Jere T. Humphrey, "Popular Music in American Schools: What History Tells Us about the Present and Future," in Bridging the Gap: Popular Music and Music Education , ed. Carlos X. Rodriguez ( Reston, VA: Menc, 2004 ), 92.
2.
Judith Murphyand George Sullivan, Music in American Society: An Interpretive Report of the Tanglewood Symposium (Washington, DC: MENC, 1968), 56, emphasis mine.
3.
Bennett Reimer, ed., World Musics: Facing the Issues (Reston, VA: MENC, 2002), 3.
4.
MENC Strategic Plan (July 2002), www.menc.org/information/admin/strategicplan.html.
5.
Bennett Reimer, "Preface: The Northwestern University Music Education Leadership Seminars," in Bridging the Gap, viii.
6.
Reuters, "FACTBOX: American Idol -most watched U.S. TV show," May 24, 2007, www.reuters.com (accessed May 25, 2007).
7.
For TV ratings, see Nielsen Media Research, Top 10 TV Programs-Regularly Scheduled, 2006. www.nielsenmedia.com. 8. Dennis Cauchon, "Childhood Pastimes Are Increasingly Moving Indoors,"USA Today, July 12, 2005, www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-11-pastimes-childhood_x.htm (accessed May 22, 2006).
8.
Consortium of National Arts Education Associations, National Standards for Arts Education (Reston, VA: MENC , 1994).
9.
In accordance with the "fair use" provisions of copyright law, teachers may copy American Idol to use for instructional purposes. To avoid copyright issues, the excerpt should be (1) shown in the course of "face-to-face" teaching activities, (2) viewed within ten consecutive school days of the broadcast, and (3) destroyed after forty-five days. See www.copyright.gov /title17/92chap1.html#110 (accessed May 23, 2007). For fair use requirements, see www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html (accessed May 23, 2007).
10.
For information related to essential questions, see Technology for Learning Consortium, University of Michigan School of Education, www.techforlearning.org/essquest.html (accessed May 29, 2007).■
