MTNA partners with SupportMusic.Com.

MTNA partners with SupportMusic.Com. The MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National AssociationMTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee)Board of Directors ratified the partnership between Music Teachers National Association and SupportMusic.com at its summer meeting in July 2003. The ratification of this agreement marked the joining of forces of MTNA and the Music Education Coalition to preserve the importance of music education and its role in both the private and public sectors, The initiative is the source of information for the largest national grassroots program ever in support of school music programs. Dedicated to inspiring action to support music education in the United States Music education in the United States can be traced through historical documentation to the colonial era. Among the Native Americans prior to European and African settlement, music education was entirely oral. , the initiative offers resources empowering parents and educators to act locally to appeal to school boards and other decision-makers to keep music in schools. "Music education is a vital aspect of every child's development," stated Phyllis Pieffer, NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of MathematicsNCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of MusicNCTM North Carolina Transportation MuseumNCTM National Capital Trolley MuseumNCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage , and MTNA president. "Studies have shown a direct correlation between exposure to music and academic achievement, social awareness, responsibility, discipline and work productivity. Dr. Todd Siler, author of Think Like a Genius and Breaking the Mind Barrier, states, 'There's not a single area of human endeavor that hasn't benefited from the arts or been influenced by them.' In addition, based on the 2003 Gallup Poll, American Attitudes Toward Music,' 85 percent of Americans believe participating in a school music program corresponds with better grades and 95 percent of respondents said that music was a vital part of a well-rounded education." The Music Education Coalition is an entity formed by NAMM NAMM International Music Products AssociationNAMM National Association of Music MerchantsNAMM National Association of Music ManufacturersNAMM National Association of Mirror Manufacturers , the International Music Products Association and MENC MENC National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference)MENC Music Educators National ConferenceMENC Mensa of Eastern North Carolina (Local Group #275 of American Mensa, Ltd. : The National Association for Music Education MENC: The National Association for Music Education, formerly called Music Educators National Conference, is an organization based out of Reston, Virginia which is focused on the advancement of music education, both as a profession and the assurance of music education as . Bonus Byte For additional information about Keeping music in the schools, go to www.supportmusic.com