Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Music Education

"Music Education Children's Music Click to see more Children's Music Child development educators agree music ignites the skills children need…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Sacred Music People play and sing sacred music during religious services and events. Singing allows worshipers to participate in the liturgy, with…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… Music Makers instruments Click to see more Music Makers Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"They were always playing music in the house. I liked the Blues music more than the Jazz. In my youth I became a Rolling Stones fan."

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… Auburn, Lenny Breau (1941-1984) toured and played music with his parents Betty Cody and Hal Lone Pine, starting as a child."

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Opera houses hosted lectures, plays, live music, and movies, with many hosting actual operas, such as The Merry Widow in Lewiston and Faust in…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… music programs until the early 20th century, so children often learned to play instruments by participating in community bands."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"From folk music to chamber music, Blue Hill has embraced a variety of musical styles. Music has always been a big part of what this community uses to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"There were school plays put on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not officially part of the property but had space for two teams."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… the Point in 1886 -- Junius Hill, a professor of music at Wellesley, and John Holman -- were well-connected in musical circles. Mrs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… and management was a safe place to learn a musical instrument, play a game, make friends with animals such as dogs, cats, and goats, or learn…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe played the piano and left behind her music books, including the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… student council, drama club, chess club, various music clubs and a chorus, extra-curricular academic activities, and many, many, more."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"In 1937, formal music instruction began and students learned contra dancing and how to foxtrot and waltz."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"There were several musical organizations, the first group of organized musicians that is recorded was in the late 1800s."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… life, with time to make jewelry and play music, as evidenced by the shell beads and bone flutes found by archaeologists on Frenchman Bay."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Later on, teams might play at Music Hall. Both of these facilities were on the second floor of buildings located on Broadway in Farmington."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… educator of his time, and took part in the musical life of the community in which he became its first choir director.” (Music and Musicians on…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He also was very involved in the town’s music activities, playing the bass, violin, and horn. The Bartlett family owned a lot of property and a mill…"