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WWW.UNCSA.EDU [email protected] 336-770-3290 Winston-Salem, N.C. The North Carolina Music Educator Volume 66 - Number 2 - CONFERENCE 2015 Official Publication of the NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION The stage awaits. Voting Members District 7: Alice McIntyre Retired Membership: David S. Albert EXECUTIVE OFFICERS [email protected] [email protected] President: Richard Holmes District 8: Brian Barfield Student Activities: James Daugherty [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Immediate Past President: District 9: Jonathan Chesson Teacher Education: Cindy Wagoner Sonja Z.M. Williams [email protected] [email protected] Find your place. [email protected] District 10: Pauline Reimers Technology Chairs: President-Elect: [email protected] Amy Koo James Daugherty District 11: Angela Mangum [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tri-M: Windy Fullagar Recording Secretary: District 12: Altrovise Terry [email protected] Susan Trivette [email protected] Young Professionals: Lisa Qualls [email protected] District 13: Mary Sumner [email protected] Member-at-Large: [email protected] AWARD, GRANTS & Theresa Kennedy District 14: Gregory Shreckengost SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRS [email protected] [email protected] Awards: Jane Williams Member-at-Large: District 15: Jenifer Hutson [email protected] Jonathan Matthews [email protected] Honor Administrator [email protected] Non-Voting Members Music Education Advocate SECTION CHAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS NCMEA Hall of Fame Award Band: Alice Aldredge Advocacy: Jonathan R. Drye Grants: [email protected] [email protected] NCMEA Mini Grant: Band Section Delegate: Constitution: Maribeth Yoder-White Sonja Z.M. Willams Brent Harris [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] NCMEA Summer Professional Collegiate NAfME: Rosalee Bailey Finance: Sonja Z.M. Williams [email protected] Development Grant: [email protected] Christie M. Lynch Ebert Elementary: Jazzmone Sutton Membership: James Daugherty [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Scholarships: John Corey III High School Choral: Ed Yasick Publications: Kim Justen [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bill McCloud Scholarship Higher Education: Gloria Knight COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS Barbara Bair Scholarship [email protected] Ruth Jewell Scholarship Exceptional Children & Jazz Education: David Wortman EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS General Music: Rue S. Lee-Holmes [email protected] Collegiate NAfME Advisor: [email protected] Jazz Section Delegate: Jane McKinney Josh Cvijanovic Government Relations: [email protected] [email protected] Christie M. Lynch Ebert Editor: Kim Justen Middle School Choral: [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Peo Assistant Conference Chair: Executive Director: Pat Hall [email protected] Libby Brown [email protected] Orchestra: Margot Holloman [email protected] Historian: Dr. John Henry, Jr. [email protected] Professional Development [email protected] Orchestra Section Delegate: Conference Chair: Music Industry Representative: Donald Walter Barbara Geer Barry Carroll, Jr. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DISTRICT PRESIDENTS Mentoring: Beth Ulffers Representative from the State District 1: James Markey [email protected] Department of Public Instruction: [email protected] Multi-Cultural Awareness: Christie M. Lynch Ebert District 2: Patty Fayssoux Kiyoshi Carter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] District 3: Wendy Cooper Music In Our Schools Month NCMEA OFFICE [email protected] Angela Mangum Executive Director District 4: Helen Sigler [email protected] Pat Hall [email protected] Music Program Leaders: [email protected] District 5: Janet Berry Janae Copeland 883-C Washington Street [email protected] [email protected] Raleigh, NC 27605 District 6: Monica Adams Research: Suzi Mills 919-424-7008 [email protected] [email protected] www.ncmea.net Updated 7/2/2015 music.wcu.edu 4 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 The stage awaits. Find your place.

music.wcu.edu NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS

8 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 10 NOTES FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 12 NEWS AND NOTES Awards, Grants, Scholarships ...... 12-13 Thank You ...... 13 NCMEA Districts ...... 14 2015 NAFME All National Honors Ensemble ...... 15 2015 US Army All-American Marching Band ...... 15 Past Presidents of NCMEA ...... 16 Honorary Life Members of NCMEA ...... 16 18 CONFERENCE NEWS Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music ...... 18 NAfME President Glenn Nierman Presenting ...... 19 North Carolina American Choral Director’s Association Fall Luncheon ...... 19 Conference Schedule ...... 20-25 Mentoring Program ...... 25-26 Exhibit Hall Hours ...... 26 Candidates for NCMEA Offices ...... 28-33 NCMEA Conference Exhibitors ...... 34 36 BAND SECTION NCBA Chair ...... 36 Band Scheduled Clinics ...... 40-42 NCBA in Memoriam ...... 44-45 Hall of Fame Award 2016 Nominees ...... 45-46 NCBA Scheduled Performances ...... 48-52 54 HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL SECTION High School Choral Section Chair ...... 54 Honors Chorus Clinician ...... 54-55 Clayton Delp Young Composer Showcase Award Winner ...... 55 Performing Groups ...... 56-58 Sessions of Interest ...... 59 60 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL SECTION Middle School Choral Section Chair ...... 60 Middle School Choral Performances ...... 61-65 66 COLLEGIATE SECTION Devoted to Research and Student Teacher Preparation ...... 66-67 68 ELEMENTARY SECTION Elementary Section Chair ...... 68-69 70 JAZZ SECTION Jazz Sessions ...... 70-73 74 ORCHESTRA SECTION Orchestra Section Chair ...... 74

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 7 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Greetings to my fellow N.C. Williams for her leadership and insight. Music Educators! November is Please continue the support almost here and that means our you have extended to me to James 2015 Professional Development Daugherty when he begins his term Conference is very close! as our President. I would encourage Some of the highlights include: you to share your ideas and your Choral Honor Ensemble thoughts with him. Please be active performances from the Elementary, RICHARD in your section and NCMEA district, Middle School, High School HOLMES and consider sharing your leadership sections and a performance from skills as either a board member or a the Honors Orchestra. committee member. Many Band, Choir and Orchestra I trust that the 2015 NCMEA concerts by outstanding ensembles in NCMEA/NAfME can do for you! Professional Development Conference from throughout the state. This will be my final President’s will be a rewarding and educational Many clinics presented by clinicians Message as my term will end in experience for you. Thank you for all from North Carolina and the nation. November. I would like to take a you do for the students in our schools. Research Poster Session. moment to thank the NCMEA Board for Please remember when you are not Our NAfME President, Glenn our work together. Your NCMEA Board having the best day, you are still making Nierman, will be presenting. is, without a doubt, the most impressive a positive impact on your students. A concert by ensembles from the group of dedicated, passionate and Please feel free to contact me if I can Mariam Cannon Hayes School of talented people one could hope to be of assistance as you continue this Music. We will hear performances work with. I also extend a special thank school year. Best Wishes! Be safe and by the Wind Ensemble, University you to Pat Hall, our Executive Director. God Bless! Singers, Symphony Orchestra and NCMEA is very fortunate to have you! I Jazz Ensemble. need to also thank Past President Sonja The NCMEA 2015 Professional Development Conference is promising to be outstanding, so if you haven’t already registered, please do so today. In June, your NCMEA Leadership, Southern Division President MariBeth Yoder-White, CNAfME President-Elect JaQuan Wiley, and Advocacy Chair Jonathan Drye attended Hill Day 2015. It was an exciting time! The U.S. Senate was expected to begin debate on “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015” (S. 1177). The language in this bill has Music and the Arts as core subjects. We visited the education staff of Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis. We then began to visit members of the House. We visited the offices of Virginia Foxx, Richard Hudson, Mark Walker, Alma Adams, Walter Jones, David Price and Patrick McHenry. Each expressed support for music education during our visit. I am also pleased to share that the Senate passed “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015” (S. 1177) and the House passed its version. The bill will be going to a conference committee to work out DELEGATION ON THE HILL WITH SEN. RICHARD BURR the differences before continuing the process to become law. We are all very excited for this development and will keep you informed of any updates. Please know we would not have this opportunity if not for the efforts of our NAfME Leadership and Staff, especially Chris Woodside and Kelly Shannon. This is an example of what membership

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 9 NOTES FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

If you haven’t already registered It has been an honor and privilege for for the 2015 NCMEA Professional me to work with and become friends Development Conference, run to your with such an incredibly fun person. We computer right now and register online wish her well with commitments to her on the new NCMEA website, www. church, spending more time with family ncmea.net. in the N.C. mountains, and improving The new website is integrated her golf game. with your NAfME membership account PAT The NCMEA Section and Committee so you can renew your membership HALL Chairs have spent numerous hours and register for Conference in one putting together what will be an place. By registering online, check-in outstanding three and a half days of at Conference will be smoother and sessions, clinics, concerts and more, quicker. Registered attendees will as you can see by the schedule on check-in with the membership app on provide attendees with the most robust the following pages. The annual your smart phone to receive a name content including: session descriptions, Professional Development Conference badge and certificate of attendance. speaker profiles, exhibitor listings, is the number one benefit of your We had an overwhelming response concert programs and venue maps. NCMEA membership. I urge you to take to the Conference Program Digital I want to give special thanks advantage of it, and I look forward to App last year with 87% usage. This to Barbara Geer and Libby Brown, seeing you in Winston-Salem! year, registered attendees will be able Conference Co-Chairs, for the yeoman’s to create their own profile with name, work pulling all the logistics together so photo, email address, twitter handle, your experience in Winston-Salem will etc. The new feature we are most be seamless. I am sad to announce excited about is the ability for attendees that after 18 years, Libby Brown will be to track CEU credits. The App will again stepping down to fully enjoy retirement.

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AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS music. Soft-spoken but impassioned HALL OF FAME in rehearsal and teaching, he served the composer and the music. This is a powerful model for conductors in a RICHARD COX TO BE INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME world where self-centeredness can By JANE WILLIAMS become the norm. I can think of no one who has served choral music in the State of North Carolina for as long, or Dr. Richard Cox, retired Director in as dedicated a way, as Richard Cox, of Choral Activities at the University and heartily support his nomination to of North Carolina – Greensboro, is the NCMEA Hall of Fame. He would be known and respected internationally very surprised by the nomination, in all for his choral conducting, publications likelihood, and wonder what, ‘all the and contributions to the choral world. fuss is about,’ but I predict the room His stellar reputation is based on his would erupt in cheers to assure him it’s superior choral skills, the dissemination RICHARD all about him for once.” of his vast knowledge through a variety COX Dr. Richard Cox will receive the of publications, and his teaching 2015 NCMEA Hall of Fame Award influence. His lengthy and distinguished prior to the General Session on career at UNCG allowed him to come Monday, November 9, 7:45 p.m., at in contact with hundreds of students the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem. who sang in Chorale or the Women’s would allow them to experience the Congratulations, Dr. Cox, and thank Choir, who studied conducting or highest level of choral performance, you for your years of service and life- choral literature with him, or worked one that allowed students to rehearse long teaching. on graduate degrees under his able and perform under the direction of some leadership. Cox has influenced more of the most talented names in choral than one generation of choral music education. Thirty-nine years ago, driven The 2015 Mini-Grant is awarded to educators, many who went on to by his vision, leadership and service, Becky Horn to purchase tubanos, agogo conduct fine choirs themselves. the first North Carolina Honors Chorus bells, and maracas for her “Drumming Spending his entire career in performed at the NCMEA conference Up Character” program with third grade North Carolina, he used that time to under the direction of the distinguished to fifth grade students at Ed V. Baldwin improve the condition of choral music choral conductor Dr. Robert Page. Elementary School. The program not education in this state. Besides his Since that time, the North Carolina only helps students grow character, but years as a music education professor Honors Chorus has grown into one also grow musical skills. The instrument and as a choral conductor at UNCG, of the premier choral events in North rhythms build on each other, starting his countless publications in choral Carolina and is recognized as one of with very simple rhythms and tempos pedagogy are used worldwide to the finest honor chorus experiences in then moving toward more complicated guide the teaching practices of music the country. Since the inception of the ones. The program also helps students educators and choral conductors. North Carolina Honors Chorus Festival, learn how to listen and be appreciative As a scholar, Cox produced choral educators and students in North of each other’s playing. excellent resources on French, Italian Carolina have been inspired by the work and English diction, and more recently, of guest conductors such as Eph Ehly, published an outstanding book on the Andre Thomas, Jefferson Johnson, music of Benjamin Britten. All of these Paul Salamunovich, Alice Parker, resources are standard materials on James Jordan and Craig Jessup. choral conductors’ shelves and used The NCMEA High School Choral throughout North America. Because Section and the countless honors chorus of his scholarship, he remains to this students since 1977, including many day a valued resource to the American who decided to become choral music Choral Directors Association, where educators because of this experience, BECKY he is a member of the Julius Herford are indebted to Cox for his vision and HORN Dissertation Award committee. determination in developing this event. Cox was a member of NCMEA for Hilary Apfelstadt, the Elmer Iseler 30 years, serving as a leader on the Chair in Conducting at The University Executive Board of the High School of Toronto and Past National Chair for The Summer Professional Choral Section. During his tenure, he ACDA, wrote this of Dr. Cox. “One of the Development Grant funded a Level envisioned an auditioned choir for the most remarkable things about this man, II Orff course held June 22 – July 3 at high school students of North Carolina. in my opinion, is his humility. He never UNC – Wilmington. Eight participants He wanted to create an event for the put himself at the center of any musical from five different N.C. school districts most talented choral students that experience, but rather focused on the participated tuition-free. Clinicians

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Kathryn Joy Cooke, a tuba player success, and emotional satisfaction and senior music education major at I can confidently say that music has East Carolina University, was awarded positively guided me into discovering the 2015 Bill McCloud Scholarship. who I want to be as a musician, In her narrative, Kathryn states, “The educator, and person.” understanding that I have gained The NCMEA Board of Directors through music about people, the world, voted to increase the 2015 scholarship and myself is priceless, and through awards from $1,000 to $2,000 due to these musical experiences of error, gains in the NCMEA investment funds.

MATTHEW KATHRYN Thank You! LAIRD COOKE NCMEA wishes to extend our sincere thanks to all of the following for their for the 60-hour course were NCMEA work to make this year’s Professional Development Conference the best yet! members Daniel Johnson, UNC Barbara L. Geer, Music Industry and College & – Wilmington, Basic Pedagogy & Professional Development University Exhibitors Movement; and Dr. Connie McKoy, Conference Chair NCMEA Section and UNC – Greensboro, Recorder. Libby Brown, Committee Chairs Matthew Scott Laird is awarded the Assistant Professional Stevens Center for the 2015 NCMEA Barbara Bair Scholarship Development Conference Performing Arts and staff to attend UNC – Greensboro this fall as Chair Twin City Quarter and staff a music education major. Matthew is a Pat Hall, Visit Winston-Salem and staff graduate of Riverside High School in NCMEA Executive Director Winston-Salem Embassy Durham and plays guitar and violin. He Justin Edmonson, Suites and staff already has experience teaching and NCMEA Conference Winston-Salem Marriott and staff states, “I love finding the most efficient Assistant Winston-Salem/Forsyth way to teach individual students Benton Convention Center and County Schools, Music while observing their satisfaction with Staff Teachers and staff musical accomplishments.”

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & EXHIBIT HALL

To register for Conference, visit the NCMEA website and scroll to the Conference Registration & Hotel page. You may register with a credit card or by check. You can also renew (or join) your NCMEA membership on the NCMEA website. Click the appropriate link at the top of any NCMEA webpage. For quick and convenient check-in at Conference, download the NAfME Membership App on your smart phone. Just search NAfME Mobile Membership in the App Store. Registration Benton Convention Center (Upper Foyer North), Winston-Salem, N.C.

Saturday, November 8 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, November 9 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, November 10 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Active Member $110 Introductory (First Year Teacher) $70 Collegiate $45 Retired No Fee

All registered attendees will be able to log in to the NCMEA Conference Mobile App and set-up their personal profile. Attendees will also be able to track CEU Credits on the Mobile App. Pending approval from your school district or LEA, Conference attendance hours may be used for credit toward your license renewal. Session length 50 min = 1hr. Session length 80 min = 1 ½ hrs.

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NCMEA DISTRICTS

DISTRICT 1 Cherokee Clay Graham Swain Macon Jackson Haywood DISTRICT 5 Transylvania Iredell Madison Davie Buncombe Rowan Henderson Cabarrus DISTRICT 10 Yancey Davidson Harnett Mitchell Hoke DISTRICT 6 Cumberland Mecklenburg Robeson DISTRICT 14 DISTRICT 2 Wayne Polk DISTRICT 11 Greene McDowell DISTRICT 7 Granville Lenoir Rutherford Rockingham Wake Jones Cleveland Guilford Vance Craven Lincoln Franklin Onslow Gaston Warren Carteret DISTRICT 8 Union DISTRICT 3 Stanly DISTRICT 12 DISTRICT 15 Avery Anson Johnston Pitt Watauga Montgomery Nash Martin Ashe Randolph Wilson Bertie Burke Moore Edgecombe Hertford Caldwell Richmond Halifax Gates Wilkes Scotland Northhampton Pamlico Alleghany Lee Beaufort Alexander Washington Catawba DISTRICT 13 Hyde DISTRICT 9 Columbus Tyrrell Alamance Bladen Dare DISTRICT 4 Caswell Sampson Chowan Surry Person Duplin Perquimans Yadkin Orange Pender Pasquotank Stokes Chatham Brunswick Camden Forsyth Durham New Hanover Currituck

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2015 NAFME ALL-NATIONAL HONOR ENSEMBLES

STUDENT SCHOOL DIRECTOR CONCERT BAND Jacob Dobson, Euphonium Ronald Reagan High School Andrew Craft Kayla Guilliams, Clarinet North Buncombe High School Andrew Shelton Nicholas Harper, Bass Clarinet West Forsyth High School Jim Kirkpatrick Dory Li, Clarinet William G. Enloe High School Robert Hunter Alec Weide, French Horn West Forsyth High School Jim Kirkpatrick Kenneth Xu, Bass Clarinet Chapel Hill High School John Carmichael

JAZZ Anne Bennett, Alto Sax Broughton High School Marjorie Harrison Philip Norris, Bass Wake Forest Joel Tucker Seth Perugini, Baritone Sax Cedar Ridge High School Josh Cvijanovic

MIXED CHOIR Wendy Bates, Soprano 2 Corinth Holders High School Sarah McLamb Shelby Calloway, Alto 2 Corinth Holders High School Sarah McLamb Jack Gearin, Tenor 1 Corinth Holders High School Sarah McLamb Kyra Jasper, Alto 1 Raleigh Charter High School Cynthia Brown Regan Sawyer, Alto 1 Bandys High School Allison Keisler Emily Spain, Soprano 2 Clayton High School Ann Meigs

ORCHESTRA Alex Qiao, Violin Cary Academy Yiying Qiao Tatiana Krzesick, Violin Charlotte Latin Sabrina Howard Jessica Tawade, Viola Enloe High School Elizabeth McCollum Michael Yang, Cello NC School of Science & Math Scott Laird Nick Perry, Percussion Reagan High School Kenneth Tysor Meredith Steele, Cello William A. Hough High School Bill Myers

2015 US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN MARCHING BAND

Devian Bagley, Color Guard Smithfield-Selma High School Brian Jones Samantha Boyette, Color Guard Corinth Holders High School Olivia Dove Jacob Cheek, Clarinet A.C. Reynolds High School Sean Smith Micaela Fox, Color Guard Clayton High School John Pearson Katherine Hand, Trombone Carrboro High School Frank Jones Jennifer Heiden, Piccolo Green Hope High School Brian Myers Faith Howell, Color Guard Smithfield-Selma High School Brian Jones William Hinchliffe, Trombone West Henderson High School J. Allen Klaes Matthew Langford, Sousaphone West Rowan High School Daniel Trivette Victoria Rivera, Color Guard Hickory Ridge High School Chris White Caroline Webb, Color Guard Broughton High School Marjorie Harrison

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PAST PRESIDENTS OF NCMEA

NCMEA resulted from a merger that occurred in 1970 between two professional organizations: the North Carolina Music Educators Conference (NCMEC) and the North Carolina State Music Teachers Association (NCSMTA). The list of presidents which follows represents those who have served since the inception of NCMEA.

1971-1973 Hortense N. Reed 1993-1995 Frank E. Williams 1973-1975 Homer Haworth 1995-1997 Barbara L. Geer 1975-1977 William G. Spencer 1997-1999 Fran Page 1977-1979 Robert B. Gaskins 1999-2001 William Crowder 1979-1981 Billiegene Garner 2001-2003 Earl Taylor 1981-1983 Mary Jane Crawford 2003-2005 Maribeth Yoder-White 1983-1985 Ralph B. Shumaker 2005-2007 Constance L. McKoy 1985-1987 Reta R. Phifer 2007-2009 Jerry Cribbs 1987-1989 Charles H. Gilchrist 2010-2012 David S. Albert 1989-1991 Barbara B. Bair 2011-2013 Sonja Z.M.Williams 1991-1993 John R. Locke 2013-2015 Richard Holmes HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS OF NCMEA

David S. Albert James E. Dooley *Richard E. Keasler Lee Rigsby Bob Alexander *Joe Fields Genevra Kelly Edgar Q. Rooker Teresa Allred *Bernard Foy Doris Kimel Tammy Shook Katherine Almond Judith Freeman *Robert Klepfer Ralph B. Shumaker *Barbara B. Blair *Paul B. Fry Barbara Koesjan Elaine Sills *Louis V. Bean Billiegene Garner John Locke *Katherine Siphers Treda Berry Patrcia Garren *C.D. Kutchinski *Earl Slocum Chrystal Bachtel Robert B. Gaskins *Adeline McCall *Richard Southwick Pride of Niner Nation Lucy M. Banner Barbara Geer *L.O. McCollum *Zelma G. Spears *Earl E. Beach *Charles Gilchrist *Thane McDonald *William G. Spencer *Julius A. (Sandy) Beam *James R. Hall Constance L. McKoy Glen Starnes Edward D. Benson Dorothy Hampton *Harold McNeely Earl Taylor Marching Band Mary Earl Berger *Captain James Harper *Florine W. Marren Lue Taylor Duane Best *J. Kimball Harriman Margaret Marsh Marie Teague *Maxine Blackwell Lawrence Hart Nollie Mitchell Martha Thomasson Inaugural Season Diane Brooks Homer Haworth James D. Morgan Virginia Tull *Rebecca B. Carnes *Herbert Hazelman *Madeline H. Mullis *Eula Tuttle Fall 2015 *Herbert L. Carter *Samuel Hill *Gordon Nash *Walter L. Wehner Elizabeth Chance *Bernard Hirsch Josephine Osborne Frank E. Williams Richard G. Cox *Arnold E. Hoffman Fran Page Sonja Z.M. Williams Mary Jane Crawford *Lara Hoggard Paul Peterson Susan Williams Jerry Cribbs *Birdie Holloway Reta R. Phifer *Margaret Wilson marchingband.uncc.edu Carol Crocker Karen Huey Mary E. Phillips Louise Winstead *Carl Cronstedt Charles Isley Walter E. Phillips Eva Wiseman William S. (Bill) Crowder *Ruth Jewel Walter Plemmer Ruby Woolf UNC Charlotte Marching Band *Joe DiNardo Evelyn Johnson Bessie Ray Maribeth *Katherine Detmold *Thor Johnson *Hortense N. Reid Yoder-White *James A. Dillard *Mrs. Eugene Johnston *Blonza Rich *Deceased @UNCCBands UNCCBands

Scholarships are available to students from all majors. 16 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band Inaugural Season Fall 2015

