vmea Spring 2015 The Official Journal of the Virginia notesMusic Educators Association www.vmea.com Right arrow key to go forward through the magazine, left arrow key to go 1 vmeanotes The Official Journalbackwards. of the Virginia MusicPress Educators Escape Association (Esc) to exit full screen. Volume LXXII | Number Two Spring 2015 vmeanotes The Official Journal of the Virginia Music Educators Association contents Editorial Board Chair: Terry Hall – President VMEA REPORTS John Brewington – President-elect – VMEA Lois Castonguay – Vice President – VMEA 5 President’s Message (Terry Hall) Publication Staff 8 State Executive (Linda J. Gammon) Editor: Merry Beth Hall Photographer: Art Pittman 11 NOTES Editor (Merry Beth Hall) Publishing Address 15 VBODA (Stephen Rice) VMEA Notes 24759 Carbonate Terrace 19 VBODA Orchestra (Carrie Finnegan) Stone Ridge, VA 20105 [email protected] 21 VEMEA (Jason Kriner) 31 VCDA (Mike Horanski) Advertising Contact Merry Beth Hall 33 Research (David Stringham) 14421 Stillmeadows Road Montpelier, VA 23192 36 Collegiate (Jeffrey Marlatt) [email protected] Layout and Design: 41 VAMHE (David Zerull) Clarke Creative Marketing and Print Lynchburg, Virginia 43 VAMEA (Annamarie Bollino) 46 Music in our Schools Month (Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay) 52 Multicultural Awareness (Cynthia B. Ramsey) 56 Government Relations (Steve King) 62 Creativity Council (Brace Hammel) © 2015 by VMEA 63 Membership Committee (Andrew Lusher) Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of VMEA. FEATURES Virginia Music 13 NAMM Foundation Honors Best Communities for Music Educators Association, Inc. Vince Tornello, Treasurer 1627 Trailridge Road Education Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 [email protected] 49 Alexandria Choir Celebrates MIOSM 67 Portfolios: Pathway to Improved Teaching and Learning 71 What’s New in Music Technology: A Report from NAMM 2015 74 VMEA Meeting Minutes (September 6, 2014 | January 17, 2015) Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide mutual helpfulness to its membership and to promote the advancement of music education through schools and other educational institutions. VMEA is an affiliated state unit of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Membership in VMEA is open to any individual engaged in or associated with the teaching of music, in schools or privately. Active membership dues for NAfME and VMEA are $119.00 per year and include subscriptions to Notes, Music Educators Journal, and Teaching Music. All member addressThe changesOfficial Journal should of bethe processedVirginia Music by Educators contacting Association NAfME. 2 Publication and Advertising Deadlines for VMEA Notes: Spring Issue: April 1st | Fall Issue: August 28th | Winter Issue: December 1st vmea EXECUTIVE BOARD ADVERTISER INDEX VMEA Officers President: Terry Hall - [email protected] PO Box 11, Jewell Ridge, VA 24622 Bocal Majority – 61 President-elect: John Brewington - [email protected] 2512 George Mason Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 CCIS – 51 Vice President: Lois Castonguay - [email protected] Christopher Newport University – 45 413 Auburn Avenue, Radford, VA 24141 Secretary: Laura Cole - [email protected] Clarke Inc – 20 1200 North Coalter Street, Staunton, VA 24401 EPN Travel – 66 Treasurer: Vincent Tornello - [email protected] 1627 Trailridge Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Germantown Violin Company LLC – 18 Section Presidents It’s Possible Music University – 42 VCDA: Mike Horanski - [email protected] James Madison University – 14 VBODA: Steve Rice - [email protected] VEMEA: Jason Kriner - [email protected] Lynchburg College – 7 VAMEA: Annamarie Bollino - [email protected] Messiah College – 32 VAMHE: David Zerull - [email protected] Collegiate: Dylan DiMauro - [email protected] QuaverMusic.com – 55 District Chairs Shenandoah University – 39 District I: Janet Stanley - [email protected] Smoky Mountain Music Festival – 61 District II: Carl Copon - [email protected] District III: Jay Sykes - [email protected] Spectrum of Richmond – 35 District IV: Matt Phillips - [email protected] Virginia Tech – 48 District V: Matthew Schucker - [email protected] District VI: Mandi Townley - [email protected] Western Carolina University – 29 District VII: Bruce Miller - [email protected] Yamaha – 10 District VIII: Lisa Spruill - [email protected] District IX: Dave Van Gelder - [email protected] District X: Joe LaBrie - [email protected] District XI: Michael Ehrlich - [email protected] District XII: Grayson Fore - [email