VH1 Save The Music News!
07/01
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Tonight At Prime Time On VH1, VH1 News Reports On Budget Cuts Taking Place Amidst A Changing Educational Environment
USA Today, June 8, 2001, Features NAMM Weekend Warrior Program
Disney and Mattel Join The American Music Conference To Advocate For Music Education
Program To Recruit and Retain Music Educators To Launch Fall 2001
Tonight At Prime Time On VH1, VH1 News Reports On Budget Cuts
Taking Place Amidst A Changing Educational Environment
Tonight VH1 will begin a series of news reports that will call attention to budget cuts that are occurring in various communities around the country. The stories will be designed to educate and empower individuals to support local music education programs in the face of a rapidly changing educational environment. Included will be comments from Governor Huckabee R-AR and Governor Hodges D-SC urging support for music and arts education as a core subject.
Source: VH1
USA Today, June 8, 2001, Features NAMM Weekend Warrior Program
On June 8, 2001 USA Today featured the Weekend Warrior Program, an initiative of NAMM – The International Music Products Association. The Weekend Warrior Program encourages baby boomers from all professions to form bands with other boomers and perform at local venues across the country. USA today profiled doctors, dentists, lawyers and writers who are reliving their rock 'n roll fantasies by playing with other musicians.
The Weekend Warriors Program provides an easy way to get back into the fun of playing with other musicians, without the hassle of starting, rehearsing, booking and maintaining a working band. For more information on how to start a Weekend Warriors program near you, contact NAMM Market Development at 1-800-767-6266.
Source: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/
Disney and Mattel Join The American Music Conference
To Advocate For Music Education
The American Music Conference has announced that Disney and Mattel will include detailed brochures about the importance of music education in the boxes of 500,000 new toys, beginning in August 2001. The brochures will include information about research studies, which show that a child’s abstract reasoning skills are dramatically enhanced by their participation in music instruction. It also points out that playing a musical instrument can strengthen hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and may hold the key to higher brain functionality.
In 2002 all Fisher Price, Winnie the Pooh and Mickey toys will include a booklet with AMC’s advocacy message.
Source: The American Music Conference
Program To Recruit and Retain Music Educators To Launch Fall 2001
In the fall of 2001, NAMM – The International Music Products Association, Selmer, Hal Leonard, MENC – The National Association of Music Education and Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser will kick off a program which seeks to encourage more people to choose and remain in careers as music educators. According to the American Music Conference Newsletter, the program, called "Music Making Makes a Difference," will accomplish this goal by:
<sum> Promoting Tri-M, the International Music Honor Society, and encouraging Tri-M students to consider music education as a career. <sum> Emphasizing music advocacy to MENC’s college music student association, CMENC, and encouraging students to pursue music education careers after graduation. <sum> Encouraging existing music teachers to remain in the field. <sum> Encourage teachers to use music advocacy materials like the Einstein kit in their own communities to help establish the importance of music education in school core curriculums.
Source: www.amc-music.org
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