Music Education Links
Academic Achievement and Music: Read about the positive effects of music on learning.
Advocacy Information, Music Education: See how you can help support music education through MusicFriends!
All-State and state-run festivals: Help with locating festival procedures, adjudication forms, audition materials, final concert programs, and more.
Arts Education Partnership: a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations. Site contains many advocacy resources in support of the arts.
Block: Articles covering block scheduling and various scheduling options.
Booster Manual, Music
Careers in Music: Salaries, educational requirements, job descriptions, links, and more.
Certification: State and National certifications, and resources for certification testing.
Concert Etiquette: Here is information that must be shared with your students.
Copyright Center, Music Education: Information and resources.
Early Childhood Music Resources
Financial Aid: Links to Web sites helpful for locating grants, fundraising sources, scholarships, donations and more.
Graduation Requirements in the Fine Arts, U.S. High Schools: A concise summary of Fine Arts Requirements.
International Society for Music Education: An affiliate of MENC representing over 60 countries.
The Music Code of Ethics: “An agreement defining the jurisdictions of music educators and professional musicians.”
Music Education Facts and Figures
Music Education in the Law and No Subject Left Behind: 2001 Education Act
NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts (Nation’s Report Card): Assessment of academic performance for 4th, 8th, and 12th grade in various subjects, including the arts.
Network Communities: MENC forums where you can find resources, share, and communicate with your peers.
Opportunity-to-learn Standards for Music Instruction: Grades Prek-12
Orchestra Programs in America's Schools, Status of (ASTA with NSOA)
PRAXIS exam
Sacred Music: MENC’s viewpoint on including sacred music in schools.
SAT Scores and Arts Education: SAT scores of arts students compared to non-arts students.
Scheduling Resources: Articles covering block scheduling and various scheduling options.
State Music Education Standards: Helpful Web site to learn about music education standards Nationwide.
Statistics, National Center for Education: Fast Facts From Arts Education (1994)