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NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL sense that you would have your national TO PRESENT 2014 N Econvention W here S in our L wonderful E city T AMERICA EAGLE AWARDS because music is our brand. We’re glad you’re here.” IN NASHVILLE T E R Plans are underway to hold the NMC’s American Eagle Awards, Leadership in Music Symposium and annual member- ship meeting in Nashville this coming N E W S L E T July. The presentations will coincide with the International Musical Product Association’s Summer NAMM Show. T E R This will be the first time the American Eagle Awards will be held outside of New York City. Details to follow! N ENashville W Mayor S Carl DeanL E T

The concert featured country singers NASHVILLE MAYOR KARL T ECasey R James, Sarah Darling, and the DEAN SAYS MUSIC IS ONE duo Striking Matches. Dean also said OF THE TOOLS STUDENTS that Nashville boasts more music NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE industry professionals than any city in North America. To that end, he said city

leaders believe music and music In a speech on the stage of the Grand education are important. “Given the fact Ole Opry House, Mayor Karl Dean that we are ‘Music City’, it makes sense welcomed nearly 3,500 music teachers, that we would have the best public music students, and corporate partners school music program of any city in the of the National Association for Music United States. Education to Nashville. He called the

Grand Ole Opry House “the Heart and Music, he said, is not a frill. “We owe it soul of Music City.” to our children to provide them with the

tools they need to succeed in life,” and As part of a kick off concert for the he said music education helps students NAfME 2013 National In-Service to be successful. Conference, Dean said, “It only makes In 2009, Dean began exploring how to INTERNATIONAL MUSIC create a world-class music educa- COUNCIL HOLDS 5TH tion program that would be unique to WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC Nashville and takes advantage of the vast resources and talent available here. The IMC, together with the Queensland The work was done in partnership with Conservatorium, organized the 5th IMC the education committee of the Music World Forum on Music in Brisbane, City Music Council, a coalition of music Australia from November 21-24. Some professionals and executives the mayor of the Forum's sessions were recorded convened to promote and grow the and are available for viewing here. As music industry in Nashville. part of the Forum, the IMC presented its Musical Rights Awards. The winners Two years later, Dean and Metro were 'Orchestra of Indigenous Schools announced Music Makes Us: Instruments and New Technology' The Nashville Music Education Project. hosted by Universidad Nacional de Tres This project is a revolutionary de Febrero, Argentina; 'Music and new approach to music education that Resilience' for the Palestinian Refugees includes new contemporary curriculum of Lebanon hosted by Associazione and technologies, but also builds on and Prima Materia, Italy; and 'Remix the improves traditional music curriculum in Orchestra' hosted by Auckland band, orchestra, and choir. Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), New Zealand. Find the IMC's press release Music Makes Us has infused new life here for more information on these into the music education program in projects. Metro Schools. Immediate improvements included new classes in songwriting and composition, world IMC SETS ITS COMPASS percussion, rock band and mariachi, FOR THE FUTURE and technology-based production such as recording and hip hop at middle Paris, 9 December 2013. - The 35th schools and high schools. General Assembly of the International Music Council, held in Brisbane, Dean frequently visits schools and Australia, 24-25 November 2013, “often sees the progress that is being adopted a series of key decisions that made in our school.” will pave the way to building greater capacity of the organization and its Roz Fehr, NAfME Managing Editor for members to work towards its vision to News, October 28, 2013. © National be the world’s leading professional Association for Music Education organization dedicated to promotion of the value of music in the lives of all people.

During the next two years, the IMC will, in co-operation with or through its members, focus its efforts on three external strategic objectives:

2 • Affirming culture as the 4th pillar of Ondaye (Congo), Valdemar Rodriguez sustainable development (Venezuela), Ahti Vä nttinen (Finland), Daphne Wassink (Netherlands) and Yu • Promoting and protecting creativity Long (China). and creators’ rights The General Assembly paid tribute to • Placing early childhood music education at the forefront of the music the outstanding work and dedication of education agenda outgoing president Frans de Ruiter (Netherlands) and elected him, along Each objective will be achieved through with former IMC Treasurer Lars Grunth policy-making and advocacy, (Denmark), with a standing ovation, to collaboration and information exchange, join the circle of Honorary Members of projects and research, as well as IMC, chosen among the world's targeted membership services. outstanding professionals, educators, performers, and composers. In addition, the IMC will pursue its institutional development with the aim of During the General Assembly, elections positioning itself as a strong and took also place for the IMC Youth dynamic global network of organizations Committee. The new Committee is involved or interested in music and in composed of young representatives of the livelihood of professionals in the field seven IMC member organizations, of music. coming from the Americas, the Arab Building on the strategy decided upon at World, Asia-Oceania and Europe. its previous General Assembly in 2011, the IMC adopted a fully revised version of its Statutes and the Rules of INTERNATIONAL MUSIC Procedure that will help to increase the COUNCIL ELECTS PAUL efficiency and effectiveness of the DUJARDIN AS NEW organization’s work and modus operandi. PRESIDENT The General Assembly elected Paul Brisbane, November 25, 2013 – Mr. Dujardin (Belgium) as new President for Paul Dujardin (Belgium) was elected a renewable 2-year term. Mr. Dujardin President of the International Music replaces Mr. Frans de Ruiter (The Council for a renewable mandate of two Netherlands) who had served as years. Mr. Dujardin replaces Mr. Frans president since October 2009. de Ruiter (The Netherlands), who had served as president of the organization Mr. Dujardin will be joined in the IMC since October 2009. Board's Directorate by Jeremy Cox (UK) as executive vice-president, Hisham Mr. Dujardin is CEO and artistic director Sharaf (Iraq/Jordan) and Maria del of the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Carmen Gil (Puerto Rico) as vice- Brussels, a multidisciplinary and presidents; as well as Emily Akuno interdisciplinary arts center dedicated (Kenya) as treasurer. music, visual art, photography, film, theatre, dance, literature and The Board is completed by Alfons architecture. He has helped to found Karabuda (Sweden), Hugues Gervais and run a number of arts organizations,

