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Reimer, Bennett – Music Educators Journal, 2014
This article views "Music Educators Journal" ("MEJ") and the hundred years of music education it has served through the lenses of the depth and breadth of music education at the present point in the profession's history. "MEJ" has been an important component in our depth of understanding of the nature and values…
Descriptors: Reflection, Music Education, Music Teachers, Periodicals
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Music Educators Journal, 1979
Summarizes the first session of the National Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music held at Ann Arbor from October 30 to November 2, 1978. Sessions concerned auditory perception, motor learning, child development, memory and information processing, and affect and motivation. (SJL)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Psychology, Music Education
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Shull, Glenn H. – Music Educators Journal, 1984
The Poudre School District (Colorado) offers instrumental music to students beginning the summer before seventh grade. Throughout junior high school and high school, emphasis is on ensemble work and on performances. The program provides all students with an opportunity to participate at their levels of interest. (CS)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Bands (Music), Music Activities, Music Education
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Taylor, Rebecca Grier – Music Educators Journal, 1982
Presents school administrators' and teachers' views on the necessary ingredients of a superlative arts program. Participants were from schools which had received Rockefeller Brothers Fund awards for excellence in the arts. (AM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Art Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fox, Donna Brink – Music Educators Journal, 2000
States that brain research may be too immature to use it as the only rationale for early music education. Proposes integrated instruction for music education and addresses the need for teacher preparation in early childhood music education. Discusses future collaborations providing three examples of models of childhood music collaborations and…
Descriptors: Brain, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Sheldon, Deborah A. – Music Educators Journal, 2001
Discusses the educational benefits of using peer tutors for all students involved in music education. Explores how music teachers can develop and implement a peer tutoring program, discussing topics such as logistic factors, selecting and training students, pairing students together, and evaluation. Lists steps for implementation. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Peer Teaching
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Demorest, Steven M. – Music Educators Journal, 2000
Contends that by providing adolescent males with opportunities to interact with other males who sing will help them perceive singing as a male activity. Describes a program that enables boys to interact with other male singers called "A Workshop for Boy Singers." (CMK)
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Junior High Schools, Males, Middle School Students
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McCusker, Joan – Music Educators Journal, 1999
Discusses the Gibbs Street Connection, a professional development program for music educators and a collaborative effort between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester (New York) Philharmonic Orchestra. Highlights efforts to evaluate the Gibbs Street Connection and the benefits of the program. Offers tips for beginning such programs and…
Descriptors: Concerts, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Music Teachers
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Scott-Kassner, Carol – Music Educators Journal, 1999
Explores the use of music in programs for young children and lists characteristics that early childhood music educators should exhibit. Addresses formal training in early childhood music. Highlights other teacher training approaches to enrich the music experiences of young children. (CMK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Music Education
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Sindberg, Laura Kautz – Music Educators Journal, 1998
Relates the founding of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) Project and addresses comprehensive musicianship. Describes the five parts (selection, outcomes, strategies, analysis, and assessment) of the Wisconsin CMP model. Provides an example of how the model works for a specific composition. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
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Kuzmich, John, Jr. – Music Educators Journal, 1991
Profiles a successful music course that provided instruction on the electric guitar, drums, and bass guitar, and helped expand the instrumental music program at Evergreen High School in Golden, Colorado. Highlights students' motivation and self-teaching, and the rock band competition that the course spawned. Includes an annotated list of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bands (Music), Case Studies, Competition