TMEA 2017 Professional Development Conference Program

PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

CONFERENCE 

Gaylord Opryland Resort 

& Convention Center 

APRIL 5 

THROUGH 

APRIL 8 

2017 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

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TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 

APRIL 5–8, 2017 

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 

2800 Opryland Drive | Nashville, Tennessee | 615.889.1000 

Brad Turner and James P. Waters, TMEA Conference Co-Chairs 

Information is subject to change. 

For session descriptions and presenter biographies please download the 

TMEA EventMobi App from your smartphone store. 

https://eventmobi.com/tmeaconf2017/ 

Exhibit Hall Hours 

Thursday, April 6, 2017 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Friday, April 7, 2016 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 

TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | 1

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM RONALD MEERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TMEA 

Welcome to the 2017 Tennessee Music Education Association’s Professional 

Development Conference. This year’s convention features several musical offerings 

from our Tennessee All-State Musicians and selected conference performance 

ensembles, all of whom are sure to deliver exceptionally musical performances. 

Ronald Meers, 

Executive Director 

Some of the most knowledgeable clinicians in America, some from among 

the ranks of Tennessee’s finest music educators, will present workshops and 

professional development sessions designed to engage, inspire and inform. The 

Tennessee Music Education Association takes great pride in the relationships 

between our association and these outstanding music education leaders. With 

the TI:ME Music Technology Conference, held in conjunction with our convention, 

there are even more opportunities to for professional growth. Don’t forget to visit 

our exhibit hall. Many new ideas, travel companies, music publishers, fundraising 

companies, resources, prizes, and friends await you there! 

We hope you enjoy renewing old friendships and making new ones while 

attending the convention at the world-class Gaylord Opryland Resort and 

Convention Center. We are confident that you will return home with many 

innovative concepts and ideas that will help you and your students reach your 

highest goals with a sense of energy and vigor for the months ahead. 

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM JOHNATHAN VEST, ED. D., PRESIDENT OF TMEA 

Johnathan Vest, Ed. D. 

President of TMEA 

On behalf of the Tennessee Music Education Association Board of Directors, 

Conference and All-State chairs, let me say “Welcome to Nashville!” Our 

TMEA Conference has many great opportunities for our state music educators 

of all levels to sharpen their skills, hear the best performing groups Tennessee 

has to offer, see the latest materials and equipment, and network with each 

other. Take the time to look through this program and plug in your schedule 

with our EventMobi (our mobile app that will help you plan your day, interact 

with sessions, and explore the exhibits)! 

Our All-State Ensembles also offer something for everyone, so make sure that 

you take the time to not only watch a rehearsal with a master conductor but to 

attend the concerts as well. 

Brad Turner 

Co–Conference Chair 

I hope when you leave this year’s conference you’ll feel rejuvenated and ready 

to be the best music educators ever! Tennessee is blessed to have great 

students, teachers, and supporters of music. Thank you for being TMEA! 

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM BRAD TURNER AND PAUL WATERS, 

CO–CONFERENCE CHAIRS 

We are pleased to host the TMEA Professional Development Conference once 

again, and the Tennessee All-State Ensembles in Nashville, Music City, U.S.A.! 

All events take place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. 

This year’s conference is streamlined, with careful consideration to the timing 

of various events. There are no sessions that are at the same time in the same 

discipline and no meetings during a session. As it was in the recent past, the 

conference includes discipline-specific “visit the exhibits” time. There are also 

many dining options available at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention 

Center with a variety of cuisines. 

James P. Waters, 

Co–Conference Chair 

We are very excited to host the TMEA Professional Development Conference and 

the Tennessee All-State Ensembles. We hope you enjoy your time in Nashville. 

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2017 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION 

WELCOMING REMARKS 

TMEA SPECIAL AWARDS 

Outstanding Young Music Educator 

25-Year Service Award 

PERFORMANCE 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

TMEA SPECIAL AWARDS 

40-Year Service Award 

Friend of Music Education 

Outstanding School Administrator 

TMEA Hall of Fame 

Johnathan Vest, Ed. D., TMEA President 

Jeffrey T. Phillips, Ed. D., TMEA Immediate Past-President 

Jeff Mayo 

Billy Bateman, Darrell Boston, David Butler, David Chipman, 

Alan Clark, Mary Davis, David Diehl, Cathy Dunstan, 

Dianne Evans, Edward Freytag, Greg Jones, Karlton Scott, 

Donna Martin, Gary Merritts, Raymond Morton, Shirley Pace, 

Paul Waters, Vicky Williams 

2017 TMEA Intercollegiate Orchestra 

Jeffrey Grogan, Conductor 

Lynn M. Tuttle, Director of Public Policy & Professional Development 

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 

Jeffrey T. Phillips, Ed. D., TMEA Immediate Past-President 

Charles Collins, II 

Mike Smith 

James Waters 

Steve Boyce, Rush’s Musical Services 

Tabor Stamper, KHS-America 

Gary Houston, Union City Schools 

Eric Lifsey, Fred J. Page Middle School 

Travis Mayfield, Wilson Central High School 

Letoni Murry, Stewarts Creek Middle School 

Sallee Reynolds, Hardin Valley Academy 

Tonja Williams, Head Middle Magnet School 

Ellen Koziel 

James Holcomb 


2017 TMEA INTERCOLLEGIATE ORCHESTRA 

Jeffrey Grogan, Conductor 

The program to be selected from the following: 

Aus Holbergs Zeit, Op. 40...................................................................................................................Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) 

1. Praeludium 

2. Sarabande 

3. Gavotte 

4. Air 

5. Rigaudaon 

Water Night............................................................................................................................................... Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) 

JEFFREY GROGAN, CONDUCTOR 

Applauded for performances “high in energy, with close attention to ebb and flow,” 

American conductor Jeffrey Grogan is hailed as a musical leader who “knows what kind 

of sound he wants from an orchestra,” “rich and vibrant.” His humanistic leadership 

style, coupled with a strong command of skills as a musical communicator, has 

earned him an impressive reputation with audiences and music programs throughout 

the country. Known for “shrewd programming, skillful rehearsing, and an energized 

performance,” Grogan was recently chosen to participate in the prestigious Bruno 

Walter National Conductor Preview sponsored by the League of American Orchestras. 

Jeffrey Grogan has been Education and Community Engagement Conductor for the 

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2006. He leads the NJSO in a variety of 

concerts each season. He has also recently conducted performances with the Little 

Orchestra Society of New York, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra and the New York Concerti 

Sinfonietta where the reviewer stated: 

“Maestro Grogan was an ideal partner. Under his direction, orchestra and soloist 

rose to a glorious culmination in the last movement, glowing with passionate 

fervor evocative of Scriabin’s orchestral masterwork, Poem of Ecstasy. The 

performance was deservedly greeted by cheers from the capacity audience.” 

Jeffrey Grogan considers his work with young musicians one of the cornerstones 

of his career. He serves as conductor and Artistic Director of the Greater Newark 

Youth Orchestras, the InterSchool Orchestras of New York and the New Jersey Youth 

Symphony. Just this past season, his youth orchestras have performed to capacity 

crowds at both Carnegie Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna. He has recently appeared 

as a guest conductor at the University of Georgia, Indiana University, the Manhattan 

School of Music, and the Mannes School of Music Pre-College Division. 

Jeffrey Grogan was previously on faculty at the University of Michigan, Ithaca College 

and Baylor University. He taught public school in the Desoto (Texas) Independent 

School District. Grogan is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and the 

University of Michigan. 

Jeffrey Grogan holds the following positions: 

• Education and Community Engagement Conductor of the New Jersey 

Symphony Orchestra; 

• Conductor and Artistic Director of the Greater Newark Youth Orchestras; 

• Conductor and Artistic Director of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York; 

• Conductor and Artistic Director of the New Jersey Youth Symphony. 

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2017 TMEA INTERCOLLEGIATE ORCHESTRA 

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: 

Austin Peay State University (Emily Crane) 

Union University (Michael Mann) 

Carson-Newman University (Pat Bivens) 

Belmont University (Robert Gregg) 

UT-Chattanooga (Sandra Morris) 

University of Memphis (Mathias Elmer) 

UT-Knoxville (Jim Fellenbaum) 

VIOLIN I 

Chandler Custer (APSU) 

Nancy Alvarado (APSU) 

Lydia Michelle Cronk (Union) 

Emma Otto (Union) 

Paula Oliveros (CNU) 

Brandon Stephens (BU) 

Joshua Brock (BU) 

Victoria Smith (BU) 

Rachel Crick (BU) 

Darrian Lee (BU) 

Leyla Feyzulayeva (UM) 

Benjamin Parton (UTK) 

Inna Karsheva (UTK) 

Jane Robertson (UTK) 

Carolina Pons-Martinez (UTK) 

Angkun (Kie) Uabamrungjit (UTK) 

VIOLIN II 

Katie Spicher (APSU) 

Margot Weslee Cronk (Union) 

Mark Carbonell (Union) 

Euclides Andrade-Silva (CNU) 

Chris Gerth (BU) 

Monica Garren (BU) 

Carly Rupp (BU) 

Jacob Naggy (BU) 

Caroline Farmer (UTK) 

Stephanie Horton (UTK) 

Clara Prinston (UTK) 

Krista Heraux (UTK) 

Hannah Irwin (UTK) 

VIOLA 

Beau Keith (APSU) 

Natalie McCommon (Union) 

Katherine Messer (BU) 

Annabelle Campanelli (BU) 

Corey Starks (BU) 

Makenzie Wade (UM) 

Breana McKendrick (UM) 

Zachary Jerome (UTK) 

Shelley Armer (UTK) 

Angela Lois (UTK) 

Rachel Nilles (UTK) 

CELLO 

Trevor Compton (APSU) 

Hannah Lamb (CNU) 

Tanner Borum (BU) 

Benjamin Van Winkle (UTC) 

Joseph Miller (UM) 

Ashlee Booth (UTK) 

Clara Johnson (UTK) 

Bery Filsaime (UTK) 

Margie Way-Kiani (UTK) 

Hannah Haggit (UTK) 

BASS 

Stuart Caron (BU) 

Steven Brija (BU) 

Kaleb Ritchie (UM) 

TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER 

LYNN M. TUTTLE 

Director of Public Policy & Professional Development 

National Association for Music Education 

Lynn Tuttle was Director of Arts Education at the Arizona Department of Education. 

Her duties included acting as a liaison to the state’s arts educators; providing 

professional development in Arizona’s Academic Arts Standards, arts assessment 

and arts integration; and promoting quality arts education programs in Arizona’s 

schools. She co-chaired the Arizona Arts Education Census Committee, which 

published the 2010 Arizona Arts Education Census, documenting access and 

availability of arts education in Arizona’s district and charter schools. She has 

keynoted for The Kennedy Center’s 2013 Partners in Education conference and the 

2013 Biannual Maine Arts Education Conference, and has presented for Americans for the Arts, Arts Education 

Partnership, the Educational Theatre Association, the Kennedy Center Alliances for Arts Education Network, the 

National Art Education Association, the National Dance Education Organization, the National Association for 

Music Education, and the State Arts Advocacy Network. Lynn serves as Past-President for the State Education 

Agency Directors of Arts Education and is one of the leaders of the revision of the National Voluntary Arts 

Education Standards. Lynn holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music (valedictorian), the Johns 

Hopkins University (Phi Beta Kappa) and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. 


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HOW DO YOU MAKE AN ENSEMBLE 

EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME BET T ER? 

Add Magic! 

The 2017 All-National Honor Ensembles 

will take place at WALT DISNEY WORLD! 

November 26-29, 2017 

• Recommend your students in grades 9, 10, or 11 during the 2016-2017 

school year to apply 

• The All-National Honor Ensembles represent the top performing high 

school musicians in each state across the country 

• So much more than a musical ensemble, it is a comprehensive, musical, 

and educational experience 

• Students will learn under the baton of leading conductors who 

are sure to inspire 

• This year’s event will feature one of the nation’s only college 

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Apply today: nafme.org/ANHE 

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TMEA PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 

2800 Opryland Drive | Nashville, Tennessee | 615.889.1000 

MASTER SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 

Listings are subject to change. 