3 including the Euphonia Foundation for As President of the International Music Music (which supports young creative Council, Mr. Dujardin will lead a 12- talent), the Jubilate festival, the Culture member Executive Board made up of et Democratie non-profit association, the representatives from Africa, the Ictus Ensemble, the Jeune Americas, the Arab World, Asia and Philharmonie/Jonge Filharmonie youth Europe. orchestra, the Trento Foundation, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg non-profit The International Music Council is the association, and the Queen Elisabeth world’s leading membership-based Foundation. professional organization dedicated to the promotion of the value of music in Moreover, he is or has been an advisor the lives of all people. The mission of to or board member of Musiques IMC is to develop sustainable music Présentes, the Flemish Music Council, sectors worldwide, to create awareness the Friends of the Royal Brussels about the value of music, to be the voice Conservatory (Dutch-language section), for music, to make music matter the Brussels Youth Orchestra, the throughout the fabric of society, and to Belgian Wagner Association, the uphold basic music rights in all European Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, countries. The IMC brings together the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, the local, national, regional, and Queen Elisabeth International Music international music organisations and Competition of Belgium, and Venezia networks in 150 countries across the Viva. world. It is recognized by UNESCO as an NGO official partner (associate Paul Dujardin represents the Centre for status). Fine Arts Brussels in various platforms, such as the European Festivals Association (EFA), the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), the International Society of Performing Arts NEWS FROM THE (ISPA), the Réseau Européen de EUROPEAN MUSIC Musique Ancienne (R.E.M.A.) and COUNCIL: ASEMUS – Asia-Europe Museum Network. 4th European Forum on Music From 1992 to 2002 Paul Dujardin was the CEO of the Société Philharmonique The 4th edition of the EMC's annual de Bruxelles, prior to which he was, conference, the European Forum on among others, in charge of the annual Music, will take place in Bern, festival “Ars Musica” dedicated to Switzerland from 19 – 22 June 2013. contemporary music. The Forum will focus on "Music and He dedicates his special interest to Politics: a shared responsibility". creating dialogue between the arts and Music contributes significantly to the the political spheres. He has succeeded political and social development of a in developing BOZAR as an Agora, a peaceful and integrative Europe. In platform to initiate debate between times where faith in the European citizens, the arts, decision-makers and project amongst the continent’s citizens other sectors. 4 is wavering as a result of failing of authors' collective management currencies, austerity measures and organizations operating across EU rising unemployment, music and culture borders instead of having to deal with can play a pivotal role in restoring trust separate organizations in each EU and enthusiasm for Europe, and member state. In negotiations with EU nurturing social cohesion throughout. ministers, MEPs were able to ensure that smaller and less popular repertoires On the other hand, political institutions will have access to the markets by at local, national, and European levels requiring collective management must provide the necessary frameworks organizations to issue licenses under for the full potential of music for a the same conditions for all repertoires. diverse and cohesive Europe to be Throughout the negotiations, reached. The slogan ‘unity in diversity’ is Parliament's negotiators highlighted the claimed by both the European Union importance of protecting authors’ rights and Switzerland to identify themselves. and ensuring that they are paid promptly But what does this diversity look like? for the use of these rights. The agreed What are its challenges? And how is this text provides for royalties to be diversity reflected in society? Inspired by distributed to artists as quickly as the host country, the Forum will ask: possible and no later than nine months from the end of the financial year in What can Europe learn from which the rights revenue is collected. Switzerland, the so-called ‘nation of will’, MEPs also succeeded in ensuring that a confederation in which the different rights holders will have a say in the communities strive for a united decisions on the management of their Switzerland by respecting the diversity rights and the freedom to select the of its society. collective management organization of Together with its local partners, the their choice. In addition, they made sure Swiss Music Council and the Yehudi that rights holders would be able to Menuhin Forum Bern, the European grant licenses for non-commercial uses. Music Council looks forward to The draft directive also imposes more welcoming you in Bern at an inspiring transparency and better governance on Forum full of dialogue, opportunities for collective management organizations. networking and exchange, and of course, music! The agreed text still needs to be adopted formally. The EP Legal Affairs Registration will start in early 2014 at: Committee voted unanimously in favor http://www.emc-imc.org/efmEMC. of the deal on November 26 and the full EP is expected to vote in February of European Parliament and Council 2014. strike a provisional deal that will help on-line music service providers to Public consultation on Copyright get licenses more easily The European Commission has On November 4th, the EP and Council launched a public consultation as part of agreed upon a new directive on the its on-going efforts to review and collective management of copyright. modernize EU copyright rules. The Under the draft law, service providers consultation invites stakeholders to will obtain licenses from a small number share their views on areas identified in

5 the Communication on Content in the improved their ability to preserve and Digital Single Market, i.e. territoriality in advance their schools’ music education the Single Market, harmonization, programs amid budget cuts. limitations and exceptions to copyright in the digital age; fragmentation of the EU "The Best Communities for Music copyright market; and how to improve Education designation gave our district the effectiveness and efficiency of the opportunity to shine the spotlight on enforcement while underpinning its our outstanding music teachers, legitimacy in the wider context of students, and community partners,” said copyright reform. The deadline for Heather Crocker, Director of replies is 5 February 2014. Click here to Communications for Blaine County take part in this consultation. School District in Idaho. “In the true spirit of education, our music teachers passed the recognition on to their students and community partners. Programs like Best Communities are NAMM FOUNDATION critical to the future success of music INVITES EDUCATORS TO education." PARTICIPATE IN 2014 BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC Last March the NAMM Foundation EDUCATION SURVEY designated 307 school districts as Best Communities for Music Education, and

66 individual schools earned the 2013 Survey Recognizes Schools and SupportMusic Merit Award for providing Districts for Commitment to Music students with access to comprehensive Education music education.

