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August 31, 2005
•New Job Opening - See Member Services page.
• General Music Fall Workshop info is available on the General Music Activities page
• Plan Your September 14 Anthem Anniversary Event
Add your voice on September 14 (9:00 a.m. local time) when schools and communities across the nation will be singing "The
Star-Spangled Banner" to celebrate the anniversary of our national anthem. Invite your local teachers, parents, schools, and
community leaders to join in singing this song together. Plan an event to showcase the important role music teachers play
in passing our American heritage from one generation to the next. Materials are available at http://www.thenationalanthemproject.org/sept14.html to help you participate and get media coverage for your event.
• WANTED: Business Manager to handle advertising for The Bulletin. Please contact Barbara Packales at bbpackales@aol.com.
 August 24, 2005
•First Chair All Stars
Thursday & Friday, August 25 & 26, Rockport Opera House, 8PM - Check out Other Musical Events on the Members page.
August 19, 2005
•MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music
Educators - See the Member Services page for details!
August 17, 2005
•MusicFriends has a new HTML format. If you cannot receive HTML emails or have trouble reading yours, the newsletter
is also posted online at http://www.musicfriends.org/newsletter.html. .
August 16, 2005
• Deadline for articles and ads for The Bulletin has been extended to August 23. All handbook updates
need to be completed at that time, as well.
•MENC Member Update: Special Announcement for MENC Members -- Help Start a Tri-M Chapter!
I am sure you know a middle school or high school music teacher who does not have a Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter at their
school. Many teachers say they can't start a Tri-M chapter because of funding. MENC has an answer!
Please check out the flyer we now have available online Tri-M Member Donor form (in pdf), find a potential donor to forward it to, and encourage your middle or high school music colleague to work with that donor
to start a Tri-M chapter this fall.
Tri-M and the students in these programs are the future of music education! Tri-M validates our students' music success while
offering leadership training and service opportunity. Tri-M members are the best candidates to become music teachers. Tri-M
members that do not become music teachers will become community leaders who will be music education's strongest advocates.
If every MENC member were to help start JUST ONE Tri-M chapter, amazing results for music education would come of it!
August 12, 2005
•August 12, 2005 MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music Educators
MENC RESOURCE: UPDATE Yearbook
INTERACT: Question of the Month - Summer into Fall
MENC RESOURCES: First Look at MIOSM 2006!
PARTICIPATE: High School Teachers - Survey on the Way!
MEMBER OFFER: August Specials
NEWS: East Greenwich Children Experience the Benefits of Music through the Music School of the Rhode Island Philharmonic
See the Member Services page for the details!
August 8-9, 2005
• Summer Executive Board Retreat was held at UMO on Monday and Tuesday. We worked hard and enjoyed social time
to get to know one another better. Rob Westerberg was our Master Facilitator for the two days.
We will be focusing our attention on many issues, some old and some new, in the upcoming month.
Look for the results of this intensive assembly to appear soon.
• The fall issue of The Bulletin will include the Handbook with all of the rules, regulations and forms
for the school year 2005/2006. Complimentary copies will be mailed to all teachers of record (both member and non-member),
schools and potential advertisers. Look for your issue to arrive the beginning of September!
August 6, 2005
• LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER has opened its virtual online stage door for you and your students! The live broadcast of
"A Concert In Mozart's House," was on July 28. Click here to watch the interviews and share them with your students: www.lincolncenter.org/lflc/lctv/index.html.
August 5, 2005
• MENC Member Update: News and Opportunities for Music Educators
INTERACT: Question of the Month - Summer into Fall
NEWS: August TM News
MEMBER OFFER: August Specials
PARTICIPATE: Requests for Proposals
PARTICIPATE: Call For Research Papers, MENC 2006 National Conference
SUPPORT MUSIC EDUCATION: Shop at Amazon.com Via MENC’s Web Site
NEWS: Read These Stories about International Music Education Issues
Click on the Member Services Link for full details!
August 3, 2005
• Surry Music Therapy Center 2005 Summer Seminar Series - Info on the Member Services Page under Other Events.
• Board Retreat at UMO begins at 10:30 Monday morning.
August 2, 2005
• Advertisers in THE BULLETIN can now pay for their advertising with a credit card. See the link on THE BULLETIN
page.
• Executive Board Leadership Retreat is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at UMO. Hard work and lots of coffee will
be the order of the two days! Look for the results of this retreat to be highlighted at the end of next week.
July 26, 2005
• New job openings posted on Member Services page.
• Spinfest!! A Winterguard Opportunity. Info is on the Member Services page under Other Musical Events
July 25, 2005
• DEADLINE! The first issue of The MMEA Bulletin Magazine for the new school year will come out in September.
The DEADLINE is August 19. Advertisers and all articles need to be submitted right away.
• Bay Chamber Concerts - Summer Festival Specials are on the Member Services page under Other Musical Events. Special
pricing for the Summer.
July 22, 2005
• The 2005-2006 Handbook is almost ready to go to print! August 12 is the final deadline. Contact: Lance Schanck, Handbook Editor
• New Tech Tools Grant from Best Buy - See Grants and Services under Member Services.
July 21, 2005
• The National Anthem Project on FOX Sports Net, July 23 -
The National Anthem Project will be an important part of this year's 39h Annual Victor Awards, the longest running sports
award show on TV.
• Plan Your September 14 Event!
Add your voice on September 14 when schools and communities across the nation will be singing "The Star-
Spangled Banner" to celebrate the anniversary of our national anthem.
• The National Anthem Project continues to be an important part of DCI competitions across the country. The DCI World
Championships will be held August 11-13, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass and at Marciano Stadium in Brockton, Mass.
For
information on any of the above events, please go to: www.thenationalanthemproject.org
July 20, 2005
• The Maine Arts Commission has a new interactive website - See details on the Member Services page under Grants
and Opportunities.
• Plans for the Summer Leadership Retreat at UMO are underway. Contact Rob Westerberg for details.
July 18, 2005
• Calendar dates are being finalized. Contact Lance Schanck with any changes or additions. Use the Calendar link at the left to see the current dates!
July 16, 2005
• Website undergoes a new design change. Members asked for input.
• ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award
nominations open - See details on the Member Services page under Grants and Opportunities.
July 15, 2005
• Monday's Dr. Phil Show will highlight the important role of music education. More information about the show
can be found at www.drphil.com Check your local listings for when it will air in your area!
• New job listed in Member Services!
July11, 2005
• NEWS: MENC MARIACHI EVENT FEATURED IN RESTON CONNECTION NEWSPAPER - As part of the National
Assembly, MENC state leaders gathered at the Reston Town Center Pavilion for an evening of Mariachi Music provided by the
celebrated group, “Mariachi Los Amigos.” This event marked the launch of MENC’s national effort to raise
awareness of Mariachi music as an important facet of music education. To read the article, go to Mariachi Article
Banquet Pictures - Leadership Assembly
July 10, 2005
July 9, 2005
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