A qualitative study was conducted in the winter of 2000 with children enrolled in a Clef Club, the fourth level of an early childhood music program sponsored by the Eastman School's Community Education Division (Rochester, NY). Eleven participants, ages 4.7 to 6.6, enrolled in 3 sections of the 10-week program taught by the researcher. Classroom…

Discussed the efforts of a university to undertake the production of a theatre piece created by Leonard Bernstein. (RK)

Described a simple musical device teachers can use to stimulate children into learning to compose and understand music. (RK)

Article tells how a visit to a game refuge inspired students to create songs about their experience. (GB)

Discusses the musical program developed at the University of Redlands which features the band concert in combination with dance as a means of attracting audiences. (RK)

Asserts that music programs in secondary schools should serve all students and not only members of the band or choir. Suggests workshops, concerts, music appreciation and piano courses. (DS)

Compares some inadequate and uninteresting music with music that is creative and stimulating, and considers the musical values of audiences. (RK)

Article reviews the development of music activities in kindergarten. (MB)

The author reviews the relevance and importance of including the entire range of piano skills in the curriculum of non-piano music majors. (JG)

The author gives an historical description of bell ringing, and characterizes the bell-ringing process. (MF)

Automated techniques in conjunction with programed instructional methods can be used in training students in music. Rhythm was selected as the objective of this study. (MF)

A combined project of the Music and Art Departments provided for the student production of a puppet version of the Nutcracker Suite. (EJS)

Described are some of the applications found in teaching retarded children for the Dynalevel, an instrument which "transforms the loudness of sound into light to provide a visual check on the tone intensity. (Author/LS)

Overseas study/concert tours are a potentially valuable experience for high school students. Educational, musical, and organizational considerations should be taken into account in planning. Tours should have defined objectives, with school representatives in control of administrative aspects. (CS)

Describes how a first-grade class created an operetta about losing their teeth. The students told stories about losing teeth and made those stories into songs using Orff-type speech and music techniques. (AM)