12/5/57 Guide to the Mary E Hoffman Papers Hoffman Finding Aid Authors: Caitlin Cakora, Elizabeth DiVincenzo, Deana Greenfield.

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Guide to the Mary E Hoffman Papers 1948/1995 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music Overview of the Collection Mary E Hoffman Papers 1948-1995 12/5/57 Hoffman, Mary E., 1926-1997 2.50 English The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
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Biographical Information:

Mary E. Hoffman was known for her work as an elementary and junior high school music teacher, professor of music education, author of music textbooks and arranger of choral music. She was born on October 18, 1926 in Reading, PA, and received a B.S. in Music and Music Education from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA in 1948. She received her master's degree from Teachers College at Columbia University in 1951 and later pursued doctoral studies at Northwestern University.

During her early career as a music educator, she taught choral, instrumental and general music for ten years in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Connecticut public schools. She subsequently served as the elementary vocal music supervisor for the Philadelphia Public School System for five years, and later served as the junior high school music supervisor in Milwaukee, WI.

Hoffman joined the faculty of the University of Illinois' School of Music at Urbana-Champaign in 1972, where she remained until her retirement in May of 1996. She served as president of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) from 1980-1982, and was renowned internationally as a leader in the field of education, specifically middle school music education. She authored five editions of the public school textbooks, World of Music and The Music Connection (Silver Burdett Co.) and several publications about music education including Teacher Competence and the Balanced Music Curriculum (MENC, 1985), and Teaching Music, What, How, Why (1973) which she co-authored with Alice S. Beer. She also wrote arrangements of choral music for junior high school students, and served as a guest conductor, speaker and clinician at nationwide and international engagements.

Hoffman received recognition for her contributions to music education through alumna citations from Lebanon Valley College and Teachers College, and the Distinguished Service Award from MENC. Hoffman died on March 18, 1997, and was inducted posthumously into the Music Educator's Hall of Fame during the annual meeting of the Music Educator's National Conference in 1998.

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Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Consists of lesson plans, lecture notes and handouts produced for music education and music history classes and workshops, research papers and articles, speeches and choral arrangements composed by Hoffman documenting her career as a music educator and contributor to the scholarly field of music education. In addition there are Hoffman's student papers and correspondence produced while at Lebanon Valley College and the Teachers College at Columbia University. The papers are organized in three series: Series 1, Instructional Papers and Professional Presentations, 1957-1995; Series 2, Research and Publications, 1964-1993; and Series 3, Hoffman's Undergraduate and Graduate School Student Notes and Papers, 1948 and 1969-1973. Folders are arranged chronologically within each series.

Detailed List of Contents id81011 Instructional Papers and Professional Presentations 1957-1995 Scope and Contents

Consists of presentation speeches and notes; workshop/clinic handouts, notes, and correspondence; and student papers and course curriculae. In addition there are reports for Hoffman's two sabbaticals, vitae, and student doctoral proposals. These materials were produced and/or accumulated by Hoffman throughout her professional career as a school music teacher, professor of music education, and contributor to the development of music educational standards for public schools.

id81126 1 1 Elementary School Workshop Research (1 of 2) 1957-1980 id81130 1 2 Elementary School Workshop Research (2 of 2) 1968-1972 id81127 1 3 High School Workshop Research (1 of 2) 1959-1974 id81133 1 4 High School Workshop Research (2 of 2) 1969-1978 id81128 1 5 "Teaching Concepts through Music" Workshop Notes 1964-1980 id81129 1 6 Concert Program Notes and Papers (Milwaukee, WI) ca. 1965-1967 id81131 1 7 "What is so General about Music" Workshop Notes 1967-1980 id81132 1 8 "Teaching Music: What, How and Why" Speech Notes 1969 id81134 1 9 Aesthetic Education Workshop 1969-1982 id81136 1 10 Music of the Classical Period - History of Opera Curriculum 1971-1972 id81137 1 11 University of Illinois Faculty Load Forms 1971-1994 id81138 1 12 Illinois Office of Education Certification Requirements 1972 id81140 1 13 "Conceptual Education" Workshop Notes 1974-1978 id81147 1 14 University of Illinois Capricious Grading Committee 1975-1983 id81148 1 15 "Generating Excitement in Junior High School General Music" Workshop Notes 1976-1982 id81149 1 16 "Aesthetic Education in Action" Workshop Notes 1977-1979 id81150 1 17 "Some thoughts on Methods Teaching" Speech 1978 id81152 1 18 Carl Orff Symposium in Salzburg Program 1980 id81158 1 19 "Perspectives on Music for the General Student in the 1990s" Research ca. 1990 id81160 1 20 Review of Masters of Arts in Education Program at University of Minnesota, Duluth 1983 id81161 1 21 Society for General Music In-Service Eastern Division Correspondence 1984 id81162 1 22 "Recent Research on Young Children" Speech 1984 id81164 1 23 Sabbatical Leave Reports 1984 and 1992 id81168 2 1 Charles Leonhard's Speeches 1984-1994 id81169 2 2 Virginia Stateboard Presentation and "Teacher Competence and the Balanced Music Curriculum" Speech 1985, 1990 id81171 2 3 Dee Justice Doctoral Proposal 1986 id81172 2 4 Elizabeth Ann Bedsole Doctoral Thesis 1986 id81174 2 5 "Climate Illinois Music Education" Speech 1986 id81175 2 6 Illinois Music Educators Association Conference Programs and Notes 1986-1987 id81177 2 7 "Advocacy and the Arts" Speech 1987 id81180 2 8 University of Illinois School of Music Commencement Speech 1987 id81181 2 9 Eastern Division MENC Workshop Notes 1987 id81183 2 10 "World of Music" One Day Workshop 1987 id81186 2 11 Letters to Steve Katz 1989 id81187 2 12 Vita ca. 1990 id81189 2 13 Claudia Woll's Teaching Assistant Letter 1990 id81192 2 14 "The Potential for MENC as a Leader in Arts Education Policy" Speech and Committee on Institutional Cooperation Conference Notes 1990 id81193 2 15 Post-Sabbatical Survey and Music 4XX Course Outline 1991-1992 id81194 2 16 "Literature for Children" Workshop Notes 1992 id81196 2 17 Lebanon Valley College Alumni Award Speech 1992 id81197 2 18 Leadership Doctoral Seminar Research 1993 id81198 2 19 Correspondence with David Pearson, Dean, College of Education 1993 id81200 2 20 "General Music in the Middle School" Curriculum 1995 id81201 2 21 "The Inaccurate or Out-of-Tune Singer" Workshop Notes undated id81203 2 22 "Learning in Music" Workshop Notes undated id81204 2 23 Course for Non-Music Majors Notes undated id81206 2 24 Silver Summer Junior High School Workshop Notes undated id81207 2 25 "What is so General about Music?" Workshop Outline undated id81209 2 26 Elementary School Instruction Handouts undated id81210 2 27 Integrated Arts Workshop Notes undated id81212 2 28 Music 240 Course Notes undated id81214 2 29 "On Being a Music Educator" Speech undated id81215 2 30 "A Pragmatic View of the General Music Curriculum" Speech undated id81216 2 31 "Generalized Aural Processing" Workshop Notes undated id81217 2 32 "Why a Joint Convention?" Nebraska Presentation undated id81219 2 33 "Legislation in the Arts" Speech undated id81220 2 34 Missouri Music Edcators Conference 50th Anniversary Keynote Speech Outline undated id81222 2 35 "Who say we ain't got class" Speech undated id81223 2 36 Maine Music Educators Association Speech Outline undated
id81122 Research and Publications 1964-1993 Scope and Contents

