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The Iowa Bandmaster Magazine Winter Issue 2018 Iowa Bandmaster Magazine Deadlines Conference Issue ..........................March 2, 2018 Summer Issue .................................. June 8, 2018 Magazine Staff Editor Advertising Dick Redman Chad Allard 1016 Fountain View Dr. 434 Stoney Creek Rd NW Pella, Iowa 50219 Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 641-628-9380 (H) 319-521-1449 (H) [email protected] 319-558-4602 (S) [email protected] Festival Results Denise Graettinger District News 1307 Country Meadows Dr. Elaine Menke Waverly, IA 50677 1130 Rolling Hills Ct. 319-352-4003 (H) Norwalk, Iowa 50211 319-352-2087 (S) 515-669-5526 (H) [email protected] 515-669-5526 (S) [email protected] The Iowa Bandmaster 1 Iowa Bandmasters Association, Inc. Promoting excellence in bands through professional development, mentorship, performance and advocacy. www.bandmasters.org PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT SECRETARY COMMITTEE CHAIRS RUSSELL KRAMER MYRON PETERSON JANE TRIPLETT STEVEN COOK 7005 FRANKLIN AVE. 865 GROUSE LANE CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT MAGAZINE EDITOR WINDSOR HEIGHTS, IA 50324 NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317 TREASURER JAYSON GERTH DICK REDMAN AARON NUSS NATHAN SLETTEN CONFERENCE EXHIBITS IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION CHRIS STROHMAIER JENNIFER WILLIAMS Vol. 76 published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219 NO. 3 ELECTIONS JERRY BERTRAND CONTENTS HISTORIAN MARY CRANDELL President’s Message..............................................................4, 7 President-Elect’s Thoughts ..........................................................5 PARLIAMENTARIAN FRED STARK Iowa Bandmaster Office & Awards Candidates .......................................8-20 WEBMASTER Statewide Recommended Standards for Fine Arts .......................................21 ELIZABETH FRITZ In the Spotlight – West Lyon Community Schools....................................22-24 MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR Circus Music Comes Alive .........................................................25 JIM FRITZ Band Talk with Jim & Liz Fritz ..................................................26-28 ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS AUDRA BAILEY They Continue to Serve – Dalene O’Brien .............................................29 J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS College Coroner: Creating Engaged Listeners by Erin Bodnar ..........................30-31 JILL DOBEL Meet the New IBA Committee Chairs ................................................32 CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS Karl King Scholarship Information ...................................................33 CARL COLLINS 2017 All-State Band ...........................................................34-36 MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS Award of Merit Plaque Order Form ..................................................37 SCOTT WEBER IBA Conference Pre-Registration Form ...............................................38 JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS RYAN MEYER SAI Scholarship and Outstanding Administrator Application Information ....................39 COLLEGE AFFAIRS IBARD Retired Directors ..........................................................41 MARK DOERFFEL Iowa Community Bands ........................................................42-43 I.B.A.R.D. In Memoriam – Roger Claypool .....................................................44 PAUL BRIZZI District News .................................................................45-47 MAJOR LANDERS Festival Results ...............................................................50-52 DIANE TORDOFF Jazz Band Festival Results ......................................................53-54 MENTORSHIP CHRIS EWAN Financial Reports ..............................................................55-58 ENDOWMENT FUND IBA Annual Fall Meeting Minutes ................................................59-68 GENE GROSS PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVERTISERS DANNY KLEINHEINZ Cedar Valley Fundraising ..........................................................51 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Central College ..................................................................20 DIANNE ABOUD Drake University .................................................................48 STUDENT AFFAIRS Drake University Clarinet Day .......................................................6 GRACE SCHEBLER Graceland University ...............................................................1 TECHNOLOGY CHARLES OLDENKAMP IASMD.........................................................................52 Iowa Lakes Community College .....................................................63 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS ISU Department of Music . 