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KMEA Summer Board Meeting Agenda January 21, 2017 Elizabethtown, Kentucky

1. Call to Order – President, Brad Rogers

2. National Anthem – Samantha Veal

3. Roll Call – Executive Director, John Stroube

4. Review of KMEA Bylaws - Article III Government: Section 3 State Board of Directors: The government of KMEA shall be vested in a Board of Directors composed of the President, Vice- President, President-Elect, Executive Director, the Division Chairs, the District Presidents, the Editor of the Bluegrass Music News, the Chair of the Festival Commission, the Chair of COMEK, and the student state CNAfME President, and various appointed members. Any member of the Board of Directors who holds office by any means other than election by District or by the membership at large shall be a non-voting member. Non-voting members, with the exception of affiliated organization representatives, may make or second motions. The Board of Directors shall function as the legislative and policy making authority in all matters pertaining to KMEA.

5. Approval of the Agenda ...... 1–3

6. Approval of 2016 Summer Board Minutes ...... 6–10

7. Resignations – District 5 Assessment Manager – Shela Villardell

8. Appointments – District 5 Assessment Manager – Tony Wise

Reports –

9. State Leadership Reports A. President’s Report – Brad Rogers ...... 11–12 B. KMEA Calendar ...... 13 C. Commissioned Works Rotation ...... 13 D. Executive Director Report – John Stroube ...... 14

10. Reports of the Standing and Special Committees: A. Financial Status – Deborah Kidd ...... 15–23

#1 – Motion from the Executive Committee: Add $4,000.00 to website budget, for a total of $8,000.00 Rationale: Since launching the new website, realities of costs have come to light

#2 – Motion from the Executive Committee: Adjust the budget line for part-time staff from $6,000 to $8,000. Rationale: KMEA has been fortunate to procure a good part-time office assistant who began working in early October 2016 for four hours per day. Her wages thus far, plus another $100 or so for interns that did not continue, have expended $1,937.23 of the budgeted $6,000. If we continue with this part-time assistant the budget will be exhausted in May, 2017. With the distribution of all-state music and upcoming sight-reading music there are several projects that are continually deferred and the assistant would be extremely helpful with these projects.

B. Recognitions Committee – Brad Rogers ...... No report C. Credentials and Elections – Troy Stovall ...... 24

11. Reports of Special Agencies of KMEA A. Bluegrass Music News – George Boulden ...... 24 B. COMEK – Christine Holajter ...... No report C. Commission for Performance Assessment – David Graham ...... 25

D. CODA – David Dunevant ...... 25

12. Reports of District Presidents: A. District 1 – Samantha Veal ...... No report B. District 2 – Alan Emerson ...... 25–26 C. District 3 – Cedrick Leavell ...... No report D. District 4 – Darrell Parks ...... 26–28 E. District 5 – Wendy Davidson ...... No report F. District 6 – Randy Pennington (David Dunevant, Proxy) ...... 28 G. District 7 – George Boulden ...... 28–30 H. District 8 – Greg Detweiler ...... 30–32 I. District 9 – Matt Moon ...... 33–35 J. District 10 – Michelle Simpson ...... 35 K. District 11 – Ben Walker ...... No report L. District 12 – Linda Pulley ...... 35–37

13. Reports of Division Chairs: A. Band – Brian Froedge ...... 37–38 Marching Band Committee – Tim Allen ...... No report Jazz Band – Matt Yarborough ...... 38 B. Choral – Megan Puckett ...... No report C. College/University – Steven Sudduth ...... 38 All-Collegiate Choir – Vicki Bell ...... 39 Intercollegiate Band – Sue Creasap, Gary Schallert ...... No report Intercollegiate Orchestra – Vacant ...... No report D. Middle School Band – Kara Boyd ...... 39 E. Middle School Choral – Rebecca Fields ...... No report F. General Music K–5 – Julie Hartman ...... 39 Children’s Chorus – John Hall ...... 39 G. General Music 6–12 – Cassandra Smith ...... 39 Ky. Jr. High Chorus – Lynn Przygoda ...... 40–41 H. Orchestra – Patrick O’Rourke ...... 41–42

14. Reports from the College/University Division: A. Collegiate NAfME President – Drew O’Dell ...... 41–42 B. Collegiate NAfME Advisor – April Sholty ...... No report C. Society for Music Teacher Education – Vacant ...... No report

15. Reports of Appointed Committee Chairs A. Music for Special Learners – Amy Bolar ...... 42–43 B. Community Music – Nan Moore ...... No report C. Editorial Board – Vacant ...... No report D. Government Relations – Vacant ...... No report E. Mentoring Task Force – Vacant ...... No report F. MIOSM – Nancy Bacon ...... No report G. Retired Teachers – Vacant ...... No report H. Technology – Aaron Klausing ...... No report I. Tri-M Music Honor Society – Vacant ...... No report J. Advocacy Leadership Force – David Dunevant ...... 43

16. Reports of Affiliated Organizations A. Kentucky Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association – Brad Almquist ...... No report B. Kentucky Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association – Melissa Marotta ...... 43–44 C. Kentucky Chapter of American String Teachers Association – Rebecca Goff ...... No report D. Arts & Humanities Consultant: Kentucky Dept. of Education – Robert Duncan ...... No report E. College Band Directors National Association – Amy Acklin ...... No report

F. Kentucky Association for Jazz Education – Todd Hill ...... No report G. Kentucky Association of College Music Departments – Mark Schell ...... No report H. Kentucky Association of School Music Dealers – Greg Lyons ...... No report I. Kentucky Music Teachers Association – Bernardo Scarambone ...... 44 J. Music Therapy Association of Kentucky – Tiffany Peters ...... No report

K. National Band Association – Amy Acklin ...... No report L. Phi Beta Mu – Beth Stribling ...... No report M. Kentucky Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society – Brian Mason ...... 44–45 N. Arts Liason – Kentucky Dept. of Education – Kyle Lee ...... No report

17. Unfinished Business – none ...... None

18. New Business – none ...... None

19. Adjournment

KMEA Board of Directors 2016–2017

Executive Committee Special Agencies President: Brad Rogers Bluegrass Music News: George Boulden Vice-President: Deborah Kidd Commission on Music Educ. in Ky.: Christine President-Elect: Terry Thompson Holajter Division Chair Representative: Steven Sudduth Commission for Performance Assessment: Executive Director: John Stroube David Graham Associate Director: Melissa Skaggs CODA: David Dunevant

Division Chairs Appointed Chairs: College/Univ. Division Band Chair: Brian Froedge Society for Music Teacher Education: Vacant Elect: Kip Crowder Collegiate NAƒME Advisor: April Sholty Middle School Band Chair: Kara Boyd Collegiate NAƒME President: Drew O’Dell Elect: Kerry Evans Tri-M: Vacant Chorus Chair: Megan Puckett Elect: Noel Weaver Appointed Committee Chairs Middle School Choral Chair: Rebecca Fields Community Music: Nan Moore Elect: Samantha Veal Editorial Chair: Vacant College/University: Steven Sudduth Government Relations: Vacant Elect: Todd Hill Marching Band Committee: Tim Allen General Music K–5: Julie Hartman Mentoring Taskforce: Vacant Elect: MIOSM: Nancy Bacon General Music 6–12: Cassandra Smith Music for Special Learners: Amy Bolar Elect: Eric Timerding Retired Teachers: Vacant Orchestra Chair: Patrick O’Rourke Technology: Aaron Klausing Elect: Sarah Payne Advocacy Leadership Force: David Dunevant

District Presidents Affiliated Organizations District 1: Samantha Veal Ky. Chapter of the American Choral Directors District 2: Alan Emerson Association: Brad Almquist District 3: Cedrick Leavell Ky. Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk District 4: Darrell Parks Association: Melissa Marotta District 5: Wendy Davidson American String Teachers Association: Rebecca District 6: Randy Pennington – David Dunevant, Goff Proxy Arts & Humanities Consultant - Ky. Dept. District 7: George Boulden Education: Robert Duncan District 8: Greg Detweiler College Band Dir. National Association: Amy District 9: Matt Moon Acklin District 10: Michelle Simpson Ky. Association for Jazz Education: Todd Hill District 11: Ben Walker Ky. Association of College Music Dept.: Mark District 12: Linda Pulley Schell Ky. Association of School Music Dealers: Greg Operations Chairs Lyons All-Collegiate Choir: Vicki Bell Ky. Music Teachers Association: Bernardo Intercollegiate Band: Sue Creasap, Gary Schallert Scarambone Intercollegiate Orchestra: Vacant Music Therapy Association of Ky.: Tiffany Peters Jazz Coordinator: Matt Yarborough National Band Association: Amy Acklin Kentucky Jr. High Chorus: Lynn Przygoda Phi Beta Mu: Beth Stribling Kentucky Children’s Chorus: John Hall KY Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society: Brian Mason Standing Committees Arts Liason-Ky. Dept. of Education: Kyle Lee Budget: Deborah Kidd Recognitions Committee: Brad Rogers Credentials & Elections: Troy Stovall

KMEA Commission for Performance Assessment Chair – David Graham

Division Representatives (Division Chairs) Assessment Manager Representatives Band – Brian Froedge Band – Allison Weitkamp Choir – Megan Puckett Choir – Brant Veal Orchestra – Patrick O’Rourke Orchestra – Kelly Mayes

Assessment Managers

District 1 District 7 Instrumental Events: James Gregory Band Events: Vocal Events: Brant Veal Allison Weitkamp (HS large groups & S/E) Todd Chamberlain (MS large groups) District 2 String Events: Band Events: Ed & Katie Hauser Kelly Mayes String Events: Tom Stites Josh Rayburn Vocal Events: Vocal Events: Jenifer Wiggins Daniel Wesley (S/E & HS large groups) Alecia Meyer Alyssa Sturgill (MS large groups)

District 3 District 8 Instrumental Events: David Graham Instrumental Events: John Johnson Vocal Events: Jennifer Adam Vocal Events: Ashley Tyree

District 4 District 9 Instrumental Events: Instrumental Events: Bob Saylor Brian Ellis (Large groups) Vocal Events: Mallory Williamson Brittany Ford (S/E) Vocal Events: District 10 Brandon Centers Instrumental Events: Steven Sudduth Natasha Allen Vocal Events: Jackie Melton

District 5 District 11 Instrumental Events: Tony Wise * Instrumental Events: Christine Carucci Vocal Events: Tony Wise * Vocal Events: Lisa Jury

District 6 District 12 Instrumental Events: Band Events: Sarah McClave Jana Bromley String Events: Cheryl Schaefer Tom Mueller Vocal Events: Terri Foster Vocal Events: Amy Huff (Large groups) State Assessment Managers Josh Huff (S/E) Concert Band: Fred Speck Choral: Melissa Skaggs State Solo/Ensemble: TBA Jazz: Bill Kite

______* Pending board approval

KMEA Summer Board Meeting June 18, 2016 Elizabethtown, Kentucky MINUTES

1. President Brad Rogers called the meeting to order at 10:02 AM

2. Middle School Choral Chair Rebecca Fields led the singing of the National Anthem

3. Executive Director John Stroube called the roll at 10:02, as follows— President and Awards Chair: Brad Rogers P Vice-President and Budget Chair: Deborah Kidd P President-Elect: Terry Thompson Executive Director: John Stroube P Associate Director: Melissa Skaggs P Band Chair: Brian Froedge P Middle School Band Chair: Kara Boyd (proxy: Kerry Evans P) Choral Chair: Megan Puckett P Middle School Choral Chair: Rebecca Fields P College/University Chair and Division Chair Representative: Steven Sudduth P General Music K–5 Chair: Michelle Lewis A General Music 6–12 Chair: Cassandra Smith P Orchestra Chair: Patrick O’Rourke P District 1 President: Samantha Veal (proxy: Joel Roberts P) District 2 President: Alan Emerson (proxy: David Moss P) District 3 President: Cedrick Leavell P District 4 President: Darrell Parks P District 5 President: Wendy Davidson P District 6 President: Randy Pennington (proxy: Carole Farris P) District 7 President and Bluegrass Music News Editor: George Boulden (proxy: Dee Bishop P) District 8 President: Greg Detweiler P District 9 President: Matt Moon (proxy: Mark Hopkins P) District 10 President: Michelle Simpson P District 11 President: Ben Walker P District 12 President: Linda Pulley P All-Collegiate Choir: Karen Cooksey A Intercollegiate Band: Jaemi Loeb A Intercollegiate Orchestra: Nathan Miller A Jazz Coordinator: Matt Yarborough A Kentucky Jr. High Chorus: Lynn Przygoda P Kentucky Children’s Chorus: John Hall P Credentials & Elections: Troy Stovall A Commission on Music Educ. in Ky.: Christine Holajter A Commission for Performance Assessment Chair: David Graham P Collegiate NAƒME Advisor: April Sholty A Collegiate NAƒME President: Noah Peak A Community Music Chair: Nan Moore A Marching Band Committee Chair: Tim Allen P MIOSM: Nancy Bacon A Music for Special Learners: Amy Bolar A Technology Chair: Aaron Klausing A Ky. Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association: Brad Almquist A Ky. Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Martina Vasil P American String Teachers Association: Rebecca Goff A Arts & Humanities Consultant - Ky. Dept. Education: Robert Duncan A College Band Dir. National Association: Amy Acklin P

Ky. Association for Jazz Education: Todd Hill A Ky. Association of College Music Dept.: Mark Schell A Ky. Association of School Music Dealers: Greg Lyons A Ky. Music Teachers Association: Diana Aubrey A Music Therapy Association of Ky.: Tiffany Peters A National Band Association: vacant Phi Beta Mu: Beth Stribling A KY Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society: Brian Mason A Arts Liason-Ky. Dept. of Education: Kyle Lee A

4. Executive Director Stroube reviewed KMEA Bylaws - Article III Government: Section 3 State Board of Directors

5. President Rogers asked for approval of the agenda, HALL/O’ROURKE APPROVED

6. President Rogers asked for approval of minutes from the meeting on January 16, 2016, PARKS/LEAVELL APPROVED

7. President Rogers sought approval of the following resignations and appointments – Darrin Abren resigned as District 1 Instrumental Assessment Manager Greg Detweiler resigned as District 8 Vocal Assessment Manager Eddie Campbell resigned as District 10 Vocal Assessment Manager James Gregory appointed as District 1 Instrumental Assessment Manager Ashley Tyree appointed as District 8 Vocal Assessment Manager Jackie Melton appointed as District 10 Vocal Assessment Manager MOTION: ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS AND APPROVE APPOINTMENTS, PUCKETT/DAVIDSON APPROVED

8. President Rogers presented his report as submitted, but highlighted the first Arts Education Summit. 200+ attendees. At that event we heard from James Catterall and Stephen Pruitt. The Executive Committee signed off on the Title IV Funding letter.

9. Executive Director Stroube presented his report. Remembering everything there is to do, finances.

10. Budget Chair Deborah Kidd presented her report. Marching band ticket prices were highlighted and discussed. MOTION FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE: ADOPT THE PROPOSED 2016–17 BUDGET APPROVED

10. President Rogers referred to George Boulden’s request that member contribute to the journal.

11. Commission for Performance Assessment Chair David Graham presented his report.

The following motions came from the Commission for Performance Assessment.

MOTION 1.CPA: PILOT PROPOSED BAND RUBRIC ALONG WITH REVISED BAND ASSESSMENT SHEETS FOR 2017. (APPENDIX I, A)

MOTION 2.CPA: ADJUST THE BAND ASSESSMENT SHEET TO SIX SCORED CAPTIONS; REALIGN NUMERICAL EQUIVALENTS FOR EACH RATING TO MATCH THE SIX CAPTION FORMAT (6–8 = I, 9–14 = II, 15–20 = III, 21–24 = IV). INCLUDE OTHER FACTORS CATEGORIES UNDER OVERALL COMMENTS (UNSCORED). PILOT REVISED SHEETS IN 2017. (APPENDIX I, B)

MOTION 1 & 2 APPROVED

MOTION 3.CPA: REQUIRE LARGE ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENT MANAGERS TO ARRANGE FOR AND PROVIDE RECORDED COMMENTS FROM THE JUDGES AT LARGE ENSEMBLE ASSESSMENT.

MOTION 4.CPA: REWORD CHORAL ASSESSMENT RULES, PAGE 8, RULE 7 TO SAY, “WHEN A SCHOOL HOUSING GRADES 8 OR LOWER IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH 9– 12, AND HAVING SEPARATE LARGE CHORAL ENSEMBLES FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR DIVISION, MUST HAVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR DIVISION ENSEMBLES. NO STUDENT ABOVE 9TH GRADE IS PERMITTED TO PERFORM WITH JUNIOR ENSEMBLE.”

