The
history of
music education in North America has been shaped by social circumstances beginning with the interaction between church and community. In
Canada
, the participation of Roman Catholic clerics in the organization of choirs and training of its choristers began in Québec (“
New France
”) in 1626. Singing and piano lessons were offered by religious orders in their convents in the mid-eighteenth century, while Protestant-backed music schools for private instrumental...
