EDITORS’ NOTES We Will Be Heard! Hear Ye Hear Ye! Sound The Trumpet! Marty & Sally Hook, MSM editors
You are not alone. Sometimes you may feel isolated, especially if you are the only music teacher in your school. Your days and nights are so busy that it may be difficult to think about advocating for your students and for their music program’s future. The good news is that lots of work already has been done for you! MMEA leaders are ready to help with ideas for communication with parents, administrators, and the rest of the community.
We advocate for children and adults! We believe in the power of music to enrich our lives. WE SHALL BE HEARD! This issue of MSM contains a wealth of information about how music is important to our students. In the pages ahead, you will read about efforts made on your behalf to keep music education alive and vital in our
state and country. These contributors share their stories and their wisdom about effective teaching, and about how to advocate for music education in your school. Turn the page, and then keep turning the pages ahead. Fill yourself with inspiration.
It is time for you to do your part, too. You know how important you are in the lives of your students. You provide the opportunities for learning about and making music. Make a list of statements that you can share with students about how music is important in their lives. Write one of these statements into every lesson objective and share it at the beginning of class each day. Make posters of quotes from famous people about the importance of music, and display them in your classroom. Print statements advocating music education in your
concert programs. Prepare a very short advocacy speech to share at concerts. Include advocacy in your newsletters, online web pages, and social media. Do not let “I don’t know WHAT to say or HOW to say it” be a barrier; keeping you from advocating. IT IS EASY to find specific information and statements to share with the community. Read the articles ahead and find the “how to” from your elected and appointed MMEA officers.
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