CARLSBAD, Calif., The NAMM The BCME program requires each Foundation’s 15th annual Best school and district to detail the Communities for Music Education particulars of its access to music (BCME) survey is open for participation instruction. Responses are reviewed by by school districts and schools across researchers at The Institute for the country. The survey acknowledges Educational Research and Public and celebrates U.S. schools and Service of Lawrence, Kansas (an districts for their commitment to and affiliate of the University of Kansas) and support of comprehensive music the NAMM Foundation. The surveys, education in schools. Nearly 2,000 one for districts and one for individual schools and school districts participated schools, can be downloaded for review. in the survey last year, resulting in a record number of designations. In conducting the annual BCME survey, the NAMM Foundation is joined by Teachers, parents, school advisory organizations in the fields of administrators, and board members are music and education: Americans for the invited to complete the 2014 BCME Arts, The John Lennon Educational Tour survey online now through Friday, Bus, League of American Orchestras, January 17, 2014. Past designees The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, report that receiving a Best Music for All, Music Teachers National Communities designation significantly

6 Association, National Guild For Community Arts Education, Yamaha MEMBER REPORTS Corporation of America, Young Audiences, and VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The 2014 BCME designees AFM will be announced on March 18, 2014. AFM is pleased to report on a remark- The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit ably constructive meeting between the organization with the mission of US Copyright Office (USCO) and the advancing active participation in music Arts, Entertainment, and Media making across the lifespan by sup- Industries Committee (AEMI) that took porting scientific research, philanthropic place in late October. The meeting not giving and public service programs from only identified a number of topics for the international music products Indus- further discussion, but one USCO staffer try. Visit http://www.nammfoundation.org even ensured that her requests for for more information. public comment would now include the impact on collective bargaining.

SUPPORTMUSIC Attending the meeting along with myself were Local 99 (Portland, OR) President COMMUNITY FORUM – Bruce Fife and AFM Legislative-Political IT’S A WRAP! Director and Diversity Director Alfonso Pollard, plus Paul Almeida and David The NAMM Foundation finished its back Cohen of the Department of Profes- to school year advocacy kick off with sional Employees (DPE), AFL-CIO and five SupportMusic Community Forums representatives of other unions including across the U.S. the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the International Alliance of Theatrical In collaboration with the John Lennon Stage Employees (IATSE), Office and Educational Tour Bus, the NAMM Professional Employees International Foundation presented town-hall style Union (OPEIU), and the Screen Actors gatherings and webcasts about the Guild and the American Federation of importance of music and arts education Television and Radio Artists (SAG- with community and education leaders AFTRA). in five cities. We are grateful for the energy and commitment of the JLETB The AEMI’s concerns about copyright team for helping NAMM realize this goal law were presented in the framework of to meet face to face with NAMM how they affect members’ jobs, Members, teachers, school and incomes, and benefits. David Cohen community leaders and parents and to explained that residuals and royalties— strengthen advocacy for music downstream revenues—sustain the education. people in our unions between projects. An AEMI pre-meeting had narrowed a If you were not able to join us in person list of possible questions and topics or via the web, Click Here to watch and about copyright policy and law to these share webcast recordings. priorities: the licensing of sound recordings in the digital space and

7 terrestrial radio; digital first sale; orphan updating would be topics that she iden- works; statutory licenses for cable and tified as ripe for action because they satellite retransmission; pre-1972 sound have already undergone extensive recordings; illegal streaming; and analysis and discussion: orphan works, exemptions under the Digital Millennium a public performance right, and felony Copyright Act. streaming. Focusing on enforcement alone, she said, was not productive; While several unions at the meeting witness the pushback on seeking felony highlighted their own issues, they made penalties for illegal streaming. it clear that the presentations were issues they all shared. Representing Among the open questions Pallante DGA and IATSE, Alec French spoke to posed were: What is the future of the orphan works, digital first sale, and registration program? What should the felony streaming. For SAG-AFTRA, USCO do with recordation? What roles Duncan Crabtree-Ireland stressed the should public-private partnerships play? importance of the Audio-Visual Performances Treaty and the terrestrial In response to our raising the Audio- performance right. For the AFM, Bruce Visual Performances Treaty, USCO Fife called for a licensing regime that is Senior Counsel for Policy and Interna- fair and equitable across all platforms. tional Affairs, Maria Strong, noted that it Register of Copyrights and Director, has become controversial as we seek USCO, Maria Pallante explained that implementation. She noted the varied her call for a comprehensive review and legal and copyright systems in other updating of copyright policy and law countries and urged us to contact and consciously avoided the term “reform,” work with our counterparts in other which implies that something was wrong countries, who could provide local and needs reforming. She also stressed presentations to their governments, with that, from her perspective, the copyright an impact that only local people could conversation had been moving in the achieve. wrong direction, namely toward an expectation of unlimited fair use. The Pallante and her senior staff noted that outpouring against the PROTECT Intel- our visit provides a useful reminder that lectual Property Act and the Stop Online worker interests matter and that they are Piracy Act indicated, however, that not necessarily aligned with industry turning around the conversation views. required reframing it. That necessity brought her to her broad call for a Sam Folio, AFM International Secretary- comprehensive updating. Treasurer