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On the Cover Orchestra will also perform in this program. Conducting the ensemble for APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY this academic year is Interim Director of Orchestras, Ms. Cornelia Laemmli-Orth. HAYES SCHOOL OF MUSIC Currently, she is the Music Director/ Conductor/Chief Operating Officer of the Kingsport (Tenn.) Symphony. On Monday evening, November 9, of performance, having performed This is not her first “tour of duty” on at 8 p.m., the Hayes School of Music with, and accompanied the likes of, the Hayes School of Music faculty. In at Appalachian State University will Ed Shaughnessy, Phil Woods, Clark 2010, she was the interim conductor present “An Evening with the Hayes Terry, Lewis Nash, Eddie Daniels, Allen of the ASU Philharmonia and Opera School of Music” in the Stevens Vizzutti, Bill Watrous, Michael Brecker, orchestra. In her programming, critics Center for the NCMEA Professional Buddy Baker, Vincent DiMartino, Peter praise her for convincingly combining Development conference. This concert Erskine, Marcus Roberts, Billy Taylor, the classical-romantic tradition of will feature Jazz Ensemble I, the Chick Corea, and many others. Each her old world origins with the unique University Singers, the Appalachian year the jazz program presents a wide American flavor that her international Symphony Orchestra, and the Wind array of performances featuring two background and extensive working Ensemble in a performance that jazz ensembles and a number of jazz experience in her adopted country has promises to be widely varied in combos. Following tonight’s program, provided her. repertoire and fast paced to present the ASU jazz faculty will be featured at The Appalachian Wind Ensemble is these distinctive ensembles on one the annual alumni reception. no stranger to conference. Conducted stage, in one concert! Representing the vocal area will by Director of Bands John Stanley Named for Mariam Cannon Hayes, be the University Singers, directed Ross, this ensemble has performed at the Hayes School of Music enrolls by Director of Choral Activities, Dr. NCMEA conferences on a number of more than 475 students pursuing Stephen Hopkins. Widely known occasions. Additionally, the ensemble careers in music education, music for their performing excellence, has performed as a feature performer at performance, music therapy, sacred the University Singers along with the American Bandmasters Association music, composition and theory, Appalachian’s smaller, select Chamber National Convention, the Southern music industry studies, jazz studies, Singers, are perennial performers on Division Conference of the College and graduate music studies. These the local and regional ACDA stage. Band Directors National Association, programs are supported by more than This ensemble regularly tours North and at the American School Band 50 faculty, numerous performance Carolina, providing in-school concerts Directors Association National ensembles, and modern academic and featuring diverse styles of singing, Convention. The Wind Ensemble, like performance facilities. from sacred to secular, and bridging a the Jazz Ensemble, has enjoyed a The concert features Jazz vast representation of world cultures rich history of working with some of Ensemble I, directed by Professor and languages. the finest conductors/composers such Todd Wright. JEI enjoys a rich history The Appalachian Symphony as Frederic Fennell, Vaclav Nelhybel, Karel Husa, Randall Thompson, Frank Ticheli, David Maslanka, Michael Colgrass, John Paynter, Eric Whitacre, and many more. Appalachian State University DON’T HAVE YOUR and the Hayes School of Music have always been proud of its faculty, NCMEA MEMBERSHIP staff, students, and alumni. It is the University’s vision to “aspire to be the destination institution for NUMBER HANDY? dedicated students who seek challenging academic programs and co-curricular experiences, engaged Now you can download the faculty and a vibrant campus culture that will shape them into engaged, NAfME Mobile App responsible global citizens. Inspired by the ideal of sustainable community, and you’ll have it with you all the time. we seek to deliver the Southeast’s best comprehensive, progressive education.” Embraced by the Hayes Just go to the app store on your School of Music, in this vision we acknowledge and champion the efforts smart phone and search for NAfME. of those ASU alums that contribute and have contributed to the Music

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NAfME President Glenn Nierman Presenting

It is our privilege to host NAfME experience includes work with middle President Glenn E. Nierman at the school general music and choir, as well NCMEA Professional Development as high school band and orchestra. A GLENN Conference this year. He teaches graduate Past President of both NAfME’s North NIERMAN courses in curriculum, assessment, and Central Division and the Nebraska Music quantitative research methodologies, as Educators Association (NMEA), he also well as a non-major popular music guitar served his state MEA as Chairperson class. His research interests include for the following: College/University The staff at NAfME strongly suggested assessment, instructional strategies, and Affairs, Research, the Council for Music we fully use President Nierman’s time at pre-service music teacher education. Teacher Education (a NAfME/SMTE Conference, and we are doing just that! Nierman has authored many journal state affiliate), and the Coalition for Dr. Nierman will be presenting sessions articles and books, made numerous Music Education (the “advocacy arm” for Higher Ed/Teacher Ed/Research presentations at NAfME Conferences, of NMEA). He currently serves on the tracks on Monday and Tuesday and and given addresses at World ISME and ISAME Executive Boards, is a will join our Collegiate members on Congresses of the International Society research consultant for the Music Core Monday afternoon. He will help us close of Music Education (ISME) around Arts Standards, and chairs NAfME’s Conference by attending the NCMEA the world. His public school teaching Teacher Evaluation Task Force. Board meeting on Tuesday at noon. North Carolina American Choral Directors Association Fall Luncheon Monday, November 9, Noon – 1:30 pm

Last year, NC ACDA moved the of students from various academic fall luncheon to Centenary United disciplines, the Chorale’s mission at Methodist Church. The $15 fee includes Davidson is twofold: to provide students a a beautiful luncheon buffet and a well-rounded education in the great historic shuttle ride to and from the Convention works from the choral repertoire of the Center for your convenience. Activities past, and to introduce them to well-crafted include lunch, Lara Hoggard Award contemporary works shaping the ever- Presentation, and a concert by the Davidson Chorale, under the director of evolving choral landscape of the future. CHRISTOPHER Dr. Christopher Gilliam. This year the Chorale recently sang GILLIAM Limited seating may still be available; in the Washington National Cathedral please contact NC ACDA President Anne by invitation; internationally they’ve Saxon at (336) 413-8227 for reservations. performed in Vienna, Prague, Salzburg, and Ireland. DAVIDSON COLLEGE CHORALE and soloist throughout the US and DR. CHRISTOPHER GILLIAM The Chorale is the premier choral abroad. He joined Davidson College NC native Christopher Gilliam has ensemble at Davidson College. As a as Director of Choral Activities in the performed extensively as a conductor highly select, auditioned choir comprised fall of 2012 where he conducts the Chorale, Davidson Singers, Choral Arts Society and Pro Arte Orchestra, and serves as Artistic Director for the annual Holiday Gala produced by the college’s Music Department. In addition to his duties at Davidson, he is the newly appointed director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale, and the founder, artistic director, and conductor for Lake Norman Choral Artists, a semi-professional choral organization. Gilliam earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting and vocal performance in 2003 from the University of Kansas where he studied conducting with Simon Carrington, Professor Emeritus at Yale University, and voice DAVIDSON COLLEGE with bass-baritone John Stephens.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

This year the final conference program, including biographies for all speakers, will be available on a Digital App for smartphones and tablets. Please note session times are subject to change.

FRIDAY, NOV. 06 What Does it Mean to be a Mentor? 7 p.m. NC Honors Orchestra Rehearsal Kelly Parkes [Mentoring] Sarah Russell [Orchestra] New Teacher Challenges – Use Your Resources SATURDAY, NOV. 07 Cynthia Wagoner [Mentoring] 8 a.m. NCMEA Conference Registration Opens 12 p.m. Organize your Life with Google Drive and High School Honors Chorus Rehearsal Beyond! Dr. Eric Nelson [HS Choral] Amy Koo [Technology] 9 a.m. NC Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsal Mentoring Lunch [Mentoring] Rollo Dilworth [Elementary] 1 p.m. NCBA MPA Committee Meeting MS Choral MPA Site Chair Meeting Rodney Workman [Band] Stephanie Peo [MS Choral] NC Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsal MS Choral Members at Large Meeting Rollo Dilworth [Elementary] Stephanie Peo [MS Choral] Music Fun 101: New Elementary Music and Materials MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal Andy Beck [Elementary] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] Roadmap to Belonging: Moving from NC Honors Orchestra Rehearsal Knowledge to Creativity Sarah Russell [Orchestra] Bradley Bonner [Elementary] Band Section Mentors (all day) [Mentoring] Curating Your Digital Toolbox 9:30 a.m. NC Honors Orchestra Directors Business Barbara Vinal [Technology] Meeting 1:30 p.m. Early Career Music Teachers – Challenges Margot Holloman [Orchestra] and Opportunities New Teacher/Mentor Breakfast, Meet and James R. Austin [Mentoring] Greet 1:45 p.m. High School Honors Chorus Rehearsal Beth Ulffers and Mentor Committee) Dr. Eric Nelson [Mentoring] 2 p.m. Hey Y’all, It’s Time to Play (Music)!! 10 a.m. MS Choral Executive Board Wendy Valerio [Elementary] Stephanie Peo [MS Choral] HS Choral Executive Board Meeting Improvisation for All: Experiences for Any Edward Yasick [HS Choral] Person, at Any Level MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal Raychl Smith [Elementary] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] What is Mentoring? From Rote to Reading Kelly Parkes [Mentoring] Becky Marsh [Multi-Track] 10:15 a.m. MPA Adjudicator Training: What do NC ASTA New Music Reading Workshop Adjudicators Expect from a Performance? Scott Laird [Orchestra] Michelle Sullivan [HS Choral] Cloud-based Music Software for All 11 a.m. Reading Music Notation in the Elementary Robin Hodson [Technology] Grades 2:30 p.m. Recruiting and Retaining Male Chorus Bradley Bonner [Elementary] Members

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Chris Haire [HS Choral] The Hybrid Learning Music Classroom Successful Mentoring Justin Barrett [Technology] Kelly Parkes [Mentoring] 9:15 a.m. MS Honors Chorus Dress Rehearsal 3 p.m. ASW Uploads – Options for submitting your Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] evidence (BYOD) 9:30 a.m. ASBDA Meeting Amy Koo [Elementary] Bill Witcher [Band] Meet Me in the Middle: Choral Music for Clinic Rehearsal/Robert Sheldon/ Middle School Voices Cuthbertson Band Andy Beck [MS Choral] Robert Sheldon [Band] 3:30 p.m. Create Your Own A Cappella Arrangements 10 a.m. NCMEA Exhibit Hall Opens Valerie Davidson [HS Choral] Teach Me to Sing: A Guide to Training 4 p.m. Smart Notebook Best Practices Young Singers in Six Simple Steps Sean Nelson [Technology] Andy Beck [Elementary] What’s the Score? Making Sense of Student Teaching Exceptionalities, Real World Assessment and Teacher Evaluation Lessons Mandates in Music Education Dee Yoder [Exceptional Children] James R. Austin [Mentoring] Applying Creative Motion Principles in the 4:30 p.m. Creative Movement & Folk Dance Fun for Choral Rehearsal Musicianship Raychl Smith [MS Choral] Wendy Valerio [Elementary] iPads in the Music Room: Do the 5 p.m. Cool Online Tools for Music Classes Inconceivable! Felicia Davis [Technology] Cheri Herring [Elementary] 5:30 p.m. Mentoring Dinner [Mentoring] 10:15 a.m. Honors Chorus Rehearsal [High School 6 p.m. NCMEA Conference Registration Closes Choral] 6:45 p.m. Honors Chorus Rehearsal MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal [MS Choral] Dr. Eric Nelson [HS Choral] 10:30 a.m. I’ve Got Rhythm: Innovative Teaching 7 p.m. NCBA Executive Board Meeting Techniques for Beginning Percussion Alice Aldredge [Band] Kevin Boyle [Band] MPA Sight-Reading Deconstructed (with North Carolina Brass Band – Open demonstration choir) Rehearsal Bethany Jennings [HS Choral] Brian Meixner [Band] Energizing the Middle Ages! Young Professionals’ Mentor Meeting Jill Gallina [MS Choral] Lisa Qualls [Young Professionals] NC Honors Orchestra Rehearsal 11 a.m. UNC – Pembroke Percussion Ensemble Sarah Russell [Orchestra] Rehearsal MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal Joseph Van Hassel [Collegiate] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] 11:30 a.m. North Carolina Brass Band Concert 7:30 p.m. Lodging and Travel and Budgets, Oh My! Brian Meixner [Band] Beth McCollum [Orchestra] 12 p.m. UNC – Pembroke Percussion Ensemble 9 p.m. MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal Concert Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] Joseph Van Hassel [Collegiate] NC Elementary Honors Chorus Concert SUNDAY, NOV. 08 Rollo Dilworth 7:45 a.m. NC Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsal Garageband and Beyond; Composing in the Rollo Dilworth [Elementary] Elementary Music Classroom on iPads 8 a.m. Honors Chorus Rehearsal Amy Koo [Technology] Dr. Eric Nelson [HS Choral] Needham B. Broughton High School Jazz Meet the North Carolina ASW Demands Band Rehearsal [Jazz] with MusicFirst 12:30 p.m. Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Robin Hodson [Technology] Director 8:15 a.m. MS Honors Chorus Rehearsal Jeff Scott [Band] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] 1 p.m. Beginning with the End in Mind: 9 a.m. Elementary Surprises and Successes Perspectives on Student Teaching for the through Assessment New Millennium and Beyond Wendy Valerio [Elementary] Cynthia Wagoner [Collegiate] NC Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsal Elementary Section Visit Exhibits Rollo Dilworth [Elementary] [Elementary] Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks Jazzmone Sutton Denise Eaton [HS Choral] Needham B. Broughton High School Jazz NC Honors Orchestra Rehearsal Band Concert [Jazz] Sarah Russell [Orchestra] Marjorie Harrison

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Orchestra Visit the Exhibits [Orchestra] Howell Ledford [Technology] My District is 1:1…Now What? – Integrating Rational Discourse Rehearsal [Jazz] Technology in Music ECU Alumni Reception Felicia Davis [Technology] Chris Ulffers MS Honors Chorus Final Rehearsal [MS 5:30 p.m. NCBA Honors Band Auditions Committee Choral] Michael Wilson [Band] Leading Change in Music Education WCU School of Music Alumni Dinner Christie Lynch-Ebert [Multi-Track] Will Peebles 1:30 p.m. Survival 101 6 p.m. NCMEA Exhibit Hall Closes Tracy Leenman [Band] NCMEA District Presidents’ Meeting Cuthbertson HS – Open Rehearsal Richard Holmes Todd Ebert [Band] Clinic Rehearsal NC Middle School Honors Chorus Concert David Starnes [Band] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] Information for the New High School Choral Introduction to the NCMEA Conference Director Cindy Watson [Young Professionals] Michelle Sullivan [HS Choral] 1:45 p.m. Honors Chorus Rehearsal Using Circle Singing to Enliven Choral Dr. Eric Nelson [High School Choral] Creativity 2 p.m. How to Succeed in Student Teaching Stuart Hill [MS Choral] without Really Trying NCMEA Retired Members’ Reception Karen Koner [Collegiate] Dave Albert Boldly Going Beyond BAG Rational Discourse Performance and Rob Amchin [Elementary] Demonstration Ron Carter Concert Steve Alford [Jazz] Ron Carter [Jazz] 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Concert Band – Open Rehearsal NCMEA Orchestra Section Business Drew Carter [Band] Meeting NC ASTA Social Hour Margot Holloman [Orchestra] Rebecca MacLeod [Orchestra] Live Sound for Dummies Exploring the Music Education Profession Howell Ledford [Technology] Dr. Raychl Smith [Young Professionals] 2:30 p.m. Cuthberston HS Concert 7 p.m. Honors Chorus Rehearsal/Concert Process Todd Ebert [Band] Dr. Eric Nelson [HS Choral] 3 p.m. Collegiates Visit Exhibits [Collegiate] “I Got A Song”: Songwriting and School Choir Builders for Developing Voices Music Rollo Dilworth [Elementary] Stuart Hill [MS Choral] Orff for “Big Kids” 8 p.m. Charlotte Concert Band Concert Daniel Johnson [General Music] Drew Carter [Band] HS Honors Chorus Concert Mixing it Up! Dr. Eric Nelson [HS Choral] Denise Eaton [HS Choral/MS Choral] SmartBoard Assessments for ASW Cheri Herring [Technology] MONDAY, NOV. 09 Asheville Jazz Orchestra Rehearsal [Jazz] 8 a.m. NCMEA Conference Registration Opens 3:30 p.m. Preparing Your Ensemble for Expressive NCMEA Past Presidents’ Breakfast Performance Sonja Williams Robert Sheldon [Band] Do Mobile Devices and Music Class Go Asheville Jazz Orchestra Concert Together? David Wilken [Jazz] Catherine Dwinal [Technology] 4 p.m. Flipping Out in Instrumental and Vocal 8:30 a.m. All District Meetings Music Class Ronald Reagan High School Jazz Ensemble Felicia Davis [Technology] Rehearsal [Jazz] MS Choral Visit the Exhibits [MS Choral] 9 a.m. NCMEA Exhibit Hall Opens 4:30 p.m. NCBA General Business Meeting Fix It Now! Ensemble Strategies for Alice Aldredge [Band] Successful Rehearsals and Performances NC Honors Orchestra Concert Robert Sheldon [Band] Sarah Russell [Orchestra] Collegiate Business Meeting/Elections/ 5 p.m. What is a Classroom Instrumentarium Cont.Breakfast/Presentation: Directions without ukuleles? for Research in Pre-Service Music Teacher Rob Amchin [Elementary] Education Class Piano – Are You Serious? Glenn Nierman [Collegiate] Joy Shreckengost [MS Choral] Movement is the Key to Many Musical Personal Device Jam Session Goals! Explore How Songs and Dances

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Add Depth and Excitement to Your Class Rehearsal [Jazz] Curriculum! 12 p.m. ACDA Luncheon (ticketed event) Rob Amchin [Elementary] Anne Saxon [MS & HS Choral] Blood, Sweat, and Jazz Hands: Using Show A Sensible Approach to Music Choir to Enhance Your Choral Program David Starnes [Band] Sarah Fulton [HS Choral] HS Choral Visit the Exhibits [HS Choral] Higher Education Board Meeting w/ Higher Education/Teacher Education/ Continential Breaksfast Research Luncheon Gloria Knight [Higher Education] Gloria Knight [Higher Education] Inspiring Rehearsals Getting the best out of your orchestra Jeffrey Grogan [Orchestra] Bradly Smith [Orchestra] Classroom Composition Garage Band Goodies Howell Ledford [Technology] Jim Tinter [Technology] 9:30 a.m. Preparing for College Auditions 12:30 p.m. Networking Session – Meet your Board and Dr. Michael Martin [Young Professionals] District Rep. Preparing for College Interviews Jazzmone Sutton [Elementary] Dr. Lisa Runner [Young Professionals] Cedar Ridge High School Jazz Ensemble Ronald Reagan High School Jazz Ensemble Concert Concert [Jazz] Josh Cvijanovic [Jazz] 10 a.m. Band Rehearsal – South Caldwell HS MS Choral New Teacher Luncheon Alice Aldredge [Band] Stephanie Peo [MS Choral] Band Visit the Exhibits [Band] 1 p.m. NCMEA Conference Registration Closes High School Choral Business Meeting Marching Band at CT Johnson – What We Edward Yasick [HS Choral] Like and What Works For Us Directions for Research in Pre-Service Jarrett Lipman [Band] Music Teacher Education Ligon GT Magnet MS Wind Ensemble Glenn Nierman [Higher Education] – Open Rehearsal Master Class with Honors Chorus Clinician Renee Todd [Band] Hilary Apfelstadt [MS Choral] Collegiates Visit Exhibits [Collegiate] East Carolina University Symphony Elementary Business Meeting Orchestra Concert Jazzmone Sutton [Elementary] Jorge Richter [Orchestra] Tools and Strategies for Teaching Effective Blended Learning For Guitar: You Have to Listening Lessons to Adolescents See and Hear It to Believe It Kevin Gerrity [General Music] Mike Christiansen [Technology] Orchestra Visit Exhibits [Orchestra] Leading Change in Music Education Five Ways to Boost Rehearsal Efficiency Christie Lynch-Ebert [Multi-Track] through the Use of Technology 10:30 a.m. With a Song: What’s New for 2-Part Choirs Lindsey Eskins [Technology] Andy Beck [Elementary] 1:30 p.m. Cultivating Healthy Tone in Young Voices ASW Uploads – Options for Submitting Your Dr. Heather Potter [Elementary] Evidence (BYOD) Preparing Your Choir for MPA Amy Koo [Elementary] Susan Townsend [MS Choral] Ken Watters [Jazz] UNCG Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal [Jazz] 11 a.m. South Caldwell HS Wind Ensemble Concert 2 p.m. Ligon GT Magnet MS Wind Ensemble Jason Childers [Band] Concert What are Principals Really Looking for in an Renee Todd [Band] Interview? Tools and Strategies to Encourage Singing/ Nathan Street [Collegiate] Performing among Adolescents NCVPS Brings Music to Your Ears Kevin Gerrity [General Music] Ellen Hart [General Music] Franklin High School Chamber Singers And This Shall be for Music: A Choral Robert Jessup [HS Choral] Reading Session Charlotte Latin Upper School Orchestra Andy Beck [HS Choral] Concert Taking Your Advanced Orchestra to the Sabrina Howard [Orchestra] Next Level 2 p.m. Assessment in a Revised Standards Christopher Selby [Orchestra] Environment Introduction to Elementary General Music Glenn Nierman [Teacher Ed] Dr. Constance McCoy [Young Professionals] Gamifying the Elementary Music 11:30 a.m. MS Choral General Meeting Classroom Stephanie Peo [MS Choral] Amy Koo [Technology] Cedar Ridge High School Jazz Ensemble 2:30 p.m. I’m Orff to Have Fun

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Rob Amchin [Elementary] The Secret of Singing is in the Breathing UNC Charlotte University Chorale Andrew Minear [HS Choral] Dr. Randy Haldeman [HS Choral] G.T. Martin Middle School Concert Sight-Read at MPA: How to Establish Danny Yancey [MS Choral] Music Literacy Routines and Apply Them to UNC – Chapel Hill Department of Music the MPA Process Alumni Reception David Dobbins [MS Choral] Dan Huff UNCG Jazz Ensemble Concert UNC Greensboro Alumni Reception Chad Eby [Jazz] Dennis Askew 3 p.m. A Systematic Approach to Improving Tone UNC Charlotte Alumni Reception Quality in the Developing Trumpet Student Marriott Winston Jason Crafton [Band] UNCW Alumni Reception Frank Bonjoirno UNC – Wilmington Wind Symphony and 7:30 p.m. Make the Discovery – New Music for Chamber Winds – Open Rehearsal Developing Choirs John LaCognata [Band] Cristi Miller [MS Choral] Praxis II FAQ 7:45 p.m. NCMEA Awards & Scholarship Dr. John Henry [Collegiate] Presentations Charlotte Latin Concert Choir 8:00 p.m. An Evening with the Hayes School of Music Craig Estep [HS Choral] 9:30 p.m. Hayes School of Music ASU Alumni & Lifehacks for String Teachers Friends Reception Sally Ross [Orchestra] William Pelto Graduate Research Symposium [Research] Charlotte Latin Upper School Orchestra TUESDAY, NOV. 10 – Open Rehearsal 8 a.m. Rítmica: A Unique Approach to Rhythmic Sabrina Howard [Orchestra] Dexterity 3:30 p.m. Wingate University Singers Joseph Van Hassel [Band] Dr. Kenney Potter [HS Choral] I Don’t Have Time to be Global! My HS Choral Visit Exhibits [HS Choral] Curriculum is Full! NC Jazz Trombone Ensemble Clinic Grace Morris [Elementary] Chris Nigrelli [Jazz] Your APPitude is Elementary 4 p.m. UNC – Wilmington Wind Symphony and William Scoggins [Elementary] Chamber Winds Concert Openers and Encores for Every Choir John LaCognata [Band] Andrew Minear [HS Choral] Strengthening NAfME Collegiate Chapters Build a Weebly Webpage (BYOD) Glenn Nierman [Collegiate] Barbara Vinal [Technology] SMARTBoards: Designing Interactive Shelby High School Orchestra – Open Activities and Assessments Rehearsal Cheri Herring [Elementary] John Champney [Orchestra] This Is Your Brain On Choral Music 8:30 a.m. Demystifying Jazz Drum Set Stuart Hill [HS Choral] Michael D’Angelo [Jazz] A.C. Reynolds Middle School Concert 9 a.m. All I Really Need to Know I Learned Playing Jennifer Rayburn [MS Choral] Marches A Fly on the Wall: Inside the MPA Sight Larry Clark [Band] Reading Room ASW – Where Do We Go from Here? Joli Brooks [Orchestra] Janet Berry [Elementary] Poster Research Session Growing Great Sight-Readers from the Suzi Mills [Research] Ground Up #bebrave15: Service Learning to Equip Randi Bolding [HS Choral] Student Leaders through Performance Use What They Bring With Them Melanie Kalkan [Technology] Brett Nolker [MS Choral] 5 p.m. NCMEA Exhibit Hall Closes Shelby High School Orchestra Concert NCMEA Financial Reporting the New Form John Champney [Orchestra] Pat Hall [Multi-Track] Research Participation in a Data-Driven Collegiate Board Meeting Environment Jane McKinney [Collegiate] Glenn Nierman [Research] The Missing Peace: Inclusive Music Bringing Guests into the Classroom Education that Works Howell Ledford [Technology] Julie Duty [Band/Orch] 9:30 a.m. Introduction to Choral Conducting Dulcimers in the Schools: Bring Your Own Dr. Bob Holquist [Young Professionals] Dulcimer! Introduction to Instrumental Conducting Judy House [Elementary] Dr. Jay Juchniewicz [Young Professionals]

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NC State Jazz Ensemble 1 Rehearsal [Jazz] Robin Hodson [Technology] 10 a.m. Quick Meaningful Activities to Engage and 10:30 a.m. NC State Jazz Ensemble 1 Concert Assess Student’s Individual Practice Dr. Wes Parker [Jazz] Wendy Matthews [Band] Carnage Middle School Orchestra Concert Ronald Reagan HS Wind Ensemble – Open Winifred Meracheau [Orchestra] Rehearsal 11 a.m. Ronald Reagan HS Wind Ensemble Concert Andrew Craft [Band] Andrew Craft [Band] A Jubilant Song: A Reading Session for HS Choral Reading Session [HS Choral] Women’s Choirs 2016 Concert for Music in Our Schools Andy Beck [HS Choral] Month Choral Reading Session S-Cubed! Successful Sight Singing for Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay [MS Choral] Middle School Beginners Putting It All Togther Dale Duncan [MS Choral] Dr. Jane McKinney [Young Professionals] Cloud-Based Assessment for Ensemble 12 p.m. NCMEA Board Meeting Directors James Daugherty