For session descriptions and presenter biographies please 

download the TMEA EventMobi App from your smartphone store. 

https://eventmobi.com/tmeaconf2017/ 

Exhibit Hall Hours 

Thursday, April 6, 2017 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Friday, April 7, 2017 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 

7:30 AM Collegiate Orchestra Registration: TBA 

8:00 AM Collegiate Orchestra Auditions: Locations TBA 

9:00 - 11:AM Collegiate Orchestra Rehearsal: Gaylord Event Center 

12:00 PM TMEA Board Meeting / Luncheon: Magnolia B 

2:00 - 5:00 PM Collegiate Orchestra Rehearsal: Ryman Ballroom AD 

6:00 PM All-State Instrumental Auditions 

Tennessee Division II State Marching Band Championship Roundtable: 

TMEA Executive Suite 

7:00 - 8:00 PM All-State Choirs and Jazz Rehearsal 

TBA Honors Recital: Presidential Ballroom D 

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 

8:00 - 8:50 AM Band: Theory: It’s Not a 4-Letter Word! Teaching Musicianship in the Performing World. 

Margaret Heron. Belmont A 

Choir/Collegiate: The Human Voice: Function, Dysfunction, and Keeping it 

Healthy. Michele Paynter Paise. Ryman PQR 

Technology: Logic, Garage Band’s Big Brother. Floyd Richmond. Belmont B 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening. Visit Exhibits. 

Performance: Conrnerstone Brass Quintet. University of Memphis. Exhibit Hall 

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ask A Pro - TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Maxine Jones, Marion Coleman, Sally McFadden, 

Jeff Beckman, Audrey Bowie, Carol Crittenden, Victor Davis, Gary Merritts, Greg Snyder, Bobby 

Jean Frost, Bill Hull, Jean-Marie Hull. Ryman Exhibit Hall B1, B2 

9:30 - 11:30 AM General Session: TN Collegiate Orchestra, Awards Presentation: Presidential Ballroom D 

12:00 - 12:50 PM Band: Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble: Presidential Ballroom D 

Orchestra/Collegiate: Collegiate Conductor Session: Jeffrey Grogan. Ryman Studio PQR 

General Music: Visit the Recorder Buffet. Allen Moody. Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Technology Tools for the K-!2 Music Instructor - including iPads! Jody 

Underwood. Belmont B 

Research: Poster Research Session. Jamila McWhirter. Belmont C 

Meeting: Awards Luncheon. Magnolia B 

1:00 - 1:50 PM Band: Stewarts Creek Middle School Band: Presidential Ballroom AE 

Choir/General Music: Re-discovering the Rabbit Hole. Mark Simmons. Ryman NO 

Orchestra: Tennessee ASTA Concerto Project. Sara Johnson. Belmont A 

Collegiate: Transformation: Preparing for the Transition from Student Teacher to Professional 

Educator. Corynn Moore, Mattew Pyles. Cheekwood GH 

Research: What’s Lit in Band? A Comparative Examination of Literature Selections for 

Concert Band Adjudication. Dr. Patrick Carney. Belmont C 

1:45-2:15 PM Performance: Off Kilter. Maryville College a cappella. Ryman Lobby 

2:00 - 2:50 PM Band: Teaching for Independence. Carole Smith Grooms. Ryman PQR 

Choir: Choral Reading Session for All. Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, Angela Tipps. Ryman NO 

Orchestra: Visit the Exhibits 

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General Music: Orchestral Music in the Elementary Classroom: Elizabeth Carter. 

Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Improving Your Ensemble with Technology You Probably Already Own. Curtis 

Tredway. Belmont B 

Collegiate: Looking for a Job? How to Develop Your Professional Portfolio. Sarah Burns. 

Belmont A 

Research: Vocal Techniques Using Natural Projection or Microphones: What are the 

Differences? How Do I sing Both “On” and “Off” the Microphone? Dr. Catherine Wilson. 

Belmont C 

2:45-3:15 PM Performance: Oliver Percussion Ensemble. Oliver Middle School - Ryman Lobby 

3:00 - 3:50 PM Band: Teacher Assessment and Student Growth - GLADIS: From a User’s and Peer Reviewer’s 

Perspective. Carol King Chipman. Ryman NO 

Choir: Mt. Juliet High School “Ladies of Vocal Excellence” Presidential Ballroom BC 

General Music: Let’s Play! Student-Centered Music Lessons for K-3. Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, 

Jessica Barnard, Jessica Scruggs. Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Four Simple Ways to Record Your Students. Jody Underwood. Belmont B 

Collegiate: Teach Your Students to Practice. Nancy Summitt. Belmont A 

Research: Teaching Strategies Using Mental Models in Music Instruction. Dr. Dave 

Knowlton. Belmont C 

Meeting: Da Capo Meeting. TMEA Suite 

3:45 - 4:15 PM Performance: Austin Peay Clarinet Ensemble. Ryman Lobby 

4:00 - 4:50 PM Band: Visit the Exhibits 

General Music: General Music Caucus. Linzie Mullins Presidential Boardroom A 

Research: A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Music Educators. Dr. Jamila 

McWhirter. Belmont C 

Meeting: Exhibitor Reception. Exhibit Hall 

Performance: Greyscale ETSU a cappella. Exhibit Hall 

5:00 - 5:50 PM Band: McGavock High School Wind Ensemble. Presidential Ballroom AE 

Orchestra: Recruiting and Retaining English Language Learners. Angela Ammerman. 

Belmont A 

General Music: The Magic of Kindergarten. Lauren Bain. Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Notation Programs - Side by Side. Floyd Richmond. Belmont B 

Meeting: Higher Education Meeting. Belmont C 

Exhibit Hall Closes 

6:00 - 6:50 PM Band: Repair: I Can Do All That by Myself? Dave Lawson. Ryman PQR 

Collegiate: Higher Education Caucus. Ryan Fisher. Magnolia A 

Meeting: UT Knoxville Reception. Cheekwood GH 

Meeting: MTSU Alumni & Friends Reception. Magnolia B 

7:00 - 7:50 PM Band/Technology: Digital Audio Basics for Music Educators. Jody Underwood. 

Belmont B 

Choir: Arlington High School Chorale. Presidential Ballroom BC 

Collegiate: Collegiate Caucus. Jennifer Vannatta-Hall. Belmont A 

Meeting: Phi Beta Mu Meeting: TMEA Executive Suite 

8:00 - 8:50 PM Band: Jazz Caucus. Ryman PQR 

Collegiate: Collegiate NAfME Social. Cheekwood GH 


9:00PM 

Orchestra: Belmont University Symphony Orchestra. Presidential Ballroom AE 


FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 

8:00 - 8:50 AM Band: Knowing When to Pull the Trigger: The F Attachment Trombone. Jeff Philips. 

Belmont A 

Meeting: ASTA Board Meeting. Sara Johnson. Magnolia A 

8:45 - 9:15 AM Performance: Meistersingers. Tennessee State University. Ryman Lobby 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Opens 

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Ask A Pro - TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Carol Crittenden, Linda Friend, Bobby Jean 

Frost, Margaret-Campbelle Holman, Genevieve Simons, Marsha Hartwein, Sara Johnson. 

Ryman Exhibit Hall B1, B2 

9:00 - 9:50 AM Band: Maryville High School Band. Presidential Ballroom AE 

Choir: Bringing Life Back Into the Choral Classroom: Techniques for Motivating Choral 

Music Students. Kelly Rainer. Ryman PQR 

Orchestra: Orchestra Caucus. Michelle Clupper Ryman NO 

General Music: Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Meaningful Movement. David Frego. 


Collegiate: LGBT Musicians: A New Status Quo. Jeffery Chipman, Valerie Speakman. 

Cheekwood GH 

9:45 - 10:15 AM Performance: Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. UT Martin. Ryman Lobby 

10:00 - 10:50 AM Band: Unpacking the New Fine Arts Standards: How to Unwrap Standards and Set 

Learning Targets. Brad Foust. Ryman PQR 

Choir: Choral Caucus. Gerald Patton. Cheekwood GH 

Orchestra: Teaching in Rural Setting. Timothy Heath. Belmont A 

General Music: Visit the Exhibits 

Technology: Creativity Through Technology: Application for All Levels. Christopher Dye, 

Sandra Hamilton, Jessica Scruggs, Rebecca Turner. Belmont B 

Collegiate: Music Teacher Candidates and Students with Exceptional Needs: Building 

Relationships. Judith Sullican, Helen Dainty. Belmont C 

10:45 - 11:15 AM Performance: Ravenwood High School Chamber Choir. Ryman Lobby 

11:00 - 11:50 AM Band: TBA Meeting (90-minute session). Ryman Studio PQR 

Choir: Lee University “Ladies of Lee” Choir. Presidential Ballroom BC 

General Music: Make it POP: Tune Your Students’ Ear with Pop Tunes! Heather 

Klossner. Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Piecing together the Pedagogy Puzzle: Kodaly and Orff Meet Quaver 

Music Interactive Technology. Otto Gross. Belmont B 

Meeting: ASTA Membership Meeting. Sara Johnson. Magnolia B 

11:45 - 12:15 PM Performance: Bluff City 5. University of Memphis. Ryman Lobby 

12:00 - 12:50 PM No Sessions. Visit Exhibits 

ASTA Membership Luncheon. Magnolia B 

SMTE Luncheon. Magnolia A 

TN ASBDA Meeting. Executive Suite 

1:00 - 1:50 PM Band: Franklin High School Wind Ensemble (TBA Hall of Fame Concert) 

Choir/Collegiate: ACDA Undergraduate Choral Conducting Master Class. Jeffery 

Ames. Ryman NO (2 hours) 

General Music: Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff: Different Paths to One Destination. Heather 

Klossner, David Frego, Lauren Bain. Presidential Boardroom A 

Technology: Classroom Management Made Easy. Otto Gross. Belmont B 

2:00 - 2:50 PM Technology: TI:ME for Tennessee. Floyd Richmond. Belmont B 

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2:45 - 3:15 PM Performance: Fifth Measure. Houston High School a cappella. Ryman Lobby 

3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Closes 

3:00 - 3:50 PM Band: Band Caucus. Ryman Studio PQR 

Choir: Charting a Course for Success: The First Days, Weeks, and Months in the Choral 

Classroom. Vincent Oaks, Kristen Wiram. Cheekwood GH 

Orchestra: Baroque Bowing Party. James Westerfield. Belmont A 

General Music: First Time at the Bars: Orff Instruments with Little Ones. Eric Young. 


