Describes college programs in music business studies which prepare students for music-related jobs. These include careers in the recording industry, music merchandising, talent booking and artist management, broadcasting, audience research, and concert promotion. (AM)

The Piedmont Opera Company embarked on opera productions in two junior high schools, involving professional performers with students and faculty. School members sang in the chorus, danced, and acted in walk-on roles. Many departments besides music took part in the varied aspects of the production. (CS)

The author describes an arts resource center, which serves elementary and middle-school teachers and students. The ARC (Arts Resource Center) provides an area for creating instructional materials, brainstorming, researching, and for conducting classes in arts and workshops for both art and classroom teachers. (KC)

How trainable mentally handicapped high school students very successfully adapted Charles Dickens's novel "Oliver Twist" into a musical play is described. The project, which involved the entire school as well as the community, shows that handicapped people are capable of artistic endeavors and growth when given the proper environment. (RM)