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Fifty-Seventh National Conference October 30–November 1, 2014 Ritz Carlton St Fifty-Seventh National Conference October 30–November 1, 2014 Ritz Carlton St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri ABSTRACTS AND PROGRAM NOTES updated October 25, 2014 Abeles, Harold F. see Doyle, Alicia (Promoting Academic Citizenship: Are P & T Criteria Helping or Hindering the Development of Collegial, Collaborative Academic Citizenship?) Abeles, Harold F. see Benedict, Cathy (Neoliberalism and the Academy: The Music Education Marketplace) Adler, Ayden see Dobroski, Bernard J. (The Crisis of Classical Music in America) Aipperspach, Ian B. A Moravian in a Distant Land: Ernst Erbe in St. Louis American choral music as the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries is a subject that has only been addressed briefly by modern scholars. Historians have focused their attention on composers, such as Dudley Buck and Amy Beach, whose choral works are part of the musical canon. One composer who oeuvre deserves study is American-Moravian Ernst Immanuel Erbe (1854–1927) whose compositional career spanned two continents (Europe and the United States of America), allowing him to develop a compositional style that included a healthy world view of English anthems, German motets, Chorale settings, and liturgical settings. Ernst Erbe settled in St. Louis, MO a cosmopolitan locale that served as the “gateway to the west” and saw the world come to its door in 1904 with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition better known as the World’s Fair and the Summer Olympics. The choral works of Erbe contain a high value of craftsmanship and a careful working out of formal principles with an eye towards the masters. However eclectic Erbe was, he remained conservative in his use of harmony and form. This paper will help stimulate further interest in the choral music of Ernst Erbe and the Moravian church and help fill a void in understanding American choral practices of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Erbe adapted and shared in the culture that shaped the musical landscape of America. Drawing upon his traditions and the uniqueness of the Moravians, he carved his own musical niche and added to the melting pot that is the United States of America. Arnone, Francesca Exploring Broughton’s The Fingerprints of Childhood (2002) American composer Bruce Broughton (b. 1945) is considered one of the most versatile living composers today, writing for every contemporary medium ranging from music for feature films to concerts to computer games. The Fingerprints of Childhood, his 2002 trio for flute, violin, and viola, is a large-scale work revealing Broughton’s impressions of childhood from the adult perspective, reflecting on his past while considering Wordsworth’s inspiration, “The Child is father to the Man.” This lecture recital presents a brief overview of the composer’s works and his inspirations for the work, concluding with a full performance of the trio by artist-faculty who regularly collaborate at their home institution. Arnone, Francesca Lightning Mentoring Sessions Get lightning answers to burning questions in this fast-paced session brought to you by the Committee on Academic Careers. Members will embark on a rotation of up to eight 5-minute sessions with an experienced colleague. Our panel of distinguished mentors includes expert advisors in high demand. Conference attendees must register in advance at the registration desk by Friday at 5 pm in order to participate, and each is encouraged to prepare a short question or topic to address in order to get the most out of the limited time. If the question pertains to materials, please bring the appropriate items, keeping in mind the limited available time. Like speed dating, registrants are assigned a list with mentors and session times so the event flows smoothly. When the bell sounds, the next session begins! On your mark, get advice, go! Arnone, Francesca see Nemko, Deborah (Is the Use of Portfolios in Assessing Music Performance Outcomes in Applied Music “All That and a Bag of Chips?”) Bailey, John American Export: Woodwind Quintets with Jazz Roots by Two Non-Americans The woodwind quintet repertoire increasingly includes works with distinct jazz sources, including works by such composers as Gunther Schuller, Paquita D’Rivera, and David Amram. Both works presented on this program are by non-Americans but are firmly based in American Jazz. Lalo Schifrin’s La Nouvelle Orléans (9 min.) is a single-movement work by an Argentinian who studied in Paris. British composer Jim Parker’s Mississippi Five (1991) (15 min), is a five-movent work insipired by musicians working in New Orleans and on Mississippi river boats. Sources include jazz and blues greats King Oliver, Johnny Dodds, and Bessie Smith. We will present three of the five movements from this fine work. Barger, Diane see Bailey, John (American Export: Woodwind Quintets with Jazz Roots by Two Non-Americans) Barger, Diane Collaborative Teaching and Learning in the Applied Studio This panel discussion explores the way social networking (specifically, Facebook) was used during the last academic year as an online, collaborative educational tool between two university clarinet studios. By sharing weekly video clips of each student’s lesson, students and teachers were given a unique opportunity for further growth and learning throughout the year. The panel presentation will describe the conception of the teaching tool and note the benefits the students and teachers gained from the experience. It is the hope that this presentation will inspire and educate other teachers to use the same tools to explore collaborative teaching and learning in their own studios. This collaborative teaching and learning exercise is an invaluable tool for all teachers, and we hope to give the CMS participants new ideas that they can take into their own private and university studios. This collaborative approach takes the typical student-teacher lesson to a brand new level, offering additional observation and critical thinking among all involved, while providing the following educational benefits: instills passion for the subject; positivity (constructive criticism presented in a positive light); adaptability (willingness to improve and refine their ways of thinking and learning about music); and leadership (building integrity by demonstrating enthusiasm, being team oriented, and developing skills to be a great teacher.) Barry, Nancy Developing Meaningful Field Teaching Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis of Pre-Service Music Teachers’ Discussion Board Posts Short-term field experiences prior to student teaching are a typical component of most music education degree programs. Research demonstrates that these short-term experiences can provide important opportunities for professional development (Fredrickson & Pembrook, 1999). However, simply placing students in a music classroom does not guarantee that they will come away with enhanced understanding of best practice or increased confidence in their teaching abilities (Emmanuel, 2005; Fredrickson & Pembrook, 1999; Yourn, 2000). The need for active support from both the university professor and the cooperating teacher may be particularly acute in settings where student teachers work with K-12 populations that differ from their own experiences, such as special needs (Hourigan, 2008; Hourigan 2009) and culturally diverse (Emmanuel, 2005) classrooms. This qualitative study analyzed pre-service music teachers’ posts to a course discussion board throughout a public-school field experience. The following research questions were addressed: • In what ways did pre-service music educators’ posts demonstrate professional growth during the field experience? • In what ways did pre-service music educators value the field experiences? • What aspects of the field experiences did pre-service music educators find most surprising or unexpected? • What challenges did pre-service music educators encounter during the field experiences? • What can be done to improve the effectiveness of field experiences? Transcripts of Discussion Board posts were coded using Atlas.Ti software to generate themes, propositions, and ultimately, theories. Results of this study provide an in-depth profile of students’ perceptions throughout a lab-teaching field experience. The paper concludes with suggestions for making field experiences more meaningful. Beckman, Gary D. Balancing Act: A Report on the Progress of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education Arts Training The proposed panel session will be structured as report (with audience questions) to the CMS membership concerning not only the work undertaken by the CMS Committee on Music Entrepreneurship Education, but the field of Music & Arts Entrepreneurship studies. Much has occurred in the development of this emerging field in the past 2-3 years, which has significant impact on the musical training of college students, curricular change and a professional musician’s life after graduation. Items to report to the membership include: an up-to-date inventory of colleges and universities reporting entrepreneurship courses and programs, the launch of the field’s first peer-reviewed journal, articulated research areas and a report concerning the general state of the field’s growth and trajectory. Of particular interest is the impact of two documents developed by the CMS Committee on Music Entrepreneurship Education. One document, formulated in 2011 concerns educational outcomes for arts entrepreneurship education (endorsed by the CMS executive board) and the second (expected completion date 2014)
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