The MENC 61st National Biennial Conference is just around the corner, taking place from April 9th-13th in Milwaukee, WI. You can take a look at a preliminary schedule on the conference website. It looks like it’s going to be a fabulous conference! It will be interesting to compare the sessions available at the conference this year to the findings of Price and Orman in their recent study comparing four major conferences (including MENC National) during 2002 and 2004. The study “Content Analysis of Four National Music Organizations’ Conferences” in the Summer 2007 issue of Journal of Research in Music Education is fascinating to read and points out the growing number of industry related sessions at MENC National conferences.
If you’re curious about some of the latest research taking place in music education make sure to attend some of the sessions sponsored by various Special Research Interest Groups (SRIGs). Many of the SRIGs have their own websites and send newsletters periodically throughout the year. I’ve always found it exciting to attend research sessions and then consider the implications for the classroom and how the research can inform practice. The conversations that take place after the papers are also a wonderful part of these sessions.
Regardless of one’s interests, attending the MENC National Conference is sure to lead to some revitalization. Hope to see you there!
I was here, it’s awesome conference.
what’s your take on MENC cancelling all future national conferences? is there something that MENC should be doing to serve its members that it’s clearly not doing now?
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