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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 be submitted by January 22nd, 2014.

4 The Iowa Bandmaster President-Elect’s Thoughts By Jacquelyn Meunier

Happy autumn! I trust the school year is off to a busy yet productive start for everyone. Marching season is in full bloom and nearly coming to an end. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly this time of year comes and goes. Before we know it, many of us will be playing our final chords on the field at State Marching Band Contest. There are numerous aspects of marching band that I have grown to respect and enjoy. The enjoyment comes from attending various festivals or competitions and getting to spend time visiting with fellow band directors. It is always my goal to learn some - thing from those discussions and from watching their bands perform. My respect has grown from watching my students transform from “couch potatoes” into determined, discipline-seeking, complex-thinking, responsible musical athletes. Early in my teaching career, I was not convinced that marching band had a credible place in the world of music. Though it may not be the best venue for which to teach deep musical concepts, it is one of the best venues to teach life and this is exactly what I strive to do each and every day. In our band worlds, we barely make it out of one area of focus before we are moving into another. Often, those areas overlap for long periods of time. For example, all throughout marching band season we are preparing students for All-State auditions. Talk about worlds colliding. While preparing students for All-State auditions, you may also be having students audition for concert or jazz ensembles, musical pit orchestras and honor bands. It can be overwhelming if you allow yourself to really analyze all it is that you are doing, let alone all it is that we are expecting of our students. Finding that happy medium can be nearly impossible. Throw into that mix all of the things we are assigned to do, that have absolutely nothing to do with teaching music to our students, and it can lead to a recipe for disaster. I believe it is imperative that we find time in each day to “stop and smell the roses.” Yes, it is a cliché but I find, metaphorically, “smelling the roses” helps me more easily identify the joys, motiva - tions and/or rejuvenations that may enter my workday that would otherwise go unnoticed. They may be in the form of a special visit or letter from a former student, a student coming to a band lesson pre - pared, the administration acknowledging a band performance at an in-service meeting or a band hallway packed with students before and after school every day. Each day presents us with opportunities to “smell the roses” if we are intentionally looking for them. I have found that to be the key. Roses do not come looking for you. They bloom there quietly in the garden until you finally notice their beauty. Next, you must put yourself in a position to smell them. Lastly, visualize what senses come into play following the act of smelling a beautiful rose. You cannot help but have your body immediately experience feelings of relaxation, happiness, release, awe, gratefulness…the list can go on. Whatever those moments are throughout your day, look for them intentionally and embrace them. They will keep you strong through the tough times. Once again, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the members of the executive board for their continued mentoring and support of me through my time as IBA President-Elect. I would also like to thank our membership for their ongoing support. Congratulations to Brad Lampe for his out - standing work currently as IBA President! Soon I will be stepping into those big shoes and the biggest task will be putting together our 2015 IBA Conference. I am open to any ideas or suggestions you may have with regard to putting together a great and memorable conference! I wish you the best of luck and most of all remember to “stop and smell the roses!”

The Iowa Bandmaster 5 Past-President’s Report By Patrick Kearney

I want to use my very small pulpit as immediate Past President of the Iowa Bandmasters Association to offer a couple of thoughts in this issue of the maga - zine. I know that President Lampe’s article in this magazine addresses our very busy schedules and the importance of what we teach. I want to reinforce Brad’s message with an encouragement to take the road less traveled every so often. If your school district is like mine, I feel as though I am continually inundated with the newest Professional Development model that we are incorporating, the newest technology that we must integrate into our curriculum, and the latest piece of the Common Core or Iowa Core that I am being asked to shoehorn into my curriculum; it can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, with every new program and initiative that gets added to my plate there is no equal reduction in expecta - tions for the quality or quantity of my band’s performances. I want to use this opportunity to give you permission to scream for a moment and also to encourage you to breathe. For better or for worse we are all facing many of the same challenges. How do you get it all done? The simple answer is that you can only do so much. I want to encourage you to focus on what is really important, which is teaching young people to make and appreciate great music. Every new initiative is well intentioned and I try my best to make my professional development opportunities relevant, but at the end of the day I try to keep my focus on helping my students become better at the things we teach. Along those lines I encourage you to be creative, take risks and don’t feel as though your teaching has to look like everyone else’s (or any - one else’s for that matter). Very often we feel compelled to teach the way we were taught, the way we observed things being taught while we student taught, or the way that the “successful” programs around us are teaching. The truth is that your biggest asset is that which makes you unique. Each music program in the state of Iowa should be a unique experience for the students who go through it. Don’t feel obligated to simply offer instruction the way it has always been done. I really enjoy seeing teachers who take risks. Your students will appreciate the opportunity to do things in a way that takes advantage of your skill set and makes their experience special. I hope that you find the Iowa Bandmasters Association to be a support system where you can share ideas and offer unique experiences to your students. That starts by being a member and encouraging your colleagues around the state to become members as well. Membership in IBA should also include taking advantage of the festivals and professional development opportunities that IBA offers. Get your students involved in your district honor bands, solo contests and definitely plan to attend (or even better present or perform) at this year’s IBA conference. Contact Brad Lampe to find out ways that you can become more involved in this year’s IBA conference. This organization will be better because YOU become actively involved. Don’t be overwhelmed by the job. Hopefully you are getting opportunities to help kids learn to make and appreciate great music. Don’t get bogged down in trying to “keep up with the Jones.” Make your classroom a unique environment where your students get to experience excellence on a daily basis. The rewards for taking the road less traveled are tremendous.

Don ’t Forget to Make Reservations for the Annual IBA Spring Conference May 15-17, 2014

6 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 7 Meet the IBA District Presidents Dustin Bliven, NWIBA Dustin Bliven is a native of Sioux City, Iowa graduating from North High in 1995 under the direction of Larry Kisor. Dustin attended Hutchingson Community College and the Clark Terry International Institute of Jazz Studies at Westmar University until its closing in 1997. After the closing of Westmar, Dustin transferred to Morningside College in Sioux City where he had the opportunity of studying with Reggie Schive. Over the next several years Dustin and Reggie became very good friends. After college, Dustin started his teaching career at Maple Valley - Anthon Oto. During his five years there the band doubled in size and received top ratings at many festivals and contests. After MVAO, Dustin started teaching at his alma mater, Sioux City North. While teaching at North High, he directed the Freshman Band, Jazz II, and at three elementary schools. In 2008, Dustin became the Head Director at Sioux City West. While at West High the band numbers have jumped from 48 students to 115. Over the past 6 years the West High Band has continued to receive top honors at festivals and contests. Dustin and his wife, Jennifer, and two dogs, Buddy and Cita, enjoy traveling and camping throughout the summer months. Dustin is a member of the Siouxland All America Concert Band, Sioux City Municipal Band, Dick Bauman Big Band, Mearl Lake Orchestra, and the Sioux City Rockestra. He also is the organiz - er of the Reggie Schive Big Band.

Steve King, NEIBA Steve King received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Iowa, and his Master of Music of Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. He taught for ten years in Clinton, and moved to the Linn-Mar district in 1996. He is currently the director of the 6th and 8th grade bands at Excelsior Middle School. He has been nominated by the Northeast District for the Karl King Distinguished Service Award, and has received the Phillip Sehmann Award for excellence in middle school teaching. He teaches private trumpet lessons to students from around the Cedar Rapids metro area, and performs in several area groups including The Rod Pierson Big Band, The Ken Paulsen Orchestra and Funk Stop. Steve’s family includes his wife, Rhonda, who teaches first grade in the Linn-Mar district, daughter Allison, who is in her first year of teaching Language Arts at Danville High School, and son Tanner, who is a senior at the University of Iowa and a trumpet player in the Hawkeye Marching Band. In his spare time, Steve enjoys fishing, camping and playing golf.

Mark Mendell, SWIBA Mark Mendell, originally from Salina, Kansas, earned a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Fort Hays State University in 1985, and a Masters Degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Iowa in 1989. He has taught in the Council Bluffs, Iowa public school system since 1989, and is currently the Director of Bands at Abraham Lincoln High School. He is also a busy free-lance trombonist, having played with the Cedar Rapids Symphony, the Lincoln Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Des Moines Big Band, the Omaha Big Band and the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra. He cur - rently plays with the Palladium Brass, the Nebraska Brass, the Plymouth Brass, and the Omaha Brass Ensemble.

8 The Iowa Bandmaster Kurt Kissinger, NCIBA Kurt Kissinger is in his fourth year of teaching instrumental music at Algona High School. His teaching assignment includes concert band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, small ensembles and individual lessons. He also teaches 7-8 grade jazz band, 5-8 grade percussion lessons and a high school beginning guitar class. Kurt has continued Algona High School’s tradition of excellence, earning consistently high ratings at IHSMA events and other festivals. Prior to Algona, Kurt taught instrumental music at the Lake Mills Community School from 2007-2010. Kurt earned his Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2007. He earned his Master of Music Education Degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2011. He has performed as a percussionist in sever - al notable ensembles, including the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Brass Incorporated Drum & Bugle Corps and the North Iowa Concert Band. Prior to serving as NCIBA president, he served as the high school honor band chair. Kurt is the Worship Music Director at First Baptist Church in Algona. In his free time, Kurt enjoys serving at his church as well as running, biking and swimming. Kurt is blessed to be married to his wife, Abby, since 2006. He has three beautiful children: David, Paul and Evelyn.

Jason Pentico, SCIBA Jason Pentico is currently in his ninth year in the Pella Community School District and the third year as Director of Bands. He is the head director of the Marching Dutch, Jazz Band II, High School Symphonic Band and The Scream Machine pep band. He also co-directs 5th grade band at Jefferson Intermediate School. Ensembles under Mr. Pentico’s direction have received numerous national and state awards. While director of Jazz Band I from 2006-2012, they were selected to perform at the Iowa Jazz Championship’s finals event five out of six years, placing second in Class 3A for four consecutive years and first in 2012. The Marching Dutch is one of the most honored marching ensembles in Iowa with numerous first-place finishes and many section and specialty awards. Many of his students have been selected for the Iowa All-State Band or Orchestra, All- State Jazz Band and district honor bands. Prior to teaching in Pella, Mr. Pentico was Head Marching Band Director and Director of Jazz Studies at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, Staff Clinician with the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California, Head of Instrumental Music at the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California, and Director of Instrumental Music at Spirit Lake High School in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He has been a faculty member for several festivals and music camps and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator. He has been a consultant and designer for many high school jazz and marching programs in the upper Midwest and Canada. Mr. Pentico is a former member and featured soloist for ten-time world champion The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. He previously served as chairman for the Iowa Bandmasters Association Marching Band Affairs committee and is currently a co-chair for the Iowa Jazz Championships committee. His professional affiliations include Iowa Bandmasters Association, MENC, South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association, Jazz Education Network and Jazz Educators of Iowa. Mr. Pentico is a 1992 graduate of Wayne High School in Wayne, Nebraska and a 1996 cum laude graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His wife, Anne, is a school counselor at Pella Middle School and they have one son, Kellen.

The Iowa Bandmaster 9 10 The Iowa Bandmaster 2012 IBA Young Conductor’s Workshop

The 2012 IBA Conference featured a Young Conductor’s Workshop with keynote speaker Lowell Graham. The participants were asked to reflect on their experience and its adaptaion to their teaching.

Megan Austin: I was privileged to represent the southeast district at the 2012 IBA conference as one of the young conduc - tors to work with Dr. Lowell Graham. Participating in the workshop allowed me the perfect opportunity to step outside my daily environment as a middle school director and reset a focus on my own musicianship and conducting skills. I was surprised to discover that the biggest benefit of participating in the workshop was not necessarily the skills and information I gained as a conductor, but rather the things I learned about being a band director in the state and a member of IBA. With Tony Garmoe’s direction, we were able to be directly involved in the inner workings of both the conference and the Iowa Bandmasters Association. I learned a lot about how much effort and coordination is involved in running a smooth and organized conference of such magnitude. It made me think about and rethink some of the very processes and structures I have in place in my own district and classroom. As far as what I learned as a conductor through the workshop with Dr. Graham, I was reminded to always remain aware of how important it is to first and foremost serve as a musician from the podium; we are not just “keepers of the beat” when we are in front of our students. That’s something I continue to remind myself following that workshop, even on days when it’s a struggle for my students simply to keep the beat (any beat!) themselves! While I will likely never have middle school students able to play at the level of the students partici - pating in the workshop, it was a refreshing reminder that that fact doesn’t mean I should cease to serve as a musical leader or cease to continue holding them accountable for their own musicianship. The other significant impact the workshop had on me was the chance to establish connections with other directors, with whom I might never have met, who share similar teaching and experience backgrounds as my own. I have been able to draw on the experiences and resources of the other young conductors as well as those I met through the “behind-the-scenes” work within the conference in the time since the workshop, and will likely continue to utilize those connections as I continue throughout my career. I felt the Young Conductor’s Workshop was a valuable experience within the conference and I hope to see it continue in years to come. While it’s unlikely logistically that every interested member would be able to participate each year, I’d love to see the opportunity continue to be presented to any interested members. Knowing how much I grew as a professional, educator, musician and conductor within the brief time of the conference, I can only imagine what impact such a workshop could have on music education and band directing in years to come! At a time when it seems music and arts education in public schools has reached a critical turning point, I remain exceptionally grateful for the chance to participate in an event that gave me more confidence and drive in the fight to always provide students opportunities to create, express and grow as musicians and human beings.

Conner Tipping: The opportunity to participate in the Young Conductor’s Mentorship Project was a great one, and something I will never forget. Tony Garmoe, President of IBA that year, was my cooperating teacher for student teaching. Because of our prior relationship, he asked me if I would be willing to help out a bit by picking up Dr. Graham at the Des Moines Airport and driving him from there to the Marriott downtown. It was pretty nerve-wracking to be standing there holding a sign with his name on it, and then to meet him and try to make conversation as we drove into downtown. He is a man of strong convictions, and I was able to pick up on that pretty quickly while we drove. Having the chance to conduct that band was very rewarding. Through student teaching and working on the Dowling marching band staff in college, I knew quite a few of the kids in the band, and was able to make a nice ‰ continued on page 12

The Iowa Bandmaster 11 Young Conductor’s Workshop (continued) connection with the group. My first year of teaching was a challenging one, so the chance to be in a musical environment at that level, with other people who were dedicated to the cause, was a really nice thing to have at the conclusion of the year. The opportunity to be put into that type of high-pressure situation is something I wish I had more often. You learn a lot about yourself, your basic instincts, and your areas of weakness as a conductor by going through that process. The feedback from Dr. Graham was also nice to receive. It gave me a chance to gauge whether the internal feedback I had been giving myself was aligning with what an expert like him was seeing, both negative and positive. I think that the part of the Young Conductor’s project that will live with me the longest, though, is the immersion into the IBA experience. Before participating in the program, I didn’t feel like I was a full member of the Bandmasters. Through our dinner with Paul Brizzi, Darin Haack, Dr. Graham, and the other young conduc - tors, to the opportunities to socialize with and get to know other talented young teachers from all six regions of the state, I was able to start building connections and networking with a group of people that felt foreign to me before. I still talk regularly with two of the young conductors that I met through the program. I know that I wouldn’t have those friendships if it hadn’t been for this opportunity, and I am truly grateful for that. Preparing the next generation of teachers and leaders is something that IBA can have a powerful impact on. This project, and the way it was structured (serving younger teachers, people from elementary/middle school/ high school, and covering all six IBA districts), was truly an exceptional event. I still have directors who were in attendance that day that ask if I was one of the young conductors, and how much they enjoyed attending the clinic and learning from Dr. Graham. The event had an impact not just on us as young conductors, but on the students in the ensemble, and the directors in the audience. I would love to see this event be recreated at future IBA conventions, and am a strong advocate for both this and the proposed IBA Honor Band that was to accompany the event. Any opportunity that we can create that gives our young teachers and students the chance to make music at a high level should be something that IBA can get behind and support 100%, and this event certainly did all of those things!

12 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 13 In the Spotlight Class 1A Band Program Newell-Fonda Community Schools Colleen Hecht, Director

Newell-Fonda Community School, in northwest Iowa, serves approximately 470 learners and has outstanding support from the communities of Fonda, Newell and Varina. The Newell-Fonda district is committed to continually improving as evidenced by a 2009 addition, a 2011 weight room, and the passage of a $7,500,000 bond to include 13 classrooms, media center, practice gymnasium and shop. Our administration and staff are dedicated to providing our learners with the most positive and comprehensive school experience possible. In 2007, the district was one of the first schools in Iowa to implement a 1:1 laptop program for all 9-12 students. In 2009, the district added grades 5-8 to the 1:1 program, and in 2012, grades PK-4 were given carts to provide further access to technology. Along with this program, the school provides a Smart Music subscription for all 5th and 6th grade band members. The high school offers over 90 concurrent enrollment courses, and has recently allied with Iowa Central Community College to provide our learners access to the most up-to-date information on college credits in order to make the most informed decisions possible concerning college. Students begin band in 5th grade. The first few weeks of the school year, they are introduced to the instruments and tested on them. At display night, students receive their instruments and they are off and playing! They perform their first concert in December, along with the Parade of Bands Concert in February and a spring concert. Students receive group lessons and are grouped according to instruments. Over 85% of the class begin band. The 6th grade band meets three times a week. They perform in three concerts during the year. In addition, they perform holiday music for nursing home residents in both Fonda and Newell. 6th grade lessons are group lessons similar to 5th grade. The 7th and 8th grades form the junior high band. Beginning in 7th grade, students are eligible to participate in drum line, audition for jazz band, audition for the NWIBA district honor band and all students perform in solo/ensemble contest that is hosted at our school each spring. Lessons in junior high are small groups or individual. The junior high band performed at Adventureland last spring and we hope to make that a yearly event. The high school band is formed by the 9-12 grade students. This band meets daily for 45 minutes. Students earn a full credit for this class. They begin the year by performing at home football games. They play in three con - certs throughout the year. This past year they went to IHSMA Large Group Contest for the first time in a number of years. They received a I rating (the first I rating since 1997) and they qualified for a distinguished academic award. All-Sate auditions are a focus for some students in the fall and honor bands are available to interested students as well. All high school students participate in the IHSMA Solo/Ensemble Contest. Over the past four years, there has been increased participation and higher ratings. This past year, students received 23 I ratings and four II ratings. High school students mentor the 5th and 6th grade students by meeting with them weekly. They play their lesson songs with them and help them practice. It has worked out very well! A jazz band was started four years ago. They rehearse for 45 minutes two mornings a week. Two years ago, they competed for the first time in many years. They received consecutive I ratings at the IHSMA Jazz Contest, qualified for the distinguished academic award, and placed 4th in the NWIBA District Contest. The jazz band performs at three concerts throughout the year. This year, they are playing for a dinner/dance fundraiser at the school so they are focusing on dance music. Clinicians are brought in to reinforce jazz concepts. The Newell-Fonda Drum line is a group for any band student in grades 7-12. Members do not have to be percussionists. The drum line performs at both school and community events. In the past, the drum line has

14 The Iowa Bandmaster performed blacklight shows, garbage can routines and a big blue barrel show. The drum line has grown to 26 mem - bers this year! Drum line is an excellent opportunity for students to improve their rhythm skills while having a lot of fun! The music boosters support the program in many ways. Currently, they are in year three of a five-year plan to purchase new instruments. They are splitting the cost of $50,000 over five years with the school district. In addi - tion, they help in hosting events such as the IHSMA State Solo/Ensemble Contest and organize the concession stands. Colleen Hecht is in her fourth year as band director at Newell-Fonda. Previously, she taught at Rockwell City- Lytton, Manson Northwest Webster, East Greene and Preston. She is a graduate of Western Illinois University. Currently, she is the vice president of NWIBA, and continues to serve on the IHSMA music selection committee. She has been married to Evan Hecht for 22 years and has two children: Ben a sophomore at Iowa State University and Zach who is a junior at Newell-Fonda. Support from the administration, faculty, school board and community is exceptional and has been invaluable in building the program which boasts 100 students this year!

https://sites.google.com/a/newell-fonda.k12.ia.us/newellfondabands/ This QR Code is on posters in the school and around the community. It is also included on any communication sent home to parents. The code takes you to the Newell-Fonda Band website.

Newell-Fonda Jazz Band Many new instruments have been purchased recently through a Buena Vista County Community Foundation Grant, the music boosters, the school district and the Anderson Trust.

Newell-Fonda Bands .... Expect Great Things!

Newell-Fonda Drum Line

The Iowa Bandmaster 15 COLLEGE CORNER

MOVE IT (air) or LOSE IT (expression)!!! Michael Golemo, Director of Bands, Iowa State University

Michael Golemo is the Director of Bands and Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre at Iowa State University. In addition to conducting the Wind Ensemble and teaching courses in music education and conducting, Dr. Golemo oversees a program of ten bands. A native of Chicago, he received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University where he studied conducting with John P. Paynter and saxophone with Frederick Hemke. He completed his doctorate in wind conducting at Michigan State University. He previously served as Assistant Director of Bands at The University of Akron (OH), and prior to that as Director of Bands at Albion College (MI). Under his direction, the Iowa State University Wind Ensemble has performed three times for the Iowa Bandmasters Association conventions, and in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis’ Orchestra Hall, and Omaha’s Holland Center for the Performing Arts. They have also had five performing tours of Europe, including stops in Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Prague, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich and Stüttgart. Dr. Golemo is in demand nationally as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator and holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association (state chair), the National Band Association (state chair), Iowa Bandmasters Association, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honorary, Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honorary, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters, and is an honorary member of Cardinal Key Honor Society and both Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi. He is a past President of the Big Twelve Band Directors Association and a past National President and Board of Trustees member for Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity. He is the conductor of the Ames Municipal Band, and an annual guest conductor of the Mount Prospect (IL) Community Band. In 2007, Dr. Golemo was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.

