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Music Advocacy Letter (Template)

13/4/2021

 
Thanks for BCMEA Member Julia Albano-Crockford for this great letter template for Music Advocacy for your school & district.

BCMEA Check-In Videos

23/3/2021

 
Here are the links and recordings from the last few BCMEA Check-Ins.

Feb 24 (LSA/District Contacts) 

Mar 9 (Elementary Specific)

Mar 10 (Middle/Secondary Specific)

How to make an wind instrument bell cover/adapted mask & DIY Flute Masks

10/11/2020

 
Bell Covers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNLzgbgP4SI&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=RyanCho
DIY Flute Masks - ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7d365_KOk4&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=RyanCho
Submitted by Ryan Cho

Music Units for September 2020-SD 57 Restart Plan

10/11/2020

 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cgK-IxqIWqHWAMkWYWINIqo0GuLKFGub
A detailed plan for the month of September that includes activities and resource suggestions in grades K-7, as well as links and 'how to' videos. This unit takes into consideration the new BC protocols and safety measures.

Music Play on line, Indigneous Singers of Canada, songfacts. com, songmeanings.com, various youtube examples of games, Guidance for Music Classes in BC During Covid-19, SD57 Restart Plan.

Submitted By Julie Fisher

Elementary Music - Online Classes

10/11/2020

 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_N7ANt7fIAelJ9-fwWF-iSO7jqOwc61qSaUgc8XCwQw/edit?usp=sharing
Pre-K/K-5 Primary, general music lessons and fun songs & Intermediate, World Music online classes ideas.

Submitted by Michelle Lambert

Brian Balmages play-along on smartmusic

10/11/2020

 
https://www.smartmusic.com/brian-balmages/?utm_source=brian_balmages_fjh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=smartmusic_brian_balmages_virtual_conductor

It's free and basically has balmages conducting the player while they read/record the music off their screen in time with the recording playback. Pretty awesome!

Submitted by Albert Chan

VIFF AMP Talent Accelerator Program

10/11/2020

 
https://goviff.org/amp-talent

Call for Applications: Emerging musicians, composers, managers, and aspiring music supervisors. The main way to attend the Music in Film Summit is through the AMP Talent Accelerator Program, which is free. Once applications close, we will announce pass availability and cost.

Submitted by Sharon Engbrecht

Town Hall pt. 3 - K-8 Music Education

27/8/2020

 
Thank you to all BCMEA members who attended "Town Hall pt 3 - K-8 Music Education".   Extra shout out to Janet Wade and Jenn Britton for answering questions!  

Here is the video recording of the town hall and here is the transcript for the chat.

We will hold another Town Hall/Check-In towards the end of the first week of classes.  Stay tuned!

Town Hall pt. 2 -                            Recording & Transcript

21/8/2020

 
Thank you again to Janet Wade & Christin Reardon MacLellan for their AMAZING work for the Guidelines for Music Classes in BC During COVID-19 and their leadership in the town hall!

Here is the video recording of the town hall and the transcript of the chat.  

Our next Town Hall/Roundtable will be on Wed Aug 26 at 7pm, with a focus on K-8 Music Education.  This will be a brainstorm of ideas to ensure safety of our Music Educators, as well as our students.

Updated Guidance Documents

17/8/2020

 
Here are the list of the most updated Guidance Documents for Music Educators.

BC Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 Setting 

BCMEA/CMEBC Guidance for Music Classes in BC During COVID-19 

Let's Sing - Safety Considerations and Guidelines for in-Person Singing 
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**Please note - the Ministry of Education document references the BCMEA/CMEBC Guidance for further procedures!**

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