If popular music is merely a reflection of bad taste, as is often suggested, why do so many people enjoy it? (Author)

A study to assess the information function of pop music in the adolescent socialization process involved approximately 500 students in junior and senior high schools and colleges in a large metropolitan area in the northeast and approximately 400 university undergraduates in an introductory sociology class. In-class, self-administered…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 13. SUBJECT MATTER: Music. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central portion of the guide is divided into six units: voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and theory and form. Each unit is in list form. The guide is offset printed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: A list of…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 2. SUBJECT MATTER: Music including vocal, instrumental, and music appreciation. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one for each of the above-mentioned categories. It is laid out in four columns across two pages. Column headings are goals, activities, helps for the teacher, and…

Administrators of schools without music programs are simply undervaluing this fine art form and depriving students of a great life experience. Schools can accommodate the arts by managing time better and scheduling more periods per day. A strong positive correlation exists beween school excellence and vigorous, dynamic arts programs. Nine…

Although the traditional idea of general education has been that there are certain things every civilized man ought to know in order to be "cultivated", there is no longer an ideal taste in music or a particular set of understandings about music that all people must acquire. (Author)

Of all the musical contributions of the Afro-American to permeate world music in the last decade, gospel songs are undoubtedly the most influential. While the origins of this music lie in the churches of the rural South and ghettos of the urban North, it has now reached the ears of all. (Author/RJ)

Analyzes the music and musical instruments of India and the countries around it that comprise South Asia. (RK)

Author developed a program of classical music and induced young musicians to perform successfully to an audience. (Author/RK)

Discusses the relation of music and religion to contemporary youth. (RK)

Asserts that music programs in secondary schools should serve all students and not only members of the band or choir. Suggests workshops, concerts, music appreciation and piano courses. (DS)

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

Gleason uses a prose form that is a written analog to Davis' new music. This prose form may be called surrealistic writing." An analysis of the prose style follows. (Author/SP)