5 S.M.A.R.T. Ideas to Help Retain (This Year's) Beginners
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, April, 2022
COVID Relief Funding Includes Support for Music Education
by Robert B. Morrison and Marcia Neel
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, April, 2021
Interviewing Skills: The Rules of the Road
NAfME Academy Webinar, September 27, 2018
Games We All Play: 5 Ideas to Promote Student Leadership
2018 Bands of America Grand National Championships Presented by Yamaha, 2018 Program Books
Infuse Joy in Elementary Music Classrooms
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 2, 2018
You Are Invited to Participate in the Inaugural First Performance National Day of Celebration
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, August, 2018
Festival P's and Q's
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 1, 2018
Resources for Student Retention
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 4, 2017
Celebrating First Year Musicians
Music Inc., June, 2018
3 Steps to Learning about Funding Opportunities in ESSA
Unpublished
5 S.M.A.R.T. No-Fail Beginning Band Retention Ideas
SmartMusicBlog, February 22, 2018
Cultivating Relationships Through Trust = SUPPORT
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, February, 2018
HELP! I Need New Instruments!
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 3, 2017 Issue. p. 12.
Spreading Our Wings
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 2, 2017, p. 12
5 Practical Tips for Building Purpose and Community in the Band Parent Association
2017 Bands of America Grand National Championships Presented by Yamaha, November 2017 Program Book
5 Tips to Help Support Your Marching Band Student and Keep Your Family Sane with Lynda Wilson
2017 Bands of America Regional & Super Championships Presented by Yamaha, Program Book
Retaining Beginners to Expand Your Orchestra, Choir and Band Program
WEBINAR hosted by SmartMusic, October 11, 2017
Mariachi is Inspiring a Revolution in Education
Acoustic Guitar, August 20, 2017
Music Booster Organization Startups
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, August, 2017
Mariachi and Spanish speaking English learners: District initiatives, models, and education policy
Arts Education Policy Review
ISSN: 1063-2913 (Print) 1940-4395 (Online) Journal homepage: http//www.tandfonline.com/loi/vaep20
To cite this article: Marcia MacCagno Neel (2017): Mariachi and Spanish speaking English learners: District initiatives, models and education policy, Arts Education Policy Review, DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2017.1291457
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2017.1291457
Creative Assessment: Project-based Learning in the Instrumental Music Classroom
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 1, 2017 Issue. p. 13.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and What It Means for Music and Arts Education
The New Mexico Musician, Spring, 2017
Including Literacy in Your Rehearsals
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, February, 2017
Set the Course for Success: Five Tips to Encourage Your Returning Students to Take On Leadership Roles and Inspire Younger Musicians
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Fall, 2016 Issue. p. 18-19.
How to Use Advocacy Stats to Your Advantage
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, July, 2016
Success with ESSA
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Summer, 2016 Issue. p. 15.
100% Retention Rate? "Go Team!"
An EXTRAORDINARY Professional Development Day with the School District of Pickens County, SC
VOICE of Washington Music Educators, January, 2016
Download Manuscript Copy
Teaming Up With Your Administration: Building Your Brand
Halftime Magazine, January-February, 2016
Music Parents: We Couldn't Do Without Them!
Choral Director's Magazine, January-February, 2016
Music Parents: We Couldn't Do Without Them!
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, December, 2015
All-In Curriculum developed in partnership with NAfME,
2014-15
100% Retention Rate? Go Team! (Extended Version)
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, May, 2015
Go Team!
Touchpoint Newsletter, April, 2015
Communicating with Your Community
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, January, 2015
Mariachi connects schools, families in Chicago
Associated Press, December 23, 2014
Goal Setting: This is the year that I'm going to. . .
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, July 21, 2014
Teaching to the Test: Preparing School Bands and Orchestras for Festival
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, January 21, 2014
Strategies for the Instrumental Music Teacher
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, July 25, 2013
¡Mariachi!
by Ruben Newell
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, March 8, 2013
The Music Achievement Council
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, November 15, 2012
Help! Where Do I Start?
NAMM Foundation, May 5, 2011
Engaging Students Through Mariachi
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, November 5, 2010
The Guitar Takes Its Place in Education: Bill Swick and the Las Vegas Guitar Ensemble
by Josh Harris
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, March 12, 2009
Educating Teachers to Transform the Trilogy
by Bernadette Colley
Journal of Music Teacher Education, October, 2009
Engaging and Educating Students with Culturally Responsive Performing Ensembles
by Kevin Mixon
Music Educators Journal, June, 2009
Engaging Students Through Mariachi
Barrow County School District starts up their mariachi program.
Northeastern Music Publications
Lead author, ¡Simplemente Mariachi! Method Series for Beginning Students, Book 1 (2008). Books include Violin, Trumpet, Guitar/Vihuela, Guitarron and Teacher Editions.
Northeastern Music Publications
Consultant, Libro Acompañante Músical de ¡Simplemente Mariachi!, Book 1 (2008). Books include Violin, Trumpet, Guitar/Vihuela, Guitarron and Teacher Editions.
