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The following articles come mainly from the Journal for Learning Through Music (2000, 2003), published by the Research Center for Learning Through Music at New England Conservatory. Articles are organized by topic heading and can be downloaded in PDF format. Study of these articles will provide background on the premise and history of the Music-In-Education National Consortium, the Learning Laboratory School Network, and the initiatives of Learning Through Music.
Recent articles are found on a separate page — published in the 2007 Journal for Music-In-Education
Brackets [ ] signify the coding of each article - an easy way for readers to refer to articles.
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Guiding Principles • Musicians
as Artist-Teachers • Arts
Organizations & Outreach
Teacher
Ed & Professional Dev. • Strategies
for School Change • Research
and Assessment
Multiculturalism
and Education • Interdisciplinary
Approaches
Guiding Principles of the Consortium
An introduction to the premises and principals of the Consortium, Learning Through Music, Music-In-Education, and the LLSN Project. Includes articles by Larry Scripp, Daniel Steiner, and Samuel Hope.
- Preface: Why Integrate Music Throughout
The Elementary School Curriculum? [1-A]
by Larry Scripp
- INTRODUCTION: The Premise of Learning
Through Music [1-B]
by Larry Scripp
- Integrity in Integrative Programs: A Challenge to Learning
Through Music [1-C]
by Samuel Hope
- Preface: From Conference to Coalition: The Makings
of a Music-In-Education National Consortium [2-A]
by Larry Scripp
- Sidebar: The Artist/Teacher/Scholar Framework [2-B]
- Forward: A Welcome to the National Conference [2-C]
by Daniel Steiner
- Sidebar: Making Music Work for Public Education [2-D]
by Larry Scripp and Daniel Steiner
- Sidebar: Premises of Learning Through Music [2-X]
by Larry Scripp
Performing Musicians as Artist-Teachers
- Building Learning Through Music Communities:
How Performing Musicians Can Work with Public Elementary Schools [1-L]
An interview with John Tyson
- The Teaching Artist and the Artistry
of Teaching [2-G]
by Eric Booth
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Artists as Teachers
in Schools [2-H]
- PHOTO ESSAY: Building Bridges from Orchestras
to Schools [2-J]
- Teaching Musicians the Art of Possibility: Observations
on a Master Class by Ben Zander [2-K]
by Patrick Keppel
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Passion of Teaching
and Learning Music [2-L]
- PHOTO ESSAY: What Makes Music Great for Public
Education? [2-M]
Based on a Presentation by Robert Kapilow and the Borromeo Quartet
- PANEL DISCUSSION:Reflections on What Makes Music
Great for Public Education [2-N]
Following a Presentation by Robert Kapilow and the Borromeo Quartet, with Jeanne Bamberger, Howard Gardner, Robert Kapilow, and Nicholas Kitchen. Facilitated by Christopher Lydon.
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Responses to The Kapilow-Borromeo Quartet Presentation [2-P]
Arts Organizations & Community Outreach
- PHOTO ESSAY: Portrait of a Learning Through
Music Event at Jordan Hall [1-H]
- INTERLUDE: What Happens When Two Elementary
Schools Meet A Symphony Orchestra? [1-K]
by Larry Scripp
- The Mission and The Work of Creating Original
Opera in Schools [2-Q]
by David Dik and Joseph Picano
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Real Work of Opera [2-R]
Teacher Education and Professional Development Through Collaboration
- Crossing Boundaries: The Role of Higher
Education in Professional Development with Arts Partnerships [2-S]
by Gail Burnaford
- Developmental Organizational Structures
that Support Ongoing Collaborative Professional Development [2-T]
by Arnold Aprill
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Keeping the Collaborative Fire Burning [2-U]
Strategies for School Change Through Music and the Arts
- Exploring the Premises of Learning Through
Music in a Laboratory School Setting: Interdisciplinary Features
and Fundamental Processes [2-V]
by Lyle Davidson, Caryn Claar, & Masami Stampf
- PHOTO ESSAY: Five Processes at Work in
The Conservatory Lab Charter School Classroom [2-W]
- The A+ Schools Program: Establishing and Integrating
the Arts as Four Languages of Learning [2-Y]
by Vincent Marron
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How Does School Reform Happen Through The Arts? [2-Z]
Research and Assessment on the Arts and Learning
- INTERLUDE: Assessment, Accountability
and Learning Through Music Practices [1-M]
by Larry Scripp
- PHOTO ESSAY: Best Practices In Action [1-N]
- Learning Through Music Portfolios in Elementary
Schools [1-P]
by Lyle Davidson, Shawn Crouch, & Andrea Norton
- INTERLUDE: Mental Stretching in Action: Reseaerch
and Program Development at the Conservatory Lab Charter School [1-Q]
by Larry Scripp
- Music, Learning, and Behavior: A Case for Mental
Stretching [1-R]
by Martin Gardiner
- Education Policy Implications of Recent
Research On the Arts and Academic and Social Development [2-AB]
by James Catterall
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Using Research
in Practice [2-AC]
This video highlights the HBQ's Artist-In-Residency program
- INTERLUDE: Types of Research in Music Education [2-AD]
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Importance of Play
in Learning [2-AE]
- Critical Links, Next Steps: An Evolving Conception
of Music and Learning in Public School Education [2-AF]
by Larry Scripp
Multiculturalism and Education
- INTERLUDE: Cross-Cultural Alternatives
for Music in Education [1-D]
by Larry Scripp
- Music and Multiculturalism: Dimensions,
Difficulties, and Delights [1-E]
by Warren Senders & Lyle Davidson
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Learning
- INTERLUDE: Introducing Multiple Representations
of Music into the Elementary School Classroom [1-F]
by Larry Scripp
- Music, Math, and Science: Towards an
Integrated Curriculum [1-G]
by Jeanne Bamberger