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The Official Publication of the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association<br />
TMEA Profiles in<br />
Excellence Series<br />
Brenda<br />
Dent<br />
Gregory<br />
p. 14<br />
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EDITION<br />
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TENNESSEE MUSICIAN TABLE OF CONTENTS | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. 2<br />
Editor’s Column 6<br />
Perspectives (letters to the editor) 8<br />
TMEA President’s Message 10<br />
The Score – News from Across the State 12<br />
TMEA Profiles in Excellence Series 14<br />
– Brenda Dent Gregory by Michael Chester<br />
Teaching Leadership in our Orchestras 18<br />
by Susan Mullen<br />
What’s New in Music Technology 20<br />
by Mike Klinger<br />
TMEA Professional Development 23<br />
Conference Preview Information<br />
State General Music Chair Column 32<br />
State Choral Chair Column 34<br />
State Orchestra Chair Column 36<br />
State Band Chair Column 38<br />
State Higher Education Chair Column 40<br />
State Education Technology Chair Column 42<br />
TMEA Board and Council Directory 44<br />
Ad Index 47<br />
TMEA Back Then 48<br />
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The Official Publication of the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association<br />
2014-2016 EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARDS<br />
* Denotes Chairperson<br />
West <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
Dr. Betty Bedsole*<br />
Professor of Music<br />
Union University<br />
Dr. Carol King-Chipman<br />
Director of Bands & Associate Director of Bands<br />
Barret’s Chapel K-8 & Bolton High School<br />
J.D. Frizzell<br />
Director of Fine Arts<br />
Briarcrest Christian School<br />
Ginna Houston<br />
Elementary Music Specialist<br />
Bells Elementary School<br />
Dr. Andrew Palmer<br />
Orchestra Director & Strings Specialist<br />
White Station High School<br />
Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
Matthew Clark<br />
Choral Director<br />
Oakland High School<br />
Cameron M. Gish<br />
Director of Bands<br />
Hillsboro Elementary/Middle School<br />
Susan Mullen<br />
Strings Director<br />
The Webb School<br />
Sara Panjehpour<br />
Elementary Music Specialist<br />
La Vergne Lake Elementary School and Smyrna<br />
Elementary School<br />
James W. Story, Jr.<br />
Professor of Music<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>unteer State Community College<br />
East <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
Sandra B. Kerney<br />
Choral Director<br />
Ross N. Robinson Middle School<br />
James D. Phillips<br />
Orchestra Director<br />
Oak Ridge High School<br />
Kevin Smart<br />
Assistant Director of Bands<br />
Fulton High School<br />
Gerald Jerome Souther<br />
Elementary Music Specialist<br />
Woodmore Elementary School<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> Advisory Board<br />
Dr. Dru Davison<br />
Fine Arts Advisor<br />
Shelby County Schools<br />
Wincle Sterling<br />
Arts Instructional Advisor<br />
Shelby County Schools<br />
Dr. <strong>No</strong>la Jones<br />
Coordinator of Music<br />
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools<br />
Melissa Dufrechou<br />
Fine Arts Specialist<br />
Williamson County Schools<br />
Sarah Cummings<br />
Professional Development Specialist, Choral Music<br />
Knox County Schools<br />
Walter Mencer<br />
Instrumental Music Specialist<br />
Knox County Schools<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> Editorial Staff<br />
Dr. Catherine M. Wilson<br />
Senior Associate Editor of Business Affairs<br />
and Advertising<br />
Justin T. Scott<br />
Associate Editor and Bureau Chief<br />
Laura Boucher<br />
Associate Style Editor<br />
Jazmin Johnson<br />
Associate Director of Social Media and<br />
Constituent Relations<br />
Allison Segel<br />
Pre-Production Editor<br />
Natalie P. Bingham<br />
Production Editor<br />
Slate Group – Rico Vega<br />
Creative Director<br />
Slate Group – Ian Spector<br />
Publisher<br />
Michael W. Chester<br />
Editor-in-Chief<br />
The <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association (TMEA) was officially formed in 1945 as<br />
a voluntary, non-profit organization representing all phases of music<br />
education at all school levels. The mission of TMEA is to promote the<br />
advancement of high quality music education for all. Active TMEA<br />
membership is open to all persons currently teaching music and others<br />
with a special interest or involvement in music education. Collegiate<br />
membership and retired memberships are available. Membership<br />
applications are available on the TMEA web site, www.tnmea.org.<br />
The <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> was founded in 1948 with J. Clark Rhodes<br />
appointed by the TMEA Board of Control as inaugural editor. <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
<strong>Musician</strong> was preceded by an earlier publication, <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music<br />
Editors’ Downbeat, which was discontinued by the TMEA Board of<br />
Control at the spring board meeting, held in Chattanooga, <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
in 1948. <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> is published by Slate Group – Lubbock,<br />
Texas and is mailed to members four times each year at an annual<br />
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EDITOR’S COLUMN<br />
Michael Chester<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
OST OF US should be familiar enough with the ground breaking work of author Jim Collins,<br />
and his set of bestseller books on corporate leadership and management, Built to Last and<br />
his follow up Good to Great. For those of you who are not familiar with Jim Collins, I challenge<br />
you to read these books and to apply the knowledge and wisdom to your own teaching<br />
and program building. The basic premise in Good to Great, according to Collins is that<br />
good is the enemy of great. He goes on to make several comparisons between the differences<br />
between good and great, and identifying key benchmarks and norms shared by CEO’s and<br />
other company leaders that create a culture and climate of success. I find the message of the<br />
book intriguing, especially if we apply these ideas to our day-to day affairs.<br />
We are all in essence CEO’s of our own domains. Whether that domain starts from a cart<br />
as you travel from classroom to classroom, portable classroom, or rehearsal hall, you are the<br />
one in charge. You get to make the personal decision whether to approach teaching and your individual program as merely<br />
a mediocre, marginal, or exceptional practitioner of your art. Some of you will have just finished your regional concert performance<br />
assessments and I ask the question, did you achieve the results you were looking for? Some of you are probably<br />
on schedule to finish your evidence collection for the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Arts Growth Measures and again I ask the question, what<br />
result are you hoping to achieve?<br />
MI pose those questions not to be combative, but to spark<br />
dialogue. Is a rating of excellent or superior good enough?<br />
Is a rating of a 3, 4, or 5 good enough? For some of us in<br />
the profession, the answers to these questions are simple<br />
enough. For others, these questions might generate heartfelt<br />
introspection. At what points in our lives and in our<br />
careers do we come to the realization (if ever) that good<br />
enough still isn’t great enough?<br />
I can say for myself that it is question that I’ve been wrestling<br />
with for quite a while. Take the very publication you’re<br />
(hopefully) reading right now, the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong>. I<br />
cannot express how much I appreciate many of you, across<br />
the state, who took the time to email, call, and write about<br />
how much you loved the new layout, the new look, the vibe,<br />
and the content. We at the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> are working<br />
overtime to produce a great looking magazine with<br />
an additional depth of content. While that may simply be<br />
the logical step in the evolution of this publication, I still<br />
missed the target.<br />
I was fortunate enough to hear from others of you who<br />
did not like the last issue. Yes, I am aware that you had to be<br />
outside to read it. <strong>No</strong>, there was not a set of special glasses<br />
that you had to wear in order to read the articles. Yes, the<br />
font was too small and too dark to read in natural indoor<br />
light. The intention was to produce an attractive publication,<br />
with great articles that would look great in digital<br />
and print editions. While the text looks good and is easier<br />
to read electronically on a backlit tablet, the sacrifice came<br />
with the print edition, which did not meet our criteria or<br />
expectations for distribution. After looking at the mistakes<br />
of the previous issue, we have decided to try our hand at<br />
this again. I am hoping that we hit the mark this time.<br />
It’s been an interesting journey, so far, serving as a fulltime<br />
music educator and editor-in-chief. Though my education<br />
was not in journalism, my approach has been to apply<br />
the skill sets that one would typically use when taking<br />
over a new program as a director, or teaching music in an<br />
unfamiliar educational environment. The learning curve<br />
is huge, but eventually you figure it out and get the hang<br />
of it. For me, one of the hardest parts of this role has been<br />
learning when to “pull the trigger” to send something off to<br />
print production and learning to figure out the difference<br />
between good enough and great enough. Though neither<br />
of these two ideals is a final destination, coping with the<br />
reality that what may now be great enough today, will pale<br />
in comparison to the standards being set tomorrow, keeps<br />
me awake at night. As I think about it, I find that these ideas<br />
continue to fuel my desire for excellence as a music educator,<br />
as an editor-in-chief, and as a human being.<br />
Here’s to what drives you!<br />
Michael Chester <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> Editor-in-Chief<br />
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THINK MUSIC -- THINK AUSTIN PEAY
PERSPECTIVES<br />
I’d like to take a moment to say thank<br />
you for Johnathan Vest’s article “National<br />
Core Standards: An Introduction.” It<br />
seems like every time I turn around there<br />
seems to be a new educational initiative<br />
that we are all asked to embrace. Vest’s<br />
article was easy to read and simple to understand.<br />
I’m not sure how long the “new”<br />
standards will be in place, but I’m glad to<br />
see the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> keeping us all<br />
informed.<br />
— Rhonda Meade<br />
It was exciting to receive my issue of<br />
the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> in the mail, only<br />
to find that I could not read a single page<br />
of it. The print was too small and the text<br />
was very difficult to read. Please fix this<br />
immediately. I have enjoyed reading the<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> for many years and I<br />
want to continue to enjoy reading it.<br />
— Teresa Schill<br />
I thought the Catalano and McWhirter<br />
article was quite eye opening about teacher<br />
assessment. Don’t think that I didn’t<br />
make a copy and place it in the office mail<br />
boxes of my principals. It seems too often<br />
that we try our hardest to create lessons<br />
for our evaluations, only to fall short based<br />
on a principal’s observation of content<br />
mastery.<br />
— Jean Anne Montgomery<br />
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
Jeff Phillips<br />
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED IT: there’s a huge<br />
elephant in the room. It’s in the meetings we<br />
attend with our local associations, but mainly<br />
it’s there after the business is done, sometimes<br />
before it all starts. It’s in all of our regions<br />
too and it travels from group to group<br />
daily. The elephant in the room needs to be<br />
addressed before we can move on with some<br />
of the business we need to do in our State, so<br />
even though it may be unpopular, let’s bring<br />
the animal out in the open.<br />
What in the world is he talking about now? The “divisions<br />
among our divisions.” It’s been said that “perception is reality”<br />
and there is no greater example of that in our field of music education<br />
and specifically here in our State. One of the comments I<br />
get from teachers that aren’t NAfME members (and even some<br />
that are) is that “there’s nothing there for me; it’s all run by (fill<br />
in the blank with whatever area you don’t teach).” I’ll admit, that<br />
was a comment I made once upon a time! “MENC/TMEA: they<br />
were all just a bunch of choral and elementary music people; they<br />
have nothing to do with MY area: BAND!” If you proclaim that in<br />
your association (and change the emphasis) you’ll probably get a<br />
great “us versus them” discussion going and, unfortunately, several<br />
will agree with you. As I began to ask our TMEA membership<br />
about things we can do better, I was somewhat amused that each<br />
faction had similar feelings about the others: instrumental folks<br />
think the choral and elementary music folks are running everything;<br />
the choral directors think the instrumental teachers are<br />
taking over; the elementary teachers are pretty sure they don’t<br />
have a voice in the association at all. Even among these there<br />
are further divisions: concert choir versus show choir; Orff versus<br />
Kodaly; and band versus orchestra! PLUS, in our state we’ve<br />
got three different regions for each one, so we ALL know about<br />
those people in the (fill in the blank) region and how messed up<br />
they are! I suppose that some of this is just natural as we want to<br />
protect our territory, but in reality, is this really helping? (Just as<br />
an FYI: when you look at the 2015 Conference offerings, I think<br />
you’ll see a good balance of sessions and concerts among all areas<br />
as we made great efforts to do this!)<br />
In our State and in our Nation, there is too much currently at<br />
stake to continue bickering among ourselves. The only way to<br />
push forward and determine a viable path for music education<br />
in our schools is to recognize that we need each other in order<br />
to be a strong unified voice. State and national leaders will listen<br />
to large groups of constituents and our collective efforts can and<br />
do make an impact.<br />
I’m past-President of a national band organization (the American<br />
School Band Directors Association). For years this group<br />
struggled with how to make a national voice for band programs.<br />
Only after several years of work to change some minds and agreeing<br />
to join forces with NAfME and the Music Policy Roundtable<br />
has progress been made with this! We currently have music associations<br />
in our state that talk of cutting ties to our national association<br />
and that “our dues can be spent here at home.” What we<br />
have to realize is that further dividing our efforts both in the state<br />
will cut our impact on current legislation and give us no place on<br />
the national advocacy efforts. ALL music educators in our state<br />
at all levels MUST be members of our state and national organization!<br />
Currently in our state we have a myriad of issues facing music<br />
education: scheduling, funding, staffing, certification and evaluation,<br />
just to name a few. These same issues are also on the national<br />
front. It is important that we not only keep vigilant efforts<br />
here, but that we are able to be aware of what is happening in other<br />
states and in Washington. The recent email blast from NAfME<br />
about the Broaderminded campaign and the petition for the<br />
ESEA (<strong>No</strong> Child Left Behind) is a perfect example of how NUM-<br />
BERS matter. If a Senator hears your opinion that probably won’t<br />
even make it past the receptionist’s desk. If the same message is<br />
echoed by hundreds of voters and then multiplied in fellow Senator’s<br />
offices on Capitol Hill, the message begins to resonate.<br />
Over the next few months we will have opportunities to make<br />
our voices heard for music education. March is “Music in Our<br />
Schools Month.” What type of efforts can you do in your community<br />
to promote your program and music education? We have<br />
new legislators in Nashville. Our goal (with our Advocacy chair,<br />
Joel Denton) is to encourage you to meet in person with YOUR<br />
local representatives and briefly discuss the importance of music<br />
education (look for more on this soon in an email blast). Can you<br />
imagine the impact if music teachers of all levels began calling<br />
and visiting the offices of our congress and senate representatives?<br />
In May, most high schools have “signing days” for athletics,<br />
but can you organize one for students in your music department?<br />
We can make a difference, but it’s more powerful when we make<br />
it TOGETHER!<br />
There’s safety in numbers and if we are going to make an impact<br />
on music education in our region, state, and on a national<br />
level, we’ve first got to “get over ourselves” and deal with that elephant<br />
in the room! It’s not band vs. orchestra and choral vs. instrumental<br />
and we’ve got to get past the East-Middle-West mentality<br />