MENTORING PROGRAM This session will focus on goal By BETH ULFFERS, Chair setting, expectations and approaches for working through challenges. Provided NCMEA is excited to begin our for mentees and mentors together, fourth year of the mentor program for this session will provide strategies for new music teachers in North Carolina. making the most of a content-specific We encourage all NCMEA members, mentor-mentee relationship. whether new or seasoned, to be involved Dr. Kelly A. Parkes is originally from in the mentor program this school Australia and is currently an Associate year. Below are several ways you may Professor at Teachers College Columbia participate in the Mentoring Program: University. Her primary research interests First and second year teachers are in music and music education or teachers new to a section, assessment; measuring aspects within please contact us and register the applied studio, teaching readiness, for the Mentoring Program; DR. KELLY A. JAMES R. professional dispositions, and reflective Veteran teachers, please let us PARKES AUSTIN practices in pre-service teachers, in know of any new music teachers addition to teaching effectiveness and (some may not be NCMEA the mentor program, and important teaching quality. She is the immediate members yet and won’t see this contact information for mentor past Chair of the National Association for article); coordinators in each NCMEA Music Education’s Society for Research Volunteer to serve as a mentor; section. Feel free to email us at in Music Education, and Assessment Offer to serve on your section’s [email protected] Special Research Interest Group. mentor committee. with questions or ideas. She co-Chairs the national Model Highlights of the mentor program And make sure you attend one Cornerstone Assessment research include: of our sessions at the Professional project in partnership with NAfME Substitute pay and travel Development Conference in November. and serves on their Music Teacher reimbursement for the new Professional Development Evaluation Taskforce. She is an elected teacher and/or mentor for Conference Featured member of the Board of Directors for the classroom visits throughout the Mentoring Sessions International Trumpet Guild and serves year; What is Mentoring? on the editorial committee for the Journal Pre-conference sessions focused – Presented by Dr. Kelly A. Parkes for Research in Music Education. on new teachers and mentors. This session will share some Early Career Music Teachers This year’s sessions include of the literature and describe – Challenges and Opportunities presentations by Dr. Kelly Parkes, the role of mentee from several – Presented by Dr. James R. Austin Teachers College Columbia perspectives. For mentees new to Why do some early career University; Dr. James R. Austin, the mentoring relationship. music teachers migrate from school University of Colorado Boulder; What does it mean to be a mentor? to school looking for a better job or and Dr. Cynthia Wagoner, East – Presented by Dr. Kelly A. Parkes leave the profession altogether, while Carolina University. This session will share some of others successfully navigate professional Please visit the NCMEA website, the literature and describe the role of and personal challenges in a way that click on the programs tab and visit mentor from several perspectives. For engenders a sense of purpose and the NCMEA Mentoring Program new and experienced mentors. accomplishment, allowing them to page. You will find the sign-up Successful Mentoring commit to, and find a home in, a form, additional information about – Presented by Dr. Kelly A. Parkes specific school? In this session, Austin

NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 25 East Carolina University® CONFERENCE NEWS School of Music will share important research findings Music Education SIG of the American and pose key questions related to the Educational Research Association, and role of school workplace environment from 2004 – 2006 he was Chair of the (including mentoring programs) and MENC Measurement and Evaluation educator characteristics (including SRIG. In 2004, he was awarded the teacher resilience) on the professional Richard Bern Trego Faculty Fellowship development and trajectory of early career by the College of Music at CU – Boulder. music teachers. Participants will complete DR. CINDY During the 2013-14 academic year, he a brief questionnaire related to personal WAGONER served as Interim Dean for the College and workplace factors and reflect on their of Music. In 2015, he received the professional journey to date. Boulder Faculty Assembly’s Award for What’s the Score? Making Sense Excellence in Leadership and Service. of Student Assessment and the University of North Dakota and earned New Teacher Challenges Teacher Evaluation Mandates graduate degrees in music education – Use Your Resources in Music Education from the University of Iowa. Previously, he – Presented by Dr. Cindy Wagoner – Presented by Dr. James R. Austin taught instrumental music grades 4 – 12 Dr. Cindy Wagoner will present This session will focus on current in Minnesota public schools, served as a this session. She is in her fifth year as trends in student assessment and graduate teaching and research assistant Assistant Professor of Music Education teacher evaluation that may be impacting at the University of Iowa, and was on at East Carolina University, specializing early-career music teachers’ efficacy the music education faculty at Ball State in instrumental music instruction and and effectiveness. Basic principles University. His research and publication music curricular integration. For 27 years underlying the development of quality interests include student motivation she was an instrumental music teacher teacher-developed assessments will and self-concept development, teacher in Indiana. Wagoner has presented be reviewed and various models for education and professionalization, research from regional to international evaluating music teachers will be classroom-level assessment, and arts stages on music cognition, mentoring, explored. Participants will work in teams policy implications of educational reform. and music teacher identity. Active as a to design assessment and evaluative Austin regularly presents papers guest conductor/adjudicator, she holds tools they believe would enhance and clinics at state, regional, national membership in the Society for Music student learning and the quality of their and international conferences and Teacher Education, Instrumental Music own teaching efforts. has served on editorial boards for the Teacher Educators, Society for Music Earn a Master’s Degree in Dr. James Austin is Professor of Journal of Research in Music Education, Perception and Cognition, NAfME/ Music Education and Associate Dean for the Bulletin of the Council for Research NCMEA. A member of Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Studies at the University in Music Education, and Psychology of Iota, she holds invited membership in of Colorado – Boulder. He received a Music. From 2000 – 2005, he served music fraternities Pi Kappa Lambda Music Education Online bachelor’s degree in music education from as Program Chair and Chair for the and Phi Beta Mu. Develop your full potential and jump-start The MM in music education, pedagogical studies, your career by obtaining your online master of offered entirely online, allows you the opportunity music degree in music education in a nurturing to align our program specifically to your professional atmosphere with other gifted and talented students. goals through an interdepartmental approach.

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS Master of music distance education classes are taught by the same excellent East Carolina University LOWER LEVEL BENTON CONVENTION CENTER School of Music faculty that teach campus-based students.

Sunday, November 8 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday, November 9 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Visit the NCMEA booth to register for a drawing for a free membership. The winner will be announced on the Conference Mobile App at the close of the Exhibit Hall on Monday evening.

Dr. Michelle Hairston Dr. Gregory Hurley Dr. Jay Juchniewicz Dr. Raychl Smith Dr. Cynthia Wagoner Chair, Music Education For more information, contact Dr. Rachel Copeland, Coordinator of Graduate 26 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 Recruitment, at or , or visit [email protected] 252-328-6342 ecu.edu/music. 15-536 East Carolina University® School of Music

Earn a Master’s Degree in Music Education Online Develop your full potential and jump-start The MM in music education, pedagogical studies, your career by obtaining your online master of offered entirely online, allows you the opportunity music degree in music education in a nurturing to align our program specifically to your professional atmosphere with other gifted and talented students. goals through an interdepartmental approach.

Master of music distance education classes are taught by the same excellent East Carolina University School of Music faculty that teach campus-based students.

Dr. Michelle Hairston Dr. Gregory Hurley Dr. Jay Juchniewicz Dr. Raychl Smith Dr. Cynthia Wagoner Chair, Music Education For more information, contact Dr. Rachel Copeland, Coordinator of Graduate Recruitment, at or , or visit [email protected] 252-328-6342NORTH CAROLINAecu.edu/music. MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 27 15-536 CONFERENCE NEWS

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PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATE JONATHAN D. MATTHEWS was there that she traveled around Music Educator the city leading various music classes South Central High School and musical experiences for children Pitt County and adults alike. A highlight from this adventure was leading a music class at Jonathan D. Matthews was born the Bubbles School Centre for Autism. and raised in Fayetteville. A graduate She recently traveled to Grand of Terry Sanford High School, he Goâve, Haiti to experience life and became a N.C. Teaching Fellow music on this island country. There she and received his Bachelor of Music performed with Haitian musicians as JONATHAN JAZZMONE Education in 2006 and Masters in well as learned about the culture. This D. MATTHEWS SUTTON School Administration in 2013, both trip also allowed Sutton to experience from East Carolina University. music education in another country by Matthews has taught high school traveling to various schools throughout band in Onslow County, Craven the city and mountain villages. Education from the University of North County, and his current position at Professionally, she has been Carolina – Wilmington in May 2010. South Central High School in Pitt involved in NCMEA since 2010. Upon graduation, she accepted County. All of the band programs he She served as Elementary District the position at Forest Hills Global. has been charged with leading have 13 representative for four years. Throughout her five years of teaching grown and thrived during his tenure, Beginning in 2014, she was elected there, Sutton has become not only having amassed several excellent and the Chair of the Elementary Section a leader in the classroom, but in superior ratings at MPA events, and of NCMEA. She also has received her school building as well. It is a numerous awards in marching band Level I and II Orff Schulwerk, training personal goal for her to reach all of competitions across the state. He has and hopes to complete Level III her students inside and outside of the taught and judged percussion in the certification in the future. music classroom. She has become an Eastern and Southeastern Districts of Throughout all of her travels and life instrumental part in developing and the NC Bandmasters Association. experiences, this North Carolina-native implementing a strong and positive Matthews stays active within has called Wilmington her home for learning environment through her NCMEA by consistently performing at many years. It is there that she enjoys involvement and leadership on various district MPA events, having students the vibrant culture and life of the North lessons, performances, ensembles, audition and represented in All-District Carolina coast that propels her into the and school wide committees. and All-State Honors Bands, and world of music education in the state It is a firm belief of Sutton serving as a current board member as and beyond. Member-at-Large. He also serves as that education should go beyond faculty at the East Carolina University the classroom. Throughout her Summer Band Camp as Percussion teaching career, she has played a Instructor. Matthews also performs with part of music education in numerous the Onslow Winds Community band in community environments with a Jacksonville, as principal percussionist variety of ages. YOUR AD and serves on the Executive Board as She was the clarinet instructor Vice-President. for the OLLI New Horizon Band in Wilmington for over five years. In this He is a member of NAfME, IN THE NCMEA, NC Bandmasters Association, ensemble, she worked with life-long and Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band learners ages 50 and above, who Fraternity. Matthews currently resides rekindling their passion for music in Jacksonville, N.C. after many years, or were beginning a NORTH CAROLINA new instrument for the first time. She PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATE also taught at several instrumental JAZZMONE SUTTON clinics for high school students and MUSIC EDUCATOR Music Educator has adjudicated for festivals around Forest Hills Global Elementary School the state. Wilmington Just as music has no age limit, it also has no limit on location. Sutton REACHES Jazzmone Sutton is the music has traveled internationally multiple educator at Forest Hills Global times in search of music education Elementary School in Wilmington. opportunities. In 2011, she traveled THOUSANDS She received her Bachelors of Music with a group to Bangalore, India. It

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SECRETARY CANDIDATE her former students have gone on to ALLEN AMOS pursue music degrees in college. Director of Bands Westbrook is an active lead Lucas Middle School musician at Front Street United Durham Methodist Church in Burlington. She has sung with both the Chancel Allen Amos has been the director and Praise Team choirs for the past of bands at Lucas Middle School in three years. She has served as a Durham since the school’s opening professional vocalist for several in 2012. He grew up in Jacksonville, churches including Fuquay-Varina N.C., playing the piano and trumpet. United Methodist, Edenton Street He was awarded the N.C. Teaching ALLEN ARIA Baptist, Holy Comforter Episcopal, Fellows Scholarship and attended AMOS WESTBROOK and Myer’s Park United Methodist. East Carolina University. In 2006, he Westbrook has helped coordinate graduated summa cum laude with a the Alamance County Middle School Bachelor Degree in Music Education. has enjoyed serving on her school’s All-County Chorus events for the past After teaching middle school band in Leadership Team, School Improvement several years, was guest clinician for Havelock for four years, he attended Plan and RTI committees, and leading the Alamance County Elementary All- the University of Michigan to obtain a county-wide professional development County Chorus in 2013, and has been Master’s degree in wind conducting. in Classroom Management and selected as the guest clinician for the The band program at Lucas Middle Behavioral Techniques as well as Craven County Elementary All-County School has doubled in size in just Music Integration. Chorus in April 2016. three years. Her choirs have performed at the Westbrook has been an active Amos’ bands consistently earn Biltmore Estate, have been featured member of NCMEA from the start of superior ratings at MPA, and students for charity events on Fox 8 News, her undergraduate degree in 2002. are challenged to perform for various collaborate with Elon University She brings students to participate in local and regional events. Amos became choirs as well as with choral directors the N.C. Honors Chorus and All-State a National Board Certified Teacher in from area colleges and universities, Chorus events and annually attends 2014. That same year, he was named regularly share music with local the NCMEA Professional Development Lucas Middle School Teacher of community members, and perform Conference. This past year, she has had the Year. In addition to his teaching at school functions and concerts. the privilege of serving as a Member- responsibilities, he serves as the Valuing the power of collaboration, at-Large for the NCMEA Middle School director of music at New Hope Westbrook makes ample opportunity Choral Executive Board. She creates Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill. for team teaching/performing with an inclusive music classroom where all area bands, orchestras, and choirs are invited. SECRETARY CANDIDATE in her home county and statewide. By serving on the NCMEA ARIA WESTBROOK Her choirs receive both excellent Executive Board, she wishes to broaden Music Educator and superior ratings at Festival. She the scope of music accessibility, serve Hawfields Middle School has been a cooperating teacher for as a statewide advocate for music Burlington Music Education Student Teachers, education, and assist fellow music and her classroom is often visited by teacher leaders in the creation and Aria Westbrook is a 12 year Elon students completing practicum implementation of statewide music resident of Burlington. She received experiences. Additionally, several of education policy the N.C. Teaching Fellow’s Scholarship in 2002, and completed her Bachelor of Science in Music Education at Elon University in 2006. She completed her Masters of Music in Music Education from the University of North Carolina SAVE THE DATE – Greensboro in 2013. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate in Music Education from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Westbrook will begin her tenth year of teaching General Music and Vocal Choral Ensemble at Hawfields Middle School in Mebane. During her time there, she has grown choral membership from one choir of 27 students to a current direction of five choirs involving over 150 students. She

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MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE Beyond the Questions matching grant RONALD CORNELOUS for classroom technology. He has Chorus Teacher used such resources to develop the Benson Middle School independent musicianship skills of his Benson choral students. His efforts have been reflected in consistently high scores in Ronald Cornelous was born in sight singing at MPA and an increase of Jacksonville, N.C., and raised in students being accepted into the N.C. Chicago. He is the eldest of three Honors Choir. children. In 1991, he received a full He has served as the East #2/#3 scholarship to Shaw University in Solo/Ensemble MPA site chair for Raleigh, and obtained a Bachelor RONALD JEFFREY the past three years. In addition, of Arts in Music where his principal CORNELOUS DANIELSON Danielson also works very closely with instrument was trumpet. At Shaw, the Theater Department by preparing he was the trumpet section leader, vocalist and orchestra members for band president, pep band director, MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE the school’s musical productions. He and assistant to the band director. JEFFREY DANIELSON has also served as the conductor for He was often called upon to arrange Choral Director the last two productions. music for the pep band during West Carteret High School Outside of school, Danielson has basketball season. Morehead City served as the musical director for the Cornelous helped establish a Carteret Community Theater on several band at the Mount Peace Baptist Jeffrey Danielson is starting his occasions. The Community Theater Church in Raleigh. He arranged fifth year as the choral director at West also invited Jeffrey and his choirs to music for worship services for those Carteret High School. Previously he perform for Fundraising Galas. His members of the band ages 10 to 20. taught chorus, general music, and Choirs have performed at numerous Ronald served as Minister of Music class piano at Havelock Middle School other church and community events. of First Missionary Baptist Church in for five years. He received his Bachelor Through collaborations with the Clayton, N.C. from 1992 – 2005, until of Music in Music Education and his Carteret County Arts Forum, he has he decided to follow his Pastor, the Master of Music in Music Education been able to bring in opera and Reverend Dr. Blanzie Williams, Jr., to from the University of North Carolina musical theater professionals to work establish the Brighter Hope Christian – Greensboro. He was also a N.C. with his students and provide real Fellowship, where he currently serves Teaching Fellows Scholarship recipient world experiences. He has recently as Minister of Music. during his undergraduate studies. joined the newly formed Carolina East Cornelous was accepted into the While at Havelock Middle School, Community Choir and serves as one Graduate Program of East Carolina his choirs consistently earned superior of the section leaders. As an extension University in 2011, and graduated in and excellent ratings in performance of the choirs programing, he will be May 2013, earning the Master of Arts in and sight singing at MPA Large presenting several workshops this fall Teaching degree for Music Education. Ensemble Festivals. Danielson’s on choral musicianship skills that will He is employed by Johnston County students also participated in Craven be open to the general pubic. Schools, where he is the chorus teacher County’s All-County Choir, the N.C. at Benson Middle School. Middle School All-State Choir, and Solo- He and his wife are co-owners of Ensemble Festivals. During his tenure BennCor, their pride and joy, serving in Craven County, he was awarded the community with Cornelous two Bright Idea Grants for technology Visit Music, a school which offers private in the classroom, received funding for and group music lessons to children two Donors Choose projects, received and adults; Cornelous Photography, the Craven County School Trailblazer Our a company that captures timeless of Excellence Award, and was chosen photographs for any occasion; and Azar as the Havelock Middle School Teacher Virtual Executive Professionals, which of the Year for the 2010 – 2011 school Website provides executive level assistance to year. In addition to his musical duties at pastors and churches. HMS, he taught computer remediation Cornelous’ educational philosophy classes as a member of the school is, “To develop students who are improvement team and provided staff open to change and continued development sessions in technology. learning; to enhance personal Danielson currently serves as growth, development, motivation, the Art’s Department chair for West individuality, and creativity. As an Carteret and has represented the educator, I will be a facilitator of department on the school leadership at student learning, and will act as a team. Since joining the faculty at flexible resource for students.” West Carteret, he has received a www.ncmea.net

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MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, McColl school, they’ve found themselves at the DUNCAN C. GRAY Center for Visual Art, Boys and Girls top in university programs.” Director of Bands Club of Gaston County, Community Roosevelt shares the pride of a West Charlotte High School School of the Arts, Governor’s Business parent when he thinks about his 18- Charlotte Council on Arts and the Humanities, year career at E.E. Smith and 26 years and the National Collegiate Music total in the teaching field. He graduated Musician, clinician, lecturer, Conference. He took time away from from N.C. A&T State University in 1989 innovator and mentor to many. Those the arts in serving as the Executive and went to work in Columbus, Ohio are only a few words that can be given Director of the Genesis Charitable Fund as an elementary orchestra and band to provide an indication of the musical for Catastrophe Relief that served many teacher, followed by work in middle and developmental leadership that displaced families during the Katrina schools in Virginia Beach, Va., and Fort Duncan C. Gray has provided to the Hurricane in the Gulf Coast. Washington, Md. In 1996, he returned art form of music and education. His Gray presently serves as Director to his high school alma mater at the educational development has spiraled of Bands at West Charlotte High School request of his high school band director, out from the hallowed walls of many of which he directs the marching, Paul A. Russell. He relocated to Boynton different institutions that prepared symphonic and jazz bands. He also Beach, Florida in 1998 as a result of his him to become a respected musician serves as special assistant to the senior spouse receiving a career opportunity and music educator. He has served in minister of Friendship Missionary and taught in Broward County Schools’ several capacities over a career that Baptist Church. Deerfield Beach Middle School as band has spanned over 30 years as Director He claims many of his former director. He and his family returned to of Bands on the collegiate and high students as his very own children of Fayetteville in 2000. school levels. which enumerates into the thousands. Upon returning to Fayetteville Gray continues to be highly He will soon add the title of author to his and Cumberland County Schools, he requested as clinician for many band name as he is writing his first book, The taught orchestra for elementary, middle programs and as guest conductor for Art of Band. and high school and worked as the choral groups, instrumental ensembles assistant band director at Fayetteville and orchestras. His love for the State University. In January 2001, he podium, as conductor, is one of his was asked to return to E.E. Smith High greatest passions whether it be high School where he currently directs the school or collegiate band programs, instrumental music program. or professional orchestras. He is very Roosevelt’s regional recognitions comfortable in being the tactician and and affiliations: Honorary Member musical interpreter of the music. of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Gray has served as conductor of Fraternity (NC A&T), 2013; Elected the Winston Salem Symphony and the – Southeastern District North Carolina combined choirs of Winston Salem’s Band Directors’ Association Board Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church Member-at-Large, 2013; Concert Band and surrounding churches. He has superior ratings at Md. and N.C. State conducted the Western Piedmont Festivals, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2012, Symphony, Charlotte Philharmonic, DUNCAN C. ROOSEVELT 2015; Creator and Co-Founder, North Charlotte Repertory Symphony and GRAY PRATT, JR. Carolina Show Style Band Directors’ the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Association, 2008; Cumberland County most recently was narrator for Aaron Schools All-County Concert Band Copeland’s Lincoln Portrait. Clinician, 2006; Cumberland County Serving as organizer of the South MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE Schools, District 8, and E.E. Smith African Honors Chorus, Gray traveled to ROOSEVELT PRATT, JR. High School Teacher of the Year, 2005; South Africa and had the opportunity to Director of Bands Fayetteville Observer Newspaper, meet various educators in the Gauteng E.E. Smith High School Readers’ Choice Award – Best School Department of Education. Fayetteville Teacher, 2003 and 2005; and a member His talents and skills have not limited of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. him to the conductor’s podium. He has “Teaching instrumental music is served on many boards throughout the my passion and it serves as the most nation and held many offices as well. fulfilling part of my career.” As the Gray was the Founder and President/ director of one of the most popular Chairman of the Board of the North show style marching bands in N.C., Carolina Show Style Band Director’s Roosevelt knows that a student Association, President/Founder of The who can perform grade five and six Regional Band Directors of North and concert band music is a well-rounded South Carolina, Consultant for the musician. “You’ve got to give them famed Honda Battle of the Bands. He the tools to excel at the next level, has served on the Board of Directors – and by challenging them in high

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MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE from 200 to over 600. From 2006 ANDY CARTER – 2008, Joiner assisted in planning of Director of Bands the Northwest District All-District Clinic. Orange High School He is also active locally, serving as Snow Camp the clinic chair for the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools All-County Andy Carter is a 1997 graduate Band from 2008 – 2014 and hosting of Orange High School and a 2001 auditions for that same group for the graduate of Western Carolina University past two years. He has been a guest where he earned a Bachelor Science conductor for the New Horizons band, Education with a focus on instrumental which consists of adult beginners, music. He was appointed director of ANDY ADAM several times over the past 4 years. He bands at Orange High School in April CARTER JOINER has taught highly successful saxophone 2004. Prior to his time at Orange, students in the Northwest District, with Carter served in the same capacity at many of his students making top chairs North Duplin Jr/Sr High School in Mt. of God in Burlington, serving as the at all auditions. He has also recently Olive. Under his directorship, bands assistant minister of music as well as started an adult beginning band for have earned nothing but superior on the HHC Vision Team. community members in Winston-Salem and excellent ratings at District Band MEMBER AT LARGE CANDIDATE to offer opportunities for adults to have Festival. Bands at Orange High ADAM JOINER the beginning band experience and continue to grow and mature each Band Director hopefully create lifelong musicians. year. Students in the Panther Band Thomas Jefferson Middle School Joiner has been teaching in Winston- program routinely earn spots in the Assistant Band Director Salem/Forsyth County Schools for 11 honors bands at the county, district, for Marching Band years and was the 2009 WS/FCS Band region, and state levels. Mount Tabor High School Director of the Year. He was recently Carter is the current Past- Winston-Salem selected as the Teacher of the Year for President of the Central District of Adam Joiner received his Jefferson Middle in only his third year the North Carolina Bandmasters undergraduate degree in Music teaching at the school. Association. In 2006, he was elected Education from Western Carolina as State Jazz Education Chair and University and his Master of Music served on the board for NCMEA for in Saxophone Performance from the two years. He was recognized by University of North Carolina School of his peers with the prestigious Award the Arts. of Excellence in 2015. In the spring He is the band director at Thomas of 2009, Carter was honored as he Jefferson Middle School and assistant was selected as the Central District band director for marching band at Bandmasters Band Director of the Mount Tabor High School in Winston- Year. The Wind Ensemble at Orange Salem. Since becoming the band High School, under the direction of director at Jefferson four years ago, Carter, performed at the North Carolina the program has grown from 270 to 320 Professional Development Conference students. It has continued to achieve in November 2009. high ratings at Concert Band MPA and He is active outside of the increased its participation in Solo and classroom serving as a clinician, Small Ensemble MPA. Students have adjudicator, and consultant in also participated in All-County, All- the concert, jazz, and marching District, and All-State Bands with a band areas. Graduates from the peak participation in All-County at 34 Panther Band program are currently students in 2013. Students at Jefferson participating in the music programs have performed the National Anthem at Appalachian State University, for a Wake Forest Basketball game MEMBERSHIP DUES Western Carolina University, and been significant additions to the North Carolina Central University, Mount Tabor and Reagan High School University of North Carolina – Chapel band programs. Active Member ...... $110 Hill, University of North Carolina Joiner served NCMEA as the – Charlotte, Duke University, Purdue District 4 President from 2006 – 2012. Introductory University, Elon University and others He is active in the North Carolina (First Year Teacher) ...... $70 across the region. Bandmasters Association, running In his spare time, Mr. Carter enjoys the Northwest District Solo and Small Collegiate ...... $45 spending time with family and friends. Ensemble MPA from 2012 – present. He is actively involved with the music For the three years he has served in that Retired ...... No Fee department at Harvest Hills Church capacity, participation has increased

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NCMEA CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS as of 8/10/2015 (A complete list of exhibitors will be available on the Conference Mobile App.)

