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Guide to the Eunice Boardman Papers 1942/1997 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music Overview of the Collection Eunice Boardman Papers 1942-1997 12/5/60 Boardman, Eunice, 1926-2009 1.00 English The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
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Biographical Information:

Eunice Boardman (b. January 27, 1926, Cordova, Ill., d. May 5, 2009, Bettendorf, Iowa) was a music educator and author, specializing in elementary music education. She received her bachelor's degree from Cornell College in 1947 and in the summer of 1948 entered Teachers College at Columbia University to begin her graduate studies in music education. Boardman's first teaching position was in Postville, Iowa, a position she held between 1947 and 1949. Her subsequent public school teaching positions were held at Makoquetta, Iowa (1949-51) and Clinton, Iowa (1951-52).

After completing her master's degree in 1951, she went on to teach elementary music in Grinnell, Iowa (1952-56) and in 1956 was hired to teach elementary school methods at Northern Illinois University. In 1957 she accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Wichita (later renamed Wichita State University in 1964) where she led classes on music instructional methods and supervised student-teachers. In the summer of 1960 Boardman began her doctoral studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, but continued teaching at Wichita.

While completing her doctoral studies, Boardman and her faculty advistor, Bjornar Bergethon, co-authored the textbook, Musical Growth in the Elementary School, published in 1963, and with Bergethon and Charles Leonahrd as advisors she completed her Ph.D. in 1964.

Boardman remained at Wichita State University until 1972. In 1972, she married Del Meske and used the name Eunice Boardman Meske in her publications until 1989 when she returned to her maiden name. From 1972 to 1975 she taught part-time as a faculty member at Illinois State University and Roosevelt University. In 1975, she was hired for a full-time position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later became director of the university's music department in 1980. She left the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988 to accept a full-time faculty appointment in the School of Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Ã? She also served as chair of the Graduate Committee for Music Education in the School of Music. In 1998 she retired.

Boardman was a prolific author throughout her professional career. She authored numerous textbooks, including Exploring Music (1966), The Music Book (1980), and Holt Music (1987). She was also an active member of several professional music organizations including the Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). She was inducted her into MENC's Music Educators Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Scope and Contents

Consists of lecture notes, lesson plans, published and unpublished articles, correspondence, presentations and workshop notes, conference publications, and other papers documenting Eunice Boardman's career as a college student and music educator between 1942 and 1997. The bulk of the papers cover her years as a music teacher at St. James Elementary School (1987-88) and faculty member at Wichita State University (1957-72), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1975-88), and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1988-98).

