Connect 4: Practical Music Advocacy Communication Strategies

- Panel discussion - Band Director, Principal, and Superintendent of the City of Baker, Louisiana School System moderated by the Music for All COO. Session focus on positive communication connecting 1. directors, 2. administrators, 3. parents, and 4. students – in support scholastic music programs. Practical tools will be shared to advocate locally via the Advocacy in Action Awards and from the I-65 Corridor Project – an initiative in support of urban music education – from Music for All.
- Jeremy Earnhart (jeremy@musicforall.org)
- 12/20/2018 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Meeting Room W187
- Dr. Jeremy L. Earnhart is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Music for All. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Music for All, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 educational organization that annually serves more than 140,000 student participants with an audience of over 500,000 through the presentation of more than 30 scholastic music and arts education programs and events across America, and is a voice advocating for student participation and access to music and arts education.
Dr. Earnhart was previously Director of Fine Arts for the Arlington (TX) Independent School District (AISD) from 2013-2017. From 2009-2013 he was Director of Fine Arts for the Irving (TX) ISD increasing secondary fine arts participation by over 40%. He was director of the State & National Champion L.D. Bell High School Band, serving on the faculty from 1998-2009. Dr. Earnhart graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Music and Masters of Music Education, holds certifications in International Baccalaureate Music, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University.
During Dr. Earnhart’s tenure with the AISD, secondary performing arts participation increased by 22%, passed a historic $663.1 million bond package including a District-wide Fine Arts Center, two Fine Arts & Dual Language Elementary Academies, acoustically appropriate elementary strings classrooms, and $9.8 million for instruments and uniforms. He also created a partnership with the U of North Texas for Dual Credit Music and the nation's first public/private partnership course in Musical Instrument Repair with Music & Arts. With the AHS Orchestra, AISD also began the first Texas chapter of United Sound, providing musical performance experiences through peer mentorship for students with special needs.