6 NORTHWEST JOSEPH VANNATTA Morningside College .................................................Inside Front Cover Ray’s Midbell Music ..............................................................49 NORTH CENTRAL JOAN PHILGREEN Rieman Music ...................................................................63 NORTHEAST Schmitt Music ...................................................................54 KYLE ENGELHARDT St. Ambrose University Music Department ............................................44 SOUTHWEST Tubador Enterprises...............................................................47 COURTNEY RIDGE University of Iowa ................................................................21 SOUTH CENTRAL University of Northern Iowa ........................................................24 JENNIFER WILLIAMS Wartburg College....................................................Inside Back Cover SOUTHEAST CRAIG McCLENAHAN West Music .....................................................................66 Yamaha Corporation of America .....................................................3 HONORARY MEMBERS RAY E. CRAMER MARK S. KELLY “We are the Music-Makers” “We are the Dreamers of Dreams” 2 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 3 President’s Message By Myron Peterson On A Mission – Part VII Show of hands. Who feels the following statement would be true? Wow, it’s great to have the IBA archives in my house. This may come with regret down the road, but yours truly is raising his hand. The 1968 volumes of The Iowa Bandmaster Magazine, which are celebrating their 50th birthday this year, have a story to tell. What progress has the IBA made over the course of 50 years? Where is the IBA headed in the next 50 years? For starters, here are some interesting facts from IBA 1968: • IBA Membership was $5.00 • The Major Landers Scholarship winner received $300.00 • The magazine editor, Robert Gower’s editorial promoted the idea of building IBA’s membership to 1000 (from 679). • A hot topic was the debate to keep or move away from mandatory solo memorization for state solo contest. The argument: What’s more important, memorizing facts or learning concepts? • Our good friend Leonard Upham published an article on the Title I Band Project in the Crestwood Schools. It was one of two Title I projects approved in Iowa in 1966. • The “convention” was held at the Savory Hotel in Des Moines from May 30-June 1, 1968. • The convention program contained a total of 24 performances, sessions and meetings. • At the convention, there was a mixer on Friday night for “all members and Lady guests.” As character John Keating (played by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society) said, “Thank you, Mr. Perry, for this stroll down amnesia lane.” What progress has IBA made in the last 50 years? • Thankfully, we don’t use phrases like “Lady guests” anymore. Reading that phrase in the 1968 convention schedule was quite strident. It was the inspiration for researching the following statistics. In 1968, IBA’s membership was 11% women – 89% men; men occupied all of the listed leadership positions. Today IBA’s membership is approximately 35% women – 65% men; today’s leadership mirrors that ratio with 32% of the leadership positions held by women. This is a step in the right direction. Let’s take more steps. (Thank you, Secretary Steve Cook, for researching this previously uncounted demographic.) • The Major Landers Scholarship now invests $7500 annually in our future music educators, with $2000 going to the top recipient each year. (That’s a 2400% increase in 50 years.) • IBA’s membership as January 4, 2018 is 1027. • Under President Kramer’s leadership the 90th Annual Conference included 24 live performances, 56 clinic sessions, and too many meetings to count. • The Friday night mixer, and every function of the IBA, is open to all. What progress will IBA make in the next 50 years? Time will tell. Perhaps in light of IBA’s new mission statement, progress will take the form of increased devel- opment of grass roots advocacy tools and support. Maybe IBA will develop additional high-quality performance opportunities to promote excellence in bands. And hopefully, IBA’s membership and leadership will fully reflect the demographic diversity of our state and communities. Two things are for sure: 1. Even if we don’t see it from day to day, or if we hold steadfastly in tradition, progress has been made. 2. We, the members of IBA, are the drivers of future progress – and driving is done most effectively moving forward. The 91st Annual Conference In the last Iowa Bandmaster Magazine, we introduced a few key players for the 91st Annual Conference – and promised there was more to their stories. Dr. Karl Paulnack, Dean of Music at Ithaca College will serve as our keynote speaker. Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Director of Bands at Colorado State University, will serve as our young conductor’s clinician. The Des Moines Symphony Winds will present the headline concert.