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 5, Number 1 are: "O. Anderson Fuller, The First Black Doctor of Philosophy in Music in America, and his Development of the Music Education Curriculum at Lincoln University" (S. Houser); "A…

Quality music education in schools integrates fundamental musical activities and presents them in a sequential, pedagogically sound curriculum. As identified in the 1997 National Assessment for Educational Progress in music, the processes of creating, performing, and responding to music are interwoven throughout a balanced and complete music…

This document profiles student music development elaborated by the Transcona-Springfield School Division No. 12 (Manitoba, Canada); it consists of separate charts for grades 1-5 containing: a student performance key (from 5 to 1) and learning outcome areas (performance skills, music literacy, critical listening and reflection, creative ideas…

This report presents (in a non-technical way) the process the Carnegie Hall program evaluators used to assess student learning during the 1996-1997 LinkUp! Program. Although the report contains documents that are specific to that particular year's theme, the process and examples included may be helpful to educators in other arts organizations who…

The state of Colorado has set forth five content standards for music education in its public schools: (1) students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others; (2) students will read and notate music; (3) students will create music; (4) students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music; and (5)…

This teacher's guide stresses the need for more singing in schools and cultural institutions. Cultural traditions "charge" songs with amazing energy. The charge comes from the sense of identity the song creates. When a song connects people emotionally with a culture, the deep-rooted traditions of that culture add meaning to the singing. Children…

Article described a plan to develop integrated study through music activities. Students learned to become more independent learners while concentrating on more complex and creative activities. (Author/RK)

Article looked at educational practices in Great Britain to see how music functions in an open education environment. (Editor/RK)

Considered how music can be integrated in the open classroom through Project Quest, a program designed to utilize student interest in music. (Editor/RK)

Teacher applies a creative approach to teaching music to elementary school students. (RK)

Describes music participation by children as an important facet of elementary music experiences. (RK)

Research supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education to the Harvard Project Zero. (DS)

Students participated in making music with very little verbal communication and the teacher found a way to eliminate fruitless lecturing and nonmusicmaking. (Author/RK)

American music educators are a major part of the continuing change in music curriculum that has been planned for public school music of presentday America. (Author/RK)

Presents some important methods in which curriculums and educational structures can meet the needs of society and contribute to human learning. As well, the article points out some areas in which American music education needs to change. (Author/RK)