MOTION 5.CPA: ADOPT ORCHESTRA SIGHT-READING SCRIPT (APPENDIX III)

MOTION 6.CPA: ADOPT THE NEW ADJUDICATION FORM (WITH SEVEN CAPTIONS). CORRECT ERRORS AND REFORMAT SHEETS TO LOOK LIKE THE BAND SHEETS. (APPENDIX II)

MOTION 7.CPA: ALL DISTRICTS SHALL TRIAL THE SIGHT-READING AND SOLO AND ENSEMBLE SHEETS IN 2017, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORCHESTRA COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY. DISTRICT 7 IS AUTHORIZED TO USE THE REFORMATTED SOLO AND ENSEMBLE SHEETS IN NOVEMBER. (APPENDIX II)

MOTIONS 3.CPA – 7.CPA PASSED

THE COMMISION FOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT APPROVED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL SIGHT-READING CRITERIA FOUND IN APPENDIX VI.

12. President Rogers asked the District Presidents if they would like to expand on their written reports A. District 1 – Samantha Veal (Proxy: Joel Roberts), no report B. District 2 – Alan Emerson (Proxy: David Moss) N. Hopkins at Disney, James Madison at PBM festival, Apollo at Vanderbilt. C. District 3 – Cedrick Leavell, no report D. District 4 – Darrell Parks, as submitted E. District 5 – Wendy Davidson, no report F. District 6 – Randy Pennington (Proxy: Carole Farris), as submitted G. District 7 – George Boulden (Proxy: Dee Bishop), as submitted H. District 8 – Greg Detweiler, as submitted I. District 9 – Matt Moon (Proxy: Mark Hopkins), no report J. District 10 – Michelle Simpson, as submitted K. District 11 – Ben Walker, as submitted L. District 12 – Linda Pulley, as submitted vvv

13. Band Chair Brian Froedge presented his report. Worked on assessment sheets. Added all-state audition books to choose from. The following motions came from the Band Council MOTION 1.BC: ADOPT THE AMENDED MARCHING BAND RULE IV.A.7 AS FOLLOWS: IV.A.7 BANDS THAT PERFORMED IN ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE PERFORMANCE POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND REGIONAL ASSIGNMENT FOR STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WILL BE WITHHELD FROM THE DRAWING CONDUCTED BY THE KMEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CANNOT REPEAT IN THE FIRST FIVE DRAWN POSITIONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR REGION OR CLASSIFICATION THE FOLLOWING YEAR UNTIL FIVE BANDS HAVE BEEN DRAWN OR UNTIL ALL REMAINING BANDS HAVE BEEN DRAWN, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. THE DRAW IS FOR REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL EVENTS ONLY, OR SEMIFINALS IN THE EVENT REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS ARE NOT HELD. THIS

DOES NOT APPLY TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS HELD FOLLOWING REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS.

MOTION 2.BC: AMEND MARCHING BAND RULE III.B.5 TO ALLOW THE CONTEST MANAGER TO TRANSMIT A CONTEST SCHEDULE ONE DAY AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR ELIGIBLE BANDS TO TRANSFER INTO THE CONTEST.

MOTION 3.BC: AMEND MARCHING BAND RULE IV.A.2 TO CHANGE THE WORD “FESTIVAL” TO “ASSESSMENT,” AND AMEND IV.D.1.f BY CHANGING THE WORD “FESTIVAL” TO “EVENT”.

MOTION 4.BC: ADD THE FOLLOWING BOOKS TO THE LIST OF THOSE ALLOWED FOR ALL-STATE BAND AUDITIONS: CLARINET, ROSE STUDIES, BOOKS 1 & 2; BASSOON, MILDE 50 CONCERT STUDIES, VOLUMES 1 & 2; TRUMPET, ARBAN’S CONSERVATORY METHOD; TRUMPET, CHARLIER ETUDES TRANSCENDANTES; EUPHONIUM, VOXMAN SELECTED STUDIES; TUBA, BODOGNI 43 BEL CANTO STUDIES FOR TUBA

MOTIONS 1.BC–4.BC APPROVED

14. Marching Band Committee chair Tim Allen gave his report.

15. Choral chair Megan Puckett presented her report as submitted. The following motions came from the Choral Council

MOTION 1.CC: STRIKE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE CHOIR RULES: “IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE TENOR AND BASS CATEGORIES BE RESERVED FOR MALES ONLY AND THE SOPRANO AND ALTO CATEGORIES BE RESERVED FOR FEMALES ONLY. NO FEMALES MAY AUDITION ON THE TENOR OR BASS PARTS, AND NO MALES MAY AUDITION ON THE SOPRANO OR ALTO PARTS.”

MOTION 2.CC: DISTRICT CHAIRS SET ALL DEADLINES FOR ALL-STATE CHOIR AUDITION MATERIALS.

MOTIONS 1.CC AND 2.CC PASSED

16. Middle School Band – Kara Boyd (proxy: Kerry Evans) Initiative is underway to investigate classifying middle school bands by way of a graded list sight-reading.

17. Middle School Choral – Rebecca Fields (Appendix V)

MOTION: ADOPT A NEW RULE FOR THE KENTUCKY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR AS FOLLOWS: AT THE DIRECTOR’S DISCRETION, 5TH OR 6TH GRADE BOYS MAY AUDITION FOR ANY VOCAL PARTS OTHER THAN SOPRANO IN THE KJHC. MALES MAY SUBMIT AN AUDITION FOR EITHER THE KCC OR THE KJHC, BUT NOT BOTH. IF A 5TH OR 6TH GRADE MALE IS SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE KJHC CHOIR, THE KCC CHAPERONE RULE MUST APPLY: “ONE PARENT/GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY EACH STUDENT TO THE KMEA CONFERENCE AND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STUDENT AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT DURING REHEARSALS. THIS INCLUDES MEAL TIMES.” EACH STUDENT MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR ONLY ONE PART. FIELDS/PUCKETT PASSED

18. Children’s Chorus – John Hall. As submitted, and the commissioned work has been received and IT will be performed in February.

19. Orchestra Chair Patrick O’Rourke presented his report. The following motions came from the Orchestra Council

MOTION 1.OC: REMOVE ALTERNATE ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA CALL-UP RESTRICTION PASSED BY O’ROURKE/ROUSE ON 2/4/2015 AND LEAVE TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR

MOTION 2.OC: ADD A THIRD POINT TO ORCHESTRA PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE EXTRA-CURRICULAR CAPTION, AND INCLUDE FULL ORCHESTRA IN THE ENSEMBLE LISTING. THREE OR MORE SUCH ENSEMBLES WILL GAIN THE PROGRAM THREE POINTS.

MOTIONS 1.OC AND 2.OC PASSED

20. There was no unfinished business from the previous meeting.

Terry Thompson spoke about initiating a strategic plan revision, the process to begin in the fall.

21. No new business came to the body.

22. MOTION TO ADJOURN O’ROURKE/MOSS PASSED

President’s Report Brad Rogers

The months since our June meeting have served to further illuminate the role that KMEA continues to embrace as a strong representative body for school music and music teachers across the Commonwealth and the importance of advocating for music in education in these days of a most “interesting” political climate at the state and federal levels.

Terry Thompson, John Stroube, and I attended the NAfME National Assembly in late June. We were able to meet with staff members and elected representatives from Kentucky, and took the opportunity to thank them for their support of the reauthorization of ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), and to advocate for keeping solid budgetary support for military bands in the coming budgetary cycle. In addition, we attended meetings with Southern Division leadership and other elected state music association leaders from across the country to discuss strategies and direction for leveraging the potential support for music at the local level available from ESSA reauthorization and other issues. In early September we also attended a follow-up meeting of elected leaders at the Southern Division level in Atlanta.

KMEA’s website overhaul was launched in August, and has since been in a state of revision and improvement through the fall semester. The involvement of the membership in identifying issues both anticipated and unknown at launch, and engaging trusted, local website design talent in addressing them should result in a better experience for users and members going forward. I encourage all to make Dr. Stroube aware of things that either don’t work or should work better; that is the way to ensure the new web design becomes what we all want it to be. Going forward, I believe revisions and updates to our online “face of KMEA” need to become annual undertakings; doing so once every decade obviously made the process much more involved and difficult to accomplish.

The KMEA State Marching Band Championships and the six weeks of sanctioned local contests leading up to the Regional quarterfinals involved thousands of young musicians, their parents, and band directors and staff members across the Commonwealth. The return of the finals weekend to the University of Louisville and surrounding high school venues was both a superb showcase of talent in every classification, and an example of the organizational prowess of our state office staff and the U of L Bands under the direction of Dr. Frederick Speck, Dr. Amy Acklin, and Dr. Jason Cumberledge.

Division chairs have completed the audition processes for selection of students for various all state ensembles, who will meet and work with renowned conductors in preparation for their performances in Whitney Hall during the 2017 Professional Development Conference in Louisville. Regional Assessment Managers will begin the organization of their Large and Small Ensemble assessment events in the coming days.

The upcoming KMEA Professional Development Conference to be held February 8–11 in Louisville offers a wide variety of sessions and performances for music teachers at all levels. As always, special thanks go to Melissa Skaggs for her tireless work in the organization and implementation of the conference. The KMEA Executive Committee will continue to evaluate all aspects of the conference in order to provide the best event possible.

As you are aware, the next two Conferences will present new challenges with the renovation and expansion of the Kentucky International Convention Center; attendees will no doubt notice the changes immediately! Alternative plans to accommodate performances, rehearsals, exhibits, and sessions in different locations have been made; we might possibly find that some of these adjustments turn out to be things we will want to keep going forward. Regardless, the Conference offerings continue to provide outstanding value and opportunity for growth for our membership.

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, KMEA remains a significant contributor to planning for the second annual KCAE Arts Education Summit. Our participation in the Kentucky Coalition for Arts Education (KCAE) is in part to help present a unified, arts-oriented front to all shareholders in the education and legislative process. The 2017 Summit will be held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville from June 13–15. Supported by KCAE member organizations and the Kentucky Department of Education, the Summit provides an opportunity for KMEA members to meet in a collegial environment with arts specialists from across the state to discuss our common goals as educators, hear from leaders in the field about ways to effectively support, advocate for and administer arts

programs in our schools, and keep abreast of the latest political developments as they affect arts education in Kentucky. Professional development credits are available for registered participants; information about costs and hotel arrangements are available on the website.

On the state side of the political process, discussions continue between arts education organizations and important legislators, the Commissioner, and members of the Kentucky State Board of Education; with emphasis on the upcoming rollout of a revised SB1 in the coming legislative session and our continuing concerns surrounding equal access to music instruction and proper certification of those charged with providing it in our schools. KMEA staff, along with members of KCAE and current and past KMEA elected leadership have worked very hard to keep our presence known as these important issues slowly work their way through the process.

The work of Ryan Marsh in producing the Notable News online newsletter provides an avenue for providing timely information to the membership at large on a monthly basis. Your contributions to this electronic newsletter are welcome, and this is a great venue for Division chairs to “spread the word” about things related to those groups within our membership. Please take the time to read through Notable News when it hits your inbox each month.

KMEA has always been grounded in volunteerism and a spirit of support for each other, regardless of our particular musical calling or the age of the students we teach. This spirit of volunteerism is especially important in our elected representatives that make up this Board. Through our duties as Executive Committee members, division chairs, district presidents and appointed members of the board, we lead the way in advocating for the value of music and providing the best possible musical opportunities for students at all levels in Kentucky schools.

Our membership is blessed with the most talented, committed educators in Kentucky schools. I would ask you all to encourage participation in the balloting process as we elect new leadership positions, and in the solicitation of new volunteers to run for state-level positions from each of your districts. I think that process should begin at your District meetings held at the Conference in February, with secured nominations for any open positions provided by each District from your fall meetings. I will continue to encourage this approach to the nomination process for these important positions, as I believe it is critical to the success and long-term viability of our association.

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the significant contributions of our outgoing Vice President, Deborah Kidd. She has given six years of constant, steady leadership to our Association and the Executive Committee. I know that understanding my current role would have been much more difficult without her example to follow, and her positive impact on KMEA over the past six years can’t be measured in mere words. Because I will soon move into the “institutional memory” part of this position as Vice President, having the opportunity to watch both Debbie and David Dunevant in that position will no doubt make me a lot more valuable to our incoming President, Terry Thompson. He is one of the most insightful, thoughtful people I have come to know in this wonderful profession, and will be a great leader for KMEA. I know you will welcome him into his new role in February and will strongly support him as he leads our Association forward.

Thank you for your confidence in me, your support of this association, and for accepting your leadership roles on the KMEA Board. Let’s have a great spring semester!

KMEA Calendar

2016–2017 February 8–11, 2017 Annual In-Service Conference

2017–2018 February 7–10, 2018 Annual In-Service Conference

2018–2019 February 6–9, 2019 Annual In-Service Conference

2019–2020 February 5–8, 2020 Annual In-Service Conference

The Executive Committee meets prior to each Board meeting.

KMEA Commissioned Works Rotation Updated 2007

Completed 2002 Jazz Band 2004 Children’s Chorus 2006 Orchestra (missed – re-schedule for 2007) 2008 Chorus 2009 Intercollegiate Band (re-scheduled from 2008) 2010 Band 2012 Kentucky Junior High Chorus 2014 Jazz Band (missed – re-schedule for 2015)

Upcoming 2016 Children’s Choir 2018 Orchestra 2020 Chorus - SSA, SATB, TTBB 2022 Intercollegiate Band 2024 Band 2026 Kentucky Junior High Chorus 2028 Jazz Band

Executive Director’s Report John Stroube

In 2002–2003 after long-time but part-time Executive Secretary Jim Fern announced he would retire, KMEA hired Dr. Robert Hartwell as its first full-time Executive Director. Robyn Swanson, Richard Miles, and Lynn Cooper were on the Executive Committee at the time, and it was their vision the association would soon be able to apply direct oversight all financial matters having to do with its programs and operations. That centralization had not been possible previously given the constraints of staffing.

Money was very tight before and after the transition from Fern to Hartwell. The projected revenue in 2005–2006 did not fully cover the projected expenditures, to include the salary for the new associate director position into which I was hired. The same was true the following year after I was promoted and Melissa Skaggs was brought onboard as associate director. The added financial weight of the second executive position was causing the good ship KMEA to ride lower and lower in the water. The decision-makers at the time took the chance—made the investment in staffing—and many small changes in procedures since then, only possible with a right-sized, diligent staff watching pennies, have buoyed up the boat.

In budgeting and operating we have been scrimping every way we can in the interest of amassing the value of the annual budget in our investments, this being an industry-accepted best practice for non-profits such as ours. Whereas in March 2006 the association’s investments amounted to $250,153.00, at the end of December the total was $906,805.01. The Executive Committee has recently authorized the investment of an additional $65,000 from our bank account that we do not need in order to operate for the remainder of the year.

The recession of 2008 slowed us down in the pursuit of the above-stated goal, since we lost investment value, conference registration dollars, exhibitors, audience at marching band and all-state, assessment attendance, and medal sales. During the ensuing financial recovery KMEA has recovered, as well.

For 2007–2008 we first included the conference budget into the operating budget, the two having previously been separate documents. The budget total that year was $880,547.72. Despite consistent efforts to economize, the budget has crept higher each year except for a slight dip in 2009–2010 when we projected backwash from the recent recession eroding participation in our programs. This year’s budget is $1,067,740.00, so we still have about $96,000 to make up before I will recommend we start intentionally budgeting to devote surplus resources toward new initiatives.

My thanks go to the Executive Committee and the Board for seeing the wisdom of continuing to build this protective financial seawall. Further thanks to assessment managers who have bought into the need to hold down any costs they can control. Last, the Board should know of my appreciation for the steady, regular work of the four loyal people I work with daily, your KMEA office staff.

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Financial Status Deborah Kidd, Vice-President

This report consists of two items reflecting the current financial state of the Kentucky Music Educators Association.

1. The Balance Sheet shows the current assets of the organization: cash, fixed assets, and investments for the period ending December 31, 2016. Included also are comparatives for the previous four years.

KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Balance Sheet Standard As of December 31, 2016, five year comparison

Dec 31, ‘16 Dec 31, ‘15 Dec 30, ‘14 Dec 31, ‘13 Dec 31, ‘12 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings CASH IN BANK 271,068.07 261,424.14 293,751.75 312,479.06 312,113.79 CASH-EDWARD JONES MONEY MARKET 6.50 0 0 16.99 16.99 CASH-AmeriTrade-MONEY MARKET 1,938.31 73,242.73 15,242.94 92,581.34 71,926.03 CASH-FERN SCHOLARSHIP 5,131.13 6,403.90 7,284.91 6,909.99 6,669.74 RETURNED CHECKS 132.00 132.00 132.00 0 0 Total Checking/Savings 278,276.01 341,202.77 301,168.66 411,987.38 390,726.55 Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable -985.45 -985.45 -985.45 -940.00 -19.00 Total Accounts Receivable -985.45 -985.45 -985.45 -940.00 -19.00 Total Current Assets 277,290.56 340,217.32 300,183.21 411,047.38 390,707.55 Fixed Assets OFFICE FURNITURE/FIXTURES 947.15 947.15 947.15 947.15 947.15 EQUIPMENT 31,409.71 31,409.71 31,409.71 31,409.71 31,409.71 Adjustment for Depreciation-EQUIPMENT -28,353.81 -28,353.81 -28,353.81 -28,353.81 -28,353.81 Total Fixed Assets 4,003.05 4,003.05 4,003.05 4,003.05 4,003.05 Other Assets INVESTMENTS-AmeriTrade MUTUAL FUNDS 904,866.70 858,926.78 819,081.59 645,736.35 505,807.75 INVESTMENTS-FERN SCHOLARSHIP 40,014.86 38,505.34 41,456.33 39,594.26 36,923.74 Total Other Assets 944,881.56 897,432.12 875,780.86 685,330.61 542,731.49 TOTAL ASSETS 1,226,175.17 1,241,652.49 1,179,967.12 1,100,381.04 937,442.09 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Other Current Liabilities FICA & FEDERAL TAXES PAYABLE -91.16 -91.16 4,021.92 5,589.09 3,250.95 LOCAL WITHHOLDING PAYABLE 1,150.42 1,133.58 908.73 988.88 930.32 STATE WITHHOLDING PAYABLE 4,860.16 4,864.77 4,743.93 5,127.36 4,727.15 Total Other Current Liabilities 5,919.42 5,907.19 12,338.28 11,705.33 8,908.42 Total Current Liabilities 5,919.42 5,907.19 12,338.28 11,705.33 8,908.42 Total Liabilities 5,919.42 5,907.19 12,338.28 11,705.33 8,908.42 Equity FUND BALANCE 990,735.59 1,043,345.75 938,149.85 776,452.09 639,455.52 Net Income 229,520.16 191,636.88 199,246.19 312,223.62 258,808.15 Total Equity 1,220,255.75 1,234,982.63 1,167,628.84 1,088,675.71 928,533.67 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,226,175.17 1,241,652.49 1,179,967.12 1,100,381.04 937,442.09

2. The revenue and expenses for the first six months of the 2016–2017 fiscal year as compared with the annual budget.

KMEA’s TD AmeriTrade investment account showed a value of $906,805.01 at the end of December 2016. There was an increase in value of $4,427.02 during the month of December reflecting dividends and interest ($28,973.82),

market depreciation ($23,638.65), and other income or expenses (-$908.15). One year ago the value of KMEA’s holdings was $850,102.58.

Cash on hand at the end of December 2016 totaled $267,666.17 (value one year ago: $261,424.14). The total value of investments plus cash on hand at the end of December was $1,174,471.1872 (one year ago: $1,111,526.72).

The Jim and Carolyn Fern Music Education Scholarship investments stood at $40,021.36 at the end of December 2016 (one year ago: $37,759.40), and the operating account (cash in the bank) for the scholarship carried the amount of $4,994.08 (amount one year ago: $6,403.90). Thus, the total value of the Jim and Carolyn Fern Music Education Scholarship at the end of November was $45,015.44 (total one year ago: $44,163.30).

Notes LATE RECEIPT OF ROYALTIES FROM FROM LATE ROYALTIES RECEIPT OF NATIONAL LIFETOUCH - SMBC 2012 STUDIOS SCHOOL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 20.00 -83.25 -83.25 -56.49 600.00 600.00 341.00 230.00 200.00 7,772.50 7,772.50 3,306.65 5,200.00 5,655.00 1,365.00 2,540.00 21,433.00 21,433.00 69,293.00 10,600.00 80,290.00 87,191.30 64,249.00 10,249.60 10,199.80 21,845.08 14,400.00 13,961.00 24,798.00 50,106.00 16,980.20 Jul - Dec, 2015 (PY) 2015 Dec, - Jul $ 7,020.00 7,020.00 $ $ 10,199.80 10,199.80 $ 36,788.59 $ $ 268,775.80 268,775.80 $ 115,766.20 $ $ 230.00 230.00 $ 200.00 $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 24.00 517.84 517.84 137.17 940.00 132.31 100.00 760.00 399.00 9,700.00 9,700.00 9,515.00 3,193.10 8,400.00 6,746.20 9,100.00 5,850.00 1,700.00 2,030.00 19,244.00 19,244.00 67,857.24 82,751.95 14,813.77 18,462.98 13,744.95 23,735.00 45,341.00 15,594.00 118,395.00 118,395.00 115,208.50 Current $ 100.00 100.00 $ $ 6,756.20 6,756.20 $ 7,550.00 $ 1,159.00 $ $ 28,635.29 28,635.29 $ $ 362,632.33 362,632.33 $ 108,018.95 $ 40.00 40.00 24.00 137.17 137.17 315.00 132.31 470.00 530.00 240.00 1,275.00 1,275.00 2,350.00 9,222.95 5,450.00 12,698.05 12,698.05 15,165.00 13,768.00 11,619.00 Dec 2016 Dec $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 40.00 40.00 $ $ 137.17 137.17 $ 770.00 $ $ 5,450.00 5,450.00 $ $ 15,495.36 15,495.36 $ 55,718.95 $ 30.00 30.00 10.00 800.00 800.00 700.00 400.00 159.00 4,750.00 4,750.00 4,696.74 5,155.00 1,587.00 3,808.20 4,305.00 3,815.00 2,655.00 3,975.00 1,550.00 21,876.00 21,876.00 67,830.00 12,813.77 16,069.00 Nov 2016 Nov $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 410.00 410.00 $ 159.00 $ $ 3,808.20 3,808.20 $ 5,005.00 $ $ 28,474.00 28,474.00 $ $ 110,091.77 110,091.77 $ 10.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 509.34 509.34 540.00 350.00 500.00 707.00 5,868.00 5,868.00 4,360.00 2,700.00 1,289.93 5,880.00 1,360.00 12,915.00 12,915.00 83,694.00 42,288.00 52,183.50 10,032.00 Oct 2016 Oct $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 30.00 30.00 $ $ 2,139.93 2,139.93 $ 1,360.00 $ $ 17,989.00 17,989.00 $ $ 186,274.84 186,274.84 $ 8.50 8.50 35.00 35.00 400.00 400.00 600.00 330.00 230.00 5,830.00 5,830.00 5,090.50 3,000.00 5,472.00 17,700.50 17,700.50 12,825.00 30,538.45 Sep 2016 Sep $ 49,462.45 49,462.45 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 330.00 330.00 $ 230.00 $ $ 3,000.00 3,000.00 $ 5,837.00 $ 476.10 476.10 100.00 1,696.00 1,696.00 6,300.00 3,100.00 2,000.00 1,565.00 24,315.00 24,315.00 Aug 2016 Aug $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 100.00 100.00 $ $ 1,565.00 1,565.00 $ $ 11,876.10 11,876.10 $ 590.00 590.00 170.00 125.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 6,955.00 3,000.00 1,200.00 1,313.00 2,700.00 Jul 2016 Jul $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 4,790.00 4,790.00 $ 1,313.00 $ 2,995.00 $ KENTUCKY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION EDUCATORS KENTUCKYMUSIC StatementActivity of Account July - December, 2016 - December, July Revenue DUESMEMBERSHIP101100 REGISTRATION SCHOOL101200 REVENUE BAND MARCHING 104000 SMBC104100ENTRY FEES RECEIPTS TICKET SMBC104105REGIONALS RECEIPT TICKET SMBC104110SEMIFINALS RECEIPTS TICKET SMBC104115FINALS RECEIPTS SMBC104125PROGRAM RECEIPTS SMBC104130ADVERTISING SMBCRECEIPTS104135SPONSORSHIP SALES SMBC104140MERCHANDISE SALES SMBC104160 PHOTO REVENUE BAND MARCHING 104000 Total BMNREVENUE105000 SUBCRIPTION AND BMNADVERTISING 105100 BMNREVENUE105000 Total REVENUE CONFERENCE106000 OPERATING REGISTRATION 106100 REVENUE EXHIBIT 106120 CONFERENCE106130 ADVERTISING CONFERENCE106180 PHOTOS REVENUE CONFERENCE106000 Total OPERATING REVENUE ALL-STATE 107000 KCC107105 FEES KJHC107115 FEES CHORUS FEES ALL-STATE 107130 FEES BAND ALL-STATE 107145 ORCHFEES ALL-STATE 107160 107161 ORCH AS FEES AUD ORCHFEES ALL-STATE 107160 Total FEES JAZZ ALL-STATE 107175 REV TICKET JAZZ ALL-STATE 107180 FEES BAND INTERCOLLEGIATE 107185 REVENUE ALL-STATE 107000 Total REVENUE ASSESSMENT 108000 INSTRUMENTAL 3 DISTRICT 108110 108110A DIST 3 INSTR LG ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 3 DISTRICT 108110 Total INSTRUMENTAL 5 DISTRICT 108120 108120A DISTRICT 5 INSTR LG ENSEMBLE 108120B DISTRICT 5 INSTR SOLO/ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 5 DISTRICT 108120 Total

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.00 96.00 100.00 100.00 849.00 600.00 755.00 260.00 301.00 200.00 108.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 4,890.00 4,844.00 1,500.00 6,410.00 7,620.00 7,391.00 7,500.00 12,439.00 12,439.00 $ 1,396.00 1,396.00 $ 1,449.00 $ 9,734.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 8,255.00 $ $ 18,849.00 18,849.00 $ 15,011.00 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 100.00 100.00 $ 849.00 $ 600.00 $ 561.00 $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 92.00 920.00 920.00 119.00 100.00 400.00 100.00 381.00 430.00 817.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 5,510.00 4,285.00 5,460.00 6,830.00 6,551.00 7,290.00 11,099.00 11,099.00 $ 100.00 100.00 $ 492.00 $ 492.00 $ 100.00 $ $ 1,535.00 1,535.00 $ 1,039.00 $ 9,795.00 $ 7,671.00 $ 1,247.00 $ $ 16,559.00 16,559.00 $ 13,381.00 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 35.00 35.00 $ 35.00 35.00 92.00 26.00 900.00 900.00 720.00 100.00 200.00 925.00 100.00 959.00 300.00 377.00 430.00 817.00 1,570.00 1,570.00 1,220.00 1,290.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 935.00 935.00 $ 720.00 $ 100.00 $ 292.00 $ 292.00 $ 100.00 $ 677.00 $ $ 2,495.00 2,495.00 $ 2,179.00 $ 1,316.00 $ 1,247.00 $ 600.00 600.00 200.00 119.00 355.00 1,420.00 1,420.00 1,850.00 3,980.00 8,971.00 4,040.00 4,318.00 5,800.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 600.00 600.00 $ 319.00 $ $ 3,270.00 3,270.00 $ 8,358.00 $ 6,155.00 $ $ 12,951.00 12,951.00 $ 260.00 260.00 200.00 2,520.00 2,520.00 1,510.00 1,169.00 2,490.00 1,856.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 200.00 200.00 $ $ 4,030.00 4,030.00 $ 1,429.00 $ 4,346.00 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 200.00 200.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 200.00 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 35.00 35.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 35.00 35.00 $ 108125 DISTRICT 5 VOCAL 5 DISTRICT 108125 108125A DISTRICT 5 VOCAL LG ENSEMBLE 108125B DISTRICT 5 VOCAL SOLO/ENSEMBLE VOCAL 5 DISTRICT 108125 Total INSTRUMENTAL 9 DISTRICT 108130 108130B DISTRICT 9 INSTR SOLO/ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 9 DISTRICT 108130 Total INSTRUMENTAL 4 DISTRICT 108140 108140A DISTRICT 4 INSTR LG ENSEMBLE 108140B DISTRICT 4 INSTR SOLO/ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 4 DISTRICT 108140 Total VOCAL 4 DISTRICT 108145 108145A DIST 4 VOCAL LG ENSEMBLE 108145B DIST 4 VOCAL SOLO/ENSEMBLE VOCAL 4 DISTRICT 108145 Total BAND 7 DISTRICT 108150 108151 DISTRICT 7 BAND HS LG ENSEMBLE 108151C DISTRICT 7 BAND SOLO/ENSEMBLE Total 108151 DISTRICT 7 BAND HS LG ENSEMBLE 108152 DISTRICT 7 BAND MS LG ENSEMBLE 108152B DISTRICT 7 MS BAND SOLO/ENS Total 108152 DISTRICT 7 BAND MS LG ENSEMBLE BAND 7 DISTRICT 108150 Total STRING 7 DISTRICT 108155 108155A DISTRICT 7 STRING LG ENSEMBLE 108155B DISTRICT 7 STRING SOLO/ENSEMBLE STRING 7 DISTRICT 108155 Total VOCAL 7 DISTRICT 108160 108162 DISTRICT 7 VOCAL HS LARGE GROUP 108163 DISTRICT 7 VOCAL MS LARGE GROUP VOCAL 7 DISTRICT 108160 Total BAND 12 DISTRICT 108165 108165A DISTRICT 12 BAND LG ENSEMBLE 108165B DISTRICT 12 BAND SOLO/ENSEMBLE BAND 12 DISTRICT 108165 Total STRING 12 DISTRICT 108170 108170A DISTRICT 12 STRING LG ENSEMBLE 108170B DISTRICT 12 STRING SOLO/ENSEMBL STRING 12 DISTRICT 108170 Total VOCAL 12 DISTRICT 108175 108175A DISTRICT 12 VOCAL LG ENSEMBLE 108175B DISTRICT 12 VOCAL SOLO/ENSEMBLE VOCAL 12 DISTRICT 108175 Total ORCHESTRA2 DISTRICT 108180 108180A DISTRICT 2 ORCH LG ENSEMBLE 108180B DISTRICT 2 ORCH SOLO/ENSEMBLE ORCHESTRA2 DISTRICT 108180 Total VOCAL 8 DISTRICT 108195 108195A DISTRICT 8 VOCAL LG ENSEMBLE 108195B DISTRICT 8 VOCAL SOLO/ENSEMBLE