MENC, Contributing author, Foundations of Mariachi Education, Volume I "Mariachi Education as a District Initiative: Development of the Clark County School District Program" (2008).
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine
"How Teachers Can Develop Professionally"
(October, 2007)
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine "Every Teacher Is An Advocate for Music Education" (October, 2007)
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine "Get Organized -- and Stay That Way" (December 2003)
MENC, Contributing author, Benchmarks in Action (2003)
MENC, Contributing editor Strategies for Teaching High School Chorus (1998)
MENC, Contributing author, Aiming for Excellence; The Impact of the Standards Movement on Music Education " Get On Board, Music Teachers!" (1996)
MENC, Contributing author/researcher for revision of Music with a Sacred Text (1996)
MENC, Contributing author, New Teacher Toolkit Disk
Music, Inc., "10 Things that Vendors Can Do for Educators" (2006)
Music, Inc., "American Music Shows Its Hand" (1998)
Music, Inc., "My Turn" Article (August 1994)
AMEA (Arizona Music Educators Assoc), Arizona Music News, "To Become an Effective Leader!" Part I (Spring, 1997)
AMEA (Arizona Music Educators Assoc), Arizona Music News, "Sign Up For An Arts Class To Become An Effective Leader!" Part II (Winter, 1997)
Bands and Orchestras Magazine Product News (2001)
NASSP, Leadership for Student Activities magazine, "Sign Up For An Arts Class To Become An Effective Leader!" (December, 1996)
GAMA, (Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association) Contributing Author, Musical Beginnings Special Report
AFM (American Federation of Musicians) Desert Aria (April-May-June, 1994)
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, April, 2022
COVID Relief Funding Includes Support for Music Education
by Robert B. Morrison and Marcia Neel
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, April, 2021
Interviewing Skills: The Rules of the Road
NAfME Academy Webinar, September 27, 2018
Games We All Play: 5 Ideas to Promote Student Leadership
2018 Bands of America Grand National Championships Presented by Yamaha, 2018 Program Books
Infuse Joy in Elementary Music Classrooms
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 2, 2018
You Are Invited to Participate in the Inaugural First Performance National Day of Celebration
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, August, 2018
Festival P's and Q's
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 1, 2018
Resources for Student Retention
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 4, 2017
Celebrating First Year Musicians
Music Inc., June, 2018
3 Steps to Learning about Funding Opportunities in ESSA
Unpublished
5 S.M.A.R.T. No-Fail Beginning Band Retention Ideas
SmartMusicBlog, February 22, 2018
Cultivating Relationships Through Trust = SUPPORT
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, February, 2018
HELP! I Need New Instruments!
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 3, 2017 Issue. p. 12.
Spreading Our Wings
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 2, 2017, p. 12
5 Practical Tips for Building Purpose and Community in the Band Parent Association
2017 Bands of America Grand National Championships Presented by Yamaha, November 2017 Program Book
5 Tips to Help Support Your Marching Band Student and Keep Your Family Sane with Lynda Wilson
2017 Bands of America Regional & Super Championships Presented by Yamaha, Program Book
Retaining Beginners to Expand Your Orchestra, Choir and Band Program
WEBINAR hosted by SmartMusic, October 11, 2017
Mariachi is Inspiring a Revolution in Education
Acoustic Guitar, August 20, 2017
Music Booster Organization Startups
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, August, 2017
Mariachi and Spanish speaking English learners: District initiatives, models, and education policy
Arts Education Policy Review
ISSN: 1063-2913 (Print) 1940-4395 (Online) Journal homepage: http//www.tandfonline.com/loi/vaep20
To cite this article: Marcia MacCagno Neel (2017): Mariachi and Spanish speaking English learners: District initiatives, models and education policy, Arts Education Policy Review, DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2017.1291457
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2017.1291457
Creative Assessment: Project-based Learning in the Instrumental Music Classroom
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Volume 1, 2017 Issue. p. 13.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and What It Means for Music and Arts Education
The New Mexico Musician, Spring, 2017
Including Literacy in Your Rehearsals
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, February, 2017
Set the Course for Success: Five Tips to Encourage Your Returning Students to Take On Leadership Roles and Inspire Younger Musicians
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Fall, 2016 Issue. p. 18-19.
How to Use Advocacy Stats to Your Advantage
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, July, 2016
Success with ESSA
SupportED Magazine: A Magazine for Instrumental Instructors
Yamaha Corporation of America, Summer, 2016 Issue. p. 15.
100% Retention Rate? "Go Team!"
An EXTRAORDINARY Professional Development Day with the School District of Pickens County, SC
VOICE of Washington Music Educators, January, 2016
Download Manuscript Copy
Teaming Up With Your Administration: Building Your Brand
Halftime Magazine, January-February, 2016
Music Parents: We Couldn't Do Without Them!
Choral Director's Magazine, January-February, 2016
Music Parents: We Couldn't Do Without Them!
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, December, 2015
All-In Curriculum developed in partnership with NAfME,
2014-15
100% Retention Rate? Go Team! (Extended Version)
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, May, 2015
Go Team!
