Say What? Notable MENC Conference Quotables - 05/15/2008

“For music teachers, what we do isn’t a job. It is a lifestyle. It is a passion. When we come to the conference, we spend time with other people ... more

Serving Jazz Educators is the Aim of New MENC Initiative - 05/08/2008

MENC will step forward to meet the challenge to the music education community caused by the dissolution of the International Association for Jazz E ... more

“Phenomenal” Winners Solo with the Marine Band - 05/05/2008

 According to Director Colonel Michael Colburn, the two students chosen as the inaugural winners of “The President’s Own” United States Marine ... 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

Scott Shuler Wins Office of 2008-2010 MENC President-Elect - 04/04/2008

Scott C. Shuler had a “really good” band teacher in high school. When he headed off to college, even though he planned to major in physics or psyc ... more

MENC Announces Division President-Elect Results - 04/04/2008

MENC members in the Southern, North Central, and Western Divisions elected music educators who will take on the role of president-elect for the next t ... more

Jazz Appreciation Month Brings a Zing to April - 04/04/2008

The National Museum of American History celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) in April each year, drawing public attention to jazz as both a histor ... more

New MENC Book Features Soprano Recorder as Instrument of Learning - 04/04/2008

Music educator and author Lois Veenhoven Guderian has an exercise she likes to conduct with students beginning to learn the soprano recorder. She play ... more

Successful Launch for MENC's New Adjudication Seminars - 04/02/2008

MENC helped debut a new three-day adjudication seminar March 27-29. Participants traveled to Orlando, Florida, to learn effective feedback technique, ... more

National Anthem Project -- June 12-15, 2008 - 03/14/2008

The 2008 National Anthem Project event will take place in Washington DC June 12-15. Plans are to include a concert on the National Mall featuring a na ... more