Resources

What You Can Do

1. Attend school performances.
2. While parents, school administrators and other guests are becoming settled before a music performance, continually play The Music Education Advocacy Power Point.
3. See what's going on in music education for parents, teachers, and community members:
• Here are just a few of the initiatives taking place to raise awareness and preserve music education in our schools and communities.
  • Music In Our Schools Month / World's Largest Concert Information
  • Why Music? Radio Public Service Announcement Series
  • 100 Best Communities for Music Education in America
  • Music Education in the Law
  • SupportMusic.com
    Exchange ideas and questions with other music advocates.
• News Updates
  • Visit the Pressroom at the National Association for Music Education (MENC).
  • Additional Information Resources for parents, teacher, and community members.
4. Organize at the grassroots level.
5. Support school booster programs for music. You can gain creative ideas for this from the Music Booster Manual.
6. You can also find ideas in Building Support for School Music: A Practical Guide to Grassroots Organization
   
   Includes how to...
   • Promote school music programs to community and civic organizations.
   • Encourage school administrators and school board members to provide adequate funding for music programs.
   • Organize a local campaign.
   • Communicate with state and national legislators.
   • Communicate with the media.
      
7. Contribute to MENC's Fund for the Advancement of Music Education
8. Contact your local representative. MusicFriends' Sample Letters are a helpful start!
9. Tell a friend about music education using these fun quizzes, games, cards, and more:
   • A Star is Born!
   • Celebrity Orchestra
   • Sharing A World of Happiness with Children
   • Concert Etiquette
   • In Which Musical Era Do You Belong?
   • Music Maestros Word Search Puzzle
   • MusicFriends Cryptogram
   • Name That Tune Contest
   • Name That Instrument
   • What Type of Musical Instrument Are You?
   • Send a MusicFriends E-card!
     • Congratulations
     • Bravo
     • Thank You
     • Graduation
     • Seasons Greetings
10. Join MusicFriends! Sign up friends, family, community music ensembles, and concert attendees using this sheet designed especially for signing up multiple members!