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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Marcia Russell, WMEA State Chair, Choral
When I first started my teaching career and was asked the question, “What do you do?” I proudly answered: “I am a music teacher.” In my fourth year of teaching, I had the good fortune of hear-
ing Eph Ehly answer the same question. His answer: “I am a teacher of students through music.” These words profoundly impacted my teaching philosophy. They have guided me as I have taught at the high school and middle school level, and they give me strength in my newest adventure,
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teaching kindergarteners (hence the title of this article)! With the recent passing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), now more than ever my role as an educa- tor of students through the art of music (i.e. music educator) is championed at the national level. It is very important to remember that Wisconsin has long been a leader in music education, and I hope you will allow me to “toot our own horn” and discuss some of the ways Wisconsin is proudly, MusicStrong.
Head
The head of state for music in Wisconsin is our WMEA ‘brain trust,’ and they are at the top of their game: Leyla Sanyer (national level), Lynn Seidl, Jim Scheuer, Kati Seiter, Brad Schneider (and others I apologize for not listing) represented Wisconsin at the NAfME Hill Day in Washington D.C. last spring. Our leader- ship continually puts Wisconsin at the front of music education. The next step for them is looking at the new national standards for music education and adopt- ing them for Wisconsin. If you use social media, make sure to like the WMEA Fa- cebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/ groups/WisconsinMEA/ (requires login) or follow any of the above on Twitter, and you will see how they are making a differ- ence at the national and state levels.
Wisconsin Advocates for Music Educa- tion (WAME) recently trained music educators from all over Wisconsin to advocate for music education in a Day of Action. No matter your political affilia- tion, this group of dedicated educators has committed to making positive connections with local and state legislators. WAME’s goal is to have music educators and com- munity members representing all 33 of the Wisconsin senate districts. If you are interested in learning more, please visit
http://wame.wmea.com.
“I am a teacher of students through music.”
Shoulders
As confident as I am in our current WMEA leadership, credit must be given to those whose shoulders we stand on: the excel- lent music educators and forward think- ers who have come before us. One of Wisconsin’s proudest and longest lasting contributions to music education is the Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance (CMP) Project. CMP is cel- ebrating its 40th year! The longevity of this model, and its adaptability to every educational initiative that has been sent from above, is a testament to the found- ing fathers and mothers of CMP: Mike George, Will Schmid, Jan Tweed, Jeanne Julseth, Richard Gaarder, to name a few (see photo of the original committee in the online edition). If you have never attended a CMP summer workshop, or even if you attended the workshop in June, I highly recommend committing yourself to a more in-depth look at CMP. (Next summer’s workshop is July 10-14, 2017 at Concordia University in Mequon. You could also attend one of the CMP centered sessions at the Wisconsin State Music Conference in October, or the winter workshop at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education February 3–4.) Through the work of CMP chair and past chairs Randy Swiggum, Margaret Jenks and Chris Gleason, CMP has reached international audiences! For more information, see the CMP website
http://www.wmeamusic.org/CMP or like the Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance Facebook page.
Wisconsin is known for many other pow- erful, impactful programs for students and teachers alike. The annual Wisconsin
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