Anthony Johnson Showalter: A Pioneer in Southern Gospel Music Education

Autor/in	Canterbury, Alicia
Titel	Anthony Johnson Showalter: A Pioneer in Southern Gospel Music Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, 44 (2022) 1, S.71-92 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Canterbury, Alicia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-6006
DOI	10.1177/1536600620975512
Schlagwörter	Music; Music Education; Music Teachers; Teaching Methods; Student Centered Learning; Progressive Education; Periodicals; Educational History; Singing; Curriculum Development; Teacher Motivation; School Organization; Educational Philosophy; Textbooks; Program Development; Career Choice; Musicians; Musical Instruments; Musical Composition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Musikerziehung; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Reformpädagogik; Progressive Erziehung; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Gesang; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Programmplanung; Musiker; Musikinstrument; Komponieren
Abstract	Anthony Johnson Showalter (c. 1853-1924) was a music educator, gospel composer, publisher, and considered a pioneer in gospel music and education in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Showalter is notably mentioned in numerous texts and studies related to gospel music; however, little data has been collected regarding the tools he used in singing schools--namely, the rudiment books he wrote and the schools where he used the curriculum. The purpose of this study is to discover Showalter's possible motivation to begin his career, his determination in writing music education curriculum, organizing singing schools, his reasonings for focusing on seven-shape note style, and his influence into the twenty-first century. Materials analyzed included Showalter's rudiment books, extant copies of his periodical, "The Music Teacher and Home Magazine," and interviews at present-day gospel singing schools. Extant research related to four-shape and seven-shape hymnody and education was also reviewed. Findings indicate that Showalter was a progressive student-centered educator who utilized alternate tools in helping many with literacy by organizing the Southern Normal Musical Institute. Showalter created materials and opportunities which were accessible to the advanced and the beginner, hence providing a future for gospel singing schools well into the twenty-first century. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01