Hearing-impaired children need not be excluded from the music classroom. Even the severely hearing-impaired child can receive sensory satisfaction and valuable auditory training from experiences with music. How music can enrich the lives of the hearing-impaired is discussed. (RM)

Describes 10 activities teachers can use to introduce music and movement which foster individual creative expression. The movement in each activity, ordered by level of difficulty, focuses elementary-age students' attention on one of three specific musical concepts: steady beat, tempo, and meter. (DST)

Teachers can help children understand that sound is caused when something vibrates by using the suggested activities to help teach them to see, hear, and feel the vibrations all around them. Suggests reinforcing the lesson by having the children create musical instruments out of simple materials. (JN)

Asserts that the more differentiated a society, the greater the probability of encountering varied musical forms, and that the social location of musical practice is a relatively independent variable for the forms and quality taken by musical expressions. Discusses a pilot study on the range of musical forms actively practiced in the St. Louis…

This article provided some basic suggestions on how to get the most out of rehearsal time. (Editor/RK)

An analysis of the relationship between extracurricular participation and educational expectations among high school girls. Correlations are found between athletic participation or involvement in music and academic orientation. Findings also reveal differences according to the type of interscholastic sport in which girls participate. (Author)

The ability to feel and maintain steady, rhythmic beat is important for children to develop in early childhood and will assist them in mastering concepts in language and literacy, mathematics, and other content areas as well as increase body coordination and related physical abilities. Designed as an activity supplement to High Scope movement and…

Several studies have demonstrated that music has many uses in today's classroom. In addition to a positive classroom environment, stronger curriculum content, and effective teaching strategies, research indicates that music is also an effective management strategy. A musical program was designed for third and fourth grade teachers to achieve…

On March 13, 2003 millions of school children, teachers, and citizens from around the world participate simultaneously in the "World's Largest Concert" (WLC). This concert, a sing-along program, is broadcast on PBS and the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network overseas. Participating in the WLC is a way to celebrate Music in Our…

This report discusses the findings of a study that tested the effectiveness of a program that used music to increase the articulation skills of three females and seven males (ages 12-21) with profound mental retardation. Level one of the treatment began with the teacher humming the target word while tapping the rhythm on the hand drum or strumming…

This unit planning grid outlines nine standards for music education in Delaware schools in the first grade. The unit lists the following standards: (1) students will sing, independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music; (2) students will perform on instruments, independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music; (3) student…

This unit planning grid outlines nine standards for music education in grade two in Delaware schools. The standards listed are the following: (1) students will sing, independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music; (2) students will perform on instruments, independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music; (3) students will…

This document outlines a presentation on the use of music activities to develop reading and composition skills in young children. The outline describes how music contributes to language arts development and presents several classroom activities. Activities to develop reading through music involve creating new verses to songs, cumulative story…

Students learned to play the ukelele and consequently had the simultaneous experience of learning chord structure, reading music charts, and how to sing. (RK)

Article examined the difficulty of teaching music in an open classroom with children of different ages and where some children did other things. (Author/FK)