HISTORY NOTES
Newsletter
of the MENC History Special Research Interest Group
Spring, 2006
Editor: Dr. James T. McRaney, National Chair Email:
jmcraney@aol.com
IN THIS ISSUE
…
> Report from National Chair
> Salt Lake City 2006 Conference
> Session highlights
> Biennial business meeting
> MENC Centennial news
> Research
> Call for input and response
> HSRIG Officers (Advisory Council)
Review - Salt Lake City Conference
HSRIG (6) sessions schedule
Session presentations and attendance (National presidents)
Past Chair recognition
Bylaws revision
Election results
Area sightseeing / Nancy Vogan – F. Clark
Feed the Children programs
Division incentives
Distinguish Researcher Award
The Gavel
Report of research projects
Journals: M Fonder; A. Spurgeon
Individuals’ contributions
Hall of Fame Liaison Committee
Incoming National Chair
The National Anthem Project – Sept., 2006
2007 HSRIG Symposium
2007 Sonneck Society meeting
FROM
THE HSRIG NATIONAL CHAIR
EDITOR’S
NOTE: As with our previous newsletter, a hard copy of
HISTORY NOTES will be provided to the MENC Archives at the
University of Maryland, and electronic versions may be
added to interested websites. In the event you are aware of
a need for a hard copy, please share that information with
the editor. As a matter of “housekeeping” please notify me
if you get more than one copy of this HISTORY NOTES .
However, the email directory should be in better shape for
this issue! Thank you … JTMcR
Enthusiastic Greetings from the “sunny” (not so) South this
FIRST WEEK of SPRING!
In just weeks, we will assemble in Salt Lake City for the
MENC biennial conference. This conference will “kick-off”
MENC’s 100th Anniversary Celebration, which will continue
over two years with special emphasis being planned for
2007. National Chair-elect Jere Humphreys is leading
planning for HSRIG’s specific celebration along the lines
of preference you indicated during our 2004 roundtable
discussion in Minneapolis. As this planning continues as a
“work in progress”, we will hear more from Jere at our Salt
Lake City session.
I am excited that Jere Humphreys will serve as HSRIG Chair
for 2006-08. He is an avid promoter of research in music
education history and will lead us through the MENC’s
centennial with great enthusiasm. I am excited to hear the
planning which he and his committee have for a special
HSRIG celebration in 2007. And, I want to thank him
personally for his support and encouragement during these
two years.
As this will be the last HISTORY NOTES of my term, please
allow me this personal privilege to express sincere
appreciation for this opportunity to serve you and the
history research segment of our profession. My deep thanks
also to those who have so willingly provided support and
encouragement. I would like to share the following efforts
of your HSRIG Chair during this biennium which have been
included In the biennial report to the Society for Research
in Music Education and, in turn, the Music Education
Research Council:
1 Worked with MENC President David Circle to develop four
special sessions initiating
the Centennial Celebration at 2006 MENC conference
2. Coordinated with Chair-elect Jere Humphreys in order to
assist in his planning of
HSRIG 2007 centennial celebration activity
3. Encouraged specific research (2006 HSRIG session paper
Why Keokuk?)
4. Promoted and encouraged recent research (2006 HSRIG
session research reviews)
5 Recognized the heritage of past HSRIG chairs and planned
tribute to two past chairs
who deceased during the current term (2006 HSRIG biennial
business meeting)
6. Chaired committee for Bylaws review and revision (2006
business meeting report)
7. At request of MENC Hall of Fame Chair, proposed on-going
committee for review and
recommendations to Hall of Fame committee
8. Provided review and critique for proposed publication
materials for HSRIG members
9. Revised and updated the national and international HSRIG
mailing lists
10. Collaborated with MENC membership department to add
multiple new names from
2002 and 2004 HSRIG sessions for MENC’s coded
identification as HSRIG
11. Encouraged exploration of significant web sites on
music education:
Hosted by HSRIG member Bill Lee at Univ. of Tennessee,
Chattanooga http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/William-Lee/.
