Music Education
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1. "Keyboard to success". Mid-Day. 2000-10-15. http://www.mid-day.com/news/2000/oct/3263.htm.
2. "Musical notes". The Times of India. Jul 29, 2002.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17442707.cms.
3. *International Society for Philosophy of Music Education
4. A Sensory-Motor Approach to Music Learning. Book I - Primary Concepts
5. British Journal of Music Education (BJME) - Aims to provide clear, stimulating and readable accounts
of current issues in music education worldwide, together with a section containing extended book
reviews.
6. Bulletin Boards for the Music Classroom - A beneficial music education resource, with photographs
and ideas for creative bulletin boards and displays
7. CETA
8. Cox, H. A., and L. J. Stephens. "The effect of music participation on mathematical achievement and
overall academic achievement of high school students." International Journal of Mathematical
Education in Science: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=21&sid=d01acd7d-3728-46078ec333dd06605f39%40sessionmgr14&hid=28&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN
=23093749.
9. Digital Daydreams - Music Education Resources
10. Effective Music Teaching - Your source for articles on music education and effective music programs.
11. Essential-Music-Practice - Detailed information on how to practice music effectively. Includes
various downloadable practice charts and exercises.
12. Florida Music Education Association and Florida School Music Association - Information and
resources for music teachers in the Florida area including the Research Perspectives in Music
Education journal.
13. Fortissimo - Contains information on various musical topics with pictures and sounds. Music
dictionary, composer pictures and biographies, instrument pictures and sounds.
14. GIML: The Gordon Institute for Music Learning
15. Gordon Institute for Music Learning - Non-profit organization advancing the research in music
education.
16. http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/advocacy/benefits.html
17. http://www.flmusiced.org/dnn/Advocacy/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/tabid/112/Default.aspx
18. http://www.menc.org/resources/view/music-and-the-mind
19. Keeping Score: Education - Offers teachers at all levels opportunities to learn about classical music
and its connections to the core curriculum, along with resources and lesson plans. Created by
Michael Tilson Thomas with the San Francisco Symphony.
20. KidsZone - By the New York Philharmonic. Includes gameroom and a variety of information sources
on music for kids.
21. Morrison, Steven J. "Music students and academic growth." Music Educators Journal 81.2 (1994): 33.
Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Feb. 2010.
22. Music and Health - Offers articles on piano teaching and information about musicians' health.
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23. Music Education and Student Self-Concept - A review of literature concerning music education and
student self-concept.
24. Music Education for All - Encouraging critical thinking and providing resources for music educators
25. Music Is..And the Value of Music in Education - Hard data on the benefits of music in education and
everyday life
26. Musicards.net - Online music theory flash cards to help students learn note names, key signatures,
intervals, triads, and notes on the piano and guitar.
27. MusicEdMagic - Information and resources for music educators from all disciplines. Weekly articles,
free sheet music, and newsletters on a variety of music education topics.
28. Musicians United for Songs in the Classroom, Inc. (MUSIC) - A nonprofit organization and resource
site which promotes the use of popular music in education.
29. National Standards for Music Education
30. Rauscher, F. & Zupan, M.A. (2000). "Classroom Keyboard Instruction Improves Kindergarten
Children's Spatial-Temporal Performance: A Field Experiment". Early Childhood Research Quarterly,
15 (2), 215-228.
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~nrogers/Cognition_Seminar/Readings/Rauscher%26Zupan.pdf.
31. Riley, Martha Chrisman, "Portrait of a Nineteenth-Century School Music Program", Journal of
Research in Music Education, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 79-89, MENC: The National
Association for Music Education
32. Serenko, A. (2011). Student satisfaction with Canadian music programs: The application of the
American Customer Satisfaction Model in higher education. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher
Education, 36(3): 281-299.
33. Tanglewood II
34. Technological Directions in Music Learning - Electronic journal of the Institute for Music Research at
the University of Texas. Includes articles and research reports taken from all seven technological
directions in conferences.
