2. Welcome to the antepenultimate meeting The end is near. Please remain calm.

3. Gentle reminder Paperwork for EFE – 3 main parts Cooperating teacher form (check box form) Candidate reflection paper (including the Danielson Domain essay) – Don’t forget--you are the ‘candidate’ Daily journal of your EFE – All available in the pre-student teaching handbook Due May 6th!! – After that, the dreaded “I” grade happens

4. Music Education Professional Resources Things every music educator should know.

5. Professional Resources Organizations – Pedagogical (teaching) – Professional (gigging) Publications – Pedagogical – Scholarly

6. Organizations Public school based Professional based MENC ACDA ASTA AOSA OAKE NSBA AFM ABA MTNA ASCAP NASM NAMM AFTA MPA AFM ABA MTNA ASCAP NASM NAMM AFTA MPA

7. MENC Stands for “Music Educators National Conference” – 1907 Keokuk, Iowa – NEA (National Educational Association) MENC: The National Association for Music. – Umbrella organization for regions, states Conferences, festivals, events – Important advocacy organization for public school music Standards Monographs/white papers/benchmark statements – Important organization for scholarship in music education

8. MENC journals Teaching Music – Not ‘peer reviewed’ Music Educators Journal (MEJ) Journal of Research in Music Education (JRME) General Music Today (GMT) Update Journal of Music Teacher Education (JMTE)

9. ACDA American Choral Directors Association – 1959 – Promotes choral singing, repertoire Choralnet freebies are from this organization – Umbrella organization for regions, states – Conferences, festivals events Publications – Choral Journal – Chorteach (e-newsletter)

10. ASTA American String Teachers Association – Founded in 1950’s – Umbrella organization for regions, states. – Conferences, festivals, resources American String Teacher – Published quarterly

11. AOSA American Orff-Schulwerk Association – All Orff, all the time – Music and Movement – Conferences, workshops Publication – The Orff Echo

12. OAKE Organization of American Kodály Educators – Founded 1975 – All Kodály, all the time – Conferences, workshops Publications – Kodaly Envoy (quarterly) – Books, DVDs

13. NSBA National School Boards Association – Not associated with Music Education per se – Important for music educators to understand how school boards work How programs are funded How to advocate for arts at the local level

14. Organizations Public school based Professional based MENC ACDA ASTA AOSA OAKE NSBA AFM ABA MTNA ASCAP NASM NAMM AFTA MPA AFM ABA MTNA ASCAP NASM NAMM AFTA MPA

15. AFM American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada – “The Union” – Founded in 1896 – Local chapters all over the place – All about gigging, wages, contracts,etc Publication – Musician 1950’s statement on school musicians

16. ABA American Bandmasters Association – Invitational organization for Band conductors/composers – Conferences – Establish foundations/scholarships Journal of Band Research – Biannual publication

17. MTNA Music Teacher’s National Association – The MENC equivalent for private studio teaching – Founded 1876 – Provides certification and scholarship Journal – American Music Teacher

18. ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers – Copyright kickback group – Licensing/recording rights group – Deals primarily with audio recordings “mechanical rights” If you gig/arrange/compose at all, you (or your organization) should join.

19. NASM National Association of Schools of Music – Founded in 1924 – Accrediting agency for schools of music. Usually collegiate, but sometimes community or pre-collegiate Provides stats that are useful to public school teachers on where to send students

20. NAMM International Music Products Association – (National Association of Music Merchants) – Founded 1901 – Non-profit organization for music business Instruments, lighting, speakers, sound boards, etc.

21. AFTA Americans for the Arts – Founded in 1960 – Organization for promoting all of the Fine Arts – Clearing house for advocacy, funding information, residency programs, business partnerships, etc.

22. MPA Music Publishers Association – Founded in 1895 – Deals with copyright issues of print or sheet music Similar to ASCAP – If you do any composing/arranging for profit, you want to join this group

24. Why do you care? Short term – Praxis II Knowledge Comprehension

25. Long term You will encounter difficulties that these organizations will help you overcome. – Application You may have complex difficulties that need the assistance of more than one of these organizations – Analysis There may emerge a new difficulty for which these is no organizational support, and you’ll need to start an organization – Synthesis You may find yourself in an advocacy role in which your knowledge of these organizations will allow you to influence others/policy – Evaluation There may emerge a new difficulty for which these is no organizational support, and you’ll need to start an organization – Synthesis You may find yourself in an advocacy role in which your knowledge of these organizations will allow you to influence others/policy – Evaluation

27. MPA