Music In Our Schools Month Chair F
Andrew Salzman WMEA MIOSM Chair
acing the music can be taken in many different ways. One
could take it to mean as coming to terms with something. I feel that one major thing we have had to come to terms with has been cutbacks in many of our programs. Budgets are getting tight and the arts are feeling the squeeze. This may be in the form of fewer positions, fewer supplies, or even consolidation of positions.
However, I would like us to Face the Music in a different sense; we are resilient people. As much as it may hurt us, upset us, or outrage us, we bite the bullet and do what is best for the kids who we teach. March and Music in Our Schools Month are a long way off; however, planning activities now can be an integral way to prepare how to showcase what you and your students do. Use MIOSM as a way to help your community and your school district Face the Music that is your program. Help them to face what it is that your students are passionate about, what they devote so much time to, what affects their lives in such a positive manner.
The NAfME website has resources available, including sheet music to perform at a Concert for MIOSM, classroom items, and other advocacy items that can be utilized to spread the word about MIOSM. There are also many social media resources that are available during MIOSM to help spread awareness.
If you need help or a little inspiration to get your own MIOSM program going to help people in your communities and schools Face the Music, please feel free to contact me via email,
asalzman@crb1.net, at any time. Also, I will blast your emails in March with stories and ideas from around the
state and would love to include your plans.
I hope that your year is off to a great start, and have an awesome year. If you are new to the state, or to the profession, I welcome you and wish you the best of luck!
Andrew Salzman is currently in his sixth year of teaching in Carbon County School District #1. Having taught at Rawlins Elementary and Rawlins Middle Schools, he is now in his current position as Director of Bands and Head of the Fine Arts Department at Rawlins High School . He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. In addition to being a member of NAfME and WMEA, serving as Music in Our Schools Month Chair, he also serves as the South Big Horn Basin District President and is also a member of the WEA, currently serving as President of the Carbon One Educator’s Association.
Did you know . . . the average speaking pitch for women is a G above middle C? For men, the average is a G below middle C.
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WMEA State Music Conference The WMEA professional development conference is a large and diverse event for Wyoming music educators at all levels. The two-day conference contains over 50 sessions and meetings.
Music in Our Schools Month Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM) is NAfME’s annual celebration of music during the month of March, which engages music educators, students, and communities in promoting the benefits of high quality music programs in the schools.
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www.wyomea.org
Scholarships and Grants The WMEA offers two professional development matching funds grants. These $500 grants are available in the fall and spring, and any active member of the association may apply. Visit our website for more information.
WMEA also offers a $1000 scholarship to a pre-service teacher who is a current member of their collegiate NAfME chapter. Applications are available on the WMEA website from January 1 through March 1, with selection announced in April and awarded when the student begins student teaching.
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