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he T Iowa Bandmaster Magazine Fall Issue 2013 “You have a ll ma de a p oin t to ge t to kn ow me an d my ban d pr ogram pers ona lly in order to ge t a fee l for w hat wi ll make ou r tou rs s uccessf ul .” Randy Karon, Di rector of Bands, Glenn William s, Music Department Chai r, Ba rring ton High School Downers G rove South High School Todd Rogers Brayer Teagu e, Music Department Tami Rogers Chai r, Downers G rove No rth High School Over 30 years and thousands of trips, Bob Rogers Trav el has lea rned that whe re you trav el with your students is n’t as impo rtant as what th ey’ll bring back – eye-opening expe riences and li fe-chan ging memo rie s. We ’ll welcome you into our family and personali ze every detail to ensu re that your students retu rn with much mo re than th ey pac ked, whether th ey tr avel ac ross the sta te or around the world. Ca ll Dan , G uy or Todd tod ay. 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World’s Finest Bandmasters Organization www.bandmasters.org PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT SECRETARY PATRICK KEARNEY BRAD LAMPE JACQUELYN MEUNIER STEVEN COOK 129 N EAST STREET 145 S SHERRYLYNN BLVD. COMMITTEE CHAIRS MAGAZINE EDITOR OSCEOLA, IA 50213 PLEASANT HILL, IA 50327 TREASURER DICK REDMAN AARON NUSS CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT JAYSON GERTH IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION NATHAN SLETTEN vol. 72 published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219 NO. 2 CONFERENCE EXHIBITS DAN STECKER ELECTIONS CONTENTS JERRY BERTRAND President’s Message . 4 HISTORIAN MARY CRANDELL President-Elect’s Thoughts . 5 PARLIAMENTARIAN Past President’s Report . 6 FRED STARK Meet the IBA District Presidents . 8-9 WEBMASTER Young Conductor’s Workshop . 11-12 ELIZABETH FRITZ In the Spotlight – Newell-Fonda Community Schools . 14-15 MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR JIM FRITZ College Corner by Michael Golelmo . 16-17 ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS Welcome to First Year Directors . 18-20 AMY SPATARU Iowa JEI News . 21 J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS Band Talk with Ross Leeper . 22-24 DENISE GRAETTINGER They Continue to Serve – David Newport . 25 CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS STEVE STICKNEY Karl L. King and the 192 Mitchell (SD) Corn Palace Festival . 26-27 MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS The Joke’s On . 28 MICHAEL PETERS Iowa Municipal Band Festival . 30-31 JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS RYAN ARP Maquoketa’s Timber City Band Celebrates 40 Years . 31-33 COLLEGE AFFAIRS Iowa Bandmasters Association Retired Directors . 34-35 MIKE ECKERTY Band Performance Application Form . 36 I.B.A.R.D. Guidelines for Selection of Performing Bands at IBA Conference . 37 JAY NUGENT Contest Results . 38 MAJOR LANDERS DALENE O’BRIEN District News . 39-42 MENTORSHIP In Memoriam – Roland Brom . 43 PETER JACOBUS Contributions to the Endowment Fund . 44-45 ENDOWMENT FUND Iowa Alliance for Education . 46-47 GENE GROSS IBA Financial Reports . 48-55 PUBLIC RELATIONS MARY ANDERSEN IBA Summet Meeting Reports . 56-68 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DANIEL GALYEN ADVERTISERS STUDENT AFFAIRS Bob Rogers Travel . Inside Front Cover LEAH SCHMIDT Drake University . 42 TECHNOLOGY CHAD CRISWELL Graceland University . 46 IASMD . 40 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS Iowa Lakes Community College . Inside Back Cover NORTHWEST DUSTIN BLIVEN Iowa State University Department of Music . 1 NORTH CENTRAL Morningside College . 12 KURT KISSINGER Omaha Symphony Association . 62 NORTHEAST Ray’s Midbell Music . 59 STEVE KING Rieman Music . 43 SOUTHWEST Simpson College . 51 MARK MENDELL Star Destinations . 59 SOUTH CENTRAL JASON PENTICO University of Iowa . 3 SOUTHEAST University of Northern Iowa School of Music . 27 MYRON MCREYNOLDS University of South Dakota Department of Music . 29 HONORARY MEMBERS Wartburg College . 10 JIM COFFIN West Music . 13 RAY E. CRAMER Yamaha Corporation of America . 7 MARK S. KELLY WESTON NOBLE “We are the Music-Makers” “We are the Dreamers of Dreams” 2 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 3 President’s Message By Brad Lampe As I am writing this article, I am supervising Boom Night activities as a Senior Sponsor. I'm glad that I can help the students by supervising but it cross - es my mind that as music educators, we have MANY “duties as assigned,” administrative tasks, advisory rhetoric and portfolio and other non-musical dis - tractions. The time we have to make music, whether it be in a rehearsal situation or lesson setting, is becoming more valuable and meaningful to me. I thoroughly enjoy the process, logistics and aesthetics of making music with my students. It is the joy of music making that makes it possible to endure all of the other con - flicts and points of stress that band directors have to deal with on a daily basis. More and more projects and tasks are being assigned to directors making for less and less time to connect with students. I am especially frustrated with the microscopic focus on test scores. Music educators are being required to study data and use methods and strategies in their music classes to help improve these scores. This is yet another huge distraction and deviation from the music education curricu - lum. Music education stands alone as a necessary part of a student's education. It is not a supplement for the rest of the academic areas. However, even though music education and the study of the fine arts should be viewed as a core path of study, the ability to read and experience music and the fine arts has been proven to increase the academic effectiveness of students in all other areas. Most of you are aware of the state of Iowa's quest to develop the educational track S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Rhode Island and a few other states are looking into a variation of this program called S.T.E.A.M. (the A. stands for the Arts). Please check it out on the web when you get a chance. I am hoping that this push is the beginning of a huge movement in our country to include the Arts as a core track of study. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? We are so fortunate in our profession to have strong leaders and advocates in our profession that are fighting to have music education included in curriculum legislation. Leon Kuehner, Liz Fritz, Jim Fritz, David Law and James Bawden have been awesome proponents and soldiers in this fight. They spend count - less hours in planning sessions, meetings and research to help music education have a voice. They are mak - ing progress! I am in awe of their focus, dedication and enthusiasm. We all need to continue to make our voices heard whenever we have the chance to fight for music education. The musical connection we make with students is unique and invaluable to their education. Cherish the moments when you make this musical experience happen with your students. I am hopeful that the educa - tion in music that we find so important and critical to each student will hopefully find its way into legisla - tion and be recognized as the core subject that it should be. Reminders: • Clinic applications for the 2014 Conference are due by November 1st. Clinic application forms are found at the IBA website (www.bandmasters.org) in blue on the right side under “Pre-Conference Forms.” • I would like to invite all young conductors to e-mail me if they would like to be considered for the young conductor’s spots at the 2014 Convention. Young conductors are given a piece to conduct with one of the conference clinic ensembles and a clinician then works with them to improve their conducting skills. This year’s clinician is Dr. Marcellus Brown from Boise State University. If you are interested, please e- mail me (Brad Lampe) at [email protected]. Directors of all grade levels are welcome to apply (Elementary, M.S. or H.S.) and the director should have 1-10 years of experience. • Bands that intend to submit a recording to be considered as a performance band at the 2014 I.B.A. Conference, need to fill out a Band Performance Application Form by December 13th, 2013. This form can be found at the IBA website (www.bandmasters.org) in blue on the right side under “Pre-Conference Forms.” Recordings must.