Exposition d'une nouvelle méthode pour l'enseignement de la musique - Galin, Pierre 1786-1821 (Paris Rey et Gravier, 1818)
Pierre Galin (1786–1822) was a French music educator, and developer of what became the Galin-Paris-Chevé system.He never published an explanation of his teaching system, although 'Exposition d'une nouvelle méthode pour l'enseignement de la musique' (Explanation of a New Way of Teaching Music) (1818), addressed to the teacher, sets out many of his ideas. In addition to his new notation, he advocated the use of méloplaste ("song-shaper"), a staff with no clef but only a keynote indicated, from which he pointed tunes with a stick for the students to sing. For rhythm, he advocated a chronomerist, a table of note values all clearly related to a single unit, which makes clear the accentual patterns.
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Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Method; Music education; Paris (France)