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• Highlight the project with others who
weren’t there via school district website,
newsletter, local paper, and send LOTS of
thank you notes to all involved.
Bringing to life student leadership in
your music organization will only happen
when students do something. After all
“actions speak louder than words.” Helping
students see what’s possible and guiding
them to create a project that has more
impact with music in your community
makes what they do and how they do
it more meaningful. Rather than seeing
yourself as someone who has to spend
time managing the projects, the chapter,
etc. bring more students in on the process.
Coach them on how they can “start a
movement” using the magic of music to
interactively make things happen in your
community.
Fran Kick is an author, educational consultant and professional speaker who knows
What Makes Kids KICK!
He is the creator and
presenter of KICK IT IN
®
a series of self-motivational personal leadership presentations and materials. Since taking an educational leave of
absence from teaching music, he has developed his part-time speaking adventure into a full-time mission. Every year Fran presents programs
across the U.S. and Canada to thousands of college/university, high school, junior high/middle school students, plus the many people who work
with them. Since 1998, Fran has served as the leadership coordinator for the Music for All Summer Symposium
/.
He also works with Drum Corps International every summer to help music students, their directors and parents kick start their season with
DCI!
/ Outside the music education world, he works with association, convention and corporate organizations that
are actively engaged in teaching and reaching today’s kids. Fran speaks at many state, regional & national conferences about
What Makes
Kids KICK
and how they can
KICK IT IN & TAKE THE LEAD
. He has his B.A. in Music Education and a M.A. in Educational Psychology.
For more information, check out
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Fran Kick was a clinician for the 2015 TBA Student Day and presented his session at the 2015 68th Annual Texas Bandmasters Association
Convention/Clinic. His involvement at TBA was graciously sponsored in part by Drum Corps International and Music for All. For more
information about Fran’s work with TBA visit
Making a Bigger Impact with Music In Your Community
