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CORNWALL HONORED SOCIETY FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY Douglas Cornwall, who for thirty The University of New Me:-:ico will ·ears taught music in the Clayton host the annual meeting of the Society ,chools prior to his retirement, was for Ethnomusicology on November I I· 1warded a liie time membership in the l i, 1965. Scholars from all over the �ew Mexico Music Educators Associa· country will participate. The Society ion. During; the Association annual for Ethnomusicology consists of these linic concert. The award was made by persons doing resarch on the \'arious lollie Heltm.an, secretary and treasurer musical cultures of the world. The ,f the association and long time asso· meetings will be open to all \Vho wish iate of Mr. Cornwall. to attend and aU New Mexico musi· In accepting the reward, Cornwall cians are urged to be present. Music as tated that '·When one's fellow direc· we know it. the \'\'estern Art Music ors vote to recognize a member with tradi lion. constitutes only a small uch an honor, then the years of dedi· minority of the world's total musical atecl ser\'ice to a program become heritage. Topics covered at the meet nuch mote important to one's mem· ings will help to broaden our concept j}y.» ...� of music and its various functions with Only two suc:h awards have been in a gin•n socictv. :iven bv the N':\.!ME Association. Carl ;ramer. former band director al Ra· DOUGLAS CORNWALL Tentative, plans call for an emphasis on: and prior to his death, long time on North American Inclian music. lircctor on the Albuquerque High H<' hru.scrwd as �ccretary of the:Clay There will be two session on Indian ,chool, receivf'd the othc,·. ton Chamber of Commerce, Pn�sident music and dance plus a trip to Jemez The associ.ation voted to grant the of the Clayton Rotary Club. Mayor of Pueblo to attend thei1 Harvest Dance tonor on the- basis of both service to Clayton, member of the Board of Trus· he profession and service to the state tees of the 'ew Mexico State Indus· on November 12. Another session will rnd cornmuni ty. trial School, and presently serves as deal with the purposes of musical tran Mr. Cornwall has built an enviable Vice Chairman of the New Mexico scription. A program featuring New ·ecord of service, ha\'ing heen a charter Statf' Board of Educational Fi nancc. Mexico's indigenous music is also nember of the association when it was He is owner of the Cornwall Music planned. Further information can be ormed in 1934, was elected president Store, president of the General Insur n 1937, and served in some phase of ance Agency, Inc., and vice president obtained from Don L. Roberts, Fine ts activity urutil his retirement in 1962. of the Board of Directors of thie First Arts Library, University of New National Bank in Clayton. Mexico. NMMEA SUMMER BAND CLINIC IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RULES ON: OU'll'-OF-STATE TRAVEL Robert Bowna, NMMEA Band Vice· ,resident, is i:n charge of the NMMEA Regulations for out--0f-state travel for New Mexico High Scliool musical organizations. ;ummer Band Clinic to be held in Al· l. The following cities are herelby designated as boundaries for out-of-state travel: Denver to the North >uquerque on the Campus of the Uni· Phoeni."< and Tucson tOI the West ,ersity of New Mexico July 16 and 17. El Paso to the South fhe program is tentative at this time. Wichita, Oklahoma City, Dallas to the East fhe Texas City, Texas High School 2. Applications for travel to Mll!Sic Activities wl1ich are beyond the bo\1<1daries indicated 3and will pll'esent a concert Friday above aod which appear on tlhc approved lists of the National Contests and Activities :vening, July 16. Reading sessions will issued by NASSP will be con:sidercd on an individual basis. ,e provided by the University of New 3. Bands, Orchestras, or Choru:ses requesting pem1ission to participate in out-of.state Vfexico Summer Session Band. Also activities will be limited to one trip of this nature per year. 4. Organb:ations requesting such out-of-state travel oooperate local administra he band peciplc are invited to bring will with tions in keeping loss of schooU time to a minimum. :heir own instruments and sit in on the 5. The above regulations pertaining to out--0f-state travel do oot apply to border com ·eading session. Films of various march· petition as spelled out in The- :New Mexico High School Activities Associations Hand 111{ bands will be shown during the book. ::Enc. More specific information will 6. Out--0f-st11:te activites, in addition to being approved by looal administrations must have >e mailed to the members at an early 1i1 e sanction of the New Mexico High School Activities Association and The New iate. Mexico Music Educators Asso,ciation. Editor Dr. Jack MUSICIAN Stcphcn�on Official Publication of New Mexico Music Educators Association
VOLUME 12 APRIL 1965 NUMBER 3 EDITORIAL - TABLE OF CONTENTS - Doug Cornwall Honored ...... EXCERPTS FROM AN INTERVIEW NMMEA Summer Band Clinic ...... 1 WITH DR. MAXWELL RAFFERTY NMAA Out·of·State Travel Regulations ...... STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Ethnomusicology Convention ...... 1 Question: Does Music hav, a ve') Editorials ...... 2·3 valid place in the over-all (ducation Around the Horn ...... 5 of a student? · Minutes ...... 5·11 Dr. Rafferty: This has been rue eve1 since Plato and Aristotle. Mu sic was Book lleviews - Don McRae ...... I 0 a part of the medieval quadrivum (also arithmetic, geometry and astrcnomy, as Bemstein on Film by Bell Telephone ...... 12 1 recall) and one of the most •stablish Many Wave the Baton - Albert Goldberg ...... 13 ed and valuable subjects in the curricu· lum. 1 don't think there has )een an) NMEA Teachers Convention - Music Section ...... 12 exception to this since l:ducatit)n began. All-Stale Financial Report ...... 14 So, ·with the exception -2- Aftc1 discu!-.sing this prnblen11 with ance: ·The health and phvsical edu many pcoµle it bPcarnc appare·nt that cation requirement may be waived for sine<· Wt' didn't ha,c a state supervisor the 1965-66 school year for tho�e grad N.HMEA of music our association woulcl have uating- seniors whosP programs would to undertake that cask of fo1 ming a be ad,C'rselv affectrd dur to lhe re· PRESIDE�T cut riculum committee to µre· pare a quircmcnt. 's uch exceptions must be RUSH guide fo1 music in Ne\1 11exicc, public apprm'Cd bv the high school principal schools. SAYS and shall not cxtrnd bryond thr 1965· A mcetin� with Dr.John Batchellor. 1966 school vra1.'· Dr. Jack \wphemon and my�tt·lf pro· Tn discussi�g the phy,ical education duced basic ideas fo1 Lliis prc,pcct. I rC'qui1t"ments. 