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Making Bricks Without Straw
Authors: Hoffman Mary
Published: August 2006

A Message to Music Teachers in the Rural Schools — and in the Big Towns Too
An Administrator Talks about Music
Authors: Schinnerer Mark C.
Published: August 2006

The Superintendent of Cleveland, Ohio, Public Schools expresses some discerning opinions about music and music teachers in his characteristically forthright fashion. The article is taken from the manuscript of an address given at the convention of Ohio Music Education Association, Akron, January 25–27, 1951.
Housing the School Music Department
Authors: Wright Al G.
Published: August 2006

A Survey of music rooms and music buildings in Florida was conducted in April 1950 by Harry McComb, director of music at Fort Lauderdale, and past-president of the Florida Bandmasters Association. This article tells about some of the findings, and also gives pertinent suggestions on the general subject of planning physical facilities adequate to meet present and future needs of the school music program. Mr. Wright, Southern Division Chairman of The MENC Committee on Music Rooms and Equipment, and recently elected president of the Florida MEA, is director of music at Miami Senior High School.
The British Brass Band
Authors: Stewart John Hall
Published: August 2006

THE AUTHOR of this article, who is associate professor of history, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, touches on two items which are common to the current agenda of music educators’ “shop talk.” In discussion, formal and informal, the word “contests” and its varients frequently occur. And, especially since the appearance of Chicago's Salvation Army Brass Band at the 1950 national convention of the College Band Directors National Association, there has been a much higher usage frequency of the term “brass band”—which to many people has been no more than a term loosely applied to all wind bands.
The Story of a Plan
Authors: Schwin Helen L.
Published: August 2006

FORMERLY a supervisor of elementary music for the Cleveland Public Schools and now acting chairman of the department of music education of Roosevelt College, Miss Schwin tells the story of an experiment in supervision.
The Music Industry Enlists in Music Service
Authors: LaMair Louis G.
Published: August 2006

THE President of the American Music Conference, an industry-supported service organization, tells how his organization works for the music educator.
Classics and Jazz: An Eternal Conflict?
Authors: Dallin Leon
Published: August 2006

THE AUTHOR is associate professor of music at Long Beach State College. He is the author of “Techniques of Twentieth Century Composition” (1957), co-author with Robert W. Winslow of “Music Skills for Classroom Teachers” (1958), and his “Listeners Approach to Musical Understanding” is in preparation. [Dubuque, Iowa: Winm. C. Brown Company,] His compositions include works for virtually every mediumorchestra, band, chorus, chamber groups, solo instruments, ballet, motion pictures, and music for educational purposes. Conductors such as Howard Hanson, Maurice Abravanel and Thor Johnson have directed Mr. Dallin's works, and the list of performers includes the Paganini Quartet, Alexander Schreiner, and Carl Fuerstner, as well as college and high school musical organizations.
A Music Teaching TV Experiment
Authors: Collier Nina Perera
Published: August 2006

THE AUTHOR is a music educator who lives in Darlington, near Baltimore, Maryland. Mother of five children, she became interested in improving musical opportunities for young people in Maryland and founded the ‘Young Audiences’ Maryland project in 1950, which she directed for six years, and also lent her leadership to its national program. She is the producer of the “Music for Young People” film series and serves as executive director of Arts & Audiences, Inc., a national non-profit audio-visual agency engaged in developing music teaching films for school and college level. In February 1957, she was selected as one of seven to receive a Marshall Field National Award for outstanding services to children (the bnly award to be given in music) for her achievement in creating the Young Audiences movement and the films based on its teaching approaches. The films have won a number of citations and now that they are available for classroom purposes, have received increasing attention.
The Need to Develop Expressive Abilities of Gifted Children
Authors: Klausmeier Herbert J.
Published: August 2006

The author is professor of education, University of Wisconsin, Madison. His article is adapted from an address he gave at the University of Wisconsin Midwinter Music Clinic last January.
Observations on a Non-Beginners' Adult Education Class in Piano Study
Authors: Friedman Milton M.
Published: August 2006

Are We Witnessing a Revival of the Piano in the American Home?
The Classroom Teachers Speak
Authors: Pitts Lilla Belle
Published: August 2006

A Digest of Ideas and Suggestions Collected From Classroom Teachers
Fowler Smith: Far Sighted Administrator
Authors: Beattie John W.
Published: August 2006

This article continues Mr. Beattie's series of intimate biographical miniatures.
Nineteenth Century American Band Music: The Scala Library
Authors: Mayer Francis N.
Published: August 2006

THIS is the first in a series of two articles on nineteenth century American band music. The second, “Early Band Music in the United States,” will appear in the February-March 1959 Music Educators Journal.

