Music educators elected to offices in the state organization in charge of the West Virginia student chapters of the Music Educators National Conference describe their organization's objectives and strategies. (RM)

Describes the development and implementation of the American/Icelandic Music Curriculum Project. The project's goal was to improve elementary and secondary music literacy through sequential music activities and to create guidelines to assist educators in preparing music curricula. A four-stage model for music curriculum design is discussed. (AM)

Describes the implementing of a PPBS model at the Shoreline School District near Seattle, Washington. (MB)

This general overview on the gifted discusses student identification, teaching methods, and model programs for the musically gifted. (SJL)

Describes an extended workshop model composed of a series of sessions rather than the usual one or two. This model was the basis for the Jazz Improvisation Workshop given last year at the Concord Middle School in Concord, Massachusetts. (Author/RK)