President’s Message
Lisa Furman
Greetings all. It was great seeing so many of you at the 2019 Michigan Music Conference! Te MMC is always such a great place to enrich and refresh our music teaching through fantastic professional development sessions, to enjoy reconnecting with old friends, and the opportu- nity to make new ones. We hope you were able to attend the conference and be a part of our lively first annual MMEA social hour! Tis event provided an exciting backdrop for our annual awards presentation. Tis year MMEA was proud to present awards to:
Amy Fenton, 2018 Music Educator of the Year Michael Norman, 2018 Award of Merit Denise Wilkinson, 2018 Award of Merit
Amy Sierzega, 2018 Hilda Humphrey Service Award
Paul Soma, 2018 Outstanding Administrator Award
Congratulations again, to these outstanding music educators and supporters!
If you were not able to attend this year’s confer- ence, we certainly hope you will make plans to attend next year’s conference, which will mark the 15th anniversary of the MMC in Grand Rapids. In the meantime, we encourage you to take advantage of the numerous professional development and student events we still have planned for this year! Be sure to mark your calendars to attend one of the popular instru- mental music clinics, or the thrilling Marching Music Academy (powered by DCI and featuring the Bluecoats) on June 20. Tis summer we will also host the technology workshop on June 26, at the University of Michigan, and teacher share sessions. Look for more information about these great events on our website, or social media plat- forms (Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest).
Tis spring the MMEA hosted our fourth annual Michigan Music Education Advocacy day, which took place Tursday, April 11, 2019 in Lansing. On advocacy day, teams of music representa- tives meet with legislators to advocate for music education. Tis important event also includes a lunchtime concert featuring student musicians in the Capitol Rotunda. In June, MMEA will also send representatives to Washington D.C to participate in the National Association for Music
Education Capitol Hill day and National Assem- bly. Tis special event involves music educator representatives from across the country coming together in our nation’s capital, to send a unified message to Congress about the importance of funding and support for music education for all students! MMEA is proud to represent our members at the state and national level, and to be the leading advocacy organization for music teachers and students in the state of Michigan!
Your MMEA continues to work hard to provide new opportunities and unwavering support to music educators, students, parents and commu- nity members in the state of Michigan. We have experienced tremendous growth over the past five plus years, and the future of the organization looks bright! New events such as the MMEA social hour offers networking opportunities, and the new board and committee structure provides more openings for members to become actively involved in MMEA. If you are not currently par- ticipating in any of the broad-ranging MMEA events and activities, or would like to seek out additional levels of participation for you and your students, we encourage you to reach out to a MMEA representative. Let us know how you would like to be involved, or share your ideas about new events you would like to see MMEA add to our already exciting line-up.
Te success of this great organization would not be possible without the incredible work of our executive director, Cory Mays, or the amazing board and committee members who generously share their time and talents to this organization in countless ways. Terefore, in closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank a very special board member who has elected to step away from her current demanding role with MMEA this spring. Please join me in thanking our Michigan Music Educator Journal Editor for the past 5 years, Abigail Butler. Abby, we appre- ciate your extraordinary efforts toward making the journal such a valuable resource for our members. You will be missed! On behalf of the MMEA board and members, thank you for your years of service to the Michigan Music Educa- tion Association.
All the best!
Lisa J. Furman, Ph.D. President Michigan Music Education Association
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