and work for the STUDENTS of <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
Jeff Phillips TMEA President<br />
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News From Across the State<br />
The Shelby County Schools partnership<br />
with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra<br />
was in the spotlight on February 5, 2015,<br />
as 1500 elementary students were able<br />
to attend the orchestra’s annual Young<br />
People’s Concert (YPC). <strong>No</strong>t only were<br />
the students able to attend this live arts<br />
performance, but their teachers involved<br />
them in arts integrated learning through<br />
the curriculum unit which is a big part of<br />
the YPC experience. Additionally, each<br />
YPC participating school will receive an<br />
up close and personal orchestral experience<br />
with two MSO pre- and post-concert<br />
educational ensemble visits. We are<br />
very glad that this partnership and collaboration<br />
between SCS and the MSO<br />
continues over the years to provide our<br />
elementary students with this rich live<br />
arts experience.<br />
The Idlewild Performing Recorder<br />
Ensemble from Idlewild Elementary,<br />
Memphis, TN, under the direction<br />
of Allen Moody, Orff music teacher<br />
at Idlewild, was one of the children’s<br />
performing ensembles at last fall’s<br />
American Orff-Schulwerk Association’s<br />
National Professional Development<br />
Conference in Nashville, TN. The<br />
Idlewild Performing Ensemble has a<br />
history of excellence in music making.<br />
Students are selected on the basis<br />
of audition and school-wide behavior.<br />
Members meet before school to rehearse<br />
for their various performances<br />
and are routinely selected to participate<br />
in All-West Choral and All-City Orff<br />
ensembles in Memphis, TN. Allen Moody<br />
from Memphis, TN, received his B.M. in<br />
Music Education from the University of<br />
Memphis in 2009. He completed his Orff<br />
levels at the University of Memphis as<br />
well. He is an Orff Music Specialist with<br />
Shelby County Schools and co-hosted the<br />
First-Timer’s Orientation at the Denver<br />
Conference in 2013.<br />
The Orff Music Program of Shelby<br />
County Schools (SCS) hosts an annual<br />
Orff Music All-City Concert. The<br />
All-City Concert is a district wide Orff<br />
music teacher collaboration to prepare<br />
students to perform together after having<br />
rehearsed their own individual vocal,<br />
instrument, and dance assignments<br />
separately at their own schools. The students<br />
come together for two days of rehearsal<br />
before the free and open to the<br />
public concert. Last year’s April 3rd concert,<br />
themed Snapshots of Sound, cochaired<br />
by Orff Music specialists, Scharion<br />
Bradley, Macon Hall Elementary, and<br />
Elisabeth Lay, Lincoln Elementary, was<br />
performed to a packed house at the Cannon<br />
Center for the Performing Arts. Over<br />
325 SCS 4th and 5th grade students sang,<br />
danced, played recorder, guitar, and Orff<br />
pitched and un-pitched instruments to<br />
accompany themselves as they performed<br />
favorites from past All-City concerts.<br />
Each All-City concert is a multicultural<br />
Shelby County<br />
Schools<br />
program and this year’s May 7th concert,<br />
All-City 2015: Our World, Our Song, cochaired<br />
by Orff Music specialist, Lynn<br />
Bivens, Shady Grove Elementary, and<br />
Maria Spence, Shelby Oaks Elementary,<br />
will be no exception. The selections for<br />
All-City 2015: Our World, Our Song include<br />
the processional, Man in the Moon/<br />
Dance Song; the Netherlands folksong,<br />
Sarasponda; a rousing medley of Camp<br />
Songs; the Japanese folk song, Sakura; the<br />
Spanish folk song, There’s a Fiesta; a fun<br />
children’s song, Safari; the Earlene Rentz<br />
choral piece, I Want Two Wings; and the<br />
Finale, Proud Mary.<br />
This year SCS hosted a series of master<br />
classes and clinics with artists such<br />
as jazz educator Ronald Carter, Professor<br />
Emeritus at <strong>No</strong>rthern Illinois University<br />
and renowned lyric soprano, Kallen Esperian.<br />
Overton High and Central High<br />
School Jazz bands were selected as finalists<br />
for the Savannah Swing Central National<br />
Jazz Band Competition. This is the<br />
second consecutive year Central has been<br />
selected. Overton High has been selected<br />
for the past three years, and this year<br />
placed 2nd nationally at the Competition.<br />
SCS is proud to have 65 schools with<br />
strings programs, and in October, over 100<br />
students from across the district participated<br />
in an All-City concert, highlighting<br />
different genres of music from classical<br />
to rock. SCS continues to be involved<br />
with the Metropolitan Opera’s HD Live<br />
in Schools partnership as well as active<br />
partnerships with local arts agencies such<br />
as Ballet on Wheels featuring the Cordova<br />
High School Orchestra.<br />
Williamson County Schools<br />
In May, the 6th annual district wide<br />
ArtsFest will feature over 1,000 works<br />
of student art and many All-City performance<br />
ensembles with clinicians sucah as<br />
Dr. Ryan Fisher, Dr. Reginald McDonald,<br />
Dr. Albert Nguyen, and others. Additionally,<br />
Shelby County Schools has partnered<br />
with the Berklee College of Music City<br />
Music Network to present educational<br />
materials and resources to the film “Take<br />
Me to the River” which was made available<br />
to the music teachers in the Berklee<br />
City Music Network and the “Amp Up”<br />
music teachers in New York City.<br />
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS<br />
Greetings from Williamson County<br />
Schools! Students and teachers in WCS<br />
music programs have been busy this year.<br />
We were excited to send 20 students to<br />
All-State Choir and 21 in All-State Band<br />
and Orchestra with well over 200 attending<br />
the regional Mid-State performances.<br />
Four WCS students were selected to perform<br />
with the National Honor Choir, National<br />
Honor Band, and National Honor<br />
Orchestra as well. As the district’s music<br />
programs have continued to grow, we have<br />
been fortunate to be able to add two full<br />
time band directors and several part-time<br />
elementary music specialists.<br />
Band and orchestra directors from<br />
across Williamson County Schools and<br />
Franklin Special School District collaborated<br />
to present their annual Honor Band<br />
Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong> State University<br />
TENNESSEE<br />
and Festival Orchestra performance. The<br />
band features some of the county’s finest<br />
middle and high school student musicians.<br />
Students who were nominated by<br />
their band director got to audition for a<br />
spot in this prestigious ensemble. Those<br />
who were selected gathered to rehearse<br />
the day before the concert under the direction<br />
of a guest clinician. The event is<br />
completely teacher driven and has been a<br />
tradition in the county for over 10 years.<br />
The festival orchestra was premiered in<br />
2014 as our county has continued to add<br />
string programs and teachers.<br />
WCS is particularly excited to announce<br />
its 2nd Annual district-wide Fine<br />
Arts Festival sponsored by the Williamson<br />
County Association of Realtors Good<br />
Works Foundation and hosted by the<br />
Factory at Franklin. The event will feature<br />
four stage areas sponsored by Mathnasium<br />
and Franklin Synergy Bank from<br />
which students in kindergarten through<br />
high school will perform from 10:00 in the<br />
morning until 6:00 in the evening. Events<br />
will include jazz bands, concert choirs,<br />
elementary mass choirs, Orff ensembles,<br />
show choirs, orchestras, and a percussion<br />
ensemble. This event serves to spotlight<br />
the talent, achievements and importance<br />
of arts education in our schools. The fact<br />
that the event is sponsored by a Realtors<br />
foundation, a bank, and a math tutoring<br />
company highlights how the community<br />
recognizes strong music and arts programs<br />
as an integral part of educating the<br />
whole child, improving our schools and attracting<br />
businesses to a community<br />
East <strong>Tennessee</strong> State University<br />
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY<br />
The MTSU School of Music is pleased<br />
to announce exciting happenings this<br />
year.<br />
MTSU’s Wind Ensemble recently<br />
premiered “The Master’s Hand,” composed<br />
and conducted by Timothy Mahr<br />
in memory of Joseph T. Smith. Additionally,<br />
NAXOS issued EARTHRISE, a new<br />
Wind Ensemble CD, Reed Thomas, conductor<br />
and David Loucky, trombone soloist.<br />
MTSU students performed winning<br />
student works at the NAfME conference<br />
and won snare and ensemble awards at<br />
this year’s PASIC. The Knoxboro-Bones,<br />
student trombone quartet, presented concerts<br />
in six Knoxville area schools.<br />
Recent faculty activities include H.<br />
Stephen Smith, voice, performing with<br />
the Memphis Symphony; guitarist Bill<br />
Yelverton performing at Mississippi State<br />
University and Wofford College; and Michael<br />
Parkinson directing the Kansas All-<br />
State Jazz Band. MTSU’s Brass Quintet<br />
performed with Belmont and Vanderbilt<br />
quintets, premiering Tri-Star Fanfare by<br />
Jamey Simmons. Cedric Dent and TAKE<br />
SIX were recently inducted into the Gospel<br />
Music Hall of Fame. Don Aliquo, Michael<br />
Linton, Matt Lund, Paul Osterfield,<br />
and Jamey Simmons each have new CDs<br />
in release.<br />
Among recent alumni achievements:<br />
Tracey Phillips won the Dove award for<br />
Instrumental Album of the Year; Steven<br />
Malone directed the NBC production of<br />
PETER PAN LIVE; Jesus Santandreu is<br />
resident composer for the Beijing Wind<br />
Orchestra; singer Seth Carico, is performing<br />
with Deutsche Opera; jazz alumni returned<br />
to present a big band concert directed<br />
by John Duke. Finally, the Master<br />
of Music degree is now official at MTSU<br />
with NASM approval. Visit mtsumusic.<br />
com for more information.<br />
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY<br />
Dr. Christian Zembower, Director of<br />
Bands and Associate Professor of Music<br />
at ETSU, has been accepted to present at<br />
two separate band conferences in the future.<br />
He will be presenting “Singular Successes:<br />
Contributions to the Wind Band<br />
Idiom” at the March, 2015 College Band<br />
Directors National Association (CBDNA)<br />
National Conference in Nashville, hosted<br />
by Vanderbilt University; and also at<br />
the July, 2015 World Association of Symphonic<br />
Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)<br />
International Conference in San Jose,<br />
California, hosted by San Jose State University.<br />
Dr. Zembower’s presentation is based<br />
on a research article that will be published<br />
in the Fall, 2014 volume issue of the<br />
WASBE Journal on the same subject area<br />
and title as the upcoming presentations.<br />
The article/presentations are based on<br />
research of eleven composers who were<br />
all very successful in their compositional<br />
output in other genres, but only contributed<br />
one (published) work to the wind band<br />
idiom.<br />
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TMEA PROFILES IN EXCELLENCE<br />
by Michael Chester<br />
BDG: Tom Tucker and Bill Hull: my<br />
high school band directors, my church<br />
choir director: Dr. Henry Martin Puryear,<br />
Jr., and during my undergraduate college<br />
years: Joseph T. Smith, Neil and Margaret<br />
Wright, Tom Naylor, Horace Beasley, and<br />
John Duke.<br />
Brenda<br />
Dent<br />
Gregory<br />
Siegel High School<br />
Murfreesboro, <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
HERE IS AN OLD AXIOM OF VIRTUE, often attributed to Paul Ivey that states, “Study<br />
the unusually successful people you know, and you will find them imbued with<br />
enthusiasm for their work which is contagious. <strong>No</strong>t only are they themselves excited<br />
about what they are doing, but they also get you excited.” Such is the case<br />
with <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association member Brenda Dent Gregory.<br />
Gregory, a 33-year career accomplished<br />
musician, artist, and music educator,<br />
who brings to her rehearsal hall a passion<br />
for teaching and a zeal for music that inspires<br />
the many students that have come<br />
her way over the years. Along with associate<br />
director Wendy Payne, Gregory currently<br />
serves as choral director at Siegel<br />
High School in Murfreesboro, <strong>Tennessee</strong>,<br />
a position she has held since the school<br />
first opened its doors in 2003. Recently,<br />
the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> was able to visit<br />
Brenda Dent Gregory for a conversation<br />
about her experiences in music and teaching.<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> (TNM): Tell<br />
us about your earliest experiences in<br />
music growing up.<br />
Brenda Dent Gregory (BDG): I started<br />
piano lessons at the age of 7, later joining<br />
the church youth choir at Highland Park<br />
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Baptist Church in Columbia, and then<br />
started band in 7th grade.<br />
Music was an integral part of Gregory’s<br />
childhood. Though her father had more<br />
of an athletic background growing up, her<br />
mother had a background in music, who,<br />
along with her five siblings, sung in the<br />
church choir and played clarinet in the<br />
high school band. Stories shared about her<br />
mother’s time as a member of the choir<br />
and band would influence Gregory to follow<br />
a similar path, even down to the instrument<br />
selection of clarinet. During her<br />
high school years, Gregory was quite an<br />
accomplished musician in her own right,<br />
selected for the All-Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
Bands and the <strong>Tennessee</strong> All-State Bands.<br />
TNM: During your student years,<br />
which teacher(s) had the most impact<br />
on your life and why?<br />
TNM: What experiences influenced<br />
your decision to become a music<br />
teacher?<br />
BDG: The joy and commitment exhibited<br />
by both my high school band directors and<br />
my church choir director . . . they made the<br />
job look fun!<br />
Gregory was fortunate to be surrounded<br />
by several great music teachers who<br />
created an aura of high expectations. She<br />
credits her love of singing to experiences<br />
as a member of the Highland Park Church<br />
Choir. Her experiences as a member of the<br />
Columbia Central High School Band program<br />
were nothing short of exceptional.<br />
She attributes this to the fact that her directors<br />
created a balance in the band program,<br />
with a highly competitive marching<br />
program and renowned concert program.<br />
Again, high expectations were at the epicenter<br />
of her musical experiences, no<br />
doubt serving as model and influence in<br />
her own teaching.<br />
Gregory later attended Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
State University, earning both a<br />
Bachelor of Music degree<br />
and a Master of Arts degree,<br />
respectively. Many of her<br />
university professors and<br />
instructors during this time<br />
were themselves experienced<br />
music educators, who would<br />
continue to nurture and challenge Gregory’s<br />
own philosophy of teaching.<br />
Gregory began her teaching career right<br />
after finishing her graduate studies. In a<br />
humorous account of being at the right<br />
place at the right time, Gregory recounted<br />
a meeting with Don Boyd that was setup<br />
by then director of bands, Joseph T.<br />
Smith. Boyd, who was at that time, director<br />
of bands at Shelbyville Central High<br />
School (Shelbyville, TN), was looking for<br />
and assistant band director who could<br />
also teach the choir program and lead the<br />
general music program at Harris Middle<br />
School. Gregory was immediately hired<br />
and would spend the next two-years in<br />
that capacity. Later, at the invitation of<br />
Brad Rogers, a friend from her high school<br />
band days in Columbia, she applied for a<br />
similar position at Oakland High School<br />
(Murfreesboro, TN), where Gregory
SIEGEL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS performing scenes from Once on This Island.<br />
would spend the next 19 years of a highly<br />
successful tenure.<br />
Gregory’s own sense of high expectations<br />
for her students would garner the<br />
attention of her principal at the time, Ken<br />
<strong>No</strong>lan, who would later be named as the<br />
principal of Rutherford County’s newest<br />
building project, Siegel High School. <strong>No</strong>lan<br />
requested that Gregory join a select<br />
group of educators to open the new high<br />
school in 2003. As a charter faculty member,<br />
Gregory began to build her choir program<br />
at Siegel from the ground up.<br />
With a school population of approximately<br />
2000, the choir program at Siegel<br />
High School consists of an instructional<br />
environment built around a seven-period<br />
day, with modifications based on the day<br />
of the week. Most Mondays, Wednesdays,<br />
and Fridays operate on 50 minute class<br />
periods. Tuesdays and Thursdays operate<br />
on 42 minute class periods. The choir<br />
program offers several unique ensemble<br />
offerings, designed around the diversity,<br />
needs, and skill sets of the students. The<br />
vocal ensemble classes offered at Siegel<br />
