A little late for Advocacy Thursday, but better than never , I present the National Standards for Music Song:

And, the following Quote of the Week:
The way to achieve happiness is to have a high standard for yourself and a medium one for everyone else. ~Marcelene Cox, U.S. author

It’s that time of year when I can stay up late and sleep in! Tonight I messed around with different “Cartoon Yourself” websites. Here are my favs from South Park Studio, SimpsonizeMe, and Meez:

For more cool sites to “Cartoon Yourself”, read this article. Off to bed… Goodnight and Happy cartooning! ~S

Ok, here’s my $.02 on this video:
Sure, music helps math and science scores go up, so the studies show. But, where are the studies that say taking math and science will help with one’s musicianship? Why can’t we be the nation that competes with other nations to have the best, highly regarded ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS [...]

A good quote for the upcoming school year and this summer…

Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
~Tracy L. McNair

I had so much fun making these at 1:30 am last night! I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and a freeware program called GIFFun. Feel free to snag them and put them anywhere you support music education in urban schools! To grab a blinky (blinkie?) Ctrl-Click on any of the images and choose “Save image [...]

Songs spring forth web-like from a mind at peace. ~Ovid, Roman poet

This was my 18 month old daughter today as I quietly drove to pick up my oldest from pottery class and she burst into her rendition of “Kinkle Kinkle Lelo Stah”. She is my muse. I giggled and encouraged her to sing more as [...]

This week I’m featuring Americans for the Arts, an organization advocating for Arts Education across the US. From the SchoolMusicMatters website: “Americans for the Arts claims to be the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With a 40-year record of service, they are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent passing of the iconic legend Michael Jackson and decided to dedicate this week’s QOTW to him. I recently heard on an evening news story that Michael could not ever enjoy “being outside” since he had tin foil and dark plastic covering all windows everywhere he went. He [...]

Here is the debut post for my newest blog feature “Advocacy Thursday” where I will unveil a new article, website, or tidbit about Music or Education advocacy in my district, city, nation, or perhaps the world!
This week features a website sponsored by Music K-8 Magazine called SchoolMusicMatters.com. The site contains many helpful resources for music [...]