In November 2011, I attended the Office of Migrant Education
National Conference in Nashville. During this time, I was also
working on one of my final assignments for the Fall semester. As
I mentally prepared for the assignment while I was touring
Nashville during free time from the conference, I could not help
the natural instinct to compare my assignment task to my current
location. Nashville is considered by many as a leading city in
the music industry, particularly blue grass and country music.
The four frames of leadership can be applied to the city.
Symbolism: Nashville is full of symbols which relate to how it
is a leader in the music industry. Everywhere you look it seems
like there are music notes. From the airport to the hotel, the
music symbolism was seen everywhere. In the hotel and conference
center which housed the OME Conference, there were symbols of
musical notes and instruments on the carpet, the elevator doors,
the hallway sculptures and wall decorations. Every restaurant we
visited had sym