We, as band directors, and our students, work hard for technical perfection. We strive for the right notes, the right rhythms, at the right tempo, with the right intonation and the right articulation, at the right time. However, too often, we focus on the mechanics of making music and forget the need to make music personal and expressive. Expression is some - thing that is not always on the printed page, but something that we, and our students, must remember to add to the process of creating music. Most student musicians spend their practice time on improving the technical aspects of their instruments. However, most students, when asked, would probably agree that playing with expression is more important and more difficult than technical playing. Why is it then that students do not make this a part of their regular practice? Perhaps it is because we, as teachers, do not make playing with expression a focus of our rehearsals and we do not provide exercises that will help our students acquire this skill. Although we all know many of the basics concerning the art of phrasing, there is always room for personal interpreta - tion. That is one of the beauties of music! However, to play without expression is equal to a flat EKG in the world of cardiac medicine – and that is NOT a good thing. It is important to teach our students to play with shape and help them define the DIRECTION of the phrase. There is a big difference between the shape of a pick-up note and a downbeat (the arsis and the thesis). One is the windup and one is the pitch. One is drawing the bow back and the other is releasing the arrow. There is always growing tension (crescendo) the closer to you get to the thesis. Once the phrase is underway, where is the peak? Where are the minor peaks? I’ve always followed the rule that a large ascending interval requires a slight crescendo (unless told otherwise by the composer). This slight crescendo is not only musical, but will also help brass players get to the second note. Players need to be taught to follow the contour of the melody. Are we adjusting dynamics note-by-note, or is this phrase two bars up and two bars down? Will the soloist do something slightly different and perhaps more complicated than the accompaniment? If notes, or a theme, are repeated immediately, shouldn’t the repeated notes have shape and direction, or perhaps more (or less) emphasis?

16 The Iowa Bandmaster Of course it would be preferable for us to be able to SHOW musical phrasing in our conducting, but if students are not picking this up from your gestures, you must discuss the shape of the composition during your rehearsal. Everyone in the ensemble must be in agreement about the shape of phrases, and then need to make that obvious to the listener. Far too often as an adjudicator of large ensembles, I’ve made the statements, “This section needs to have more direction,” and/or “This melody needs to have more shape.” One of the exercises I’ve used to help students focus on phrasing and expression is getting them to hiss. Ask your stu - dents, including your percussionists, to put down their instruments and to “hiss” an eight-count crescendo, followed by an eight-count decrescendo. Most students are shocked at how difficult this is to evenly and gradually. One tendency that is often carried over into music is that students will not carry the crescendo into the ninth beat, but will begin to get softer immediately after beat eight. Example one below highlights this tendency. Most students will back off the downbeat of the third measure, even though the crescendo (and the fortissimo marking) instruct them to carry the crescendo over the bar line.

I’ve always found that it is much easier for students to “hiss” a crescendo than a decrescendo. After students hiss the crescendo, it almost becomes a fortepiano effect after beat eight, rather than a gradual, eight-count, decrescendo. Students will quickly learn the importance of moving the air as a means to improving their expression. They will also understand the difficulty associated with making measured, expressive phrases with this additional component of their playing and musicianship. Example two is a simple four-measure melody that is marked “dolce” but does not include specific directions for expression. What would you do with this? Where are we going? Where is the peak? What are some different ways to do this?

I’m not sure there are any wrong answers, other than playing with no expression. I’d probably add crescendi to the large intervals, not only because they are large intervals but also because they begin on pick-up beats – the arsis to the the - sis. I would also make sure the downbeat of the third full measure was slightly louder than the downbeat of the second full measure – based not only the four-bar phrase being divided two plus two, but also because the downbeat of the third bar features the highest note. Example three is one possible interpretation:

It would be helpful to then have the students “hiss” these dynamics, and hear the shape of the phrase – without using their instruments. This allows them to simply focus on air movement without having to deal with notes, fingerings, reeds, etc. Give the students an opportunity to only deal with air movement. The musical concepts associated with expression are nothing new to us as musicians and directors. However, it is critical that we TEACH these simple concepts to our students and make the understanding and execution of these a regular part of our lessons, rehearsals and performances. And what student wouldn’t want to “hiss” as a part of their school day?!?

The Iowa Bandmaster 17 Welcome to IBA

The Iowa Bandmasters would like to welcome these first-year directors from Northeast, Southeast and South Central districts to the profession of instrumental music education.

Name: Holly Kauffman Current Teaching Assignment: Elementary Band Director/K-2 General Music – Burlington Community School District. Hometown: Boxholm High School: Ogden Community High School College: Iowa State University Major Instrument: Clarinet Favorite ice cream: Strawberry! Interesting Item: I am obsessed with all things Panera, and I have an unhealthy addiction to Diet Coke.

Name: William R. Beyer Current Teaching Assignment: D irector of Bands: Harding Middle School; Findley, Madison, and Cattell Elementary Schools (Des Moines, IA) Hometown: Vinton, IA High School: Vinton-Shellsburg High School (formerly Washington High School: Vinton, IA) College: University of Northern Iowa (Instrumental Music Education and Composition-Theory) Major Instrument: Saxophone, Piano, and Composition-Theory Favorite ice cream: Peanut Butter Cup, Vanilla Ice Cream Interesting Item: I was UNI's Carilloneur for five years.

Name: Alison (Scheevel) Anderson-Kahl Current Teaching Assignment: Robert Blue Middle School, Eagle Grove, IA Hometown: Preston, MN High School: Fillmore Central High School College: Luther College, Decorah, IA Major Instrument: Flute Favorite ice cream: Cotton Candy Interesting Item: I wrote my senior thesis on Whistling: The Neglected Human Instrument. The project included arranging two pieces for Whistling Ensemble and performing them during my presentation.

Name: Charlie Calabria Current Teaching Assignment: Jr. High General Music and 5-12 Band at Seymour CSD Hometown: New London, WI High School: New London High School College: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Major Instrument: Percussion Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter Interesting Item: I collect Nintendo games and systems

Name: Rachel Petsche Current Teaching Assignment: 5-12 Band Director at West Hancock Community Schools Hometown: Epworth, IA High School: Western Dubuque High School College : Iowa State University Major Instrument: String Bass Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Interesting Item: When I’m not playing or teaching, I enjoy trying new recipes and crafting.

18 The Iowa Bandmaster Name: Nick Thompson Current Teaching Assignment: North Polk Middle School Hometown: Beatrice, NE High School: Beatrice High School College : Northwest Missouri State University Major Instrument: Saxophone Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Interesting Item: GO CORNHUSKERS !

Name: Jill Humrichouse Current Teaching Assignment: 5-12 Band at Highland Community Schools Hometown: West Branch, IA High School: West Branch High School College : Otterbein University in Columbus, OH Major Instrument: Piano, percussion Favorite ice cream: Frozen Yogurt! Interesting Item: I’m a card-holding member of the AARP

Name: Mike Conrad Current Teaching Assignment: Head Director of Bands at Waterloo West High School Hometown: Born in Arlington Heights, IL High School: Bettendorf High School College : Bachelors Degrees in Music Education with a Jazz Emphasis and Music Composition & Theory – University of Northern Iowa; Masters Degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging – Eastman School of Music Major Instrument: Trombone and Piano Favorite ice cream: Coffee Heath Bar Crunch (Ben & Jerry’s!) Interesting Item: I love creative improvised music and playing/learning music by ear!

Name: Bradley Harris Current Teaching Assignment: 8th Grade Instrumental Music, Johnston Middle School Hometown: Forest City, IA High School: Forest City High School College : Luther College (BA), Illinois State University (MM) Major Instrument: Trombone Favorite ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Interesting Item: In addition to my teaching position in Johnston, I am the Director of Operations for the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Name: Justin Von Ahsen Current Teaching Assignment: 5-12 Band at Southwest Valley Community Schools (Corning/Villisca) Hometown: Belle Plaine, IA High School: Belle Plaine High School College : Central College for undergraduate, some graduate work at Truman State University Major Instrument: Trumpet (play all brass) Favorite ice cream: Super chocolate fudge brownie Interesting Item: My wife, Chrystal Von Ahsen, is the music teacher in the Orient-Macksburg School District ‰ continued on page 20

The Iowa Bandmaster 19 Welcome to IBA (continued)

Name: Ellen Walker Current Teaching Assignment: 5-12 Instrumental Music, Iowa Christian Academy Hometown: Creston, IA High School: Creston High School College : Faith Baptist Bible College Major Instrument: Clarinet Favorite ice cream: Haagen-Dazs coffee ice cream Interesting Item: Traveled to South Africa and Bangladesh during college

Name: Sarah Johnson Current Teaching Assignment: St. Anthony School – General Music, Choir and Band Hometown: Des Moines, IA High School: East High School College : Drake University Major Instrument: Flute Favorite ice cream: Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Interesting Item: This summer I spent a week in New York City

Name: Steph Niewohner Current Teaching Assignment: 6-12 Instrumental Music at North Union Middle/High School Hometown: Onawa, IA High School: West Monona High School College : Drake University 2013 Major Instrument: Clarinet Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Interesting Item: I am a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Chapter

Name: Stephanie Reinert Current Teaching Assignment: 5-12 band director at Edgewood-Colesburg Hometown: Dyersville, IA High School: Beckman High School College : Wartburg College Major Instrument: Clarinet Favorite ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip Interesting Item: My favorite movie is Top Gun

Name: Tyler Morgan Current Teaching Assignment: K-8 Vocal and 5-7 Instrumental Hometown: Centerville, IA High School: Centerville High School College : Central College Major Instrument: Euphonium Favorite ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip Interesting Item: I really enjoy history and I serve on the board of a county historical society.

Other First Year Directors: Lee Plummer – Earlham Brittany Manning – Central Community of Clinton Bret Van Naland – Clinton Melissa Guerpo – Cedar Rapids Harding Nick Waymire – Vinton-Shellsburg Ethan Connors – JFK Catholic Kevin Meulenthaler – North Polk Holly Kauffman – Burlington Ashley Certis – Waterloo Ashley Smith – West Liberty Drew Manternach – Holy Trinity Catholic

20 The Iowa Bandmaster Iowa JEI News

by Christopher Merz, President

Greetings to you all, JEI is pleased to announce a number of new initiatives this year. In addition to our continued administration of the All-State Jazz Bands, we are particularly proud of our involvement in the organization and recruiting of clinicians for the jazz strand to be presented at the IMEA confer - ence. We hope that you will take advantage of several of these clinics. To keep up on the newest efforts on behalf of jazz education in the state, become a member of JEI today. Here is a thumb - nail sketch of some of the more important opportunities we are offering for jazz educators around the state:

• Our newsletter will continue to be distributed electronically. It has served to inform and keep the JEI membership current with jazz happenings around the state. Thanks to the Advisory Board contacts and other key contributors to the newsletter as we continue to offer this valuable resource. You must be a member of JEI to receive the newsletter so please take a moment to join if you haven’t already done so. A membership form can be printed from the home page on our website and mailed with a $20 membership dues payment to Treasurer Myron Peterson at the address listed on the form.

• www.jeiowa.org continues to be updated regularly with new information. The website serves as our main communica - tion tool regarding the All-State Jazz Ensembles, classroom resources and available resource panel clinicians. It will continue to develop to better serve your needs. Friend us on Facebook to share ideas and contribute to the dialog. We rely on you to give feedback and offer suggestions for improving these valuable resources.

• We’re pleased to announce this year’s All-State Jazz Ensemble Directors; 1A/2A Ensemble – Dick Redman, long-time band director at Pella High School and member of the JEI Hall of Fame; 3A Ensemble – Jerry Tolson, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Louisville as well as a legendary figure in jazz education in Iowa; 4A Ensemble – Rick Hirsch, freelance saxophonist and composer/arranger from State College, PA. Read more about these fantastic jazz educators through links provided on our website. Audition etudes and reference recordings are available along with instructions for submitting student audition recordings and registration materials. Take full advantage of this stream - lined process and consider providing your students with an opportunity of a lifetime.

• Plan on attending a few of the eight JEI-sponsored clinics that make up the jazz strand at this year’s IMEA conference:

Dick Redman , Pella Community Schools (retired)-- Let’s Talk Jazz Band (Friday 8:30-9:30), Room 254

Mike Michaelicek , Waterloo Community Schools-- Jazz Improvisation and Interpretation for Young Students (Friday 9:45-10:45), Room 254

Joel Foreman , Solon Community Schools— Skiddle-uh-what?! (Friday 3:30-4:30), Room 254

Erin Wehr , University of Iowa; Jim Dreier , University of Iowa; and Kevin Burt , blues musician-- Getting the Blues into the Classroom I, II, and III (Saturday 8:30-11:50), Rooms 260-262

Shelley Droe , Cedar Falls Community Schools-- Improvising to Demonstrate Understanding of Essential Learnings K-6 (Sat. 1:00-1:50) , Rooms 250-252

Kristian Svennevig , Davenport Community Schools-- Jazzing Your Orchestra: How to Incorporate Jazz into String Classrooms (Saturday 2:00-2:50), Room 254

• JEI is sponsoring outreach efforts by the San Francisco Jazz Collective during their visit to Cedar Valley in March of 2014. Watch the JEI website and read the newsletter for details.

Stop by the booth at IMEA and renew your membership! Looking forward to assisting you all this year, Chris

The Iowa Bandmaster 21 BAND TALK with Ross Leeper Some Ideas on Improving the Musicianship in Your Band

There are many facets involved in improving the musical quality of a band. I often hear a band that plays nearly all the correct notes and rhythms, yet fails to produce a musical performance. Skills in the various facets of playing must be developed before a high level of musicianship can be achieved. A student that is still concentrating on the correct fingering for a note, the length of a dotted quarter note, or the proper embouchure is unlikely to play musical - ly. The dullest thing in the world is to listen to a band simply wandering through a series of notes with no concept of the elements necessary for a musical performance. To improve the musicianship of your students and your band, you must constantly stress the fundamentals of musical performance that contribute to a musical performance. Following are some comments and observations relating to some of the categories that contribute to a musical performance. TONE

Tone is so basic. It is more musically important than technique. As it is developed it also facilitates good into - nation, blend, balance, and numerous other aspects of musical playing. Good tone, both individually and in ensem - ble playing doesn’t just happen. Unfortunately a roll of duct tape, an extension chord, a new reed or a different mouthpiece will not solve the problem of producing a good tone. It is important to work on the principles of good tone production on a regular basis. For wind players it mostly comes down to three things: 1) good equipment (instruments, reeds, mouthpieces, etc.) 2) a correct embouchure, and 3) the air stream. Even the tone on inferior equipment can sometimes be greatly improved by insisting that the stu - dents play with a correct embouchure and air stream. Nothing can replace long tones to develop a good embouchure and proper breathing skills. Long tones are easy for a young player to overlook as, admittedly, playing them is not the most exciting element of a practice routine so they must constantly be reminded that there is nothing they can do to improve the sound they produce that is equal to playing some long tones on a daily basis. Some time in each ensemble rehearsal should be spent on playing chorales. There are books of chorales that have been around for years specifically for that purpose. Playing chorales is also important in developing intonation awareness. If a band cannot play a chorale well, it is doubtful that anything else they play will sound good either. An idea or perception of a good tone on each respective instrument must be established in the mind of the player. Fortunately there are many fine recordings for students to listen to to develop a concept of a good, characteristic tone for their specific instrument. INTONATION

Poor intonation is the nemesis of many otherwise good bands. It is not an isolated skill. It relates to other fac - tors such as tonality, tone color, ensemble intonation, a correct embouchure, and good breath support. It is important for teachers to assume that nearly all students can learn to play in tune, but they must be taught. Learning to play in tune is an ear-training exercise. Students must be taught to listen and what to listen for. They must know the peculiarities of their respect instrument, which notes are most likely to be out of tune and how to adjust for these peculiarities. In spite of the best efforts of instrument manufacturers all wind instruments have intonation peculiarities. Are you, as a teacher, aware of which partials or overtones are naturally out of tune on brass instruments and how to help the student correct these deficiencies? Do you know which pitches on the various woodwinds are inherently out of tune and what must be done to correct these idiosyncrasies? If you do not know these things, you cannot expect your students to know them. There are many sources of information on intonation irregularities of the various instru - ments, along with suggested ideas on how to improve them. One way that I have found to increase student’s awareness of intonation is to have the entire band play unison on

22 The Iowa Bandmaster a specific note and while doing so, point to two individuals, cut off the band except for the two persons I pointed to and have them continue playing. The entire band can then hear if the two selected individuals are in tune with each other. If not, ask other band members if one of the two individuals is sharp, flat, or in tune. This gets everyone in the band involved and helps create an awareness of the importance of intonation. There are conflicting views about the uses and misuses of electronic tuners as a means to improve intonation. There is no question that the use of a tuner is an excellent tool to help students know their instruments and their irregularities and to develop a sense of what in-tune intervals sound like. However, I do not believe that they should be used as the primary tuning devise to tune an ensemble. A high school band director once was heard to say “How in the world do you get your band to play so well in tune? With my band, I just can’t get them to play in tune. I really don’t understand it because I tune each student to the tuner at the beginning of the rehearsal.” It is my opinion that therein lies the problem. When a student has lined up the needle on one note at one time and at one dynamic level, he or she subconsciously feels that he/she is in tune. As the legendary Dr. William Revelli once said: “tuners are great for tuning the eyeballs but they don’t tune instruments – ears tune instruments.” Students must be taught that they don’t have to play in tune with the tuner – they must play in tune with each other. Although intonation is the ultimate responsibility of the director of a school band, every attempt should be made to transfer the responsibility of good intonation to the student. When band members learn to play well in tune, they will never be content with playing out of tune. PHRASING

One of the dullest things in the world of music is to listen to a musical ensemble simply wander through a series of notes with no concept of phrasing. It is like listening to a speaker that talks in a monotone with no stress, inflec - tion or importance on any words spoken. The limits of a phrase – the beginning and the end – can effectively be demonstrated by relating them to the beginning and ending of a sentence. Just as students know that a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, they must know where the beginning and the end of each musical phrase is. The beginning and ends of phrases often seem to be overlooked by many band directors. Once the beginning and ending of a phrase has been determined, let the students know that they have not played it musically simply by playing a bunch of notes anymore than stringing a bunch of words together following a capital letter and ending with a period while using a monotone creates a sentence. If you speak a sentence to a student or to your band using a monotone voice they are quick to see how important it is to inflict expression to achieve effective communication, be it verbal or musical. Language requires correct pronunciation, good diction and proper word inflections. Music requires correct articulation and dynamic for desirable phrasing. Both language and music require that the performer shape the components in some way or effective communication will not be achieved. It is important for students to develop an awareness of the dynamic high points and low points within the phrase. The musical high point and/or low point within a phrase does not always correspond to the highest and/or lowest note. It is often effective to have students begin by exaggerating dynamic contrast within the phrase and then modify the dynamic contrast to achieve the desired musical effect. We must be very careful not to let our student’s playing come across as note-to-note. Good phrasing is a product of understanding note grouping. Two books which I have found to be a wonderful guide to note grouping and musicianship are: 1) Note Grouping by James Morgan Thurmond; published by Meredith Music Resource and with a Foreword by Weston Noble. 2) Sound In Motion by David McGill; published by Indiana University Press. Mr. McGill is principle bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony. This book deals not only with phrasing, but a host of other items that contribute to a musical performance. I recommend both books most highly. ARTICULATION

Articulation is very important element in defining style. There is far more to articulation than just tonguing or slurring. There are many styles of each. For example, when playing a march an entirely different style of articula - tion is necessary than if you are playing a chorale. Students too often think of articulation as either tonguing a note or slurring it with little or no consideration of the many variations that fall within these two categories. Following are some brief comments relating to different types of articulation.

