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MUSIC NEWS
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Because time never stands still and because we are always endeavoring to create the most informative, intriguing, and helpful website, we will be using this section of our newsletter to inform our readers of the latest happenings in music.

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Time Magazine Story "Music on the Brain"
Experts still don't know how and why tunes tickle our fancy--but new research offers intriguing clues
Full story is available at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,46157,00.html

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America's First Music Education Survey Is Complete
The first nationwide survey on the web of school music education programs is complete, and a tally of the results shows that the Coppell Independent School District of Coppell, Texas and the Farmington Public School District of Farmington, Michigan are tied as the best communities for music education in America.
The full report can be accessed at: http://www.giles.com/musicedsurvey/

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Advocates launch nationwide push for music class dollars
“’It's essential that we continue this way of thinking as we try to reform education in this country,’ Connie Britton, an actress who appears in the ABC television series "Spin City," told an audience of students, teachers and lawmakers Wednesday.”
Full story at: http://www.cnn.com/2000/fyi/teacher.resources/education.news/05/25/music.classes.ap/index.html

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Clinton to Congress: Show Me the Money for Schools (Reuters)
“Standing in front of makeshift classrooms on a school playground, President Clinton on Friday urged Congress to approve funding to modernize public schools to ensure children a quality education.”
Full story at: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000616/pl/clinton_schools_dc_1.html

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Playing the sax re-energizes me, Clinton says (Reuters)
“Clinton said he might not have been president if it had not been for school music.”
Full story at: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000616/en/music-clinton_1.html

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President Bill Clinton Joined VH1 Save the Music and Time Warner Cable To Donate $5 Million of Musical Instruments to New York City Public Schools (PR Newswire)
“The donation of $5 million of musical instruments over five years will restore music education in more than 200 New York City schools. ‘I might not have been President if it hadn't been for school music,' President Clinton said during the press conference. 'You have got to help us help all of these schools keep music education.'
Full story at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000616/ny_vh1_sav.html

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Napster and the RIAA
Whether or not you're aware of it, a monumental battle over the music you listen to and the way you hear it is raging. On one side is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade group that represents the music industry, and recording artists Metallica and Dr. Dre. On the other is Napster, a free software program that turns your hard drive into a Web server and lets you download free MP3 files from other Napster users. The RIAA, along with Metallica and Dre, have sued Napster for copyright infringement and racketeering. Napster is fighting back, using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as defense. Visit the RIAA’s website at http://www.riaa.com and download Napster at http://www.napster.com.