This article offers considerations for music teachers interested in including hip-hop music in their classrooms but who might feel concerned with or overwhelmed by issues of appropriateness. Two concerns related to hip-hop music are examined: language and negative social themes. Commercial interests in hip-hop music have created a simulacrum (or…

To determine how music teachers perceive various modern music forms, as well as the extent to which they teach popular music, a questionnaire was mailed to all 313 music educators in a 24-county area of southwest Missouri. The completed test forms were returned by 167 of the educators. (Author)

Describes a junior high music program in Ridgewood, New Jersey, which capitalizes on student interest in popular music through courses in rock music history, pop music choral concerts, and facilities offering modern music production and performance equipment. This article is part of a theme issue on popular music. (SJL)