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Volume 76
August 2007
Music Education for the Masses -- Robert Floyd and Karen Kneten
Tutti -- TMEA Members
The Beat Goes On -- Cecilia Ballí
Maximizing Media Coverage -- John Bender
A Passion for Strings -- Karen Kneten
Before the First Day -- Alan Wagner
CEDFA Summit Pairs Music with English Language Arts -- Thomas H. Waggoner

September 2007
Summer NAMM -- Steve Andre
Tutti -- TMEA Members
2008 President's Concert
Do You Know Your Legislators -- John Bender
Credit Crunch -- Vicki Baker
TMEA Members Lead the Way in the WeAreTeachers Community -- Sandy Fivecoat
Keeping Choral Music Alive in a Small Texas Town -- Donald C. Freed
Can You Teach Music to Students Who Don't Speak English? -- Kathy Scherler and Gilberto Soto

October 2007
TMEA Annual Report -- Shawn Bell
Kids Want to Play Guitar -- Eduardo Miranda
Ask TEA -- Thomas H. Waggoner
Music Embraces All Students -- Bonnie S. Jacobi
The Power of Positive Rituals -- Brent Phillips

November 2007
Program Survival with the New Graduation Requirements -- Robert Floyd
From Lila Cockrell to Lincoln Center -- Karen Kneten
Are All-State Musicians Future Music Educators? -- Michele Henry and Melanie Braucht
Making the Most of Your Podium Time -- Ruth Brittin
Ask TEA -- Thomas H. Wagooner

January 2008
Achive Texas in Action -- Charles Aguillon and Gwen Davis
Surviving 4x4 Requirements -- Jeff Cranmore
Wikispaces -- James Frankel

February 2008
Thinking Ahead -- Steve Morrison
Ask TEA -- Thomas H. Waggoner
Training Your Children's Choir with Great Choral Literature -- Marie Stultz
Music and Language Arts -- Angela Leonhardt

April 2008

Legislative Update -- Robert Floyd

Statewide Campaign Promotes Importance of Arts Education -- Karen Kneten

Learn | Teach -- Jonathan Shotts

Related by Music -- Claire Trowbridge

Arts Education in the Race to the Whitehouse

Sharing My Joy -- Jennifer Lipe

May 2008

Getting the Job -- Mark Chandler

Physical Activity Exemptions Rules Published

Fearless Performance -- Jeff Nelsen

The State of Mariachi Education in Texas -- Jorge Vargas

Passionate about Music Education -- Stephanie Odabashian

Volume 75

May 2007
Are You Successfully Preparing Future Music Educators? -- Rebecca Allen
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
Educational Legislation Focused on Middle School Physical Activity -- Robert Floyd
Music Education Programs in Texas -- Eugenia Costa-Giomi
Opening Doors with the Power of Music -- Karen Kneten

April 2007
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
Fine Arts Courses Tied to Higher Academic Ratings, Lower Dropout Rates
Opportunity of a Lifetime -- Melissa Ryles James
A Personal Philosophy of Music -- Tricia Tedford

March 2007
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggonner
New Graduation Plan Protects Fine Arts Participation -- Ray Perryman
Preparing Your Students to Enter a College Music Program -- Debbie Rohwer
Promoting Teamwork through Shared Decision Making -- Julie Simpson

February 2007
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
Music Education Builds Cultural Bridges -- Karen Kneten
People Skills 101: Handling the Aggressive Parent -- Peggy Gill, Ed.D., and Wesley Hickey, Ed.D
TMEA Past, Present, Future -- Kerry Taylor, Jo Scurlock Dillard, Steve Andre

January 2007
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
How Creativity, Education and the Arts Shape a Modern Economy -- Sir Ken Robinson
How To Succeed with the School Board -- Robert Tucker

November 2006
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
Representative Rob Eissler Talks to TMEA -- Robert Floyd
Senator Shapiro Talks to TMEA -- Robert Floyd
Support the Future of Texas Music Education -- Karen Kneten

October 2006
Ask TEA -- Thomas Waggoner
You Give Me Bricks, But I Need Wings -- Sally Schott
Fostering Self Esteem through Music Education -- Gemma de la Cruz Gosuico
Principal Means of Support -- Dr. Vicki Baker

September 2006
Mentoring Matters -- Sally Trenfield, Javier Balboa
This Could Be the Start of Something Big -- Tim Lautzenheiser
Where Are the Students? -- Karen Kneten

August 2006
12,000 Reasons to Play -- Craig Morris
Getting the Grant -- Danny Rocks
I've Called the Roll, Now What? -- Patty McKinney

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Updated 3/14/2008