Call for Nominations: Music Educators Journal Advisory Board - 10/10/2008

  Call for Nominations: Music Educators Journal Advisory Board MENC is seeking nominations for a new group of contributors to the work of Musi ... more

An Array of Recorder Methods - 10/08/2008

Many American schoolchildren learn to play the soprano recorder as a first instrument and an introduction to music. Lois Veenhoven Guderian offers a u ... more

Why Not a 4.5-Year Music Ed Program? - 10/01/2008

Sarah Traxel makes a good case for a 4.5-year music education degree. In response to the article “Music Education Degrees--Four Years or Five?&r ... more

October Teaching Music Strikes the Right Chord - 09/25/2008

The October '08 issue of Teaching Music will be in the mail soon.  Check out this lively roundup of stories when it arrives: Music for V ... more

Music Education Degrees -- Four Years or Five? - 09/23/2008

How long should training last for future music teachers? Some people say that good teachers are always learning, but here’s one answer about a u ... more

For JRME, Spring is Now April ... - 09/17/2008

When MENC switched over to a new publishing partner, SAGE Publications, it also moved to a new system for handling the quarterly publication the Journ ... more

Gender Stereotyping, Part 1 - 09/17/2008

Gender stereotyped beliefs reinforce the idea that particular types of music, instruments, or occupations are "masculine" or "feminine. ... more

International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education - 09/12/2008

The Practice of Assessment in Music Education: Frameworks, Models, and DesignsThe Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music EducationUnive ... more

MENC Collegiate: September 2008 NewsLink - 09/10/2008

Welcome to the September NewsLink Dear Collegiate Member, I hope your semester is off to a great start! This month’s feature article, “ ... more

Portfolios: Versatile Tools for Teachers - 09/10/2008

What is a portfolio, and how can it help music teachers in their careers? MENC member Cheryl Frazes Hill answers this question in depth in an article ... more