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Send also for a FREE Copy of BUILDING BETTER BAND-and-A GUIDE TO THE FIRST DIVISION BAND COURSE SEND YOUR REOUEST TO BELWIN , INC. Rockville Centre (L.I.) N.Y. I NEW :MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION N\niE:A Executive Committee Meeting January 27, 196.'5. 3:00 p.m. - Fine Arts Center, Room 103 Rollie Heitman \!eeting called to order b>' Presicl,.-nl Kempter at 1:15 p.m. Los Alamos Members Present: Pl"(.'Sident - Dalt· l\:empter Don \Vik Sccreturv 'Y \'ice Pre.,id('nt B:ui -5- Music For All Ages HOME OF SUCH FAMOUS NAMES AS PIANOS BAND INSTRUMENTS Chickering Buescher Geo Steck Buffet Henry F. Miller Artley King New Mexico's ELECTRONIC ORGANS Ludwig Most Complete Conn Gretsch Repair Service Magnavox Martin Expert Instruction in Our Own Studios 4516 Central, SE Albuquerque, New Mexico Phone 255-7575 MUSIC and APPLIANCE CO.• Inc. f'J· Jl't· +liglilan�s IA.nio�tsit't TENTH ANNUAL JUNE 6 - 12, 1965 T�eron Kirk-Choral Clinician J. frank Elsass-Band Clinician LAS VEGAS, N. M. Howard Chrisman-Orchestra Clinician -6- Horn \ from Page 5) Minutes (from Page 5) Chair-Stand emerged after �esign NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION studies were made by v\lenger in co· Executive Committee :Mee ting - Band Room, Sandia High School operation with members of the Minnea· Mmrch 29, 1965 - l:00 p.m. polis Symphony Orchestra string bass Meclilig c.·.1llcd to order by Pm\ident Ted Rush, 1:00 p.m., Band Room of Sandia High section. School, �larch 29, 196.5. A number of generally unlmown early works Anton Von Webern �1emoers prese-nt: h} Prc;;ident - Teel Rush have been acquired for the catalogue Vice-President, Band - Bob Bouma of Carl Fischer, Inc. Dr. Hans Molden· ViCt'•Pre,iclent, Orchestn1 - Jiumes Bonnell hauer, Webern's biographer, recently Vice-Preident, Clloru� - Don Wiley discovered these compositions in the ViCX'-Prcsident, Elementary - Kathken McVick<'rs possession of Webern's eldest daughter, Se<:n'buy-Trcasurer - Rollie V. Heitman Amalia Waller. The music, to be'm ade Editor - Jack St-ephoo�on available this summer, indudes four Aucltion Team Chainm111 - :'-lid\'iTI llill. ;'11\IIIU collections of songs for voice and piano l\'.W. District - Ken Dobbs (1899-1908), a String Quartet (1905), Agenda: (dating from the same year L. .M inutes of la�t meeting and �crdary-Treasurcr's All-State Music Clinic financial report Langsamer All-State �fu,ic Clink- publicity and concert promotion chainnan's also for string quartet), and 2. report. and Im :3. All-State Audition Team clunimmn\ report. Sommcrwind ( 190-J.); ldyl for large 4. Review of �lay 8 State Solo and Ensemble Fc�tkil (Win Christian, Fa;tival chainnan). orchestra). 5. Di',(·us�ion conc.'t'ming the fonnation of a third AJI-Stale Band. Frederick H. Beyer, a teacher of 6. Discus,ion of Tead1<'rs Coruvention program. band. orchestra and theory at Laro-o 7. Con�icleration of Centurv Crustom Recording Service oontract. St'nio1 High School, Largo, Florid°a. 8. Viw�Prosi -7- Horn ( from Pag<' 7) Dr. John Glowacki, NMSU head of CONCERT MARCHES Dept. of Fine Arts is conductor of the SUITABLE FOR YOUR CONTEST WARM UP MARCH 55 piece orchestra. FB SB 7.50 The , ational School Orchestra Asso· ACADEMIC PROCESSION - Clifton Williams...... 5.00 ciation is completing plans for its An· AIR FORCE BAND OF THE WEST - Clifton Williams 9.00 12.00 nual Summer Conference to be belt.I ALFALFA CLUB MARCH - George S. Howard.. 6.00 9.00 August 8-12 on the beautiful campus CASTLE GAP - Clifton Williams...... 9.00 12.00 of Hope College in Holland, Michigan. COTTON BOWL - Frank Sturchio ...... 2.50 For a week of learning, sharing, fel lowship and fun, write for details to: DIAMOND JIM MARCH - Everett Maxwell ...... 5.50 7.50 Orville L. Dally, President of the Na· FIESTA FLAMBEAU - Frank Sturchio...... 2.50 tional School Orchestra Association, HERALD TRUMPETS - Everett Maxwell...... 4.50 6.50 633 Center Street, Bryan, Ohio. HI-Fl - Ted Mesang...... 4.50 6.50 LAREDO (Paso Doble) - Clifton Williams ...... 9.00 12.00 Eastern New Mexico University is OREGON TRAIL - Ted Mesang ...... 4.50 6.50 announcing its first annual "FestivaJ of Fine Arts" which wil be held on the RODEO - Ted Mesang ...... 4.50 6.50 campus from April 22 to May 28. The STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (W/full score) - program is planned to cover the full Clifton Williams...... 16.00 range of Fine Arts-Drama, Music, THIRTEEN STARS IN A FIELD OF BLUE- Dance and Art. It seeks to broaden the William Schinstine ...... 4.50 6.50 tastes, understanding, and enjoyment of the art fom1s. Some of the events (Miniature Scores available on above numbers) scheduled during the two week period Owners: Andraud . Sansone - Bellstedt.Simon - Sein Casavant Books and Routin9' - Victor Methods for are: The play "A Streetcar Named De Band and Orchestra sire"; the opera "The Marriage of Ask for Complete New Catalogue Figaro"; a concert by the University Singers; a "Pops Concert" by the Uni- SOUTHERN MUSIC COMPANY I I 00 Broadway - Box 329 San Antonio, Texas 78206 (To Page 9) NEW MEXICO'S OLDEST and LARGEST Music Store Pianos Band Instruments Steinway Selmer Sohmer Olds Story and Clark Slingerland Wurlitzer Wm. Lewis Haynes Complete Sheet and Educationai Music Depts. ORGANS - WURLITZER - Home of Everything Musical! RIEDLING MUSIC CO. 610 Central Ave., S.W. Two Locations No. 61 Winrock Center Phone CH 3-5558 Albuquerque, N. M. Phone AXtel 8-1878 - - 8 Horn ( from Page 8) Minutes (from Page 7) Auditiiou Centers and Chairmen versity Concert Band; a project of the President Rush presented. copies of the proposccl audition centers ,lnd chainncn as Readers Theatre entitled "Under Milk follows: wood''; a dance drama protraying the Thursday, Xo,cmlx-r 11 (�ntn1l District) life of Helen Keller entitled "out of Albuquer1p1c :Vlrs. Virginia LaPine, chairman Darknes�" and a Facultv Music Recital F'rid,I). :'\°O\'•mnher 12 (:-,;.\\'. Du.trict) Gallup John Doubek, chairman featuring Duane Bowan, Bassoonist, Saturday. N'ovembcr 13 (�. Central District) William George, French Hom, assisted Sanl,1 Fe Tom Bracu er, chainnan IJy Ursula Davis, Soprano and Ross F'ridav, Novcmher 19 (S.,\ '. District) Ried, Pianist. During the two weeks Las Cruces Gregg Ramdall, chainnan also, there will be a Faculty art ex Saturda)', ,owrnb<•r 20 (S E. District) �ibit in the new Campus Union Build Artesia Bill Richard. chainnan ing. The art exhibit will feature paint· Ji.111 Bonnell moved the adoption of the audition centers and cha.innen. The motion was ings and enamels by Peter Wetzler, 9ZCOndc"Cl by Bob Bouma and carric,d. Chris Gikas and Vern Acker. Third All-State Banc! M1. Jame� Bonnell, teacher of strings Presi.lcnt Tl?d Ru�h prl'Sl"n�d the prohcm of the small school instnunental IDU!,iC student who d()(;'s not ha\'e the �umc opportuml>' tor musical achievement a,nd expericnc.