Rough notes by Eric McGavin on the standard of music education in primary and secondary schools and guides on the purchase and care of musical instruments in schools. Some of these notes may have been used during the draft stages of Eric McGavin's published teaching guides on music education. Contents as follows:
622: Music for Secondary Education (1 page)
623: First 3 Years (an outline suggesting the stages of music education over a three year period) (1 page)
624: Coventry, 11.30am-12.30am. The purchase, care and maintenance of musical instruments for primary schools (1 page)
625: The purchase, care and maintenance of musical instruments- secondary schools (13 pages)
626: Short notes on the sourcing and maintenance of bassoons, oboes, xylophones, glockenspiels and BSI drums, and parts (1 page)
627: The Music Teaching Professor. Short notes on the role of music teachers and the challenges they face. Reverse side contains notes titled 'The history, acoustics and making of n.i.' (1 page)
628: untitled notes on the flute with diagrams of flute parts (1 page)
Various Notes on the Subject of Music for Primary and Secondary Education
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Slide of a thangka unrolled at the sunning of the Buddha, Guomari Monastery
Slides taken in Muscat, Oman by Ann Douthwaite, 1973-1976
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