Hosted by Australia colleague Robin L. Stephens at Deakin
University http://education.deakin.edu.au/music_ed/history/
12. Shared active research publications information:
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education Mark
Fonder, HSRIG, editor
Whalen Center for Music, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850
jhrme@ithaca.edu
Southern Music Education Journal Alan Spurgeon, HSRIG,
co-editor
Dept. of Music, 162 Scruggs Hall, Univ. of Mississippi,
University, MS 38677 (aspurg@olemiss.edu)
13. Encouraged and shared reports from current state MEA
Historians
14. Published HISTORY NOTES newsletter in 2005 and 2006 to
directory of national
and international colleagues
15. Presented special HSRIG session at Southern
Division/Florida MEA Conference in
2005 assisted by Southern Division Chair Alan Spurgeon
VISIT
SALT LAKE CITY IN 2006
By now, you have likely finalized your plans for attending
the upcoming conference. I wrote two HSRIG members in Utah
and asked about non-conference “sight seeing”
opportunities. Many thanks to Joelle Lien and Thom Priest
for their recommendations:
Temple Square (downtown): excellent architecture, art and
history of Mormon church
Visit the Golden Spike historic area north of Salt Lake
City
Beautiful drive between Brigham City and Logan
Antelope Island on the Salt Lake – very accessible by car
(probable roaming wild life)
Union Station museums in Ogden – history of railroad and
the Great Salt Lake
Southern Utah: Arches National Park, Zion National park,
and Bryce Canyon
Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada (between St. George,
Utah and Las Vegas, NV)
2006
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
At the invitation of MENC President David Circle, the HSRIG
has prepared four major sessions to begin the celebration
of MENC’s 100th Anniversary. Distinguished HSRIG members
were each asked to review a quarter-century of the growth
of music education and MENC’s role in that progress
respectively.
PLEASE be aware that our Thursday presentation is opposite
a research poster session and our Saturday afternoon
session is LATE within the convention programming – let’s
support ALL of these, our distinguished colleagues, to the
best of our ability with our presence!
These HSRIG colleagues were asked to contribute a brief
overview of their historic presentations for this issue of
HISTORY NOTES.
Thursday, April 20 (8:30 a.m.)
CENTENNIAL PROFILE I (1907-1932): A New Look at a
Significant Cultural Moment
William R. Lee, Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga
This presentation will examine factors that made the MSNC
successful in its earliest years. Blessed with good
leaders, a nurturing social, educational, and political
climate—and, most likely, good luck—the organization became
an influence in American education by the late 1910’s.
Despite setbacks and problems, the MSNC had developed into
an organization whose ambitions were increasingly national
and inclusive by the end of World War II. The leadership,
major events and trends that affected the group’s direction
will be evaluated and its successes, failures, and problems
with those of similar organizations compared.
Thursday, April 20 (11:30 a.m.)
CENTENNIAL PROFILE II (1933-1957): Survival through a
challenging era – the depression, WWII, and the cold war
Carolyn Livingston, Univ. of Rhode Island
This presentation is about "Survival and Growth through a
Challenging Era." This era contained three time periods in
which Americans faced some unusually difficult
circumstances, the Great Depression, World War II, and the
Cold War. Listeners are asked to indulge my inclination to
discuss these events in the context of personal memories.
Friday, April 21 (8:30 a.m.)
CENTENNIAL PROFILE III (1958-1982): Against the backdrop of
the cold war, technology, and the civil rights revolution
Michael Mark, Prof. Emeritus, Towson Univ.
The 25 year period from 1958 to 1982 was a time of dynamic
change for American society and for music education. It's
considered to be a period of reform for American education,
but realistically, not much reform actually occurred.
Saturday, April 22 - 3:15 p.m.
CENTENNIAL PROFILE IV (1983-2007): Widening horizons with a
global lens: responding to the New World Order Marie
McCarthy, Univ. of Maryland
Music education in this fin-de-siècle period is examined
from the perspective of forces and trends that broadened
the scope, meaning, and content of music education in
unprecedented ways. The expansion of music education is
approached from the vantage point of global trends such as
migration patterns, but also in the context of music
education philosophy, global music culture and
communications, repertoire used in school music,
comprehensive approaches to music teaching and learning,
and interdisciplinary paradigms that inform research in
music education. The systemic relationship between these
developments at large and the history of MENC during this
period provides the unifying theme for the presentation.
Saturday, April 22 - 8:30 a.m.
Biennial (our traditional session) Research Session: HSRIG
members will present a review of their research into the
history of MENC and some of its significant leaders.
- The Beginning
of MENC: Why Keokuk? Alan Spurgeon, University of
Mississippi
- Anne Grace
O'Callaghan: Music educator, community arts advocate and
professional leader Patti Tolbert, Georgia State College and University
- Marguerite
Hood: Her life and contributions to music education
Shelly Cooper,
University of Arizona
- Review of
2006 HSRIG Research Presentations and 2007 Opportunities
Jere Humphreys, HSRIG Chair-elect, Arizona State University
Saturday, April 22 - 9:30 a.m.
