<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Dear MASTA, Occasionally we have the opportunity to change in a significant manner the face of education. Often those prompts come through university research. Please consider the connections of music therapy and K-12 education and, if you're part of the target "audience," participate in the survey described below, which is in progress by one of our own educators!</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">THANKS, Diane L. Winder, DM</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">President, MASTA</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">______________________________</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My name is Ann E. Armbruster, and I am a graduate student in music therapy at Western Michigan University. I would like to invite you to participate in my research study “The Status Of, Teacher Attitudes Toward, and the Effect of Music Therapy on Inclusive Music Education in Michigan<i>.</i>”</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">You may participate if you have a valid Michigan teaching certificate, at least 1 academic year of teaching experience, and if you are currently providing instruction in any of the grades kindergarten through twelfth grade in band, orchestra, choir, and/or general music in a Michigan school, and are between the ages of 18-99 years. Note: Any teachers fitting the above criteria are invited to participate in the survey (e.g. public school, private school, etc.). </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please follow this link to participate in the survey: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT974_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 78, 230);">https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This study seeks to investigate the status of, teacher attitudes toward, and the impact of music therapy on inclusive music education in Michigan.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Your participation will contribute to knowledge concerning inclusive music education in Michigan, and its potential contribution to subsequent descriptive and clinical research.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Participation in this study will require a twenty-minute commitment, one time only. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">To participate in the study, please follow the link included in this email and take the survey.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">40 $10 gift cards to <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT975_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://Amazon.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">Amazon.com</a></span> will be given away to randomly selected participants at the closing of this study. If you wish to be entered in the drawing, please provide your contact information by completing the form at the end of the study. Your personal information completed in this form will never be associated with your survey responses. Your survey responses will be anonymous.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by email (<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT976_com_zimbra_email" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="mailto:anniearmbruster@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">anniearmbruster@gmail.com</a></span>) or by phone<span class="" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT977_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:(734-645-3974" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;"> (734-645-3974</a></span>).</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please follow this link to participate in the survey: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT978_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 78, 230);">https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your consideration,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Ann E. Armbruster</p><div>Graduate Student, Western Michigan University</div><div>Music Educator, Allegan Public Schools</div><div><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT972_com_zimbra_email" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="mailto:anniearmbruster@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">anniearmbruster@gmail.com</a></span></div><div><span class="" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT973_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:734-645-3974" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">734-645-3974</a></span></div></div><br><div><br></div></div></body></html>