35. The Child's Bill of Rights in Music
36. The Unlikely Entrepreneur - A blog containing op-ed, research summaries of either classical music or
music lessons and the effect on health and wellness, education, behaviour, brain function, or
economics. [Atom]
37. ttp://www.menc.org/resources/view/harris-poll-links-music-education-to-higher-incomes
38. Wallace, W. (1994). "Memory for music: Effect of melody on recall of text". Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 20 (6), 1471-1485.
http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/0278-7393.20.6.1471.
39. Woodall, Laura and Brenda Ziembroski, (2002). Promoting Literacy Through Music.
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5. Involvement in the arts and human development: General involvement and intensive involvement
in music and theater arts
6. The Impact of Music on Childhood and Adolescent Achievemen Long-term positive associations
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7. The impact of music education on academic achievement
8. Time in the arts and physical education and school achievement
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1. Frederickson, Matthew L. "The National Standards For Music Education." Music Educators Journal
97.2 (2010): 44-50. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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2. Kokotsaki, Dimitra, and Susan Hallam. "Higher Education Music Students’ Perceptions Of The
Benefits Of Participative Music Making." Music Education Research 9.1 (2007): 93-109. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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3. Cole, Katie. "Professional Notes: Brain-Based-Research Music Advocacy." Music Educators Journal
98.1 (2011): 26-30. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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4. Sheldon, Nicola. "The Musical Careers Of The Poor: The Role Of Music As A Vocational Training For
Boys In British Care Institutions 1870-1918." History Of Education 38.6 (2009): 747-759. Academic
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5. Hodges, Donald A., and Mary Luehrsen. "The Impact Of A Funded Research Program On Music
Education Policy." Arts Education Policy Review 111.2 (2010): 71-78. Academic Search Premier. Web.
13 Feb. 2013.
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6. Johnson, Erik. "Developing Listening Skills Through Peer Interaction." Music Educators Journal 98.2
(2011): 49-54. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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7. Smith, David I., Herman J. De Vries Jr., and F. Corey Roberts. "Using Music And Image To Raise
Spiritual And Moral Questions In The Foreign Language Classroom: Exploring The Söhne
Mannheims." Journal Of Education & Christian Belief 15.2 (2011): 153-166. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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8. Gudmundsdottir, Helga Rut, and Dora Gudrun Gudmundsdottir. "Parent-Infant Music Courses In
Iceland: Perceived Benefits And Mental Well-Being Of Mothers." Music Education Research 12.3
(2010): 299-309. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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9. Nabb, David, and Emily Balcetis. "Access To Music Education: Nebraska Band Directors' Experiences
And Attitudes Regarding Students With Physical Disabilities." Journal Of Research In Music Education
57.4 (2010): 308-319. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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10. Thibeault, Matthew D. "Learning From Looking At Sound: Using Multimedia Spectrograms To
Explore World Music." General Music Today 25.1 (2011): 50-55. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13
Feb. 2013.
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11. Siok Lian, Tan. "Staging" Your Music Audition: Benefits Of The Music Portfolio." American Music
Teacher 57.6 (2008): 78. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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12. Margaret Trinick, Robyn. "Sound And Sight: The Use Of Song To Promote Language Learning."
General Music Today 25.2 (2012): 5-10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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13. Pearman, Cathy J., and Tessa Friedman. "Reading And Rhythm: Binding Language Arts And Music In
An Academic Notebook." General Music Today 23.1 (2009): 12-16. Academic Search Premier. Web.
13 Feb. 2013.
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14. Vries, Peter de. "Intergenerational Music Making: A Phenomenological Study Of Three Older
Australians Making Music With Children." Journal Of Research In Music Education 59.4 (2011): 339356. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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15. Kokotsaki, Dimitra, and Susan Hallam. "The Perceived Benefits Of Participative Music Making For
Non-Music University Students: A Comparison With Music Students." Music Education Research 13.2
(2011): 149-172. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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16. Kushner, Saville. "Fringe Benefits: Music Education Out Of The National Curriculum." Music
Education Research 1.2 (1999): 209. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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17. "A Delicate Balance: Music Education In Canadian Schools Executive Summary." Canadian Music
Educator / Musicien Educateur Au Canada 52.2 (2010): 28-31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13
Feb. 2013.
