Singing Down the Barriers

Emery Stephens; Caroline Helton

doi:10.5771/9781538169933

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-6991-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-6993-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 173
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Preface No access
5. Introduction What Is the “Singing Down the Barriers” Project? No access
1. 1. Antebellum Black Americans and Their Musical World No access
  2. Antebellum White Americans and the Origins of Blackface Minstrelsy No access
  3. Emancipation and Reconstruction No access
2. 1. A Curated Early Twentieth-Century Timeline No access
  2. The Promise of a New Century: The Pursuit of Education, Respect, and Economic Autonomy No access
  3. Interracial Collaborations and the Birth of a Music Economy Based on Black Music No access
  4. Reality Sets In: Barriers from Stereotypes, Segregation, and Jim Crow No access
  5. The New Negro and Vocal Concert Music No access
3. 1. 1. Jazz: Swing to Bebop No access
    2. Popular Music: Rhythm and Blues to Rock and Roll No access
    3. Concert Music: Barriers of Racism, Classicism, and Politics No access
  2. 1. Civil Rights and the Concert Hall No access
  3. The 1970s and Beyond: Black Song in a “Colorblind” Culture No access
  4. The Twenty-First Century: Walk the Walk, Sing the Songs No access
1. 1. Pedagogy No access
  2. Performance No access
  3. Informed Research No access
  4. Community Engagement No access
2. 1. Teaching What We Know: How the Academy Assigns Value and Replicates Established Hierarchies No access
  2. Culture and the Canon No access
  3. Entry Points for Centering Black Composers of Classic Song and Opera: Acknowledging the Academy as a Historically White Space No access
  4. 1. Getting to Know You: Amy Beach and Florence Price No access
    2. Influence and Inspiration: The Beauty of Shared Culture No access
  5. 1. Rich Man, Poor Man No access
    2. A Tale of Two Bobs No access
3. 1. Spirituals as Common Ground: Creating a Pathway to Learning History through a Black Lens No access
  2. Entering the Black Space of the Concert Spiritual with Cultural Humility and Knowledge No access
  3. Black Theology No access
  4. Notes on Performance Practice No access
  5. 1. Two Arrangements of “Ride On, King Jesus”: H.T. Burleigh and Hall Johnson No access
    2. Two Arrangements of “Deep River”: J. Rosamond Johnson and Moses Hogan No access
  6. Spirituals as a Path to Non-Classical Genres in the Voice Studio No access
  7. 1. Case Studies in Popular Song: Learning Contemporary Musical Theatre Vocalism, Style, and Musicianship from the Greats of Jazz, R&B, Soul, and Gospel No access
1. 1. Allyship No access
  2. 1. Randye Jones No access
    2. Reinaldo Moya No access
    3. Glendower Jones No access
  3. Lifelong Education and the Role of Cultural Humility No access
  4. Permission and Shared Responsibility No access
  5. Informed Performance Practice No access
2. 1. 1. Developing Deep Listening Skills No access
    2. Entering Group Discussions No access
    3. Living Allyship through Action: Activities for Faculty and Administrators No access
  2. 1. Learning Outcomes No access
    2. Classroom Activities No access
    3. Research Projects No access
    4. Artistry with an American Accent: Creative Programming Ideas No access
3. 1. Community Arts Education No access
  2. Research and Performance Preparation No access
  3. Discussing Race-Specific Performance Projects No access
  4. Setting the Table: Guest Speakers, Teaching Artists, and Cultural Bearers No access
  5. Creating Audiences and Equal Opportunities No access
  6. Relationship Building toward Networking No access
  7. Attending Concerts in the Community No access
  8. Final Thoughts No access
Selected Bibliography and Resources No access Pages 151 - 156
Selected Song Anthologies and Collections No access Pages 157 - 158
Glossary No access Pages 159 - 162
Index No access Pages 163 - 172
About the Authors No access Pages 173 - 173