2015 Band Director Workshop Program

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A tradition of excellence for more than 75 years!

Solo & Ensemble Organization Contests/Festivals The Illinois Grade School Music Association, Northern Division, is dedicated to encourage, aid, and advance music education in the elementary, middle and junior high schools of the State of Illinois. IGSMA sponsors contests among school bands, orchestras, and choruses, including solos and ensembles. The year culminates with a final organization contest/festival.

Why Become a Member?

Adult professionals, dedicated to providing valuable and meaningful feedback for both students and directors, serve as adjudicators. IGSMA, Northern Division, is divided into nine districts making contest site locations convenient.

Participation in IGSMA supports statewide advocacy for music education at the elementary and middle school levels.

“Out of all of the activities I do with my students throughout the school year, without a doubt the most beneficial are IGSMA Solo/Ensemble Contest and Organization Contest. The students always seem a bit more “professional” after their first time being at Organization Contest - I definitely notice a change in their demeanor and attitudes. I heartily recommend all directors to join this fine organization!”

“Participating in the IGSMA Organization Contest has brought my choral program to a level of excellence that I could not have done alone. This tradition gives my students an amazing sense of accomplishment and an annual goal that we work together to achieve.”

- Elena Ryan, Choral Director, Attea MS

- Carrie Provost, Orchestra Director, Franklin MS

“I have been sending students to the Illinois Grade School Music Association Organization Band Contest for almost 20 years and have found it to be an incredible place for students to achieve both individual and ensemble performance goals. IGSMA encourages a high level of musical and personal growth for each student who participates and is an integral part of our instrumental music program.”

- Kimberly Farris, Band Director, Wilmette JHS

Officers Lisa Kiener-Barnett President lkiener@lisle202.org

Terrence Melbourne Vice President tmelbourn@d181.org

Edward Jones Executive Secretary-Treasurer igsma@aol.com

Keith Wiemelt, District 1 kwiemelt@quincynotredame.org

Lisa Eaton, District 4 igsmadist4@gmail.com

Kimberly Farris, District 7 farrisk@wilmette39.org

Linda Betzelberger, District 2 lbetzelberger@dist102.org

John Versluis, District 5 jversluis@dist228.org

Allison Reatherford, District 8 areatherford@gmail.com

Rebecca Meadows, District 3 igsma3@gmail.com

Jeff Muraida, District 6 igsma6@gmail.com

Sarah Corkins, District 9 scorkins@hbr429.org

District Chairpersons

For information pertaining to membership and participation next school year, contact: www.igsma.com • igsma@aol.com • (815) 729-0575

Welcome!!!

Like most military families, we moved around quite a bit as I was growing up. One of our stops, right at the beginning of preschool, was Addison, Illinois. During the five years we lived in Addison, my best friend was a kid I went to school with, Mike Tutaj. Our parents were very good friends through church, and I actually didn’t know it at the time, but Mike’s dad (who just lost a long battle with cancer last March) was a middle school band director. Duane Tutaj taught for 35 years at Bryan Middle School in Elmhurst.

We would run into each other often, usually at various conferences, and have the chance to catch up and talk shop. I’ll certainly always be appreciative and remember the many years of his mentorship, support, and encouragement. One of the thousands of students that were fortunate to have Duane as their middle school band director was John Hagstrom. I know John plans to share a story or two about Duane during his session today and I think it’s only appropriate that we dedicate this year’s BDW to the memory of our colleague and friend, Duane Tutaj.

This workshop, quite simply, wouldn’t be possible without the support of a large number of people. The Illinois Grade School Music Association and the National Band Association have provided the financial support that allowed us to have Mallory Thompson and John Hagstrom with us today, and I’m thankful for their promotional efforts. NBA members David Morrison and Matt Temple have volunteered their time to share their knowledge and experience with us today. Of course, BDW 2015 would not be the same without the outstanding New Trier Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and we look forward to what will certainly be a wonderful and inspiring performance. A big thank you also to Skokie School District 73.5 and Kate Donegan, superintendent, for hosting us here today and moving their district’s inservice to another building.

This fall marked the start of my 20th year teaching. (That went really fast!) I find myself fortunate to continue to look forward to going to work each day and lucky to spend my days teaching and making music with kids. Ultimately, I think, that’s why we all chose this wonderful profession. Only a small percentage of our students will go on to become professional performers on their instruments. By focusing our energy on instilling a love of music in our students we teach them a way of knowing and expressing themselves unlike any other subject. This is a gift that will enrich their lives regardless of their eventual career path. After all, as Cheryl Lavender so eloquently stated, “The fact that children can make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music can make beautiful children.”

