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Arbor, Ira Lax of the Ann Arbor Public Library describes the Library Songsters project, an exciting partnership between the Library and local schools and local musicians, and “a very natural coming together of teachers and tradi- tion bearers,” as Lax puts it. And finally, we visit Detroit to hear about two partnerships that engage with the Detroit Public Schools (DPS). Focusing on the power of partner- ship to help students imagine a better future for themselves and their communities, Patricia Hall shows how students from the Detroit Public Schools have benefitted from a partnership between DPS and the Detroit Jazz Festival. Lauri Hogle adopts the image of a partner song to describe how the Detroit’s Children’s Choir (DCC) engages with the community through partnerships. The DCC’s wish, she notes, is “for our partner song to contribute to the renewal


of beauty and hope for Detroit.” And she ends by saying that “true partners hold each other up during challenging times.”


It has been an honor to serve as guest editor for this issue. Thank you to the many authors who devoted time this past summer documenting projects and sharing their views of the rewards and challenges of school-community part- nerships. The evidence provided confirms the symbiotic relationship of music in school and in the community, and it inspires new hope for the future trajectory of music educa- tion.


Marie McCarthy University of Michigan


Guidelines for Submitting Articles Writing for the Michigan Music Educator


The following guidelines should be of help to both prospective and established authors:


1. The Editor encourages the submission of manuscripts on all phases of music education at every instructional level. Please note the contributor’s deadlines listed below (step 12).


2. Manuscripts should be concise, to-the-point, and well-structured. An average length for a feature article is from 3 to 4 double spaced, typewritten pages, with a maximum of 2,500 words. An average length for a column article is from 1 to 2 double spaced, typewritten pages, with a maximum of 1,200 words.


3. Avoid generalities and complex constructions. The article will generally be more interesting, have more impact, and be more per- suasive if you try to write in a straightforward & clear manner.


4. You may use any writing style as long as it is appropriate to the type of article you are submitting. Be sure to use the correct form in the References section. If you have questions pertaining to style, please do not hesitate to contact the Editor.


5. Michigan Music Educator is always pleased to receive photographs with a manuscript especially when those photographs enhance the information in the text. Digital photos are preferred in pdf, jpg or tiff formats. Please insure all subjects in photographs have provided permission to be included in a publication. Please contact the Editor for a sample media release form.


6. Music examples, diagrams, and footnotes should appear on separate pages at the end the manuscript. 7. Include biographical information on each author with the submitted manuscript. 8. Manuscripts should be submitted via email attachment, saved in a MS Word for Windows or Mac format. If this is not possible, please contact the Editor for alternatives.


9. In accordance with the “Code of Ethics,” submitting a manuscript indicates that it has not been published previously and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, either in its entirety or in part. Distribution on the Internet may be considered prior publication and may compromise the originality of the paper as a submission to the MME. Authors should describe in what form and how a manuscript has been previously disseminated. Authors are expected to comply with APA ethical standards and institutional and federal regulations in the treatment of human subjects (www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html).


10. The Michigan Music Educator assumes copyright of all published articles. 11. Submissions should be sent to 12. Cory Micheel-Mays (Executive Director): cmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


Contributor’s deadlines: Spring Issue: January 15 Fall Issue: May 15


Winter Issue: September 15


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Regular mail correspondence may be sent to: MMEA


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