Academic Travel Services Hayes School of Music Presbyterian College Department Band Fundamentals Books at Appalachian State of Music Biltmore Estate High Point University Prestige Digital Imaging BRAX Fundraising Hinshaw Music, Inc. Quaver Music Buffet Group USA JAWS Fundraising Rhythm Band Instruments Cannon Music Camp Jeffers Handbell Supply, Inc. Roland Corporation US Charms Office Assistant Jupiter Band Instruments Separk Music CIMS Fundraising Just Orlando Youth Tours Stanbury Uniforms Classic Cookie Fundraising JW Pepper & Son Straight A Tours Conn-Selmer Kaleidoscope Adventures Summit Tour & Travel Super Holiday Tours Converse College Limestone College Superior Travel and Tour DeMoulin Brothers & Company Lippo Music Mart The Music Center Digital Performance Gear Macie Publishing The Tuba Exchange Disney Performing Arts MakeMusic, Inc. UNC – Asheville East Carolina University School Marchmaster Inc. UNC – Chapel Hill of Music Melhart Music Department of Music Eastman Music Company Meredith College UNC–Charlotte Department Ed Sueta Music Methodist University of Music Educational Tours, Inc. Moore Music Company UNC–Greensboro School of Music, Elon University Music Department Moravian College Theatre and Dance Fayetteville State University Murphy Robes UNC–Pembroke Festivals of Music/Music Music & Arts UNC–Wilmington Department in the Parks Music Celebrations International of Music Fidelis Musical Instruments Music In Motion UNC–School of the Arts Florida Indian Rivers Groves, Inc. Musical Innovations School of Music Fruhauf Uniforms Musical Source Inc. United States Marine Corps Getzen Company, Inc. NAfME University of Mount Olive GIA Publications, Inc. NC Association for Vandoren Grand Mesa Music Publishers Scholastic Activities Veritas Instrument Rental Great American Opportunities NCMEA Wenger Corporation Greensboro College NCSU Music Department Western Carolina University Music Department North Carolina Symphony School of Music Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts in Music Group Travel Odyssey Northland Music Publishers World Cultural Tours Ham Lang Enterprises Phi Mu Alpha – Province 20 Worlds Finest Chocolate Choral/General Music Education Option of minoring or double-majoring in Hawaii State Tours Piedmont Music Yamaha Corporation of America Instrumental/General Music Education another subject Instrumental Performance 34 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 Vocal Performance Certificate in Jazz Studies The UNC Charlotte Department of Music music.uncc.edu

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts in Music Choral/General Music Education Option of minoring or double-majoring in Instrumental/General Music Education another subject Instrumental Performance Vocal Performance NORTH CAROLINACertificate MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE in Jazz Studies 2015 35 BAND SECTION

REUNITE, REINFORCE & REJOICE Make plans to attend the NCBA Business meeting at 4:30 p.m. on AT CONFERENCE Sunday. Special highlights of the By ALICE ALDREDGE, Chair meeting will include recognition of the NCBA Award of Excellence and ASBDA Ed Rooker Encore Award recipients. Greetings! I trust your classes Please familiarize yourself with our are off to a good start, and you and 2016 NCBA Hall of Fame nominees. your students are joyfully immersed We will vote on the NCBA Hall of in the music-making experience! Fame and discuss other committee Undoubtedly, your school year began recommendations and events during with meeting upon meeting to prepare our business meeting. Remember you you for the expectations of modern can find all up-to-date information on day schooling – medical protocol, ALICE the NCBA website. discipline, finance, school procedures, ALDREDGE I can’t wait to see all of you at and more. You likely attended sessions conference to rekindle our professional designed primarily for the teachers and personal relationships! Be sure of the three R’s (reading, ‘riting, and to read about our planned clinics and ‘rithmetic) and perhaps were lucky performances in this issue of the journal enough to be exposed to the 21st who may not be by our side everyday, – ensemble and conductor and clinician Century buzzword R’s (rigor, relevance, but are merely a phone call, email, or bios are all included. Also get ahead of and relationships). message away. Further, the chance the curve and plan to download our While I could share the virtues of the to see young musicians perform, new conference app to your mobile competent instrumental music teacher displaying the relationships built with device in order to get the most out of in all of the above, I want to introduce their directors, and the awesome our short time together. Keep pushing you to some meaningful professional experience of reuniting with former and making a difference in the lives of development that carries exposure to a students now joining our ranks. young people! I’ll see you in Winston! whole other set of R’s. 2015 NCMEA Professional Development Conference is themed, Where Music Educators Belong. Nearly 1,600 music educators will gather in NCMEA FEATURE ARTICLE Winston-Salem to experience content specific sessions geared to engage us! ROTATION SCHEDULE: Finally here’s a truly a ordable way to allow your students to We invite you to experience a new set practice anytime, anywhere, on any internet-enabled device with of three R’s through attendance at this instant feedback and  exibility that has never been seen before. year’s conference: reunite, reinforce, Summer /Fall: Deadline, May 1 (Arrives in August) and rejoice. It’s PracticeFirst™, the new interactive practice tool created by Elementary • Orchestra • Advocacy Web-based – no software required I cannot think of a better opportunity MusicFirst in partnership MatchmySound™. to reunite our passion for teaching music Very a ordable and tailored for students of all than our annual conference. Inspiring Conference: Deadline, August 10 (Arrives in October) Perfect for band, orchestral AND choral practice, PracticeFirst, levels, starting at only $6 per student per year performances, informative clinics, and rekindled collegial relationships are all Items Pertaining to Conference powered by MatchmySound technology, gives teachers easy-to-use Comes with top content AND you can generate elements we often miss in our everyday tools for creating assignments that are broad or individualized your own routines where many of us are the lone Winter: Deadline, December 1 (Arrives in March) Judges tone as well as rhythmic and pitch band director in our school. to each student. Assessment and feedback are instantaneous. Conference also sets the stage Research • Choral (HS and MS) • Band Student progress is accelerated and learning is fun! accuracy to reinforce solid teaching practices. First time ever – works for polyphonic While professional development Spring: Deadline, February 15 (Arrives in May) PracticeFirst is exclusively available through the MusicFirst online at home most often seems to be instruments like piano and guitar designed with traditional classes in Technology • Jazz • Higher Education classroom and is fully integrated in the classroom’s gradebook, Finally a practice and assessment tool perfect mind, clinicians at the music educators’ scheduling, portfolio-building and other features. Find out more for choral students conference provide invaluable insight Interested in submitting a Feature Article? and sign up for a free demo at www.musicfirst.com/practicefirst that is timely, tested, and targeted to your needs. Contact the appropriate Section Chair Finally, you should take the Contact information is on the Board list found opportunity to rejoice in the unique in every issue of the NC Music Educator. With MusicFirst it’s simple to teach and assess your students bonds we build with our students and colleagues. Conference serves as a in a connected world. Find out more at www.musicfirst.com reminder of the awesome professional See www.ncmea.net for additional Journal information. relationships built with colleagues

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 37 27th Annual 27th Annual CAROLINA BAND FESTIVAL CAROLINA CONDUCTORS CONFERENCE The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro www.cbf-ccc.org www.cbf-ccc.org Concert Band Grades 9 & 10 February 18 – 20, 2016 February 18 – 20, 2016 Two Superb Invitational Honor Bands Conducting Workshop with Dr. Eric Wilson Earn NC Certificate Renewal Credit Each student should be an outstanding performer and must be recommended by his The 27th Carolina Conductors Conference will focus on technical, gestural, and or her band director. To apply, students must submit an application and a recording musical aspects of conducting, led by Dr. Eric Wilson, Director of Bands at Baylor of several minutes of playing on either cassette tape or compact disc. The deadline for University. Dr. Wilson will present sessions and coach conductors with the Directors Dr. Eric Wilson the receipt of your application is Thursday, January 14, 2016. Students from every Band. Dr. John R. Locke, Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, Dr. Damon Talley, and Dr. Russel Director of Bands state are eligible, making membership in both bands competitive and highly select— Mikkelson will also make presentations on a variety of topics related to conducting Baylor University Dr. Damon Talley equal to fine All-State bands. Students selected for membership must arrive on the and rehearsing. Apply early – the limited number of positions for active conductors will Waco, Texas Director of Bands evening of Thursday, February 18, for the first rehearsal. Out-of-town students must be filled in the order in which applications are received. All participants are strongly Louisiana State University be accompanied by their band director or by a designated parent chaperone. Students, encouraged to bring their band instrument and perform in the Director’s Band. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana directors, and parent chaperones will need to arrange for their own housing in Greensboro fee for all conducting conference participants is $80, which includes lunch and dinner area hotels. A list of nearby hotels with conference rates will be available. Local residents on Friday. Participants may earn one unit of North Carolina Certificate Renewal may opt to commute. The fee for each honor band student selected is $60, which Credit. The Carolina Conductors Conference is a great opportunity to grow and Symphonic Band includes the clinic fee, as well as lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. develop as a conductor and musician under the guidance of our outstanding clinicians. Grades 11 & 12 Schedule for Honor Bands Comments from Recent Participants

Thursday, February 18 "I have not been to a better workshop session anywhere." 7:00 – 9:00 pm Students arrive for Honor Band rehearsals "The entire experience is first-rate." Conductors Conference begins Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi "Well organized and effective. The conductors were able Director of Orchestras Friday, February 19 to participate whether on or off the podium." Associate Director of Bands All Day Students rehearse and attend clinics UNCG Conductors Conference continues "I am once again going away with new insights, understanding, and enthusiasm." "The clinicians are tops in the field." 7:30 pm UNCG Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert "What a treasure this festival and clinic is!" Dr. Russel Mikkelson Saturday, February 20 Director of Bands Morning Students rehearse and attend clinics "This is one of the best professional development opportunities I’ve ever experienced." The Ohio State University Conductors Conference continues Columbus, Ohio 2:00 pm Honor Band Concerts in Aycock Auditorium For details & applications, write or call: Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Special Performances and Clinics Post Office Box 26170 UNCG Wind Ensemble Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 Dr. John R. Locke Friday, February 20, 2016 toll-free: (800) 999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 Director of Bands 7:30 pm, Aycock Auditorium e-mail: [email protected] Summer Music Camps Clinics on every instrument for Honor Band members on Friday afternoon Conductors may register by phone. Visa & MasterCard accepted. UNCG

38 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 27th Annual 27th Annual CAROLINA BAND FESTIVAL CAROLINA CONDUCTORS CONFERENCE The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro www.cbf-ccc.org www.cbf-ccc.org Concert Band Grades 9 & 10 February 18 – 20, 2016 February 18 – 20, 2016 Two Superb Invitational Honor Bands Conducting Workshop with Dr. Eric Wilson Earn NC Certificate Renewal Credit Each student should be an outstanding performer and must be recommended by his The 27th Carolina Conductors Conference will focus on technical, gestural, and or her band director. To apply, students must submit an application and a recording musical aspects of conducting, led by Dr. Eric Wilson, Director of Bands at Baylor of several minutes of playing on either cassette tape or compact disc. The deadline for University. Dr. Wilson will present sessions and coach conductors with the Directors Dr. Eric Wilson the receipt of your application is Thursday, January 14, 2016. Students from every Band. Dr. John R. Locke, Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, Dr. Damon Talley, and Dr. Russel Director of Bands state are eligible, making membership in both bands competitive and highly select— Mikkelson will also make presentations on a variety of topics related to conducting Baylor University Dr. Damon Talley equal to fine All-State bands. Students selected for membership must arrive on the and rehearsing. Apply early – the limited number of positions for active conductors will Waco, Texas Director of Bands evening of Thursday, February 18, for the first rehearsal. Out-of-town students must be filled in the order in which applications are received. All participants are strongly Louisiana State University be accompanied by their band director or by a designated parent chaperone. Students, encouraged to bring their band instrument and perform in the Director’s Band. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana directors, and parent chaperones will need to arrange for their own housing in Greensboro fee for all conducting conference participants is $80, which includes lunch and dinner area hotels. A list of nearby hotels with conference rates will be available. Local residents on Friday. Participants may earn one unit of North Carolina Certificate Renewal may opt to commute. The fee for each honor band student selected is $60, which Credit. The Carolina Conductors Conference is a great opportunity to grow and Symphonic Band includes the clinic fee, as well as lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. develop as a conductor and musician under the guidance of our outstanding clinicians. Grades 11 & 12 Schedule for Honor Bands Comments from Recent Participants

Thursday, February 18 "I have not been to a better workshop session anywhere." 7:00 – 9:00 pm Students arrive for Honor Band rehearsals "The entire experience is first-rate." Conductors Conference begins Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi "Well organized and effective. The conductors were able Director of Orchestras Friday, February 19 to participate whether on or off the podium." Associate Director of Bands All Day Students rehearse and attend clinics UNCG Conductors Conference continues "I am once again going away with new insights, understanding, and enthusiasm." "The clinicians are tops in the field." 7:30 pm UNCG Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert "What a treasure this festival and clinic is!" Dr. Russel Mikkelson Saturday, February 20 Director of Bands Morning Students rehearse and attend clinics "This is one of the best professional development opportunities I’ve ever experienced." The Ohio State University Conductors Conference continues Columbus, Ohio 2:00 pm Honor Band Concerts in Aycock Auditorium For details & applications, write or call: Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Special Performances and Clinics Post Office Box 26170 UNCG Wind Ensemble Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 Dr. John R. Locke Friday, February 20, 2016 toll-free: (800) 999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 Director of Bands 7:30 pm, Aycock Auditorium e-mail: [email protected] Summer Music Camps Clinics on every instrument for Honor Band members on Friday afternoon Conductors may register by phone. Visa & MasterCard accepted. UNCG

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Band Scheduled Clinics His symphonic bands have received superior ratings at the South Carolina Concert Festival every year since SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 has extensive experience in percussion 1989. His Sedgefield Middle School I’VE GOT RHYTHM: INNOVATIVE performance in both the concert and Band was honored to perform at the TEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR marching venues. He was the assistant 1992 SCMEA In-Service Conference, BEGINNING PERCUSSION director and music arranger for 2009 and his Cario Middle School Band Kevin Boyle WGI World Champion Pariah Marching enjoyed that same distinction in 2005. This session provides a how to Percussion Ensemble. Scott is active as an adjudicator and guide for effectively developing the clinician for concert and marching essential skills for the beginning middle HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE events throughout the Southeast. school percussion student. This session SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR demonstrates how to incorporate Jeff Scott SURVIVAL 101 the use of movement, singing, and This session is specifically for middle Tracy Leenman improvisation to build the foundation school band directors. Topics include: Nearly 40% of new music for musical percussionists from day one recruitment, retention, instrumentation, teachers leave the field by the end within a full band, mixed-instrumentation mouthpiece testing, class scheduling, of their third year. But that doesn’t setting. This session is sponsored by the start-up clinic, grade specific have to be the case for you. Tracy GIA Publications and Marguerite Wilder. curriculum, teaching strategies, Leenman, instructor of music Kevin Boyle is beginning his literature, assessment, and crossing business at Newberry College (S.C.), eleventh year of teaching instrumental the threshold from the components of and a teacher with over 40 years music and his first year as the director playing to music making. This session experience, will prepare young band of bands at Creekland Middle School is sponsored by GIA Publications and directors (teaching 5 years or less) as in Canton, Ga. Before that, he served Marguerite Wilder. well as pre-service directors to survive as the band director at Pickens County Jeff Scott is the director of bands at in today’s educational climate by Middle School in Jasper, Ga. He is Cario Middle School in Mount Pleasant. learning how to handle all the things also on staff at the North Georgia He is a graduate of the University of that usurp your time and energy off Percussion Camp held at Simpson Kentucky and received a Master of the podium. Discussion will include Middle School in Marietta, Ga. Instrumental Music in Conducting at ways to prepare for your podium time Ensembles under his direction have Southern Oregon University in 2005. that will maximize its effectiveness. received superior ratings at the Georgia In 2006, he received National Board Tracy Leenman holds her B.M. in Music Educators Association’s annual Certification in Instrumental Music. Music Ed. and her M.M. in Music Ed. Large Group Performance Evaluation. In 1992, Scott was named national from Syracuse University. She has done His band students participate in both winner of the Stanbury Award for additional coursework at the Eastman the District IX All-District Band and the Young Director of the Year. He is also School of Music. She has taught for Georgia All-State Band. listed in Who’s Who Among American over 40 years, including at Greenville Boyle is an active clinician, Teachers. He is co-author of the highly (S.C.) County’s Fine Arts Center, at presenting at state and local conferences touted book, Habits of a Successful Syracuse University, and at Newberry throughout the southeast, as well as Middle School Band Director, published College, where she is now instructor of the Feierabend Association for Music by GIA Publications. music business. She is also the editor Education 2014 International Conference. Bands under Scott’s baton of the Carolina Bandmaster. He is currently a member of the Cobb have consistently received superior Wind Symphony under the direction of ratings at state, regional and national PREPARING YOUR ENSEMBLE FOR Alfred Watkins, and also arranges the competitions, and have received the EXPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE percussion and wind scores of several SCBDA’s Outstanding Performance Robert Sheldon high school marching programs. He Award consecutively since 1989. Robert Sheldon will discuss innovative ways to enhance expression in your ensemble performance, with a focus on tension and release, balance, and phrasing. Other important topics include music selection, rehearsal planning, and assessment. The Cuthbertson High School Wind Ensemble, directed by Todd Ebert, will serve as the lab demonstration band for this clinic. This session is sponsored by Alfred Music Publishing and Robert Sheldon. Robert Sheldon is one of the most performed composers of wind band KEVIN JEFF TRACY ROBERT music today. A recipient of numerous BOYLE SCOTT LEENMAN SHELDON awards from the American School

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Band Director’s Association and the American Society of Composers, his compositions embody a level of expression that resonates with ensembles and audiences alike. He PIC regularly accepts commissions for new works, and produces numerous NEW publications for concert band each year. Sheldon is currently concert band editor for Alfred Publishing Company. JASON JULIE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 JARRETT DAVID CRAFTON DUTY MARCHING BAND AT CT JOHNSON LIPMAN STARNES – WHAT WE LIKE AND WHAT WORKS FOR US Ensemble, directed by Jason Childers, North Central Texas College, the Jarrett Lipman, Band Director will serve as the lab demonstration band University of Northern Colorado, and in Jarrett Lipman will share information for this clinic. This session is sponsored various Dallas-Fort Worth area public on the system of techniques and by Western Carolina University. schools. Crafton holds a doctorate philosophies that are employed at BOA David Starnes joined the school in music from the University of North Grand National Finalist C.T. Johnson of music faculty at Western Carolina Texas where he was a student of Keith High School’s Marching Band Program. University in the spring of 2011, when Johnson. He also holds degrees from This session is sponsored by the NCBA he was named assistant professor and the University of Northern Colorado Marching Committee. appointed the director of athletic bands. and Drake University. He has performed Jarrett Lipman is the Director of In 2013, he was selected by the WCU with a variety of ensembles including Bands at C.T Johnson High School, school of music faculty and students the Roanoke Symphony, Ash Lawn San Antonio. He opened the band as the recipient of the James E. Dooley Opera, Dallas Wind Symphony, and program in 2008 and in its short history, Excellence in Music Teaching Award. Dallas Opera. the marching band has earned a Starnes is a member of the Yamaha finalist position at BOA Grand National Educational Artist program, as well THE MISSING PEACE: INCLUSIVE Finals and was invited to perform in as an educational artist for Innovative MUSIC EDUCATION THAT WORKS the Tournament of Roses Parade. In Percussion and Evans Drumheads. Julie Duty addition, he serves as part of the staff In addition to his position at Western This session will discuss United of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. Carolina University, he serves as an Sound, a program that supports He has also served as the assistant education consultant at Music For All in music educators in providing musical corps director of The Crossmen Drum Indianapolis. While serving in this role, performance experiences for students and Bugle Corps. he was appointed the program director with special needs in a non-traditional for The Honor Band of America, who way. Topics will include the responsibility FIX IT NOW! ENSEMBLE STRATEGIES appeared in the Tournament of Roses schools have to provide opportunities to FOR SUCCESSFUL REHEARSALS Parade in 2005, 2009, and 2013. all students, research-based effects of AND PERFORMANCES both musical and social experiences for Robert Sheldon A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO the special needs child, and the effects Robert Sheldon discusses a IMPROVING TONE QUALITY IN THE this initiative is having on music programs number of common problems and DEVELOPING TRUMPET STUDENT and their communities at various issues frequently seen in rehearsal Jason Crafton demographic and socioeconomic rooms, and offers quick and effective Developing a characteristic trumpet levels. United Sound builds relationships solutions. Topics covered include sound is essential for student success in that allow children (with and without seating placement, posture, breathing, all musical settings. By understanding how disabilities) the opportunity to build self- phrasing, intonation, and conducting. concepts such as listening, respiration, esteem, self-confidence, friendships, This session is sponsored by Alfred and embouchure relate to successful and a sense of belonging through music. Music Publishing and Robert Sheldon. performance, music educators will This session is sponsored by United create a classroom environment that Sound, Inc. A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO MUSIC will lead students to higher standards of Julie Duty completed her David Starnes performance and musical understanding. undergraduate degree at Arizona State A Sensible Approach To Music This session is sponsored by Virginia University in 1998, earning a Bachelor defines music through sensory Tech School of Performing Arts/ Bach of Music in Music Education. She methodology. For use in both individual Trumpet artist/clinician. taught middle school band and served and ensemble environments, this clinic Jason Crafton is assistant professor as a mentor teacher for nine years in defines sound, timbre, and resonance of trumpet at Virginia Tech and he Arizona. She currently serves as the through adapting the intangible to that directs both large jazz ensembles. Prior founder and CEO of United Sound, which is readily identifiable by student to this appointment he held positions Inc. working with teachers, parents, musicians. The South Caldwell Wind at Texas A&M University – Kingsville, and administrators to bring meaningful

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participation and inclusivity to the collection of student-friendly activities that instrumental music classroom. Julie can be used as formative assessments to is still an active musician. She works support your students (and their parents) regularly for the Arizona Band and in improving home practice. This session Orchestra Director’s Association as an PIC PIC is sponsored by Wayne State University. adjudicator for statewide events. Wendy K. Matthews is assistant NEW NEW professor of music education at Wayne TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 State University. She holds a Bachelor of RITMICA: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO Music from the Peabody Conservatory RHYTHMIC DEXTERITY of Music, a Master of Music from the Joseph Van Hassel University of Maryland – College Park, This session is based on a system JOSEPH LARRY and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education of rhythmic development invented VAN HASSEL CLARK from George Mason University. Prior by Brazilian musician José Eduardo to joining the faculty at Wayne, she Gramani, Rítmica develops rhythmic served as assistant dean at Northern dexterity through the use of multiple With a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Virginia Community College and taught limbs and the voice, and is relevant Education from Florida State University undergraduate and graduate courses to all musicians, as it has direct and Master’s Degrees in Conducting in music education, and conducted application to conducting, playing in an and Composition from James Madison ensembles at Georgetown University, ensemble, and keeping a steady pulse. University, he is at the forefront of music University of Maryland, and George This session is sponsored by the North for school ensembles. Mason University. Additionally, Dr. Carolina Percussive Arts Society. Matthews taught elementary and Joseph Van Hassel is a North QUICK MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES TO secondary school instrumental music Carolina-based percussionist. An active ENGAGE AND ASSESS STUDENT’S in Virginia and Maryland. educator, he has presented master INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE classes and given solo performances Wendy Matthews at numerous universities throughout the Understanding how to practice USA, including the Manhattan School of at home is an essential skill for young Music and the Peabody Conservatory. musicians to acquire, but many students He is on the percussion faculty at the struggle with figuring out how to practice. University of North Carolina – Pembroke The strategies of self-regulated learning and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Van – planning, monitoring, and personal Hassel earned degrees from the assessment – have been recognized as Hartt School, the Cincinnati College an important part of improving student WENDY – Conservatory of Music, and Ohio motivation and performance. This MATTHEWS University. He endorses Innovative presentation will provide a generous Percussion sticks and mallets, Black Swamp Percussion Products, Sabian Cymbals, and Remo Drumheads.

