Maine Motif Issue 2, Vol. II (Winter, 2018) | Page 3

Editor’s Note Welcome to “Issue 2, Volume II” of “Maine Motif”—MMEA’s professional magazine! We hope that you can use some of the ideas shared by your colleagues and find inspiration in the articles presented in this issue. The Motif is a venue for Maine Music Educators and our colleagues and “best practitioners” from around the country to share practical ideas and information that offer support in the areas of curriculum, instructional techniques, school culture and climate, state and national standards, evaluation processes, etc… Is there something you’d like to read in a future edition of the Motif? Please feel free to share your ideas! And if you like to write, we are ALWAYS excepting articles! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue! We hope you enjoy! -Heidi Anderson, Editor [email protected] The Maine Music Educators Association is a state unit of NAfME (National Association for Music Education), a voluntary, nonprofit organization representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions. Active NAfME/MMEA membership is open to all persons engaged in music teaching or other music education work. Maine Motif is published online three times a year by the Maine Music Educators Association. Direct all inquiries and article submissions to: Heidi Anderson, Editor [email protected]