Offers a systematic approach to creative learning in music through an analysis of the components of complex learning and creative activity. Outlines goals for fostering creative learning in music education, and delineates person, process, and product objectives. Suggests methods of evaluating creativity. (RW)

Establishing music as an integral part of the elementary curriculum is one of the most pressing challenges facing music educators. The tremendous motivational power of music should be utilized in education. Four music activities which can be used with elementary students to reinforce reading activities are described. (RM)

Proposes instructional strategies for directors of jazz groups, including guidelines for developing of skills necessary for good performance. Includes effective methods for positive changes in ensemble style. Addresses jazz group problems such as beat, tempo, staying in tune, wind power, and solo/ensemble lines. Discusses percussionists, bassists,…

Proposes that extramusical skills, or societal and emotional skills, should be included in the music classroom. Provides information on the hidden curriculum and on social and emotional skills. Reviews research on extramusical skills. Discusses how to teach extramusical skills, including strategy examples and suggested resources. (CMK)

Suggests ways music teachers can improve their teaching and solve instructional problems by using existing research and conducting their own. Also offers strategies to help music district supervisors encourage effective use of research. Identifies several useful publications as sources of research reports. Includes a chart listing reasons and…

Looks at the contributions of other disciplines to the field of music learning. Describes the highlights of the Eastman Symposium for Musical Development and Cognition, and makes suggestions for interdisciplinary series of lectures and symposiums. (GG)

Discusses the lack of attention paid to women composers in music education and the need to correct the situation. Suggests an integrative approach to teaching elementary school students about women composers. Offers sample teaching strategies and other learning activities and sources for teaching students that women, too, can be composers. (SG)

Maintains that music teacher education should attend to the development of personal skills for effective classroom teaching. Describes the following exercises for skill development: positive-negative experience inventories, personal self-assessment questionnaires, and situation scenarios addressing specific areas. Illustrates how these exercises…

States that elementary choral teachers should consider the administrative details and rehearsal planning necessary to manage a choir and provide an artistic musical experience for children. Focuses on rehearsal organization by discussing the methods for helping students develop good behavior habits for rehearsals and performances. (CMK)

Examines the use of avant-garde works to expand the musical horizons of elementary, junior high, and high school choirs. Lists the criteria which determine avant-garde music, suggests sources of appropriate works, and presents examples of available music in this field. (GEA)

Presented is the rationale and a method for developing a graded brass quintet in grades 5 through 12. A suggested brass quintet repertoire, arranged from easy to difficult, is included. (KC)

Ideas to help music teachers get ready for Music In Our Schools Month, March, 1986, are suggested. (RM)

How secondary students can be taught to think critically about the music they are performing is described. Classes must be structured to involve the student in analysis of performance options, experimentation, and conducting, as well as critical analysis of the teacher's interpretative decisions. (RM)

Discusses classroom management techniques and music activities for handicapped children in mainstreamed and special education classes. Classroom techniques are designed around students' poor reading and concentration abilities, multisensory experiences, and consistent discipline using positive reinforcement. Music activities are used to reinforce…

Discusses the role of popular music choirs in secondary schools and colleges. Their extensive repertoires, including folk music, jazz and show-tune medleys, and variety music, make pop choirs an excellent method for teaching singing skills and music theory. Information on starting a pop choir is included. (AM)