Singing the tunes in this collection will help students understand many of the realities of life during the early years of the United States. From hearth and home to the perils of the sea, and from factory life to Presidential elections, this journal offers a selection of 19 songs to introduce the life and labor of New England people during the…

Waulking is the process of shrinking tweed into a tightly woven cloth by rolling the wool into a tube and pounding it on the table in a rhythmic pattern. In the Outer Hebrides, off the western coast of Scotland, this process is traditionally done while singing. During waulking, the songs that were sung gave information about the social structure…

The paper examines the suprasegmental aspects of speech and focuses on the benefits of music and movement to facilitate language development in handicapped children. The paper discusses the current thinking of suprasegmental functions of intonation, stress, and rhythm as the foundation for the organization of speech communication. Strategies for…

A music specialist presents guidelines for using music to help integrate handicapped children into mainstreamed settings. Basic concepts regarding the nature of disability and the possible options for mainstreaming are considered. She addresses eight types of problems which may be exhibited by handicapped students and suggests musical ideas for…

The report describes a 1-month summer program at the Alberta College Music Centre (Edmonton) in which six visually impaired students (11-25 years old) were taught music through braille. Daily lessons covered such aspects as braille music signs, sight singing, music dictation, and basic conducting techniques. Extracurricular activities included…

Considered the use of school music to deal with the student's need for creative expression. (RK)

Article stressed the need for music teachers to embrace their students in a complete musical experience. (Author/RK)

The probable dominance of contralateral hand control and contralateral representation of auditory input are important aspects of the study of cerebral function. A musical task involving bimanual coordination allowed investigation of both the above factors in a crossed and uncrossed sensorimotor relationship. (Author)

THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED CONCERTS TO 64,000 ARIZONA ELEMENTARY PUPILS ON 12 DIFFERENT DAYS LAST YEAR. THE CONCERTS INCLUDED 2 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, 1 FOR GRADES 1-4 AND 1 FOR GRADES 5-8, WHICH ARE OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THE 4 SECTIONS OF A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED IN EACH SECTION ARE DISCUSSED. A…

A SEMINAR ON MUSIC EDUCATION WAS ORGANIZED TO BRING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE VARIETY OF MUSICAL COMPETENCE AND INTERESTS TO BEAR UPON PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL MUSIC. THE THREE CENTRAL PROBLEM AREAS PUT BEFORE THE SEMINAR WERE (1) DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICALITY THROUGH PLAYING, SINGING, AND CREATING MUSIC, AND THROUGH LISTENING AND EAR TRAINING, (2) CRITERIA FOR…