Mediocrity—It’s All in the Numbers
Two stories trending this month with unlikely parallel comparisons are Atlanta’s middle school cheating scandal, and the Comcast customer service debacle recorded for all to hear. Avoiding news of the…
Tag: chorus
LAUSD May Face Cuts to Choral Curriculum
See update below: The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continues to face funding cut proposals. Last month, thanks to vocal teachers and parents, the full-year orchestra programs were saved—for…
Missouri MEA Holds Successful First Advocacy Day
At the end of Music in Our Schools Month, on March 25, the Missouri Music Educators Association held its very first Advocacy Day. Gary Brandes, president of the Missouri MEA,…
Philadelphia Administrator Speaks Up for Music Education
Check out this great feature from today’s Education Week Online, about Philadelphia Assistant Superintendent Dennis W. Creedon. Even with a daunting budget shortfall in 2013, Mr. Creedon was instrumental in…
Utah MEA Holds Successful “Music on the Hill” Event
On March 6, the Utah Music Educators Association held its first advocacy day, “Music on the Hill.” The event featured the American Fork High School Brass Ensemble, the Farmington Jr.…
California Music Educators Association Advocates for Quality Arts Education
“What core academic subject is only taught for one short period once a week for only one semester and then stops?” Good question, and it goes to the heart of…
Iowans Advocate for Fine Arts in Iowa’s Core Curriculum
On January 29, teachers and others joined together on Fine Arts Advocacy Day on the Hill in Des Moines, Iowa, to advocate for inclusion of the fine arts in Iowa’s…
Soprano Renée Fleming to Sing National Anthem in the Super Bowl
Soprano Renée Fleming to Sing National Anthem in the Super Bowl Super Bowl Sunday will be an evening of excitement and noise. But this year it will also be a…
Glen Cove High Select Chorale to Perform at White House December 13
Kudos to the Glen Cove Select Chorale (Glen Cove, NY) and Director Edward Norris on their selection to sing carols at the White House this Friday, December 13. They will…