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 25.00 490.00 490.00 357.00 430.00 409.00 560.00 430.00 176.00 435.00 490.51 253.32 724.17 -231.16 -231.16 -525.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,120.00 4,835.93 7,947.85 8,800.65 2,298.37 6,164.50 38,139.39 38,139.39 26,528.62 16,620.98 14,465.50 $ 2,560.00 2,560.00 $ 1,120.00 $ $ 63,565.00 63,565.00 $ $ 586,050.23 586,050.23 $ 586,050.23 $ 120,580.29 $ $ 25.00 25.00 $ $ 308.00 308.00 $ 847.00 $ 430.00 $ 839.00 $ 430.00 $ 228.84 $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.00 68.00 -32.90 -32.90 360.00 360.00 130.00 278.00 300.00 150.00 320.00 872.50 282.00 321.66 565.10 1,800.00 1,800.00 8,397.40 8,373.97 1,541.50 9,537.60 2,320.83 6,732.69 39,082.93 39,082.93 27,183.17 16,727.25 14,833.73 $ 428.00 428.00 $ 130.00 $ 130.00 $ 300.00 $ 249.10 $ $ 2,078.00 2,078.00 $ $ 57,498.50 57,498.50 $ 32.90 -$ $ 650,891.61 650,891.61 $ 650,891.61 $ 128,885.14 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 7.00 $ 68.00 68.00 66.00 87.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 500.00 119.80 746.80 6,351.22 6,351.22 4,478.18 2,783.00 2,492.50 1,467.54 1,411.88 1,651.67 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 198.00 198.00 $ 130.00 $ 130.00 $ 566.00 $ $ 11,725.00 11,725.00 $ 84,391.48 $ 84,391.48 $ 21,502.59 $ 67.65 67.65 52.32 100.00 100.00 654.70 5,951.22 5,951.22 4,128.18 2,545.75 2,242.50 1,301.41 1,296.18 1,670.21 1,734.55 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 100.00 100.00 $ $ 31,912.00 31,912.00 $ 19,910.12 $ $ 188,737.71 188,737.71 $ 188,737.71 $ 71.47 71.47 47.65 600.00 600.00 212.00 300.00 844.33 8,926.83 8,926.83 6,192.27 3,825.00 3,363.75 1,690.24 1,912.33 1,541.50 1,651.67 2,403.14 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 812.00 812.00 $ 300.00 $ $ 11,117.00 11,117.00 $ 30,067.04 $ $ 236,333.77 236,333.77 $ 236,333.77 $ 82.65 82.65 75.00 300.00 300.00 596.50 190.00 105.37 583.71 5,951.22 5,951.22 4,128.18 2,558.50 2,249.98 1,303.27 1,245.57 1,521.35 $ 83,146.45 83,146.45 $ 83,146.45 $ 19,221.09 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 300.00 300.00 $ 190.00 $ $ 1,126.50 1,126.50 $ 7.00 7.00 38.59 38.59 -32.90 -32.90 230.00 230.00 300.00 150.00 320.00 147.28 539.50 5,951.22 5,951.22 4,128.18 2,550.00 2,242.50 1,319.80 1,255.01 1,521.35 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 7.00 $ $ 230.00 230.00 $ 300.00 $ $ 1,307.00 1,307.00 $ -$ 32.90 32.90 -$ 32.90 -$ 40,726.20 $ 40,726.20 $ 19,153.93 $ 92.00 92.00 38.58 276.00 276.00 115.40 5,951.22 5,951.22 4,128.18 2,465.00 2,242.50 1,315.14 1,253.00 1,521.35 1,384.79 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 92.00 92.00 $ $ 311.00 311.00 $ $ 17,556.00 17,556.00 $ 17,556.00 $ 19,030.37 $ Total 108195 DISTRICT 8 VOCAL 8 DISTRICT 108195 Total INSTRUMENTAL 1 DISTRICT 108200 108200A DISTRICT 1 INSTR LG ENSEMBLE 108200B DISTRICT 1 INSTR SOLO/ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 1 DISTRICT 108200 Total INSTRUMENTAL 6 DISTRICT 108210 108211 DISTRICT 6 INSTR HS 108211D DIST 6 HS INSTR LG ENSEMBLE Total 108211 DISTRICT 6 INSTR HS 108213 DISTRICT 6 INSTR S/E INSTRUMENTAL 6 DISTRICT 108210 Total VOCAL 6 DISTRICT 108215 108215A DISTRICT 6 VOCAL LG ENSEMBLE 108215B DISTRICT 6 VOCAL SOLO/ENSEMBLE VOCAL 6 DISTRICT 108215 Total INSTRUMENTAL 11 DISTRICT 108220 108221 DISTRICT 11 INSTR LARGE GROUP INSTRUMENTAL 11 DISTRICT 108220 Total INSTRUMENTAL 10 DISTRICT 108230 108230A DISTRICT 10 INSTR LG ENSEMBLE 108230B DISTRICT 10 INSTR SOLO/ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTAL 10 DISTRICT 108230 Total ASSESSMENTS JAZZ 108238 CHORAL STATE 108245 SALES MEDAL ASSESSMENT 108250 REVENUE ASSESSMENT 108000 Total OTHER109000REVENUE EXCELLENCE OF PROGRAM 109105 109106 ORCH POE EXCELLENCE OF PROGRAM 109105 Total ADVERTISING WEBSITE 109110 OTHER109000REVENUE Total Revenue Total Profit Gross Expenditures PERSONNEL200000 DIRECTOR SALARY-EXECUTIVE 200100 DIRECTOR SALARY-ASSOCIATE 200110 MANAGER WAGES-OFFICE 200120 ASSISTANT WAGES-OFFICE 200130 BOOKKEEPER TIME WAGES-HALF 200135 UNEMPLOYMENT& INS. FICA 200140 WORKERS'200150COMPENSATION CELL200155 PHONE REIMBURSEMENT BENEFITS MEDICAL 200160 SPENDINGFLEXIBLE200165 HELP OFFICE TIME PART 201193 PERSONNEL200000 Total EXPENSES OPERATING 201000 FEES MERCHANT AND BANK 201100

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.01 67.01 99.33 43.01 241.22 241.22 125.33 129.99 479.64 239.23 898.86 476.55 881.87 600.00 270.20 158.00 127.94 750.05 288.22 854.18 1,294.12 1,294.12 5,300.00 1,586.00 5,970.00 1,097.92 2,018.67 2,848.22 4,225.91 1,788.27 3,902.97 1,514.47 8,663.54 1,102.13 2,298.58 3,150.00 4,075.00 -1,177.59 -1,177.59 14,420.00 14,420.00 19,000.00 $ 2,618.67 2,618.67 $ 4,225.91 $ 7,173.46 $ 2,074.21 $ 2,867.27 $ $ 26,663.52 26,663.52 $ 23,083.54 $ $ 197.82 197.82 $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.20 22.20 96.89 262.90 262.90 169.94 554.98 501.83 631.36 265.31 153.97 841.62 500.00 300.85 122.71 148.53 701.82 297.97 675.74 1,479.72 1,479.72 1,586.00 1,636.61 5,970.00 1,236.50 7,672.52 2,885.91 3,687.64 1,256.44 1,000.00 3,031.07 1,033.76 1,747.01 3,873.40 3,000.00 11,930.74 11,930.74 25,200.00 19,000.00 $ 2,533.28 2,533.28 $ 8,172.52 $ 3,709.84 $ 6,596.22 $ 1,476.04 $ 3,326.39 $ $ 30,496.80 30,496.80 $ 37,130.74 $ 59.39 59.39 94.98 59.75 65.18 74.10 113.50 113.50 995.00 138.88 135.13 100.00 983.45 975.69 1,500.00 1,500.00 3,780.88 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 983.45 983.45 $ 983.45 $ $ 1,613.50 1,613.50 $ 3,880.88 $ 7,203.79 $ 6.56 6.56 19.04 19.04 94.98 48.75 -51.29 -51.29 239.89 239.89 258.93 995.00 138.88 198.22 100.00 733.78 600.00 447.94 296.11 320.76 771.32 823.40 700.00 9,771.65 9,771.65 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 214.20 214.20 $ 100.00 $ 733.78 $ 733.78 $ $ 3,783.51 3,783.51 $ $ 10,371.65 10,371.65 $ 15.50 15.50 94.98 26.98 31.11 230.72 230.72 793.00 200.00 140.00 995.00 139.07 189.01 114.18 100.00 178.51 592.58 265.87 257.40 -141.00 -141.00 2,159.09 2,159.09 3,050.00 2,300.00 24,600.00 24,600.00 19,000.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 37.51 37.51 $ $ 340.00 340.00 $ 214.18 $ 178.51 $ 592.58 $ $ 5,472.69 5,472.69 $ $ 26,759.09 26,759.09 $ 1.86 1.86 77.92 77.92 99.27 31.37 59.00 49.20 -21.04 -21.04 110.16 110.16 995.00 146.34 246.77 100.00 456.42 586.87 109.24 100.95 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 10.33 10.33 $ $ 159.00 159.00 $ 586.87 $ 109.24 $ $ 2,477.70 2,477.70 $ 1,043.29 $ 71.55 71.55 79.94 30.12 41.00 97.58 -29.59 -29.59 169.94 169.94 139.32 238.60 100.00 817.98 148.53 1,249.00 1,249.00 1,990.00 1,968.46 3,031.07 $ 0.53 0.53 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 817.98 817.98 $ 817.98 $ 148.53 $ $ 2,068.46 2,068.46 $ 6,587.84 $ 0.47 0.47 19.50 19.50 79.94 75.94 38.53 57.26 57.68 87.80 22.20 96.89 793.00 793.00 258.93 139.13 228.77 387.05 122.71 219.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 2,570.49 1,256.44 1,000.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 354.72 354.72 $ 409.25 $ $ 1,750.00 1,750.00 $ 4,971.27 $ 2,980.21 $ 1,476.04 $ 2,476.04 $ 201110 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE & CLEANING 201110 PURCHASES EQUIPMENT 201120 REPAIRS & MAINT EQUIPMENT 201121 SOFTWARE 201123 AUDIT SERVICES, FINANCIAL 201125 INSURANCE 201135 INTERNET BROADBAND 201140 SUPPLIES OFFICE 201150 POSTAGE PREPAID 201155 201156 POSTAGE METER EXPENSE 201157 POSTAGE, GENERAL/MISC POSTAGE PREPAID 201155 Total MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING, 201160 RENT,201165OFFICE TELEPHONE201175 UTILITIES 201180 DESIGN WEBSERVICES201185AND 201186 ENEWS LETTER STIP DESIGN WEBSERVICES201185AND Total ERRANDS OFFICE 201195 EXPENSES OPERATING 201000 Total EXPENSES EXECUTIVE202000COMM. TRAVEL NAfME 202130 EXPENSES& EXEC202140TRAVEL COMM/BUD 202145 EXEC COMM CONF CALLS EXPENSES& EXEC202140TRAVEL COMM/BUD Total EXPENSE COUNCIL ADVISORY & KCAE 202150 EXPENSES EXECUTIVE202000COMM. Total EXPENSES COMMITTEE/DIVISION 203000 EXPENSES MTG BOARD STATE 203100 203101 STATE BD BOOK PRINTING 203105 LISTENING COMMITTEE EXPENSES MTG BOARD STATE 203100 Total COUNCIL CHORAL 203115 CONFERENCE FALL KCNAfME 203120 NEW203175INITIATIVES EXPENSES COMMITTEE/DIVISION 203000 Total EXPENSES BAND MARCHING 204000 COMM BAND MARCHING 204100 JUDGES REGIONALS 204105 204106 REGIONAL JUDGES STIPENDS JUDGES REGIONALS 204105 Total PLAQUES DIST. REGIONAL 204110 ALLOTMENTS SITE REGIONALS 204115 SUPPLIES/EQUIPT REGIONALS 204120 SHIPPING/POSTAGE REGIONAL 204123 EXPENSES SMBC204130COORDINATOR WKND STAFFING FINALS 204135 204136 WKND FINALS STAFF STIPENDS (W-9 204137 WKND FINALS STAFF STIP NO W-9

7.20 7.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.23 80.23 93.38 20.15 95.48 61.07 51.18 56.18 -98.40 -98.40 800.00 800.00 420.00 129.04 505.50 225.00 610.70 311.00 136.95 422.27 7,000.00 7,000.00 1,486.03 4,700.50 2,175.45 2,200.00 1,295.00 7,194.94 1,951.37 2,430.90 2,329.40 27,233.66 27,233.66 16,340.00 10,000.00 23,775.36 $ 9,523.58 9,523.58 $ 5,120.50 $ 1,764.07 $ 4,811.48 $ $ 43,573.66 43,573.66 $ 13,166.96 $ $ 153,509.94 153,509.94 $ $ 610.70 610.70 $ 311.00 $ 0.00 0.00 7.50 0.00 7.50 1.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11 17.13 17.13 15.00 64.79 800.00 800.00 603.75 706.82 479.74 200.00 127.54 7,500.00 7,500.00 2,364.45 4,920.40 2,349.62 2,200.00 1,120.00 6,580.66 1,875.72 1,376.10 2,139.97 3,500.00 2,416.10 2,222.83 25,920.99 25,920.99 24,118.62 46,444.00 22,835.56 $ 8,620.41 8,620.41 $ 5,524.15 $ 7,231.07 $ 4,703.72 $ $ 50,039.61 50,039.61 $ 12,264.88 $ $ 208,378.53 208,378.53 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 1.65 1.65 1.26 7.05 1.11 3.78 7.86 15.00 15.00 21.53 632.08 632.08 210.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,368.60 3,000.00 2,416.10 12,182.40 12,182.40 36,239.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 975.69 975.69 $ $ 2,201.26 2,201.26 $ 4,390.65 $ 2,441.41 $ $ 12,182.40 12,182.40 $ 50,240.82 $ 0.93 0.93 1.40 14.33 14.33 36.54 800.00 800.00 205.00 128.60 603.75 612.50 200.00 278.68 7,500.00 7,500.00 4,912.90 2,778.00 1,104.98 13,279.50 13,279.50 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.93 $ $ 649.04 649.04 $ 478.68 $ $ 2,294.72 2,294.72 $ 5,516.65 $ $ 13,279.50 13,279.50 $ 45,058.24 $ 0.00 0.00 78.96 78.96 -32.87 -32.87 459.09 459.09 198.35 291.39 496.82 252.42 3,725.14 3,725.14 24,118.62 24,118.62 10,000.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 78.96 78.96 $ $ 5,350.00 5,350.00 $ 3,944.69 $ $ 24,577.71 24,577.71 $ 87,196.63 $ 5.22 5.22 8.56 65.44 65.44 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,000.93 15,337.56 15,337.56 $ 15,505.81 15,505.81 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 5.22 $ $ 2,100.93 2,100.93 $ 1.40 1.40 316.60 316.60 4,720.00 4,720.00 2,201.30 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 8,166.65 8,166.65 $ 2,201.30 $ 7.50 7.50 7.50 1.40 7.50 7.50 54.86 54.86 321.17 321.17 507.50 227.32 500.00 109.72 -228.88 -228.88 1,653.81 1,653.81 2,855.52 1,775.28 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 7.50 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 54.86 54.86 $ $ 2,210.38 2,210.38 $ 3,368.96 $ 2,282.78 $ Total 204135 FINALS WKND STAFFING FINALS 204135 Total PHOTOGRAPHER 204138 WEEKEND STUDENT STAFFING FINALS 204140 WEEKEND JUDGES FINALS 204145 204146 WEEKEND FINALS JUDGES STIPENDS WEEKEND JUDGES FINALS 204145 Total WEEKENDALLOTMENTS SITE FINALS 204150 WEEKEND EXPENSE TICKET FINALS 204155 WEEKEND PRINTING FINALS 204160 EXPENSES WEEKEND PROGRAM FINALS 204165 204166 WKND FINAL PROGRAM EXP STIPEND EXPENSES WEEKEND PROGRAM FINALS 204165 Total EXPENSESPONSORSHIP 204169 WEEKEND AWARDS FINALS 204175 WEEKEND SUPPLIES/EQUIP FINALS 204180 WKND SHIPPING/POSTAGE FINALS 204183 SMBC204185MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES BAND MARCHING 204000 Total BMNEXPENSES205000 BMNEDITOR 205100 BMNTYPESETTING205110 BMNPRINTING 205120 HOUSEFEES BMNMAILING 205130 BMNPOSTAGE 205140 EXPENSE BMNADVERTISING 205145 BMNMISCELLANEOUS 205150 BMNEXPENSES205000 Total EXPENSES CONFERENCE206000 OPERATING REGISTRATION CONFONLINE 206103 SERVICES CONFAUDIO-VISUAL 206105 CONFBROCHURES/POSTAGE 206115 DIVISION CHORAL - CLINICS 206130 206135 CHORAL EXPENSES DIV. CLINICIAN DIVISION CHORAL - CLINICS 206130 Total K-5 MUSIC GENERAL - CLINICS 206150 206155 GEN. MUS. K-5 EXPENSE CLINICIAN K-5 MUSIC GENERAL - CLINICS 206150 Total CONFERENCE206225 AWARDS TRAVEL/FOOD CONFERENCE206250 STAFF EXPENSES HALL EXHIBIT 206255 FEES AND SUPPLIES REGISTRATION 206265 CENTER CONVENTION - CONFRENTAL 206270 EQUIPMENT - CONFRENTAL 206275 EXPENSES CONFERENCE206000 Total OPERATING EXPENSES ALL-STATE 207000 KY207105CHILDREN'S CHORUS EXPENSES 207106 KY CHILDREN'S CHORUS STIPENDS 207107 KCC MUSIC KY207105CHILDREN'S CHORUSTotal EXPENSES CHORUS EXPENSES HIGH KY207115JUNIOR

