WVDE ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE
October 29, 2014
*New items are listed in red.
CONTENTS:
I.
NEWS
II.
TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
III.
TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV.
ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
V.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
VI.
RESOURCES
I. NEWS
VH1 Save the Music Foundation Grants
West Virginia Division of Culture is nearing their goal of providing musical instruments to
middle schools in all of the state’s 55 counties. Since 2010, Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith
has shepherded partnerships to place $1.53 million worth of instruments in 51 middle school
band rooms in 40 West Virginia counties by identifying organizations and individuals willing to
donate $15,000 to match a like amount from the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. Each school
receives 11 clarinets, eight flutes, six trumpets, four trombones, three alto saxophones, a bass
drum and stand, one bell kit, one snare drum and stand, one set of bass drum mallets, one set of
bell mallets, 16-inch hand cymbals and one set of cymbal straps and pads. Any traditional West
Virginia public elementary or middle school that has a certified music teacher and wants to build
its instrumental music program may qualify for the program. Eight new schools joined the ranks
this fall: Bruceton School in Preston County, Chapmanville Middle School in Logan County,
Park Middle School in Raleigh County, Ritchie County Middle School in Ritchie County,
Calhoun Middle/High School in Calhoun County, Mountain View Elementary and Middle
School in Monroe County, Williamson PK-8 in Mingo County and Crum Middle School in
Wayne County. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
restoring instrumental music education programs in America’s public schools and raising
awareness about the importance of music as part of each child’s complete education. To date, it
has provided more than $51 million in new musical instruments to 1,900 public schools in more
than 100 cities across the country, impacting the lives of more than 2.3 million children. To learn
more about the VH1 Save The Music Foundation visit www.vh1savethemusic.com or contact
program contact Caryn Gresham, deputy commissioner, at (304) 558-0220 or
caryn.gresham@wv.gov.
Arts Alive Facebook Page
Do you have photos or experiences you would like to share or arts events happening in your
school/community? ‘Like’ the West Virginia Arts Alive Facebook page and tell us about them!
You can also send information directly to Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Arts Coordinator, and your
news, photos and events will be posted ccamper@k12.wv.us.
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
The Charleston Light Opera Guild is thrilled to close out its 65th Anniversary season with a
mounting of the musical theatre masterpiece, Fiddler on the Roof, to be co-presented with the
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia on October 31, November 1, 7 and 8,
2014 at 7:30 pm with matinees on Sunday November 2 and 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Performances
for school age children and youth will be presented on the mornings of November 5 and 6, 2014.
Follow Tevye and his five daughters in this heartwarming tale of family, faith and "Tradition."
You'll instantly fall in love with this memorable Broadway classic that features award-winning
songs "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Matchmaker." For more information, visit:
http://www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org/
Phi Beta Mu Band Clinic
The 2014 Phi Beta Mu Clinic will be held at The Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown on
Monday, Nov.10 from nine a.m. till four p.m. Clinicians scheduled include: Lou Casini, former
Band Director of the famed Chester Junior High School program; Brian Plitnik from WVU on
trombone; Randy Brannon, formerly of Edison Junior High on teaching saxophone for the nonsaxophonist BD; Brian Baldauff, of West Liberty University, on teaching mallet percussion; and
Cynthia Anderson, WVU, on oboe. The afternoon (1:30-4:00) will feature Don Wilcox, Emeritus
Director of WVU, on “Getting Beyond The Notes.” To register or for additional information,
contact Neil Randolph at ranfam101@comcast.net or 304-387-9753.
WV Reading Association
The WV Reading Association’s 59th Conference will be November 20 - 21, 2014 at
The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The theme this year is Reading with
the Arts: Off the Charts. For more information, please visit http://www.wvreading.com/
On behalf of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
WV Symphony Opportunities
GRADES 9-12
WV high school instrumental students are encouraged to apply for the Andrew and Amy
Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship through the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. This
is a unique opportunity for students to get behind the scenes and on the stage with a professional
orchestra. Applications are due by Friday, November 21 at 5:00 p.m. More information is
available at http://wvsymphony.org/education/fellowships
GRADES K-8
Transportation and admission funds are still available for field trips to see and hear
Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw Into Gold. Presented in Charleston and Morgantown by the West
Virginia Symphony Orchestra, this Young People’s Concert is recommended for grades K-8.
For details, see calendar of events for November 18-19 in Charleston and November 20 in
Morgantown at http://wvsokids.org/ Curriculum materials are aligned with Next Generation
Standards.
For more information about either of these opportunities, contact Betty King,
bking@wvsymphony.org
Arts Alive is Friday, April 3, 2015!
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charleston, WV.
Start planning now!
