TN Musician Vol. 76 No. 1

The Official Publication of the Tennessee Music Education Association 

VOLUME 76, NO. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2024 VOLUME 76, No. 1 

02 

PROGRAM NOTES 

TMEA Board and Council Directory 

2023-2024 

03 

04 

07 

Tennessee Musician Advertiser Index 

Issue No. 1 

TMEA President’s Message 

Ryan Fisher 

TMEA Editor’s Message 

Anna Laura Williams 

08 

20 

TENNESSEE MUSICIAN THROUGH TIME 

TMEA Past-Presidents Feature 

Tennessee Musician 75th Anniversary 

65th Annual TMEA Conference 

2024 All-State Conductors 

April 10-13, 2024 

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Using Assessment to Enhance Students’ 

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by Daniel J. Albert 

TMEA BACK THEN 

Tennessee Musician Volume 1, No. 1 

(September-October 1948) 

by Michael Chester, Tennessee Musician 16th Editor 

2024 TMEA 

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65TH ANNUAL 

TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION 

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TMEA BOARD AND COUNCIL 

tmea executive board 

TMEA Executive Director 

Michael W. Chester 

michael.chester@tnmea.org 

TMEA President 

Ryan Fisher, Ph.D. 

ryan.fisher@tnmea.org 

TMEA President-Elect 

Joel Denton 

leaderslead@yahoo.com 

TMEA Immediate Past-President 

Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry 

derryberrya@rcschools.net 

TMEA Secretary 

Dian Eddleman 

eddlemandian@gmail.com 

TMEA Communications Manager 


anna.laura.williams@tnmea.org 

tmea board of directors 

TMEA State General Music Chair 

Ben Torres 

benjamin.torres@cmcss.net 

TMEA State Choral Chair 

Elicia Curry 

eliciamgcurry@gmail.com 

TMEA State Orchestra Chair 

Cynthia Wright 

cynthia.wright@maryville-schools.org 

TMEA State Band Chair 

Ollie Liddell, Ph.D. 

liddello@scsk12.org 

TMEA State Higher Education Chair 

Lauren Ramey, Ph.D. 

lauren.e.ramey@gmail.com 

TMEA NAfME Collegiate Chair 

Michael Chandler, Ph.D. 

chandlermd@apsu.edu 

TMEA Society for Music Teacher 

Education/Research Chair 

Loneka Wilkinson Battiste, Ph.D. 

lbattis2@utk.edu 

TMEA Advocacy and 

Government Relations Chair 

Christopher Dye, Ed.D. 

christopher.dye@mtsu.edu 

tmea council 

WTGMEA President 

Allen Moody 

amoodyteacher@gmail.com 

WTGMEA President-Elect 

Marie Millikin 

mmillikin@colliervilleschools.org 

WTVMEA President 

Adrian Maclin 

maclinal@scsk12.org 

WTVMEA President-Elect 

Reachel Hudgins 

reachelhudgins@dcchoctaws.net 

WTSBOA President 

Benjamin Martin 

bmartin@huntingdonschools.net 

WTSBOA President-Elect 

Chelsea Subick 

subickc@scsk12.org 

MTGMEA President 

Abbi Miller 

abigail.miller@cityschools.net 

MTGMEA President-Elect 

Christina Stuible 

stuiblec@rcschools.net 

MTVA President 

Lorna Pyka 

lornapyka@yahoo.com 

MTVA President-Elect 

T.J. McLaughlin 

t.j.mclaughlin@sumnerschools.org 

MTSBOA President 

Stacy Jernigan 

stacy.jernigan000@gmail.com 

MTSBOA President-Elect 

Chris Seger 

chris.seger@sumnerschools.org 

ETGMEA President 

Hannah Strong 

hannahstrong@hvocals.com 

ETGMEA President-Elect 

TBA 

ETVA President 

Kristen Wiram 

KristenWi@gmail.com 

ETVA President-Elect 

William Brimer 

william.brimer@knoxschools.org 

ETSBOA President 

Jim Burton 

president@etsboa.org 

ETSBOA President-Elect 

Megan Christian 

presidentelect@etsboa.org 

tmea project chairs 

TMEA Modern Band Education Chair 

Michael Parsons 

mlparsons@briarcrest.com 

TMEA Jazz Education Policy Chair 

Frank Zimmerer, Ed.D. 

frank.zimmerer@mnps.org 

TMEA Tri-M Chair 

Pamela Wilensky 

wilenskypb@scsk12.org 

TMEA Music In Our Schools Month Chair 

Lisa Crunk 

crunkl@bedfordk12tn.net 

TMEA Music Merchants Industry Chair 

Scott Lane 

scott@lanemusic.com 

TMEA Retired Teachers Chair 

Deborah Gouge 

debbie.gouge@ecschools.net 

TMEA Webmaster 

John Womack 

john.womack@tnmea.org 

tmea all-state & conference 

management team 

TN All-State Choral Chair 

Brian Russell, DMA 

brian.russell@tnmea.org 

TN All-State Instrumental Chair 

Carter Noblin 

carter.noblin@tnmea.org 

TN All-State Jazz Band Chair 

Cord Martin 

corderyl.martin@gmail.com 

TN Treble Honor Choir Chair 

Tiffany Barton 

tntreblechoir@gmail.com 

TMEA Conference 

Registration Chair 

Mark Garey 

mgarey86@comcast.net 

TMEA Assistant 

Conference Coordinator 

Debbie Burton 

dlburton98@gmail.com 

TMEA Conference Performing 

Ensembles Choral Chair 

Susan Kelly, DMA 

kellysu@rcschools.net 

TMEA Conference Performing 

Ensembles Instrumental Chair 

Justin Scott 

justin.scott@tcsedu.net 

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TENNESSEE MUSICIAN ADVERTISER INDEX | VOLUME 76, No. 1 


The Official Publication of the 

Tennessee Music Education 

Association 

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The Tennessee Music Education 

Association (TMEA) was officially 

formed in 1945 as a voluntary, nonprofit 

organization representing 

all phases of music education at all 

school levels. The mission of TMEA 

is to promote the advancement of 

high-quality music education for all. 

Active TMEA membership is open to 

all persons currently teaching music 

and others with a special interest 

or involvement in music education. 

Collegiate memberships and 

retired memberships are available. 

Additional membership information 

is available on the TMEA website: 

www.tnmea.org. 

The Tennessee Musician was 

founded in 1948 with J. Clark Rhodes 

appointed by the TMEA Board of 

Control as inaugural editor. 

Tennessee Musician was preceded 

by an earlier publication, Tennessee 

Music Editors’ Downbeat, which was 

discontinued by the TMEA Board of 

Control at the spring board meeting, 

held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 

1948. 

All advertising and editorial 

materials should be sent to 

Anna Laura Williams, Managing 

Editor and Advertising Manager; 

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University 

22 | Chantilly Belle 

26 | University of Tennessee 

Tech School of Music 

28 | Union University 


Knoxville School of Music 


Martin 

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(in home delivery: May/June) 

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TMEA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 


University of Memphis 

TODAY, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS BOTH 

A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF MUSIC 

EDUCATION AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT 

THAT OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION 

HAS ON TEACHERS LIKE ME. 

As I reflect on my journey through the world of music education, 

I can't help but think of the pivotal role that the National 

Association for Music Education (NAfME) has played in shaping 

my career and the countless opportunities it has provided 

me to grow as an educator. Today, I stand before you as both a 

testament to the power of music education and the profound 

impact that our professional organization has on teachers like me. 

My own connection with NAfME began during my undergraduate 

years at Lee University, where I embarked on my path towards 

becoming a music educator. At the time, I joined NAfME (then 

known as MENC) without fully comprehending the depth of 

benefits membership would offer. However, one thing was clear in 

my mind: as I set foot on the journey of teaching music, I needed 

to be a part of our professional community. 

After graduation, I accepted a teaching position that encompassed 

elementary music, middle school choir, and high school choir 

at a small, private school in Dallas, Texas. It was a challenging 

start, but nothing could have prepared me for the trials and 

tribulations of classroom management. In particular, my middle 

school choir, comprising over 50 seventh and eighth graders, 

presented a formidable challenge. Many of them admitted they 

had only enrolled in choir because it was an easy “A” under the 

previous director. 

In my quest to establish order and earn the respect of my students, 

I found myself resorting to yelling, empty threats, and even 

blowing a whistle in class to gain their attention. It was a trying 

time, and I felt lost in my efforts to create a positive learning 

environment. However, fate intervened when I stumbled upon an 

issue of Music Educators Journal (MEJ), a publication provided 

by NAfME. In it, I discovered an article that detailed creative 

approaches to diversify rehearsal activities and structure, 

specifically aimed at engaging middle school students. With 

renewed hope and armed with insights from this article, I 

implemented some of the suggested activities in my classroom. 

The response from my students was nothing short of amazing. 

While things were far from perfect, the classroom climate began 

to shift, and I found constructive ways to connect with my 

students. They progressed as young musicians and presented 

a commendable concert at the end of the semester. The MEJ 

became my go-to resource for inspiration and improvement in 

my teaching practices, and it laid the foundation for a strong 

choral program. 

Like many of you, I faced the constant threat of funding cuts to 

my music program, with music education often relegated to the 

status of an extracurricular class. It was in these trying times that 

NAfME’s advocacy resources became my lifeline. I used these 

tools to educate my administration and fellow teachers about 

the value of music education, emphasizing its place in the core 

curriculum and the myriad benefits it brought to our students. 

This advocacy not only helped me retain funding for my program 

but also transformed the perceptions of many colleagues about 

the role of music in our school. 

As I pursued my graduate studies at the University of North Texas, 

I delved deeper into the historical role that NAfME has played 

in the evolution of music education in American public schools. 

It was here that I learned about the association's initiatives 

that propelled our profession forward. Perhaps nothing was as 

impactful in the evolution of music education in the U.S. as the 

Tanglewood Symposium. It was this symposium that firmly called 

for music to be considered a core part of the school curriculum 

and recommended the types of music taught in our music classes 

be expanded to include American folk songs and music of other 

cultures. In 1999, the Housewright Symposium on the Future 

of Music Education convened to discuss the future of music 

education as we entered a new millennium. This Vision 2020 

advocated all persons regardless of their background, experience, 

heritage, ability, or financial status deserve to participate fully in 

music. It also argued that time be protected for music instruction 

that is sequential, standards-based, and taught by trained music 

educators. 

One significant legislative advocacy success that continues to 

resonate is the designation of music as part of the core curriculum, 

making it eligible for access to Title IV and Title I funding. This 

achievement was a testament to the relentless efforts of NAfME 

and its members in safeguarding our profession and securing 

the resources our students deserve. 