1.19 1.19 1.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.24 0.00 0.00 89.56 89.56 14.25 80.68 46.00 -15.00 -15.00 905.91 905.91 488.28 766.33 105.63 642.85 600.00 200.00 841.00 4,384.50 4,384.50 4,280.27 9,949.29 7,900.00 9,915.53 3,379.64 2,900.00 2,378.98 2,798.54 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,023.95 4,424.97 1,000.00 $ 8,720.95 8,720.95 $ 8,659.81 $ 1,395.38 $ 1,785.00 $ 2,442.85 $ 9,057.14 $ 5,311.97 $ 1,000.00 $ $ 27,764.82 27,764.82 $ 52,208.33 $ 15.00 -$ $ 393,302.95 393,302.95 $ 192,747.28 $ $ 855.89 855.89 $ 0.00 0.00 5.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.77 6.21 0.00 0.00 12.89 12.89 30.00 28.88 -89.60 -89.60 113.37 113.37 638.04 438.20 182.85 168.48 415.54 272.50 3,361.45 3,361.45 5,402.43 9,299.43 7,000.00 8,298.17 3,153.12 2,920.00 2,522.07 2,652.90 4,721.96 1,000.00 $ 195.74 195.74 $ 444.42 $ $ 8,891.42 8,891.42 $ 8,595.19 $ 1,189.61 $ 7,504.87 $ 1,272.50 $ $ 24,597.60 24,597.60 $ 48,174.39 $ $ 454,575.21 454,575.21 $ 196,316.40 $ $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 30.00 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 3.18 3.18 5.15 52.50 52.50 24.75 22.33 12.89 110.14 110.14 100.00 464.99 155.42 365.54 3,361.45 3,361.45 3,041.79 2,920.00 -$ 15,221.59 15,221.59 -$ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 5.15 $ 0.00 $ $ 234.89 234.89 $ 468.17 $ 168.31 $ 365.54 $ $ 3,421.81 3,421.81 $ 5,984.12 $ $ 12,719.82 12,719.82 $ 99,613.07 $ 1.61 1.61 0.47 1.40 94.69 94.69 72.38 50.00 438.20 438.20 4,204.98 4,204.98 5,400.00 2,499.74 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 1.40 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 96.09 96.09 $ $ 488.67 488.67 $ $ 9,677.36 9,677.36 $ 2,501.35 $ $ 12,764.40 12,764.40 $ 83,379.17 $ $ 105,358.54 105,358.54 $ 2,819.26 2,819.26 1,500.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 4,319.26 4,319.26 $ 4,319.26 $ $ 131,709.36 131,709.36 $ 104,624.41 $ 3.32 3.32 4.34 4.88 95.96 95.96 50.00 625.01 625.01 $ 41,255.35 41,255.35 $ 41,891.10 $ $ 8.56 8.56 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 95.96 95.96 $ 54.88 $ $ 109.74 109.74 $ 632.67 $ 6.45 6.45 24.00 24.00 123.05 123.05 5,255.24 5,255.24 8,105.08 2,027.89 3,031.06 -$ 14,922.80 14,922.80 -$ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 24.00 24.00 $ $ 123.05 123.05 $ $ 5,255.24 5,255.24 $ 8,105.08 $ 5,065.40 $ $ 15,684.67 15,684.67 $ 55,649.00 $ 0.47 0.47 27.43 27.43 30.00 -89.60 -89.60 109.72 109.72 109.72 168.48 272.50 2,165.05 2,165.05 1,690.90 1,000.00 -$ 25,413.26 25,413.26 -$ $ 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ 27.43 27.43 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ $ 109.72 109.72 $ 109.72 $ 109.72 $ $ 2,165.05 2,165.05 $ 2,576.50 $ 1,800.25 $ 1,272.50 $ $ 42,969.26 42,969.26 $ 207116 KY JUNIOR HIGH CHORUS STIPENDS 207117 KJHC MUSIC CHORUS EXPENSES HIGH KY207115JUNIOR Total CHORUS EXPENSES AS 207130 207131 CHORUS AS STIPENDS 207132 CHOR AS MUSIC CHORUS EXPENSES AS 207130 Total EXPENSES BAND AS 207145 207146 BAND STIPENDS AS 207147 BAND MUSIC AS 207150 BAND COND/PIANO/PROG AS EXPENSES BAND AS 207145 Total EXPENSES ORCHESTRA AS 207160 207162 ORCH AS MUSIC 207165 ORCH AS COND/PIANO/PROG EXPENSES ORCHESTRA AS 207160 Total EXPENSES JAZZ AS 207175 207177 MUSIC JAZZ AS EXPENSES JAZZ AS 207175 Total EXPENSES ALL-STATE 207000 Total EXPENSES ASSESSMENT 208000 SUBCOMMITTEES LIST MUSIC 203113 MEETINGS MANAGER ASSESSMENT 208103 INSTRUMENTAL 3 DISTRICT 208110 BAND 7 DISTRICT 208150 208151 DISTRICT 7 BAND STIPENDS 208151A DISTRICT 7 BAND S/E & HS LG STI Total 208151 DISTRICT 7 BAND STIPENDS 208153 DISTRICT 7 BAND MS LARGE GROUP BAND 7 DISTRICT 208150 Total STRING 7 DISTRICT 208155 208156 DISTRICT 7 STRING STIPENDS STRING 7 DISTRICT 208155 Total VOCAL 2 DISTRICT 208185 VOCAL 8 DISTRICT 208195 CHORAL STATE 208245 EXPENSES MEDAL ASSESSMENT 208250 CERTIFICATES/PLAQUES ASSESSMENT 208255 MISC POSTAGE ASSESSMENT 208260 EXPENSES ASSESSMENT 208000 Total OTHER209000EXPENSES POE ORCHESTRA 209106 FEESINVESTMENT209110 MISCELLANEOUS 209130 OTHER209000EXPENSES Total EXPENSES FERN209115 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE FERN209116 SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES FERN209115 SCHOLARSHIP Total Expenditures Total Revenue Operating Net

$ 192,747.28 192,747.28 $ $ 196,316.40 196,316.40 $ -$ 15,221.59 15,221.59 -$ $ 105,358.54 105,358.54 $ $ 104,624.41 104,624.41 $ $ 41,891.10 41,891.10 $ -$ 14,922.80 14,922.80 -$ Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 10:47:13 AM GMT-8 - Cash Basis Cash - GMT-8 AM 10:47:13 2017 10, Jan Tuesday, -$ 25,413.26 25,413.26 -$ Net RevenueNet

Credentials and Elections Troy Stovall, Chair

The following candidates are eligible for election at the 2017 KMEA Professional Development Conference:

President-Elect DuWayne Dale George Boulden

Choral Chair-Elect John DeFarraro Lisa Jury

General Music K–5 Chair-Elect Darrell Parks Carrie Rogers

Middle School Band Chair-Elect Eric Allen Kaitlin Callihan Tammy Oerther Joel Watson

Orchestra Chair-Elect Mary Elizabeth Henton

Reports of Special Agencies

Bluegrass Music News George Boulden, Editor

The Bluegrass Music News (BMN) is published quarterly and promotes music education, related activities of the membership, and music programs across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The BMN journal seeks to publish articles related to all fields of music education and encourages all members of the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) to submit ideas, comments, as well as their own writings to the magazine.

Articles in the Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 issues included observations about managing performance anxiety, engaging all types of learners in the classroom, software for improving sight reading, lesson plans for non-music substitutes, the needs of special learners in our classrooms, developing intrinsic motivation in our ensembles, using movement as a means to learning, French horn tips, clarinet performance tips, total student engagement in rehearsals, neuroscience and music pedagogy, building a framework for a comprehensive arts program, improving program retention rates, and comments from the Kentucky Commissioner of Education.

Please continue to submit articles to the Bluegrass Music News. Of particular benefit would be topics related to special learners, new teachers, implementation of music technology, and general music.

Additionally, since 2014 each issue of the Bluegrass Music News is available as a pdf on the KMEA website. To download a copy, go to kmea.org and click on the Bluegrass Music News tab.

Special thanks to Barbara Grinnell for her outstanding work as the graphic artist in charge of the layout of the Bluegrass Music News, as well as the staff in the KMEA office for their support and guidance in preparing the journal each quarter.

Commission for Performance Assessment David Graham, Chair

2016–17 Commission for Performance Assessment David Graham, Chair Allison Weitkamp, band manager Brian Froedge, band chair Brant Veal, vocal manager Megan Puckett, choral chair Kelly Mayes, string manager Patrick O’Rourke, orchestra chair

Assessment Managers met August 13, 2016 at John Hardin High School. Meeting included discussion of procedures, best practices, and feedback on assessment instruments being developed by divisions.

After continued pilots, feedback and discussion, both instrumental divisions will use refined sheets for large group assessments this spring on a trial basis, with the intent to present sheets for board approval at the Summer meeting.

As always, directors are encouraged to communicate early and often with managers with any assessment questions.

CODA David Dunevant, Chair

CODA is established through the Constitution and By-Laws as a Special Agency of KMEA, and is comprised of past-presidents of KMEA. Its purpose is to accomplish specific tasks delegated by the president and/or to undertake special projects for the benefit of KMEA.

CODA meets once a year during the professional development conference and a luncheon is served. Often there are invited guests who address the group, and reports of any committee activities are given. There are currently no projects or tasks underway.

Prior to January 2016 CODA had always elected a chair to guide activities and arrange the annual meeting. At the January 2016 meeting Executive Director Stroube spoke with me and we presented a proposal for future leadership of the group. The proposal was to have the immediate past vice-president serve as CODA chair. This proposal was approved and will provide the following benefits: 1) continued rotational leadership is guaranteed by the election and succession of the KMEA president; 2) the CODA chair attends board meetings and this will provide two additional years of institutional memory at those meetings and 3) this avoids the awkwardness of trying to elect a committee chair.

Reports of District Presidents

District 2 Alan Emerson, President

1) 2nd district all district bands will practice and perform on Jan 5–7, 2017.

2) Madisonville North Hopkins High School will have 2 students in All State bands. Garrett Woodall, Tenor Sax All State Jazz Band and Katie Zheng, All State Symphonic band trumpet.

3) News from Candy Miller - Daviess County High School choirs

I had 8 students make All-State Choir. My choirs, for the first time ever, participated in a community service project. The organization we helped is called Working Hands. This is a non-profit group that helps people who find themselves in an unexpected emergency situation and don’t qualify for any other type of assistance. They help families with medical bills, food, clothing, rent, utilities, etc. The DCHS choirs collected and donated close to 150 pairs of shoes. The

Concert Choir and Chamber Choir also performed a benefit concert for the community one evening. Concert attendees were asked to make a donation of either cash or canned goods to help the needs of this organization. Lots of canned goods and cash was collected, but most importantly, these students were a part of helping people in their community. It was amazing to watch them take so much pride in helping others.

4) News from John Grace, Hopkins County Central High School Bands

Micaylah Faith and Ashley Workman from Hopkins County Central were selected to perform in the KMEA All State band. This is Micaylah's second year in the all state band and Ashley's third. Ashley has set a new record for Hopkins Central as the first student in the history of the school to be in the All State band three times.

5) News from DuWayne Dale, Daviess County High School Bands

Daviess County High School band senior, Ian Alward, will be performing in the USAAAMB marching band on January 7th

The DCHS Band is represented by three students in All-State band - Trevor Dale and Dawson Gray in the concert band and Ian Alward in the Symphony Orchestra

6) News from Chris Spivey, Apollo High School Bands

Apollo HS sophomore Garrett Morgan lead bari sax for All-State Jazz 1

7) News from Jenifer Wiggins, Owensboro High School Choir

On November 12th the Owensboro High School Choral and Orchestra departments presented a joint concert with alumni of Handel’s Messiah. We had around 200 people involved and the audience was full. This included all student soloists. Performers also included faculty from the district, parents of students, and local college professors. Alumni included musicians from 1968–2016.

District 4 Darrell Parks, President

The body of the 4th District KMEA met on Monday evening, September 12th at Elizabethtown High School for the annual fall meeting. There were 42 members in attendance. At the meeting the body confirmed the nominations for district offices most of which were nominated and elected within their divisions. The body also nominated Darrell Parks to be a candidate for the KMEA K–5 Chair, the election will be at the KMEA Conference in February. These KMEA members were named teachers for the year from the 4th District: Elementary: Yvette Martin, Middle School: Laura Floyd, High School: Stephen Bishop, College/University Salo Moura, Administrator of the year: Roger Cook, and Friend of Music: Doug England.

Band: Stephen Bishop, Chair Marching Band: Brian Ellis, Chair Elementary/Middle Instrumental: Brittany Ford, Chair The 4th District Bands did an outstanding job during the 2016 Marching Band Season, culminating with 4 bands appearing in the finals of the KMEA Marching Band Championships. Those bands qualifying for regional quarter finals were: A: Campbellsville, and Green County. AA: Hart County, and Washington County. AAA: Breckinridge County, LaRue County, Marion County, Nelson County and Taylor County. AAAA: Grayson County, and John Hardin. AAAAA: Central Hardin, Meade County, and North Hardin. Those bands qualifying for semi finals were: A: Campbellsville AA: Hart County, and Washington County. AAA: Breckinridge County, LaRue County, Marion County, Nelson County and Taylor County. AAAA: Grayson County, and John Hardin. AAAAA: Central Hardin, Meade County, and North Hardin. Those bands advancing to the finals were: AA: Hart County (4th Place) and Washington County (2nd Place). AAA: Taylor County (4th Place). AAAAA: North Hardin (2nd Place). Congratulations to all of the bands, their students, directors and staff members.

The Fourth District Band Directors Association (FDBDA) held their annual Symphonic Honors Band Auditions at John Hardin High School on November 22, 2016. These auditions also served as the KMEA All-State 1st round auditions. Several students were recommended to the Second Round Auditions also at John Hardin. Congratulations to Brian Ellis and the John Hardin Band Boosters for doing a great job hosting this event again this year.

The FDBDA All-District Honor Band auditions for both middle school and 9th–10th grade students will be held on January 21, 2017 at John Hardin High School. Middle School All-District weekend will be held on February 24–25 at Campbellsville University and High School All-District weekend will be held on February 3–4 at Meade County High School.

High School Choral: Brandon Centers, Chair 4th District High School held their annual honors choir festival on the campus of Campbellsville University on Monday and Tuesday, September 27th. The High School Choir’s guest conductor was Dr. Roosevelt Escalante, Jr from Morehead State University. The choir numbered over 200 singers from 14 high schools. Those schools participating were: Bardstown HS, Central Hardin HS, John Hardin HS, Thomas Nelson HS, Fort Knox HS, LaRue County HS, Meade County HS, Green County HS, Campbellsville HS, Breckinridge County HS, Nelson County HS, Taylor County HS, Grayson County HS, and Elizabethtown HS.

Middle School Choral: Derek Crafton, Chair The 4th District Choral Directors held their 3rd annual Jr. High (grades 7–9) Choral Festival in conjunction with the High School Festival on September 27th at Campbellsville University. Dr. Jill Campbell, Professor at Asbury University was the guest conductor. Those schools participating were: Nelson County HS, Taylor County MS and HS, Saint Romuald, Grayson County MS, Bonnieville, Elizabethtown HS, TK Stone MS, Bloomfield MS, Breckinridge County HS, Campbellsville MS, Green County MS, Stuart Pepper MS, Meade County HS, LaRue County MS & HS, Bardstown MS, Central Hardin HS, John Hardin HS, Lebanon MS, and West Hardin MS.

Several of the Middle and High Schools participated in the KyACDA All-State Jr. High Chorus in Bowling Green the weekend of October 29th. The All-State SATB Choir was conducted by Dan Anderson from Greenwood Indiana, and All-State SSAA Choir was conducted by J. Reese Norris in Northwest Mississippi. The 4th District schools participating were: Bardstown MS, Bloomfield MS, Breckinridge County HS, Grayson County HS, Grayson County MS, Saint James School, Saint Joseph School, Saint Romuald School, and TK Stone MS.

General Music K–5 : Nicole Helm, Chair 4th District K–5 Professional Development was Thursday, June 9th at G.C. Burkhead Elementary School in Elizabethtown. Sessions included: James Albritten from Oldham County “All Things Ukulele & Orff”, Brooke Whitlow from Hardin County “Technology in the Music Classroom”. Creating a Google Site for the group. “Reading Session, 4th District Treble Chorus 2016 Music”, and “Preparing students for KyACDA and KMEA CC auditions”.

The elementary music teachers of the 4th District held their 28th Annual honors choir event on Saturday, September 24th at the 1st Christian Church in Elizabethtown. Terri Foster, the artistic director of the Louisville Youth Choir was the guest conductor. There were 209 students grades 4–6 representing 21 schools. Participating schools were: Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Bloomfield Middle, Bloomfield Elementary, Caneyville Elementary, Cox’s Creek Elementary, Creekside Elementary, David T. Wilson Elementary, Ekron Elementary, Flaherty Elementary, Foster Heights Elementary, GC Burkhead Elementary, Glasscock Elementary, Heartland Elementary, Hodgenville Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, LaRue County Middle, Payneville Elementary, Rineyville Elementary, Saint James School, West Marion Elementary and Woodland Elementary.

