This journal is devoted to the needs and interests of the school and college music teachers of Missouri and the United States. Articles in Number 32 are: "Developing Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Projects in Eighth Grade Band: An Observational Case Study" (Martin J. Bergee; Judith L. Crawford); "Student Teaching Programs in Music Education at Missouri Institutions of Higher Learning" (Norma McClellan); and "Approaches to Score Marking by Undergraduate and Graduate Choral Conducting Students" (Thomas R. Wine). Articles in Number 33 are: "Comparison of an Activity- versus Non-activity-based approach for Teaching Youth Choir Solfege Classes" (Suzanne Rita Byrnes); "The Effect of Listening to a Concert Recording on Singer' Self-Evaluation of Choral Performance" (Mark Rohwer); and"The Effect of Verbal, Written, Gestural, and Choral Stimuli on Singers' Performance Responses to Dynamic Changes in Music" (Julie A. Skadsem). Articles in Number 34 are: "Musicians' and Nonmusicians' Responses to Tension in Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry" (William E. Fredrickson); "Motivating Factors for Undergraduate Study in Music" (Scott R. Buchanan); "Music Teachers' Opinions of the Use and Effectiveness of Elementary Music Series Books" (Norma D. McClellan); "Music Appreciation "101" University Students' Expectations and Insights" (Randall G. Pembrook); and "The Middle School Honor Choir: Student and Teacher Perceptions" (Sheri L. Neill). Articles in Number 35 are: "Student Initiated Sexual Advances: A Survey of Choral Directors in Missouri Secondary Schools" (Jeffrey L. Sandquist); "Self-Perceptions of Singing Ability for the Adult Self-Proclaimed, Nonsinger" (Brenda Austin Wheaton); "A Comparison of Expectations and Insights from Students in Different Types of Music Appreciation Courses" (Randall G. Pembrook); and "The Missouri Fine Arts Academy: Students' Opinions Regarding Achievement and Arts Education" (Norma McClellan; Daryl Pauly). Articles in Number 36 are: "Relationship of Music Training to the Creation and Recognition Training to the Creation and Recognition of Musical Performances Using Midi Keyboard Technology" (Christopher M. Johnson; Wendy L. Sims); "Choral Literature Selected for Performance in State Concert/Sightreading Contests" (Earlene Rentz); "Sign Language and Choral Performance: An Exploratory Study of Performer and Audience Attitude" (Suzanne Rita Byrnes; Alice-Ann Darrow; William E. Fredrickson); and "The Influence of Culture on the Emotional Response to Music: An Overview for General Music Teachers" (Wayne E. Goins). Articles in Number 37 are: "A Comparison of Unilateral, Coordinated, and Aural Model Practice Procedures in Learning Piano Music" (Mary J. Tollefson); "A Comparison of the Musical Preferences of Undergraduate Nonmusicians and Baby Boomers" (John Lychner); "The History of the Band Program at Jackson High School, Jackson, Missouri (1920-1998)" (Carol McDowell); and "Effect of Moodstates on Listeners' Response to the Music of Pat Metheny" (Wayne E. Goins). Each issue contains abstracts of studies in music education. (BT)