{"title":"A life for a lifetime: Hendrik D. Loock and the Tygerberg Children’s Choir","authors":"Dorathea Julia Lamprecht, C. van Niekerk","doi":"10.1177/15366006231185499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231185499","url":null,"abstract":"The Tygerberg Children’s Choir (TCC) is rooted in South Africa’s Afrikaner culture. Its transition to a multicultural children’s choir, within a drastically changed political dispensation, furnished a rich subject for a historiographic choir identity investigation. From its establishment in 1972 until 2019, Hendrik D. Loock was the conductor. Since then the choir has continued under Karina Erasmus. The TCC is one of the oldest existing mixed-gender regional children’s choirs in the country, directed by the longest serving conductor of such a choir. The choir’s identity and Loock’s forty-seven-year directorship are interwoven, his work perceived as a significant cultural contribution. With his late wife Theresa (TCC accompanist, choral trainer, and arranger of choir music for thirty-two years), Loock confirmed a uniquely familial leadership profile amongst children’s choirs. This qualitative biographic report about the life and contribution of Loock and the TCC merges thematically analysed data from the TCC’s archival collection, non-participant observations, face-to-face interviews, and contextual information.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45391667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Amid the Wildflowers”: Jane Frazee - Her Life, Career, and Contributions to Music Education in the United States","authors":"Erica Kupinski","doi":"10.1177/15366006231185524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231185524","url":null,"abstract":"Jane Frazee, an American music educator, administrator, and author has contributed to music education in the United States. This article surveys the impact of her efforts from 1960 to 2015. A pioneer member and past president of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA), she taught music to children and adults using the Orff approach and has presented at workshops, clinics, and conferences throughout the United States, as well as internationally. She authored several books and Orff arrangement collections, and her articles have been published in prestigious professional journals and other publications. This paper addresses Frazee’s early life, training, influential individuals, teaching of children and adults, and her work with AOSA. Her roles in the founding and administration of Orff certification and graduate programs in music education in Minnesota are discussed. Lastly, Frazee’s role as an author and the influences of her publications on music educators in the United States were also examined. Although retired from teaching and administration, Frazee continues to publish and inspires current and future generations of music educators.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43410444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Life and Career of Mariachi Educator Zeke Castro","authors":"Elizabeth Chappell","doi":"10.1177/15366006231185561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231185561","url":null,"abstract":"Mariachi programs entered the public schools in the Southwest in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the Chicano movement ushered in an awakening of pride in Mexican heritage. The purpose of this historical biography was to examine the life and career of mariachi educator Ezekiel (Zeke) Castro (b. 1939). Zeke Castro taught mariachi and orchestra in Texas for more than three decades. He influenced generations of mariachis and was a trailblazer in mariachi instruction within the field of music education. The contribution of mariachi educators to the history of music education is not well-documented and Zeke Castro’s story is significant. The culmination of Zeke’s work contributed to the establishment of several public-school mariachi programs and to mariachi becoming a sanctioned University Interscholastic League event in Texas.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48266893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pasquale Ciricillo (1907-1978): From “Melephone Wonder” to “Music Man” Schoolteacher","authors":"Nathan B. Kruse","doi":"10.1177/15366006231173293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231173293","url":null,"abstract":"Pasquale “Pat” Ciricillo (1907-1978) was a twentieth-century musician-teacher who incorporated multiple musical approaches in his work. Born to an Italian family in Cleveland, Ohio, Ciricillo’s affinity for wide-ranging musicianship afforded him a storied career as a professional trumpet player in New York City. His success as a jazz, popular, and classical musician served as a catalyst for the latter part of his career, when he became a school music teacher who created innovative school curricula based on his extensive musical background. This biographical investigation features three distinct periods in Ciricillo’s career: early life in Cleveland, Ohio (1907-1929); life as a professional performer in New York City (1929-1956); and life as a school music teacher in The Bronx and the Rockland County (NY) Schools (1956-1976). Of special interest are the intersections between Ciricillo’s performer and teacher identities and the pedagogical practices that he enacted in the music classroom. Ciricillo’s life and career hold implications for current and future teaching practices in school music programs.