This section contains information on how to
submit articles or ads for publication in TEMPO Magazine.
Articles may be submitted to the editor of
this magazine by anyone who wishes to write about topics related
to music or music education. All articles which are selected for
publication will be proof read for content, spelling and grammatical
errors.
Authors who submit an article to TEMPO Magazine for publication
agree to all of the following:
1. the editor may edit all articles for content, spelling and
grammar.
2. the printing of the article in TEMPO Magazine and the printing
date and placement are at the discretion of the editor.
3. permission is granted to reprint the same article in any National
or State Music Education Association magazine on the condition
that the author's name and TEMPO Magazine are to be mentioned
in all reprinted articles.
4. no exceptions will be made regarding items 1 through 3 above.
5. the author of the article may submit his/her article to additional
magazines for publication.
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All articles must be printed out and mailed
to Thomas A. Mosher, TEMPO Editor, 80 Jumping Brook Drive, Lakewood, NJ 08701. This printed copy enables me to see how you expect the article to look when printed.
You may also, instead, submit a Word file electronically to tmosher@njmea.org. If sending a Word file with pictures embedded in the file, please also send high quality tiff or jpg files of each picture used.
The following are suggestions for submitting materials for publication:
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Articles should be 823 words or less for
one page with a header and 1800 words or less for a continuation
to two pages. Remember that lists take up room and decrease the
number of words allowed. Articles which run several pages should
be edited by the writer and submitted in installments (part 1,
part 2) for publication in successive issues.
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Informative material, such as announcements
of events, will be shorter and placed accordingly.
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Submissions should be of interest to either
all music teachers or select groups such as high school band
directors, elementary classroom, intermediate orchestra, etc.
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Articles should be educational, new, controversial,
inspiring, informative, etc.
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We do edit and proof read all articles, but
PLEASE spell check your document before submitting it for publication.
Be especially careful with names and titles. I have received
articles in which the name of the person being discussed was
spelled differently three or more times.
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All articles must be submitted on disk or
as an email attachment. Please use a wordprocessor such as Microsoft
Word. It does
not matter whether you use a PC or a Macintosh computer. Do NOT use old, outdated programs as we may not be able to open the files.
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Any photographs being submitted for inclusion
must be clear, have excellent contrast, and glossy. Please include
a note with names of people in the photo or a description of
what it shows.
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Electronically created images should be in
EPS, TIFF, or JPG format at 300dpi. JPG formatted images should be actual
size or larger. Small JPG images will distort when enlarged,
but look fine when made smaller.
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If you are using music examples in the article,
please save them from your music notation program in EPS format
and be sure to include the picture files on the disk. If you
do not have a music notation program, please hand write the example
clearly and I will enter into the program for you.
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Please: (editing submissions for publication
takes a lot of time. The following will save me time)
A. Never use the space bar more than once in succession.
B. If you want more than one space, use the Tab.
C. Space once before or after using a parenthesis. For example:
(1) Band or Band (1)
D. Space once before using and after using a quotation mark.
For example: John said, "Your band played that very well."
Then he drove off.
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Any articles that contain pictures of any
kind must include the actual picture file in addition to the
article. For example, if you place a picture in Microsoft Word
it looks fine on your computer, but will not print in the magazine.
Please transmit the article for consideration and include the
actual picture file as an additional item in
EPS, TIFF, or JPG format at 300dpi. JPG formatted images should be actual
size or larger. Small JPG images will distort when enlarged,
but look fine when made smaller. .
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If something comes up last minute, call me
to see if you still have time to submit for that issue.
