James E. Mumford
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Dr James E. Mumford was the Director of The African American Chorale Ensemble from 1983-2006 and Professor Emeritus at Indiana University.
Memberships
- Music Educators National ConferenceMENC: The National Association for Music EducationMENC: The National Association for Music Education is an organization of American music educators dedicated to advancing and preserving music education and as part of the core curriculum of schools in the United States...
- Equity Union for Theatre, the Black Music Caucus
- Phi Delta Kappa
- Indiana Music Education
- Association Society for EthnomusicologyEthnomusicologyEthnomusicology is defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts."Coined by the musician Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος ethnos and μουσική mousike , it is often considered the anthropology or ethnography of music...
- Omega Psi PhiOmega Psi PhiOmega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
Fraternity - Music Teachers National AssociationMusic Teachers National Association-Membership:Its membership consists of approximately 22,000 independent and collegiate music teachers. MTNA headquarters are in downtown Cincinnati on the 31st floor of the Carew Tower.- MTNA structure :...
Distinctions
- Ph.D. (1974) from Indiana University School of Music with a major in music education and minors in voice and ethnomusicologyEthnomusicologyEthnomusicology is defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts."Coined by the musician Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος ethnos and μουσική mousike , it is often considered the anthropology or ethnography of music...
, and a Master of Music Education (1978). - Presidents Award - Who's Who in American Education Voted Distinguished African American Professor by Black Student Union & Delta Sigma Theta
- Indiana University Facet Award
- Award for Outstanding Contributions and Excellence in Performance by Holden Key National Honor Society
- Award for Excellence in Teaching from the President of Indiana University
- First African American to receive the Annual Staff Merit Award from Indiana University
- Honored on the occasion of his retirement (2006) by Indiana House Resolution 0064
- Black History Month Trailblazer Award