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The Iowa Bandmaster 23 Band Talk (continued) Attacks: The word “attack” often sends the wrong message as to how a musical sound should be initiated. It is an imprecise term and can often send mixed or incorrect signals to the student. For example, if you are playing a quiet, chorale-like selection, students should not think of “attacking” the notes. Far better for them to think of “initiating” the sound or even “releasing” it. In music of this style I often told students to think of the sound as having existed for a period of time before it is heard and when they start the tone they are “releasing” it to be heard. A very gentle attack is necessary and can often be achieved by using a breath attack. Accents: Many times band members take accents too literally. To be effective, an accented note must be accompanied by a decay of sound. If a person plays a whole note at a forte level with no decay, it is simply a loud note. The length of the forte before the decay should be determined by the length of the accented note and the style of the music. In a general way, the accent and the fortepiano are really the same thing. Certainly there are some differences such as the accent necessarily doesn’t come down to a piano level as abruptly. Legato tonguing: Bands often have trouble playing legato .Many students use too much tongue and/or abrupt tongue thrust and will end one note before starting the next one. There is always a tiny space between the notes when playing wind instruments, but that space must be minimized. It seems to help if you tell your students not to end one note just to start another. They must feel as though they are “sealing” the notes together. Note spacing: Note spacing is very important in determining style. The correct amount of note spacing, or lack thereof, must be determined by the type of music being performed. Without proper note spacing a march will lose much of its color and excitement. With too much note spacing a chorale or sustained piece becomes choppy and ineffective. We must always remember that articulations differ with composer, music period in which the music was written, and the type of music being performed. BALANCE

Every band director must make the proper choices to achieve the correct balance within his/her band. Making decisions about balance is integral to both teaching and to performance. This can often become a Herculean task, depending on the band’s instrumentation and the relative strength and maturity of the players in the various sections. This is especially true in younger bands. Generally speaking the upper notes tend to overshadow the lower notes due to unbalanced instrumentation and the fact that the sounds from the upper notes are more easily heard. To be heard, the lower notes must project more fully. This is also true for each section within the band. Many bands simply lack a sufficient number of players on some instruments to achieve an ideal balance, but balance goes beyond the numbers of players on each part. Brass instruments have a wider dynamic range than woodwinds. Higher pitched instruments project more than lower pitched instruments. The tone color of some instruments is more dominant than others. The melodic line must always be clearly heard above supporting lines and harmonies. When considering balance, all dynamic markings are relative. A second trombone player playing a sustained whole note marked forte cannot play as loud as a bassoonist playing a melodic line that is also marked forte. Regardless of the instrument they play, each band member must be aware of their part within the band as it relates to the melodic line and other notes within the ensemble. They must play their part at an appropriate dynamic level regardless of the marking on the page. In most bands weaker or less experienced players are often relegated to the second and third parts. This can com - pound the problem of balance because the players are often not as strong as players, but they are also playing notes in the lower tessitura of their instrument which creates challenges as mentioned previously. Second and third part players should be told that it is their parts that give the band a quality sound and without them the band would have a top- heavy, thin, watery sound. It is the quality of the inner voices that creates balance and a desirable overall sound. An effective teaching tool is to have your band sustain the final chord on a piece you are working on and instruct all high pitched instruments and 1st parts to play forte while all others play mezzo piano or piano. Repeat the chord by having the lower and inner voices play forte and the high pitched and 1st players play at a softer level. The students will immediately recognize the difference in the sound quality. You can continue to adjust the volume – either louder or softer – of each section until the desired balance is achieved. (To be continued next issue)

24 The Iowa Bandmaster They Continue to Serve

By Jerry Kinney We are all familiar with the saying, “Any port in a storm!” IBA can go one better than that, as we can proudly pronounce, “Any Newport in a storm!”—a natural segue to the subject of this “TCTS” article, Mr. David Newport. Dave is a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is a graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School where he prospered under the tutelage of Luman Colton. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Music Education degrees from the University of Northern Iowa. His initial teaching position included grades 5-12 at Winfield/Mount Union (1 year), after which he was the assistant director at Montezuma High School (2 years). Moving up the musical ladder, from 1980 to 1990, he taught instrumental music at LaPorte City (soon to be “Union”) High School, and completed the final 20 years of his colorful career at Grinnell High School. Marching, concert and jazz bands under Dave’s leadership were consistent Division I Dave Newport winners at IHSMA Festivals. During his career an average of 65% of his solo and ensemble entries received “I” rat - ings at IHSMA contests. Jazz bands from Montezuma, LaPorte City and Grinnell performed at numerous Jazz Championships, a tribute to his versatility. Lighter moments included a jazz band rehearsal when Dave demanded, “I need more sax, more sax, more sax!” His lead alto player, having a momentary lapse of hearing suggested, “You need to talk to Mrs. Newport about that.” Another merry moment occurred during a marching band rehearsal after the band had played their opener, the Doobie Brothers “Jesus Is Just Alright With Me.” Dave implored his band, “You need to nail that opener”—to which one band member queried, “Mr. Newport, do you want us to nail Jesus ?” David has conducted numerous honor bands and is an active IHSMA adjudicator. He has served as district presi - dent for both SEIBA and NEIBA. In 1999, he received the Outstanding Iowa Teacher Award from Grinnell College and was the recipient of the Grinnell Educator and Citizen of the Year Award in 2006. One of the many highlights of his career has been his association with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music from 1988-2008. The Ambassadors have traveled extensively, going to Europe 11 times during his tenure. Dave’s assign - ment of buses, flights, hotels and other accommodations for as many as 440+ high school musicians and 50 music instructors/ advisors has been most rewarding. One unforeseen “blip” took place in 2008 when the pre-trip camp scheduled for Cedar Rapids was flooded out. Dave scrambled to make alternate plans and managed to secure the facilities of Grinnell College for the group, an arrangement that has been continued since that time. To quote Dave, “One of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of every trip has been the opportunity to become acquainted with, and work with so many great Iowa educators!” Art Linkletter’s, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” certainly applies to one of Dave’s favorite recollections of an Ambassadors trip to England. One of the band members became quite annoyed by all the jet planes flying over Windsor Castle and asked, quite innocently, “Why did they build the castle so close to the airport?” ’Nuff said… One can scarcely tell where Mr. Newport’s teaching career ended and his retirement began. He continues as co- director of the Grinnell Community Band, a position he has held since 1991. He has mentored 1st and 2nd year teachers for several years for IBARD and IAAE. He teaches private music lessons at the Grinnell Arts Center to students ranging in age from 19 to 77. He is active in preparing students for All-State auditions, trying out begin - ners in the 5th grade, and working with bands as a continuing substitute teacher. In 2011, Dave was the musical director for Grinnell College’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George,” and in the summer of 2012 served in the same capacity for the Grinnell Community Theater’s production of “Annie.” Dave and his wife, Connie, reside in Grinnell, and have one daughter, Samantha. Another fact that is worthy of note (no pun intended), is that Dave is one of three band directors in his family. Older sister, Judy Huxford, and her husband, Gary, taught in the Iowa Valley and Deep River/Millersburg schools for many years. Coincidentally, both were former honorees for a “They Continue To Serve” article and are also continuing to be active in the instrumental music field. In closing, if any of your instrumental music teaching ships sail into an unforeseen storm, head for the “Newport” in Grinnell and you will undoubtedly receive assistance for a smoother and more satisfying musical journey.

The Iowa Bandmaster 25 Karl L. King and the 1921 Mitchell (SD) Corn Palace Festival (September 26 – October 1, 1921)

During the final week of September starting in 1892, the Corn Palace Exposition in Mitchell, South Dakota provided early settlers an opportunity to display the fruits of their harvest on the exterior of a “Corn Palace” and thus prove the fertility of South Dakota soil. The Exposition offered venues for entertainment and attracted some of the most popular performing organizations from across the country. In 1904, as part of their bid to become the capital of South Dakota, Exposition organizers persuaded John Philip Sousa and his band to serve as the featured entertainment. Other high profile musical organizations performed during the Corn Palace Festival (renamed in 1905) in the years that followed, including the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, Conway’s Band, Liberati’s Band and Fort Dodge Military Band in front of the Mitchell Corn Palace, 1921. another appearance by Sousa in 1907. In September of 1921, Karl L. King was beginning his second year as the director of the Fort Dodge Military Band. He realized that in order to establish the band’s reputation as a quality concert band across the nation that they needed feature billing at major events. He hoped the publicity would put the band in the same ranks as the bands of Sousa, Conway and Arthur Pryor. The newly named “King Band” was booked for the 1921 Iowa State Fair as one of a number of bands performing during fair week. Their performances during fair week proved to be quite beneficial. Two officials from the Corn Palace were looking for a band to serve as the official musical attraction for the 1921 Festival and contribute to the dedication of the brand new $275,000 Corn Palace building. Contrary to previous research, the King Band was not the first choice for the 1921 Festival. According to records, officials requested the services of numerous musical organizations prior to booking the King Band. Sousa’s band was once again asked to perform for the special dedication of the new building (they performed for the opening of the first and second Corn Palaces in 1904 and 1907) but the dates conflicted with their touring schedule. Similar scheduling conflicts surfaced when requests were made of Pryor’s Band and Conway’s Band in March 1921. Herbert L. Clarke (who was a huge hit among the Corn Palace faithful as soloist with Sousa’s Band in 1904 and 1907) had formed his own band in Canada at that time but, by his own declaration, informed officials that his band was just not “in shape to make such a jump.” Officials reached out to Bachman’s Million Dollar Band before announcing that the Mexican National Band would serve as the musical attraction for the festival on June 11, 1921. The Mexican Band performed numerous times in Texas and was an unusual organization based on its size (80 pieces). The new stage in the Corn Palace was able to accommodate the band along with the 5,000 patrons expected to attend the concerts throughout the week. The Mexican government altered its plans in August and notified Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota that the band would not come to Mitchell. Rumors surfaced that the Mitchell Musicians Union opposed the performance of a non-union band. However, a letter addressed to the National President of the AFM stated that they welcomed the band to Mitchell. It is unclear as to what happened in the negotiations with the Mexican government but what was very clear was that with little over a month until the festival, a featured band had not been identified. The official announcement of the week-long engagement came on September 7, 1921. Numerous newspaper advertisements and articles touted praise to King and his 55-piece band. The contract totaled $5,000 and King set out to augment the band with some of the best musicians in the Midwest. The featured soloist and guest conductor was Robert Willaman – soloist with Pryor’s and Sousa’s bands and author of The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing .

26 The Iowa Bandmaster The week prior to the Festival, the Mitchell Gazette boosted the band as much as they could with banner headlines and detailed arti - cles about King and the group: “Mr. King, himself, is only thirty years of age, but Mitchell men who have heard him direct his band declare he is a director whose equal they have seldom, if ever seen…” “…As an additional proof of the rapidly increasing popular - ity of the King Music an unusual fad has sprung up throughout the country. It is nothing more or less than a com(p)lete King program. Many bands from New York to San Francisco and from Canada to Palm Beach are playing all-King concerts and reports assert that such concerts always are attended by excep - tional success.” The festival opened on Monday, September 26, 1921, with the premier performance of “The New Corn Palace March” written by King. An “All-King” performance took place on Thursday evening. The band also performed for the various special acts during the mati - nee and evening performances during the week. A special guest musician made the trip with the band and performed on tenor saxo - phone during the entire week of performances – A.O. Scott took a break from his usual occupation as mayor of Fort Dodge to occupy a seat on stage with the King Band.

The Iowa Bandmaster 27 The Joke’s On . . . These gems came about while I served as Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist for Davenport Schools. All were of my own doing, but were caught during proofreading. I used them with the staff as examples of why it is important to check an e-mail before sending. –Jim Bawden Bawden’s Famous Typos – the ones that almost escaped The first year on the job brings with it a challenging learning curse . (learning “curve”)

Lincoln school is offering an African Dance and Rum Program . (“drum” program – we had a lot of people enroll that year)

Heck with building principals with regard to your budgets. (“check” with building principals) Music teachers are expected to balance their programs with regard to scared literature. (“sacred” literature)

The council will get together on October 1. The beeting will begin at 4:30. (meeting)

We need volunteers to hose students. (house students) The festival needs to hire a strong judge. (string judge)

The ASC Art display ruins September to May. (runs)

The music faulty meeting will be after school. (faculty)

MORAL: Proofread your e-mails before sinning . (sending)

28 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 29 Iowa Municipal Band Festival 2013 by Jay Kahn The 22nd annual Iowa Muncipal Band Festival was held on July 13th of this year at Boone’s beautiful Herman Park Pavilion. After surviving last year's sauna-like temperature interrupted momentarily by a torrential downpour, this year's weather couldn't have been more picture-perfect. Eight bands and a large, enthusiastic audience were on hand to enjoy a gorgeous day of band music. This year's line-up included two bands making their first appearance at the festival, some old stalwarts, and the return of the Zumbrota Band of Minnesota. The first newcomer was the Marengo Civil War Band, shepherded by IBARD members Gary and Judy Huxford. Each selection was introduced by Gary in the folksy, neighborly style he does so well. Although the band does not use period instruments, each selection was performed in a stylistically authentic manner. The audience quickly came to feel that it was listening to old friends giving a fascinating history lesson. The second band was the Timber City Band from Maquoketa, directed by yours truly. The Timber City Band did appear at the festival once before, but combined with Dubuque's Tri-State Wind Symphony. This was the Timber City Band's first true appearance on its own. Sandwiched between two powerhouses with venerable reputations, the Ames Municipal Band and the Karl King Band, no one expected much from the little band from a little town. I am delighted to report that we surprised a lot of people and received an enthusiastic standing ovation, plus generous, complimentary comments from the other directors who were in the audience. It couldn't have been a happier debut! Here are the programs. Many thanks to the bandmasters who all took the time to forward this information!

Churdan Town and Country Band Tenting Tonight Their Finest Hour ...... Theodore Maki David Swaroff, Bandmaster Medley: Dixie, Bonnie Blue Flag You’re A Grand Ring, Ring De Banjo Old Flag ...... George M. Cohan Washington Post ...... Sousa/James Scott Hallelujah Goober Peas How Firm A Foundation The Ames Municipal Band (from Shrek) ...... arr. Michael Brown Marching Through Georgia Michael Golemo, Bandmaster American Flourish ...... Robert W. Smith Yankee Doodle Emil Polashek, Vocalist Saturday in the Park ...... Robert Lamm Amazing Grace arr. J. Edmondson When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again The Star Spangled (from “Fun-Way Bandsman” Bk.2) The Battle Hymn Of The Republic Banner ...... Francis Scott Key Diamond Jubilee ...... Karl King Waltzing Winds ...... Eric Osterling Hungarian Rhapsody #2 ...... Franz Liszt Disneyland Celebration ....arr. Michael Brown arr. Richard Bowles Zumbrota Community Band (Minnesota) The Penny Whistle Song ...... Leroy Anderson (from “Program Highlights” Band Bk.) featuring the flute section Summertime John Vettel, Bandmaster ...... arr. Calvin Custer Tijuana Brass in Concert .....arr. Ted Ricketts Try to Remember ...... arr. Bruce Chase Regents March ...... Richard Rodgers As Time Goes By ...... Herman Hupfeld Highlights from Jersey The Lion King ....Elton John & Hans Zimmer Emil Polashek, vocalist Boys ...... arr. Michael Brown arr. John Higgins You Raise Me Up ...... Graham & Lovland God Bless America ...... arr. Frank Cofield Military Escort ...... Harold Bennett Emil Polashek, vocalist Big Cage Galop ...... Karl L. King (Henry Fillmore) Clarinet Marmalade (Played in 85 seconds! King Band always Selections from “Aladdin” .....arr. John Moss ...... John Edmondson strives for 90 or less.) The Footlifter ...... Henry Fillmore Featuring the clarinet section Music of the Beatles ...... arr. Michael Hymn: Holy Ghost, With Light Marengo Civil War Band Sweeney Divine ...... Gottschalk/Reed & Parker Gary Huxford, Bandmaster Montego Bay ...... Sammy Nestico Hail to the Spirit of Battle Cry of Freedom Sing, Sing, Sing ...... Louis Prima Liberty March ...... John Philip Sousa

“You just got schooled!” The Karl King Band demonstrates the authentic The Marengo Civil War Band awaits its introduction for its first appear- way to interpret Mr. King's compositions at the 2013 Iowa Municipal ance at an Iowa Municipal Band Festival. Band Festival.

30 The Iowa Bandmaster Maquoketa’s Timber City Band The Banks of Bonnie Doon ...... Traditional Star-Spangled Spectacular ...... George M. Jay Kahn, Bandmaster arr. Mark Williams Cohan/arr. John Cacavas Lazy Luke ...... John Francis Galuska Conducted by Dr. David Klee Great Race March ...... Henry Mancini State Fair ...... Richard Rodgers & Oscar Civil War Echoes ...... Kenny Bierschenk arr. Johnny Warrington Hammerstein II God Bless America ...... Irving Berlin That's Entertainment ...... Arthur Schwartz & arr. Howard Cable & Paul Yoder arr. Erik Leidzen Howard Dietz/arr. Bill Moffit Alhambra Grotto ...... Karl King Roger Netz, Vocalist Friska from “Hungarian Rhapsody Danse Bohémien ...... Randall Standridge Galop: Circus Days ...... Karl L. King #2” ...... Franz Liszt/arr. Andrew Glover March: Barnum and Bailey’s When Johnny Comes Marching Karl L. King Municipal Band Favorite ...... Karl L. King Home ...... Patrick Gilmore Ft. Dodge, Iowa arr. Bruce Pearson & Chuck Elledge Jerrold P. Jimmerson, Conductor Boone Municipal Band Flower Duet from “Lakmé” ...... Léo Delibes Dr. David Klee, Assistant Conductor David Richardson, Bandmaster arr. Jerry Brubaker featuring the father/daughter duet of David March: Emblem of Freedom ...... Karl L. King Americans W e...... Henry Fillmore Manning (flute) and Emma Manning (oboe) Overture: Fountain of Youth ...... Karl L. King By Loch and Mountai ...... Robert W. Smith Basses Conquest (King Fantasia on Lady of Spain ....Tolchard Evans Festa Espagnol ...... arr. Feeney Bombardon) ...Walter P. “Woody” English arr. Donald Hunsberger The Way You Look Tonight ...... Jerome Kern revised by Harry Alford A Night In June ...... Karl L. King Pavilion March ...... Frank Piersol

Maquoketa’s Timber City Band Celebrates 40 Years

by Jay Kahn It’s hard to believe that 40 years have passed since the Christmas of 1973 when former Maquoketa High School art instructor Edd Scheer bought his wife Judy a clarinet. After practicing alone for a few days, Judy quickly realized that it’s more fun to make music with your friends. And so the Austin Avenue Band was born, so named because the Scheers lived on Maquoketa’s Austin Avenue. The Austin Avenue Band struggled along for over a decade, meeting every Monday night throughout the entire year. When a performance was imminent, such as the Rotary Club’s annual ice cream social for Maquoketa’s senior citizens, they managed to field a full band. But all too often, the weekly rehearsals would be for the benefit of just a quartet or a trio. Still, the band of friends persisted, and in time they attracted additional players. A big problem in the early days was finding someone willing to conduct since everyone wanted to play. The first director of the Austin Avenue Band was Kareen Strumpel, a Maquoketa first-grade teacher. Kareen didn’t play a band instrument, but she loved music, so it was a good way for her to participate while fulfilling the group’s need for a con - ductor. In the early 80s, Kareen passed the baton to Bill Hayes, former director of the Maquoketa High School Band, and also a former member of the Karl King Band. After Bill’s passing, the band was able to purchase his personal library thanks to donations from local businesses. By 1986, the band was getting too large even for the Scheer’s substantial Victorian home on Austin Avenue. The brass and percussion were in the living room while the woodwinds were in the parlor. It was too much for the Scheers to handle any more so they said someone else had to sponsor the group. Maquoketa Middle School band instructor Jay Kahn, who had been playing with the Austin Avenue Band since 1980, volunteered to take over. He remains the current director. The rehearsals moved to the band room at Maquoketa Middle School, and Jay cut the season down to the month of June rather than fight atten - dance problems all year. Since the band was no longer located at Austin Avenue, the name had to be changed. Jay had purchased an antique cornet at an auction in Clinton a few years earlier. Inside the Jay Kahn directs the Timber City Band. A demonstration of the ancient and honorable art of combined bass drum and cymbal playing is cornet case was an old photo of the original owner, dressed provided by IBA member Brian Hughes, director of the Quad City Wind in a band uniform and holding the cornet. The back of the Ensemble and the Dubuque Tri-State Wind Symphony. photo revealed that it had been taken by Will Cundhill, ‰ continued on page 32

The Iowa Bandmaster 31 Maquoketa’s TCB Celebrates 40 Years (continued)

Maquoketa’s version of photographer Matthew Brady. The letters “TCB” stood out in white just above the brim of the bandsman’s cap. “What do you suppose it means?” Jay asked Bill Hayes. “Why, Timber City Band, of course!” Bill responded. (Maquoketa’s nick - name is “The Timber City.”) So the Austin Avenue Band was rechristened the Timber City Band. The band has also spawned some smaller ensembles that have appeared sporadically over the years. They include the Fifth Avenue Saxes (a saxophone ensemble), Long The Timber City Band’s first appearance at the Iowa Municipal Band Drawn Silver (a flute choir) and a low brass ensemble Festival is announced to a large, enthusiastic audience. called the Root Band (“We’re Just A Bunch Of Tubers!”). The Timber City Band has become a regional band, drawing its membership from Platteville, Dubuque, Bellevue, Anamosa, the Quad Cities and various commu - nities along highway 30. IBARD members Gary and Judy Huxford even drive in from Marengo for major per - formances! The TCB also serves as an alumni band for graduates of the Maquoketa School’s band program, and as a summer band for current students. The TCB includes several members of the Quad City Wind Ensemble, the Dubuque Tri-State Wind Symphony and The Timber City Band’s “Root Band” unleashes a pun (“We’re just a bunch of tubers!”) while a member of the audience recoils in anguish. the Big River Brass Band. This year’s band featured Pictured are IBA members (l to r) Robert Fischer, Gregg Marolf, three married couples, two parent-and-child teams, and Matthew Hovey (back to camera), Richard Traylor, and Jay Kahn. The one pair of brothers! lady in the group, Rhonda Van Dyke, is an otherwise “normal” person. One interesting feature of the Timber City Band is its recent adoption of a short-bore (“shepherd’s crook”) cornet only policy. With the exception of some show tunes, no trumpets allowed! Further, the cornetists use funnel-shaped mouthpieces which are more in line with the original design concept of the instrument. As a result, the cornets can sit up front with the clarinets so the two sections blend better. This set-up was common practice at the turn of the last century. (The Karl King Band also sets up this way.) Amongst the many accolades the TCB has acquired Members of the Timber City Band strike a triumphant pose after their over the years, a standout came from Chuck Offenberger, clinic at the 2013 IBA Conference. former “Iowa Boy” columnist for the Des Moines Register . He accompanied one of Senator Chuck Grassley’s tours of Iowa for foreign ambassadors when the tour passed through Maquoketa. After the ambassa - dors were treated to a meal and a TCB concert at Pearson Hall, Offenberger wrote in the next day’s column that the concert had been the highlight of the tour. In honor of the 40th anniversary of its founding, the Timber City Band embarked upon an ambitious extended season this year. It started early in April with prepara - tions for a May clinic at the prestigious Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference in Des Moines. The clinic consisted of a program of music written by A magical evening celebrating Maquoketa's 175th anniversary. The pioneering Iowa bandmasters. Starting in June, the band next tune up on the stands seems especially appropriate.

