President’s Message
Lisa Furman
Greetings and happy fall! I want to take this opportunity to welcome our new journal editor, Dr. Christina Hornbach. As you may recall, Christina previously served the Mich- igan Music Education Association in the role of President from 2012-2014. We are thrilled to have Dr. Hornbach serving as the new journal editor, and thank you for once again, graciously offering your skills, leadership and service to the Michigan Music Education Association.
Te Michigan Music Educators Journal is one example of the valuable resources and pro- fessional development support we offer for music educators in our state. Te MMEA also provides numerous musical opportunities for students, and advocates for music education at the state and federal levels. We hope you are able to take advantage of these exciting offerings, and encourage you to visit the MMEA website and social media feeds to stay informed about our upcoming events.
We certainly hope to see you all at the 15th Annual Michigan Music Conference, which will take place January 16th-18th, 2020. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the confer- ence in Grand Rapids, several special events will occur, including a free Bobby McFerrin Tursday evening concert for all registered music educator conference participants, a Friday evening social hour at a local venue with live music, and games and prizes in the exhibit hall throughout the conference. Keep an eye out for additional details soon.
Te headliner for the 2020 music conference will be Dr. John Feierabend, professor emer- itus and former director of education at the University of Hartford’s, Te Hartt School. MMEA will also sponsor over 80 lecture and demonstration-based workshops through- out the conference, and will once again host a research pre-conference, technology pre-conference and elementary general music pre-conference. We will also host our second annual Friday aſternoon awards ceremony and social hour. Tis exciting event provides a fantastic backdrop for our annual awards ceremony, and a great opportunity to net- work and meet up with your colleagues in a
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fun and relaxing atmosphere. We hope to see you there, at what is shaping up to be the best MMC yet!
For the 2020 conference, we are also excited to welcome our N.C Division President, Judy Bush. Judy will be leading a work session with the MMEA board at our meeting on Tursday aſternoon, and will join us at the awards ceremony and social hour, among other events during the conference. If you are able to attend any of these events, we hope you will help us extend a warm Michigan welcome to Judy, and thank her for her ser- vice as our division representative. A role that will next be held by our very own Dr. Karen Salvador; the immediate past-president of the MMEA. We are looking forward to having Karen represent our state at the division and national levels in this important position. Tank you Karen for your leadership!
Te MMEA is proud to be the leader in the advancement of music teaching and learning in the great state of Michigan, serving stu- dents, and outstanding music educators such as yourself! We encourage you to take full advantage of your NAfME/MMEA mem- bership by attending one of our professional development events, or by utilizing available resources such as the online journals, nation- al music standards, and advocacy tools. Te benefits of your MMEA membership also includes student performance opportunities such as the Elementary Honors choir, or participation in one of the Instrumental Band clinics offered in the spring, among others. We hope to see you at many of our exciting events this year, and on behalf of the board of the Michigan Music Education Association, wish you the very best for a great 2019-2020 school year!
All the best!
Lisa J. Furman, Ph.D. President Michigan Music Education Association
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