@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt2tvch7.14, ISBN = {9781578067626}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt2tvch7.14}, abstract = {In recent decades history teachers from all levels have begun to use primary sources as effective tools in classroom assignments and presentations. These sources vary a great deal depending on the subject and time period under investigation and may include letters, diaries, periodicals, photographs, art works, and more. The benefits of introducing such materials are numerous and often self-evident. At a basic level the use of authentic materials enlivens classroom presentations, offering engaging and entertaining stimuli to what might otherwise be dry or pedantic lectures. Original materials are usually popular with students as working with such objects allows them to}, author = {James A. Davis and Michael A. Antonucci and Charles Freeman and Helen Marsh Jeffries and Michael J. Kramer and Lawrence W. Levine and Sandra Lyne and Laura Mason and Burton W. Peretti and Dorothy Potter and William Weber and Donald Burrows}, booktitle = {Music and History: Bridging the Disciplines}, pages = {200--219}, publisher = {University Press of Mississippi}, title = {Hearing History: “Dixie,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and Civil War Music in the History Classroom}, year = {2005} }