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Wayzata Elementary String Program Oral History Project

Titles: Wayzata Elementary String Program Oral History Project (Supplied title)

Description: Interviews documenting the history of the Wayzata Elementary String Program, offered in the elementary schools of Independent School District 284, Wayzata Public Schools, Wayzata, Minnesota, from 1963 through May 2001. Begun using traditional methods and involving mainly only fifth and sixth grade students, by 1967, the Suzuki approach was being used and students in grades one through six were included. At its height, more than 500 children were involved, roughly fifteen percent of the elementary population in grades kindergarten through five. Support was given by the Wayzata String Boosters. The program was eliminated in May 2001 due to budget constraints. The narrators are program teachers, administrators, participants, or parents of participants; the interview record their impressions, anecdotes and memories of their involvement with the program. The interviewer, Lynne Weber, was a Wayzata Public Schools cello and bass teacher who worked with the program during the 1998-1999 school year. Included with the transcripts are an introduction to the program, with general description and background, and outline of the program's structure; a history of the Suzuki teaching method; and a description of the reason for and method used in the oral history program.

Dates

  • 01/2001 - 01/2002 (Creation)

Interviews

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 109
  • Accession Number: AV2007.12

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 40.5 hours sound cassette 502 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

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