32 The Iowa Bandmaster began its regular season, starting with a concert at distance the band has ever traveled from Maquoketa! At Dubuque’s Eagle Point Park on Thursday evening, June the conclusion of the band’s concert, the audience 20th. The same concert was presented on Wednesday, responded with an enthusiastic standing ovation with June 26th, at the Maquoketa Rotary Club’s annual ice whoops, whistles and shouts of, “More! More!” cream social for senior citizens. The season’s grand finale occurred in August when A recent addition to the Timber City Band’s season the Timber City Band was the featured entertainment at a is the annual July 4th performance at the Tabor Winery “summer soiree” in Maquoketa. The soiree was held in in Baldwin. Despite the name, the event is actually held observance of Maquoketa’s 175th anniversary. The on the Sunday just before the 4th. This year the winery soiree was also a fundraiser for the Jackson County appearance was held on June 30th, and included two Historical Society. concerts beginning at 3 pm. TCB Director Jay Kahn pointed out that, while this For the first time in its existence, the Timber City is the 40th anniversary of the band’s founding, it isn’t Band performed at the Iowa Municipal Band Festival in actually the band’s 40th season. The 40th season occurs Boone, which is held annually on the second Saturday of next year. “So I’ll guess we’ll just have to party a little July at the pavilion in Herman Park. This is the farthest longer,” he said with a smile.

Maquoketa’s Timber City Band

Jay Kahn, Director OUR 40th YEAR!

2013 Season Repertoire

Opener: Great Race March ...... Henry Mancini That’s Entertainment ...... Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz / arr. Bill Moffit Rhapsody: Friska from “Hungarian Rhapsody #2” ...... Franz Liszt / arr. Andrew Glover March: Holton Special ...... John Francis Galuska Medley: Guys and Dolls ...... Frank Loesser / arr. Calvin Custer featuring Adrienne D'agostino, Kim Hayward, Joel Hagen and the Save-A-Soul Mission Trumpet Solo: Ode For Trumpet ...... Alfred Reed featuring Jerry Miller, trumpet March: Leviathan ...... John Francis Galuska Duet: Flower Duet from “Lakmé” ...... Léo Delibes / arr. Jerry Brubaker featuring David Manning, flute & Emma Manning, oboe March Fantasy: When Johnny Comes Marching Home ...... Patrick Gilmore / arr. Bruce Pearson & Chuck Elledge Rag: Making The Rounds ...... John Francis Galuska March: Basses Conquest (King Bombardon) ...... W.P. “Woody” English / revised by Harry Folk Song: The Banks of Bonnie Doon ...... Traditional Melody / arr. Mark Williams Rag: Lazy Luke ...... John Francis Galuska Medley: State Fair ...... Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II / arr. Howard Cable & Paul Yoder March: The Triumph Of Time ...... John Philip Sousa March: Alhambra Grotto ...... Karl King Dance: Danse Bohémien ...... Randall Standridge

Remember to let new teachers know about all the benefits of being an IBA member. We need new members to keep the IBA growing and strong.

The Iowa Bandmaster 33 Iowa Bandmasters Association Retired Directors A questionnaire was distributed to all IBARD members which identifies those who wish to remain active in these categories: Year 2013-2014 e e n l m l t a d a b c b i r i n c r g m p i a m t m t r i e o r e n s d u n B o g h i r i i s n s

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Lynn Lange, Ankeny XX Suzanne Lary, Centerville X David Larsen, Alcester SD X David Law, Marion XXXX XXX XXX Steve Lawson, Harlan XXXXX Robert E. Lee, Waverly XX Roger Lueders, Cedar Rapids XXXX Bard Mackey, Waverly XXXX XX X Robert Manson, Cedar Rapids XX Alan Mattison, Belmond XXXXXX Steve McCombs, Pella XXXXXXXXX Gary McCurdy, Washington XXXX X Kris McKlveen, Prairie City XX Kathy McMillen, Davenport XXXXXXX Andy Meredith, Lake View X Bob Meyer, McGregor X Larry Mitchell, Vermillion, SD XXXXXXX Donn Modlin, Indianola X Trish Moe, Albert City XX Clara Mortiboy, Davenport XXX Steve Neve, Creston XXX Thomas Nehls, Ames X Dave Newport, Grinnell XXXXXXXXX Jay Nugent, Urbandale XXXXX Dalene O’Brien, Boone XXXX X Mary Peterson, Ames X James Priebe, Burlington XXX Arnold Rabe, West Burlington XXXXXXX Dick Redman, Pella XXXX Doug Robbins, Manchester XX X X XX Bob Roussell, Monticello X Jack Ryan, Spencer XXXXXXXXX Kenneth Sabers, Rock Valley XX Robert Sadilek, Cedar Rapids X Tom Sandholm, Grinnell XXXXXX Rich Scheffel, Maynard XXXX XX X Al Sergel III, Platte City, MO XXX Rod Shedenhelm, Sioux Rapids XXX XXX X Robert Soule, Keokuk XXXXXXX Brian Stevens, Hampton XXXXX XX Gaylin Sudik, Creston X Helen Thiesen, Manilla XXX Richard Thimmesch, Ankeny XXXXXXXX David Twombley, Urbandale X Leonard Upham, Cedar Falls XXXXXXX Joanna VanDeBerg, Sumner X Katy VanNote, Urbandale XX Charles Vetter, Chillicothe, IL XX John Wagner, Grinnell XX Myron Welch, Coralville XXX Paula Welter, Holy Cross XX X XX Michael Wilder, Carmar XX Hans Willadsen, Ocheyden XX Sandra Willman, Rockford XXX Randy Winkey, Aplington XXXXXXX Allan Yeager, Ida Grove XXXX XXX XX

The Iowa Bandmaster 35 BAND PERFORMANCE APPLICATION FORM Iowa Bandmasters Association – 87th Annual Conference Des Moines Downtown Marriott May 15-17, 2014 School ______Director ______Address ______City ______Zip Code______E-mail ______Phone ______

Please check the appropriate category and classification CONCERT BAND Number of members ______Circle the grades represented in the band: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Collegiate Adult High School _____4A _____3A _____2A _____1A Junior High/Middle School _____4A, 3A Feeder _____2A, 1A Feeder Elementary/Beginning Band _____ (Circle one) Adult/Community _____ Small College, 9th Grade/2nd Band

JAZZ BAND Number of members ______Circle the grades represented in the band: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Adult High School _____ Junior High/Middle School _____ Adult/Community _____ n (Check for consideration) If not selected as an IBA conference honor band, I would be interested in having my ensemble participate as a conference clinic band. This application is submitted with the full approval of the school and/or community administration and in compliance with all policies set forth. Further, I acknowledge that the recording submitted is a performance by this ensemble recorded during this school year. The director has reviewed the submitted recording and accepts full responsibility for its authenticity.

School Official Signature ______

Director Signature ______

Return this form postmarked by December 13, 2013 to: Send your recording postmarked by January 22, 2014 to: Jacquelyn Meunier, IBA Pres.-Elect 145 S. Sherrylynn Blvd, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327-1988 e-mail: [email protected]

36 The Iowa Bandmaster GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION OF PERFORMING BANDS AT The Iowa Bandmasters Association 87th Annual Conference May 15-17, 2014

1. Deadline Information • Band Performance Application Form postmarked by December 13, 2013 • Audition recording postmarked by January 22, 2014 • Mail application and recording to: Jacquelyn Meunier, 145 S. Sherrylynn Blvd., Pleasant Hill, IA 50327-1988 2. All elementary, junior high/middle school and high school bands are eligible for consideration, except those who have appeared at an IBA Conference in the past three years. (IBA Conference Resolution #5) Performing groups selected as IBA Honor Bands will not be considered to perform at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference in that capacity more often than once every three years (e.g., a musical group performing at the 2000 IBA Conference cannot perform again until 2003). A performing group may be chosen as a clinic or demonstration band at the discretion of the IBA President. Such participation will not negate or interrupt the performing group’s eligibility to be selected as an IBA Honor Band as outlined above. (1983) (1997) (2009) 3. The band director must be a current active member of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and their respective district association. 4. Audition recording • Must be of the 2013-2014 band • Should be approximately 15 minutes in length • Should not include any speaking • Each recorded selection cannot be altered or edited in any way. No excerpts permitted. • It is recommended that all audition recordings be submitted on CD for optimal recording quality; however, cassette tapes will be accepted. • Each recording should be identified only on a removable tray card, not on the recording itself. • Recordings will not be returned unless otherwise requested. 5. Music literature choice • High School Concert Band: It is strongly recommended that one piece be selected from the IHSMA Concert Band Required Music List or be of similar quality. Additional selections should represent contrasting styles of music. • Junior High/Middle School & Elementary: should represent contrasting styles of music. • Jazz Band: should include three pieces with contrasting styles, similar to IHSMA rules. 6. Recording suggestions • The order of your music on the recording is important. First impressions are always important. • Consider showcasing a specific strength in your ensemble. • Plan enough time for your recording schedule to meet the deadline. Our winter weather is unpredictable! 7. Concert bands will be selected as follows: • One high school band of each class - 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A • The class category of a band is determined by the IHSMA classification of school enrollment. • Two junior high/middle school bands • The class category of a band is determined by the IHSMA classification of school enrollment. • A band will be considered “Middle School/Junior High if it meets the following criteria: Contains any combination of 6th-8th grade students, plus 9th grade students under the following circumstances: 9th grade members do not make up a majority of the band and 9th grade musicians in the district do not par ticipate in Iowa High School Music Association sanctioned activities. • At least one elementary band • An elementary band is defined as an ensemble whose members have no more than two years of band experi - ence by the date of the IBA performance and be in grade 6 or below. 8. Jazz bands will be selected as follows: • One high school jazz band and/or one junior high/middle school jazz band 9. The selection committee will consist of a minimum of four IBA members, including one elementary director, one junior high/middle school director, one high school director teaching in a 1A or 2A program, and one high school director teaching in a 3A or 4A program. 10. The selection committee reserves the right to select no bands in a particular classification when, in the opinion of the committee, the quality of bands does not meet the standards of an IBA honor band. 11. Community bands, college bands, high school second bands, and 9th grade bands are encouraged to submit record - ings. Bands in these categories will be selected as performance spots are available on the conference schedule. High school second bands and 9th grade bands may also choose to apply within their IHSMA classification as well.

The Iowa Bandmaster 37 Contest Results Edited by Denise Graettinger

State Marching Wapello 2A I Bettendorf 4A I West Branch 2A I Burlington 4A III Band Results West Burlington 2A II Cedar Falls 4A I School Name Class Rating West Central Valley, Stuart 2A CO Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 4A I Bedford 1A II West Liberty 2A I Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 4A I Belle Plaine 1A II West Lyon, Inwood 2A I Cedar Rapids, Washington 4A I Belmond-Klemme 1A II West Marshall, State Center 2A I Clinton 4A I Bishop Garrigan, Algona 1A II Wilton 2A I Council Bluffs, A Lincoln 4A I A-D-M, Adel 3A I Earlham 1A I Council Bluffs, T Jefferson 4A II Albia 3A II East Buchanan, Winthrop 1A II Davenport, Central 4A I Algona 3A I Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 1A I Davenport, North (Orch) 4A II Anamosa 3A II Highland, Riverside 1A II Davenport, West 4A I Atlantic 3A II Lenox 1A II Des Moines, East 4A II Benton, Van Horne 3A I Lisbon 1A I Des Moines, Lincoln 4A I Bondurant-Farrar 3A I Lone Tree 1A II Des Moines, Roosevelt 4A II Carlisle 3A II Mount Ayr 1A II Dowling Catholic, WDM 4A I Center Point-Urbana 3A I Dubuque, Hempstead 4A I New London 1A III Centerville 3A I Nishnabotna, Farragut 1A II Dubuque, Senior 4A I Central Clinton, DeWitt 3A II Fort Dodge 4A I North Mahaska, New Sharon 1A I Charles City 3A I North-Linn, Troy Mills 1A I Indianola 4A II Clarke, Osceola 3A I Iowa City, City High 4A I Northwood-Kensett 1A III Clear Creek-Amana 3A I Springville 1A I Johnston 4A I Creston 3A I Lewis Central 4A I Alburnett 2A III Crestwood, Cresco 3A I Aplington-Parkersburg 2A II Linn-Mar, Marion 4A I Dallas Center-Grimes 3A I Marshalltown 4A I Bellevue 2A II Davis County, Bloomfield 3A I Camanche 2A III Muscatine 4A I Decorah 3A I Newton 4A I Cardinal, Eldon 2A II Epworth, Western Dubuque 3A I Cascade, Western Dubuque 2A III Norwalk 4A I Forest City 3A I Ottumwa 4A I Central Decatur, Leon 2A SC Fort Madison 3A I Central Lee, Donnellson 2A II Prairie, Cedar Rapids 4A I Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 3A II Sioux City, East 4A I Clarinda 2A I Glenwood 3A I Colfax-Mingo 2A II Sioux City, North 4A I Grinnell 3A I Southeast Polk 4A I Denver 2A I Harlan 3A I Des Moines Christian 2A II Urbandale 4A I Humboldt 3A II Valley, West Des Moines 4A I Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 2A I Independence 3A I Estherville-Lincoln Central 2A I Waterloo, East 4A II Keokuk 3A II Waterloo, West 4A I Jesup 2A II Knoxville 3A II Waukee 4A I Lake Mills 2A I LeMars 3A I Xavier, Cedar Rapids 4A II Louisa-Muscatine 2A II Maquoketa 3A I Manson Northwest Webster 2A II Marion 3A I Mediapolis 2A II Mount Pleasant 3A I Boone Pufferbilly Days Parade Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2A I Mount Vernon 3A II Band Performance Results Nashua-Plainfield 2A I Nevada 3A II Class 4A: New Hampton 2A WH North Polk, Alleman 3A II 1st place – Ames High School, Chris North Union 2A III Oskaloosa 3A I Ewan Northeast, Goose Lake 2A II Pella 3A I Class 2A: Ogden 2A II Saydel 3A I 1st place – Ogden High School, Jeremy PCM, Monroe 2A II Solon 3A I Britton Pekin 2A II South Tama County, Tama 3A I Class 1A: Pocahontas Area 2A II Spencer 3A I 1st place – Madrid High School, Brad Red Oak 2A I Spirit Lake 3A II Sheldon 2A I Union, LaPorte City 3A I Cook Shenandoah 2A II Vinton-Shellsburg 3A I Junior High: Sibley-Ocheyedan 2A I Washington 3A II 1st place – Ogden Junior High School, Sioux Center 2A II Webster City 3A III Jeremy Britton Southwest Valley, Corning 2A II West Delaware, Manchester 3A I Non-Competing: Sumner-Fredericksburg 2A II Williamsburg 3A II Boone High School (host band), Chris Treynor 2A I Winterset 3A I Truckenmiller Tri-Center, Neola 2A I Ankeny 4A I Sweepstakes Winner: Underwood 2A I Ankeny Centennial 4A I Ames High School, Chris Ewan

38 The Iowa Bandmaster District News Edited by Elaine Menke

Jericho ...... Paul Yoder June 16, 2013 NWIBA Sax Quartet – Darrell Lake, Ellen Meis, Zampa Overture ...... Herold/Safranek Randy Benton, John Schneider On A Southern Hymnsong ...... Holsinger LeMars Municipal Band The Blue and The Gray ...... Grundman Chicago Tribune March ...... Chambers 2013 Summer Season Emblem of Unity ...... J.J. Richards Cameos ...... Gordon Jacob Jerry Bertrand, Conductor At Dawn They Slept ...... Jay Bocook Trudy Timblin, bass trombone soloist Hymn To The Fallen ...... John Williams March of the Slide June 12, 2013 America The Beautiful ...... arr. Dragon Trombones ...... Scott/Lang Fanfare Prelude on Lest We Forget ...... James Swearingen Symphonic Suite from Star Trek – “Lancashire” ...... James Curnow The Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa The Motion Picture ...... arr. Barker Iowa Quick Step ...... Gustavus Eckhart Beguine Again ...... Glenn Osser Masque ...... W.Francis McBeth July 10, 2013 Selections from Meditation from “Thais” ...... Massenet Army of The Nile ...... Kenneth Alford Les Miserables ...... arr. Barker Kathy Moore - Flute Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft .....arr. Schuller For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow ...... Trad. The Doubtful Wife ...... McMichael Tom Cronin - Alto Sax Good Night Ladies ...... Trad. The LeMars Flute Choir Belle of The Ball ...... Leroy Anderson Jurisprudence Concert March ...... Smith The Walking Frog ...... Karl L. King Havendance ...... David Holsinger The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore Irish Tune From County Chili Sauce Rag ...... H. A. Fischler Derry ...... Percy Grainger Blues For A Killed Kat ...... Jack End June 23, 2013 Three Klezmer Miniatures ...... Sparke Irving Berlin The Purple Carnival Flute Cocktail ...... Harry Simeone Showstoppers ...... arr. Higgins March ...... Alford/ed. Erickson Kathy Moore, Robin Venaas, The Billboard March ...... John Klohr Merry Wives of Sue Ashenfelter - Flutes Windsor Overture .....Nicolai/Godfrey My Fair Lady ...... Lerner/Loewe July 17, 2013 Morceau De Concert ...... Saint-Saens Iowa Brigade March ...... Fred Jewell Durch Kampf zum Sieg ...... Von Blon Dr. Gary Reeves, horn soloist The Debutante ...... Herbert L. Clarke Themes from 007 ...... arr. Lowden June 19, 2013 Michael Pritchard - Trumpet Toy Trumpet ...... arr. Briegel Brighton Beach ...... William Latham Pallidio ...... Jenkins/Longfield March Militaire Third Suite ...... Robert Jager John Williams In Concert ....arr. Lavender Francaise ...... Saint-Saens/Lake Gershwin ...... Warren Barker Circus Band ...... Charles Ives Marvin Hamlisch Showcas e.....arr. Barker Cajun Folk Songs II ...... Frank Ticheli Cole Porter On Broadway ...... Barker The Band Played On ....Charles B. Ward Beau Ideal March ...... John Philip Sousa Blaze Away ...... Abe Holzmann Home on the Range ...... Cowboy song Harry Potter Symphonic Goodnight ...... Lawrence Welk The Circus Bee ...... Fillmore/ed. Foster Suite ...... Williams/Smith The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore Cyrus The Great ...... Karl L. King Sioux City Municipal Band June 30, 2013 June 26, 2013 Grandview Park Bandshell – Official West Point A Bunch of Roses .....R. Chapi y Lorento Kucinski Music Pavilion March ...... Lt. Philip Egner Prelude and Fugue in Lawrence Mitchell, Conductor Virginia ...... Jacob de Haan G minor ...... Bach/Moehlmann Robert Gibson, Asst. Conductor Viktor’s Tale from the Trumpet Blues and Dave Madsen, Host Terminal ...... Williams/Lavender Cantabile ...... James/Phillips Dr. Holly Haddad, clarinet soloist Richard Bogenrief - Trumpet June 9, 2013 William Tell Overture – The Bugler’s Lament ...... Red Nichols Strike Up The Band ....George Gershwin Finale ...... Rossini/Longfield Richard Bogenrief - Bugle Chester Overture ...... William Schuman March Hongroise – Overture Jubiloso ...... Frank Erickson Guadalcanal March ...... Rogers/Leidzen Rakoczy ...... Berlioz/Smith Loch Lomond ...... Frank Ticheli A Cohan Broadway Festival ...arr. Werle Pop and Rock Legends: Canhanibalmo Rag ...... Arthur Pryor Black Granite March ...... James Hosay The Association ...... arr. Ricketts Blue Tango ...... Leroy Anderson A Night in June ...... Karl L. King Shepherd’s Hey ...... Percy A. Grainger Jerome Robbin s’ Broadway ...... Barker Irving Berlin Jesus Christ Superstar ...... Webber/Moss The Sinfonians ...... Clifton Williams Showstoppers ...... Berlin/Higgins Dixie ...... Dan Emmett The Ultimate Patriotic When Johnny Comes Marching July 4, 201 Sing-Along ...... arr. Brubaker Home ...... arr. Lambert The Liberty Bell March ...... Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa The Southerner Chorale and Shaker Dance ...... Zdechlik The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore March ...... Alexander/Bainum Prelude and Beguine .....Victor Williams The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore

The Iowa Bandmaster 39 July 7, 2013 Rhoseymedre ....Vaughn Williams/Beeler Take Me Out to the American Salute ...... Gould/Lang Ragged Rozey ...... Karl L. King Ball Game ...... Norworth/Von Tilzer Napoli ...... Bellstedt/Simon I’d Like to Teach the World to Highlights from Mary Poppins ...Sherman Dr. David Bohnert, trumpet soloist Sing ....Backer/Davis/Cook/Greenway & Sherman/O’Loughlin A Festive Overture ...... Alfred Reed Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On From Tropic To Tropic Stars and Bars March ...... Robert Jager My Head ...... Bacharach and David March ...... Russell Alexander A Night In Tunisia ...... Gillespie & Tribute to Bacharach The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore Paparelli/Murtha and David ...... arr. Edmondson Saxophone Quartet – Lynn Gross, George Washington Bicentennial July 28, 2013 Connie Smith, Dustin Bliven, March ...... John Philip Sousa Symphony No. 1 for Band ...... Smith Casey Kingdon The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore Entry March of the National Emblem Boyares ...... Halvorsen/Laurendeau March ...... E. E. Bagley/Fennell July 21, 2013 The Debutante ...... Herbert L. Clarke Disney at the Movies ...... arr. Higgins Celebration Fanfare ...... Steven Reineke Mike Prichard, trumpet soloist Armed Forces Salute ...... arr. Lowden Dance of the Buffoons ...... Rimsky- Themes from Green The Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa Korakoff/tr. Sartorius Bushes ...... Grainger/Daehn The Star-Spangled West Side Story Selections ....Sondhim & Dave Brubeck: A Portrait Banner ...... Key/Moore Bernstein/Duthoit in Time ...... arr. Smith Little English Girl (L’inglesina) Rakes of Mallow ...... Leroy Anderson July 14, 2013 March ...... D. Delle Cese Selections from The March “Grandioso” ...... Roland Seitz Radetzky March ...... Johann Strauss Sr. Music Man ...... Willson/Lang La Belle Helene Oh When The Saints ...... arr. Schaars Sioux City Sue ...... Dick Thomas Overture ...... Offenbach/Odom Diana Wooley, vocal solist Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Rhapsody for Flute ...... Steven Bulla Russian Sailor’s Dance .....Gliere/Curnow Summer ...... arr. McClain Robin Venaas, flute soloist Rock, Roll, and Remember (Salute to Americans We ...... Fillmore/Fennell Third Suite for Band ...... Robert Jager Dick Clark) ...... arr. Ricketts The Star-Spangled Banner ...Key/Moore NCIBA Karl L. King Municipal Band Jerrold P. Jimmerson, Conductor Dr. David Klee, Assistant Conductor

May 27, 2013 “Memorial Day Program” North Lawn Cemetery True Blue March ...... Karl L. King Lieutenant Commander March ...... King God of our Fathers ...... arr. Walters National Salute ...... arr. Carter Call To Victory March ...... Karl L. King A Patriotic Salute ...... John O’Reilly America The Beautiful ....arr. Edmondson Hosts of Freedom March ....Karl L. King Salute To America’s Finest ...... arr. Lavender The Star-Spangled Banner ...... F. S. Key Valiant American March .....Carl Webber

June 9, 2013 “New Season – New Beginnings” Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park Nazir Grotto ...... Karl L. King Sir Galahad ...... Karl L. King Armida ...... Haydn/Bowles Irving Berlin Waltz Medley ...... Berlin/Leidzen El Colegio ...... W. B. Green As Summer Was Just Beginning ....Daehn Dr. David Klee, Director Clarinet Cake ...... Ralph Hermann Featuring the Clarinet Section

40 The Iowa Bandmaster Selections from “Cats” ...... Webber/ Fantasia on Lady Dr. David Klee, Director Edmondson of Spain ...... Evans/Hunsberger Alto Mood ...... Eldridge Bunton St. Louis Blues ...... Handy/Nowak Introduction to Act III – Someone To Watch Over Homestretch ...... Karl L. King Lohengrin ...... Wagner/Drumm Me ...... Gershwin/Barker The Crosley March ...... Henry Fillmore The Syncopated Clock ...Leroy Anderson Bob Shafer, Alto Saxophone Soloist The Star-Spangled Dr. David Klee, Director Georgia Girl ...... Karl L. King Banner ...... Smith & Key Shenandoah ...... Frank Ticheli Majestic ...... Karl L. King Kentucky Sunrise ...... Karl L. King The Spencer Fair .....Reginald R. Schive June 16, 2013 Circus Days ...... Karl L. King The Star-Spangled “Flag Day Concert” The Melody Shop ...... Karl L. King Banner ...... Smith & Key Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park The Star-Spangled Emblem of Freedom ...... Karl L. King Banner ...... Smith & Key July 21, 2013 Our Glorious Flag ...... Rosenkrans July 7, 2013 Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park United States Overture ...... Paul LaValle “Independence Day Concert” The Goldman Band ...... Karl L. King God Bless the U.S.A ...Greenwood/Holmes Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park Glasgow Fair ...... Maj. James Howe Roger Netz, Vocalist Americans We ...... Henry Fillmore The Pearl Fishers ...... Bizet/Cailliet Lassus Trombone ...... Fillmore/Kinney Sons of Veterans ...... Karl L. King Enchanted Night ...... Karl L. King Featuring the Trombone Section Symphonic Prologue: Rushmore .....Reed Charter Oak ...... Eric Osterling Joplin’s Ragtime Follies ....Joplin/Curnow A Sousa Collection ...... arr. Cable Dr. David Klee, Director National Emblem ...... E.E. Bagley Jump Swing Fever ...... arr. Golemo Highlights from Les Directed by Dr. David Klee Featuring the Brass Quintet, Miserables ...... arr. Vinson Civil War Echoes ...... Kenny Bierschenk Jive For Five Orange-Colored Sky ...... arr. Schive Dixieland Jamboree ...... arr. Warrington Jefferson: A Vision for America ....Smith Shari Netz, vocal soloist Featuring the Dixieland Combo Narrated by Scott Johnston They Can’t Take That Away Armed Forces Salute ...... arr. Lowden Loyal Americans ...... King/ed. Bellamah from Me ...... Gershwin/Barker The Roosters Lay Eggs in Star-Spangled Shari and Roger Netz, vocal duet Kansas ...... arr. Lake Spectacular ...... Cohan/Cacavas Black & White Rag ...... Botsford/Daehn The Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa Dr. David Klee, Director The Stormchasers ...... Robert Sheldon The Star-Spangled An American Spectacular ...... arr. Sharp The President’s March ....Fillmore/Foster Banner ...... Smith & Key Seventy-Six Trombones ...... Willson/ The Star-Spangled Anderson/adpt. Bocook Banner ...... Smith & Key June 23, 2013 God Bless America ...... Berlin/Leidzen Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park The Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa July 28, 2013 Hawkeye Glory ...... Karl L. King The Star-Spangled Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park The Marriage of Figaro .Mozart/Slocum Banner ...... Smith & Key Invictus ...... Karl L. King Rhapsody for Euphonium The Billboard ...... John Klohr and Band ...... James Curnow July 13, 2013 Superman: Suite for Concert Paul Hochmuth, Soloist Iowa Municipal Band Festival Band ...... Williams/Lowden The Shadow of Your Boone, IA Double Concerto ...... Vivaldi/Glover Smile ...... arr. Whitcomb Emblem of Freedom ...... Karl L. King Kathy Yoakam and Sarah Baldus, Blue Tango ...... Leroy Anderson Fountain of Youth ...... Karl L. King French Horn Duet Dr. David Klee, Director Fantasia on Lady Tribute to Count Basie ...... arr. Moss Toccata ...... Frescobaldi/Slocum of Spain ...... Evans/Hunsberger The Whippet Race ...... Karl L. King The Blazing Comet ...... Roger Maxwell A Night In June ...... Karl L. King Dr. David Klee, Director Directed by the composer, Star-Spangled Bugler’s Holiday ...... Leroy Anderson Roger Maxwell Spectacular ...... Cohan/Cacavas Featuring a Trumpet Trio A Night In June ...... Karl L. King Dr. David Klee, Director Overture 1812 ...... Tschaikovsky/Lake Big Bands in Concert ...... arr. Lowden Civil War Echoes ...... Kenny Bierschenk Auld Lang Syne ...... Karl L. King The Big Cage ...... Karl L. King God Bless America ...... Berlin/Leidzen The Star-Spangled Grandioso ...... Seitz/Reed Roger Netz, Vocalist Banner ...... Smith & Key The Star-Spangled Circus Days ...... Karl L. King Banner ...... Smith & Key Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite ...... King

June 30, 2013 July 14, 2013 SCIBA Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park Des Moines Diocesan Alhambra Grotto ...... Karl L. King The New Corn Palace ...... Karl L. King All-City Concert Band Festival Trumpets Up ...... W.B. Green Hostrauser’s March ...... Chambers Hy-Vee Hall Fountain of Youth ...... Karl L. King Mystic Night ...... Karl L. King February 25, 2013 Rhapsody for Jazz Trumpet and Finale from Luisa di Concert Band ...... Andrew Glover Montfort ...... Bergson/Glover Bronze Band – 5th Grade Tim Miller, Trumpet Soloist LuAnn Ewan, Clarinet soloist Scott Davis, Guest Conductor Cyrus The Great ...... Karl L. King The Sinfonians ...... Clifton Williams Drumania! ...... Mike Hannickel Andrew Glover, Guest Conductor Thunder and Lightning .....Strauss/Carey Dragon Fire ...... Paul Lavender

The Iowa Bandmaster 41 Early Bird March ...... Mark Williams St. Francis, Amy Spear Star Spangled Banner ...... Smith Homework Blues ...... Paul Lavender St. Joseph, Jennie Gervais Armed Forces Salue ...... arr. Lowden Skeletons in the Closet ...... Ployhar St. Pius X, Beth Haag A Copland Portrait ...... arr. Grundman St. Theresa, Thomas Downey National Emblem ...... Bagley/ed. Fennell Silver Band – 6th Grade Our Last Best Hope ...... Stoyanovich Roger Maxwell, Guest Conductor Battle Cry of Freedom ...... Foot/Nowak Trash Concerto ...... Timothy Loest Sabre and Spurs ...... Sousa The Sword of Kings ...... Robert W. Smith NEIBA Rushmore ...... Reed Armed Forces March ...... Sweeney Tri-State Wind Symphony Stars and Stripes Forever ...... Sousa Overloads ...... Sean O’Loughlin Eagle Point Park Bandshell Crazy Crocodile ...... Dennis Eveland Brian Hughes, Conductor July 11, 2013 Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Gold Band – 7th/8th Grade May 30, 2013 Flourish for Wind Steve Holland & Nick Hoover, How Suite It Is! Band ...... Vaughan Williams Guest Conductors Star Spangled Banner ...... Smith Star Spangled Banner ...... Smith Carpathia ...... William Owens Irish Washerwoman ...... Anderson Malagueña ...... Lecuona/Cacavas Pirates of the Caribbean ....Klaus Badelt American Hymnsong Suite ...... Milburn Irish Tune from County Activity March ...... Harold Bennett Minstrel Boy ...... Anderson Derry ...... Grainger Star Spangled Banner ...... arr. Kinyon Rakes of Mallow ...... Anderson Carribbean Fantasy ...... Morrissey Little Suite for Band ...... Erickson Slavonic Dances ...... Dvorak/Johnson Dowling Catholic High School Wearing of the Green ...... Anderson Czardas ...... Waignein Steve Holland & Nick Hoover, Little English Suite ...... Grundman Ensenada ...... Olivadoti Guest Conductors The Girl I Left Behind Me ...... Anderson 76 Trombones ...... Willson/Iwai The Victor March ...... Karl King Americans We ...... Henry Fillmore June 13, 2013 July 25, 2013 Celebrations and Remembrances Star Spangled Banner ...... Smith Combined Bands Star Spangled Banner ...... Smith National Emblem ...... Bagley/ed. Fennell Dowling Victors ...... arr. Thimmesch Celebration of Life ...... Hultgren Malagueña ...... Lecuona/Cacavas Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ...... Sousa The Waltzing Ca t....Anderson/trans. Lang Participating Schools & Directors To the Unknowns ...... McBeth An American Elegy ...... Ticheli Assumption, Pam Kenkel The Waltzing Cat .....Anderson/trans. Lang Nobles of the Mystic Christ the King, Janna Rutledge A Celebration of Spirituals ....arr. Barker Shrine ...... Sousa/ed. Fennell Holy Trinity, Ryan McNulty An American Elegy ...... Ticheli Caribbean Fantasy ...... Morrissey Mt. Olive Lutheran, Christa Miller 76 Trombones ...... Willson/Iwai The Irish Washerwoman ...... Anderson Sacred Heart, Jason Spooner & Jerry Rushmore: A Symphonic Prologue Kinney June 27, 2013 for Winds ...... Reed St. Anthony, Maria Cibula Star-Spangled Spectacular 76 Trombones ...... Willson/Iwai St. Augustin, John Gosnell A Festival Prelude ...... Reed Old Scottish Melody ...... setting Wiley

42 The Iowa Bandmaster In Memoriam Roland Brom (1925 - 2013) Roland Brom, loving husband to June (Tohren), slipped peacefully from this world on Sunday, June 30, 2013. Roland was born on Dec. 3, 1925, to Ben and Bernice (Coulter) Brom in Oskaloosa. Roland is survived by his wife of 63 years, June Brom; his daughter Katherine (Dee) Dienst, of Mason City; granddaughter Jessie (Bryan) Clapper, of Niles, Mich.; and his brother Dr. Hubert Brom, his wife Mary, and their children. Roland graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1943. Ivan Kennedy, his high school band director, played an important role in his upbringing and provided Roland a life-long love of music. Roland's college career was interrupted for his service with Army Air Forces. Upon graduation from Drake University in Des Moines with undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education, he served the next 31 years as a director of bands in Iowa public schools. The final 26 years of his music education career were spent directing the Waverly-Shell Rock High School Band, where his band program flourished and won many state, regional, national and international honors. Roland was an accomplished trumpet player, arranger and authored several music lesson books. He recently submitted three novels for publication. The entire family extends their deep appreciation to the caregivers at Muse-Norris Hospice in Mason City, for their care and support during Roland’s final days. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.

The Iowa Bandmaster 43 Contributions To the Endowment Fund As Iowa bandmasters we know that we owe a debt of gratitude to those directors, living or deceased, who came before us. Indeed there are many shoulders on which we stand. One way to recognize those to whom we owe so much is to make a contribution in their name to the Endowment Fund. In doing so, they become a permanent part of our Endowment Fund, the contributor is recorded, and the honoree or, if deceased, the honoree’s family is informed of the contribution. Please consider contributions to the Iowa Bandmasters Association Endowment Fund in the names of directors you wish to honor. All contributions are tax-exempt and are invested so that the goals we share in the Iowa Bandmasters Association may continue in perpetuity. To make contributions, checks should be written to the IBA Endowment Fund and sent to: Doug Herbon, Endowment Fund Treasurer, at 423 Heritage Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. Please remember to indicate whom it is intended to acknowledge.

Contributions and Memorials Contributed To the Endowment Fund 2012-2013 Sheila and Myron Thorberg, $15.00 in memory of Ralph Larry Hansen, $50.00 in memory of Kieth Altemeier Paarman Tom Burchers, $25.00 in memory of Milton Mikesh William and Mary Jean Lafrenz, $15.00 in memory of Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of John Bernatz Ralph Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Frederick Langrock Don and Delores Ockelmann, $15.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of Dr. Donald O. Loman Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Adeline M. Green Kurt and Kristi Ockelmann, $20.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of John Berigan Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of James Croft Charles City, Washington Elementary Faculty and Staff, IBA, $50.00 in memory of Ralph Paarman $25.00 in memory of Ralph Paarman

$800.00 in memory of Ralph Paarmann from: CCC 2011-2012 Education Association; Charles City Schools, Audrey Tom Burchers, $100.00 in memory of Carla Burchers. Colson, Mark Kelly, Judy Kielman, H. Roy Lamansky, Tom Burchers, $25.00 in memory of Roger Becker Martha Lundh, Ralph Paarmann Family, Paul Peck, Carol Living Memorial to Luman Colton on the occasion of his Phoenix, Phil and Delaine Prichard, Hugo Rammelsberg, 90th birthday from Jeff Triplett in the amount of $90.00 Joan Rammelsberg, Bill and Marjorie Rettko, Alice Arden Greener, $50.00, Tom Burchers, $25.00, and Smith, Amy Spataru, Nyla Thrapp and Evelyn Troyer. Leonard Upham, $25.00 in memory of Russell Kephart IBA, $50.00 in memory of Chuck Barnhouse Laura Paarmann and Julie (Paarmann) Stolt, $200.00 in IBA, $50.00 in memory of Himie Voxman memory of their father, Ralph Paarmann. IBA, $50.00 in memory of Chris Covell Clara B. Mortiboy, $30.00 in memory of Ralph Paarmann IBA, $50.00 in memory of Thomas L. Davis William and Ruth Paarmann, $150.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of Russell Kephart Paarmann 2010-2011 Craig and Robin Paarmann, $250.00 in memory of Ralph Paarmann Anonymous, $50.00 to Endowment Fund Norman E. Bissell, $50.00 in memory of Ralph Paarmann Cheryl Crandell, $50.00 in memory of Gene Wibben Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Ralph Paarmann Cheryl Crandell, $50.00 in memory of Frank Piersol Kay Ann Ohl, $25.00 in memory of Ralph Paarman David Law, $100.00 in memory of Mike Hogan Earle Dickinson, $50.00 in memory of Ralph Paarman Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Max Whitlock Tamara and David Mahl, $25.00 in memory of Ralph Barb Wells and Holli Safley, $50.00 in memory of Max Paarman Whitlock Dennis and Kathleen Lawson, $25.00 in memory of IBA, $50.00 in memory of Brett Hall Ralph Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Max Whitlock Joseph and Audrey Keeney, $15.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of Anton (Tony) Lund Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Ernest Beerends Sam and Colleen Skinner, $20.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of Lewis “Jack” Sanders Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Michael James Hogan James and Diane Griffin, $15.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of John DeStotel Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Lola Krumm Marilyn Black, $15.00 in memory of Ralph Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Gene Wibben Allen and Susan Fields, $15.00 in memory of Ralph IBA, $50.00 in memory of William Cornelius Paarman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Robert “Bob” Graves

44 The Iowa Bandmaster Contributions To the Endowment Fund (continued) IBA, $50.00 in memory of LeRoy Bras IBA, $50.00 in Memory of Ed Ackerman IBA, $50.00 in memory of Barry Larkin IBA, $50.00 in memory of Carla Burchers IBA, $50.00 in memory of Janice Lee Lessin IBA, $50.00 in memory of Terry Kroese IBA, $50.00 in memory of Richard “Dick” William Lingwall IBA, $25.00 in memory of Ken Smykil IBA, $50.00 in memory of Julie Ann Reese IBA, $50.00 in memory of Steve Colton IBA, $50.00 in memory of Frank A. Piersol IBA, $50.00 in memory of George Max Hueschen 2005-2006 Dorothea Dean, $2,000.00 to R. W. Dean Endowment 2009-2010 Fund Dorothea Dean, $2000, Robert W. and Dorothea Dean Cheryl Crandell, $25.00 in memory of Tina Foss Endowment Cheryl Crandell, $25.00 in memory of Ray Wallace Mary Anderson, $20.00, in memory of Richard Lingwall Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Bob Lowry Mary Anderson, $20.00, Mrs. Karl Killinger Laura and Dale Hanna, $50.00 in memory of Marty Cheryl Crandell, $50.00 in memory of Frank Piersol Crandell Gene and Vicki Gross, $50.00 in memory of Dean Pelz 2008-2009 Dorothea Dean, $2,000, R. W. Dean Endowment Fund 2004-2005 Larry Hansen, $50.00 in memory of Gil Lettow Dorothea Dean, $2,000.00, R. W. Dean Endowment Fund Martha Kroese, $100.00 in memory of Terry Kroese Cheryl Crandell, $100.00 in memory of Martin Crandell IBA, $50.00 in memory of William Van Devender Karl L. King Band, $50.00 in memory of Marty Crandell IBA, $50.00 in memory of Albert “Bert” Kruse James Bawden, $500.00 in recognition of all past Major IBA, $50.00 in memory of Jack Oatts Landers scholarship winners IBA, $50.00 in memory of Erling Hanson IBA, $50.00 in memory of Kieth Bear 2003-2004 IBA, $50.00 in memory of Karl Killinger Dorothea Dean, $2000.00, R. W. Dean Endowment Fund IBA, $50.00 in memory of Rick Tibbott Marty and Cheryl Crandell, $50.00 in memory of Reg Schive 2007-2008 Larry Hansen, $100.00 in memory of Milt Trexel Dorothea Dean, $2,000, R. W. Dean Endowment Fund Clare Mortiboy, $50.00, in memory of Robert Gish Dr. Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of August Knoll. Mrs. Lorna M. Esserli, $20.00 in memory of Ray Stumbaugh 2002-2003 Dick Redman, $100.00 donation to the Endowment Fund Dorothea Dean, $2,000.00 to the R. W. Dean Endowment Gene and Vicki Gross, $50.00 in memory of Gil Lettow Fund Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Gil Lettow Archive Video Project: $1,000.00. Anonymous Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Jim Moen Past-Presidents who contributed to the video archive: Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Larry Miller Kenneth F. Smykil: $20.00, Gerald M. Kinney: $50.00, Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Gil Lettow Ray Stumbaugh: $25.00, IBA, $50.00 in memory of Larry Miller Frank A. Piersol: $50.00, R. E. “Bob” Lowry: $10.00, IBA, $50.00 in memory of Robert Bageley Luman J. Colton: $25.00, Steven D. McCombs: $100.00, IBA, $50.00 in memory of Gil Lettow Chuck DeCamp: $100.00, Steve Lawson: $50.00, Leon Kuehner: $50.00 and Gene Gross: $50.00. 2006-2007 Dorothea Dean, $2,000 to R. W. Dean Endowment Fund 2001-2002 Linda Ballou, $25.00 in memory of Ray Stumbaugh Anonymous, $2,500.00 in memory of Elbert Edelbroch Robert Rousell, $25.00 in memory of Ray Stumbaugh Diane and Irvin Bohlken, $25.00 to Mj. Landers in mem - 1999-2000 ory of Ray Stumbaugh Marge Bourne, $500.00 in memory of Bob Bourne Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Carla Burchers Myron Welch, $50.00 in memory of Steve Colton 1998-1999 Myron Welch, $1000 donation to Endowment Fund Dorothea Dean, $10,000.00 in mutual funds to establish Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Carla Burchers the R. W. Dean Endowment Fund Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Terry Kroese Earle Dickinson, $1,000.00 to the R. W. Dean Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Steve Colton Endowment Fund Gene andVicki Gross, $50.00 in memory of Steve Colton Crandell Family, $50.00 in memory of Roger Britton 1997-1998 Gene and Vicki Gross, $50.00 in memory of Roger Britton Frank Rieman family, $1,000.00 in memory of Frank IBA, $50.00 in memory of Ray Stumbaugh Riema