A part of that updating might include col- lective licensing, on a model yet to be AATS determined, while another part might include carefully chosen and defined The American Academy of Teachers of exemptions. Pallante noted that, when Singing meets five times a year in New Congress has defined narrow exemp- York City for discussion on pedagogical tions, courts are more conservative in matters; opinion papers are written invoking fair use. A third part of an based on these discussions. Currently

8 being prepared for publication are Four renewable scholar-ships of $7,500 Promotion and Tenure and In Support of each will be given annually to qualified Fact-Based Voice Pedagogy and undergraduate students with Terminology. Plans are underway for demonstrated financial needs, one each presenting these at the NATS National to an incoming freshman, sophomore, Conference in Boston, July 5-9, 2014. junior, and senior. In addition, two scholarships of $15,000 each will be We are continuing our efforts for arts awarded, one to a student entering the education as outlined in our last first year of graduate school and one to published paper, Keeping Music in the a student entering the second year. Schools: Advocating for the Arts as Core Curriculum, an issue of great Funding for these scholarships has importance in 2013. The members of been provided through an exceptionally the Academy believe that all children generous bequest by Messrs. Ron should have the opportunity to Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee. participate in musical activities and Application forms will be available on receive music education from highly January 15, 2014. The application qualified and inspired teachers. AATS deadline is March 1. For further papers can be read at the Academy information about the Pogorzelski- website: Yankee Memorial Organ Scholarships, www.americanacademyofteachersofsing see the AGO's website, www.agohq.org. ing.org. Readers are invited to post comments through the moderator. Boston, Mass. will be the site of the Papers written by the Academy are AGO's 52nd national convention which available for the use of other authors as will be held from June 23-27, 2014. long as there is an acknowledgement of More than 1,500 organists and organ the source. aficionados are expected to attend the biennial conference which is the world's The Academy is implementing online premier event for professional organists, conferencing to accommodate members organ students, organ builders, outside the New York area in order to publishers of organ music, and other increase participation. Recent new individuals and companies that provide members are Margaret Baroody, singing products and services to organists. In voice specialist with the Philadelphia addition to internationally acclaimed Ear, Nose, and Throat Association, and recitalists performing on the finest Karen Brunssen, Northwestern organs in the Boston metropolitan area, University. more than 90 workshops and 50 scholarly papers will be presented. The convention will also feature a tradeshow AGO with 100 exhibit booths. Registration and hotel information can be found on The American Guild of Organists is the AGO's website. pleased to announce the creation of a major new scholarship program for students who are committed to the study of the organ and who are enrolled in accredited colleges and universities.

9 ASCAP composers in the world. In 1998, Emmy Award-winning composer Richard Bellis Songwriters Are Under Attack by joined the workshop as a mentor and Pandora - Speak Out and Sign the has served in that position for the last 16 Petition years. The Workshop is partially funded by the ASCAP Foundation. Pandora has launched an aggressive campaign to pay songwriters and ASCAP Foundation Jay Gorney composers less. Add your name to our Award-Winning Song Shines Light on petition asking incoming Pandora CEO Veterans’ Issues Brian McAndrews to stop attacking songwriters, and share the message on Songwriters Cheryl DaVeiga and Twitter and Facebook. Anthony Krizan will share the honor of www.ascap.com/pandorapetition receiving the 2013 ASCAP Foundation Jay Gorney Award. Their award-winning ASCAP Adventurous Programming song, “Home Don’t Feel Like Home,” is Awards Presented at 36th Chorus about some of the tough issues facing America Conference veterans after returning home from combat. DaVeiga was inspired to write ASCAP joined Chorus America in the song while staying at the Thayer honoring four choral ensembles for their Hotel on the grounds of the Military adventurous programming during the Academy at West Point, and enlisted 2012-2013 Concert Season on June Krizan to co-write with her. 14th, 2013 at a special awards presentation held at Chorus America's New ASCAP Foundation TV & Film 36th Annual Conference in Seattle, WA. Scholarship Honors Betty Rose Distinguished Composer and ASCAP member Morten Lauridsen and ASCAP The family of Betty Rose, the widow of Concert Music Membership British-born composer David Rose, who Representative Michael Spudic made an indelible mark on film, presented the awards to members of television, and easy listening Chorus America for performances which instrumental music, has established the prominently featured music written Betty Rose Scholarship to honor her within the past 25 years. lifelong contributions to music. The ASCAP Foundation Betty Rose ASCAP TV & Film Scoring Workshop Scholarship will be presented annually Celebrates 25 Years to an outstanding, promising composer participating in The ASCAP Foundation ASCAP hosted its annual Television & Composer-in-Residence Program at the Film Scoring Workshop from July 8th- University of Southern California. August 1st, 2013, celebrating 25 years since the program first launched in Celebrating the Centennial of Sammy 1988. Founded by composer Fred Cahn with The ASCAP Foundation Karlin, and co-produced with ASCAP’s Sammy Cahn Award longtime veteran Nancy Knutsen, the Workshop has become one of the most The 2013 Sammy Cahn Award recipient well-respected educational programs for is ASCAP member Sandy Emory Lawrence, who won for her song "The 10 Pretty One." Lawrence joins a group of and was among its most performed distinguished past recipients that include works in the U.S. during 2012. John Mayer, Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, Daniel Mackenzie, Chris Keup, Cinco Lori Henriques Receives ASCAP Paul, John Francis and Katie Herzig. Foundation Joe Raposo Childrens Music Award New York Youth Symphony Composition Program Begins New Henriques is the recipient of the 2013 Season at ASCAP ASCAP Foundation Joe Raposo Childrens Music Award for her award- The New York Youth Symphony winning song, “Something You Learn.” Composition Program (formerly known a The award, established in 2010 by Joe “Making Score”) is now officially back in Raposo's family, honors his legacy by session with yet another season full of supporting emerging talent in the area of exceptionally gifted students. Hosted by children's music. Raposo was one of the ASCAP since its inception in 2000, this creators of Sesame Street and its first tour de force, nuts and bolts and longtime musical director. composition workshop for young composers has not only established ASCAP and Secret Road Present itself as a core component of the New Showcase at CBGB Music Festival York Youth Symphony, but has locked itself in as a vital mainstay within the ASCAP and Secret Road came together creative new music scene. to present an exceptional evening of live acoustic-oriented music for the second Brooklyn Bonfire Showcase Debuts annual CBGB Music and Film Festival with Eclectic Lineup on Thursday, October 10th. Featured performers included Bess Rogers, ASCAP presented its inaugural Brooklyn Storyman, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and The Bonfire songwriter series at Union Hall Bones of J.R. Jones. The showcase is on Wednesday, September 4th. part of the growing festival, featuring Featured performers included Kendra more than 500 performers at 175 Morris, The Bones of JR Jones, Chris venues around New York City and Mills and Jenna Andrews. Brooklyn from October 10-12.

