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March 2008
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March is Music in Our Schools Month. It is a time to celebrate school music and music education!
MIOSM began as a single statewide celebration in 1973, and grew to encompass a day, then a week, and then in 1985 to become a month-long observance of school music. The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the significance of music education -- and access to music -- for all children. The celebration continues to grow with each passing year, reaching more and more students, teachers, musicians, and music supporters.
More than 1,000 years ago, an Italian monk named Guido d'Arezzo invented something very important to music and music education. What did he create?
Answer Pathfinder
Subject Heading(s):
Inventors (date); Monk (date); Musicians (date)
Keywords:
"Guido d'Arezzo"; monk AND music (date)
Topic Browse Path:
Music (date)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"The Music Man," Storyworks, April/May 2007
Answer:
Guido d'Arezzo created a way to write music, called staff notation. Before his invention, musicians were forced to memorize songs, because sheet music did not exist.
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The 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, marked a turning point in the history of women's rights movement in the United States. Attended by leading reformers, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the Convention championed the "Declaration of Sentiments," a document demanding equal rights for women. One hundred people signed this document.
How many of the signers were women and how many were men?
A. 57 women and 43 men
B. 68 women and 32 men
C. 79 women and 21 men
D. 82 women and 18 men
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Women's Rights in the United States,"
Washington File, Feb. 26, 2007, n.p.
Answer:
B. 68 women and 32 men
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