wisconsin music educators association president
Body, Mind and Soul for All! Leyla Sanyer, WMEA President
We are all about educating the whole child, say the mu- sic educators of Wisconsin. We put music at the center of each child’s life and help them to make connections between themselves
and their studies. It sounds lofty, but if you really sit down and think about it, there is only truth in these statements. How can we learn how to share this with those who have not benefitted from a strong music education? How can we share this with the decision makers, the lawmakers, the politicians?
We must all share what we know about the power of music learning. Start by joining us at the 2013 Wisconsin State Music Conference. Attend the biannual legislative breakfast and invite your state representatives and senators to join you. Network with your colleagues from other districts at the band, choir, orchestra and general music chat sessions. Come to the State Honors concerts to witness truly amazing musicianship from some of the state’s best performers. Check out the sessions that speak to current issues in education… differentiation, educator ef- fectiveness and more. Join your friends in lectures that bring new insights into your music classroom and reinforce ideas that you already hold onto as valuable. Wit- ness high school students looking ahead to college music study and bring them to our Aspiring Music Majors program at the conference. Hear our special guest Kalani speak about the value of music in our lives.
When WMEA leadership visited Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. this June, we were impressed with the fact that all the aides for our representatives and senators had been music students in high school and most still performed.
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As music educators we have so much to share with our colleagues, families, administrators and school boards. Learn- ing is fun in music because it works for individuals as well as within ensembles. Musicians are able to achieve flow. They can make connections between subjects, understand metaphor and see the cor- relation between their life and art. They can negotiate the tricky balance between the cognitive, kinesthetic and affective domains and they do it 100 percent of
the time they are in the music classroom. We can be leaders in educational policy, in classroom design and in authentic as- sessment.
We can dedicate ourselves to our students and their futures. We can dedicate our- selves to music: body, mind and soul!
Leyla Sanyer teaches grades 9-12 orchestra and music composition classes at Oregon High School. Email:
les@oregonsd.net
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