The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and What It Means for Music and Arts Education
What is it? A brief background In December of 2015, with bi-partisan support, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) thereby […]
Special Needs in the Music Classroom: Advice for Administrators
To best serve students with special needs in the music classroom there are many considerations that administrators should keep in mind to best serve not […]
THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF SANTA CRUZ SIERRA [ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA JUVENIL] IN TWELVE QUESTIONS
The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Santa Cruz Sierra [Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil] (OSJ / SCZ) in Bolivia is a non-profit organization that serves mostly low-income students. […]
The Kansas Festival Rubrics: Clarity for Large and Small Ensembles
A number of years ago, the festival committee that I chair began the still ongoing process of writing new adjudication forms for high school festivals […]
Maximizing Rehearsal Efficiency: Getting by with Less Rehearsal Time
Reprinted with permission from the January 2017 issue of the Washington Music Educator Voice Introduction The topic of how much rehearsal time is necessary to […]
Advocacy for Kansas Music Education
Advocacy for music education, for your music program, has always been an important component of our jobs as music teachers. Stakeholders in our communities (children, […]
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT! Thoughtful, Analysis and Aesthetic Based Programming
Part 1 – The Music! Many conductors believe that programming for their ensemble is one of, if not the most, important responsibilities of their position […]
President’s Message: Come to the 2017 ISW!
What’s in the message: 00:00 KMEA ISW 00:34 Trisha Kidd, SWMEA President Guest at ISW 1:00 Ronny Lau, NAfME National Advocacy & Policy Advisor […]
Elementary Notes
We are just weeks away from our KMEA In-Service Workshop and the excitement is mounting! I am so thankful for the opportunity to get together […]
Choose to Further Yourself!
Never look back on your past and think, “It has passed me by!” Every moment on this earth we are given multiple choices and opportunities […]
