CMF Newsletter

November 2013

 

Happy

Thanksgiving! 

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Finding Happiness Singing with Others
   
 Why do we sing? For Stacy Horn, singing in a community choir is the one thing in her life that never fails to take her to a transcendent place and reminds her that everything good is possible. Like thousands of other amateur chorus members throughout the world, singing  with other people makes her happy.
 
 
  
 As Horn relates her funny and profound experiences as a choir member, she treats us to an eclectic history of group singing and the music that moves us whether we're hearing it for the first time or the hundredth; the dramatic stories of conductors and composers; and discoveries from the new science of singing, including the remarkable physical benefits of song. A great Holiday read!
 

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All Teachers can Teach Music
 
An article in the current issue of Young Children (YC) Magazine, a journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), cites findings from a doctoral dissertation conducted by Ellen G. Cerniglia, EdD. The article states that despite finding the teachers in the youngest grades may not feel sufficiently prepared, the teachers in the study used music extensively in their classrooms. According to the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), classroom teachers can integrate music more fully into the curriculum and make it a part of children's daily routine (NAfME 1994), since they spend more time with them. NAfME's finding coincides with findings from a study that surveyed NAEYC-accredited centers: classroom teachers are the primary planners and executers of music education (Nardo et al. 2006). The article points to the need for teachers to feel more confident in planning their music activities. CMF is pleased to be part of supporting these teachers and building their confidence through First Note! 

 

Welcome to the CMF Board

 

The newest addition to the CMF Board is Roslyn (Roz) Solomon.

Roz has most recently served as the Executive Director of The Washington Business Alliance, and is also an active community volunteer. She is a member of the Health Care Reform Realization Committee for the State of Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner; the Chair of the Seattle Human Rights Commission; a founder and board member of the Jewish Women's Funding Network; and a member of the boards of the Seattle Community College Foundation, and the Center for Women & Democracy; Owner and Senior Public Policy Consultant and Advocate at IA Consulting, a legal and public policy consulting firm. Prior to her work as a consultant, Roz served as an administrative law judge for the State of Washington.

Music played a significant role in Roz's younger life.  Along with her three siblings, she studied piano for nine years.  She also took up the flute in middle school and played in the school band. Her mother studied piano at Julliard and her niece Claire holds the first cello position in the Yale University Orchestra. Roz and her mother have been enjoying the UW President's Piano Series for the past 20 years.

 
Thank You Wyman Youth Trust 
 
Thanks to a second grant just awarded to CMF by the Wyman Youth Trust, we are able to offer the First Note Music Curriculum to between 12 and 15 of our most undeserved classrooms. As a supporter of education with an emphasis on those most in need, the Wyman Youth Trust was an early participant in helping us develop the program. Thank you Wyman Youth Trust!
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