ASCAP Honors Top PRS Songwriters Grammy-Winning Songwriter- and Publishers Producer Desmond Child Elected to ASCAP Board ASCAP hosted its 33rd annual Awards on October 9th at the Grosvenor House ASCAP's Board of Directors has elected Hotel in London. Hosted by ASCAP the prolific songwriter-producer as a Executive Vice President, International director, it was announced by ASCAP Roger Greenaway and Vice President, President and Chairman Paul Williams. Membership Seán Devine, the gala Child was elected to fill the seat left dinner and awards presentation honored vacant by the recent death of jazz those songwriter, composer and composer George Duke. publisher members of PRS for Music – the UK's Performing Right Society – whose repertory is licensed by ASCAP 11 MUSIC EDUCATION coalition, we do encourage all Member- ROUNDTABLE Groups to strongly consider adding their signatures to the Accord. Those wishing to add their organization’s (The National Music Council was one of the first member organizations to join NAfME in support can e-mail here to that effect the Music Education Roundtable) and I will share your request with SEADAE. NAfME strongly supports the 2013 Sees Roundtable Membership work that SEADAE has done, and has Grow to 27 total Participating signed on. Thank you for your Organizations consideration of this important initiative. This year, the Roundtable was lucky ROUNDTABLE ACTIVITY: Annual enough to add nine more participating Strategic Planning Teleconference in organizations. The American School January Band Directors Association, Gordon Start thumbing through those calendars! Institute for Music Learning, Guitar and In short order, we will be sending Accessories Marketing Association, around a Doodle request regarding J.W. Pepper, Music for All, Music availability in January for our annual Publishers Association, Music Sales Strategic Planning Teleconference. It is Corp., The National Association of very important that we have the voices Music Parents, and Quadrant Arts represented of as many Roundtable Education Research, all joined our participating organizations as possible ranks. during this yearly discussion of all ENDORSEMENT OPPORTUNITY: coalition matters, so please respond to SEADAE Moves Forward with “Arts our Doodle with some dates that work Education for America’s Students: A for you, and plan to join us! Shared Endeavor,” Statement NEWS ITEM: U.S. Senate Passes For many months now, our good friends Two-Year Budget at the State Education Agency Directors In December, the Senate passed a of Arts Education (SEADAE) have been bipartisan, two-year budget agreement. working to bring certified arts educators, The budget cleared the chamber by a certified non-arts educators, and 64-36 vote, setting an overall spending providers of supplemental arts instruc- limit of $1.012 trillion for FY 2014 and tion together to develop a National restoring approximately $85 billion in Accord on Professional Practice in Arts sequester spending cuts. House Education. The intent behind the Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan creation of an Accord statement of this and Senate Budget Committee nature is to develop and commit to a Chairman Patty Murray both praised the coherent and shared vision involving the budget deal, acknowledging the key partners to insure all students are compromises both sides of the aisle had provided with a quality arts education. to make so as to ensure its success, As such, SEADAE is asking its and expressing optimism that the deal is colleague organizations to sign-on and a positive first step towards greater endorse the message of the Accord bipartisanship in Congress. The bill was (attached). While the Roundtable will signed into law by President Obama not endorse this new resource as a before his Christmas vacation. If 12 interested, you can read more about the MTNA new budget deal here. Many of you may have seen the recent ROUNDTABLE ACTIVITY: Are You op/eds in Music Trades, Wall Street “Broader Minded”? Journal, Forbes, Washington Times, Recently, NAfME reported on a new and Fox News that took issue with an Harvard-based study challenging the investigation of MTNA by the Federal “Mozart Effect” that has been getting Trade Commission. At issue was the quite a bit of attention in the mainstream FTC’s claim against MTNA and its press (click here and here). While the affiliated state and local music teacher findings of this research are actually not associations that provisions in our codes entirely new, they have sparked a fresh of ethics against teachers soliciting round of dialogue concerning the most students from another studio somehow impactful manner of conducting music restrains trade and drives up the price of education advocacy. I am excited to music lessons. announce that NAfME was already hard at work revisiting the question of how we Although we demonstrated that our “speak” about music when making our code of ethics is voluntary and the case. To that end, look for a brand new association has never enforced the advocacy campaign entitled: “Broader solicitation provision, the FTC offered us Minded: Think Beyond the Bubbles,” to the unappetizing choice of entering into debut in early 2014. Roundtable a settlement or spending hundreds of participating organizations will have the thousands of dollars fighting the federal opportunity to endorse NAfME’s new government. “Broader Minded” vision under the Roundtable “coin,” and to make use of Given the alternatives, MTNA nego- the methodology in advocacy efforts tiated a consent decree with the FTC to taking place across the field. More purge our code of ethics and other details soon! policies of any solicitation requirements or other trade restrictions, to conduct NEWS ITEM: GRAMMY Music antitrust compliance programs, appoint Educator of the Year Finalists an antitrust compliance policy, and to Revealed disassociate itself from affiliated state and local music teacher associations Take a moment to peruse the list of that engage in anti-competitive finalists for this year’s first of its kind practices. The decree is effective for 20 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year years. Award. All of these individuals are incredibly deserving of this prestigious On Monday, December 16, 2013, the honor, and may even be associated with Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) your organizations: (Click here and here issued a press release announcing that for more information). it was publishing its proposed consent decree with the MTNA for public Chris Woodside comment. Assistant Executive Director

