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- National Anthem Day Marked at National Center for Music Education
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MENC staff commemorated the 194th anniversary of the penning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" today by singing America's national anthem at the entrance of the National ... more - In Memoriam: MENC Acknowledges Member Deaths in 2008
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MENC is notified of deaths of members throughout the year through state music educators associations, family members and other sources. The list will be updated a ... more - MENC's Society for Jazz Education Bylaws Available
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The bylaws of MENC's new Society for Jazz Education are now available online.
MENC members who indicate on their membership record that they teach jazz are automati ... more - A Teacher of the Year Says to Music Teachers: Take a Bow
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Editor’s Note: In October 2007 MENC member David L. Woten was named 2008 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Woten teaches sixth-and seventh-grade chorus as well as eighth ... more - MENC to Host a Week of Music Education Events in June 2009
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In June 2008 music teachers and their students gathered in Washington, DC for performances in support of music education. MENC plans an even larger event in ... more - A New Song: MENC Offers Halle Dinkle Cartoon Online
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Tom Batiuk, creator of the comic feature Funky Winkerbean, was one of three finalists for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Judges said his work wa ... more - Marty Stuart and Clay Aiken Voice Support for School Music
- Added on 08/15/2008
MENC released the newest edition in its award-winning series of radio public service announcements featuring top pop and country musicians for “Back to School” 200 ... more - National Anthem Project Event Video Wrap-Up
- Added on 08/13/2008
On June 13, 2008, students, teachers, and community members gathered on Capitol Hill to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and raise awareness of the importance of musi ... more - Music Educators Feast On a Banquet of July Workshops
- Added on 08/07/2008
In June 2008, the MENC National Executive Board named the MENC headquarters in Reston, Virginia, The National Center for Music Education. In July a slate of four different eve ... more - Taking the Spotlight: New Jazz Book Teaches Improvisation Skills
- Added on 08/06/2008
Kids who have no problem acting out a movie scene in the cafeteria or doing a monologue for friends on the school bus often freeze up when called upon to improvise a jazz solo ... more