ell ▁Mason ▁and ▁George ▁Web b ▁formed ▁the ▁Boston ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁with ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁teaching ▁singing ▁and ▁theory ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁methods ▁of ▁teaching ▁music . ▁ ▁Mason ▁published ▁his ▁Manuel ▁of ▁Inst ruction ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁music ▁education ▁works ▁of ▁P est al oz z ian ▁System ▁of ▁Education ▁founded ▁by ▁Swiss ▁educ ator ▁Johann ▁Heinrich ▁P est al oz zi . ▁ ▁This ▁hand book ▁gradually ▁became ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁singing ▁school ▁teachers . ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 7 – 1 8 3 8 , ▁the ▁Boston ▁School ▁Committee ▁allowed ▁Low ell ▁Mason ▁to ▁teach ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁Haw es ▁School ▁as ▁a ▁demonstr ation . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁music ▁education ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁the ▁Boston ▁School ▁Committee ▁approved ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁Low ell ▁Mason ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁recognized ▁super visor ▁of ▁elementary ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁Luther ▁Wh iting ▁Mason ▁became ▁the ▁Super visor ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁spread ▁music ▁education ▁into ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁public ▁education ▁( gram mar , ▁primary , ▁and ▁high ▁school ). ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Boston ▁became ▁the ▁model ▁to ▁which ▁many ▁other ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁included ▁and ▁sh aped ▁their ▁public ▁school ▁music ▁education ▁programs . ▁Music ▁method ology ▁for ▁teachers ▁as ▁a