The ''Tonic Sol-Fa Reporter'' was a monthly music

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established by the

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music publisher

John Curwen John Curwen (14 November 1816 – 26 May 1880) was an English Congregational church, Congregationalist minister and diffuser of the tonic sol-fa system of music education created by Sarah Ann Glover. He was educated at Wymondley College in Her ...

in 1851. Shortly after Curwen's death in 1880, his son, John Spencer Curwen, succeeded his father as managing editor in 1881. In 1889 the journal was renamed the ''Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-Fa Reporter'', and in 1891 the periodical was renamed a final time to ''The Musical Herald''. The publication had a large circulation and was one of the most widely read musical periodicals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The journal was unusual in that its targeted audience was both professional and amateur musicians. The periodical included a mix of scholarly publications with a music education focus along with articles reviewing music events, interviews with musicians, music news items, and advertisements for music-related events, materials, and music education opportunities. The periodical had a significant impact on the field of

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by contributing to the popularizing of the

tonic sol-fa Tonic sol-fa (or tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Anna Glover (1786–1867) of Norwich, England and popularised by John Curwen, who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems. It u ...

pedagogical technique for teaching

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to singers. It ceased publication in 1920.

References

{{reflist Music journals Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Academic journals established in 1851 Defunct journals