Musicology Annotation << Back The history of music education as an area of scientific knowledge: status, prospects V.I. Adischev At the initiative of a number of educational and scientific institutions in Russia - the Moscow State Conservatory. PI Tchaikovsky, Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory im.N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, the Institute of Theory and history of education of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russian State Pedagogical University. AI Herzen State Pedagogical University, Perm, nationwide fund "Art education and culture" - created by the Scientific Council on the history of music education. The main purpose of this public research organization - to promote the development of scientific knowledge in the history of music education. Hosted the first (inaugural) session of the Scientific Council. She passed on the basis of the music department of the Perm State Pedagogical University. The session was attended by scientists from 20 cities of Russia, a number of foreign countries. The central event of the session was the symposium "History of music education as an area of ​​scientific knowledge: a retrospective, current state and prospects for development." To the meeting by leading Russian scientists were given lectures on music history and contemporary problems of music education. A "round table". Scientific Council outlined a plan for research and publishing activities for the near term, involving the preparation of monographs, textbooks, anthologies, etc. We publish below an abridged version of the report with which the symposium was delivered by Professor V. Adischev elected at the session, the chairman of the Scientific Council on the history of music education.