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Photo courtesy of Kevin nafme.org 5 August 2015 contents Volume 23, Number 1 24 Technology for practicing and assessing Students in Ohio’s Canton City School District DISCOVERIES 16 How do you take over from a beloved choral director? 22 DEPARTMENTS TECHNOLOGY Apps and more to help students practice LETTERS and teachers assess that practicing. 24 Opinions from our readers 8 WORKSHOP CLASSROOMS General Music A music educator in Ohio has built a choir Exploring world music with classroom program, thanks to teamwork. 16 instruments 48 ADVOCACY Brass & Woodwinds Euphonium: low brass powerhouse 49 NAfME’s ALL IN teaches music educators to be advocates for their programs. 18 Strings Teaching the tune-up 49 RESEARCH Percussion What are the qualities of a “superior” band Steel drum ensembles 50 director? 20 Choral & Vocal Preparing high school singers for college applications and auditions 51 Alternatives Guitar classroom management 52 STAGES Elementary NAfME’s Time management for teachers In-Service 55 Conference Secondary returns to NEWS Nashville! Critiquing student composers 56 11 Collegiate 11 UPBEAT Building your résumé— NAfME Leaders Take a Stand for Music Education in Washington … Before you teach 58 Tri-M Program’s Many Benefits … JamHub Offers Grants to Schools … NAfME’s 2015–2016 School Year Calendar … Call for Proposals: RESOURCES 2016 Music Research & Teacher Education National Conference … New media and accessories for NAfME’s 2015 National In-Service Conference: Empower Creativity the music classroom 60 … Lowell Mason Fellows Class of 2015 … GRAMMY Quarterfinalist BRAVO! Shares Concert Prep Tips … NAfME’s Back-to-School Tools Teaching Music salutes violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman 64 Chad Criswell, and Randi Radcliff. from top left) Rachael Fleischaker, (clockwise Photos by 6 Teaching Music AUGUST 2015 Letters Dear Editors: I applaud the work of the National philosophy, etc., all learned there. Coalition of Core Arts Standards These “core” liberal arts have always about the music in his 1960s high (Keith Powers, January 2015, pg. 20). I been indirectly involved in their school and college years. Is this a “short only wish they could be mandatory, as primary skills of problem-solving, shelf life” of learning? I think not. with the other “core standards.” critical thinking, and other skills. And is this assessment, after 50 years, While I am not familiar with the Some 50 years later, these alumni have more valuable than the instantaneous depth of these standards, the very expressed their thanks for how the ones forced upon students and teachers notion indicates a movement to college taught them. who have no choice but to “teach to articulate what have probably always At the end of his column, Powers the test”? These former students have been accepted practices in education, quotes Mike Blakeslee, NAfME’s had successful careers of some 40 or so but deemed “less valuable” Deputy Executive Director and COO, years. Plus, they have the additional by trend-seekers. It’s as he addresses music advantage that goes beyond just money, unfortunate that politi- teachers: “Nothing in money-loving practices, sel shness, cians and extremist these Standards says that and greed: enriching the human being money-makers have you have to throw out any and the human spirit. It’s tough to diverged from these of the good things you do measure the later ones in an instanta- standards and consider now. It simply challenges neous assessment where students learn many of them peripheral, teachers to say, ‘Does this how to take tests, not how to learn and with a short shelf life. help ensure that what I how to LOVE to learn. Students today Our Western culture is teach will be relevant to my miss out on lifelong learning practices. based on core educa- students 40 years from Burt Reynolds also graduated from tional standards, pedagogy, and now?’” I know this college. The same curricula derived from philosophies of one of the music appreci- Partnerships ✢ BY KEITH POWERS Our fundamental Blakeslee remarks that, “We professor who taught Reyn- had federal funding from a goal was small NEA grant, but for the enduring Ancient Greek culture. Our Western ation professors who most part the work has been understanding. self-funded from the coalition. By our very structure, olds and the gentlemen including all of the arts, we are hoping that decision makers NCCAS will be able to see that the LEADERSHIP cultural heritage hinges on these taught a former student Standards cut across all art ORGANIZATIONS FROM LEFT: KATE DAVIS, MUSICIAN AND YOUNGARTS ALUMNAE; ANTUAN SANTANA, forms.