Author provides a lucid and informative insight into the problems of today's youth and the hope they must generate. (RK)

Article consists of a compilation of explanations of musical compositions (two records are included with the article) of many different cultures, which have been reviewed throughout the journal. (RK)

Presents an analysis of barbershop singing as a method of stimulating students to learn about music and to enjoy singing. It suggests a list of songs prepared by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. (Author/RK)

An effective music teacher in high school needs to be artistic. String students at most universities have little or no opportunity to develop as teachers due to the curriculum and philosophy of the institution. (DS )

Article explains how a child can learn from his own body in developing his understanding of the elements of music. (RK)

Article describes the life of music educator, Luther Whiting Mason, one of the founders of the music teacher's profession. (Author/RK)

One teaching idea that has served to develop aesthetic sensitivity within the performance program involves the utilization of conducting by all students as a means of developing musical perception and responsiveness. (Author)

Music education should be conceived as aesthetic education which is devoted to the systematic development of musicality. Music education curricula should incorporate contemporary psychological methods which encourage creativity while focusing on the nature of music meaning and expression and the development of the capacity for musical response.…

Discussed a curriculum guide through which school children can develop their sensitivity and independence. (Editor/RK)

Gives background information for a secondary unit on the blues. Such a unit should include singing blues songs and playing accompaniment, listening to records, and composing original works. Study of the blues is an important way to transmit insights about our cultural heritage. (CS)

The author, an assistant professor of arts education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, considered the observations made by a high school student on his feelings for music. (RK)

Describes the activities of the 1981 Wingspread Conference on Music in General Studies. The conference discussed and made recommendations for the improvement of introductory music survey and appreciation courses for college non-music majors. (AM)

Describes the Orff-Schulwerk approach for teaching music to children. The objective is to awaken aesthetic responsiveness. Learning activities are designed to highten sensory awareness, provide genuine aesthetic experiences, promote musical skill development, and stimulate conceptual learning and improvisation. (AM)

Presents a variety of approaches to help students develop understanding and positive attitudes toward the complexities of electronic sounds. (Part of a theme issue on aspects of contemporary music.) (Author/SJL)