The Iowa Bandmaster 45 You CAN Make A Difference! The Iowa Alliance for Arts Education promotes arts education for ALL students in Iowa. During the past few years, while we have operated with all volunteer effort, we have been able to accomplish many things on behalf of Iowa students, including the items listed below: • Retained a lobbyist to work on behalf of our students and fine arts programs. • Assisted 70 school districts in presenting information to their local school boards in support of continuing fine arts programs. Of those 70, approximately 80% have had a positive outcome. • Conducted a Fall Symposium for the support and retention of first-year fine arts educators. • Facilitated the “Iowa Model of Excellence” mentoring program. During the 2012-2013 school year, over 200 observa - tion mentor visits were completed. • Collaborated with the Iowa Department of Education to present statewide workshops on the role of arts education in the Iowa Core. Workshops were presented at ten AEA sites in the state to approximately 400 participants. We are excited to announce the hiring of Leon Kuehner to be the new Executive Director of the Alliance. With the addi tion of the new executive director, we will be able to accomplish even more, but we will need your help, financial and otherwise. Additional objectives for the 2013-2014 year: • Inclusion of the Fine Arts in Iowa Core • Creation of a state-wide arts advocacy day. • Continuation of training program for future leaders of our member organizations. • Development of a sustainable mentoring program, as the current grant funding concludes in 2015. If you are a current member of IAAE, we thank you for your continued support. If you are not a member yet, we need your help. While we are affiliated with the Kennedy Center, this organization does not provide us with funding. Your membership is vital in allowing us to communicate the essential place the arts have in every student’s education. With that in mind, we ask for your financial support available for the IAAE. Please use the enclosed form and send your membership today. Together WE Can Make A Difference! Thank you, David Law, Chair-Iowa Alliance for Arts Education Leon Kuehner, Executive Director-Iowa Alliance for Arts Education

46 The Iowa Bandmaster “Advancing the He art of 21st Century Skills” Individual Membership Form Name: ______E-Mail: (for electronic newsletters and e-blasts) ______Address: ______Phone:______Fax: ______

Circle one area of interest: visual arts music dance theater other ______Membership Categories: n $10: Student Member n $35: Individual member n $50 - $99: Friend n $100 - $249: Supporter n $250 - $499: Sustainer n $______: Additional Contribution

Please make checks payable to IAAE and send to: Robin Walenta, IAAE Treasurer, West Music Company, 1212 5th Street, Coralville, Iowa 52241

Questions? www.iowaalliance4artsed.org | Membership Forms also available on-line Leon Kuehner, Executive Director, 641-456-5580 email: [email protected] David Law, Chair, 319-377-5203 email: [email protected]

To advance quality arts education, IAAE provides: • a UNIFIED message with strength in numbers, acting as one state arts education advocacy association. • continual contact and coordinated leadership with all of the major arts education associations, the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Arts Council, the Iowa Association of School Boards, the School Administrators of Iowa and AEA consultants responsible for arts support in our schools, who operate as collabo - rative and advisory organizations for IAAE. • a strong voice for arts inclusion education for the whole child in those discussions, in which proposed education changes take place, affecting arts education on state and national levels. • alerts concerning issues facing arts education in the Iowa Legislature and Congress. • a Mentor Program for beginning arts teachers through a grant from the Department of Education. • arts education information and resources through electronic updates, newsletters, issue pieces, and the IAAE web - site: www.iowaalliance4artsed.org • professional development in areas current to member needs. • assistance in proactive and reactive advocacy to maintain quality arts programs. • an active, working board including members from arts education and other community arts education supporters. • an Executive Director who represents all members at various conferences, collaborations, partnerships and com - munications to advance our mission.

IN SHORT, The Iowa Alliance for Arts Education strives to increase awareness, recognition and support of policies, practices, and partnerships that ensure and advance quality arts education for all Iowans.

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Iowa Bandmasters Association Meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m. MMS Historians Report: (see written Annual Summer Meeting Redman/Meunier report on following pages). Chair Mary Marriott Hotel - Des Moines Crandell presented her written report. Parliamentarians Report: Parlia - Board of Directors Meeting: IBA Advisory Board Meeting I.B.A. President Brad Lampe called mentarian Fred Stark noted his role in Friday, June 28, 2013 assuring the meeting runs smoothly and President Brad Lampe called the the Board of Director's/Advisory Board meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. President that parliamentary procedure is followed. meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. Webmaster Report: Lampe issued a welcome to those in (see written Present: Brad Lampe, Jacqui Meunier, attendance and thanked them for taking report on following pages). Chair Liz Patrick Kearney, Steve Cook, Aaron the time to attend the meeting. Lampe Fritz was not in attendance. Secretary Nuss and Dick Redman. introduced those present and made open - Cook presented her written report. Secretary Cook presented a brief Mentorship Coordinator Report: ing remarks about the forthcoming year Secretary’s report. Secretary’s Report: (see written (see written report on following pages). Treasurer Nuss presented a detailed report on following pages) Secretary Coordinator Jim Fritz was not in atten - financial report. Cook presented his written report. MMS dance. Pete Jacobus presented his written Honorariums were discussed. No (Mary Andersen/Nate Sletten) to approve report. Mentorship Report: action taken. the Secretary’s Report as presented. (see written re - Technology needs were discussed. Motion passed. port on following pages). Chair Pete The board wants to be proactive on Treasurer’s Report: (see written Jacobus noted that Jim Fritz’s mentorship replacements and updates. report on following pages) Treasurer coordinator report covered everything Conference fee increase was dis - Nuss presented his written report. MMS that has happened. Jacobus noted that the cussed. Newsletter will have to go out to (Jayson Gerth/Jason Pentico) to accept new Mentorship Coordinator position the membership sooner, noting the the Treasurer’s report as presented. will be good for both the Mentorship change in fees. Pricing will have to be Motion passed. Committee and IBARD. Public Relations Report: set and information out to membership as Treasurer Aaron Nuss gave a detailed (see written soon as possible. explanation of the fiscal budget for 2013- report on following pages). Chair Mary Motion by Aaron Nuss, seconded by 2014. MMS (Jayson Gerth/Jason Pentico) Anderson presented her written report. Elementary Affairs Report: Dick Redman to increase the IBA to approve the projected budget for 2013- (see Conference Fee to $50.00 with a $10.00 2014. Motion passed unanimously. written report on following pages). Chair discount for pre-registration (Secretary Magazine Editor’s Report: (see Amy Spartu presented her written report. Junior High/Middle School Affairs Cook noted that the April 15, 2014, pre- written report on following pages) Editor Report: registration deadline will be strictly Dick Redman presented his written (see written report on following enforced. Any registrations received after report. pages). Chair Denise Graettinger was not that date will be returned). Motion passed in attendance. Secretary Cook presented her written report. unanimously. Committee Chair Reports: It was noted that Luther College did Concert Band Affairs Report: (see I.B.A.R.D. Report: (see written written report on following pages). Chair not receive a plaque for their perform - report on following pages). Chair Jay ance at the IBA Conference. Secretary Steve Stickney presented his written Nugent presented his written report. report. Cook was instructed to purchase a plaque David Law presented information of Marching Band Affairs Report: (no for their performance and mail it to the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education written report submitted). Chair Michael Luther with our apologies for the over - activities (see written report on following Peters noted no activity since the IBA sight. A “House Rule” that all K-12 and pages). Conference. He noted the committee college groups performing at the IBA Major Landers Report: (see written would be meeting in July to look at Conference be recognized with a plaque. report on following pages). Chair Dalene adding a color guard adjudicator to the Aaron Nuss has been in contact with O’Brien was not in attendance. Secretary panel of judges. He hopes to send out a Endowment Fund Chair Gene Gross to Cook presented her written report. recommendation to district presidents for make sure we have open lines of commu - Conference Equipment Report: (see review in late July, and then take the final nication between the IBA Board and the written report on following pages). Co- document to the IHSMA board for Endowment Fund Committee. Chair Nathan Sletten presented his writ - adoption. District contributions to the IBA web - ten report. Jazz Band Affairs Report: (see writ - site costs were discussed. Treasurer Nuss Conference Exhibits Report: (see ten report on following pages). Chair noted that contributions were not needed written report on following pages). Chair Ryan Arp presented his written report. at this time due to a decrease in website Dan Stecker was not in attendance. College Affairs: (see written report on costs. The board will revisit the issue if Secretary Cook presented his written following pages). Chair Mike Eckerty website expenses increase. report. presented his written report. Online voting for IBA elections was Election Report: (see written report Student Affairs Report: (see written discussed. The board felt more investi - on following pages). Chair Jerry Bertrand report on following pages). Chair Leah gation into best practices was needed. was not in attendance. Secretary Cook Schmidt was not in attendance. Secretary No action will be taken at this time. presented his written report. Cook presented her written report.

56 The Iowa Bandmaster Research and Development Report: Southeast District Report: (see writ - Steve Stickney shared information on (see written report on following pages). ten report on following pages). SEIBA the Yale Music Educators Conference he Chair Danny Galyen was not in atten - President Myron McReynolds was not in attended. Stickney noted that Iowa is on dance. Secretary Cook presented his writ - attendance. Secretary Cook presented his the front edge of music education reform ten report. written report. and the IBA is a driving force behind that Endowment Fund Report: (see finan - Southwest District Report: (no writ - movement. Stickney noted that Leon cial report on following pages). Chair ten report submitted). SWIBA President Kuehner and Liz Fritz are great represen - Gene Gross presented his written report. Mark Mendell presented his written tatives for Iowa and IBA. Technology: (no written report sub - report. Motion by Steve Stickney, seconded mitted). Chair Chad Criswell was not in by Fred Stark to adjourn at 2:00 p.m.; attendance. No written report submitted. Old Business: motion passed by acclamation. E-mail stated nothing new to report since President Lampe noted that the IBA An audit committee consisting of the IBA Conference. dues increase (from $50.00 to $55.00) for Jacqui Meunier, Jayson Gerth, Nathan 2013-2014 should eliminate the Major Sletten, and Michael Peters was appoint - Project Reports: Landers funding difficulties. ed to audit the IBA Treasurer’s books for March Project – Tony Garmoe noted the past four quarters. The audit commit - that the project is now two years old. New Business: tee found the Treasurer’s books to be in Garmoe recommends creating a small President Lamp presented information order. A copy of their certification is on committee to keep moving forward. The on the possibility of creating an electronic file with IBA Secretary Steve Cook. goal is to record marches of all levels. voting system for IBA elections (see Garmoe noted that directors who submit - “Voting System for IBA Elections” docu - Respectfully submitted: ted recordings requested feedback as to ment on the following pages). Lampe Steve Cook, IBA Secretary why their recordings were not selected. noted that this is a very preliminary Young Conductors Project – President investigation into the possibility of mov - Secretary’s Report Lampe noted that he would continue the ing to an electronic type voting system project and track the progress of the I spent the first few weeks of June for IBA elections. Further discussion will going through conference registrations young conductors. Credit to Tony take place at the November meeting. Garmoe for the idea. Very positive expe - and updating the computer database. I • President Lampe called for a lunch ask that District Presidents remind their rience for all involved. Lampe is seeking recess at 11:22 a.m. input for improving the project. It was members that as of July 1, 2013, Active • President Kearney reconvened the and Retired dues have increased by $5.00 noted that more time should be allowed meeting at 12:27 p.m. for the clinicians to talk with the young ($55.00 for Active members and $20.00 President Lampe noted that the 2014 for Retired members), and to pay 2013- conductors. IBA Conference Fee would be increasing History of Iowa Bands Project 2014 dues prior to the September 15th – to $50.00 with a $10.00 discount for pre- Fred Stark presented information on the directory deadline. Anyone who has not registration. Lampe noted that IBA paid 2013-2014 dues by September 15th progress made to date. Fred noted that he Conference pre-registration would open and Jay have been traveling the state will not be included in the membership earlier to make it easier for people to pre- directory. There will be a “dues searching for information. Progress is register for the conference. being made with the final goal of creating reminder” mailing sent out in early President Lampe noted that since the August. Please remember that in order to a book on the history of Iowa Bands. Unified Activities Calendar dates rolled Iowa Core Update participate in district events, directors (see written report this year, several of the IBA deadlines on following pages): Secretary Cook pre - must be current members of both I.B.A. (i.e. Hotel Registration) have moved and their respective district. District sented a report from Liz Fritz concerning earlier also. progress on the Iowa Core Curriculum. Presidents: please check the membership President Lampe noted that the con - database posted on the Internet ference is coming together nicely, and (http://207.165.180.101/iba/) and notify District President Reports: that “Dr. Tim” has already committed to North Central District Report: (see me of any discrepancies. the 2014 IBA Conference. written report on following pages). An I.B.A. Registration Deadline Card Past President's Report: (see report NCIBA President Kurt Kissinger present - will be included in the summer issue of on following pages). Past President Pat Iowa Bandmaster ed his written report. the magazine. The card Kearney presented his written report. Northeast District Report: (see writ - will be printed on card stock and perfo - President Elect Report: (see written ten report on following pages). NEIBA rated for easy removal. Please encourage report on following pages). President President Steve King was not in atten - your members to post this in a prominent Elect Jacqui Meunier presented her writ - dance. Secretary Cook presented King’s place. Registration deadlines continue to ten report. written report. be strictly enforced. President's Report: (see written re - Northwest District Report: (see writ - This year’s official document color is port on following pages) President Brad ten report on following pages). NWIBA green. Because some districts reproduce Lampe presented his written report. President Dustin Bliven presented his their own copy of the membership infor - Pete Jacobus inquired about a list of written report. mation card, please try to use some shade commissioned pieces (not just the IBA South Central District Report: (see of green paper for this and use the current commissions, but also IBA district com - written report on following pages). version of the membership information missions). President Lampe suggested SCIBA President Jason Pentico presented card (a .pdf version is available on the that compiling the list might be a worth - his written report. I.B.A. website). DUES FOR 2013-2014 while project for the R & D committee. HAVE CHANGED: Active - $55.00,

The Iowa Bandmaster 57 Associate - $30.00, Retired - $20.00 and Our total conference attendance was 4. District Presidents or the district elec - Student - $10.00. up by 32 attendees this year as compared tions chairpersons are strongly en - Final I.B.A. Conference attendance to last year. Pre registrations were down couraged to have their candidates for 2013. by 40 members. Total I.B.A. member - meet the deadline for submitting biog - 365 Pre-Registered Members (-40) ship this year is down 16 members from raphical information to the election 261 Registered Members (Thurs. + 64) last year. We begin 2013-2014 with 445 chair for the IBA magazine by January 39 Registered Members (Friday -8) (-49) members paid for the coming year. 10, 2014. 665 Registered Members Total (+16) 5. District presidents are further encour - 47 Pre-Registered Guests (-19) Respectfully submitted, aged to submit Hall of Fame candi - teven Cook, I.B.A. Secretary 55 Registered Guests (Thursday +8) S date information anytime BEFORE 7 Registered Guests (Friday +1) the January 10, 2014 deadline. 109 Total Registered Guests (-10) IBA Summer Business Meeting Magazine Editor’s Report Respectfully submitted, 33 Non-Member VIPs (-5) The Iowa Bandmaster magazine will Jerry Bertrand, IBA Elections Chair 193 Registered Exhibitors (+26) feature many of the same kinds of articles 226 Total VIPs/Exhibitors (+26) that were published this past year. The PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT deadline dates for the magazine are pub - Summer IBA Meeting - June 28, 2013 1,000 Total Registered Members, VIPs, OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR Exhibitors and Guests (+32) lished in each issue as well as the tear-out section of the summer Iowa Bandmaster AWARDS: 1,265 Guest Band Members (0) issue. All members are encouraged to The following recipients were pre - 83 IBA HS Honor Band (0) submit articles or suggestions for topics sented awards during the banquet at the 75 Guest Soloists/Ensemble that would be beneficial to the member - IBA convention in May: Members/Lobby Concerts (0) ship. Elementary/Middle School Principal: 1,423 Total Guest Band Members (+/-0) I want to recognize and thank Chad Dr. Gregg Shoultz, Northwest Junior Allard, Denise Graettinger, Elaine High School, Iowa City 2,423* Total 2013 I.B.A. Conference Nominated by Jane Triplett Attendance (+32) Menke, and Jerry Kinney for their assis - tance with the Iowa Bandmaster magazine. High School Principal: *The total listed above does not District Presidents: Please remember Ms. Lynell O’Connor, Williamsburg include the many chaperones, parents, that it is your responsible to notify the High School relatives, friends and others who were in magazine editor of an IBA member that Nominated by Tyler Kalina attendance to hear one of the guest bands has passed away in your district. Submit Superintendent: and/or Major Landers performers. The a picture and obituary when possible. I Dr. Bruce Kimpston, Ankeny IBA Middle School Honor Band Concert also need all of the district presidents to Community Schools seated approximately 800 parents, rela - send me a picture and bio for inclusion in Nominated by Scott Hook tives, and family members. 365 members the fall Iowa Bandmaster by October 4. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF and 47 non-member guests pre-registered New IBA committee chairs are asked to IOWA SCHOLARSHIP: for this year’s conference. submit a picture and bio to me for the We decided to video record eligible My records indicate 427 (+11) tickets winter issue. You may email me a Word candidates at the IHSMA honors recital were sold for district luncheons. The document and picture in jpg. format to in Ames on May 15. The application breakdown by districts are: NW – 45 [email protected]. The dead - deadline is May 17. Applicants who are (+5), NC – 60 (+17), NE – 70 (-17), SW – line dates for this year’s magazine are: unable to perform at the recital could still 45 (-1), SC – 140 (+13), SE – 67 (-6). In Fall issue – October 4 submit their own recording prior to the addition, 189 (-10) tickets were disbursed Winter issue – January 3 deadline. Electronic submission was the for Friday night’s I.B.A. Banquet. Conference issue – March 7 norm, but a few DVDs were received. Banquet attendance was down by 10 The recipient will receive a $1,000.00 members from last year. Respectfully submitted, scholarship and perform at the SAI con - Our final membership totals as of June Dick Redman, IBA Magazine Editor ference on August 8, at the Polk County 15, 2013 are as follows: Convention Complex in Des Moines. NW 125 (+4) IBA ELECTION REPORT This year’s recipient is Grant Simmons, NC 119 (-4) June 28, 2013 marimba, of Ames High School. NE 283 (-3) 1. The same election procedure will be I think the video and applications at SW 68 (-8) followed for the 2014 elections. The the IHSMA recital helped get more inter - SC 307 (+11) slate of candidates for the 2014 elec - est and participation in the scholarship. SE 189 (-9) tion will include: President-elect, Karl We had 18 students complete the applica - OS 65 (-7) King Distinguished Service Award tion process! (a HUGE increase from Total 1,156 (-16) active and retired candidates as well past years) Alan Greiner asked the com - Active 760 (-24) as a confirmation vote for IBA mittee to review the selection process – Associate 91 (-13) Secretary. vocalists make their selection based Student 109 (+25) 2. Election information, including Hall entirely on the video performance. I per - Retired 191 (+1) of Fame criteria, will be posted on the sonally feel the application is helpful, Honorary Life 4 (-1) IBA website. because all of these students are perform - High School 1 (-4) 3. Candidates will find the information ing at an extremely high level. We also Total 1,156 (-16) forms on the IBA web site. ended up making our decision late,