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45208092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advertising by Four Studio Music Teachers in Early Twentieth Century Melbourne, Australia","authors":"Jane Southcott, Frances Elliott","doi":"10.1177/15366006231168970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231168970","url":null,"abstract":"Studio music teachers have always been constant in Australian society, rarely recognised beyond their immediate surrounds. Building a ‘connection’ of students required advertising, primarily by word-of-mouth or via local press announcements. Few teachers placed individual advertisements in local papers. This changed in 1911 with the establishment of monthly The Australian Musical News, intended to report and support musicians and music teachers. In its first edition, four studio music teachers placed advertisements, first to use this new opportunity. We unfold the stories of Mrs. Arthur Royce, Herr Franz O. Schieblich, James Ure, and J. Alfred Johnstone. By happenstance, their diverse careers capture the different ways of being a studio teacher in contemporary Australia. We note the unchanging nature of studio music teaching and suggest that, with the exception of technologies, the activities of these four teachers resonate with modern practice.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48979191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Choral Treatises and Singing Societies in the Romantic Age","authors":"R. Golding","doi":"10.1177/15366006231167625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231167625","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"279 - 280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41632613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Tradition","authors":"Alan L. Spurgeon","doi":"10.1177/15366006231167624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231167624","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"277 - 278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46057800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Performing Racial Uplift: E. Azalia Hackley and African American Activism in the Postbellum to Pre-Harlem Era","authors":"P. Sanders","doi":"10.1177/15366006231167622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231167622","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"275 - 276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46438051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Reflections on Elizabeth A. H. Green’s Life and Career in Music Education","authors":"Elizabeth Chappell","doi":"10.1177/15366006231167626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006231167626","url":null,"abstract":"The relevance of the book to music education history is clear. It offers a fascinating collection of different historical approaches to conceptualizing music and teaching singing. It provides translations of a range of European texts with accessible introductions noting their contexts and importance. Friddle’s immersion in the choral and organ worlds, as well as his scholarly experience, shine through in the close attention to musical examples and practical exercises, as well as some comment on their particular relevance for modern-day practice. It is this turn towards practitioners, rather than scholars, which perhaps characterizes the emphasis of the book on sources and factual information, rather than narrative and argument. Despite this, however, the book provides an important resource for performers, educators and researchers, and this reviewer has no doubt it will act as a valuable springboard for further research in this area.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"281 - 283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47739141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching Her Way Through the American West: Estelle Philleo’s Journey as a Piano Teacher","authors":"Laurie J. Sampsel, Donald M. Puscher","doi":"10.1177/15366006221144057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006221144057","url":null,"abstract":"The history of female piano teachers, especially those working with children, remains largely unstudied. Estelle Philleo (1880–1936) is one example from the early 20th century who specialized in group lessons for beginners. A New Woman who never married, she began as a junior piano teacher at the Michigan Female Seminary before graduating in 1902. After moving to Denver around 1906, she continued teaching and began composing. Philleo traveled widely in the West conducting Melody Way campaigns during the 1920s. The year after she died, Willis Music published her teaching pieces, Two Pastimes on the Black Keys. She is remembered today primarily for her 1917 hit song, “Out Where the West Begins.” Philleo’s work as a composer and performer garnered the press coverage that makes documenting her career possible. Newspaper articles are the primary sources used to explore her three-pronged career as an educator, composer, and performer. She used her traditional career as a music educator to support work unexpected for a woman—writing and performing music about the American West. This article explores Philleo’s teaching career, which spanned more than three decades. By doing so, it contributes to the history of female class piano teachers in the United States.","PeriodicalId":40170,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Historical Research in Music Education","volume":"45 1","pages":"5 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44180213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}