Music Educators Journal

How can teachers measure something as intangible as musical preference? Teacher and researcher Clifford K. Madsen describes some techniques that researchers are using to increase their understanding of musical response.

Research results can often be confusing and difficult to apply to daily teaching. Richard Colwell offers some guidelines for music educators who want to benefit from new knowledge in the field.

Effective teachers are constantly involved in research. Scott C. Shuler explains how a variety of research techniques, ranging from consulting with colleagues to undertaking formal research, can help educators meet the challenge of the classroom.

Many music educators appreciate the benefits that research can offer, but are uncertain how to apply it in the classroom. Cecile LeBlanc Johnson explores the transfer “from print to practice.”

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico has developed an exciting program for helping children experience music of various world cultures through the study of musical instruments. Ellen McCullough-Brabson's description of the effort is a model for educators who want to incorporate similar strategies in the classroom.

Traditional field experiences may not allow music education students the freedom to try their own teaching ideas. Lisa C. DeLorenzo describes the added benefits a community internship system has brought to her program.