With the school year well under way, the November ’09 issue of Teaching Music gives music educators a cornucopia of useful tips for the classroom and beyond. The features include:
- Six Things They May Not Have Taught You in College
- Making a Small Band Sound Big
- Climbing the National Board Certifcation Ladder
- A New View of String Instruction
In UpBeat, the news pages include need-to-know stories about MENC projects and events. Among them:
- Online elections for MENC national and division offices in 2010
- National Anthem Day Celebrations
- Rowman & Littlefield’s new online book catalog for MENC co-published books
- MENC National Honor Ensembles (The application deadline has been extended to February 1, 2010)
- Plans for Music Education Week in Washington
- MENC’s New Biennial Conference March 25-27 in Anaheim, CA
- Updates on MENC’s Copyright Center
- Corporate Member Support
- Making Music a 21st Century Skill
—Roz Fehr, October 29, 2009. © MENC: The National Association for Music Education