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WMEA President • Richard Tengowski Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
Board Perspective • Timothy Schaid Maintaining Balance During Challenging Times: Take Care of Yourself, Too!
Early Childhood Education • Rick Townsend Opportunity: Then and Now
Choral• Lynn Seidl Taking Advantage of Opportunities in Order to Meet Challenges
Adult Music Education • Tom Heninger State of the State
Technology • David Johnson Verona Area High School Music Department: Leading the Way for Nearly a Quarter Century
Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance • Miriam Altman Borrowing Your Enemy’s Arrows
Historian and Retired Members • Kristine McLain Challenges Become Opportunities in WMEA
Government Relations • Julie Brown From Woodstock to Wisconsin – When Music and Politics Meet in America
Feature • Peggy Hill-Breunig We’re All in This Together
Orchestra • Carrie Gray My Favorite Lemon Recipes (For When Life Gives Us Lemons)
Feature • Gary Lemieux Music Matters: Meet the Challenge Together!
Administration • Steve Michaels Opportunities DO Exist
Jazz Education • Steve Sveum Dealing With Fewer Resources
Mentoring and Professional Development • Jill Prushiek Now That I’m a Professional Educator, What Should My Next PDP Look Like?
General Music • Karen Tordera Think About It
Band • Pat Pollock Why Do I Do This?
Student Perspective • Anne Proescholdt The Third Time’s the Charm
Collegiate NAfME • Abigail Pulvermacher Don’t Lose Sight
60 Wisconsin Advocates for Music Education • David Johnson Simple Strategies to Advocate for Music Education in a Small School
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