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December 15, 2011 -- GLEE Give a Note Campaign Helps Save At-Risk School Music Programs with $1 Million Donation
November 15, 2011 -- The Music Education Policy Roundtable Welcomes Support of GRAMMYs®
November 3, 2011 -- National Association for Music Education and European American Musical Alliance Collaborate to Offer New Opportunities for Student Composers and Music Educators
November 2, 2011 -- Hofstra University’s Peter Boonshaft is Recipient of 2011 George N. Parks Award from the National Association for Music Education and Music for All
September 9, 2011 -- Glee Season 2 DVD Strikes a Chord with “Give A Note” Campaign to Help Save Arts Programs in Schools
September 7, 2011 -- NAfME Partners with Rightsflow to Offer Limelight, an Online Mechanical Licensing Utility, to Members
September 1, 2011 -- Building on the Past to Shape the Future of Music Education
August 11, 2011 -- The National Association for Music Education (MENC) Announces Recipients of Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship
August 9, 2011 -- Stars from the Musical Spectrum Answer the Question “Why Music?” as Students Head Back to School
July 15, 2011 -- 2011 NSBA/MENC Electronic Music Composition Contest Winners
June 29, 2011 -- The National Association for Music Education Makes Policy Roundtable Official
June 23, 2011 -- Senator Patty Murray Offers Resolution Designating “National Music Education Week” Beginning June 24
June 23, 2011 -- The National Association for Music Education Announces Lowell Mason Fellows for 2010
June 8, 2011 -- Performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to Highlight MENC’s 2011 Music Education Week
June 3, 2011 -- 2010-2011 Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter of the Year Announced
June 2, 2011 -- Three Music Students Score Nation’s Best in MENC’s 2011 Student Composers Competition
April 22, 2011 -- 2012 MENC All-National Honor Ensembles Conductors Announced
April 11, 2011 -- 2012 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Staff Announced
February 15, 2011 -- Musical Stars Answer the Question “Why Music?” for 2011 Music In Our Schools Month®
February 4, 2011 -- Glee – Making a Difference for America's Music Students?
January 26, 2011 -- Student Voices from Around the Globe Join Together in the World’s Largest Concert® March 10, 2011
August 19, 2010 -- Stars from the Musical Spectrum Answer the Question “Why Music?” as Students Head Back to School
August 4, 2010 -- MENC and YEA Form Strategic Partnership
July 29, 2010 -- ASCD and Partner Education Organizations Release Consensus Policy Recommendations for Well-Rounded Education in ESEA
July 15, 2010 -- Core Subject Map Provides First-of-their-kind Classroom Examples of Integrating the Four Cs into Arts Courses
July 14, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Recipients of Annual Memorial Scholarships
July 12, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces First Recipient of Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship
July 2, 2010 -- 2010 NSBA/MENC Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search Winners Announced
June 16, 2010 -- Music Students and Advocates Rally on Capitol Hill in Support of Music Education
June 2, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Tri-M® Chapter of the Year Recognition Winners
May 25, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces the 2009 Lowell Mason Fellows
May 24, 2010 -- Student Musicians Take the Spotlight as MENC Announces National Honor Ensembles for 2010
May 20, 2010 -- MENC and Music for All Form Strategic Partnership
May 17, 2010 -- Three Music Students Score Nation’s Best in MENC’s 2010 Student Composers Competition
April 9, 2010 -- Michael A. Butera is New Executive Director of MENC: The National Association for Music Education
April 5, 2010 -- Young Student Musicians from New York and Kansas Shine in “Green Anthem” Lyric-Writing Contest Sponsored by MENC
March 10, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Results of 2010 National and Division Elections
February 26, 2010 -- Musical Stars of Stage and Screen Answer the Question “Why Music?” for Music In Our Schools Month®
February 24, 2010 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces MENC State Finalists in BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program
February 16, 2010 -- Florence Henderson Leads Voices from Around the Globe in “Green-Themed” World’s Largest Concert® on March 11, 2010
January 28, 2010 -- “Music! Just Imagine…” Contest Inspires Eloquent Words from Young Music Students
January 22, 2010 -- The Future of Music Teacher Education Is Explored in Collaborative Action for Change: Selected Proceedings from the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher Education
January 21, 2010 -- Middle School General Music: The Best Part of Your Day Helps Teachers “Navigate the Turbulent Waters” of Music in Middle School
November 30, 2009 -- The Jazz Ensemble Companion Explores Well-Traveled, Quality Jazz Ensemble Literature
November 30, 2009 -- Enhancing the Professional Practice of Music Teachers: 101 Tips That Principals Want Music Teachers to Know and Do Offers Timeless, Practical Advice
November 5, 2009 -- MENC Executive Director John Mahlmann Announces Departure from MENC After Almost 27 Years
October 13, 2009 -- Answers to the Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How of the First Weeks of Middle School Chorus
October 13, 2009 -- New Publication Advises Making Teaching Classroom Guitar Relevant
October 13, 2009 -- Singin’, Sweatin’, and Storytime Demonstrates that Combining Music, Physical Activity, and Reading Is Fun and Beneficial for Children
October 13, 2009 -- Getting Started with Middle School Chorus Offers Proven Solutions for Middle School Choral Teachers
October 1, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Candidates for National and Division Presidents-Elect
October 1, 2009 -- Minds on Music Declares: “Children Can Compose, Children Want to Compose, and Children Possess the Knowledge, Interests, and Experiences to Compose.”