Detailed List of Contents id81019 1 1 "The Correlation and Integration of Music and Other Subjects," Music Educators National Conference leaflet 1942 id81020 1 2 Multicultural music student papers written for methods class 1948 and 1963 id81021 1 3 Music in elementary school publications 1954-1972 id81022 1 4 Research on Asian and African Music ca. 1960s id81024 1 5 Fairmount Elementary School Community Project 1962 id81025 1 6 Musical Growth in Elementary Schools, draft of dissertation 1962-1964 id81026 1 7 "To Play's the Thing," Illinois Music Education Journal 1963 id81027 1 8 "Elementary Music," TMEA workshop at Fort Worth, Texas 1966 id81028 1 9 Research and class work for Education 458, taught by Dr. H. S. Broudy 1967 id81029 1 10 "Music in Other Lands," lesson plan, Wichita State University ca. 1970 id81030 1 11 "A Conceptual Approach to Music Teaching," Elementary Music Education Workshop, Wichita State University ca. 1970 id81031 1 12 "The Listening Habit," unpublished article, University of Wisconsin-Madison ca. 1970 id81032 1 13 "Middle School Music," presentation by Dave Moore ca. 1970 id81033 1 14 "Three Steps to Musical Growth," unpublished article, Wichita State University ca. 1970 id81040 1 15 "Some Basic Assumptions about Music Educators," unpublished article ca. 1970 id81034 1 16 Music 571: Philosophy of Music Education, lecture notes, Wichita State University 1971 id81035 1 17 "Climbing the Spiral Moving a Head," music taxonomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975-76 id81036 1 18 Correspondence, Richard Colwell to Charles Leonhard, regarding administration of University of Illinois' School of Music 1975-78 id81037 1 19 "Recipes for Total Music Involvement," music education handouts, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1976 id81038 1 20 Individualization bibliography and music contract choices worksheets, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1976 id81039 1 21 "Music Helps Children Learn Basics," unpublished article 1976 id81041 1 22 "The Development of a Videotape Library for Student Observations in Music Education Methods Classes at UW-Wilwaukee and UW-Madison," Category B Proposal, 1979-80 Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Grant Program 1979-80 id81043 1 23 "Complexity in Developing Long Range Sequences," unpublished article ca. 1980s id81044 1 24 "Building a Hierarchy of Musical Learnings," unpublished article, University of Wisconsin-Madison ca. 1980s id81045 1 25 "Trends in Music Education," unpublished article ca. 1980s id81054 1 26 "General Music: Past, Present, Future," paper compiled for Music Educators National Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1982 id81055 1 27 "Teacher Education: A Wedding of Theory and Practice," Bulletin, No. 81 1985 id81057 1 28 Research on lesson planning for music classes 1986 id81058 1 29 Correspondence, Music Educators National Conference, regarding publications 1986-90 id81059 1 30 "Music in the Schools: A Rationale," Journal of Aesthetic Education, No. 4, Vol. 21 id81061 1 31 "The (Musical) Arts and Teacher Education," Design for Arts in Education, Vol. 88, No. 3 1987 id81062 1 32 Foundations and Principles of Music Education, student paper, "An Overview of Music Teacher Education in the United States" 1987 id81064 1 33 "Historical Dances," presentation and related overhead transparences, Wisconsin Music Educators Conference 1987 id81065 1 34 "Learning to Learn--Music," Design for Arts in Education, Vol. 89, No. 1 1987 id81066 1 35 Awards Speech at Madison, Wisconsin, incomplete draft ca. 1987 id81067 1 36 College Methods Class, Music Teacher Education Curriculum, objectives and worksheets, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987 id81068 1 37 St. James Elementary School, grade 1 music class, lesson plans 1987-88 id81069 1 38 St. James Elementary School, grade 2 music class, student work ca. 1987-88 id81070 1 39 "Research in Music Teacher Education," chapter draft and related correspondence 1987-90 id81071 1 40 St. James Elementary School, grade 4 music class, lesson plan 1988 id81135 1 41 "Delivering Elementary Arts: A Partnership Affair," presentation, Minnesota Alliance for Arts Education 1988 id81139 1 42 Music 440: Foundations and Principles of Music Education 1, lesson plans, reading list, and instructional objectives, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1988 id81141 1 43 "Knowledge, Skill and Creativity," unpublished article and related correspondence, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1988 id81142 1 44 "A Woman in Music," presentation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, includes article "Society for music Teacher Education," Journal of Music Teacher Education, Vol. 1 No. 2 1989 and 1992 id81143 1 45 "The Generative Approach to Music Learning: From Icon to Symbol," music education handouts 1989 id81144 1 46 "A Message for the Teacher of Teachers," chapter draft and related correspondence and research 1989 id81145 1 47 Philosophies of Music Education, lecture notes and readings, (1 of 2) ca. 1989 id81146 1 48 Philosophies of Music Education, lecture notes and readings, (2 of 2) ca. 1989 id81151 1 49 Music 440: Foundations and Principles of Music Education 1, lecture notes and research, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1989-91 id81153 1 50 "Take Time in Life," lesson plan ca. 1990 id81154 1 51 "The Generative Approach to Music Learning," unpublished article ca. 1990 id81155 1 52 "Sequencing Musical Learning: A Generative Approach," music education handouts ca. 1990 id81156 1 53 "Generative Approach to Teacher Education," unpublished article ca. 1990 id81157 1 54 "Philosophical Influences in Twentieth Century Education," unpublished article ca. 1990 id81159 1 55 "Educating the Music Teacher: Participation in a Metamorphosis," unpublished article ca. 1990 id81163 1 56 Trends in Music Education Conference, unpublished article ca. 1990 id81165 1 57 "A Process for Improvement," unpublished article ca. 1990 id81166 1 58 Retreat and Retread Workshop, itinerary and registration papers 1990 id81167 1 59 "Response to Policy Development in Multicultural Arts Education," Policy Issues in Music Education, Robert Petzold Symposium 1990 id81170 1 60 "Generating Sequence of Learning Focus upon Form Melody Rhythm," Retreat and Retread Workshop 1990 id81173 1 61 The Generative Theory of Music Learning: An Alternative," unpublished article 1990 id81176 1 62 "Teacher Education in the 21st Century," unpublished article 1990 id81178 1 63 "Music as Knowing," Georgia Music News, and related correspondence 1990-91 id81179 1 64 Music 440: Foundations and Principles of Music Education 1, lesson plans, syllabus, objectives, and assignments 1990-91 id81182 1 65 Research on multicultural education, newspaper clippings 1991-95 id81184 1 66 "If-Then: Implications for General Music Methods," unpublished article, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1991 id81185 1 67 "Generational Perspectives: What Can We Learn from the Past?" presentation, Colloquium for Teachers of Elementary Music Methods 1991 id81188 1 68 "Thinking About Thinking: Planning Instructional Strategies," Retreat and Retread Workshop 1991 id81190 1 69 "Teacher Education Environments for the 21st Century," unpublished article and related correspondence 1991-92 id81191 1 70 Music 440: Foundations and Principles of Music Education 1, lesson plans 1991-92 id81195 1 71 "Theory of Music Concept Development: 'An Evolution,'" unpublished article (revised version from 1961) 1992 id81199 1 72 "The Musical Environment in the Early Childhood Classroom," unpublished article and related research 1992 id81202 1 73 "Music Experiences in the Early Childhood Classroom Conflict between Stated Goals and Classroom Practise," AREA Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1992 id81205 1 74 "A Holistic Approach to Music Education," unpublished article ca. 1992 id81208 1 75 "Society for Music Teacher Education: The Formative Years," Journal of Music Teacher Education, Vol. 1 No. 2 1992 id81211 1 76 "The Generative Theory of Musical Learning, Part II," ASME (NSW) Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2 1992 id81213 1 77 "A Generative Approach to Young Children's Musical Learning," unpublished article, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1992 id81218 1 78 Music 440: Foundations and Principles of Education 1, lesson plans, course outline, and objectives 1993 id81221 1 79 "Learning How to Learn: The Path to Musical Independence," unpublished article 1993 id81224 1 80 "The Generative Approach to Melodic Learning," unpublished article 1993 id81225 1 81 "The Generative Approach to Rhythmic Learning: Focus on Rhyme," unpublished article, including related research and original draft 1993 id81227 1 82 "Lesson Planning: The Fifth Dimension," unpublished article 1994 id81230 1 83 "Teaching as Passion," Music Educators National Conference Teacher Education Key Session 1996 id81232 1 84 "The Generative Theory of Musical Learning," unpublished article ca. 1997 id81233 1 85 Toward a Theory of Music Instruction: A Generative Approach to Music Learning, unpublished book 1997