New Mexico Musician Volume 40 | Number 1 Article 1 9-1-1992 New Mexico Musician Vol 40 No 1 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation . "New Mexico Musician Vol 40 No 1." New Mexico Musician 40, 1 (1992). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician/vol40/ iss1/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Mexico Musician by an authorized editor of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. @-lff FALL 199� inJ.jrr Inside: All-State Audition Information The Revised NMMEA Handbook NMMEA's Award Winners OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Volume XL WHEN??? FALL Band, Orchestra, Choir and Guitar Camps WINTER Christmas Concert Preparation SPRING Festival and Concert Preparation SUMMER Ten Weeks Music Camp Students Age 8 through 14 WHY??? Our clinicians and instrumental specialists teach sec­ tionals to prepare for your concert or festival. We accomplish in depth teaching in a woodland setting that combines music & outdoor recreation which in­ spires esprit-de-corps. WHO??? Cleveland Mid-School Band Jal High School Band Taos High School Band Grants NM Mid-School Band Los Alamos Mid-School Band Espanola High School Band Espanola Mid-School Band Lincoln Mid-School Band Las Cruces Mid-Schools Band Truman Mid-School Band Ruidoso Mid-School Band Mora High School Band Hayes Mid-School Band Clayton Schools Band Los Lunas Mid-School Band HUMMINGBIRD Jemez High School Band Highland High School Choir Socorro Mid-School Choir SUMMER MUSIC Jemez High School Choir and RECREATION CAMP Albq. Boys Choir Choir Albq. Youth Symphony Orch Albq. YouthOrchestra Orch Jefferson Mid-School Orch Arrangements made for: Special Clinicians, Albq. Suzuki School Orch Hummingbird Staff iRstrumental specialist, Farmington Mid-School Orch and recreation programs. Generally a 3-day Hoover Mid-School Orch camp suffices for most objectives (Friday Taft Mid-School Orch through Sunday or during the week). For Roosevelt Mid-School Orch additional information: McKinley Mid-School Orch K.L. Higgins 1·505·829-3060 Hummingbird Box 6 Jemez Springs, New Mexico 87025 NMMEA OFFICERS PRESIDENT I leury EslnuJa THE 008 Vaughn St. Los tunas. 8703 t NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN llomc: 865·5751. Office:865-4040 VICE-PRESIDENT, BAND Official Publication of the Kellh Jordan 3805 Piermont.NE New Mexico Music Educators Association Albuquerque. 87111 llomc: 203-5225. Office: 823-2327 Volume XL Number I Fall 1992 VJCE-PRESIOENT. CHORAL ISSN 0742-8278 Alan Dropps 805 Prairie View Clovls.8810 I CONTENTS Page llome: 762-0321 VICE-PRESIDENT, ORCHESTRA Bcalncc Ihuller DEPARTMENTS 1228 /\kers President's Report .................................................................................... 4 Las Cruces. 88005 Our Executive Secretary Says .................................................................. 6 Home: 524· 1079. Office 527-9430 From the Editor's Desk ............................................................................ 8 VICE-PRESIDENT, ELEM/ JHS Judy M. Green Vice Presidents' Reports 1019 Bells St NE Band .......................................................................................... 9 Albuquerque. 87112 Orchestra ................................................................................. 14 Home: 275-7375 VICE-PRESIDENT, COLLEGE/UNIV Choral ...................................................................................... 17 Bruce Dalby Elen1entary/JHS ...................................................................... 20 12700 J11rllru1 Place, NE College/University .................................................................... 21 /\.lb11querque. 87112 From the State Department of Education ............................................... 3 I llowc: 298-7332. Office: 277 -2707 PAST PRESIDENT District Presidents' Reports .... ............................................................ .. 34 Linda Servolrl 309 E. Harkness ARTICLES Carlsbad. 88220 Home: 887-3143. Olllce: 887-3508 50th Anniversary Planning Underway for NMMEA ................................. 25 NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN John Batcheller Award ........................................................................... 2 7 D<>uuld E. Gerheart. Editor Adn1inistrator of the Year ............. ......................................................... 28 03 Mtmbres Dr1ve l,os Alamos. 87544 Hall of F'ame ........................................................................................... 29 IIOOlC: 672-9840. Olllce: 602 ·4136 EXECUTIVESECRETARY ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS RolUc v. llcluuan All-State Jazz Festival Audition Material ................................................ I 2 I 150 Don Gaspar Sanla re. 87501 University News ................. ................... ............................................... 22 lloo,c, 082 1001 NMMEA Board of Directors Meeting ....................................................... 40 NMMEA Official Handbook ..................................................................... 44 NMMEA DISTRICT PRESIDENTS DISTRICT 1-SOUTHWEST NMMEA Music Industry Members ......................................................... 50 Jolm H. Schutz Advertisers .. .......................................................................................... 50 1155 N. Miranda #2C Lru. Cruces. 88005 llome: 523-2066. Office::'>27 -041 S DISTRICT 2-SOUTHEAST Alas1 Dropps 805 PraJ.r1cview Clovts. 88101 llome: 762-9321 DISTRICT 3-NORTHWEST Carl KJoostcrman 808 Alto Don Gerheart. Editor Jane Gerheart. Busin nager Gallup.87301 Home: 722·3070. Office:722- 772 l Home: 672-9840, Office: 662-4136 Hon -9840 DISTRICT 4-NORTH CENTRAL J\rncU Dovtd Arellanes All 254 Plaza Canal.la corrt'SJxintlcncc should b<' address('d to the editor. 93 Mtmbrcs Drtvc. LOs ,.. .,mos. NM Santa Fe. 87501 87544. llomc: 983·6054. Office:062-4130 DISTRICT 6-CENTRAL The New Mexl<'o Music Educators Association Is a federated staleassoclallon of the Music Hem Sanders Educators National Conference and parl of lhe Southwestern Division of MENC. 86 Lagarto Tijeras. 87059 THE NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN ls published three times per year: Typesetting by The Ad Home: 281-2984. Oillcc:865- 1044 Makers. Los Alamos and printing by Paper Tiger. Santa Fe 87501. Deadlines for lhe Fall. DISTRICT 7-ALBUQUERQUE Winter and Spring Issues are: August I. October l. and March I. Dtantha Swol)()CJa 7916 Kathryn SE Albuquerque. 87 J 08 Subscription rnteto non-members tsS7.00 per year: single copytsS2.50. Change of address I lomc: 256-3823 should be reported lo RolUe I lellman. E:xccullve Secretary. 3 President's Report Henry Estrada have a workshop for new teachers In addition, NMMEA now has a at the All-State convention. Please reference library of materials which see her article located elsewhere in could be of great help to you. (Please this magazine. see list) Contact me if you are inter­ ested in any of these materials. MENC The Music Educators National All-State Conference (MENC) ls working to Plans for the 1993 All-State provide each and every music Festival are well underway and be­ teacher in our country with materi­ ing finalized. The winter issue of als, support and infonnation to make THE NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN will your job easier, more enjoyable and contain a schedule of events for the more beneficial to you and to your All-State convention. Look for It in students. I have heard many con­ December. 1t wiJJ contain names of cerns from many of you in regard to those of you who have been asked to I hope that all of you have had the service that MENC has provided serve in some capacity at this festi­ an enjoyable summer. I would like in the past. It would be well worth val. It is very important that you to welcome back all returning mu­ your time to become familiar with look through the schedule, fmd your sic teachers in our state and also what MENC has been doingrecently. name whenever it appears and be offer a warm welcome to new teach­ as tight budgets are creating some responsible for following through ers in New MeXico. Please read all problems for our profession here In with the assigned duty. We need materials In this magazine which New MeXico. MENC has come up everyone's help in order to make the are related to your teaching area so with many exciting and practical All-State festival a success. You've that you can help your students things which could prove invalu­ heard the expression - "There are prepare for the upcoming events. able to you and your position. no little Jobs ... etc." Well. this really Whether you know it or not, or does apply here. Every job which Is New Teachers whether you want to or not. we are listed is important. If you are new to our state or to the leaders In music advocacy in Here ls a briefdescription oftwo teaching music. you will need to our communihes. If we don't pro­ of the most common duties which become acquainted with an lnfor­ mote music and the arts m our own many of you will be asked to per­ mahon packet which 1s available to communities, no one else ,viii. I form: you through Linda Servold, our think It's time that every music edu­ l. lfyou areaSergeantatArms, immediate past president. Linda has cator in New MeXico, regardless or you will need to arrive 15 to 30 put together a packet which con­ personal philosophy. personality or minutes before the session to check tains important information for All­ disposition. take an active role in everybody in. Everyone