-e as the hu-gc at Artesia, has initia tcd a plan for an scl1ool instnnnental music student. The student from the small instrumental mw,ic program Orchestra Fesli\·al to be held Saturday, thu., dD<'·s not ha,e equal oppOrh1C1ity in auditioning for the All�State musical groups. �1.r May 15 designed to provide for ex Ru,h asked for a discu"ion of the feasibility of establishing an All-Stare band in which tensive experience for tht• participating sh1dcnls from the sm,1U schools onlv C.'Onl -9- Horn I from Page 9) He was director of the band and Ol"' SUSTAINING MEHBERS chestra program at Rio Grande High is the Director of Music for the City School for several years. In addition SUPPORT THOSE WHO of Rochester, Minnesota, will direct the he has been active in NMMEA as orchestras. Other conductors will in· president of the Albuquerque Chapter SUPPORT YOU elude Yir. Floren Thompson, Director and as Band Editor for the "New Mex of Bands at Eastern. will direct one of ico Musician. Mr. Farley will he avail· American Book Co. the five bands and Mr. Louis Bmkcl, ab!e for clinics, workshops, or in an)' 300 Pike St., Cincinnati, Ohio �upcr\'isor of Music at Beatrice, Ne· other capacity in which he can be of braska who will direct two of the bands. Belwin ervice to the music educator in the The Sunshine Music Camp is under state. Rockville Center, L. I., New York the general direction of Dr. Paul Strub, Director of the chool of Music at David W. Hinshaw, organist and C. Bruno & Co. choir master at the Episcopal Church P. 0. Box 1081, San Antonio Eastern. Robert L. Farley has been appointed of St. Clement in El Paso, join..."CI. Ne" Caldwell Music Co. educational consultant and manager of Mexico tate University's Chamber 211 Grope, Abilene, Texas the iii�trwnental music department of Orchestra in concert Thursd2r, Feb. Century Record Mfg. Co. Riedling's Music Company in Albu .15th. The concert featured the >ro-anist Saugus, California querque. Mr. Farley has his bachelors in Handel's Organ Concerto No� 5 in F Major. Conn Corporation and masters degrees in music education Bill Franklin, Elkhart, Indiana from the University of New Mexico. (To Pag� 11) Carl Fischer, Inc. 62 Cooper Sq., N. Y. 3, N. Y. Carl Fischer Musical Instrument Co ... l 05 E. 16th St., N. Y. 3, N. Y. Follett Publishing Co. 1010 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago 7, Ill. Fruhauf Southwest Garment Co. Wichita, Kansas Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co. 218 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago G. C. Jenkins Co. P. 0. Box 149, Decatur, Ill. Ludwig Drum Co. I 728-38N Darnen Ave., Chicago Mason and Magenheimer P. 0. Box 549, Mineola, N. Y. May's Music Co. 514 Central, SW, Albuquerque Mills Music, Inc. I 619 S. Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. E. R. Moore Co. 1641 N. Aillesandro St. Los Angeles 26, Calif. Ostwald Uniform Co. Staten Island 1, N. Y. Prentice-Hall, Inc. • Immediate response to every request Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey • Fast, dependable mail-order service Theodore Presser Co. • One source for all publications Bryn Mawr, Penn. Walt Sarad & Co. 1930 Toft Dr., Denever, Colo. Scherl & Roth, Inc. 1729 Superior Ave., Cleveland Silver Burdette Co. KEYNOTE MUSIC Morristown, New Jersey SERVICE, INC. Summy-Birchard Co. 1834 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Ill. 833 South Olive St'eet Worlds Finest Chocolates, Inc. Los Angeles, Califo·nia 4825 S. Rockwell, Chicago 32, Ill. 9ffil4 -10- Horn ( fi om Page I0) Minutes (from P·:ig\? 9) Reilly Tate and Mike White com )'.Ir. Schaefer requt-\ts 2 or :3 strinig basS<'s ,\nd harp for th<• Debussy. bined forces al Valley High School and )'.Ir. :\latthcw\ proposro mmic has not yet been received. Taylor Junior High School in A;lbu Conc.'f;:rt b::mtl"s first relw:ir-,al c.'Ould be during the nucation time of sy:mphoruc band. querque to present a band festival. Choral - Don Wiley Guest director i.'> John B. Corley, direc J30U1 dinida11,; for tl1c 1966 All-State Choir have been contacted :ind both havt· ,1cct'pted. tor of band and orchestra at the Mas a )'.lisi. Sadie R:ifferty is the di.nician for the Girl, All-Stale and Or. Harold De<-ker, for the chuse11s lnstitute of Technology. All-State �lLxt'Cl Chonl!>. As of thb date (�larch 2.7) no infonnation concern ing the All-State First concert of this season bv New )'.1ixed Chon1S musk: ha.« lx't"n rt' - 11 - THE BOOK SHELF by Donald McRae Two interesting books have 1·e ccntly appeared. The first is Arnold Schoen· berg: A Perspective, by Glenn Gould. published by the Uni\·ersity of Cin cinnati. It first saw light as a public lecture, one of the Corbett Music Lectures. Mr. Gould, of course, is the same celebrated Canadian pianist who burst upon the recording scene a decade or so ago with a stunning perfonnance of the J. S. Bach Goldberg Vai-iations. On this occasion Gould had consider able trouble with his posterior . . . that is, getting it the correct distance from the £1001-. Thi5 is an absolute in dispensable adjunct to Gould's per forming style, rather more peculiar than in that he sits low and keeps his ear. first one then the other, quite close lo the keyboard. At the reco,·d ing session, after extended manipula tion, during which e\'erything wa:. raised or lowered except the floor of the building, the ultimate adjustment was found, and the result is musical histo,y. Herr Goldberg's noble patron could never fall asleep during Gould's pcrformancr. It is aJtogether in OJ·der that a pianist whose chief interest seems to have been the disciplined keyboard music of J. S. Bach should find the same stimulation in the works of Arnold Schoenberg. In their own way the piano composition of the twelve-tone master arC' as dis Leonard Bernstein conducting the Television Rroadcast of the New York Phil ciplincd, as contrapuntal in procedure ham1onic Young Peoples Concert now available on 16 mm film from the local as those of the distinguishrd Cantor of Mountain States Telephone Offices. Leipzig. Gould's little survey is not in any YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT The three programs are: sense a detailed analysis. It is really ON FILM OFFERED FOR USE "What Is A Sonata?" built around more an appreciation of Schoenberg's IN THE SCHOOLS Mozart's Jupiter Symphony (No. 41 esthetic and the thorny path of pers· in C Major, Koechel No. 551), tele piration along which he painfully ham Films of three Leonard Bernstein cast last November 6. mered it out. Such is the author's en Young People's Concerts being nation "Young Performers," sixth annual con thusiastic delight in the way Schoen ally tele\'ised this season are being made cert featu1'ing young artists and con berg's music reveals his