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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear Colleagues,<br>
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<i>Happy Autumn to you!</i>  The East Texas A&M University School of Music wishes you the best semester yet…and we have some resources to help you make it so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">You can find the winter<b> Lion’s Share: A Newsletter for Elementary Music Teachers</b> in North Texas here:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/148_s22aoDysZiUrLk0Ta14KHqOI33orF?usp=sharing" style="color: blue;">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/148_s22aoDysZiUrLk0Ta14KHqOI33orF?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Highlights include:</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Opportunities for you and your students to attend holiday events, including a
<b>children’s opera and concert</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Fourth ETAMU <b>Graduate Cohort</b> for Elementary Specialists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A <b>Graduate Teaching Assistantship</b> for Fall 2027<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">
<b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Professional development</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> opportunities around the metroplex, including the ETAMU Fall Elementary Music Workshop with Dr. James Bowyer. If you lead
 a children’s choir, you will not want to miss this one!</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A fun Thanksgiving <b>listening activity
</b>for your classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions or need support. We are here for you!</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Darla</span><br>
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