High School include: Women’s Select<br />
Choir, Chamber Choir, Women’s Chorale,<br />
and the Concert Choir. Each of these<br />
classes meet during the school day and are<br />
taught by both Gregory and Wendy Payne,<br />
who serves as the associate director of<br />
the choir program. Payne is regarded very<br />
highly by Gregory as a trusted colleague<br />
who shares the same vision of focusing on<br />
the students. In addition, Gregory teaches<br />
Music Theory courses. On any given day,<br />
Gregory teaches over 150 students.<br />
TNM: How much time do you spend<br />
outside of the normal school day<br />
working with students on individual<br />
or group instruction and performance<br />
preparation?<br />
BDG: In the fall, one day a week for a couple<br />
of hours. In the spring, with the spring<br />
musical, we rehearse two days out of the<br />
week for a three hour rehearsal period.<br />
With honor choirs, and Mid-State and All-<br />
State, sometimes we spend every day after<br />
school, working with sections, or individuals.<br />
We do put in the hours here . . . most<br />
directors who are in charge of really good<br />
programs . . . that’s just what you do.<br />
TNM: Is private instruction available<br />
to the students, either before,<br />
during, or after school?<br />
BDG: Private instruction is available<br />
both during and after school. We have four<br />
instructors who come in to teach every day.<br />
We let the students miss their choir period<br />
one day a week for their voice lesson. Our<br />
instructors then teach additional lessons<br />
after school.<br />
TNM: How do you encourage students<br />
to go the extra step for lessons,<br />
and how do you convince the parents<br />
that private lessons are a beneficial<br />
investment in their children?<br />
BDG: It did take a while to get this established.<br />
When I was at Oakland High<br />
School I started with a voice teacher by the<br />
name of Donna Shearron, who still teaches<br />
for me. She started with a small studio<br />
of about five students. Over time, these<br />
students grew musically, and loved their<br />
voice lessons. Other students took notice<br />
in the marked improvement of those who<br />
were taking voice lessons. After a while, it<br />
just caught on. By the time I came to Siegel<br />
High School, many of the students came<br />
from the Oakland program to Siegel High<br />
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School, and with that, followed the culture<br />
of private lessons and why they were important.<br />
My Siegel High School parents<br />
are and continue to be strong advocates of<br />
the private lesson program, talking it up to<br />
many of the 8th grade choir students prior<br />
to their joining the Siegel High School<br />
Choir program.<br />
TNM: Do you have any kind of ancillary<br />
school support organization?<br />
BDG: We have a wonderful choral booster<br />
club here at Siegel High School. We have<br />
a nucleus of parents who support us financially<br />
by planning fundraisers and providing<br />
support for our performances. They are<br />
an incredible group of parents!<br />
TNM: You have a very supportive<br />
and collegial administration that<br />
supports the choral program and music<br />
education at Siegel High School.<br />
What are some things that you do to<br />
cultivate that relationship?<br />
BDG: I think communication is very<br />
important. I think a lot of administrators<br />
have a lot of concerns when ensemble directors<br />
are not communicating adequately<br />
with the parents. I think you have to go the<br />
extra mile to convince your administration<br />
that you really are on board with communicating<br />
with your parents and students.<br />
Invite your administration to come and<br />
watch your students do what they do. Put<br />
tickets on their desk for them and their<br />
families. Make them a part of what you do.<br />
Involve them in what it is that the students<br />
are doing. It’s up to you to bring them into<br />
the rehearsal hall.<br />
One of the many striking aspects of the<br />
choir program at Siegel High School is just<br />
how many things are taking place. The<br />
choir rehearsal hall, with its warm and inviting<br />
vibe, is quite an epicenter of activity.<br />
Clean, organized, and ready for the set<br />
of students, the walls of the Siegel High<br />
School Choir Rehearsal Hall are adorned<br />
with the pictures of smiling students, both<br />
past and present, proud of their legacy,<br />
achievement, and hard work.<br />
Last year the Siegel High School Choir<br />
program was invited to perform at the National<br />
Association for Music Education’s<br />
National In-service Conference as part<br />
of the special event, “Disney’s Tarzan.”<br />
The students have also worked with the<br />
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, and with<br />
Eden Espinosa, who played “Elphaba” in<br />
“Wicked” on Broadway. Another highlight<br />
occurred about 10 years ago, when<br />
the Siegel High School Choir was invited<br />
to perform with<br />
Josh Groban on his<br />
Nashville concert.<br />
The students have<br />
traveled extensively<br />
with the choral<br />
department to Europe<br />
(London and<br />
Paris), and several<br />
times to New York<br />
City. Each year<br />
the program traditionally<br />
places<br />
several students<br />
in the All-Middle<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> Choirs,<br />
around 15 students<br />
in the <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
All-State<br />
Choir, and around<br />
5 to 6 students in<br />
the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Governor’s School for the<br />
Arts. Last year, one of the students, Ellen<br />
Robertson, won the high school division<br />
in the Orpheus Vocal Competition at Middle<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> State University. Several<br />
former Siegel High School Choir students<br />
have gone to schools like NYU, Indiana<br />
University, and Vanderbilt. Gregory has<br />
even had several students go onto careers<br />
as professional musicians, like country<br />
music artist Chris Young.<br />
With as many years as Gregory has<br />
spent as a career music educator, it could<br />
be easy to become complacent, even satisfied<br />
with the status quo. Even more so, it is<br />
very easy for someone with Gregory’s stature<br />
to become cynical, especially in these<br />
changing and uncertain times in education.<br />
SIEGEL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS in concert.<br />
TNM: How much of an impact has<br />
<strong>No</strong> Child Left Behind, the State of<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong>’s selection for Race to the<br />
Top funding, Common Core, and the<br />
TEAM Evaluation had on you as a<br />
music educator?<br />
BDG: You know . . . really and truly I<br />
think it’s every music educator’s choice to<br />
decide how much those things can affect<br />
them in a negative way. I think you have to<br />
keep your eye on the ball. That’s really easy<br />
for someone to say with 33 years of experience<br />
and the perspective that I have. I think<br />
it’s really hard for young educators because<br />
when they get into the profession, they are<br />
barraged with all of this periphery. With<br />
the TEAM Evaluation, I believe the TEAM<br />
Rubric is awesome for ensemble. There are<br />
things that we do naturally in an ensemble<br />
setting, like problem solving, giving feedback,<br />
and group settings. For a music educator,<br />
it should be easy to apply what you<br />
already do in an ensemble to the verbiage<br />
on the rubric. Common Core is yet another<br />
example. It’s things we already do.<br />
TNM: One of the truly remarkable<br />
aspects of your program focuses on a<br />
well-rounded approach to musicianship<br />
and repertoire. As an ensemble<br />
director there are numerous factors<br />
to consider when making selections<br />
like ensemble, size, talent and skill<br />
sets, venue, and audience appeal.<br />
How do you make choices on repertoire<br />
selections?<br />
BDG: Ensemble size is certainly a factor,<br />
as well as experience level. This year in my<br />
top ensemble, I have quite a few freshmen<br />
men, with vocal changes still taking place.<br />
I’m looking at different works and asking<br />
myself, “what can these young tenors and<br />
baritones handle, especially in terms of<br />
range?” I wanted to really explore a Capella<br />
singing more this year, so this has been one<br />
of the things I have been looking at in terms<br />
of rep selection. If we perform at a chorale<br />
festival, there are certain considerations<br />
and requirements we have to balance and<br />
decide on. We really try to incorporate<br />
music from every time and style period,<br />
as much as we can. I like to expose the students<br />
to all sorts of genres of music.<br />
Something to take note of, which in<br />
many ways is an important skill and trait<br />
as a music educator, is the art of networking<br />
and remaining an active part of<br />
the music community. For Gregory, this<br />
comes naturally and results in creating<br />
opportunities for her students to connect<br />
with performing musicians all over the<br />
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world. Gregory herself performs as a vocalist,<br />
and when the opportunity allows,<br />
Gregory can be found performing in community<br />
theater productions. We asked<br />
about how remaining active as a performer<br />
inspires her artistry as a musician and<br />
educator.<br />
TNM: As a musician and educator,<br />
what kind of activities do you engage<br />
in that inspires and nurtures your<br />
artistry?<br />
BDG: I still do some singing, not as much<br />
church choir as I would like, but when I<br />
have the opportunity, I do solo in church.<br />
One of the things that I really love is community<br />
theater. I was able to perform with<br />
Graduate. Nichols would go on to win<br />
a Grammy Award, four Emmy Awards,<br />
and nine Tony Awards. Nichols recently<br />
passed away in <strong>No</strong>vember of 2014.<br />
TNM: What is it about the work of<br />
directors Susan Stroman and Mike<br />
Nichols that make them among your<br />
favorite? Where do you draw inspiration<br />
from their productions?<br />
BDG: For Stroman, she does a lot of<br />
Broadway revivals, and in particular she<br />
received a Tony Award for her revival of<br />
Oklahoma, which is an old, old show. I saw<br />
this production, and I was amazed at how<br />
fresh her work was with a piece that was so<br />
old. I immediately loved her approach. She<br />
you hope your students will take<br />
away from your teaching and program<br />
when they graduate?<br />
BDG: Just one thing—a love for music.<br />
TNM: If there is one piece of advice<br />
or words of wisdom for aspiring<br />
teachers, what would they be?<br />
BDG: Keep your eye on the ball! With<br />
all of the additional paperwork, evaluations,<br />
PLCs, etc., it can be overwhelming.<br />
Remember why you got into teaching<br />
music in the first place . . . keep that in the<br />
forefront of your mind every day. <strong>No</strong>thing<br />
else is as important as your personal connection<br />
with your students on a daily basis.<br />
It’s easy to let that “peripheral” stuff take<br />
Remember why you got into<br />
teaching music in the first<br />
place. Keep that in the forefront<br />
of your mind every day. <strong>No</strong>thing<br />
else is as important as your<br />
personal connection with your<br />
students on a daily basis.<br />
— Brenda Dent Gregory<br />
the Stones River Theater Company in a<br />
production of Jekyll and Hyde. I had the<br />
opportunity to perform in that show with<br />
some former students from my days at<br />
Oakland High School, which was a lot of<br />
fun. I think it’s important to not only be on<br />
our side of the art, but also the student side<br />
of the art as well. I think that sometimes we<br />
forget what it’s like to be in their shoes. I remember<br />
taking all sorts of notes when I was<br />
in the production. I took notes about the rehearsal<br />
processes that a director would use.<br />
I even took notes about things to avoid as a<br />
director.<br />
We asked Brenda Gregory about any<br />
additional sources of inspiration as an<br />
artist, musician, and educator. She mentioned<br />
the creative work and output of<br />
Susan Stroman, an American theatre director,<br />
choreographer, film director, and<br />
performer. Stroman is a five-time Tony<br />
Award winner: four for Best Choreography<br />
and one as Best Director of a Musical<br />
for The Producers. She also mentioned<br />
the work of Mike Nichols, an American<br />
film and theatre director, producer, actor,<br />
and comedian who won the Academy<br />
Award for Best Director for the film The<br />
SIEGEL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS selected for a special performance of Disney’s Tarzan at the<br />
NAfME Inservice Conference.<br />
brought a modern and fresh approach to<br />
her productions. I’ve heard she’s an incredible<br />
person to work with…..just one of those<br />
“forces of nature” kind of ladies. That’s<br />
what I love about her. Mike Nichols is kind<br />
of a man after my own heart. He’s just one<br />
of those old school directors who doesn’t<br />
take any gruff. He’s one of those rough directors<br />
who is perfectionistic, not wanting<br />
to accept anything except the artist’s best<br />
work. I can relate to him in that regard. I<br />
have a little bit of that personality myself.<br />
That’s what I like about him.<br />
Gregory is truly the epitome of a great<br />
music educator. Even to this day, she finds<br />
ways of remaining inspired, culturally literate,<br />
and intellectually engaged in music<br />
and the performing arts. She continues<br />
to share her love of music and teaching<br />
with her students, and her artistry can<br />
be felt through the generations of her<br />
former students.<br />
TNM: What is the one thing that<br />
all your energy and focus. Don’t let it . . . it’s<br />
about the kids.<br />
Brenda Dent Gregory, truly an icon of<br />
music education in the State of <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
Her work stands as a testament to<br />
putting students first. Her work pays homage<br />
to the legacies of her teachers of the<br />
past and to those who have had the fortune<br />
to cross paths with her and to inspire<br />
her. Brenda Dent Gregory . . . her work as<br />
a music educator speaks for itself.<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: The feature article, “Profiles in<br />
Excellence” will be an ongoing series that<br />
highlights the work being done by <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
Music Education Association<br />
members. Highlights of these recorded interviews<br />
will be archived for future generations<br />
to access as a part of a special TMEA<br />
oral history project and will be made<br />
available as a future podcast for download<br />
at tnmea.org.<br />
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TEACHING LEADERSHIP IN OUR ORCHESTRAS<br />
W<br />
HEN RECRUITING for<br />
our school programs or<br />
youth orchestras, we<br />
often refer to the fact<br />
that our musicians learn<br />
‘leadership skills’ in our<br />
ensembles, using that as a selling point to<br />
parents, students, and grant givers alike.<br />
But what do we mean by this, exactly?<br />
We’d like to think that students learn the<br />
characteristics of solid leadership simply<br />
by showing up to rehearsals, but we know<br />
that some never quite make that transformation.<br />
Do directors deliberately teach<br />
leadership from the podium, or do they<br />
just hope that students will glean it by being<br />
part of the group? My goal is to have an<br />
orchestra full of section players who could<br />
sit first chair and capably lead the section.<br />
Most of us have had a student in our<br />
orchestra who seems to be a natural<br />
born leader. He or she exudes that special<br />
something that seems to make others<br />
more energetic and engaged in the music<br />
and better behaved in general. If he<br />
happens to be the most talented player in<br />
your group, it’s a huge bonus. You instantly<br />
have a concertmaster that makes your<br />
job as a conductor so much easier. She<br />
helps keep the others energized and models<br />
good orchestral behavior. You’d like to<br />
clone that child, or at least bottle the personality<br />
so that the others could take a<br />
drink now and then. You relish the years<br />
by Susan Mullen<br />
you have that student in your group and<br />
always feel an enormous void when they<br />
leave. Imagine what a difference it would<br />
make in your orchestra if all your players<br />
had that indefinable quality!<br />
Though most students will not walk<br />
into your orchestra already endowed<br />
with the leadership skills you desire, you<br />
have an enormous impact on whether<br />
they leave with them. You can teach students<br />
how to incorporate the following<br />
highlighted behaviors into every rehearsal.<br />
In fact, I believe that these traits may<br />
be some of the most valuable that a player<br />
can learn while under your baton. Of<br />
course, it is necessary for conductors and<br />
teachers to impart that each and every<br />
player in the group is vital. Additionally,<br />
players should know that building leadership<br />
skills shouldn’t begin after getting the<br />
section leader position, rather, these skills<br />
are essential in order to get that position.<br />
For those students for whom leadership is<br />
not natural, this is invaluable. Ultimately,<br />
