Reynolds, A. M., & Conway, C. M. (2003). Service-learning in music education methods: Perception of participants. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 155, 1-10.


Reynolds, A. M., Jerome, A., Preston, A. L., & Haynes, H. (2005). Ser- vice-learning in music education: Participants’ reflections. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 165, 79-91.


Robinson, M. (1998). A collabora- tion model for school and community music educa- tion. Arts Education Policy Review, 100(2), 32-39. doi: 10.1080/10632919809599454


Mitchell Robinson profiles the East- man-Rochester Partnership, a collabo- ration between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester City School District designed to provide a new model of urban music education and restore a once vibrant inner-city school music program. Descriptions of several more noteworthy Eastman School-Rochester CSD music educa- tion projects are included. Implications include the removal of perceived in- stitutional barriers and shared respon- sibility for music education among all stakeholders in the urban environment.


Soto, A. C., Lum, C-H., & Camp- bell, P. S. (2009). A university- school music partnership for music education majors in a culturally distinctive community. Journal of Research in Music Education, 56(4), 338-356. doi: 10.1177/0022429408329106


This article documents a university- school collaboration called Music Alive! in the Valley (MAV), which brought together preservice music educators and university faculty with students and teachers in a Mexican American community. Activities include in-class teaching, cultural


23


learning opportunities and homestays, performances, and meetings with administrators. Benefits of the partner- ship included a wide variety of music taught to elementary students and pre- service educators becoming intrigued with the idea of teaching in a rural elementary context.


Online resources


Oregon Symphony Community Music Partnership: The Oregon Symphony created its Community Music Partnership program for rural communities in the state as a means of developing or sustaining/enriching existing K-12 music education pro- grams. Activities included extensive professional development, school performances, music director and in- strument clinics, and interdisciplinary projects. http://www.orsymphony.org/ edu/comm_cmp.aspx


A movie demonstrating the Commu- nity Music Partnership in action may be found at:http://www.orsymphony. org/video/edu/cmp/index.aspx


2001 Charles Fowler Colloquium on Innovation in Arts Education: The Art of Partnership: The Uni- versity of Maryland hosted this event as a means to explore collaborations between schools and communities for the enhancement of learning in the arts. Papers delivered at the Collo- quium by some of the nation’s leading authorities on arts collaborations may be downloaded from the following website: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/ fowler/fowler2001


The Arts Partnership Program Reports from the Colloquium (http://www. lib.umd.edu/binaries/content/assets/ public/scpa/2001-reports.pdf) gives excellent detail on arts partnerships that were taking place in the metropol- itan Baltimore/Washington area at the time of the 2001 Colloquium. These partnerships could serve as a model for new arts collaborations.


The following websites may also be of assistance for those looking for additional information on community music:


Adult and Community Music Special Research Interest Group (SRIG): http://acmesrig.wordpress. com/


International Society for Music Education (ISME) Community Music Activity Commission: http:// www.isme.org/cma


Daniel J. Albert is a Ph.D. student in music education at Michigan State University. Previously, Daniel taught middle school general and instru- mental music in Longmeadow, Mas- sachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan.


Advertising and Corporate Sponsorship


We offer numerous advertising levels to fit your needs. Ads start at as little as $75 per issue and include your logo and website hotlink on our website, www.mmeamichigan.org.


Corporate Sponsorships are also available at various levels designed to fit every budget. Support MMEA or be the title sponsor of one of our many fine events.


For more information please con- tact Cory Micheel-Mays, MMEA Exexutive Director: (517) 748-6518 OR cmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46