"Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling, and Special Education" is the culmination of the first author's research in the skill development of prospective music therapists and music educators during graduate and undergraduate preparation. Standley studied the abilities and progress of students across multiple clinical music therapy and music…

General music teachers who use the guitar in their classrooms will find some practical instructional ideas in this article. (Editor/RK)

Through interviews with ten conservatoire students and ten professional orchestral musicians teaching at conservatoires, this paper seeks to establish whether young people regard the orchestral music profession as a worthwhile ambition. If so, are teachers preparing students sufficiently for their careers and passing on the benefits of their…

Author suggested that creativity of expression must be encouraged for students while teachers continue to strive for excellence in all areas of instruction in order to produce comprehensive musicians''. (Author/RK)

Author focused on the necessity of teaching music students to read properly before tackling music education and emphasized student interests as a prerequisite for effective learning. (RK)

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

In this article, the author argues that researchers and practioners aiming to improve practice in our institutions are called upon to "open up" the field of instrumental teaching. Music educators need to reflect on how particular lesson behaviours or types of teacher-pupil interactions are influenced by the specific institutional,…

In this article, the author discusses the benefits of starting string lessons in middle school. He states that if your district does not have the resources or personnel for an elementary string program, perhaps this article will help you see that other districts have succeeded in starting orchestra programs as late as sixth grade. The author…

Activities in music class allow students, especially students with hearing impairments, to explore new means of expression and to enhance existing ones. Additional benefits may include increases in auditory awareness, cognitive ability, attention span, memory recall, and vocabulary. Students with hearing impairments can learn and flourish in music…

Community dynamics play a major role in determining the duties of music educators. What music educators do each day can vary greatly depending on their location. A middle school band director's job description in suburban New York is likely to look nothing like that of a music educator in rural Iowa. There is a substantial lack of literature to…

How do singers approach teaching and learning in the context of performance studies in higher education? And how is their approach distinct from that taken by instrumentalists in the same context? This paper focuses largely on verbal dialogue recorded in 67 instrumental and vocal lessons, in the music department of a UK university. It examines the…

One of the most common problems for school music ensembles is the lack of rehearsal time to prepare for public performances. Because of this, music educators all too often feel they need to eliminate various parts of the rehearsal so that more time can be spent on rehearsing performance literature. However, this approach can be shortsighted…

This article examines the special relationship between students and their instrumental teachers in UK conservatoires. Conservatoires in the UK provide a higher education for aspiring performers and composers and the students' choice of conservatoire will often be guided by their desire to study with a particular "professor" who will…

During the three thousand years in which the present music notation system has evolved, numerous notation methods have been considered, each with shortcomings in its ability either to meet the requirements of modern composers or to serve as an instructional system. Considers what must be done in order to satisfy the needs of both the advanced…