of Southern California (PhD) and teaches at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama....

Music Education at the New York Institution for the Blind, 1832–1863

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-388
Author(s):  
Phillip M. Hash
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Vocal Music ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Music Program ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Teaching Music ◽  
The City

The purpose of this study was to document the history of music education at the New York Institution for the Blind (NYIB) from the opening of the school in 1832 through the tenure of the facility’s first music director, Anthony Reiff. Research questions pertained to the school’s origin and operation and to its music curriculum, pedagogy, faculty, ensembles, and resources. The NYIB provided a home and education for students ages eight to twenty-five. The music program served as recreation and vocational training and as a means of promoting the school. Reiff joined the faculty in 1835 and established a band and choir that performed throughout the city and surrounding states. In 1847, the board of managers hired George F. Root as head of vocal music and named Reiff director of the instrumental division. Sigismund Laser replaced Root in 1855 and remained at the NYIB until 1863, when both he and Reiff left the school. The faculty at the NYIB developed and promoted effective methods for teaching music to people with blindness and prepared graduates to serve as church musicians, piano tuners, and music educators. Findings from this study might serve to remind music educators of past pedagogical methods and principles applicable in teaching students who are blind today.

Abdel Aleem, Mariam (1930–2010)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Dwider
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Graphic Arts ◽  
Founding Member ◽  
The University ◽  
Venice Biennale

Mariam Abdel Aleem was a prominent Egyptian graphic artist known for her printed works and engraving that stitched together symbols from ancient and contemporary Egypt to create abstracted compositions. These compositions often incorporated Arabic text and featured both hand-written calligraphy and appropriated or collaged text. In addition to her printed works, Abdel Aleem also produced paintings that focused on representations of Egyptian folk culture. Abdel Aleem graduated from the Higher Institute of Art Education in Cairo with a bachelor’s degree in 1954. In the years following, she studied graphic arts at the University of Southern California and received a master’s degree in Fine Arts in 1957. While in the United States, Abdel Aleem also studied at the Pratt Institute in New York. She taught printmaking as a member of Alexandria University’s Faculty of Fine Arts from its founding in 1958, and was appointed director of the Faculty in 1981. Mariam Abdel Aleem also served as a founding member of both the Association of Fine Artists in Alexandria and the Egyptian Art of Engraving Society. She frequently represented Egypt at international biennials including the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Biennial, and the Graphics Biennial in Norway.

Fillers

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-253
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Good Luck ◽  
Research Grants ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Since . . . research grants . . . combine lucre with glory, it is not surprising that inside the university and on its industrial and other fringes the practice or pretense of research should have become a compulsion. Thousands of young men are at work on little papers; thousands more are racking their brains to think of an experiment or study. Most of them worry more about the acceptability of the subject in academic eyes than about their chances of doing and saying something useful, that is, few care about the fitness of the matter and none about the readability of the results. "Communication" occurs by good luck, while everybody groans ritually at the bad writing, excessive length, and prevailing insignificance of what the journals print. In a word, this army of researchers by conviction or impressment are technically pedants.—Jacques Babzun: The House of Intellect. New York, Harper, 1959, p. 219.

scholarly journals Derek William Moore. 19 April 1931 — 15 July 2008

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 241-259
Author(s):  
J. T. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
California Institute Of Technology ◽  
Goddard Space Flight Center ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University

Derek Moore was born in South Shields and studied at the local grammar school, from which he gained an Exhibition to Jesus College, Cambridge. However, before going to Cambridge he did his National Service in the Royal Air Force and was stationed in Yorkshire, where one of his fellow personnel was the poet Ted Hughes. He entered Jesus College in 1951, studying for the Mathematical Tripos, which he gained in 1954, and for Part III, which he gained in 1955. He then became a research student in applied mathematics and theoretical fluid mechanics under the supervision of Dr Ian Proudman and was awarded a PhD degree of the University of Cambridge in 1958. Thereafter he held positions at the University of Bristol, the Goddard Space Flight Center, New York, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and Imperial College, London, where he spent the major part of his career. He became distinguished for the Moore-Spiegel oscillator and the Moore singularity. Moreover he had a strong interest in jazz, which is the subject of an appreciation by Peter Batten.

A Tribute to Gregor Piatigorsky

1984 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Chamber Music ◽  
String Quartet ◽  
Southern California ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
New York Philharmonic ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
The University

Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976) was born in Russia and began playing cello at age seven. Two years later he was admitted to the Moscow Conservatory as a scholarship student. In 1919, Piatigorsky was invited to join the prestigious Lenin String Quartet and was appointed principal cellist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. He left Soviet Russia in 1921 and played throughout Poland and Germany. In 1928 he relinquished his post as principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic to begin a triumphant international career as a cello soloist. He made his American debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1929. Piatigorsky is particularly noted for his collaborations with his eminent colleagues, and the Heifetz-Piatigorsky Chamber Music Series of the sixties has become legendary. From 1962 until his death, Piatigorsky taught cello at the University of Southern California. His classes became world renowned, and in 1975 the Piatigorsky Chair of Music was established to honor his virtuosity as an artist and teacher.

scholarly journals Report on the 22nd International FLAIRS Conference

AI Magazine ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Hans Werner Guesgen
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New York ◽  
Research Society ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
State University ◽  
Conference Program ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Research ◽  
University Of Memphis ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

The 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS-22) was held 19th – 21st May 2009 at the Sundial Beach and Golf Resort on Sanibel Island, Florida, USA.  It continued a long tradition of FLAIRS conferences, which attract researchers from around the world.  The conference featured technical papers, special tracks, and invited speakers.  This year’s conference was chaired by Susan Haller, from the State University of New York at Potsdam.  Conference program co-chairs were Hans W. Guesgen, from Massey University in New Zealand, and H. Chad Lane, from the University of Southern California.  The special tracks were coordinated by Philip McCarthy, from the University of Memphis.

Rick Halpern and Jonathan Morris, eds., American Exceptionalism? U.S. Working Class Formation in an International Context. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. v + 325 pp. $69.95 cloth.

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Colin J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Working Class ◽  
American Exceptionalism ◽  
Class Formation ◽  
International Context ◽  
Cottage Industry ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The concept of American exceptionalism has been with us for a long time. The abundance of books and articles on the subject represents a vigorous cottage industry. This collection of essays is a welcome addition to the historiography but, as with its forbears, the issue remains a tricky if not a treacherous animal to grasp. As Halpern and Morris point out in their introductory chapter, “The Persistence of Exceptionalism,” the concept is a “corpse that continually springs to life” (1). These essays “spring to life” from the celebrated annual Commonwealth Conference at the University of London.

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