Collegiate: Administration of a High School Music Program. Susan Kelly. Belmont C 

3:45 - 4:15 PM Performance: The Bright Boys. Maryville High School. Ryman Lobby 

4:00 - 4:50 PM Band/Orchestra: Marketing/Public Relations: Things you Think Aren’t Important Because 

They Aren’t Music. Heather Cook. Ryman NO 

5:00 - 5:50 pm Band/Collegiate: I Got a Job! Now What? Eric Branscome. Room: Belmont C 

Choir: Building a Successful Self-Directed Ensemble. Alan Stevens. Room: Ryman PQR 

Meeting: ESTBOA General Meeting. Gary Wilkes. Cheekwood GH 

6:00 PM Meeting: Phi Beta Mu: Executive Suite 

6:00 PM Tennessee All-State SSAA Choir: Presidential Ballroom D 

6:45 PM Tennessee All-State SATB Choir: Presidential Ballroom D 

7:30 PM Tennessee All-State TTBB Choir: Presidential Ballroom D 

9:00 PM Tennessee All-State Jazz Band: Presidential Ballroom ABCE 


SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 

9:00 AM Tennessee Treble Honor Choir: Presidential Ballroom D 

10:00 AM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra: Presidential Ballroom D 

11:00 AM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra: Presidential Ballroom D 

12:00 PM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band: Presidential Ballroom D 

1:00 PM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band: Presidential Ballroom D 

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Tennessee Treble Honor Choir Conductor. Music with Margie and Debbie. Ryman Studio L 


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Johnson City, Tennessee 37614 

423-439-4276 

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Conference Meetings, Receptions, and Recitals 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS BY FOCUS AREA 

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 

12:00 PM TMEA Board Meeting and Luncheon: Magnolia B 

6:00 PM Tennessee Division II State Marching Band Championship Roundtable: TMEA Suite 

8:00 PM Tennessee Bandmasters Association Honors Recital: Presidential Ballroom D 

Thursday, April 6, 2017 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Exhibit Hall 

9:30 AM General Session Meeting, Intercollegiate Orchestra Performance, TMEA Awards 

Presentation: Presidential Ballroom D 

12:00 PM Awards Luncheon: Magnolia B 

3:00 PM Da Capo Meeting: TMEA Suite 

4:00 PM General Music Caucus: Presidential Boardroom A 

Exhibitor Reception: Exhibit Hall 

5:00 PM Higher Education Meeting: Belmont C 

6:00 PM University of Tennessee at Knoxville Alumni & Friends Reception: Cheekwood GH 

Middle Tennessee State University Alumni & Friends Reception: Magnolia B 

Higher Education Caucus: Magnolia A 

7:00 PM Phi Beta Mu: TMEA Suite 

Collegiate Caucus: Belmont A 

8:00 PM Jazz Caucus: Ryman PQR 

Collegiate NAfME Social: Cheekwood GH 

Friday, April 7, 2017 

8:00 AM ASTA Board Meeting: Magnolia A 

9:00 AM Orchestra Caucus: Ryman NO 

10:00 AM Choral Caucus: Cheekwood GH 

11:00 AM ASTA Membership Meeting: Magnolia B 

Tennessee Bandmasters Association Meeting: Ryman Studio PQR 

12:00 PM ASTA Membership Luncheon: Magnolia B 

SMTE Luncheon: Magnolia A 

TNASBDA Meeting: TMEA Suite 

2:00 PM TI:ME for Tennessee - Floyd Richmond: Belmont B 

3:00 PM Band Caucus: Ryman Studio PQR 

5:00 PM ESTBOA General Meeting: Cheekwood GH 

6:00 PM Phi Beta Mu: TMEA Suite 

General Music Professional Development Sessions 





12:00 PM Visit the Recorder Buffet - Allen Moody: Presidential Boardroom A 

1:00 PM Re-discovering the Rabbit Hole - Mark Simmons: Ryman NO 

2:00 PM Orchestral Music in the Elementary Classroom - Elizabeth Carter: Presidential Boardroom A 

3:00 PM Let’s Play! Student-Centered Music Lessons for K-3 - Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, Jessica Barnard, 

Jessica Scruggs: Presidential Boardroom A 

4:00 PM General Music Caucus: Presidential Boardroom A 

5:00 PM The Magic of Kindergarten - Lauren Bain: Presidential Boardroom A 


9:00 AM Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Meaningful Movement - David Frego: Presidential Boardroom A 

10:00 AM Visit the Exhibits 

11:00 AM Make it POP: Tune Your Students’ Ear With Pop Tunes! - Heather Klossner: Presidential 

Boardroom A 



1:00 PM Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff: Different Paths to One Destination - Heather Klossner, David Frego, 

Lauren Bain: Presidential Boardroom A 

3:00 PM First Time at the Bars: Orff Instruments with Little Ones - Eric Young: Presidential Boardroom A 

Saturday, April 8th, 2017 

10:00 AM Music with Margie Orem and Debbie Burton: Ryman Studio L 

Choral Professional Development Sessions 

Thursday, April 6th, 2017 

8:00 AM The Human Voice: Function, Dysfunction, and Keeping it Healthy - Michele Paynter Paise: 

Ryman PQR 




1:00 PM Re-discovering the Rabbit Hole - Mark Simmons: Ryman NO 

2:00 PM Choral Reading Session for All - Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, Angela Tipps: Ryman NO 

3:00 PM Mt. Juliet High School “Ladies of Vocal Excellence”: Presidential Ballroom BC 

7:00 PM Arlington High School Chorale: Presidential Ballroom BC 

Friday, April 7th, 2017 

9:00 AM Bringing Life Back Into the Choral Classroom: Techniques for Motivating Choral Music 

Students - Kelly Rainer: Ryman PQR 

10:00 AM Choral Caucus: Cheekwood GH 

11:00 AM Lee University “Ladies of Lee” Choir: Presidential Ballroom BC 

12:00 PM Visit the Exhibits 

1:00 PM ACDA Undergraduate Choral Conducting Master Class - Jeffery Ames: Ryman NO 

3:00 PM Charting a Course for Success: The First Days, Weeks, and Months in the Choral Classroom 

- Vincent Oaks, Kristen Wiram: Cheekwood GH 

5:00 PM Building a Successful Self-Directed Ensemble - Alan Stevens: Ryman PQR 

Orchestra Professional Development Sessions 





12:00 PM Collegiate Conductor Session - Jeffrey Grogan: Ryman Studio PQR 

1:00 PM Tennessee ASTA Concerto Project - Sara Johnson: Belmont A 


5:00 PM Recruiting and Retaining English Language Learners - Angela Ammerman: Belmont A 

9:00 PM Belmont University Symphony Orchestra: Presidential Ballroom AE 


9:00 AM Orchestra Caucus: Ryman NO 

10:00 AM Teaching in Rural Setting - Timothy Heath: Belmont A 

3:00 PM Baroque Bowing Party - James Westerfield: Belmont A 

Band Professional Development Sessions 


8:00 AM Theory: It’s Not a 4-Letter Word! Teaching Musicianship in the Performing World - 

Margaret Heron: Belmont A 


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12:00 PM Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble: Presidential Ballroom D 

1:00 PM Stewarts Creek Middle School Band: Presidential Ballroom AE 

2:00 PM Teaching for Independence - Carole Smith Grooms: Ryman PQR 

3:00 PM Teacher Assessment and Student Growth - GLADIS: From a User’s and Peer 

Reviewer’s Perspetive - Carol King Chipman: Ryman NO 


5:00 PM McGavock High School Wind Ensemble: Presidential Ballroom AE 

6:00 PM Repair: I Can Do All That by Myself? - Dave Lawson: Ryman PQR 

7:00 PM Digital Audio Basics for Music Educators - Jody Underwood: Belmont B 

8:00 PM Jazz Caucus: Ryman PQR 


8:00 AM Knowing When to Pull the Trigger: The F Attachment Trombone - Jeff Philips: Belmont A 

9:00 AM Maryville High School Band: Presidential Ballroom AE 

10:00 AM Unpacking the New Fine Arts Standards: How to Unwrap Standards and Set Learning 

Targets Brad Foust: Ryman PQR 

11:00 AM Tennessee Bandmasters Association Meeting: Ryman Studio PQR 

1:00 PM Franklin High School Wind Ensemble (TBA Hall of Fame Concert): Presidential Ballroom AE 

3:00 PM Band Caucus: Ryman Studio PQR 

4:00 PM Marketing/Public Relations: Things you Think Aren’t Important Because They Aren’t 

Music - Heather Cook: Ryman NO 

5:00 PM I Got a Job! Now What? - Eric Branscome: Belmont C 

Technology Professional Development Sessions 


8:00 AM Logic, Garage Band’s Big Brother - Floyd Richmond: Belmont B 




12:00 PM Technology Tools for the K-!2 Music Instructor - including iPads! - 

Jody Underwood: Belmont B 

2:00 PM Improving Your Ensemble with Technology You Probably Already Own - 

Curtis Tredway: Belmont B 

3:00 PM Four Simple Ways to Record Your Students - Jody Underwood: Belmont B 

5:00 PM Notation Programs - Side by Side - Floyd Richmond: Belmont B 


10:00 AM Creativity Through Technology: Application for All Levels - Christopher Dye, Sandra 

Hamilton, Jessica Scruggs, Rebecca Turner: Belmont B 

11:00 AM Piecing together the Pedagogy Puzzle: Kodaly and Orff Meet Quaver Music Interactive 

Technology - Otto Gross: Belmont B 

1:00 PM Classroom Management Made Easy - Otto Gross: Belmont B 

2:00 PM TI:ME for Tennessee - Floyd Richmond: Belmont B 

Collegiate Student Professional Development Sessions 





12:00 PM Collegiate Conductor Session - Jeffrey Grogan: Ryman Studio PQR 

1:00 PM Transformation: Preparing for the Transition from Student Teacher to Professional Educator 

- Corynn Moore, Matthew Pyles: Cheekwood GH 

2:00 PM Looking for a Job? How to Develop Your Professional Portfolio - Sarah Burns: Belmont A 

3:00 PM Teach Your Students to Practice. Nancy Summitt: Belmont A 



7:00 PM Collegiate Caucus: Belmont A 

8:00 PM Collegiate NAfME Social: Cheekwood GH 


9:00 AM LGBT Musicians: A New Status Quo - Jeffery Chipman, Valerie Speakman: Cheekwood GH 

10:00 AM Music Teacher Candidates and Students with Exceptional Needs: Building Relationships - 

Judith Sullican, Helen Dainty: Belmont C 

1:00 PM ACDA Undergraduate Choral Conducting Master Class - Jeffery Ames: Ryman NO 

3:00 PM Administration of a High School Music Program - Susan Kelly: Belmont C 

5:00 PM I Got a Job! Now What? - Eric Branscome: Belmont C 

TMEA Higher Education and Research 

Professional Development Sessions 





12:00 PM Poster Research Session: Belmont C 

1:00 PM What’s Lit in Band? A Comparative Examination of Literature Selections for Concert Band 

Adjudication - Patrick Carney: Belmont C 

2:00 PM Vocal Techniques Using Natural Projection or Microphones: What are the Differences? 

How Do I Sing Both “On” and “Off” the Microphone? - Catherine Wilson: Belmont C 

3:00 PM Teaching Strategies Using Mental Models in Music Instruction - Dave Knowlton: Belmont C 

4:00 PM A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Music Educators - Jamila McWhirter: 

Belmont C 

6:00 PM Higher Education Caucus: Magnolia A 


12:00 PM SMTE Luncheon: Magnolia A 

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TMEA SELECTED ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE TIMES AND LOCATIONS 


12:00 – 12:50 PM Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble: Presidential Ballroom D 

1:00 – 1:50 PM Stewarts Creek Middle School Band: Presidential Ballroom AE 

3:00 – 3:50 PM Mt. Juliet High School “Ladies of Vocal Excellence”: Presidential Ballroom BC 

5:00 – 5:50 PM McGavock High School Wind Ensemble: Presidential Ballroom AE 

7:00 – 7:50 PM Arlington High School Chorale: Presidential Ballroom BC 

9:00 – 9:50 PM Belmont University Symphony Orchestra: Presidential Ballroom AE 


9:00 – 9:50 AM Maryville High School Band: Presidential Ballroom AE 

11:00 – 11:50 AM Lee University “Ladies of Lee” Choir: Presidential Ballroom BC 

1:00 – 2:30 PM Franklin High School Wind Ensemble (TBA Hall of Fame Concert): Presidential Ballroom AE 


9:00 – 9:30 AM Cornerstone Brass Quintet (University of Memphis) - Opening of Exhibits Ryman B1 & B2 

1:45-2:15 PM Off Kilter (Maryville College, Stacey Wilner, Director) - Ryman Lobby 

2:45-3:15 PM Oliver Percussion Ensemble (Oliver Middle School, Kevin Jankowski, Director) - 

Ryman Lobby 

3:45-4:15 PM Austin Peay Clarinet Ensemble (Dr. Spencer Prewitt, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

4:00 – 4:30 PM Greyscale (East Tennessee State University, Alan Stevens, Director) – Exhibit Hall Ryman B1 & B2 


TMEA SPOTLIGHT ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE TIMES AND LOCATIONS 

8:45-9:15 AM Meistersingers (Tennessee State University, Dr. Susan Kelly, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

9:45-10:15 AM Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble (University of Tennessee at Martin, Dr. Bill Waterman, 

Director) – Ryman Lobby 

10:45-11:15 AM Ravenwood High School Chamber Choir (Lauren Ramey, director) – Ryman Lobby 

11:45-12:15 PM Bluff City 5 (University of Memphis) – Ryman Lobby 

2:45-3:15 PM Fifth Measure (Houston High School – Germantown, TN, Dr. Billy Rayburn, Director) – 

Ryman Lobby 

3:45-4:15 PM The Bright Boys (Maryville High School, Chuck Yost, Director) – Ryman Lobby 


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LEARN, PERFORM, PERFECT 

“Maryville College is the perfect 

place for me to grow into 

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I hope to be.” 

