Editorial

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When the new century turned, Time magazine selected the most influential men and women of the twentieth century. Among those who were selected, for good or bad, were people who changed the course of world history. As anyone with historical recollection could imagine, these included Roosevelt, Hitler, Lenin, and Gandhi.

It would be an interesting assignment to select the men and women who were most influential in the field of music education over the course of the past century. In this editor's view, one name that would be high on that list would be Charles Leonhard (1915-2002). His achievements include founding the first doctoral program in music education in the United …