Forty-three elementary education majors in three classes took part in this study of the effectiveness of class voice instruction for elementary school children on vocal knowledge, attitudes, and vocal performance of the study participants. Two classes were assigned to one of the treatment conditions (vocal instruction with breath emphasis and…

Since most children like to sing, singing Spanish songs is a learning experience that will be remembered. For Spanish speaking children, singing Spanish songs will build their self esteem and create a more comfortable environment. Children who do not speak Spanish will obtain a good feeling for the beauty of the language and will enjoy learning…

A preschool child's participation in group singing systematically increased after individual training sessions were conducted outdoors during regular recess. The experimental design was a controlled individual analysis, multiple baseline design across different songs. (Author/ED)

Teachers in the Henry County Public School System (Tennessee) developed and wrote over 80 course syllabi for most subject areas taught in grades seven through twelve as part of a Teacher Corps demonstration project. This syllabus is intended to inform students and parents of the requirements at each grade level of a four-year chorus program. The…

ENGLISH AND PUERTO RICAN LYRICS, INCLUDING MUSIC, OF 14 PUERTO RICAN CHRISTMAS SONGS ARE PRESENTED. THE SONGS CAN BE TAUGHT IN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. FOLK SONGS, FOLK DANCES, PRAISES OF THE CHRIST CHILD AND OF THE THREE WISE KINGS, AND RETELLINGS OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY CONSTITUTE THE REPERTOIRE. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THE MEANINGS OF…

A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS PREPARED A SUGGESTED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE HETEROGENEOUS INTERESTS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND TO SERVE ALL APPLICANTS, WHETHER THEY BE TRANSFER, TERMINAL, OR ADULT STUDENTS. THE ASSOCIATION GOALS ARE (1) TO OFFER A GRADED MUSIC CURRICULUM, (2) TO INSURE ADEQUATE FACULTY OF…

Described is a music program for students with reading learning disabilites. It is explained that the program was designed to teach fundamental music skills, to teach visual/motor and auditory skills through music activities, and to evaluate the effect of music skill development on language reading skills. The daily routine of music exercises,…

Describes the results of an interdisciplinary approach adopted by a French teacher and a music teacher in a French secondary school. (AM)

Singing apprehension is examined as a nonverbal counterpart of talking apprehension and three research questions and hypotheses were tested on the topic. (Author/NCR)

Teaching a song has been relegated to the "reward for learning the subjunctive" category in most French classes. A well defined program, including a sample lesson plan, integrating the song into the French course is offered. Four objectives of such a program are outlined. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

This section is concerned with the French song in the classroom. Subjects treated are: students writing their own songs; suggestions for using songs; adolescence and song; the song as culture. Many exercises using all skills are included. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Finding that no comprehensive report of the extent to which music is taught in the schools of the several States and of the methods used in teaching had ever been made, the author was requested to make a thorough investigation of the subject for the Bureau of Education. This bulletin embodies the results of this study, giving with little comment,…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1913 to June 1914, published monthly, except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; hygiene; home…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1912 to June 1913, published monthly, except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; hygiene; home…

The first rural settlement school in the United States was the Hindman Settlement School, established in 1902 in the county seat of Knott County, Kentucky. It set the pattern upon which many other schools chartered their development and helped the continuation of the music culture of the mountain people. (Author/RK)