September 23, 2009 -- Nation’s Finest Student Musicians to Perform in Washington DC in June 2010 as “MENC National Honor Ensembles”
September 3, 2009 -- Seeking the Significance of Music Education Proclaims “Music Essential to a Fulfilled Life”
September 3, 2009 -- Music Education at a Crossroads Reaffirms the Right of Every Child to Music Education
August 14, 2009 -- Stars from the Musical Spectrum Answer the Question “Why Music?” as Students Head Back to School
July 13, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Tri-M® Chapter of the Year Recognition Winners
July 6, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Recipients of Annual Memorial Scholarships
June 20, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education and Drum Corps International Form Partnership to “Add Quality to Life through Music”
June 18, 2009 -- Celebrities and Students Deliver More than 120,000 Petition Signatures Supporting Music and Arts Education to Secretary of Education
June 17, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Recipients of 2009 Teaching Music Awards
June 15, 2009 -- Visual Arts, Music Achievement Stand As Core Component to Student Academic Success Across the United States
June 4, 2009 -- 2009 NSBA/MENC Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search Winners Announced
May 18, 2009 -- New Publication Explores the “Things We Learn and Meanings We Make” through Music
May 14, 2009 -- Music Honor Society Students Rally to “Change Music Education … for the Better!”
May 14, 2009 -- Music and the Young Mind Provides “Wonderful and Imaginative Musical Ideas” in a Practical Guide for Early Childhood Educators
May 8, 2009 -- Building Strong Music Programs Now Available from MENC: The National Association for Music Education and Rowman & Littlefield Education
May 4, 2009 -- Music Inspires Creations by Students and Teachers for Music In Our Schools Month®
May 1, 2009 -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces the 2008 Lowell Mason Fellows
February 25, 2009 -- Steven Van Zandt, Mark O’Connor, Marty Stuart, and Clay Aiken Answer the Question “Why Music?” for Music In Our Schools Month®
February 13, 2009 -- MENC Announces State Finalists in BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program
February 13, 2009 -- School Musical Ensembles from Around the Nation Featured in World’s Largest Concert® on March 12, 2009
February 6, 2009 -- "Music! Just Imagine..." Contest Inspires Eloquent Words from Young Music Students
January 14, 2009 -- Tennessee Area Band “The WannaBeatles” Holds Tribute to Benefit MENC: The National Association for Music Education
January 14, 2009 -- Music and Arts Integrated Math Enrichment Lessons
January 14, 2009 -- "Close Your Eyes and Imagine India..."
