ESSER Funding for Music Programs
What are the ESF and ESSER? According to the U.S. Department of Education, as a part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed on March 27, 2020, the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) allotted $30.75 billion to...
How to Sterilize String Instruments for Covid-19
Please note, this article contains information for consideration to reduce the risks of spreading COVID-19 on string instruments. We cannot guarantee these suggestions are 100% preventative. For string instruments, it is really difficult to give a one...
See How One Marching Band Is Rehearsing Within Pandemic Guidelines
Many directors are facing an uphill battle when it comes to returning to marching band camps. Directors Tony Cox, Sherie Grossman, and Weston Demonbreun, of Mt. Juliet High School, in Mt. Juliet, TN share some of the successes that they have had with their...
Music Education: Perspectives from a Younger Generation
Understanding the reasons why music should be a core subject in our school system is just not enough. Music is able to help shape the so-called “whole person” and schools carry part of the responsibility to make this possible. However, before we work towards...
3 Reasons Why Now — More Than Ever — America Needs Music in its Schools
For the first time ever, music is now cited in federal statute as a stand-alone subject in schools.The timing could not be better. After all, provision for the arts in school curricula should be a no-brainer requirement of a well-rounded education....
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