MEGAN KOLB 

Birmingham, Alabama 

Recipient of the 

Full-Tuition Scholarship for 

Music Majors 

Located in the new $47-million Clayton Center for the Arts, the 

Maryville College Music Department offers a comprehensive, 

NASM-accredited music curriculum within the College’s 

acclaimed liberal arts experience. Because of its size, 

Maryville College provides students with nearly endless 

opportunities to perform — in choirs, ensembles, 

bands, orchestras, musicals and opera scenes. 

Degree opportunities: 

B.A. in Music | B.M. in Music Education 

B.M. in Vocal Performance 

B.M. in Music Theory/Composition 

Music scholarships are available, 

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ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REGISTRATION AND REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 

Student Registration (All Ensembles): 

4:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Presidential Lobby 

Judges Meeting: 

Band & Orchestra: 6:00 PM (CST) Presidential Ballroom D 

Rehearsal Locations: 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra: Ryman Ballroom AD 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra: Ryman Ballroom CF 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band: Gaylord Opryland Event Center 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band: Washington B 

Tennessee All-State Jazz Band: Ryman Studio L 

Tennessee All-State SATB Choir: Presidential Ballroom C (Wednesday & Thursday morning) 

& Presidential Ballroom D (Thursday night & Friday) 

Tennessee All-State SSAA Choir: Cheekwood ABC (Wednesday Only) & Lincoln CDE 

(Thursday & Friday) 

Tennessee All-State TTBB Choir: Hermitage AB (Wednesday only) & Jackson AB 

(Thursday & Friday) 

Audition Times: 

Rehearsal Times: 

Auditions for all Concert Bands and Orchestras - 6:30 PM (CST) 

Rehearsal for all Choral and Jazz Band in designated areas 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 

String and Woodwind Audition Times and Locations: 

WARM-UP: WASHINGTON B 

Brass and Percussion Audition Locations: 

Violin 1, 9 - 10: Belmont A 

Violin 2, 9 - 10: Belmont B 

Violin 1, 11 - 12: Magnolia Boardroom A 

Violin 2, 11 - 12: Magnolia Boardroom B 

Viola 9 - 12: Belmont C 

Cello 9 - 12: Cheekwood GH 

Bass 9 - 12: Presidential Boardroom A 

Flute 9 - 12: Ryman Studio M 

Clarinet 9 - 10: Ryman Studio N 

Clarinet 11 - 12: Ryman Studio O 

Saxes: Ryman Studio R 

Double Reeds/Low Reeds: Ryman Studio P 

Orchestra Woodwinds: Ryman Studio Q 

WARM-UP: GAYLORD EVENT CENTER 

Trumpet 9 - 12: Ryman Ballroom B 

French Horn 9 - 12: Presidential Ballroom C 

Trombone 9 - 12: Presidential Ballroom E 

Euphonium/Tuba 9 -12: Ryman Ballroom D 

Orchestra Brass: Ryman Studio L 

Percussion 9 - 12 & Orchestra: Ryman Ballroom F 


ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REGISTRATION AND REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 


4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration. Presidential Lobby 

6:30 PM Auditions for all Bands and Orchestras 

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Rehearsal for all Choral and Jazz Band in designated areas 


All Instrumental Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 


All Choral Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated areas 

11:30 AM *College Fair: Exhibit Hall 




Band and Orchestra Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated areas 



Jazz Band: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated area 


2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated area 

7:30 PM Sound Check / Warm-up: Presidential Ballroom ABCE 

All Choral Ensembles: 

9:00 AM-12:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 


5:00 PM SSAA Warm-up: Designated areas 

5:45 PM SATB Warm-up: Designated areas 

6:30 PM TTBB Warm-up: Designated areas 

Concert Schedule: 

6:00 PM Tennessee All-State SSAA Choir 

6:45 PM Tennessee All-State SATB Choir 

7:30 PM Tennessee All-State TTBB Choir 

9:00 PM Tennessee All-State Jazz Band: (Presidential Ballroom ABCE) 

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 

Concert Schedule: 

9:00 AM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir 

10:00 AM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra 

11:00 AM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra 

12:00 PM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band 

1:00 PM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE CONDUCTORS OVERVIEW 

SONJA SEPÚLVEDA 

TENNESSEE ALL-STATE 

SSAA CHOIR 

Dr. Sonja Sepúlveda is the 

Director of Choral Activities 

and teacher of Theory at Salem 

College in Winston-Salem, North 

Carolina and conducts the Salem 

College Chamber Choir, Chorale, 

and SuperTonix. She came 

to Salem following positions at Western Kentucky 

University in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Brewton 

Parker College in Mt.Vernon, Georgia. Graduating from 

Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Music Education 

and Master of Music degrees, Sonja Sepúlveda earned 

a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University 

of South Carolina where she directed the Renaissance 

Singers and Carolina Alive. 

GENE PETERSON 


SATB CHOIR 

Dr. Gene Peterson is the 

conductor of the Bethel Choir, 

the fourth in its 66-year history, 

Director of Choral Activities, and 

Artistic Director of Festival of 

Christmas at Bethel University 

- St Paul, Minnesota. Peterson 

came to Bethel after serving on faculty at the University 

of Tennessee School of Music as the Associate Director 

of Choral Activities. During his tenure in Knoxville, he 

was also the Director of Choral Ministries at Cedar 

Springs Presbyterian Church. Peterson is a proud 

graduate of El Camino College, Chapman University, 

and the University of Washington, Seattle. 

THOMAS LOEWENHEIM 


9TH AND 10TH GRADE 

STRING ORCHESTRA 

Thomas Loewenheim is currently 

Professor of Cello and Director 

of Orchestras at the California 

State University, Fresno, and the 

Music Director and conductor of 

the Youth Orchestras of Fresno. Loewenheim earned 

a doctorate in cello performance from the renowned 

Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where 

he studied with Janos Starker and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, 

and was mentored in conducting by David Effron. 

He received a master’s degree from the University 

of Michigan under Erling Blöndal Bengtsson and a 

bachelor’s degree from the Rubin Academy for Music 

and Dance in Jerusalem. 

GIANCARLO GUERRERO 



SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Giancarlo Guerrero is the 

Music Director of the Nashville 

Symphony Orchestra, taking 

up post in 2009. A natural and 

instinctive musician, Guerrero 

is a charismatic presence on the podium. He is a 

strong advocate of new contemporary music and has 

championed the works of several of America’s most 

respected composers. He has presented eight world 

premieres with the Nashville Symphony and has led the 

orchestra to several GRAMMY wins in recent years, 

including in 2016 for his recording of works by Stephen 

Paulus. 

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LESLIE BLACKWELL 


TTBB CHOIR 

Leslie J. Blackwell is the Director 

of Choral Activities and Professor 

of Music and Music Education 

at Kennesaw State University 

where she has directed choral 

activities since 1998. Dr. 

Blackwell’s duties include 

conducting the KSU Men’s Ensemble, KSU Chorale, and 

KSU Chamber Singers, as well as teaching advanced 

choral conducting and literature. A native of Georgia, 

Blackwell received the Associate of Arts degree from 

Gordon Junior College (1982), the Bachelor of Music 

in Music Education from West Georgia College (1984), 

the Master of Music from Georgia State University 

(1991), and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the 

University of Kentucky (2002). 

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RICHARD L. SAUCEDO 



CONCERT BAND 

Richard L. Saucedo recently 

retired as Director of Bands and 

Performing Arts Department 

Chairman at the William H. 

Duke Center for the Performing 

Arts at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. During 

his 31-year tenure, Carmel bands received numerous 

state, regional and national honors in the areas of 

concert band, jazz band and marching band. Carmel’s 

Wind Symphony I performed at the Bands of America 

National Concert Band Festival three times (1992, 1999, 

and 2004) and was named the Indiana State Champion 

Concert Band most recently in 2013. The group also 

performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic

TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE CONDUCTORS OVERVIEW 

in Chicago during December of 2005. Carmel Jazz 

Ensembles have won numerous awards at jazz festivals 

in Indiana and throughout the Midwest. The Carmel 

Marching Greyhounds have finished in the top ten at 

the Bands of America Grand National Championship 

for the past 17 years and were named BOA National 

Champions in the fall of 2005 and again in 2012. 

PAULA A. CRIDER 



CONCERT BAND 

Following a distinguished 33 year 

teaching career, Professor Paula 

A. Crider continues to share 

her passion for making music 

through an active schedule 

as guest conductor, lecturer, 

clinician and adjudicator. She has enjoyed engagements 

in 47 states, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, 

France, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong 

and Australia. Professor Crider has taught in the public 

schools at all levels, and holds the unique distinction 

of having been the first female in the state of Texas to 

serve as director of bands at a class 5-A high school. 

Her Crockett High School Bands in Austin, Texas 

enjoyed both state and national recognition for musical 

excellence on the concert stage, and were twice named 

Texas 5A State Marching Champions. 

WYCLIFFE GORDON, 


JAZZ BAND 

Musical ambassador and 

interpreter of America’s music, 

Wycliffe Gordon experiences an 

impressive career touring the 

world performing hard-swinging, 

straight-ahead jazz receiving 

great acclaim from audiences 

and critics alike. His unmatched modern mastery 

of the plunger mute and his exceptional technique 

and signature sound, has solidified Gordon a place in 

musical history known as one of the top trombonists of 

his generation. 


to exalt TO INSPIRE 

We are proud of our Tennessee Music Educators 

Union graduates who are teaching in Tennessee schools: 

Marya Davis Bailey Family Christian School, Jackson 

Karen Barker Crockett County Middle School, Alamo 

Dawn Baxter Gregory Caywood Elementary School, Lexington 

Candice Blackard Dunbar Elementary School, Memphis 

Anna Price Brown Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary 

School, Jackson 

Madelyn Carson North Side High School, Jackson 

Krist Chaney Goodlett Elementary School, Memphis 

Adam Clark T. W. Hunter Middle School and Beech High School, 

Hendersonville 

Carol Culbreath Whitehaven High School, Memphis 

Elsie Dumser Marshall County High School, Lewisburg 

Mindy Parsell Essary Augustine School, Jackson 

Elizabeth Clark Evans Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville 

Leah Foust Crockett County High School, Alamo 

Mandy Fuller Grisham New Hope Christian Academy, Memphis 

Wendy Nolan Hill Bailey Station Elementary School, Collierville 

Alisa Clift Inman Loudon High School, Loudon 

Susan Graves Land Collierville Elementary School, Collierville 

Dianne Armour Lowery Henry Elementary School, Henry 

Carole Howard Mathis Crestview Middle School, Covington 

MaryAnn McClendon Community Montessori School and 

Alexander Elementary School, Jackson 

Sharon Crihfield Morris Ripley High School, Ripley 

Emily Matthews Nelson Oak Elementary School, Bartlett 

Carla Nichols Trinity Christian Academy, Jackson 

Martha Robinson Coulter Grove Intermediate School, Maryville 

Kennda Ross McEwen Elementary School, McEwen 

Bret Scott Rose Hill Middle School, Jackson 

Madison Shepard Centennial Elementary School, Dickson 

Andrew Smith Evangelical Christian School, Cordova 

Stacey Smith Rossview Elementary School, Clarksville 

Marissa Foote Toothman East Robertson Elementary School, Cross Plains 

Adam Wood Lexington High School, Lexington 

Union University is proud of our alumni. If your name was not included 

here, please contact the music department at 731.661.5345. 

