WMEA News Top Ten Reasons to Join WMEA
1. NAfME Affiliation Joining WMEA provides for member- ship in the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME, formerly MENC). Membership programs are available for all music educators, in- cluding collegiate, retired and spousal memberships.
2. Professional Development Workshops and seminars for music educators are available at the annual Wisconsin State Music Conference and throughout the year at the Wis- consin Center for Music Education and the annual national Music Educa- tion Week held in Washington, D.C. Opportunities are offered at a reduced rate to all members.
3. Networking Make connections at conference plan- ning meetings, attendance at state and national conferences and through the online membership directory. Keep in touch with NAfME members by fol- lowing NAfME on Twitter, Facebook and through LinkedIn group.
4. Advocacy Access to materials and sharing in a statewide government relations net- work though Wisconsin Advocates for Music Education (WAME) and
SupportMusic.com, the online tool for music educators that provides issue-specific facts to help save, start or improve school music programs across our nation including NAfME “Make Your Case” database.
5. Involvement Members serve as executive board members, sub-committee chairs, district vice-presidents or as coaches for honors ensembles at the middle or high school level as well as on re- gional and national NAfME boards.
6. Publications Subscriptions to Wisconsin School Musician, Music Educators Journal,
Wisconsin School Musician
Teaching Music and online newslet- ters from district vice presidents, Soundwaves and access to additional national journals available online including; General Music Today, Journal of Teacher Music Educa- tion, In Tune, Teach and Travel, and UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education.
7. Program Opportunities Educator and student benefits include participation in the Listening Project, Capitol Concerts, Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance (CMP), Tri-M Music Honor Soci- ety, Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) Activities, The National Anthem Project, Teaching Guitar Workshops, US Army All-American Marching Band, NSBA Music Com- position Talent Search as well as free “members only” resources online through “My Music Class.”
8. Research Resources for all members through the NAfME web site, including infor- mation for Special Research Interest Groups (SRIGs). Select from: Adult and Community Education, Affective Response Assessment, Creativity, Early Childhood, Gender Research
in Music Education, History, In- structional Strategies, Learning and Development, Music Teacher Edu- cation, Perception and Cognition, Philosophy, Social Sciences or all SRIGs.
9. Awards and Recognition Eligibility for WMEA and NAfME distinguished service awards, BMI/ John Lennon Songwriting Scholar- ships and participation in state and national programs.
10. Collaboration Connections with state professional music organizations: Wisconsin School Music Association, Wisconsin Foundation for School Music housed with the offices of WMEA at the Wis- consin Center for Music Education. Visit
www.wmeamusic.org for more information.
HELP US to make WMEA a lasting and strong advocate for our students and their families around the state of Wisconsin. Contact me with any questions!
Leyla Sanyer teaches grades 9-12 orchestra and music composition classes at Oregon High School. Email:
les@oregonsd.net
Be part the professional association that’s working for you.
Join the cause. Join WMEA Today!
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