Yet, our journey is far from over. As we stand on the shoulders 

of these achievements, we must look ahead and address the new 

challenges that confront us. Today, the world is evolving rapidly, 


and so too must our profession. Our student population is more 

diverse than ever, and it is imperative that our music teaching 

population reflects this diversity. NAfME is committed to charting 

a path for the future that leads to a more equitable and inclusive 

music education landscape. NAfME also recently released “A 

Blueprint for Strengthening the Music Teacher Profession,” 

which attempts to address the music teacher shortage crisis that 

is especially impacting our rural and urban school districts. Fewer 

students are entering higher education and experts project the 

number of graduating university music education students will 

decline over the next decade. The committee that developed this 

report provided an excellent summary that presents the various 

challenges our profession faces with some possible solutions 

that can be explored and implemented before the degree program, 

during the degree program, and during the first 5 years of 

professional life. I encourage you to read both this comprehensive 

blueprint and consider how you might be able to assist 

NAfME and TMEA in addressing this significant challenge our 

profession faces. 

I am proud to see the strong affiliation between NAfME and the 

Tennessee Music Education Association, with many leaders who 

have served or are currently serving in leadership positions in 

both organizations. This collaboration strengthens our collective 

voice and enhances our ability to advocate for music education 

in Tennessee and beyond. 

As music educators, you may not always see the direct impact 

of NAfME in your day-to-day functions, but it is essential to 

understand the profound influence it has had in shaping our 

profession and defending our position in schools. NAfME works 

tirelessly with its members to forge a brighter, more equitable 

future for music education. 

I urge each of you to take advantage of the wealth of resources 

NAfME provides. As illustrated in the table below, there are 

numerous benefits to being part of this vibrant community. I am 

eager to connect with you and discuss how you can further engage 

and contribute to our professional association. 

In closing, I want to express my gratitude for the opportunities 

NAfME has afforded me and countless other music educators. 

Together, let us continue to harmonize our voices, advocate for 

music education, and inspire the next generation of musicians. 

Our journey is far from over, and I am excited to see the symphony 

of progress that we will create together. 


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TMEA EDITOR'S MESSAGE 


Siegel Middle School 

CELEBRATING THE 75TH 

ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION YEAR 

OF THE TENNESSEE MUSICIAN 

Featuring the TMEA Past-Presidents 

The Tennessee Music Education Association (TMEA) 

was officially formed in 1945 as a voluntary, non-profit 

organization representing all phases of music education at 

all school levels. 

The Tennessee Musician was founded in 1948 with J. 

Clark Rhodes appointed by the TMEA Board of Control as 

inaugural editor. 

Since 1945, the Presidents of the Tennessee Music Education 

Association have been trailblazers for music education in our 

state representing us at the local, regional, and national level. In 

the past and in the present, TMEA Presidents are proven leaders 

that have made a profound difference for music education. 

Beginning with the first volume of the Tennessee Musician (1948- 

1949 publication year), our TMEA Presidents have written 

messages to the membership. Throughout time, this section has 

held many titles, including “From the President,” “The President’s 

Message,” “The President’s Letter,” “Letter from the President,” 

and more. 

While the title of the President’s section has changed over time, 

the importance has not. In the Tennessee Musician, the TMEA 

President's opening remarks have historically been a crucial place 

for our TMEA leadership to communicate with all members, 

providing encouragement and letting the members know that 

their voices are heard. 

When possible, I sought to feature an inspirational quote 

from each President’s first message (issue “No. 1”) to TMEA 

membership. However, in some instances, a quote located in a 

later issue (i.e., issue “No. 2,” “No. 3,” or “No. 4”) was too powerful 

to omit and was thus selected in place of a message from their 

introductory letter. 

The Tennessee Musician has recorded motivational messages 

from our past TMEA Presidents throughout time, and through 

reading these messages, I feel a closer connection to all members 

of our state music education association. It is my earnest desire 

that this Tennessee Musician 75th Anniversary feature similarly 

inspires you. 

1954 - Tennessee Musician 

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17th Editor, Tennessee Musician 

Special thank you, TMEA Past-Presidents 

While working on this project, I have been grateful for the 

opportunity to speak with numerous TMEA Past-Presidents. 

Many of these music education leaders have submitted answers 

to the questions “What does the Tennessee Music Education 

Association mean to you?” and “What words would you use to 

describe the Tennessee Music Education Association?” Their 

responses are highlighted throughout the following pages. 

Additional reading: 

I have also enjoyed reading T. Earl Hinton’s (1998) document 

titled “A Brief History of the Tennessee Music Education 

Association,” located on the TMEA website: 

https://www.tnmea.org/history-past-presidents 



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Chorus - Nashville. W. C. Campbell, 

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Taylor Hagan, E. Nashville H. S. 

Held Band Office: Chairman. 1947-1951 Dr. Harry Robert 

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WEST TENNESSEE SECTION 

Instrumental: President - Ralph G. 

H a 1 e, Christian Brothers College, 

Memphis. Treasurer - Marion Line 

CAROLYN MCCALLA 

Messick High School 

Memphis 

The complete program of 

classroom music activities. 

Preschool to junior h i g h 

school. Teachers' Books. 

Music was born in the mind of God long before Heaven was created. 

It was the final analysis of things to come. Man and creation are 

products of real music. The harmony of the universe is apparent in 

all that is seen. 

It is an art that cannot be destroyed. Not all children in music will 

become famous musicians but will, because of music, be better men and 

women in the future. 

The duty of our public schools is to aid in the production of happy 

and efficient citizens, responsible, dependable and ready to take their 

place in the leadership of their future. 

Democracy gives all equal opportunity. It is there for the boys and 

girls. It is their right to study music even though financially unable 

to buy instruments. We try to give training to all children. Those who 

are talented develop quickly and are encouraged to pursue their studies. 

Sometimes they become our future artists, but more often they become 

our future citizens, able to live with their fellow men and able to lead 

productive, useful lives. 

These students even become our teachers of tomorrow, and those 

who expect to teach in the schools should be given all the special training 

needed as in any vocation. 

Our schools should provide musical experiences for all. We know 

that many of the emotional needs of the growing boy and girl are met 

through physical and mental participation in music. 

It is our challenge as educators to see that that experience is the 

kind really needed, as the teacher fashions the mold to which the child 

eventually responds. 

The educators must give the best if they want the best. It is in 

our power to build the taste and the standards of the future, either to 

mediocrity or the finest in the arts. 

It isn't the great number we have, it is what we do with the number 

we do have. It isn't the new material we order, it is how we handle and 

use what we have. We are like a potter with clay. We help develop 

the child into the character desired. Watch-that we mold truly the uptness 

that is needed. 

a is that things worth having have to be bought by real 

Paderew.ski once said that all of the genius he had 

. It is not only talent but also work and diligent 

plish the job at hand. 

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berry, Treadwell High School, Memphis. 

Vocal: President - Mrs. Thomas 

Webber, Jr., 36 Wychewood Road, 

Memphis. Treasurer - Mrs. WHAT Carolyn DOES THE TENNESSEE MUSIC 

Mccalla, 289 McLean, Memphis. 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE SECTION EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEAN TO YOU? 

Instrumental: President-N. Taylor 

Hagan, East High School, Nashville. 

“When I became a high school choral director, I learned that MTVA and its parent organization, TMEA, were where I needed to be. It was 

Vice-President- Dr. C. B. Hunt, with Peabody 

College, Nashville. Sec.-Treas. 

great apprehension that I accepted my first job in TMEA by serving as All-State Choral Chairman in the 1970s. It gave me much 

inspiration to work with other teachers and the terrific All-State students. When I was in high school, I was too shy to audition for All-State 

Miss Mary Sue White, Box 606, Nashville 

2, Tenn. 

Choir (there was only one then) and I wanted as many of my students as possible to have that inspirational and educational experience. 

Vocal: President- W. C. Campbell, 

From that beginning, I was committed to TMEA and its programs, and I grew professionally from the opportunities it gave me. I will always 

East High School, Nashville. be grateful Vice for all that TMEA brought into my life.” 

President-Helen Trivett, Middle 

Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro. 

Sec.-Treas.-Mrs. Mary Ellen Wright, 

JOE W. GILES 

Springfield, Tenn. 

EAST TENNESSEE SECTION 18th TMEA President 

Instrumental: President -Held Odell Office: 1980-1982 

(Continued on Page 13) 

No. 2 

FESTIVALS - CLINICS 

PACK CALENDAR 

January 28-30 - E. T. Sr. H. S. Band 

Clinic - Maryville, Marvin Lindley, 

Maryville H. S., General Chairman. 

David Hughes, Arthur Jordan Conservatory:, 

Indianapolis, Conductor. 

Wilson, Teachers College, Columbia 

U., N. Y., Chorus Conductor. Claude 

Smith, Supervisor of Music, Evansville, 

Ind., Band Conductor. 

( Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) 

1948 



September-October 1948 

TMEA PAST-PRESIDENT'S FEATURE 

8 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2024 | Volume 76, No. 1 

"The educators must give the best if they want the best. It is in 

our power to build the taste and the standards of the future, 

either to mediocrity or the finest in the arts.” (p. 3) 

CAROLYN B. (MCCALLA) TRAVERS 


Held Office: 1954-1956 

“I recall very well the first meeting of TMEA which I 

attended in Tennessee some five yeas ago. I was very 

conscious of the valiant effort on the part of several 

individuals to make TMEA a functional organization. . . 

I believe that TMEA is now in the strongest position of 

its history to contribute to the forward movement of 

music education. Let us then strive in the future to bear 

our share of the responsibility for the tasks that lie ahead.” 

(p. 2) 

N. TAYLOR HAGEN 



1951 



Fall 1951 

1956 



October 1956 

1954 



Fall 1954 

1960 



March 1960 

Four Columbia records for 

each grade. 78 rpm. 

n. 

MUSIC 

AMERICANS 

SING 

and 

MUSIC THE 

WORLD SINGS 

Songs and activities for junior 

and senior high school classes 

and assemblies. 

Teaching Location During Presidency: 

Hillsboro High School (MTVA) 

Silver Burdett 

Chicago, Illinois 

Representative: JACK W. DRAPER 

1100 Graybar Lane, Nashville 4, Tenn.

“What words would you use to describe the Tennessee Music Education Association?” 

ADVOCACY, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, RESILIENT, RESPONSIVE, DEDICATED, HISTORICAL... 

1960 



October 1960 

“. . . if I have any message to 

give you in the eight issues 

of the [Tennessee] Musician 

published while I am your 

president, it is that music 

education is a most noble 

profession and one in which 

you should continually find 

pride.” (p. 3) 

CHARLES GARY 



“Thanks to my predecessors 

and their boards we have a 

strong, well-organized state 

organization that is making 

its voice heard in Tennessee 

education.” (p. 2) 

THOMAS W. COWAN 



“I have been proud of the 

Tennessee Musician and 

know it will continue to grow, 

provided we all take a little 

time in forwarding news and 

materials.” (p. 2) 

HOWARD F. BROWN 



1964 

Tennessee Musician Vol. 17, No. 1 

October 1964 

0. 

