Excerpt from Report on Music Instruction in the Public Schools of Oakland, California, 1917, Vol. 6 Herewith I have the honor to transmit the report of the Director of Music in the Oakland schools. You will note with satisfaction the progress made during the past four years in musical instruction in the schools, the expansion of the Department of Music during that time, its present usefulness, and the excellent results it has attained. I especially commend to your consideration the forty-four musical organizations conducted in the schools under the direction of the Department of Music. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith in compliance with your request a complete report of the instruction in music, both vocal and instrumental, in the elementary, intermediate, and high schools of the City of Oakland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.