victory over available to schools without charge, ductors, with Ravel's Mother Goose successive theoretical obstacles, and the Bell Telephone System has an Sujte, telecast January 28. such is his ability to communicate it nounced. "Sibelius 100th Anniversary·• concert, to tl1e perceptive reader that the little Schools may obtain the 16-millimeter featuring Finlandia and parts of the book will make its point, whether or black-and-white films through their composer's Symphony Number 2 in not that reader believes that Schoen nearest Bell Telephone business office. D Major which was telecast Febru berg was in fact, "one of the greatest Each film becomes available a few ary 19. compose.rs who ever lived." weeks after the concert is televised. The Young People's Concerts-never The award-winning Young People's before available on film- have been The other item of interest is Ronald Concerts, with Mr. Bernstein narrating televised on CBS for the past eight L. Davis's History of Opera in the and conducting the New York Phil years. They ha"e become something far American West, published by Prentice harmonic, are being telecast under Bell beyond the mere performance of musi Hall, Inc. In this book of less than two sponsorship on the CBS Network. They cal compositions. Mr. Bernstein des hundred pages the author compresses originate in Philharmonic Hall at the cribes. explains, illustrates, and demon a thoroughly documented ( twelve page Lincoln Center for the Performing strates. of footnot references) but never stuffy Arts in New York City. Since this an experimental project, account of opera performances and Although the telc"ised concerts are the music teachers should carry their singers from Chicago and New Orleans each an hour long, they are being put reactions to the local office of Bell west to the Pacific Ocean. The chrono on film in two sections of about half Telephone. The amount of use given logy ranges actually from 179J to the hour's length to fit more readily into the films will determine the future of present day. and takes in all the im- classroom schedules. this program. (To Page 13) 12 - MANY WAVE THE BATON NMEA TEACHERS CONVENTION - MUSIC SECTION FEW HOLD MAGIC WAND TEACHERS CONVENTION PROGRAM Arnold Goldberg Tentative Schedule \VED::-.:ESDAY, OctolX'r 20, 1965 This is the agt' of-or perhaps one 6:00 p.m .:-S:�l\lEA Doard of Dircdors :\lccting Civic Auditorium hould say fo1 -conductors. But mind, 8: 15 p.m. C, onc ert. Albuq11Nc1ue Symphony lo not misinterpret this statement; it 1 Complinw11tary ticket available to p:iicl l\"}.l�!EA & ME�C .\1embcrs. s meant to be quantitative rather than �lembcnship cards to be pr1:�ntcd at Civic Auditorium Box Office ualitatvie. There have never bf'en so or rC'gislration de;;k 1 THURSDAY, Octolx-r 21, 1965 nany aspiring conductors and so few 8:00 n.m. Registration Foyer (FAC) eally fir!.t·class ones. 8:30 ..i.m. En.,emhle Readfog �s�,Orh Every musican nowadavs seems to Voc:1l - Dr. Oougla� �kEwen, Pr esiding Room \1-200 (F'AC) ,e obsessed with the urge to get up in String, - Dr. Jack Stephenson, Presiding Room M-34 (FAC) ront of an orchestra and wave a baton Winds & Pcrt·ussion - .\lessrs. Jim Thornton, Room �1-20 \FAC) -or better yet, to get up in front of Jim \\11itl<>w and Dale Kempter, Presiding Ln orchestra without a baton. And 9:00 a.m. T.V. Elementary �tu,ic Demonstration Room '.l-17 (FAC) nany of them with sufficient persis· .\Ir,. Douglas .\lcVicker, Presiding cncc and the right connections. gel l l:O(Ju.m. �.\I.\IEA Cen<'ral Business Meeting Room \1-20 1FAC) 1:00 p.m. �� l.\l&A. Exccutiw: Bcxu - 13 - Many Wave a Baton (from Page 13) master of what now seems like an in· phony Orchestra expresses some of the credibly economical, powerful and ex· com·ictions formed during his long pressive technique of the stick. I can career and takes a retrospective look remember two striking things thal were at the conductors who impressed him said about him at the time of his death. Roger Wagner the most. Someone sttggested that if he were put says Boult's most unstinted admiration into a glass box and told to conduct "The members of the goes to Arthur Nikisch. although he something. one could recognize the Chorale were thrilled•• writes that '·even in my wildest youth work he had chosen before he had donC' ful ,·xcitmcnt 1 u�ed to sav that if I more than JO bars. were to write a list of the music I "The other impressi\'e point which would prefer to hear conducted by l saw in one of the obituaries and could Nikisch than anyone else, I could only confirm from my own observation was make a short list." that his left hand had never been seen But to Boult, Nikisch was still the to copy what his right hand was doing, model conductor: "While commanding except perhaps for one bar at a climax, an cxtraordina1ily warm personal tone· never more." vVhat a pity, as Roul t color in any orchestra he handled, and remarks, that I ikisch's conducting was arousing much excitment over his never filmed as an object lesson fot "The Wenger Portable Choral Shell 'Mesmeric' qualities, he was at the present day butterfly conductors! makes it possible for each member same time, albeit unconsciously, the (To Page 16) of the chorus to hear the rest of ALL-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL AUDffiON AND CLINIC the members, insures fine ensem >;ew �fexioo State University, January 28- !31, 1965 ble, excellent pitch and balance." Participation and Financial Report Rollie V. Helb11an, Sccretary-Tre�urer Your choral performances will Regim&tion, Fees, OtJ1er Income: have the same dynamic tonal 142 "J�.J.MEA Music Directors 5.00 $710.00 112 Symphonic Band Students 2.00 224.00 effects with Wenger acoustical 156 Concert Band Students 2.00 312.00 shells. Ask for more :3 37 �fixed ChonlS Stud¢nts 2.00 672.00 170 Girls' Chorus Stude,nts 2.00 340.00 1313 OrchestTS Students 2.00 226.00 908 Total Students Total llcgistration Ft.