58 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 59 because the original recipient we chose • I recommend the required associate High School and their director Nick was also selected to perform on piano, so member fee again be included in the Hoover for loaning so much percussion I had to go back to the committee votes to cost of the first booth space. That fee equipment for use in the Pastoral Center find another name that was mentioned shall be for the year following the con - this year. repeatedly. We’re continuing to work on ference. Fees for additional booths The Marriott continues to treat us well the process, but the increased interest is shall be adjusted accordingly. in regard to logistics. We have been encouraging! • Online exhibitor registration was used pleased with their attention to detail and this past year for the first time and thoroughness. PUBLIC RELATIONS PROJECTS: received many positive comments Going forward, it is our recommenda - The committee is always open to sug - from exhibitors. tion that IBA asks the Percussion Source gestions for press release templates to Pat Kearney has agreed to help with to tune the timpani heads after assem - share on the website. Exhibits beginning next year. The bling the equipment the day before the Respectfully submitted, Exhibits process has become more time- Conference. This may be done without Mary Andersen, chair consuming throughout the years and charge, but it may not. Pat’s organizational skills and network - Also, discussion was had at one point Public Relations Committee Members: ing will be a great asset. about extending an honorarium to NE Ashton Reams (14) 1 Freeman Decorating and the Marriott schools who donate the use of major NC Joan Philgreen (15) 2 were very professional and great to work conference equipment (sound shells and NW Tiffany Wurth (14) 2 with, as usual. other AV equipment). We ask that the SE Mary Andersen (16) 2 Thanks to all directors who took time IBA put in place a policy for this practice. SC Jennifer Williams (15) 2 to visit the exhibits. Traffic flow was very SW Jarrod O’Donnell (16) 2 good on both Thursday and Friday. Respectfully submitted, A special thanks to Pat Kearney and Jayson Gerth, Nathan Sletten Historians Report the rest of the board for an extremely well Conference Equipment Chairs 1. Continuing to acquire new pictures run conference. /records/programs for the IBA Thanks again, for the help of our Elementary Affairs Report archives. I also maintain the home for friend, Gaylin Sudik. Thanks for the Summer Meeting 2013 the All-Iowa 8th Grade Honor Band countless hours answering my many On Thursday, May 9, 2013 (during Commissioned music, complete with questions and giving me support. the conference), an informal gathering the Clinician/Composers signature. I am looking forward to the 2014 con - of elementary band directors met and 2. Scanning archives is continuing. ference. discussed ideas for future clinics. 3. Cheryl Crandell and I are going Suggestions included the following: through all of the IBA Magazines in Respectfully submitted, 1. continuing the reading band clinic, the archives and would like the bless - Dan Stecker, IBA Exhibits playing grade .5 - 1.5 music ing of the board to send the extra 2. continuing with clinics giving ideas magazine copies to the National IBA Conference Equipment Report for technology use in rehearsals and Music Museum on the University of First and foremost, we must thank lessons South Dakota Campus in Vermillion. several organizations who contribute 3. discuss programs that help needy stu - We are maintaining one full set in Des their resources to helping this conference dents obtain band instruments Moines and would like to send the run. Thanks to West Music and the 4. time management – home practicing, extras to Vermillion. The National Percussion Source for providing our scheduling, goal setting Music Museum would like to keep the major performance venue percussion, 5. assessment, data teams, classroom extras in their archives. including a drum set in the jazz venues management for the third year running, Rieman 6. recruiting and retention Respectfully submitted, Music for providing all pianos, Wenger Several of these ideas have been used Mary Crandell, IBA Historian Corporation for providing all music for clinics and discussions at past confer - stands and stand carts and our student ences, but we feel that we can always get Summer IBA Board Meeting helpers: Nate Ingram from SEPHS and new ideas no matter how many times we Conference Exhibits Report Cole Ridgely, Rebecca Johnson, Sarah hear about them. The 2013 IBA Conference Exhibits Smith, Michael Woolcott, Tiffany Smith, Denise Graettinger and I briefly dis - were outstanding. This year we had 60 and Zack Wisecup from Earlham on cussed the possibility of having a joint companies exhibiting in 81 booth spaces, Wednesday for set-up; Dakota Barnard, Elementary Affairs and Junior High/ which was full capacity. There were 8 Justin Shaver, Arianna Edvenson and Middle School Affairs mixer/meeting at new exhibitors - 7 exhibitors from 2012 Hope Metts from SEPHS and Zach the 2014 conference. We thought that did not return. Howarth from Earlham during the con - since so many directors teach at both Recommendations for the 2014 ference. We further would like to thank levels, it might work to have the commit - Conference: Southeast Polk HS for assisting with AV tees meet in the same room, at the same • Exhibit days and times should remain needs and sound shells. time. We think we can get more directors the same. The Catholic Pastoral Center contin - to attend if there is only one meeting, and • I strongly recommend we continue to ues to be a wonderful space in which to also, many of our clinic ideas tend to schedule a 10-15 minute period in hold events. Thanks to Sue Relyea and overlap. every hour for directors to visit the company for working with us in that The committee wants to again thank exhibits. space. Thanks also to Dowling Catholic past president Pat Kearney and the

60 The Iowa Bandmaster IBA board for listening to our ideas this ence was to host a “mixer” for Middle Addition conversation regarding pros/ past year and turning them into confer - Level directors at the conference. We are cons will be discussed at our fall meeting. ence presentations. It was a wonderful going to pursue this and explore the conference! possibility of combining this with the Respectfully submitted, Elementary mixer as many directors in Steve Stickney, Chair Respectfully submitted, our state have teaching responsibilities at Amy Spataru, chair both age levels. IHSMA Jazz Affairs Summer Report • A meeting of district chairs was held Summer Report - June 2013 Respectfully submitted, on Saturday April 20th in Boone. IBA Middle School Affairs Committee Denise M. Graettinger. Chair • Numbers comparing the 2012 to 2013 The Iowa Bandmaster’s Association festivals were shared. 2013 was the Middle School Affairs Committee is Concert Band Affairs Report first year adding a clinic instead of a dedicated to providing the leadership Summer Business Meeting - sight-reading component. necessary to support and strengthen CBA committee discussions from their “Eliminating sight-reading may have Iowa’s Middle School Band directors spring meeting – May 2013 helped somewhat but not to the extent the and their programs. The committee will 1. To contact directors and create a data - survey indicated it would. Still, we are accomplish this by providing meaningful base of application repertoire used by back up where we were with participa - educational opportunities to students and ensembles selected (by classification) for tion so that’s a move in the right direc - serving as a professional resource for the IBA conference. The list would be tion” –Alan Greiner directors. made available to our members as a Class break down: resource guide of appropriate literature Class 2012 2013 +/- 8th Grade All-Iowa Honor Band used in conference honor band applica - 4A 44 42 -2 The 2013 event, under the direction of tion recordings, and as an example of 3A 41 53 +12 composer/clinician Larry Neeck, ran what IBA caliber programs are perform - 2A 38 41 +3 smoothly and the 1:00 p.m. concert was ing in December/January. The repertoire 1A 13 19 +6 very well attended, standing room only. list will be presented to our members on 2013 total bands: 155 Many thanks to Ann Kamp for serving as the IBA website and in the magazine by the chair for this event. classification only, not by school/director. • Names were updated on the approved Plans are already underway for the 2. Large Group discussion judges and clinicians list. 2014 All-Iowa 8th Grade Honor Band. • Should directors be allowed to give • 2014 Dates were discussed Rob Grice will be next year’s guest com - program notes (example – dedicating Week 30 of the master calendar: poser and clinician. Kevin Mixon is lined a selection to honor a deceased band • North will be Monday, January 27 up for 2015. member) prior to their band’s large (3:30pm-9:00pm) It was also brought to our attention group performance? Does that posi - • South will be Saturday, February 1 that we had a few students participating tively or negatively influence ratings? • Note: Division North/South is same whose directors were not paid members Should IHSMA provide a scripted? as Marching Band of IBA. We agreed that this could best be • Should altering the performance space • Note: Schools in south can petition handled at the district level through clear be allowed for concert band large to move to the earlier date. communication/reminders and also group performances? An example • Reminder to Jazz Festival organizers: through a thorough double-checking with would be the use of platform risers to complete the form to be an approved district secretaries. elevate certain sections for better pro - IHSMA Sanctioned Event. This form jection. is available on the IHSMA website. Project Brainstorming 3. IBA Performance Application Form MS affairs is working with Liz Fritz recommendations Respectfully submitted, and finalizing the web-based Literature • Change the categories on IBA Band Ryan Arp, Chair Recommendation form. Editing and Performance Application Form under finalizing has taken some time due to “Concert Band” from separate slots IBARD Report some formatting/coding challenges. for Adult/Community and College – 41 IBARD members were actively MS affairs also has discussed the idea to one umbrella category entitled mentoring first- and second-year teachers of a statewide data-gathering survey, “Other” that would include - during the 2012-13 school year. IBARD similar to those we used to see in the Adult/Community, Small College and mentors were encouraged to visit first- magazine years ago. We are quite inter - 9th Grade/2nd Band year teachers four times and second-year ested in the possibility of collaborating • Include on the IBA Band Performance teachers two times during the school with R&D on a project like this. At the Application Form a place where direc - year. May meeting, Dick Redman told us that tors can indicate that they’d like to be This year marked the 12th time that this idea was one that had been discussed considered as a clinic band if not the IBARD band has performed at the in other circles too. Though we have not selected as an honor band IBA Conference. IBARD was founded in moved forward on this since our initial 4. State Solo/Ensemble discussion 1991 when Jerry Kinney, as IBA discussions in May, we think a project • Due to declining participation and the President, and Ralph Paarmann, long such as this could provide valuable data distance some schools must travel, time Davenport West High Director, about our programs and are quite inter - discussions with Alan Greiner focus - founded IBARD as a means to give ested in pursuing this. ing on the idea of intermixing site retired directors a reason to attend the Another idea discussed at the confer - (3A/4A) and (1A/2A) is underway. annual IBA conference. Ralph conducted

The Iowa Bandmaster 61 the band up through 2003, followed by be made by September 15th. Through Chairman’s comments: Lee Nelson of Harlan who led the band this procedure, IBARD mentors should The progress that has been made this through 2009. Present co-conductors are be able to start their visits much earlier in year can be summed up as uniformity Guy Blair and Jay Nugent. This year’s the fall. Early visit are especially impor - across the state. Those being as follows: concert was held on Thursday evening at tant for first-year directors as they work • All districts are now using the stan - 9 p.m. in the Iowa Ballroom. Guest through all the responsibilities as a begin - dard application form. Conductor Jerry Kinney took the podium ning band director. • Reimbursement of mileage and stipend directing his rendition of “Lassus A combined meeting of the IBARD to the district candidates for their Trombone”. Myron Welch conducted the and Mentorship committees, headed up attendance at the IBA conference. I band on “American Salute” and Robert by Jim Fritz, was held on Friday during strongly feel that we need to treat Shafer thrilled all in attendance as the the conference at 4 p.m. in the Cedar these candidates like the honored Alto Saxophone soloist on “Georgia On Rapids room to discuss the implementa - guests that they should be. They are My Mind”. The band paid a special trib - tion of the above-described plan. the future of our business. I’ve sug - ute to co-founder Ralph Paarmann, who gested the $25 stipend along with the passed away this past January, with the Respectfully submitted, mileage that the IHSMA is currently playing of the IBARD theme song “Old Jay Nugent, IBARD Chair using. Scottish Melody” conducted by Laura • I have put language in the communi - Paarmann. Major Landers Report from IBA cations to inform the state finalists that IBARD is working with Jim Fritz, Competition held in Waterloo room, the winner, parents and accompanist newly appointed IBA State Mentorship chaired by Jim Davis. Auditors for this will be guests of IBA at the Banquet. Coordinator, to streamline the procedure year’s contest: Jennifer Tiede, Cory Any additional family members/ by which we compile the names of first- McBride, Scott Davis (no relation) –Head guests that wish to attend will have to and second-year teachers and assign Judge. be paid for by themselves. mentors. IBARD and Mentorship will Final Results as follows: As I am leaving this position, my sug - join forces to gather all the data on new Winner: Lydia Raim, Clear Creek Amana gestions for future improvements could hires no later than September 1st. IBARD Runner-up: Joshua Carlo, Cedar Falls be to have the new state chair “shadow” committee members will join with Finalists listed alphabetically the existing chairman on their final year. Mentorship committee members to Rebecca Luksan, Le Mars That was extremely helpful for me. I recommend IBARD mentors in their Grant Simmons, Ames have made that recommendation to each respective districts to the IBARD Chair Rachel Zimmerman, Harlan district to do the same when their chair is so that final mentor/mentee pairings can in their last year of service.

62 The Iowa Bandmaster Carol Ayers will continue to monitor more chap ters were created that met had grown to an unmanageable size and the administration of the test for district regularly. responsibility. The process of data collec - and state exams. There is one segment of Goals and Action: tion and IBARD Mentor assignments the test that is still done on staff paper. It My goal as chair of Student Affairs is needed to be streamlined. The role of the would be nice if that too could be done to create student chapters across the state Active Mentor needed to be more fully electronically via free notation software. and then foster communication between realized across the state. Carol said that she’d be the state chair. these groups to exchange service ideas Following these discussions I presented Only issue with that is that she must and develop relationships among mem - the general framework of this new posi - depart following the theory exam to get bers. I have sent emails to acquaintances tion at a clinic/meeting during the IBA to ILCC commencement. at the University of Iowa, Iowa State, Conference to about 20 people who Tom Cronin has volunteered to take Luther and Drake about starting their represented the Mentorship Committee, the position. Presently he’s not sure own chapters and have been met with the IBARD committee and other interested where he will be teaching next year. varying success. Many education stu - parties. Following a lengthy discussion Thank you for the opportunity to serve dents at these colleges are required to be of the proposal we came to a consensus I.B.A. in this capacity. It was a joy work - a part of NMEA and/or NAfME organi - agreement on the new, shared role of ing with these fine young people over my zations and are worried about the success mentorship with the IBARD and past four years. I’m here if you ever need of an IBA student chapter. This being Mentorship committees along with the me for something again! said, Drake seems quite interested in role of the new IBA Mentorship Coor - starting a chapter and I have not received dinator. It was presented to President Pat Respectfully submitted, responses from everyone that I originally Kearney, during the Conference, who Jim Davis, Major Landers Chair sent emails to. appointed me to this position. Your Help: I then began work with Guy Blair, Jay College Affairs Report June 28, 2013 If your school is near a college that Nugent, and Leonard Upham to rewrite Little to report since IBA conference. you frequently work with, please talk to the Operations Manual for the Congratulations to the Luther College them about the possibility of starting an Mentorship and IBARD committees Concert Band, Joan deAlberquerque, IBA chapter at their school. If you do along with creating the list of responsi - conductor, and The University of Iowa come across students that are interested bilities for the IBA Mentorship Symphony Band, Richard Mark Heidel, but need more information, please do not Coordinator. Along the way we discov - conductor. These bands have been select - hesitate to give them my email! For more ered that there was no listing at all in the ed to perform at the 2014 CBDNA North information regarding what purposes a Operations Manual for the IBARD com - Central conference. student chapter of IBA holds, I am happy mittee. Guy and Jay wrote up a list of This is a reminder to the membership to send you a copy of UNI’s student “Purpose” and “Tasks” for IBARD that I about the Iowa Conductors’ Forum that chapter constitution and there is also a then incorporated into the revisions that will be held at UNI on January 24/25 document under the “About Us” tab on Leonard had already made. The final 2014. This event is hosted by UNI, Iowa the IBA website for beginning student draft of this was presented to President State, Iowa and Drake. More informa - chapters. Lampe in early June and is attached to tion will be sent out in late summer. Continued thanks are due to the band this report. It is my recommendation that, There was continued discussion about directors that work with and inspire our if approved, these new responsibilities researching the possibility of smaller members. We are constantly looking for and tasks should be added to the IBA colleges being able to apply for an IBA more ways to serve in band programs and Operations Manual in place of any pre- convention concert spot one academic would love to hear your input. If you existing entries (Mentorship Committee year in advance or at least in the begin - have ideas for creating more student only). ning of a school year. This is primarily chapters and/or how we can be of a I have sent a copy of this revised due to the logistics of scheduling and greater service please contact me! Thank Operations Manual entry to all members budget that these schools face. you for your time! of the IBARD and Mentorship committees to insure that all parties are informed of the Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, changes and everyone is on the same page. Mike Eckerty, Chair Leah Schmidt, Student Affairs Chair I attended the Summer Planning Meeting for the Fall Symposium at UNI Student Affairs Report IBA Mentorship Coordinator Report on June 2 where we planned for this fall’s Current Student Involvement: I am unable to attend today’s meeting Symposium, which will be held on Currently, active and functioning stu - as I’m in Denver, Colorado, for the November 2, 2013 at Iowa Central dent chapters of IBA can be found in National Federation of State High School Community College in Fort Dodge. Wartburg and UNI. Many colleges Associations Summer Meeting as a rep - I intend to follow up with both the already have NAfME and/or NMEA resentative of IHSMA. IBARD and Mentorship Committees chapters but have not been approached The newly-developed position of IBA later this summer as information about about starting IBA student chapters. It is Mentorship Coordinator came about new hires within the state becomes fair to assume that many students at following lengthy discussions with IBA available. I will continue to communi - various colleges have assisted at IBA President Brad Lampe, Pat Kearney, Guy cate with IAAE and the Co-Directors of sanctioned events and have attended the Blair, Jay Nugent, Leonard Upham, Leon the Iowa Model of Excellence Mentor - May conference, but I believe that Kuehner, Liz Fritz and myself. The impe - ship Program. student involvement and conference tus for this discussion was due to the fact I am very pleased with the new direc - attendance would increase significantly if that the role of IBA Mentorship Chair tion of our mentorship efforts and wish to

The Iowa Bandmaster 63 extend a hearty THANKS! to all previ - IBA conference and discussed several party components that do not serve ously mentioned who have assisted me in goals for 2013-2014. our needs. this transition. 1. We would like to re-establish the • Look at social media components and research poster session at the IBA con - how to incorporate, Twitter, Facebook, Respectfully submitted, ference in 2014. etc. James Fritz, IBA Mentorship Coordinator 2. We would like to be able to contribute ***Reminder *** to the IBA Journal in the form of a • Website ads can be purchased for $30 Endowment Fund Committee Report short article related to band, music per month. Persons interested in 1. Current remaining terms for Endow ment education, or wind literature research. communicating specific events may Committee members are as follows: 3. The committee identified in-school purchase advertising on the IBA web - NC John Aboud 3 years pullout lessons as an area that could site to promote their event. Contact SW Chuck Teutsch 3 years use attention from the committee. We Chad Allard to purchase an ad. NE Doug Herbon 1 year would like to survey the membership • All new committee chairs should NW Cheryl Crandell 1 year of IBA regarding this issue. check out the operations manual. SC Gene Gross 2 years 4. Since many of us on the committee are Please send in an email any changes SE Myron Welch 2 years new to our positions we would appre - that should be posted on the website. Ex-Officio IBA President Brad Lampe ciate any suggestions or guidance from • All the forms that have been sent to Ex-Officio IBA Treasurer Aaron Nuss the board. me so far are updated on the website. 2. Officers for 2013-14 are: John Still working on contact page emails. Aboud—Secretary, Doug Herbon— Respectfully submitted, Treasurer, and Gene Gross—Chair. Danny Galyen, Chair New Business – Electronic Voting 3. The Endowment Fund Committee for IBA Voting would like to thank the districts for IBA Webmaster Report I was approached by Jerry Bertrand contributions to Major Landers. The Summer Meeting 2013 about the possibility of online voting at one-time donation of $500.00 assures Website and Development the spring conference. The number of that Major Landers will be funded this • We launched our exhibitors compo - ballots being returned has been declining fall without the need to cash in invest - nent in January and had success with and his thought was this may be a way to ments and will help with the transition use for the 2013 conference. I will be encourage more people to participate in to full funding through the member - reviewing with Dan Stecker and the voting process. ship dues increase voted on at the state discuss any tweaks that may be need - Jerry may be bringing more of that conference. ed for next year information to the table? If not, Here are 4. The Endowment Fund Committee also • I had been asked to create methods for the answers to his questions from his would like to thank the Board of data collection for various committees. email… Directors and the IBA membership for Most of those projects have been com - How can the voting be set up so a mem - their support to increase dues by $5.00 pleted on my end. My next task will ber can vote only once? to fund the Major Landers scholarships. be to make sure the committees know Members would have to log in to the 5. A complete updated list of memorials how to use the forms so they can make website into their account, this would be will be published in the Fall Magazine. progress on their own projects. the same as registering for the conference 6. The annual meeting with our financial • I will be creating new online forms for or paying dues. advisor will take place in Cedar Falls the President-Elect and Karl King can - Will the voting procedure be easy to during February, at a date and time to di dates per request from Jerry Bertrand. follow? be determined. • We are looking into online voting, I would try to maintain a consistency 7. At this point there appears to be no possibly creating a custom component with other online components we already need for a fall business meeting (All- with August Knight. have. State). If a need develops there may • Looking into ways to create a more Will the results be sent directly to me? be a change, but as of this time, there robust and reliable email newsletter. The results can be sent to a designated will be no fall business meeting for Still in progress person, just like the exhibitor or member - the EF committee. • Discussion about budget for the web - ship components. 8. The Endowment Fund Committee site regarding district use (please advise Will an electronic voting process congratulates Patrick Kearney on a if this is no longer being discussed) encourage more members to vote? Will successful state conference and com - o Districts who use the website for a it discourage members with limited mend him for assigning the Robert W. hosting purpose also financially computer skills from voting? and Dorothea Dean Fund as sponsor contribute to the cost of these This would be a point of discussion of the Young Directors Clinic and services. you would need to have at the meeting. It Keynote Speaker. o My recommendation is to propose may be difficult to have both paper and 9. There is no further business to report a yearly fee ($50- $60) to all dis - electronic voting. Right now if someone at this time. tricts using the IBA site as their loses their mailed ballot they are out of host. Currently NW, SE, and SC luck to get another one. The electronic Respectfully submitted, are using the IBA site as a host. voting would provide better access from Gene Gross, Chair • Still working on being only “1-click” that point of view. IBA Endowment Fund Committee away. An update to our Joomla inter - Can all the bio info be included in the Research & Development Committee face may need to happen soon to keep “ electronic official ballot”? The Research Committee met at the this moving along and remove third Yes, for all candidates. I see an advan -