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED PLAYING MARCHES Larry Clark WHEN CONTACTING Good bands are judged on how well they perform marches. Marches are part of the heritage of the band, but they AN ADVERTISER are also excellent tools to improve tone, technique, balance, blend, intonation and musicianship. This clinic will show LET THEM KNOW you how to use marches as an essential part of your rehearsal strategies. This session is sponsored by Larry Clark/ YOU SAW THEIR AD Carl Fisher Music. ASCAP award-winning composer Larry Clark has over 200 publications IN THE in print, including some of the most performed by concert bands and string NORTH CAROLINA orchestras at all ability levels. A former middle school and Syracuse University band director, Clark is vice president, MUSIC EDUCATOR editor-in-chief for Carl Fischer Music.

42 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 Making Music in the Mountains Music at Brevard: Bachelor of Arts in Music a Bachelor of Music in Performance a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education (K-12 licensure)

Audition Dates: Jan. 18, Feb. 13, Mar. 12 Generous financial aid packages are available for qualified students.

Dr. David Gresham Director of Choral Activities

Dr. Eric Peterson Director of Bands

For more information, contact: Dr. Kathryn Gresham, Music Major Coordinator at [email protected] or visit www.brevard.edu/music

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NCBA IN MEMORIAM

CHARLES R. “CHUCK” CRONHAM, JR., Methodist Church, where he was a CLEVELAND EDWARD FLOWE 10/22/1931– 6/9/2015 member of the Friendship Sunday 6/16/1932 – 6/3/2015 Charles R. Cronham, Jr., 83, a school class. He enjoyed country Cleveland Flowe, 82, of Charlotte resident of High Point, passed away crafting, antiquing, and square peacefully left this earth surrounded on Tuesday, June 9. He was born in dancing. He also enjoyed basketball, by his loving family to join his heavenly Portland Maine, to the late Charles tennis, baseball, and spending time Father on June 3. He was born to the R. and May Korb Cronham, and was with family. He is survived by his late Cleveland and late Emma Freeland a 1949 graduate of East Orange wife of 61 years, Peggie Maynard Flowe. He was a longtime Eastern High School, East Orange, NJ. He Cronham; his daughter, Elizabeth District member and Wilson County then attended University of North Wagner; his grandchildren, Zachary educator and musician. Carolina to play basketball. He and Nicholas Delcambre, Amanda As a legacy, he leaves the stories of obtained his B.A. Degree in Music, Frederick, Christopher Michael and his former band students and fellow and was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Kerri Anne Cronham. musicians who say he taught them where he served as secretary, vice much more than music. president and president, and was JOHN COLLINS SYKES, JR. According to friend Bill Myers, also inducted into the Old Well, an 11/16/1938 – 6/5/2015 Flowe came to Wilson in 1957. The two academic honor society. A 1956 graduate of Roanoke Rapids musicians roomed together in their early Cronham obtained a master’s High School, John Sykes graduated in years as educators and co-founded the from East Carolina University, and 1960 from East Carolina College (ECU). band The Monitors, which is still active was awarded a teaching fellowship in He spent his entire thirty-year teaching after 58 years of performing. Flowe percussion. After serving two years in career directing junior high and high also directed bands at Darden and Fike the U.S. Army Band in Germany, he school bands in Rocky Mount. His high schools. “He really built the band taught 36 years in the North Carolina concert bands earned superior ratings program at Darden,” Myers said. He public schools as band director at 22 times, with a string of superiors doubled the size of the band and led Washington High School, Roseboro in Grade VI music in his later years. them to superior ratings everywhere High School, Union Pines High School His concert band also performed at they competed. Flowe was exact and and Trinity High School. In 1965, he Carnegie Hall in 1988. thorough and instilled in his students was named “Young Educator of The For many years, Sykes chaired and his fellow musicians the need to Year” in Moore County. In 1987 and and hosted the Eastern District high “get it right.” 1988 he was awarded the Randolph school concert contest (today’s MPA). For him, teaching band was only County Schools Distinguished His quest for excellence extended to part of his responsibility. He also Educator Award. his marching bands, which performed trained musicians and taught them how Cronham was a performing for two U.S. presidents, two Orange to build a better life. After leaving the member with the Greensboro Bowls, marched in the Tournament of Fike band director job, Flowe became Concert Band and in September Roses parade, and traveled to London a music educator at Shaw University 2004, organized and directed the to march in the Lord Mayor’s Parade. He and St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh. Archdale-Trinity Community Band. earned a national reputation for leading He played with The Monitors until he For his efforts with the band he was the RMSH bands to three Bands of left Wilson and moved to Charlotte. awarded the honor, Community Hero America National Championships in In 2009, Flowe was inducted in the of the Year 2005, and was selected 1983, 1984 and 1986. Charles H. Darden High School Alumni as the Grand Marshall of the 2005 Upon retiring from teaching, Association’s Hall of Fame. He was Archdale Christmas parade. He Sykes operated an instrument repair band director at the school from 1957 was a member of Archdale United shop and continued to mentor band to 1970. Flowe was also a founding directors in the eastern part of the state, becoming a frequent visitor to many band rooms across the region. He founded the Tar River Swing Band and continued to perform with it until just weeks before his death. The many PIC PIC honors he received during his life PIC PIC include being inducted into the NCBA NEW NEW Hall of Fame, being inducted into the NEW NEW Twin Counties (Nash/Edgecombe) Hall of Fame, and receiving the Distinguished Alumnus Award from ECU. He is survived by his wife of fifty CHARLES JOHN COLLINS years, Priscilla Sykes, and his son, JOHN BURL CLEVELAND E. CRONHAM, JR. SYKES, JR. John C. Sykes, III. HUDSON FLOWE

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member of the Beta Beta Beta chapter Hudson. He spent his childhood years proud Pappa.” Also, to him, his father of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. in Rockingham, where he graduated was a hero. He once said about his He is survived by his wife, Mildred from Richmond High School in 1975. Dad, “He remains my hero – a real life “Kathy” Flowe; son, Cleveland E. He received his Bachelors of Science John Wayne – and my pillar of strength Flowe, III of Morrow, Ga.; and daughter, in Music Education from Pembroke to this day.” Cassaundra Pointer (Barry) of Charlotte, State University (UNCP) in 1980. Hudson touched and influenced N.C.; three grandsons, Christopher During his 34 year career teaching the lives of all who surrounded Flowe, Barry and Blake Pointer; and band and music, he instructed at him. He came into contact with lost a sister, Betty Pierce (Raymond). He Erwin Schools, Triton High School, friends via Facebook in his final is also survived by a host of nieces, Lake City High School, Conway years, namely his former students, nephews, other relatives and friends. High School, Whitmore Park Middle many of whom he shaped the School, South Columbus High School, lives of. His sense of humor, kind JOHN BURL HUDSON Tar Heel Middle School, Dublin tenderness, philosophies, love, and 2/18/1957 – 8/29/2014 Elementary School, Elizabethtown intuitions are only a few of his many John Burl Hudson, 57, of Southern Middle School, Rockingham Middle attributes, which will be missed but Pines, beloved son of William Burl School, Scotland High School, and in not forgotten. His three children, Hudson, adored husband of Fiona Lee County. At all schools, he made Joshua, Lindey, and Karleigh; his Smith Hudson, and most recent music a positive impact. father, William Burl Hudson; his teacher in Lee County, passed into One characteristic that cannot younger sister, Teresa Taylor; and eternal life on Friday, August 29, 2014. be forgotten about Hudson is how he his older brother, William Ervin Hudson was the middle of three adored and frequently bragged about Hudson, are all survivors that carry children of Mary Rebecca and William his children, often saying, “I’m a very on his life through theirs.

NCBA HALL OF FAME AWARD 2016 NOMINEES By RODNEY K. WORKMAN, President-Elect

JAMES “JIM” CRAYTON Jim Hunt as N.C.’s official delegates to WYNN JUSTICE (Retired) help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of (Retired) Nominated by the end of World War II with a 15-day Nominated by Felicia Warren MacNaught concert tour of France and England. Robert Johnston and Chad Higdon and Michael Williams He has served on the NCBA Board of Wynn Justice is a retired career James Edward “Jim” Crayton, Jr. Directors, Chair of the Southeastern music educator with more than 30 began his musical career in 1959 at District Bandmasters and as a judge years of experience. He currently lives Smithfield High School under director and clinician at numerous local and in Nebo, NC where he is an active guest Lee Rogers. While there, he earned regional clinics. He is a recipient of the conductor and clinician with many First Chair percussion positions in NCBA Award of Excellence. high school and middle school band both All-State Band and Orchestra. After “retiring” from Cape Fear in programs throughout Burke, McDowell, After attending East Carolina he 1997, he served as Conductor of the and Avery counties. began teaching in 1967. In 1972, he Cape Fear Regional Band and worked After graduation from Glen became the director of a fledgling part time as director at both Methodist Alpine High School, Justice attended Cape Fear High School program in University and The Fayetteville Appalachian State University and Cumberland County where he began Academy, finally really retiring in 2009 began teaching in the Burke County the feeder programs at both Stedman after 42 years teaching music. A large public school system. He then began and Armstrong Jr. Highs. A few years number of his students have pursued working with his former band director later, his Armstrong Band became the some form of music as a profession. Martha Thomason and realized his first Jr. High band in the Southeastern He has been a mentor to many young calling as a music educator. He District to receive superiors in Grade band directors, some twenty of them continued his education at Western V, followed quickly by numerous his own students who followed in his Carolina University where he studied superiors and first place rankings footsteps becoming band directors music education with tuba as his by all the Cape Fear Bands in both themselves. He has served on many primary instrument. After graduating concert and marching competitions civic boards including the United from WCU, he accepted a position while consistently placing large Way and is currently serving his 43rd as director of bands at Andrews High numbers of students in district and year as volunteer choir director at School and Middle School. state bands. Cokesbury United Methodist Church Under his direction the band His bands have performed at in Stedman. He presently resides program membership tripled. The both the NCAE and NCBA state at Bay Tree Lakes in Bladen County Andrews bands performed at many conventions. In 1995, the Cape Fear where he is an EMT and Captain in the local, regional, and state completions, band and chorus were named by Gov. local fire department. festivals, and clinics with both marching

NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 45 BAND SECTION SOUTHEAST HONORS STRING FESTIVAL and concert bands. Justice returned to School MPA Chair for the Northwest on to be successful band directors in & STRING TEACHERS CONFERENCE his home in Burke County to teach at District of NCBA for many years. their own right. Oak Hill Junior High School. Under his His biggest contribution to our Whitener was the Educator of the leadership, the Oak Hill band grew to activity is the love of music he instilled in Year for the Caldwell County School January 22 – 24, 2016 become a superior-rated concert band his students. Many of his students and System in 1997, and was a regional with a tradition of excellence. student teachers are currently teaching semi-finalist for the Northwest District th In 1990, Justice was chosen to music and performing throughout the of North Carolina for State Teacher of The 6 Annual Southeast Honors String Festival hosted at UNCG is an be the director of bands at Freedom United States in all levels of music the Year in 1998. He was the recipient intensive three-day festival for students in Grades 9-12, as well as middle High School where he would teach education. No one who performed of the State Human Relations Award and high school orchestra directors. for the remainder of his professional under his baton will forget the passion for the North Carolina Association career. During his time at Freedom, the and love he gave to his students and of Educators for 1998. He is a Past band grew to more than three hundred music on a daily basis. Chairman of the Northwest District The festival Honors Orchestra provides an opportunity for advanced string members with over two hundred ED WHITENER Bandmasters Association and served students to further the development of their performance skills through members in the Marching Patriots. (Retired) on the North Carolina Bandmasters rehearsals, sectionals, performances, and master classes. Doug Droste, The FHS Marching Band competed at Nominated by Board of Directors from 1990 – 2002. Artistic Director of the Muncie (IN) Symphony and Director of many local and regional competitions Terry Reid He chaired the Northwest District Orchestras at Ball State University, will serve and is known for their awesome Ed Whitener was educated in the Senior High Band Festival 1993 – 2002. sound and size. They performed Lenoir City Schools and graduated He is also a recipient of the Award of as guest clinician. Students will participate many classical music-based shows. from Appalachian State University Excellence from the Northwest District in sessions with UNCG music faculty, and It was Justice’s philosophy that it with Honors in 1971. He began his Bandmasters Association. attend a special concert presented by the UNCG String Area. Brochures and applications will be was not only important to expose teaching career with the Surry County He is in constant demand as a available in October 2015. Student applications, including CD audition recordings, are due no students to wonderful music, but also Schools serving as Band Director in clinician, adjudicator and consultant later than December 8, 2015. Those selected for participation will be notified of their acceptance important to educate the audience and the East Surry School District from in North and South Carolina, as well community through performance. The 1971 – 76. He became Band Director as Virginia and Tennessee. He was by December 16, 2015. The clinic fee for each selected student is $50, which includes the festival fee, Freedom High School band program at William Lenoir Middle School inducted into the prestigious American and lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. The String Festival will conclude with a consisted of four concert bands that in 1979, where he served until his School Band Directors Association in concert by the Honors String Orchestra on Sunday, January 24. Based on the audition CD students attended concert band MPAs and retirement in 2005. July 1999. He is currently serving as will be selected for a complimentary private lesson with UNCG string faculty members, scheduled earned over forty superior ratings in an adjunct instructor at Appalachian During his tenure, his bands earned as part of the Festival. grades III through VI. The FHS Concert 23 superior ratings at the Northwest State University and is a conductor Band, Symphonic Band and Wind District Concert Band Festival with and participant with the James C. Symphony performed and traveled his Eighth Grade Band earning 21 Harper School of Performing Arts The String Teachers Conference features clinics on topics including string pedagogy, instrument to music festivals, competitions and consecutive superior ratings. His Concert Band. repair, and effective rehearsal techniques, presented by members of the UNCG Music faculty and performances in Tennessee, Florida, students consistently placed high in Whitener is chairman of The Doug Droste guests. The fee for all participating string directors and private teachers is $65, which includes Missouri, New York, and Hawaii. Whitener Foundation a philanthropic Guest Conductor the All-District Honors Band, frequently the festival fee, refreshments, and parking. Participants may earn 1.5 units of North Carolina Justice is a member of Phi Mu earning first chair. He credits his mentors organization dedicated to serving many Festival Honors Orchestra Alpha and Kappa Kappa Psi music in this distinguished profession for needs and causes throughout North Ball State University Certificate Renewal Credit. The String Teachers Conference is a terrific opportunity to grow and fraternities. He was awarded the 1997 giving him the foundation and desire to Carolina. He is also very active in his Muncie Symphony Orchestra develop as teachers and musicians under the guidance and inspiration of our outstanding clinicians. Award of Excellence by the Northwest teach instrumental music. Among them church, serving as host team leader and District Bandmasters Association, and are: John D. Miller, Bernard Hirsch, life group participant. He and his wife, For details & applications, please write or call: was selected for membership into Madeline Mullis, Camilla Graeber, Karen, have been married for 46 years Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi the American School Band Directors and have a son and a daughter, five Phillip Paul, Bob Love and Charles Isley. Southeast Honors String Festival Association. He served as Middle grandsons and one granddaughter. Numerous former students have gone UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Post Office Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 toll-free: (800) 999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 ADVERTISERS HELP MAKE EVERY ISSUE e-mail: [email protected] OF THE SCHEDULE FOR 2015 SOUTHEAST HONORS STRING FESTIVAL Friday, January 22 5:00 pm Students arrive for registration, rehearsals, sectionals and seating auditions Teachers Conference begins NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR POSSIBLE Saturday, January 23 All Day Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues 7:30 pm Attend UNCG String Area Concert Sunday, January 24 Morning Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues LET THEM KNOW 2:00 pm Honors Orchestra Concert YOU APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT STRINGFESTIVAL.UNCG.EDU

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The 6th Annual Southeast Honors String Festival hosted at UNCG is an intensive three-day festival for students in Grades 9-12, as well as middle and high school orchestra directors.

The festival Honors Orchestra provides an opportunity for advanced string students to further the development of their performance skills through rehearsals, sectionals, performances, and master classes. Doug Droste, Artistic Director of the Muncie (IN) Symphony and Director of Orchestras at Ball State University, will serve as guest clinician. Students will participate in sessions with UNCG music faculty, and attend a special concert presented by the UNCG String Area. Brochures and applications will be available in October 2015. Student applications, including CD audition recordings, are due no later than December 8, 2015. Those selected for participation will be notified of their acceptance by December 16, 2015. The clinic fee for each selected student is $50, which includes the festival fee, and lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall. The String Festival will conclude with a concert by the Honors String Orchestra on Sunday, January 24. Based on the audition CD students will be selected for a complimentary private lesson with UNCG string faculty members, scheduled as part of the Festival.

The String Teachers Conference features clinics on topics including string pedagogy, instrument repair, and effective rehearsal techniques, presented by members of the UNCG Music faculty and Doug Droste guests. The fee for all participating string directors and private teachers is $65, which includes Guest Conductor Festival Honors Orchestra the festival fee, refreshments, and parking. Participants may earn 1.5 units of North Carolina Ball State University Certificate Renewal Credit. The String Teachers Conference is a terrific opportunity to grow and Muncie Symphony Orchestra develop as teachers and musicians under the guidance and inspiration of our outstanding clinicians.

For details & applications, please write or call: Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi Southeast Honors String Festival UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Post Office Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 toll-free: (800) 999-2869 or (336) 334-5299 e-mail: [email protected]

SCHEDULE FOR 2015 SOUTHEAST HONORS STRING FESTIVAL

Friday, January 22 5:00 pm Students arrive for registration, rehearsals, sectionals and seating auditions Teachers Conference begins Saturday, January 23 All Day Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues 7:30 pm Attend UNCG String Area Concert Sunday, January 24 Morning Students rehearse & attend clinics; Teachers Conference continues 2:00 pm Honors Orchestra Concert

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NCBA Scheduled Performances For 2015 Professional Development Conference PIC NEW CHARLOTTE CONCERT BAND Charlotte, NC TODD DREW CARTER, Conductor EBERT Sunday, November 8, 8 p.m. The Charlotte Concert Band PIC is a volunteer community band of NEW professional and dedicated amateur ensemble and symphonic band, jazz musicians from Charlotte. Formed DREW band, indoor percussion ensemble, in 1966 at Myers Park High School, it CARTER winter guard, and innovative rock has met as a Queens University class band. The high school’s Blue Note since 1999. Their mission is to provide Winds have received superior ratings lifelong music-making opportunities for at state MPA events each year since its members and free concerts for the County, Carter was Director of Bands they were established. Charlotte metro area. In honor of the at Chapel Hill High School, where he In 2011, the Mighty Marching band’s 50th Anniversary this year, they oversaw successful concert band, Cavaliers were invited to perform commissioned Dr. Bill Harbinson to write marching band, percussion ensemble, in the Thanksgiving Day Parade of a new piece, The Hornet’s Nest, to be and jazz programs. He received Bands at Walt Disney World® Resort. premiered at the NCMEA Conference. his Bachelor of Arts in Music (horn In 2012, the Cuthbertson High In addition, the band will feature guest performance) and his Master of Arts School Blue Note Winds performed performer Dr. Will Campbell, Professor in Teaching from University of North by invitation at the NCMEA State of Jazz Studies from UNC – Charlotte; Carolina – Chapel Hill. Conference. The band featured guest conductor Dr. Stanley Michalski, a newly commissioned work by Distinguished Emeritus Professor of CUTHBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL Bill Locklear. In 2014, the Wind Music from Clarion University of PA; WIND ENSEMBLE Ensemble performed at the Percy guest conductor and internationally- Waxhaw, N.C. Grainger Festival in Chicago, Illinois. recognized composer, Robert Sheldon; Todd Ebert, Conductor 2015 was another strong year for and former conductor of the band, Dr. Sunday, November 8, 2:30 p.m. the program. The Cuthbertson Blue Donald Morris. Cuthbertson High School opened Note Wind Ensemble performed by The band’s current conductor, its doors to students in August 2009. invitation at the University of Georgia Drew Carter, is in his fourth season with Since then, the instrumental music JanFest and was one of only fifteen the group. Since 2010, he has been the program has challenged students to featured bands at the Music for All Director of Bands at CC Griffin Middle pursue a musical journey of excellence. National Concert Band Festival. The School and Assistant Director of Bands At the end of its sixth academic year, the instrumental music program was at Central Cabarrus High School in program has grown from 29 students awarded the NAMM Foundation’s Concord. Prior to his tenure in Cabarrus to more than 150, and includes a wind Music Merit Award.

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GT Magnet Middle School and her twenty-third year of teaching music. Under her direction, the Ligon Band program has grown to more than 200 band members, with four wind bands and a jazz ensemble. Her bands have achieved superior ratings at local and national music festivals, and individual students have represented Ligon in the Wake All-County Central District, and All-State Middle School bands. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Maryland. While at UMD, she served as principal trumpet in the Wind Ensemble, Drum Major and Section Leader for CUTHBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE the Mighty Sound of Maryland, and received the Otto Siebeneichen Award Todd Ebert is the Director of Bands Western Carolina University. for Most Outstanding Senior Musician. at Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw, Before her appointment at Ligon, she NC, having served in this capacity LIGON GT MAGNET MIDDLE was nominated as Teacher of the Year since the school’s opening in 2009. SCHOOL BAND at Dillard Drive and at Wendell Middle Under his baton, the Cuthbertson Raleigh, NC School. The Wendell Band program, ensembles have experienced growth RENEE Todd, Conductor which grew to three wind bands and and visibility through adjudicated Monday, November 9, 2 p.m. two jazz ensembles under her direction, performances all the while achieving Ligon GT Magnet Middle School earned superior ratings at local and consistent superior ratings. is located in Raleigh. With a school- national festivals. Ebert has been teaching public wide focus of Academics + Arts = Todd currently serves on the Board school for 13 years and each of his Achievement, many students come of Directors for the Central District ensembles have experienced growth and from all over Wake County to attend Band. She is also a member of the increased performance opportunities. In the school’s rigorous academic Music Educators National Conference, 2002, his McIntosh County Academy and arts programs. The school has the North Carolina Music Educators marching band received the Class “A” an established Arts Department Association, and Tau Beta Sigma. Music Performance caption award at providing excellent instruction the Bands of America Florida Regional. and performance opportunities In 2005, his concert band was invited to for over 800 of the 1,200 students. represent the State of Georgia in New Independently, the band program at York, performing a commissioned piece Ligon has a long history of excellence. for the Veterans of Foreign Wars event Students audition for placement marking the anniversary of the end of in the bands and many seek extra PIC World War II. performing opportunities both in and NEW He holds a Bachelor of Arts in outside of school. Music Education from Armstrong A native of the Eastern Shore of RENEE Atlantic State University, and a Master Maryland, Renee Todd is in her fourth TODD of Arts in Music Education from year as Director of Bands at Ligon

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In Flight”, is symbolic of the initial endeavor of the organization and its roots in the state. The NCBB is not only committed to enriching the lives of its audiences through concerts and recordings, but also to enhancing the music education and experiences of young students throughout the region. This is accomplished through the North Carolina Youth Brass Band, hosted at High Point University and open to area high school-age brass and percussion students. The NCYBB NORTH CAROLINA BRASS BAND began in September 2015 and registration is ongoing. More information at www. NORTH CAROLINA BRASS BAND ncbrassband.org. High Point, NC BRIAN MEIXNER, Conductor RONALD WILSON REAGAN HIGH Sunday November 8, 11:30 a.m. SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE Established in 2014, the North Pfafftown, NC Carolina Brass Band is the newest ANDREW CRAFT AND professional music ensemble in the KENNETH TYSOR, Directors state. Under the direction of Music BRIAN Tuesday, November 10, 11 a.m. Director Brian Meixner, the NCBB is MEIXNER The Ronald Wilson Reagan High a 28-member brass band composed School Band program consists of three of many of the finest brass players concert ensembles, two curricular jazz and percussionists in central N.C. ensembles, two extracurricular jazz Including symphony orchestra musicians, leading soloists, chamber transcriptions of music for orchestra, music professionals, jazz artists, wind band, choir, and even jazz brass and percussion professors at and pop music, not to mention the universities throughout the region wealth of exciting original music and highly sought after freelance written specifically for brass band. PIC PIC professionals, the diverse musicians The unique NCBB sound makes for a of the NCBB have come together to highly enjoyable concert experience. NEW NEW create an ensemble as colorful and The North Carolina Brass Band rich as the pieces they perform. has thrust onto the music scene with The fresh new sound of the recording of its debut album, the North Carolina Brass Band and has been thrilling audiences provides audiences with a great with performances in the Piedmont ANDREW KENNETH variety of musical styles, including Triad. The title of the album, “First CRAFT TYSOR

