[MASTA] Music Education Reports and Recommendations

Michael Hopkins mhopkins at umich.edu
Mon Jul 20 19:27:06 UTC 2020


Dear MASTA members,

Attached is a report developed by the Michigan Music Education Task 
Force. I'd like to thank Dan Scott and Janis Peterson for representing 
MASTA on the task force. I am also forwarding (below) a joint statement 
on the importance of music education that was coordinated by Ryan Shaw 
at MSU. I hope this report and statement are able to help you as you 
plan for the fall with your administrators and other stakeholders.

Thanks,

Michael



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Subject: 	An Important Update
Date: 	Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:15:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Michigan Music Education Association <executive at mmeamichigan.org>
Reply-To: 	executive at mmeamichigan.org
To: 	mhopkins at umich.edu



An important update from us.

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An Update from MMEA

The Beat Goes On: How Music Education Can Continue During “Return to 
Learn” in Michigan
Governor Whitmer’s advisory council released its report 
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“MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-2021 Return to School Roadmap” on June 
30^th , 2020. The state’s roadmap requires and recommends certain 
practices, and also asks public school districts to develop a local 
plan. As districts engage in this planning, the state’s music education 
associations are proud to release these guiding principles to help local 
bodies plan for music instruction:

1)Concerts and rehearsals may not be practical in the fall, but make no 
mistake: music education is more than large group performance. Content 
standards in music involve performing solo or in small groups, creating 
(i.e., composing/improvising) music, analyzing and evaluating music, and 
making connections between music and culture/history.

2)As suggested in the Return to School Roadmap, elementary music 
specialists can visit classrooms to provide instruction. If elementary 
schools are online, music teachers have proven themselves ready to 
deliver content via synchronous and asynchronous modalities.

3)Creative solutions for secondary music classes will require ingenuity, 
but are absolutely possible. Districts should not cancel music classes, 
but curricular and logistical modifications may be necessary. Splitting 
up large classes or spacing out instruction during the school week in 
music is one such modification. Secondary music educators also could use 
flipped or other hybrid models for instruction.

4)While CDC guidance includes concern over aerosol expression from 
singing, no CDC guidance suggests eliminating music courses.

THE BOTTOM LINE: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD MUSIC EDUCATORS OR MUSIC 
PROGRAMS BE CUT IN FALL 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS.
Looking for more information?

●See a report from the National Association for Music Education in 
conjunction with the National Federation of State High School 
Associations (https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812373/nafme_nfhs-guidance-for-fall-2020-review-june-19-2020-final.pdf 
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●The American Choral Directors Association also has provided useful 
suggestions here: 
https://acda.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACDA-COVID-19-Committee-Report.pdf 
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●The American String Teachers Association released guidance here: 
https://www.astastrings.org/Web/Resources/Returning_to_School_During_COVID-19.aspx 
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●Preliminary report on aerosol study recommendations here: 
https://www.nfhs.org/media/4029952/preliminary-testing-report-7-13-20.pdf 
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Signed,

Ryan Shaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Michigan State University

Mitchell Robinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music Education
Michigan State University

Karen Salvador, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Michigan State University

Sandra Snow, Ph.D.
Professor of Music Education
Michigan State University

Juliet Hess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Michigan State University

Lauri Hogle, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education
Oakland University

Ashley Glenn, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education
Grand Valley State University

Brandon Haskett, DMA
Professor of Music Education
Saginaw Valley State University

Joseph Shively, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor of Music Education
Oakland University

Heather Shouldice, PhD
Associate Professor of Music Education
Eastern Michigan University

Heidi Hertel
Adjunct Music Professor
Grand Rapids Community College

Byron Graves, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Andrews University

Michael A. Mitchell, DMA
Director of Choral Activities
Professor of Music
Oakland University

Kevin Tutt, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Grand Valley State University

Beth Gibbs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music
Grand Valley State University


Deborah VanderLinde, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Music Education
Chair, Department of Music
Oakland University

Dr. Michael Hopkins
Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance

David Zerbe
Professor of Music
Director of Bands and Percussion Studies
Alma College

Kenneth Smith, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor and Chair of Music Education
Western Michigan University

Sam McIlhagga, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Chair, Department of Music & Director of Bands
Albion College

Will Nichols, DMA
Professor / Conductor
Alma College Choirs

Mary K. Schneider, DMA
Professor of Music and Director of Bands
Eastern Michigan University

Marie McCarthy
Professor, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan

Brandon Johnson
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
Eastern Michigan University
School of Music & Dance
Amorette Languell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Northern Michigan University

Chad Hutchinson, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities
Eastern Michigan University

Kevin Simons, DMA
Director of Choirs and Associate Professor of Music
Saginaw Valley State University

Gregory Cunningham, Ed.D.
Professor of Music, Director of Bands
Oakland University

Pamela L. Klena, DMA
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Oakland University

Abby Butler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music Education
Wayne State University

Joseph Lulloff
Professor of Saxophone
College of Music
Michigan State University

David Biedenbender
Assistant Professor of Composition
College of Music
Michigan State University

Derek Kealii Polischuk, DMA
Professor of Piano and Director of Piano Pedagogy
College of Music
Michigan State University

Michael Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chairperson of Music Theory
College of Music
Michigan State University

Gordon Sly
Associate Professor of Music Theory
College of Music
Michigan State University

J. Nick Smith, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor/Associate Director of Bands
Director of Athletic Bands
School of Music and Dance
Eastern Michigan University

Sarah Ann Long, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Musicology
College of Music
Michigan State University

Stephen D. Grugin, Ph.D.
Director of Bands and Professor of Low Brass
Department of Music
Northern Michigan University

Yvonne Lam
Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola
College of Music
Michigan State University

Richard Fracker
Area Chair of the Vocal Arts
College of Music
Music State Unive

David Thornton, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music
Associate Director of Bands
College of Music
Michigan State University

Jaime DeMott
Director, Community Music School
College of Music
Michigan State University

Jane Bunnell
Professor of Voice
College of Music
Michigan State University

Melanie Helton
Professor of Voice
Director, MSU Opera Theatre
College of Music
Michigan State University

Michael Largey, Ph.D.
Professor of Musicology
College of Music
Michigan State University

Joseph Dobos
Instrumental Music Education
Department of Music
Wayne State University

Guy Yehuda, DM
Associate Professor of Clarinet
College of Music
Michigan State University

Michael Kroth
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Professor of Bassoon
College of Music
Michigan State University

Kevin Sedatole
Director of Bands
Chair, Conducting Area
College of Music
Michigan State University

Arris Golden
Assistant Professor of Music
Assistant Director of Bands
College of Music
Michigan State University


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Yours in Advocacy,

Christopher Pratt
MMEA
www.mmeamichigan.org

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