Explains exactly how great an impact American music and musicians have had abroad, and how overly cautious we tend to be in recognizing our own gifts. (Editor/RK)

The band director can use many teaching procedures to incorporate content into rehearsals. The characteristics, values, and limitations of six are discussed here. (Author/RK)

Recent theory and research on motivation has shifted in its focus from a study of more general characteristics of individuals such as personal motivational goals, to an examination of the motivation of individuals within specific domains or contexts. This change in focus has led to a broadening of the methodologies used to examine motivation. Many…

Discusses ways to prepare children for their first concert. (GB)

Author stressed the point that music educators must pay attention to the oft neglected percussionist and make certain he has a fulfilling education and experience with music. (Author/RK)

Critical listening is essential to the performer's development of interpretative freedom. Article considers the merits of learning to listen to the music one plays. (Author/RK)

Discusses the structural elements of ragtime. (Author/RK)

Explains a scheme for teaching a history of music to secondary school students in France. Nineteenth and twentieth century composers, such as Schumann, Berlioz, Stravinsky, and Liszt, and their works are treated. (DS)

Voices of female alto singers may be permanently damaged by prolonged singing in the male tenor range. Music teachers' rationales for using altos in tenor parts are refuted and alternative solutions to choral music teaching problems are suggested. (AM)

Music reflects and influences the social structures of every culture. Cultural variations in the range of musical expression, the recording industry's impact on the lives of musicians and the diffusion of musical styles, and the roles of the audience are discussed. (AM)

Recounts efforts of four Black jazz musicians (Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, and Abbey Lincoln) to take and hold positions on the political and social role of Black people and Black artists that went beyond what was politically acceptable to the jazz Establishment and "Down Beat" magazine. Describes attempts to discredit these artists.…

In this interview, popular composer and recording artist Chuck Mangione discusses his own musical background and his views on music education, including the workshops he conducts for student musicians. This article is part of a theme issue on popular music. (SJL)

The author suggests that stagefright cannot be ignored; but it can be overcome, and self-confidence built, if the fears that cause it are analyzed, experienced, and accepted by the performer. He suggests some psychological techniques for doing so. (SJL)