Enfield High School Electronic Music Class, 1966
SubjectPortrait of
Leonard DeMaio
American, born 1936
Date1966
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 10in. (18.4 × 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Leonard DeMaio in honor of the first electronic music class in Connecticut
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of students at Enfield High School in Leonard DeMaio’s Project PEP electronic music class in April 1966. A chalkboard with symbols, notes, and volume pitch is located behind the students. Four boys are seated in the back row. One boy and four girls are seated in the front row. The back of the teacher's head, presumably Leonard DeMaio, is in the foreground.
Object number2023.69.1
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on back: "4/66"Handwritten in black ink on back: "Back Row - Bob Crawford, Chris Martin, George Bryant / front row - Philip Brown, Kathy Leno, ? ?, Dawn Robinson Brown"NotesSubject Note: The Pilot Electronic Project in Music Education program (Project PEP) was the first electronic music course for students in the United States. In 1967, the Connecticut State Department of Education sponsored the program. The program’s director was Lloyd Schmidt and the advisory committee consisted of musicians and composers including Milton B. Babbitt, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Frank Cookson. The program’s first year was implemented at six public and private high schools across the state, including Enfield High School under the supervision of Leonard DeMaio. The objective of the program was to teach students a new understanding and appreciation of contemporary music through the use of tape recorders, tape splicers, sound-mixing devices, and electronic recordings. The goal was to encourage students’ imagination, creativity, and experimentation with modern electronic music. By 1970, participation in the program increased to 18 schools across the state and in 1974, 79 schools in Connecticut reported involvement in electronic music.
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