 ANY K-12 West Virginia arts teacher can submit work. You are not required to be a
member of a professional organization to have work considered.
 Every arts discipline (Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts) now has an alternative
submission process.
 All Arts Alive Submission Guidelines are posted! Please visit the Arts Alive web page
http://wvde.state.wv.us/arts-alive for detailed information. Guidelines are also attached.
Arts Alive continues to grow, evolve and discover new ways to showcase outstanding arts
education programs and student achievements.
Spread the word. Be part of the Arts Experience!
Remember: There is no longer a requirement or pre-requisite that teachers must belong to their
professional organization to submit work for consideration. Any arts teacher (Pre-K-12; Dance,
Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts) can submit work for consideration in Arts Alive.
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Be sure to contact your professional associations to register for professional development,
conferences, and workshop opportunities.
WV American Choral Director's Association – Save the Date!
WV American Choral Director's Association winter conference (All State Chamber Choir, All
State Middle School/Junior High Choir and Collegiate Honor Choir) will be Jan. 29-31st, 2015
Registration deadlines for Chamber Choir auditions and Jr/Middle School registration is October
17th. For more information, please visit http://www.wvacda.org/conference/index.html
Connecting Practice, Measurement, and Evaluation
The Fifth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME)
February 18-21, 2015
Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
For more information, visit: http://reg.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/ISAME
West Virginia Music Educator’s Association – Save the Dates!
WVMEA 2015 Conference Dates: March 11-13, 2015 at the Charleston Civic Center,
Charleston, WV. For more information, http://wvmea.org/
NAfME National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, October 26-29th, 2014. For more
information, http://www.nafme.org/
WV Thespian Festival – Save the Date!
Festival dates: March 26-28 at the Culture Center in Charleston, WV.
For more information, visit http://www.wvthespians.com/page/page/5784412.htm
National Dance Education Organization’s Online Professional Development Institute
Fall 2014 Online Dance Education Courses
http://www.ndeo.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=159911
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OTHER TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
West Virginia’s Poetry Out Loud Contest
Poetry Out Loud is a national contest in which high school students memorize and recite poetry
for an audience. The competition begins on a school-wide level, with the winners at each school
advancing to the statewide competition held at the Culture Center in Charleston. For more
information, please visit http://www.wvculture.org/arts/pol/ or contact WV Poetry Out Loud
Coordinator, Jim Wolfe James.D.Wolfe@wv.gov.
Important Dates:
December 1, 2014
January 15, 2015
January 30, 2015
March 6-7 2015
Last day to register school with Arts in Education Coordinator
Last day to hold school contest
Last day to register school champion and teacher with Arts in
Education Coordinator
State Finals held at the Culture Center in Charleston, West
Virginia
On behalf of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame:
Traveling Museum
The WVMHoF’s Traveling Museum is housed in a 28–foot, handicapped accessible trailer.
Inside, students experience the rich variety of West Virginia music through instruments,
memorabilia, historical photographs and documents. The presentation also includes a session
with the WVMHoF’s Interactive Map, a county–by-county, touchscreen map of West Virginia
that includes bios, photos and videos/soundclips of 200 notable musicians from the Mountain
State. On board the Traveling Museum is the WVMHoF’s unique “make your own CD” studio.
The recording studio allows selected students to record a song - and leave with a CD of their
performance. For more information, contact Sherry Hobbs sherryhobbswv@gmail.com or 304342-4412.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES OF INTEREST, BLOGS AND NEW PUBLICATIONS
Library of Congress- Teacher’s Guide and Analysis Tools
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html
How Repetition in Music Affects Your Thinking
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/how-repetition-in-music-affects-your-thinking/
More Progressive Ways to Measure Deeper Levels of Learning
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/more-progressive-ways-to-measure-deeper-level-oflearning/
Keeping Kids Dancing
https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/families/at-school/parent-power/keeping-kids-dancing
This is Your Brain: This is Your Brain on Music
Musical training doesn't just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech.
That's the takeaway from an unusual new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Researchers found that kids who took music lessons for two years didn't just get better at playing
the trombone or violin; they found that playing music also helped kids' brains process language.
And here's something else unusual about the study: where it took place. It wasn't a laboratory,
but in the offices of Harmony Project in Los Angeles. It's a nonprofit after-school program that
teaches music to children in low-income communities. Read more at:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/09/10/343681493/this-is-your-brain-this-is-your-brain-onmusic
A Time to Validate the Importance of Hope
In case you missed this... The U.S. Department of Education posted a great piece on the arts, the
opportunity gap, and the power of hope in honor of National Arts in Education Week (Sept. 1421). Check it out here in the Office of Innovation and Improvement's blog.
