In June of 2014 the National Coalition for Core Art Standards released the new Core Music Standards. The overarching goal of these new standards is to foster Music Literacy defined as the ability to understand a medium and communicate in that medium.
Have you been struggling to get funding for your growing music program? Though schools and districts have the bulk of the responsibility for providing the needs of school music programs, often they fall short of the mark.
There are four principles that I consider to be the fundamental framework for music instruction: Posture, Pulse, Phonology and Personality.
You asked, we listened. In the last month, we’ve made many improvements to help educators and students work more efficiently in MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic).
You asked, we listened. We have released Sticky Settings thanks to you! We appreciate the valuable feedback our community gives us so we can make the improvements you need in MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic).
It’s a great day for us here at MakeMusic, because today I can finally announce the debut of our new music sharing features in the MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic) online platform!
Our new self-serve quote and payment platform makes getting your school subscriptions for MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic) a breeze!
This post was updated on 5/19/2023.
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