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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Multicultural Resources: New Directions
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Burton, J. Bryan; Clements, Ann C. – General Music Today, 2004
In the fourteen years since the 1990 MENC preconference symposium Multicultural Approaches to Music Education in Washington, DC, music educators have come to recognize the need to include a variety of world musics in all music curricula, from elementary classrooms to advanced performing ensembles. Accordingly, there has been a significant increase…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials
Resources for Music Educators: Measuring Achievement in Singing
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Marshall, Herbert D. – General Music Today, 2004
This article provides some research-based tools to describe and evaluate vocal development of the young singer. It offers resources and literature reviews relating to teachers' understanding of their learners as individuals and measurement of their learners' musical achievement. It focuses on one thing all music teachers strive to do: evaluate…
Descriptors: Singing, Rating Scales, Music Teachers, Music Education
Do Multiage Classrooms Help Students Succeed?
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Butler, Abby – General Music Today, 1998
Reviews research about the effects of multiage grouping particularly focusing on the differences in achievement and attitudes between students in multiage and single-grade classes and the implications of those differences. Maintains that the value of multiage instruction rests in its ability to foster positive self-esteem and enhance student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Educational Benefits, Educational Research