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US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
The official US Government agency that implements Federal education legislation including the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). USDE also conducts research and provides various grant opportunities. |
Illinois General Assembly
www.ilga.gov
Track bills as they progress through committee, to the floor, and to the Governor's desk. |
Illinois Arts Council
www.state.il.us/agency/iac
The official state agency that supports the arts through grant funding and provides a variety of community and educational arts services including arts residencies in schools. |
Illinois State Board of Education
www.isbe.state.il.us
The official state agency that develops the rules, regulations and procedures to implement education policy as determined by the State Legislature. The site offers the latest developments in teaching standards, student learning standards and teacher recertification. A listing of employment opportunities is also included. |
Advocacy for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/resources/view/music-education-advocacy-central
See also Support Music.Com, Music For All, and Dream Out Loud Below |
Americans for the Arts
www.artsusa.org
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. |
Arts Education Partnership
www.aep-arts.org
AEP is a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America's schools. |
Association of Illinois Music Schools
www.niu.edu/aims
The purpose of the Association of Illinois Music Schools is to advance the cause of music in higher education generally and to improve the quality and program of the music educational system in Illinois through the promotion of cooperation between all colleges and universities and through the exercise of educational leadership. |
Illinois Arts Alliance/Foundation
www.artsalliance.org
Since 1982, the Illinois Arts Alliance/Foundation (IAAF) has been Illinois primary multidisciplinary arts service organization, strengthening the nonprofit arts in Illinois and enabling arts organizations to better serve their communities. |
MENC: The National Association for Music Education
www.menc.org
MENC, the largest arts education professional association in the world, is the national parent organization of IMEA. |
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
This website is designed to link arts and K-12 education through technology. Students can chat with artists online and the site provides teaching guides for dance, music and theatre performances at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. |
Grammy in the Schools
www.grammyintheschools.com
This website is notable for a section on careers in music, a valuable resource to guide and direct aspiring musicians into the profession. |
Ten - Golden Apple's Teaching Excellence Network
www.goldenappleten.org
Golden Apple's Teaching Excellence Network is a place to create, experiment, debate, connect, and explore the world of teaching with other excellent educators. |
Early Childhood Music and Movement Association (ECMMA)
http://www.ecmma.org
The Early Childhood Music & Movement Association is a professional organization that supports the field of early childhood music and movement through education, advocacy, and networking.
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American Choral Directors Association
(ACDA)
www.acdaonline.org |
American Music Conference
www.amc-music.org |
American Orff-Shulwerk Association
www.aosa.org |
American
School Band Directors Association
www.asbda.com
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American Society of Composers, Authors
& Publishers
www.ascap.com |
American String Teachers Association
www.astaweb.com |
American Symphony Orchestra League
www.symphony.org |
Artists House Music
www.artistshousemusic.org |
Association for Technology in Music Education
http://atmionline.org/ |
Bands of America
www.bands.org |
Barbershop Harmony Society
www.barbershop.org |
Chamber Music America
www.chamber-music.org |
The Chicago Flute Club
www.chicagofluteclub.org |
The College Music Society
www.music.org |
Dream Out Loud - Advocacy Materials from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
http://cso.org/Institute/SchoolsAndTeachers/DreamOutLoud.aspx |
The Grammy Foundation
www.grammy.com |
International Clarinet Society
www.clarinet.org |
International Double Reed Society
http://idrs.colorado.edu/ |
International Foundation for Music Research
www.music-research.org |
International Horn Society
www.hornsociety.org |
International Society of Bassists (ISB)
www.isbworldoffice.com |
International Trombone Association
www.ita-web.org |
International Trumpet Guild
www.trumpetguild.org |
John Philip Sousa Foundation
www.loyno.edu/sousafoundation |
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic
www.midwestclinic.org |
Mr.Holland's Opus Foundation
www.mhopus.org |
Music for All
www.music-for-all.org |
Music Teachers National Association
www.mtna.org |
National Association for the Study and Performance of African American Music
www.naspaam.org |
National Association of Teachers of Singing
www.nats.org |
National Flute Association
www.nfaonline.org |
The National Music Council
www.musiccouncil.org |
Opera for Everyone (Music Educators Site)
www.operaforeveryone.com/mesite/ |
Percussive Arts Society
www.pas.org |
Support Music.com
supportmusic.com |
US Air Force Band
http://www.usafband.af.mil/ |
US Air Force Heritage of America Band
www.af.mil/accband |
US Army Band Master Classes
bands.army.mil/masterclass |
US Marine Band
www.marineband.usmc.mil/ |
US Navy Bands
www.navyband.navy.mil/ |
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