Jackson, Tennessee 

731.661.5345 

uu.edu/music 

DEPARTMENT of MUSIC 

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• Competitive 

scholarships available 

• Music ensembles from 

symphony to salsa 

• 200+ music 

events per year 

• Ten undergraduate 

music programs 

• Eight graduate 

music programs 

• Music living/learning 

community on campus 

• 38 full-time and 

45 part-time faculty 

• University Honors 

College courses 

AUDITION DATES 

Saturday, February 4, 2017 

Friday, February 17, 2017 

Saturday, February 25, 2017 

CAREERS IN MUSIC DAY 

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 

SCHOOL OF MUSIC 

MTSU Box 47 

Murfreesboro, TN 37132 

615-898-2469 

mtsumusic.com 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REPETOIRE 

Tennessee All-State SSAA Choir 

Sonja Sepúlveda, conductor 

Program to be selected from the following: 

Wir eilen mit schwachen doch emsigen Schritte, 

Duet from Cantata BWV78 ................................................................. Johann Sebastian Bach ed. Arthur S. Talmadge 

Northern Lights ...............................................................................................................................................................Ola Gjeilo 

Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie..........................................................................................Huddie Ledbetter arr. Moira Smiley 

Skye Boat Song ........................................................................................................................................... arr. Lee R. Kessleman 

Las Amarillas ............................................................................................................................................... arr. Stephen Hatfield 

Mornings Innocent ............................................................................................................................................ Gwyneth Walker 

My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord .........................................................................................................arr. Rollo Dilworth 

Tennessee All-State SATB Choir 

Gene Peterson, conductor 


Exultate Deo ...........................................................................................................................Hans Leo Hassler ed. John Tebay 

My Spirit Is Uncaged ................................................................................................................................................... Paul Rardin 

Great God Almighty ........................................................................................................................................ arr. Stacy V. Gibbs 

Let My Love Be Heard.............................................................................................................................................Jake Runestad 

The Music of Living ..................................................................................................................................................... Dan Forrest 

Evermore...................................................................................................................................................................... Aron Acurso 

Tennessee All-State TTBB Choir 

Leslie Blackwell, conductor 


Tantsulaul........................................................................................................................................................................................... 

Veljo Tormis 

O Magnum Mysterium.......................................................................................................................................... Brian Schmidt 

Majiko, Majiko zelena.............................................................................................................................................Zdenek Lukas 

Grace ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 

Mark Hayes 

Yonder Come Day................................................................................................................................................ Paul John Rudoi 

Victimae Paschali Laudes............................................................................................................................ Michael Engelhardt 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra 

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor 


Andante Festivo.......................................................................................................................................................... Jean Sibelius 

Holberg Suite, Op. 40................................................................................................................................................ Edvard Grieg 

I. Praeludium 

II. Sarabande 

III. Gavotte 

IV. Air 

V. Rigaudon 

Quartet No. 12 in C Minor.................................................................................................................................... Franz Schubert 

Jalousie (Tango Tsigane).............................................................................................................................................Jacob Gade 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra 

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor 


Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47...........................................................................................................Dmitri Shostakovich 

I. Modearto – Alelgro non troppo 

II. Allegretto 

III. Largo 

IV. Allegro non troppo 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REPETOIRE 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band 

Richard L. Saucedo, conductor 


Ecstatic Fanfare........................................................................................................................................................Steven Bryant 

Australian Up-Country Tune...............................................................................................................Percy Aldridge Grainger 

Melodious Thunk.........................................................................................................................................David Biedenbender 

A La Machaut.............................................................................................................................................................Andrew Boss 

Walking Into History......................................................................................................................................... Richard Saucedo 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band 

Paula A. Crider, Conductor 


Grand Fanfare.................................................................................................................................. Giancarlo Castro D’addona 

Pacem.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 

Robert Spittal 

High Wire............................................................................................................................................................................................ 

John Mackey 

Danzon No. 2.........................................................................................................................Arturo Marquez arr. Oliver Nickel 

Semper Fidelis.................................................................................................................................................... John Philip Sousa 

Tennessee All-State Jazz Band 

Wycliffe Gordon, clinician 


What You Dealin’ With......................................................................................................................................Wycliffe Gordon 

Basin Street Blues...................................................................................................... Spencer Williams, arr. Wycliffe Gordon 

Swing That Music........................................................................................................ Louis Armstrong, arr. Wycliffe Gordon 

I Got Rhythm...............................................................................................................George Gershwin, arr. Wycliffe Gordon 

The Woogie........................................................................................................................................................................................ 

Wycliffe Gordon 

Credit Crawl (soundtrack from Within Our Gates).....................................................................................Wycliffe Gordon 

Little Liza Jane...........................................................................................................................traditional arr. Wycliffe Gordon 


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2017 TMEA EXHIBITORS DIRECTORY 

Algy Team Costumes 

Booth Number: 122, 124 

440 NE First AVE 

Hallandale, FL 33009 

www.algyteam.com 

bradleywatkins@algyteam.com 

561-389-9858 

Austin Peay State University 

Booth Number: 327 

P. O. Box 4625 

Clarksville, TN 37044 

www.apsu.edu/music 

music@apsu.edu 

931-221-7818 

Bandwagon Music & Repair 


7639 Highway 70 S 

Nashville, TN 37221 

www.bandwagonmusicandrepair.com 

linden@bandwagonmusicandrepair.com 

(615) 721-2263 

Belmont University 


1900 Belmont Blvd 


www.belmont.edu 

maren.bishop@belmont.edu 

615-460-6408 

Custom Fundraising Solutions 


9522 Timberlog Drive 

Chattanooga, Tn 37421 

Customfundraisingsolutions.com 

cfschattanooga@gmail.com 

(423) 802-9919 

David McClune Mouthpiece Service 


736 Mount Pleasant Road 

Kingston Springs, TN 37082 

www.mcclunemouthpiece.com 

cdmcclune@gmail.com 

731-499-3756 

East Tennessee State University 


PO Box 70661 

Johnson City, TN 37614 

www.etsu.edu/music 

stevensae2@etsu.edu 

423-439-4725 

Elvis Presley’s Graceland 


3734 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

Memphis, TN 38116 

www.graceland.com 

kwoods@graceland.com 

901-332-3322 

Gateway Music Festivals & Tours 


530 Broadway West - PO Box 1165 

Monticello, MN 55362 

www.musicfestivals.com 

angie.voll@musicfestivals.com 

763-238-8632 

Ginger Snaps Apparel 


2427 Franklin Drive 

Mesquite, TX 75150 

www.gingersnapsapparel.com 

info@gingersnapsapparel.com 

800-760-0038 

Grand Ole Opry Entertainment 


1 Gaylord Dr 


http://www.opry.com/groups 

mmolloy@opry.com 

615-882-5344 

Hawaii State Tours 


1272 S. King St, Suite 205 

Honolulu, HI 96814 

http://www.hawaiistatetours.com 

mikedprints@gmail.com 

404-904-4516 

Bob Rogers Travel 


3440 Lacrosse Lane 

Naperville, IL 60564 

www.bobrogerstravel.com 

info@bobrogerstravel.com 

800-373-1423 

Carson-Newman University 


C-N Box 71891 

Jefferson City, TN 37760 

www.cn.edu/music 

pbivens@cn.edu 

865-471-3496 

Charms Office Assistant 


1985 Forest Lane 

Garland, TX 75126 

www.charmsoffice.com 

justin@charmsmusic.com 

972-603-6776 

Conn-Selmer, Inc. 


600 Industrial Parkway 

Elkhart, Indiana 46516 

www.conn-selmer.com 

rhanby@conn-selmer.com 

574-522-1675 

Florida Indian River Groves 

Booth Number: 305,307 

4625 Highway A1A 

Vero Beach, Florida 32963 

http://www.FruitSale.com 

vsanders@FloridaIndianRiverGroves.com 

800-468-3168 

Fruhauf Uniforms 


800 E. Gilbert 

Wichita, Ks. 67211 

fruhuf.com 

dblanchard@fruhauf.com 

316-263-7500 

Fundraising with Simply Sheets 


7900 Bullitt Drive 

Mobile, Alabama 36619 

www.simplysheets.net 

Michelle@simplysheets.net 

251-454-0507 

Gandy Ink 


2027 Industrial 

San Angelo, TX 76904 

gandyink.com 

brenda.klepser@gandyink.com 

800-999-8137 

Huddletrip, LLC 


100 S. Saunders Rd. Ste 150 

Lake Forest, IL 60045 

www.huddletrip.com 

mgraham@huddletrip.com 

601-323-1495 

J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc 


3909 Westpoint Blvd., Suite D 

Winston Salem, NC 27103 

http://www.jwpepper.com/sheetmusic/welcome.jsp 

satisfaction@jwpepper.com 

800-345-6296 

Jaci’s Jewels 


209 Ledgeview Drive 

Shelbyville, Tn 37160 

lisadwhite79@gmail.com 

931-607-7995 

Jumpin Goat Coffee Roasters 


7086 South Main St 

Helen, GA 30545 

JumpinGoatCoffeeRoasters.com 

charlie@jumpingoatcoffeeroasters.com 

850-585-9570 



KHS America (Jupiter/Mapex/ 

Majestic) 

Booth Number: 218, 220, 222 

12020 Eastgate Blvd 

Mount Juliet, TN 37138 

www.jupitermusic.com 

dana.bell@khsmusic.com 

615-773-9913 

Lane Music 


9309 Poplar Avenue 

Germantown, TN 38138 

lanemusic.com 

scott@lanemusic.com 

901-755-5025 Memphis 

615-679-8888 Nashville 

865-357-5025 Knoxville 

Lee University 


1120 N. Ocoee St. 

Cleveland, TN 37311 

www.leeuniversity.edu 

mfetzer@leeuniversity.edu 

423-614-8240 

Limestone College 


1115 College Drive 

Gaffney, SC 29340 

http://finearts.limestone.edu 

pcarney@limestone.edu 

864-488-4508 

Lincoln Memorial University 


6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway 

Harrogate, TN 37752 

www.lmunet.edu 

james.mcallister@lmunet.edu 

423-869-6799 

Lippo’s Music Mart 


251 Bethel Dr 

Bristol, TN 37620 

www.lipposmusicmart.com 

lippolady@gmail.com 

423-677-8276 

Lipscomb University 


1 University Park Drive 


lipscomb.edu/music 

gary.wilson@lipscomb.edu 

615-966-5750 

Manhattan Concert Productions 


236 W 30th St, FL 3 

New York, NY 10001 

http://www.mcp.us 

mworkman@mcp.us 

212-279-1147 x16 

Maryville College 


502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy 

Maryville, TN 37804 

www.maryvillecollege.edu 

ashley.maynard@maryvillecollege.edu 

865-981-8153 

McGraw Hill Education 


8787 Orion Place 

Columbus, OH 43240 

mheducation.com/prek-12 

Gregg.ritche@mheducation.com 

503-312-7013 

Medieval Times Dinner & 

Tournament 


5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 517 

Lawrenceville, GA 30043 

www.medievaltimes.com 

andy.lengsas@medievaltimes.com 

770-225-0230 ext. 2920 

Merry Blu Boutique 


5294 Main Street 

Spring Hill, TN 37013 

www.merrybluboutique.com 

shelly@merrybluboutique.com 

931-489-9334 

Middle Tennessee State University 

School of Music 


MTSU School of Music 

1301 East Main Street Box 47 

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132 

www.mtsumusic.com 

michael.parkinson@mtsu.edu 

615-898-5924 

Milligan College 


1 Blowers Blvd 

Milligan College, Tennessee 37682 

www.milligan.edu 

NDelong@milligan.edu 

423-461-8791 

Mrs. Field’s Fundraising 


3606 S. Haven Td 

Knoxville, TN 37920 

patrick@weaverfs.com 

865-386-4604 

Music & Arts 


4626 Wedgewood Blvd 

Frederick, MD 21703 

www.musicarts.com 

wgreen@musicarts.com 

301-620-4040 

New Vision Fundraising & Marketing 


419 Henson Road 

Bristol, TN 37620 

www.newvisionfundraising.com 

greg@newvisionfundraising.com 

423-967-6257 

PepWear 


1540 High Meadows Way 

Cedar Hill, TX 75104 

samantha@pepwear.com 

9727237053 

QuaverMusic.com 

Booth Number: 113, 115, 117, 212, 

214, 216 

1706 Grand Ave 


www.QuaverMusic.com/preview 

alayna@quavermusic.com 

407-460-8389 

Riversweet Fundraising 


209 150th Avenue 

Madeira Beach, FL 33708 

www.riversweet.com www. 

thetumblerguys.com 

Mredgm@aol.com 

615-330-5445 

Samford University 


800 Lakeshore Dr 

Birmingham, AL 35213 

www.samford.edu/arts/music 

arts@samford.edu 

205-726-4111 

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School Services, Inc. (Fundraising) 


1567 Old Hickory Lane 

Lenoir City, Tennessee 37772 

www.schoolservices.tv 

troylaneroberts@gmail.com 

865-809-2087 

Snap! Raise 


939 Westlake Ave N 

Seattle, WA 98109 

Snap-raise.com 

neil@snap-raise.com 

206 286-0906 

Stanbury Uniforms, Inc. 


