Inventing music education games

The first British patent describing an educational game designed for musical ‘amusement and instruction’ was granted in 1801 to Ann Young of Edinburgh, Scotland. The authors' discovery of Young's game box has prompted an examination of the nature and purpose of the six games she designed....

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Published inBritish journal of music education Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 55 - 75
Main Authors Ghere, David, Amram, Fred M. B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2007
Subjects
18th century
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Education
Cultural Context
Educational Development
Educational Games
Educational Theories
Foreign Countries
Games
Innovation
Intellectual History
Intellectual Property
Inventors
Learning Activities
Material Development
Museums
Music Activities
Music Education
Musical notation
Science education
Teaching
United Kingdom
United States
Women
Womens Studies
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Scotland
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Summary:The first British patent describing an educational game designed for musical ‘amusement and instruction’ was granted in 1801 to Ann Young of Edinburgh, Scotland. The authors' discovery of Young's game box has prompted an examination of the nature and purpose of the six games she designed. Ann Young's patent is discussed in the context of her cultural environment, the history of women inventors, and eighteenth century educational theory. The activities are compared with musical instruction games recently patented in the UK and the USA.
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ISSN:0265-0517
1469-2104
DOI:10.1017/S0265051706007224