Biennial Roundtable (Business) Session:
Recognition of past HSRIG Chairs
Tributes to the passing during this biennium of two HSRIG Chairs
George Heller (d. 2004) by Jere Humphreys
Charles Gary (d. 2004) by Michael Mark
Presentation of 2006 HSRIG Distinguished Service Award
Election of 2006-08 HSRIG Chair-Elect and Bylaws review/revision
Update on research journal opportunities - Mark Fonder and Alan Spurgeon
Bylaws Review and proposed changes (vote)
Unique sharing with HSRIG Division Chairs (chairs are listed later in this newsletter)
2006 HISTORY SRIG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The call for nominations for the biennial Distinguished Service Award appeared in the Fall, 2005 HISTORY NOTES, following which a panel of past Chairs of the HSRIG served to select this year’s recipient.
The Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the 9:30 business meeting on Saturday, April 22 in Salt Lake City. Prior recipients of the HSRIG award include: George Heller (1994); Allen P. Britton (1996); Michael Mark (1998); Bruce Wilson (2000); Sondra Wieland Howe (2002); and William Lee (2004).
CENTENNIAL REPORT IN SALT LAKE CITY
The MENC Centennial Coordinating Committee met following MENC’s 2004 Conference to begin initial planning for the celebration of MENC’s 100th anniversary. Subsequently, the National Executive Board received their report and has moved forward with the celebration planning. Watch for specific news of the 2007 events in MENC publications. The HSRIG was also asked to plan significant emphases for the “kick-off” of the celebration through the several sessions at the 2006 Conference in Salt Lake City. The 2006 sessions have been planned by current National Chair James McRaney, and special planning for 2007 is being led by National Chair-Elect Jere Humphreys. During the Saturday HSRIG sessions, Jere will provide a review tentative planning for the HSRIG’s involvement in the centennial celebration.
HSRIG BYLAWS REVIEW / PROPOSED CHANGES
At the request of the HSRIG National Chair, the HSRIG Bylaws (ratified: 1993) have been reviewed by a committee of past Chairs and the Chair-elect. Proposed changes will be submitted to you via separate email in just a few days … for members’ review prior to the Conference. The amendment procedure for approving change(s) calls for a 2/3-majority vote at the HSRIG business meeting in April.
N O T E : PLEASE PRINT OUT AND STUDY THE PROPOSED BYLAWS CHANGES AND BRING COPY TO THE HSRIG BUSINESS SESSION ON APRIL 22, 2006. A BALLOT FOR VOTING ON THE BYLAWS WILL BE PROVIDED!
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION: CHAIR-ELECT, 2006-2008
The biennial election for Chair-Elect will be held during the business meeting on Saturday, April 22 in Salt Lake City. The nominating committee has submitted the following candidates. The HSRIG Bylaws also allow for nominations from the floor during the session.
Patrick M. Jones - History SRIG Eastern Division Chair
Dr. Jones is Associate Professor, Assistant Director of the School of Music, and Head of the Music Education Division at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the higher education chair and coordinates the activities of the state affiliate of the Society for Music Teacher Education. He is active as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator and has performed extensively throughout the United States, the British Isles, Canada, the Caribbean, Continental Europe, and Scandinavia.
He holds a B.S. in music education from West Chester University, the M.A. in Conducting from George Mason University, and the Ph.D. in music education from Penn State University. His previous experience includes the State University of New York at Fredonia, George Washington University and teaching in both public and parochial schools.
Patrick authored the history of the U.S. Navy School of Music and contributed chapters to three books, including the forthcoming Perspectives on Music in Urban Schools (MENC). He has published articles and reviews in Clarino, PMEA News, and M-Musik Zum Lesen magazines, Arts Education Policy Review, ISME Proceedings, Journal of Band Research, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, and Visions of Research in Music Education.
Alan L. Spurgeon - History SRIG Southern Division Chair
Dr. Spurgeon is Director of Music Education and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music at the University of Mississippi. Prior to coming to Ole Miss five years ago he taught at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. He also taught elementary and middle school music in the public schools of Kansas and Arkansas.
He holds a B.M.E. from Truman State University in Missouri. a M.M. from the University of Arkansas and the Ph.D. in music education from the University of
Oklahoma. A former President-elect of the Southwest Division of MENC and Past-President of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, he is President-elect of the elementary division of the Mississippi Music Educators Association.
Alan’s research areas are the history of music education in American and American folk music for children with particular emphasis on play parties. He is the author of Waltz the Hall: the American Play Party published in 2005 by the University Press of Mississippi. He is co-editor of the Southern Music Education Journal and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education and the Orff Echo.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Meetings
In 2007, the Society for American Music will meet jointly with the Music Library Association. The SAM/MLA Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1-4. Since the, the conference is interested in papers on American music collections and "researching the American music library." SAM conferences are a good opportunity for music education historians to present research and hear excellent papers on American music. The deadline for proposals is July 1, 2006, with information at www.american-music.org. If there are music educators who would like to be part of a panel of three or four papers, contact Sondra Wieland Howe at howex009@umn.edu to organize a proposal.
