Musical Games and Contests in the Classroom

“I have been teaching music at Cleveland Junior High School, Newark, N. J., for six years, and for the past three years have been acting chairman of the Music Department. The Music Educators Journal has been of tremendous interest and help to me in my work, and was also a valuable aid when I was preparing for my Master of Arts degree at Seton Hall College, in 1946,” wrote the author of this article when submitting the manuscript to the Editorial Board. “A few of Cleveland Junior High's pupils are from poor, ill-kept or broken homes and, as a result, there are some so-called maladjusted pupils. Mr. Leon Mones, our very capable and understanding principal, has assisted whenever possible in my efforts to help these pupils through their music activities. The results have been gratifying. “In view of the above, I have attempted to write something about our use of musical games and contests in the schoolroom, with the sincere hope that the article will be of some help to other music teachers.”