Article defined ethnomusicology and discussed its use at the Music Department of the University of Hawaii. (Author/RK)

This special journal issue examines the place of the musical production in secondary school theatre activities. Articles in the issue discuss (1) the value of a musical production to students and the school drama program, (2) mature directing of a musical production, (3) the use of "off-Broadway" musicals in the high school, (4) the advantages of…

Musical improvisation behavior of 4-, 6-, and 8-year-old children who played Orff xylophones during ten 15-minute sessions is described in this paper. Each session involved three improvisatory phases. Phase I consisted of free exploration; Phase II consisted of short verbally stimulated musical tasks (two imitation and six improvisational tasks);…

This booklet summarizes the 1972-73 annual reports of member institutions to the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Of the 398 institutional members of NASM in 1972-73, 355 (90%) submitted annual reports. Statistical data are presented for enrollments and degrees awarded in the undergraduate, master's, post-master's (nondoctoral) and…

Authors served up a variety of techniques for investigating sound sources and sound patterns. Have you considered creating a composition from breathing sounds? Or constructing a conversation in percussion? These ideas are included along with step-by-step directions for making nine percussion instruments. (Editor)

Making certain that permission is obtained for the use of copyrighted material is probably one of a teacher's most uncreative and unenjoyable tasks. In a follow-up to an article by Charles Gary in the April 1977 MEJ (EJ 165 273), this article presents practical applications of what the new copyright law means to music educators. (Editor/RK)

Detailed are five music activities designed to instruct handicapped children in such areas as perceptual motor development, attention span and relationships of size.

Emphasizing use of the mnemonic aid as a tool toward the large educational objective, this article discusses the memory problems of learning disabled students, suggests appropriate selection and use of musical mnemonics, and encourages development of original mnemonics (e.g., using rhythmic speech or writing new lyrics to popular tunes). (JC)

Suggestions are made for introducing opera to children when they are in kindergarten and in the lower elementary grades. Opera is a form of artistic excitement involving many elements especially well-loved by children and natural to them, including music, costumes, acting, dancing, scenery, and imagination. (RM)

Elementary classroom musical activities that illustrate and encourage creative characteristics and behaviors are described. (RM)

Folk music is not necessarily old, anonymous, or unwritten. Its most important characteristic is change through the folk process. Folk music is a part of our national heritage that children can usually acquire only in school. It can be used to support a variety of school subjects. (CS)

William Grant Still died in 1978, but excerpts from a 1968 interview are now made available. Still discusses his life and work, especially his experiences as a Black composer in a still largely segregated America. He attempted to integrate his classical training with his roots in Black culture. (CS)

Elementary, secondary, and college level teachers describe the methods they have successfully used to attract large audiences to their musical performances. (RM)