Advocate for music!
Subtitle: a guide to user-friendly strategies
By: Lynn M. Brinckmeyer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780190219147; 9780190219154
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Political aspects; Aims and objectives; Finance; Music in education; Parent participation; Public relations; Instruction and study; School management and organization; Public interest lobbying; Music; Citizen participation; School music; Public schools; Education
Notes: "About the companion website": page xix.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface. What, why, who, how, where, when ; Recommendations for using this book; title: What is music advocacy? A definition and description; title: Past advocacy actions for music education; title: Reactive advocacy; title: Proactive advocacy; title: Summary; title: Call to action; title: Why we need to advocate for music. Purpose of music advocacy; title: Narrowed curriculum; title: Where are we headed?; title: Privatizing and outsourcing music education; title: Music for music's sake; title: Perspective of experts on the benefits of music learning; title: Music education and human cognition; title: Brain development and music education; title: Academic achievement and music education; title: 21st-century skills; title: Value for students, the school, and the community; title: Vitamin M; title: Summary; title: Call to action; title: Who can help and where can we advocate for music? Who can help?; title: Our best advocates are parents; title: Allies for music education and the arts; title: General public; title: Educational institutions, associations, and organizations; title: Music and arts institutions, associations, and organizations; title: Music education policy roundtable; title: Print and online media; title: Local, state, and national offices of elected officials; title: Business community; title: Military; title: Community organizations; title: Religious institutions, churches, and synagogues; title: Summary; title: Call to action; title: How do we advocate for music? Teachers; title: Administrators; title: Educate elected leadership; title: Collaborate; title: User-friendly advocacy; title: Summary; title: Call to action; title: When should we advocate for music? Consistent, relentless education; title: Summary; title: Call to action; title: Resources to advocate with local education Institutions, Local businesses, and the school community. Appendix A. Advocacy flyer, Parents; title: Appendix B. Advocacy inserts for programs; title: Appendix C. Archived webinars to assist with advocacy; title: Appendix D. Letter to your principal; title: Appendix E. Advocacy concert speech; title: Appendix F. Grab and go advocacy : flyer for crisis management; title: Appendix G. Advocacy flyer, Elementary School Principals; title: Appendix H. Advocacy flyer, Secondary School Principals; title: Appendix I. Advocacy flyer, School Boards; title: Appendix J. Archived webinars and web links; title: Appendix K. Form letter to the school board or to collect signatures for an alliance coalition; title: Appendix L. Letter to the business community; title: Appendix M. Advocacy checklist; title: Appendix N. Quotes to support music education; title: Resources to advocate at the state level. Appendix O. Archived webinars and web links; title: Appendix P. The non-educator performer in the music classroom (Position statement); title: Resources to advocate at the national level. Appendix Q. Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education; title: Appendix R. Broader minded : think beyond the bubbles; title: Appendix S. Archived webinars and web links; title: Appendix T. Music education policy roundtable advocacy documents for Federal legislation requests; title: Appendix U. "Vision 2020" Housewright declaration; title: Resources for advocacy at the international level. Appendix V. Sounds of learning : the impact of music education; title: Appendix W. International Society for Music Education standing committee for advocacy : mission; title: Appendix X. International Society for Music Education advocacy blogspot; title: Appendix Y. International Society for Music Education voices of children; title: Websites, books, and other media resources. Appendix Z. Websites for active advocacy; title: Appendix AA. Websites for National Association for Music Education federated state associations; title: Appendix BB. Thoughts on charter schools; title: Appendix CC. Membership of the National Association for Music Education music education policy roundtable; title: Appendix DD. United States military music ensembles.