<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'><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Greetings,</span><br><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><blockquote><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>This is a reminder about a music education research survey regarding students with special needs in the K-12 music classroom. If you have already completed the survey, thank you for your input. If you have not participated and wish to, please see the survey invitation and link below. The survey will be open until April 30, 2014. Thank you. </div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>Ann E. Armbruster</div><div>____________________</div><div><br></div><div><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.<span> </span>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 <span>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</span>, and are between the ages of 18-99 years.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please follow this link to participate in the survey: <a href="https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(26, 78, 230); ">https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl</span></a></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.<span> </span></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 <a href="http://Amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> 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 (<a href="mailto:anniearmbruster@gmail.com" target="_blank">anniearmbruster@gmail.com</a>) or by phone (734-645-3974).</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please follow this link to participate in the survey: <a href="https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(26, 78, 230); ">https://survey.wmich.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=760M9pl</span></a></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></div></blockquote></div><br></div><br><br><br>-- <br><div><span name="x"></span>Department Head, Department of Music & Dance<br>Professor of Cello<br>Eastern Michigan University<br>N-101 Alexander Music Building<br>Ypsilanti, MI 48197<br>734.487.4380 O <br>734.487.1421 Studio (354 Alexander)<br>734.487.6939 FAX<span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>