Below you will find information and resources covering a wide variety of music education topics of interest to teachers, parents, students, researchers, music industry professionals, and others. If you do not find the answers to your questions here, please contact us at info@menc.org. (PLEASE NOTE: requests will be answered in the order in which they were received, and MENC members' requests will receive priority over non-members requests. It may take from 5 - 10 business days for a reply. If you need an answer/response sooner than that, please so indicate in your message. Also be sure to let us know if you're a member! Thank you!)

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Academic Achievement and Music: Read about the positive effects of music on learning.
Advocacy Information, Music Education: See how you can help support music education through MusicFriends!
All-State and state-run festivals: Help with locating festival procedures, adjudication forms, audition materials, final concert programs, and more.
Arts Education Partnership: a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations. Site contains many advocacy resources in support of the arts.
Block: Articles covering block scheduling and various scheduling options.
Booster Manual, Music
Careers in Music: Salaries, educational requirements, job descriptions, links, and more.
Certification: State and National certifications, and resources for certification testing.
Concert Etiquette: Here is information that must be shared with your students.
Copyright Center, Music Education: Information and resources.
Early Childhood Music Resources
Financial Aid: Links to Web sites helpful for locating grants, fundraising sources, scholarships, donations and more.
Graduation Requirements in the Fine Arts, U.S. High Schools: A concise summary of Fine Arts Requirements.
International Society for Music Education: An affiliate of MENC representing over 60 countries.
The Music Code of Ethics: “An agreement defining the jurisdictions of music educators and professional musicians.”
Music Education Facts and Figures
Music Education in the Law and No Subject Left Behind: 2001 Education Act
NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts (Nation’s Report Card): Assessment of academic performance for 4th, 8th, and 12th grade in various subjects, including the arts.
Network Communities: MENC forums where you can find resources, share, and communicate with your peers.
Opportunity-to-learn Standards for Music Instruction: Grades Prek-12
Orchestra Programs in America's Schools, Status of (ASTA with NSOA)
PRAXIS exam
Sacred Music: MENC’s viewpoint on including sacred music in schools.
SAT Scores and Arts Education: SAT scores of arts students compared to non-arts students.
Scheduling Resources: Articles covering block scheduling and various scheduling options.
State Music Education Standards: Helpful Web site to learn about music education standards Nationwide.
Statistics, National Center for Education: Fast Facts From Arts Education (1994)
Teacher Shortage/Supply and Demand: Statistics from the American Association of Employment in Education showing the supply and demand of music teachers across the nation.
     1999 Report
Testing, PRAXIS
Travel Tips for Musicians, in html and pdf.