P.O. Box 100 

108 Stanbury Industrial Drive 

Brookfield, MO 64628 

www.stanbury.com 

btstill@shighway.com 

800-826-2246 

Steinway Piano Gallery 


4285 Sidco Dr 


www.steinwaynashville.com 

robert@steinwaynashville.com 

615-373-5901 

Super Holiday Tours 


116 Gatlin Avenue 

Orlando, FL 32806 

www.superholiday.com 

ccole@superholiday.com 

407-851-0060 

Tennessee State University 


3500 John A Merritt Boulevard 


www.tnstate.edu/music 

preeves@tnstate.edu 

615-963-7785 

Tennessee Tech University 


TTU Box 5045 

1150 North Dixie Avenue 

Cookeville, TN 38505 

www.tntech.edu/music 

wmullen@tntech.edu 

931-372-3167 

The University of Memphis Rudi E. 

Scheidt School of Music 


129 Music Building 

The University of Memphis 

Memphis, TN 38152 

http://www.memphis.edu/music/ 

musicadmissions@memphis.edu 

901-678-3766 

The University of Tennessee at 

Chattanooga 


Music 1451 

615 McCallie Avenue 

Chattanooga, Tennessee 0 

www.utc.edu/music 

lee-harris@utc.edu 

423-425-4601 

The University Of Tennessee School 

Of Music 


117 Natalie L Haslam Music Center 

1741 Volunteer Blvd 

Knoxville, Tn 37996 

music.utk.edu 

lbrown@utk.edu 

865-208-1147 

Thomas Tours, Inc. 


2405 12th Avenue South 


www.thomastoursinc.com 

johnny@thomastoursinc.com 

615-292-0470 

TMEA Retired Teachers 

Booth Number: 522 ,524 

129 Paschal Dr. 

Murfreesboro, TN 37128 

bjfrost@aol.com 

615-973-1537 

Trevecca Nazarene University 


333 Murfreesboro Rd 


trevecca.edu 

mmurdock@trevecca.edu 

615-248-1269 

U.S. Navy, Fleet Band Activities 


5722 Integrity Drive Bldg 780 

Millington, TN 

http://www.navyband.navy.mil/ 

navymusic.html 

justin.strauss@navy.mil 

901-874-4316 

Union University 


1050 Union University Dr. 

Jackson, Tennessee 38305 

www.uu.edu 

rgraves@uu.edu 

800-33-UNION 

University of Tennessee at Martin 


108 Fine Arts 

16 Mt. Pelia Road 

Martin, TN 38238 

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ 

music/ 

joelrich@utm.edu 

731-881-7403 

Violettes by Becky: Gifts for Music 

Lovers 


1527 Botsford Dr. 

Knoxville, TN 37922 

www.ViolettesbyBecky.com 

RMChaffee1@comcast.net 

865-850-9220 

Wenger Corporation 


333 Park Drive 

Owatonna, Minnesota 55060 

www.wengercorp.com 

jimmy.mcclain@wengercorp.com 

800-733-0393, ext. #8183 

WorldStrides 


218 West Water Street #400 

Charlottesville, VA 22902 

www.worldstrides.com 

requestinfo@worldstrides.org 

434-982-8600 

Yamaha Corporation of America 


6600 Orangethorpe Avenue 

Buena Park, CA 92869 

usa.yamaha.com 

sslocum@yamaha.com 

714-522-9059 


2017 TMEA EXHIBITOR BOOTH NUMBERS 

EXHIBITOR BOOTH # 

Algy Team Costumes______________________________________________________122, 124 

Austin Peay State University___________________________________________________327 

Bandwagon Music & Repair________________________________________________ 515, 517 

Belmont University____________________________________________________________ 415 

Bob Rogers Travel_________________________________________________________127, 226 

Carson-Newman University____________________________________________________ 318 

Charms Office Assistant______________________________________________________ 205 

Conn-Selmer, Inc._________________________________________________________519, 618 

Custom Fundraising Solutions______________________________________________126, 128 

David McClune Mouthpiece Service____________________________________________ 514 

East Tennessee State University________________________________________________322 

Elvis Presley’s Graceland_______________________________________________________ 110 

Florida Indian River Groves________________________________________________ 305,307 

Fruhauf Uniforms_____________________________________________________________ 513 

Fundraising with Simply Sheets____________________________________________ 104, 106 

Gandy Ink____________________________________________________________________419 

Gateway Music Festivals & Tours______________________________________________ 408 

Grand Ole Opry Entertainment_________________________________________________ 112 

Hawaii State Tours___________________________________________________________ 426 

Huddletrip, LLC_______________________________________________________________227 

J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc____________________________________________________306, 308 

Jaci’s Jewels_________________________________________________________________ 208 

Jumpin Goat Coffee Roasters___________________________________________________109 

KHS America (Jupiter/Mapex/Majestic)_______________________________218, 220, 222 

Lane Music _____________________________________________________________ 621, 623 

Lee University________________________________________________________________ 316 

Lippo’s Music Mart___________________________________________________________ 326 

Lipscomb University___________________________________________________________ 312 

Manhattan Concert Productions_______________________________________________ 204 

Maryville College____________________________________________________________ 329 

McGraw Hill Education________________________________________________________ 518 

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament__________________________________________ 114 

Merry Blu Boutique________________________________________________________613, 615 

Middle Tennessee State University School of Music_____________________________ 404 

Milligan College_______________________________________________________________523 

Mrs. Field’s Fundraising_______________________________________________________ 228 

Music & Arts_____________________________________________________________ 217, 219 

PepWear__________________________________________________________________119, 121 

QuaverMusic.com_________________________________________113, 115, 117, 212, 214, 216 

Riversweet Fundraising________________________________________________________ 123 

Samford University____________________________________________________________223 

School Services, Inc. (Fundraising)_____________________________________________ 207 

Snap! Raise__________________________________________________________________ 429 

Stanbury Uniforms, Inc.________________________________________________________ 213 

Steinway Piano Gallery________________________________________________________ 516 

Super Holiday Tours__________________________________________________________ 209 

Tennessee State University_____________________________________________________614 

Tennessee Tech University____________________________________________________ 309 

The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music__________________ 425, 427 

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga____________________________________ 423 

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville School of Music_________________________ 417 

Thomas Tours, Inc.___________________________________________________________ 304 

TMEA Retired Teachers___________________________________________________ 522 ,524 

Trevecca Nazarene University__________________________________________________ 215 

U.S. Navy, Fleet Band Activities_________________________________________________ 221 

Union University______________________________________________________________ 314 

University of Tennessee at Martin_____________________________________________ 320 

Violettes by Becky Gifts for Music Lovers_______________________________________ 406 

Wenger Corporation_____________________________________________________ 105, 107 

WorldStride_________________________________________________________________ 206 

Yamaha Corporation of America____________________________________________413, 512 

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2017 TMEA EXHIBITOR MAP 

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IT’S A NEW ERA 

IN EDUCATION 

What does that mean for you as a music educator? 

Music advocates have begun the hard work of ensuring the 

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is properly implemented 

across the country. With music included as part of a wellrounded 

education, now more than ever, your voice and 

expertise as a music educator is critical. 

NAfME is here to help you make a strong case for music 

education under ESSA. 

“Everything ESSA” 

Visit bit.ly/NCLBends for all the resources you need to understand ESSA and take action to 

ensure implementation includes music at the state level. NAfME’s Toolkits include: 

• ESSA in Plain English: What It Means for You: Learn more about this historical law and see our 

detailed FAQ that features questions asked by music educators just like you. 

• ESSA Implementation Toolkit: This thorough resource links your program with admissible 

provisions in ESSA so you can make your case for your program where you work. 

• NAfME Field Guide to State Lobbying: This document explains the ins and outs of what you 

can do to lobby at the state level. 

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At bit.ly/NCLBends, you can receive recognition for professional development valued at one 

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Right now, you can make your voice heard on Capitol Hill. At bit.ly/NAfMEgrassroots, you can: 

• Support music education in federal education policy 

• Be involved with the legislative process 

• Engage your members of Congress via ready-to-send letters on ESSA funding 

Your Association. Your Profession. Your Voice. 


TMEA SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES // THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 

R. Winston Morris 

12:00 –12:50 PM | TENNESSEE TECH TUBA ENSEMBLE 

R. Winston Morris, Director 

Presidential Ballroom D 

Currently celebrating their 50th year, the award-winning Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble is 

one of if not the most successful performing collegiate ensembles in history. The TTTE was 

recently selected by The Tennessee Board of Regents to receive the prestigious TBR Academic 

Excellence and Quality Award. 

TTTE is very proud to be the only performing ensemble in the state of Tennessee to receive this 

award. Recognized internationally as the leading group of its kind, the TTTE has an enviable 

record of twenty-seven recording projects (the most recent recordings on the Mark Records 

label were submitted and accepted by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 

to be included on its “Grammy Entry List.”), eight Carnegie Hall appearances, two World’s 

Fairs performances, numerous national and international conference engagements, a 49- 

year history of performances from Preservation Hall in New Orleans to the Spoleto Festival in 

Charleston to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and is responsible for the composition 

and arrangement of more music for the tuba than any other single source. 

Founded in 1967 by R. Winston Morris, the TTTE and Morris established and defined the 

standards for tuba ensemble performance practices and have inspired the formation of 

like groups all over the world. The subject of several doctoral dissertations, the TTTE most 

recently enjoyed wide- spread exposure via a nationally broadcast PBS documentary titled 

TUBA U: Basso Profundo and the publication by Scarecrow Press of “The Tennessee Tech Tuba 

Ensemble and R. Winston Morris: a 40th Anniversary Retrospective” by Charles McAdams 

and Richard Perry. 

R. Winston Morris has been internationally recognized for the past 50 years as one of 

the leaders in the advancement of the tuba and is considered the “elder statesman” of 

tuba professors in the United States. He is Professor of Music and Instructor of Tuba and 

Euphonium at Tennessee Tech University, where he has been on the faculty since 1967. 

His students are historically successful in the field of music education, as award-winning 

professional musicians, and in other music-based professions and non-music professions. 

In 1967, Morris organized and founded the, now internationally renowned, Tennessee 

Tech Tuba Ensemble (TTTE). The TTTE has performed extensively throughout the 

eastern half of the U.S. They have performed at regional, national, and international 

symposia and workshops sponsored by the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association, 

the International Tuba Euphonium Association the International Brass Congress, the 

Music Educators National Conference and other organizations. 

The Ensemble has, to date, 27 commercially produced recording projects that have 

received the highest accolades from members of the music profession and have received 

Grammy Award recognitions. They have performed throughout the eastern half of the 

United States in such venues as Bourbon Street and at the New Orleans Jazz Festival, 

Disney World, the National MENC Conference in Chicago, the International T.U.B.A. 

Conference in Austin, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Spoleto Festival in 

Charleston, and eight unprecedented Carnegie Recital Hall performances. 

The TTTE is responsible for more arrangements and compositions for tuba ensemble and 

the euphonium and tuba than any other single source while providing the inspiration and 

leadership for the formation of such ensembles internationally. 