Several of the students of the 4th District also participated in the KyACDA All-State Children’s Choir in Bowling Green the last weekend in October. The guest conductor was Cheryl Dupont, the Artistic Director of the New Orleans Children’s Choir, and Youth Chorale. Those schools that participated were: Bloomfield ES, Bloomfield MS, David T. Wilson ES, Foster Heights ES, Grayson County MS, Old Kentucky Home MS, Saint James School, Saint Joseph School, Saint Romuald School, TK Stone MS.

Community Music, TJ Metcalf, Chair: Heartland Winds (Community Band, Elizabethtown) Conductors: Bruce Soderstrom and Marc Monroe. The Heartland winds presented 2 Christmas/Holiday Concerts in December the first was one was given December 6th at the State Theatre and was a fund raiser for a local charity. The 2nd was Sunday afternoon December 18th at the PAC at John Hardin. Heartland Winds has 65 players from the Elizabethtown, Bardstown, Lebanon, Louisville, Owensboro and Bowling Green areas, with active and retired band directors, doctors, teachers, military, and business workers playing in the ensemble.

Mid Kentucky Chorus at Saint Catherine (Community Choir, Springfield) Teresa Tedder, Conductor, presented a concert on October 16, 2016 to celebrate the 800th Jubilee of the founding of the Dominican Sisters. There were over 250 in attendance, repertoire ranged from ancient Gregorian chant to a piece written especially for the occasion. Mid Kentucky presented 5 Christmas concerts, 2 in Bardstown, 2 in Springfield and 1 in Lebanon. After the tragic closing of St. Catherine College, Mid-Kentucky needed a new “home.” The Dominican Sisters graciously allowed Mid-Kentucky the use of St. Catherine Hall for performances and rehearsals. In June, the city of Springfield created an Arts Department and now both the Theatre and Mid-Kentucky Arts are part of the city of Springfield. It has been a magnificent move and we applaud the city for recognizing the value of the arts.

Stephen Foster Music Club (Federation of Music Club member, Bardstown. This summer June–August the Stephen Foster Music Club sponsored the annual concerts in the park each Friday. Some of the concerts this summer were: the Louisville Klesmir Orchestra, the Frontier Band, Derby City Brass, and Heart of Kentucky Men’s Chorus. In October they celebrated Oktoberfest! with a concert by the Bourbon City Baviarians. In November they observed the Parade of American Music, they had a concert by Woodfolk with Kentucky Mountain Dulcimers. And in December sponsored the Christmas by Candlelight with the Bardstown Community Choir. Also in December they had their yearly fundraiser, with all the proceeds going to send students to the Stephen Foster Music Camp. Last year the club awarded 11 full scholarships to the camp.

District 6 Randy Pennington, President

District 6 met in August and elected new officers as required by KMEA. Carole Farris is the new President-elect and Tonya Fox the new Secretary-Treasurer. The meeting was well attended and several new teachers to the district were introduced and are very involved. The membership selected colleagues for the Teacher of the Year awards as well as service and administrative awards. In the fall instrumental groups were involved in band competitions and the choral area held successful honor choir events. The district is strong and committed to the ongoing KMEA actions and activities.

District 7 George Boulden, President

District 7 Fall Meeting UK Fine Arts Building, Room 107 August 29, 2016 Call to order @ 6:37 pm

Welcome and Congratulations

Summer 2016: The School for Creative and Performing Arts Middle School Band was featured at the American School Band Directors Association national convention this past summer. Robin Barker is the Kentucky state chair for ASBDA and would love to talk with anyone who is interested in membership. Contact Robin at 859-230-6196 or [email protected]

2017 KMEA Professional Development Conference Performance Groups from District 7:

Lexington Christian Academy Women’s Chorus: Daniel Wesley Tates Creek High School Percussion Ensemble: Aaron Cunningham & Bryan Angel Beaumont Middle School Symphonic Band, John Bowmer Dunbar High School Wind Symphony, Teresa Elliott University of Kentucky Symphony Band, George Boulden University of Kentucky Brass Choir, Michael Hudson & Diashamar Marshall

2017 KMEA Professional Development Conference Clinics from District 7: Jessica Greene: How To Use Social Media for Program Review and Promotion Rebecca Goff: They ALL Signed up? Tips for teaching large beginning orchestra classes Kristine Lyon: Musical Brain Breaks - Keep the students learning while taking a short energizing break Amy Harrod: Adding Elements of Orff Schulwerk to Your Choral Program Daniel Wesley: Multicultural Music Reading Session Nathan Wilson: Creating a Positive Environment in the Rehearsal Room Brad Kerns, Bill Kite, & the DOJO Trombone Section: Keys to Playing in and as a Section in Jazz Ensemble Michael Hudson, Brad Kerns, & David Sogin: Music for Life: The New Horizons Music Program Martina Vasil: Lemonade, Crunchy Ice: Hand - Clapping Games for K–8 General Music Martina Vasil: Hip Hop and Haring: Arts Integration in Elementary Art and Music

Report from KMEA HQ Debbie Kidd, KMEA Past-President Melissa Skaggs, KMEA Associate Director

Nominations and Elections for KMEA State Offices: KMEA Orchestra Chair-elect Nominee: Mary Elizabeth Henton

Election of District 7 Officers for the following offices: Choral: Daniel Wesley (Continue) Middle School Band: Robin Barker Orchestra: Nathan Wilson General Music K–5: Johnnie Bishop Instrumental Jazz: Chris Strange (Continue)

Current Officers for District 7: President: George Boulden Orchestra: Mary Elizabeth Henton President-elect: Bill Kite College/University: Michael Hudson Secretary Treasurer: Kristi Broady Marching Band: Aaron Cunningham Band: Aaron Cunningham Instrumental Jazz: Chris Strange Choral: Daniel Wesley Mentoring: Kevin Morris General Music K–5: Vacant Community Music: David Sogin General Music 6–12: Alyssa Sturgill Special Learners: Diane Madden Middle School Band: Robin Barker Technology: Michael Payne Middle School Choral: Lynn White

KMEA District 7 Awards: Elementary Teacher of the Year – Lisse Lawson, Rose Parks ES Middle School Teacher of the Year – Sherri Baker, Crawford MS High School Teacher of the Year – Raye Hurley, Franklin County HS College/University Teacher of the Year – Bradley Kerns, University of Kentucky Friend of Music – Hurst Music Citation for Service – Jeffery Jamner, Kentucky Center, Louisville Outstanding Administrator – Kim Lyon, Strategic Partnerships Manager, FCPS

District 7 Assessment Managers: Jazz Assessment Manager: Bill Kite Orchestral Assessment Manager: Kelly Mayes

High School Band Assessment Manager: Allison Weitkamp Solo and Ensemble Assessment Manager: Allison Weitkamp Middle School Band Assessment Manager: Todd Chamberlain High School Vocal Choral Assessment Manager: Daniel Wesley Middle School Vocal Choral Assessment Manager: Alyssa Sturgill Vocal Solo and Ensemble Assessment Manager: Daniel Wesley

District 8 Greg Detweiler, President

Officers and Chairs: President – Greg Detweiler Orchestra Chair – Lauren Wright President Elect – Allyson Martin Jazz Chair – Kurtis Carpenter Past-President – June Grice Marching Band Chair – Brent Hunt Secretary-Treasurer – Guy Molinary General Music K-5 Chair – Nick Denham Instrumental Festival Chair – John Johnson General Music 6 – 12 chair – Guy Molinary Choral Festival Chair – Ashley Tyree College/University Chair – Heather Small High School Band Chair – Chris Whelan Mentoring – John Johnson Middle School Band Chair – Roger Doss Technology – John Fleck High School Choral Chair – Tom Stephens Community Music – John Johnson Middle School Choral Chair – Sheila Lamb Special Learners – Melanie Everman

KMEA District 8 Awards The following were selected during the 2016 fall meeting as recipients of KMEA District 8 Awards. Awards will be presented at the District Meeting at the KMEA Conference meeting in February: • High School Teacher of the Year – Logan Skidmore, East Carter High School • Middle School Teacher of the Year – Nick Diedrichson, Rowan Co. Middle School • Elementary Teacher of the Year – Nick Denham. Mason Co. Intermediate, Simons Elementary • College Teacher of the Year – Ryan McGillicuddy, Morehead State University • Administrator of the Year – Reneé Bootz, Chief Accounting Officer Montgomery Co. Schools • Friend of Music – Boyd County Foundation for Children

Following were nominated to run for state offices: • State President-elect – Pauletta Smith

District 8 would like to thank John Stroube and Terry Thompson for attending our fall District 8 meeting and sharing state news.

During the fall District 8 meeting: • General Music 6–12 chair, Guy Molinary, reported that he is working on creating website in order to share teacher created resources much like teachers pay teachers.com but for our district to share. • Mentoring Chair, John Johnson, reported that most new teachers were paired with a mentor. • Dr. Creasap thanked the District for the opportunity to conduct the 2016 All District Middle School Band. • Dr. Stroube reported on Conference plans and recognized Greg Detweiler and the MSU Concert Choir for being selected to present a concert at the Conference. • Tracy Schumann reported KCU is changing many degrees and options but hey will still offer a music minor, music business degree, and music scholarships will match athletic scholarships. • Dr. Grice recognized and congratulated Dr. Detweiler on winning International Choral Competitions 3 times in a row.

District 8 News: We welcome the following: • Dr. Thomas Singletary, MSU Associate Director of Bands and Assistant professor of Music. Thomas and his wife, Laura are both band directors with 20 years of public school teaching experience and are recent

graduates of the Florida State University PhD program. • Dr. Heather Small, MSU Assistant Professor of Flute. Dr. Small comes to us from the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Pendergrast (euphonium/composer/arranger), their daughter, and two King Charles Cavalier Spaniels have moved to Morehead and are happy to be a part of the MSU community. • Dr. Thomas Pappas, MSU oboe. Dr. Pappas comes to us from high Point University. His wife is cellist, Gina Pezzoli. • Josh Hamilton, Rowan County High School and Middle School Choral Director • Drew Stowers, Russell Schools orchestra • Douglas Farrell, Lawrence County High School Director of Choral Activities • Scott Smith, Lawrence County High School Director of Bands • Dr. Sue Creasap is serving as MSU Interim Director of Bands for the 2016–2017 academic year. She is excited to take on this new role and looks forward to continuing the fine traditions of the University Bands program.

The KDE Regional Arts Specialist for District 8 are: • Jon Oliver, Hunter Hills Elementary School, London, KY [email protected] • David Fonda, Camargo Elementary School, Mt. Sterling, KY [email protected] Please feel free to contact them with questions regarding the new Arts Standards, changes to Program Review, and/or resources that might be available to help your school or district in the area of Arts education.

The choirs of Rowan County Senior High School and Rowan County Middle School have had a very busy first half of the school year. The choirs have presented two very well received concerts, one in October and December respectively. In addition, the choirs prepared music to present as part of the annual Veteran's Day programs at both schools. Seven students from across the two schools were selected to participate in either the KMEA High School or Junior High All-State Choirs. Members of the high school choir prepared and performed music as part of the high school theatre department's production of "Arsenic and Old Lace." The students have also been active performing in the Rowan County community. Several students from RCSHS attended and were part of the festival choir at the Morehead State University Choral Festival. The high school choir performed at an event called "Backing the Lines." This was an event to support and recognize first responders in the Morehead community. In addition, the high school choir performed for the September meeting of the Rowan County Board of Education. This performance served as the featured school presentation for that month as the meeting was hosted at RCSHS. Middle School choir students performed a program of holiday music and carols for a school wide fundraising event that took place at Coffeetree Books in Morehead.

The MSU Chamber Singers competed in the Musica Eterna Roma International Choir Festival in Rome in July. They won a gold diploma in the compulsory division and a gold diploma in the sacred division of the competition. They sang at St. Peter’s Basilica and the U.S. Embassy on July 4 and were selected to sing a special concert at the most important Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii on July 6.

University Bands hosted its annual Blue and Gold Marching Band Competition on Saturday, September 24 and Tri- State Middle School Band Clinic on November 19. The guest conductors were Dr. Scott Tobias (WVU); Stacey Dolan (Vandercook), and Nan Moore (JCPS).

Dr. Susan Creasap served as guest conductor for the Autumn Winds Honor Band in Parker, PA on November 5. Fun fact - several members of the high school band were the children of her former Clarion University of PA students.

The MSU choirs hosted the annual All-State Vocal Audition clinic on September 20 and the 57th Annual Morehead State University Choral Festival for High School Singers on Nov. 14–15. Guest conductors were Axel Theimer, Saint John’s University, MN and executive director of VoiceCare Network and Dinah Lindberg Helgeson, recently retired from the International School Bangkok, Thailand, after 9 years as Head of Fine Arts and the High School Choir Director.

MSU’s jazz and commercial music program had a bustling fall semester, beginning in September with a performance at the Harrodsburg Jazz Festival. In October the MSU jazz program hosted NYC guitarist Peter Mazza,

who played with Jazz Ensemble 1 and conducted an informative, inspiring master class open to all students. Chicago blues guitarist Glenn Kaiser visited and gave a master class for the jazz and commercial majors, and performed a concert with his group in Button Auditorium. November proved to be a busy month beginning with a stellar two days of master classes and performances by world-renowned tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III. Walter’s residency concluded with an evening concert, with Jazz Ensembles 1 & 2. A week later, the Brazilian funk group, Funqquestra, performed and fielded a Q & A session in Duncan Hall. Also in November, the guitar ensemble travelled to Elliott County performing for the school district. Jazz Ensemble 1 made a tour through Ohio in mid- November performing for Clay High School in Portsmouth, Ironton High School in Ironton, and Gallia Academy in Gallipolis. November concluded with a master class by LA guitarist, and MSU alumni, Matt Hornbook. Also of note, the MSU jazz program will have a strong showing at the 2017 KMEA conference as 5 MSU students were selected to participate in the Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble.

On November 5, 2016, Dr. Thomas Pappas, Visiting Assistant Professor of Oboe and Dr. David Oyen, Professor of Bassoon, hosted a Double Reed Day at Morehead State University. This event included an opening faculty recital along with Mr. Will Murphy, piano; master classes and all-state audition music clinics for both instruments; a Double Reed Choir rehearsal; and a final concert including Morehead State University student solo and ensemble performances and a Double Reed Choir performance from all participants. 34 middle and high school double reed players from across Kentucky took part.

MSU Flute Day was held on November 9th.

Dr. Grice has agreed to run the February District 8 meeting, allowing Dr. Detweiler to conduct the MSU Concert Choir dress rehearsal at the Cathedral.

Additional Dates District 8 has been active at all music levels and in all ensemble combinations, providing venues for festivals and assessments for District directors and musicians. Some important events for District 8 for the 2016–1217 academic year include: • Instrumental Solos and Ensembles will be combined this year with Band and Orchestra. The date is February 25th on the regional basketball draw day. Location TBD. Possibly at Montgomery Co. HS. • District 8 Concert Band Performance Assessment will be held as follows: Middle School Weekend (April 14 and 15 at MSU), High School Weekend (April 21 and 22 at MSU). • Vocal Large Ensemble Assessment will be April 27th and Solos and Ensembles will be April 29th • All State vocal auditions were held Oct. 26th and All District Choir Festival will be March 3rd • All State Orchestra Auditions were held on October 30th • District 8 All – District Middle School Concert Band Auditions & All-District Jazz Band Auditions were held the First Thursday in November (Nov. 3rd) – Rowan Co. High School • District 8 All-District Concert Band & All-State First Round were held on the Second Thursday of November (Nov. 10) – Rowan County High School. • District 8 All-District Band Weekend will be held on the weekend preceding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan 12–14). The event will be hosted in Ashland this year. • MSU Concert Band Clinic is scheduled for February 16–18 with guest conductors Dr. Roby George (Indiana State University), Dr. Larry Blocher (Troy University/AL), and Dr. Brian Silvey (University of Missouri – Columbia). • MSU Jazz Clinic will be March 11th. • In April 2017 MSU will host its Contemporary Music Festival. The composer-in-residence will be the enigmatic and talented John Mackey. More details will be available in the coming months. • The Summer Arts Academy for High School students will again be held in June at MSU. • The Kodaly Institute of Kentucky at MSU will again have Level Training in July.