, 

THE TEN NES SEE MUSICIAN March, 1960 

1960 

FROM THE 

PRESIDENT 

play, regardless of its technical 

level should be musically and technically 

challenging. It should demand 

as well as lead to further 

My recent attendance at the musical insight and integrity. The 

various 

“In our search music for quality effective there music teacher can help 

Educators is only one inescapable Association 

pursue. This meet 

is the belief crimination of music so that the difference 

the path student to develop a sense of disings 

as an on art. the This national, 

the all pervading s t a t e, influence good, for the great. 1962 

belief should is easily be seen between the poor, the 

and each local of us no levels, matter what area The of effective music teacher 

level of music we teach. . . Quality 


has made me teaches self discipline and efficie!1cy 

and shows the reward Vol. 15, No. of pa 

1 

teaching doesn’t just happen. We 

aware of the 

have to continually work.” (p. 2) 

increasing concertience. 

Each student October in a 1962 fine 

MARIE 

of, 

HUTCHINSON 

and emphasis 

on, one of sible place and made to feel that 

musical group, is given a respon 

7th TMEA President the part he is contributing is most 

Held Office: 1958-1960 valuable. The effective mu s i c 

MARIE HUTCH1NsoN the major educational 

e n d e a v o r s of todaynamely 

quality teachers and teach 

ing. There seems to me to be a 

sincere desire on the part of music 

teachers to maintain music in its 

:proper rlationships in this emergmg 

curriculum; to keep abreast in 

current trends and to find worth- . 

while teaching materials. 

We seem to be more sensitive to ' 

those things which might be called · 

worthy. In our search for quality 

there is only one inescapable path 

to pursue. This is the belief of 

music as an art. This belief should 

be the all pervading influence for 

each of us no matter what area or 

level of music we teach. Without 

it our search for quality has failed. 

The q u a l i t y teacher keeps 

abreast of knowledge in his field 

and of developments in teaching 

materials and techniques which 

will help improve his performance. 

There must be continued artistic 

growth. As teachers we often fail 

to reach out musically beyond the 

teacher develops students in citizenship, 

in teamwork, in self reliance, 

and in responsibility. These 

particular benefits are often overlooked 

in evaluating the music program 

and they are among the most 

WHAT DOES THE TENNESSEE MUSIC 

EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEAN TO YOU? 

important. 

The student holds a vital place 

in the aesthetic endeavor. We 

must not divide music into appreciation 

versus participation. We 

must make certain our students experience 

music as a satisfying experience 

as they rehearse. 

Quality teaching doesn't just 

happen. We have to continually 

work. 

May we as teachers in Tennessee 

accept 

20th TMEA 

this 

President 

challenge of the day and 

organize ourselves toward better 


1 teaching. 

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

Hewgley's Music Shop ······-··················· 3 

Wenger Music Equipment Co. 3 

“If TMEA is to help solve any of 

the problems of music education, 

it will do so through strength of 

organization, combined effort, and 

an increased membership. TMEA 

Needs You!” (p. 2) 

COL. O'DELL WILLIS 



“TMEA has been, and continues to be, the concerted voice of the various music teachers in our state. This is a very important mission.” 

Photo of Solie Fott receiving the TMEA 2008 Hall of Fame Award, as featured in Tennessee Musician Vol. 60, No. 4 - Summer 2008. 

SOLIE FOTT 


Austin Peay State University (MTSBOA) 



1966 


October 1966 

“Our goal must be that every child 

will have an opportunity to enroll in 

a music class, and this opportunity 

must begin in the elementary grades.” 

(p. 2) 

LAWRENCE “PAT” COONEY 



1970 

1970 



October 1970 

“Just becoming a member of 

TMEA is not enough. Work 

for Music Education in your 

community, support your 

area association and become 

actively involved in your local 

association. You must support 

us in order that we may speak 

for you.” (p. 3) 

JOHN BRIGHT 



“I believe that the strength of any 

association does not come from 

its leadership alone but from its 

membership, and that is You – the 

Local Music Educator.” (p. 3) 

JAY M. CRAVEN 



1968 



October 1968 


“This is the twentieth anniversary issue 

of the Tennessee Musician. Thanks to 

J. Clark Rhodes, founder and present 

editor, and to all of the editors who 

have served during this twenty-year 

period for making the magazine a 

professional organ of which we are all 

proud, indeed.” (p. 3) 

L. HOWARD (“ZEKE”) NICAR 



1972 



October 1972 



“TMEA and its affiliated organizations have always had opportunities for participation and growth for students and teachers. Those 

opportunities have increased through my participation in high school and during my teaching career. Now into my retirement years, thanks 

to advancements in technology [as well as] TMEA and its affiliates' leadership and advanced thinking, students and teachers can involve 

themselves in so many more activities and learning situations. I am proud of TMEA’s leadership in advancing opportunities in music 

education in Tennessee.” 

RAY BELL 

22nd TMEA President 



McMurray Middle School (MTSBOA) 



IMPACTFUL, RELATIONSHIPS, OPPORTUNITY, MUSIC, EXCELLENCE, SERVICE, FOCUSED... 

1980 

Tennessee Musician Vol. 32, No.4 

May 1980 

1974 



October 1974 

“Spring is a time of year for hope. As I write this message (Easter Sunday), 

the beauty of the earth is once again reassuring. Let’s each one resolve 

that the coming year will be better; that the beauty of music, like the 

beauty of Spring, should be made available to every person. Let’s each one 

resolve that although many conditions of our life seem dissatisfying and 

frustrating that we nevertheless have much to be thankful for.” (p. 6) 

T. EARL HINTON 



“I feel that the prime goal for TMEA 

should be to draw us together in a 

state-wide effort to improve the 

quality of musical experiences we 

are providing for our students in the 

elementary school and on through 

post-graduate study.” (p. 6) 

LARRY VOLMAN 


Held Office: 1976-1978 

N 

OW 

THAT ANOTHER marching season 

is history, I want to congratulate 

the many fine bands of our state who made 

such good showings at weekly football performances 

and at the numerous contest 

and marching competitions which abound 

in our area. We have seen some superb 

bands whose percision in marching is 

equaled only by their musicianship. The 

prevailing choice of corps style shows was 

obvious, though some bands seem to be returning 

to precision drill. 

Both directors and students deserve a 

special tribute for the hours of dedicated 

work.which are required to field some of 

thes.e spectacular performances. As you 

gci into concert season it is hoped you will 

continue your quest for musical excellence 

through which the students can experience 

the performance of some of the finest of 

music literature. 

“Under the leadership of outstanding 

individuals, our organization has seen 

phenomenal progress in past years.” 

(p. 4) 

W. J. JULIAN 


Held Office: 1974-1976 

Both bands and choirs are now busily 

preparing holiday programs, getting 

ready for area clinics, and working toward 

all state auditions. These are the things of 

which our lives are made and which keep 

us going from season to season. But always 

we must look ahead. 

I hope every school will plan to observe 

Music In Our Schools Week, March 1-7. 


October 1976 

1980 

“Finally, accept my sincere gratitude 

for your support, your wise counsel, 

and your friendship. I shall always 

appreciate the privilege you have 

given me to serve through this 

tremendous organization. Be sure that 

I shall always support it, work for it 

and undergird those in leadership as 

we move confidently into a new era of 

cooperation and understanding.” (p. 4) 

JOE GILES 



This observance has become one of our 

best public relations tools and is worthy of 

our support. Chairman Jim Holcomb and 

his team will lead the way, but each of us 

needs to follow through. 

There are two legislative matters mentioned 

elsewhere in this issue the importance 

of which I wish to underscore: 

House Joint Resolution No. 226 encourages 

all Tennessee schools to provide arts 

education. We need to use our influence, 

individually and collectively, to insure the 

passage of this bill. 

House Joint Resolution No. 195 on the 

other hand directs the State Board of Edu- 

JOE GILES 

1976 1982 

cation to limit the elementary curriculum 

to five (5) subjects: reading, writing, math 

skills and two (2) other subjects chosen on 

the basis of want or need. The passage of 

such a measure could spell the demise of 

music in our state'e elementary schools. 

Every TMEA member should write letters 

encouraging its defeat. We are grateful for 

the legislative leadership of people like 

Tommie Pardue and Nancy Ferguson, but 

they need our help. 

May the upcoming holidays be a time of 

rest and recreation which will equip us all 

to approach 1982 with renewed vigor. 

Leadership Development Workshop Is ScheduledPrior 

To Opening of MENC Convention In San Antonio 

A Leadership Development Workshop, 

designed for experienced music supervisors 

and administrators, will be offered 

February 8-10, prior to the 75th MENC convention 

at San Antonio. 

Purpose of the Leadership Development 

Workshop is to help supervisors and administrators 

improve their effectiveness. 

There are specific skills that enable the 

music supervisor and administrator to 

lead more effectively. The Leadership Development 

Workshop will focus on those 

skills. 

Members of the faculty are: 

Dr. Rhoderick E. Key, director of the 

Leadership Development Workshop. Dr. 

Key is the dean of the College of Fine and 

Applied Arts at The University of Texas at 

San Antonio. Prior to assuming that position, 

Dr. Key was a public school music 

teacher in Illinois and chairman of the Music 

Department at Eastern Illinois University. 

Dr. Key has presented workshops for 

music administrators throughout the country. 

Dr. Herbert Tyler, superintendent of 

schools in Columbia, South Carolina. Prior 

to earning a Ph.D. in Administration at the 

University of South Carolina, Dr. Tyler 

was a successful band director. He served 



cators Conference. During the workshop, 

Mr. Schober will focus the experience and 

insight he has gained from his many years 

as music supervisor on the important topic 

of teacher evaluation. 

The fourth member of the faculty will be 

a management consultant who has conducted 

professional development seminars 

for administrators from education, 

business, health care and military agencies. 

He will concentrate on skills that the 

participants can use to help their faculty 

operate more effectively. 

Registration will be from 6:00 to 7:00 

p.m., in the La Riena Room of the Palacio 

del Rio Hilton Hotel, Monday, February 8. 

The first session will begin at 7:00 p.m., 


May 1982 

Monday. Sessions will be held Tuesday 

morning, afternoon and evening. The final 

session will be held Wednesday morning. 

The full fee for the Leadership Develop 

ment Workshop is $50.00. Checks made 

payable to MENC should be sent to Miss 

Geraldine Ivie, Director of Finance and 

Administration, Music Educators National 

Conference, 1902 Association Drive, Reston, 

VA 22091. 

Enrollment in the Leadership Development 

Workshop will be limited. For additional 

information contact: Dr. Gene Morlan, 

Director of Professional Programs, 

Music Educators National Conference, 

1902 Association Drive, Reston; VA 22091; 

Phone 800/336-3768. 

