Symposium on Music Education

Supported by the Endowment for Music in Schools created by Yale College Class of 1957

The Second Symposium on Music in Schools took place at Yale on June 10-11, 2009. The Symposium, supported by the Yale College Class of 1957, brings teachers from around the country and New Haven to a two-day workshop at the School of Music. The teachers from outside of New Haven were nominated by school administrators, Class of 1957 members, and school board members. Nearly 500 nominations were received, and School of Music staff formed a committee to review the applications and choose 51 teachers (one from New Haven and 50 from other parts of the country). This year’s symposium included over 60 New Haven teachers and music teachers from 37 states.

The Symposium began with an awards dinner in which the 51 teachers received the Yale Distinguished Music Teachers Award. The highlight of the dinner was a keynote address by actress, activist, and blogger Lucia Brawley (Yale School of Drama Class of 2002).

On this website, you can see pictures of the 51 awardees with Dean Robert Blocker, video of the keynote address and panels, and notes on the topics of the Symposium.

In addition, we are hoping that awardees and New Haven teachers will stay in touch during the year through the listserv developed for that purpose.

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