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Isabel McNeill Carley (4 December 1918 – 14 July 2011) was a published writer, editor, composer and music teacher. She’s considered one of the leaders of the Orff Schulwerk when it began to take hold in the United States in the 1960s. As a co-founder of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA), Carley contributed greatly to the organization’s beginnings, serving as a board member and magazine editor. Carley devoted much of her life to musical instruction, publishing a series of books titled Recorder Improvisation and Technique. Carley died on July 14, 2011 at her home in Gaithersburg, Maryland.〔(“Isabel Carley Obituary.” ) ''Asheville Citizen Time's.'' July 17, 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2014.〕 == Early life and education == Daughter of John T. and Netta H. McNeill, Isabel McNeill was born on December 4, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up there and in Toronto, Canada.〔 In 1943, she married James Carley, who served in the United States Army and later pursued a career as a music professor.〔 They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne, and one son, John.〔 Carley lived in various locations over the course of her lifetime. During World War II, she moved to her husband’s post in Alamogordo, New Mexico.〔Carley, Isabel McNeill. ''Taking the Orff Approach to Heart: Essays and Articles from a Pioneer of Orff in America. Brasstown Press''. 2014. “Introduction: Bringing the Orff Approach to Life.” 5-9.〕 For the next ten years, her and her family lived in New York, Oregon, and Texas and in 1953, they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana.〔 After her husband’s retirement in 1973, the couple lived in western North Carolina for the thirty years.〔 After her retirement in 2004, she and her husband settled in Gaithersburg, Maryland.〔 Carley’s education focused primarily on music. In 1939, she attended Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in German, Philosophy, and the Classics.〔 In 1941, she attended graduate school in University of Chicago and earned a master's degree in music history.〔 Carley’s interest in music education intensified in 1962 when she took an Orff-Schulwerk course in Toronto and subsequently enrolled in the Orff-Institute in Salzburg, Austria for the 1963-64 academic year.〔 During her time at the Institute, she obtained private lessons from Carl Orff and participated in 36 hours of classes weekly.〔Gray, Esther. (“American Orff-Schulwerk Association Founding Members: Isabel McNeill Carley.” ) American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Retrieved 1 October 2014〕 Carley completed a three-year education program in one year earned a Specialist Diploma with honors and became the first American Honors graduate at the Institute.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isabel McNeill Carley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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