Ginevra Ralph was an instructor and research assistant in special education and an assistant to the director of Academic Support and Student Services in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. She has collaborated on the University of Oregon's Schools Projects since 1986, working first as a middle school teacher of students with severe disabilities, then as field experiences coordinator, instructor, and grant coordinator for the project's personnel preparation program. She served on state advisory committees in the areas of licensure redesign and innovative professional development efforts and coordinated a professional development grant supporting both general and special educators to increase their abilities to work with a broader range of students. She is currently Director of the American Music Institute, Oregon Festival of American Music. Ralph can be reached at Oregon Festival of American Music, P.O. Box 11254, Eugene, OR 97403-1543; phone: 541-346-6526; e-mail: gralph@ofam.net.