NUMBER 60 MARCH 1972 NATIONAL ASSOaATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC PROCEEDINGS OF THE 47th ANNUAL MEETING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1971 Published by the National Association of Schools of Music Suite 650 One Dupont Circle, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUE NUMBER 58-38291 COPYRIGHT © 1972 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCTIOOLS OF MUSIC SUITE 650, ONE DUPONT CIRCLE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 20036 All rights reserved including the right to reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form. CONTENTS OflBcers of the Association 1971-72 vi National OlBce vi Commissions 1 Photographs of Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Sheraton-Boston Ballroom 2-5 Minutes of the Plenary Sessions 6 Treasurer's Report Everett Timm 14 Report of the Commission on Undergraduate Studies Warner Imig 15 Report of the Commission on Graduate Studies Himie Voxman 18 Composite list of Institutions Approved for Associate and Full Membership and Re-accredited Institutions, November 1971 20 Report of the Regional Chairmen Jackson Ehlert 22 Report of the Nominating Committee Francis Bulber 25 Addresses to the General Sessions "President's Report" Carl Neumeyer 26 "The Graduate Record Examination in Music" Arnold Kvam 33 Papers Presented at Regional Meetings "Teaching Loads in Music" Stanley Plummer 39 "What Are We Teaching in Undergraduate Music Education?" Wayne Balch 41 "Making Music in Higher Education More Relevant in Community Relationships" Joseph Blankenship 46 "Making Music in Higher Education More Relevant" Charles Spohn 50 "Making Music and Higher Education More Relevant for the General Student" Dale Jorgenson 53 "The Dilemma of the Independent Music Teacher" Sister Christian Rosner 58 "The Department or School of Music in 1980: Projections and Problems" Thomas Miller 62 "The Music Department of the Future" Lawrence DeWitt 65 "The Department or School of Music in 1980: Projections and Problems" Robert Hare 69 "The Department of Music in 1980" Bruce Benward 73 "The Music Department in the 1980's" Allen Wortman 75 "Financial Problems in the Independent Music School" Ray Robinson 78 "Financial Problems in Music" Louis Crowder 82 "The Role of the Accredited Music School, Division or Department in Providing Music Leadership in the Community" Frances Kinne 87 "Central Versus Departmental Libraries for Music" Jack Broucek 91 "Procedures for Faculty Evaluation" Joel Stegall 94 "The Enlarged Spectrum of Compositional Idioms and Procedures" Gunther Schuller 96 "Changing Teaching Procedures" Walter Ihrke 100 "Mass Communication Music" Rick Sklar 104 "Sociological Changes in Our Society" Robert Bays 108 "Implications of Validation of Standards" Everett Timm 112 Papers Presented at "Size and Type of Institution" Sessions Junior Colleges "Problems of the Applied Music Major Who Transfers from the Junior College to the Four-Year College" Richard Cass 116 "Operation Comprehensive Musicianship" Sister Christian Rosner 119 "Disenfranchised Music in Education" Nelson Patrick 123 Independent Schools of Music "Some Ideas on the Independent Schools of Music" Stephen Jay 131 "Preparation of the Gifted Disadvantaged Student" Enrique Arias 135 "The Independent School and Its Enrollment Dilemmas" William Kurzban 137 Tax-Supported Colleges and Universities—^Large "Philosophical and Practical Limitations of the Music Program" Reid Poole 143 "Curricular Innovations" Ralph Wakefield 148 "Significant Trends in Community Services" Clarence Wiggins 153 Papers Presented at the Interest Group Sessions Placement "The Future Role of the Placement Officer" Litchard Poland 160 "Should Teacher Supply and Demand Govern Enrollments in Music Degree Programs?" Terry Gates 162 "The Role of Placement in Recruitment, Admission, Financial Aid, and Choice of Major" Clifton Burmeister 168 "Screening, Interviewing, and Evaluation" Warren Scharf 173 "References—New Developments" Bert Lutton 176 "Our Mistakes—Where Do We Hide Them?" Charles Lutton 179 Music Therapy "Current Trends in Music Therapy" Wanda Lathom 184 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1971-72 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Carl M. Neumeyer, Illinois Wesleyan University, Blooming- ton, minois. (1973) Vice-President: Everett Timm, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (1973) Recording Secretary: Robert Briggs, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. (1972) Treasurer: Charles Ball, George Peabody College for Teachers. (1974) Executive Secretary: David Ledet (ex officio). REGIONAL CHAIRMEN Region 1: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah. A. Harold Goodman, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. (1973) Region 2: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Wayne S. Hertz, Central Washington State College, Ellenshurg, Washington. (1973) Region 3: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming. Warren