Copyright: The Public Domain Maze - 10/08/2008

What’s public domain (PD)? Copyrights do expire eventually. A work with an expired copyright or that never had a copyright is in the public doma ... more

Former MENC President Willie Hill Tapped for Grambling Alumni Hall of Fame - 10/02/2008

  Professor (Willie L.) Hill Jr. enjoys performing.    Former MENC President Willie L. Hill Jr.  has been named to Grambling St ... more

Copyrights (& Wrongs): Arranging, Adapting, Transcribing - 10/01/2008

Want to simplify some music for your beginning chorus or transcribe a piano piece for flute? Arranging a copyrighted musical work requires the permiss ... more

Listen, Learn, and Lead - 09/26/2008

First in a series of six articles excerpted from Greg Bunge’s Jazz Education columns in the Wisconsin School Musician We’re all famil ... more

MIOSM 7-12 Song Writing Contest - 09/26/2008

Here's an opportunity for your students to get creative for MIOSM®!  Students are to write a song based on the 2009 Music In Our Schools Mont ... more

October Teaching Music Strikes the Right Chord - 09/25/2008

The October '08 issue of Teaching Music will be in the mail soon.  Check out this lively roundup of stories when it arrives: Music for V ... more

Copyright: Recording and Selling Student Performances - 09/17/2008

Teachers and parent groups often want to record student performances. What does copyright law dictate? The 1976 Copyright Act set forth voluntary gui ... more

Gender Stereotyping, Part 1 - 09/17/2008

Gender stereotyped beliefs reinforce the idea that particular types of music, instruments, or occupations are "masculine" or "feminine. ... more

MENC's Society for Jazz Education Bylaws Available - 09/12/2008

The bylaws of MENC's new Society for Jazz Education are now available online. MENC members who indicate on their membership record that the ... more

Society for Jazz Education Bylaws - 09/11/2008

Society for Jazz Education of MENC: The National Association for Music Education September 2008 FOREWORD The Society for Jazz Education has ... more