New Mexico Musician Volume 32 | Number 3 Article 1 4-1985 New Mexico Musician Vol 32 No 3 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation . "New Mexico Musician Vol 32 No 3." New Mexico Musician 32, 3 (1985). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician/vol32/ iss3/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Mexico Musician by an authorized editor of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ICIAL PUBLICATION NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION iume XXXII Spring 1985 Number 3 � theKasie Kart ine. CElucdlionaG c5kttbMusic cSeeciaC.fls ifou More Cfkatl) a_, 0!.,arte,v Cetflur! NEED YOUR MUSIC QUICK ? � 210 YaleSE, Albuquerque NM 8'7108 2 NEW MEXIC01US1C THE NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN Official Publication of the New Mexico Music Educators Association \ OFFICERS rr Volume XXXII Number3 Spring1985 berton ,8 ISSN 0742-8278 1 1513 Office 863-3821 ilDENT, BAND utz CONTENTS la Road, South S8001 FEATURE ARTICLE PAGE 091 Office 524-2831 SIDENT, CHORAL 1984 And Well Beyond/Charles Leonard .................... 10 nont NE I 87111 1259 Office 842-3684 DEPARTMENTS 5IDENT, ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH ·aylor The President's Message .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 )5 Our Executive Secretary Says . .. .. .. .. .. 6 88310 )523 Office 437-6886 From The State Department of Education . .. .. .. 9 5IDENT, ORCHESTRA ian The Society For General Music Idea Exchange . .. .. .. .. .. 14 l3 Vice-President Reports .................................. 17 !033 IB15 Office 524-8611 District News . .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 >IDENT. UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE Bowen News From NAJE ..................................... 26 !Olden Circle 30 University News . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 077 Office 562 2781 Of Note ............................................. 35 :SIDENT Advertisers Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 ;ourt 188310 �38 Office 437 -6886 IE SECRETARY ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS �n Minutes of Organizational Meetings ........................ 31 aspar 501 NMMEA Music Industry Council Members ................... 42 091 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS 1 · SOUTHWEST us Ave 88310 195 Office 437 1423 2-SOUTHEAST rson m Dnve 79 Offic.e 762 3745 3 · NORTHWEST 84 17 343 Office 598 5881 1 4 · NORTH CENTRAL . �sSt Tom Dodson, Editor Larry Wheeler, Business Manager 7701 9523 Office 425 6312 Home 293-4901 Office 277-4 705 Home 256-3823 5 · NORTHEAST All correspondence should be addressed to the editor. Department of Music, University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM 87 I 31. The New Mexico Music Educators Association is a federated state association of the Music Educators National Conference and part of the Southwestern Division of MENC. The New Mexico Musician is published three times per year at Modern Press, Albuquerque by the NMMEA. Deadlines for the Fall, Winter and Spring issues are August 7, November l, and March 1. Subscription rate to non-members is $4.50 per year; single copy is $1.50. Changes of address should be reported to Rollie Heitman, Executive Secretary. 3 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE At the close of last January's executive committee deals primarily All-State, your present NMMEA with All-State. executive committee assumed office THANKS and will serve through the conclu­ sion of the 1987 All-State. The A sincere thanks to Past-Presi­ executive committee, which con­ dent James Young for his leader­ sists of the officers listed in the left ship the past two years. A fine All­ column on page three of this maga­ State was experienced last January, zine, is responsible for the planning and I trust that everyone is looking and administration of our annual forward with enthusiasm to the NMMEA All-State Music Festival 1986 All-State at UNM in Albuquer­ and In-Service Conference. NM­ que, next January 8th through the MEA business not directly as­ 11th. Your new executive com­ sociated with All-State is addressed mittee had its first planning session by the NMMEA board of directors, at the end of February. I appreciate which includes the executive com­ the many hours the vice-presidents have spent laying the groundwork mittee plus the seven district presi­ Sam Pemberton dents. Your board of directors may for next year's All-State, and the deal with any business concerning spirit of cooperation and excitement MUSIC EDUCATOR NMMEA, including All-State. The each member has shown. KEYNOTE SPEAKER OF THE YEAR AND DR. JOHN M. BATCHELLER Paul Lehman, President of AWARDS DIVISION OF BEAT MENC, will address our general Lloyd Higgins and Darlene Van BAND METHOD membership meeting at 3:00 p.m., Winkle were honored as recipients Friday, January 10th. His topic will The most exciting new method on of the NMMEA Music Educator of be "What's Right with Music Educa­ the market today! Immediate dra­ the Year award and the Dr. John M. tion." I had the pleasure of hearing matic improvement for the begin­ Batcheller Award for Excellence in ning band student: COUNTING­ Dr. Lehman speak at the SWMENC Teaching Elementary School Music BREATH SUPPORT-READ ING In-service Conference in Colorado 1 respectively, during the All-Sta ACCURACY-TONE QUALITY! Springs last January and can assure te concerts this year. The selection Send for your FREE Division of you that he is as effective in person process for those to be honored Beat "HEAR AND SEE" Kit Today! as he is in print. MENC is footing next January begins at your spring the bill for his transportation ex­ EDUCATIONAL district NMMEA business meeting. penses from and to Ann Arbor. SOFTWARE SERVICES Your district office should have Southern Music Company is proud MUSIC IN OUR copies which were mailed last year to introduce an Outstanding collec­ SCHOOLS MONTH of the criteria for both awards. If tion of Educational and Administra­ Thanks to Jim Young for serv­ not, write or call Rollie Heitman. tive Software designed for maximum ing as the 1985 state chair of Urge your district president to sub­ results in Music Instruction and MIOSM. This is a big job for one mit your district's nominees' Management all at very reasonable person. MIOSM can be an effective resumes and photographs to our prices. Contact us Today for a public relations tool and an ideal executive-secretary by June 1st. complete program and price list! time to encourage maximum partici­ FINANCIAL REPORT SEND TODAY FOR FREE pation from community members An audited financial report is in­ INFORMATION ON who are not a part of our pro­ cluded in the fall issue of The New THESE PUBLICATIONS! fession. If you took part in MIOSM, Mexico Musician. The audit takes congratulations! Jim would appre­ place in conjunction with the closing ciate getting a written report of your of our fiscal year each July 31st. a' activities. Plan now to participate in Study this report to see how your SouTHERN Music Co. 1986, and to send reports and association is financed and to MUS IC ORDERS ONLY - 1-800-SMC-1100 (IN TEXAS - 1-800-292-5443) photos to Tom Dodson by March understand why increases have to P.O. BOX 329 •SANANTONIO. TEXAS 78292 1st for inclusion in our journal. Continued on page 20 4 NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN "We proved it. 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