Bandmasters Review An Educational Publication of the Texas Bandmasters Association September 2019 • Volume 21, Issue 1 Welcome to Marching Season! 2019 TBA PATRON SPONSOR 2019 TBA PREMIER SPONSOR 2019 TBA PATRON SPONSOR IS YOUR BAND TRAVELING IN 2019-2020? Travel with Perform America-TX, LLC and get 50%2019 Texas BandmastersOFF Association Premier Sponsor www.perform-america-tx.com www.ultimatedrillbook.com 14-Full Pg_Performa_UBD Ad_061819.indd 1 6/18/19 3:07 PM Bandmasters Review Mission Statement An Educational Publication of the Texas Bandmasters Association The purpose of the Texas Bandmasters Features TBA News Association, Inc. is to: 7 Music is a Place for Everyone 2 Remembering Why We Love What Continually assist its by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser We Do! membership in achieving by Phillip Clements, 2019-20 TBA President 9 Mentors Help Lead the Way to the highest standards Success 4 Making an Eternal Impact on Your of instrumental by Lynne Jackson Students music education. 12 Strategies for Success: Thoughts for by Christopher Yee, 2019-20 TBA New (and Veteran) Teachers Sergeant-at-Arms uuu by Dr. Charles T. Menghini 5 In the Rearview Mirror Promote the place and 15 Recruiting, Retaining, and by John Morrison, 2019-20 TBA Past President value of music education Motivating Your Title 1 Students 6 TBA News in our society and the by Eric Jimenez by Michael Brashear, TBA Executive Director important role instrumental 17 Balancing Your Band WITH Your 25 TBA Honorary Life Membership, music plays in our cultural, Personal Life 2019 Bandmaster of the Year, 2019 intellectual, and social lives. by Fran Kick Malcolm Helm Scholarship Winner uuu 19 Single Reed Success (Part 1) 26-27 2019 TBA Prestigious Honors Foster goodwill, by Greg Countryman 28 2019 TBA Business Members fellowship and a collegial, 23 Excellence Defined by Dr. David W. Montgomery fraternal spirit among its members. Professional Development Outreach Program uuu Provide its membership Creating a Culture of Excellence The Seven Deadly Sins with an annual Convention/Clinic which in Your Band Program of Music Making introduces new music, Monday, Oct. 14 • 8:30 am-4:00 pm Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 • 5:30 pm-8:30 pm tried and proven teaching Dawson High School, Pearland ISD Richardson ISD methods and materials Frank Troyka Richard Floyd as well as instruments n n n Demo group: Richardson ISD Band and equipment. Creating a Vertically Aligned n n n Curriculum and Staff and Pedagogy from the Podium uuu Promoting Director Longevity Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 • 9:30 am-3:00 pm Provide educational Tyler Junior College, Jean Brown Theater publications of instructional Monday, Nov. 11 • 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Fred Allen Paschal High School, Ft Worth ISD methods and materials Brian Merrill Earn CPE hours. Register on-site. 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If your address has changed, please contact the Texas Bandmasters Association office: 1002 Central Parkway South, San Antonio, TX 78232 preparing to become Phone: (210) 492-8878 Fax: (210) 492-8996 a band director. www.texasbandmasters.org Bandmasters Review • September 2019 1 Texas Bandmasters Association TBA Remembering Why We Love Board of Directors 2019-20 What We Do! Phillip Clements Phillip Clements, 2019-20 TBA President President Texas A&M University-Commerce P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429 The beginning of the year is a wonderful time to 903-886-5285 [email protected] remember why you love what you do. Why is it that you enjoy teaching? Why do you love music? Why is it Roland Sandoval President Elect important that students have the opportunity to learn Department of Music-UTSA 1 UTSA Circle music and experience the wonderful culture we call San Antonio, TX 78249 TEXAS BANDS? 