National Association for Music As indicated in the FTC press release, Education the Commissioners ordered that the

13 proposed consent decree be made local music teachers associations, which available for public comment for a thirty have neither the manpower nor the (30) day period. The deadline for financial resources to take on the FTC. submitting public comments is January 15, 2014. After that date, the Given the alternatives, MTNA and its Commission will consider the public attorneys negotiated a consent decree comments and decide whether to with the FTC under which MTNA and its approve or disapprove the proposed affiliated associations agree to purge consent decree. their code of ethics and other policies of any solicitation requirements or other For any member of the public, including trade restraints. Other provisions of the those of you who wish to voice your settlement require MTNA to notify opinions regarding the proposed members of the settlement, conduct consent decree and/or the FTC antitrust compliance training for national investigation into MTNA’s Code of and state leaders, and disassociate Ethics, click here. itself from affiliated music teacher associations that engage in anti- Below is an MTNA Member Advisory competitive practices. While the consent that contains additional information on decree, which still must be approved by the settlement. Please feel free to the FTC, imposes these time-consuming distribute this information to your recordkeeping and training obligations members or colleagues: on MTNA, it was the only viable alternative for MTNA to pursue. MTNA Member Advisory The Wall Street Journal portrayed the proposed consent decree as a clear A recent editorial in the Wall Street example of the federal government’s Journal took aim at the Federal Trade abusive practices against small Commission (“FTC”) for its investigation businesses. The Wall Street Journal into the code of ethics of MTNA and its editorial labeled the FTC investigation affiliated state and local music teacher and enforcement as “patently absurd” associations. At issue is the FTC’s and “ludicrous.” claim against MTNA and the affiliates that provisions in their codes of ethics Regardless of the relative merits of the against teachers soliciting students from FTC’s investigation, MTNA’s leadership, another studio somehow restrains trade after consulting at length with MTNA and drives up the price of music attorneys, strongly believes that the lessons. settlement by consent decree was the best option for MTNA and its members. Although MTNA demonstrated to the FTC that its code of ethics is voluntary Once the consent decree is approved by and that the Association has never the FTC, MTNA members will receive enforced the solicitation provision, the additional information about the terms of FTC offered MTNA the unappetizing the settlement. choice of entering into a settlement or spending hundreds of thousands of Dr. Gary L. Ingle membership dues dollars fighting the Executive Director & CEO federal government. Moreover, the fight Music Teachers National Association would have included affiliated state and 14 MTNA Activities and Initiatives Show in Anaheim. The graduate and Summary undergraduate students, all of whom are pursuing careers in the music industry, Music Teachers National Association will receive cash awards to attend the continues to develop new programs and annual trade show from Jan. 23-26, initiatives to meet the needs of its where they will explore careers from independent and collegiate teacher industry leaders. Awardees will membership and further the value of participate in professional development music study nationwide. Activities and offerings and have access to more than new initiatives includes: 1,400 exhibits at this global music products trade show 2013 MTNA Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium The award recipients will also have the chance to meet with NAMM president The third MTNA Collegiate Chapters and CEO Joe Lamond. “These students Piano Pedagogy Symposium was held are the up-and-comers in our industry,” November 7–8, at the Brigham Young Lamond said. “In the not-so-distant University. The Symposium was future, they will be the ones making a designed to further promote difference in the future of the music communication, fellowship and products business. I’m gratified that The collaboration among future music NAMM Foundation can help expose professionals. them to the best of our industry at the NAMM Show.” 2014 MTNA National Conference The 2014 MTNA National Conference The NAMM President’s Innovation will be held from March 22–26, in Award offers cash grants to exemplary Chicago, Illinois. Highlights of the students who have expressed conference include recitals by the commitment and aptitude for business clarinet and piano duo Jon Manasse leadership and innovation in the music and Jon Nakamatsu and pianist products industry. Award recipients also Spencer Myer. Nearly 2,000 teachers, participate in the NAMM Generation exhibitors and student competitors are Next program. The program offers expected to attend this event educational sessions and other opportunities with leading music product and pro-light and sound brands during the trade show. See the list of winners here. NAMM

