Music in Action MORE Page

....MORE Page includes details for educators-funders-parents-you:

• Alignment between Learning Standards
• Staffing details
• Robby & Bob's resume (links)
• Research related to our curriculum & continuous improvement

Music in Action is a year long, research-driven, intensive 80+ hour experiential training program of 36 teaching modules, each driven by one or more of the learning standards (academic enrichment) and developmental assets (youth development), delivered to teams of 15 students each, and fundable through a variety of grant sources. Contact us for more information: bobjames1@aol.com

Funding proposal & grant support partners have much more extended research on the alignment between our vision, goals, objectives, subject areas, learning standards, developmental assets and related skills, but here are a few highlights:

NYS.HighSchoolSubjects	.	MUSIC IN ACTION Skills
Social Studies/Government	<	Citizens rights and responsibilities; copyright protections; intellectual property & music law; community charity needs & impact studies; civic engagement; community renewal.
English	>	Written and verbal communication skills for media; public speaking pro-social campaign messages; drama/story structure for songwriting, music, film, & audio/video authoring; personal & group decision making, catalog/merchandise packaging/promotion.
Science / Technology	<	"Principals of Effectiveness" for project development; audio, video, internet, computer skills, analog archiving, digital music & file distribution, garageband & protools. Website design, eCommerce for event benefit merchandising.
Math	>	Business accounting; elements of outcome-based strategic planning, bookkeeping; Math 4 music production, digital distribution; more...
Art & Music	<	Every aspect of the training covers these subjects.
Health	>	Character education, community health, citizenship, civility, team leadership, risk-prevention skills.
Business	<	Business structure & management; roles; team leadership; vision/missions; project design and delivery; range of the 'bottom line' standards evaluation, etc.
Occupational studies + Home/Family/Consumer science	>	Music in Action's focus brings all academics into worker skills application. See listings above.

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....TeachersMentorsStaff
Music in Action training is delivered to schools through partnerships with local, grassroots, non-profit (501c3) community-based organizations ("CBOs"). CBO's work directly with us as we help secure grant funding, assure the best match for our program + CBOs, and answer questions.

Teaching staff includes:

LEAD TRAINER ("LT") - responsible for leading many training modules and keeping all the members and pieces connected and focused. LTs can be CBO staff, local independent trainer or interested, motivated and trained school staff.

HOST SITE MANAGER is staff at Host Site CBO serving as liaison to our Music in Action home office.

VISITING ARTISTS are musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers, re-mixers, designers, and others.

MUSIC INDUSTRY MENTORS ("MIM") are regional or national special guests - live or via videoconference.

FIVE TRAINING ADVISORS <to be named soon> - available on-line, 24.7.365 to support and guide students with between sessions MIA homework help and personal development.

Program author's Robby Takac & Bob James resume's are here in .pdf
Robby Takac one page resume
Bob James one page resume

All staff, trainers and mentors receive training, ongoing support and have simple agreements that assure quality and consistency of program delivery.

Interested CBOs and schools receive support from our home office grant experts and evaluation associates. Part of our vision is to help CBOs get stronger and help their communities.

We invite you to bring Music in Action to your students or to serve as a MIM, Visiting Artist or in other ways. Feel free to email us @ MusAction@aol.com

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.....RESEARCH..........

WHEN WE SAY that Music in Action is a research-based, quality program, built on "best practices" models for education & youth development, that is a big BIG promise that makes our training very different from most others. So...... for the scientific minded, we are building this page with published articles and links to supporting and new research:

NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS www.nysed.gov

.......National youth-development experts on "40 Developmental Assets", caring communities & more. www.SEARCH-INSTITUTE.org

Here is a great publication on the connection between arts education and academic achievement, with a research link to N.C.L.B. (federal legislation: No Child Left Behind) Critical-Evidence.pdf

.........Our curriculum is shaped by and linked with a published study on student suggestions for improving schools and methods for learning: StudentVoices: A five year study... (this link leaves this site)