December 9, 2008 -- "How to Bring Musicals to Life in Middle School"
November 7, 2008 -- Compelling Testimony Honors the Legacy of Generations of Music Educators in New Publication
October 6, 2008 -- Voices from Around the Globe Will Sing Along with the World’s Largest Concert® on March 12, 2009
September 17, 2008 -- “My Music Class” Receives Education Standard of Excellence Recognition in 2008 WebAward Competition
August 15, 2008 -- Clay Aiken and Marty Stuart Answer the Question "Why Music?" as Students Head Back to School
July 30, 2008 -- Annual Caitlin Memorial Scholarships Announced
June 23, 2008 -- The 2008 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Receives ASAE’s 2008 Associations Advance America Award of Excellence
June 16, 2008
Timbaland, GQ’s Gentlemen’s Fund to Support Music Education through MENC
June 13, 2008 -- National Anthem Project on Capitol Hill
June 13, 2008
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Tri-M® Chapter of the Year Recognition Winners
June 6, 2008
2008 NSBA/MENC Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search Winners Announced
May 29, 2008
Improvisation is Focus of New Publication for Jazz Educators
May 8, 2008
Serving Jazz Educators is the Aim of New Initiative by MENC: The National Association for Music Education
April 21, 2008
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces the 2007 Lowell Mason Fellows
April 18, 2008
Music Teachers Can Expand the Borders of their Classrooms with New Guide to Teaching Mariachi
March 5, 2008
Music Educator's Approach Breathes New Life into Traditional Recorder Teaching and Performing
March 5, 2008
Clues to Controlling Music Classrooms Offered in New Publication
March 5, 2008
Web Clicks Support Music Education In March
March 5, 2008
"Blood, Sweat, and Tears" Combine to Create Model Music Programs
February 27, 2008
The King's Singers and The 5 Browns Answer the Question "Why Music?" for Music In Our Schools Month®
February 14, 2008
Voices from Around the Globe Will Sing Along with the World's Largest Concert® on March 13, 2008
February 1, 2008
John Lennon Lives On -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces State Finalists in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program
January 14, 2008
Twenty-Two Music Students Score Nation's Best in MENC: The National Association for Music Education's
December 21, 2007
Keeping Your "Equipment" in Shape is Focus of New Publication
November 12, 2007
New Harris Poll Links Music Education to Advanced Studies and Higher Incomes
October 11, 2007
School Music is the Focus for Thousands of Music Educators at the 61st National Biennial In-Service Conference of MENC: The National Association for Music Education
October 10, 2007
MENC Collegiate Program Celebrates 60 Years of Supporting Future Music Educators
October 3, 2007
Voices from Around the Globe Will Sing Along with the World's Largest Concert on March 13, 2008
August 9, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Tri-M® Chapter of the Year Recognition Winners
July 25, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Memorial Scholarships
June 25, 2007
2007 NSBA/MENC Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search Winners Announced
June 19, 2007
Kids Helping Kids through Music Rewarded: 2006 World's Largest Concert for Feed The Children Scores Telly Award
June 11, 2007
Music Education's Past Celebrated, Future Examined at Centennial Congress and Celebration
April 9, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces the 2006 Lowell Mason Fellows
April 5, 2007
Music Education, American History, and U. S. Army Band Unite in Liberty for All: A Musical Journey Volume 2 Westward Expansion-Industrial Revolution
March 29, 2007
MENC's National Anthem Project Road Show Named PRWeek 2007 Non-Profit Campaign of the Year
March 19, 2007
School Music Ensembles from Green Bay, WI, Chesapeake, VA, and Cheyenne, WY Share the Spotlight During March — Music In Our Schools Month® 2007
March 1, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Welcomes J. W. Pepper & Son Inc. as First "Elite" Corporate Member
February 28, 2007
Advice for Music Educators to Help Students Thrive Offered in New Publication
February 28, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces MENC State Finalists in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program
February 20, 2007
Trisha Yearwood, Al Jarreau, Kathy Mattea, Edgar Meyer, and Bonnie Rideout Answer the Question "Why Music?" for Music In Our Schools Month^®
February 12, 2007
America's Best Student Musicians to Take the Field as "2008 All-American Marching Band" at U.S. Army All-American Bowl
January 24, 2007
Spotlight Will Shine on School Music Programs in March — Music In Our Schools Month^®2007
January 5, 2007
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Celebrates Centennial in 2007 with Centennial Congress, Commemorative Books, and World-Record-Setting Performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
January 5, 2007
Preparing Music Educators to be Advocates for School Music is Goal of New Webinar Series from MENC: The National Association for Music Education
January 5, 2007
Innovative Sing-Along Concert/Fundraising Campaign for Needy Children Wins Recognition for MENC: The National Association for Music Education
January 3, 2007
The Steel Band Game Plan: Strategies for Starting, Building, and Maintaining Your Pan Program Published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education in Partnership with Rowman & Littlefield Education
January 1, 2007
National Anthem Project honors choir to sing in the 118th Tournament Of Roses Parade