How were they handled? In grade school we had traveling art and music teachers who showed up about once a week in your regular classroom. I think they serviced every classroom in our elementary school system---four different elementary schools. Sometimes the music teacher would bring a box full of percussion instruments with her. (What hard jobs those must have been!) Our high school offered 4 years worth of electives in both, and I really wanted to take both but they wouldn't let me. Probably because of not very good grades in junior high.
I had both Art and music thru 8th grade. In HS it was an elective but I didn't take either...took some other stuff.
We had a music class in third or fourth grade, I think. I played some little mouth instrument that was given to those who had no talent whatsoever. I don't even remember what it was, but I referred to it as a "tooty thing." My teacher kept correcting me with the real name of the instrument, but I still don't remember what it was. Needless to say, since I never even learned the name of the instrument that I played, I gained nothing from the class. I think we had art too, probably during the same grade. I don't remember much about that though, except that I didn't hate it.
I don't remember what year but we also played those instruments. One was a triangle you hit, another was two wooden sticks I think, maybe a tambourine too. Very basic...I have no musical talent so maybe I got the sticks. We didn't have art ame music every day but did have one or the other during the week. Maybe 3 days art and 2 days music....not sure though.
They passed the instruments out at random, I think. I always wanted to get the triangle. The most fun part was when they let the class sing rounds, by rows of seats, like Row, Row, Row your Boat. I've had a soft spot for music with rounds ever since, like the Beach Boys, God Only Knows. Wonder if there is a correlation. Ha!
Wish I could say 'yes' to your question, would have loved that Unfortunately didn't have a settled home upbringing which meant too many schools in different areas
Yes absolutely, both primary school and senior school we had both art & music classes which were a requirement. In primary school...age 5 to 11...we had no art teacher as such, but just an hour of art every week.. but we had craft classes for 2 hours each week..knitting sewing etc with a different teacher .. We also had a music tutor who visited the school to teach Recorder and guitar.. In senior school.. we had a double period of Art every week, and 4 periods of Music. We had 4 inhouse Music teachers, and 4 Art teachers....we had a school orchestra, and a choir. I played Cello, my bestie played Violin and Oboe, her father was our Music teacher
No Art, but definitely music. The one thing we didn't have, until the year after I graduated in 1968, football. Had the other regular sports, but no football.
I don't know why one pic posted twice. That's a sad story, I knew her well. She lived on my street and was a year younger than me. It was her first flight as a stewardess for TWA airlines. If I recall that flight crashed into a mountain...I'll have to see if I can find it online. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_514 I had forgotten about her. . Until now when I looked at my yearbook. My brother had a crush on her..they were in the same classes and grade all thru grade school and high school She was a very pretty girl...her parents came to the US from Australia. They visited many times, maybe that's why she became a stewardess.
Oh that's a horrible disaster... all those lives lost CC... and that poor girl on her maiden flight...
Actually it wasn't her maiden flt...she was a stewardess for 25 days already. I lived at 837 Linda Drive in Pittsburgh and graduated South Hills High School a year before her, 1969.
I'm sorry @Nancy Hart ...after I remembered her, I can't get it out of my mind. Last post off topic...I promise.