The author is associate professor, Department of Music, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. The article is based on research for a doctoral dissertation at the University of Minnesota.
Something for Class C Band, Please (But Don't Make It Too Hard!)
Authors: Filas Thomas
Published: August 2006

The author of this article states that he has deliberately slanted his subject to promote discussion of a topic that is undoubtedly vital to every music educator as well as every publisher and composer of school music. The Editorial Board expressed widely varying opinions and have invited comments from readers. Many will take exception to some of Mr. Filas’ opinions, but their rebuttals should make provocative reading in a future “Letters to the Editor” column.
An International Festival of the Arts
Authors: Kleeman Frances Alice
Published: August 2006

The Author, who spent last year on the faculty of the American Dependent School in Yokohama, Japan is now teaching at Hereford High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. Miss Kleeman was, as the readers will surmise, one of the workshop directors referred to in her article.
Freundschaft Durch Musik
Authors: Krone Max T.
Published: August 2006

The quality of friendship, like the quality of mercy, is not strained. The hand extended in friendship holds no alms, and asks for nothing in return. Voices raised in friendly song need no interpreter-they speak a common tongue, the language of friendship through music.
Organizing a Community Chorus
Authors: Myers Gordon
Published: August 2006

THIS ARTICLE suggests how the teacher can help people in the community to start a singing group -rather than trying to do the whole job himself. It outlines the important steps that can be taken in the first three organizational meetings, and other procedures which have been successful.
Frances Elliott Clark: A Memorial Symposium
Authors: Cooke James Francis
Published: August 2006

A memorial symposium contributed by friends who knew and loved Mother Clark in earlier and later years of the remarkable span of her devotion and service to the advancement of music education.
Rural School Music Missionary
Authors: Wolfe Irving
Published: August 2006

Charles A. Fullerton, pioneer in the development of a state-wide music program in the rural schools of Iowa, had much in common with Frances Elliott Clark to whom this issue is dedicated. The author, who at one time was closely associated with Mr. Fullerton's work in Iowa, is professor of music at the George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee.
Music in the Junior High School Special Curriculum
Authors: Cox Jane Carlon
Published: August 2006

“I WISH that I could say that every student I have loves music, and that each class is a wonderful, mutually shared experience. I wish I could say that in time I can win over all the ones who refuse to accept what I try to give. I wish I could say that through music I have made life easier and better for all my students. But since I am only a human being and since my pupils are only human beings, my wishes have not come true entirely.” With this statement, the author, a music teacher in the Baltimore, Maryland schools, movingly sets forth her ideals, her limitations and-most importantly -her identification with her students.
Why Bands?
Authors: Merrick Joseph
Published: August 2006

Joseph Merrick is the pseudonym of a frequent Journal contributor who prefers to remain anonymous in the hope that his brain child may be capable of standing alone. He would welcome comments from readers addressed in care of the Music Educators Journal, 1201 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington 6. D.C.
Are Music and Science Compatible?
Authors: Novak Benjamin J. , Barnett Gladys R.
Published: August 2006

A similar article to this one was published in 1956 in “The Science Teacher.” The same authors have now turned the coin and bring their combined experience in science vocational guidance and music education to present this article.

One Editorial Board member remarked, “This should provide a foothold on a balanced set of values in music and science.” Another Editorial Board member considers this article effective material for any teacher who has a problem with guidance counselors recommending that their students drop music for one of the sciences
The Music Curriculum Present and Future: A Symposium from Albuquerque
Authors: Milton Robert W.
Published: August 2006

OUTSTANDING among the events at the 1961 meeting of the MENC Southwestern Division at Albuquerque were two general sessions devoted to the music curriculum. At the first of these on Saturday morning, January 28, a panel of four discussed the present music curriculum and on the following day these same four persons turned their attention to the music curriculum of the future.

The panel was composed of a supervisor (William C. Hartshorn, Los Angeles Public Schools), a layman (Cloyd Miller, president of New Mexico Western College), an administrator (William M. Lamers, assistant superintendent of the Milwaukee Public Schools), and a teacher (Augusta Spratt, Artesia, New Mexico Public Schools). The panel was charged with discussing the total school curriculum, kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Presiding at the first session was F. Robert Hollowell of Wichita, Kansas, president of the Kansas Music Educators Association, and at the second, Albert H. Fitzgerrel of Ardmore, Oklahoma, immediate past-president of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association. Kenneth N. Cuthbert, dean of the North Texas State College School of Music, served as recorder and provided the transcripts from which the following selected extracts are taken.
Successful Administrative Relationships Make Successful Music Programs
Authors: Flora Frank E.
Published: August 2006

VIRGINIA MUSIC EDUCATORS heard this article as an address when Mr. Flora spoke at the November 1960 meeting of VMEA which was held in conjunction with the Virginia Education Association in Richmond.

