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| by Kenneth L. Liske |
An event of a lifetime for the Wisconsin
music education community is fast
approaching, as our state plays host to the
61st MENC Biennial In-Service Conference,
April 9-13. Register by February 15 to
receive early-bird rates! For anyone who has
never attended a national MENC conference,
now is the time, and it is also an
exceptional opportunity for school
administrators and school board members to
gain first-hand experience of the incredible
potential for music education.
Teachers - Be sure to invite your administrators. Download invitational letters from WMEA and MENC now (PDF). |
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| by Brenda Zimmerman |
with Sharon Morell
Sharon Morell has recently retired from the
day-to-day teaching of junior high band
students after an amazing 35 years with the
Stevens Point school district. When she was
first hired she taught in five different
elementary schools. Her position eventually
led her to teach exclusively junior high
bands at PJ Jacobs in addition to becoming
the music coordinator for the district.
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| Barry R. Applewhite |
The arts can be used as a reinforcing tool
and be treated as core curriculum in our
schools. Somehow the arts in many cases have
been turned into this entity that only exists
if everything else in the school is funded at
full capacity. Through the use of arts,
students learn practical applications for
traditional subject areas.
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Recognizing people who make a difference is
one of the most rewarding activities for any
organization. WMEA sponsors several awards to
recognize people who have sustained a
commitment to music education and made a
positive impact in the school, community or
state. Nominate someone you know! The May
deadlines are not far off.
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Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM)
this March by attending Capitol Concerts.
In just a couple of weeks, the State Capitol will
be filled with voices and
instruments. In
celebration of MIOSM, WMEA is again
sponsoring school music
group
performances in the Capitol Rotunda.
Concerts will be
held on select days each week in March and
April,
between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
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Earn Graduate Credit!
The Wisconsin Center for Music Education is
offering a variety of professional
development opportunities for music teachers
and graduate credit is available!
Registration is still open for the upcoming
February 22-23 workshop, "Combining
Kodaly Methods with Hispanic Folk Songs"
with Beatriz Aguilar and March 31 online
course, "Incorporating
Information and Learning Activities Into
Your Classroom Web Site"
with Angela Krajnek. Also, be sure to check
out the full summer schedule!
For more information on all center programming, including online registration, visit www.wsmamusic.org/center. |
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Approximately 60 bands made up of high school
students throughout Wisconsin will be taking
the stage in four regional competitions this
April and May, with hopes of advancing to
the Launchpad finals in Madison this June.
Celebrate the reach of music education by
coming out to the competitions and showing
your support. See "Important Dates and
Reminders" below for dates/locations.
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Are you interested in...
Mark your calendar now for the 2008 Comprehensive Musicanship Through Performance (CMP) Workshop June 24-28 at Lawrence University in Appleton. Watch for the CMP summer workshop brochure coming out in March. |
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Mark Your Calendar!
March 3 - April 16
March 15
April 11
April 16
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April 25
April 26
May 3
May 9
May 17
June 24 - 28
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