Computers and synthesizers are being used to create new sounds that cannot be played on traditional instruments. Computers and instructional software are also helping to teach students to compose music, to analyze scores, to read music, and to do ear training drills. (MLW)

Discusses how music can be intergrated with regular lesson plans to teach German vocabulary, grammar, and history and to give insights into German culture. Also included are sources for basic background information, a list of recordings of the German music, and notes on selecting and presenting it in the language class. (SED)

Discussed the creation of a new family of violins, constructed on the basis of mathematical design, that cover the range between the low tones of a seven-foot contrabass violin and the high tones of a tiny treble violin. Some music history is also considered. (Author/RK)

Teacher utilized a musical instrument to help children learn about music and to appreciate the art of composing music. (RK)

Considers the educational environment necessary for stimulating creative expression in students and the attitudes that will allow such expression. (RK)

Article discusses the music of the Orient and an insight on the development of musical instruments and the theory of music. As well, it notes the influence the music of the Orient has had on the rest of the world. (RK)

Discusses the conceptual approach to ethnic music, the best manner of using it, and the development of students' cultural awareness. (RK)

Article explores the development of rhythm and nonmeter, of Western and non-Western musical structure, and teaching approaches. (RK)

Style analysis is suggested as a method for enriching listening experience and as a course for secondary school students. (RK)

Structural approaches to musical meaning are discussed, and the educator's responsibilities in helping students develop aethetic sensitivity are described. (DB)

Description of a composition performance project for general music classes in which a class was divided into small groups, each of which composed and performed its own music. (JB)

Author describes teaching unit of Rod McKuen poems for sixth grade class study. (RY)

The majority of artists cannot support themselves on their earnings from their creations. Most resort to other types of employment, which range from teaching to truck driving, to meet their financial needs. (CK)

Using Bob Dylan's three somewhat different versions of "It Ain't Me, Babe," the author investigates the variables of Dylan's performances and how they alter the meanings of his songs, and suggests that the more we know about popular song the more we will understand the songs we subsequently encounter. (KC)