In this issue, a diverse range of time periods, subjects, and locations is represented in the four articles—from the mid-nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries, biographical to institutional and cultural studies, and locations set in the United Kingdom and the United States. Melissa Grady’s biographical study of George N. Heller has a special place in the context of this journal. George founded the journal in 1980 as The Bulletin of Historical Research in Music Education. Shortly before that, in 1978, recommended by his mentor and former teacher Allen Britton, he served as the first national chair of the History Special Research Interest Group (SRIG). With co-author Bruce Wilson, he wrote a chapter on historical research for the first Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning published in 1992. His lifelong commitment to historical research as teacher, mentor, author, advocate, scholar, and editor earns him a privileged place in the annals of music education history. Drawing heavily on oral histories of those who knew and worked with George, as well as unpublished materials accessible at the University of Kansas, photographs taken at various stages of Heller’s life, and his published works, the author creates a vivid portrait and dynamic story of George Heller, revealing his humanity and unique personality as well as documenting his professional achievements.

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在本期杂志中，四篇文章分别介绍了不同的时间段，主题和地点，从19世纪中叶到21世纪初，从传记到制度和文化研究，以及在英国和英国设置的地点美国。梅利莎·格雷迪（Melissa Grady）对乔治·N·海勒（George N. Heller）的传记研究在本期刊中占有特殊的位置。乔治于1980年创办了该杂志，名为《音乐教育历史研​​究通讯》。在此之前不久，1978年，在他的导师和前任老师艾伦·布里顿（Allen Britton）的推荐下，他担任了历史特殊研究兴趣小组（SRIG）的第一位国家主席。与合著者布鲁斯·威尔逊（Bruce Wilson）一起，他为第一本《音乐教与学研究手册》撰写了有关历史研究的章节。该书于1992年出版。他作为老师，导师，作家，拥护者，学者和编辑一生对历史研究的承诺为他赢得了音乐教育史上的特权。作者大量借鉴了与乔治认识并与乔治合作的人们的口述历史，以及堪萨斯大学可获取的未出版材料，海勒生活各个阶段的照片以及他的出版作品，为作者创造了生动生动的肖像和生动的故事。乔治·海勒（George Heller）展现了他的人性和独特个性，并记录了他的职业成就。