New Mexico Musician Volume 20 | Number 1 Article 1 10-1-1972 New Mexico Musician Vol 20 No 1 (October 1972) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation . "New Mexico Musician Vol 20 No 1 (October 1972)." New Mexico Musician 20, 1 (1972). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ nm_musician/vol20/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]. VEW MEXICO OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSN. VOLUME XX ■ oat o ,972 NUMBER I Introducing ^hn iji). diidtt The newest nieinber of our staff, John lias a B.M. degree in tuba from the University of Wyoming, has done graduate work at UNM and Indiana Univei’sity where he studied tuba with the late liill UrOi |f,\ tearhimr experience includes graduate assistant duties at UNM, Immanuel lAitheran School in Albuquerque, and the summer hand camp at the University of Wyoming. John has had a wide range of professional playing including a sumrnei- with a Dixieland group in Florence, Italy. He is currently organizing a tour of .several cultural centers in Mexico to take place in .\pril and May. John will be available throughout the state for clinics. This is another way we hope to .serve music education. Bob Farley ~ music center 2312 Wisconsin N E • Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 phone (505) 298-7474 7lj)w A sM inq a ll o f Thao T yisxia) 7Ac TUtiv Tyistxko President's Message pre.sented their findings and a recom­ W j u U k k i o i n mendation to proceed with plans to >FFICIAL PUBLICATION purchase land and build our own build­ of the ing. Vlexico Music Educators Association Ohio has been selected as the first affiliated with A' Mexico Education Association pilot area in the campaign because of Southwestern Music Educators its high membership concentration, its Conference diversity of metropolitan and rural ic Educators National Conference a division of the areas, and because Dick Davis, the Na­ Jational Education Association tional Building Fund Director, is very familiar with the entire state. NMMEA OFFICERS In the near future our state will be ent HAROLD VANWINKLE 9 Arroya Ln. called on to help with the campaign. Uamogordo 88310 W hen the time comes we should do (5ur ’resident. part to finance this important endeavor. d .... WIN CHRISTIAN 404 Silver, SW „ Apt. 11 M EN C is our organization and we will Albuquerque 87104 only receive in return what wc con­ ’resident, rus DON G. TH O RP tribute. The problems have been thor­ 513 19th Street oughly studied and the results indicate Alamogordo 88310 that constructing our own building 'resident, El. and HAROLD VANWINKLE High H A RRIET HELTMAN would be the most practical and re­ 150 Don Caspar sponsible action for us to take. Santa Fc 87501 Your NM M EA board of directors When our organization was small the resident. and officers elect met August 6 and 7 hestra DON BEENE facilities in the N EA building were to finalize preparations for the 197.3 500 44th adequate. But with growth, rising rent Los Alamos 87544 A ll'Statc Conference. This year we are cost, etc., it is no longer practical. W e irv-Treasurer ROLLIE HELTMAN adding a string orchestra, a jazz band, 0 Don Caspar can maintain our own building much a clinic and recital for all students and jnta Fe 87501 cheaper over a long period of time and resident .. RO BERT LANE directors, an instrument repair work- be assured of having the facilities we Highland Drive shop, a college section meeting, and lobbs 88240 need for our operations. many other activities which should mo­ NMMEA DISTRICT tivate teachers and students. The NEA convention at Atlantic PRESIDENTS There have been many changes in the City was evidently dominated by the IG RANDALL ..............Las Cruces audition prixedures in the past few larger states and the writers of the pro­ D u th w e s t NMME.\ posed constitution, A proposed amend­ 1 O. WALKER Roswell years; therefore a complete li.st of in- outheast NMMEA .structions for all groups is included in ment regarding the requirement that all McNALLEN Bloomfield this magazine. Please read them care­ affiliated organizations, such as MEN- lorthwest NMMEA C, must require 75% of their member­ RT ORTEGA Taos fully and phone your vice-presidents if lorthccntral NMMEA you have questions. ship to be NEA members was one of JIS SCHNEIDER ........ Cimarron many amendments which were not al­ lortheast NMME.A May I also call your attention to a .