A Special Message from The Canadian Brass
We invite you to enjoy this video from the Canadian Brass in support of the film project....
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Tag: Arts Education
Help us Tell The World of The True Importance of Music Education
We invite you to enjoy the latest video about the project. JOIN THE...
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Texas Music Educator Creates Innovative School Program that Turns Dented Instruments into Gold
[Editor: The following blog is based on the National Public Radio show, “Turning dented band...
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Parents and Teachers are in Harmony About Students Learning Music, New National Study Shows
Source: Namm Foundation A large majority believes that children should have opportunities to learn...
Read MorePolicy ALERT: New ESEA Draft Retains Core Academic Subjects, Adds Music
Last week, we received game changing news from NAfME and the Music Education Policy Roundtable. The new bipartisan Senate ESEA proposal, “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015,” would retain the core academic subject section from No Child Left Behind (including “arts”), and, additionally, would add “music,” as a specifically enumerated core academic subject.
Read MoreMusic Education Policy Roundtable Calls on Candidates
AMP is proud to be one of twenty-eight member organizations, under the umbrella of the Music Education Policy Roundtable, who have come together to call on politicians to confirm their support for quality classroom music...
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Do This One Thing to Advocate for Your School’s Music Program…
Your son is preparing backstage for his first ever Band concert. Your daughter is the featured...
Read MoreLexington Philharmonic Becomes Nation’s First Symphony Orchestra to Partner with AMP
Lexington Philharmonic Becomes Nation’s First Symphony Orchestra to Join Music Education Forces with The National Association of Music Parents Parents and K-12 Students to Benefit from Discounted Tickets to LexPhil Performance...
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Run Run Run
It happened. Every single school board member is a music parent complete with razor sharp...
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By Eliminating the Arts, We Are Undermining Our Founders’ Vision of America
Today’s guest post comes to us from Huffington Post contributor Nicholas Ferroni.
…All the founders, even Washington who was not as formally educated as the others, had love, respect and passion for philosophy, art and music, three subjects that are the basis for all humanities courses.
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Before the Need Becomes a Crisis: 4 Easy Ways to Support Music Education in Schools
You’ve seen the headlines about the economy and “failing” schools. We believe parents need to step up to get involved long before your local school board begins cutting costs…whether it’s with a scalpel, or with something worse! Think it can’t happen to you? Well, come on in and sit a spell…maybe it’s not too late for your school music program after all.
Read MoreSupporting Music Education at the Pennsylvania Capitol
Music programs in the elementary schools, along with art, physical education and library services were on the chopping block in Upper Darby, PA. Unthinkable! I came to Harrisburg to find out why, and to see if I could learn anything to share with music parents nationwide that might help. I met up with AMP CEO Scott McCormick, who flew out to attend to their school board meeting the night before and to speak at the rally as well.
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