information sharing! Your writing doesn’ t have to be“ scholarly”— think of it as sitting around and chatting with your colleagues … in written form!
Here are some guidelines for your Motif submission:
• Use Word, Pages, or Google Docs. Sending a PDF won’ t allow me to do the formatting / editing I need to do to get your article“ publication ready”.
• Include pictures! Please attach these separately. Don’ t worry about trying to figure out how to format them into your document. That’ s my job! Also, remember that we can’ t include student faces without a release form. You can also include tables, written musical examples, etc … Hopefully, in the near future, we’ ll also be able to include audio and video!
• There is no minimum or maximum word count for articles. I’ d recommend“ shorter”, but take as much“ space” as you need!
• Please include a short bio. This can be as brief as where and what you teach! It’ s also great to include contact info so people can connect with you if they have questions or would like more information.
• I’ d love to let your administrator know you’ ve been published! Please include your admin( principal, superintendent) contact information so I can share the news and a link to the magazine!
• I’ m ALWAYS accepting articles! Don’ t feel you need to wait for an announcement calling for submissions. Send it ANYTIME, especially if your article is not“ time sensitive”. That being said, there WILL be announcements reminding folks about upcoming submission deadlines.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue! We hope you enjoy!
-Heidi Anderson, Editor
The Maine Music Educators Association is a state unit of NAfME( National Association for Music Education), a voluntary, nonprofit organization representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions. Active NAfME / MMEA membership is open to all persons engaged in music teaching or other music education work.
Maine Motif is published online three times a year by the Maine Music Educators Association.
Direct all inquiries and article submissions to: Heidi Anderson, Editor mainemmeaeditor @ gmail. com