National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and MetLife Foundation Announce Support for Arts Education Partnerships
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and MetLife Foundation have announced the renewal of the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program. The goal of the program is to enhance arts learning in K -12 Public Schools by supporting exemplary Community School of the Arts/Public School partnerships that:
Serve large numbers of public school students during the school day
Exemplify best practices in creating and sustaining effective partnerships
Provide pedagogically-sound arts education experiences
Prioritize student learning and achievement; and
Address national, state, and/or local arts education standards.
More than 7,500 public school students in eight cities are receiving sustained arts instruction during the 2007-2008 school year thanks to twelve community school/public school partnerships funded by MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education grants.
In 2008, the project will award grants of up to $20,000 to support exemplary arts education partnerships during the 2008-2009 school year and present an arts education partnership training institute in conjunction with the 2008 Conference for Community Arts Education in Philadelphia, PA, on October 29.
Grant application guidelines are available at http://www.nationalguild.org/programs/partners.htm
The application deadline is May 23, 2008.
For more information, contact:
Kelly McHugh
Program Associate
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
(212) 268-3337 ext. 12
kellymchugh@nationalguild.org
Pennsylvania Jazz Teaching Workshop
-June 18-21, 2008
Music educators are invited to attend a four day jazz instructional and pedagogical workshop to study with jazz masters and jazz educators. Jazz principles, history, methods, materials, and improvisational techniques for practical applications in the classrooms of Pennsylvania middle school through high school instrumental and choral music educators will be presented.
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PAS/Meredith Music Publications
Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)
Grant for a Non-Percussionist Band Director
The purpose of the “Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Grant for a Non-Percussionist Band Director” is to provide financial assistance to a band director to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) to be held in Austin, Texas on November 5–8, 2008 in order to further the band director’s knowledge of percussion instruments and their use in school ensembles.
The grant shall consist of:
1. Financial assistance of up to $1,000 (US dollars) for transportation, hotel and meals.
2. One PASIC registration
3. One Hall of Fame banquet ticket
4. One year membership to PAS
Eligibility: The grant is open to any non-percussionist band director teaching full time during the 2007–2008 academic year in a high school or junior high school in the United States.
Application Materials:
Applicants must provide the following:
Deadline: All materials must be received in the PAS offices no later than April 1, 2008.
The winner will be notified in May of 2008.
Download an application: click here
Selection Committee:
The selection committee is comprised of Garwood Whaley, President/founder of Meredith Music Publications, Past President PAS; Anthony J. Cirone, San Francisco Symphony (retired), Professor of Music, Indiana University (retired), PAS Hall of Fame; James Campbell , Professor of Music, University of Kentucky, Past President PAS.
Selection Criteria:
The grant will be awarded to the applicant whom the committee feels will benefit most from this unique experience by sharing his/her increased knowledge with a significant number of students and colleagues.
Auditions for Singers
Audition to win $1,000
Sat. & Sun. - Jan. 26th & 27th
Steinman College Center at F&M
Call 354-4711 ext.136
or go to www.welshmountain. com
to register today!
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