Members
At the March, 2006 SAM conference in Chicago, Terese M. Volk will present a paper on "Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer: Chicago Music Educator for the Homemakers of America," and Ken Prouty, will present a paper on "The International Association for Jazz Education and the Reshaping of the Global Jazz Community." Terese also published a review of Carolyn Livingston’s Charles Faulkner Bryan: His Life and Music (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2003) in Philosophy of Music Education Review, Vol. 11(2): 211-216
Sondra Wieland Howe reports of several recent research projects:
“Women’s Participation in the NEA Department of Music Education, 1884-1925.” Journal of Historical Research in Music Education 26, no. 2 (April 2005).
“Review of Sir Arthur Somervell on Music Education: His Writing, Speeches and Letters, by Gordon Cox.” Psychology of Music 33, no. 4 (2005): 461-64.
“German and American Influences on the Development of the Kindergarten and Kindergarten Music in Meiji Era Japan.” Asian Pacific Journal of Arts Education 3, no. 2 (November 2005): 83-106. This paper was presented at poster sessions at the Fifth Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research in Seattle in July 2005, and the February, 2006 Minnesota MEA.
“Counterpoint.” The Bulletin of the Society for American Music 32, no. 1 (Winter 2006): 3. This was a response to Katherine Preston’s article, “What Happened to the Nineteenth-Century?”
Marcia L. Thoen presented a poster at the Minnesota MEA in Minneapolis titled “YPSCA: A History of the Minneapolis Symphony/Minnesota Orchestra Young People's Symphony Concert Association: A Chronological Record of Traditions and Repertoire from 1911 until 2005.” This is also the title of her dissertation in progress.
State News
WVMEA Announces Publication Containing “Notes da Capo” Articles …
West Virginia MEA’s state historian John L Puffenbarger has compiled a 115-page booklet, Notes da Capo. The booklet reports that over time materials relating to music education in West Virginia have been stored in the archives at West Virginia University. The booklet, containing 94 historical articles, will be provided to all WV College and University libraries and to MENC officers. John provided the following information about the publication:
In 1981, the MENC national office requested that the WVMEA create the position of Historian to preserve records pertaining to music education in the state. Dr. Clifford Brown served in this capacity until his tragic death in November 1988. John L. Puffenbarger was appointed to replace Dr. Brown and has served as Historian ever since. Dr. Brown wrote 18 historical articles and John L. Puffenbarger has written 76 articles. In commemoration of WVMEA’s 70th Birthday, all 94 articles have been compiled into a booklet. The cost is $10.00, which includes mailing. This is a one-time printing. The deadline for ordering is Saturday, April 15, 2006. Anyone interested may request an order blank from John at jlpuff@cebridgel.net
Georgia MEA historian James T. McRaney (HSRIG Chair) and HSRIG member Patti Tolbert are collaborating to move GMEA’s collection of published papers, commissioned scores, all-state recordings and programs, state conference programs, handbooks and journals to the library in the archival library at Georgia College and State University.
Journals
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education - Mark Fonder, editor
April, 2006 issue (Vol. 27, No. 2):
“Historical Perspectives on the Manhattenville Music Curriculum Project: 1965-
1972” by Kyung-Suk Moon.
”Music Teacher Training: From Normal School to State College” by R. Nicholas
Tobin.
”U.S. Mounted Bands and Cavalry Field Musicians of the Civil War: Their
Training and Duties” by Bruce P. Gleason.
Reminiscences of Charles Leonhard by Richard Colwell and Roger Rideout.
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HSRIG OFFICERS (Advisory Council)
James T. McRaney, Chair (2004-06)
Adjunct Professor of Music
Reinhardt College, Waleska, GA
Email: jmcraney@aol.com
Jere Humphreys, Chair-elect (2004-06)
Professor of Music
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Email: Jere.Humphreys@asu.edu
Division Chairs (2002-06)
Southern: Alan Spurgeon
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
aspurg@olemiss.edu
North Central: Teresa Volk
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
ag7658@wayne.edu
Western: Shelly Cooper
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
ShellyCooper@cableaz.com
Division Chairs (2004-08)
Eastern: Patrick Jones
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
pjones@uarts.edu
Northwestern: Pat Sheehan Campbell
University of Washington, Spokane, WA
pcamp@u.washington.edu
Southwest: George McDow
Boeme, TX
ghmcdow@prodigy.net