Discusses the origins of gospel music the contributions of Thomas A. Dorsey, a blues musician who devoted his life to the composition and singing of gospel music, some modern gospel musicians, the forms and structures of gospel music, and the influence of gospel music. (Author/RK)

A discussion of ways an adult can encourage and participate in a child's self-expression through movement and dance. (BD)

Learning activities that introduce new twists to teaching such basic subjects as mathematics, social studies, reading comprehension, music, science, creative writing, and spelling are described. (CB)

Materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and strategies are provided for activities in which dinosaurs are used in art, music, writing, and other creative media (such as using the dinosaur theme to create advertisements). Ready-to-copy student materials are included. (JN)

Describes a strategy used to teach vocabulary that engages students in creating raps--a rhyming chant about some current topic, with minimal background music. Offers suggestions for helping students read directions. (HOD)

Moving to music may significantly enhance our appreciation of a performance of a music work. Implications for the encouragement of movement in education for music appreciation are discussed. (RM)

Elementary teachers participating in the study thought of music listening as a separate activity and not as one that permeated all music instruction. Assigned listening was utilized mostly in singing, in the playing of instruments, and in traditional music appreciation lessons where students were asked to listen to a recording. (Author/RM)

Presents five songs written to well-known melodies that focus on animal facts and care. Provides descriptions of the songs and offers ideas for further modification for preschool and primary age children. Includes suggestions for creative movement gestures. (ML)

Song seems to lend itself particularly to language instruction because it encourages participation in a game of recognizing who is speaking, how, and about what and because enunciation is the dominant trait of its structure. Activities using song might focus on the condensation of meaning, redundance, interpretation, social consequences of song,…

This paper reports on a study of early childhood musical identities. Participants were children aged 3-8 years and their parent(s) from three geographically disparate areas in the state of New South Wales, Australia and Hawaii, USA. Data were collected in the form of semi-structured interviews, focusing on what, where and with whom the children…

This publication provides orchestra teachers with techniques for conducting, choosing repertoire, program development, recruiting, playing styles, and preparing for competitions. It is the latest in MENC's popular Spotlight series, comprising articles that have appeared in state MEA journals. It is made up of 9 sections, and has a total of 53…

The research projects reported in this bulletin represent the scope of thinking being done by those in the music teaching field, by college students, and by students in Missouri's secondary schools. Articles in Volume 1, Number 1 are: "Toward the Development of a Music Curriculum Based on the Maturation of the Child" (A. Kitto);…

This journal is devoted to the needs and interests of the school and college music teachers of Missouri and the United States. Articles in Volume 2, Number 1 are: "Progress Report on the Action Research Project in the Schools of Missouri" (D. Anderson); "Tension and Motion as Factors in Expressive Conducting" (J. A. Labuta);…

This journal is devoted to the needs and interests of the school and college music teachers of Missouri and the United States. Articles in Volume 3, Number 1 are: "The Parker Road Project: An Experiment of the Effects of Young Audience Concerts and a Related Curriculum on the Cognitive and Affective Development of Elementary School…

This journal is devoted to the needs and interests of the school and college music teachers of Missouri and the United States. Articles in Volume 4, Number 1 are: "Index of Articles in the 'Colorado Journal of Research in Music Education,' 1964-1973" (S. Deich); "Index of Articles in the 'Missouri Journal of Research in Music…