Thank you for being here. Here's to a wonderful day of professional development!

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Chip De Stefano Director of Bands, McCracken Middle School Board of Directors - Middle School Representative, National Band Association

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Workshop Program 8:15 - 9:15

WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION

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"Because I Said So!": The Secret Ingredient for Excellence Presenter: John Hagstrom

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Reflecting upon beginning as a struggling fourth grader to becoming a Chicago Symphony Orchestra member, John Hagstrom will share his views on important lessons learned from directors, teachers, and colleagues. This session will explore areas of educational philosophy, student attitudes, and performance concepts intended to assist directors toward maximizing their students' potential.

9:30 - 10:15 FEATURE PERFORMANCE

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New Trier Symphonic Wind Ensemble Matt Temple, conductor

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Program to be selected from: The Free Lance March - John Philip Sousa A Festival Prelude - Alfred Reed October - Eric Whitacre Lightning Field - John Mackey The Cave You Fear - Michael Markowski Rocky Point Holiday - Ron Nelson

10:30 - 11:30 OPEN REHEARSAL

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Directors' Band with the New Trier Symphonic Wind Ensemble Presenter: Mallory Thompson

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Repertoire: “Ayre for Eventide” from Three Ayres from Gloucester - Hugh Stuart First Suite in Eb, Mvt I - Gustav Holst

11:30 - 12:30 LUNCH

Off-site or Cafeteria

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Workshop Program 12:30 - 1:30 LECTURE SESSION

Band Room

Dancing on the Blade of a Knife Presenter: Mallory Thompson

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The creation of a student-centered environment that leads to creative, artistic performances should be the core mission of every band program. Elaborating on concepts presented during the preceding open rehearsal, this session will focus on various rehearsal strategies and delivery styles intended to assist in reaching this goal. Directors of all levels can use these techniques to help foster the creation of this environment while seeing both short term performance improvement and positive long term changes in their program's culture.

1:35 - 2:30

DEMONSTRATION SESSION

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"Speaking" of Band: Using Student Vocalizations and Singing to Improve Ensemble Performance Presenters: David Morrison and Chip De Stefano Demonstration Group: McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band

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Problems of student tone, pitch, articulation, pulse and style have a tendency to disappear when students use their voices. Using the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band as a demonstration group, this session will focus on using the students' voices to improve virtually every aspect of student performance while maximizing rehearsal time.

2:35 - 3:30

LECTURE SESSION

Band Room

Literature and Concert Programming: Improving Student Learning Through the Music Presenter: Matt Temple

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This session will explore the importance of literature selection in the wind music curriculum. Using the Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance model, participants will explore criteria for quality music selection and how to generate active student engagement. The session will present a four-year curricular approach to programming, including a full-year concert cycle for various level bands, specific details for a single concert, and ways to create strategies for sequential learning from year to year.

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BDW 2016 Tuesday, November 2, 2016

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Clinician Biographies MALLORY THOMPSON Mallory Thompson is the director of bands, professor of music and coordinator of the conducting program at Northwestern University. In 2003 she was named a Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence. As the third person in the university's history to hold the director of bands position, Dr. Thompson conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, and administers all aspects of the band program. December 2011 marks the release of her fourth CD, “rising”, with the Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble on the Summit label.

Dr. Thompson received the Bachelor of Music Education degree and Master of Music degree in conducting from Northwestern University, where she studied conducting with John P. Paynter and trumpet with Vincent Cichowicz. She received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Donald Hunsberger.

Dr. Thompson maintains an active schedule as guest conductor, conducting teacher, and guest lecturer throughout the United States and Canada. She has taught conducting to hundreds of undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional educators. Dr. Thompson has served as a conductor or clinician at the College Band Directors National Association regional and national conventions, the Midwest Clinic, the Interlochen Arts Academy, numerous state music conventions, and the Aspen Music Festival. She has also appeared as guest conductor with the United States Air Force Band, the United States Army Band “Pershing's Own”, the United States Army Field Band, the United States Coast Guard Band, the United States Navy Band, the West Point Band, the Dallas Wind Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and Banda Sinfônica in Sao Pãulo, Brazil. Her professional affiliations include Pi Kappa Lambda, the Music Educators National Conference, the College Band Directors National Association, and the American Bandmasters Association.