protected] District XIII: Doray Walker - [email protected] District XIV: Thomas Law - [email protected] District XV: Rhonda Miller - [email protected] District XVI: Paul Shoremount - [email protected] Ex Officio State Executive: Linda Gammon – [email protected] 24759 Carbonate Terrace, Stone Ridge, VA 20105 Notes - Editor: Merry Beth Hall – [email protected] 14421 Stillmeadows Road, Montpelier, VA 23192 CCVMEA Advisor: Jeffrey Marlatt – [email protected] 1447 Greystone Terrace, Winchester, VA 22601 VBODA String Rep: Carrie Finnegan – [email protected] 2775 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 NAfME – The National Association for Music Music Spc. K-12: Cherry Gardner – [email protected] Education 1806 Robert Fulton Drive VMEA Attorney: Jeffrey Zwerdling Reston, Virginia 20191 5020 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230 www.nafme.org Exec. Dir. VHSL: Kenneth G. Tilley 1642 State Farm Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22901 3 vmeanotes The Official Journal of the Virginia Music Educators Association MEMBERSHIP REPORT vmea COUNCIL OF REVIEW District 1 Membership numbers as of December, 2014 Janet Stanley (C) Chair [email protected] Emmanuel Barks (E) [email protected] Danielle Yonkers (I) [email protected] Active - 2,069 District 2 Retired - 137 Carl Copon (C) Chair [email protected] Meredith Brookman (E) [email protected] Collegiate -362 Ken Poe (I) [email protected] Tri-M - 1,914 District 3 Total - 4,482 Kim Rose (C) [email protected] Carol Hamrick (E) [email protected] Jay Sykes (I) Chair [email protected] District 4 Dave Cowell (C) [email protected] www.vmea.com Annette Crandall (E) [email protected] Matthew Phillips (I) Chair [email protected] District 5 NAfME/VMEA Councils Melissa Dull (C) [email protected] Government Relations Jennifer Smith (E) [email protected] Steve King - [email protected] Matthew Schucker (I) Chair [email protected] Creativity District 6 Bruce Hammel – [email protected] Mandi Townley (C) Chair [email protected] Jessica Wright (E) [email protected] Multi Cultural Awareness Frankie Nettles (I) [email protected] Cynthia Ramsey – [email protected] District 7 Music in Our Schools Month Darren Goad (C) [email protected] Debra Lindsay - [email protected] Vacant (E) Bruce Miller (I) Chair [email protected] Music Industry Council Jim Stegner – [email protected] District 8 Research in Music Education Lisa Spruill (C) Chair [email protected] Dr. David Stringham - [email protected] Cynthia Marshall (E) [email protected] Martin Blount (I) [email protected] Secondary General Glen McCarthy - [email protected] District 9 Allan Weberg (C) [email protected] Students with Special Needs Lynn Maletick (E) [email protected] Alice Hammel - [email protected] Dave VanGelder (I) Chair [email protected] Teacher Education District 10 Gary Ritcher - [email protected] Karli Eddinger (C) [email protected] Elizabeth Linsley (E) [email protected] Tri-M Coordinator Joe Labrie (I) Chair [email protected] Tracy Magwire - [email protected] District 11 Michael Ehrlich (C) Chair [email protected] Vacant (E) Eric Hoang (I) [email protected] District 12 Rita Gigliotti (C) [email protected] Maritza Sodowsky (E) [email protected] Grayson Fore (I) Chair [email protected] District 13 Doray Walker (C) Chair [email protected] Page Durham (E) [email protected] Laura Bock (I) [email protected] District 14 Thomas Law (C) Chair [email protected] Rebecca Karos (E) [email protected] Ryan Dempsey (I) [email protected] District 15 Rhonda Miller (C) Chair [email protected] Kimberly Upshaw (E) [email protected] Ryan Addair (I) [email protected] District 16 My Van Nguyen (C) [email protected] Michele Assetto (E) [email protected] Paul Shoremount (I) Chair [email protected] 4 vmeanotes The Official Journal of the Virginia Music Educators Association president’s message Terry Hall vmea president A Time of Great Change feel like I need to preface this column with we could confidently step forth with strong, Ian explanation. I do have a serious thought straight steps. Those first steps may not have at the heart of the column but I have attempted taken us anywhere very important but they to present it in a light-hearted manner. I ask took us somewhere. that every reader attempt to glean the nugget Since music is both our path and, for most of of truth without being too critical of my us, our destiny and destination, we began on attempt at humor. I do not take the subject our path of half steps and whole steps; some of lightly, just the presentation. us instrumentalists, with help from Easy Steps. I am not