Teaching the “Wire Choir”

My school has just finished a week of annual testing with one more day to go on Monday. It couldn’t have been more timely for me to find a piece by Tom Chapin highlighted on Debbie Cavalier’s Music, Education, and Technology Blog. Tom Chapin’s piece, Not on the Test, draws attention to the importance music and the arts plays in education. It also points out what many music educators know first hand, the diminishing support music education is getting in these days of NCLB. You can download the video or pass on the link to your booster groups, parents, and fellow educators. Please take the time to peruse Tom’s Chapin’s web site, as you will find some excellent information that supports keeping arts education as a vital part of education.