The author, superintendent of the Radford City Schools, Radford, Virginia, so impressed his listeners that the VMEA president, Bernard W. Busse, made the speech available to Music Educators Journal, so that the talk “could be brought to the attention of a wider audience.”
Ours Is a Singing School
Authors: Boltz George
Published: August 2006

How a skilled music consultant brought the joy of participation in music to teachers, pupils, and parents is told here by a school principal. Mr. Bolz was principal of the Paddison School, Norwalk, California at the time this article was written and first appeared in the November 1959 issue of “Educational Leadership,” Journal of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development of the National Education Association. He has since become principal of the Sparks Intermediate School, La Puenta, California, and his article is reprinted with permission from “Educational Leadership.”
The Composer and the College Band
Authors: Reed Alfred
Published: August 2006

THE AUTHOR is a Texan who has ranged the field of music from “short hair to long hair,” as he puts it. Two years ago he won the Luria prize for his “Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra,” and this was preceded by arrangements for Glenn Miller's Air Force Orchestra and the writing of many movie and radio scores. Mr. Reed has achieved much success as a guest conductor, composer, and clinician, and has shown keen interest in the College Band Directors National Association.
The Mechanics Necessary to Preserve the Music Program in Education
Authors: Roberts John T.
Published: August 2006

MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE sponsored a panel discussion at the March 1961 convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association in Denver, Colorado. The purpose was to emphasize certain points necessary to preserve the creative arts in education.

Chairman of the panel and first speaker was John T. Roberts, director, Department of Music Education, Denver Public Schools, and immediate past president of the MENC Southwestern Division. Appearing with him were Harold Keables and Edwin Stein. Mr. Keables teaches creative writing at South High School in Denver. An article about him entitled “A Dedicated Teacher's Pursuit of Excellence,” appeared in a June 1960 issue of Life magazine. Mr. Stein, until recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, is now Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. Ralph Strouf, assistant professor of music at Denver University, was panel recorder.
A World Premiere
Authors: Rossi Nick
Published: August 2006

“I feel that in these days, when so much music of questionable worth is being done, The Hollywood Theater Arts Workshop project might serve as an inspiration for other music educators and administrators.”
Should You Teach Children to Play by Ear?
Authors: Blair Gladys
Published: August 2006

Harold McGhee is doing it, using organ, with remarkable results. Experts say children have learned in two months what would normally take an entire year of straight music teaching.
Why Undergraduate Music Students Withdraw
Authors: McGuire David C.
Published: August 2006

While there are many causes why music students withdraw before graduating, the author pinpoints eleven specific causes and analyzes each in turn, on the basis of facts gleaned from the students, their instructors, and official records.
The Precarious Position of Music
Authors: Bencriscutto Frank
Published: August 2006

In this article, the author presents a case for the "ideal" in the arts, specifically music. With the great philosophers as his source, he cites the pre-eminence of human values and encourages music educators to understand the intimate relationship of music to life.
New Dimensions of Educational Programs For Disadvantaged Youth
Authors: Marburger Carl L.
Published: August 2006

One out of every three Americans is being termed “disadvantaged.” Music educators must become aware of this problem. In some areas of the country music teachers have developed programs specifically designed for the disadvantaged. Others have instituted provisions to accommodate disadvantaged and culturally deprived youth through their existing programs. Descriptions of several programs for disadvantaged youth in the field of music education append this article.
Learning Music Unconventionally
Authors: Fisher Renee B.
Published: August 2006

In the summer of 1966, the Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program held the first of four summer workshops on the college's campus in Purchase, New York. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education in cooperation with Manhattanville and is directed by Ronald Thomas. Robert A.Choate, professor of music at Boston University, directed the first summer workshop, whose objective was to reexamine course content in the light of stimulating personal experience in music creativity. Now, as the program begins the final year, a participant recalls its first exciting days.
The other eighty-five percent
Authors: Jipson Wayne R.
Published: August 2006

We know it is possible to build a fine choir, orchestra, or band from fifteen percent of the student body ofany high school of 400 students. But what of…
Keeping Up, Keeping Relevant
Authors: Hill John R.
Published: August 2006

The second biennial MENC student essay competition—“To Identify Future Music Education Leadership”—turned up three winners who actively participated in sessions at the National MENC Convention in Chicago in March 1970. Two of the winning papers have already been printed in Vibrations, and the third, by John R. Hill, a music education major and member of Chapter 73, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, is printed below.—Ed.
Guides to Musical Experiences
Authors: Krone Max T.
Published: August 2006

AT THE BEGINNING of the 1959-1960 school year the United States Army Dependents’ Schools in Europe adopted a new approach to teaching music at the elementary level. The author directed the committee that developed the program of study to meet the problems of a relatively large American school system far from the continental borders of the United States. The guides have been successfully used for the past year and are scheduled for use during the 1960-1961 school year.
The Nation's Culture: New Age for the Arts
Authors: Heckscher August
Published: August 2006

In the development of new institutions, says the White House Special Consultant on the Arts, lies one of “the best assurances of true progress” for the country.
To MENC Student Members: An Open Letter
Authors: Briggs Robert L.
Published: August 2006