they will see how easy it is to transfer<br />
many of these habits into the non-musical<br />
world as well.<br />
Though most students will not walk into your orchestra already<br />
endowed with the leadership skills you desire, you have an enormous<br />
impact on whether they leave with them.<br />
COMMITMENT<br />
Be ready with your tuned instrument,<br />
music and pencil before the downbeat. Arrive<br />
a few minutes early to warm up on the<br />
hardest sections in your music.<br />
Stay engaged with the ensemble<br />
throughout the entire practice. Don’t constantly<br />
check the time or be the first to<br />
dart out when it’s over.<br />
Be the first to pick up your pencil to<br />
mark something in your part that the conductor<br />
has just mentioned; this could be a<br />
phrasing, a definition of a term you didn’t<br />
know, or just to mark an X in the margin<br />
of a section you need to practice at home.<br />
Do this every time and quickly. Others will<br />
follow your lead; I guarantee it.<br />
Offer to help the conductor hand out<br />
music, arrange the room before or after<br />
the rehearsal. It shows that you care about<br />
the group.<br />
CONFIDENCE<br />
In your private practice, work on the<br />
hardest sections first. Play them until they<br />
are easy! This will help you stand out in<br />
the next rehearsal.<br />
Compliment the abilities of your stand<br />
partner and the group. Don’t panic if<br />
things don’t stay together or intonation<br />
is particularly bad that day. Avoid voicing<br />
anything negative. Setbacks are perfectly<br />
normal. “Come on guys, we can do this!”<br />
is an encouraging comment to make when<br />
the orchestra is having a bad day.<br />
POSITIVE ATTITUDE<br />
Show interest in what is going on<br />
around you. When one section of the orchestra<br />
is being rehearsed, follow along in<br />
your own music to see how your part fits<br />
with theirs.<br />
Respond positively when a section or<br />
someone plays particularly well. A foot<br />
shuffle (the musician’s alternative to clapping)<br />
is always welcome and keeps the<br />
mood high.<br />
When your conductor asks you to rehearse<br />
the same section for the umpteenth<br />
time, don’t be a groaner! Never<br />
be the one to complain about anything,<br />
whether it’s the length of the rehearsal or<br />
the temperature of the room. Your director<br />
will always address a real problem if<br />
you have one, but complaining about the<br />
small stuff only poisons the atmosphere of<br />
the ensemble and is hard for any conductor<br />
to turn around.<br />
CREATIVITY<br />
Ask the conductor about phrasing or dynamics<br />
if they are not marked in the music<br />
or are not clear to you. Always be thinking<br />
how to make the music more interesting.<br />
Read up about the composers or pieces<br />
you are playing, learn interesting facts<br />
about them, and share them with your<br />
stand partner or the entire group.<br />
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Listen to a recording of one or more of<br />
your pieces outside of rehearsal to learn<br />
about other orchestra’s interpretations.<br />
Talk about what you heard if you find it interesting.<br />
COMMUNICATION<br />
Raise your hand and ask questions<br />
whenever you have one. If you don’t understand<br />
something in the music such as<br />
a rhythm, a bowing, or a dynamic, chances<br />
are someone else doesn’t either. Speak in a<br />
clear, loud voice so that all can hear. Don’t<br />
mumble or be apologetic about having a<br />
question in the first place.<br />
*Some orchestras prefer that only section<br />
leaders ask the conductor questions<br />
about the music and that the others in<br />
the section ask the section leader. Ask the<br />
conductor what they prefer.<br />
If you have something important to tell<br />
your conductor, pull them aside before or<br />
after rehearsal and ask if it’s a good time<br />
to talk. Look them in the eye and speak<br />
up. A director is much more likely to take<br />
even bad news well if you are up front and<br />
willing to speak to them directly. Do not<br />
disrupt rehearsal with information not directly<br />
related to the music.<br />
APPROACHABILITY<br />
Walk into your rehearsal without your<br />
earbuds in. Make eye contact and greet<br />
those you see with a friendly hello or<br />
strike up a conversation before class.<br />
Examine your body language and facial<br />
expressions. Someone who is sitting<br />
slouched or slumped forward into the<br />
music stand during rehearsals can seem<br />
closed off and unwilling to talk. Those<br />
who sit erect, make eye contact with others<br />
in the orchestra and keep a pleasant<br />
look on their face give off the impression<br />
that they are willing to interact.<br />
Maintain good personal hygiene. You<br />
are much more likely to be spoken to if you<br />
smell fresh and have your teeth and hair<br />
brushed than if you don’t.<br />
SENSE OF HUMOR<br />
Encourage those around you to laugh at<br />
mistakes rather than be too discouraged<br />
by them. Be quicker to laugh at your own<br />
mistakes than at others’, of course, or it<br />
may be taken the wrong way.<br />
Never be timid about moving with the<br />
music. Swaying in time with a melody is<br />
great fun and usually encouraged!<br />
Occasional jokes keep the group’s energy<br />
and morale higher.<br />
Remember, timing is everything! Never<br />
interrupt a teaching moment, or you may<br />
feel the conductor’s wrath.<br />
As directors, we set the tone in our private<br />
musical communities. I suggest that<br />
our students should understand that we<br />
expect continuous improvement, both<br />
as musicians and as human beings. If we<br />
set the standard for excellence, they will<br />
strive to reach it. What changes young<br />
people is being part of a strong community<br />
that reaches unreasonably high together.<br />
We as teachers can help that process by<br />
encouraging them to take steps in that direction.<br />
Susan Mullen is currently on the faculty<br />
of The Webb School, in Bell Buckle, <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
where she serves as an instructor of<br />
Strings. She is currently serving the Middle<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> School Band and Orchestra<br />
Association (MTSBOA) as an Orchestra<br />
Representative on the organization’s executive<br />
board and also serves as a member of<br />
the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association’s<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> editorial board.<br />
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What’s New in Music Technology: A Report from NAMM 2015<br />
I<br />
LOVE MID-JANUARY when I can<br />
leave the cold and grey Pacific<br />
<strong>No</strong>rthwest and head toward the<br />
warmth and clear skies of Anaheim,<br />
California, for the annual<br />
National Association of Music<br />
Merchants (NAMM) convention. I always<br />
look forward to all the new and exciting<br />
developments heading our way as music<br />
educators in music technology. This year,<br />
I was not disappointed.<br />
You may have heard that MakeMusic<br />
Inc. (the company that created Finale<br />
and SmartMusic) relocated to Boulder,<br />
Colorado to merge with a company called<br />
Peaksware. Some positions at MakeMusic<br />
were eliminated, and a number of employees<br />
who received offers to join the new<br />
venture in Boulder chose not to make the<br />
move, precipitating the rumor that the<br />
company had gone out of business. <strong>No</strong>t<br />
true! I met with Peaksware president Dirk<br />
Friel and the company’s marketing director<br />
Sonia Bertek, who reassured me that<br />
things are moving forward. Peaksware<br />
develops software platforms that connect<br />
creators, instructors, and performers and<br />
helps them set specific goals. You get expert<br />
instruction that can help both user<br />
and software perform at the highest levels.<br />
Rest assured that Finale and Smart Music<br />
are ongoing, supported products.<br />
SOFTWARE APPS<br />
I found three smaller software/app<br />
companies that offer promise for the music<br />
education market. Imitone ($25)<br />
translates sound into MIDI, the language<br />
of digital music. Simply put, just play or<br />
sing through a microphone into any MIDI<br />
software, such as that found in Garage-<br />
Band, and this product will convert the<br />
track into a MIDI track. Think of the possibilities<br />
of this. I was blown away by their<br />
demonstration.<br />
The Piano Maestro app for iPad by<br />
JoyTunes is free download for music<br />
teachers and students. You can download<br />
the app at www.joytunes.com then register<br />
as a teacher or student. It is a fascinating<br />
new approach to learning how to<br />
play the piano. Simply place your iPad on<br />
the music rack of a piano and launch Piano<br />
Maestro, load in a song, and hit play.<br />
As the music scrolls along, you can play<br />
along as a built-in iPad microphone hears<br />
your playing and shows the notes you are<br />
playing along the way. If you have a lab<br />
with headphones, the app will also work<br />
through a MIDI connection on an electronic<br />
midi keyboard. Once you have finished<br />
a level and get your passing score,<br />
you move on to the next level. Over four<br />
million people have now downloaded this<br />
tool.<br />
by Mike Klinger<br />
MusicPlayAlong is a free download and<br />
is an accompaniment app (audio MP3) for<br />
music practice. It provides an electronic<br />
music score with high-quality accompaniment<br />
and synchronized music tracer. It<br />
is a dream companion for all music students.<br />
You can slow down or speed a piece<br />
up by 50 percent without changing pitch<br />
or sound quality. There are “song collections”<br />
for specific instruments and categories<br />
as well.<br />
Finally, please check out a couple of my<br />
own favorite web-based tools: Weezic<br />
is free, and you only pay for access to the<br />
songs you wish to play. MatchMySound<br />
is also free and is currently in beta stage.<br />
Both are wonderful practice tools for your<br />
students.<br />
DIGITAL AUDIO<br />
Probably the biggest news at NAMM<br />
2015 was that Avid Technology would<br />
now be offering a free version of Pro Tools<br />
called Pro Tools First. It will allow for<br />
sixteen tracks of audio, MIDI, virtual instruments,<br />
and auxiliary tracks. Storage<br />
is in the cloud and allows you to store up<br />
to three projects. If you want to work on a<br />
new project, then simply bounce a project<br />
to disc and store it onto your hard drive.<br />
Avid also announced Pro Tools 12 Academic<br />
($299), coming out in the second<br />
quarter of this year. Both Pro Tools 12 and<br />
Pro Tools First will allow for song collaboration<br />
in the cloud, and a new Marketplace<br />
portal built into the software will<br />
offer users the capacity to purchase extra<br />
sounds, effects, etc. The Marketplace will<br />
serve as a portal where musicians can get<br />
paid for their work on song collaborations.<br />
Sibelius and Media Composer are also<br />
Avid products. Look for them to follow in<br />
a similar fashion with collaboration and<br />
Marketplace portals in new versions soon.<br />
Tascam introduced two new handheld<br />
recorders at NAMM. The DR-44wl<br />
($299) is a four-track recorder that includes<br />
Wi-Fi for transport control, file<br />
transfer, and audio streaming to your<br />
smartphone or PC. New built-in stereo<br />
condenser microphones feature shock<br />
mounting and are mounted in a true XY<br />
pattern for perfect stereo imaging. A pair<br />
of XLR inputs is also available for fourtrack<br />
recording, and all four feed into an<br />
improved microphone preamp and AD/<br />
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DA stage. The DR-22wl ($149) also has<br />
Wi-Fi for transport control, file transfer,<br />
and audio streaming to your smartphone<br />
or PC. Other innovations like the Scene<br />
Dial make it easier than ever to capture<br />
great-sounding recordings and share<br />
them online. The DR-22wl also has the XY<br />
pattern microphones for stereo recording.<br />
There were a number of new audio interfaces<br />
announced at NAMM as well.<br />
Focusrite Audio Engineering introduced<br />
two new models that look promising for<br />
music educators. The iTrack Dock for<br />
iPad ($199) is a comprehensive, studio-quality<br />
iPad recording interface featuring<br />
dual Focusrite microphone preamps<br />
for plugging in two microphones<br />
plus two line inputs for guitar or bass, an<br />
instrument independent stereo monitor<br />
and headphone output, and a USB port for<br />
class-compliant MIDI instruments and<br />
controllers. The iTrack Dock provides everything<br />
required to record, monitor, and<br />
control music on Lightning iPads—with<br />
precision Focusrite digital conversion<br />
at up to 24-bit, 96-kHz sampling. It even<br />
charges and powers the iPad at the same<br />
time. The iTrack Studio ($199) is a complete<br />
recording package for iPad, Mac, and<br />
PC. This is a great low-cost solution for<br />
school labs. It includes iTrack Solo audio<br />
interface, CM25s, studio condenser mic/<br />
cable, HP6s stereo headphones, 1.2m device<br />
link cable, USB cable, and recording/<br />
mixing software.<br />
M-Audio introduced the Deltabolt<br />
1212 Thunderbolt 12-channel interface<br />
($499). It comes with Octane X preamps,<br />
audio performance up to 32-bit,<br />
192-kHz, full duplex 12-input/12-output<br />
simultaneous recording in a compact<br />
desktop form.<br />
JUST FOR KICKS<br />
Korg introduced the new Little Bit Synth Kit ($159). It’s a build-you-own synthesizer<br />
kit that comes complete with power adapter, oscillator, keyboard,<br />
micro-sequencer, envelope generator, filter, delay, mix, split, speaker, battery,<br />
cable, and instructions (download). How fun is this?<br />
Mike Klinger is the owner of<br />
The Synthesis Midi Workshop<br />
(www.midiworkshop.com),<br />
which specializes in educational<br />
sales and training in music<br />
technology. He offers music<br />
technology courses online and<br />
at his Retreat Center in Carson,<br />
Washington, in the Columbia<br />
River Gorge.<br />
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TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE PREVIEW<br />
WE ARE PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN<br />
host the TMEA Professiona<br />
l Development Conference<br />
in the Home of the Blues and<br />
the Birthplace of Rock N’<br />
Roll, Memphis! The event will be held in<br />
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts<br />
and the Cook Convention Center. The<br />
conference hotel is the Sheraton Memphis<br />
Downtown, which is attached to the<br />
convention center, has just completed<br />
a multi-million dollar renovation. This<br />
renovation has completely changed the<br />
look and layout of the lobby, as well as<br />
renovating all guest rooms. We are very<br />
excited about these changes and we are<br />
sure you will enjoy your stay.<br />
The event this year is more streamlined,<br />
with careful consideration to the timing<br />
of various events. There are no sessions<br />
that are at the same time in the same discipline<br />
and no meetings during a session.<br />
Other changes this year include discipline<br />
specific “visit the exhibits” time,<br />
in addition to the conference-scheduled<br />
time. There are fewer, but higher quality<br />
sessions for conference attendees.<br />
<strong>No</strong> performances are scheduled during<br />
the All-State students’ rehearsal breaks.<br />
More Conference Performances will be<br />
held in the state-of-the-art Cannon Center.<br />
THE HEART OF IT ALL Memphis Cook Convention<br />
Center and Cannon Center for the Performing<br />
Arts, Memphis, <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
Brad Turner<br />
TMEA Conference Chair<br />
The Event This Year Is More Streamlined,<br />
With Careful Consideration To The Timing<br />
Of Various Events.<br />
There are many restaurants and attractions<br />
located near the convention center<br />
within walking distance. The National<br />
Civil Rights Museum is located right<br />
off of Main Street on Mulberry Street.<br />
The Memphis Grizzlies will be hosting<br />
the New Orleans Pelicans on April 8,<br />
in the FedEx Forum. Rain – A Tribute<br />
to the Beatles will be performing<br />
at the Orpheum Theater on April 11.<br />
Of course, you are within a few blocks of<br />
world famous Beale Street!<br />
We are very excited about this fantastic<br />
venue and city to host the All-State Ensembles<br />
and TMEA Professional Development<br />
Conference! I encourage you to<br />
book your hotel and attend this wonderful<br />
event.<br />
EXHIBIT<br />
HALL<br />
HOURS<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 9:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />
(Grand Opening – 11:00 am)<br />
Friday, April 10, 2015 9:00 am – 3:00 pm<br />
(12:00 pm – 12:50pm – <strong>No</strong> sessions scheduled<br />
Great time to vist the exhibits!)<br />
Additional open time<br />
to visit the exhibits<br />
can be found<br />
in the schedule.<br />
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TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE PREVIEW<br />
CONFERENCE MEETINGS<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015<br />
12:00 PM TMEA Board Meeting and Luncheon –<br />
Sheraton Nashville Room<br />
6:00 PM <strong>Tennessee</strong> Division II Marching Band Contest Roundtable –<br />
TMEA Suite, Sheraton<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
