Montessorian Music Method: Unpublished Works

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to announce the existence of 35 unpublished booklets on Montessorian music education that were conceived by Maria Montessori and authored by her music consultant, Anna Maria Maccheroni, at the beginning of this century. These booklets considerably extend the brief portions devoted to music in Montessori's publications. The joint effort of these two women resulted in a comprehensive program that is distinctive by reason of unique aspects that include (1) collaboration, (2) structure, (3) prepared environments, (4) auto-education, (5) control of error, (6) isolation of the aural sense, and (7) scope. Representative examples of distinctive features and a cursory description of the booklets and their contents are presented.

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