This is volume one in a five volume set on BC Music Educators and their stories! The Old Guard focuses on music educators who taught during the Golden Age of Music Education in BC Public Schools. It begins with a brief history of the BC Music Educators Association and then follows the lives and careers of 23 of BCs prominent music educators. They all begin with the back story and tell how each developed a love for music as a child. It follows them through their high school and university days mentioning mentors and others who influenced them along the way. Many of the educators in this first volume were responsible for starting the instrumental music programs in Metro Vancouver's secondary schools in the 1960s. This READ only goes as far as page 21. You can read the opening Foreword and part of Chapter 1 on Dennis Tupman who was the second music supervisor for the Vancouver School District. To purchase a copy go back to our website and leave us a message after the synopsis. $24.95