01-16-2013 As a publication of the The National Association for Music Education (MENC), Music Educators Journal focuses on the approaches and methods used for teaching music in schools, colleges, community orchestras, and other education environments. Examples of topics include the importance of a conductor's teaching skills, teaching students to think and learn independently, and warm-up exercises to increase adolescents' skills and self-confidence. Each issue contains five to six articles and several short book, video, and technology reviews. "Samplings" provides abstracts of articles published in other MENC journals. Recommended for all libraries and music teachers. (Montilio, Ralph)