Nintendo’s Wii Music Strikes a Chord with Music Educators
New Partnerships Bring Fun Music Software to Classrooms Nationwide
Music instructor Eileen Jahn of St. Philip's Academy in Newark, N.J., instructs (from bottom left to right) students Jordan Taylor,
Andrew Vollenberg, Haraan Ransom and Morgan Scott as they match handbell notes playing the Wii Music "Handbell Har-
mony" mini-game on Dec. 16, 2008. St. Philip's is among the first schools to incorporate Wii consoles and Wii Music software
into its music lesson plans via Nintendo's educational collaboration with the MENC: The National Association for Music Educa-
tion. (Photo: Business Wire)
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo’s new Wii Music™ game is spreading from the family room to
the classroom, thanks to newly formed collaborations with select schools and educators. To help inspire students and
promote an active appreciation for music, Nintendo is working with teachers to incorporate Wii™ consoles and Wii
Music software into their lesson plans to offer teachers a unique tool for creativity and improvisation.
Nintendo’s collaborators in this effort include MENC: The National Association for Music Education, which is
recognized as the world’s largest arts education organization and as a teaching resource for all levels from preschool to
graduate school. MENC will help teachers in 51 cities across the nation integrate Wii Music into their curricula, making
use of the game’s 60-plus instruments and fun array of tutorial exercises in rhythm, tempo and song structure.
“The goal of Wii Music is to inspire people of all ages to enjoy music,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of
America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “By partnering with educators and bringing Wii Music into
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