April 14, 2006 - MENC Member News Update

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April 14, 2006 MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music Educators

MEMBER RESOURCE: April is Jazz Appreciation Month
2007 DIVISION CONFERENCES: Deadline for Session Proposals is April 15!
STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: Last Chance to Enter Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search
2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE: Read the “MENC Daily Bugle” April 20-22
GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Arts Exchanges on International Issues
INTERACT: April Question of the Month
NEWS: Andy Rooney’s “60 Minutes” Commentary
INTERACT: MENC’s April Mentors
NEWS: Read “Fulton schools may cut ‘frills’”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Summer Guitar Workshops
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarships
MEMBER OPPORTUNITY: Call for Compositions
PARTICIPATE: Call for Papers to Explore Music, Social Justice
MEMBER OFFER: Special Values on Disney World® Summer Vacations
MEMBER OFFER: April Specials

MEMBER RESOURCE: JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH – Celebrate jazz in your school and your community with the resources available at http://www.menc.org/guides/jazz/jazzappreciation.html . Download the
official JAM poster at http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/jam/images/JAM_2006_poster.pdf .

2007 DIVISION CONFERENCES: SESSION PROPOSALS DEADLINE -- Visit http://www.menc.org/connect/meetings.html to download session proposal applications for the 2007 Eastern and Northwest Division Conferences. Proposals must be postmarked by April 15, 2006. (Information about performing group applications and deadlines is also on this site.)

STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: 2006 NSBA STUDENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION TALENT SEARCH – The postmark deadline is today, April 14, for the 2006 MENC/NSBA Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search. The prize packages from MENC, Sibelius USA, and Carl Fischer are extraordinary resources for the winning composition students and their schools. Winning students will also be honored at the NSBA’s 2006 T+L Conference, Dallas, TX, November 8-10, 2006. Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/nsba/nsbamain.html .

2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE: READ THE “MENC DAILY BUGLE” NEXT WEEK – Can’t make it to Salt Lake City? Visit http://www.menc.org/conferences on April 20, 21, and 22 to read the MENC Daily Bugle, a newsletter featuring reports on the special events and programs at the conference.

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: ARTS EXCHANGES ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES – The U.S. State Department announces an open competition for grants to implement programs using the arts to engage underserved youth in selected countries abroad, and foster linkages and build partnerships between U.S. and overseas non-profit arts and cultural organizations. These international arts exchange projects will encourage democracy building by demonstrating the opportunities for freedom of thought and expression and underscoring the importance of empowerment in an open society. Application deadline: May 11, 2006. Visit
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/maio11rfgp.htm .

INTERACT: APRIL QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Tell us what's happening in your classroom regarding guitar, strings, and student accompanists, and please take a moment to give us ideas for these monthly surveys! Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/quesform.htm to participate and view results.

NEWS: Listen to or read Andy Rooney’s “60 Minutes” commentary from April 9, 2006 on the dangers of cutting back on other subjects such as music and science in search of higher test scores for math and reading. Download his remarks and incorporate them into your advocacy toolkit! Visit http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/rooney/main3419.shtml .

INTERACT: MENC’S APRIL MENTORS – MENC members are invited to post questions for expert educators on the band, orchestra, chorus, and general music network communities. April’s mentors are: Jazz—Harold Walt; Chorus—Maria Schwab; Orchestra—Charlene Dell; General Music—Darla Hanley. To view their biographies or for more information, visit http://www.menc.org/networks/mentors/mentorsmain.html .

NEWS: Read “Fulton schools may cut ‘frills’ – Language, music take hit as more families move in” at http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/0401metfulton.html .

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SUMMER GUITAR WORKSHOPS – This summer a series of “Teaching Guitar in the Classroom” workshops will be offered at nine locations across the country. Sponsored by MENC, NAMM, and GAMA, the week-long workshops are open to MENC in-service music teachers grades 4-12 who would like to begin a guitar class or expand an existing guitar program in their schools. Admission includes a FREE guitar, 3 graduate credits, tuition and fees from Duquesne University, an assortment of guitar accessories, and guitar methods books and music – a total estimated value of $1800. New this year: Level II workshop designed to enhance and expand the skills of the music educator who has already completed Level I and is using guitar in a music program. Visit http://www.guitaredunet.org/home.html .

