MACARONI MUSIC: MARCH IS MUSIC IN SCHOOL'S MONTH

Starting on March 8th at 1pm or at anytime during the month of March, you can start listening to this amazing sing-along concert linking students around the world through music. Called the World’s Largest Concert because it reaches an estimated 6 million students, teachers, and music supporters. This years theme is, “Music Lasts a Lifetime.”

• Click HERE to see the 2012 songs and sheet music

A DVD and mp4 download of the program, featuring special guest hosts and video appearances of school ensembles from around the nation, is available for purchase at www.nafme.org/concert.

Teachers are encouraged to show the concert video throughout the month of March, and to invite the rest of their school and members of their communities to attend and sing along in this important advocacy event in support of school music programs. Local public access channels are also encouraged to request the DVD and broadcast the show throughout the month of March. (Check local listings.)

The cost to download the concert in mp4 format is $10 and to purchase the DVD is $14.99 plus $5 shipping.

The Concert repertoire was chosen to challenge and appeal to students through middle school and high school. Now music teachers at all levels have the opportunity to participate. The 2012 Concert repertoire includes songs in a variety of languages and instrumentation's, with one song including full choreography.

For more than two decades, the World’s Largest Concert provided an opportunity for schools around the nation and world to sing a 30-minute program together at one designated time during March.

The traditional date and time of the concert has been the second Thursday in March at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, and teachers may still choose to participate at that time on March 8, 2012.

The 2012 Concert songs are:

    Discussin’ Percussion – arr. Tom Anderson
    Dona Nobis Pacem – Cristy Cary Miller
    El Vito – arr. Emily Holt Crocker
    Everlasting Melody – Rollo A. Dilworth
    Feel the Beat – Roger Emerson and John Jacobson
    Rock Island Line – arr. Jan Klevberg Day
    The Star-Spangled Banner – 1st verse only, Francis Scott Key, attributed to John Stafford Smith
    
 For more information go to - http://www.nafme.org/events/view/the-concert-for-music-in-our-schools-month