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MusicFriends Newsletter, July 2006
Music Quote of The Month
“Music was my
refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my
back to loneliness.”
--Maya Angelou
National Anthem Project Update
Oh Say,
You Can't Sing (ABC News, World News Tonight)
Oh
Say, Can you sing? National Anthem Project Stops at Belle Isle
(Detroit, MI)
Over 300
Chrysler Group Employees Spell Out 'O Say Can You See' to Raise
Awareness of National Anthem Project (Auburn Hills, MI)
Oh, say, can you see yourself as an anthem singer? (Chicago, IL)
'Star
Spangled' Delivery (St. Paul, MN)
Music Education in the News
Renewal
Push for The Artistic ABC's in New York Schools
CA school district makes strong commitment to arts education
Melody
makers
For
Your Teacher
MENC Welcomes Lynn Brinckmeyer as
President
The National Association for Music Education
welcomed Lynn Brinckmeyer as its 60th elected president on July 1,
2006. Dr. Brinckmeyer is Assistant Professor of Music and Director
of Choral Music Education at Texas State University. Lynn Brinckmeyer is a strong supporter of
MusicFriends saying, “Music education nurtures the human
component of our students’ lives. MusicFriends is a vital tool to
advocate for music education. It takes the entire community to
support and protect quality music programs in our
schools.”
For
Music Students
100 Outstanding Student Musicians
Honored
One hundred outstanding high school students have
been named as 2006 All-USA
High School Musicians. Music teachers around the country
nominated students displaying exceptional musical achievement,
academic prowess and community involvement for this honor. Members of the 257th Army Band and the U.S. Army
Band “Pershing’s Own” selected the one hundred finalists from these nominations.
Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Announced
Three recipients were named in the third
annual Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship awards: Keely
Murphy, a alumna of Huntington Elementary, Nia Rhein, who plans to
study Vocal Performance at Westminster Choir College of Rider
University, and Jenni Ensign, a student at Arizona State University.
Music Tools
Choral
Music Sale from Sheet Music
Shopping online for sheet music,
songbooks or guitar tabs? Try Sheet Music Plus. Help support music
education initiatives when you makes purchases. (MENC receives a
small commission at no additional cost to you!) Right now, their
entire collection of choral music is 20% off – more than 74,000
titles from 200+ publishers! Sale ends July 27,
2006 and excludes hymnals. Visit
the web site!
Music Vocabulary
Tempo (Italian for "time") is the speed or pace of a given piece.
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