8:00 AM General Music Caucus – Room: 205<br />
9:00 AM General Session – Awards Presentation and performances<br />
by the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Treble Choir and All-Collegiate Choir –<br />
Cannon Center<br />
11:00 AM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening – Visit Exhibits<br />
12:30 PM Awards Luncheon – Sheraton Nashville Room<br />
1:30 PM TN <strong>Musician</strong> Editorial Board and Staff Meeting – Room: L4<br />
2:30 PM Da Capo Meeting – TMEA Suite Sheraton<br />
5:30 PM Jazz Caucus – Room: 203<br />
5:30 PM Higher Education Caucus – Room: 205<br />
6:30 PM Phi Beta Mu Meeting – TMEA Suite Sheraton<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
9:00 AM <strong>Tennessee</strong> Bandmasters Association Meeting – Room: 204<br />
10:00 AM Orchestra Caucus – Room: 205<br />
10:00 AM CNAfME Business Meeting – Room: L4<br />
11:00 AM ASTA Membership Luncheon – Sheraton Nashville Room<br />
3:00 PM Band Caucus – Room: 202<br />
3:00 PM Choir Caucus and Roundtable – Room: 204<br />
6:00 PM Phi Beta Mu Meeting – TMEA Suite Sheraton<br />
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS<br />
General Music Professional Development Sessions<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
11:30AM -12:20 PM Stay Calm and Teach General Music - Sarah Burns -<br />
Room: L4<br />
12:30 - 1:20 PM Offervations: Orff Techniques for a Level 5 Observation -<br />
David Potter - Room: L2<br />
2:30 - 3:20 PM The Choral Warm-up Experience – Rollo Dilworth -<br />
Room: L2<br />
3:30 - 4:20 PM Teaching About Diversity Through Music Appreciation -<br />
Catherine Wilson & Angela<br />
Tipps - Room: L4<br />
4:30 - 5:20 PM Music Literacy What’s Common in the Core -<br />
Susanne Burgess - Room: L2<br />
5:30 - 6:20 PM Why C is Red? - Emelyne Bingham - Room: L4<br />
6:30 - 7:20 PM Technology & The Quaver Music 6 - 8 Curriculum -<br />
Graham Hepburn - Room: L2<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
9:00 - 9:50 AM Sing, Play, Think, Learn - Margaret Campbell-Holman -<br />
Room L2<br />
10:00 - 10:50 AM Visit the Exhibits<br />
11:00 - 11:50 AM Feel Like Funkin’ It Up: Classroom Application<br />
of the African American Music Aesthetic -<br />
Loneka Battiste - Room: L2<br />
1:00 - 1:50 PM Rhythmic Harmony: Extreme Body Percussion for Older<br />
Students - Sarah Burns - Room: L2<br />
2:00 - 2:50 PM Creating Your Own Resources for Student Engagement<br />
and Empowerment - Chatherine Wilson & Angela Tipps -<br />
Room: 205<br />
3:00 - 3:50 PM Children’s Literature in the Orff Music Classroom -<br />
Michael Beyl - Room: L2<br />
4:00 - 4:50 PM Do Recorders & Technology Play Well in the Classroom?<br />
Quaver K - 5 Curriculum<br />
Overview Graham Hepburn. Room: L4<br />
Choir Professional Development Sessions<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
12:30 - 1:20 PM Choral Conducting for Secondary School Directors,<br />
A. Jan Taylor – Room: Ballroom D<br />
2:30 - 3:20 PM Chopping Down the Rhythm Tree: The Status Quo Has<br />
Got to Go! - Curtis Tredway – Room: 204<br />
3:30 - 4:20 PM Stax Music Academy Presents: Welcome to Soulsville -<br />
Jiana Hunter - Room: Nashville, Sheraton<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
9:00 - 9:50 AM Improving Concentration Skills for Singers - Kyle Ferrill -<br />
Room: 204<br />
10:00 - 10:50 AM Integrating Melodic and Harmonic Diction into Theory /<br />
Aural Skills Curricula: A<br />
Comprehensive <strong>Musician</strong>ship Approach - Eric Wilson -<br />
Room: 203<br />
1:00 - 1:50 PM ACDA Undergraduate Conducting Master Class - Jeffery<br />
Ames - Room: 202<br />
2:00 - 2:40 PM Visit the Exhibits<br />
4:00 - 4:50 PM How Long is a Dot - Jason Bishop - Room: 203<br />
Orchestra Professional Development Sessions<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
12:30 - 1:20 PM Visit the Exhibits<br />
1:30 - 2:20 PM Uncovering Tales of Violinist’s Left-Hand Technique -<br />
Soh-Hyun Altino - Room: 203<br />
2:30 - 3:20 PM Common Bowing Challenges in Orchestral Playing -<br />
Emily Hanna Crane - Room: 202<br />
3:30 - 4:20 PM Music Theory is Your Friend - Douglas Gordon - Room: 203<br />
4:30 - 5:20 PM Rhythm: Cut the Learning Curve 50% - 90% -<br />
Kevin Fuhrman - Room 204<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
1:00 - 1:50 PM Striking a Balance: Student Centered Instruction<br />
in the Large Ensemble Paradigm -<br />
Emelyne Bingham - Room: Nashville, Sheraton<br />
2:00 - 2:50 PM An Overview of Shifting: From Technical Issues to Artistic<br />
Possibilities - Wesley Baldwin - Room: 203<br />
4:00 - 4:50 PM Achieving a 5 in 4/4 time: How to Fit the TEAM rubric to<br />
Your Existing Rehearsal - Lisa Michaels - Room: 205<br />
Band Professional Development Sessions<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
12:30 - 1:20 PM TBA Marching Evaluation System Training Session -<br />
Room: 202<br />
1:30 - 2:20 PM What Makes My Students Tick? Educational Psychology<br />
to Improve Study and Practice Habits in Student <strong>Musician</strong>s -<br />
Eric Branscome - Room: 205<br />
4:30 - 5:20 PM Express Yourself: Enhancing Communications through<br />
Expressive Conducting -<br />
Armand Hall & Ryan Fisher - Room: 202<br />
6:30 - 7:20 PM The Band Director’s Guide to Concert Percussion:<br />
How to use “drummer” language to get the sounds<br />
you want - Jason Walsh - Room: 202<br />
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April 8–11, 2015 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE<br />
Band Professional Development Sessions Continued<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
8:00 - 8:50 AM Percussion from the Podium - Michael Mann - Room: 203<br />
11:00 - 11:50 AM Conducting Your Way to Better Classroom Management -<br />
Sarah Labovitz - Room: 202<br />
1:00 - 1:50 PM Visit the Exhibits<br />
4:00 - 4:50 PM Achieving a 5 in 4/4 time: How to Fit the TEAM rubric to<br />
Your Existing Rehearsal -Lisa Michaels - Room: 205<br />
Collegiate Professional Development Sessions<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
11:30AM - 12:20 PM TMEA Research Poster Session 1 - Room: 205<br />
12:30 - 1:20 PM TMEA Research Paper Session 2 - Room: 204<br />
3:30 - 4:20 PM TMEA Research Poster Session 3 - Room: 205<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
1:00 - 1:50 PM Why Bands Stuck in the Curriculum and Why You<br />
Should Know - William Lee - Room: 204<br />
TI:ME TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS<br />
All sessions will take place in L6, the TI:ME Room<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
Session 1 11:30 AM<br />
Four Simple Ways to Record Your Students<br />
Jody Underwood<br />
Session 2 12:30 PM<br />
Music Technology Labs - The Easy Way!<br />
Jody Underwood<br />
Session 3 1:30 PM<br />
Technology Tools for the K-12 Music Instructor – Including iPads!<br />
Jody Underwood<br />
Session 4 2:30 PM<br />
It’s About TI:ME<br />
Mike Lawson<br />
Session 5 3:30 PM<br />
Composing Music With <strong>No</strong>tation (Classroom Activities)<br />
Floyd Richmond<br />
Session 11 10:00 AM, FRIDAY<br />
Building a Digital Portfolio of Your Students’ Work with Ease<br />
Robin Hodson<br />
Session 12 11:00 FRIDAY<br />
SmartMusic Tips and Tricks<br />
Larry Marchese<br />
Session 13 1:00 PM, FRIDAY<br />
It’s About TI:ME<br />
Mike Lawson<br />
Session 14 2:00 PM, FRIDAY<br />
Sightreadingfactory.com<br />
Don Crafton<br />
Session 15 3:00 PM, FRIDAY<br />
Soundboard 101<br />
Floyd Richmond<br />
Session 16 4:00 PM, FRIDAY<br />
Avid for Music Educators: Pro Tools<br />
Jeremiah Ellison<br />
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Session 6 4:30 PM<br />
Teaching with music resources in the cloud<br />
Robin Hodson<br />
Session 7 5:30 PM<br />
Avid for Music Educators: Sibelius<br />
Jeremiah Ellison<br />
Session 8 6:30 PM<br />
Finale 2014 Composing and Arranging Tips and Tricks<br />
Larry Marchese<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
Session 9 8:00 AM, FRIDAY<br />
Assessing Students Easily Using Cloud Based Music Software<br />
Robin Hodson<br />
Session 10 9:00 AM, FRIDAY<br />
GarageBand iPad Activities for the Music Classroom<br />
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TMEA Selected Performance Ensembles Overview<br />
Ensemble Performance Times and Locations<br />
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS - CHAMBER CHOIR<br />
- Dr. Ryan Fisher, director<br />
Chamber Choir is a 16-20 member select chamber ensemble composed of undergraduate and graduate students<br />
at the University of Memphis. This auditioned ensemble performs works of many style periods ranging from<br />
early Renaissance through contemporary.<br />
WHITE STATION HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE<br />
- Nikisha Williams, director<br />
The Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble at White Station High School. The Chorale is an auditioned, fifty-voice<br />
ensemble, and is made up of students in the 10th-12th grades. In April 2012, the Chorale was invited<br />
to perform at the 2012 <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Educator’s Conference, an honor reserved for only the best choirs<br />
in the State of <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE<br />
- Dr. Colin Hill, director<br />
The <strong>Tennessee</strong> Tech Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Colin J. Hill, plays a significant role in the percussion<br />
curriculum at TTU. Comprised of an all-undergraduate membership, the ensemble performs an average of<br />
four concerts annually, in addition to monthly campus presentations with the TTU Percussion Club.<br />
HUME-FOGG ACADEMIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL SILVER JAZZ BAND<br />
- Dr. Richard Ripani, director<br />
Hume-Fogg Academic High School is an inner-city, academic magnet high school in Nashville/Davidson<br />
County <strong>Tennessee</strong>. As a part of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, we serve a very diverse community.<br />
Hume-Fogg is a nationally recognized public high school, having been ranked academically as one of the top<br />
50 in the USA for several years by both Newsweek and US News and World Report.<br />
HENRY OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE<br />
- Susan Waters, Katie Harrah, and Kevin Jankowski, directors<br />
Although a comparably young program, the Oliver Middle School Bands have already received numerous<br />
local, regional, state, and national awards. The bands have consistently received Superior ratings at MTSBOA<br />
adjudications as well as Solo and Ensemble Festival, and are 8-time recipients of the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Bandmasters<br />
Association Sweepstakes Award.<br />
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ACADEMIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE<br />
- Will Sugg and Todd Shipley, directors<br />
This is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School Wind Ensemble’s third invitation and<br />
performance at the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association State Conference. The MLK Band program is<br />
recognized as one of the finest in the state and the Southeast. There are over 250 students actively involved<br />
in the program in one of five bands serving grades 7-12.<br />
TULLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND<br />
- Justin Scott and Greg English, directors<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> Bandmasters’ Association Hall of Fame Honor Band<br />
The Tullahoma Band has a long history of excellence. Built on foundations of sequential learning, team<br />
teaching, and private instruction, the program has been able to maintain a consistent standard of excellence<br />
for over thirty years. The Tullahoma Band serves East Middle School, West Middle School, and Tullahoma<br />
High School. The high school program offers Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band,<br />
and various chamber ensembles.<br />
BELMONT UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE<br />
- Dr. Barry Kraus, director<br />
The Belmont University Wind Ensemble is one of the premier instrumental ensembles in the Belmont<br />
School of Music. The members, representing more than 30 states and multiple degree programs<br />
on campus, are selected by audition. During the last decade, the ensemble has quickly developed<br />
a reputation for performance quality and creative programming featuring diverse repertoire.<br />
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN WIND ENSEMBLE<br />
- Dr. John Oelrich, director<br />
The Wind Ensemble meets each semester and consists of the finest wind, brass and percussion musicians on<br />
campus. The ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation to accommodate the wind band’s large and varied<br />
repertoire. Including both standard and contemporary works, the Wind Ensemble performs compositions<br />
representing the vast history of the wind band and cultures worldwide.<br />
MEMPHIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT SINGERS<br />
The Concert Singers is one of six performing choral ensembles at Central High School in Memphis, <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
The group, which consists of 48 select singers, consistently receives superior ratings at state, regional and<br />
national festivals. The ensemble performs diverse repertoire from all style periods of historyranging from the<br />
Renaissance to vocal jazz. The Concert Singers performed for the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Association<br />
State Conference in 2003 and again in 2011.<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015<br />
7:30pm – <strong>Tennessee</strong> Bandmasters<br />
Association<br />
Honors Recital Ballroom A<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
9:00 – 11:00am: General Session - Cannon<br />
Center<br />
TN Treble Choir Warm-up Cannon,<br />
Collegiate Choir Warm-up Ballroom A.<br />
8:00am<br />
11:00am: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening.<br />
11:30am – 12:20pm: MLK Jr. Academic Magnet<br />
High School Wind Ensemble<br />
(10:30am Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
1:30 – 2:20pm: University of Memphis<br />
Chamber Choir<br />
(12:30pm Warm-up) Cannon Center<br />
2:30 – 3:20pm: <strong>Tennessee</strong> Tech University<br />
Percussion Ensemble<br />
(1:30pm Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
3:30 – 4:20pm: Henry Oliver Middle School<br />
Wind Ensemble<br />
(2:30pm Warm-up) Cannon Center<br />
6:30 – 7:20pm: Memphis Central High School<br />
Concert Singers<br />
(5:30pm Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
7:30 – 8:20pm: University of <strong>Tennessee</strong> at<br />
Martin Wind Ensemble<br />
(6:30pm Warm-up) Cannon Center<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
10:00 – 10:50am: Tullahoma High School<br />
Symphonic Band TBA Hall of Fame<br />
Performance<br />
(9:00am Warm-up) Cannon Center<br />
11:00am – 11:50pm: White Station High Chorale<br />
(10:00am Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
12:00 – 12:50pm: <strong>No</strong> Performance Visit<br />
Exhibits<br />
2:00 – 2:50pm: Belmont University<br />
Wind Ensemble<br />
(1:00pm Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
5:00 – 5:50pm: Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet<br />
High School Silver Jazz Band<br />
(4:00pm Warm-up) Ballroom A<br />
6:00pm: Friday Night Concerts Cannon<br />
Center<br />
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<strong>Tennessee</strong> All-State Registration, Auditions, and Rehearsal Locations<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015<br />
Student Registration (All Ensembles):<br />
3:00 – 5:00pm (CST) Cook Convention Center Main Lobby<br />
Judges Meeting:<br />
Band: 5:00pm (CST) Cannon Center Ballroom C<br />
Orchestra: 5:00pm (CST) Cannon Center Ballroom E<br />
Rehearsal Locations:<br />
9 – 10 Orchestra: Sheraton Heritage Ballroom<br />
11 – 12 Orchestra: Cannon Center Ballroom E<br />
9 – 10 Band: MCCC Chickasaw<br />
11- 12 Band: Cannon Center Ballroom C<br />
SATB Chorus: MCCC Cotton Row<br />
Women’s Chorus: L13 – L14<br />
Men’s Chorus: L10 – L11<br />
Jazz Band: River Bluff<br />
Orchestra Audition Locations (Strings Only): 2nd Floor Sheraton<br />
Warm-up: Sheraton Ballroom<br />
Violin 1, 9 – 10: Jackson<br />
Viola 9 – 12: Beale<br />
Cello 9 – 12: Oxford<br />
Bass 9 – 12: St. Louis<br />
Violin 2, 9 – 10: Knoxville<br />
Violin 1, 11 – 12: Natchez<br />
Violin 2, 11 – 12: Memphis<br />
All-State Band and Orchestra Wind and Percussion Audition Locations:<br />
Cook Convention Center and Cannon Center<br />
Warm-up: Cannon Center Ballroom B<br />
Flute 9 – 12: L6<br />
Clarinet 9 – 10: L4<br />
Clarinet 11 – 12: L2<br />
Saxes: L 9<br />
Trumpet 9 – 12: Cannon 201<br />
Double Reeds/Low Reeds: South Mezz Conference<br />
French Horn 9 – 12: Cannon 203<br />
Trombone 9 – 12: Executive Conf.<br />
Euphonium/Tuba 9 - 12: Ballroom E<br />
Percussion 9 – 12 & Orchestra: Ballroom C<br />
Orchestra Woodwinds: Chickasaw<br />
Orchestra Brass: Cannon 205<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> All-State Ensemble Conductors Overview<br />
Alfred L. Watkins – 9th and 10th Grade All-State Concert Band<br />
Mr. Alfred L. Watkins is the recently retired Director of<br />
Bands at Lassiter High School, a position he held since 1982,<br />
completing a 37-year career as a high school director of<br />
bands.<br />
Joe Miller – SATB Choir<br />
Joe Miller is conductor of two of America’s most renowned<br />
choral ensembles: the Westminster Choir and the Westminster<br />
Symphonic Choir. He is also director of choral activities<br />
at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.<br />
Kevin L. Sedatole – 11th and 12th Grade All-State Concert Band<br />
