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MSFQ Tips for April 2022
Standing for "More to Start, Fewer to Quit," MSFQ is an open-source, monthly newsletter brought to you by the Music Achievement Council. Each month, this free resource will feature a recruiting idea, retention idea, and tip for success for…
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Maximize visual design expertise for an educational approach to student success
If you don’t have the design experience, or your time is spread too thin, you could decide to outsource your visual design. GPG Music Director of Customer Relations and award-winning designer Aaron Hines, shared some insights on engaging a…
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7 Steps to Grow Your Music Program
Great music educators are a dedicated and passionate lot. There’s the excitement of planning out a new year with new ideas and new repertoire. How thrilling it is to find and bring to life a “winner piece” that will inspire your students,…
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Empower Your Newly Appointed Student Leaders
Empower Your Newly Appointed Student Leaders
Student leaders burgeon with guidance while support your program
Preparing for the end of this school year generally also means preparing for the start of the next school year by selecting…
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Music improves wellbeing and quality of life, research suggests
“Music,” wrote the late neurologist Oliver Sacks, “has a unique power to express inner states or feelings. Music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation.”
A new analysis has empirically confirmed something that rings true…
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Composing Tips for the beginner
Composing Tips for the beginner
Listen to your world, dissect music your way, trust your fellow musicians
GPG Music’s Shaun Salem, music educator, conductor and composer, discussed his composing process with advice for new writers.…
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Summer Workshop
Nothing like a snowy 20-degree day to make anyone think of summer band camp, right? Those of us in the activity know that whatever the temperature may be outside, marching band is with us year-round. For most band directors, the beginning…
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Understanding Implicit Bias in Music Education; Recognize and Appreciate All Voices
Black History Month started with the intent to educate children about the contributions and achievements of Black Americans. Historian Carter G. Woodson chose February because both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had…
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Aerosol Study Educator Survey
Action Alert. Music educators are urged to participate in the Music Program - COVID Check In #2 to identify and track how music programs across the United States have been impacted during the COVID pandemic. Participation in this survey…
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Rousseau Mouthpieces Celebrates 50 Years with New ER50 models
Savannah, GA..... ..... In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Rousseau Mouthpieces has announced the introduction of the all new ER50 Series mouthpieces. The first new Rousseau mouthpiece models to be introduced in almost a decade, the…
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School Band is Vital to Academic and SEL Development
“Music,” wrote Plato, “is a more potent instrument than any other for education.” What wise elders intrinsically knew 25 centuries ago has by now been thoroughly documented by modern science. The benefits of playing a musical instrument on…
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Band Music New and Old
Band conductors need to constantly look for music that is artistically interesting and of educational value. I have written about this in some detail in the past and would urge readers to consult previous issues of Tempo if interested. (For…
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