The Manhattan New Music Project

1) STRATEGIES AND IDEAS FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT MUSIC TEACHERS

These teaching strategies were developed by the MNMP teaching artist team in collaboration with New York City Department of Education's District 75 for Special Education under the Creative Music Educators Program (CME), funded by a grant from the US Department of Education.

1. Sound and Silence (Go and Stop)

2. Orchestration

2) NCCREST NATIONAL ART CONTEST
K-12 students are invited to submit artworks in a variety of media to NCCREST's 2007 art contest. The theme for artworks is "a school where everyone is included, valued, appreciated." The grand prize is $300 and a trip for two to Washington, DC, to participate in the NCCREST National Forum.
The submission deadline is October 31.
For more information visit www.nccrest.org <http://www.nccrest.org>.

3) THE NATIONAL EXPO CLASSROOM MAKEOVER CONTEST
Organization: EXPO
Eligibility: Students in grades 3-12
Value: $25,000 in prizes and supplies
Deadline: December 31, 2006
Contact: <http://www.expomarkers.com/sanford/consumer/expo/classroom/classroom.jhtml>
Entrants should write an original essay of no more than 100 words describing why their teacher deserves a classroom makeover. The grand prize winner will receive a U.S. savings bond and other classroom and school supplies worth $25,000.