^RVIZU .............. Socorro form in this issue which is to be com­ lowed to reach the convention floor. lentral NMME.A pleted and returned to Ross Ramsey. Therefore, this requirement is still in B.MLEY . Albuquerque the constitution that will be submitted ilbuqucrquc NMMEA Band Director, Mayfield High School, Las Cruces. There have been some for adoption to thi- N EA membership NEW MEXICO MUSIC schools requesting permission to join in November! Have you studied the pro- INDUSTRY COUNCIL districts other than the one they are po.scd ctmstitution? iformation. contact Rollic Heltman assigned to at the present. Your board 1 was so sorry to hear that Eastern discussed the problems and decided to New Me.xico University was forced to EDITOR poll the membership to sec if there is cancel the Sunshine Music Camp. It was MELVIN A. HILL a need to redistrict. W e realize that really a sad occasion because this cainji Department of Music, NMHU Las Vegas 87701 areas and cities are constantly changing has, over the years, affected the lives and tJiat it is time to evaluate the di­ of so many of the teachers and young vision of our state and make adjust­ people of our state. New Mexico has dished by the New Mexico Music tors Association. Three issues per ments. only two camps left— the Highlands October. lanuary, and April. Sub' There has been an increasing need L'niversity, and the privately owned on $ 1.50 per year. 50c per copy. for M EN C to move out of the NEA Hummingbird Camp. Some day I hope I subscription requests, advertising requests, and all copy and other building in Washington. At the At­ that others may again grow. Our young al to Melvin A. Hill, Department of lanta Convention the building commit­ musicians are going to miss .some won­ , NMHU. Las Vegas 87701. tee headed by Dr. Paul Van Bodegraven derful musical friends and experience,'. — 3— committee on materials for All-St.ite procedures lor the Jazz Band a ORCHESTRA VEEP auditions. Please contact him with any elsewhere in this magazine and s ideas or problems needing attention. be carefully read by all director, Dale Kempter is ch la'rman of the of these, in addition to the usua committee to recommend potential con­ S t a t e re h e a rs a ls , b u sin ess me< ductors. Please contact hi m with names music industry exhibits, and cot of individuals worthy of our considera­ should make an attractive conven tion. IM PORTAN T- -this year NO The e.xecutive committee of NMM- st.ind will lx: provided for AN\ EA gave us permission to develop a State student. Be sure t.) inform string orehestra in addition to the students to bring their own fi symphony orchestra. Now we have the music stands. Also, all percussi responsibility to fill twoi groups with must bring their own iiwtrumcnts competent string players. Please en­ the following e.xceptions: tyr courage your talented stuidents to audi­ chimes, bass drum, .xylophone, and tion this year so that we can have a These are the ONLY exceptions string orchestra as excitimg as the full mallets and sticks must be furnish group. Remember that Niovember 17 is the students. the deadline to submit the tapes to A large number of you are Rollie Heltman! asked to participate in the workir In closing 1 want to thank you for All-State this year. Semetime I DON BEENE your confidence in selecti ng me as your then you will receive fi.aal inforn President-Elect for NM M EA. and job descriptions. I will great! Plans for the orchestra portion of the preci:ite your being early and creat 1973 All-State Conference are proceed­ getting your jobs done so things ing smoothly because of the continued BAND VEEP COLUMN run .smtx)thly without di.-ect super cooperation and assistance from all of from the officers of the associatic you. However, please carefully review the procedures for the string auditions. In addition to the copy of the audition CHORAL VEEP pnxredures sent to you at school, you will find a complete copy in this issue COLUMN of the NEW MEXICO MUSICIAN. The school code for your school, the student list to he returned to Rollic Heltman with the completed tapes, and the All-State music c.\cerpts were dis­ tributed in September. If you failed to receive this packet, please contact me immediately. Don Robertson, owner of the Violin Shop, will hold a string repair session in his shop, .^00.3 Monte Vista NE, on Friday Evening, January 26, at 7:.30 p.m. to in.struct teachers on basic re­ pairs and maintenance of instruments. WIN CHRISTHAN Please plan to attend if your repair work looks like mine!! You should certainly find something Also, the clinic sessions with Dr.