MENC STUDENT MEMBERS heard this article as an address at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association meeting in Oklahoma City in October 1960. Rather than the usual “Collegiate Newsletter,” this article is printed here so that other MENC student members will have the opportunity of sharing the excellent views of Mr. Briggs, who is Dean, School of Music, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The April-May issue of Music Educators Journal will carry chapter news and pictures.
Music Education and Copyright Law
Authors: Berk Lee Eliot
Published: August 2006

This article is the second in a series on the legal protection of music materials that cites actual court cases as examples. The author, Vice-President of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, is an attorney and legal advisor to the National Association of Jazz Educators.
Music Education and Copyright Law
Authors: Berk Lee Eliot
Published: August 2006

This article is the fourth in a series on the legal protection of music materials that cites actual court cases as examples. The author, Vice-President of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, is an attorney and legal advisor to the National Association of Jazz Educators.
Music Education and Copyright Law
Authors: Brek Lee Eliot
Published: August 2006

This article is the third in a series on the legal protection of music materials that cites actual court cases as examples. The author, Vice-President of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, is an attorney and legal advisor to the National Association of Jazz Educators.
Music Education and Copyright Law
Authors: Berk Lee Eliot
Published: August 2006

This article is the last in a series on the legal protection of music materials that cites actual court cases as examples. The author, Vice-President of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, is an attorney and legal advisor to the National Association of Jazz Educators.
Blind Children Need Training, Not Sympathy
Authors: Mooney Muriel K.
Published: August 2006

The child without sight has a heightened sensitivity to sound that can place him on an equal footing in music with his classmates.
Open education: where is it now? where is it heading?
Authors: Rogers Vincent R.
Published: August 2006

Every time a new wave in education splashes about, it seems as though everyone wants to dive in before knowing what lies beneath the surface. This opening article is a kind of “state of the wave (movement)” message—a necessary caution not only for those moving along nicely with the current, but also for those who may already be over their heads and those who have yet to test the water. The author, Vincent R. Rogers, has been a prominent spokesman for open education for the past decade. The writer/editor of Teaching in the British Primary Schools, he is director of the Center for Open Education at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.—Ed.
Preparing music teachers for open education
Authors: Spodek Bernard
Published: August 2006

As Keith Thompson notes in his article earlier in this issue, making the transition to open education takes time—because it involves changing people. It is not just a matter of altering the arrangement of a room, removing the bells and buzzers, and stockpiling materials in interest centers. It requires a different way of seeing the child and understanding the child, as well as a change in the teacher's attitude and self-image. Adopting theories and principles that may he foreign to one's own background and education is difficult enough, but even more challenging perhaps is putting those principles into practice as a teacher. In addition to new programs in preservice teacher education, assistance in making the transition can come through inservice programs, including teachers' centers and advisory services. These are described in the following article by Bernard Spodek, who has prepared teachers for open education through his work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is professor of early childhood education. An active supporter of the movement and editor of the forthcoming Studies in Open Education, he has also been involved in inservice programs, including one at the Olive School (the subject of another article in this issue).—Ed.
Open education places the arts in the core of the curriculum
Authors: Guenther Annette R.
Published: August 2006

Charles E. Silberman has referred to the arts as “the business of education as much as reading, writing, math, or science.” Such a view from a prominent critic of education is indeed heartening, and it is one that is shared by those who believe in the integrated day, the Leicestershire method, informal classrooms, or open education. The arts at the core is the subject of this last, “rounding out” article by Annette R. Guenther, who is a curriculum specialist in language arts and early childhood education in the Bucks County Public Schools, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.—Ed.
Music Education Joins the Peace Corps
Authors: Reedy Frances S.
Published: August 2006

The second of two features on an arts project in San Salvador
Is a Song Like Molasses or a Popcorn Machine?
Authors: Landeck Beatrice
Published: August 2006

Students can learn to listen by relating music to everyday experiences. Through their own sense of imagery and through language development, they can focus on basic concepts of music.
The Federal Government and Arts in the Schools: Easing Integration Through Special Arts Projects
Authors: Merrill Mary Lou
Published: August 2006

For a number of years, MENC members have been seeking information about the various programs under which the federal government grants funds for strengthening school programs in music education and arts education. A comprehensive guide to information on federal arts projects, Cultural Directory: Guide to Federal Funds and Services for Cultural Activities, was published last year by the Associated Councils of the Arts. The directory is available for $4.00 from the Associated Councils of the Arts Publications, 1564 Broadway, New York City 10036. With the encouragement of Harold Arberg, director of the arts and humanities staff at the U. S. Office of Education, the MENC headquarters staff has collected information on several federal-grant programs that are currently providing support for music and arts education projects. The following article describes Special Arts Projects in South Carolina, New Mexico, and Kentucky and is the first of several articles that will show how federal funds are being used to support the arts in our schools.
The Emergence of a New Band Literature
Authors: Holvik Karl M. , Whitwell David
Published: August 2006

Editor's Note: For about a century and a half after the first real works for band were composed in the 1790s-by Gossec, Catel, Jadin, and Méhul-there was relatively little composition originally intended for this medium. True, there was the band symphony by Berlioz, composed in 1840, another by Wagner four years later, and a smattering of works by such figures as Hummel and Spohr. But throughout the nineteenth century, most original concert band music consisted of marches (including ones by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Bruckner), dance pieces, and medleys; the remainder of the repertoire consisted of arrangements and transcriptions.