>es �2,525.00 OtJ1er Income All-SW.le F,ws Remitted in Xov. 1964 110.5.50 MUSIC EQUIPMENT CO. 14!3 Banquet Ticket� Sold at $2.75 393.25 w�2S Wenger Building;· Gate Reocipt�, Afternoon and Evening Couoert 881.50 Owatonna, Minnesota 55060 �tusic Industry Council M.f!lllbershiP6 and Exhibits 11 10.00 Total . $3,400.25 Total lncome and Expenditures 1964-65 All-State Auditions and Music Clinic Total Inoomc fmm registrotions, I-ecs, gate receipts, etc. $6015.25 Totlll expenditures 1964--65 AII- Stat.e Mw,ic Auditions and Clinic 3971.88 �et Gain 2033.37 Rodgers Music Company 401 North Turner EX 3-5821 HOBBS, NEW MEXICO Band Instruments - Pianos - Organs - Sheet Music - Accessories Prompt Mail Order Service Repair Shop - 14 - �AND DIVISION e,Tning perfo1mancc. continue or LO return to the present k that two recognized first class clini· operation. Seconded by Lowell Russell. eians of the quality no,\ hired for the Vote was 20 for and 39 against and the ROBERT 'i)'111phonic band be hired to direct the amendment did not carry. Ken Dobbs BOUMA AA and ABC bands. moved that the proposal be tabled, 5. that the All·State Orchestra and also seconded br Russell. Vote was 26 Vice-President Choruses remain the saml' as the pres· for and 36 against tabling, and did not Band ent setup. carry. A votC' on the main proposal was 6. th<.' size of the band and the instru· 19 fo, an -15- Many Wave a Baton (from Page 1-1) Of Toscanini, whom he admires in a different way, Roul t writes: "His actual stick technique was poor com· pared to Nikisch's. It didn't matter, QUALITY ts the DIFFERENCE because he had everything else. But in SOL FRANK UNIFORMS with Nikisch c,·crything was shown by the actual movement of the point of Just as the Yeoman's Guard of Buck lhe stick.'' ingham Palace, we've a tradition, too; When Boult gets around to discuss that tradition is quality in eYerr ing the tPchniquc of conducting he is phase of uniform manufacturing. naturally conditioned by his admira •Vhen you are ready to order uni tion for ikisch's classical economy of _0rms depend on the tradition cf. means. He deplores "the ugly modern quality established and maintained b1 habit of conducting with both elbows Sol Frank Uniforms for over 50 yean. at once and keeping left and right arms pumping in exactly the same way. The Write left hand should be kept for any ex Dept. '·Q" pression which is. so to speak, beyond for free color catalor, the ,·ocabulary of an expressive stick. samples and price,. It must not just duplicate the work of A representative is near yot. the stick." As fOl' the current narcissistic fad of dispensing with a baton Boult ,vrites: Sol Frank Uniforms, Ino. "Anrone who stands four or five yards t Son Antonio, Tua, from a looking-glass and compares the .....•Iii.II lssedllllltf Ullf- latfttlDTlfltJIC, effect of his bare hand with that of a white enamel stick cannot fail to agree that the hand needs a great deal more looking at to get its message. (To Page 22) SERVICE IN SHEET MUSIC 105 STANFORD DR., S.E. PHONE 243-0394 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS New Mexico's most complete Repair Service Come across the street from the UNM and visit us lGuarinteed REPAIRS John Billey Jerry Bcum 112 CORNELL, S.E. Violin Maker Loretta Bcum Phone 242-1349 LORENZO PIMENTEL FINE GUITARS 16 - ROGER WAGNER CHORAL :HORAL DIVISION ... WORKSHOP AT UNM l ALL-STATE CHORUS MUSIC A Choral v\ orkshop directed by Roger Wagner will be sponsored by the Both clinicians-Dr. Harold Decker, Department of Music at the Univer Mixed Chorus, and Sadie Rafferty, sity of New Mexico June 21 through DON Girls Chorus-have indicated that they July 2 in the new multi-million dollar \.\ill come for the 1966 All-State Music ai,�conditioned Fine Arts Center. The WILEY Clinic. As of this date, no information Workshop ,,vi ii meet for two weeks Vice-President concerning a program has been re· )..{onday through Friday from 2·5 p.m. ceived from Dr. Decker. Chorus with two semester hours of under The Girls' Choir program is as fol· graduate or graduate credit available. lows: Members of the choral workshop will Morales "O Magnum Mysterium'' comprise the performing chorus. Con 1 SSAA l Lawson-Gould. Oct. No. tent will include observation of choral 7+ l. Price .25 and rehearsal techniques, seminars and CHORAL SECTION MEETING V<'cchi "Sing Me A Song" (SSAA) ui:,cu:,sion:, "itl1 Mr. \V agner and mem G. Schi1mcr, Oct. No. 11077. Price bers of the music staff, new music The NMMEA Choral Section meet- .25 reading sessions and a final chorus and 1g came to order January 28, 1965, at Clokey "A Bird Flew'' (SSA) J. Fischer orchestra performance of the Durufle :00 in Room M-111 with Vice·Prcsi and Bro., Oct. No. 5506, Price .25 Requiem directed by Roger Wagner. cnt Joe Carroll presiding. The first Nelson "Three Mountain Ballads" Local director ol the Workshop will vo topics of business discussion were (SSA\ Elkan-Vogel Co., Oct. No. be Dr. Douglas R. McEwen. Registra· 1e use of sight-reading and live quar 3075, Price .35 tion for the Choral Workshop will be its for All-State tryouts next year. The Y1enddssoh11 "Lift Thine Eyes" (SSA) Saturday, June 19, but applications for roup was asked to consider for discus Carl Fischer, Oct. No. CM 618., admission should be submitted as far on Mr. Spencer's conclusions: Price .20 in ad\·ance of this date as possible. If I. Sight-reading excluded many Thompson ··come In" (From Frosti necessary, the non-degree student may quality students who were unable ana) (SSA) E. C. Schirmer, Oct. register as late as June 21. to read as well. No. 2539, Price .+5 Loewe "I Could Ha\'e Danced All 2. Other members of the quartets Mendelssohn - Summy Birchard often hurt the soloist. Night" (SSA) Chappell and Co., Oct. No. 3243, Price .25 # 1572 • 30¢ :eneral opinions from the group were: Group #2 - Secular ,en though there. were a few prob MIXED CHORUS NUMBERS Ching-A-Ring Chaw, Adapted by ms the quartrts were preferred over Group # 1 - Sacred Aaron Copland - Boosey & Hawkes 1e tapf's. It was suggested to better Praise Him. J. S. Bach - Carl Fischer # 502-1, - 30¢ rganizc the auditions so that there are #PT1590 - 25¢ Sure On This Shining Night, Samuel 1 ailable students for quartets. If we Music, Spread Thy Voice Around, Harber - G. Schirmt•i • # 1086-} · ick with this procedure each year George F. Handel - Edward B. 30( 1ere will be [ewer problems. Marks Music - #4132 - 30¢ Tommy's Gone to Ilo, Arr. William Canfield moved we keep live Create In Me, 0 God, Johannes Deguire - Galaxy Music #2234 · Ben · uartets- Augusta Spratt seconded it. Brahms - G. Schinner #750+ 25¢ lotion carried. 25¢ �tomp Your Foot, Aaron Copland He '"'atching 0\·er Israel, Felix Boosey & Hawkes #5019 - 28t! Mrs. Stout from Artesia brought up 1c question of too much weight on ghtreading. A sheet will be drawn up l the October meeting for the coming CALLING ALL ear to be presented to the group. Mr. fmberson moved we have a standard TEACHERS and STUDENTS elineation committee. Mrs. Stout ·condcd it. Motion carried. See Us For Your Music Needs The next point of discussion was on Sheet Music AGENTS FOR 1c choral auditions when the students Methods Ludwig - Slingerland rri\'ed at All-State. Many students I nstrumenta I Solos Buffet · King ad not learned or rehearsed th!eir Repairing Boosey Hawks - Besson 1usic but overall this number has been Gretsch - Sonar Jl down. Students worked harder COMPLETE STOCK OF ACCESSORIES nowing they will be auditioned. lrs. Cornwall moved that auditions e kept the same as they were operated ii year. Mrs. Carbajal seconded it. ,Y10 StC.=Cf.�1'�R=vi £'fl - Next year's music for audition is �1£_� :od Ever Faithful and Danny Boy. Respectfully submitted, 5206 Lomas, N.E.