NAMM Foundation Award Recipients Attend Educational Sessions and NFMC Learn From Industry Leaders at Annual Music Trade Show The 2014 National Federation of Music Clubs Conference will be held at the Carlsbad, CA, November 13, 2013 — Sheraton Airport Hotel in Portland The NAMM Foundation will help send Oregon, June 24-28, 2014. We are 56 recipients of the NAMM President’s planning a terrific week with a little bit of Innovation Award to the 2014 NAMM everything! We'll have sessions on

15 teaching leadership skills though music NATIONAL GUILD FOR lessons, helping students who struggle COMMUNITY ARTS to access rhythm, and the role of music EDUCATION therapy in our community. There will be a session on conflict resolution, a National Guild Honors Two session on navigating the NFMC Extraordinary Arts Leaders with website, and a workshop for those 2013 National Guild Leadership and interested learning more about the Service Awards upcoming festival database. It is safe to say that our programming will include The National Guild for Community Arts engaging workshops, presentations, Education honored Shirley Brice Heath speeches and concerts featuring many and Dennie Palmer Wolf for their local northwest talents. You will not be extraordinary contributions to the field at disappointed! Our tour will take us up the 2013 Conference for Community the Columbia River Gorge to visit some Arts Education (Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, amazing landmarks and famous Chicago). The awards were presented waterfalls, and will conclude with local at the National Guild’s Annual Awards dinner and entertainment at one of Luncheon on November 2, 2013. More

than 650 arts education leaders Oregon's most recognized locales. And attended this year’s conference. if you're not careful, you just might learn how to folk dance while you're here! Shirley Brice Heath, professor at After all, the theme is Music…the Dance Stanford University, was honored with of Life. For more information, contact the 2013 National Guild Leadership NFMC, [email protected] or see Award for her groundbreaking research our website at www.nfmc-music.org. on the impact of community

organizations and informal learning Our 2013-2015 Young Artists Ellis-Duo environments on youth and community pianists are getting rave reviews as they development. The National Guild perform for state conventions and other Leadership Award was created in 1973 events. If you get an opportunity to and is conferred annually to an hear any of them, take the time. individual or institution whose work is Support our young American artists. nationally recognized as exemplifying November is Parade of American Music and promoting the ideals to which the Month. In the past some of our NMC National Guild and its members are organizations joined in the celebration. dedicated. Prior recipients of this award

have included Max Roach, Dr. Billy NFMC still participates and gives Taylor, Joseph Gingold, David A. Baker, awards to the local clubs with the best Jane Alexander, Liz Lerman, Howad all month programming. Last year’s Gardner, Anna Deavere Smith, Gigi winners were senior clubs from Canton, Antoni, and Marc Bamuthi Joseph. MS, Dushore, PA and Fargo, ND. The junior club winner was from Topeka, KS. Dennie Palmer Wolf, principal at Another opportunity to support American WolfBrown, was honored with the 2013 music and musicians. National Guild Service Award for her

Submitted by Carolyn Nelson, NFMC President lifelong dedication to increasing young people’s access to arts learning

16 opportunities, both in and out of school, The recipients are: her powerful advocacy for equity and diversity, as well as her pioneering • Susanne Baker, Founder and evaluation work. Wolf focuses on the Director, DePaul Community design, implementation, evaluation, and Music Division, Chicago IL research that help communities examine • Paulette Bowes, Executive and improve how young people and Director, All Newton Music their families’ gain access to learning, School, West Newton, MA culture, and creativity. The National • Amy Dennison, Assistant Dean Guild Service Award was created in and Director, College 1989 and recognizes outstanding Conservatory of Music achievement to individuals who have Preparatory Dept., Univ. of given exceptional service to the National Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Guild and the community arts education • Martha Frantz, Executive movement. Prior recipients of this Director, The Music Academy, award have included Betty Allen, Angel Rockford, IL Ramón Rivera, Lolita and Azim • Stuart Kandell, Founder, Mayadas, Robert Capanna, Michael Stagebridge, Oakland, CA Yaffe, Andrea Olin-Gomes Kaiser, and • Dorothy Kaplan Roffman, Alice Pfaelzer. Founding Director, JCC Thurnauer School of Music, Seven Community Arts Education Tenafly, NJ Leaders Receive 2013 National Guild • Larry Zukof, Executive Director, Milestone Certificate of Appreciation Neighborhood Music School, for long-standing commitment to New Haven, CT ensuring equitable access to quality Click here for bios arts education “The National Guild is thrilled to New York, NY— Seven community arts recognize these exceptional leaders for education leaders have been honored their vision and dedication to community with the 2013 National Guild Milestone arts education,” said Jonathan Certificate of Appreciation for their long- Herman, executive director of the standing, exceptional service to the National Guild. “Through their decades- field. The goal of the Milestone program, long work with communities and their now in its second year, is to recognize service to the field, this year’s Milestone executive directors or divisional recipients have each made a powerful directors at Guild member organizations contribution to increasing access to arts who have demonstrated a commitment education for all.” to supporting and advancing community arts education for more than 20 years. Nominations for the Milestone Certificates were presented at the Certificate of Appreciation are accepted Guild's Annual Meeting at the year-round. Nominees must be Conference for Community Arts executive directors or divisional Education (Chicago, IL) on Friday, directors of Guild member organizations November 1, 2013. to be eligible. Letters of nomination should identify the nominee's long-term (20+ years) commitment to supporting and advancing community arts 17 education, highlighting relevant activities SESAC and leadership positions throughout the nominee's career. The nominee's SESAC Sponsors John Lennon current bio must be included with the Educational Tour Bus nomination letter. Resumes are encouraged if applicable. Nominations SESAC has announced a partnership should be emailed to National Guild with The John Lennon Educational Tour member engagement coordinator at Bus, the world’s premier non-profit [email protected]. mobile recording and HD production studio. The new partnership kicked off The National Guild for Community with a celebration at SESAC’s head- Arts Education supports and advances quarters hosting tours of the bus for access to lifelong learning opportunities music industry personnel and music in the arts. We foster the creation and students. development of community arts education organizations and programs Attendees were able to sample the by providing research and information cuisine of local food trucks that were on- resources, professional development site during the day. The John Lennon and networking opportunities, advocacy, Educational Tour Bus is a 501(c)(3) that funding, and high-profile leadership. Our has traveled across the U.S. and more than 450 members, located in 45 Canada for the past 16 years and states, include community schools of the continues to serve as a living legacy to arts; arts centers; and arts education John Lennon by providing young people divisions of performing arts institutions, with free hands-on access to music and universities, museums, and other video creation. organizations. SESAC is the most innovative and Collectively, Guild members serve more technologically adept of the nation’s than 1.2 million students, employ 16,000 performing rights organizations, utilizing teaching artists, and reach an additional a selective process when affiliating six million Americans each year through songwriters and publishers that results performances and exhibitions in rural, in a level of service and attention suburban and urban communities unparalleled in the industry. across the nation. In addition to providing classes and lessons within SESAC @ CMJ 2013 their own facilities, most members also collaborate with senior centers, New York hotspot, The Delancey, was hospitals, public schools, and other the place to be on Wednesday, October agencies to increase communities' 16, when SESAC took over for a access to arts education. showcase during 2013 CMJ Music Marathon. The line-up showcased For more information: some of CMJ’s most anticipated acts www.nationalguild.org including Honey Wild, James Wallace, Jay Stolar, Strange Talk, Et Tu Bruce, Wake Up and Spirit Animal. The venue showcase offered an incredible night of music for the standing room only crowd.