“TMEA is the governing body for all the music organizations in Tennessee. It is a group of dedicated music educators that work 

together to make sure that all students have an opportunity to participate in music programs in their schools. These educators 

teach students to always strive for excellence and leadership qualities that will help them later in life. TMEA is an organization that 

stresses the camaraderie of its members and the importance of collaboration. During my presidency, TMEA was a member of the 

Coalition for Music Education partnering with MENC, NAMM, and NARAS. This group helped save many music programs from 

being cut all over Tennessee. The collaboration, camaraderie, and most importantly friendships are why TMEA is important for 

music educators today.” 

JO ANN HOOD 

23rd TMEA President 


IN THIS ISSUE 

Advertisers Index - Page 30 


John Overton High School (MTSBOA) 

The President's Letter .................. 4 Application for Performing Groups 

Leadership Development Conference .... 4 at Southern Division ............._..... 24 

Legislative In-Service Meeting Additions, Changes at Memphis 

Held by West Tennessee MEA ....._._ .. 6 State University ...................... 24 

Legislative Report ..................... 10 Candidates for Southern Division 

Members of Tennessee General President-Elect ....................... 25 

Assembly ........, ................. 11-13 RIME and REASON: History, Music 

All-State Conductors ................. 14-15 Education and Special Music 

Music: A Srund Investment! ........... 16 Education ............................ 26 



1986 



October 1986 

“Our opportunities are real. Our strength to 

seize these opportunities lies in our pulling 

together that end. If we each go our separate 

way in isolation, we will accomplish nothing 

in this regard. If we all pull together in 

common effort, there is much we can achieve. 

This is a time of unique opportunity for us – 

opportunity which will probably not come 

again in our day.” (p. 4) 

CHARLES H. BALL 

21st TMEA President 


D since the 

the Board of 

w presidentprinted 

and 

nstitution has 

o reflect our 

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esident-elect. 

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NANCY FERGUSON 

not begin my 

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illiant job of 

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hankfully he 

ganization in 

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ight and Pat 

l dual assislvent 

and informed. 

Their work has been consistent 

and outstanding and we can be proud to 

have such dedicated people. 

To Joe Giles, Solie Fott, John Bright, Pat 

Cooney, along with Rodney Webb, Judy 

Rich, Mary Lou Theil, other board members, 

topic area and TMEA convention 

chairpersons listed in the masthead of this 

issue of the Tennessee Musician, I am 

most grateful for their willing response to 

serve in their respective capacities. They 

will be asking you as members of TMEA to 

express your concerns, to participate in 

committee work, and most of all - to communicate 

your needs. 

This will be a banner year in the area of 

reorganization. Budget, communications 

and attendance at the 1983 TMEA Convention 

will be among our paramount concerns. 

I hope that each TMEA member 

will communicate with their board of directors 

as much as possible. We are here 

to serve you! May we all have a successful 

and rewarding year. 

THIS ISSUE 

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1982 


October 1982 

1985 

Overton High School Choral 

Students Capture Honors in Honolulu .. 20 

RIME and REASON ................... 21 

Marching Bands Invited to Parade 

in Nation's Capital .................... 22 

D'Andrea Named Band Director 

at UT-Chattanooga .................... 23 

Music List for 1983 All-State ............ 24 

National Session of Jazz 

Educators Scheduled in Kansas City ... 24 

Nashville Will Host National 

Convention of Choral Directors ........ 25 

Orff-Schulwerk Session Scheduled ...... 26 

MTEA Schedules Workshops on 

Latest School Music Series ............ 26 

News on Copyright ..................... 27 

Financial Report of Tennessee 

Music Edu ca tors Association .......... 28 

Financial Report of Tennessee 

Musician ............................. 30 

“I hope that each TMEA 

member will communicate 

with their board of directors 

as much as possible. We are 

here to serve you!” (p. 4) 

NANCY FERGUSON 



IJ:TTERS 

1988 



October 1988 

“As we are beginning a new school year, 

let us keep in mind that our goal as 


Tennessee Musician TMEA Executive Director, Art music and educators Music should always be to 

strive for excellence in ourselves and 

Solie Vol. Fott 38, No. 1 Secretary-Treasurer State Department 

our students.” (p. 3) 

October 1985 

John Bright 

of Education RAY BELL 

I write these words 

“. . . the arts enable us to express the 

Many of our members 

are not aware of 

at the conclusion of 

deepest concerns of the human 

Joe Giles 22nd TMEA President 

the annual Board 

mind and the highest aspirations Did You Know 


the duties and responsibilities 

attached to 

meeting of TMEA in 

of the human spirit and therefore. . . 

• That the Better 

Nashville. It has been 

education without the arts is woefully Schools Art and Music 

the job of Executive 

a successful session, 

incomplete. . .” (p. 5). 

Program is underway 

Secretary-Treasurer. 

and flourishing? 

extremely well 

Therefore, for my 

attended, productive, 

SOLIE FOTT 

• That the curriculum 

development 

introductory article I 

and manifesting the 

20th will TMEA state President the job 

process has begun? 

sustained efforts of 

Held description Office: 1984-1986 as outlined 

Drafts of frameworks 

the representatives of the constituents of in the Constitution and By-Laws. 

and guides in both art 

our Association. As reported by Ray Bell In the Constitution, Article V, Section 1. and music at the K-3 levels are being field 

and Nancy Ferguson, plans for the In The Executive Secretary-Treasurer shall tested. THEY WILL BE REVISED AS 

Service Conference in Nashville, April 3-5, be appointed by the Board of Directors NEEDED. 

seem to be progressing well. Its ultimate 

TMEA PAST-PRESIDENT'S at the first Board meeting on odd-numbered 

success depends to a great extent 

FEATURE 

• About 360 classroom teachers received 

on good years and shall not have a vote on the intensive training in ways they can deal 

attendance, and I urge you to start making Board but must attend all meetings of the more effectively with art and music in their 

plans now to participate. 

association. The Executive Secretar-Treasurer K-3 classrooms where specialists are not 

Earlier this summer WHAT John Bright, DOES Tommie THE ·shall TENNESSEE receive an honorarium MUSIC determined available to teach these subjects for them? 

Pardue, Earl Hinton, and I attended the . by the Board of Directors. 

• That a consulting teacher program is 

meetings of the MENC EDUCATION National Assembly ASSOCIATION MEAN TO YOU? 

underway providing continuing service to 

in Washington. We were able to visit with In the By-Laws, Article I, Duties of the 

serveral of our Congressmen 

“During my presidency, 

and relay 

a task 

to 

force was charged with making recommendations related 

classroom 

to [the] 

teachers 

future of 

and 

TMEA. 

specialists 

We hired 

alike? 

a consultant, and 

Officers, Section 5. 

them our concern 

the 

about 

task 

the 

force 

place 

worked 

of music 

together tirelessly to bring recommendations regarding restructuring • That a state-wide the organization, supervisors name conference 

change, and revision 

in the school curriculum. 

of the TMEA 

It is 

constitution 

expressed in 

and bylaws. These changes were approved by the TMEA has membership. become a reality Working and together will with continue colleagues from 

The Executive Secretary-Treasurer shall meeting (hopefully twice a year)? 

the three goals for across 1990 the approved state in this by way the was very fulfilling.” 

keep the records of the Association, 

MENC National Executive Board: 

• That conferences for university level 

and keep minutes of all meetings of the art/music education people are in the 

Board of Directors and all business planning stages and will occur this year. 

1. By 1990, every student, K-12, meetings of the Association. He shall 

shall have access to music instruction 

• That almost $200,000 has gone to local 

keep an accurate record of the membership 

directory for distribution to all art/music materials and equipment for use 

in the school. MADELINE BRIDGES 

school systems Teaching for Location use in purchasing 

During Presidency: 

2. By 1990, 28th every TMEA high President school shall members, provided necessary funds are 

Belmont University (MTVA, Higher Education) 

at the K-3 level for this school year. 

require at least Held one Office: Carnegie 2000-2002 unit of available. He shall present annually 

credit in the arts for graduation. 

• That legislation (House Bill 671 as 

to the Board of Directors an account of 

amended-Senate Bill 675) which provides to 

3. By 1990, every college and university all monies received and disbursed. He 

each system $2.00 per FTE-ADA for duty 

shall require at least one Carnegie shall deposit the funds of the Association 

free lunch periods for teachers states that in 

unit of credit in the arts for admission. in a depository approved by the Board of 


systems where duty free lunch periods 

Directors. He shall prepare a yearly 

already exist these funds are to be spent on 

Each of us must take this message, that financial statement and present it to 

1990


COLLABORATIVE, INFORMATIVE, INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, GROWING, METAMORPHOSING... 

1992 



Summer 1992 

“As my last letter as President of TMEA is written, I have several 

feelings to convey. First, a feeling of relief, which needs no 

explanation. Next a feeling of gratitude to all the many people 

who have served as chairs of our Conferences, All-States, and 

Committees. Also, a special thanks to the members of the TMEA 

Board of Control for their work the past two years. . . Finally, a 

feeling of great expectations for TMEA. Expectations that the 

association will continue to grow in membership, in unity across 

the state, and in meeting the needs of the membership and their 

students.” (p. 3) 

JO ANN HOOD 



“Plan to get involved in your local and 

state music education organizations. 

We need your help and together we 

will make great strides in music 

education in our state.” (p. 3) 

1994 



Fall 1994 

1997 



May 1997 

MARY ANN (STEPHENS) MOSES 



“I urge each of us to remember that our 

all-state organizations must be in a 

position of priority as we plan future 

meetings. What we do is all about our 

students. We can’t lose sight of the fact 

that THEY MUST come first.” (p. 3) 

1992 



Fall/Winter 1992 

“One of the advantages of being an educator is the 

opportunity for a new beginning each fall. Even 

though some circumstances do not vary greatly, 

each year and even each day with students is unique. 

It is this uniqueness coupled with the beauty and 

power of music that makes being a music educator 

both challenging and fulfilling.” (p. 3) 

PATRICIA ("PAT") BROWN 



BOB LEE 





“TMEA has been a constant for most of my life, beginning when I was a high school student and continuing through my career as 

an educator. My first experience with TMEA was the 1968 Conference in Chattanooga, and my involvement has continued to the 

present. Given this long history, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity during my TMEA presidency to usher in the first largescale 

structural change in TMEA governance in over 50 years. The leadership structure we know now was created during Madeline 

Bridges' presidency (2000-2002) while I was President-Elect; my term saw the implementation of this newly created framework. 

Many of the components of TMEA that make our association so effective and that members value the most, such as State Chairs for 

each content area, the TMEA Council, the Treble Choir, as well as many other initiatives, began during this time.” 

