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More specific direction and lessons to reflect your students

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Shift instruction to emphasize music for humans not to inflate egos of adults by making it student centered

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Provide membership with case studies of how to achieve more inclusion in music programs so that ALL students can see themselves as musicians. This can reinforce the need for IDEA in music education and provide a pathway to achieving that goal.

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Teach Music educators how to teach in other languages (in my case, Spanish)

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Conference Fees Waived for Districts that Won't Pay

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Conference Fees Waived for Districts that Won't Pay

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Many urban teachers don't go to NJMEA because their district won't pay for the conference.

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Where we can keep regular contact, ask questions, have a forum, share resources, etc.

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Provide some form of lessons for students who cannot afford them. This may look like group lessons with qualified teachers or an LMS based community where teachers can offer feedback to student videos or engage in discussion about practice.

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recognition that students from underserved communities have larger gaps in learning due to the pandemic and come up with strategic plan to address this specific learning loss

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As an organization intentionally embrace differences and highlight them! Discuss CREA practices and the need to shift music education

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We need to develop ensembles (band, orchestra, choir, jazz, modern, guitar) opportunities that are for the students who are extremely devoted to music but may not be the strongest performers on their instruments and voice.

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Moving from conversations about diversity to how-to in the classroom. Inviting speakers that center practical application.

Ex. Franklin Willis (Nashville, TN); Chelsea Cook (Atlanta, GA)

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All NJMEA communications, especially to student families need to go out in multiple languages. The organization should do this, not individual teachers.

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Support teachers who are in districts by sharing resources and knowledge. Acknowledge the challenges and give information to help

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Connect college music majors with more school programs.

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Removing financial barriers in conferences/PD

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Work collectively and intentionally to be inclusive of music based of elements. Share knowledge around growth of beautiful differences in our state

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Provide resources (i.e. books) on culturally responsive teaching

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Our students are competing against other students who have had access to years and years of private lessons. Maybe put together a scholarship program to help bridge this gap?

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Bi-annual festival where students can meet, interact with one another, and perform

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More opportunities for students to present music, regardless of teacher membership; maybe more outreach to non-Arts based admins.

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Provide professional development to better incorporate non-traditional musical genres that represent underrepresented popular within our state.

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With the immense amount of technological advances, it may be simple for students in various schools to collaborate and therefore increase the amount of interaction they have with people who are different from them

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More equitable access to honors ensembles for students (regions, jr regions, all state, etc)

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Provide free participation fees to students who are on free and reduced lunch.

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More in-depth conference sessions relating to modern band and music technology, not just entry-point/“Intro to” sessions.

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Provide resources and information focused around showcasing and advocating diverse genres

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Less reliance on traditional performance ensembles.

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Offer free NAfME membership to teachers in need

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Develop an annual student leadership conference to support emerging musician leaders

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Create opportunity for teachers to join a yearlong cohort to investigate culturally responsive teaching practices.