18 The CMJ Music Marathon & Film He is also a multi-instrumentalist and a Festival boasts some of music and film's respected songwriter. SESAC Latina, new and burgeoning talent in a four-day will now be representing his songs’ festival held in New York City. public performing rights in the United States. Celeste Zendejas Promoted to Director, SESAC Latina SESAC Hosts Rico Love Discrete Luxury Dinner SESAC announced the promotion of Celeste Zendejas to the position of SESAC along with and Moet Nectar Director, SESAC Latina. Zendejas is Rose invited tastemakers and top music responsible for recruiting songwriters industry execs to an Evening of Discrete and publishers to SESAC Latina and as Luxury with award-winning songwriter well as maintaining existing affiliate and producer Rico Love. Love is an relationships. Zendejas works in award-winning songwriter/producer with SESAC’s Los Angeles office. hits for the likes of Usher ("There Goes My Baby"), Kelly Rowland ("Motivation"), SESAC Celebrates Bob Dylan & Melanie Fiona ("4 A.M."), Mary J. Blige “Wagon Wheel” ("Mr. Wrong") and more. The intimate dinner, prepared by Bravo TV's Chef SESAC celebrated Bob Dylan and his Roble and held at the swanky Parlor in recent Darius Rucker No. 1 smash, NYC, served as a tribute to Love's “Wagon Wheel” at a party held at award winning production and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. SESAC songwriting, as well as a celebration of celebrated Bob Dylan and his recent his upcoming work, Discrete Luxury. Darius Rucker No. 1 smash, “Wagon Wheel” at a party held at Nashville’s Christophe Beck Scores Runner, Ryman Auditorium. Co-written by Old Runner Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor, and recorded by Rucker for his True SESAC award-winning composer Believer’s album, “Wagon Wheel” Christophe Beck created the score for quickly soared to the top of the charts the highly anticipated crime drama, upon its release and recently garnered Runner, Runner, starring Justin CMA nominations for Song and Single Timberlake and Ben Affleck. The movie of the Year. was directed by Brad Furman (Lincoln Lawyer) and hit US theaters in late SESAC Latina Signs Rafa Arcaute September. Beck, one of the industry’s most successful and acclaimed movie SESAC Latina has signed multitalented composers, also provided scores for virtuoso, Rafa Arcaute, for represen- such high profile releases as The tation in the United States. A multi- Hangover I, II & III, The Muppets and talented virtuoso known for consistently R.I.P.D. delighting Latin music fans, Rafa Arcaute has won 10 Latin GRAMMYs® SESAC #1 with “DONE.” and one Recording Academy GRAMMY®. His production credits SESAC hosted a party in Nashville in include Calle 13 and many other artists. honor of the No. 1 success of The Band

19 Perry’s “DONE.” which was co-written by affiliates, singer-songwriters John Davidson and Jacob Bryant. Hundreds of music industry representatives gathered at Nashville’s sleek venue. Davidson and Bryant wrote the hit with band members Neil and Reid Perry. “DONE.” soared to No. 1 on the MusicRow, Billboard and Mediabase charts.

SESAC is ‘Driven’

SESAC’s Peniece Le Gall moderated the Indie vs. Major Label panel during the 2013 Driven Music Conference in Atlanta on September 28. The Driven Music Conference is a direct-connect to music industry professionals. The event included discussions, Q&A and meet & greets in a "talk show style" format with those that are in the position to offer the chance at music career advancement, featuring top major record label and independent record label executives, national music media, managers, songwriters, music producers, music marketing professionals and more.

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