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Exploring the Intersection of Arts Education and Literacy

12-15-2021

“Musical literacy”—do you have some thoughts about what that means? Would you like to be in exchange with colleagues from other art forms about artistic literacies?

Apply for Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA Program

12-15-2021

Applications are now open for Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA program, which supports community partner organizations across the U.S. that offer equitable instrumental music education programs to K–12 students, including those whose opportunities to engage in instrumental music instruction are limited by socioeconomic, geographic, or other factors.

Tips to Boost Intrinsic Motivation in Yourself and Others

12-15-2021

Researchers and senior practitioners in our field agree: intrinsic motivation (when the learner is driven by their own yearning to get better and discover more) is the single most important factor in the success of our students. This article in ASCD Magazine identifies six ways, affirmed by research, to boost intrinsic motivation in learners—and in us as teachers, too.

Apply for El Sistema Sweden’s Side by Side Summer Camp

12-15-2021

Applications are still open for Side by Side, El Sistema Sweden’s gigantic international orchestra and choir camp for young musicians.

Ten Building Blocks of Arts Education

12-15-2021

This new report from The Hewlett Foundation takes the hundred things you know are powerful about arts education and distills them into ten clear points: “Ten Dimensions of Powerful Arts Education Practice.”

Young People Facing Mental Health Crisis

12-15-2021

In a recent public advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy warns of an emerging youth mental health crisis. Per Murthy, “Symptoms of depression and anxiety have doubled during the pandemic, with 25% of youth experiencing depressive symptoms and 20% experiencing anxiety symptoms.”

Beethoven’s 10th, Finished at Last

12-15-2021

Learn about how a group of musicologists and computer wizards finished Beethoven’s 10th, via The World.

Survey for Black Teaching Artists Seeks to Advance the Field

12-01-2021

Last month, we shared news that the Black Teaching Artist Lab (BTAL) and Creative Generation (CG) organizations had partnered to conduct original research on the needs and experiences of Black teaching artists in the U.S. That research is happening right now, and you may be able to help.

Deadline Extended: Apply for Our 2022 Youth Ambassador Cohort

11-17-2021

Is there a student in your program who possesses a strong voice and connective energy? We want them to join our 2022 Ambassador cohort! Please encourage them to apply for this leadership opportunity. Our Ambassador program has blossomed into a lively, collaborative space for young musicians across the world—language barriers be damned.

We have extended the deadline: Submissions are now due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, November 22.

SIMM Publishes Two Podcasts and a Special Issue of Musicae Scientae

11-17-2021

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