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)

Tips to help conductors improve school music rehearsals are provided. For example, students should learn that the minute the conductor steps on the podium, they should stop playing and talking and direct their attention to the podium. (RM)

Describes the Quartz Mountain Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute program. It is designed to nurture artistic talent and to provide intensive arts experiences in music, dance, theater, and the visual arts for talented students aged 14-18. (AM)

This publication focuses on school music programs and music education. The document features information about performance; goals of music education programs; a broader role in the curriculum for music education; the role of contemporary music; and a description of four general music courses designed by teachers. An 18-item bibliography is…

The State University of New York at Purchase was to be a conservatory of the arts; but its problems include a lack of understanding and support from the SUNY bureaucracy. (Author)

Examines the relative effects of the five practice conditions of modeling, singing, silent analysis, free practice, and control on instrumentalists' performance. Finds significant differences in subjects' performance of correct rhythms, phrasing or dynamics, and tempo, and insignificant differences among performances of correct notes and…

This paper focuses on Slovenia's arts and cultural education. The Ministry of Education and Sport is responsible for laying down the aims for cultural and creative dimensions of education. Concerning the creation of the curriculum related to culture and creativity (both within education) and the arts curriculum, most curricular decisions are made…

This annotated bibliography of instructional media for arts education features listings of books, books in a series, reference books, kits, and videocassettes. Each item contains the following information: author, title, page numbers, publisher or producer, appropriate grade usage, and skills/subject area. A list of publishers and producers also…

Describes the Rensselaer Children's Summer Theatre (Indiana) which introduces children in grades 3-8 to the performing arts through experience rather than lecture. Examines how the program is run and discusses its applications to music education, emphasizing the benefits gained from incorporating performance experiences into classroom music…

This article provided some basic suggestions on how to get the most out of rehearsal time. (Editor/RK)

Addresses the second volume of "Get America Singing...Again." Focuses on using songs from the theater to teach students in the music classroom. Provides a discussion of songs in various categories, such as family, regionalism, and recreational activities. (CMK)

Currently, about 200 colleges and universities offer programs in jazz performance. Although many are in conservatories, the majority reside in college and university music departments. This development reflects a changing jazz infrastructure, formerly centered in local bands but increasingly based in a network of higher education institutions, and…

Investigates specific rehearsal behaviors exhibited by band directors in rehearsal settings with particular emphasis on the amount of time directors engaged in conceptual teaching behaviors. Shows that, on average, directors spent less than 3% of observed teaching time engaged in conceptual teaching behavior. Discusses implications for band…

A look at the history of music education in American colleges and universities indicates its late development. Suggestions for enhancing the nation's musical life include viewing composition, performance, and listening as integrated processes; developing a broader focus for music specialists; and paying more attention to musical literacy in the…

The Ministry of Education of the land (regional level) is responsible for setting the specified aims for the cultural and creative dimensions of education. The ministry decides also about the creation and the implementation of the arts curriculum. The arts curriculum at ISCED levels 1 and 2 (age group: 6-15/16) is organised as separate subjects.…