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ERIC Number: EJ640089
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
Common Songs of the Cultural Heritage of the United States: A Compilation of Songs that Most People "Know" and "Should Know."
McGuire, Kenneth M.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v48 n4 p310-22 Win 2000
Examines what songs are familiar to most people. Uncovers various epistemological definitions of what it means to "know" a song. Discovers how many of the 42 songs listed in Music Educators National Conference (MENC) publication, "Get America Singing Again!", appeared in previous investigations and in community song movement books. (CMK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Educational Research, Epistemology, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Music, Music Education, Singing, Songs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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