Brigham Young University. Dept. of Music (1905-1906)

After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of Music was organized in 1905 under the College. For the 1904-1905 school year, music courses were part of the Department of Pedagogy. In 1905, it split into the Department of Education and the Department of Music. In 1906, the Department of Music dissolved and was not re-organized until 1912 under the Church Teachers College. Music courses were instead taught under the Department of Education.

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. College. Dept. of Music

Description

Established: 1905

Abolished: 1906

Location: Provo, Utah (1905-1906)

Functions

The Department of Music was responsible for the general courses in music.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of Music was part of the College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College (1905-1906)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Pedagogy (1905)

Later unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of Music (1912)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1904-1905: p. 52 (Department of Pedagogy; courses listed, Pedagogics and Music)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1905-1906: p. 31 (part of the College) p. 50 (Department of Music; courses offered)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1912-1913: p. 28 (part of the Church Teachers College) p. 66 (Department of Music)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00013

Creator: UPB