March is Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM)...
and Music In Our Schools Month means advocacy!
Music programs nationwide are in danger. State and local legislators are attempting to make up for funding shortfalls in this difficult economy by cutting education budgets, which can place school music at risk. Advocacy takes place on many fronts, and advocates for music education need to learn to speak to different audiences, each of whom has a key contribution to make. Now’s the time to get involved and do your part to ensure that America’s students have access to a comprehensive, sequential music education taught by exemplary music educators!
Use the menu on the right to find out how to participate in MIOSM and promote support for school music, and scroll down to find out what's new for 2012 MIOSM!
2012 MIOSM Theme: "Music Lasts a Lifetime"
- MIOSM Advocacy Pledge
- MIOSM Flag Certificate -- From 2011: Flag Flown Over U.S. Capitol in Honor of Music In Our Schools Month
- Why Music? Celebrity PSAs for MIOSM -- Encourage your local radio stations to download and play on the air these 60-second celebrity messages about the importance of music education.
- Music Education Fact a Day for MIOSM -- Follow NAfME on Twitter or "like" NAfME on Facebook. Each day in March, we will post a fact or quote that will reinforce the value and benefits of music education that you can share with your friends and followers.
- Video Message from NAfME President Scott C. Shuler Discussing Music Education Advocacy -- Please use this video for to support your music advocacy efforts. You can play it before a concert or event.
- What States Did for MIOSM 2011 -- Check out what members around the country did to celebrate MIOSM 2011.
- NAfME Advocacy Central -- additional resources for advocacy during March and throughout the year
Music In Our Schools Month Webinar - 1/19/2012