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Music In The Parks News
So many music teachers are working with a very limited school calendar and even more limited budget. Music In The Parks is offering even more locations and dates for 2005 to provide you with an economical educational event that can be done in one or two days.
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Festivals of Music News
Festivals of Music continues to follow our 20-plus year standard of providing a quality educational experience. As former music educators we have made it our mission to give your students the unparalleled opportunity to grow as musicians and student leaders. We have expanded our offerings with more Toronto and New York dates for 2005 and we've added Denver to our festival schedule. We continue to offer the exclusive student leadership workshop with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser at select locations in 2005. If you've never heard Dr. Tim speak, now is the time! You and your students will leave his session inspired and with a new sense of respect for the efforts you make every day.
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EPN Travel Services News
EPN Travel is pleased to introduce our greatly expanded international department. The addition of Walter Strohmayr and his network of affiliated offices presents an entirely look at International travel.
This month's showcase city - Boston, Massachusetts
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Featured Articles
Music Advocacy = Program Success
by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
Dr. Lautzenheiser presents the final part of a six part series addressing advocacy and how it relates to your school music program. Tim is the Educational Administrator for Festivals of Music. He also serves as Director of Education for the Conn-Selmer Company and is the national spokesperson for MENC's "Make a Difference with Music".
I've Got a New Piece of Music to Learn - Now What do I do?
by Dan Bodanis
Dan Bodanis presents an article on the speed a new piece of music should be practiced. Dan is a best selling author, jazz drummer, teacher and clinician living in Toronto.
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