ADVOCACY & RESOURCES

Organizations

•  MENC: The National Association for Music Education
  • Links to all State MEA web sites
•  OSPI Arts
  • Terry Bergeson's statement of support for the Arts in education (Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction)
•  ArtsTime
•  Dance Educators Association of Washington
•  Washington Art Education Association
•  Washington Alliance for Theatre Education
•  Washington Alliance for Arts Education
•  VSA Arts

Resources

• Standards Booklet - developed in 2002, this is an invaluable tool for designing curriculum that is aligned with Washington state Arts EALRs.
• Quotes regarding Music Education
• "Dancing with the School Board" - An inspirational article written by the president of the National School Boards Association
• Washington State Legislature - Find your state legislators here and let them know how you feel about an issue.
• Voice Magazine

Advocacy

• Music for All
• Support Music - A public service of the Music Education Coalition
• Washington State Arts Alliance - The Washington State Arts Alliance, our state arts advocacy organization, will be monitoring what happens in our Legislature.
• Arts Education Partnership - a wonderful website with resources for presenting a case for arts education for all.
• Americans for the Arts
• American Music Conference

Mark Lane, WMEA President, 2008-2010
president@wmea.org

Bruce Caldwell, WMEA Executive Director
manager@wmea.org