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18. Green, Lucy. "The Music Curriculum As Lived Experience: Children's "Natural" Music-Learning
Processes. (Cover Story)." Music Educators Journal 91.4 (2005): 27-32. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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19. Standley, Jayne M. "Does Music Instruction Help Children Learn To Read? Evidence Of A MetaAnalysis." UPDATE: Applications Of Research In Music Education 27.1 (2008): 17-32. Academic
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20. Sweet, Bridget. "A Case Study: Middle School Boys' Perceptions Of Singing And Participation In
Choir." UPDATE: Applications Of Research In Music Education 28.2 (2010): 5-12. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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21. Patton, Laurel Roth. "Karaoke In The Library: Effects On Learning, Literacy, And Social
Communication." Teacher Librarian 37.3 (2010): 44-46. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb.
2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48874435&site=ehost-live
22. Giddings, Steve. "Popular Music Education: A Different Type Of Musicianship, The Follow-Up."
Canadian Music Educator / Musicien Educateur Au Canada 52.2 (2010): 33-36. Academic Search
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23. de Vries, Peter. "Using Poetry As Data Representation To Explore Music Opportunities Parents
Provide For Their Children At Home." Music Education Research 9.1 (2007): 17-34. Academic Search
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Paquette, Kelli, and Sue Rieg. "Using Music To Support The Literacy Development Of Young English
Language Learners." Early Childhood Education Journal 36.3 (2008): 227-232. Academic Search
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Campbell, Patricia Shehan, Claire Connell, and Amy Beegle. "Adolescents' Expressed Meanings Of
Music In And Out Of School." Journal Of Research In Music Education 55.3 (2007): 220-236.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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Creedon, Dennis W. "Fight The Stress Of Urban Education With The ARTS." Phi Delta Kappan 92.6
(2011): 34-36. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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Vitale, John L. "The Final Cadence: The Effect Of Secondary Music Education In Post Secondary, NonMusical Settings." Canadian Music Educator / Musicien Educateur Au Canada 51.2 (2009): 29-33.
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Bowman, Wayne. "More Inquiring Minds, More Cogent Questions, More Provisional Answers: The
Need To Theorize Music Education—And Its Research1." Music Education Research 7.2 (2005): 153168. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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"Music Beats Computers At Enhancing Early Childhood Development." Teaching Music 4.6 (1997):
42. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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Bower, Bruce. "Tuning Up Young Brains." Science News 146.9 (1994): 143. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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Wang, Man-Ying, and Hsio-Chuan Chang. "The Mere Exposure Effect And Recognition Memory."
Cognition & Emotion 18.8 (2004): 1055-1078. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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May, Mike. "Music On My Mind: The Power Of Memory Shows Links To Melody." Science & Spirit
19.2 (2008): 48-51. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
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Music Programs, Therapy & Funding Articles
JSTOR Article Link:
http://www.jstor.org/action/doAdvancedSearch?q0=Music+education+funding&f0=
all&c1=AND&q1=&f1=all&acc=on&Search=Search&ar=on&sd=2000&ed=2012&la=
&jo=. (Full length articles on “Music Education Funding” from 2000-present)
1. Hodges, Donald A., and Mary Luehrsen. "The Impact Of A Funded Research Program On Music
Education Policy." Arts Education Policy Review 111.2 (2010): 71-78. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
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2. Rosenthal, Roseanne. "The Creative Mind: Nurturing The Creative Musician." Illinois Music
Educator 72.1 (2011): 16. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
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3. Campbell, Patricia Shehan, Claire Connell, and Amy Beegle. "Adolescents' Expressed Meanings
Of Music In And Out Of School." Journal Of Research In Music Education 55.3 (2007): 220-236.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
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4. SOPA, Crowley, Michael. "Battlefield SOPA." Time 179.4 (2012): 12. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
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5. BENNETT, TAMERA. "Defensive Maneuvers." Billboard 123.46 (2011): 24. Academic Search
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