Klarinet Archive - Posting 000447.txt from 2002/09

From: "Kimber" <wolfcry01@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Music/Academics studies?
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:42:00 -0400

I came upon this message by accident, but I noticed you mentioned MENC...My
band teacher gave me the papers for the honor band all northwest competition
thing, and I am going to sign up. I'm just going to play a solo on my
clarinet, but...Does anyone on this list have any ideas? I have to get the
music for the audition tape first, but after words, if I make
it...lol....I'm going to share it with the list all the way...lol
Kimber the Wrestler
----- Original Message -----
From: Aimee Cheers <cheers@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: Music/Academics studies?

> Jim,
>
> You definitely need studies and numbers to convince an administrator. I
> quick look about the MENC website turned up these articles. I think if
you
> start here you should find what you are looking for:
>
> http://www.menc.org/information/infoserv/info.htm
>
>
> Aimee Cheers
> www.pamusicteachers.org
> Ask me about Winds 'n Jazz in June!
>
> Jim wrote:
> As background, our superintendent has decided that to provide more time
for
> academics, they're going to phase out the instrumental music program in
the
> middle schools. (This is one more hairbrained scheme that has proven this
> man is an idiot, IMO.) They're only going to allow beginning band in the
> 9th grade, by the end of the phase out, and the band will essentially
> function only as a football pep band.
>
> One of our top family physicians told the board that they were making a
> serious mistake; that they were trying to dump the one program that
actually
> was statistically proven to improve academic scores.
>
> Does anyone know where such a (legitimate) study is that we could show to
> the school board? Any help is appreciated. They've already dropped the
6th
> grade program this year.
>
>
>
>
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