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New Mexico Musician Volume 10 | Number 3 Article 1 5-1-1963 New Mexico Musician Vol 10 No 3 (May 1963) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation . "New Mexico Musician Vol 10 No 3 (May 1963)." New Mexico Musician 10, 3 (2019). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ nm_musician/vol10/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]. SPRING 'Heov Utexica ISSUE MUSICIAN Aay 1963 Albuquerque, New Mexico Vol. X No. 3 CARL CRAMER— MUSIC PIONEER CARL CRAMER MEMORIAL Carl Cramer, a pioneer of music for A memorial to honor Carl Cramer hildren in the schools of New Mexico, will be established in the form of a lied April 9, 196.3 following a concert band scholarship fund. This fund will vhere he heard the Albuquerque High be arranged with the University of New Ichool Band, the band he had directed Mexico to provide scholarships for or more than 27 years. Carl represents students in the University Band and he. beginning of music and especially will be published as the Carl Cramer >ands in the schools of New Mexico. Band Scholarship Fund. This type of )r. E. R. Harrington of the Albuquer- memorial was decided upon to perpetu­ ue Public Schools had this to say about ate the memory of Carl’s contribution lari: “ Life to young Cramer still meant to the profession and to do it in a man­ nusic. At twenty-five years of age ner close to Carl’s life-long interest— 1923) he had been all over the Nation, the band. ■ie had played in the big-time; had a The plan to have a memorial was ouple of years experience as a con­ initiated by Virginia LaPine, super­ tactor; had three years of college work visor of music in the Albuquerque Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas) CARL CRAMER Public Schools. Les Somerville, instru­ >lus considerable added work in the Honorary Life Member NMMEA mental director at Jefferson Junior /andercook School of Music in Ohica- High School, is chairman of the drive. to. So now he was a “ quiet' railroad Committee members include fellow Junior high schools in Albuquerque, nan in a small New Mexico town Jackson Junior High School. During teachers, representatives from the 'Raton, New Mexico). This town had this time he provided leadership and Shrine, the American Legion, and the 10 band. Well, he would take care of guidance not only to music education service clubs. Friends, students and ;hat. A year after he arrived in town, it in the Albuquerque Public Schools, but fellow teachers may wish to contribute to the entire state of New Mexico. In lid have a band with Carl as director to this memorial. Such contributions | . He (became) the band instructor recognition of this the New Mexico Music Educators Association in 1961 may be sent to: :or the Raton High School, and there granted an Honorary Life Membership Carl L. Cramer Memorial Fund :he young man entered the phase of his to Carl the only person ever to receive nusical career which was to be so this honor. Truly Carl can be looked Post Office Box 1719 upon as one of the forefathers of music important to our State.’ Albuquerque, N. Mex. education in New Mexico. With his fine musical organizations Carl’s influence on music in the state in Raton Carl won many music con­ of New Mexico will be felt for years to tests taking top honors for the second come not only from direct results of DATES time at the Rocky Mountain Music his leadership, but through the inspira­ Contest in Denver in 1930. Judges com­ tion and influence he has had on his July 22, 23— N M M T A Student Affili­ ments at the time were: “ Spendidly hundreds of students. ate Meeting, Albuquerque conducted . very worthwhile per­ formance, showing pronounced care on The profession of music education is October 24, 25—NMMEA Teacher the part of the conductor in training inspired by the life of Carl Cramer. Convention, Albuquerque his players and an ability to conduct in Through the life of Carl we in the January 23, 24, 25— NMMEA All-State a manner to secure the best effort of teaching of music can see dignity and Music Clinic, Albuquerque the part of the players.” worth in a life dedicated to our pro­ fession; and the young teacher begin­ May 1, 2, 3—SWMTNA Convention, Carl came to Albuquerque High ning on his career can look forward to Albuquerque School in 1931 where he directed the a more rewarding future because of the bands until 1958. At this time he re­ signposts left by a pioneer in music May 9— NM M EA State Solo and En­ quested transfer to one of the new education, Carl Cramer. semble Festival, Albuquerque 'Heov 'Tttexica Editor D r. Jack MUSICIAN Stephenson Official Publication of New Mexico Music Educators Association and New Mexico Music Teachers Association VOLUME 10 MAY 1963 NUMBER 3 EDITORIAL — TABLE OF CONTENTS Music contributes directly to the Carl Cramer-—Music Pioneer ...................................................................................... 1 lives of young people. The arts and Editorials ......................................................................................................................... 2-3 and particularly music is lot inci­ Around the Horn ............................................................................................................. 5 dental but crucial to the hunan race. N M M EA Minutes .................................................................................................... 5-11 Music is necessary not only for a con­ Band Curriculum at AHS .............................................................................................. 12 structive approach to life, but the arts Orchestra Division ........................................................................................................... 13 contribute directly to the individuals N M M T A ........................................................................................................................... 14 ability to maintain his sanit/ in the The Piano Page................................................................................................................. 1 1 pressures of these times. For the most Karl Korte, Composer .................................................................................................. 15 part parents, fellow teachers, and ad­ District Festivals ............................................................................................................. 16 ministrators agree with these premises. Choral Division ............................................................................................................... 17 The real problem lies in the nechanics Band Division ................................................................................................................. 19 of making music available to children MENC Student Chapters .................,............................................................................ 21 along with all the other inportant Federal Excisee T a x ......................................................................................................... 22 areas of the curriculum. Anc no one Elementary Music ........................................................................................................... 23 will be nearer the solution to this prob­ University Division .................................................................................................... 24-25 lem than you or I — the musk teacher. All-State Financial Report ............................................................................................ 26 We are long overdue in adopting the E ditor........................................... Jack R. Stephenson, University of New Mexico positive approach of studyiig music Circulation Manager ................ .... Donald McRae, University of New Mexico offerings in relation to the eitire cur­ Associate Editor of Elementary ..... John Batcheller, University of New Mexico riculum. We need to work with the Associate Editor of Orchestra .. ................... Frank Pinkerton, Los Alamos H. S. administration in finding somt answers Associate Editor of B and......... ....................... Robert Farley, Rio Grande H. S. to the problem of crowded curriculum.. Associate Editor of Chorus .... ................................. Arthur Loy, Highland H.S. We must be more than muscians — Associate Editor for NMMTA . .................................... Ferd Schulmeister, NMSU even more than music educators. We must be educators in the broadest EDITORIAL BOARD: Paul Strub, ENMU; Champ Tyrone, Highlands Univer­ sense of the term. The answer: can not sity; Carl Jacobs, NMSU; Abrahm Parotti, NMVVU: Sister Erna Louise, St. be found in this column or a book or Joseph’s College; Joe Blankenship, U NM ; Lewis Spencer, Las Cruces; Paul anywhere except in our ability to Summersgill, Roswell; Cecil Garrison, Santa Fe; Doug Cornwall, Clayton; Jess Lara think through each individual ;ituation. Gallup; Stan Radcliff, Magdalena; Robert Farley,Rio Grande High School. For each community and each school system has its own needs and problems. The mechanics of bringing edicational NM M EA Officers: President, Dale Kempter, ENMU, Portales; Vice President of experiences to children is a local, Band, Ted Rush, 7016 Kiowa, N.E., Albuquerque; Vice President of Chorus, Joe unique problem

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