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A Collaborative Effort Helps Teachers Incorporate 'Wii Music™' into Their Lesson Plans
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MARCH IS "MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH". TO HELP CELEBRATE,
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION--OR M-E-N-C--AND
NINTENDO OF AMERICA ARE WORKING WITH TEACHERS NATIONWIDE TO
INCORPORATE NINTENDO'S "WII ['WE'] MUSIC™" INTO THEIR
LESSON PLANS. "WII MUSIC" IS A FUN, IMMERSIVE GAME THAT LETS PLAYERS
TRY THEIR HAND AT MORE THAN 60 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS--PLUS AN ARRAY OF
TUTORIAL EXERCISES IN RHYTHM, TEMPO, AND SONG STRUCTURE--ALL USING WII'S
SIMPLE WIRELESS CONTROLS. M-E-N-C PRESIDENT, BARBARA GEER,
HAS MORE...
(GEER):
"FROM PRESCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS
OF ALL AGES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO
SPUR CREATIVITY. WE'VE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR MEMBERS
AND TEACHERS ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION WITH NINTENDO TO DRIVE AWARENESS
AND ADVOCACY FOR MUSIC EDUCATION, THROUGH 'WII MUSIC'. TEACHERS
WHO ARE INCORPORATING THE GAME INTO THEIR LESSON PLANS SAY IT HAS
BROUGHT A RENEWED EXCITEMENT TO MUSIC CLASS--WHILE STUDENTS HAVE ENJOYED
BEING ABLE TO EXPERIMENT AND IMPROVISE WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT VIRTUAL
INSTRUMENTS. IT'S A SUPERB TOOL TO HELP ENGAGE KIDS IN MUSIC
CLASS."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, VISIT
"M-E-N-C"-DOT-ORG, OR
"WII
['WE']-MUSIC"-DOT-COM.