Kevin Sedatole serves as Director of Bands, Professor of Music,<br />
and Chair of the conducting area at the Michigan State<br />
University College of Music.<br />
Kathleen DeBerry Brungard – 9th and 10th Grade All-State String<br />
Orchestra<br />
Kathleen DeBerry Brungard received a Bachelor degree cum<br />
laude in music education from Wesleyan College, Macon,<br />
Georgia, and a Master of Music degree from <strong>No</strong>rthwestern<br />
University in Evanston, Illinois.<br />
Giancarlo Guerrero – 11th and 12th Grade All-State Symphony<br />
Orchestra<br />
Giancarlo Guerrero is the Music Director of the Nashville<br />
Symphony Orchestra and Principal<br />
Guest Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami<br />
Residency.<br />
Rodney Whitaker – All-State Jazz Band<br />
Internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording<br />
artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor<br />
of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan<br />
State University.<br />
Paul Carey – All-State Men’s Chorus<br />
Commissioned Composer – Dies Irae for the 2015 TMEA All-<br />
State Men’s Choir<br />
Paul Carey studied composition with Alfred Blatter, Herbert<br />
Bruen, Ben Johnston, and Eugene Kurtz, and harp with<br />
Shirley Blankenship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<br />
Dr. Robert Ivey – All-State Women’s Chorale<br />
Robert Ivey is an Assistant Professor of Music at Brenau<br />
University where he conducts the Vocal Chamber Ensemble<br />
and Spectrum Singers. He also directs the music education<br />
program that has grown in numbers since joining the Brenau<br />
music faculty in 2009.<br />
Rollo A. Dilworth – <strong>Tennessee</strong> Treble Choir<br />
Rollo A. Dilworth is Professor of Music and Director of<br />
Choral Activities and Music Education at the <strong>No</strong>rth Park<br />
University School of Music in Chicago, Illinois. He also serves<br />
as director of the Music Institute of Chicago Children’s Choir.<br />
A. Jan Taylor – <strong>Tennessee</strong> All-Collegiate Choir<br />
A. Jan Taylor, educator, pianist, singer and choral conductor,<br />
is Director of Choral Music Activities at Prairie View A&M<br />
University. Prior to her appointment at Prairie View, Taylor<br />
taught general music, in the Houston Independent School<br />
District. She has served as adjudicator and choral clinician<br />
for numerous choral competitions, festivals, and regional<br />
choirs across the State of Texas.<br />
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<strong>Tennessee</strong> All-State Ensemble Rehearsal Schedule<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015<br />
3:00 – 5:00pm Registration for all ensembles<br />
(main lobby Cook Convention Center)<br />
5:30pm Auditions for all Bands and Orchestras<br />
7:00 – 9:00pm Rehearsal for all Choral and Jazz Band in designated areas<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015<br />
All Instrumental Ensembles:<br />
9:00am – 12:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
2:00 – 5:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
7:00 – 9:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
All Choral Ensembles:<br />
9:00am – 11:30am Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
11:30am *College Fair Exhibit Hall<br />
2:00 – 5:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
7:00 – 9:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015<br />
Band and Orchestra Ensembles:<br />
9:00 – 11:30am Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
11:30am *College Fair Exhibit Hall<br />
2:00 – 5:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
Jazz Band:<br />
9:00 – 11:30 am Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
11:30am *College Fair Exhibit Hall<br />
2:00 – 4:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
7:30pm Sound Check / Warm-up Ballroom A<br />
FRIDAY CONTINUED<br />
All Choral Ensembles:<br />
9:00am – 12:00pm Rehearsal Designated areas<br />
2:00 – 5:30pm Rehearsal/Staging Designated areas<br />
5:00pm SATB Warm-up Rehearsal room<br />
5:45pm Men’s Warm-up Rehearsal room<br />
6:30pm Women’s Warm-up Rehearsal room<br />
6:00pm SATB Choir<br />
Concert Schedule:<br />
7:30pm Women’s Chorale<br />
6:45pm Men’s Chorus 8:30pm Jazz Band (Ballroom A)<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015<br />
9:00am String Orchestra<br />
10:00am Symphony Orchestra<br />
Concert Schedule:<br />
11:00am 9-10 Concert Band<br />
12:00pm 11-12 Concert Band<br />
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<strong>Tennessee</strong> All-State Ensemble Repertoire<br />
9th and 10th Grade All-State Concert Band<br />
Alfred L. Watkins, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Fanfare and Flourishes<br />
Fantasy on “Prospect”<br />
Sheltering Sky<br />
Sabre and Spurs March<br />
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band<br />
11th and 12th Grade All-State Concert Band<br />
Kevin L. Sedatole, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
“Marche Hongroise” from La Damnation de Faust<br />
Rest<br />
Four Scottish Dances<br />
I. Pesante<br />
II. Vivace<br />
III. Allegretto<br />
IV. Con brio<br />
Give Us This Day: Short Symphony for Band<br />
9th and 10th Grade All-State String Orchestra<br />
Kathleen DeBerry Brungard, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3, <strong>No</strong>. 11<br />
I. Allegro<br />
II. Largo e Spiccato<br />
III. Allegro<br />
“Nimrod” from Enigma Variations<br />
Fiesta Jubiloso<br />
Signs of Life<br />
II: Allegro<br />
Irish Tune from County Derry<br />
Hoe Down from “Rodeo”<br />
11th and 12th Grade All-State Symphony Orchestra<br />
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor<br />
Russian Easter Overture<br />
Capriccio Italien<br />
James Curnow<br />
David Gorham<br />
John Mackey<br />
John Philip Sousa/Schissel<br />
Gustav Holst<br />
Hector Berlioz/Gotoh<br />
Frank Ticheli<br />
Malcom Arnold/Paynter<br />
David Maslanka<br />
Antonio Vivaldi<br />
Edward Elgar/<br />
Barnard<br />
Joseph Compello<br />
Russell Peck<br />
Percy Aldridge<br />
Grainger<br />
Aaron Copland<br />
Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov<br />
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />
All-State Jazz Band<br />
Rodney Whitaker, Conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Tone’s for Joan’s Bones<br />
Chick Corea/Tomaro<br />
Superstition<br />
Stevie Wonder/Tomaro<br />
Sweet Georgia Brown Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey/Nestico<br />
A Night in Tunisia<br />
Dizzy Gillespie/Mossman<br />
Cottontail<br />
Duke Ellington<br />
Django<br />
John Lewis/Tomaro<br />
All-State Men’s Chorus<br />
Paul Carey, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Joshua Fit de battle<br />
Abendlied<br />
Tshotsholoza<br />
The Word was God<br />
O vos omnes<br />
Sweet Rivers<br />
Dies Irae<br />
Lambscapes<br />
Barnes<br />
All-State Women’s Chorale<br />
Robert Ivey, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
All That Hath Life and Breath<br />
Il Est Bel et Bon/He Is Good and Handsome<br />
Ich wollt’, meine Lieb’<br />
Tundra<br />
Sing Me to Heaven<br />
<strong>No</strong> Time<br />
Revelation<br />
Still I Rise<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> Treble Choir<br />
Rollo A. Dilworth, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Art Thou Troubled?<br />
J’entends le Moulin (I Hear the Windmill)<br />
Shenandoah<br />
The Duel<br />
Al Shlosha D’Varim<br />
Let Me Fly<br />
Moses Hogan/Eklund<br />
Josef Rheinberger/Carey<br />
Jeffery Ames<br />
Rosephanye Powell<br />
Carlo Gesualdo/Carey<br />
Reginald Unterseher<br />
Paul Carey<br />
Eric Lane<br />
Rene Clausen/Weiler<br />
Pierre Passereau/Greyson<br />
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy<br />
Ola Gjeilo<br />
Daniel Gawthrop<br />
Arr. Susan Brumfield<br />
Z. Randall Stroope<br />
Rosephanye Powell<br />
Georg Friedrich Händel/Leavitt<br />
arranged by Emily Crocker<br />
Arranged by Rollo Dilworth<br />
Cristi Cary Miller<br />
Allan E. Naplan<br />
Arranged by Rollo Dilworth<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> All-Collegiate Choir<br />
A. Jan Taylor, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Gloria from The Masque of Angels<br />
Dominic Argento<br />
Weihnachten from Sechs Sprüche, Op. 79 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy<br />
Pilgrim’s Hymn from The Three Hermits<br />
Stephen Paulus<br />
Take, O Take Those Lips Away from Three Lyrics for Chorus George Walker<br />
O Western Wind from Three Lyrics for Chorus<br />
George Walker<br />
Hold On!<br />
Marques Garrett<br />
All-State SATB Choir<br />
Joe Miller, conductor<br />
Program to be selected from the following:<br />
Why Learne to Sing?<br />
Nunc Dimitis<br />
Der Abend, Op. 62, <strong>No</strong>. 2<br />
Elegy<br />
Ballade to the Moon<br />
Witness<br />
Patrick Dunnevant<br />
Gustav Holst<br />
Johannes Brahms<br />
Daniel Elder<br />
Daniel Elder<br />
Stacy Gibbs<br />
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TMEA STATE GENERAL MUSIC CHAIR<br />
• David Potter – Orffervations: Orff<br />
Techniques for a Level 5 Observations<br />
Charlene Cook<br />
• Michael Beyl – Children’s Literature in<br />
the Music Classroom<br />
I<br />
’M SO EXCITED, and no, I can’t<br />
hide it (someone should use that in<br />
a song . . .). Over the last few weeks<br />
I’ve had the pleasure of choosing<br />
sessions for the General Music<br />
strand of our TMEA Professional<br />
Development Conference coming<br />
up April 9 – 11th. I have also been contacting<br />
ALL of the presenters informing<br />
them they have been selected to present<br />
and I can tell you they are all pleased and<br />
excited to have the opportunity to share<br />
their thoughts with us. I would like to encourage<br />
you to join us in Memphis to gain<br />
professional knowledge and network with<br />
colleagues from across the state.<br />
When choosing sessions for General<br />
Music, I quickly realized this is a<br />
wide-ranging area. What is great for those<br />
of us teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten<br />
students won’t be as exciting for those<br />
teaching secondary students, therefore I<br />
had to ask conference chair Brad Turner<br />
for “extra” sessions. He graciously said yes<br />
(Thanks Brad). I hope the sessions I have<br />
chosen will be appropriate for your needs.<br />
Thursday will begin with the performance<br />
of the <strong>Tennessee</strong> Treble Honor<br />
Choir under the direction of Dr. Rollo<br />
Dillworth during the conference opening<br />
session. Dr. Dillworth will present a session<br />
focusing on choral warm-ups later<br />
in the day. I want to take this opportunity<br />
to thank Tiffany DePriest for all the work<br />
she has done to arrange and organize the<br />
choir. The hours have been endless. I also<br />
want to thank all those who listened to the<br />
auditions in <strong>No</strong>vember. The General Music<br />
caucus will be held during the pre-concert<br />
rehearsal time – please join us bright<br />
and early. I would like to propose some<br />
ideas for summer professional development<br />
and would like suggestions and feedback.<br />
Look forward to these sessions on<br />
Thursday and Friday:<br />
• Loneka Battiste – Feel Like Funkin’ It<br />
Up: Classroom Applications of the African<br />
American Music Aesthetic<br />
• Sarah Burns – Stay Calm and Teach<br />
General Music and Rhythmic<br />
Harmony: Extreme Body Percussion<br />
for Older Students<br />
• Catherine Wilson and Angela Tipps –<br />
Teaching About Diversity Through<br />
Music Appreciation and Creating<br />
Your Own Resources for Student<br />
Engagement and Empowerment<br />
• Emelyne Bingham – Why C is Red:<br />
Teaching Music to Students on the<br />
Autism Spectrum<br />
• Quaver Music will present two<br />
sessions using their technology<br />
centered programs<br />
• TI:ME (Technology In Music<br />
Education) will also present<br />
technology focused sessions<br />
I look forward to seeing you in Memphis.<br />
I want to “pick your brains” concerning<br />
future plans for your professional<br />
development needs and wants.<br />
-Charlene Cook<br />
32 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
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TMEA STATE CHORAL CHAIR<br />
PAPERWORK, field trip<br />
forms, permission slips,<br />
hotel reservations, sub<br />
plans. Does your All State/<br />
TMEA Conference check<br />
list look like this? It sometimes<br />
feels that it’s so<br />
overwhelming and stressful<br />
to make the preparations to attend the<br />
conference and be away from school for<br />
several days. In fact, I’ve had some colleagues<br />
choose not to attend because “it’s<br />
too expensive,” or “too much work to just<br />
send a few (or maybe just one) students<br />
to All State.” But for me, as soon as I leave<br />
school on that first day of conference and<br />
head towards our annual professional development<br />
event, I feel this sense of relief<br />
and anticipation as I think about seeing<br />
friends and colleagues from across the<br />
state, attending the motivating sessions<br />
and performances, and enjoying the excitement<br />
my students have at being able to<br />
sing in these wonderful choruses.<br />
For your sessions, you have many choices<br />
which range from getting down to the<br />
nitty-gritty with music theory skills in<br />
the choral rehearsal, enhancing your performances<br />
with choreography, improving<br />
concentration skills for singers, and<br />
learning to include some “soul” in your<br />
Janet Johnson<br />
repertoire. ACDA will present a<br />
Master Class of college student<br />
conductors who will conduct<br />
an area high school choir and be<br />
critiqued by a master conductor.<br />
My students were privileged to<br />
be the demo choir a few years<br />
ago and it proved to be a very enjoyable<br />
and valuable experience<br />
for the high school singers, the<br />
college student conductors, and<br />
the audience of TMEA members.<br />
As well as getting valuable information<br />
and being inspired<br />
at the sessions, we have several<br />
wonderful choirs performing<br />
during the conference. Brad<br />
Turner, who with input from<br />
the board in creating the schedule,<br />
has worked very hard not to<br />
have any overlap with sessions<br />
and performances. This year<br />
you shouldn’t have to choose<br />
between attending a session and going<br />
to a choral concert. Please look over the<br />
schedule very carefully and arrange to attend<br />
as many of these events as possible.<br />
It’s really discouraging for a clinician or<br />
a choral director who has worked so hard<br />
on their presentation to have a sparse audience.<br />
Our choral caucus/roundtable will meet<br />
on Friday, April 10 at 3:00 pm in room 204.<br />
Please try to attend this meeting. This is<br />
one of the few chances that we as choral<br />
directors across the state get to meet each<br />
other and share ideas. I would like to focus<br />
on the round table aspect of the meeting.<br />
At the present moment, things are rather<br />
calm with no “burning issues” that must<br />
be debated and voted on. I’ve been warned<br />
by some in my region NOT to create any!<br />
If you have a topic you’d like to bring up<br />
(and lead discussion on) or an issue you<br />
think we could all relate to, please email<br />
me. As you walk through the convention<br />
center, you will see groups of music directors<br />
sitting together laughing, sharing<br />
ideas, solving classroom problems and<br />
just generally enjoying each other’s company.<br />
At the roundtable, we have a chance<br />
to connect the 3 regions.<br />
In teaching both middle and high school<br />
choirs, I see the importance of building<br />
that connection between elementary,<br />
middle, and high school. There has been<br />
some discussion of including an auditioned<br />
middle school chorus to TMEA in<br />
the future. It would perhaps work like the<br />
Treble Choir does now, with auditions by<br />
CD and then performing on that first day<br />
on the same concert as the elementary<br />
group. The reasoning behind this is that<br />
those who participate in the awesome<br />
Treble Honor Choir then have to wait several<br />
years before they are able to participate<br />
again. There are several of us who<br />
would like to keep that momentum going<br />
with our young singers.<br />
Lastly, I’d like to encourage you to regularly<br />
check out the TMEA website and<br />
especially the choral page for updates<br />
and conference information. I’ve tried to<br />
include calendar events, reminders, and<br />
general chorus information. One new addition<br />
is the requirement for all students<br />
to have a notarized medical form that you<br />
will make a copy of and turn in at registration.<br />
Everyone should have received a<br />
director’s packet from your region which<br />
will have All State information and copies<br />
of documents you can use. If you have<br />
events or notices you would like for me to<br />
include on our website page, send me an<br />
email.<br />
I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming<br />
festivals and performances and<br />
look forward to seeing you at conference.<br />
-Janet Johnson<br />
This year you shouldn’t have<br />
to choose between attending<br />
a session and going to a<br />
choral concert.<br />
34 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
TMEA STATE ORCHESTRA CHAIR<br />
Ben Reagh<br />
• Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony<br />
(11th-12th Symphony Orchestra)<br />
-Please visit www.tnmea.org/orchestra<br />
for more details and their music selections.<br />
• Achieving a 5 in 4/4 Time: Fitting<br />
TEAM Rubric in Your Rehearsal- Lisa<br />
