THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
Administration & Advocacy Dennis Argul
Jazz House Kids
dennisargul@gmail.com
Administration The New Jersey Administrators Association held its first meeting of our general membership on Friday, October 5, 2019.
The topic, moderated by Jonathan Harris Supervisor of Related Arts, Northern Valley Regional High School District, was en- titled “Observing the Arts: What to Look For”. Guest panelists included: Cydnee Perman - Art Teacher, South Valley Elemen- tary School, Moorestown; Patricia Rowe - Supervisor of Arts & Technology, Moorestown Township Schools; Charles Miller - Theatre Educator, Northern Valley Regional High School; Melissa Sande - Dance Educator, West Orange High School; and Valerie Luther - Music Teacher, South Valley Elementary School, Moorestown. The membership had a lively question and answer session with great discussion with all the panelisrs and all participants felt empowered with more information at the end of the session.
The NJMAA is excited about the increased membership this year and the level of engagement by our new members is im-
pressive. Upcoming meeting topics include the following
• November 30th - Roundtable Discussion: Making Time for the Arts- Scheduling Ideas for Elementary and Middle School - Matthew Lorenzetti
• February 1st - “You’re Taking 100 Students to Where&?”- Low Stress, High Reward Strategies for Traveling -Tom Weber • April 5th - Addressing the New Creative Standards: Incorporating Jazz? - Dennis Argul • June 7th - Getting STEAM-rolled! How to get the A in STEAM - Joe Akinskas As always, in addition to the information presented during our sessions, the NJMAA provides unique opportunities for net-
working, collaboration, and the sharing of ideas with other arts administrators. Whether you are new or a veteran, participation in NJMAA can help you adapt to, and effectively meet, the ever-changing challenges of music and arts education. Meetings begin at 9 00 am. Our meeting location is: Rutgers Club Livingston Dining Commons 85 Avenue E Piscataway, NJ 08854 The club is on the second floor. For more information, please visit
www.njmaa.org. Please share this with your district administrators!
Advocacy ‘Making the Case for Music Education’ The following is reprinted with permission from the ‘Spirit of Harmony’ Foundation When the Spirit of Harmony Foundation uses the term “moral imperative,” we are doing so in response to the massive amount
of empirical evidence that makes a strong case for Music Education being so good for children. It is necessary for no child to be denied the opportunity to learn music. Music Education levels the playing field for children, so their particular life circumstances and challenges can be mitigated by the benefits derived from learning music.
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