From OMEA
- Arts Education Is Required In Oregon
- National Core Music Standards — Simplified One-Pager
- Oregon Music Advocacy Toolkit
- Media Contacts: Templates & Strategies
- Video Advocacy Messages – Tips & Techniques
- School Board & Elected Official Advocacy Tips
- Quick Guide: Connecting with Your School Board through Music Education Advocacy
- Glossary of Educational Terms
- Music Petition Sheet
- Guiding Document: Using Specialized Arts Spaces for After School & Community Programs (OMEA)
- Guiding Document: Block Scheduling Discussion Guide (OMEA)
From John Benham
- The Advocate’s Plan: Saving and Building Music Programs for Life
- How to Write an Impact Statement
- Curricular, Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Music Education: What’s the Difference?
- Centralized & Site-Based Administration Systems: Strategize Your Message
- The Importance of Annual Reports
- Music Cuts & Reverse Economics
- Book: MUSIC ADVOCACY: Moving from Survival to Vision
Conference Attendance Justification Guides
- From OMEA: Justification Guide for Attending OMEA Conference (pdf)
- Template: Letter for Requesting Attendance at the OMEA Conference
- Article: Effective Strategies for Securing District Support for OMEA Conference Attendance (by Elizabeth Soper, Conference Chair)
Data & Research
| Research, Data, and Quotes on the Benefits of Music Education | OMEA |
| Music Education Advocacy Resources | Wenger |
| Why Music Is Important for Child Development | Save the Music |
| Music Education Statistics | Children’s Music Workshop |
| Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How Music Education Develops Critical Workforce Skills | Quadrant Research (2023) |
| State Arts Education Policies at a Glance — Arts Scan | Arts Education Partnership (2025) |
| The American Public Supports Government Funding of the Arts and Arts Education | Americans for the Arts (2024) |
| Future of Jobs Report | World Economic Forum (2025) |
| Students in the Arts Have Less Chronic Absenteeism | Quadrant Research (2024) |
| Study on Access to Arts Education | NAMM Foundation (2022) |
| Arts and Workforce Development — Impact Sheet | Americans for the Arts |
| Arts and Cultural Production is Higher than US GDP | US Dept of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis (2025) |
| Economic Impact of the Arts in Oregon | Arts Action Fund (2024) |
Conference Presentations
- 2026 Advocacy & Public Policy — Updates & Discussion
- 2025 Advocacy Basics — How to Ask for What You Need
- 2024 Music In Our Schools Month®
- 2022 Advocacy Roundtable
- 2021 Advocacy Roundtable