Maine Motif Issue 1 Volume I | Page 2

Table of Contents Editor’s Note: 4 From the President 6 Assessment Tools, Growth Tracking, Tigers and Bears, Oh My! 8 Tools for making assessment manageable and fun. Creating A Fifth Grade Band Day: 10 Fighting the Mid-Year Slump with Performance I Can…. 15 Learning Targets for Rehearsal Expectations Manipulatives In Middle School Music 20 Looking Back…. 22 At Charlotte Neuberger Student Advocacy 28 SLAM! (Student Leaders in the Arts Movement) Book Review: Classroom Management fir Art, Music and PE Teachers30 Google Classroom: 32 Gold for Music Educators! Selecting Repertoire for Band 36 What Is “Good” Music? The Bulletin 38 MMEA News and Updates From Around the State What is Strategic Planning… 38 And why should it matter? Maine Music Educators Centennial In-Service Conference 41