Students often enter secondary schools with increased autonomy over course selection and how they meet graduation requirements. Those who once participated in school music may discontinue music studies for a variety of reasons. Music teachers should be mindful of factors that may affect a student's ability or desire to participate in school music.…

This article explores how choral music educators can facilitate access to meaningful music experiences for all students in their schools. In a changing landscape that honors equity and diversity, music education environments must also change to align with these values. To provide the optimal environment for successful inclusive practice, choral…

Discusses the problems afflicting school music programs which contain too many performances and after-school rehearsals. Provides recommendations for determining the number and nature of school music performances based on excerpts taken from GUIDELINES FOR PERFORMANCES OF SCHOOL MUSIC GROUPS, a 1986 publication of the Music Educators National…

A computer software program is presented. The program, written for the Commodore 64 with a VIC 1525 printer, can be adapted to work with any computer using the BASIC language. (RM)

Describes the results of a survey of problems facing school band programs. Respondents were band and non-band students, their parents, band masters, and retail school music dealers. Among the primary problems were inadequate funding, scheduling conflicts, band members not taking private lessons, and lack of parental encouragement. (AM)

Adult leisure piano classes and other piano classes differ in many ways. Adult leisure classes require different objectives, textbooks, scheduling, and lesson plans. (Author/AM)

Discusses why students who play musical instruments should participate in a chamber music ensemble. Provides rationale for using small ensembles in the high school band curriculum. Focuses on the topic of scheduling, illustrating how to insert small ensembles into the lesson schedule, and how to set up a new schedule. (CMK)

Discusses guidelines for music educators when scheduling conflicts occur involving curricular music performances, both during and after school, by musical groups that practice during school hours. Provides justification for regular attendance and addresses why directors should be flexible in certain cases. Offers the Scheduling-Conflict Resolution…

Suggests strategies for dealing with job stress and for prolonging career satisfaction. Stresses time management as a prime coping tool. Encourages reviewing objectives, and planning and setting priorities. Points out value of good physical health to development of mental fitness. (LS)

The author suggests that the cooperating music teacher prepare the student teaching experience as a formal class, presenting the student teacher with a written syllabus and assignments. He discusses timing and procedures for the consecutive phases of the student teaching term: orientation, observation, practice lessons, and, finally, teaching…

Band directors and state music supervisors were asked if student musicians are exploited at athletic events. This article includes the supervisors' survey tabulations, Minnesota and North Dakota state position papers on band performances, and the responses of three high school and college band directors. (SJL)

Asserts that study of the arts fosters the type of divergent and creative thinking needed in both the business world and society. Argues that educators should work together to develop schedules of eight instructional periods allowing for more arts instruction. Considers requiring arts courses for graduation from high school. (MJP)

Extols the virtues of a year-round school schedule and identifies several schools where this practice has contributed to the success of the music program. Briefly discusses such key factors as staffing, budget, curriculum, logical sequence of instruction, and performance scheduling. Includes an example of a year-round schedule. (MJP)