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Andrew Lynn 

Jazmin Jordan 

1:00 –1:50 PM | STEWARTS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND 

Andrew Lynn & Jazmin Jordan, Conductors 

Presidential Ballroom AE 

Stewarts Creek Middle School opened its doors in 2006. During its short history, the SCMS 

Band program has continued to grow and consistently includes over 200 students each year. 

Recently, the SCMS Seventh and Eighth Grade Advanced Band received its second invitation 

to perform for the Tennessee Music Education Association state professional development 

conference that takes place at Gaylord Opryland in April, 2017. The band first earned this 

distinction for the 2013 conference in Chattanooga. Over the past eleven years, the band has 

earned all Superior ratings at the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association’s 

Concert Performance Assessment and has been recognized with multiple Sweepstakes 

Awards from the Tennessee Bandmasters Association and Awards of Distinction from the 

American School Band Directors Association. SCMS Band students have been accepted into 

All-Midstate Bands, All-County Bands, and other auditioned bands and orchestras. SCMS 

Band alumni have become top performers in their high school bands and have been accepted 

into All-State Band, Governor’s School for the Arts, the Macys All-American Marching Band, 

and the U.S. Army All-American Band. 

Andrew Lynn has served as band director at Stewarts Creek Middle School in Smyrna, 

Tennessee since the school opened in 2006. The SCMS Band program has had the 

honor of performing for the Tennessee Music Education Association convention and has 

been recognized with multiple Sweepstakes Awards from the Tennessee Bandmasters 

Association and Awards of Distinction from the American School Band Directors 

Association. Prior to his appointment in Rutherford County, he taught grades six through 

twelve in the Coffee County and Bedford County schools. 

Lynn is the founder and co-director of the Rising Stars Band Camp, a summer program 

for beginning band students.He is active in many professional organizations and serves 

as a guest clinician, festival judge, and low brass instructor. He has served on the 

executive board for the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association and 

is the chairperson for the All-Midstate Middle School Jazz Band. He is a member of 

Phi Beta Mu honorary music fraternity as well as the American School Band Directors 

Association and has been awarded two Citations of Excellence from the National Band 

Association. 

Lynn is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University where he studied tuba with 

R. Winston Morris. Since 2004, he has performed as the tubist for the Capitol Brass 

Quintet. He resides in Smyrna, Tennessee with his wife Beth, an elementary music 

educator, and his eleven-year-old son Carter. Lynn is a member of Northside Baptist 

Church in Murfreesboro where he plays in the church orchestra. 

Jazmin Jordan is band director at Stewarts Creek Middle School and Siegel Middle 

School in Rutherford County. Jordan earned her Bachelors Degree in Instrumental Music 

Education from Middle Tennessee State University where she graduated cum laude. 

In addition to performing in multiple MTSU ensembles, Jordan served as an orchestra 

assistant, head librarian, and personnel director for the MTSU Symphony Orchestra 

from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, she was the assistant coordinator for the American 

String Teacher’s Association’s annual workshop for Tennessee string educators in 2005. 

In 2005, Jordan began work as a woodwind instructor with Metro-Nashville Public 

Schools, Murfreesboro City Schools, and Bedford County Public Schools. During the 



summers of 2006 and 2007 she was a member of the Rome Festival Orchestra in Rome, 

Italy where she served as a clarinetist, set-designer, librarian, and wardrobe coordinator. 

She has worked with Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music Curb Youth Orchestra 

under the direction of Dr. Carol Nies and served as the assistant conductor during the 

2011-2012 season. 

Prior to moving to Rutherford County, Mrs. Jordan taught in the Metro-Nashville Public 

Schools from 2010 to 2014. She performs with the Tennessee Valley Winds and Nashville 

Wind Ensemble. Jordan currently serves as a middle school band representative on the 

Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association Executive Board. 

Sandy Elliot 

3:00 –3:50 PM | MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOL “LADIES OF VOCAL EXCELLENCE” 

Sandy Elliot, Conductor 

Presidential Ballroom BC 

The Mt. Juliet High School L.O.V.E. (Ladies Of Vocal Excellence) choir is an audition group of 

9th through 12th grade singers. This choir meets one hour a week after school and performers 

four major concerts a year. They also perform at community events, regional, state and national 

festivals as well as churches and other special requests. 

The LOVE choir consistently receives Superior ratings at regional, state and national festivals. 

In 2014 they won Outstanding Grand Champion Choir at the Performing Arts Consultants 

festival in New Orleans. In 2015 they won top women’s choir at the Festival in the Parks in St. 

Louis and 2016 they won top women’s choir and tied for highest scoring choir at the World 

Strides festival in San Antonio, Texas. 

These ladies are outstanding sight readers and work very hard to learn and prepare their music 

in such a short amount of time. In its 15th year, the LOVE choir is a family that creates a lifelong 

sisterhood and life-long musicians. 

Sandy Elliott is in her sixteenth year as Director of Choral Activities at Mt. Juliet High 

School where she started and has grown the 300-member program. Her choirs continue 

to earn Superior ratings at regional, state and national festivals. She has had experience 

as a professional singer in several churches as well as minister of music at Eastwood 

Baptist Church in Nashville. Elliott earned her Associate of Music from Cumberland 

College, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Samford University, a Master of 

Church Music in Vocal Pedagogy from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a 

Master of Arts in Education from Cumberland University. She has professional affiliation 

with MTVA, TMEA, NAfME, ACDA and Delta Omicron music fraternity. She has served 

as the Freshman Honors Choir Chair, Vice-President, President and Advocacy Chair for 

the Middle Tennessee Vocal Association as well as the State Choral Chair for TMEA. 

Sandy has two wonderful adult children, two beautiful grandsons, and her amazing 

husband Scott who supports her in all that she does. 

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John David Hazlett 

5:00 –5:50 PM | MCGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE 

John David Hazlett and John Womack, Conductors 


The Wind Ensemble is the premiere band in the music program at McGavock High School. 

This ensemble is open to 10th through 12th graders and membership is selected by audition 

only. The students in this group consistently are a part of the MTSBOA All Mid-State and 

Tennessee All State Ensembles. The ensemble plays a variety of literature with an emphasis 

on the classical standards in the wind ensemble repertoire. The Wind Ensemble consistently 

receives the highest marks at M.T.S.B.O.A Concert Performance Assessment and has been 

invited to play at several special performances including TMEA State Festival and the Belmont 

Wind Ensemble Invitational. 

John David Hazlett is Director of Bands/Arranger/Composer at McGavock High School 

in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Mr. Hazlett is an alumnus of the McGavock High School Band and was on staff with the 

band beginning in 1998 as the jazz, brass and marching instructor. He received his Bachelor 

of Science in Music Education from Austin Peay and a Masters of Arts in Instrumental 

Conducting from Middle Tennessee State University. Mr. Hazlett served as Director of 

Bands at Joelton Middle before coming to McGavock in 2004. Mr. Hazlett also serves as 

the Jazz Band Director, the Coordinator of Music Theory Studies, teaches the Advanced 

Placement Theory Course and served on the AP Music Theory Textbook Selection 

Committee and Curriculum Mapping Committee for Metro Nashville Schools. Mr. Hazlett 

is an active composer and arranger, writing for marching bands across the eastern United 

States. Mr. Hazlett has also been on staff with the Music City DCI Drum Corps. 

As a trumpeter, Mr. Hazlett was section leader, principal trumpet, marching band 

captain, 1998 TN Trumpet Competition winner, and All State Band member. Mr. Hazlett 

received his BS in Music Education from Austin Peay State University, Magna cum Laude. 

At Austin Peay, Mr. Hazlett was principal trumpet in the Wind Ensemble, soloist in the 

Governor’s Marching Band and member of the faculty Brass Quintet. Mr. Hazlett was 

also guest conductor with the APSU Wind Ensemble. In 2001, Hazlett received the 

National Sinfonian Foundation Scholarship and was named Sinfonian of the Year by the 

Theta Tau Chapter. Mr. Hazlett completed his student teaching with JoAnn Hood and 

Rick Murphy at Overton High School in 2002. 

Mr. Hazlett was Graduate Teaching Assistant with the University Bands at Middle TN 

State University. While pursuing his MA in Instrumental Conducting at MTSU, Hazlett 

conducted both the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band in concert and was principal 

trumpet in the Wind Ensemble. Mr. Hazlett also served as conductor of the MTSU 

Concert Band in Spring 2006. Mr. Hazlett has studied conducting from Gary Schallert, 

Reed Thomas, Rapahael Bundage, Bob Lee and Carol Nies. 

As a composer, Mr. Hazlett’s original compositions and arrangements have been 

performed in cocert around the world. In 2002, Hazlett’s Three Moods for Brass Quintet 

received third place in the National Young Composer’s Competition. In 2004, his 

DREAMS for Brass Quintet and Three Moods were recorded and released on compact 

disc by the Austin Peay Faculty Brass Quintet. 

Mr. Hazlett is also in demand as an arranger, writing custom marching band arrangements 

and compositions for high school and university marching bands. 



Mr. Hazlett is a member of Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, 

Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society, Tennessee Music Educators Association, Music 

Educators National Conference, Tennessee Bandmasters Association, Phi Meta Mu 

Bandmasters Fraternity, the Professional Educators of Tennessee and has served on the 

Executive Board of the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association. Mr. 

Hazlett is also a 2-time recipient of the National Band Association’s Certificate of Merit 

for Marching Excellence. 

John Womack 

John Womack is the Assistant Director of Bands at McGavock High School in Nashville, 

Tennessee. This will be his 7th year teaching and 3rd year at McGavock where he 

conducts or assists with conducting the Beginning Band, Jazz Band, Freshmen Band, 

Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Prior to his placement at McGavock, he served 

for four years as Director of Bands at Croft Middle Design Center in Nashville, TN. As 

the director there, the program grew almost twenty percent and the bands consistently 

received the highest ratings at contests and festivals. 

John is a graduate of Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia with a Bachelor 

of Arts in Music Education. In additional to his teaching positions, John has served as 

instructional staff with many great programs in Georgia including Roswell High School 

and Johns Creek High School as well as John Overton High School in Nashville, TN. 

John’s professional affiliations include Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra 

Association (MTSBOA), the Tennessee Music Education Association (TMEA), the 

National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and the Tennessee Bandmasters’ 

Association (TBA). 

Jeffrey Chipman 

7:00 –7:50 PM | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE 

Jeffrey Chipman, Conductor 


The Arlington High School Chorale is an advanced-level competitive ensemble hailing from 

beautiful Arlington, Tennessee. This group has a long history of exceptional performance 

beginning with the opening of the school under the direction of Mr. Ed Riddick. Continuing this 

tradition under the direction of Mr. Jeffrey Chipman, Chorale routinely achieves sweepstakes 

ratings at concert festival. During the 2014-15 school year, this group was honored with a 

Superior rating and the Team Building award as part of the Bluff City Choral Festival in 

Memphis, TN. During the 2015-16 school year Chorale won a First-Place award and was 

named Grand Champion for the highest overall score of the Performing Artists Consultants 

Windy City Classic in Chicago, IL. Performing a wide variety of choral repertoire, Chorale has 

endeared itself to the community and enjoys a strong alumni connection. This connection to the 

community has helped to foster a reputation of excellence that has been evident consistently 

throughout the group’s history. 

Jeffrey Chipman serves as Choral Director and Fine Arts Department Chair at Arlington 

High School in Arlington, Tennessee. During his 18-year teaching career he has directed 

choirs to numerous awards and accolades. He has taught all levels of student from 

elementary to undergraduate. His work also includes professional singing engagements 

and directing community and church ensembles. Mr. Chipman earned his Bachelor’s 

and Master’s Degrees in Vocal Music Education at The University of Mississippi. He has 

worked as an honor choir clinician in the Southeastern United States He routinely provides 

professional development for other music teachers, most notably in the areas of student 

assessment and teacher evaluation. Mr. Chipman recently served as the chairperson for 

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Choral Music with the Tennessee Music Education Association. Among his most cherished 

recognitions is the “My Favorite Educator Award” from the Memphis-Shelby County 

Education Association. This award is given based on an essay written about a teacher by a 

former student whose life was positively impacted through the teacher’s work. 

