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ERIC Number: EJ580677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
The Status of Orchestra Programs in the Public Schools.
Gillespie, Robert; Hamann, Donald L.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v46 n1 p75-86 Spr 1998
Gathers descriptive information about orchestra programs for use in considering the needs of school string programs. Finds increased enrollment in school orchestras with stable numbers of instructors; most orchestra students and teachers are white; and 20% of orchestra students are in the upper 10% of their graduating class. (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Music, Music Education, Orchestras, Public Schools, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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