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2014 Music Standards (Music Technology)

2014 Music Standards for Music Technology.

2014 Music Standards (Composition/Theory)

2014 Music Standards for Composition/Theory.

2014 Music Standards (PK-8 General Music)

2014 Music Standards for General Music grades Pre-K-8

A Comparison Study of the Ohio Proficiency Test Results between Fourth-Grade String Pullout Students and Those of Matched Ability

Michael D. Wallick, Hamilton (Ohio) City Schools From Journal of Research in Music Education, Summer 1998, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 239-247. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects…

The Value and Quality of Arts Education

The Value and Quality of Arts Education A Statement of Principles We, the undersigned representatives of professional education associations, share a deep concern about the nature, role, importance, and future of…

Teacher Evaluation

The systematic application of student scores to teacher evaluation must be done carefully if the resulting systems for evaluation are truly to benefit our students and our schools. We urge…

Specialized Music Instruction

Definition Specialized music instruction (sometimes called pullout programs) usually refers to elective classes that take selected students, but not all students, out of the self-contained classroom to participate in group…

Sacred Music In Schools

Music with a Sacred Text Does music with a sacred text have a place in the public schools? It is the position of the National Association for Music Education that…

Public School and Community Music Group Relationships

The National Association for Music Education Music educators should take the first step in establishing a positive relationship with directors of community music groups that benefits the individual student as…

The Non-Educator Performer in the Music Classroom

The National Association for Music Education Position MENC encourages professional collaborative relationships between music educators and visiting musicians and other presenters in the music classroom, with the understanding that these…