A handful of important works emerged in the early part of the twentieth century. Grainger created his first Hill Song in 1902 (though it was published later), the Holst suites came along in 1909 and 1911, and Vaughan Williams composed his English Folk Song Suite in the 1920s. Around this time, Edwin Franko Goldman did much to promote original band composition, and by the late 1920s and early 1930s there were works available by Daniel Gregory Mason, Henry Hadley, Hindemith, Respighi, and Roussel. By the late 1930s, such composers as Miaskovsky, Prokofiev, Gliere, Weinberger, Honegger, and Cowell had contributed to the repertoire.

It was not until the 1940s, however, that a real wave of interest and activity was apparent in the field. Since then, there has scarcely been a significant composer who has not composed something for the concert band, and a good number have contributed a substantial body of fine works to the repertoire. No longer need band directors rely heavily on music intended for other types of performance groups to give substance to their programs.

With this in mind, MEJ asked Karl M. Holvik, professor of music at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls (and immediate past president of the College Band Directors National Association), and David Whitwell, professor of music at California State University at Northridge (and president of CBDNA), to discuss the current state of original literature for band. Although they have written from the standpoint of the college band director, many of their comments are equally pertinent to the high school band director.—M.E.B.
SONG as a measure of man
Authors: Crist Christine , Dunn Jon , Revicki Robert
Published: August 2006

This article is a reprint of Song As a Measure of Man, a recent publication by the Fine Arts Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Song As a Measure of Man was an outcome of an intensive two-day related arts workshop concerned with “Cantometrics,” the first public presentation of Alan Lomax's work in seven years. Lomax's findings reinforce the philosophical position of the Fine Arts Program, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and provide additional insight regarding the vital role of music in all human endeavor. This project was conceived and directed by Robert Revicki, a member of the Fine Arts Program staff. For their important assistance in the development of Song As a Measure of Man, the significant contributions of Christine Crist, Jon Dunn, and Alan Lomax are gratefully acknowledged.
The Minstrels
Authors: Reck David B.
Published: August 2006

“Wandering minstrels,” to use the Gilbert and Sullivan phrase, have been carriers of cultural traditions in many lands, from the balladeers of ancient times to the street musicians of today.
Sacred Music in the Schools: An Update
Authors: Grier Rebecca
Published: August 2006

Since MEJ published “Can We Still Sing Christmas Carols in Public Schools?” in its November 1976 issue, we have received many requests to update and expand the information contained in that article. We there fore contacted state music supervisors and various interest groups during June and July 1979 to determine whether any significant new guidelines were being developed on the issue of using sacred music in schools. This article is a report on this survey and not an expression of any official MENC policy or MEJ staff opinions.
A helping hand for stage band conductors
Authors: Lawn Richard
Published: August 2006

Directors of stage bands require a special approach and technique.
Music for the Young at Heart
Authors: Davidson Jessica B.
Published: August 2006

No longer confined to the rocking chair, older Americans engage in activities from belly dancing to intense academic study for advanced degrees.
Orff-Schulwerk teaches musical responsiveness
Authors: Banks Susan
Published: August 2006

Aesthetic responsiveness in the Orff-Schulwerk approach teaches children to think deeply, feel, and communicate in ways found only in the arts.
Pedagogical Scat
Authors: García Antonio J.
Published: August 2006

Students in swing bands and choirs sometimes have difficulty producing the most fundamental and appealing stylistic elements of jazz—those of rhythm and phrasing. Antonio García shows how directors can use listening and scat-singing to help their ensembles and soloists really swing.
Bridging the Gap: Public School and College Music Programs
Authors: Delzell Judith K. , Adelson Edward H.
Published: August 2006

Increased communication and interchange between universities and the public schools will benefit both institutions. Judith Delzell and Edward Adelson tell of the fruitful partnerships forged through a new program between The Ohio State University and several Ohio school districts.
Can year-round Scheduling Work for Your Program?
Authors: Trimis Edward
Published: August 2006

Year-round scheduling is now a reality in some school systems, but many teachers neither understand nor trust the concept. Edward Trimis provides some options for building and maintaining music programs in these systems.
Interviewing Successfully—The Right Moves
Authors: Cowden Robert L.
Published: August 2006

How can a student or a public school music teacher compete for a new position across the country? As Robert L Cowden explains, with the right techniques and a winning attitude, distance need not be a limiting factor.
Guitar Class: A Multifaceted Approach
Authors: Bartel Lee R.
Published: August 2006