- Albuquerque, New Mexico - Ph. 268-2111 Judy \\'altz, Alamogordo - 17 - ANNUAL STRING CLINIC Th<.· Ninth Annual String Clinic sponsored by the Department of Music at the Uni\'ersity of New Mexico is scheduled for Friday evening and Sat urday of November 5-6. The String Clinic has been moved to this time of yca1 in response to requests by the string teachers in the public schools. The clinic will begin with a concert Friday e,·ening by the University Or chestra under the direction of D1. Kurt Frederick. Saturday's program wilJ consist of string study and demonstra tions. The Clinic will conclude with a concert by the various orchestras in the afternoon. This years clinic was held last Febrauary 20 with +50 string students in attendance. The directors of the clinic will be professors Kurt Frederick, Jack R. Stephenson and Dale E. Kempter. There is no fee for the clinic. Roth string instruments Ni.th Caspari pegs ana Pirastro strings 'lSSu e fastest 1earning, NACWPI n116�1J erformance for your The NACWPI BULLETIN, the of ficial publication of the National Asso· ciation of College Wind and Percussion school orchestra. There is no lnstructors is available to non-members at the ratC' of $1.00 per year, published four times. comparable combination in The organization and its publication is devoted to the advancement of wind the world. and percussion instrument playing and teaching and the BULLETIN contains superior articles to this end written by speciali�ts in the wind and percus sion area. • VIOLIN OUTFIT NO. 303 Subscription fees may be sent to Paul J. Wallace, School of Music, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Send /or catalog complete with l�t of educational materioZ. aCJOilablc. -James Thornton SCH ERL & ROTH. INC. • 1729 Superior Avenue • Cleveland. Ohio 44114 University of New Mexico State Chairman of NACWPI 118 Main - Phone 7 63-5041 Sands Center - Phone 736-4242 CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO PORTALES, NEW MEXICO Band & Orchestra Instruments Pianos-Organs-Records-Sheet Music & Method Books YOUR MAIL ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN PROMPT SERVICE -18- )RCHESTRA DIVISION ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA MUSIC MINUTES OF ORCHESTRA SECTION MEETING ':vfr. .T o�eph Fi rszt of Berea C ollcge. Be1ca. Kentucky, ha, accepted as con· , Thursday, January 28, 1965 of ductor the 1966 All-State Orchestra. 1 h_C' orchestra section meeting open Mr. Fi1 szt enjoys a fine reputation as ed wllh the selection of a clinician for JAMES a conductor and clinician a� well as tl�e 1966 All-State Orchestra. Joseph BONNELL that of solo \·iolist. The All-State pro F1rszt of Berea College, Berea, Ken gram will be: tucky wa, selected, with Bernard Good Vice President Canon on a Ground Bas� for String man and Wolfgang Kuhn as alternate. Orchestra <;>r�hcstra, by _Henry Purcell. arr. by A short discusssion by , ice president h.e1gger: published by Associated Bonnell followed. He told of the Srnrc .75 matcriah fo1 orchestras which were Scme and parts - 2.75 placed on the new state adopted text As a result of all of the com·cntions �epa1ate pans - .35 book list. id conft-rcnccs since J anua1y started Prelude to Die Meislersingcr. \\ agne1 The mee-ting was adjourned and )65. l\·c certainlv disrove1ed some published b) Associated tho�e . present had the opportunity to Score - $1-.00 t'xamme all of the mate1ials on the list '\\. material and ideas. The reading ss1on at All-Stale was by aU indica Score and parts - 13.00 Respectf uly submitted. ons successful: we plan a similar scs· wind parts - .60 James Honn<.'11, vice-president on fo, ensembles at teacher's con tring parts - .75 •ntion in tht· faU. Any of vour id('as Symphom· No. I. Sibelius and effort: it takes a continuina \'italitv published b) Associated ' id suggestions arc wclcom�. and bPlief in \\'hat one is doino-"., to ·'self' One of the pieces that I heard al the Score ( miniature) $3.00 a strin!{ program. \\'c can say we don't ll·Staw r�ading session has worked Set of parts 25.00 ha\'e the uniforms, the plumes, the ell with my high school group. lt is sr·paiatc parts 1.50 shiny instnuncnts going for us that the -iarabande for Cathrrine in April'' bv band man has. ( In a genuine learninrr on Nelson. 1t uses English Horn, harp Sorely lacking was representation by siluation he doesn't either. In man� ,d celeste plus winds and strino-s.C') It • • • programs that have a structure Lhat n1cr wnung. "La Bamba de Vera good orchestras. There was one ade quate high school orchestra perfor resembles the plot of "The Music 1 uz" by Tucci. Jong out fo1 band. Man." he d0t's. But for how long?) So. 1s been run, too, for my orchestra. mance .. Tlwrl' was abo a performance by a high school orchestra which to what is the solu lion? We h,n-e to have L Oklahoma Citv one o( the orchestras teachers . . teachers that don't have ayed Granado�· "lntermezzo from sa>· the least, was far from credi ta.'ble. When I returned Irom the com·en a '\tuffod shirt'' attitude about strings; oyescas" which is a fanta�ticallv teachers that aren't afraid to recruit. •autiful number. I had forgorte� tion I found a questionnaire aw.aitino-o · me sent my some graduate st'l1dcnt (Ho,, often ha, c you heard an orches )Out the piece, bul if vou have a tra lrache1 :.ay, "I don't mind Lhc 1ong cello section, it gives them a \�riting a paper. This (1Uestionnairc f1rst asked: "Do you lhink that orches teaching, l ju5t hate to go out and tan ct' to ·'v..aiJ" at their best. At the scrape up students.") Teachers that inior high le\'el, my students are tras and qring programs in the public schools a re on a decline in the l:' ni tcd have a yroduct will have a program. If 1rrently giving .J. Fred Muller's "The tht string program is d<>clinina in the oncertmcister's Serenade,'' the run· �tales? \\'hy ?'' Various other ques· ons wen• related to mr own s.chool -CS, it's becausr too oflen the product 1rough. It is a vet y easy number with � . is infe1 ior. Why is the product infe1ior? rogramming appeal. l ha\'e from time s1tuat1on, but the whole question was centered around the 'd,,cJine and fall' 13c cause teachers arc content to fill the 1 time come across pieces by Daniel joh in name only ... the title. orches raltcr which arc cll scored for young of strings in the U.S.A. v..: tra dire�tor. means automatically they . orchestras. His an angemcnt of How did I answer? \Nell. I looked v arc music educators of the first deuree. ;henandoah'' is - ery appealing. around me: [ reflected on the conven· \\'ho i,, to dispute this? There i� no After r<'turning from the convention tion in S.t. Louis, and reachrd this con· profrssional organization to do so. (Just : Oklahoma City, I sat trying