Consists of Hoffman's research notes, article drafts and published articles, presentations later published, and original manuscripts of choral music arrangements. Of note is the "Teacher Competence and the Balanced Music Curriculum" paper and notes which was later published in the Words of Note series by MENC.

id81228 2 37 SATB Choral Arrangements 1964-1990 Scope and Contents

Dixieland Quodlibet, Wayfaring Stranger, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Hootenanny, Idea for Loredo, and Latin American Holiday.

id81229 2 38 "The Student Performer," The South Dakota Musician, Vol. 5, No. 1 Fall 1970 1970 id81231 2 39 "Individualized Instruction" Research 1971-1976 id81234 2 40 Music Listening Research 1974-1990 id81235 2 41 "Music: The Passionate Commitment" and "Music Education: Will it Last into the 21st Century?" 1977 and 1990 id81236 2 42 "The Young Choir: a Special Breed" Article Notes and Correspondence 1979 id81237 2 43 "Music Education and Lifelong Learning" Articles and Related Speeches 1979-1983 id81238 2 44 Lifelong Learning Research and Correspondence ca. 1980 id81239 2 45 "Reflections on Ravel's Bolero and other class acts" Presentation and MENC President Article 1980-1982 id81240 2 46 "The Times they are a changing" California Music Educator News, May-June 1982 Series II 1982 id81241 2 47 SATB Choral Arrangements 1984-1986 Scope and Contents

He's Gone Away, and Kling.

id81242 2 48 "Teacher Competence and the Balanced Music Curriculum" Research 1985 id81243 2 49 Teacher Training Requirements Research 1985-1988 id81244 2 50 Lifelong Learning and Pursuit of Learning After Retirement (POLAR) Research 1986-1988 id81245 2 51 Undergraduate General Education Curriculum Research 1988 id81246 2 52 "Trends: Music," Educational Leadership, Vol. 47 No. 4 Dec 1989/Jan 1990 p. 88 1989 id81247 2 53 "Far East Fantasy" Choral Arrangement (SATB and Piano) 1990 id81248 2 54 "MENC: Policy, Advocacy and Enlightened Self-Interest" Presentation 1990-1993 id81249 2 55 Partnerships in the Arts Research 1992-1993 id81250 2 56 Lawson-Gould Correspondence 1993 id81251 2 57 "Relevancy in Music Education" Article Notes undated id81252 2 58 "It's the Day of the Eclectic Musician-Educator" Article undated id81253 2 59 "Music for 10-14 Year Olds" Presentation Notes undated id81254 2 60 Music in Education "Why" Article Draft undated
id81123 Hoffman's Undergraduate and Graduate School Student Notes and Papers 1948 and 1969-1973 Scope and Contents

Comprised of notes, research and papers which were produced by Hoffman while an undergraduate at Lebanon Valley College and graduate student at Northwestern University.

id81263 2 61 "The Necessity for Revitalizing Teaching Curricula for the Music Educators of Tomorrow" paper 1948 id81264 2 62 Music in Education research 1969 id81256 3 1 Northwestern University and University of Illinois notes and assignments (1 of 2) 1970-1973 id81257 3 2 Northwestern University and University of Illinois notes and assignments (2 of 2) 1970-1973 id81258 3 3 Choral Music for Young Singers - Northwestern Research 1972