STEPHEN COLEMAN 




Tullahoma City Schools (MTSBOA) 



2000 



March 2000 

“As a music education professional, you 

realize how music enhances the lives 

of children; you experience it every 

day. You know the effect music has on 

student creativity, dropout reduction, 

and improved self-esteem. This message 

now needs to be shared.” (p. 7) 

STEPHEN COLEMAN 



“We are in the process of developing a long range 

planning committee. This committee will allow our 

profession to assess the needs and future direction of 

TMEA. We still have a long way to go. Let’s remember 

to take small positive steps instead of giant leaps 

without direction.” (p. 10) 

JAMES F. ("PETE") EVANS 



2002 



December 2002 

2000 

2002 


May 2002 

“TMEA exists for one primary 

reason – to provide high 

quality music education for 

all. Teachers in classrooms 

are TMEA and it is they who 

ultimately make a difference 

in the lives of students of all 

ages.” (p. 6) 

MADELINE BRIDGES 




“I urge every member to stay actively 

involved in their regional association, to 

participate fully in its offerings, to attend 

the conference yearly, to attend regional and 

national conference, to mentor new and/or 

struggling teachers in your system or area, 

and to be the best possible teacher you can 

be.” (p. 7) 

JEFF BREWER 



2006 


May 2006 



“When I was in the classroom, TMEA was the vehicle that allowed my students to experience honor choirs, solo and ensemble competitions, 

and much more. TMEA provided excellent in-service opportunities for me and all other music teachers in Tennessee. I believe that music/ 

arts education advocacy is now the primary focus of our organization. I was state president immediately after our new bylaws were written 

and we reorganized. Leadership during that time were focused on rallying everyone, statewide, to ‘sign on’ and believe in the restructuring. 

That was a vital part of the job. . . We also began commissioning of wonderful musical works to be performed by our various All-State 

ensembles during my tenure. I loved writing the quarterly articles for the journal. I did not base my articles on statistical data, but rather 

from the heart. . . the aesthetic aspects of being a music educator/student. In my personal and professional life, I have always served the role 

of ‘peace maker.’ I think I accomplished that during my six years on the [TMEA] board. That certainly was my intent.” 

JEFF BREWER 




Ridgeway High School, Memphis (WTVMEA) 



ESSENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCLUSIVE, RELEVANT, ORGANIZED, PROFESSIONAL... 

“Everyone must work together for the good of music 

education in Tennessee. Keep in mind the importance of 

mentoring new teachers. Those of us who are seasoned 

remember the tremendous challenges we faced in our 

early teaching careers. Help TMEA meet the needs of 

these less experienced teachers to keep them in music 

education.” (p. 6) 

RON MEERS 



2006 



Fall 2006 

“. . .music ‘moves’ individuals and groups: 

emotionally, expressively and spiritually.” (p. 6) 

RON ROGERS 



2013 



Summer 2013 

2010 


Winter 2010 

a message from the 


GARY 

WILKES 

2008 



Fall 2008 

“There is power in unity. As we move 

through this year, please remember 

that this organization would not 

exist were it not for you.” (p. 6) 

GARY WILKES 



TMEA President's Message 

Erasing the Lines 

I sincerely hope that you are still 

basking in that restful and rejuvenating 

summer break from which you just 

returned. Those of us teaching in Hamilton 

County started school on August 12. 

By the time you read this article, we 

will have passed the halfway mark of the first quarter 

and most will be nearing the end of the first quarter. 

August always seem like one of the slowest months. 

Before I launch into my article, I would be remiss 

if I did not mention the passing of Dr. T. Earl Hinton. 

He died on Thursday, July 10, after a long battle with 

lung cancer at the age of 83. Dr. Hinton was a musician, 

educator, and Professor Emeritus of Middle Tennessee 

State University. He was also a Past-President of 

TMEA. and one of the stalwarts of music education in 

Tennessee. The Board of Directors of TMEA recently 

endowed a scholarship in his name to be bestowed 

to a student pursuing a degree in music education. 

The Board would like to strongly encourage the 

membership of TMEA. to do likewise. You may send 

your contributions to the School of Music at MTSU. or 

T.M.E.A. can forward your contribution to them if you 

wish. If your desire is for us to do it, please send your 

check to Michael Combs, our Executive Secretary. 

His address is listed in the front of this publication. 

There are many people in our organization that 

work for the betterment of music education. One of our 

2010 

instrumental ensembles chair. 

I would also like to 

offer my sincere appreciation to 

Jeff Brewer and Ron Meers. 

Jeff recently completely his 

six-year rotation off of the 

TMEA. Board and Ron just 

assumed the position of Past 

President and head of the 

Da Capo committee. Both of 

these men left some incredibly 

large shoes and continue 

to serve as my mentors. 

Thanks more than you'll know. 

So, you're saying, 

"Erasing the lines? Is he talking 

about some sort of cosmetic 

procedure that reverses the 

aging process? Is he reacting 

to one of those info commercials? What is he talking 

about?" If I can accomplish anything during my tenure 

in this office, I hope to be able to erase the lines that 

separate our various divisions so that we can become 

a unified state. I believe that the days when we could 

be completely autonomous are gone. There is power in 

unity. As we move through this year, please remember 

that this organization would not exist were it not for you. 



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“There are many TMEA members in every area of our state who do 

countless tasks that lead to the success of the TMEA conference 

and All-State. . . Most TMEA members have full-time jobs in 

addition to their TMEA responsibilities. We need to tell those 

around us how much they are appreciated and acknowledge the 

effort they put forth to provide our music teachers and all-state 

students with a life-long learning experience that will enrich 

their lives for many years to come.” (p. 4) 

DIAN EDDLEMAN 



“TMEA and the regional associations are the heart of music education in Tennessee. The All Regional and All-State performing 

groups provide rewarding music events that facilitate life-changing experiences for our students. TMEA, regional associations, and 

the Tennessee Arts Academy provide the most professional in-service training in the state. This training enriches the experience 

music students have in their classrooms every day. 

TMEA is the cornerstone of music education in Tennessee. I am extremely grateful to TMEA for the exemplary educational music 

experiences provided for music students and teachers in Tennessee!” 

RON MEERS 




Riverdale High School (MTSBOA) 



VOLUME 69, NO. 1 




Approaching the 

Sight-Reading 

Component for 

Festival/Contest 

by Joe D. Moore 

p. 19 

When Helping Hurts: 

Developmentally 

Appropriate 

Teacher Mentoring 

by Michael A. Raiber 

p. 26 

Classroom 

Classical 

Guitar 

by Matthew Hinsley 

p.30 

2018 



2018 

2014 


Fall 2014 


“As with every year, especially in education, 

change is upon us! That’s going to be one thing 

we can always count on. While we can’t control 

many of the directives and initiatives that 

are required of us, what we can control is our 

reaction to them and how we choose to deal with 

them.” (p. 12) 

Lafe Cook || Dobyns-Bennett High School 

The Future of Music Education Advocacy . . . 

“You are more than a music 

teacher, you are a leader and 

role model for your kids and 

their families.” (p. 8) 

LAFE COOK 



JEFFREY PHILLIPS 





THAT GARY TOGETHER, WILKES WE CAN MEET THESE 


CHALLENGES HEAD ON. 


I would like to thank our Executive Director, 

Ron Meers, for all of his hard work 

for our organization and especially for being 

patient with all of my questions. 

First, a brief report on the work of the 

According to my marching band for family and friends, summer professional 

development experiences and summer that are not joining our organization, either 

ship to those music teachers in Tennessee 

parent crew, there are no marching 

band props in heaven. They rehearsals, your leaders in the music education 

profession from across Tennessee so or because they are not aware of the val- 

because it is cost prohibitive for them to do 

even made matching hats with 

this very slogan! If you teach high have also come together multiple times to ue in membership. The state of Tennessee 

school marching band, it sometimes feels discuss the future of music education in has roughly 2000 music teachers. TMEA 

like props are a must; it’s written in a book Tennessee. 

membership is about 1100. That means 

somewhere that it’s basically required. It is inspirational to witness the amount about half of Tennessee’s music educators 

Worrying about props is certainly a distraction 

from our real job, teaching music. precious “off-time” to discuss ideas and statistic that I was initially pleased with, 

of 

Johnathan 

time music 

Vest, 

teachers 

Ed. D. 

will give in their are joining our professional association, a 

For those of you who teach competitive initiatives that positively impact their students. 

These summer conversations cen- 

teachers are. The 1100 music teachers with 

until you consider who those 1100 music 

marching 2016 

band, you probably understand 

these feelings. For those of you who don’t tered around the question what more can TMEA memberships are almost without 

teach competitive marching band, congrats 

on adding a couple of years back to make membership more Meet attractive the New to those vocal program directors for whom TMEA 

TMEA do for its members and how do we exception, secondary instrumental and 

your life! Vol. 69, No. 1 

teachers that currently TMEA State are Chairs not joining. membership is mandatory 

p. 25 

JONATHAN if their students VEST 

But those band parents who commit to 

are going to be eligible for region or state 

2016 

helping build and move marching band 

Going Social 

honors ensembles. 

by Andy Stewart 

& Robert Ward 

props can tell you a lot about the impact AS WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, 

p. 14 

your music program has on your school 

We must find a way to make TMEA 

What to Know 

community and the impact you are have IT IS TMEA’S RESPONSIBILITY 

Before You Post 

membership more appealing to ALL of our 

by Karen Cross 

on the kids in your classroom. 

p. 20 

state’s music teachers! 

TO PROVIDE VALUE TO ITS 

In recent years it has become much 

easier to answer the question “what does 

MEMBERSHIP. 

TMEA membership do for me?” Perhaps 

the most tangible new benefit of membership 

is that TMEA, in cooperation with 

YOU ARE MORE THAN A MUSIC 

TEACHER, YOU ARE A LEADER 



Beyond improving the conference, I have 

three main agenda items for this year: 

1. First, I want to increase the support 

TMEA gives to our general music teach- 

I believe anyone who has had students 

LET 

make an All-State ensemble or selected regional associations, pays for a lobbyist in 

ME BEGIN by AND mentioning ROLE MODEL how Chair, FOR and YOUR 3 college students, for the Tennessee attended Treble the Honor programs. Choir We un-MUSderstands Washington what D.C. those in TMEA bership experiences at the general that might music impact level to music be an education class 

Nashville have to a monitor strong mem- 

education legislation 

honored I am to help lead such an National Assembly in 

incredible group of KIDS educators. AND Your THEIR June. FAMILIES. We were able to mean meet for with students. the offices 

of our two senators teachers and three who represen- 

have attended Mullins, the TMEA our General this lobbyist Music and Chair, this legislative and monitor- 

Hopefully effective those music organization time. in We the are future. entering Linzie our third year with 

commitment to our field and our students 

is unmatched, and I hope that TMEA tatives to thank them Professional for their support Development of Charlene Conference Cook, who ing has previously already had held a positive this impact. We 

can grow in its support of It what is humbling you do every 

day. Serving WHAT as President-Elect DOES for THE the TENNESSEE MUSIC 

of teachers, Tennessee’s academic music educators. subject and strives to encourage to provide them teachers, to with accomplish regards to this legislators goal. We regarding are hoping a potential to change 

to represent ESSA and these its kind mention also of have music a positive as a core view position, of what TMEA are working became hard proactive to find by communicating ways 

with 

past two years, I have had 

It is 

the 

also 

opportunity 

to watch EDUCATION and learn from two amazing ASSOCIATION MEAN TO of the bill. 

each YOU? 

leaders in music education from across ration. 

course requirement. This change would 

a privilege to 

to 

work 

vote to 

with 

fully 

other 

fund the 

continued 

various 

training 

provisions 

and educational 

host workshops 

inspi- 

in the proposed 2017 Tennessee’s history 

throughout the year in 

region, as well as having a 4-hour session 

on the Saturday of TMEA conference 

Tennessee. The officers of our state’s regional 

music education associations are bers need to do a better job of communicat- 

classroom time. 

