Ralph L. Baldwin (1872–1943) was a prominent music educator who, in addition to his role as a teacher, was an author, composer, and leader of various professional music organizations. Baldwin later became known through his many publications and as the administrator of the Sterrie Weaver Summer School after Weaver’s untimely death. This narrative study was intended to describe the teaching philosophy developed by Baldwin. In addition, the visibility and recognition brought to Baldwin through his books in the “Music Education Series,” published by Ginn and Company, were detailed. Baldwin advocated teaching sight reading or the “language” of music to balance out the rote singing methods being used. He blended the rote and note philosophies much like his predecessor Sterrie Weaver. While Baldwin’s methods and publications are not necessarily used in American classrooms today, it is important to recognize the quality ideas and resources that he offered to music educators of that time. Baldwin’s publications are a good example of an effective instructional method, including materials, that directly preceded the adoption of current methods and approaches to music education.

拉尔夫·鲍德温（Ralph L. Baldwin，1872-1943年）是一位杰出的音乐教育家，除担任教师外，还是各种专业音乐组织的作者，作曲家和领导人。鲍德温后来因他的许多出版物而闻名，并在韦弗过早去世后担任斯特雷·韦弗暑期学校的负责人。这项叙述性研究旨在描述鲍德温（Baldwin）提出的教学理念。此外，还详细介绍了吉恩公司（Ginn and Company）出版的鲍德温（Baldwin）通过其在“音乐教育丛书”中的著作所带来的知名度和认可度。鲍德温（Baldwin）提倡教学视读或音乐的“语言”，以平衡所使用的死记硬背的唱歌方法。他像他的前任斯特里·韦弗（Sterrie Weaver）一样，融合了死记硬背和注释哲学。尽管如今鲍德温的方法和出版物并不一定在美国的教室中使用，但重要的是要认识到他当时向音乐教育者提供的优质思想和资源。鲍德温（Baldwin）的出版物是一种有效的教学方法的一个很好的例子，其中包括教材，这些教材直接采用了当前的音乐教育方法和方法。