B. Wooldridge, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas. (1973) Region 4: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Charles M. Fisher, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. (1972) Region 5: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. Howard Rarig, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michi- gan. (1972) Region 6: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Mary- land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Wginia. Frank Lidral, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. (1972) Region 7: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. Lawrence Hart, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina. (1974) Region 8: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee. James Coleman, University of Mississippi, University, Missis- sippi. (1974) Region 9: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas. Fisher Tull, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. (1974) NATIONAL OFFICE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC One Dupont Circle, N.W. Suite 650 Washington, D. C. 20036 David A. Ledet, Executive Secretary Leo LaSota, Administrative Assistant COMMISSIONS COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Warner Imig, Chairman, University of Colorado Eugene Bonelli, Southern Methodist University Andrew Broekema, Arizona State University Warren Scharf, Baldwin-Wallace College Dayton Smith, San Diego State College David Stone, Temple University Robert Trotter, University of Oregon Thomas Gorton, University of Kansas, Consultant COMMISSION ON GRADUATE STUDIES Himie Voxman, Chairman, University of Iowa Robert Bays, University of Texas Bruce Benward, University of Wisconsin Joseph Blankenship, University of Missouri-Kansas City Howard Boatwright, Syracuse University Wiley Housewright, Florida State University Howard Rarig, University of Southern California Howard Hanson, Consultant to BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE Standing, left to right: David A. Ledet, Executive Secretary, Washington, D. C.; Everett Timm, Louisiana State Uni- versity, Baton Rouge, La.; Carl M. Neumeyer, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, HI.; Andrew W. Buchhauser, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.; Wayne S. Hertz, Central Washington State College, Ellensburg, Wash.; Himie Vox- man, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Lawrence Hart, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, N. C.; Fisher Tull, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Front row, seated, left to right: A. Harold Goodman, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Robert Briggs, Univer- sity of Houston, Houston, Texas; Warren B. Wooldridge, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas; Charles H. Ball, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn.; Nathaniel F. Gatlin, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va.; Warner Imig, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Standing, left to right: Executive Secretary, David A. Ledet, Washington, D. C.; Vice-President, Everett Timm, Louisi- ana State University, Baton Rouge, La.; Chairman, Commission on Graduate Studies, Himie Voxman, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Seated, left to right: Chairman, Commission on Undergraduate Studies, Warner Imig, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.; President, Carl M. Neumeyer, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, EL; Recording Secretary, Robert Briggs, University of Houston, Houston, Texas; Treasurer, Charles H. Ball, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Teim. BALLROOM, SHERATON-BOSTON HOTEL 'Wf^-im ' • 1 -J.' rf* -a?*-!** MINUTES OF THE PLENARY SESSIONS FIRST GENERAL SESSION NOVEMBER 22, 1971 President Neumeyer called the First General Session to order at 9 :10 a.m. Following the traditional roll call by Recording Secretary Robert L. Briggs, President Neumeyer read a telegram of welcome from the Mayor of Boston who was unable to be present but sent cordial greetings and a warm welcome to the city. Chairman Warner Imig then presented the report of the Commission on Undergraduate Studies, expressing apprecia- tion to and naming commission members. Dean Imig then presented a summary of activities, including the Denver Conference funded by the Contemporary Music Project. A subsequent meeting took place in Chicago, resulting in the preparation of several documents. Activities of the Commission related to accreditation were then presented. Motion— Imig/Timm to accept the report. Carried. Motion—Imig/Scharf. To approve the revised Bachelor of Music degree as circulated, revised, and re-distributed. Carried. Motion— Imig/Broekema. To waive the required advance notice in order to present for adoption a statement for insertion in the By-Laws, p. 22 (1971 Handbook) under Paragraph III, Specific Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees. (A two-thirds majority is required