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Beethoven to Teach a Full Curriculum
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In an unusual educational experiment [The Curtis Institute of Music] has established Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (Op. 95) as the touchstone of the academic year for its 160 students. . . . Each violinist, violist and cellist has worked on the piece in a quartet with coaches; literature courses cover the Beethoven letters that mention it; the music history survey course required of first-year students will devote classes to it this week; the advanced music theory course picked apart its structure. (New York Times [1], Tuesday)
An interesting innovation from private education.
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Toward a Market in Higher Education [2] by William G. Stuart
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[1] New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/arts/music/12curt.html?ex=1360558800amp;en=ee29a5440fea891damp;ei=5088amp;partner=rssnytamp;emc=rss
[2] Toward a Market in Higher Education: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=2386
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