However, we as TMEA leaders and mem- 

have had huge repercussions on music 

Past-Presidents, Dian Eddleman and Jeff I am pleased to say that we have an extremely 

Phillips. “I They have have been worked a amazing! member tirelessly 

In of addition 

to TMEA increase 

the effectiveness of our organization. nized group people the board this year. getting time off during the week to attend. 

to carving for 30 talented, 

out years. time 

hard-working, In ing each the value of those and 

and 

orga- 

importance years, for I have those 

of member- 

teachers been amazed that The may retaining at have the difficulty 

of camaraderie a lobbyist is an among advo- the membership. I have 

also noticed an increase in the quality of conference in-service presentations. The most important thing I attribute to my tenure in the 

I am excited to help continue 8 | TENNESSEE their work. MUSICIAN We | 2018 met | in Volume June 71, to No. discuss 1 several items. 

Presidency is the addition of 9th grade to the All-State Band and Orchestra. 2. Second, I My would major like to concern see TMEA about become 

know a powerful that advocacy you are reason organization that band, orchestra and choir programs 

the membership is that we are still 

in need of more General Music (Elementary Music) teachers. Please 

continue to thrive. We need you!” 

at the state level. While NAfME has done 

great work at the national level, it is up to 

THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR 

TMEA to advocate for music right here in 

Tennessee. Chris Dye from MTSU is now 

serving as our advocacy chair, and he has 

ORGANIZATION. IT IS NOT WITHOUT ITS begun plans for our first TMEA Hill Day in 

March of 2017. The primary goal this year 

will be to build relationships with our lawmakers, 

and build awareness about music 

CHALLENGES, BUT I AM CONFIDENT 

education. We will be in touch with more 

details as we go forward. In addition, Stephen 

Coleman, former TMEA President Teaching Location During Presidency: 

and current President Chattanooga of the Tennessee School for the Arts & Sciences (ETSBOA) 

Arts Commission, is working with us and 

our regional associations to hire a lobbyist 

that will keep us informed of any legislation 

that impacts music education. 

3. Finally, the recent changes at NAfME 

have highlighted the need for us to identify 

diversity in the leadership of TMEA. 

This is a complicated issue and there are 

“Let me begin by mentioning how 

honored I am to help lead such an 

incredible group of educators. Your 

commitment to our field and our 

students is unmatched, and I hope 

that TMEA can grow in its support of 

what you do every day.” (p. 10) 



2020




EDUCATIONAL, CAMARADERIE, VITAL, INVESTED, PROGRESSIVE, POSITIVE 


2022 TMEA 

PRESIDENTIAL 

CANDIDATES 

p. 13 

63RD ANNUAL TMEA 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

CONFERENCE & ALL-STATE 

ENSEMBLES PREVIEW 

p. 20 

2022 


2022 

“I want to thank all of the music educators 

across Tennessee. Thank you for inspiring, 

encouraging, and creating musicians, music 

advocates, and amazing humans through your 

teaching. Thank you for what you do every day 

for your students and your community.” (p. 9) 

ALEXIS YATUZIS-DERRYBERRY 



“. . . I want to clearly communicate that our 

students’ lives are enriched because of the 

life-changing work you do. Your passion 

for teaching and for music transform our 

students. You give them an avenue to connect 

with their emotions and creative spirit 

while training them in the development of 

essential knowledge and skills that can be 

transferred to various subject areas. YOU 

are essential.” (p. 6) 

RYAN FISHER 




THE CAPACITY TO 

COLLABORATE: 

5 STEPS TO 

EMPOWER 

TEAMWORK 

by Lori Schwartz Reichl, 

Alison Parish, and 

Sarah Castrillon 

p. 10 

LEADING BY 

NOT LEADING 

by Brian Silvey 

p. 16 

SCENES FROM THE 

64TH ANNUAL 

TMEA CONFERENCE & 

ALL-STATE CONCERTS 

p. 20 

2023 


2023 

I WANT TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE THAT OUR STUDENTS' 

LIVES ARE ENRICHED BECAUSE OF THE LIFE-CHANGING 

WORK YOU DO. YOUR PASSION FOR TEACHING AND FOR 

MUSIC TRANSFORM OUR STUDENTS. . . YOU ARE ESSENTIAL. 

Ryan Fisher 




“TMEA is our one state organization that can, and has, served as the voice of all Music Educators in the state of Tennessee regardless 

of discipline. The voice of the general music teacher, the voice of the middle school music choral director, the voice of the high school 

orchestra director, the voice of the college professor, etc. all carry the same weight. When one realizes that ‘we’ (music educators) 

are all in this together, having a statewide organization to represent and serve as a unifying voice is of upmost importance; now more 

than ever. During my presidency, I can think of a couple of items that I am very proud of. Firstly, after many years of frustration, we 

were finally able to begin involving 9th graders into some of our All-State ensembles. We thought that this was a much-needed change 

in the operations of our All-State Clinic. In addition, toward the end of my term, we realized the need for an Executive-Director for 

TMEA and began moving in a direction to fulfill that need. It would be a change that would (and continues to) pay great dividends for 

us over the past ten years.” 

RON ROGERS 




Farragut High School (ETSBOA) 





“You know that as a part of the Tennessee Music 

Education Association, you are a part of a statewide 

network of over 1,500 music educators in Tennessee 

as well as a part the 75,000 members of our national 

association, NAfME. Helping our music educators 

professionally and organizationally is to everyone’s 

advantage, including the students we teach. As a 

member and leader in TMEA, I see myself as belonging 

to this Association rather than just as consumers of 

the Association’s services. We all can and will be more 

effective professionals, advocates, and organizers if we 

have this mindset. 

I want to strongly encourage you as a member to step up as organizers and get 

involved. Become active leaders in music education. If we, our regional associations, 

state association, and national association, are collaborative, we can create an 

emotional tie between individuals, our members, and our organization. You will find 

great benefits in this contribution. I certainly have!” 

DIAN EDDLEMAN 



JEFF PHILLIPS 



“Our state is very diverse and is often referred to as the 

Three States of Tennessee! Unlike many other states, we 

maintain our regional autonomy here and have strong 

associations that give our membership access to more 

activities and support. One of my goals was to help 

facilitate communication (via the updated publications 

and the use of that ‘new’ thing known as ‘social 

media’) among our regional affiliates. TMEA serves 

the membership as a central clearinghouse where we 

can all learn better from one another and celebrate the 

accomplishments of our colleagues. Through TMEA, 

we work to bring music education to all of the students 

across the great state of Tennessee!” 

“TMEA has meant a lot to me over the years. When I was 

beginning my teaching career, TMEA is where I was able 

to meet my peers. I moved to Tennessee from a different 

state and didn't know anyone; without TMEA, I would 

not have been able to make the professional connections 

that I did. TMEA also provided great professional 

development and musical opportunities for my students, 

but it is the professional connections (many of whom 

now are treasured friends) that I value the most. 

During my time as president, I believe that TMEA took 

a big step forward toward becoming an advocacy-based organization. We added an 

advocacy chair to the board, his or her primary charge being to keep the membership 

informed and aware of any political and policy developments that may affect the 

profession. We also developed a thriving relationship with the Country Music 

Association (CMA) Foundation under my leadership, which has benefitted our 

organization in terms of finances, publicity and recognition.” 

JONATHAN VEST 




University School of Jackson (WTVMEA) 


Hendersonville High School (MTSBOA) 


University of Tennessee Martin (MTVA) 

“The Tennessee Music Education Association dwells in 

my mind in two halves. One half of the organization is 

about providing meaningful events and opportunities for 

Tennessee student musicians. Our efforts to create All- 

State events that are impactful to students, their families 

and their school music programs is one of TMEA’s 

most important duties. The hiring of the country’s best 

clinicians to experience our most talented students and 

for our students to learn from the best is a wonderful gift 

TMEA provides! 

The second half of how I reflect on what TMEA means 

is about teachers and colleagues. TMEA’s professional development conference is 

one of the highlights of my year and an event that represents so many memories for 

me. From having had my band play at TMEA, to spirited meetings about the future 

of our state’s music organizations, to late-night dinners with friends, TMEA’s annual 

conference is part of what makes teaching in Tennessee special! It was an honor to 

serve (though I wish it had not been during a pandemic!), and I look forward to seeing 

TMEA continue to grow!” 

LAFE COOK 



ALEXIS YATUZIS-DERRYBERRY 



RYAN FISHER 

39th (Current) President 



Dobyns-Bennett High School (ETSBOA) 

“TMEA means a great deal to me. As a beginning teacher, 

attending the annual conferences and being connected 

to the regional associations made all of the difference in 

my success as a young teacher. I was honored to be asked 

to serve as the State General Music Chair and Tennessee 

Treble Honor Choir Chair. I was happy to give back to 

an organization that gave so much to me. I was shocked 

when I was asked to run for TMEA President, but I 

wanted to give back to the Tennessee music education 

community that had given so much to me.” 


Lascassas Elementary School, 

Stewarts Creek High School (MTGMEA & MTVA) 

“TMEA has evolved to not just being an organization 

that presents All-State concerts. Over the last ten years, 

we have tried to provide high-quality professional 

development opportunities for our members. We have 

also amplified our state and local advocacy efforts since 

most decisions affecting our music programs happen at 

these levels. Over the next few years, it will be essential 

for our organization to address issues of equity and 

access to music in our schools at all levels.” 


University of Memphis (Higher Education) 

“Through TMEA, I met many incredible mentors/ 

friends that have impacted my career and life. These 

ladies and gentlemen served sacrificially on behalf of 

Music Education and were/are wonderful advocates for 

all who teach Music in Tennessee! When I was asked 

about being nominated for President-Elect, my mind 

immediately went to those who had served before me and 

to the many music teachers in Tennessee who still need 

an advocate. Now that I am retired, it seemed natural to 

be willing to invest my time on ensuring the students of 

Tennessee continue to experience the wonders of music 

being taught by amazing teachers who need support and 

encouragement from all decision-makers. That is my goal as I serve!” 

