Music for All's From the Trenches Podcasts

“From the Trenches,” is a monthly podcast exploring the news headlines, news events and news makers that impact music and arts education across the country. From the Trenches is produced and funded by the Music for All.

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This months show: Bob Morrison goes one-on-one with Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee in a live, unedited interview. House Passes Congressional Resolution Supporting Music Education, US Senators Ask the GAO for Arts Ed Research, Louisiana Wants Music and Arts in All Schools, Music Teacher Named "Teacher of the Year" and How Do You Get Into Harvard?

To download this week's episode of From the Trenches (an 20 MB MPEG4 File) click on: http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches12.m4a

Previously on From the Trenches:

Episode 10: Wynton Marsalis' stirring keynote address at this year's congressional Arts Breakfast in Washington, DC. http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches11.m4a

Episode 9: A panel discussion from the SupportMusic Coalition on the 110th Congress, The View Ahead: What is anticipated for education reform and impact on access to music and arts education? What plans/actions should the national coalition engage in? What should national organizations and local communities do to assure music and arts education are part of a complete education for all children? Panelists: Mike Huckabee, former governor, Arkansas; Bob Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts; Leo Coco, senior policy strategist, Nelson Mullins; Vlad Cartwright, grassroots advocacy counsel, Direct Impact. Moderator: Mary Luehrsen, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, NAMM. http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches10.m4a

Episode 8: An interview with executive producer Leslie Stifelman about the new HBO Documentary The Music in Me premiering on October 7, 2006. News headlines include: The final day of hearings by the National Commission on No Child Left Behind; U.S. Secretary of Education Spellings plans to address arts education and No Child Left behind on October 18th; Highlights from a new Gallup Survey on Music Making; and the merger between the Music for All Foundation and Bands of America to create Music for All, Inc.

http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches09.m4a

Episode 7: Bob Morrison covers highlights from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's July 7th press conference announcing the historic reinvestment in music and arts education programs in California Public Schools. This edition includes comments by American Idol star Randy Jackson and Earth, Wind and Fire front man Phillip Baily. Morrison also takes a look at the lessons learned along the way to successful passage of this landmark funding.

http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches08.m4a

Episode 6: Bob Morrison interviews NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond to gain greater insight into the organization and the three pillars of support for music and arts education: advocacy, public policy and public relations. News headlines includes the fall out from the Council on Education Policy report on NCLB, Illinois State Board of Education’s new arts education grants program, California hearings on proposed arts education funding, the release of the Best Communities for Music Education and passage of House of Representatives resolution supporting Music Education

Episode 5: Highlights from New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells and Acting Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy's announcement about the launch of the ground-breaking New Jersey Visual and Performing Arts Survey to measure arts education in every public school.http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches061.m4a

Episode 4: a new Harvard report on the uneven implementation of No Child Left Behind; the new National Commission on No Child Left Behind; the signs that the arts education graduation requirement as we know it may be nearing an end; and Bob Morrison's rant on "essential skills" (an 11 MB MPEG4 File)http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches05.m4a

Episode 3: we interview the National School Boards Association President Joan Schmidt on her role as a music and arts education advocate and what steps music and arts advocates may take to be more effective when working with school boards. (an 11 MB MPEG4 File)http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches04.m4a

Episode 2: includes an interview with the producers of the new big screen documentary Class Act.(an 11 MB MPEG4 File) click on: http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches03.m4a

Episode 1: we looked at: President Bushes FY2007 budget and the impact on arts education; We explore what issue is literally weighing on the minds of arts educators in Texas; Rant about a Denver Post Editorial supports the elimination of arts programs in DPS Public schools;  And in our feature story we look at the California $100 million proposal that could change the landscape for arts education in California public schools and across the nations. To download the first episode of From the Trenches (an 8 MB MPEG4 File) click on: http://music-for-all.org/podcasts/trenches01.m4a