Classroom scrip emblazoned with a picture of Johann Sebastian Bach is used to motivate junior high school students. Students are paid for cooperation and performance. Two auctions are held during the school year, at which students can spend the scrip on musical items. (CS)

Music is not a "frill" to be done away with in the call for a return to the basics. It is a means of cultural expression and universal communication. Music permits students to express themselves and to learn the values of self-discipline and pride of accomplishment. (CS)

Two students talk about the place of music education in their lives. For many students with little time or money, school classes are the only means of acquiring a music education. These classes teach discipline and cooperation and provide a sense of accomplishment. (CS)

Many factors go into selecting a camp. Location, cost, and health facilities are all important considerations. The musical development and objectives of the child and the camp's particular instructional, emotional, recreational, physical, and geographical requirements are all important in the selection process. (CS)

Describes five local efforts to bring music education to the attention of the public. They range from the New York State School Music Association's "grass-roots network," which is active in the area of government relations, to the Support Music Network, organized as a defensive and offensive effort for music education. (CS)

Describes the educational theories of John Dewey, and especially his emphasis on the importance of experience. In terms of music education, this involves providing students with expressive experiences and directing students so that there is growth in understanding, meaning, and value. (CS)

John Dewey believed that man can only learn about the world through experience. He included music as part of his "core curriculum," in which children learned by doing. This progressive education emphasized self-expression and individual fulfillment, but did not mean the abandonment of knowledge and techniques in teaching music. (CS)

The advent of high technology into the classroom raises the issue of proper computer training of both undergraduate students and the current teacher population. Teachers must learn a new terminology, acquire computer skills, and develop understanding of hardware and software availability and usefulness. (CS)

Electronic music can be used to give nonmusic majors an appreciation of musical culture. As final projects, students complete compositions and make the same musical decisions that composers make. Emphasis is on understanding of the electronic medium and on aural analysis. (CS)

The purpose of the music program for the gifted is no different than that for other students, although it should be of greater depth and variety. Especially important is the adequate preparation of the music teachers involved. Describes a unit plan, including learning objectives, major concepts, and general content areas. (CS)

Due to the problem of voice change, there are far fewer boys than girls in vocal music activities. Suggests that use be made of the "countertenor" and "Russian bass" voices of adolescents, and that boys and girls be segregated in music classrooms at this age. (CS)

The Poudre School District (Colorado) offers instrumental music to students beginning the summer before seventh grade. Throughout junior high school and high school, emphasis is on ensemble work and on performances. The program provides all students with an opportunity to participate at their levels of interest. (CS)

Aspects of dance training can be helpful in improving performance skills on the piano. These include correct posture, breathing, and a physical sense of self. Learning to move to music, whether through formal training or on one's own, can help relaxation, concentration, and endurance. (CS)

Folk music is not necessarily old, anonymous, or unwritten. Its most important characteristic is change through the folk process. Folk music is a part of our national heritage that children can usually acquire only in school. It can be used to support a variety of school subjects. (CS)

In 1959 the Ford Foundation made its first grant to support young composers teaching in high schools. Despite setbacks, this resulted in advances in thinking and attitudes in the music education world. Since then, the Music Educators National Conference has taken an active role in the expansion of this project. (CS)