Arkansas Music Educators Association

Email: info@arkmea.org

Fax: (501) 753-6345

Phone: (501) 772-1748

News and Events

February 17, 2012, is the date for the annual ArkMEA workshops at the Arkansas All-State Music Conference.  The conference will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

 

Conference issue of Segue magazine .pdf

 

Dr. William Francis McBeth
March 9, 1933 – January 6, 2012

 

 

 

Please read a memorial to Dr. McBeth written by Julia Reynolds, Executive Secretary for ASBOA.

 

 

Memorial .pdf

The dates for the 2012 ArkMEA Capitol Concerts are Tues.. & Wed.. - March 6 & 7, 2012.

 

Participation Application .pdf

 

The deadline for registering your group is February 15, 2012.
 

(continued from the home page) A+ Schools in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Oklahoma vew the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in all subjects. A+ Schools combine interdisciplinary teaching and daily arts instruction, offering children opportunities to develop creative, innovative ways of thinking, learning and showing what they know. In A+ Schools, teaching the state's mandated curriculum involves a collaborative, many-disciplined approach, with the arts continuously woven into every aspect of a child's learning.
 
Congratulations to the following schools, students and directors.  They were three of the winners in the nationwide Glee Give-a-Note Contest.

 

Marshall High School Band, Marshall - Betty Barnes, Dir.
Blevins Elementary School, Blevins - Cindy Heagwood, Dir.
Malvern Elementary School, Malvern - Kelley Lovelady, Dir.

  Two Arkansas students chosen for the 2012 U.S. Army
All-American Marching Band

Jacob Cullison, Trumpet and Cody Hutchison, Baritone from Jonesboro High School, under the direction of Steve Warner were selected for the 2012 U.S Army All-American Marching Band, a prestigious honor ensemble and program of the National Association for Music Education – NAfME. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game in the nation. Produced by All American Games, this Bowl features the nation’s top high school senior football players and marching musicians. A student selected as one of the 125 All-American Marching Band members will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to San Antonio, TX to march in the halftime performance of the All-American Bowl at the Alamodome. Congratulations to these two young men and to their teacher!

The College Board, in partnership with the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), has released two reports designed to support the revision of the National Arts Education Standards.

 

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Please register with ArkMEA so that we may be better able to communicate with you concerning music education opportunities in Arkansas, as well as important advocacy concerns.  This information will be kept confidential.

MENC Name Change - Our association is undergoing another name change.  Read more here:

 

Official Newsrelease

 

Executive Director Michael Butera audio

 

 

 

New studies show that the disappearance of art, music and even recess is having a devastating effect on kids



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