Examines the effect of classroom ethnic majority/minority status on third-, fifth-, and seventh-grade children's responses (N=118)while listening to and discussing the music of a Latin salsa artist, African-American rhythm and blues artist, and a European-American folk artist. Investigates the students' artist and music preferences. (CMK)

Employs a survey of institutions accredited through the National Association of Schools of Music to determine the purpose, format, and content of courses available to undergraduate elementary education majors. Finds greater agreement among instructors of fundamentals courses than among instructors of methods or combined courses. (DSK)

Compares pictorial and verbal rating scales as measures of music preference opinions. Examines internal consistency and test-retest reliability of each type of scale, the overall preference scores generated through the use of each to measure preference for the same music stimuli, and student preferences for each type after using them. (DSK)

Examines the attitudes of master's-level education students towards students with disabilities. The graduate students were given a questionnaire before and after completing a university course on teaching music to special education learners. Results showed an increase in participants capability but a decrease in willingness to pursue this work.…

Results indicated that faster tempos are preferred by upper elementary school students. (RM)

Describes a questionnaire sent to 90 publishing researchers who were members of college music faculties asking why they engaged in research activities and what specific rewards they believe were obtained because of their research. States that the main reasons for research were intellectual curiosity, enjoyment, self-improvement, and perceived…