to clusion: If '"e sav, lhat 1.hc strino-0 pro- pay your dues, and again you are auto· ,aluatc the conference. T feel that gram and orchestra proo-ram in the matically labled music educator) .There 1esc gatherings arc vc1 y important public school� of Amrrica\s decliinino · '. are vei) few administrators that will •en if "e carry homt• on!y the smallest the blame can be placed onl v at tht dispute the word of a profession that 11cd of helpful infonnation. Ha\'in,,,. doon of string teacher�. \\'e can hide applies the label. .tended the planning conference fo� behind the rationalization that ad 1c se sion, 1 had anticipated some ministrato1s don't cooperate, that coun The orchestra heard at Oklahoma Lings that were not then•. and 1 was selors a Ie fighting us, that the J.»ublic City is the type that is killin"' the string program. \\'hat aclminis7rator lppil) su1 prised at othc1 thing not doesn't "·ant string instruction hadly Jtici pa tcd. enough. etc.. l'tc.. ad nau,curn . . . want� al1\ part of a group that presents l was pleast·d that our state was w<'ll Howc,·er, it all comes to thi�: lf thr. such a product? \\'orse yet. considl'l' ))!' th•· poo1 student in that situation: what :p1escntcd b,· Gregg Randall's Las teacher has a product. there wi.11 OJ rucc, High School Rand. :\uuusta consuml'rs. So manv \tring tt;a,chc•r:, a c0ncept orchestral expe1 icnce he 1>1att', A1tesia High Chorus. and the want <;t udenh, imll umcnts monc, 1,1u,t haw! How man\' timt'S thi., �itu· ation is rrpeated acro�s the countr,· is n� \\'OOd\,ind and br�ss group\ f 10m l'lc.. handed to them on a sih-;r plattc/ M. I heard manv fine �l'Olllh from th1•n will thl'y lhl') ,toop to cnlighlen ldt to hr guessed. but I doubt that this 1roughout the divi.ion; ho\\'C\'CI'. mo�t all thos<' who want to partake of their i, an i�olaled example. OJ ere cithc1 bands choruses. wi!>dom. Teaching- strings takt'S time rTo Page 21 \ -19- NMMEA DISTRICTS ... BRUCE KENNETH RONALD FIRKINS DOBBS SHAW President President President SWNMMEA MVNMMEA NENMMEA 1 DISTRICT NO. 1, SOUTHWEST DISTRICT NO. 3, NORTHWEST DISTRICT NO. 5, NORTHEAST The Las Cruces Junior High School Our district officers and others have On March 20 a regular meeting o Festival was held at Court Junior High been \.\Orking very hard on a proposal the >lorthl'astern "New Mexico Music School on Saturday, March 6. There to be presented to All-State. Many Educa:ors was held in Raton. The pu1 were approximately 1100 participants. hours of preparation have gone into pose of this meeting was to elect of Mr. Don Garrett was the clinician. this report and proposal. The pro ficers for next v"ar and to make fina The Alamogordo Junior High School posal deals with changing the structure plans for the la;ge group festival whicl music festival and clinic was held Sat· of the All-State Band. was held April 23 and 24 in Clayton urday, March 6. Plans included a festi· Mr. James Whitlow, who is on tht val in the morning with a clinic in the This district is trying hard to raise faculty at UNM, was the judge for the afternoon. There were approximately its musical standards. I believe we arc bands. Mr. Whitlow worked with the 500 partidpants. Mr. Kenneth Bender the only district in New Mexico that All-District Band Saturday and the� was the chairman. does not have the assistance of a local presented a concert Saturday night Deming Public Schools held a high college or L'niversity. \Ve appreciate April 2·1 in Huff Gym in Clayton. W� school and junior high school instru· the willingness of Colleges and Univer· feeJ ,-c1y fortunate to have. Jim return mental festival on Saturday, March sity people to come to the No1 thwe�t ing thi� year. Mr. Whitlow plavcd some 13. This fcsti\·al wrre approximately with ideas and constructh:P criticism. solos "ith thi<; honor band group. The 120 students participating. Mr. Bruce officers fen the coming year are ai Firkins was the chairman. E,·rnts in GaHup Arca: Feb. 18 & 19 follows: Ronald �hdw, Mosquero. Prcsi The Cobrl· C:onsoJjdated Schools of Gallup High School Fine Arts Festival dent; Maurice Hatton, Raton, Chora Bavard will sponsor an inviLational Feb. 19- Rchoboth High School Win· Vicc·Pn·sid<'nt; and Harold Bumswo1tt junior high school band clinic some· ter Conccn James Whitlow Guest \ \'agon Mound, S<'cretary-Trcasun·1 time• in �fay. The individual band w.ill Soloist and Clinician. rect•i"e a clinic in the morning. Lt the 1 On Saturday, March 27, the sol� afternoon the group<; will combine for The 'v\' District held its festi,·al and ensemble Festival was held in Mo March 19 and 20. About 2800 entries quero. There were approximately 7C kept seven judges busy for two full entries in this Festi,·al. Dr. Champ B days. This year's festival was judged Tyrone, New Mexico Highlands Uni Mr. James Whitlow, Mr. Pat Curry, Ne\4 ' versity and Mr. Ronald Wynn, Mr. Don \'\ olfe. Dr. Parker, Dr. E. Mexico Highlands University servec Anderson, Dr. Ardrey and Mr. Ron· as judges. We, in the district, wish ti aid Wynn. Because of the size of the take this oportunity to thank both Dr festival we will have to add either Tyrone and Mr.Wynn for the fine jol another weekend or more judges for they did and the support they give Ul next year. The schools represented at year round. the N. \N. District Festival were Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington, Kirtland, Central, Shiprock, Gallup, Cathedral, We would also like to take this opi Fort Wingate Zuni. Rehoboth and portunity to thank the members of thi Ramah. New Mexico Music Educators f voting Douglas Cornwall an Honorai:1 The Annual String Meeting will be Life Membership in the organization held May 12, 1965 at Newcomb, N. Doug is invaluable to every musri GROOVED FOR: teacher in this district and this honQi e FREER BLOWING Mex. The N.W. Dist1·ict hopes to add is worthy of such a dedicated musicias • MORE RESONANCE a district clinic for next fall. and teacher. • GREATER SONORITY • "NO,CHOKE RESPONSE" a mass band performance. Lordsburg, Dates for the annual All-Distric - in every register Silver City, and other bands in the Band Clinic have been tentatively se surrounding area are expected to par· for December 6 and 7, 1965. The Clini1 ticipate. Mr. Wayne Thomas is th� will probably be held in Clayton thi G\J� REEDS chairman. next fall. - 20 - :LEMENTARY DIVISION EW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION - ELEMENTARY "Television and Classroom Music in New Mexko - A Team Teaching Project'' KATlll.EEN lorkshop Consultants: �1rs. J�-anne Jlook, 4th Grade TV Music; Mrs. Kathleen McVicker, 5th Grad'Sson, can serve as a b1) riogboard" pointing out how mistreated they are, >r varied activities �v itJ1in tl1e elementary school clas�roorn. Of interest to all elementary ,achers will be the OppQrhlllity to investigate and actively engage in the following areas: the situation will not change. Until string teachers are willing and cager 1. Ideas for using the autoharp in the classroom 2. Ideas for using the melody bells and pitchpipe to seek and accept new teaching tech 3. !de-J6 for using the rhythm instruments-oreating rhythmic accompaniments, et<.'