Edward Danforth Hale (February 1, 1859 in Aquebogue, New York – November 6, 1945 in Colorado Springs, Colorado[1][2]) was a music school pedagogue in piano, music harmony, and composition and a collegiate music school dean. Hale was well known during his tenure at Colorado College as a proponent of standardized music education in public schools. He argued that curricular music in primary and secondary schools enhanced students' performance in classic core academics and made the classical core more comprehensive.
Edward Danforth Hale | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1859 |
| Died | November 6, 1945 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Pedagogue, music professor |
Education
editWilliams College
editHale graduated from Williams College in 1880 with an AB and 1883 with an MA. He was a Phi Beta Kappa.[3]
New England Conservatory
editHale studied at the New England Conservatory 1881 to 1884, 1886, and 1888. For all except one of the semesters, Hale studied piano with Alfred Dudley Turner. With the exception of 4 semesters, Hale was enrolled in piano studies only. During two of the semesters, Hale also took voice lessons with John O'Neill; two semesters of harmony with Stephen Albert Emery (1841–1891)[4] and one semester of counterpoint with Stephen Albert Emery. Hale did not receive a diploma per se; most students did not at that time.[5]
Career
editNew England Conservatory
editHale taught at the New England Conservatory from 1886 to 1896, and again from 1901 to 1904. While on the faculty, Hale wrote a regular column called "Musical Pedagogy" for The New England Conservatory Magazine during the first few years of the 20th century.
Hartford Theological Seminary
editIn 1891, while a professor at New England Conservatory, Hale taught piano (elementary and advanced) at the School for Church Musicians at the Hartford Seminary.[6]
Colorado College School of Music
editHale served as the Dean of the School of Music at Colorado College in Colorado Springs from 1905 to 1906.[7][8] In 1906, his title changed to Dean of the Department of Music, Professor of the Theory and Literature of Music and Pianoforte, in which he was chair until 1936 when he was made Dean Emeritus.[9] Colorado College conferred on Hale an Honorary MusD degree June 16, 1926.[10][11]
Publications
editEducation
edit- Southold Academy, Southold, Long Island, New York (founded 1834)
- 1880 — Williams College[12]
- New England Conservatory
Family
editHis parents were Eusebius and Lucy Dinsmore Hale, his wife Bertha Charlotte Bartlett Hale. His children were Danforth Rawson Hale, Donald Emerson Hale, and Helen Bartlett Hale
References
edit- ^ Hale, Edward Danforth – Beloved Member of Music Department Died November 6, Colorado College Alumni News, Vol 11, No. 3, November 1945,
- ^ Dr. Edward Danforth Hale (Obituary), Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, pg. 1, November 7, 1945
- ^ Phi Beta Kappa – Gamma of Massachusetts, Williams College, edited by Rev. Eben Burt Parsons, D.D. (1835–1913), Williamstown, Massachusetts (1891)
- ^ Louis Charles Elson, The History of American Music, The MacMillan Company (1915)
- ^ New England Conservatory Archives, retrieved May 3, 2011
- ^ Edwin Cone Bissell (1832–1894), The Pentateuchal Analysis and Inspiration, Hartford Theological Seminary (1891)
- ^ Prominent New England Man Will Take Charge Of College Music Department, Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, August 21, 1905
- ^ Waldo Selden Pratt (1857–1939) (editor), Charles Nelson Boyd (1875–1937) (associate editor), Groves's Dictionary of Music, Vol. 6, The MacMillan Company, New York (1920)
- ^ Beloved Member of Colorado College Died November 6, Colorado College Alumni News<, Vol. 11, No. 3, November 1945
- ^ Colorado College Archives
- ^ Dr. Edward Danforth Hale (Obituary), Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, pg. 1, November 7, 1945
- ^ Phi Beta Kappa of Massachusetts – Williams College, compiled by Eben Burt Parsons (1835–1913), Moser & Lyon Stationers, Syracuse, New York (1887)