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September 30, 2006
• National Anthem Project Roadshow update - Brian Gagnon and Mike Davis, from the Auburn School Department are taking
a group of 12 kids down to WCSH 6 TV in Portland to do a segment on the National Anthem Project. This segment will air on
Monday Oct 2nd between 5:30-and 6:00 AM. Yes we are leaving my school at 4:30 but the kids are pumped! From there we've
been invited to WBLM Radio to perform the National Anthem again on the LIVE RADIO broadcast. Should be a fun time. This
is all in an effort at letting people know about the MENC Sponsored National Anthem Road Show coming to Portland on Tuesday
Oct 3rd in Monument Square, Portland. We will be combining all of our Elementary Choruses (200 kids) in Auburn to participate
that day as well.
For those who was the CBS news stations in the morning Steve Schran will be having a few kids on air with them Monday at 6:15
ish...I believe.
In the Spirit of Making Music with Children,
Michael Davis
Sherwood Heights Music K-6
Maine Music Educators Assn, General Music VP
www.teacherweb.com
www.mainemmea.org
• Maine ACDA 1st Annual Women's Treble Festival -
Saturday, October 28, 2006
1st Baptist Church, Waterville, Maine
On Saturday, October 28, 2006 the Maine ACDA will sponsor a gathering of women's choirs for the purpose of sharing and supporting
women's choirs.
For more information and a registration form, go to http://www.mainemmea.org/otherevents.html
• National Anthem Project Survey - As you know MusicFriends have been strong supporters of MENC's National Anthem
Project. MENC is conducting a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the National Anthem Project. We'd greatly appreciate
your completing the online survey -- it will take less than five minutes. Please visit:
http://www.thenationalanthemproject.org/0906/survey.htm to take the survey.
Thank you for your help and for supporting music education!
The MusicFriends Team
 September 29, 2006
• JAPAN FULBRIGHT MEMORIAL FUND - More information is available on the Teacher Opportunities link at the left.
• Maine Arts Teachers Fellowship Program -
Deadline for calls of interest: November 17, 2006. More information is available on the Teacher Opportunities link at the
left.
September 28, 2006
• Executive Board Minutes from August are posted on the Exec Board Minutes and Reports page (see link on the left)
• Spotlight to Shine on School Music Programs in March 2007 “Music In Our Schools Showcase”
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces New Initiative to Highlight Music In Our Schools Month® 2007
RESTON, VA (September 1, 2006) -- MENC: The National Association for Music Education announced a new direction for Music In
Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) to coincide with the association’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The “Music In Our Schools
Showcase” is a program designed to spotlight school music programs, recognize superior performances, and promote the
importance of music education.
MENC K-12 members are invited to submit video recordings of their school choral or instrumental groups performing one song
from a list selected from past World’s Largest Concerts®. Each video must include an introduction featuring a principal,
superintendent, or local decision maker stressing the importance of music education and pride in the local program. An MENC
panel will choose finalists in several categories, and their videos will be posted on the MENC Web site during MIOSM. All
will be invited to vote online to choose the winners in each category, to be announced later in March.
“The Music In Our Schools Showcase is a new advocacy tool we’ve created to recognize music in our schools for
MENC’s next century,” said MENC President Lynn Brinckmeyer. “We’re referencing our past with songs
and curriculum from the World’s Largest Concert, but looking ahead to the use of new technology to raise awareness of
the importance of strong school music programs.”
The Music In Our Schools Showcase as the centerpiece for MIOSM is a change from the World’s Largest Concert (WLC), long
a project under the MIOSM banner, which will not be broadcast in 2007. “We so appreciate the teachers and students around
the world who have participated in the WLC over the last two decades,” said Brinckmeyer. “We hope the teachers
who made the WLC a success will embrace our new format for interaction with as much excitement as they brought to the previous
program.” Member concerns about scheduling, rising costs, and other factors led to the National Executive Board decision
to change direction. “Although is it not easy to see such a tradition come to an end, we are very excited to offer our
members the new opportunities presented by the Music In Our Schools Showcase,” she said.
September 24, 2006
• ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCACY needs your help! - Please go to the following website for the latest and greatest in Washington
politics as it applies to arts
education. menc.org/legislativememo
Pay particular attention to the next to the last story regarding sending your comments on NCLB. Clicking on the blue will
take you directly to a link where you make your comments. You don't have much time left to have input. Make sure you include
how it has impacted your programs.
September 23, 2006
• OCTOBER 1 DEADLINE - for submissions to the November issue of The Bulletin magazine. Scholarly articles are welcomed.
Please send your articles to editor@mainemmea.org ASAP!
September 15, 2006
• NEW MEDIA PROGRAM - UMO -some information about workshops being sponsored by the New Media Program here on campus.
That department has received a grant from the French consulate to present two music software technicians from IRCAM, the music
research center in Paris. These engineers have been working on a Music Education program (Musique Lab) for use in all French
public schools.
The Laptop Initiative people here in Maine are interested in having this software available throughout the state - I believe
that the Governor has already received a demonstration of it. Now New Media Program is able to make these engineers available
for on-site demonstrations, so that public school teachers can see what the program does.
Mike Scott, of the New Media Program, is scheduling two public demonstrations on campus, in the newly refurbished Lord Hall,
for 5PM on Thursday Sept. 21st, and again on Thursday Sept. 28th. For general information about the software and its creators
please contact Beth Wiemann at Beth_Wiemann@umit.maine.edu
Beth Wiemann
Associate Professor
University of Maine - School of Performing Arts
Orono, ME 04469-5788
(207) 581-1244
September 9, 2006
• General Music Fall Workshop - October 6 - Please see details and download a brochure on the General Music Activities
link to the left. Online registration is now available!
• SING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER WITH YOUR STUDENTS!! -
Make a Star-Spangled Musical Statement on September 14!
Add your voice on September 14 (9:00 a.m. local time) when schools and communities across the nation will sing “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.
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