64 The Iowa Bandmaster tage of saving the cost of printing and HS Honor Band Auditions – November NCIBA Report for IBA mailing paper ballots. 2, 2013 Summer Meeting Yes, I agree. While it may cost more HS Honor Band Concert – Jan. 11, 2014 I. Elected Officers the first year, the component can be District Jazz Festival – Feb. 17, 2014 a. President is Kurt Kissinger from updated each year by the webmaster/ District Honor Band: Algona High School elections chair similar to the membership Stephen Melillo and David Shaffer are b. Secretary/Treasurer is Jared Barnes component on the backside of the web - our guest conductors this upcoming from Newman Catholic Schools site. We would then eventually save year’s Honor Band. Each guest conductor II. Newly Appointed Committee Chairs money on the process and gain greater has also been asked to write a commis - a. Concert Band Affairs (Mike participation in the election process. sioned piece. Stittsworth – Belmond-Klemme) Please see an estimate provided by Joe District Jazz Festival: b. Jazz Band Affairs (Jake Gassman Wilson at August Knight Web Services. Our district jazz festival will continue – Charles City High School) We have been doing this (even) long(er) to be held at Le Mars Community High c. College Affairs (Dr. Josh distance since I have been traveling in School again this upcoming year. Last Thompson – Waldorf College) Europe since June 8th. This is just a pre - year was a big success and saved the d. HS Honor Band (Jon Jensen – liminary bid for our discussion. district a lot of money by moving it to Webster City Middle School; Thom LeMars. Also once again the judges com - Mahler – Aplington- Parkersburg) Additional Website Updates ments were uploaded on a google site e. Technology/Webmaster (Beth In May I did test email to see how page and were available for download Trulson – North Butler) many people were receiving the email following the awards. This year we did f. Student Affairs (Kala Keller – newsletters. I received about 300 res- have an online registration using google Iowa Central Community College) ponses, we have 1190 on the email list. doc and this worked great. This google III. Spring Meeting It certainly was a frustration for both doc was shared with individuals within a. Discussion on the commission of a Steve Cook and I when we received com - our district to check for payment and if piece of music for a future honor ments during conference registration, not they have paid all of the respected dues to band – no action taken knowing the deadlines, can it go longer, participate. IV. Goals and Objectives how about a reminder, etc. Major Landers: a. Secure a composer for commis - I know that Pat included a reference to The Northwest district raised the sion – estimated premier during the conference in every eNews we sent. amount awarded for Major Landers from 2014-2015 school year However our click rate is very low, I the current $500, $300, $200 to $1000, b. Reorganize district meetings in really feel that members are not receiving $750, $500 with a cap of $3000. It was order to allow enough time for all our emails (many told me they go right to also decided to have a cap of $200 for action items junkmail.) below 3rd place for next year. V. 2013-2014 Schedule I would like to try either a different Other Business/Announcements: a. See NCIBA Calendar of Events email market component inside Joomla Sioux City West Middle School will 2013-2014 OR a service such as Constant Contact be offering a 6th grade honor band this Friday, August 30, 2013 – Fall Cruise which caters to non-profits ($21 per coming school year. They are looking at attendance notification month). making this honor band into a PD Wednesday, September 4, 2013 – Fall In order to maximize our Joomla site opportunity for those directors involved. Cruise Event we would need to do an upgrade. When The proposed date for this honor band is Wednesday, September 11, 2013 – IBA we started, Chad Criswell created the site January 13th. Stacey Pepin and Joe Dues Deadline with Joomla! 1.5. This is no longer being Hardin are the directors at West Middle Friday, September 13, 2013 – IBA & supported with security updates…the School. NCIBA Dues Paid Deadline for MS most recent version is Joomla! 3.0. The NW district is also looking into HB participation Joe is preparing a bid for joomla changing how they form their honor Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – MS upgrades but I have not received it yet. If bands. We are looking at several different Honor Band Registration Deadline we decide to go that route (rather than options including; 1) 9/10 band and 11/12 Wednesday, September 25, 2013 – MS paying for another service) then all of our band, or 2) a smaller Top Symphonic Honor Band Selection Night (Site to components would be upgraded to 3.0. Band and and larger 2nd ensemble. be determined) Upgrading would give you access to a Discussions on these changes will be Friday, October 11, 2013 – HS Jazz wider range of up-to-date components addressed at the fall meeting. Festival Registration Deadline that offer support and security updates. The NW district is also looking into Saturday, October 12, 2013 – HS State creating a Honors Jazz Band. This group Marching Band Festival – All classes Respectfully submitted, would audition at the NW Honor Band Saturday, October 26, 2013 – District Liz Fritz, IBA Webmaster auditions and would perform during the Auditions, All-State Music Festival wait for the awards at the district jazz fes - Friday, November 1, 2013 HS – Honor NWIBA President’s Report tival. Discussion of this topic will also be Band Registration Deadline Dates for the 2013-2014 School Year discussed at the fall meeting. Concern Wednesday, November 6, 2013 – HS Fall Meeting – September 4, 2013 were brought up about when and where Honor Band Selection Night (Site to MS Honor Band Auditions – October to rehearse this group. be determined) 19, 2013 Thursday, November 7, 2013 – HS MS Honor Band Concert – November 2, Respectfully submitted, Concert Band Clinic Registration 2013 Dustin H. Bliven, NWIBA President Deadline

The Iowa Bandmaster 65 Saturday, November 16, 2013 – MS 50th anniversary of NEIBA, four compo - The change in the state jazz festival Honor Band Event in Humboldt, sers have been commissioned to compose schedule, along with more interest in NCIBA Business Meeting a piece to be performed at our honor band alternate host schools has brought the Thursday, November 21-23, 2013 – All- festival on December 7, 2013. Each of need to adjust our own district jazz State Music Festival @ Ames our four performing ensembles will festival. The sites for our festivals have Friday, December 6, 2013 – Karl King premier a work written specifically for not changed in recent years, and it is our Scholarship Registration Deadline that group. Composers include Dr. hope that we can set up a procedure Saturday, December 7, 2013 – HS Jazz Timothy Mahr, Dr. Andrew Boysen, Jr., where interested schools can host these Festival Event at Webster City H.S. Mr. Travis Cross, and Mr. Cory McBride. festivals. Friday, January 10, 2014 – MS Jazz Each composer will conduct the piece he Upcoming Dates for SWIBA 2013-2014 Festival Registration Deadline has written. In addition, the project will September 9 – Fall Meeting, Griswold Saturday, January 11, 2014 – HS Honor serve as a mentorship program pairing September 21 – Creston Balloon Days Band Event at NIACC, NCIBA veteran composers with younger, up-and- Parade Business Meeting coming people seeking to enter the field. October 5 – Clarinda Band Jamboree Saturday, January 11, 2014 – Karl King Special thanks go to Jim Fritz of Decorah October 12 – Loess Hills Fieldfest, Scholarship Auditions for coordinating this project. Glenwood Friday, January 24, 2014 – MS Concert For additional information pertaining November 2 – SWIBA Middle School Band Clinic Registration Deadline to the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Honor Band Auditions, Clarinda MS Monday, January 27, 2014 – State Jazz Association and upcoming activities and November 15 – SWIBA Middle School Band Festival – All classes for north events, please visit our website at Band Festival, Atlantic HS half of Iowa www.neibandmasters.org. December 15 – SWIBA High School Saturday, February 8, 2014 – MS Jazz Honor Band Auditions, Red Oak HS Festival Event at Clear Lake Respectfully submitted, January 13 – SWIBA High School Tuesday, February 18, 2014 – MS Steve King, NEIBA President Honor Band Festival, Red Oak HS Concert Band Clinic Event at Forest January 18 – Bluffs Jazz Festival, City SWIBA 2013 Summer Report Abraham Lincoln HS, Council Bluffs Friday, February 21, 2014 – MS Concert SWIBA is looking forward to another February 15 – SWIBA 3A/4A Jazz Band Clinic Event at Fort Dodge great year in 2013-2014 and welcomes Festival, site TBA Friday, March 7, 2014 – HS Concert new teachers to the district in the fall. February 20 – SWIBA 1A/2A Jazz Band Clinic Event at NIACC Andy Walters, Lewis Central High Festival, site TBA Saturday, March 29, 2014 – State Music School, was instrumental in establishing March 1 – Creston Middle School Solo Festival, Solo and Ensembles, 3A an award for outstanding young teachers Contest Saturday, April 5, 2014 – State Music in our district: the Lee Nelson Award. March 3 – Winter Meeting, Griswold Festival, Solo and Ensembles, 2A The recipient in selected through a nomi - March 29 – Lenox Honor Band nation process and is awarded at our HS Saturday, April 12, 2014 – State Music May 3 – Denison Middle School Large Honor Band concert in January. Because Festival, Solo and Ensembles, 4A, Group Festival this is a new award, it was decided that 1A Red Oak Middle School Large Group the chair for the award would fall under Friday, May 9, 2014 – State Music Festival the leadership of the president-elect of Festival, Large Group, 3A, 1A May TBA – Southwest Iowa Honor the district. The chairperson for this Saturday, May 10, 2014 – State Music Marching Band Auditions, Atlantic award in the coming year will be Don Festival, Large Group, 4A, 2A Struve. Last year’s recipient was Leigh SWIBA Officers for 2013-2014 Thursday, May 15-17, 2014 – 85th Ann Martic, director at Wilson Middle President – Mark Mendell, Council Annual IBA Convention, Marriott School in Council Bluffs. Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Hotel Ruben Newell and Jarrod O’Donnell President Elect – Don Struve, IKM- Friday, May 16, 2014 – NCIBA have done great work in rebuilding our Manning Business Meeting (Convention web site over the past couple of years. Secretary/Treasurer – Bob Hoffman, Luncheon) This past spring they set up a Google Audubon group for SWIBA, facilitating email cor - Past President – Jarrod O’Donnell, Respectfully submitted, respondence for the group. The setup is Atlantic Kurt Kissinger, NCIBA President working well, however “Google” schools typically will not allow members to join Respectfully submitted, NEIBA District President’s outside Google groups without permis - Mark Mendell, SWIBA President Summer Report sion. Email is able to be shared, howev - Membership er the site and archived email messages SCIBA District President’s NEIBA currently has 209 members are not accessible without cooperation Summer Report NEIBA Summer Business Meeting from the district tech department. The 2012-13 academic year was the The NEIBA summer business meeting This coming May we will once again first for the usage of the SCIBA member - will be held at Luigi’s in Oelwein in July, be having our auditions for our ship owned digital voice recorders. The date to be determined. Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band, recorders were used at all district level Commission Project which, although not officially sponsored festivals/events. The recorders were also Progress is on track for our 50th by SWIBA, is staffed by SWIBA direc - used at independent festivals by member - Annual NEIBA Honor Band Festival tors and is open to all SWIBA member ship schools with a rental rate of $5 per Commission Project. To celebrate the schools. unit. This is a similar rate that is charged

66 The Iowa Bandmaster by the IHSMA. The new devices are able SEIBA Summer Business Report includes the fine arts. Our best students to record in mp3 format allowing for The coming year will see the same in Iowa will tell you that they want cur - much faster transfer rates on festival events as the past; solo and ensemble ricular options that include music and days. festivals, concert band festivals, jazz other fine and related arts. Iowa must Our HS honor band site was moved festivals and corresponding dates. The recognize the importance of a wide and this year to Ames High School after a calendar may be found online. balanced curriculum and not fall into the long and successful run at Drake New for school year 2013-14 is the trap of offering a narrow curriculum that University. The new location met the planned addition of an elementary honor is focused only on subjects that are re- needs of directors, students, guest con - band festival to be held in April. Please ported out through standardized testing. ductors, and patrons extremely well. We watch for updates regarding this event. I plan to be of service to President are very thankful to Ames High School Jim Colonna has been commissioned Brad Lampe in any way that I can. Brad band directors Chris Ewan and Andrew to write a new work that will be pre - will do an excellent job representing our Buttermore for their hospitality and miered by the Junior High Honor Band in organization. organization, which made the transition January, 2014. The commission for 2015 as seamless as possible. The 2014 SCIBA will be a work for jazz ensemble. Respectfully submitted, High School Honor Bands will be con - Congratulations to Lydia Raim from Patrick J. Kearney, Past President ducted by Dr. Joan DeAlbuquerque from Clear Creek who was selected as the Luther College (9-10 Honor Band) and Major Landers Scholarship winner for IBA President-Elect Report Mr. Robert Meunier from Drake 2013. Summer Meeting University (11-12 Honor Band). The increase in admission for our Happy summer to everyone! I’m look - The SCIBA commissions project has January Honor Band concert saw a corre - ing forward to my time of service as contracted composer Charles Dibley to lated increase in revenue. President-Elect of the Iowa Bandmasters compose a new work for band. This will Online registration for SEIBA Honor Association. Though things still seem be premiered at the MS Honor Band Band was successful. somewhat overwhelming, I know I have festival in the fall of 2013 and will be Digital recorders were purchased for many wonderful and knowledgeable performed by the 7th grade honor band. use at all district contests and festivals. people I can rely on to help me through This fall’s honor band festival will be New entry fee for Jazz Band Festival the next few years! It is indeed a new and moved from Johnston to Knoxville. will go into effect for school year 2013- exciting challenge! Knoxville has new facilities and their 14. The new fee will be $125.00 and Congratulations to Pat Kearney for administration is excited to be hosting. $135.00 late fee. putting together a fantastic conference. Directors for this year’s honor bands will Finally, a big thank you to Dorothy He did a tremendous job of bringing us be Brandon Borseth (7th grade), Lynne Jacobi for serving as district president all together to experience a large variety Lange (7/8 grade combined), and Andrew for the past two years, and to the new of wonderful clinics, performances and Buttermore (8th grade). SEIBA committee chair: Megan Austin, social events! Personal thanks for the The online posting and approval Mentorship. menu change for our district luncheon! process for district meeting minutes has Great choice and I heard many members been a great success. The majority of the Respectfully submitted, voice their approval! membership has done an excellent job of Myron McReynolds, SEIBA President I am eager to begin working with and reviewing, making suggestions and supporting Brad Lampe during his tenure corrections, and then approving the Past President Report as President and as he prepares for the minutes in a timely fashion. This fall we 2013 Summer Meeting 2014 conference. I am anxious to watch will be implementing a requirement First of all I want to thank the mem - and learn from someone I consider to be asking all directors who wish to make bers of IBA for their support during my one of the best in our profession. announcements/requests on our weekly term as IBA President. It was an honor to Although I knew this from our friendship SCIBA online newsletter to be current serve. A special thanks goes to the IBA prior to presidencies, it continues to be members of the SCIBA organization. A district Presidents for all of their work at confirmed that he and I share many of the decision will be made at the fall district the district level, to the IBA Board of same values as teachers that will prove meeting if non-members will continue to Directors for all of their counsel, to Liz valuable as we move forward in our roles receive the online newsletter. Non- Fritz for her work on the web site, and to as leaders in our organization. I am also members will not be allowed to vote on Jayson Gerth, Nathan Sletten, and Dan looking forward to working with and approval of meeting minutes. Stecker for their support during the IBA learning from the members of the board This coming year we will be using a conference. of directors of our association as we con - new host for our district jazz festival In my final report as IBA President I duct the business of IBA. 2A/3A jazz band site, as Norwalk will be noted that my biggest failing had been in It is truly an honor to begin my serv - moving up to class 4A next year. Thank the area of advocacy. I intend to become ice as President-Elect of IBA and I am you to Dameon Place and the Winterset a more active presence in the area of grateful for the trust bestowed upon me. I Band Booster organization for allowing advocacy during my term as Past hope to continue the fabulous work of us to use their facilities on Saturday, President. Current educational trends are those before me with at least the same December 14th. towards more narrow curriculums in our passion, enthusiasm and integrity. I schools. I intend to lobby to our would invite any suggestions or thoughts Respectfully submitted, Governor, our Department of Education, you wish to share regarding the 2015 Jason Pentico, SCIBA President and our legislators for a varied curricu - conference. Enjoy the rest of your sum - lum for our students that obviously mer break and I hope you begin the next

The Iowa Bandmaster 67 school year completely refreshed and voting. We have many details and logis - the delivery of arts education in Iowa. ready to go! tics to discuss in order for this to happen Your Alliance board has been able to in 2013-14. Liz and Jerry are already meet with Mary Luhersman from Respectfully submitted, working hard to see if this method of NAMM and we were privileged to talk Jacquelyn Meunier, President-Elect voting can happen for I.B.A. with her for a day regarding successful I will continue to keep advocacy high lobbying efforts and the best way to con - 2013 Summer Meeting on my presidential priority list. We have tinue our efforts. She told us that once President’s Report some very hard-working and extremely again, Iowa leads the nation in this type My time as President Elect was too qualified people working for us in this of preparation for arts inclusion and also short! I observed, collected data, made area. David Law and James Bawden in in our lobbying efforts. connections and had many conversations the I.A.A.E. and Liz Fritz and Leon Our web site is constantly updated with many people. Am I ready for the Kuehner with the Iowa Core Curriculum with advocacy information and news at Presidency? I'm not sure if I will every continue to work many hours to fight for the local, state and national level. The feel like I am ready. The Presidency of music education. In talking with these Alliance has responded to fourteen the Iowa Bandmaster's Association is an folks, we are making progress! The fund - requests for assistance regarding music incredible honor bestowed on me by the ing of our mentorship program was programs being restructured and almost membership and I will do my best to extremely important and beneficial. I all of those programs have reported a uphold the office with hard work, vision, would still like to see, in writing, backing positive outcome. We have also had the creativity, and organization. for music education in the Iowa Core governor issue a proclamation designating If I fulfill my duties half as well as my Curriculum and in the S.T.E.M. educa - March as Arts Education Month in Iowa. predecessor, Pat Kearney, I will be a suc - tion program. I will do what I can to We appreciate your support and hope cessful President. He did an outstanding make some contacts and use this office to that you will continue to support the job of leading our organization and pro - hopefully bring about awareness and Alliance through your donations of time viding us with an incredible I.B.A. 2013 progress towards inclusion of music edu - and your financial contributions. All the Conference. I will shamelessly steal from cation in legislation. money that the Alliance receives goes him and hope to create and add my own I will be working hard to produce an directly back into our programs in the flavor to the Conference in 2014. I look effective and educational 2014 I.B.A. state of Iowa. We have no national dues forward to being able to continue to work Conference. Remember that this is a and all our board members serve without with him as IBA Past President. So far, rollover year for dates and the I.B.A. compensation. even though I have had many, many, Conference will be held on May 15-17. Thank you for your time and efforts many questions, he has continued to This is later than most years so mark it on on behalf of the Iowa Alliance for Arts answer my calls and e-mails. He is a your calendars and plan to attend. Any Education, good friend and an excellent presidential suggestions or input concerning pro - model for me to follow and emulate. gramming is always welcome. Please David Law, Chair IAAE I am also excited to work with our contact me at [email protected]. President Elect, Jacqui Meunier. She is I hope everyone has a great summer. Iowa Core Update Report an outstanding educator and very worthy Make sure that you make time to “sharp - It has been a busy summer for the Iowa of this position. Her band’s (Southeast en the saw.” Our individual mental and Core Fine Arts writing teams. There has Polk) performance at the 2013 confer - physical well-being is very important to been 10 different Professional Development ence was excellent and one of the high - our teaching effectiveness. Spend time presentations at AEA’s around the state. lights of the weekend. I am looking with family and friends and prioritize in a Over 400 Fine Arts educators have partici - forward to sharing ideas and insights way that makes you happy. pated in these PD opportunities. with her as we work together to complete Additionally there was an online com - our administrative tasks. Brad Lampe ponent offered to complete the opportu - Another exciting change to I.B.A. is IBA President 2013-2014 nity for credit with over 80 participants the creation of the Mentorship coordina - IBA members that were involved in tor position which will be held by Jim IAAE Report the presentations included Leon Keuhner, Fritz. Our mentorship program has been This past year the Alliance has been Mike Prichard, Brad Jensen and Liz very strong and effective under his lead - very active in the Mentorship for New Fritz. ership as mentorship chair. It will become Teachers (see attached report) along with The legislation to include Fine Arts as even more effective and stronger with the serious lobbying for inclusion of the arts part of the Iowa Core did not pass, but addition of the I.B.A.R.D. organization. in the Iowa Core. excellent connections were made, and Jim will coordinate the activities between Cal Hultman is the lobbyist represent - that is progress in its own way. Leon is I.B.A.R.D. and the mentorship commit - ing the Alliance and all the Advisory already continuing the process, meeting tee to provide our new directors with Board members. Through his efforts we with legislators just this week. outstanding guidance. We have the best have been able to meet personally with The Fine Arts documents should make mentorship program in the State and now specific members of the legislature to their way to the website by the start of it will be even better! promote the inclusion of Arts Education school. I am working with Jerry Bertrand and into the Iowa Core. In addition we have My thanks to all who continue to sup - Liz Fritz to possibly embark on a new also been made away of the movement of port this work! adventure on the way we vote for I.B.A. bills that have language regarding our officers. We are looking into the possi - interests including teacher compensation, Liz Fritz, Instrumental Chair bility of going to an electronic method of assessment and how those would affect Fine Arts Writing Team

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