JOEL DENTON 

President-Elect 


Term: 2024-2026 


Ooltewah High School, Retired (ETSBOA) 


TMEA 65TH ANNUAL MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE 

2024 TMEA 

ALL-STATE CONDUCTORS 

65TH ANNUAL 

TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 

April 10-13, 2024 

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center 

Nashville, Tennessee 

ANTHONY TRECEK-KING 

Conductor, Tennessee Treble Honor Choir 

Dr. Anthony Trecek-King is a highly 

acclaimed choral conductor, scholar, 

pedagogue, and media personality with 

a career spanning over 20 years. He is 

an active guest conductor and serves as 

a Resident Conductor (chorus) with the 

Handel and Haydn Society. Recognized for 

his ability to create moving performances 

that exhibit a surprising range of dynamics 

and depth of expression, Dr. Trecek-King 

excels at cultivating vocal and instrumental musicians at all 

levels. Through his collaborative rehearsal style, he bridges the 

gap between high art and humanity, captivating audiences while 

maintaining exceptional sonic quality. 

Ensembles under his direction were integral to projects that have 

won a Pulitzer Prize (Madam White Snake, Zhou Long), received 

a Grammy (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boston Modern Orchestra Project), 

and earned the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program 

Award from Presidential Committee on the Arts (Boston 

Children’s Chorus). He has led performances in world-renowned 

venues including Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in 

Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York City, Royal Albert 

Hall in London, and the Sydney Opera House. In addition to his 

conducting work, he is currently the host of the classical radio 

show “The Silent Canon” which airs on KNVO 90.7. He can also be 

seen on-air and online on the Emmy nominated WGBH television 

series Sing That Thing, and two TEDx Boston talks. He holds a 

B.M. in Cello Performance from the University of Nebraska at 

Omaha, an M.M. in Orchestral Conducting from the Florida State 

University, and a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from the Boston 

University. 

JEREMY JONES 

Conductor, Tennessee All-State TTBB Choir 

Dr. Jeremy D. Jones is the Fisher- 

Holoviak Endowed Professor of Music, 

Director of Choral Activities, and Chair 

in the Department of Music at Miami 

University in Oxford, Ohio, where he 

conducts the Men’s Glee Club and teaches 

choral conducting, methods, and literature 

courses. Under his direction, the Men’s 

Glee Club has appeared at the 2019 

national conferences of the American 

Choral Directors Association and the National Collegiate 

Choral Organization, in addition to the ACDA Central-North 

Central Conference (2018), ACDA Central Conference (2014), 

and Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses National Seminars (2023, 

2016, 2014, 2012). At state levels, the group has appeared at the 

Ohio Music Education Association Conference (2023) and 

the Michigan Music Conference (2017). Recent performances 

as conductor of the Miami University Collegiate Chorale and 

Chamber Singers have included Considering Matthew Shepard, 

The Creation, and Messiah. 

Dr. Jones frequently appears as guest conductor of honor and 

all-state choirs around the country and serves on the Standing 

Committee for International Activities, coordinating the 

International Conductors Exchange Program. He holds degrees 

from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 

(DMA), East Carolina University (MM), and Middle Tennessee 

State University (BM). 


SANDRA SNOW 

Conductor, Tennessee All-State SSAA Choir 

As conductor, pedagogue, and scholar, 

Sandra Snow is widely acknowledged 

as one who brings singers of all ages and 

abilities to artful performance through 

an understanding of the music and its 

context in the world around them. Dr. 

Snow is Director of Choral Programs and 

Area Chair of Conducting at the Michigan 

State University College of Music where 

she oversees graduate programs in choral 

conducting. The Mosaic ensemble, SSAA, has appeared as 

featured performers at American Choral Directors Association 

conventions at state, regional, and national levels. 

As guest conductor, she travels extensively in North America 

and abroad. In 2017 Snow created mirabai, a project-based 

professional women’s chorus. mirabai’s recording Ecstatic 

Songs was the winner of the American Prize in Choral Music, 

professional choirs’ division, in 2020. Their second recording, 

Home in Me, was released in fall 2022. The mission of mirabai 

includes outreach and education programs designed to support 

the work of women as educators, composers, poets, and 

conductors. 

Snow is a recipient of the Michigan State University William J. 

Beal Award for Outstanding Faculty, the MSU Teacher-Scholar 

Award, and the Dortha J. and John D. Withrow award for 

Excellence in Teaching. 

SARAH MCKOIN 

Conductor, Tennessee All-State 11-12 Band 

Dr. Sarah McKoin is the Director of Bands 

and Professor of Conducting at Texas 

Tech University. Her responsibilities 

include Conductor and Musical Director 

of the TTU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 

administrating the graduate program in 

wind conducting, teaching conducting and 

wind literature, and overseeing all facets 

of the University band program, which 

includes 5 concert bands, the 400 member 

Goin' Band from Raiderland, and other athletic bands. Prior to her 

appointment at Texas Tech, Professor McKoin was the Director 

of Bands at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory 

of Music and held appointments at the State University of New 

York at Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia. 

Dr. McKoin holds her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the 

University of Texas at Austin as well as degrees from Wichita 

State University and Michigan State University. She has served 

as President of the Southwest Division of the College Band 

Director's National Association as well as President of the Big 

12 Band Director's Association. She is a member of Texas Music 

Educators Association, TBA, Phi Beta Mu, Pi Kappa Lambda and 

holds honorary memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta 

Sigma. 

CRESTON HERRON 

Conductor, Tennessee All-State 9-10 String Orchestra 

Creston Herron currently serves as the 

Director of Orchestral Activities for the 

University of Kansas and serves on the 

faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp as the 

Coordinator of Orchestras. 

Mr. Herron’s recent engagements as a guest 

conductor include work with Regional and 

All State ensembles in Alabama, Arkansas, 

California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New 

Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and throughout Texas. He 

has also served on the summer faculty of the AFA Summer Music 

Festival, Stephen F. Austin University Summer Music Camp and 

the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Summer Music 

Clinic. 

Creston Herron is a graduate of the University of Kansas 

in Lawrence, Kansas, where he received his B.M. in music 

performance, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music in 

Houston, TX, where he received his M.M. on scholarship as a 

Provost Fellow and a Brown Scholar, and recently received a 

M.Ed in school leadership from Sam Houston State University. 

WILLIAM LARUE JONES 

Conductor, Tennessee All-State 11-12 Symphony Orchestra 

Dr. William LaRue Jones is “one of the 

most active and versatile symphonic 

conductors in America today, possessing 

a unique ability to work effectively with 

musicians at all levels of performing 

capability and experience” (Minneapolis 

Star-Tribune). His conducting schedule 

includes a wide array of professional, 

festival, collegiate and student ensembles 

throughout North America, Latin America, 

Europe and Asia, ranging from the Minnesota Orchestra and 

the Minneapolis Pops to the Penang (Malaysia) Symphony, the 

Antofagasta (Chili) Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra 

of Lucerne (Switzerland) to the Orquestra Sinfonia do Theatro 

da Paz (Belem, Brazil). He returns annually to China to conduct 

orchestras and present conducting master classes. Recent 

engagements include conducting orchestras in the Chinese 

cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi’an, Nanning, Shenyang, 

Zhangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Nanchang, Sichuan, and 

Hong Kong. Other orchestras in Asia include Singapore, in 

the Malaysian cities Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kedah, Penang, and 

Hsinchu City in Taiwan. In addition, Jones has conducted over 

100 all-state orchestras with additional festivals and clinics in 

each of the 50 United States and each Canadian province. 

A Texas native, Dr. Jones holds degrees from the University of 

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with additional studies at The Juilliard School of Music and the 

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Alexander Kaminsky was appointed 

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of Music at VanderCook College of Music 

in 2019 after a highly successful tenure 

at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High 

School in Parkland, Florida. Previous to 

that, Kaminsky led the band programs 

at Buchholz High School, Lincoln High 

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which excelled under his direction. He holds degrees from the 

University of Florida and Indiana University, is active as an 

adjudicator, and is in demand as a guest conductor/clinician 

across the country. 

Kaminsky has been awarded the National Band Association’s 

Citation of Excellence numerous times and has been recognized 

with several achievement awards for education, including 

Florida’s 2019 Secondary Music Educator of the Year Award, 

FBA Oliver Hobbs Award, FBA Andrew J. Crew Award, National 

Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teacher, Nobel Educator of 

Distinction, and Teacher of the Year. Kaminsky is a Conn-Selmer 

Educational Clinician, an elected member of the prestigious 

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Regional bands. Michele serves ensembles of all ages across 

the country through virtual or in-person clinics and Artistin-Residence 

events. She recently retired from teaching after 

30 years, where her Miami Senior High ensembles earned top 

honors and gained international acclaim despite being a Title 

One school with practically no resources. Her groups have been 

selected for appearances at the Midwest Clinic (Chicago ’93 & 

’98), IAJE (Boston ’94, NY ’97), Montreux Jazz Fest (Switzerland 

’96), FMEA and national publications. Michele has been featured 

on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Band Director’s Guide and Downbeat 

Magazine. She has also taught SPED, ESOL, HS English and 

Chemistry. Before focusing on writing, she served as an oboist in 

the Miami area, and she spent several years as a rhythm section 

member of a busy local Afro-Latin/Jazz ensemble. As a clinician/ 

composer, Michele views writing and clinics as an opportunity 

to discuss important aspects of life while also focusing on the art 

form of performance, and in so doing, to help others gain more 

self-confidence and an increased awareness of compassion for 

others that will lead to success in all areas of life. 

STEVEN POTACZEK 

Clinician, Tennessee All-State Modern Band 

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Steven Potaczek helps musical artists 

and students discover and express their 

potential as creative careerists. As a music 

producer, he has worked with some of 

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As an educator, Professor Potaczek has taught at the collegiate 

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and film conferences and festivals. He holds a Master of Science 

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Note: The TMEA All-State Modern Band event and performance 

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Franklin, Tennessee. 


TMEA GUEST FEATURES 

Using Assessment to 

Enhance Students’ 

Musical Understanding 

and Performance 

by Daniel J. Albert 

Assessment has been a mainstay of American K-12 education 

policy since 1983 with the Reagan Administration’s A 

Nation at Risk report, followed by the Goals 2000: Educate 

America Act (1994) and the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) 1 . 

However, assessment efforts extend beyond K-12 students. 

Administrators comment on student assessment practices in 

their formal educator observation reports and new educational 

initiatives can include their own assessment systems. While 

the emphasis on assessment can be ubiquitous and, at times, 

frustrating, educators need to remember that assessment 

does serve an important purpose: to inform instruction and 

improve student learning. In this article, I will review some 

assessment principles, provide suggestions on how to put 

them in practice, then conclude with suggested resources 

that might be of further assistance in the music classroom. 

KEY ASSESSMENT FACTS TO KEEP IN MIND 

As with most curricular, unit, and lesson planning, educators 

begin with articulating objectives. In other words, what should 

students know by the end of [insert the amount of time here]? 

Once those objectives have been created, educators need to create 

assessment practices and devices that assist them with answering 

the following questions: 

• Have the objectives have been met? If so, to what extent? (This 

is formally known as summative assessment.) 

