Marion May 2015 Musician of the Month: Emily Kelly
Emily Kelly is a guitar student of Billy Lee Janey. Billy nominated Emily for Musician of the Month because Emily works hard, practices, and is always prepared. He says she will be an exceptional musician, and will be successful in a band. Emily is a 7th grader at...
Marion May 2015 Musician of the Month: Anne Baumann
Anne is a student of Allison Chenoweth here at West Music Marion. She has studied piano with Allison for 5 years. Anne is a 5th grader at St. Pius Elementary. She is a dedicated pianist who is never afraid of a new challenge! She has taken on several longer and more...
Telling the Story: Music Impacts Learning and Way of Life
Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning indicates that music study improved students' success in math. Learn about how solid research proves that arts education has far-reaching benefits, both in and out of school, in this tip sheet, Telling the Story:...
Dances of the Seven Continents
Author: Sanna Longden Many of you have heard me say that, even though I am a dance educator, I really teach (here come all my “C’s”) civility, cooperation, community, creativity, consideration, communication, cultures, and character development. Recently, a new set of...
Music Therapy Provides Comfort for Patients
Author: Megan Reuther DES MOINES, Iowa – Music can provide comfort to patients at a time they may need it most. It’s one of a few therapies that can help people when they enter end of life care, and five sisters started an event to help provide the service. For 30...
Telling the Story: Advocating for Music
A majority of those outside the fields of music and the arts do not understand the whys or the hows concerning the process of arts education. Provided with a clear understanding of those methods and justifications, and supported by quality arts education in practice,...
A New Day for Music Education that Ensures ‘Every Child Achieves’
Author: Catherina Hurlburt RESTON, VA. (April 7, 2015) – For the first time in education history, music has been recognized as a core subject in draft federal education policy. This is an unprecedented enumeration in proposed federal legislation. Early this year,...
Telling the Story: Communicating with Your Community
To better inform the community about the purpose, structure and achievements of the school's music program, provide an annual written report to the appropriate supervisor and, with permission, to parents and the community. See a solid set of steps to success in...
Planning for Success!
Planning for Success! by Susan Brumfield One of the most challenging aspects of Kodály-inspired teaching involves instructional planning. Teachers new to the approach often overlook the layers of complexity involved in this multi-dimensional, developmental, spiral way...
Telling the Story: Great Ways to Get Your Message Out
Regularly scheduled arts events open doors to community education. Concert audiences appreciate informative printed program notes or a presentation offering information about the particular compositions to be performed. The Music Achievement Council offer some...