Robert Gregg 

9:00 –9:50 PM | BELMONT UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Robert Gregg, Conductor 


The Belmont University Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1984 with the arrival to Belmont 

of its current director, Dr. Robert Gregg. From its meager beginnings of 20 players, the 

ensemble has grown to an 85-piece orchestra with over 50 string players. The entire orchestra 

is comprised of Belmont students, both music majors and non-music majors. 

The orchestra performs at least twice every semester. A typical concert year would include two 

standard orchestral concerts, a performance with Belmont choral ensembles for “Christmas 

at Belmont (viewed nationally over 400 PBS stations),” a performance “in the pit” with the 

Opera Workshop, a special performance at the annual President’s Concert, and the Classical 

Performer’s Concert. This last event brings together the orchestra with some of the most 

talented student soloists at the university. Through an audition process, approximately six 

soloists in strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano, voice, and composition are chosen to 

perform concertos, arias, or student compositions in formal concert with the orchestra. 

The orchestra has performed at several colleges and conventions during its lifetime, 

including the Tennessee Music Educators Association convention four times, the Tennessee 

Technological University, Scarritt College, Trevecca Nazarene University, and the ACDA 

Southeast regional conference. 

Dr. Robert B. Gregg is currently Professor of Music and Orchestra Director in the Belmont 

University School of Music in Nashville, TN. He received the Bachelor of Music Education 

degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and the Master of Music Education and Doctor 

of Philosophy degrees from the University of North Texas. While at North Texas, Gregg 

served as Assistant Conductor of Orchestras under Maestro Anshel Brusilow, Assistant 

to the Dean of the School of Music, and Brass Choir Conductor. 

Currently in his thirty-second year at Belmont, Dr. Gregg teaches conducting and 

music literature at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also serves as pit 

orchestra conductor for the Belmont Opera Theater, having conducted diverse operas 

as The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, Dialogue of the Carmelites, The Medium, and The 

Bartered Bride as well as several musicals. He participates every summer as a conductor 

in Belmont’s String Crossings Camp. Gregg has guest conducted the Missouri All-State 

Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, TX Region 9 Honors Orchestra, the University of 

Central Florida Orchestra, the Tennessee Governor’s School of the Arts Orchestra, and 

was the first conductor of the Lake Cities Symphony, a civic orchestra in the Dallas area. 

He adjudicates across the nation with Heritage Festivals. Dr. Gregg and the Belmont 

Symphony Orchestra can be seen every December on many PBS stations on “Christmas 

at Belmont.” 


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Chuck Yost 

9:00 –9:50 AM | MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND 

Chuck Yost, Conductor 


The MHS Band was formed in 1938 under the direction of Mr. Marvin Lindley. He served 

as MHS Band Director until 1950, with the exception of a few years during WWII when he 

was in the service. Ms. Lillian Ray (a local school music teacher) served as interim director 

during his absence. Mr. Lindley was a founding member of the East Tennessee School Band 

and Orchestra Directors Association (ETSBOA), and served as president of the organization 

from 1944-1946. He left his position at MHS in 1950 to become the band director at East 

Tennessee State Teachers College, now known at ETSU. In 1950, Mr. Jack Connell was named 

the director, and he lead the band for 13 years until 1963. In 1963, Mr. Connell was named 

the Supervisor of Instrumental Music for the Knoxville City Schools, and held that position 

until his retirement in 1987. He was posthumously inducted into both the ETSBOA and the 

Tennessee Bandmasters Hall of Fame. Col. Ed Bilbrey moved over from MJHS in 1963 and 

served at MHS for 28 years until his retirement in 1991. Five of his students, Bill Connell, 

Mark Connell, Dale Horst, Tom DeLozier, and Ed Nichols were successive drum majors of the 

University of Tennessee ‘Pride of the Southland’ Band. In 1991, MHS Alumni Mr. Tom Delozier 

assumed the position of Director of Bands, and served through 2012. Mr. Delozier is currently 

the band director at Coulter Grove Intermediate School in Maryville. Mr. Chuck Yost was 

named director of the band in 2012, and presently serves in this capacity. 

The Maryville Band consistently earns Superior ratings in both concert and marching 

performances, and each year approximately 25% of the band earns a chair in the ETSBOA 

All-East groups. 

Chuck Yost joined the MHS Band in 2012 after 25 years in another local school system. 

He is a graduate of James Madison University (Percussion) and has a Master’s degree 

in Education from Tusculum College. He is married to Janie and has three grown 

children, three beautiful granddaughters, and one handsome grandson. His professional 

affiliations include NAfME, TBA, TNMEA, and ETSBOA. 

Johnathan Rodgers 

11:00 –11:50 AM | LEE UNIVERSITY “LADIES OF LEE” CHOIR 

Johnathan Rodgers, Conductor 


Ladies of Lee, the premier women’s choir at Lee University (Cleveland, TN), has enjoyed a 

thriving ministry of choral music for fifty years—performing in churches, schools, and senior 

care centers throughout Tennessee and the Southeast and other locations across the U.S. 

and abroad including: India, Mexico, Europe, Israel, the Bahamas, India, Bermuda, Hawaii, 

Alaska, and Washington, D.C. In addition, they have performed in other venues such as 

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Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Georgia and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. 

They have been featured performers at the Candlelight Christmas Evenings at the Biltmore 

Estate in Asheville, NC for twenty-five years. Made up of 55 female singers from across the 

Lee undergraduate population, the choir performs a variety of a cappella and accompanied 

sacred literature, drawing from standard choral repertoire, traditional hymns, spirituals, and 

gospel songs, and recent evangelical Christian music. 

Jonathan Rodgers is Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting in Lee University’s 

School of Music. He is the conductor of the Ladies of Lee and Choral Union, and his 

teaching responsibilities include teaching choral conducting and literature classes, 

overseeing the choral conducting curriculum, and supervising choral conductors in 

the graduate program. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Rodgers holds a Bachelor of 

Music in Music Education degree and Master of Music in Church Music degree from 

Samford University, studying conducting and church music with Milburn Price and Paul 

Richardson. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting 

at the University of Southern Mississippi, studying conducting with Gregory Fuller 

and John Flanery. His scholarly research and dissertation examines the choral singing 

tradition of Estonia and, specifically, the choral folksongs of Estonian composer Cyrillus 

Kreek. 

While at Southern Miss, Rodgers was assistant director of the Women’s Chorus and 

rehearsal assistant and accompanist for the flagship ensemble, the Southern Chorale. 

In addition, he was accompanist for the Southern Hymn Festival (under the direction 

of Mack Wilberg), continuo player and rehearsal assistant for USM’s presentation of 

the Bach B Minor Mass, pianist on recordings of the music of James Mulholland, and 

pianist and rehearsal assistant for the Carnegie Hall premiere and recording of Edwin 

Penhorwood’s An American Requiem. 

As a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Rodgers has been 

guest speaker and presenter at the 2011 National ACDA Convention in Chicago and 

state MEA conferences in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. He has also given 

presentations at Baylor University’s Alleluia, Youthcue Choirs Inc., and Student Music 

Metro Conferences. In addition, Rodgers was featured as a masterclass conductor with 

Helmuth Rilling at the 2015 National ACDA Convention in Salt Lake City. Previously, 

he has been a guest conductor for honor choirs in Tennessee, Georgia, and Louisiana 

and YouthCue Choirs summer festival choir in Washington DC. Upcoming guest 

conducting appearances will be in Alabama and Georgia. Currently, Rodgers is a regular 

article contributor for YouthCue Choirs, Inc. and their online service, CueWeb, serving 

directors of church student choirs. He is also on the editorial board for Creator, ACDA’s 

journal for Music in Worship. 

In addition to his conducting and scholarly activities, Jonathan is an active pianist, 

church musician, and arranger. His choral arrangements have been published with 

Walton Music, Pavane, and Colla Voce and performed by high schools, colleges, and 

churches across the nation. His works have been performed at Kentucky All- ‐State, 

ACDA Conventions, and most recently at Carnegie Hall. Rodgers’ works have also been 

featured on recordings by the Brigham Young University Women’s Chorus and The 

Southern Chorale of the University of Southern Mississippi. 

Jonathan has been married to his wife Alicia for thirteen years, and they live in 

Cleveland, Tennessee with their three children: Savannah, Leighton, and Brooks. 



David Aydelott 

1:00–2:30 PM | FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE 

(TBA HALL OF FAME CONCERT) 

David Aydelott, Conductor 


Franklin High School offers classes in vocal and instrumental music, AP Music Theory, IB Music, 

Piano, and Guitar. The band program is divided into five classes: beginning and intermediate 

percussion, 9th grade brass and woodwind, intermediate brass, intermediate woodwind, and 

advanced brass, woodwind, and percussion which make up our Wind Ensemble. 

The Franklin Wind Ensemble consistently receives Superior Ratings at regional Concert 

Performance Assessment, and for the past three years has been rated Superior with 

Distinction. The Franklin Wind Ensemble performed at the 2012 Tennessee Music Education 

Association conference and the 2013 Music for All National Concert Festival. 

After school offerings include brass, woodwind, and percussion chamber groups, two 

jazz bands, and a large percussion ensemble that performed at the 2013 Music for All 

National Percussion Festival and at the 2014 TMEA conference. A chamber ensemble in 

the proportions of the classic harmonie performed at the inaugural Music for All National 

Chamber Music Festival in March of 2015. 

A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, David Aydelott is the Director of 

Bands at Franklin High School in the Williamson County Tennessee School District. 

Before his appointment at Franklin in 2007, Mr. Aydelott taught at Lexington High 

School in Lexington, Tennessee, John Overton High School in Nashville, and Ravenwood 

High School in Brentwood, Tennessee. During his tenure at those schools, students 

distinguished themselves on the marching field, the concert stage, and in individual and 

chamber settings. While at John Overton, the music department was selected as a 1999 

“Signature Gold School” by the National Association of the Recording Arts and Sciences. 

Now in the early years of its second century, Franklin High School has a long history of 

excellence in band performance. Bands at Franklin have marched in the Tournament 

of Roses Parade and twice in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A five-time winner 

of the Tennessee Governor’s Cup, Franklin was named Grand Champion of the 2012, 

2013, and 2015 Middle Tennessee State University “Contest of Champions.” An active 

participant in Bands of America events, Franklin has been a finalist, class champion, 

regional champion, and is a three-time National Class AAA Runner Up at the BOA 

Grand National Championships. In 2014 Franklin was awarded the Sudler Shield, an 

international award for high school marching band sponsored by the John Philip Sousa 

Foundation. The Franklin Wind Ensemble performed at the 2012 Tennessee Music 

Education Association Conference and at the 2013 Music for All National Festival. The 

Franklin Percussion Ensemble performed at the 2013 Music for All National Percussion 

Festival, the 2014 TMEA Conference and a chamber ensemble in the proportions of the 

classic harmonie performed at the inaugural Music for All National Chamber Music 

Festival in March of 2015. 

A recipient of the National Band Association’s Certificate of Merit and the Citation 

of Excellence, David Aydelott is President of the Middle Tennessee School Band and 

Orchestra Association, past Band Chair for the Tennessee Music Education Association 

and has served two terms on the Executive Board of the MTSBOA. Mr. Aydelott served 

on the 2009 committee to revise the Tennessee instrumental music curriculum and is 

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an active clinician, adjudicator, and arranger. As a part of their 40th Anniversary, Music 

for All named David Aydelott to the Forty for Forty, a list of educators who have made 

a difference in Music for All’s history. Mr. Aydelott is an elected member of Phi Beta 

Mu International School Bandmaster Fraternity and holds membership in MTSBOA, 

Tennessee Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, 

Tennessee Bandmasters Association, and Professional Educators of Tennessee and 

in December of 2014, Mr. Aydelott was presented as a John Philip Sousa Foundation 

Laureate of the Bandworld “Legion of Honor.” He and his wife Renee have two children, 

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