Michael R. Gagliardo
Five Points
Posted by Mar 22, 2010 0 comments
Michael R. Gagliardo
The vision of the future of music education, as it relates to string instruments and orchestras, has been succinctly stated in five points by the American String Teachers’ Association. Let’s take a look at these points and see in what direction they are pointing us.
First, ASTA’s vision includes “providing access to strings and orchestra for all children, protecting these programs from economic uncertainty, and teaching members how to advocate for these programs.” That’s a tall order. It’s not that string music educators aren’t up to the task, and it’s not that it’s too much to ask. Those of us in the profession are doing this every day, to a certain extent. Some of us are doing more than others – but that’s not the fault of those who are doing less. The truth of the matter is that many younger members of our profession aren’t being taught how to advocate and how to fight for our programs.
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