The author presents a rationale for using handbells in music education and performance activities with a wide range of age and ability groups. (SJL)

Article discussed the large variety of stamps on which are musicians, musical composers and musical instruments. It further considered the how these music motifs offered a splendid opportunity for stamp collectors and named some stamp organizations one might join. (Author/RK)

Article includes a compilation of those words that have been used in the articles and photo captions in this journal, a list of books which have served as references for articles in the journal, and a descriptive compilation of phonograph records and films. (RK)

The pep band is made up of whatever minimum instrumentation is required to perform for specific events. It is to the marching band what the wind ensemble is to the symphonic band, or a combo to a full stage band. (Author)

Photographs and descriptions are provided of 19 early European wind, string, and keyboard instruments. (SJL)

The evolution of the drum is presented in both pictures and prose, from its beginning in Africa and the Far Eastern world to its introduction to the Western world where it is now fully accepted as a serious instrument. (KC)

This second and final article on new music notation deals with some general as well as a number of specific innovations in the field of instrumental music. (Author/RK)

Adult instrumental musicians are not the only ones to develop painful problems that interfere with their practice and performance--young musicians are affected, too. In fact, some young instrumentalist are more likely than their elders to be bothered by these painful conditions. Health professionals who frequently see musicians in their offices…

Author explained how a science museum, the Exploratorium in San Francisco, has organized lively and informal exhibits to involve visitors in "puzzles of perception". (Editor/RK)

This list of piano music by American composers is the sixth and final project in a series of lists prepared by the MENC Bicentennial Commission. (Editor/RK)

Inherent in the basic principles of the symphonic wind ensemble concept are several important concepts about seating--concepts that are intended to apply only to the seating of a full symphonic wind ensemble and not to small or large chamber ensembles. (Author/RK)

Conflicting philosophies exist in education today between those who believe that the traditional approach to curriculum is the best and those who believe there are better ways. At the core of both approaches is the sincere desire to give children the best education in the world. In this article, the author uses integration to bring the study of…