Get Political - 1

I am a member of MENC (The National Association for Music Education). I highly value this membership. First, it is a required membership for music teachers who wish to participate in ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association). Our students participate in solo/ensemble events each year, so thus the requirement.

Secondly, I receive the Music Educator's Journal and the Teaching Music journal as part of my membership. This publications are fantastic. I use information from them very frequently. For example, we are working on building good practice habits in the next three weeks in my classes. So, I used information from Music Educator's Journal and developed a new practice sheet for my students that clearly identifies appropriate practice habits and actually guides them through a detailed practice session.

Finally, I also have the privilege of attending Music Educator's conferences each year. As part of the benefits of my membership, my registration is greatly reduced. It is a good way to get ideas from other teachers and learn new methods and repertoire.