Vacation
Time for a break! Off to the mountains of Vermont! Back on 8/15 after the completion of our site upgrade!
Site Upgrade
We are in the process of upgrading our website, newsletter and blog. There will be new updates the week of August 15th. We know you will enjoy the new services we will provide as a result of the upgrade! We appreciate your support!
Beware the Parent Trap
There is an emerging trend which, until recently, had been isolated to California (Redwood City, Concord, and dozens of others) that has now started to pop up in school districts across the country. I call it The Parent Trap. Recent media reports and citizen contacts has showcased how school districts would a) single out music […]
Dr. Phil to feature “The Power of Music”
The Dr. Phil Show will feature "The Power of Music" on Monday, July 18th (Check local listings) We sent them links and created a special page for the show on the Music for All Website. We are not sure what they will include from what we sent in the show. Brian McKnight is the featured […]
No Program is Safe
My July SBO column: Being Good is no Longer Good Enough Why on earth do we need a Band Director’s Survival Guide? I have never heard of a Math Teachers Survival Guide or an English Literacy Teachers Survival Guide. And just what is it that band directors need guidance about to… survive? Well, let’s pretend […]
Boy Loses Bid to Sing Soprano
From CNN we have a report of a unique situation in Texas. TMEA, widely regarded as the best of the state music education associations has denied the petition of a male high school student to audition as a soprano for the All-State Choir. This situation is fraught with all sorts of issues. Not the least […]
Battle… Won. The War???
Over the last two weeks advocacy organizations have been rallying to the defense of PBS and funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. On Friday, advocates cheered as the proposed $100 million cutback was restored in Congress. An important battle won. On Sunday, Frank Rich pints out in his New York Times column the advocates […]
In Isreal: Music Education on the Brink
The battle for music and arts education is not soley the province of the US. Other nations are struggling to restore once vibrant systems. This article from Isreal highlights the issue – and showcases one man's solution: Instrumental to our future By Noam Ben Ze'ev Music education in Israel, a glorious field up until about […]
Julian Llyod Webber’s Rant on the Decline of Classical Music Education
I enjoy reading Julian Lloyd Webber's columns in the Daily Telegraph. For those who may not know, Llyod Webber has been a champion music education advocate in England (where he partnered with the late Michael Kamen and Evelyn Glennie to bring significant preasure to the UK Government). IN this article he argues for classical music […]
Site Interuption
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