• At any particular moment, what do students know/do not 

know and how does that inform my instruction? (This is 

formally known as formative assessment.) 

CREATING STUDENT OWNERSHIP 

THROUGH ASSESSMENT PROCESSES 

During my public school teaching career in western 

Massachusetts (elementary and secondary instrumental music 

and secondary general music), I heard my fair share of “Why are 

we doing this?,” “I’m not sure what to do,” or some variation of 

“I’m not sure what you expect of me.” I then realized that making 

the learning objectives relevant to their out-of-school lives and, 

whenever feasible, providing personalized feedback to students 

during the assessment process would help to create a sense of 

ownership of their own learning. With that in mind, during my 

planning processes, I sought to have students engage in creating, 

PROVIDING SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS 

AND INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK ASSISTS 

STUDENTS TO ATTAIN GOALS WHICH 

THEN CAN BE USED AS PART OF 

SCAFFOLDING EFFORTS TO HELP 

THEM MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL 

OF PERFORMANCE. 

performing, responding, and connecting tasks that were directly 

applicable to how they interact with music and, hopefully, would 

empower them with tools to become lifelong music appreciators. 

Dr. Brian P. Shaw, assistant professor of music education at 

Indiana University, developed a question-based frame for how 

to approach assessment that I have found to be quite helpful 2 . 

Utilizing these questions can assist educators with planning 

appropriate student-centered objectives and appropriate 

concomitant assessments: 

• “What’s the goal?” 

• “How am I doing right now?” 

• “What more do I need to do to achieve the goal?” 

• “How do I go about doing that?” 

Providing specific instructions and individual feedback 

assists students to attain goals which then can be used as part 

of scaffolding efforts to help them move to the next level of 

performance. 

SUGGESTIONS FOR RUBRIC CONSTRUCTION 

One common assessment device is the analytic rubric which 

includes multiple criteria (concepts and/or skills) and indicators 

(descriptions) for each on a numerical scale. These are especially 

helpful in that students know exactly what successful completion 

of the task entails by reading the highest achievement level. Here 

are a few suggestions to consider when creating student-centered 

rubrics: 

• Be as clear, concise, and specific as possible. 

• Ensure that the language is age-appropriate. 


• Avoid overly subjective terms whenever possible. 

• Be consistent with yourself while assessing students, 

particularly when utilizing terms that are subjective. 

For example, if a rubric includes the terms “almost” and 

“occasionally,” one needs to be able to define the differences 

between those two words. This is especially important in 

a situation that involves a team of assessors. Discuss what 

these terms mean prior to assessing to improve inter-rater 

reliability with scoring. 

• Be mindful of putting two separate constructs into one criteria 

caption. One common example is placing rhythm and tempo 

in the same caption. What do you do if they perform one well, 

but do poorly with the other? 

THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE 

AND PERSONALIZATION 

Supportive and personalized language matters in studentcentered 

rubrics. To that end, consider creating a space on the 

rubric for personalized feedback that affirms their participation 

and provides them with next steps and how to achieve those steps. 

You do not need to include a great deal of feedback, but students 

greatly benefit from reading comments that are uniquely theirs. 

The criteria headings can also be phrased as affirming and 

student-centered. Here are a few examples for four-point and 

three-point rubric headings as presented in Dr. Brian P. Shaw’s 

book, Music Assessment for Better Ensembles 3 : 

• Well-developed/Developing/Emerging/Beginning 

• Advanced/Proficient/Approaching Proficiency/Foundational 

• Exemplary/Accomplished/Developing/Beginning 

• Complete/Almost There/Keep Working 

• Consistent/On the Way/Emerging 

TECHNOLOGY IN ASSESSMENT 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students and educators had to 

make a quick transition to technology-based means of remote 

teaching 4 . While there was a steep learning curve with learning 

how to negotiate technology “on the fly,” many educators intend to 

continue incorporating technology in their classrooms in a postpandemic 

context 5 . There is much within the technology realm 

that educators can leverage for assessment purposes. 

Many school districts have access to Google Workspace for 

Education with its suite of products (e.g., Google Docs, Google 

Sheets, Google Forms, etc.) and its LMS (Learning Management 

System), formally known as Google Classroom. Since these 

products are tightly integrated in the Google Workspace 

“ecosystem,” educators have several options at their disposal for 

assessment processes and communicating results to students and 

parents. Here are a few ideas for incorporating technology into 

your assessment practices: 

• Assessment data from Google Forms (such as an educator’s 

ratings/comments and/or a student’s self-assessment) can 

be mail merged and sent to caretakers via email and copied to 

students. 

• Educators can mass duplicate Google Doc templates for 

individual students or groups of students to type into for 

multiple types of assignments, including concert recording 

reflection activities, YouTube videos of school ensembles 

playing identical repertoire to compare and contrast 

performance interpretations, and many creating, responding, 

and connecting learning activities. 

• Several learning management systems have the capability to 

help you design and host rubrics for easy grading and quick 

turn-around to students. 

From an equity and access perspective, if educators assign 

web-based homework, students will need to have access to the 

Internet through a home network or smartphone. Additionally, 

applications assigned for out-of-school work should be mobile 

phone compatible as some students can access online content 

only through a phone. Otherwise, educators should plan on 

providing appropriate accommodations. 

CONCLUSION AND RESOURCES 

In preparation for my NHMEA 2021 October Music Fest session 

on assessment, I compiled a helpful resource list of books and 

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THE END 

GOAL OF ASSESSMENT IS TO ASSIST OUR 

STUDENTS WITH THE LEARNING PROCESS. 

journal articles (which are free to all NAfME members by logging 

on to www.nafme.org) with more examples and suggestions. You 

can scan the QR code (located on the "References" page) to view 

this resource list. 

While a great deal of effort can be expended with creating 

assessment activities, rarely anything in education is ideal with 

the first implementation. Assessments not only show works 

in progress but are also works in progress themselves. Pilot an 

assessment process and device, reflect on the overall experience, 

change what you feel is needed to improve the process, then 

administer again. Always remember that the end goal of 

assessment is to assist our students with the learning process. 

Keeping this maxim in your mind will be of great assistance to not 

only you, but also your students. 


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References 

1 

Craig Deville and Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, “Accountability- 

Assessment under No Child Left Behind: Agenda, Practice, and 

Future,” Language Testing 28, no. 3 (2011): 307-321, https://doi. 

org/10.1177/0265532211400876. 

2 

Brian P. Shaw, Music Assessment for Better Ensembles (New 

York: Oxford University Press, 2018). 

3 

Ibid. 

4 

Alyson Klein, “‘A Year of Tremendous Growth’: How the Pandemic 

Forced Teachers to Master Technology,” EducationWeek, April 

20, 2021, accessed April 20, 2022, https://www.edweek.org/ 

technology/a-year-of-tremendous-growth-how-the-pandemicforced-teachers-to-master-technology/2021/04. 

5 

Ibid. 

Reprinted from the Summer 2022 issue (Vol. 54, No. 4) of New 

Hampshire Quarter Notes with permission from the New 

Hampshire Music Educators Association. 

DANIEL ALBERT is Assistant Professor 

of Music Education at the University of 

Massachusetts Amherst. He received 

his Bachelor of Music degree, summa 

cum laude, from the University of 

Massachusetts Amherst, his Master of 

Music (Music Education) degree from the 

University of Michigan, and his Doctor of 

Philosophy in Music Education degree 

from Michigan State University. 

Albert was previously Assistant Professor of Music, Human 

Development, and Learning at Augsburg University in 

Minneapolis. Prior to graduate studies, Albert taught classroom 

general music and instrumental music for 11 years at Glenbrook 

and Williams Middle Schools in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 

Additionally, Daniel was Chairperson, Immediate Past 

Chairperson, and Treasurer of the Western District of the 

Massachusetts Music Educators Association, Western District 

Representative to the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral 

Conductors Association’s Executive Board, and a member of 

the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary 

Education’s Arts Education Advisory Council. 

Albert has presented research papers and posters at national and 

international conferences, including the National Association 

for Music Education’s Music Research and Teacher Education 

National Conference, the American Educational Research 

Association’s Annual Meeting, the Desert Skies Symposium on 

Research in Music Education, the Society for Music Teacher 

Education Symposium, the International Research in Music 

Education conference, and Michigan State University’s New 

Directions in Music Education Conference. He has authored 

and co-authored research papers and articles in the Journal 

of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher 

Education, Arts Education Policy Review, Research Studies in 

Music Education, Music Educators Journal, Contributions to 

Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music 

Education, The Instrumentalist, Michigan Music Educator, and 

the Massachusetts Music News. His research interests include 

pre-service music teacher education curricula, pre-service and 

in-service music teacher identity, culture and community in 

music education, and pre- and in-service teacher mentoring 

practices. 

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TMEA BACK THEN 

by Michael Chester 

Note from the editor: Under the leadership of Michael Chester (16th Editor), the Tennessee Musician included a new feature 

titled “TMEA Back Then” that featured the Tennessee Musician and the Tennessee Music Education Association throughout 

history. During his first year as editor, Mr. Chester wrote the original “TMEA Back Then” article in Volume 67, Issue 3 (2015). 

The following is a reprint of his work that highlighted the inaugural Tennessee Musician, Volume 1, Issue No. 1 (1948) and Dr. J. 

Clark Rhodes (1st Editor of the Tennessee Musician). 

In the very first issue of the Tennessee Musician under the 

editorship of J. Clark Rhodes, an eight-page membership 

bulletin consisted mostly of snippets of information on school 

music program performances and selected festival music lists. 

Then TMEA president Edward Hamilton did not have an 

address to the membership until the third issue of volume 1. 

J. Clark Rhodes wrote a humorous, acerbically witty editorial 

regarding the rationale behind the Tennessee Musician at the 

spring TMEA Board of Control meeting in Chattanooga in 

1948. TMEA and the Tennessee State Department of Education 

launched a partnership initiative in which rural schools would 

have access to music specialists in organizing music workshops 

and community music festivals. This would mark the very 

first collaboration between TMEA and the Tennessee State 

Department of Education. Floyd Rodgers was appointed as the 

new TMEA Membership Chair. Membership in MENC-TMEA 

was $4.00. Members could opt to join only TMEA at the time 

for only $1.50. 

Originally appeared in Tennessee Musician, Vol. 67, No. 3 

(2015), p. 40. 

TMEA members can read the entire first issue of the Tennessee 

Musician (Vol. 1, No. 1) on the TMEA website: 

https://www.tnmea.org/tnmusician 

THE TENNESSEE MUSICIAN 

(SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1948) 

Volume 1, No. 1 (1948) 

Edward Hamilton, TMEA President 

J. Clark Rhodes, Editor 

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T.E.A. Festival Concert – March 19, 1948, 

Chattanooga, Tennessee 

• State High School Chorus Conductor – 

Wilfred C. Bain 

• State High School Chorus Accompanist – 

Leonora Smith 

• State High School Band Conductor – 

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