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: CAITLIN MERIE HURREY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications are now being accepted for the Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship Fund, including a new $500 grant available to MENC Collegiate seniors in the spring of 2006. Two other scholarships are offered, one to a high school senior with a personal connection to Huntingtown (MD) Elementary and one to the son or daughter of an MENC member. Visit http://www.menc.org/caitlin . Postmark deadline May 1, 2006.

MEMBER OPPORTUNITY: CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS – The New Choral Scores from the Americas Composition Competition is open to composers from the Americas under age 40. Two cash prizes will be awarded. Compositions must be original scores (not previously performed) for SATB choir (a cappella or with piano accompaniment), between 3 and 8 minutes in length. Submission deadline: May 1, 2006. Visit
http://www.cappella-gloriana.org .

PARTICIPATE: CALL FOR PAPERS TO EXPLORE MUSIC, SOCIAL JUSTICE -- MENC is co-sponsoring the Teachers College Columbia University International Conference on Music Education, Equity, and Social Justice, in New York City, October 6-8, 2006. The conference will disseminate research in music education that investigates issues of educational equity and social justice. A diversity of research approaches is sought, ranging from the philosophical to the empirical, addressing topics such as curriculum and teaching, policy and administration, teacher education, testing and assessment, formal and informal contexts, and performance practice. All selected participants will be provided a travel stipend. Deadline: June 1, 2006. Visit http://www.columbia.edu/~rea10/esjhome.html .

MEMBER OFFER: SPECIAL VALUES ON DISNEY WORLD® SUMMER VACATIONS – For MENC members only! Walt Disney World salutes music teachers with specially-priced family packages for Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, available May 1-August 12, 2006. Visit http://www.goworldpass.com/MENC/index.htm or call 888-877-4445.

MEMBER OFFER: APRIL SPECIALS – Discounts on Getting Started with Jazz Band and MIOSM memo pads are available to MENC members this month. Visit
http://www.menc.org/publication/books/specials/specials.html .

