In the 1840s, massed singing classes led by charismatic pioneer music educators such as Joseph Mainzer (1801–1851) sprang up across the United Kingdom. Mainzer was a much respected composer, music journalist, and music educator. Born in Trèves (Prussia), he traveled across Europe and settled in Paris, where he was part of the revolutionary Association Polytechnique that offered free education to the working classes. His mass singing classes were a remarkable success but aroused the suspicions of authorities. Mainzer left Paris for political reasons and moved to England, and after teaching across the United Kingdom, settled in Edinburgh. His arrival in Scotland was greeted with a degree of adulation reserved for celebrities. Across Scotland classes were established to disseminate his new system that was taught in larger centers and most small towns. Although Mainzer’s fixed-doh system did not long survive him and the subsequent arrival of the tonic sol-fa method in the 1850s, his work (and that of others) created an environment in which popular singing classes in schools, churches and the community could flourish. Mainzer was a skilled and charismatic educator. He advocated tirelessly for lifelong music education for all. Mainzer has been overlooked and deserves recognition.

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19 世纪的平等主义音乐教育：约瑟夫·梅因泽 (Joseph Mainzer) 与为百万歌唱

在 1840 年代，由约瑟夫·梅因泽（Joseph Mainzer，1801-1851）等具有超凡魅力的先驱音乐教育家领导的集体歌唱班在英国兴起。Mainzer 是一位备受尊敬的作曲家、音乐记者和音乐教育家。他出生于特雷夫斯（普鲁士），游历欧洲并定居巴黎，在那里他是革命性的综合理工学院的一员，该协会为工人阶级提供免费教育。他的群众歌唱班取得了非凡的成功，但引起了当局的怀疑。Mainzer 出于政治原因离开巴黎移居英国，在英国各地任教后，定居在爱丁堡。他抵达苏格兰后，受到了为名人保留的一定程度的赞美。在苏格兰各地开设课程以传播他在较大中心和大多数小城镇教授的新系统。尽管 Mainzer 的固定 Doh 系统并没有在他以及随后的 1850 年代主音 sol-fa 方法的出现中幸存下来，但他的工作（和其他人的工作）创造了一个环境，在这种环境中，学校、教堂和社区的流行歌唱课程可以繁荣。Mainzer 是一位技术娴熟且富有魅力的教育家。他孜孜不倦地倡导全民终身音乐教育。Mainzer 被忽视了，值得认可。