A well-designed guitar class can provide an attractive addition to the secondary school music curriculum. Lee R. Bartel discusses the many options provided by a guitar program and shows how teachers call on all facets of guitar pedagogy to meet the needs of today's students.
Measuring Musical Response
Authors: Madsen Clifford K.
Published: August 2006

How can teachers measure something as intangible as musical preference? Teacher and researcher Clifford K. Madsen describes some techniques that researchers are using to increase their understanding of musical response.
Solving Instructional Problems Through Research
Authors: Shuler Scott C.
Published: August 2006

Effective teachers are constantly involved in research. Scott C. Shuler explains how a variety of research techniques, ranging from consulting with colleagues to undertaking formal research, can help educators meet the challenge of the classroom.
From Print to Practice: Making Research Work for You
Authors: Johnson Cecile LeBlanc
Published: August 2006

Many music educators appreciate the benefits that research can offer, but are uncertain how to apply it in the classroom. Cecile LeBlanc Johnson explores the transfer “from print to practice.”
Early Field Experiences in the Community
Authors: DeLorenzo Lisa C.
Published: August 2006

Traditional field experiences may not allow music education students the freedom to try their own teaching ideas. Lisa C. DeLorenzo describes the added benefits a community internship system has brought to her program.
Music Education and Medicine: A Renewed Partnership
Authors: Pratt Rosalie Rebollo
Published: August 2006

Music education and medicine have now renewed an old but almost forgotten partnership. Rosalie Rebollo Pratt discusses recent steps in this field.
Music, Development, and the Young Child
Authors: Fox Donna Brink
Published: August 2006

Specialists in many fields are beginning to examine the relationship between music and human development. Donna Brink Fox gives an overview of some recent research on children's musical responses.
Teach Your Instrumental Students to Listen
Authors: Byo James
Published: August 2006

The instrumental rehearsal makes learning listening skills not only possible but necessary. Using specific examples, James Byo shows how to promote active, thoughtful listening in your students.
Choral Performance: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Authors: Robinson Charles R.
Published: August 2006

Training the ear and the mind to discriminate and enjoy elements of choral performance can be a tremendous challenge. Charles R. Robinson examines the ways different hearers respond to musical sound.
Popular Music An Ongoing Challenge
Authors: Cutietta Robert A.
Published: August 2006

Even twenty years after resolving to broaden their outlook at the Tanglewood Symposium, many music educatiors show little respect for popular music. Robert A. Cutietta, guest editor of this special focus, explains why a reappraisal of this music is overdue.
Exploring the Musical Side of Pop
Authors: Pembrook Randall G.
Published: August 2006

Can popular music be an effective medium through which teachers can convey an understanding of basic musical elements? Randall G. Pembrook looks at the musical side of selected popular works.
Popular Music in Your Program Growing with the Times
Authors: Kuzmich John
Published: August 2006

Traditional school music programs do not interest some accomplished student musicians. John Kuzmich, Jr., discusses the power of popular and rock music to draw these students into music education.
The Advantages of Summer Study: Confessions of a Scholar
Authors: Mamlin Harry R.
Published: August 2006

Summer study can become a wellspring of opportunity to which educators return again and again. Harry R. Mamlin shares his story.
Planning Your Summer Graduate Work
Authors: LeBlanc Albert
Published: August 2006

How can a prospective student avoid the problems and reap the benefits of summer study? Albert LeBlanc offers some helpful pointers for those who seek graduate degrees.
Summar Study: Seeking Answers to Important Questions
Authors: Rinehart Carroll A.
Published: August 2006

Summer study is often the most accessible means for teachers to find new challenges and to keep up with a changing world. Carroll A. Rinehart shares his experience in an appreciation of the merits of summer study.
Escape to a Musical Summer!
Authors: Rideout Roger
Published: August 2006

What should teachers know about combining travel with music learning or performance? Roger Rideout considers some of the questions no potential music tour leader should overlook.
Three Rs for Vocal Skill Development in the Choral Rehearsal
Authors: Wilson Gary B.
Published: August 2006

Directors can hone students' vocal skills through an awareness of what it feels like to sing correctly. Gary B. Wilson uses respiration, relaxation, and registration to nurture young singers.
Would Discipline-Based Music Education Make Sense?
Authors: Reimer Bennett
Published: August 2006

Is a performance-based curriculum the best way to prepare students for a lifetime of musical enrichment? Bennett Reimer examines a recent controversial movement in visual art education and considers its implications for music education.
Toward a Multicultural Future
Authors: Anderson William M.
Published: August 2006

Teaching students the music of other cultures is increasingly important. William M. Anderson reports on advice given by presenters at MENC's multicultural music education symposium.
Concert Band Instrumentation: Realities and Remedies
Authors: Rogers George L.
Published: August 2006

Elementary and secondary school band programs often suffer from poor instrumentation. George L. Rogers offers solutions to this problem.
Choral Intonation: More than Meets the Ear
Authors: Powell Steven
Published: August 2006

