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—. Logo: The Chicago Defender, 1905.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Chicago defender has been in business since 1905[1]<\/a>, and frequently they have sections dedicated to music. Whether it\u2019s letters from subscribers or features written by journalists, there seems to always be an article written about music. Below you will see a feature written by Grace Thompkins in the \u2018Music News\u2019 category. I unfortunately could not find any information on Ms. Thompkins, but from what I read in the article, she has a background in music. The article starts with mentions of the record-breaking audience in attendance to pianist Leon Kirkpatrick\u2019s recital.[2]<\/a> She then talks about future events, an attempt to get more public involvement in music. On April 23rd<\/sup>, 1939, there will be a concert in a local metropolitan church to celebrate the 9th<\/sup> anniversary of the Imperial Opera company.[3]<\/a>(Please click on link below to view full article)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I think it\u2019s interesting how sort of\u2026 mundane things appear in these newspapers. Our current media gets so saturated with such big news and developments, that we lose the things happening in our local communities. Articles such as the one written by Ms. Thompkins get lost when there is such a need to report on global happenings so frequently.<\/p>\n

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Above you will see a little selection with no apparent author but was written about music education in what I would assume to be in the Chicago area, (Please click on link to view full article)<\/strong> They write about the current state of affairs in music education.[4]<\/a> They start music in kindergarten and keep the education going throughout their entire school career, this is very similar to the experience that I had when I was a child. It has only become more integrated since then. Another example of an article written about music in schools was published in \u201cthe Press Democrat.\u201d The author writes about the financial budget cuts that California public schools experienced in 1998. The music departments were the first casualties.[5]<\/a> How can we have such a rich and diverse genre of American music when music is getting hit by budget cuts in the schools? It\u2019s because of articles covered in newspapers like the ones highlighted above. They\u2019re providing access to the public, writing in a digestible format, and these were written before the era of internet. People\u2019s main way of getting information was reading articles like this or hearing about them from a friend.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> The Chicago Defender. \u201cAbout Us.\u201d\u00a0Chicago Defender<\/em>, chicagodefender.com\/about-us\/.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Thompkins, Grace. “Music NEWS: MUSIC CALENDAR.” The Chicago Defender (National Edition) (1921-1967), Apr 29, 1939. https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/historical-newspapers\/music-news\/docview\/492597431\/se-2.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Ibid<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> “MUSIC: MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS.” The Chicago Defender (National Edition) (1921-1967), Jun 20, 1931. https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/historical-newspapers\/music\/docview\/492328880\/se-2.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> “MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IN SCHOOLS: [FINAL EDITION].” The Press Democrat, Mar 18, 1998. https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/newspapers\/making-beautiful-music-schools\/docview\/280743280\/se-2.<\/p>\n

Works Cited<\/p>\n

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