Article surveyed post secondary music education in Hawaii and urged greater inquiry into the area of aesthetics in order to determine if music is an essential aspect of education. (Author/RK)

A Korean legend and a number of Korean songs are presented in this illustrated booklet. English translations and a pronunciation guide are provided. Musical notations are included for the songs presented. (EB)

Twenty-one activities that integrate music and the language arts in order to capitalize on children's interests are described in this paper. Topics of the activities are as follows: alphabetical order, pantomime, vocabulary building from words of a favorite song, words that are "the most (whatever)" from songs, mood words, a configuration clue…

The impact of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-553) on performances of music at colleges, universities, and other educational institutions is discussed. The new statute has removed the general "not-for-profit" exemption of the old copyright law and has substituted in its stead certain specific exemptions including performances…

Evaluated is a summer project, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in New York City. A group of musically talented high school students from the city's poverty areas prepared a program stressing the musical contributions of minority groups. This program was presented at elementary school assemblies. Assessment of…

The psychological background of the Carabo-Cone Method of teaching music, which is based on the theory that structured subject matter can be assimilated if translated into a concrete explorable environment is discussed. Comparison is made with other methods (Montessori, Dalcroze, Orff, Suzuki, and Kodaly), and the arrangement of the room as a…

The 24 learning modules contained in this booklet are divided into three module clusters designed to give teacher trainees adequate background and training in music skills that can be adapted to meet the musical needs, interests, capabilities of children in the primary grades. The three clusters are Music Fundamentals, Instruments and Their Use,…

The primary function of music education is the development of a responsiveness to the artistic qualities of sound. The constituent elements fundamental to musical response are rhythm, melody, harmony, form, expression, and style. With the goal of developing a responsiveness consisting of musicality and affective growth, this guide has been…

An involved mother gives suggestions and helpful hints about setting up and managing a neighborhood playgroup. In simple terms, the book tells what toys and equipment to buy, and how to organize physical education, music, art, reading, nature studies, cooking, special events, and games. (CS)

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Music skills and music education. ORGANIZATIONAL AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There is a section for each grade which outlines different objectives, activities, and instruments. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: A short outline of objectives for each grade or grade group introduces each section, included in these…

A project was devised to extend the applicability of a previously developed computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in instrumental musicianship (see ED 035 314), and to assess its effects through the development and implementation of criterion referenced measures. Twenty-five intermediate level students of treble clef wind instruments…

An analysis of the material tastes of college students support Gan's concepts of taste culture and taste public. While Gan's contention that class has a major effect upon involvement with taste culture, this requires qualification where musical tastes of college students are concerned. (Author/AM)

A teacher, who inherited a classroom with a piano, describes the benefits that class sing-a-longs brought to her third-graders. A bibliography of the class's favorite songbooks is appended. (SJL)