A Cover Story: Music Educators Journal and Historical-Political Narrativity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Historical-Political Narrativity
1.2. Previous Analyses of Periodical Cover Content
2. Materials and Methods
3. Findings
3.1. One Hundred and Two Years of Cover Designs
3.2. Hypotheses
3.2.1. Imagery Related to Nationalism Increased During Times of Conflict
- February/March 1952—photo of the U.S. Capitol Building with fighter jets overhead and a military band below
- June/July 1959—photo of a young boy admiring a saxophonist in a military band
- October 1968—photo of a decorated trombonist in military band attire
- February 1975—graphic representation of a red, white and blue treble clef
- April 1979—still life photo of an American flag, a metronome, a judge’s gavel, and a carving of words including “tort”, “due process”, “malpractice”, “liability”, etc.
- February 1988—still life photo of an American flag, a trumpet, a chalk stave holder, black and white photos of military bands and flags in classrooms, etc.
- November 2001—photo of an American flag, with the words “O say, can you sing?”
- March 2015—photo of a military band in a parade
3.2.2. The Representation of People Diversified as Time Progressed
- First Man: October 1926 (George Oscar Bowen)
- First Woman: March 1927 (Mabelle Glenn)
- First Child: March 1938 (multiple children in a collage of performing ensembles)
- First Non-Caucasian: April 1945 (adult Huichol musician from Jalisco, Mexico)
- First Solo Musician: September/October 1945 (sepia rendering of a female trumpet player in military uniform)
- First Prominent Depiction of a Black Person: January 1967 (reproduction of James Chapin’s 1928 painting Ruby Green Singing, along with a full-page description of the painting)
- First Photo of a Black Person: December 1968 (group of boys from the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, USA)
- First Hispanic/Latino Children: January 1970 (two boys playing guitar and singing)
- First Asian Child: November 1979 (Chinese boy playing the pipa)
- First Asian Adult: April 1989 (female orchestra teacher)
- November 1979: Chinese boy playing the pipa
- April 1989: Female orchestra teacher and female cello player
- December 1989: Preschool girls playing violins
- January 1998: Sarah Chang, violin soloist with the New York Philharmonic
- January 2002: Female middle school violinist
- January 2004: Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
- June 2009: Female violist
3.3. Intentionality and the First Images of Black People
4. Conclusions and Future Directions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Inferred Race/Ethnicity | # of Covers | % |
---|---|---|
Caucasian/White | 98 | 48.5 |
Mixed Group | 62 | 30.7 |
Black | 26 | 12.9 |
Asian | 7 | 3.5 |
Hispanic/Latino | 5 | 2.5 |
Native American | 2 | 1.0 |
Middle Eastern | 1 | 0.5 |
Unclear | 1 | 0.5 |
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