HMAC (Haslett Music Advocacy Committee) is a joint effort of the Haslett Band Boosters and Haslett Choir Boosters for the purpose of taking strong and immediate actions on behalf of the Haslett Schools music programs and its recipients - parents, students, and the Haslett community. HMAC will be a proactive voice on behalf of K12 music education to the Haslett school administration, the school board, and to elected representatives and government officials of our district and state.

For more information about HMAC and how you can help,  please contact Julie Manson, Choir Boosters Chairperson at mansonja@hotmail.com or Evelyn Jackson, President of the Band Boosters at epjackson@comcast.net .  

	....let all our voices join as one, to praise the giver of the song,  AWAKE! AWAKE!, let music live.......let music live......LET MUSIC LIVE!
	(from "The Awakening"-Martin, performed by HHS Men's Chorale)

5-22-2010

STAY UP-TO-DATE!!

Dear Parents,

"The Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) is asking you to become involved in the process to save Michigan Schools and ensure a solid education, including music, for the K-12 students in the State. In order to do this, we are asking that you sign-up for an email alert system by clicking the link below. This link will ask you to input a few valuable pieces of information that will allow us to contact you regarding important events/changes in the School Funding Crisis." .... source: MSBOA Web Site

This will help a great deal because even though we've recently had some positive information, predictions can be wrong (especially in an election year), and funding must be structured to be adequate and sufficient in bad times as well as good times.

To stay current on these issues, please click the URL below and then follow the instructions provided:

http://www.msboa.org/aboutmsboa/msboaspotlight/musicadvocacy/

T-shirts/sweatshirts
Show your passion! Let your voice be heard! The custom design is white print on black fabric and is available on a short sleeved t-shirt and a crewneck sweatshirt. Click the tshirt at left or HERE for a larger picture. Click HERE for an order form and who to contact for current availibility.

Additional HMAC Information:

• 12-06-09 Choir Boosters Letter - joining Band Boosters to form HMAC
• 11-29-09 Band Boosters Letter - establishing IMAC

Haslett Public Schools Resources

• Business Office

Resources:

• Advocacy Letter - by Betty Anne Younker, president of MMEA and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with the Department of Music Education at the University of Michigan. Use with the CAPWIZ tool ( http://capwiz.com/artsusa/home/ ) to electronically forward to state legislators urging them to fund public education properly.
• Music Advocacy Links - from the School Music Matters website.

Articles:

• The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation - This 2002 article is the second of three Issue Briefs that explores effective practices that integrate economic development and the arts. Research made possible thanks to a cooperative agreement between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, and with significant research assistance from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
  
• Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World - April 2009 excerpt from The Huffington Post article by Lucia Brawley, actress, writer, and political organizer.