10 results for author: Dick Clardy

Joplin Music Relief Project

I wanted to thank the many contributors to the Joplin Music Relief Project and list them below! Abilene Christian Schools – Abilene, TX Action Trophies & Awards, Bart Bailey – Carrollton, TX Alexander, Aaron Allen, Carol – West Melbourne, FL – Donation to Band Baker, Sheryl – Bentonville, AR Beaver Dam High School, Richard Zeman – Beaver Dam, WI Bonathan, Kathy Brown, Carolyn – Conway, AR Central Kitsap Junior High Band, Jennifer Jenkins – Silverdale, WA Carroll Musical Instrument Rentals – New York, NY Claudia Taylor Johnson High School – San Antonio, TX Clements, Katherine Coleman, Brian Coons, Kevin Cox, ...

Joplin Music Project Final Update

Good Day, I wanted to take a moment to update all of our interested sponsors and giving partners on the status of gifts that The Foundation for Music Education generated and forwarded to the Joplin Schools for their music programs.    I want to thank all persons and organizations for their generosity.  A total of #14,2264.06 was donated.  The monies collected and donated were designated for a specific ensemble and/or equally divided between the band, choir, and orchestra programs. I have also attached a message responding to the music donation from the Joplin High School principal, Dr. Kerry Sachetta. The amounts forwarded: August ...

General Information on Successful Mentoring by MERN

General Information on Mentoring Statistics: • “Teachers new to the profession are more likely to leave than their more experienced counterparts.” - Is There Really a Teacher Shortage? By Richard Ingersoll • According to the National Education Association, in urban districts, 50 percent of newcomers leave the profession within their first five years. • According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 88 percent of new teachers involved in mentoring programs that meet once a week report substantial improvement to their instructional skills. Characteristics of Successful Mentors • Experienced and successful individu...

Top Twenty Reasons A Child Should Study Music by Debora Torres Patel

Music is like math and Spanish or Latin: It's a foreign language, one that can help develop learning, motor and comprehension skills. Learning music or playing an instrument opens doors to new opportunities. What's more, music's fun.   All you need to do is visit the kids’ audio/video section of your local CD shop and you will be bombarded with a multitude of educational enhancement products to buy. You may find ‘Baby Einstein’ or ‘Brainy Baby’ and an abundance of similar merchandise to make your child smarter. These types of goods can be a wonderful way to introduce music to your children before the age of three. However, nothing can ...

2nd Annual Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto Memorial Scholarship

Travis Marks is a senior at West Texas A&M University pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He was born and raised in Midland, Texas and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 2008. Travis was a member of the TMEA All-State Band in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and was selected as the TSSEC Outstanding Soloist for Trombone in 2008. Since being a student at WT, Travis has participated in every ensemble offered for his instrument including The West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and Trombone Choir. He has had the opportunity to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association, The College Band ...

Cavalcade Showcase of Music Announced

“This is the closest sound I have ever heard to Carnegie Hall.” Isaac Stern, Violinist, applauding the acoustics of the Pikes Peak Center following his 1983 performance. We are proud to announce that we will be continuing the Cavalcade Showcase of Music Festival in 2011 at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs. Choice Music Events has entered into an agreement to continue this excellent festival in conjunction with, and on behalf of, The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. Choice Music Events is a full service festival company that is one performance division of The Foundation for Music Education. We are not a tour ...

The Study and Performance of Music Positively Changes the Brain

This is a great short article via the Phi Beta Mu Newsletter citing research posted by The DANA Foundation. Music educators often lust after a priority position among school programs.  The surest way to achieve such a position will always be to build a successful program. But there are other possibilities on the horizon. The attention pendulum may swing our direction for reasons that we have always claimed but can now prove. Because music lights up the brain with activity and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging shows that, scientists have made us the poster child of brain research. They have proven that music changes the brain. Using ...

TBA Bandmasters Review article on Marching Band by Ferd Vollmar

As all of my high school band director friends are in the final days of marching band preparation this fall, I wanted to brag on the great article written by Ferd Vollmar in the September TBA issue of Bandmasters Review titled "It's All About the Details."  Ferd did a great job of getting to all points needed to clean a marching show.  I would recommend this article to everyone.  The point of making a metronome available to the conductor's ear is a key one during rehearsals.  The students must learn to watch the conductor for the pulse.  Check it out on page 11.

MERN (Texas Music Education Mentoring Network) Enters 2nd Year

The Foundation for Music Education enters the second year of powering MERN. MERN is the Music Education Resource Network which is a pro-bono mentoring network of TMEA members (advisors) helping new music teachers (proteges). Mike Ware is the Managing Director of MERN. A small committee is compiling a list of specific items and tasks for our MERN advisors to supply proteges. To become an advisor and/or to apply to be a protege simply become a TMEA member and enroll via the TMEA or TFME website. If you have subject matter that should be on the list please contact myself or Mike Ware. Mike Ware - mwware@sbcglobal.net Initial Advisor "to-do" ...

The First Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto Memorial Music Scholarship Awarded

The Foundation for Music Education is pleased to announce that Alex Bowen is the the first recipient of the first Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto Memorial Music Scholarship. Alex is a junior music education major at West Texas A&M University studying french horn. Alex attended high school at Midland Lee High School and performed in the Midland Lee Band and Orchestra. The WTAMU Band Directors and Professors Don Lefevre and Russ Teweleitt were instrumental in the screening, recommendation, and selection of Alex for this scholarship. This $1,000.00 scholarship is specifically designated to honor Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto and designated for WTAMU instrumental ...