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"I do not want to study piano!" Early Predictors of Student Dropout Behavior
Costa-Giomi, E.

Changes in Perceptions of Confidence in Teaching Music by Preservice Students
Auh, M.

Thinking About the Representation of Music: A Case-Study of Invented Notation
Barrett, M.S.

Comparisons of Teacher Behaviors Prior to Student Success and Non-success in Private Piano Lessons in China and in the United States
Benson, C., Fung, C.V.

Correspondence Between the Educational Program and the Student's Needs and Expectations
Espuny i Pujol, T.

Teaching Music in the Preparation of Generalist Teachers: A Brazilian Experience
Figueiredo, S. L. F.

An Analysis of Band Method Books: Implications of Culture, Composer, and Type of Music
Brittin, R.V., Sheldon, D.A.

Children's Modes of Listening to Music at Home and at School
Boal-Palheiros, G.M., Hargreaves, D.J.

"Is it Friday Yet?" (Perceptions of First-Year Music Teachers)
Fredrickson, W.E., Neill, S.

A Meta-Analytic Approach to Qualitative Studies in Music Education: A New Model Applied to Creativity and Composition
Folkestad, G.

Sex Differences in the Factors Which Predict Musical Attainment in School Aged Students
Hallam, S.

Further Studies on the Effects of Tonal Languages, Non-Tonal Languages, and Musical Training on Music Perception of Twelve Mexican Communities
Gomez-Gama, M., Avila-Corona, R., Gomez-Gama, M. A., Puente, S. A., and Ojeda-Morales, I.

Conservatoire Students as Instrumental Teachers
Mills, J.

Gradual Pitch Change and Aesthetic Responses of Music Majors
Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J.M.

"Horses for courses?" Indigenous African Music in Three Relocated Educational Contexts
Kwami, R. M., Lebaka, M.E.K.

Egypt and Turkey: Music Education in Two Predominantly Muslim Countries
Harris, D.

Political Influence on Music Performance in Kenya Between 1963-2002
Mindoti, K.W., Agak, H.

Role of Daily Musical Activity in Acquisition of Musical Skill: Comparisons Between Young Musicians and Nonmusicians
Mito, H.

Pitch and Interval Accuracy in Echo Singing and Xylophone Playing by 8 and 10 Year-Old Children from England, Spain, Taiwan, and USA
Moore, R.S., Chen, H.S., and Brotons, M.

Music Education in Context: The Construction of the Teacher's Identity Within Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in the Arts
Mota, G., Costa, J.A., and Leite, A.

EDITOR'S NOTES

Notes for the No. 161/162 Summer-Fall 2004 issue