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ERIC Number: EJ646311
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
Little Red Songbooks: Songs for the Labor Force of America.
Volk, Terese M.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v49 n1 p33-48 Spr 2001
Explains that labor songs were song parodies with lyrics frequently written by college students. States that labor songs were used not to teach about music, but about labor concepts. Reports that labor colleges taught singing and acting to prepare students to speak in front of large crowds. (DAJ)
Descriptors: Acting, College Students, Educational History, Labor Education, Labor Force, Music, Music Education, Postsecondary Education, Singing, Songs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Labor History