U.S. Department of Education Awards $13.4 Million in Grants to Enhance Arts Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-134-million-grants-34organizations-enhance-teach
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARTS
In March 2014, Americans for the Arts (AFTA)AFTA released a report on the arts and creative
industries. Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Arts uses Dun & Bradstreet
business and employment data to illustrate the scope and importance of both the nonprofit and
for-profit arts industries. These reports can be localized to any state, county, congressional or
legislative district in the country.
V.FOR YOUR INFORMATION
On behalf of David Scherrick, President -WV Society of General Music
We are currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Music Educator of the Year. This is a
distinguished honor bestowed upon one teacher each year on behalf of the West Virginia Society
for General Music and the West Virginia Music Educators Association. All music educators who
teach general music K-8th Grades in WV schools and are members of NAfME are eligible.
Please take a moment to complete the attached form and recognize hard working music
educators in your area. A letter of recognition and formal application will be sent to them upon
receipt of their nomination. Please note that nominations must be postmarked no later than
November 30, 2014.
On behalf of Matthew Thompson, Program Director - Lemonade Day, Vision Shared, Inc.
Lemonade Day is a hands-on program that teaches kids to start their own business through a
lemonade stand. The program is designed for elementary and middle grade levels. Please let
friends and colleagues know about this exciting upcoming event. If interested in participating,
please email Matthew Thompson at Matthew@LemonadeDay.org or see attached flyer for more
information.
Sample Student Learning Goals for the Arts!
The WVDE Educator Evaluation site now has Sample Student Learning Goals for each of the
arts disciplines (Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts). As we continue to think about how to
articulate baseline data, goals, strategies and measures, we hope the samples will be a useful
reference. Please visit http://wvde.state.wv.us/evalwv/goal-setting.html
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Arts Coordinator,
ccamper@k12.wv.us
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO)
Detailed information about all travel programs for educators, including itineraries, costs, travel
dates, and more can be found at www.geeo.org GEEO can be reached 7 days a week, toll free at
1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-9PM EST.
Rock In The Classroom
Rock In The Classroom is an ensemble of educators, musicians, and visual artists who promote
the use of music in classroom settings. We regularly share educational music videos on Teacher
Tube, YouTube, and other public video sites. Our songs are suitable for high school, college,
adult learners, and professional organizations. They are also included on various educational and
research based websites. All are copyright friendly if used for educational or noncommercial
purposes. For more information, please contact Jerry Appell/ Artistic Director
rockintheclassroom@yahoo.com
MusicFirst
MusicFirst is a complete online classroom for K-12 music education, with engaging content and
integrated software that provides you with everything you need to teach music in a connected
world. Be sure to check out the Support & Training tab! More info: https://musicfirst.com/splash
Music First Webinar:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13992573/MusicFirst%20overview%20webinar.mov
VI. RESOURCES
National Arts Standards
http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/
Anchor standards for College and Career Readiness
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/
Americans for the Arts
2014 Live Webinar Season, On-Demand Webinars and Digital Classrooms
http://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/services-and-training/training-professionaldevelopment/webinars
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) has created ArtsEdSearch.org—the nation’s first
clearinghouse of research examining the mounting body of evidence on the benefits of an arts
education. Drawing on the research in ArtsEdSearch, this bulletin offers a snapshot of how the
arts support achievement in school, bolster skills demanded of a 21st century workforce, and
enrich the lives of young people and communities. Visit: http://www.aep-arts.org/publicationsstore/#id=1&cid=720&wid=401 to download or order this brochure.
Website: http://www.artsedsearch.org/
Website: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/series/arts-integration-beta/artsintegration-beta.aspx
Grant Resources:
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/grants-to-educators/
http://www.donorschoose.org/
http://www.fundforteachers.org/funding-opportunities/grants-art-teachers.php
http://www.artseveryday.org/Educators/detail.aspx?id=110
LINKS TO WV ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
Dance: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.9.pdf
Music: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.10.pdf
Theatre: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.11.pdf
Visual Arts: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.12.pdf
STAY INFORMED
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membership.
If you have an item that you would like to share with the Listserv, please email
to ccamper@access.k12.wv.us. Include the name, brief description of the opportunity/event, and
a link or contact information where interested parties can obtain additional information. We
cannot include flyers or attachments.
The Arts Coordinator for The West Virginia Department of Education makes every effort to
provide relevant, timely information to stakeholders collected from numerous state and national
sources. The inclusion of items in this update does not imply the endorsement or verification of
accuracy by this agency.
Christine N. Camper Moore, Ph.D.
Arts Coordinator
Dance. Music. Theatre. Visual Arts.
Office of Secondary Learning
Building 6, Room 603
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
304.558.5325 Phone
304.558.1834 Fax
E-mail: ccamper@k12.wv.us
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