. niques, the program will remain medi 4. Jdeas for using the ffutophones ocre, or at status-quo. But perhaps 5. Idea:. for using the ukuleles or gui:lars this is what we all seek: the comfortable 6. Ideas for using the harmonica� inertia of tenure security, the status 7 Keyboard experiences to use in the classroom quo. If it is, the death blow predicted 8. Approacl1� to haTll'lony singing in the clasm>om for strings should �omc swiftly and 9. Choral E�criences in the elemenmry school (as related to music reading ,tnd good tech niques) quietly, for who will protest? No one rhe above areas !IN tent,ative and are Sl1b·:ct tO change at this eaTly date) if the string teachers don't ... and 'eachers wiU be able to take advantage or all Or a few of these areas. 11l<: "workiflg-seSISions" we can always sell shoes. ill be held simultaneously in various rooms giving the teach er the opport\mity to ch<>osl' t his personal discretion. - J a.mes Bonnell YOURS FOR THE ASKING! NEW MEXICO NOW IN THE MAKING AT MAY'S STATE TEXT BOOK CATALOGUE! An entirely new concept and approach in service Listing all NEWLY ADOPTED and the display of educational music and records, MUSIC MATERIAL band and orchestra instruments, accessories and repairs and EDUCATIONAL It's something designed for you and you'll like it - for nowhere RECORDS Represented by May's will there be anything so unique - - - 1965 - 51 YEARS YOUNG AND STILL THE MOST PROGRESSIVE 514-16 CENTRAL AVE., S.W. - 21 - Man} Wave The Baton f1om Page 11) conductor can hope to control other He· takes an l'qually ditn ,·iew of the people."' nalli·t ic st; lr of conducting. ··Almost The Sound's the Thing all thC' g1<:at conductors of the past And after discussing the conductor's �tood ab�olu trh· still. Richtc1 usuallv prcpa1ation for a performance and his stood on a small stand not much largc·r platform dcportmnt, Boult delivers than an ordina1y shoe box. The pie che,e word� of wisdom: '·J am af1aid turc·�qur habit of walking anout and we still hear the c:-:prc�sion · eing a miming the music like a ballet dancer conductor' used C'\·n in rdurated circlrs. i� a modl'rn development, which I dare Do p�ople really �pend their monry in �a> ,,·ill appeal to some of the le�s tht' hop of seeing a ballet or a µecp· �ephisticated me!llbers of our audience. �ho\, ? J f SO. why not go to the ballet But it dot'sn't make matte1s easier foi straight away ( they are better trained the plavcrs and singers, and I am in for thi than we arc) ? .\re such people clinct'd to think that it is onlv when he disappointed when a man stand� �till has complet<' control of himself that a (To Page 23) For Design, Tailoring MUSIC AND RECREATION SUMMER CAMP FOR ..• Quality Above All ! BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 8-14 and a TEEN-AGE SESSION In the Jcr.iez Mountains Northwest of Albuquerque SEVENTH SEASON Plan ahead! Now is the time to order next year's June 6 - August 8 new band uniforms. Write Choir Week June 6-13 for our color catalog today! 1st Session-boys June 13-27 2nd Session-boys-girls June 27 July 11 3rd Session-girls July 11-25 4th Session·boys-giris July 25-Aug 8 Time available for individual bands, choruses, orchestra Aug 8-Sept For Further Information write or phone K. L. HIGGINS 1109 Dartmouth Dr., NE Albuquerque Phone A.Lpine 5-5"188 Century Records P. 0. Box 308, Saugus, California Above: University of Miami Francised Representative: Kirt Olson Right: Overlay styles University of California convert smartly 1927 Son Mateo, NE, Albuquerque (Davis Branch) to concert uniform. o :§ All uniforms above: All-Wool Worsted Fabrics. 265·4039 (studio) 345-0411 (res.) "UNIFORMS BY OSTWALD" INC. • OSTWALD PLAZA, STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 10301 -22- IMPROVING MUSIC IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS A PLAN FOR STUDY - TED RUSH, PRESIDENT Stak S11poervisor of ;11lusic: �1INNIE A Tcquin·d c:ourse in Humanities on a graduate level for all admini:.tmtor,;. Educatt cla-sroom teacher. DEE Enfort'I.· the music requirenwnt tis sl'l-U'() by the State: [kp,utmcnt. &t of Staml,1rds for grades 1-12. WEAVER I. Elementary Level n-6) A. \'ocal Mmic Deming, B. Instrumental '.\lmic l. lfancl �ew .Mexico 2. Or<:hestra C. General '.\lusic I D. '.\faterials-Buildin�s & Equipment II. Junior High Sd1ool (7-9) A. \'ocal �lmic Minnie Dee \\'ea\'Ct was a most re B. lnstrunwntal '.\hisic markable music teacher who de\'Oted l. Band 37 years teaching music to the children, 2. ln�lnuncntal Music �he last 20 of which she spent in Dem C. General '.\lusic ing. O. '.\1atcrials-Buildings & Equipment She was an untiring worker, con lll. Senior High School (10- 12) A. Vocal �111-'>iC stant!} sct:king new ideas and new pro 8. Jm,trnmcntal '.\[u:,;c jects to make music more interesting. I. B.111d Many of her students were the recip 2. 1n�tn1mental '.\lusic ients of music scholarships, trophies C. Ge=ral :l'lusic and awards. D. Spedal :l'li1si<: Courses :\frs. \'\'caver was an active commun E. Materials- Buildings & Equiprnen t ity worker. She directed the choir in Devic e for Evaluation Steering Committee the Methodist Church for many years, Presidt,nt and pro\'idcd music programs from Four Vioe-Presi - 23 - Mailed by Non-PIOfitOrg. THE NEW MEXICAN MUSICIAN U. S. POSTAGE Dr. Jack Stephenson, Editor University of New Mexico PA ID Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuc,, N. M. Return Postage Guaranteed Permi' No. 39 The University of New Mexico 15th Annual SuITIITier Music Festivals SENIOR HIGH SOUTHWESTERN ELIGIBILITY MUSIC RANCH JUNIOR HIGH DIVISION-Music students, grades 7 D. H. Lawrence Ranch, Taos, N. M. through 9, as of Foll, 1965 Bond Division ...August 8-14, 1965 SENIOR HIGH DIVISION-Music students, grades 10 Chorus-Orchestra Division . . . August 15-21, 1965 through 12, as of Fall, 1965; this year's high school graduates JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC CAMP OFFERINGS Fine Arts Center, University of New Mexico Campus A Comprehensive Program of Music lnstructior, Re June 7 -12, 1965 hearsals, Concerts and a Balanced Recreation Prcgram Offered Festival Participants FEES and EXPENSES Tuition $17.50 Rooms and Meals $27.50 For Further Information, Write to: (meal tickets for campus dining available to junior Dale Kempter, Festivals Director Deportment of Music high division participants living off campus ... University of Music luncheon $6.90; dinner $6.25) Albuquerque, N. M.