Mainstreaming is a fact of life for music teachers. Suggestions to help music teachers deal with handicapped students are provided. Both immediate and long-term solutions are discussed. (RM)

Elementary choral groups should be select. In every other part of life excellence is rewarded. Selecting the best singers for choir provides opportunities for those children that are necessary in the pursuit of excellence. Standards must be kept high. (RM)

Books, booklets, audiovisual materials, and service and specialty items for elementary, secondary, and college level music education are described in this annotated listing. (RM)

In the past several decades, clarinet repertoire has increased enormously. Many pieces have been written that explore the wide range of timbral effects developed in the late 1950s and 1960s. This interest in timbre is due in large measure to the explorations taking place in electronic music. (RM)

Care of musical instruments should be a part of every student's music education. What students should know about caring for pianos is discussed. The main parts of the piano--the cabinet, the mechanical part, the musical part, and the structure--are discussed. Tuning and pitch raise are also discussed. (RM)

Ideas to help music teachers get ready for Music In Our Schools Month, March, 1986, are suggested. (RM)

Provides an overview of issues contained in the feature articles on teacher education reform. Maintains that college-level music educators must break the "vicious circle" which results from the tendency of teachers to teach as they were taught, not as they were taught to teach. Concludes with recommendations for changes in recruitment, selection,…

Examines the future directions of music education at both the undergraduate and inservice levels. Recommends five ways to improve undergraduate education, including the student teaching experience. Delineates important aspects of an on-the-job training program which would increase personal satisfaction and professional status. (JDH)

This article reviews common music education admission requirements and screening tests. The author maintains that if teacher educators are clear about the characteristics and competencies potential teachers should possess, equitable and valid means of assessing teacher candidates can be developed. (JDH)

This article maintains that critical thinking skills are developed through experiential learning that embraces both the affective and cognitive domains. Explores how experiential learning and critical thinking are related to musical problem solving, attitudes about teaching and learning music, and field observations. (JDH)

This article reviews the reform recommendations offered by the Holmes and Carnegie reports. The author maintains that many of the reforms will be in place by the year 2000, and that with cooperative efforts by all concerned groups, the transition to a new era of teacher certification will be calm. (JDH)

Explores the issue of professionalism in music education, devoting particular attention to the definition and role of a master teacher. States that music educators must "translate" general master teacher criteria into appropriate requirements for themselves. Provides examples of this "translation" in the areas of curriculum leadership and staff…

Provides excerpts from the task force report which proposes the use of individual professional development plans and calls for strengthening the bonds between elementary and secondary music educators and college faculty. (JDH)

Describes the Rensselaer Children's Summer Theatre (Indiana) which introduces children in grades 3-8 to the performing arts through experience rather than lecture. Examines how the program is run and discusses its applications to music education, emphasizing the benefits gained from incorporating performance experiences into classroom music…

Discussing the importance of the Black aesthetic experience, Curtis examines Black cultural heritage and participatory style, the spiritual, and the creation and recreation of Black music. Advocating multicultural music education in teacher training, he suggests that Black music be studied for its value and contribution to society. Lists five ways…