JOHN HAGSTROM John Hagstrom has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s trumpet section since 1996, when he won the audition for fourth trumpet. A year later, he won the second trumpet position, carrying on the tradition of brass section teamwork for which the CSO is famous. He currently leads the trumpet studio at DePaul University. Previously, he was principal trumpet of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra in Kansas, and served as assistant professor of trumpet at Wichita State University.

Hagstrom is passionate in his support of music education, and helped to initiate Dream Out Loud, a music education advocacy partnership between the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and the Yamaha Corporation of America. Dream Out Loud offers a variety of resources created for elementary through high school students, their teachers, and parents, designed to support every student’s interest in

playing an instrument, and providing encouragement through times of challenge. To learn more about Dream Out Loud, visit www.cso.org/dreamoutloud John Hagstrom has also worked extensively with Yamaha to create several professional trumpet designs in their Chicago Artist Model Series that include top selling Bb and C trumpets. Since its introduction in 2004, the Chicago Artist Model C Trumpet has been the instrument played most often by players winning orchestral positions in major U.S. orchestras. Due to its phenomenal commercial and artistic success worldwide, in 2006 Yamaha selected the Chicago Artist Model C Trumpet to be their 10 millionth instrument ever produced.

A native Chicagoan, Hagstrom grew up listening to the CSO. Five years of study at the Eastman School of Music were followed by six years in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C., where he spent three of those years as principal trumpet. His many solo appearances with the band included four national concert tours and the Camp David wedding of (Sr.) President Bush’s daughter, Dorothy. Recordings featuring John Hagstrom include his performance of the Bellini Oboe Concerto and the Sachse Concertino with the Chicago Brass Choir, and can also be heard as lead trumpet on Daniel Barenboim’s recording on the Teldec label entitled Tribute to Ellington. In June of 2006 his first solo CD (with the DePaul University Wind ensemble under the direction of Donald DeRoche) was released on the Albany Records label, about which Time Out Chicago said: “You’d never guess he was a mild-mannered second trumpeter from the hair-raising high notes... or from the way he seamlessly unfurls long lines…” (TimeOut.com)

MATT TEMPLE Matt Temple was appointed Director of Bands at New Trier High School in 2007.

He conducts the curricular Freshman Concert Band, Concert Jazz Ensemble, Varsity Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, as well as the extracurricular Pep Band and Pit Orchestra for Fresh/Soph Musical. In 2008, he wrote a comprehensive wind ensembles curriculum that guides student instruction throughout the program. Mr. Temple earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in music with an emphasis in wind conducting from Eastern Illinois University. He also completed an additional master’s degree in educational leadership through Aurora University.

Under Mr. Temple’s direction, the New Trier Symphonic Wind Ensemble has performed at the 2012 Midwest Clinic, the 2010 Western Illinois University Showcase of Bands, the 2009 Music for All National Concert Band Festival, and the 2008 and 2009 University of Illinois Superstate Festivals. In 2014, the New Trier band department received national recognition as an inaugural recipient of the "Blue Ribbon Award" for Programs of Excellence from the National Band Association. Prior to his appointment at New Trier, Mr. Temple served as the Fine Arts Chair at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, from 2000-2007, and as the music director at Flora High School from 1994-1998.

Mr. Temple has received the National Band Association Citation of Excellence seven times and has appeared numerous times in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” He is a Contributing Editor for The Instrumentalist and recently completed a four year term on the Advisory Committee for the Music Educator’s Journal. Mr. Temple is a co-founding member of the Illinois committee for Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP).

He also serves as a high school representative on the Board of Directors for the National Band Association.

In December, 2014, he presented a clinic session entitled, “Literature and Concert Programming: Improving Student Learning through the Music” at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. He has previously

presented clinic sessions at the Indiana and Illinois State Music Conferences including, “Student-Centered Instruction in a Band Rehearsal,” “Writing Innovative Curricula for Performance-Based Classes,” and “The Impact of Music Selection on Student Learning.” Mr. Temple has also presented at Northwestern University, University of Illinois, Illinois State University, and Ball State University. He frequently serves as a clinician and guest conductor throughout the state of Illinois and beyond.

CHIP DE STEFANO Chip De Stefano received both his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance and Master of Music Education Degrees from Northwestern University. Mr. De Stefano is currently in his 20th year as Director of Bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois. Under his direction, the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band has received first division ratings at all district and state organization contests of the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) and has made multiple appearances at the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Conference, University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival, and NAfME North Central Division Conference. In 2006 and 2013 the Symphonic Band received an invitation to present at concert at the Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference. Most recently the Symphonic Band was invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association North Central Division Conference in February 2016. In the Spring of 2007, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the McCracken Symphonic Band the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup. Since 2010, Mr. De Stefano has also served as Director of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Chicago, where he prepares the primarily non-music major ensemble for three performances each year.

