Discusses the Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project's concentration on the purpose, substance, and means of music instruction. Describes improvisation as the dominant means for teaching concepts, knowing how music works, and knowing how to make musical sense. Urges that the same goals of aural acuity, creative thought, and musical facility are…

This article examines the division of music styles according to the conventional categories of classical, traditional and popular, and proposes the term "vernacular" as a complementary way of viewing various types of amateur music-making among diverse groups in modern societies. "Vernacular", as it is used here, includes the…

Discusses an alpha-numeric system of encoding musical notation--ALPHAMUSE--which is based on fundamental concepts of tonal statements. Encoding problems for pitch, duration, and superpositions are described and solutions offered. (RAO)

Examines a dissertation that provides a classification and analysis of 197 "bebop" themes. Explains a major drawback of the study is the author's unwillingness to interpret his data and answer questions the study raises. Concludes with a rebuttal which defends the study and explains the research rationale. (BSR)

Explains exactly how great an impact American music and musicians have had abroad, and how overly cautious we tend to be in recognizing our own gifts. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the development of musical thought in China. (RK)

Discusses the structural elements of ragtime. (Author/RK)

Author surveyed developments in American composition covering the years from the close of the Second World War to roughly 1960. (Editor/RK)

Author considered developments in musical composition over the past fifteen years, including the composer's condition. (Editor/RK)

Describes benefits that can derive from the use of avant-garde music in a choral classroom. (Editor)

Article discussed the musical language of Elliott Carter, a major composer and contributor to new musical developments in America. (RK)

Compares some inadequate and uninteresting music with music that is creative and stimulating, and considers the musical values of audiences. (RK)