Dr. Mel R. Wilhoit

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Professor of Music
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Office Phone:
423-775-7289
Box:
7816

Academic Degree

  • B.S. Music Education, Bob Jones University
  • D.M.A. Church Music, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • M.M. Music History and Literature, Mankato State University

Selected Publication

  • "A Hymnologial Whodunit or `The Case of the Fraudulant Philip Phillips.'"
  • "A Sankey Primer." The Sonneck Society Bulletin Fall 1990
  • "Alexander the Great; or Just Plain Charlie: Charles Alexander." The Hymn April 1995
  • "American Holiness Hymnody: Some Questions -- A Methodology." Wesleyan Theological Journal Fall 1990
  • "Elisha Albright Hoffman." The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song January 1984
  • "Faith and Learning Reconsidered." Faculty Dialogue January 1988
  • "Father of Gospel Music." Cross-Rhythms Fall 1992
  • "Ira D. Sankey, the Father of Gospel Music." REJOICE, a Journal of Gospel Music Fall 1991
  • "Look Who's Singing." The Church Musician April 1993
  • "Sing Me a Sankey." The Hymn January 1991
  • "The Birth of a Classic: The Story of `The Ninety and Nine.'" We'll Shout and Sing Hosanna 1998
  • "The Music of Urban Revivalism." The Hymn October 1994
  • "United States Hymnody from the Civil War through the Twentieth Century." The New Century Hymnal Companion 1998
  • "White Gospel Music" and "Contemporary Christian Music." Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
  • "William Bradbury," "Fannie Crosby," "George F. Root," "George Webb." Signed articles for American Dictionary of Biography 1999
  • Articles on Gospel hymnwriters for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. 2000
  • Hymn October 1995

Topic of Expertise

  • Church music: hymnody and congregational song
  • Music history: American music, European music, classical traditions
  • Music of 19th and 20th century revivalism
  • Music of the Scopes Trial