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April 28, 2021
Lockdown Learning
Though in-person instruction has been mostly shut down since the pandemic began in 2020, youth orchestras have been finding myriad ways to rehearse and perform, socially distanced. And some of the changes will likely be lasting, informing music education in the future.
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March 2, 2021
Tune in to Music Advocacy this Month and Beyond
Given the extremely challenging learning circumstances amid the COVID-19 crisis, our collective commitment to improving music education opportunities in school for all children is stronger than ever.
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January 27, 2021
Creating Authentic, Community-Driven Partnerships
As the country copes with the pandemic and faces a longoverdue reckoning with racism, orchestras are seeking fresh ways to forge genuine connections with communities. How can orchestras collaborate with public education and community partners and offer social-emotional support and engagement? The League’s “New Ecosystem for Community-Centered Commitments” webinar gathered experts to propose new directions.
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January 27, 2021
Forward Thinking: A World More Embracing
As orchestras grapple with the financial and organizational challenges of recalibrating their business models for a post-pandemic world, compelling opportunities to rethink relationships with local communities and society itself are emerging. - Simon Woods, League President and CEO
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January 22, 2021
At a Glance: Equitable and Inclusive Music Education
Orchestras work at the national, state, and local levels to build support for music education in schools. The League is a leader in national efforts to preserve arts education funding and to improve arts education policy through implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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December 16, 2020
Education/Community Engagement Newsletter
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December 16, 2020
“Enough” is Not Enough
After a ten-year wait, the u.s. Department of education released data this past spring that paints an incomplete but dismaying picture of the status of arts education in our nation’s schools.
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December 11, 2020
Education and Community Engagement Leadership Committee
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November 20, 2020
Coalition Efforts
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November 20, 2020
Orchestras in Music Education Advocacy