Posted by MENC Staff on February 26, 2006 at 14:15:44:
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February 24, 2006 MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music Educators
NATIONAL ANTHEM PROJECT: Road Show Media Coverage
PARTICIPATE: The World’s Largest Concert for Feed The Children – Fundraising Ideas
ADVOCACY: Help Get “Why Music?” PSAs Played on Your Local Radio
2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Introducing the MENC Mall
CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS: MENC’s Centennial Canon, Deadline February 27!
INTERACT: MENC’s February Mentors
STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: 2006 NSBA Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search
PARTICIPATE: 100 Best Communities Survey
STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: Leadership Conference April 22
INTERACT: February Question of the Month – MENC Online Resources
ONLINE RESOURCE: Copyright Awareness Week, March 6-10
PARTICIPATE: Call for Proposals, 2006 MENC North Central Division Conference - Deadline March 1!
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Be an NBPTS Assessor!
NEWS: 2006 MENC BMI John Lennon Scholarship State Finalists Announced
MEMBER OFFER: February Specials
Coming Up ... March is Music In Our Schools Month – Visit http://www.menc.org/miosm !
NATIONAL ANTHEM PROJECT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ROAD SHOW – The National Anthem Project is helping to spotlight music education programs around the country! Read the latest press coverage at http://www.thenationalanthemproject.org/media.html . View the schedule at http://www.thenationalanthemproject.org/roadshow.html .
PARTICIPATE: THE WORLD’S LARGEST CONCERT FOR FEED THE CHILDREN -- Here’s a fun fundraising idea to support this initiative: sell baked goods or refreshments at your upcoming concerts or WLC event. Attendees will enjoy having a delicious treat to bring home after hearing wonderful music performed by your music students. Include information about FTC in your concert program to explain the importance of your fundraising effort. Visit http://www.menc.org/guides/wlc/tg06/learn.html to see more fundraising ideas. Tell us what your students are doing to support Feed The Children – your school may receive special recognition! Email wlc@menc.org .
MENC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN: “WHY MUSIC?” RADIO PSA SERIES — MENC’s 2006 Music In Our Schools Month radio public service announcement campaign about the importance of supporting school music launches March 1. Help MENC get the PSAs played – visit http://www.menc.org/information/advocate/psa.html .
2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE: INTRODUCING THE MENC “MALL” – Get the most out of your MENC membership at the MENC Mall, where you can find information about all the benefits and features of your membership. Visit http://www.visitsaltlake.com/slsolution/menc/1C_menc2.html for more information. Call 800-828-0229 or visit http://www.menc.org/conferences to register.
CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS: CENTENNIAL CANON – MENC members are invited to showcase their compositional ability by writing and submitting a short canon. The canon selected will serve as a musical focal point for MENC’s centennial celebration. Submission deadline: February 27, 2006. See criteria and submission procedures at http://www.menc.org/connect/centennial/call.html .
INTERACT: MENC’S FEBRUARY MENTORS – MENC members are invited to post questions for expert educators on the band, orchestra, chorus, and general music network communities. February’s mentors are: Band— Michael P. Hewitt; Chorus – Martha Springstead; Orchestra— Augustus Brathwaite; and General Music—Mary Jane Belz. To view their biographies or for more information, visit http://www.menc.org/networks/mentors/mentorsmain.html .
STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: 2006 NSBA STUDENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION TALENT SEARCH – Sponsored by MENC and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), the Electronic Music Composition Talent Search recognizes outstanding compositions and is held to help influence school administrators to include or improve music technology in their schools’ curriculum. Entries are judged based on their aesthetic quality, effective use of electronic media, and the power of the composition and its presentation in communicating to school board members, administrators, and others, the excitement and effectiveness of electronic music composition in the school curriculum. Entry deadline: April 14, 2006. Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/nsba/nsbamain.html .
PARTICIPATE: 100 BEST COMMUNITIES SURVEY – The seventh annual “Best 100 Communities for Music Education” survey is underway to name the 100 best places in the nation to learn about music. Participate in the survey now on behalf of your home community at http://www.menc.org/connect/100best.htm .
STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE APRIL 22 – Make plans now for your students (6-12) to attend the MENC Student Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City April 22, 2006. The day includes leadership and motivational presentations by “Dr. Tim” Lautzenheiser; a performance session by Boston Brass; music community service ideas by the 2005 Tri-M Chapter of the Year (Herricks High School, New Hyde, NY); presentations by non-traditional student music groups such as Mariachi, Celtic, Steel Drums, and Guitar ensemble; lunch coupons; music exhibit time; prize giveaways; discount MENC concert tickets; and much more ... for only $20 per student! (No charge for chaperones!) See more information at http://www.menc.org/connect/conf/natl06/SLC/slc.html .
INTERACT: February Question of the Month: Please tell us what you think of MENC online resources, such as the teachers’ guides, online publications, position papers, and more. Your feedback will help MENC fine-tune the MENC website! Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/quesform.htm to participate and view results.
ONLINE RESOURCE: COPYRIGHT AWARENESS WEEK – MENC is pleased to support The Copyright Society of the USA for the fifth annual Copyright Awareness Week (CAW) March 6-10, 2006. The goal of the event is to teach students basic concepts about copyright to encourage greater appreciation of the efforts of creative people and the protections the law affords them. For more information including free resources for teachers, visit http://www.menc.org/information/copyright/awarenessweek.html .
CAREER OPPORTUNITY – BE AN NBPTS ASSESSOR! The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers summer employment opportunities for experienced school music educators. Score NBPTS candidate responses and earn $150/day while interacting with other experienced music teachers and observing a variety of music teaching practices. Music teachers are needed July 17-21 in several cities. Find out more by calling 1-800-22TEACH (select option 4) or by visiting http://www.nbpts.org . View the schedule at https://nbpts3.ets.org/staffapp/displayAllEvents.do .
PARTICIPATE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS, 2006 MENC NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION CONFERENCE – The Nebraska Music Educators Association will sponsor the North Central Division MENC Conference at its annual conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, November 16-18, 2006. MENC members may propose an educational interest-session by completing the form at
http://www.unl.edu/NMEA/North%20Central/nc%20call%20proposals.pdf . Deadline: March 1, 2006. Watch http://www.unl.edu/NMEA/ for details on the conference.
NEWS: 2006 MENC BMI JOHN LENNON SCHOLARSHIP STATE FINALISTS – MENC finalists in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program have been announced. Read the press release and view the list of finalists at http://www.menc.org/networks/collegiate/bmi_finalists06.html .
MEMBER OFFER: FEBRUARY SPECIALS – In recognition of African American History Month, World Musics and Music Education: Facing The Issues is just $12.00. Also, don't miss out on the MIOSM® calendar magnets before they are gone – one free with any MIOSM purchase. Visit http://www.menc.org/publication/books/specials/specials.html .