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Major and Leadership Academy. He earned his Master of Music in Saxophone Performance from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science in Instrumental Music Education from Western Carolina University. Kenneth Tysor is the Director of Orchestral Activities and Associate Director of Bands. Groups under his direction received superior ratings and have consistently seen substantial growth in both quality and quantity. During his tenure teaching in N.C., Tysor has chartered partnerships with local universities, established vibrant small ensemble programs, utilized peer-tutoring strategies, coordinated high school mentorship programs, and seen dramatic increases in the number and quality of students selected for honor bands and orchestras. SOUTH CALDWELL WIND ENSEMBLE He received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from UNC – Greensboro and a Master of Music ensembles, extracurricular marching in Music Education from Appalachian Band of Raiders, extracurricular State University. While at ASU, he was percussion ensemble, a winter guard, the primary conductor of the Concert and an active chamber ensemble Band and the Graduate Conducting program. Since the school opened its Assistant for the wind ensemble, doors in 2005, the band program has marching band, basketball band and grown from 80 students to 241. conducting classes. Their concert and jazz ensembles JASON consistently receive superior ratings CHILDERS at MPA, and Reagan continuously enjoys record number of students selected for county, district, and state honors ensembles. The marching the American School Band Directors Band of Raiders rehearses twice a Association’s Encore Award. week after school and students can In addition to his responsibilities PIC receive a half-academic credit for as Director of Bands at Reagan, Craft NEW participation. Aside from enjoying instructs conducting and leadership success at regional band festivals, the activities at both the Bands of JOHN Band of Raiders represented N.C. in America Drum Major Institute and the LACOGNATA the National Independence Day Parade Western Carolina University Drum in Washington, DC in 2013, and will perform in the London’s New Year’s Day Parade in 2016. Andrew Craft is in his sixth year as the Director of Bands at Ronald Wilson Reagan High School. Since his appointment in 2010, the Reagan band program earned over 20 superior ratings at concert, jazz, and marching band music performance adjudication, and multiple marching band grand championships. Last year, he was honored as the Forsyth County Band Director of the Year, Reagan High School Teacher of the Year, and received UNC - WILMINGTON SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER WINDS

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SOUTH CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL alumni have earned, or are now regularly features guest soloists and WIND ENSEMBLE working on music degrees, as well as conductors at performances both on- Hudson, NC performing with ensembles across the campus and abroad, and strives to serve JASON CHILDERS, Conductor United States. the greater music community through Monday November 9, 11 a.m. Childers received his Bachelors its various outreach events including The South Caldwell High School of Music Education and Masters the annual UNCW Honor Band Festival Band is a comprehensive music in Wind Band Conducting from and Summer Jazz Workshop. education program offering three Appalachian State University. Last Since 2010, the band program concert ensembles: wind ensemble, year, he was named Teacher of the has been led by Director of Bands, Dr. symphonic band, concert band; a Year for South Caldwell High School. John P. LaCognata. His responsibilities marching band, winter guard, indoor He has served as an officer in the include conducting the Chamber percussion line, three jazz bands, and Northwest District Bandmasters as Winds, wind symphony, pep band, offers AP music theory. Since 2012, Music Performance Adjudication and summer band; teaching applied chamber ensembles have become an chair from 2009 – 2014, and as High trumpet, instrumental techniques, and integral part of the program, with every School representative for the district. conducting; and coordinating the member of the band participating in He is a member of the American UNCW Honor Band Festival. In addition various chamber groups throughout School Band Director’s Association, to his work at UNCW, he conducts the year. the North Carolina Music Educators the Wilmington Symphonic Winds, a Since its inception, under the Association, the Northwest District professional regional wind ensemble; direction of leading educators Robert Bandmasters Association, and is and the Wilmington New Horizons Love and Arden Carson, the South an active clinician, adjudicator, and Concert Band in association with the Caldwell Band has earned consistent composer for concert and marching Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. superior ratings at NCBA MPA events. bands throughout the region. LaCognata received his Bachelor In 2002, Jason Childers led the program of Science in Music Education from the into the realm of competitive marching UNC – WILMINGTON WIND University of Illinois, Master of Music band, establishing a tradition of SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER WINDS in Trumpet Performance from Auburn excellence and superior performances Wilmington, N.C. University, and PhD in Music Education throughout its history. The Spartan JOHN LACOGNATA, Conductor with an emphasis in Wind Conducting Regiment performed for the North Monday November 9, 4 p.m. from the University of Florida. Carolina Governor’s Inaugural Parade The band program at the University The band program is an integral in January 2013, and has recently of North Carolina – Wilmington is part of the department of music, which been invited to perform in the Chicago dedicated to providing high-quality offers music students the opportunity Thanksgiving Day Parade. The program educational and meaningful music- to study with a dedicated faculty of currently serves over 200 students. making opportunities to students to internationally recognized artists and Students from the South Caldwell enhance their college experience. The teachers, while enjoying small class Band consistently earn positions in the Chamber Winds, wind symphony, pep sizes and extensive performance Northwest All-District Bands and the band, and summer band serve as a opportunities. Degree options at NCBA All-State Honor Bands. Students fertile training ground for undergraduate UNCW include Bachelor of Music in participate regularly in community music majors and a chance for non- Music Education and Bachelor of Arts events, regional and state solo music majors to continue enjoying in Music, with options in: jazz studies, competitions, and district sponsored making music and developing their music technology, performance, and solo and ensemble contests. Several musical abilities. The band program general music.

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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

2015-16 NEW FACULTY

Alicia Chapman Katurah Christenbury Greg McCandless Beth Wiese Oboe Music Therapy Music Theory Tuba & Euphonium

AUDITION DATES: *Saturday, December 5, 2015 Saturday, February 13, 2016 (Instrumental Areas) (Instrumental Areas) *Saturday, January 16, 2016 Saturday, February 27, 2016 (Instrumental and Vocal Areas) (Instrumental and Vocal Areas; for Admission Only, no scholarship *Saturday, January 30, 2016 consideration) *To be eligible for the Hayes Young Artist Competition (Instrumental and Vocal Areas) ($7,500 annual renewable scholarship), prospective students music audition on these dates.

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By ED YASICK, Chair Chorus Teachers, on Sunday evening from 6:00 – 6:50 p.m. At this session, “Tell me, I forget; Show me, I remember; Involve me, I understand” they will present very important choral section processes and information for – Carl Orff NCMEA choral section events. If you are a new high school chorus teacher, As I write this article, it is the time new to the state, or know someone who of year again when we wonder where is, please encourage them to attend the summer went, but are excited this important session to learn about about the upcoming experiences and MPA, All-State, Honors, and our other possibilities a new school year holds. PIC various activities. I found this quote, which is perfect for At our summer board meeting, it the start of a new school year. We give PU was decided it has been difficult for new our students experiences that get them ED teachers, and new to North Carolina involved in so many ways until they YASICK teachers, to get involved in our events really understand what it is to not only with our early deadline of September be a musician, but to be an integral part 10. Since All-State is now in the spring, of a group of people working together we felt this was a good event to promote on common goals. Our classes help to our newest colleagues. The new All- students learn skills that will remain delighted by performances by four State deadline to apply for allotments with them the rest of their lives. outstanding choirs from across our will be Dec. 1, 2015 with a registration Think of how many people you have state: Franklin High School Chamber deadline of Feb. 1, 2016. We hope this spoken with over the years who tell you, Singers, Robert Jessup, conductor; will encourage more new teachers to “The things I remember most about high UNC – Charlotte University Chorale, Dr. bring students to All-State. Please make school are my experiences in choir,” or Randy Haldeman, conductor; Charlotte sure you attend the business meeting “Being in chorus was my main reason Latin Concert Choir, Craig Estep, on Monday morning at conference so for coming to school.” Involvement in conductor; and Wingate University you can be made aware of other things our classes help our students learn on Singers, Dr. Kenney Potter, conductor. planned for the NCMEA high school so many different levels. Remember In addition to Dr. Holmes’ session choral section in the coming year. that as you begin this wonderful season on Sunday night, there will be several As I finish this article, I hope your of new educational opportunities for other sessions offered throughout 2015 – 2016 school year is off to a you and your students. the course of the conference. Please great start. I am so excited about all the As this new school year begins, check the schedule to find those that things we have planned for this year’s I hope you are planning to attend the interest you. I know you will find these conference. I encourage you to attend 2015 NCMEA Professional Development sessions inspiring and informational. I and become involved in all that NCMEA Conference. It is a great opportunity to want to highlight that Michelle Sullivan, has to offer. If at any time you have any connect with colleagues, gather new Choral Activities Chair, and Richard questions or concerns, do not hesitate resources, and be inspired by wonderful Butler, New Teacher and Mentor to contact me at hschoral_chair@ performances. The conference will Chair, will offer an important session, ncmea.net. I look forward to seeing you begin with Dr. Eric Nelson from Emory Information for New High School at conference in November. University preparing our North Carolina Honors Chorus students for what we know will be a stunning performance in the Stevens Center Sunday afternoon. High School Honors The Honors Chorus Concert is always a highlight of the Conference; how we Chorus Clinician would love to take all those students back to our schools. Dr. Eric Nelson is Professor of Nelson has conducted choirs We are so excited to premiere our Music and Director of Choral Studies throughout North America and Europe, commissioned work by Dr. Nelson, “We at Emory University, where he including performances in London, are the Music Makers,” in honor of Dr. conducts the Concert Choir and the Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Leipzig, Prague, Richard Cox. It is because of Dr. Cox University Chorus. He also teaches Moscow, Washington, D.C., Carnegie that the very first NC Honors Chorus graduate choral conducting, methods Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Sydney performed at the NCMEA Conference and literature. In addition, he is the Opera House. In spring of 2015, he was in 1977. We are happy to be able to Artistic Director of the Atlanta Master visiting professor at Yonsei University in honor him in this way. Chorale and the Minister of Music Seoul, South Korea. Later that evening, Dr. Nelson will at Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist His ensembles have been praised hold a question/answer session with Church in Atlanta. He holds degrees in for their ability to combine a high level us to discuss aspects of the honors voice and conducting from Houghton of technical precision with warmth chorus rehearsals/concert process. College, Westminster Choir College, of musical expression. They are also On Monday, our membership will be and Indiana University. renowned for singing repertoire from

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CLAYTON DELP YOUNG COMPOSER SHOWCASE AWARD-WINNER

In an effort to find another means of furthering its mission to encourage and promote choral music in North Carolina, the High School Choral Section of NCMEA created the Young Composer Showcase Award in 2014. The objectives of the showcase are to acknowledge and reward outstanding CLAYTON high school student composers by DELP presenting the selected piece(s) at the NCMEA conference. Of the compositions submitted for the award this year, one student was chosen for recognition. Clayton entitled “I Love Westies,” which he Delp, a senior at Fuquay-Varina presented to his grandmother for High School (Ruth McCoy, director), Christmas. Delp has since grown greatly DR. ERIC NELSON composed “Black and White.” as both a performer and composer, His piece will be premiered at the transforming into a skilled classical NCMEA Conference on Monday, guitarist and the author of numerous November 9, in the Stevens Center works for voice, classical guitar, piano, various styles. In the summer of 2015, by the Charlotte Latin HS Concert and strings. His inspirations include the Atlanta Master Chorale sang for the Choir (Craig Estep, director). Please Mahler, Ravel, Britten, Stroope, and convention of the American Guild of join the high school choral section Gjeilo. The piece “Black and White” Organists and the Emory Concert Choir members as we recognize the efforts is a collaboration with poet and fellow performed with the Rolling Stones at of this young composer. chorus kid Lacey Ballard. the Georgia Tech Stadium! Delp began his musical career at Delp serves as founder and Nelson has conducted choirs age seven by taking up guitar lessons. editor-in-chief of his school’s student at seven American Choral Directors As his love for guitar grew into a magazine, vice-president of the Association conventions, including broader love of music, he branched National Honor Society, and leads the Concert Choir’s performance out and adopted other instruments, The Unaccompanied Minors, a male at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall for the including the trumpet, mandolin, and a capella group. He also directs his National ACDA Convention in 2011 piano. During fourth grade piano church’s youth band. and the Atlanta Master Chorale’s lessons, he became less interested Honored to receive the NCMEA performance for the Southern in the performance aspect and more Young Composer Showcase Award, Regional Convention in 2014. The keen on understanding the theory he would like to thank Toni Stanley, Atlanta Master Chorale was awarded behind each piece. for her infectious love of music; Chris the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Disagreeing often with the choices Wear for his valuable mentorship Excellence by Chorus America, as well made by the writers of his lesson book, and classical guitar knowledge; and as the Prudential Leadership Award he insisted on playing the pieces his the ever wonderful Ruth McCoy for from BoardSource. own way, and thus began composing. her priceless direction, passion, and His compositions have been His first completed composition was encouragement, and for having so sung by choirs throughout the United a short and painfully disjunct melody much faith in her students. States, including performances for the American Choral Director’s Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, the American Guild of Organists, and for numerous churches, colleges and universities. He is the editor of the “Atlanta Master Chorale Choral Series,” a division of Morningstar Music Publishers. His compositions are also published by Colla Voce, Augsburg Fortress, and ECS.

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HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL departments across the entire campus. An active and versatile ensemble, the PERFORMING GROUPS Chorale schedule includes several concerts a year, a weekend choir retreat, an annual Multi-Cultural Choral FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL Festival with Rodney Eichenberger, as CHAMBER SINGERS well as frequent regional and European The Chamber Singers are the tours. elite vocal ensemble at Franklin High PIC A yearly collaborator on major School. The Franklin High School works with the UNC – Charlotte Chamber Choral Department is composed of NEW Orchestra, recent performances have four semester-long choirs, Beginning ROBERT included Haydn’s Missa Brevis at Choir, Concert Choir, B-Naturals JESSUP the North Carolina Music Educators and Chamber Singers. Since its Annual Conference and the J.S. Bach establishment, the choral department Magnificat. Within the last five years, at FHS has always held a high standard the Chorale has collaborated with the of musical excellence and academic Choir of Clare College, Cambridge performance. Students in B-Nats in local churches, the local community on their international tour, hosted the and Chamber Singers, composed of theater groups, in bands, civic Morehouse College Glee Club, had primarily 10th- 12th graders, come from a organizations and sports, proving that partnerships with several high schools variety of musical, social and academic music helps to develop well rounded in the region, toured Italy and Spain, backgrounds. students. and has presented more than 60 The Chamber Singers perform Robert Jessup earned his Bachelor different concert programs – including regularly at local churches, community of Science in Music Education from serving as the studio choir in television events, concerts and graduation. Western Carolina University and commercials and the vocal ensemble They have traveled to Walt Disney his Master of Music from Kent State in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s World® and participated in the Festival University. He has taught at Franklin production of Video Games Live. Disney competition and Candlelight High School for the past 10 years, Dr. Randy Haldeman has Processional. The choir participates in teaching two auditioned choirs, a taught Choral Music at all levels of the West 3 MPA where they consistently beginning choir and a concert choir, academia – Pre-K through collegiate bring home excellent ratings with their and an advanced drama and stagecraft – in Wisconsin, Idaho, Illinois, Florida, first Superior Rating being received in class. He is also an Assistant Marching Vermont, and Italy. He earned the BM in 2010. Band Director, responsible for the Vocal Performance from the University Students in this ensemble participate instruction of the color guard as well as of Wisconsin at Whitewater, the MM in in the Mars Hill Choral Clinic and North assisting with the day to day operations Voice and Opera Performance from Carolina All-State Choir. When the of the program. Northwestern University, and the PhD students are not performing with the His students have participated in in Music Education (Choral Conducting choir, they can be seen participating All-State Choir, the Mars Hill Choral emphasis) from The Florida State Clinic and received excellent ratings University. at the West 3 MPA for the last seven Haldeman’s music is published years. Jessup also serves Franklin in the U.S. by Walton and Colla High School as a technology trainer, Voce (including six in the Rodney PowerSchool instructor and is on both Eichenberger Choral Series) and in the School Improvement Team and the Canada and Europe by Éditions G.A.M. Crisis Management Team. He has multiple appearances annually as When he is not at the school guest conductor and clinician in France, teaching, he can be found participating Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as with the community theatre company as well as several domestically. This year, an actor or serving as Minister of Music in addition to serving as the Director de at First Baptist Church of Franklin. He currently holds membership in both the Southern Division of the ACDA, NaFME, and NCMEA, where he has served as the District 1 President and on the High School Choral Board.

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Eric Whitaker, Morten Lauridsen and Z Randall Stroope. Annually the Concert Choir has ranked superior on grade-six music and performs two main concerts a year, one in December and one in April. The Choir, composed of 9 – 12 graders in an upper school enrollment of approximately 450, travels annually to participate in the North Carolina Independent School Choral Festival, has participated in the Mid-America Carnegie Hall Concert Series, and was a featured choir in the 150th anniversary commemorative celebration of the Civil UNC CHARLOTTE UNIVERSITY CHORALE War in Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, la Pedagogía at the Curso Internacional program and teaches conducting and de Música Coral in Madrid, he is music education courses. conductor of the AMIS Honor Choir in Luxembourg, and will conduct choral CHARLOTTE LATIN CONCERT clinics in Muscat (Oman), Yangon CHOIR PIC (Myanmar), and St. Andrews (Scotland). NEW His recording, The Singing Schools Charlotte Latin Concert Choir is an American Choral Music is forthcoming 80-member mixed SATB ensemble that CRAIG under the Naxos label. At UNC – sings a variety of repertoire from early ESTEP Charlotte, he directs the choral music Renaissance to music by Ola Gjeilo,

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Penn. The Concert Choir has also Music Direction and Conducting. He department at Wingate University, holds travelled to both China and Russia to also conducted the 2015 Charlotte degrees from Florida State University, join in an international exchange. Latin production of The Secret Garden. Portland State University, and the UNC Graduating from Pfeiffer University Craig has most recently studied choral – Greensboro. A versatile conductor, with a BA in Music Education and conducting under James Jordan from he served as the artistic director Winthrop University with a MMA in vocal Westminster Choir College and James and conductor of the Union Symphony performance, Craig Estep has extensive Whitborn at Oxford University and with Orchestra and annually conducts the experience on the professional opera Simon Carrington, a founding member productions for the Wingate University Opera. and concert circuit. A young artist with of the King Singers, in Sarteano, Italy. As a performer, he has been a featured the San Francisco Opera Company from soloist in Carnegie Hall, and was choir soloist 1987-1995, he performed many leading WINGATE UNIVERSITY SINGERS for the Grammy winning Oregon Bach roles with the company that launched Through regional concert tours Festival Choir, as well as the International Back his opera career, including Alfredo in Die and engagements, the Wingate University Academy, conducted by Helmuth Rilling. Fledermaus, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Singers is recognized for versatility and In addition to his work at Wingate, Dr. Tonio in La Fille du Regiment, Pinkerton artistic excellence. Recent performance Potter serves as the director of adult choirs in Madama Butterfly, Iago in Rossini’s opportunities include J. S. Bach’s Missa at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Otello and Ernesto in Don Pasquale, from Mass in B minor, Easter Oratorio and Church in Gastonia, North Carolina. This along with many secondary roles. St. John Passion, Duruflè’s Requiem, and past year, he served as guest clinician As a second career Craig has Handel’s Messiah. Committed to global in festivals in North and South Carolina, taken the baton and is now behind the education, the choirs have travelled to Georgia, Wisconsin, and Nairobi, Kenya. podium; he is now at Charlotte Latin South Africa and to the Baltic countries His compositions are published by School. He has lead All-County choral of Estonia and Latvia where they Hinshaw Music, Choristers Guild, and clinics and conducted musical theater received Grand Prix honors at the Pärnu Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and community performances in Charlotte, International Choral Festival. In 2016, he is founder and editor of Wingate including A Funny Thing Happened the choir will travel to Austria and University Music Press, which publishes on the Way to the Forum, Man of La the Czech Republic for their fourth Folk Songs of South Africa, a series of Mancha, and The Civil War which he international tour in seven years. pedagogical resources he co-authored won the 2011-2012 Metrolina Theater Kenny Potter, Director of Choral with Dalene Hoogenhout, conductor of Association Award for Outstanding Activities and Chair of the music the Wits Choir of Johannesburg.

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SESSIONS OF INTEREST

BLOOD, SWEAT, AND JAZZ HANDS: they don’t participate in the sight- Davidson is in her fourth year of USING SHOW CHOIR TO ENHANCE reading portion of the MPA simply teaching chorus at Thomas Jefferson YOUR CHORAL PROGRAM because they do not know what to Middle School in Winston Salem. Have your students been begging expect and don’t want to set their She holds a Bachelor’s degree in you to start a show choir? Do they students up for failure. Choral Music Education from UNC – constantly ask you to sing popular The MPA sight-reading process Greensboro, and is working towards a music? This session will highlight is not difficult. What can be difficult, Master’s in Music Education. She ways to spark interest in and enhance however, is preparing for your choir is the current middle school chorus a high school choral program through for sight-reading success. But it chairperson for Winston Salem/Forsyth the implementation of a show choir. can be done! This presentation will County Schools. In 2011, she founded Whether during school or after, show be divided in two parts. To begin, the first co-ed UNCG a cappella choir can be a valuable part of your a demonstration choir will be used group, the UNCG Chariots. She has choral program allowing students to to simulate the MPA sight-reading experience with a variety of choral perform high quality popular repertoire experience. A handout containing styles, including traditional ensembles, that meets educational standards, not official rules and general information show choirs, and a cappella groups. “fluff.”This session will discuss the about what to expect will be provided. RECRUITING AND RETAINING process of establishing and running a The second part of this presentation MALE CHORUS MEMBERS show choir, highlighting quality pieces will focus on a handful of methods and Do you have too few males in your to use with the choir, and will offer the strategies to equip individual singers chorus? You’re not alone. Come to attendee a wealth of resources for use with the skills necessary to contribute this session to hear evidenced-based in developing or maintaining a high to the larger ensemble. ideas for recruiting and retaining male school show choir. Bethany Jennings, Choral singers. Also, learn how your peers Sarah Fulton is the choral director Director at Stuart W. Cramer High at Kings Mountain High School. She School, holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. In addition to her work at Stuart Cramer, she serves as Director of Music Ministries for First Presbyterian Church in Gastonia. She is the founder of North Carolina’s Collegiate Choral Symposium and often freelances SARAH as music director for community FULTON theatre organizations. She is an VALERIE CHRIS active guest clinician and lecturer DAVIDSON HAIRE in N.C. and Miss. Her professional affiliations include NCMEA, PAM, is a graduate of Elon University and is Chorus America, and she currently have successfully recruited and kept currently in her second year of the M. M. serves as Secretary for the NC males in chorus. As a community of E. program at Kent State University. She chapter of the American Choral practitioners, let’s share our knowledge currently directs three traditional choral Directors Association. as we continue to enrich lives through ensembles and one show choir, Kings CREATE YOUR OWN A CAPPELLA choral music. Revue. She has 14 years experience ARRANGEMENTS Chris Haire recently graduated performing with, and directing, show This session, presented by Valerie with a PhD in Music Education choirs. Her choirs consistently receive Davidson, will focus on the step-by- from the UNC – Greensboro. His superiors at MPA and have won first step process involved in creating dissertation research into what place awards at music competitions in contemporary a cappella arrangements. motivates males to sing in middle Nashville, Chicago, Florida, and New We will explore a cappella arranging and high school choruses adds to his York City. She is a member of NAfME techniques appropriate for use experiential knowledge of the subject. and ACDA. with middle school ages through He also has a Master of Divinity with MPA SIGHT-READING high school or college. The first half Church Music from Southeastern DECONSTRUCTED of the session will be dedicated to Baptist Theological Seminary, 21 (with demonstration choir) explaining commonly used processes years experience as a church music Many colleagues who consistently for a cappella arranging. In the second educator, Orff-Schulwerk Levels I receive superior scores in MPA half of the session, we will create our and II Certifications, and a Handbell performance have secretly admitted own arrangement as a group. Musicians Level I Certification.