Michaels, Fort Loudon Middle School<br />
• Why C is Red? Autism and Music- Emelyne<br />
Bingham, Vanderbilt University<br />
• What Makes My Students Tick? Educational<br />
Psychology and Practice Habits-<br />
Eric Branscome, Austin Peay State<br />
University<br />
THE 2015 TMEA CONFER-<br />
ENCE WILL BE HERE SOON.<br />
We are excited to be returning<br />
to the Cook Convention<br />
Center and the Cannon Center<br />
for the Performing Arts in<br />
Memphis for a 2nd straight<br />
year. The 2014 conference<br />
was a success, and the TMEA board and<br />
council has been working very hard in the<br />
preparations for this year’s conference to<br />
make it even better, specifically in the areas<br />
of scheduling and logistics. I hope everybody<br />
has already begun making plans<br />
to attend the conference and its sessions<br />
and concerts.<br />
The conductors for the All-State orchestras<br />
are:<br />
• Kathleen Brungard, renowned educator,<br />
author, and clinician (9th-10th String<br />
Orchestra)<br />
Here are some highlights of what<br />
the conference will have to offer<br />
that may be of special interest to<br />
orchestra/strings teachers:<br />
All-State Orchestra Concerts on Saturday,<br />
April 11:<br />
• 9th-10th String Orchestra- 9:00am<br />
• 11th-12th Symphonic Orchestra-<br />
10:00am<br />
Meetings on Friday, April 10<br />
• ASTA Board Meeting- 9:00am<br />
• Orchestra Caucus- 10:00am<br />
• ASTA Luncheon- 11:00am<br />
Sessions addressing specific string<br />
techniques:<br />
•Violinist’s Left Hand Technique- Soh-<br />
Hyun Altino, University of Memphis<br />
• Bowing Challenges in Orchestral Playing-<br />
Hannah Crane, Austin Peay State<br />
University<br />
• Overview of Shifting: From Technical to<br />
Artistic- Wesley Baldwin, University of<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong>-Knoxville<br />
Sessions featuring a performance ensemble:<br />
• Student Centered Instruction in the<br />
Large Ensemble- Emelyne Bingham,<br />
Vanderbilt University<br />
-This session will feature the Nashville<br />
Youth Strings Orchestra as the demo<br />
group.<br />
Sessions addressing topics for all<br />
teachers of instrumentalists:<br />
• Chopping Down the Rhythm Tree- Curtis<br />
Treadway, University of Texas- El<br />
Paso<br />
• Rhythm: Cut the Learning Curve 50-<br />
90%- Kevin Fuhrman, Minneapolis,<br />
MN<br />
• Music Theory is your Friend- Douglas<br />
Gordon, Jacksonville State University<br />
*(For session dates and times, be sure to<br />
refer the official final conference schedule<br />
along with verifying those meeting times<br />
listed above.)<br />
In closing, I hope you will agree that we<br />
have a great list of presenters and topics<br />
lined up for the upcoming conference,<br />
with the focus being on ideas, techniques,<br />
and strategies that will make us better<br />
music educators. I believe this year’s<br />
conference offers sessions that can, and<br />
should, benefit everyone. And I am looking<br />
forward to seeing you all in Memphis.<br />
-Ben Reagh<br />
36 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY<br />
*Saturday, December 6, 2014<br />
Instrumental Areas Only<br />
*Saturday, January 17, 2015<br />
All Areas<br />
*Saturday, January 31, 2015<br />
All Areas<br />
AUDITION DATES:<br />
Saturday, February 14, 2015<br />
Instrumental Areas Only<br />
Saturday, February 28, 2015<br />
Instrumental Areas Only &<br />
Hayes Young Artist Competition<br />
($7,500 annual renewable scholarship)<br />
*To be eligible for the competition, prospective students must audition on these dates.<br />
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Audition Dates: Saturday, Feb. 7, and Monday, Feb. 16<br />
Can’t make it then? Make an appointment.<br />
Information is online at music.siu.edu.<br />
Get “in” on this: Students from<br />
Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,<br />
Missouri, <strong>Tennessee</strong> and Wisconsin<br />
are eligible for the in-state tuition rate!<br />
Graduate assistantships available:<br />
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Contact the instructor in your<br />
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<strong>Tennessee</strong> Music Education Assocation | 37
TMEA STATE BAND CHAIR<br />
AS YOU READ this conference<br />
edition of the <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
<strong>Musician</strong>, I encourageyou<br />
to attend this year’s<br />
conference in Memphis.<br />
Professional development<br />
is widely viewed as an essential<br />
means of improving<br />
teaching and learning. It is important<br />
for all educators to have regular opportunities<br />
to share ideas with colleagues and<br />
seek out new strategies, technologies, and<br />
resources. The TMEA Conference provides<br />
the content specific sessions and<br />
the informal sharing that every music<br />
educator needs to grow as a professional.<br />
I sincerely hope you will take advantage<br />
of this opportunity and attend this<br />
year’s conference.<br />
The conference management team has<br />
put together an outstanding schedule of<br />
professional development sessions, concerts,<br />
and guest speakers. The variety of<br />
sessions will offer something for every<br />
band director. Session topics include:<br />
classroom management strategies, concert<br />
percussion pedagogy, the TEAM<br />
evaluation rubric, conducting techniques,<br />
training session on the TBA Marching<br />
Evaluation System, and educational psychology.<br />
In addition to the inspiring sessions<br />
being presented at conference, the<br />
following ensembles have been chosen<br />
to perform at this year’s conference. I<br />
have no doubt these performances will<br />
be exceptional.<br />
Debbie Burton<br />
PERFORMANCES<br />
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academic<br />
Magnet High School Wind Ensemble<br />
• <strong>Tennessee</strong> Tech University<br />
Percussion Ensemble<br />
• Oliver Middle School Wind Ensemble<br />
• University of <strong>Tennessee</strong> at Martin<br />
Wind Ensemble<br />
• Tullahoma High School<br />
Symphonic Band – <strong>Tennessee</strong> Bandmasters’<br />
Hall of Fame Performance<br />
• Belmont University Wind Ensemble<br />
• Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High<br />
School Silver Jazz Band<br />
While at the conference, be sure to attend<br />
the caucus meetings. This is your opportunity<br />
to take part in discussions about<br />
TMEA policies and procedures that affect<br />
all band programs across the state. The<br />
caucus meetings are scheduled on Thursday<br />
and Friday afternoons. With the addition<br />
of a TMEA Jazz Project Chair, the<br />
Thursday caucus meeting will be dedicated<br />
to issues and topics related to jazz education.<br />
The following is a message from<br />
the Jazz Project Chair, Richard Ripani.<br />
MESSAGE FROM JAZZ PROJECT CHAIR,<br />
RICHARD RIPANI.<br />
Greetings! This year at the TMEA Convention<br />
we will for the first time have an<br />
opportunity to meet as a caucus to discuss<br />
jazz education issues only. I am proud to<br />
have been asked to serve as TMEA’s Jazz<br />
Project Chair.<br />
My goal is for the directors at the TMEA<br />
Jazz Caucus to not only discuss topics,<br />
but also to vote on and decide those things<br />
on which we can agree. I think there are<br />
a lot of such topics, and I want to hear<br />
from you about this. I will be compiling a<br />
list of issues that seem common to many<br />
of us so that we can have a head start at<br />
the caucus.<br />
Here are examples of topics that have<br />
been mentioned to me already:<br />
• “Fix the jazz bass trombone audition. It<br />
makes no sense to have those students<br />
play both of the tenor trombone pieces<br />
and also the bass trombone piece. In<br />
addition, the tenor trombone pieces are<br />
in such a high register that few, if any,<br />
bass trombonists can play them.”<br />
• “The jazz audition pieces need to have<br />
tempos adjusted. Some of them are<br />
really too fast for high school players (or<br />
anybody?), and tend to make for some<br />
very sloppy auditions.”<br />
• “We should consider having the high<br />
school jazz students play something<br />
more difficult for their solo changes, not<br />
just Blues in F.”<br />
If you have topics that you would like to<br />
have addressed, please send them to me in<br />
an email and I will get them on the agenda!<br />
I can be reached at richard.ripani@mnps.org.<br />
STATE CONCERT FESTIVAL<br />
The 2015 Concert Festival will be April 23<br />
and 24 at Stewarts Creek High School in<br />
Smyrna, TN. Bands and Orchestras qualify<br />
by receiving superior ratings in both<br />
concert and sight-reading from either the<br />
2014 or 2015 regional concert festivals.<br />
The registration window will be open<br />
from March 2, 2015 to April 1, 2015. The<br />
registration form will be available on the<br />
TMEA website. All entries must be postmarked<br />
by April 1, 2015 and must include<br />
the $350 registration fee. The State Concert<br />
Festival will have a maximum of 32<br />
ensembles and performance groups will<br />
be scheduled based on the order of postmarked<br />
responses. For more information<br />
about this event, see the Concert Festival<br />
Handbook on the TMEA website.<br />
CLINICIANS FOR THE 2015 TMEA STATE<br />
CONCERT FESTIVAL<br />
Dennis Fisher, Associate Director of<br />
Wind Studies, University of <strong>No</strong>rth Texas<br />
Richard Floyd, Director of Austin<br />
Symphonic Band, Texas<br />
Steven Moore, Associate Dean,<br />
University of Miami<br />
David Vandewalker, Assistant Director<br />
of Bands, Georgia State University<br />
-Debbie Burton<br />
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TMEA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION CHAIR<br />
Eric Branscome<br />
• The future of the edTPA<br />
• Preparing the 21st century music<br />
educator<br />
ALL-COLLEGIATE CHOIR<br />
As you may already know,<br />
the call for participation in<br />
this year’s Collegiate Honor<br />
Choir is posted on the<br />
TMEA Conference page.<br />
As you may also know, last<br />
year’s Collegiate Orchestra<br />
did not have enough enrollment for<br />
the ensemble to make. For the sustainability<br />
of the collegiate ensembles, please<br />
encourage the choral directors and choral<br />
music educators on your campuses to<br />
send vocalists to the conference to participate<br />
in this year’s collegiate choir. In addition<br />
to singing in the ensemble, they will<br />
greatly benefit from the networking and<br />
professional development opportunities<br />
that are available at the conference.<br />
This year’s clinician is Dr. A. Jan Taylor,<br />
Director of Choral Activities at Prairie<br />
View A&M University in Texas. She<br />
comes highly recommended for her work<br />
as a music educator and as a choral conductor,<br />
and we look forward to working<br />
with her in April.<br />
Exhibition (Mini) Concerts<br />
In addition to the collegiate ensembles,<br />
several wonderful chamber ensembles<br />
are scheduled to perform in the exhibition<br />
hall during the conference. For a performance<br />
schedule, stop by the exhibition<br />
hall or preview the display<br />
boards that will be posted<br />
around the convention center.<br />
Higher Education and Collegiate<br />
Sessions<br />
Many wonderful sessions have<br />
been selected for both the collegiate<br />
and higher education<br />
divisions of TMEA. I hope<br />
you all plan to attend these<br />
sessions to support our colleagues<br />
and students. A special<br />
thanks goes to Dr. Lee at UTC<br />
for organizing the poster sessions<br />
that will be available at<br />
the conference.<br />
Current Issues in TN Music<br />
Education<br />
As you are all aware, there<br />
have been and continue to be<br />
innovations in education and<br />
music education across the state and beyond.<br />
In some cases reform trickles down<br />
from the ivory tower and into the schools.<br />
Recently, however, reform has more directly<br />
impacted public school music programs<br />
and we at the collegiate level may<br />
struggle to stay abreast of current trends.<br />
As collegiate music educators, the reality<br />
is that while we were public school music<br />
educators once upon a time, it is now easier<br />
for us to become disconnected from the<br />
world of music education as it exists today<br />
– the world for which we are preparing<br />
our students to enter as competent, capable<br />
music teachers.<br />
As we prepare for the upcoming conference,<br />
I would like for us all to reserve<br />
Thursday at 5:30 for the Higher Education<br />
Meeting wherein we can discuss how<br />
our colleges and universities are dealing<br />
with public school and higher education<br />
innovations in music education. I would<br />
also encourage us all to come prepared<br />
with a short mental list of issues facing<br />
our programs, questions about what may<br />
be coming around the bend, and possible<br />
solutions for addressing current and<br />
forthcoming innovations.<br />
Some suggestions include:<br />
• The TN Promise and university<br />
music programs<br />
• The future of the Residency program<br />
• Continued implementation of the<br />
Student Growth Portfolio<br />
Graduate Credit for Professional Development<br />
Finally, in cooperation with TMEA, the<br />
Austin Peay State University Department<br />
of Music now offers graduate credit to<br />
practicing music educators for participation<br />
in the annual TMEA Conference and<br />
other professional development venues.<br />
Graduate credits can be applied towards<br />
Continuing Education Units and towards<br />
a Master’s Degree in Music Education at<br />
APSU. For more information or to register<br />
for graduate professional development<br />
credits for the TMEA conference,<br />
visit http://www.apsu.edu/music/graduate-credit-professional-development.<br />
If you have other ideas for increasing<br />
involvement in TMEA and the annual<br />
conference, or ways in which university<br />
music education programs might serve as<br />
advocates for music professional development,<br />
feel free to post comments on the<br />
higher education blog on the TMEA website.<br />
-Eric Branscome<br />
40 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
Bachelor of Music • Bachelor of Arts • Master of Music<br />
Instrumental Performance • Vocal Performance • Theory/Composition • Music Education<br />
Instrumental<br />
and Vocal<br />
Auditions<br />
Music Performance Grants<br />
are awarded on the basis of<br />
audition to Music majors and<br />
non-Music majors.<br />
Prospective Music majors will<br />
audition for admission to the Music<br />
Department on these dates:<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember 8, 2014<br />
February 21, 2015<br />
March 28, 2015<br />
To schedule an audition:<br />
www.utc.edu/music/auditions.php<br />
or call (423) 425-4601<br />
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by scanning the code.<br />
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TMEA STATE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CHAIR<br />
Lisa Leopold<br />
of someone in your county or school system<br />
that uses technology in innovative<br />
and interesting ways, send me their contact<br />
info.<br />
GREETINGS! As we approach<br />
the time when everyone<br />
begins thinking<br />
about plans for the TMEA<br />
Conference, I want to inform<br />
you about some exciting<br />
things you will see in the<br />
area of music technology.<br />
First, I am happy to announce a<br />
new partnership between TMEA and<br />
TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music<br />
Educators). The mission of TI:ME<br />
is to assist music educators in applying<br />
technology to improve teaching and<br />
learning in music. They were formed<br />
in 1995, and have four primary goals:<br />
1. Develop standards for music<br />
technology in-service teacher training<br />
courses in public or private educational<br />
settings.<br />
2. Develop course materials for music<br />
technology in several specific areas to<br />
include sequencing, notation, telecommunications,<br />
computer-assisted instruction,<br />
and other courses.<br />
3. List and define skills required to<br />
obtain proficiency in the understanding<br />
and use of technology as it is applied to<br />
the teaching of music.<br />
4. Provide a forum for discussion,<br />
research, and development<br />
for music educators to<br />
improve their understanding<br />
and use of technology.<br />
Beginning at the TMEA conference,<br />
we will form a <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
state chapter of TI:ME.<br />
Additionally, TI:ME will be<br />
hosting a regional micro-conference<br />
within the TMEA<br />
conference. What this means<br />
for TMEA members is access<br />
to the best music technology<br />
sessions available included in<br />
your regular TMEA registration<br />
fee. Please visit www.time.org<br />
for more information<br />
about the organization.<br />
The second exciting thing<br />
I want to announce is a new<br />
format for the Tech Boutique<br />
that will be located in the exhibit hall. Romeo<br />
Music has generously agreed to be<br />
our sponsor again, so make sure to come<br />
by and support them! Since TI:ME will be<br />
down the hall presenting great sessions<br />
all week, we are going to leave the Tech<br />
Boutique open for roundtable style discussions,<br />
based around specific themes<br />
or needs in music technology. The topics I<br />
am considering so far are:<br />
1. Recording your ensembles/music<br />
production<br />
2. What we can do with 1:1 technology<br />
