Music education in prisons: A historical overview

International Journal of Community Music

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-18

  Lee, Roc ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

education; history; inmate; music; Prison; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866037612     PISSN: 17526299     EISSN: 17526302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/ijcm.3.1.7/1     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Allsup, R. (2007), ‘Editorial’, Music Education Research, 9: 2, pp. 167–69.
2. Anon (1866 ), ‘The Fourth at Sing Sing Prison: How the Convicts Kept the Day’, The New York Times, 7 July.
3. Anon (1892), ‘Their Missing Brother’s Voice’, The Washington Post, 25 September.
4. Anon (1896), ‘Sing Sing Prisoners Favored: Given a Holiday with Extra Food and Entertainment’, The New York Times, 25 February.
5. Anon (1897), ‘Sing Sing’s Convict Choir: Grateful to Methodist Ministers for Not Having Shown Morbid Curiosity’, The New York Times, 15 April.
6. Anon (1914), ‘Quits His Silent Cell’, The Washington Post, 1 December.
7. Anon (1915), Concerts at Sing Sing Prison: Prison Orchestra Play at a Program of Songs on Monday, The New York Times, 15 May.
8. Antrim, D. K. (1937), ‘Music for What Ails You’, The Rotarian, 50: 5, pp. 39, 55–6.
9. Clair, A. A. and Heller, G. N. (1989), ‘Willem Van de Wall: Organizer and Innovator in Music’, Journal of Research in Music Education, 37: 3, pp. 165–78.
10. Cohen, M. L. (2007a), ‘Christopher small’s concept of musicking: Toward a theory of choral singing pedagogy in prison contexts’, Ph.D. dissertation, Lawrence: University of Kansas.
11. Cohen, M. L. (2007b), ‘Explorations of Inmate and Volunteer Choral Experiences in a Prison-Based Choir’, Australian Journal of Music Education, 1: 1, pp. 61–72.
12. Cohen, M. L. (2007c), ‘Hallelujah! – Prison Choirs: Studying a Unique Phenomenon’, Choral Journal, 48: 5, pp. 47–50.
13. Cohen, M. L. (2008a), ‘Conductors’ Perceptions of Kansas Prison Choirs’, International Journal of Community Music, 1: 3, pp. 319–33.
14. Cohen, M. L. (2008b), ‘ “Mother Theresa, How Can I Help You?” The Story of Elvera Voth, Robert Shaw, and the Bethel College Benefit Sing-Along for Arts in Prison, Inc.’, International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, 3: 21, pp. 4–22, accessed December 1, 2009, www.choralresearch.org.
15. Cohen, M. L. (2009), ‘Choral Singing and Prison Inmates: Influences of Singing in a Prison Choir’, Journal of Correctional Education, 60: 1, pp. 52–65.
16. Cohen, M. L. (2010, forthcoming), ‘A Safe Haven in Prison: Empowerment through Choral Singing’, in L. K. Cheliotis (ed.), The Arts of Imprisonment: Control, Resistance, and Empowerment, Aldershot: Ashgate.
17. Elliot, T. G. (1981), A Study of Psychology of a Non-Verbal Methodology Inherent in the Teaching of Instrumental Music as Observed in a Program for Adult Offenders. DMA Music Education dissertation, Boston: Boston University School for the Arts.
18. Elsila, M. (1995), ‘Music behind bars: Liberatory musicology in two Michigan prisons’, MA Musicology-Ethnomusicology thesis, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
19. Geidel, M. (2005), ‘Supermaxes, Stripmines, and Hip-Hop’, Journal of Popular Music Studies, 17: 1, pp. 67–76.
20. Hash, P. M. (2007), ‘The Chicago Reform School Band: 1862–1872’, Journal of Research in Music Education, 55: 3, pp. 252–67.
21. Hess, C. D. (1956), ‘An appraisal of the program of music education at the California Institute for men’, MA thesis, Claremont: Claremont College.
22. Hodson, R. G. (1951), ‘A survey of music education programs in state prisons,’ M.M.Ed. thesis, Denver: University of Denver.
23. Landreville, D. J. (1956), ‘Comparative study of the uses of music at the Montana State Prison with Prisons of the Northwest area’, M.M.Ed. thesis, Bozeman: Montana State University.
24. Littell, W. J. (1961), ‘A survey of the uses of music in correctional institutions in the United States’, M.M.Ed. thesis, Lawrence: University of Kansas.
25. Mckay, F. R. (1956), ‘Music in the Correction of Juvenile Delinquency’, Juvenile Court Judges Journal, 7: 4, pp. 24–30
26. Nelson, D. L. (1997), ‘High-rish adolescent males, self-efficacy, and choral performance: An investigation of affective intervention’, DMA dissertation,
27. Tucson: Arizona State University. Oridell, H. (1986), ‘A curriculum design to teach music fundmentals in a correctional setting’, M.S. thesis, Nashville: Tennessee State University
28. Pardue, D. (2004), ‘Writing in the Margins: Brazilian Hip-Hop as an Educational Project’, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 35, pp. 411–32.
29. Richmiller, M. G. (1992), Study of the residual effects of music education experiences of a prison choir, twenty-nine years after participation. Master’s thesis, Cape Girardeau: Southeast MissourI State University.
30. Savage, J. and Challis, M. (2002), ‘A Digital Arts Curriculum? Practical Ways Forward’, Music Education Research, 4: 1, pp. 7–23.
31. Silber, L. (2007), ‘Bars behind Bars: The Impact of a Women’s Prison Choir on Social Harmony’, Music Education Research, 7: 2, pp. 251–71.
32. Smith, J. B. (1868), ‘Sing Sing Prison’, The New York Times, 9 November.
33. Sporny, V. W. (1941), ‘The value of music in correctional institutions’, M.Ed. thesis, Pittsburgh: Duquesne University.
34. Van De Wall, W. (1924), The Utilization of Music in Prisons and Mental Hospitals, New York: Committee for the Study of Music in Institutions by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music.
35. Van De Wall, W. (1936), Music in Institutions, New York: The Russell Sage Foundation.
36. Walker, D. L. R. (1980), ‘A study of music education in community development, continuing education, and correctional programming as reported by state arts agency directors in the United States’, Ph.D. dissertation, Nashville: George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University.
37. Woodward, C., Sloth-Nielsen, J. and Mathiti, V. (2008), ‘South Africa, the Arts, and Youth in Conflict with the Law’, International Journal of Community Music, 1: 1, pp. 69–88.