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FIND THE SPARK AND PASS IT ON conference can be found throughout the journal. Brief biographies of Chair By STEPHANIE PEO, our outstanding clinicians and presenters, as well as our concert performance choirs are included It was a hot, humid night like most here as well as in the conference app. other summer nights in Eastern NC, Be sure to spend some time in the as I sat thinking about the upcoming Honors Chorus rehearsals, whether conference. The crickets outside were you have students participating or so loud, I could hear them through the not, to witness Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt layers of storm windows in the room. in action. She is a consummate I worried the schedule wouldn’t work, professional and a true inspiration. and I worried about the article I wrote STEPHANIE Take time to visit the exhibit for the August NCMEJ being a downer, PEO hall and meet the many people who because it just didn’t come together as provide materials, transportation, and I had hoped it would. fundraising guidance for our programs. I pondered previous articles I Also, be sure to complete the conference wrote, songs I had referenced, ideas survey so we can plan future sessions I wanted to share, and wondered how We’ve all attended staff to enlighten and ignite your passion for to recapture the enthusiasm I knew I development sessions that made us teaching and learning. Many thanks to would need to start the school year off wonder why we bother. Often, we find Robert Waller and all of the teachers right for my students. I needed to find that our leaders have ‘discovered’ who make our annual Honors Chorus inspiration for my colleagues and new great new strategies for the classroom program and Professional Development mentee as well. I reflected on the words that are suspiciously similar to Conference such a quality experience. of the show tunes my husband and what we, as music educators and See you in Winston Salem I sang to pass the time on this year’s performers, do all day, every day, November 7-10, where you can find pilgrimage to northern Indiana, but every year… always. Fortunately, the your spark too! none of them seemed to have quite the sessions offered at Conference are right message. Then it hit me…. presented by professionals who know Maybe it was because of the and understand what we do and how fireworks we had watched July 4th, or powerful we are as educators. maybe it was because I was reading They seek to renew our passion The Notebook, but the lyrics suddenly for teaching music and enable us to came… build upon our experiences. In addition It only takes a spark to get a to the concrete material outcomes fire going, (discounted materials from our vendors and soon all those around will in the exhibit halls, books, free music, warm up in its glowing… handouts to share at school and district pass it on… PLCs, attendance verification for CEU We sang the song at Bible school, credit), our conference provides us church choir, youth retreats. Is it still in the opportunity to reflect upon best ADVERTISERS the youth-group repertoire these days? practices, to learn about new trends I wondered. At any rate, I knew I found and to try out the latest technology. ACM/National Guild of the message I wanted to share with It affords us invaluable opportunities Piano Teachers ...... 67 you: find the spark, and pass it on. for inspiration, motivation, and Brevard College ...... 43 I love attending our Professional enhancement of our directorial and Cannon Music Camp...... 9 Development Conference! Sure, I teaching skills from peers and experts East Carolina University ...... 27 regress a bit to college days with my old in our field. East Tennessee pals, but equally important, I recharge Last but not least, by attending State University ...... 10 my teacher batteries and fill my pail the conference we show our students Hayes School of Music...... 53 with new inspiration for the school that learning is as important to us Music Center, The ...... 2 year. Spending time with other people as teaching. We communicate to MusicFirst ...... 37 who share my passion for music and them that lifelong learning is an Stetson University ...... 29 teaching is an important ingredient for expectation. We lead by example, UNC School of the Arts ...... 3 good mental health and professional and students recognize our renewed growth. Free from the constraints spirits when we come back to our UNC Charlotte ...... 17, 35 of the classroom and immersed in classrooms with fresh new ideas and UNC Greensboro ...... 38, 39, 47 brilliant musical experiences, I am activities for their benefit. UNC Wilmington ...... 11, 75 able to reconnect with my educational Descriptions of the many Western Carolina University...... 5 values and the visions of learning I sessions that will be offered at this Yamaha Corp...... 7 have for my students. year’s professional development

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MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL PERFORMANCES

A.C. REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Jennifer Hess Rayburn is a native Jennifer Rayburn, Director of Southwestern Ohio, near Cincinnati. A.C. Reynolds Middle School, She holds a Bachelor of Music degree established in 1975, is one of seven from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, middle schools in the Buncombe and a Masters in Church Music degree County School System. It is located in from The Southern Baptist Theological suburban Asheville, NC, near the eastern Seminary in Louisville, Ky. She taught JENNIFER DANNY edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Elementary and Middle School Music HESS RAYBURN YANCY Dr. Jamie Johnson, Principal, has led in Catholic schools in Louisville and the school since 2012. The school West Palm Beach, Fl. from 1985 – 2001. community is very diverse, including She has been a member of the Florida started out as a junior high school, students from small farms, suburbs, Music Educators, the Kentucky Music serving students in grades seven housing developments, and apartment Educators, and the North Carolina through nine. The school maintained complexes, all from the thriving east Music Educators Association. She its status as a junior high school Asheville community. In addition to had students selected for the Florida through the merger of the Raleigh City having outstanding Choral and Band Elementary Honors Chorus. Since Schools with Wake County in 1976, programs, the school has had regional August 2001, Rayburn has been the becoming part of the Wake County winners in Science Olympiad, Battle of Choral Director at A.C. Reynolds Middle Public School System. Six years later, the Books, Odyssey of the Mind, and School. Her choral groups consistently Martin converted to a middle school, has a full contingent of athletic teams. receive Superior ratings in the yearly and began serving students in grades Reynolds Middle was a 2013-2014 N.C. Music Performance Adjudication six through eight. 1982 was also the Model School. In 2015, a team of sixth events, her students have been year Martin received its magnet status. graders was one of Belk Department accepted into the NC Middle School At that point, the name changed to Stores Learning Challenge Grand Prize Honor Chorus, and also participate LeRoy Martin Gifted and Talented Winners, for their project on updating in the NC Middle School All-State Middle School. The term “magnet” Asheville sidewalks. A.C. Reynolds Choruses. was added a few years later, and the Middle School has an energetic G.T. MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL school name now reflects its history student body of approximately 575, Danny Yancey, Director and its magnet status. Even though and a strong, dedicated faculty who are LeRoy Martin Gifted and Talented our name has changed, we have been fully committed to educating students Magnet Middle School has been proud “Martin Mustangs” since the who will become contributing members educating children in the Raleigh students of that first graduating class of society. community for over fifty years. Martin created our nickname and decided on red and white as our school colors. Throughout the years, Martin has undergone several construction projects. Though the buildings have changed, our commitment to our students and parents has grown stronger over time. Our students are served by a staff that is dedicated to helping them transition through these three short but very critical years in their development. Our Mission is to provide diverse learning experiences that cultivate the gifts and talents. Danny Yancey is originally from Oxford, N.C. He is a summa cum laude graduate of North Carolina Central University where he received a B.A. degree in Music Education in 2003. During his time at NCCU, he performed alongside choral conductor and composer Moses Hogan, conducted the NCCU Touring Choir and presented a research paper at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He also A.C. REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a Master of Music degree from

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He is currently the chorus director and piano instructor at Martin GT Magnet Middle School. At Martin, Yancey was GRAMMY nominated for his work as a music educator, and is the school’s Teacher of the Year for 2015. His choirs have been featured on the radio, news and in public performances. In addition to teaching at Martin, Yancey also serves as Director of Music at Monument of Faith Church where he plays organ and keyboard, directs music for all of the vocal ensembles and leads the church band. He is a composer and serves as choral director and composer-in-residence each summer for the Durham Arts Council. He is a member of the ACDA, NAfME, and NCMEA. In NCMEA, he G.T. MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has served on the Elementary Board as member-at-large and on the the University of North Carolina – choral literature and conducting. This Executive board as District 9 Greensboro with a concentration in is his twelfth year as an educator. president.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS SESSIONS courses. From 2008 – 2013, she was the choral director at East Gaston High School. She holds bachelor’s and SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 master’s degrees in Music Education as MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS CHORUS well as a post-baccalaureate certificate Hilary Apfelstadt, Clinician in Music Theory from the University Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is Professor of North Carolina – Greensboro. Her and Director of Choral Activities at the research interests include teacher University of Toronto. Raised in Nova education and students’ acquisition of Scotia, she earned degrees from the basic musicianship skills. University of Toronto, the University of Illinois, and the University of Wisconsin MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE: – Madison. Formerly Director of Choral CHORAL MUSIC FOR Activities and Associate Director of MIDDLE SCHOOL VOICES the School of Music at the Ohio State HILARY BECKY Andy Beck University, she has conducted choirs APFELSTADT MARSH Join clinician Andy Beck as at divisional and national conferences we sing through the best and most of the American Choral Directors appropriate repertoire designed Association, as well as led festivals students and ensembles of varying specifically for middle school singers. in Europe, and at Carnegie Hall and skill levels. By following a sound Music in this session will address Lincoln Center. In 2009, she conducted before sight approach, participants your big concerns, like finding music the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a live will explore a variety of activities broadcast of “Music and the Spoken to help young musicians develop Word.” She has conducted All-State the necessary skills to become choruses in more than 30 states, led independent music readers. the 2011 Ontario Youth Choir, and Becky Marsh is a doctoral student conducted the National Youth Choir of in music education at Michigan State Canada in 2014. University. Prior to pursuing her FROM ROTE TO READING doctorate, she was a teaching assistant Becky Marsh at the University of North Carolina Designed for middle and – Greensboro where she taught high school chorus teachers, this beginning guitar, supervised student ANDY session will present strategies for teachers, and assisted in introductory BECK developing musicianship skills in music education and choral methods

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for changing voices, balancing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Les fun selections with educational Miserables, and Aida. repertoire, motivating teen singers, easy movement ideas, and more. A USING CIRCLE SINGING TO complimentary music packet will be ENLIVEN CHORAL CREATIVITY given to each director in attendance. Stuart Hill Andy Beck received a bachelor’s Circle singing, a form of vocal in Music Education from Ithaca improvisation devised by Bobby College and a master’s in Music McFerrin, has the potential to transform Education from Northwest Missouri choral music education and school State University. Following his nine choral performances, presenting a JOY STUART year appointment as Vocal Music new possibility for creativity in the SHRECKENGOST HILL Director at Johnson City High School choral context. With its focus on in New York State, he joined the aural skills and improvisation, circle editorial team of Alfred Publishing singing complements the musical Company where he currently serves SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 skills students are developing as they as Director of School Choral, NCDPI UPDATES prepare their traditional performing Classroom, and Vocal Publications. Christie Lynch-Ebert repertoire. In this hands-on session, A successful composer and participants will help create their own arranger, he has authored several top- NC MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS circle songs, and learn strategies for selling chorals and children’s musicals CHORUS CONCERT leading circle songs effectively and for Alfred, as well as co-written the Hilary Apfelstadt discuss implementation of circle singing highly regarded method book, Sing in both classroom and concert settings, at First Sight, Foundations in Choral CLASS PIANO – ARE YOU SERIOUS? including adaptations for different age Sight-Singing. Joy Shreckengost levels and ensemble types. Do you want to explore pianos with Stuart Chapman Hill and Joshua ENERGIZING THE MIDDLE AGES your class? Do you have to suddenly Palkki are PhD students in Music Jill Gallina teach a piano class? Learn about free Education at Michigan State University Chorals, collections and materials and inexpensive internet resources, in East Lansing. Both taught middle that motivate and inspire the emerging quick and easy ways to create learning school choral music – Stuart in North middle school vocalists on their stations, and some ideas for making it Carolina and Joshua in California and journey through middle school chorus work headache free! Maryland. In addition, Stuart serves and beyond. Joy Shreckengost is a middle on the faculty of the North Carolina Dr. Michael and Jill Gallina have school music teacher at Dixon Middle Governor’s School and Joshua teaches achieved international success School. She has taught guitar, at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. as award winning composers of general music, piano and chorus. She Both are accomplished conductor- musical plays and choral music for is also the current pianist/organist at teachers who are passionate about both school and church. Their clever Northwoods United Methodist Church. choral music education and teacher creations in story and song have Joy has been accompanying choirs education. Hill holds two degrees from won awards from Parents Choice on the piano since 1993 and teaching Vanderbilt University and Palkki holds Foundation, American Library piano since 1997. She has been a degrees from Ball State University and Service and ASCAP and their music rehearsal accompanist and show Northern Arizona University. has been featured and performed pianist for the following musicals – on the Disney Channel, The World’s Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, “I GOT A SONG”: SONGWRITING Largest Concert, The New York AND SCHOOL MUSIC Philharmonic, The Boston Pops, Stuart Hill and many other venues. They are Songwriting is a musical and recipients of the Austin Alumni Award pedagogical frontier for music from TCNJ for accomplishments in educators. It is also a powerful the field of composition. vehicle for students’ personal musical Jill received her Bachelor of expressions and a great way to engage Arts in Music from the College of students in the creating, performing, New Jersey and taught elementary PIC and responding processes that are school music before becoming a full NEW central to a comprehensive music time composer. Michael received education. How might music educators his Bachelor of Arts in Music design and teach songwriting classes from the College of New Jersey, in middle and high schools? How and a master’s and doctorate in might ensemble and general music Administration and Supervision from teachers include songwriting as a unit, Rutgers University. He is a retired or develop an after school songwriting elementary school principal. MICHAEL AND JILL GALLINA club? Come learn about curriculum

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and teaching strategies for this exciting Dave Dobbins is currently in new venture in music education! his 15th year as Choral Director at Stuart Chapman Hill is a doctoral Southeast Guilford Middle School, student at Michigan State University, and in his 25th year of teaching in North where he studies music education and Carolina. He served on the NCMEA choral conducting, and a member of the Middle School section board from choral music faculty at North Carolina 1994 – 2010 as Member-at-Large, Governor’s School East. He previously Central Honors Auditions Chair, taught at Northern Guilford Middle Chair-Elect, and then Chairperson. School. He is an active conductor and His students frequently perform in clinician, and a composer whose choral North Carolina Honors Chorus, All- works are published by Hinshaw Music, DENISE KASIE State, as well as various festivals, Inc. His scholarly interests include EATON RYAN competitions, and presentations in neuropedagogy, music teacher identity, and out of North Carolina, including and songwriting teaching and learning. and share experiences. Enjoy Q & A twice at the NCMEA Professional with choral directors and get ideas Conference. In the last 24 years, MIXING IT UP! for teaching, performing, and coping his choirs have received over 50 Denise Eaton with the challenges of working with consecutive superior ratings in sight- Veteran teacher and author Denise middle school choirs and the middle singing. He will conduct the North Eaton will share innovative warm-ups school environment. Carolina Middle School All-State and teaching models to help mix up SATB Choir in the spring of 2016. your sight-reading and rhythm lessons, PREPARING YOUR CHOIR FOR MPA all through appropriate repertoire Susan Townsend CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE selection. A complimentary music Who’s afraid of the MPA? CHOIRS packet will be provided. Teachers will learn to plan and prepare hosted by Eileen Kress Denise R. Eaton taught secondary their choirs for a successful MPA Eileen Kress retired from the choral music for 29 years, and received experience with tips and strategies Winston Salem/Forsyth County a Bachelor of Music degree in Education from MPA coordinators and long-time School System last year. She taught with emphasis in piano and voice from participants. general music in elementary schools the University of Texas – Austin. An Susan Townsend, Choral Director, for six years before moving to middle active clinician, she has conducted Max Abbott Middle School; NCMEA MS school. She started at Meadowlark over 20 Texas All-Region choirs, among Choral Student Activities Coordinator; Middle when it opened in 1999, and others. She currently serves as adjunct NCMEA East 3 MPA Site Chair; 2007 taught there until her retirement. She professor of Secondary Methods and NC MS Chorus Teacher of the Year taught creative music and chorus, conducts the Women’s Choir at Sam building the choral program over Houston State University. Eaton joined SIGHT-READ AT MPA: HOW TO the years. Sixth, seventh and eighth Carl Fischer Music and BriLee Music as ESTABLISH MUSIC LITERACY grade choirs participated in concerts Choral Editor in 2011. ROUTINES AND APPLY THEM TO and festivals at the local, state and THE MPA PROCESS regional levels, including Atlanta and MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 David Dobbins Virginia. Her choirs earned Excellent MASTER CLASS WITH HONORS This session will help middle and Superior ratings in Performance CHORUS CLINICIAN school choral directors prepare and Sight Singing. Her students have Hilary Apfelstadt their students – and themselves been chosen for Honors Chorus, – for MPA sight-reading assessment. and have participated each year NCDPI UPDATES Strategies will be demonstrated for in All-State Chorus and All-County Christie Lynch-Ebert establishment of music literacy skills Chorus. Kress earned her BM degree in the classroom, and how to convert and teaching certificate in Music at MS CHORAL GENERAL MEETING those skills into musicianship. It Salem College. A member of NAfME Stephanie Peo will also inform teachers of exactly and NCMEA, she is the Conference Stephanie Peo is the current MS what will take place in the sight- Performance Choir Chair for the Choral Section Chair. She teaches 6-8 reading adjudication room at MPA. Middle School Chorus Division. grade Chorus and General Music at E.B Attendees will see how to implement Aycock Middle School in Greenville. the classroom strategies in the sight- MAKE THE DISCOVERY! – NEW She attended UNC – Greensboro and reading assessment, and some ways MUSIC FOR DEVELOPING CHOIRS is a National Board Certified Teacher. to navigate that process. This session Cristi Miller is geared toward new teachers, Experience the “Discovery MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORAL NEW teachers who have not yet attempted Series for Young Choirs.” These TEACHER LUNCHEON MPA sight-reading, or those who have hand-crafted arrangements and Stephanie Peo, Kasie Ryan, and more but do not yet feel comfortable with original songs are designed for New teachers share a meal with the experience they have had or the the elementary and middle school seasoned teachers. Meet colleagues scores they have received. choir with success in mind. With

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Dr. Brett Nolker, associate professor of music education at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, is active in teacher education and the developing PIC PIC of individual music literacy in the choral PIC ensemble. Among other activities, he NEW NEW has served as ACDA R&S Chair for NEW Youth and Student Activities for Illinois and North Carolina, and as Chair for the Special Research Interest Groups for Sociology and Music Perception SUSAN EILEEN and Cognition for NAfME. He holds DEBRA KAY DALE TOWNSEND KRESS degrees from Central Methodist ROBINSON DUNCAN College, Fayette, Missouri, The Wichita LINDSAY performance notes, rehearsal tips, State University in Wichita, Kansas and ranges and backgrounds provided the Ph. D. in Music Education from the Middle School in Dekalb County, Ga. for every piece, these selections are University of Missouri – Columbia. He has over 23 years experience more than just choir material... they teaching this very special age group. are learning material! Let your choir S-CUBED! SUCCESSFUL SIGHT He has presented his work on the discover the life-long love of music SINGING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL subject in Choral Director Magazine, with this special series designed just BEGINNERS in webinars for NAfME, ACDA in for them. Free packet of music for Dale Duncan Georgia and South Carolina and at each participant in a 3-Part and 2- Are you tired of the moans you hear Georgia Music Educator’s Association Part voicings. from your students when you tell them Convention on many occasions. He Cristi Miller, a teacher and to pull out the Sight Singing books? blogs about the subject at http:// published composer, graduated Do you feel like the old Sight Singing inthemiddlewithmrd1.blogspot.com/ from Oklahoma State University with book method you are using with your a B.M.E. and began her teaching young beginners skips steps in the 2016 CONCERT FOR MUSIC IN career in Henryetta, Oklahoma teaching process leaving your children OUR SCHOOLS MONTH CHORAL instructing grades 7 – 12. She (and you) feeling unsuccessful? Fast READING SESSION moved to the Putnam City Schools forward to the 21st century! It’s time Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay in 1989 and was selected as the to change that! Inject some fun and Come learn to sing NAfME’s 2016 Putnam City Teacher of the Year in step-by-step success into your daily Concert for Music In Our Schools Month 1992. She recently received one of lessons with S-Cubed: Successful songs with a choral music reading the four Excellence in Education Sight Singing Course for Middle session with Virginia’s MIOSM chair, Awards given through the Putnam School Teachers and their Students. Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay. This City Foundation. She has also been In this session, you will learn how to wonderful opportunity will enable you awarded several grants through this use several of the techniques offered to successfully engage your students foundation to assist in various music in this new, dynamic, fun-filled modern in NAfME’s international Music in Our teaching endeavors. Sight Singing method that is designed Schools Month celebration in March. specifically for this age group. Many Learn how to feature your students in a TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 aspects of the method can also be choral and advocacy extravaganza that USE WHAT THEY BRING WITH THEM used with Upper Elementary students will wow your administrators, school Dr. Brett Nolker with success. community and families. Learn about the While we are all committed to Dale Duncan teaches Choral Music Concert for Music in Our Schools Month’s leading our students to new music and Music Theater to over 300 eager exciting format, ideas for planning your and music experiences, learning and middle school schools at Henderson event, and how to submit your video for musicianship are most effective when consideration for future recognition and begun with, and solidly built upon, prizes. You will want to begin planning what our students know and can do. your performance now. Free downloads This session will share proven and of Hal Leonard’s choral music and audio evidence-based strategies for building files for practice and concert site may be lasting individual musicianship and PIC PIC found on the NAfME website. ensemble skills. We will discover the Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay, Virginia key knowledge and skills your students NEW NEW MIOSM Chair and 40-year music educator in bring with them and guide them to Alexandria City Public Schools, is a former new levels of personal and ensemble Fulbright Memorial and Horace Mann success. In addition, assessment Lincoln and VDOE Russian Fellow, and strategies will be offered that are currently directs the elementary honor chorus efficient, effective, and provide solid CRISTI BRETT director in her district. She serves on the data for your Analysis of Student Work. MILLER NOLKER board of the Virginia Chamber Orchestra.

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Devoted to Research and Student On Sunday at 2 p.m., another pre-service teaching session will Teaching Preparation be presented by Dr. Karen Koner, By JANE GRANT MCKINNEY, Collegiate Advisor Assistant Professor in Music Education at Northern Kentucky University, assisted by Dr. Wendy Matthews, Assistant Professor of Music Collegiate members can expect Education at Wayne State University. a full schedule of conference sessions They will present “real-life” stories devoted to research and student illustrating common pitfalls of student teaching preparation. However, the teachers such as writing unattainable CNAfME sessions will first begin with a PIC PIC objectives, wordy instruction, and BANG (pun intended) on Sunday at noon confusing assessments. They will with a concert showcasing excellent NEW NEW also discuss ways to overcome percussion ensemble works written by those pitfalls.The session will cover North Carolina composers, featuring the interpersonal skills related to working University of North Carolina – Pembroke successfully with mentors, students, Percussion Ensemble conducted by and parents. Dr. Joseph Van Hassel. Composers JOSEPH KAREN Koner is a specialist in represented in the performance include VAN HASSEL KONER instrumental music education and J. Kent Williams, Nathan Daughtrey, teaches undergraduate courses on Daniel McCloud, Jeremy Muller, Juan K–12 teaching strategies, rehearsal Alamo, and Larry Arnold. Featured in the teacher preparation process from techniques, lesson planning and with the ensemble will be Dr. Joanna the university supervisor and clinical curriculum and supervises students Hersey, Associate Professor of Tuba and teacher to the novice teacher. She during their Clinical Experience. Euphonium at the University of North will offer an interactive, written guide In sessions related to research, Carolina – Pembroke and a Yamaha covering topics from best practices to NAfME President Glen Nierman will Performing Artist. The ensemble is research on new teachers. Wagoner is in present Directions for Research in devoted to performing literature written her fifth year at East Carolina University Pre-Service Music Education at the for percussion and encompassing a and specializes in instrumental music Collegiate Elections and Continental wide spectrum of styles. instruction and music curricular Breakfast meeting at 9 a.m. Monday Immediately following the concert, integration.She has presented research morning. The session will be shared Dr. Cynthia Wagoner, Assistant from regional to international stages on with the Higher Education, Teacher Professor in Music Education at East music cognition, mentoring, and music Education, and Research sections, Carolina University will provide practical teacher identity. She is also active as a and collegiate members will be information for all constituents involved conductor/adjudicator. participating in the research poster

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the Masters in Music Education from MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 the University of North Carolina – 9:00 – 10:20 a.m. Greensboro and the Bachelor of Music Collegiate Business/Elections/ from Wingate University. Continental Breakfast followed As mentioned earlier, the elections by presentation, Directions for for state collegiate officers will be held Research in Pre-Service Music at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, followed by Teacher Education the presentation by Glen Nierman. – NAfME President Glen Nierman The officers decided to terminate the 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Executive Board Luncheon because What Are Principals Really of time constraints, but the Executive Looking for in an Interview? WENDY NATHAN Board meeting will be held at 4 p.m. on – Dr. Nathan Street MATTHEWS STREET Monday. The schedule for collegiate 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. events follows. Collegiate Members Visit Exhibits session that occurs on Tuesday. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Nierman will also offer a collegiate 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. Strengthening NAfME Collegiate session on Monday afternoon, Percussion Literature by North Chapters – A Key to Future NAfME Strengthening NAfME Collegiate Carolina Composers – University Vitality Chapters – A Key to Future NAfME of North Carolina – Pembroke – NAfME President Glen Nierman Vitality, making the case that if Percussion Ensemble, 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. students have a quality professional directed by Dr. Joseph Van Hassel PRAXIS II FAQ experience in their student chapters, 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. – Dr. John Henry, Jr. there is the increased likelihood they Beginning with the End in Mind; 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. will want to continue to be members Perspectives on Student Teaching Collegiate Board of Directors of NafME. He offers suggestions on for the New Millennium and Meeting “how we can make CNAfME a quality Beyond Please thank the outgoing officers professional experience.” – Dr. Cynthia Wagoner for their work on the collegiate part of this Other practical sessions for 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Conference including Rosalee Bailey, collegiate members are the sessions How to Succeed in Student president; Jaquan Wiley, vice president; on preparing for PRAXIS II, the Teaching without Really Trying Brandon Winbush, corresponding reinstated test requirement for teacher – Dr. Karen Koner and Dr. Wendy secretary; Janine Naprud, recording licensure in North Carolina, presented Matthews secretary. And welcome Jaquan as the by Dr. John Henry from North Carolina 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. incoming president. A&T State University; and a session Collegiate Members Visit Exhibits See you at Conference! on practical tips for interviewing for the first job, which will include mock interviews critiqued by Dr. Nathan Street, Arts Education Coordinator for Guilford County Schools. Dr. John Henry, Jr. serves as Music Program Director at North Carolina A&T State University where he teaches music theory, form and analysis, and low brass. Dr. Nathan Street formerly served as the Director of Instrumental Music at Western Guilford High School. He holds the PhD in Educational Leadership and