(every student with a device)<br />
3. Music Technology as a class<br />
4. SmartMusic<br />
5. Useful apps for music education<br />
If you currently use any of these things<br />
in your class, I would love to have you as<br />
part of the discussion. We have a wealth<br />
of knowledge within our organization, and<br />
my goal is to bring people together with<br />
similar interests to talk and share ideas.<br />
Please email me at lwleopold@gmail.com<br />
to let me know if you are interested in being<br />
part of a roundtable. Also, if you know<br />
Music technology is a great avenue to offer<br />
music education to students outside of our<br />
traditional music ensembles. Elementary<br />
music teachers have always known what it<br />
means to use every tool we have to engage<br />
every student in the building. In my term<br />
as State Educational Technology Chair,<br />
I look forward to opening the discussion<br />
to everyone to see how we can use technology<br />
for the benefit of our students.<br />
-Lisa Leopold<br />
42 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
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in music today!<br />
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Learn from a faculty of world-class performers<br />
and teachers who truly care about you, in a<br />
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is designed to help you create a positive,<br />
diverse, and successful life in music, whether<br />
it’s in the classroom or on the stage.<br />
2014-2015 Audition Dates*<br />
Saturday, January 24, 8:00 am (Honor Band)<br />
Friday, January 30, 3:00 pm (Honor Choir)<br />
Monday, February 16, All Day (Junior-Senior Day)<br />
* Additional dates may be arranged on an individual basis.<br />
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731-881-7402 | MUSIC@UTM.EDU<br />
WWW.UTM.EDU/MUSIC<br />
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TMEA BOARD AND COUNCIL 2014-2016<br />
TMEA OFFICERS 2014-2015<br />
Executive Director: Ron Meers<br />
129 Paschal Drive<br />
Murfreesboro, TN 37128<br />
H 615-890-9308<br />
C 615-542-5012<br />
execdirector@tnmea.org<br />
President: Jeff Phillips<br />
Hendersonville High School<br />
123 Cherokee Road<br />
Hendersonville, TN 37075<br />
W 615-824-6162 x 31042<br />
H 615-824-4977<br />
C 615-957-9008<br />
jpband@bellsouth.net<br />
President-Elect: Johnathan Vest<br />
University of <strong>Tennessee</strong> at Martin<br />
16 Mt. Pelia Road / 108 Fine Arts<br />
Martin, TN 38238<br />
W 731-881-7482<br />
C 615-579-8700<br />
johnathanvest@att.net<br />
Past President: Dian Eddleman<br />
University School of Jackson<br />
232 McClellan Road<br />
Jackson, TN 38305<br />
W 731-424-3418<br />
H 731-424-3418<br />
C 731-695-8270<br />
deddleman@usjbruins.org<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
State General Music Chair:<br />
Charlene Cook<br />
East Ridge Elementary School<br />
1014 John Ross Road<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37412<br />
H 423-629-4123<br />
C 423-304-1072<br />
cookcl@epbfi.com<br />
State Choral Chair: Jan Johnson<br />
Signal Mountain Middle/High School<br />
2650 Sam Powell Trail<br />
Signal Mountain, TN 37377<br />
W 423-886-0880 x 336<br />
C 423-326-8116<br />
johnson _ j@hcde.org<br />
State Orchestra Chair: Ben Reagh<br />
Smyrna High School<br />
100 Bulldog Drive<br />
Smyrna, TN 371<strong>67</strong><br />
W 615-893-5815 x 23720<br />
C 615-519-8086<br />
reaghb@rcschools.net<br />
State Band Chair: Debbie Burton<br />
John Overton High School<br />
4820 Franklin Road<br />
Nashville, TN 37220<br />
W 615-331-8586<br />
C 615-887-7718<br />
dlburton98@gmail.com<br />
State Higher Education Chair:<br />
Eric Branscome<br />
Austin Peay State University<br />
Department of Music<br />
P.O. Box 4625<br />
Clarksville, TN 37044<br />
W 931-221-7811<br />
H 931-542-2160<br />
branscomee@apsu.edu<br />
State Collegiate NAfME Chair:<br />
Michael Mann<br />
Union University<br />
1050 Union University Drive<br />
Jackson, TN 38305<br />
W 731-661-5231<br />
C 615-533-8859<br />
mmann@uu.edu<br />
State Educational Technology Chair:<br />
Lisa Leopold<br />
<strong>No</strong>rmal Park Museum Magnet<br />
1219 West Mississippi Avenue<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37405<br />
W 423-209-5914<br />
C 719-232-7281<br />
lwleopold@gmail.com<br />
TMEA COUNCIL<br />
WTVMEA President:<br />
Lalania Vaughn<br />
Tipton - Rosemark Academy<br />
8696 Rosemark Road<br />
Millington, TN 38053<br />
W 901 -829 -4221 x 4307<br />
H 901-829-2292<br />
C 901-489-1254<br />
lvaughn@rebelmail.net<br />
WTVMEA President Elect:<br />
Roland Wilson<br />
Colonial Middle School<br />
1370 Colonial Road<br />
Memphis, TN 38128<br />
W 901-416-5239<br />
C 901-619-<strong>67</strong>14<br />
wilsonrr@scsk12.org<br />
WTSBOA President: Chris Piecuch<br />
Overton High School<br />
1770 Lanier Lane<br />
Memphis, TN 38117<br />
W 901-416-2136<br />
H 901-683-5042<br />
C 901-831-4854<br />
chris.piecuch@yahoo.com<br />
WTSBOA President –Elect:<br />
Stephen Price<br />
South Gibson County High School<br />
1000 Hornet Drive, PO Box 249<br />
Medina, TN 38355<br />
W 731-783-0999<br />
H 731-499-3888<br />
prices@gcssd.org<br />
MTGMEA President:<br />
Ashley Copeland<br />
Watertown Middle School<br />
515 West Main Street<br />
Watertown, TN 37184<br />
W 615-237-4000 x 1536<br />
C 615-809-<strong>67</strong>12<br />
clarinet35@comcast.net<br />
MTVA President:<br />
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry<br />
Lascassas Elementary School<br />
6300 Lascassas Pike<br />
Lascassas, <strong>Tennessee</strong> 37085<br />
W 615-893-0758<br />
C 615-519-1392<br />
ayatuzisderryberry@mac.com<br />
MTVA President Elect:<br />
Shawn Frazier<br />
Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong> Christian School<br />
100 Middle TN Christian School<br />
Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129<br />
W 615-893-0601<br />
C 615-962-0499<br />
presidentelect@mtva.org<br />
MTSBOA President: Craig Cornish<br />
Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong> State University<br />
PO Box 63, MTSU<br />
Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br />
W 615-898-2486<br />
C 615-962-0321<br />
craig.cornish@mtsu.edu<br />
MTSBOA President –Elect:<br />
David Aydelott<br />
Franklin High School<br />
810 Hillsboro Road<br />
Franklin, TN 37064<br />
W 615-472-4465<br />
H 615-220-6964<br />
C 615-337-2579<br />
davida@wcs.edu<br />
ETGMEA President: Teresa L. Ryder<br />
Farragut Primary School<br />
509 Campbell Station Road<br />
Knoxville, TN 37934<br />
W 865-966-5848<br />
H 865-692-8837<br />
C 865-310-5208<br />
teresa.ryder@knoxschools.org<br />
ETGMEA President-Elect:<br />
Margaret Moore<br />
Lanier & Montvale Elementary<br />
Schools<br />
P.O. Box 5082<br />
Marysville, TN 37802<br />
C 865-216-5482<br />
mamcmoore57@aol.com<br />
ETVA President: Jason Whitson<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>unteer High School<br />
1050 <strong>Vol</strong>unteer Street<br />
Church Hill, TN 37642<br />
W 423-357-3641<br />
H 423-571-6596<br />
C 423-571-6596<br />
jason.whitson@hck12.net<br />
ETVA President Elect:<br />
Kention Dietch<br />
Farragut High School<br />
11237 Kingston Pike<br />
Knoxville, TN 37934<br />
W 865-966-9775<br />
C 865-<strong>67</strong>1-7137<br />
kenton.deitch@knoxschools.org<br />
ETSBOA President: Lafe Cook<br />
Dobyns-Bennett High School<br />
1800 Legion Drive<br />
Kingsport, TN 37664<br />
W 423-378-8589<br />
C 423-502-2279<br />
lcook@k12k.com<br />
ETSBOA President –Elect:<br />
Gary Wilkes<br />
Chattanooga School<br />
for the Arts and Sciences<br />
865 East Third Street<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37403<br />
W 423-209-5837<br />
C 423-718-4874<br />
wilkes_ gary@hcde.org<br />
CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />
Conference Chair:<br />
Brad Turner<br />
Arlington Community Schools<br />
5475 Airline Rd.<br />
Arlington, TN 38002<br />
H 901-8<strong>67</strong>-1870<br />
C 901-438-8020<br />
brad.turner@acsk12.org<br />
Conference Exhibits Chair:<br />
Jo Ann Hood<br />
829 Rocky Mountain Parkway<br />
Antioch, TN 37013<br />
H 615-361-1579<br />
C 615-957-1266<br />
jhood10105@aol.com<br />
Conference Registration Chair:<br />
Mark Garey<br />
Freedom Middle School<br />
750 New Highway 96 West<br />
Franklin, TN 37064<br />
W 615-472-3544<br />
H 615-790-8756<br />
C 615-347-0757<br />
mgarey86@comcast.net<br />
Conference Performance Group Chair: Randal Box<br />
Brentwood High School<br />
5304 Murray Lane<br />
Brentwood, TN 37027<br />
W 615-472-4236<br />
H 615-395-7018<br />
C 615 5<strong>67</strong>-1081<br />
ranbox@comcast.net<br />
44 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2015 | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, NO. 2
All-State Instrumental General Chair:<br />
Martin D. McFarlane<br />
Wilson Central High School<br />
419 Wildcat Way<br />
Lebanon, TN 37090<br />
W 615-453-4600 x 3077<br />
H 931-247-1361<br />
C 931-247-1361<br />
mcfarlanem@wcschools.com<br />
All-State Choral General Chair:<br />
Brian Russell<br />
Stewarts Creek High School<br />
301 Red Hawk Blvd<br />
Smyrna, TN 371<strong>67</strong><br />
W 615-904-<strong>67</strong>71<br />
C 615-945-1825<br />
russellb@rcschools.net<br />
ENSEMBLE CHAIRS<br />
Treble Honor Choir Chair:<br />
Tiffany DePriest<br />
Madison Creek Elementary<br />
1040 Madison Creek Road<br />
Goodlettsville, TN 37072<br />
W 615-859-4991 x 212<br />
C 615-308-5364<br />
bowhead0313@gmail.com<br />
SATB Ensemble Chair:<br />
Lia Holland<br />
Robertson County Schools<br />
3276 New Chapel Road<br />
Springfield, TN 37172<br />
W 615-584-5782<br />
liahol@comcast.net<br />
9th-10th Grade Concert Band Chair:<br />
J.R. Baker<br />
White House Heritage High School<br />
7744 Highway 76<br />
White House, TN 37188<br />
W 615-478-7181<br />
john.baker@rcstn.net<br />
11th-12th Grade Concert Band:<br />
Will Sugg<br />
Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
Academic Magnet School<br />
613 17th Avenue <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
Nashville, TN 37203<br />
W 615-329-8400<br />
C 615-483-3961<br />
william.sugg@mnps.org<br />
All State Jazz Band Chair:<br />
Bob Chandler<br />
Franklin Road Academy<br />
4700 Franklin Road<br />
Nashville, TN 37220<br />
W 615-369-4492<br />
H 615-948-1490<br />
C 615-948-1490<br />
chandler@franklinroadacademy.com<br />
PROJECT CHAIRS<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> Editor-in-Chief:<br />
Michael Chester<br />
Stewarts Creek High School<br />
301 Red Hawk Parkway<br />
Smyrna, TN 371<strong>67</strong><br />
W 615-904-<strong>67</strong>71<br />
C 615-308-6098<br />
editor@tnmea.org<br />
Webmaster:<br />
Lisa Leopold<br />
<strong>No</strong>rmal Park Museum Magnet<br />
1219 West Mississippi Avenue<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37405<br />
W 423-209-5914<br />
Lisa Leopoldv continued<br />
C 719-232-7281<br />
lwleopold@gmail.com<br />
Tri-M Chair:<br />
Todd Shipley<br />
Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
Academic Magnet School<br />
613 17th Avenue <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
Nashville, TN 37203<br />
W 615-329-8400<br />
todd.shipley@mnps.org<br />
MIOSM Chair:<br />
Tiffany DePriest<br />
Madison Creek Elementary<br />
1040 Madison Creek Road<br />
Goodlettsville, TN 37072<br />
W 615-859-4991 x 212<br />
C 615-308-5364<br />
bowhead0313@gmail.com<br />
Research Chair:<br />
William Lee<br />
University of <strong>Tennessee</strong> at Chattanooga<br />
615 McCallie Avenue<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37403<br />
W 423-425-4601<br />
H 423-425-5269<br />
william.lee@utc.edu<br />
Membership Chair:<br />
Cynthia Wieland<br />
Bon Lin Middle School<br />
3862 <strong>No</strong>rth Germantown Road<br />
Bartlett, TN 38133<br />
W 901-347-1520<br />
wielandcf@scsk12.org<br />
Retired Teachers Chair:<br />
Bobby Jean Frost<br />
5816 Robert E. Lee Drive<br />
Nashville, TN 37215<br />
H 615-665 0470<br />
C 615-973-1537<br />
Music Merchants Industry Chair:<br />
Rick DeJonge<br />
KHS America<br />
12020 Eastgate Boulevard<br />
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122<br />
W 615-773-9922<br />
rdejonge@jupitermusic.com<br />
Women’s Chorale Ensemble Chair:<br />
Amanda Ragan<br />
Oak Ridge High School<br />
1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike<br />
Oak Ridge, TN 37830<br />
W 865-425-9644<br />
aragan@ortn.edu<br />
Men’s Chorus Ensemble Chair:<br />
John Kimbrough<br />
Jackson Christian School<br />
832 Country Club Lane<br />
Jackson, TN 38305<br />
W 731-668-8055<br />
C 931-265-8848<br />
johnny.kimbrough@jcseagles.org<br />
9th-10th Grade String Orchestra Chair: Gary Wilkes<br />
Chattanooga School for the<br />
Arts and Sciences<br />
865 East Third Street<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37403<br />
C 423-718-4874<br />
gwilkes428@gmail.com<br />
11th-12th Grade Symphonic Orchestra Chair:<br />
Sandy Morris<br />
Chattanooga Youth Philharmonic<br />
Orchestra<br />
701 Broad Street<br />
Chattanooga, TN 37402<br />
C 423-596-2703<br />
sandyronmorris@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Musician</strong> Advertising Manager:<br />
Catherine Wilson<br />
501 Barton Shore Court<br />
Lebanon, TN 37087<br />
C 402-984-3394<br />
admanager@tnmea.org<br />
Jazz Education Policy Chair:<br />
Richard Ripani<br />
Hume-Fogg Academic<br />
Magnet High School<br />
700 Broadway<br />
Nashville, TN 37203<br />
W (615)291-6300<br />
rripani@yahoo.com<br />
Advocacy and Government Relations Chair:<br />
Joel Denton<br />
Ooltewah High School<br />
6123 Mountain View Road<br />
Ooltewah, TN 37363<br />
W 423-238-9586<br />
denton_joel@hcde.org<br />
Society for Music Teacher Education Chair:<br />
Jamila McWhirter<br />
MTSU School of Music<br />
MTSU Box 47<br />
Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br />
W 615-898-5922<br />
jamila.mcwhirter@mtsu.edu<br />
National Association for Music Education<br />
Announces the Creation of<br />
Touching the Lives of 20 Million Children<br />
Give A <strong>No</strong>te Foundation was established by the<br />
leaders of the National Association for Music Education<br />
in order to expand and increase music education<br />
opportunities for all children and help them develop<br />
skills needed for success in the 21st century.<br />
To make a donation,<br />
please visit<br />
www.giveanote.org<br />
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• Intensive professional training with a superb<br />
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• Internationally recognized faculty and uniquely<br />
personal student/teacher ratio in an<br />
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• State-of-the-art classrooms, studios, and<br />
performance halls—a new dimension in the<br />
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• Degree programs offered in instrumental<br />
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musical arts—and five-year Bachelor of<br />
Music/Master of Education and Bachelor<br />
of Music/MBA programs<br />
• Ranked as one of the nation’s top twenty<br />
universities<br />
Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir • Tucker Biddlecombe, Director<br />
AUDITION DATES 2014/15<br />
December 6, 2014 • January 23–24, 2015<br />
February 6–7 • February 20–21, 2015<br />
Blair School of Music<br />
Vanderbilt University<br />
Nashville, <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
blair.vanderbilt.edu<br />
Dwayne Sagen<br />
Assistant Dean for Admissions<br />
Dwayne.P.Sagen@vanderbilt.edu<br />
(615) 322-6181
TENNESSEE MUSICIAN ADVERTISER INDEX | VOLUME <strong>67</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. 2<br />
A very special<br />
thank you to all<br />
of our advertisers<br />
who support the<br />
work of music<br />
educators at all<br />
levels in the State<br />
of <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
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East <strong>Tennessee</strong> State University 29<br />
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Maryville College 33<br />
Middle <strong>Tennessee</strong> State University 5<br />
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National Guild of Piano Teachers 32<br />
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Slate Group 49<br />
Smoky Mountain Music Festival 46<br />
Southern Illinois University 37<br />
<strong>Tennessee</strong> State University 35<br />
Union University 11<br />
University of Memphis 26<br />
University of Missouri 43<br />
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department of Car-<br />
College<br />
(now Carson Newman<br />
University) hosted a band festival<br />
on April 20, 1951 with Edwin<br />
Franko Goldman, serving<br />
as guest conductor. One-day<br />
music conferences were requested<br />
by music teachers to<br />
the <strong>Tennessee</strong> State Department<br />
of Education. TMEA<br />
revises the state constitution<br />
allowing six division instrumental<br />
and vocal music associations<br />
more responsibility<br />
for planning music education<br />
events and festival projects.<br />
TMEA voted by a huge majority<br />
to recommend a basic<br />
core and college endorsement<br />
plan for special certification<br />
of music teachers. The cover<br />
featured the Dobyns-Bennett<br />
High School Vocal Ensemble,<br />
under the direction of Miss<br />
Marie Hutchinson.<br />
TMEA BACK THEN<br />
Ison-Newman<br />
N THIS ISSUE, membership<br />
in TMEA<br />
nears record numbers<br />
among the 11 southern<br />
states. The music<br />
TENNESSEE MUSICIAN March-April 1951 – <strong>Vol</strong>ume III, <strong>No</strong>. 4 (Vernon H. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief)<br />
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