SOUTH CAROLINA MUSICIAN Volume XLIX-A April 1997 «*"»• Number 2 "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops" —Henry Adams SCMEA HALL OF FAME //7trod\\vx*§. Carolina Music, LLC. South Carolina's School Band Specialist Featuring: • All instruments complet e with case, accessories, and music stand • All instruments educ;ato r approved • In-house qualified b«an d instrument repair technician • All school visits by (Carolin a Music's representatives are made by appointment only so class time is never interrupted • To guarantee you th<5 best service possible, all Carolina Music representatives are |professiona l educators and musicians who take a personal inter est in each school they serve. 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Scott, 276 Fairlane PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307; Home (864) 579-4073 Founded by Harrison Elliott in 1948 PIANO DIVISION Annual Subscription $5.00 to non-members President: Anthony Lenti, Box 6085, Lander Universi­ ty, Greenwood, SC 29649; Home (864) 223-5183, The South Carolina Music Educators Association is a federated state association of the Music Educa­ Work (864) 388-8349 Vice-President: Marianne Holland, 622 Cedar Rock tors National Conference. The South Carolina Music Educators Association does not discriminate on Street, Pickens, SC 29671; Home (864) 878-9143, the basis of age, race, sex, color, handicap, religion or national origin in the dealings with students, the Work (864) 977-7086, Fax (864) 878-1619 general public, educational programs or activities. COLLEGIATE MEMBERSHIP President: Nicole Van Note, Converse College, 580 E. OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302; College (864) 1995-1997 596-9467 ^ President: William E. Ackerman, 124 Casco Bay President-Elect: Gloria W. Westmoreland, 6500 Fisher Administrative Representative: Terry Holiday, P.O. Road, Irmo, SC 29063; Home (803) 781-9781, Work Avenue, Columbia, SC 29209; Home: (803) 776-0638 Box 1329, Fort Mill, SC 29715; Home (803) 547-2128, (803) 822-5628 Secretary-Treasurer: James A. Moody, 113 Jessen Work (803) 324-5360 Vice-President: Jane B. Morlan, 216 Hunters Woods Street, Summerville, S.C. 29483; Home (803) 873- Collegiate Membership Chairman: Gena Poovey, Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681; Home (864) 963-1796, 3598, Fax(803) 821-1829 Work (864) 682-2032 117 Rest Street, Gaffney, SC 29340, Home (864) 489- 9299, Work (864) 489-7151 Conference Chairman: Shane Packer, 283 Hurricane BAND DIVISION Vice-President: Mary Ann Helton, 3072 Wexford Hill Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040; Home (704) 453-7542 President: Phil Mclntyre, 121 Holly Circle, Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730; Home (803) 329-4612, Editor, SC Musician: Johnnie Price, 6136 North Road, Lyman, SC 29365; Home (864) 439-7612, Work (864) Work (803) 981-1328, Fax (803) 981-1343 Orangeburg, SC 29118; Home (803) 534-1006 949-2359 Education Associate: E. Wayne Lord, State Department Vice-President: William T. Young, 102 Lynnwood COLLEGE DIVISION of Education, 504 Rutledge Building, Columbia, SC Road, Walterboro, SC 29488; Home (803) 549-2444, President: Patricia S. Foy, School of Music, Con­ 29201; Home (706) 737-6335, Work (803) 734-8335 Work (864) 538-2907 verse College, Spartanburg, SC 29302; Home General Music Chairman: Betty Jo Fersner, P.O. Box (864) 968-9111, Work (864) 596-9021, Fax (864) 596- 1146, Folly Beach, SC 29439; Home (803) 588-9181 CHORAL DIVISION 9167 Government Relations Chairman: Ray Doughty, 100 President: Lynn Grimsley, 1234 Calhoun Street, New­ Vice-President: Donald J. Shetler, 122 Mickler Drive, East Lockman Street, Fort Mill, SC 29715; Home (803) berry, SC 29108; Home (803) 276-8608, Work Ladson, SC 29456; Home (803) 875-9385 (803) 364-2134 547-5297 Historian: Lorraine Paris, 2000 Johnston Street, New­ berry, SC 29108; Home (803) 276-2855 Membership Chairman: Jacquelyn Moore McNeill, 1804 Terrace View Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169; CONTENTS Home (803) 794-7805, Work (803) 796-4708 An Accompaniment Tool 34 Salute to Fredric Ulmer 22 MIOSM Chairman: Mark Hodges, 40 Chestnut Street, Classical Music For Dummies Series 30 Scenes From Conference 20 Sumter, SC 29150; Home (803) 775-4488 Duncan Band In Parade 19 SCMEA Division and Committee Reports 13 Multi-Cultural Awareness Chairman: Herman G. Dylan's Tribute 29 SCMEA Executive Board 5 Bright, P.O. Box 1952, Walterboro, SC 29488; Home Eight Helpful "Tips" 32 SCMEA Hall of Fame 10 (803) 538-5340, Work (803) 549-5962 From The President 7 SCMEA In-Service Choral Form 37 Music Industry Representative: Tracy Leenman, 101 Furman Professor Wins Award 23 SCMEA Membership Form 31 Bennington Road, Greer, SC 29650; Home (864) 879- Johnnie's Notes 19 SCMEA Memorial Scholarship 11 2253, Work (864) 244-7881, Fax (864) 244-7894 Parliamentarian: W. Patrick Wylie, 103 6 Drive, Multicultural Awareness Form 36 SCMEA Mini History 25 Camden, SC 29020; Home (803) 432-5742, Work (803) Music Education: The Cornerstone .....30 Sounds of Summer Clinic 35 425-8956, Fax (803) 425-8954 Music In The Mountains 29 South Carolina Schools and Goals 2000 27 Public Relations Chairman: Patricia H. Croft, 1956 Music Reviews 24 Tribute to Crash Victims 29 Forrest Drive, Sumter, SC 29154; Home (803) 773-5037 NAMM Elects Peck 23 William Young 22 Research Chairman: Charles Elliott, 459 Running Fox Rohleder Named District Manager 23 Your Budding Beethoven 33 Road West, Columbia, SC 29223; Home (803) 788- 7224, Work (803) 777-7154 ADVERTISER'S INDEX Retired Member Chairman: Eleanor Avant, 210 Spring Valley Road, Columbia, SC 29223; Home (803) Armstrong/UMI 23 Jupiter Band Instuments 4 788-5827 Benge/UMI 7 McFadyen Music Company 6 Special Learners Chairman: Marianne Holland, 622 Blues In the Schools 35 North Greenville College 12 Cedar Rock Street, Pickens, SC 29671; Home (864) Brodt Music Company 29 Parker Music Company 3 878-9143, Work (864) 977-7086, Fax (864) 878-1619 Carolina Music, LLC 2 Pecknel Music Company 40 Teacher Education Chairman: Valerie Bullock, 108 Converse College 8 Pepper of Atlanta 9 Dan Miler Lane, Summerville, SC 29483; Home (803) Culp Craft 11 South Carolina State University 26 875-3370, Work (803) 863-7965 DeMoulin Brothers 33 Stanbury Uniforms 24 Technology Chairman: Dr. Reginald Bain, 26 Rapids Fechheimer Brothers 33 Wentworth Printing Corporation 39 Ford Court, Irmo, SC 29063 Home (803) 407-1994 Tri-M Music Honor Society Chairman: Keith Fox Music House 11 Winthrop University 38 Timms, 432 Forest Lane, Belton, SC 29627; Home (864) 338-8849, Work (864) 352-6175 S. 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