MASSAPEQUA, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- African American History Month annually celebrates important events and honorable people of African heritage during the month of February. Uniquely, its celebration, which began in 1926 as Negro/Black History Week and grew to become African American History Month in recent decades, underscores our nation's multiethnic and multicultural diversities. Whereas there are many ways to celebrate, Dr. James L. Shepherd celebrates and affirms African American history with thirteen original songs.
His book, African American History Month in Song!, presents an innovative collection of thirteen original songs in honor of thirteen noted African Americans in history. They include Phillis Wheatley, Nat Turner, Elijah McCoy, Mary Terrell, Mary M. Bethune, Ralph Bunche, Mahalia Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Leontyne Price, Martin Luther King, and opera great, Beatrice Wayne Robinson Godfrey. Dr. Shepherd presents a brief historical background of each individual, followed by the musical score that is musically stylistic of the honored figure.
African American History Month in Song! is especially designed to enhance celebration programs, library collections, general music programs and regular classroom learning activities especially for the said month. Together with review questions, the simple yet catchy songs will help install pieces of history in students' memories effortlessly. If you wish to sample music pages and buy this exciting song collection, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Dr. James L. Shepherd has taught music at all levels for more than thirty years within the Great Neck Public Schools in New York. In addition, he is the organist/choirmaster for Great Neck's historic All Saints Episcopal Church. He received his BM degree from Butler University, Indiana; his MA degree from C.W. Post College/Long Island University, and his Ph.D. from the Union Institute & University, Ohio.
African American History Month in Song! * by James L. Shepherd, Ph.D.
Publication Date: September 3, 2008
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