"Zero to Three" is a single focus bulletin of the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families providing insight from multiple disciplines on the development of infants, toddlers, and their families. Noting that knowledge of childrens musical experiences in context is central to understanding childrens lives, and that reciprocally,…

A kindergarten class from Bronx (New York) increased their skill in oral language development throughout a span of 10 weeks with daily exposure to songs, song picture books, story books, games, body percussion and instruments. Music appreciation was integrated into every area of the curriculum. The paper includes lists of songs, objectives,…

The author, an assistant professor of arts education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, considered the observations made by a high school student on his feelings for music. (RK)

Purpose of the study was to design, implement, and evaluate an experimental series of sequentially structured lessons in listening to selected contemporary art music, and to discover the effect of a fourteen-week program on the musical preferences of seventh-grade students who participated. (Author)

Believes that the school should introduce the child to new sounds and sound sources and suggests various methods to activate a child's sense of structure and design so that he becomes aware of his ability to express himself in sound. (RB)

The job of college music programs is not only to teach the classics but also to teach and encourage appreciation of the relative merits of all forms and periods of music, and to teach methods of evaluating musical quality. (MSE)

Describes the activities of the 1981 Wingspread Conference on Music in General Studies. The conference discussed and made recommendations for the improvement of introductory music survey and appreciation courses for college non-music majors. (AM)

Describes the Orff-Schulwerk approach for teaching music to children. The objective is to awaken aesthetic responsiveness. Learning activities are designed to highten sensory awareness, provide genuine aesthetic experiences, promote musical skill development, and stimulate conceptual learning and improvisation. (AM)

Using Bob Dylan's three somewhat different versions of "It Ain't Me, Babe," the author investigates the variables of Dylan's performances and how they alter the meanings of his songs, and suggests that the more we know about popular song the more we will understand the songs we subsequently encounter. (KC)

Presents a variety of approaches to help students develop understanding and positive attitudes toward the complexities of electronic sounds. (Part of a theme issue on aspects of contemporary music.) (Author/SJL)

The author reviews the problems of providing a comprehensive music literature program to general music students and suggests objectives and activities for such a program at the elementary and secondary grade levels. (SJL)