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Music teachers usually encourage their students to examine contemporary songs either through biographical studies of artists and composers or from particular stylistic perspectives. It is not uncommon for instructors to link these two elements: Louis Armstrong with jazz, B.B.King with blues, James Brown with soul sounds, and Johnny Cash with country music. The following bibliographic resource guide suggests that the investigation of record labels can broaden student understanding of the modern music industry by integrating artist/genre information with specific city images (Memphis), special studio bands (Booker T. and the M.G.'s), successful record company moguls (Berry Gordy), and efforts by performers like The Beatles to secure artistic independence (Apple). Business teachers, social studies instructors, and popular culture researchers can stimulate innovative and integrated learning opportunities by focusing on ... Alligator, Apple, Atlantic, Motown, Stax, and Sun., Record labels represent specific segments of larger music industry interests. For example, Tamla and Gordy were small units of the Motown Recording Corporation empire during the 1960s. The managerial or [...]

The need for a new approach to studio instruction becomes evident when the current state of the profession and the effects of typical teaching methods are considered. In a profession [...]

Although the music education profession recognizes the importance of world musics, providing meaningful experiences in non-Western musics for preservice teachers remains a challenge. In the project described here, preservice teachers [...]

In the dozen years since the 1990 MENC preconference symposium on Multicultural Approaches to Music Education in Washington, D.C., music educators have continued to recognize the need to include a [...]

Introduction One goal of multicultural music education is to introduce a variety of musical cultures in a manner that goes beyond clever or unusual class activities. To do so requires [...]

Alternative instruments and non-Western genres are finding their way into the K 12 music curriculum. Going beyond the traditional ensembles of band, choir, and orchestra, alternative groups offer students and [...]

If you are looking for an interesting multicultural project for the music classroom, studying the didjeridu is a wonderful introduction to Australian Aboriginal music. Building and playing the didjeridu is [...]

Experience is often the best teacher. Music methods professors provide their students with knowledge they will need for successful and productive teaching careers. However, there is no knowledge better than [...]

This study is a description of the error correction process in 40 instrumental music rehearsals taught by 10 teachers, each of whom was observed conducting 4 consecutive rehearsals. A total [...]

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of changing the magnitude of rubato in a musical performance on the perceived musicianship inherent in a music performance. Subjects [...]

Musical activities are an important part of a preschool student's education. Some preschool models rely on the preschool teacher delivering music instruction, while other models have a music educator providing [...]

Children learn to walk gradually. It starts early in life when they figure out (on their own) how to turn over, and it continues as they crawl, 'furniture walk,' and [...]

Children love to more and dance from a very young age! During these early years they have no inhibitions and their creative juices seem to flow endlessly. All it takes [...]

General music receives more attention now than in recent years, perhaps due to the academic community's return to basics. It might be beneficial for us to look at general music [...]

Two independent groups, one consisting of college-level studio music teachers (n = 127) and the other of music majors (n = 134), completed a written survey containing 10 questions about [...]

The purpose of this study was to examine use of class time in elementary general music classes in relation to the nine voluntary National Standards for Music Education. Elementary music [...]

Another music education methods class--what learning will occur from the teacher-student partnership? What tacit and overt information will the teacher share with the students? How will the students' observations and [...]

Beginning in 1995, our careers as music teacher educators led us to become engaged in the design and implementation of professional development partnerships in music education. These partnerships are modeled [...]

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects that modeling, self-evaluation, and self-listening have on junior high school instrumentalists' music performance and attitude about practice. The pretest/posttest 2 [...]

New technology and multiculturalism has diversified the instruments found in music class. More schools are teaching musics from non-western civilizations. In addition, technological advances are making instruments smaller and there are more electronic instruments.

This study is an analysis of samples of one year's vocal productions of 92 children between birth and age 7 in the Nharira Communal Lands of Zimbabwe to determine at [...]

Abstract. Children in sub-Saharan Africa have been observed to participate in their society's music as fully competent musicians by the age of 5. This study provides a qualitative description of [...]

This investigation compared three methods of teaching keyboard sight-reading to undergraduate music majors. Sixty-nine students enrolled in six piano classes were randomly divided among three conditions: (1) error-detection practice plus [...]

Music should be considered as fundamental to the curriculum as mathematics and reading, instead of being considered as a peripheral activity offered to only a few gifted students. Several studies that present arguments in favor of the implementation of long-term developmental instrumental music programs for all students are presented. It is asserted that music programs should be centered on the mastery of musical instruments including the voice and be aimed at solo and ensemble performance.

Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences (MI) theory suggests a different perception of musical intelligence and how all students can benefit from music programs in the school curriculum. A successful music program is based on the assumption that musical intelligence exists in all students at varying degrees. Its features include clear instructional goals, formal and frequent instruction, separation from other subjects, such as the visual arts and theater, and a sound assessment system.

'I think Aida was very strong. She loved Radames but she didn't want to betray her father.' 'I think Aida should have escaped.' 'No, no. Then Radames would have died [...]

Music and its education at school levels due to importance because of the significance of multicultural education and its accessibility. Music eliminates the feeling of 'ethnocentricity' in students, and touches similarities across cultural boundaries and reduces differences.

The significance of music as an academic discipline in the US has been acknowledged by President Bill Clinton and Education Secretary Richard W. Riley. Low student participation, competitional pressures and maintenance of excellence standards causes many students to drop out. Arts education has many social and cognitive benefits that will improve the quality of life.