and as dean of the School of Music from 1971 to 1979. He was also a trustee of the National Music Camp at Interlochen. Publications Britton was founding editor of Journal of Research in Music Education (JRME), at which he worked from 1953 to 1972. He was also the editor of the textbook series Foundations of Music Education and the founding editor of American Music. Britton wrote American Sacred Music Imprints, 1698-1810: A Bibliography with Irving Lowens, American Music Education: Is It Better Than We Think? A Discussion of the Roles of Performance and Repertory, Together With Brief Mention of Certain Other Problems (which was published in Basic Concepts in Music Education), Research in Music Education, with Particular Reference to the Historic and Scientific (which appeared in Music in American Schools 1838-1988 from the University of Maryland). Personal papers written by Britton are part of the University of Maryland's Special Collections in Performing Arts. Honors and merits Inducted into the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) hall of fame 1986 Invited to be the closing speaker at the University of Maryland’s celebration of the sesquicentennial of Music in American Public Education Sponsored by MENC-1988 The Michigan Music Educators Association Award of Merit University of Michigan Citation of Merit University of Illinois School of Music Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award MENC’s History Special Research Interest Group Distinguished Service award (1996) For American Sacred Imprints, 1698-1810: A Bibliography, was given the Vincent H. Duckles award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music Articles written by Britton Music Education in the Nineteen-Sixties. MUS ED J 47:23-6 n6 1961 Thank You, Mr. President. MUS ED J Nov-December 1961, 33-36 Music Education: an American Specialty. MUS ED J 48:27-9+ n6 1962 The 1962 MENC Program. Port MUS ED J 48:45-8+ n4 1962 The Development of Courses, Resources, and Activities for Performing Students. MUS ED J 45:42-4 n4 1964 The General Theoretical Foundations of Music Education. MUS ED J 50:44-5 n5 1964 Research in the United States. J RES MUS ED 17:108-11 n1 1969 The Changing Scene. MUS ED J 56:109 May 1970 La Educación Musical en los Estados Unidos de America. HETEROFONIA 7:13-17 n39 1974 Keokuk to San Antonio: 75 Years of Change. MUS ED J 68:42-4 February 1982 Founding JRME: A Personal View. J RES MUS ED 32:223-42 n4 1984 Keynote Address, Sonneck-Society Liberty Supper Queensborough Community College 29 May 1976