As a published arranger and composer, Mr. De Stefano has received commissions from the marching bands of Northwestern University, Samford University, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, the University of Idaho and dozens of high schools from across the United States. His works have been performed on ABC’s 1996 Rose Bowl Halftime Show, Live! with Regis and Kathy Lee, and WBBM News Radio 780. Mr. De Stefano’s works are available from FJH Music, LudwigMasters Publications, Grand Mesa Music, Kagarice Brass Editions and DeStefanoMusic.com.

Mr. De Stefano was a contributing author for Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle School Band and Whatsoever Things: The Life and Teachings of John P. Paynter, both published by GIA Publications in 2014. Mr. De Stefano’s professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Illinois Music Education Association, the National Band Association, the Illinois Grade School Music Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Mr. De Stefano is active nationally as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator. He’s conducted honor bands in Singapore, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin and throughout Illinois.

In addition, he has presented conference sessions at the Midwest Clinic (2008), ILMEA All-State Conference (2003, 2005, 2008, 2016), Iowa Bandmasters Conference (2010), Nebraska Music Educators Association State Conference (2011), Arkansas Tech University Band Director Workshop (2013), Illinois State University Band Director Workshop (2012) and DuPage County Music Clinic (2009, 2014). Mr. De Stefano is a recipient of eighteen National Band Association Citations of Excellence. He was awarded the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award in 2001, the IGSMA Barbara Buehlmann Young Conductor Award in 2004, and the IGSMA Cloyd Meyers Memorial Award in 2011.

DAVID MORRISON David Morrison received his formal training in music at the University of Illinois, where he earned his Music Education B.S. in 1973 and his Masters in 1977. From 1973 to 1977 he was Director of Bands at East Richland High School in Olney, Illinois. From 1977 until 2006, he was the Director of Bands at Prospect High School, in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, where he developed and maintained a nationally recognized band program for 29 years. Honors that he has received include the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association, election to the Phi Beta Mu National Band Director's Honorary Fraternity, winner of Outstanding Contributions to Education Award at Prospect High School on two occasions, Outstanding Chicagoland Music Educator Award in 1992, the Shining Star Award 1995, nomination for the Golden Apple Award in 2001. In 2003, Mr. Morrison was honored as the Illinois State Teacher of the Year, and in 2005, he was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster's Hall of Fame at Northwestern University. In June of 2007, Mr. Morrison received the John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award. Although recently retired, Mr. Morrison continues to guest conduct, clinic, and adjudicate music groups throughout the U.S. and the world. Most recently, Mr. Morrison served as guest conductor at the Singapore American School in the Far East and conducted the Illinois All State Band in January of 2009.

Under the direction of David Morrison, the Prospect bands have been exceptionally successful. The Symphonic band has won numerous honors, including consistent first division awards from the Illinois High School Association State Band Contest, first division awards at the Chicagoland Symphonic Band Festival, and the Honor Band Award at the prestigious Superstate Band Festival. Auditioning among outstanding bands throughout the State of Illinois, the Prospect Symphonic Band was honored as a 15 time selectee to the University of Illinois Superstate Band Festival. In 2005, the Band was chosen for the second time to perform as the Superstate Honor Band, at the Foehlinger Great Hall in the Krannert Center in Champaign, IL on May 6, 2006.

The Prospect Marching Knights have gained national recognition for their outstanding performances at state and national competitions, winning numerous championships at the Chicagoland Marching Festival, receiving the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association, being selected for the finals five times at the Bands of America Grand National Championships, winning the Grand Championship at the University of Illinois Marching Competition 24 times, including 23 years consecutively, winning the Grand Master Championship at the National Pageant of Bands in Phoenix, Arizona in 1995, and winning the Bands of America Toledo Regional Championship in 2001. The Prospect Bands have traveled extensively. Some of their destinations include Hawaii (King Kameamea Parade), London (Lordmayor of Westminster's Parade), Pasadena (Tournament of Roses Parade), the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix, Arizona, the Citrus Bowl and Magic Kingdom Parades in Orlando, Florida, the Bank One Thanksgiving Day Parade in Houston, Texas, and the Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles, CA. On January 2, 2006, the band made their second appearance in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. 

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