Project Gutenberg 2022-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 172 Powell, Alma Webster Hall 1869 1930 Powell, Mrs. Alma Webster Hall 14009388 Music as a human need: A plea for free national instruction in music The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Music as a Human Need: A Plea for Free National Instruction in Music" by Alma Webster Powell is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the essential role of music in human society, positing that music serves as a fundamental human need intricately linked to social and emotional stability. It advocates for the establishment of national systems for free musical education, arguing that such institutions are not only beneficial for individual development but also critical for societal health. The opening of the work presents a comprehensive introduction to Powell's thesis, which emphasizes music's vital connection to human emotion and society. She outlines how music has evolved alongside humanity, serving as a remedy for emotional disturbances brought about by social pressures. The author supports her arguments with observations from various historical and contemporary contexts, asserting that music can help maintain societal equilibrium and is essential for the cultivation of national identity. Through an analysis of the emotional effects of musical engagement, she highlights the need for public support in the arts, framing music as a remedy for both personal and communal hardships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/musicashumanneed00powerich/page/n5/mode/2up 20220802183950powell 1914 US Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Music, Influence of Music and state National music ML Text Category: Music Category: Teaching & Education 259939 2025-07-27T11:13:58.825423 text/html 230003 2024-10-19T01:55:49 text/html 365884 2025-07-27T11:14:06.537360 application/epub+zip 363050 2025-07-27T11:14:01.334433 application/epub+zip 363050 2025-07-27T11:13:59.866390 application/epub+zip 1219565 2025-07-27T11:14:10.176365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1191814 2025-07-27T11:14:05.732368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205060 2025-07-27T11:13:58.263497 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184973 2024-10-19T01:55:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16554 2025-07-27T11:14:10.336321 application/rdf+xml 13832 2025-07-27T11:14:00.315375 image/jpeg 2027 2025-07-27T11:14:00.107373 image/jpeg 1049900 2025-07-27T11:13:58.852435 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia