When finished, the Discovery Box will be shared with other young students, about the same age, who want to learn more about how music was sung over 150 years ago, brought along with pioneers who moved into Arkansas from their original homes in the east. That traditional form of singing is still maintained by groups of shaped note singers all over America. The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale maintains a number of Discovery Box educational activities that can be loaned to interested teachers in the area.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Discovery Box video recorded in Fort Smith...
On the afternoon of April 25th, Gail Cowart and his committee of Discovery Box volunteers made a video recording of the Youth Choir at First Methodist Church, in Fort Smith singing shaped note music. According to Gail who has already reviewed most of the video, the results were "excellent." He also added, "Thanks to the Youth Choir, Nancy Vernon, David Whiteis, Dan Brittain and everybody else. This is exciting, just excellent. The singers were perfect."
Everyone working with the Discovery Box project was looking forward to this special afternoon and those present at the recording session were impressed by how quickly the young singers adapted to the historic form of shaped note singing.
When finished, the Discovery Box will be shared with other young students, about the same age, who want to learn more about how music was sung over 150 years ago, brought along with pioneers who moved into Arkansas from their original homes in the east. That traditional form of singing is still maintained by groups of shaped note singers all over America. The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale maintains a number of Discovery Box educational activities that can be loaned to interested teachers in the area.
When finished, the Discovery Box will be shared with other young students, about the same age, who want to learn more about how music was sung over 150 years ago, brought along with pioneers who moved into Arkansas from their original homes in the east. That traditional form of singing is still maintained by groups of shaped note singers all over America. The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale maintains a number of Discovery Box educational activities that can be loaned to interested teachers in the area.
