Educators Resources

Online & Distance Learning

WMEA's Covid-19 Updates

• WMEA has put together a resource page for all things related to teaching during COVID-19, available here.
• NAMM’s Resources for Educators
• Leadership University - free online leadership curriculum.
• NUVO: If you're not familiar with Nuvo instruments, now is the perfect time to check them out! They serve as a wonderful pre-band learning tool, have their own curriculum books for students and teachers, and they are so easy to clean! Check out this informational video.
• Scott Lang COVID webinars - from planning to executing to everything in between.
• Yamaha has put together some excellent resources on online teaching, available here.

Recruiting & Retention Ideas

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra instrument introductory videos

• The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has put together some amazing introductory videos to help students choose what instrument they want to play!
• Be Part of the Music allows you to create your own recruiting page, with useful facts and videos that will help get any student interested and excited about learning an instrument! Find them here.
• Yamaha has put together some helpful resources on recruitment, available here.
• Scott Lang Powerpoint - Recruitment and Retention in the Covid World

Funding Resources

Conn-Selmer’s Stimulus Program

• Conn-Selmer’s Stimulus Program.
• CARES Act funding can be used for your music programs to help adjust to online/distance learning. Check out Yamaha’s educator site to learn more.
• How to access Title IV Funding.
• Save the Music Foundation Title IVa Infographic.
• NAfME Title IV webinars:
  • https://nafme.org/2018-back-to-school-title-iv-webinar/
  • https://nafme.org/community/elearning/supporting-music-education-locally-title-iv-webinar/

COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

NAMM instrument cleaning guidelines

• National Association of Music Merchants instrument cleaning guidelines.
• Instrument cleaning guidelines.
• How to disinfect musical instruments.
• NFHS Aerosol Studies.
• String instrument cleaning guidelines.

Advocacy Resources

Arts Wisconsin research and resources page

• Arts Wisconsin has a research and resources page full of very useful information.
• Download a free brochure on the importance of music education at this link.
• WSMA has a whole collection of advocacy resources.