Schools are encouraged to sing all or any number of the 2014 Concert songs, view the student performances which will be on the NAFME website in March, have a school-wide sing-along, or a formal concert at any time during the entire month of March 2014 - Music In Our Schools Month.
The official date and time for The Concert for Music In Our Schools Month is the second Thursday of March at 12 PM Central Daylight Time. With participation no longer limited to one day, the Concert for Music in Our Schools Month provides a month long performance opportunity for students and a chance for music teachers to shine the community spotlight on the importance of school music programs.
The concert video will be available on the NAfME website during the month of March free of charge. The song list, sheet music, and rehearsal tracks for the Concert songs are also available free of charge to NAfME members.
Program order: America, Of Thee I Sing; Explore, Dream, Discover; Shake Them 'Simmons Down; The Best In Me, The Star-Spangled Banner, Una Sola Voz.
For further information about Music In Our Schools Month and The Concert for Music In Our Schools Month please visit the NAfME website for updates:
musiced.nafme.org/events/music-in-our-schools-month
Questions? Contact me at miosm [at] ksmea.org
Have a great school year!
- PROCLAMATION -
By the GOVERNOR
TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS, GREETINGS:
WHEREAS the study of music is basic to the complete education, provides a competitive edge for successful educational reform, engages students in individual and group activity, develops creativity, problem-solving, and critical and evaluative skills; and
WHEREAS music education helps students acquire skills in production and performance of music, as well as an understanding of history and culture; and
WHEREAS the Kansas Music Educators Association is concerned with maintaining and improving school music programs for all students regardless of their socio-economic status or their abilities; therefore
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature recognizes and commends the Kansas Music Educators Association for their concern for and efforts to enhance the quality of music education in Kansas schools;
THEREFORE I, Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas do hereby proclaim the month of March, 2014, Music In Our Schools Month, and endorse the observance of Music In Our Schools Month as an opportunity to support the purposes and practices of music education and encourages teachers, students, and all citizens to participate.