Cross-Pollination: Music & Science - 05/14/2008

Music class has lots of opportunities to integrate music and science. MENC member Bonnie Lomax finds that many songs naturally lend themselves to scie ... more

Starting a Mariachi Band in Your School - 05/11/2008

Summer 2008 Workshop Provides "Everything You Need to Know" about Starting a Mariachi Program Participants of this summer 2008 workshop will ... more

Play Me a Picture: Music and Art - 05/07/2008

Integrating music learning with the visual arts has many benefits, according to MENC member Glenda Cosenza.1) Using visual and auditory channels inter ... more

Singing History - 04/29/2008

Music and social studies are a natural fit. There’s a wealth of music that relates to history and social issues (Standard 9). MENC member Debra Kay ... more

MENC Leadership Sets New National Conference Schedule - 04/24/2008

In April, the MENC National Executive Board (NEB) voted to replace the association’s long-standing national biennial conference with an annual natio ... more

General Music Classes Have Value at All Education Levels - 04/21/2008

General music classes have become a thing of the past in many secondary schools where students are expected to choose among choir, band, and orchestra ... more

2008 Summer Study List Now Online - 04/21/2008

MENC has published our annual list of summer study opportunities for music educators and students. The information was compiled from questionnaires s ... more

Don’t Know Which End of a Guitarrón Is Up? MENC Offers a New Mariachi Book - 04/17/2008

For one month in 2007, William Gradante acted as mariachi mentor for MENC’s online community of music educators. Many of the questions he received w ... more

Math + Music = Enriched Learning - 04/17/2008

Many math concepts relate directly to music concepts. Learning them together can boost learning for both. MENC member Karin Nolan found herself modify ... more

MENC Mariachi: April 2008 newsletter - 04/09/2008

MENC Mariachi Mariachi main page MENC forums Newsletter archive Sheet music and methods Curriculum Resources Music advocacy ... more