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Galloway, Margaret C. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1972
Describes an opera based on Peter Pan which was composed, produced, and performed entirely by children in grades one through six. (MB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Laboratory Schools, Music Activities, Music Education
Upitis, Rena – 1988
The daily use of music in a Kingston, Ontario, Canada, special needs classroom motivates severely neurologically and mentally handicapped students and encourages their communication skills. In a special project, handicapped students use tape recorders with special switches to indicate to nonhandicapped elementary students what music appeals to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Beckstead, David – Music Educators Journal, 2001
Provides historical information about music education, focusing on musical composition and its lack of inclusion within public education. Discusses two ways technology is utilized within music education, either for efficiency or for transformative purposes. Asserts that transformation in musical composition can lead to more educational…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement
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Mongeau, Marcel; Sankoff, David – Computers and the Humanities, 1990
Quantifies and confirms subjective impressions of similarity and differences in musical monophonic scores. Adapts concepts from sequence comparison theory and uses algorithms to define distances between any two melodies created by tone and rhythmic structure. Presents and applies a generalized algorithm for identifying locally similar portions in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cluster Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing
Rudaitis, Cheryl, Comp. – Teaching Music, 1994
Presents a series of teaching suggestions and ideas based on the National Standards for Arts Education. Focuses on musical composition for elementary and secondary students. Includes a teaching example illustrating how the National Standards can be put into practice. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Upitis, Rena – 1982
The potential of using the Apple II+ microcomputer with an ALF products music software system (nine voice) for computer-assisted instruction in composition was examined. Two boys, 8 and 10 years of age, served as subjects. Naturalistic observations were made as the children participated in a 10-session program that consisted of composition…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1995
The introduction for this Alberta (Canada) music education guide offers reasons for students to study the fine arts at the secondary school level. A philosophy of music education is presented along with 5 key outcomes and 11 music appreciation expectations for secondary students to attain. The volume features wind and percussion instruments. The…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Foreign Countries, Instrumentation and Orchestration, Music
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Burnard, Pamela; Younker, Betty Anne – International Journal of Music Education, 2004
Music educators are particularly keen to offer learning opportunities that enhance creativity. How this happens remains something of a mystery. Within an international context, this article reports on a study that used a cross-cultural perspective on creative thinking with a particular focus on examining the link between problem-solving and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Cross Cultural Studies, Academic Achievement, Problem Solving
Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, Regina. Curriculum and Instruction Branch. – 1992
This bibliography, organized in six sections, provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian arts education resources for use with 9th grade students. (1) "Titles and Descriptions" provides information, sources, annotations, and suggested subject use for alphabetically arranged items. (2) "Community Resources/Magazines" lists…
Descriptors: Art Education, Audiovisual Aids, Canada Natives, Dance Education
Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, Regina. Curriculum and Instruction Branch. – 1994
This bibliography, organized in seven sections, provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian arts education resources useful in the instruction of junior high school students. (1) "Titles and Descriptions" provides information, sources, annotations, and suggested subject integration for alphabetically arranged items. (2) "Community…
Descriptors: Art Education, Audiovisual Aids, Canada Natives, Community Resources
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