▁course ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁in ▁P ots dam . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁class room ▁teachers ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁that ▁taught ▁music ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁super visor ▁was ▁the ▁standard ▁model ▁for ▁public ▁school ▁music ▁education ▁during ▁this ▁century . ▁( See ▁also : ▁Music ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁While ▁women ▁were ▁disc ou rag ed ▁from ▁compos ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁" l ater , ▁it ▁was ▁accepted ▁that ▁women ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁music ▁education , ▁and ▁they ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁field ... to ▁such ▁a ▁degree ▁that ▁women ▁domin ated ▁music ▁education ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ." ▁ ▁Early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁teaching ▁colleg es ▁with ▁four - year ▁degree ▁programs ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁Normal ▁School s ▁and ▁included ▁music . ▁ ▁Ober lin ▁Conserv atory ▁first ▁offered ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁Education ▁degree . ▁Os bourne ▁G . ▁Mc Car thy , ▁an ▁American ▁music ▁educ ator , ▁introduced ▁details ▁for ▁studying ▁music ▁for ▁credit ▁in ▁Ch else a ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁music ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁also ▁include : ▁ ▁Found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Super visor ' s ▁National ▁Conference ▁( changed ▁to ▁Music ▁Edu c ators ▁National ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ,