nafmeadmin.
nafmeadminYour input would be appreciated on this…..
We will be having a pep rally for a football game, which will be covered by a local morning tv show. Our kids will need to be at school more than an hour and a half earlier than usual. The band, cheerleaders and dance team are required to attend, but the head football coach said no. He said it would make the day too long for the team and could inhibit their ability to perorm well.
Is this fare? Should I say something? The administration understands that I am mad, but I have not discussed it with them. My brain tells me to just shut it and let the kids enjoy being on TV. My gut tells me to stand up for my kids and let the admin know that the day will be just as long for my kids as the football team.
Thoughts?
nafmeadminI say just go for it. Sure it’s a long day but don’t we all want a little press for our group? I’m sure the kids will enjoy the fact they’ll be on TV. It could be a fun event that will pay off in a big way with the community.
nafmeadminI agree, it could be good exposure for your kids and I imagine they would be excited about the opportunity to be on television.
My concern would be getting all my kids to the school that early in the morning and not having a full group to perform.
nafmeadminI would defintiely do it, because your band(especially with the football team not being there) should get a lot of attention. It should get interesting if the news crew questions why the football team wasn’t in attendance. I will definitely watch the newscast now. lol
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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