Abstract
Carl Reinhardt Busch (1862-1943) was a Danish immigrant musician who contributed to the development of music education in the United States as a teacher, conductor, adjudicator, and composer. He provided string instruction and organized student orchestras in Kansas City, Missouri, before the establishment of instrumental musk in the school curriculum. He taught at several major universities and was the first music faculty member appointed to Kansas City University, now the University of Missouri at Kansas City. His students included Robert Russell Bennett, William Dawson, Leith Stevens, and Leroy Robertson. As a conductor, Busch worked with student organizations and music educators such as Mabelle Glenn and was one of the pioneers who assisted Joseph Maddy in establishing the National Music Camp at Interlochen. Busch judged several state and national band and orchestra contests and composed many works for student musicians, several of which were selected for state and national contest lists.
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