1. Evan Wulf

2.  How education through musical programs has a positive effect on intellectual development, brain activity, and artistic creativity  Theory and performance

3.  Music programs are targets for budget cuts  Schools don’t consider them a high priority for teaching  Many schools don’t have music education at all

4.  Elementary school:  Show choir (2 years)  Musical instrument (1 year)  Middle school:  High ranked concert band (3 years)  Jazz band (2 years)  Other ensembles (1-2 years)

5.  High school:  High ranked concert band (4 years)  Jazz band (2.5 years)  Full orchestra (1 year)  Musical pit orchestra (1 year)  Indoor percussion (1 year)  Music theory (1 year)  Basketball pep crew (4 years)  Other ensembles (2-4 years)

6.  Present:  Non-occupational composing  Other:  Presentational speech in high school about similar topic (not extensive)  Recent News:  High school program cuts

7.  Very intense issue among school boards  Exceedingly abundant resources (internet, books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, etc.)  MENC: The National Association for Music Education  Website

8.  Middle school band director:  Several years of teaching experience  High school band director:  Five years of teaching experience in Perry Township  Taught band in Tennessee previously  High school orchestra director:  Several years of teaching experience  Very passionate about her work  High school orchestra director’s husband:  Performs in ensembles across the country as occupation  Very passionate about his work  Has several theories on subject

9.  Show why music education is important  Explain why it should not be first in line for budget/program cuts  Ethical values  My experiences  Other

10.  2/13: Contact interviewers  2/15-2/28: Literary Review  3/1-3/14: Argumentative Essay  Interview Report:  Varies depending on when interviews are able to be conducted

11.  Interviewing multiple people will present a challenge in scheduling  Also affects timetable  High school’s financial business may not want to be disclosed