Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA), Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA), Wisconsin High School Forensic Association (WHSFA) and Alliance for Wisconsin Theater Education (AWTE) are a consortium of Wisconsin educational performing arts organizations, working with Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WI DPI) and Department of Health Services (DHS) to provide … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Performing Arts Education Consortium COVID-19 Guidance
ACDA Releases COVID-19 Response Committee Report
On June 15, 2020 the American Choral Directors Association released the "ACDA COVID-19 Response Committee Report. As shared in the report introduction, the authors endeavor to provide resources for all choral musicians, to advocate for themselves and their profession, to guide their thinking with sample instructional models, and to point themselves in the direction of … [Read more...] about ACDA Releases COVID-19 Response Committee Report
WMEA Joins Other State MEAs in NAfME Advocacy Webinar – June 17
NAfME has developed a series of Professional Learning Community webinars to deliver timely and targeted topics presented by experts during COVID-19. This format offers educators the opportunity to engage with webinar presenters live, as well as reference recordings at a later time. All webinars are free and open to the public. Wednesday, June 17 at 3 p.m. … [Read more...] about WMEA Joins Other State MEAs in NAfME Advocacy Webinar – June 17
NAfME Statement – What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
As a nation, we are hurting again. Still. Racial injustice is real, and ongoing, and increasingly evident as COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities, and as we are again seeing videos of Black lives ending. We see it. And we reiterate: Black Lives Matter. We are listening. As teachers, we hear our students’ pain. As the National Association for Music Education, … [Read more...] about NAfME Statement – What We Believe: Black Lives Matter
The Latest Science on COVID-19 and Singing – Jerry Hui
As we learn more about the virus SARS-CoV-2, there are more discussions in the news, social media, blogs, and other places that cite scientific research. Some research is relevant, some is not; much is misinterpreted. Sometimes anecdotes are passed off as generalized observation themselves, or oddly as a way to disprove general observation; none excites more heated arguments … [Read more...] about The Latest Science on COVID-19 and Singing – Jerry Hui