In today's world of restrictive school budgets and increasing property taxes, it is an unfortunate reality that many school districts will be faced with a budget crunch crisis that unenlightened school boards may try to solve by cutting or eliminating funds for music. At the crisis stage, it is often only the effective advocacy of an organized…

Entire new fields like video recording and cable television are being developed and need creative talent. The two career choices of performer and educator no longer satisfy the goals of music students. There must be closer contact between music schools and industry, with music business courses included in the curriculum. (CS)

The author reviews the problems of providing a comprehensive music literature program to general music students and suggests objectives and activities for such a program at the elementary and secondary grade levels. (SJL)

MENC has recently, recapitulated its vision of "Music for All" in its strategic plan, which warns that "30 to 50 per cent of new teachers who work in urban areas leave the field in their first three years of service.'' This undoubtedly affects instrumental music instruction for urban children. Collegial sharing is one solution to problems…

Offered are solid and numerous suggestions for restructuring the student teaching experience--the roles of the student teacher, the college supervisor, the classroom teacher--in order for the new teacher to enter the field with confidence, knowledge, and skill. (KC)