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By JAZZMONE SUTTON, Chair including but not limited to NAfME, Kentucky Music Society, The American Recorder Society, and The American Happy fall! We are quickly Orff Schulwerk Association. He has approaching our annual NCMEA published numerous collections of Professional Development Conference. material for the elementary classroom Each year, the Elementary board plans as well as lead local, state and national an engaging and inspiring conference master classes, workshops and that is beneficial and applicable to all training courses. teaching situations. The four-day conference is filled JAZZMONE What is a Classroom with sessions that offer information SUTTON instrumentarium without ukuleles? and materials taught by high quality (BYOU: Bring your own ukulele) clinicians. We begin Saturday’s Ukuleles in the Orff ensemble? sessions with our Honors Chorus Why not! Processes and activities for rehearsals led by world-renowned your Orff ensembles that include Orff clinician Dr. Rollo Dilworth. We also are choral music education and Chair of instruments, singing, and ukuleles. pleased to welcome Dr. Rob Amchim, the department of music education and Bring your uke and join in the fun! Dr. Wendy Valerio, and many other therapy at Temple University’s Boyer well accomplished clinicians to our College of Music and Dance. He has Boldly Going Beyond BAG! conference. served on the faculty since 2009. Prior (BYOR: Bring your own recorder) Professional development is vital to to his position with Boyer College, he Activities for introducing recorder our success as educators. It’s why the taught music education and was the to beginners plus ideas for integrating board strives to present an outstanding director of choral activities for 13 years recorder in a variety of activities in your conference for all who attend. During at North Park University in Chicago, classroom throughout the year beyond this year’s conference we are inviting where he prepared and conducted BAG. Bring your soprano recorder! teachers to bring their own instruments numerous extended and choral- (BYOI) to various sessions. We will orchestral works. Before teaching I’m Orff to Have Fun! have sessions focused on ukuleles, at the college level, Dilworth also Come and experience interactive dulcimers, and classroom instruments. taught choral and general music at the and engaging music-making that can be There is no better way to learn than by middle school level in his hometown used in the music classroom tomorrow. doing. We encourage you to be an active of St. Louis. He holds a Bachelor of part of this exciting learning experience. Science in Music Education from Case Movement is the key to many It is our goal to find new ways Western Reserve University, a Master musical goals! Explore how to assist teachers in their education of Education in Secondary Education songs and dances add depth and process. We could not accomplish this and Music from the University of excitement to your class curriculum! without your input and suggestions. On Missouri-St. Louis, and a Doctor of Singing games and dances for every Monday at 12:30 p.m., come and meet Music in Conducting Performance age. Materials you can use tomorrow! the board members of NCMEA and from Northwestern University. He will Dr. Wendy Valerio is professor share your thoughts on the best ways to be leading/conducting: of music education and Director of help improve the connection between the Children’s Music Development NCMEA and the educators of North 2015 Honors Chorus Center at the University of South Carolina. Speaking of Monday, make Clinician/Conductor Carolina where she teaches graduate sure you are at our business meeting Choir Builders for Developing Voices and undergraduate music methods directly following the networking Dr. Rollo Dilworth will present courses, directs student teaching, sessions. We will be discussing the new on Choral rehearsal techniques and resources offered to teachers. Also, repertoire. there will be door prizes and raffles at Dr. Rob Amchin is a distinguished each of these events on Monday. Take teaching professor of music education a moment to read through some of the and serves as the liaison to the College session descriptions and learn more of Education at the University about presenters below. of Louisville. He enjoys leading The NCMEA Conference app will undergraduate and graduate classes PIC also be a resource for session and in teacher education in the School of presenter information. Download the Music. His training includes various NEW app to view and take notes at different national and internationally recognized sessions. It will also grant access to your institutions such as the Orff institute earned CEU credits at conference. (Salzburg) New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Michigan Elementary Sessions to name a few. Rob is a member of ANDY WENDY Dr. Rollo Dilworth is professor of multiple music education organizations BECK VALERIO

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and conducts early childhood music development research. She is the iPads in the Music Room: Do the past chair of NAfME Early Childhood Inconceivable! (BYOD) Special Research Interest Group and Bring your iPad and discover her work is featured in scholarly forums how this tool can be used to augment PIC PIC including Journal for Research in Music learning in the elementary music Education, Bulletin of the Council for classroom, and how students can use NEW NEW Research in Music Education and she the iPad to go beyond substitution and is co-author of Music Play (GIA, 1998 create something new. This session is & revision in press), and Jump Right In: filled with kid-tested learning activities The Music Series (GIA, 2000-present). with creative twists. Need a boost of Hey Y’all It’s Time to (Music) Play!! iPad confidence? Want to experience JANET DEE What do very young music learners doing the inconceivable? This session BERRY YODER love to do? They love to play! And they is for you! Resources. Ideas. Free love to sing, chant, and move! Learn how Lessons. Fun! to use music and play to create activities Bradley Bonner earned an M.Ed. history in middle and high school, and that help you know your students from the University of Central Florida, directed community bands for Catawba musically, challenge them appropriately, where he served as an adjunct Valley Community College and Caldwell measure their achievements, and instructor for twenty-five years. He Community College. She holds Bachelor continue to enjoy your work. taught elementary music in Florida and Master of Music Education from for thirty-four years. He holds a Level Appalachian State University; Orff Elementary Surprises and Success Three certification in Orff Schulwerk. Certification – Levels I, II, and III; and through Assessment Bonner is the elementary music Kodaly Certification – Levels I and II. Though assessment may seem like education specialist for rhythm band Dee Yoder has taught in Burke an overwhelming task in the elementary instruments and the owner and County Schools for 18 years. She music classroom, elementary music President of BLB Studios. teaches Pre-K – 5 at North Liberty School educators can use their sequential Roadmap to Belonging: Moving for Exceptionalities. She has been a lesson planning strategies to give their from Knowledge to Creativity clinician for NCMEA for seven years. students music “jobs” of continually, Teaching children about music Her sessions have covered the new but developmentally appropriate, requires a mapping process. In evaluation process, portable classrooms, challenges that may be recorded for this hands-on, activities oriented and teaching exceptionalities. She has documentation of student achievement. workshop Bonner will share the served on the Elementary board for three Learn new strategies to increase your roadmap tools and materials he uses years. Dee is also a graduate of Catawba ability to document your students’ to lead his students from knowledge Valley Community College and Lenior- achievements, almost effortlessly. to creativity. Rhyne University. Cherie Herring is a music and technology integration specialist Reading Music Notation in the ASW Ideas: Where Do We from Columbia, S.C. She is a SMART Elementary Grades Go From Here? Certified Education Trainer and SEE An important component of Resources, building assessment teaching in a 1:1 iPad school. She elementary music education is banks, collaborating, sharing and shares her passion for integrating the development of independent structuring assessments to meet technology seamlessly in the music reading fluency in the student your needs. elementary music classroom through population. Reading music is an integral Amy Koo teaches pre-K – 5 general her Blog, “Just a Little More,” and her component of National and State Music music at Aldert Root Elementary creative SMARTBoard lessons on TpT Standards. Beginning musicians, School in Raleigh. She is the current and the SMART Exchange. pre-readers, can be confused and Technology Chair for NCMEA. overwhelmed when exposed to music notation during instruction. This ASW Uploads – Options for session will offer hands-on games and submitting your evidence (BYOD) activities that illustrate lesson-planning Bring your evidence, bring your strategies for introducing primary and computer and work collaboratively to intermediate students to the form and decide the best way to submit your PIC PIC function of music notation. evidence for ASW! Janet Berry teaches K–5 general NEW NEW music at Celeste Henkel Elementary in Iredell-Statesville Public Schools. She was Celeste Henkel’s Teacher of the Year 2011 – 2012 and a District Top Five Teacher of the Year that same CHERIE BRADLEY year. Berry has previously taught HERRING BONNER band/choral/piano/music theory/music

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JAZZ SESSIONS same duties at numerous high schools and at regional, national, and international conferences. He has Broughton High School also directed All-State Jazz Bands in Jazz Band eighteen states. Margie Harrison, Director An abbreviated list of his honors Needham B. Broughton High and awards includes: Downbeat School is one of the oldest high Magazine’s Jazz Educators Hall of schools and band programs in Wake Fame, The Woody Herman Music Award County. Under the direction of Margie (Birch Creek Music Center), the 1991 Harrison, the band program includes RON Milken National Distinguished Educator Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz CARTER Award, Southern Illinois University Band, Marching Band and a winter Excellence in Teaching Award, and guard. The Broughton Jazz Band is the St. Louis American’s Excellence in an auditioned group that performs Teaching Award. regularly throughout Raleigh at both Carter’s current projects include private and community events, and Teaching Music through Chicago Jazz Education Project has performed for state and national Performance in Jazz (CJEP); International Consultant for the dignitaries including Senator Kay Ron Carter Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition Hagan, former President Bill Clinton Ron Carter will present a sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and President Obama. The group session on his new book, Teaching in New York; Program Director for participates annually in the Essentially Music Through Performance in Jazz. the Jazz At Lincoln Center Band Ellington program, and also has Carter was the director of the world- Director Academy; Member of the members that consistently place in All- renowned NIU Jazz Ensemble and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; Co-Author Region and All-State Jazz honors band, the Coordinator of Jazz Studies at for Alfred Publications’ Swingin’ On NAfME All-National Jazz Ensemble, and Northern Illinois University. The Bars; and GIA Music Publications’ several who attend jazz camps across He has presented workshops Teaching Music Through Performance the country during their summer break. as guest conductor, artist, clinician, in Jazz. Students also enjoy working with many or adjudicator at Michigan State Carter is currently a Conn/Selmer jazz professionals in our area, including University, Georgia State University, Instrument Artist Clinician/Educational our guest artist and Broughton alum, Western Illinois University, University Specialist. This session is sponsored in Peter Lamb. of Northern Colorado, Iowa State part by GIA publications. Marjorie Harrison has been the University, University of Kansas, band director at Broughton since 2012. Southern Illinois University, University Asheville Jazz Orchestra The Broughton Jazz Band is well known of Illinois, University of Iowa, Northern Since their founding in 2006, the throughout their community and is in Illinois University, Hampton University, 17-piece Asheville Jazz Orchestra has demand for performances at openings, Loyola University, Coe College, become Western North Carolina’s community events and for dignitaries Augustana College, VanderCook premier big band. Their mission is that visit our school, such as President College of Music, and Georgia State twofold. First, through recreating the Obama, and former President Clinton. College. He has performed these swing era hits of the 1930s and 1940s,

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Students in the band experience numerous classroom visits from jazz clinicians, visiting collegiate ensembles, and consistently earn placements in the Western-Region Jazz Ensembles. Reagan hosts the annual City of the Arts Jazz Festival, an educational festival comprised of middle and high school jazz band performances and clinics from professional jazz educators. In 2015, Reagan Jazz Ensemble I performed for Her Majesty’s Deputy Lord Lieutenant Roger Bramble, and was subsequently invited to join the RATIONAL DISCOURSE marching band to perform in London. Andrew Craft is in his sixth year as the Director of Bands at Ronald the AJO strives to rekindle an awareness the composition and improvisatory Wilson Reagan High School in of this rich and innovative jazz style. techniques used by the group. This is a Pfafftown, N.C. Since his appointment Secondly, they consider it vital to help must-see for opening up your big band in 2010, he’d continued the success the big band tradition evolve through and even for recruiting. of the Reagan band program by performing works by contemporary Described by one critic as a earning over 20 superior ratings at composers and arrangers. Whether “Shostakovich-Punk-Big Band” contemporary Concert, Jazz, and Marching Band they’re playing your favorite big band ensemble, Rational Discourse is unlike MPAs, multiple marching band grand era hits at a swing dance, or performing anything ever heard before: two championships, and coordinating a brand new composition written by a trap sets, two bassists, guitar and the City of the Arts Jazz Festival. band member in a formal concert, the six horns, all original compositions, During the 2014-2015 school year, he AJO is dedicated to both preserving with an approach to music that defies was honored as the Forsyth County and advancing the uniquely American classification. Composed and directed Band Director of the Year, Reagan art form of jazz. by clarinetist/saxophonist Steve Alford High School Teacher of the Year, and The musicians who perform with (director of the Large Jazz Ensemble at the American School Band Directors the AJO rank among some of the UNC – Asheville). Association’s Encore Award. finest jazz musicians in the area. Band Alford splits his time between In addition to his responsibilities members bring their experiences composing for Rational Discourse and as Director of Bands at Reagan, Craft performing with luminary groups such his other smaller projects, directing instructs conducting and leadership as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Mel and composing the music for UNC – activities at both the Bands of America Tormé, When Swing Was King, the Asheville’s Large Jazz Ensemble, and Drum Major Institute and the Western Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Nelson visiting local schools in Western N.C., Carolina University Drum Major and Riddle Orchestra, and Guy Lombardo’s demonstrating the limitless potential Leadership Academy. He earned his Royal Canadian’s. They also bring of traditional wind instruments, Master of Music degree in Saxophone their performing experiences into the particularly the clarinets, as applied Performance from the University of classroom, teaching music to ages to the ever evolving music of today Massachusetts and a Bachelor of ranging from kindergarten all the way and tomorrow. Science in Instrumental Music Education up through college. The AJO regularly from Western Carolina University. performs at educational music Ronald Reagan Jazz Ensemble festivals, including the UNCA Jazz Andrew Craft, Director Ken Watters Festival, the Patton High School Jazz The Ronald Wilson Reagan High Trumpeter Ken Watters will present Festival, Morganton Jazz Festival, School Jazz Program consists of a clinic on everyday practice & warm- and the Western Carolina University three jazz big bands and one jazz Trumpet Festival. combo, with Jazz Ensemble I being The Asheville Jazz Orchestra the top performing jazz ensemble. The is directed by Dr. David Wilken, jazz ensembles perform at all band who also plays trombone with concerts, community events and area the group and writes much of the retirement homes, participate in various music they perform. jazz festivals across the state, and consistently receives superior ratings PIC Rational Discourse at Jazz MPA. Jazz Ensemble I meets PU Steve Alford, Director every other day during school on the Rational Discourse will perform opposite day of the Wind Ensemble KEN a concert with their Director, Steve class, allowing for the top performing WATTERS Alford, explaining and demonstrating students to enroll in both classes.

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up techniques, plus jazz improvisation Cedar Ridge High School and “ear playing” for all instruments. Jazz Ensemble He is a Summit Records Recording Josh Cvijanovic, Director Artist (with four internationally-released Cedar Ridge High School in CDs on the label), Jupiter Performing Hillsborough was opened in the fall of Artist/Clinician and SESAC and SACEM 2002, and since the foundation of the (dual-affiliated) jazz composer. school ensembles have performed At 17, Watters left his hometown of concerts and participated in festivals MICHAEL Huntsville, Ala., to attend Interlochen throughout the southeastern United D’ANGELO Arts Academy for his final year of States. The program currently high school, followed by attending supports a Wind Ensemble, and, the University of North Texas. He Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Combo and the later continued his formal studies at Red Wolf Marching Band. Membership Manhattan School of Music. in the Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble jazz a part of their musical training. He regularly performs all over is determined by audition and the Guest artists who have performed North, Central and South America, Italy, groups meet before school throughout with Jazz Ensemble I include Clark France, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, the week, working with Mr. Cvijanovic Terry, Ellis Marsalis, Dick Oatts, Robin Morocco, Japan, and throughout the and frequent guest clinicians. Cedar Eubanks, Peter Bernstein, Joel Frahm, Caribbean. He has performed, toured, Ridge jazz students regularly attend Seamus Blake, Marcus Printup, Ryan or recorded with Frank Sinatra, Natalie jazz camps and festivals throughout the Kisor, Joey Calderazzo, Lee Konitz, Cole, Marc Anthony, Chris Potter, year and consistently win membership Lewis Nash, Vincent Gardner, and Mingus Big Band, Kelis, Gregg Allman, in the NC Central Region Jazz Bands, many others. Jazz Ensemble I has TLC, Bonnie Bramlett, Bobby “Blue” All State Jazz Band, UNCG Honor Jazz toured extensively and has performed Bland, Fred Wesley, Richie Cole, Dave Band and have participated the NAfME at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Valentin, Mike Stern, Bill Goodwin, National Honor Jazz Ensembles. Center, and at Lincoln Center in New Little Milton, Dan Penn, Gene Perla, Receiving consistent Superior York City. Every year, the ensemble Peter Bernstein, Russell Malone, ratings at Jazz MPA, the Jazz Ensemble produces a compact disc recording, Herbie Mann, Clarence Carter, Tabou performs a wide variety of literature and which consists of compositions, Combo, Steel Pulse, Kassav, Larry has been involved with commissions arrangements, and orchestrations Goldings and many other icons of the of several new works. written by current UNCG students. music world. During the participants’ tenure, they In addition to receiving formal UNCG Jazz Ensemble I will be exposed to the great music education from Interlochen, Chad Eby, Director of large jazz ensembles, such as University of North Texas and UNCG Jazz Ensemble I is regarded Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Manhattan School of Music, Watters as one of the premier jazz ensembles Count Basie, Thad Jones, as well as spent a summer working with Kenny in the nation, and has been featured in contemporary artists. Wheeler at The Banff Centre, and concerts throughout the United States, UNCG Jazz recordings have has studied privately with Wynton on radio and television. The ensemble received five-star reviews and are Marsalis, Joe Lovano, David Liebman is comprised of undergraduate jazz frequently heard on NPR radio. Our & Jack Walrath (among others). His studies majors and undergraduate most recent releases are “Turns Out” appearance is sponsored in part by and graduate performance and (2013) and “Bouncing with Blue Note Jupiter Musical Instruments. education majors whom are making at 75” (2014). As well, Jazz Ensemble

NC STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE UNC-G JAZZ ENSEMBLE

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I has been honored with the Herb both jazz and classical settings, from Sunday Night Music Wong Blue Chip Award for “Top 10 premiering new works for classical in the Lounge (Marriott) Best Jazz College Recordings” chamber and large ensembles, to Hard Bop Explosion three years in a row. sharing the stage with jazz legends Clarinetist/Saxophonist Steve such as Dave Brubeck and Doc Alford, leader of Rational Discourse North Carolina Jazz Severinsen to name a few. and director of the UNC Asheville Trombone Ensemble Large Jazz Ensemble appears with Dr. Chris Nigrelli, Director NC State Jazz Ensemble I Hard Bop Explosion, a celebration of Trombone Role Playing- Building a Dr. Wes Parker the music of the post bebop greats Foundation for ALL settings through jazz. The NC State Jazz Ensemble of the late 50’s and 60’s. Joining The trombone section must make many I, one of six jazz ensembles in the him on the front line are fellow adaptations to effectively move from jazz program, presents a program of UNCA Jazz Faculty members (and concert band to jazz band settings. But, modern and classic jazz. featured soloists with Michael the changes happen quickly and are easy The NC State Jazz Ensemble I is Buble’s Orchestra) trumpeter for your players to accomplish once you the premier performing ensemble of Justin Ray and saxophonist Jacob know what to listen for. In this workshop, the NC State Jazz Program. As a full Rodriguez. The band’s throwback you will learn the characteristics that big band playing an advanced and sound has brought crowds to their will make your trombone section a solid varied repertoire, the Jazz Ensemble I feet mid-song across Western foundation for your band in all styles of has shared the stage with many of North Carolina. Expect nothing jazz. jazz’s greatest musicians. With 2 less Sunday night, including some The NC Jazz Trombone Ensemble big bands, 4 combos, and courses great inter-set conversation about is made up of college trombone in jazz history and improvisation, strategies to both increase and professors and professionals from there are many opportunities for retain middle school and high North Carolina. students wanting to expand their jazz school traditional instrumentation experience at NC State. enrollment. Demystifying Jazz Drum Set Dr. Wes Parker has been the Michael D’Angelo Director of Jazz Studies at NC State Demystifying Jazz Drum Set since 2006. He directs the jazz explores the role of the jazz drummer ensembles, coaches combos, teaches through improvisation in both small jazz history and improvisation, and group and big band settings, as well as instructs students in the low brass providing solutions for music educators studio. Under his direction, the jazz on common issues found in middle and program at NC State has experienced high school drum set players. significant growth, and has welcomed Grammy nominated drummer such distinguished guest performers and percussionist Michael D’Angelo, as Wayne Bergeron, Jeff Coffin, Bobby a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Shew, Harry Watters, Chris Vadala, and is currently on the jazz faculty at Jiggs Whigham. As both a jazz and the University of North Carolina classical trombonist, Parker maintains Wilmington. He has enjoyed a varied an active career performing throughout career as a performer and educator in the region.

CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE HARD BOP EXPLOSION

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By MARGOT HOLLOMAN, Chair Joli Brooks will also provide a session on techniques and activities that will assist directors in sight reading at MPA. I hope everyone is experiencing Performances by the Charlotte a successful school year and looking Latin Upper School Orchestra, directed forward to the 2015 Professional by Sabrina Howard; the Shelby High Development Conference in beautiful School Orchestra, directed by John Winston-Salem. Conference is a Champney; and the Carnage Middle great opportunity to be inspired and School Orchestra, directed by Winifred network with fellow educators in order Meracheau, will showcase their to enrich your profession and orchestra MARGOT outstanding abilities. programs. There will be a variety of HOLLOMAN In addition, there will be an NC clinics by outstanding educators and ASTA New Music Reading Workshop nationally renowned clinicians. You sponsored by J.W.Pepper on Saturday, will not want to miss the performances November 7, 2 – 4 p.m. at the University of middle school and high school of North Carolina School of the Arts in orchestras as well as the university Orchestra under the direction of Dr. the Watson Music Building. symphony orchestra. Jorge Richter at our conference this Finally, I encourage you to attend The 2015 All-State Honors year. They will be performing at the the Orchestra Section Business Orchestra rehearsals and concert Stevens Center on Monday, November Meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m. in will take place November 6 – 8 at the 9 at 10 a.m. This is a performance not to Conference Rooms 5-6-7 in the Benton University of North Carolina School of be missed! Convention Center. We will discuss the Arts in Winston-Salem. The concert Orchestra sessions of the and vote on several important items will be Sunday, November 8 at 4:30 2015 Professional Development relating to our section. p.m. at the Stevens Center. Conference begin with Beth A reminder for everyone to use Honors Orchestra conductor McCollum, Orchestra Director at the NCMEA Conference media app to Jeffrey Grogan, Education and Enloe High School, presenting see the entire conference schedule as Community Engagement Conductor of a session on how to bring a well as the orchestra sessions, clinics, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra clinician to your school instead and performances. In addition, you can has planned an outstanding program of traveling to them and what see detailed session descriptions and for students. His energy and skill from experience to expect. presenter bios. the podium will make for an outstanding Jeffrey Grogan will present a Please continue to check the musical experience for all. session that provides rehearsal NCMEA Orchestra Section website Registration for the Honors strategies that have inspirational for the latest in important information, Orchestra event will be held in the lobby value. Joli Brooks, Orchestra updates, calendars and useful forms. of the Fairfield Inn and Suites from 3:30 Director at Jacksonville High School, We will soon have a new website that – 5:30 pm. All directors including those and members of the Jacksonville will be a part of the NCMEA website. living in the area will need to register High School Orchestra will assist Please contact me if you are having their students at that time. A block of him during this session. any difficulties with the website. I will rooms have been reserved for students Dr. Christopher Selby, Orchestra do what I can to assist you. Feel free and directors. It is recommended that Director at Charleston School of to contact me with any concerns, directors needing rooms make their the Arts, will present on behalf of questions, or suggestions for our reservations as soon as possible. GIA a session on new strategies organization. My email address is We are very pleased to have the and exercises for teaching string [email protected]. I look East Carolina University Symphony orchestras the skills they need for forward to seeing you in November! playing challenging repertoire with better execution and artistry. Bradley Smith, Orchestra Director in the Seattle Schools, will present a Future session on high standards and skills needed to teach in the middle school Conference Dates PIC orchestra classroom in the area of technique and musicality. November 5 – 8, 2016 NEW Sally Ross, Orchestra Director at Hickory High School, and Sarah November 11 – 14, 2017 Russell, Orchestra Director at November 10 – 14, 2018 Providence Day School, will present November 9 – 12, 2019 a session on ideas and organizational JORGE CHRISTOPHER tools for directors that will maximize November 7 – 10, 2020 RICHTER SELBY teaching and rehearsal time.

74 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATOR/CONFERENCE 2015 Preparing the 21st century musician with innovative degree programs in a culturally rich environment UNC WILMINGTON DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN MUSIC EDUCATION BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC JAZZ STUDIES MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE instrumental, piano, vocal GENERAL MUSIC

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