How can choral directors help their ensembles stay better in tune? Steven Powell suggests several strategies for assisting young singers.
Personal skills: Passport to Effective Teaching
Authors: Fisher Robert E.
Published: August 2006

Music educators' professional success depends significantly on their ability to interact with others. Robert E. Fisher discusses “personal skills” and offers some exercises to help students become aware of them.
Choral Reading Built on the Basics
Authors: Giles Martha Mead
Published: August 2006

Many elementary students are taught solfège and other techniques espoused by educators Zoltán Kodály and Carl Orff. Martha Mead Giles extends some of these strategies to the secondary choral classroom.
Bringing Composers to Life with Diaries, Letters, and Papers
Authors: Silsbury Elizabeth
Published: August 2006

Elizabeth Silsbury brings voices from the past into today's classroom to inspire both her students and her teaching.
Name Games
Authors: Darner Linda K.
Published: August 2006

Learning new students' names can be difficult. Linda Darner's time-honored advice on getting to know students by name was first published in MEJ in March 1981.
Why Market the Music Program?
Authors: Thoms Paul E.
Published: August 2006

Good marketing and public relations can strengthen your school music program. Paul E. Thoms introduces this month's special focus and explains how you can put your school's program in the spotlight.
Marketing School Music: It's Elementary
Authors: Anderson Jill Kuespert
Published: August 2006

Which segment of music education has the closest contact with the largest “audience” and yet is the least visible? Jill Kuespert Anderson gives the answer.
Countdown to Curtain a Marketing Timetable
Authors: Neiman Marcus , Thoms Paul E.
Published: August 2006

In publicity as in music, planning is everything. Marcus Neiman and Paul E. Thoms present a checklist you can use to ensure that your next concert will be well noticed—and well attended.
Lobbying for Music Education
Authors: Palmer Mary
Published: August 2006

How can music educators get the most mileage out of their lobbying efforts? Mary Palmer looks at the lobbyist's job—from the grass-roots level to the statehouse—and offers some strategies for making lobbying an everyday word.
Cooperating Teachers Nurturing Professional Growth
Authors: Smith Janice P.
Published: August 2006

The cooperating teacher helps transform students into teachers. Janice P. Smith outlines steps to make this process smoother and more successful.
Lesson Planning the Kodály Way
Authors: Boshkoff Ruth
Published: August 2006

Kodály's approach to lesson planning combines flexibility with structure. Ruth Boshkoff shows how even experienced teachers can benefit from a master's advice.
Improving improvisation watch for the flags
Authors: Bash Lee
Published: August 2006

Improvisation, the least structured element in jazz, often proves the most difficult to teach. Lee Bash shows how being alert for certain “flags” can help you lead the way to a dramatic improvement in your students' solos.
Plan a Tasteful Evening with a Victorian Musicale
Authors: Murdock Mervin C.
Published: August 2006

How can students in a small high school make a musical production an educational and financial success? Mervin C. Murdock describes one approach.
Classroom Management for Beginning Music Educators
Authors: Merrion Margaret
Published: August 2006

Margaret Merrion's enduring article on classroom management appears as an MEJ Encore. It was first printed in MEJ in 1980.
Music Class for the At-Risk a Music Therapist's Perspective
Authors: Duerksen George L. , Darrow Alice-Ann
Published: August 2006

Music therapists have had considerable experience in dealing with at-risk students. George L. Duerksen and Alice-Ann Darrow show how music educators can apply some therapists' techniques.
The Lost Student found
Authors: Modugno Anne D.
Published: August 2006

Electronic music holds appeal for at-risk students at the high school level. Anne D. Modugno uses electronic music composition as a key to success for at-risk students.
Site-Based Management as a Tool for Reform
Authors: Eastlund Joyce O.
Published: August 2006

The current state of education—including music education—signals a need for improvement. Joyce O. Eastlund outlines the advantages of site-based management in changing education for the better.
Reinforcing Professionalism with Teacher Certification
Authors: Taylor John W.
Published: August 2006

What national certification options exist for music educators? John W. Taylor describes two programs, one being developed under the aegis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the other established by MENC and now in its second year.
Unveiling the Mysteries of Musical Spontaneity
Authors: Campbell Patricia Shehan
Published: August 2006

Instruction in improvisation is rarely included in school music courses. Guest editor Patricia Shehan Campbell discusses the importance of teaching improvisation and introduces this month's special focus.
Musical Fluency MMCP and Today's Curriculum
Authors: Thomas Ronald B.
Published: August 2006

Twenty years ago, an innovative program adopted improvisation as an essential means to teach creativity and musical thinking. The tenets of the Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project are just as important today, as Ronald Thomas explains.
Growing with improvisation
Authors: Kratus John
Published: August 2006

How do young musicians become improvisers, and what can teachers do to foster the process? John Kratus looks at the phenomenon of improvisation and offers some suggestions for a learning sequence.
Reality 101
Authors: Mortenson Gary C.
Published: August 2006