210-737-8929 [email protected] When the sounds have faded and the contests and concerts are over, you want your students to love what they have experienced in your program, but to also have Daniel Allen Vice President developed a life-long love of music. At the end of their time with you, the most Franklin High School 900 N. Resler important thing they can learn is a passion and a true love for music! Music education El Paso, TX 79912 is not only teaching them about music and how to perform music, but why music is 915-236-2266 [email protected] central to our lives as human beings. Taking time to reflect on your own passion for music can be a helpful reminder of George Little Treasurer what you can share with your students every day. Consider the following ideas you can Lufkin High School use in your teaching to guide your students towards their own love of music: 309 South Medford Drive Lufkin, TX 75901 1 Talk with your students about why you love music and why you love sharing it 936-630-4134 [email protected] with them. Remind them that they are fortunate to have the opportunity, talent and ability Reagan Brumley 2 Secretary to create music every day. This will do wonders for your own attitude as well. Highland Park High School Tell them about your favorite pieces and why you enjoy certain composers’ 4220 Emerson 3 Dallas, TX 75205 music. 214-780-3737 [email protected] 4 During rehearsal, take the time to share with your students why you selected a piece of music, what you like about it, and what they will learn from it. Christopher Yee Sergeant-at-Arms 5 Describe for them why the composer wrote the piece and what they were trying Cedar Park High School to portray or say through the music. Remember, even a march is trying to portray 2150 Cypress Creek Road Cedar Park, TX 78613 a feeling. 512-570-1200 [email protected] 6 Describe for them how a piece makes you FEEL and ask them about their feelings about the music. John Morrison Celebrate successes in rehearsal in a way that makes them realize that only music Past President 7 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD can make them feel this way. For example, say: “I love the way we arrived at that Secondary Music 10300 Jones Road, Suite 724 final chord-what a moment!” Houston, TX 77065 8 Describe to them what the composer did in the music to evoke a certain feeling. 281-897-4042 [email protected] “Notice how the composer changes keys and brings back the theme in major to make us feel that everything is okay.” Michael Brashear Executive Director 9 Remind them you care about them and that making music with people we care Texas Bandmasters Association 1002 Central Parkway South about is better than making music alone. San Antonio, TX 78232 10 Remind them that in a world where bad news seems to be all around us, music 210-492-8878 [email protected] can make them feel safe, connected to others, and feel a way that words cannot. They need to know WHY they need music in their lives. Bandmasters Review • September 2019 2 Texas Bandmasters Association We are fortunate in Texas to have a culture of band that exists nowhere else in the world. THANKS, FROM THE Even though we all have bad days, bad rehearsals, and issues we must PRESIDENT: work through, it is important to remember we have the privilege to teach We all owe a “round of applause” wonderful students about music through band every day. Talking to your to 2019 Presidents John and students about your passion for music and helping them understand the Dena Morrison for the wonderful feelings that music can provide as we prepare outstanding performances is work they did preparing for a wonderful way to ensure that they carry with them a love for music. You this year’s convention. I would may also notice that by remembering why you love what you do, the “bad” also like to thank our Board of rehearsals don’t seem quite as bad. Directors, Executive Director I look forward to continuing to serve all of you this year as President Mike Brashear and his wife of TBA. The TBA Board has already begun preparing for the 2020 Priscilla and the TBA staff, convention and are very excited to have Kevin Sedatole, Director of Bands Robin Tovar and Justin Young for at Michigan State University as our Featured Clinician and Steven Bryant their tireless efforts on behalf as our Featured Composer. A partial list of our concerts includes the Air of our association. Thank you Force Band of the West and the Kasesart University Wind Symphony also to Brian Merrill, Richard from Bangkok, Thailand. Herrera, Chuck and Sue Kuentz, If there is anything that I or any of the Board of Directors can do and Charlie Munsell for all their to assist you or make your convention experience better, please don’t contributions behind the scenes hesitate to ask. I wish you a wonderful year full of success for you and to making 2019 such a success.