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Music Educators Feast On a Banquet of July Workshops
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In June 2008, the MENC National Executive Board named the MENC headquarters in Reston, Virginia, The National Center for Music Education. In July a slate of four different eve ... more
Taking the Spotlight: New Jazz Book Teaches Improvisation Skills
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Kids who have no problem acting out a movie scene in the cafeteria or doing a monologue for friends on the school bus often freeze up when called upon to improvise a jazz solo ... more
New MENC Magazine Schedule for 2008-2009
Added 1 week, 1 day ago
For the 2008-2009 school year, MENC members will receive Music Educators Journal and Teaching Music on a new schedule. Music Educators Journal -- September, December, M ... more
Virginia Officials Recognize MENC
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In July, MENC received letters of congratulations from Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) regarding the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Marching Ban ... more
Daughter of MENC Members Receives Caitlin Scholarship
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Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship Named in Memory of Budding Musician Four recipients were recently named in the fifth annual Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Schol ... more
August Teaching Music Lands in Your Mailbox Soon
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Whether music educators are headed back to school right away or still have a few weeks to prepare, the August 2008 issue of Teaching Music offers news of MENC programs and ef ... more
Taking Capitol Hill by Storm
Added on 06/27/2008
On June 13 MENC President and choral director Barbara L. Geer conducted 1,000 music students and their teachers in singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." The MENC event ... more
MENC Marches Away with Prestigious Recognition
Added on 06/23/2008
MENC is one of only 11 organizations nationally to receive an Award of Excellence in the third round of the 2008 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program, a national ... more
Jazz in the Works
Added on 06/20/2008
A new society is coming to MENC. The National Executive Board has announced plans to form a Society for Jazz Education to serve the unique professional needs of jazz educator ... more
1000 Students Sing the National Anthem in Nation's Capital
Added on 06/18/2008
The national spotlight focused on music education on June 13, 2008, as 1,000 students from across the country, YouTube sensation the “Cactus Cuties,” the U.S. Marine Band ... more

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