New teachers often have good musical training and understand educational principles, but many lack the kind of experience that would help them deal with situations that they are likely to encounter in their first jobs. Gary Mortenson has an idea to help fill this gap.
Sing the Songs of Women Composers
Authors: Allen Sue Fay , Keenan-Takagi Kathleen
Published: August 2006

Sue Fay Allen and Kathleen Keenan-Takagi fill the gap that threatens to obscure the recognition of women composers. This list of works will enhance every music educator's repertoire for middle school and high school voices.
Blocks, Wheels, and Teams Building a Middle School Schedule
Authors: Hinckley June
Published: August 2006

The middle school philosophy allows a broad latitude in scheduling. For music teachers, as June Hinckley shows, the challenge is making the most of it.
The Middle School Revolution Coping with a New Reality
Authors: Reul David G.
Published: August 2006

The middle school revolution took place so quickly we've had little time to evaluate our place in its history—or its future. David G. Reul puts the movement in perspective and presents four rationales to guide us.
Meeting the Challenge of Middle School Teaching
Authors: Gerber Timothy
Published: August 2006

Facing the challenge of middle school teaching can provide music educators with rewards that are not obvious to the casual observer. Timothy Gerber takes an objective look at some of the peaks and valleys of the profession.
Music Universal Language, Universal Curriculum?
Authors: Lounsbury John H.
Published: August 2006

Both the general education and exploratory functions of music should be emphasized at the middle level. John H. Lounsbury explains why all middle school students, not just those in performing groups, should experience music.
Celebrating the American Music Mosaic
Authors: Seeger Anthony
Published: August 2006

Anthony Seeger stresses the importance of exposing our students to different musical traditions—and we don't have to look beyond the United States to find them.
World Music in the Instrumental Program
Authors: Schmid Will
Published: August 2006

In a time of increasing exposure to other cultures, Will Schmid offers valuable ideas and insights for incorporating multicultural music and instruments into the classroom and practice room.
Explore the World in Song
Authors: Conlon Joan Catoni
Published: August 2006

Through singing, all students can experience the music of other cultures. Joan Catoni Conlon offers resources and activities for exploring multicultural music in song.
Rethinking Teacher Education
Authors: Anderson William M.
Published: August 2006

What can music teacher educators do to help prospective teachers deal with the multicultural imperative in today's schools and society? William M. Anderson offers some ideas and a plea for broad-mindedness while encouraging the inclusion of materials from multiple cultures at all levels of music teaching.
Music Education and Copyright Law
Authors: Berk Lee Eliot
Published: August 2006

This article is the fifth in a series on the legal protection of music materials that cites actual court cases as examples. The author, Vice-President of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, is an attorney and Legal advisor to the National Association of Jazz Educators.
Ideas and Ideals from Experience
Authors: Hoffman Mary
Published: August 2006

The teaching of elementary chorus, college music appreciation, and education methods courses can always be directed toward the student. Retired educator Mary Hoffman of Portland, Oregon, draws on her years of experience to tell us how.
A Different Drum: Percussion Ensembles in General Music
Authors: Morris J. David , Thompson Keith P.
Published: August 2006

Almost all schools own percussion instruments that fascinate most students. J. David Morris and Keith P. Thompson suggest that this equipment be used in upper elementary and secondary general music classrooms.
Why Should Elementary Students Have All the Fun?
Authors: Mann Rochelle
Published: August 2006

Zoltán Kodály would be amazed to see how Rochelle Mann has applied his elementary teaching methods to her music theory class at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
Music Education in the People's Republic of China
Authors: Rogers Karen C.
Published: August 2006

Around 500 B.C., Confucius said that music should be used for education. Karen C. Rogers, an associate professor of music at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, gives an overview of music learning in the People's Republic of China.
Today's Challenge
Authors: Andress Barbara
Published: August 2006

Barbara Andress, guest editor of this special focus section on music for prekindergarten children, is a professor of music education at Arizona State University, Tempe, and an author of articles and books on music in early childhood.
Music for Every Stage: How Much? What Kind? How Soon?
Authors: Andress Barbara
Published: August 2006

Faced with the challenge of educating preschool children, we must do more as music educators than simply extend the use of techniques that work with older students. Barbara Andress, professor of music education at Arizona State University, Tempe, explains how this can be done.
Music Centers: Freedom to Explore
Authors: Kenney Susan
Published: August 2006

Preschoolers need music! Susan Kenney of the music department of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, discusses some effective ways to meet this need in day-care settings.
Enrich the Repertoire of Your Mid-Level Band
Authors: Grashel John
Published: August 2006

Instructors often overlook the rich mix of literature available for mid-level concert bands. John Grashel, associate professor of music at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, suggests some winning options at each of three levels of difficulty.
Stimulating Classroom Learning with Small Groups
Authors: Friedmann Mary
Published: August 2006

How can teachers promote active classroom participation on the part of their students? Mary Friedmann, an associate professor of music at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, offers us some practical ideas.