Touchpoint Newsletter, April, 2015
Communicating with Your Community
School Band and Orchestra Magazine, January, 2015
Mariachi connects schools, families in Chicago
Associated Press, December 23, 2014
Goal Setting: This is the year that I'm going to. . .
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, July 21, 2014
Teaching to the Test: Preparing School Bands and Orchestras for Festival
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, January 21, 2014
Strategies for the Instrumental Music Teacher
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, July 25, 2013
¡Mariachi!
by Ruben Newell
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, March 8, 2013
The Music Achievement Council
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, November 15, 2012
Help! Where Do I Start?
NAMM Foundation, May 5, 2011
Engaging Students Through Mariachi
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, November 5, 2010
The Guitar Takes Its Place in Education: Bill Swick and the Las Vegas Guitar Ensemble
by Josh Harris
School Band & Orchestra Magazine, March 12, 2009
Educating Teachers to Transform the Trilogy
by Bernadette Colley
Journal of Music Teacher Education, October, 2009
Engaging and Educating Students with Culturally Responsive Performing Ensembles
by Kevin Mixon
Music Educators Journal, June, 2009
Engaging Students Through Mariachi
Barrow County School District starts up their mariachi program.
Northeastern Music Publications
Lead author, ¡Simplemente Mariachi! Method Series for Beginning Students, Book 1 (2008). Books include Violin, Trumpet, Guitar/Vihuela, Guitarron and Teacher Editions.
Northeastern Music Publications
Consultant, Libro Acompañante Músical de ¡Simplemente Mariachi!, Book 1 (2008). Books include Violin, Trumpet, Guitar/Vihuela, Guitarron and Teacher Editions.
MENC, Contributing author, Foundations of Mariachi Education, Volume I "Mariachi Education as a District Initiative: Development of the Clark County School District Program" (2008).
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine
"How Teachers Can Develop Professionally"
(October, 2007)
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine "Every Teacher Is An Advocate for Music Education" (October, 2007)
MENC, Teaching Music Magazine "Get Organized -- and Stay That Way" (December 2003)
MENC, Contributing author, Benchmarks in Action (2003)
MENC, Contributing editor Strategies for Teaching High School Chorus (1998)
MENC, Contributing author, Aiming for Excellence; The Impact of the Standards Movement on Music Education " Get On Board, Music Teachers!" (1996)
MENC, Contributing author/researcher for revision of Music with a Sacred Text (1996)
MENC, Contributing author, New Teacher Toolkit Disk
Music, Inc., "10 Things that Vendors Can Do for Educators" (2006)
Music, Inc., "American Music Shows Its Hand" (1998)
Music, Inc., "My Turn" Article (August 1994)
AMEA (Arizona Music Educators Assoc), Arizona Music News, "To Become an Effective Leader!" Part I (Spring, 1997)
AMEA (Arizona Music Educators Assoc), Arizona Music News, "Sign Up For An Arts Class To Become An Effective Leader!" Part II (Winter, 1997)
Bands and Orchestras Magazine Product News (2001)
NASSP, Leadership for Student Activities magazine, "Sign Up For An Arts Class To Become An Effective Leader!" (December, 1996)
GAMA, (Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association) Contributing Author, Musical Beginnings Special Report
AFM (American Federation of Musicians) Desert Aria (April-May-June, 1994)
Articles Referencing Marcia Neel
The Guitar Takes Its Place in Education (PDF)
General Music Academy: More Than Just Spray and Pray
Passing The Test by Jonathan Tesser, 2007
Welcome! MENC Mariachi Spring 2006 Newsletter
Press Release (May 2, 2006) - MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Mariachi Music Education Initiative:
World’s Largest Arts Education Association Welcomes Mariachi Educators as Part of Mission to Advance the Learning and Making Music in School
When Music is Core: Transforming a Nevada School (November, 2006)
MENC Mariachi Forum
Press Release (January 4, 2007)
Preparing Music Educators to be Advocates for School Music is Goal of New Webinar Series from MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Press Release (January 13, 2003)
New Publication for Music Educators Released by MENC: The National Association for Music Education:
Eagerly Anticipated Benchmarks in Action: A Guide to Standards-Based Assessment in Music Special Book-and-CD Set Now Available
General Music Academy: More Than Just Spray and Pray
Passing The Test by Jonathan Tesser, 2007
Welcome! MENC Mariachi Spring 2006 Newsletter
Press Release (May 2, 2006) - MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces Mariachi Music Education Initiative:
World’s Largest Arts Education Association Welcomes Mariachi Educators as Part of Mission to Advance the Learning and Making Music in School
When Music is Core: Transforming a Nevada School (November, 2006)
MENC Mariachi Forum
Press Release (January 4, 2007)
Preparing Music Educators to be Advocates for School Music is Goal of New Webinar Series from MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Press Release (January 13, 2003)
New Publication for Music Educators Released by MENC: The National Association for Music Education:
Eagerly Anticipated Benchmarks in Action: A Guide to Standards-Based Assessment in Music Special Book-and-CD Set Now Available