Benjamin Jepson

Benjamin Jepson (1832 – 1914) was one of the first primary school music teachers in the United States, and introduced music to the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1865.[1] The Benjamin Jepson Interdistrict Magnet School[2] and the Jepson School[3] are named after him.

References
  • Birge, Edward Bailey (2007). History of Public School Music - In the United States. Oliver Ditson. ISBN 978-1-4067-5617-3.
  • New Haven Independent
  • Jepson School

Notes
  1. Birge, pg. 65, citing Francis M. Dickey's The Early History of Public School Music in the United States
  2. New Haven Independent
  3. Jepson School


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