This article is abstracted from the author's forthcoming book, "Debussy: The Crisis of Tonality," wherein Claude Debussy's influence on the mainstream composers of the first half of the twentieth century is discussed. (KC)

Music education must assist in the task of restoring the student's faith in today, his hope in tomorrow, and his respect for yesterday. (Author)

Schools should adopt at all levels programs aimed at developing comprehensive musicianship in their students. (CK)

The list of operas contained in this article continues a series of selected works of American music--for chorus, for band, for orchestra, for the elementary school, and opera--prepared by the MENC Bicentennial Commission. (Editor/RK)

Few resources in music education are more traditional than the round. Describes numerous uses of rounds, in a variety of classes. (Editor)

Author lists exercises that explain the musical meaning of ragtime. (RK)

To what degree can computers be programed to create original, aesthetic musical compositions? Three examples of computer-generated melody illustrate that computers are by no means close to producing advanced musical works which call for aesthetic and intuitive decision making. (Author/KC)

Joel Krosnick, a top performer of avante-garde music, urges students to recreate the fantasy that the composer visualized in creating the music through gestures, expression, and coloration. (AM)

In recognition of Rudolf Friml's centenary (1879-1979), his career as a composer of operettas, musical comedies, and musical satires and as a concert pianist is reviewed. (KC)

Presented is the life and philosophy of Alice Parker, a teacher of musical composition, who is in great demand as a speaker on college campuses and who composes on commission for a wide variety of organizations. (KC)