District 9 Matt Moon, President

School Performances as Reported by District Nine Members: December 8, 2016 – Prestonsburg High School, A Christmas Carol musical at the Mountain Arts Center (Greta Gilbert, Choir Director, General Music, Humanities)

December 13, 2016 – South Floyd High School, Christmas Concert at South Floyd Cafeteria (Elliott Hawks South Floyd, Choir, Gen Music, Band)

December 12, 2016 – Burdine Elementary and Jenkins Middle High School, Concert at Jenkins Middle High School. (Brittany Gill, Elementary Music, Choir, Band, Humanities)

October 27, 2016 – Phelps High School, Holloween Concert at Phelps Band Room

December 5, 2016 – Phelps High School, Christmas Concert at Phelps Band Room (Barbara Leach, Phelps High School, Band & Choir Director)

December 13, 2016 – Perry County Central High School, Christmas Concert (Byron Teater, Perry County Central, Asst. Director)

December 6, 2016 – Johnson County Christmas Concert at Mountain Arts Center

December 15, 2016 – Central Elementary Christmas program (James Chapman, Central Elementary (Johnson County), General Music/Choir Director)

November 11, 2016 – Roy G. Eversole Elementary, Veterans Day Performance at Veterans Center and at Roy G Eversole Elementary.

December 8, 2016 – Roy G. Eversole Elemenrary, Holidays Around the World

May 2016 – Roy G. Eversole Elementary, Jennifer Rose Escobar Folk dance workshop (Charisse M. Cody, Roy G. Eversole Elementary, Hazard, General Music, G/T Coordinator)

Oct and Dec 2016 – Shelby Valley, Halloween Concert, Christmas Concert

Oct and Dec 2016 – Valley Elementary, Veterans Day Concert, Christmas Concert (Mark Hopkins, Shelby Valley and Valley Elementary, Director of Bands)

November 17, 2016 – Pikeville Jr. High Concert Band presented their fall concert in conjunction with Martin County Middle School, David Jump, Director, on November 17 at 7PM in Alumni Auditorium at Pikeville High School.

October 4, 2016 – Pikeville High School, Wind Band fall Concert at Alumni Auditorium

December 8, 2016 – Pikeville High School, Concert. Ensembles in performance were the Pikeville Elementary Beginning Band, the Pikeville Junior High School Concert Band, the Pikeville Percussion Ensemble, and the Pikeville High School Wind Band. (Scott Bersaglia, DMA, Pikeville Independent Schools, Director of Bands, Chair, Department of Arts and Humanities) Other News Performances/Events Pike County Central received an innovation grant for “Creative Connections.” Pike County Central High School Jazz Band students are receiving whole-class improvisation lessons from Mr. Ansyn Banks, jazz

professor at the University of Louisville. Throughout the course of the project Mr. Banks will skype/zoom into the jazz band class to teach jazz improvisation. The grant was awarded by the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative.

Pikeville High School welcomed Morehead State University's woodwind quintet, "The Baird Winds," for a residency. The quintet performed to recitals and provided master classes to the students. The Stiletto Brass, among other artist, will be in residence during the spring semester.

The Pike All-County Band was hosted at Pikeville High School the second weekend of November. The Junior High Band was conducted by Mr. Eric Sokolowski and the Senior High Band was conducted by Prof. Randy Webb.

The District Nine Senior High All-District Band will meet for three days in January at the Ramada Inn in Paintsville, KY. The band's guest conductor is Professor Scott-Lee Atchison, Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Kentucky.

The Pikeville Senior High Wind Band traveled to Louisville, KY in September for the Kentucky State Conference of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) held at the Galt House. Director of Bands, Dr. Scott Bersaglia, and the band presented a lecture-clinic titled “Making (Small) Bands Sound Full.” The hour-and-a-half session presented information pertaining to performance problems and practices, music selections, curriculum design, and instrumental pedagogy. The band made school history by being the first performing ensemble from Pikeville Independent Schools to present at a state music conference. Additionally, the ensemble is the first ensemble in the Commonwealth to present at the Kentucky State NAfME conference as well as the first ensemble from the Kentucky Music Educators Association District Nine to present at a KMEA state conference.

Pikeville High School hosted the fifth annual AIM Summer Music Academy in July. Students from various instrumental and choral programs in District Nine attended the week-long academy. Pikeville High School Bands was delighted to host the program for our region.

Leslie County High School Band was awarded a $37,000 grant from the Steele-Reese Foundation for the purchase of new equipment in order to outfit every student in band (5th–12th) with an instrument (many of our students cannot afford their own) and replace aged and worn out equipment. Mrs. Tara Brown is band director at Leslie County High School, Hayes Lewis Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Stinnett Elementary, and W.B. Muncy Elementary.

Marching Band Perry County Central, 1st Place 3A South Laurel Conception 1st place C.G, Percussion; Percussion 3rd Overall, 1 Drummer is going to South wind DCI, Starting a PCCHS Marching Band Hall of Fame. Jacob Sturgeon, Band Director and Byron Teater, Assistant Band.

Pike County Central High School, 9th Place KMEA State Semifinals in class 2A. Competed and received awards at Morehead State University Blue and Gold, Powell County, and North Laurel.

Letcher County Central High School and Johnson Central High School are participated in several regional marching band competitions.

Other News Reported Pikeville Bands Releases Mission Statement The mission of the Pikeville Bands program is to teach our students the virtuous and timeless search for the good, the true, and the beautiful through the areas of community, artistry, and scholarship. We seek to be the ambassadors of the good through service to our local school community in support of academic and athletic events; through service to our neighborhood through participation in hometown parades and local charitable events; and through service to our greater world by crafting character and drive within future citizens. We seek to be the seekers of truth through the pursuit of knowledge in our discipline through our daily learning environment; through frequent and ongoing discourse with professionals in our field; and through independent, self-driven pursuit of each student’s

specific discipline within the greater musical realm. We seek to be purveyors of beauty through the highest commitment to artistry within our performance, whether individually or through ensemble, across genres and mediums, and in all venues. Through these core values – Community, Scholarship, and Artistry – we embolden the student to the highest level of achievement and encourage and inspire those around us.

District 10 Michelle Simpson, President

President – Michelle Simpson Mentoring Chair – Jackie Melton College/University Chair – Shawn Sudduth General Music 6-12 Chair – Jo Anna Sizemore President –Elect – Zach Shannon Special Learners Chair – Jonathan Wyatt Marching Band Chair – Curtis Ervin Middle School Band Chair – Michael Wooley Secretary – Bret McIntosh Community Music Chair – Susan Hayes Instrumental Jazz Chair – James Cornn General Music K-5 Chair – Jennifer Murphy Band Chair – Scott Sexton Technology Chair – Jeremy Cole Middle School Choral Chair – Micah Wolf Assessment Manager (Instrumental) – Steven Sudduth Choral Chair – Jeremy Burns Assessment Manager (Vocal) – Jackie Melton

District 10 Awards presented at the August meeting included:

High School Teacher of the Year – Priscilla Wilkerson, North Laurel High School Middle School Teacher of the Year – Bret McIntosh, North Laurel Middle School Elementary Teacher of the Year – John Oliver, Hunter Hills Elementary School University Teacher of the Year – Shawn Sudduth, University of the Cumberlands Administrator of the Year – Mike Cash, McCreary County Superintendent Distinguished Service Award – Jerry Wright Friend of Music – Jamie Aebersold Some additional District 10 news has been reported since the August meeting:

• Christopher Hubbs was presented with the McCreary Central High School Auditorium being named after him on Sunday, December 4th in appreciation for his 30+ years of service to the school and the community. • The University of the Cumberlands hosted a very successful All-Festival Band with conductors Tim Allen, symphonic band and Noel Green, concert band. • Shawn Sudduth and the University of the Cumberland music education students have visited and helped band and choir programs in Southeastern Kentucky during the fall semester. They also plan to help programs in the spring semester as well.

District 12 Linda Pulley, President

The District 12 Fall Meeting took place at Jeffersontown High School on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 6:30 pm. Reports were given by President Linda Pulley, Treasurer/Secretary Tina Gibson, Band Chair Marcus Monroe, Choral Chair Alexis Paxton, Orchestra Chair Frederick C. Speck, Middle School Band Chair Kathy Hunt, Jazz Chair Matt Yarborough, Technology Chair David Welch, Band Festival Chair Sarah McClave, and Choral Festival Manager Terri Foster.

Melissa Marotta was nominated for State General Music K–5 Chair. Eric Allen was nominated for State Middle School Chair.

KMEA Executive Director John Stroube and KMEA President Brad Rogers were both present from the state office. John Stroube from the Executive Office delivered greetings and congratulated the many clinicians and performers chosen for the 2017 KMEA In-Service Conference. He also spoke about the changes in the association’s website.

Brad Rogers, KMEA president, encouraged members to serve at state officers. He spoke about a summer summit and working with Arts Educators to advocate for arts education. He reported about attending the NAfME summer assembly, speaking with Congress members and that inclusion is a priority at the national level. He congratulated the 250 students who traveled to Europe with the Kentucky Ambassadors of Music and the 19 students who are going to be in an All-National Musical Ensemble at the National NafME Conference.

Congratulations to the following District 12 ensembles and directors have been invited to perform at the 2017 Conference: Carrithers Middle School Choir- Alisha Bruce Chamber Winds Louisville and Louisville Concert Band- Dr. Frederick Speck Eastern HS Jazz Band- Cory Zilisch Eastern HS Wind Ensemble- Mike Arthur and Cory Zilisch Louisville Winds- Nan Moore Tully and JFK Orff Ensemble- Kathryn Wigger and Ashley Sumner University of Louisville Singing Cardsmen- Dr. Randi Bolding Western Middle School Choir- Katie Cook Western Middle School Orchestra- Robert Dixon Westport Middle School Electric Orchestra- Cory Zilisch

Welcome the following new directors to District 12: Danielle Curtsinger- Fairdale HS Choir Julianne Gunn- Lassiter MS Orchestra Leigh Perdue- Newburg MS Band Anna Rittenhouse- Johnson Traditional MS Choir Samantha Sankey- Iroquois HS Orchestra Nick Weiner- Stuart MS Orchestra

News from District 12

1. Marcus Monroe would like to report that 465 students auditioned for All State Band and 205 were recommended.

We hosted our All-County Bands on Thursday December 1st with Bill Kite conducting the Concert Band, Teresa Elliot conducting the Symphonic Band and Col. Michael Colburn conducting the Wind Ensemble.

Our Solo & Ensemble Festival will be held on Saturday February 25th and our Large Ensemble Festival will be held on March 21–23 both events at Atherton High School.

Congratulations to Linda Pulley, Iroquois High School, for being selected as the 2016–2017 Sections 2 Outstanding Music Educator Award from the National Federation of High School Association.

2. Curtis Moss would like to report that 6 of the 24 Choir students at Brown made ACDA All-State Choir.

3. Penelope Quesada would like to report that The LPAS Orff Ensemble won the “Junior Award” at the Youth Artist Competition organized by WUOL Classical Radio Station.

4. Cory Zilisch would like to report that the Westport Orchestra played at the State Capital on December 13, 2016. They have been invited to perform at the Governor’s Mansion on December 5, 2017.

5. Jason Gregory would like to report that the duPont Manual marching band returned to KMEA 5A state regionals for the first time in over 20 years. This has been one of the most successful competitive seasons for the "Crimson Sound". The duPont Manual Marching Band and YPAS Symphonic Band will be taking a performance based trip to Walt Disney Resorts and Universal Studios January 11–16, 2017.

Congratulations to sophomore YPAS trumpet major Nicolas Rectenwald on winning the University of Louisville high school trumpet studio competition. Nicholas will perform with the University of Louisville Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Frederick Speck. Nicholas will perform "Variations on My Old Kentucky Home" with the Wind Ensemble.

Congratulations to sophomore YPAS euphonium/guitar major Sam Feinstein for winning the national high school improvisation contest sponsored by the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band.

31 YPAS band students are participating in the Louisville Youth Orchestra.

42 YPAS band students placed in a 2017 KMEA All-State Ensemble.

6. Terri Foster would like to report that Choral Solo & Ensemble entries with payment are due to KMEA by February 17, 2017. No names are due by this date just total entries. We will send a master schedule showing all entries and schools can set their own schedule for singers based on the time slots assigned to their schools.

Choral large ensemble assessment classification forms are due to Amanda O'Mahoney by February 17, 2017 ([email protected]).

Reports of Division Chairs

Band Division Brian Froedge, Chair

The State Marching Band Championships were successfully held at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky on October 29. Recognition is due to Tim Allen and the Marching Band Committee, George Boulden, our new marching band judges coordinator, the University of Louisville Band, and the KMEA Office Staff for all their hard work on State Championships and all the work done throughout the marching season.

The 2016–17 Kentucky All State Band auditions were held at John Hardin High School on December 10. Over 900 students from 120 schools auditioned. Recognition is due to Brian Ellis at John Hardin for hosting the event, and thanks to the KMEA Office Staff for their hard work throughout the process. Recognition is also due to all the band directors who volunteered their time to help run the auditions, and my two fellow directors from North Hardin, Brittany Ford and Daniel Reams, for helping me prepare for the auditions. Chris Miller, the band director at Walton Verona High School, was responsible for the bulk of the work for All State Band auditions. He made available his Audition Room Manager website, organized the audition times, and ran tabulation. The process was intentionally transparent this year. Directors could see their students’ scores in real time on the website and saw the final rankings of the students who were selected to the band that very night. We will continue to evaluate the audition process and work to make improvements for next year.

District Recommended/Selected District Recommended/Selected 1 38/11 7 148/56 2 41/17 8 16/1 3 88/21 9 3/0 4 110/33 10 46/3 5 99/37 11 59/18 6 91/21 12 206/48

2017 All State Conductors Craig Cornish, Middle Tennessee State University Paula Crider, University Texas

2018 All State Conductors David Starnes, Western Carolina University Gary Hill, Arizona State University

All State Jazz Band auditions, coordinated by Matt Yarborough of St. Xavier, were held December 3rd at Central Hardin High School.

The Kentucky Bands Selective Music List will meet January 14, 2017. The committee is under the direction of Dr. Kip Crowder, Kentucky Band Chair-Elect.

The Marching Band Committee under the direction of Tim Allen met on April 9, 2016—minutes are on the KMEA website. The Committee will meet be again February 8th in conjunction with the KMEA Conference.

The Kentucky Band Council is scheduled to meet on February 8, 2017 in conjunction with the KMEA Conference. The Council previously met on April 9, 2016. The Council voted to pilot a new large ensemble adjudication sheet, and voted to address some concerns in middle school band classification with the formation of a committee headed by Middle School Band Chair Kerry Evans. We will continue to look at these issues in future meetings.

Jazz Band Matt Yarborough, Coordinator

It has been another wonderful year for Jazz Education in Kentucky. Between the State Jazz Assessment, the All District groups around the state, and the All State Jazz program, we are working well together to give our students excellent opportunities to learn about and perform this great music!! To learn about Jazz is to learn about American and world history and culture of the 20th and 21st centuries in a very intimate way. We get the real life struggles and successes of a melting pot of people, cultures, and traditions to make America's classical music.

The KMEA Jazz Assessment went very well last spring under the capable leadership of Bill Kite at Henry Clay High School. He had two days of talented bands playing for Assessment by a solid panel of adjudicators. He, his students, and fellow directors kept things running smoothly and on time. Thanks Mr. Kite!! We look forward to another great event this spring!

The All State Jazz year is off to a good start. We had about 162 students audition slots signed up from all across Kentucky representing about 39 high schools. Of those about 125 came to the audition and played. The community at Central Hardin High School under the direction of David Centers did a fantastic job of hosting again. We have two very solid Jazz Ensembles again this year with students representing about 22 high schools, and two excellent conductors to lead them. I am so excited to hear everything come together at the conference. Keep encouraging your students to participate in the All State Jazz Band process in future years. They are high level ensembles, but if a student is well prepared, they can make it into the groups.

I have enjoyed my two years as Jazz Chair and look forward to my continued work with the program in the future as an assistant and participant.

College/University Division Steven Sudduth, Chair

KMEA Collegiate Composition Contest Results

There were 5 entries for this year’s competition. Blake Wilson, from the University of Louisville, was awarded the winning composition for his work “Ave Maris Stella” for Choral. The performance of his composition will take place during the afternoon choral performances in the Cathedral Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Louisville, KY during the KMEA convention.

Kentucky ACDA All-Collegiate Choir Vicki Bell, Coordinator

The 2017 KMEA ACDA All-Collegiate Choir is under the direction of clinician Dr. Karen Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy is associate professor and director of choral studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where she conducts the Frost Chorale and other choral ensembles. She is also artistic director of the Master Chorale of South Florida. Prof. Katie Barton from Northern Kentucky University will serve as collaborative pianist.

