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MusicFriends Newsletter, August 2005
New Newsletter Format
MusicFriends has a new email newsletter! The newsletter will now bring you the latest music education news and information every month. Also, it will be included in the email rather than as a link to the password protected online newsletter. Please add annen@menc.org to your contact list to make sure you receive the emails.
For those who cannot receive HTML newsletters, there will always be a link at the beginning that will take you to the latest newsletter on the MusicFriends Web site. The Web site is also in the progress of being updated, so watch the site in the coming months for new additions and improvements!
Music Booster Tip
This new section will feature booster tips submitted by MusicFriends. If you have a tip for other booster groups, send it to MusicFriends to be included in the next newsletter.
Print this form to take to your next booster meeting to get everyone signed up as MusicFriends! Boosters are an important part of MusicFriends and we need your help to sign them up!
National Anthem Project Update
Celebrate the Anthem on September 14!
CBS Early Show Highlights the Project
Read Recent Project Newsletter
For Your Music Teacher
Plan an event with your music teacher to celebrate the National Anthem on September 14 with the National Anthem Project and schools across the country. Invite local teachers, parents, students, and community leaders to join in singing this song together. Plan an event to showcase the important role music teachers play in passing our American heritage from one generation to the next. For more information and helpful tips, visit the National Anthem Project Web page.
Music Education in the News
93 Percent of Americans Believe that the Arts are Vital
Rally the Troops -- Music Education Advocacy at the Local Level
80-Year-Old Piano Student Learns Attitude is Key
Music Education Suffering Across Canada
Advocacy News, Action, and Alerts
Add this article to your arsenal of arts advocacy tools! Remarks made by U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Susan Sclafani are summarized, including her statement that "Under NCLB, arts are on a par with other core academic subjects" and "are a vital part of a complete education."
Opportunity for Student Musicians
JACK KENT COOKE YOUNG ARTIST AWARD - From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announce that twenty-five student musicians (age 8-18) will be selected annually to receive Cooke Young Artist Awards. Each of these students will: receive up to $10,000 in support to assist with music-related needs (such as tuition, training, or equipment); perform on a live taping of From the Top's radio show; and participate in Cultural Leadership Training in order to become community advocates for the arts and create and implement his/her own performance outreach activity. Applications are now being accepted with the first round deadline of September 1, 2005. Second round deadline: November 1, 2005; final deadline: January 30, 2006.
Support Music Education While You Shop
As an Amazon.com Associate, MusicFriends' parent organization (MENC: The National Association for Music Education) receives a small commission on purchases made by customers who access the store via their Web site. This money is used to support music education on the national level at no additional cost to you. If you are seeking a book, CD, DVD, wireless phone, electronic equipment, software or kitchenware, Amazon is a great place to shop online with
competitive prices. Help music education by shopping through the special MENC page.
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