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: To view this information as a Web page, visit http://www.menc.org/memberupdate . : : : April 14, 2006 MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music Educators : : MEMBER RESOURCE: April is Jazz Appreciation Month : 2007 DIVISION CONFERENCES: Deadline for Session Proposals is April 15! : STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: Last Chance to Enter Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search : 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE: Read the “MENC Daily Bugle” April 20-22 : GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Arts Exchanges on International Issues : INTERACT: April Question of the Month : NEWS: Andy Rooney’s “60 Minutes” Commentary : INTERACT: MENC’s April Mentors : NEWS: Read “Fulton schools may cut ‘frills’” : PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Summer Guitar Workshops : SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarships : MEMBER OPPORTUNITY: Call for Compositions : PARTICIPATE: Call for Papers to Explore Music, Social Justice : MEMBER OFFER: Special Values on Disney World® Summer Vacations : MEMBER OFFER: April Specials : MEMBER RESOURCE: JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH – Celebrate jazz in your school and your community with the resources available at http://www.menc.org/guides/jazz/jazzappreciation.html . Download the : official JAM poster at http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/jam/images/JAM_2006_poster.pdf . : 2007 DIVISION CONFERENCES: SESSION PROPOSALS DEADLINE -- Visit http://www.menc.org/connect/meetings.html to download session proposal applications for the 2007 Eastern and Northwest Division Conferences. Proposals must be postmarked by April 15, 2006. (Information about performing group applications and deadlines is also on this site.) : STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: 2006 NSBA STUDENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION TALENT SEARCH – The postmark deadline is today, April 14, for the 2006 MENC/NSBA Student Electronic Music Composition Talent Search. The prize packages from MENC, Sibelius USA, and Carl Fischer are extraordinary resources for the winning composition students and their schools. Winning students will also be honored at the NSBA’s 2006 T+L Conference, Dallas, TX, November 8-10, 2006. Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/nsba/nsbamain.html . : 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE: READ THE “MENC DAILY BUGLE” NEXT WEEK – Can’t make it to Salt Lake City? Visit http://www.menc.org/conferences on April 20, 21, and 22 to read the MENC Daily Bugle, a newsletter featuring reports on the special events and programs at the conference. : GRANT OPPORTUNITY: ARTS EXCHANGES ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES – The U.S. State Department announces an open competition for grants to implement programs using the arts to engage underserved youth in selected countries abroad, and foster linkages and build partnerships between U.S. and overseas non-profit arts and cultural organizations. These international arts exchange projects will encourage democracy building by demonstrating the opportunities for freedom of thought and expression and underscoring the importance of empowerment in an open society. Application deadline: May 11, 2006. Visit : http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/maio11rfgp.htm . : INTERACT: APRIL QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Tell us what's happening in your classroom regarding guitar, strings, and student accompanists, and please take a moment to give us ideas for these monthly surveys! Visit http://www.menc.org/contest/quesform.htm to participate and view results. : NEWS: Listen to or read Andy Rooney’s “60 Minutes” commentary from April 9, 2006 on the dangers of cutting back on other subjects such as music and science in search of higher test scores for math and reading. Download his remarks and incorporate them into your advocacy toolkit! Visit http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/rooney/main3419.shtml . : INTERACT: MENC’S APRIL MENTORS – MENC members are invited to post questions for expert educators on the band, orchestra, chorus, and general music network communities. April’s mentors are: Jazz—Harold Walt; Chorus—Maria Schwab; Orchestra—Charlene Dell; General Music—Darla Hanley. To view their biographies or for more information, visit http://www.menc.org/networks/mentors/mentorsmain.html . : NEWS: Read “Fulton schools may cut ‘frills’ – Language, music take hit as more families move in” at http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/0401metfulton.html . : : PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: SUMMER GUITAR WORKSHOPS – This summer a series of “Teaching Guitar in the Classroom” workshops will be offered at nine locations across the country. Sponsored by MENC, NAMM, and GAMA, the week-long workshops are open to MENC in-service music teachers grades 4-12 who would like to begin a guitar class or expand an existing guitar program in their schools. Admission includes a FREE guitar, 3 graduate credits, tuition and fees from Duquesne University, an assortment of guitar accessories, and guitar methods books and music – a total estimated value of $1800. New this year: Level II workshop designed to enhance and expand the skills of the music educator who has already completed Level I and is using guitar in a music program. Visit http://www.guitaredunet.org/home.html . : SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: CAITLIN MERIE HURREY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications are now being accepted for the Caitlin Merie Hurrey Memorial Scholarship Fund, including a new $500 grant available to MENC Collegiate seniors in the spring of 2006. Two other scholarships are offered, one to a high school senior with a personal connection to Huntingtown (MD) Elementary and one to the son or daughter of an MENC member. Visit http://www.menc.org/caitlin . Postmark deadline May 1, 2006. : MEMBER OPPORTUNITY: CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS – The New Choral Scores from the Americas Composition Competition is open to composers from the Americas under age 40. Two cash prizes will be awarded. Compositions must be original scores (not previously performed) for SATB choir (a cappella or with piano accompaniment), between 3 and 8 minutes in length. Submission deadline: May 1, 2006. Visit : http://www.cappella-gloriana.org . : PARTICIPATE: CALL FOR PAPERS TO EXPLORE MUSIC, SOCIAL JUSTICE -- MENC is co-sponsoring the Teachers College Columbia University International Conference on Music Education, Equity, and Social Justice, in New York City, October 6-8, 2006. The conference will disseminate research in music education that investigates issues of educational equity and social justice. A diversity of research approaches is sought, ranging from the philosophical to the empirical, addressing topics such as curriculum and teaching, policy and administration, teacher education, testing and assessment, formal and informal contexts, and performance practice. All selected participants will be provided a travel stipend. Deadline: June 1, 2006. Visit http://www.columbia.edu/~rea10/esjhome.html . : MEMBER OFFER: SPECIAL VALUES ON DISNEY WORLD® SUMMER VACATIONS – For MENC members only! Walt Disney World salutes music teachers with specially-priced family packages for Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, available May 1-August 12, 2006. Visit http://www.goworldpass.com/MENC/index.htm or call 888-877-4445. : MEMBER OFFER: APRIL SPECIALS – Discounts on Getting Started with Jazz Band and MIOSM memo pads are available to MENC members this month. Visit : http://www.menc.org/publication/books/specials/specials.html .

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