Membership for the 2017 choir totals 128 singers who represent 15 Kentucky colleges and universities. Eight additional schools were contacted, but could not commit to involvement in the event.

A pre-convention rehearsal for all participating schools will be held on Saturday, January 21, at Memorial United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown, KY.

Convention rehearsals will be held on Wednesday, February 8, at the University of Louisville and on Thursday, February 9, at the downtown convention site.

Participating colleges and universities are shown in the below table.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Asbury University (Vicki Bell) Berea University (Steve Bolster) Campbellsville University (Tony Cunha) Centre College (Johann Van Niekerk) Eastern Kentucky University (Richard Waters) Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (Joe Galloway) Georgetown College (Thomas Steuart) Kentucky State University (Keith McCutchen) Midway College (Johnie Dean) Murray State University (Brad Almquist) Northern Kentucky University (Katie Barton) University of Kentucky (Lori Hetzel) University of Louisville (Kent Hatteberg) Western Kentucky University (Paul Hondorp)

Middle School Band Division Kara Boyd, Chair

Kerry Evans, Middle School Band Chair Elect, has been working with a committee on Middle School Sight Reading. Basically the committee was made up of middle school band chairs from the 12 districts. They looked at the state wide survey results, and came up with four proposals.

1. Create a list 2. Allow people with mixed bands to choose B or C 3. Do nothing. 4. Pick one piece that all A bands would read state wide and keep it the same year to year. Same with B, and C levels.

The committee voted and chose the option listed below. This will be presented at the Band Division meeting in February at the Conference.

• First year students or 6th grade - Class A (very easy sight reading) Second year students - Class B (UIL level 1) Combined groups of second and third year - directors choice of class B (UIL level 1) or Class C (UIL Level 2) Third year students Class C (UIL Level 2)

General Music K–5 Division Julie Hartman, Chair

The elementary division had a great conference planning session, and the outcome of that round table discussion leads us to 13 top notch upcoming clinic presentations. We are looking forward to hearing from the following clinic presenters in February: LuAnn Hayes, Dr. Rob Amchin, Amy Harrod, Chris Dillon, Holly Smith, Dan Fee, Amy Black, Cyndi Chadwick, Jeremy Howard, Dr. Martina Vasil, and Sarah Lockard. Even though space is going to be at a premium in the Galt House, our division is looking forward to all of the clinics being at the hotel so our teachers involved in KCC will be able to attend some Thursday sessions while rehearsals are ongoing. Thank you for continued support of the elementary division.

Kentucky Children’s Choir John Hall, Coordinator

This coming February we will have 215 5th and 6th grade students representing all 12 districts in our KCC choir. The choir had over 675 students audition, with over 127 different elementary and middle schools being represented. This year’s conductor is Andrew Minear from the University of Alabama, our accompanist is Mrs. Julie Hartman from the Allen County Primary center.

Dr. Minear will be conducting a commissioned piece that was composed for KCC by Dr. Amir Zaheri.

General Music 6–12 Division Cassandra Smith, Chair

Below is a listing of the General Music 6-12 clinic sessions selected for the 2017 KMEA conference:

Clinician Session Title Michael Kagan Class Guitar Revisited: A Working Model for Fostering Musical Excellence in the Class Room Kristine Lyon Musical Brain Breaks and Games Stephen Mattingly Teaching Resources and Strategies for Class Guitar and Guitar Ensemble Heather Cote The Intersection of Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Evaluation Matthew Herman Composition in the Secondary Classroom: Incorporating the New Music Standards Karen Koner The Rhythm is Gonna Get You Michael Spresser THIS IS THE DAY! New 2-part Choral Repertoire Michael Spresser MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE: Selecting Choral Music for Middle School Voices Michelle Lewis Community Drum Circle Alice M. Hammel Behavior in the Music Classroom: Want vs. Need Lederrick Wesley African American Music in the Classroom! Teach it and Own it!

Kentucky Junior High Choir Lynn Przygoda, Coordinator

We are set for an enriching and memorable Kentucky Junior High All State Choral experience.

The mixed choir will be led by conductor Rollo Dilworth and their concert will include: I Sing Because I’m Happy, adapted by Dilworth Sanctus (from MISSA BREVIS, K258) edited by Liebergen Sing With The Lark by Farnell Wanting Memories (no. 4 from the song suite Crossings) by Ysaye M. Barnwell The Arrow and the Song

Christy Elsner will led the treble choir and their concert selections include: Vivali for Treble Voices Selections from Magnificat edited by Janet Galvan Lunar Lullaby by Jacob Narverud Banjo Pickin’ Girl Arranged by Sharp and Ramsey Sesere eeye Gems from J.M. Barrie arranged by Ramsey

This year we have added a sectional time at the beginning of rehearsal. Teachers have volunteered to lead those rehearsals. Melissa Skaggs, KMEA Associate Director has found room for the rehearsals to take place despite all the room rearrangements necessary during the convention center renovation.

KJHMC and KJHTC 2017 Rehearsal Schedule (all times are EST)

February 8, 2017– Wednesday 11:30pm–1:00pm KJHC Registration–Galt House Suite Tower 2nd Floor Ballroom B 1:15pm–2:30pm Sectionals – Galt House ST 2nd Floor: Ballroom B, Ballroom C, Breathitt, and Brown; Galt House ST 3rd Floor: Coe, French, and Jones 2:45pm–4:45pm First rehearsal - Galt House Ballroom B and C 4:45pm–6:30pm Supper 6:30pm–9:00pm Second rehearsal - Galt House Ballroom B and C 7:30pm–8:30pm KJHC Teachers' Meeting - Galt House ST 2nd Floor Breathitt

February 9, 2017– Thursday ALL STUDENTS WILL WEAR CONCERT ATTIRE WITH KJHC T-SHIRTS OVER WHITE SHIRT. 8:30am–12:00pm Third rehearsal - Galt House Ballroom B and C 12:00pm–1:15pm Lunch 1:15pm–2:15pm Fourth Rehearsal - KJHC Mixed Chorus - KCA Whitney Hall - Dress Rehearsal Fourth Rehearsal - KJHC Treble Chorus - Galt House Ballroom C 2:15pm–2:45pm KJHC Mixed Chorus - KCA Whitney Hall Audience – Listen to KJHC Treble Chorus Rehearsal 2:30pm–3:30pm Fifth Rehearsal - KJHC Treble Chorus - KCA Whitney Hall - Dress Rehearsal 3:15pm–4:40pm Fifth Rehearsal - KJHC Mixed Chorus - Galt House ST 3rd Floor Segell 4:00pm–4:30pm Sixth Rehearsal/Meeting - KJHC Treble Chorus - Galt House ST 3rd Floor Stopher 5:00pm Assemble for concert - KCA Bomhard Theatre 5:15pm–6:55pm Concert - Whitney Hall - KCA KJHC Treble (5:50 pm) KJHC Mixed (6:25 pm)

Orchestra Division Patrick O’Rourke, Chair

2016 All-State Orchestra Conductors: Symphony Orchestra: Robert Franz, Houston Symphony Commonwealth String Orchestra: Doug Elmore, Floyd Central HS, IN

Adjudication Instruments: A new assessment instrument (with 7 categories) has been approved by the orchestra council and CPA. Piloting took place this fall in District 7. Kelly Mayes (D7 String Assessment manager) will report their findings to the council in February. We will also discuss the implementation of our new string sight-reading script as well.

Rehearsal/Performance Venues: As you know, many changes to the convention are coming next year. Some performance venues have hanged. Full Orchestras will perform at the Palace Theatre, while String Orchestras will perform in KCA Clark-Todd Hall (4th

floor). The good news is that the All-State Orchestras are still rehearsing in the same place, GHE Combs-Chandler and Carroll-Ford.

Conference performing groups: • Friday 2:30 Western Middle, The School for the Arts String Orchestra, dir. Robert Dixon • Friday 3:10 Highlands High School Chamber Orchestra, dir. Kathy Anderson • Saturday 9:35 Westport Middle School “Rock N’ Warhawks” Electric Orchestra, dir. Cory Zilisch

Patrick O’Rourke is coming to an end of his chairship. The new orchestra division chair is Sarah Payne from Bryan Station Middle School. Her email is sarah,[email protected].

Reports of College/University Division

Collegiate NAfME Drew O’Dell, President

Report on the status of the Kentucky Collegiate National Association for Music Education:

This past semester was a wonderful time for the collegiate division of KMEA! One of the highlights of our yearly activities is our annual fall conference held in Louisville. This year, there were far more collegiate members in attendance than in recent years. The attendees represented 5 universities from across the state – Berea College, Campbellsville University, Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and the University of the Cumberlands. We had several fantastic clinicians who covered a wide variety of topics such as the teaching of intonation, tips for starting a percussion ensemble, what to look for when applying for graduate school, and more. Our clinic selection committee did a truly outstanding job. Overall, the conference was a great success and facilitated a closer connection among all of the collegiate chapters across the state.

Throughout the year, each respective chapter of KCNAfME participates in different service projects that serve to benefit the local community and the local music educators. For example, several of our chapters assisted their respective KMEA districts with running auditions and marching band competitions, helping ensure that these events ran smoothly. Other chapters chose to serve the community by going Christmas caroling and passing out free candies and gifts to students during finals week. Several of our chapters also have large service project events planned for the spring semester such as assisting local schools with the Music In Our Schools Month festivities.

In addition to the fall conference, each chapter of collegiate NAfME participates in professional development by inviting local music professionals to speak at chapter meetings. I would be remiss if I did not take the time to thank any and all of our music educators who imparted knowledge to our chapter members across the state. In this next semester, I hope to push for more collaboration between each chapter with service projects and the sharing of ideas. I also hope to see an increase in membership through improved recruiting within each chapter in the coming year.

Reports of Appointed Committee Chairs

Music for Special Learners Amy Bolar, Chair

Last year, there were no KMEA professional development proposals presented which were designed specifically for special learners populations. Soon after the 2016 KMEA Professional Development Conference, I sent out a survey to all KMEA members in order to pinpoint which specific populations of special learner professional development sessions would interest our members most. The survey revealed a need for helping students with autism and behavioral disorders. There were also several participants who indicated a need for help when writing alternate assessments for special learners. After the survey results were complete, Melissa, John and I collaborated to find

presenters for the targeted areas. We were able to secure Alice Hammel (highly recommended by other states) as well as a collection of Kentucky teachers willing to present their ideas for helping students with special needs. In all, 3 special learner sessions will be offered to KMEA members at the 2017 convention.

Anyone with information regarding Special Learners is encouraged to write about, and consider submitting an article for NOTEable News, our emailed newsletter. Since my last report, the NOTEable News letter has contained a variety of short articles regarding special learners in the music classroom. These articles have been submitted by teachers, parents, and from special learners publications. Some articles (too lengthy for the NOTEable News letter were forwarded on to Bluegrass Music News for publication). Authors for January–May newsletters are needed.

I continue to work closely with John Stroube to ascertain that I am keeping abreast of the latest KMEA publications and classroom strategies regarding Special Learners inclusion in Kentucky music rooms.

Advocacy Leadership Force David Dunevant, Chair

The NAfME Advocacy Leadership Force (ALF) has been in existence for approximately two years, and was formed by soliciting representatives from NAfME state affiliates. The ALF exists as a network of contacts that meet monthly via webinar to share ideas and insights, and to receive updates from NAfME staff active in monitoring federal legislation. The ALF is currently led by Lynn Tuttle, Director of Content and Policy for NAfME. I might mention that Lynn has a context for Kentucky activities since she attended the 2016 Arts Education Summit, and met Commissioner of Education Dr. Stephen Pruitt, as well as other state leaders, while in attendance.

Dr. Stroube and I have been serving as co-representatives since July 2016, and the majority of discussions and information seemed to bring to light the fact that activity at the federal level slowed significantly in anticipation of the November Presidential election. It seemed as if many in Washington adopted a “wait and see” attitude. Since the election the focus has now turned to trying to predict the impact of the new administration and appointees to cabinet level, as well as other, posts. There will most definitely be significant impact and change in education policy with the new administration, but at this point the predictions are simply that and we must wait for action to be proposed before we will be able to determine how to proceed with advocacy.

During the past several months various state representatives have given stakeholder reports on state and local level activities on advocacy topics, primarily concerning progress, discussions and meetings regarding ESSA implementation. During the November meeting Dr. Stroube provided an excellent and very complete overview of activities in Kentucky. The work of the ALF is ongoing, and after the new federal administration is in place and begins to take actions we will continue to keep the membership informed and issue calls to action if warranted.

Reports of Affiliated Organizations

Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Association Melissa Marotta, President

KOSA hosted two workshops during the fall. On August 27th Michael Chandler presented “Two of a Kind: Using the Paird Skills from Orff & Keetman’s Music for Children, Volume1” at the University of Kentucky to over 80 attendees. On October 15th, Carol Huffman presented her workshop “Making Music Cooperatively” at the University of Louisville. Attendees included elementary music teachers, college professors, and an increasingly large attendance of college students. FREE lunch was provided for all.

KOSA continues its strong tradition of excellence through its membership activities on the national level. KOSA received the Chapter of Distinction award for the third year in a row at the American Orff-Schulwerk Association national conference in Atlantic City (November 2–5), Dr. Nicola Mason continued her tenure on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed national journal The Orff Echo, and KOSA past president Joan Stansbury continued serving as president of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

KOSA’s 2016 annual scholarship recipients included Brittany Rust (Allen County Intermediate Center) and Debra Latham (Burns Elementary School). Ms. Rust completed her Level II and Ms. Latham completed Level 1 Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education, both at the University of Kentucky this past summer.

KOSA maintains an active media profile through its website, www.kyorff.com, Facebook page, and online newsletter. We look forward to our upcoming Spring workshops on January 28 (Chapter Share @ Clays Mill Elementary, Lexington) and March 18 (Lissa Ray @University of Kentucky).

Our 2016–2017 elected officers include: President – Melissa Marotta Vice-President – Dr. Martina Vasil Past-President- Dr. Nicola Mason Secretary - Shannon Younger Treasurer – Chris McDowell Membership – Katie Hazelwood UK Liaison - Dr. Martina Vasil U of L Liaison - Dr. Rob Amchin EKU Liaison – Dr. Nicola Mason

Appointed positions include editor, historian, hospitality, Lexington and Louisville instrument chairs.

Kentucky Music Teachers Association Bernardo Scarambone, President

The Kentucky Music Teachers Association had a great year. We promoted several music competitions and festivals throughout the state as well as recitals in universities featuring students and teachers. For the first time, our conference was held at there different locations: Marriott Hotel, University of Louisville and Bellarmine University. Attendance and overall satisfaction with the conference was high. We keep featuring a commissioned composer as well as a conference artist. This year our composer was Dr. Richard Crosby and our conference artist was Harry Pickens. We have many activities already scheduled for 2017, and our goal for the year will be focusing more on the needs of our members and students.

Kentucky Chapter, Percussive Arts Society Brian Mason, President

KYPAS will host its annual Day of Percussion on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts. The day will feature artist/clinicians Keith Aleo (Interlochen), Steve Houghton (Indiana University), and the BYOS Duo (Ralph Nader and Harvey Thompson). We are looking forward to their educational sessions and performances. Along side those inspirational sessions we will again host the KMEA All-State Percussion Ensemble and the University Percussion Showcase concert. Traditionally the event brings in 200+ attendees and we look for an even larger turnout this year. More than 25 sponsors, both corporate and private, support the event with door prizes, which also adds to the excitement of the day. Please spread the word to your colleagues and students about this outstanding educational and entertaining percussion event.

The KYPAS chapter also had another fantastic year partnering with KMEA to organize the All-State percussion repertoire. This process was amended in 2005 and has had a positive impact on percussionists across the state, not only for those who have auditioned, for all percussion students. In addition to helping strengthen the requirements for the percussionists and streamline the audition process, KYPAS provides a recommended tuning sheet for concert snare drum and for timpani. This simple set of guidelines aids in maintaining and raising the quality of percussion sounds in the band rooms and subsequent ensembles across the state.

KYPAS continues to maintain an active media profile through our website http://kypas.org and Facebook page. Our 2016 officers and representatives are as follows:

President: Dr. Brian S. Mason Vice-President: Dr. Chad Floyd Secretary: David Ratliff Treasurer: Dr. Jason Koontz Eastern KY Representative: Jim Corcoran Northern KY Representative: Brady Harrison Western KY Representative: Rick Gardner PAS Student Delegate: Nick Bolchoz, Univ. of KY PAS Student Delegate: Gloria Yehilevsky, Morehead State Univ.