Background
Myers, Helen Priscilla was born on June 5, 1946 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of Henry Alonzo Myers and Elsie (Phillips) Myers-Stainton.
( Folk Music in the United States gives listeners a broad...)
Folk Music in the United States gives listeners a broad overview of many kinds of folk music found in this country, from the songs of rural Appalachia and New England through the indigenous music of the American Indians and the African music brought by slaves, to the folk songs of European minorities. It traces the way folk music lives in the modern city, in the academic world, and in the contemporary music of American composers. The audiobook introduces listeners to the study of folk music as a kind of music and as an aspect of human culture. It uses music as an index to understanding American culture while it introduces listeners to various concepts in the field of ethnomusicology. The book is published by Wayne State University Press.
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Myers, Helen Priscilla was born on June 5, 1946 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of Henry Alonzo Myers and Elsie (Phillips) Myers-Stainton.
Bachelor of Music, Ithaca College, 1967. Master in Museum Education, Syracuse University, 1971. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1984. Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1993.
Clarinettist, American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh, 1966-1967;
research fellow, Columbia University, New York City, 1973-1975;
lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1975-1976;
lecturer Goldsmiths' College, U. London, 1981-1989;
associate professor, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, since 1989;
St. Anthony Hall professor, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, since 1994. Ford Foundation lecturer ethnomusicology National Center Performing Arts, Bombay, India, 1988. Visiting associate professor music Columbia University, New York City, 1993.
Ethnomusicologist consultant University of Oxford Press, London, 1981-1983, The New Grove Dictionary of Music, 7th edit, London, since 1993. Resident ethnomusicologist Grove's Dictionaries of Music and Musicians, 1976-1989. Guest lecturer Guildhall School of Music, London, 1982-1989.
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Member American Anthropol. Association, American Musciological Society, Society Ethnomusicology (council member since 1992), Association Asian Studies, International Council Traditional Music, Indian Musicological Society, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Earthwatch, English Folk Dance and Song Society (editorial board Polk Music Journal), Phi Kappa Lambda.
Children: Ian Alister Woolford, Adam Robert Woolford, Sean Patrick Woolford.