CCM Music Education Alumni Newsletter Dec 2019

ALUMNI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019

Inside : M.M.E. in three summers?

Music Ed Faculty: There & back again New Horizon growing CYWE headed to Spain

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World Music Travels

Fall 2019 CCM Music Education Graduates

SUMMER SCHOOL CCM Music Education has expanded its offerings. Continuing for Summer 2020, active music teachers will be able to pursue graduate studies in a new program designed to expand the teaching toolkit while staying on the job. Continued pg. 9

DEPARTMENT NEWS Choral Corner………………….………

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Postcard from Ireland…….…..…….…. 4 Growing Over the Horizon…….………. 5

Dr. Amy Beegle continues to present ideas from her co-authored book, World Music Pedagogy, Volume II: Music in the Elementary School (Routledge, 2019) at conferences, including the Ohio Music Educators Conference in January/February, 2020. She and Lívia Moraes (recent CCM Master’s graduate ), plan to co-present on the topic of World Music Pedagogy at the International Society for Research in Music Education conference in Helsinki, Finland this summer. Ms. Moraes and Dr. Beegle hope to engage conference participants in the World Music Pedagogy approach as a way to help the children with whom they work gain meaningful involvement with a musical culture through listening and active engagement with music and cultural information, providing expanded avenues to celebrate cultural diversity. The workshop is designed so that participating teachers can experience the five dimensions of the WMP approach using northeastern Brazilian music style, baião, which is one of the areas of expertise of Ms. Moraes. Dr. Beegle and Ms. Moraes have also been working together to design a study that aims to examine what preservice teachers might learn about diversity by observing in various school contexts.

UC String Academy………………..……. 6 CYWE News……………………………. 7-8 New M.M.E. Curriculum…..………… 9-10 Alumni “New”s……………..…………… 11 Meet the Graduate Assistants………… 12 OMEA News & New Face….………….. 13

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Dr. Beegle has also recently been appointed to serve on the Diversity and Inclusion committee of the American Orff Schulwerk Association, and she has also accepted an invitation to write a chapter for a book with the working title, Teaching General Music: Dimensions of Practice, to be published

by Oxford University Press. The chapter will focus on performing and playing Orff and classroom instruments in the 21st century general music classroom.

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Choral Corner Dr. Eva Floyd conducted the Young Professional Choral Collective (YPCC) in performance of Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna at Cincinnati’s newly renovated Union Terminal in May of 2019. The concert featured over 240 singers from the YPCC choir, Mariemont High School, and Seven Hills High School. Orchestra musicians were members of Collegium Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Dr. Floyd was a charter member of the YPCC choir, which was formed in 2012 by KellyAnn Nelson to engage young professionals in the World Choir Games festival held in Cincinnati. Dr. Floyd was a member of YPCC’s first Board of Directors and now serves on the YPCC artistic director search committee.

Dr. Floyd’s recent research on Hungarian pedagogical materials led her to Homosassa, FL to visit the Peter Bartók Archives and to meet Peter Bartók (second son of Béla Bartók). Béla began composing the Mikrokosmos series for Peter’s piano lessons in the 1930s. Dr. Floyd investigated the use of this series beyond piano studies to other music education applications, specifically uses for teaching and learning about modal music. The resulting article was published in the Summer 2019 issue of the Kodály Envoy. Attached photo is Peter Bartók’s drawing of his father, embroidered by Peter’s mother, Ditta.

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Dr. Floyd has been active in the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE). She delivered the Key Note address to the MidWest Kodály Educators Conference in Omaha, Nebraska in September 2019 and was the extended Pre-Conference clinician at the OAKE National Conference in Columbus in March 2019. The conference addressed comprehensive musicianship in the secondary choral classroom.

Dr. Floyd received the Ernest N. Glover Outstanding Teacher Award by CCM Tribunal at the 2019 Commencement ceremony.

Postcard from Ireland In the spring of 2019, Dr. BettyAnne Gottlieb and Dr. Nancy Rogers (UC Dept. of Psychology) taught Social Psychology of Music in Ireland, which culminated in a 10-day trip to the “fair isle.” Representing seven different degree programs and five colleges, the trip included three graduate students, 15 undergraduate students, and two faculty members who visited Dublin, Galway, Ennis, Quinn, and Limerick as well as historical, musical, and geographical hot spots along the way. Highlights from the trip included a tour of Kilmainham Gaol (pronounced Jail), workshops in Irish dancing and singing, hiking in the Burren, riding trains across Ireland, a musical presentation by the Custy family, staying with host families, visiting Music Generations Limerick—an after school music program for the youth in Limerick, and immersing themselves in the culture and music of Ireland. Plans are in the works to offer this course again in the spring of 2021.**

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Growing Over the Horizon New Horizons Orchestra – The group that was started

by Dr. Gottlieb and Amy Dennison in January of 2014 is continuing to grow. There are now more than 40 members in three different levels of orchestras and CCM Music Education students from a variety of backgrounds have enjoyed working with the NHO members as part of their internships and fieldwork. Last year’s interns included four native string players and a trombonist. This year the interns have backgrounds in percussion, trumpet and euphonium. The sophomores who are currently taking the string class will have the opportunity to teach members of NHO as part of a field teaching assignment. Members of the NHO enjoy working with the CCM students as well as providing them with valuable feedback about their teaching. The NHO performs at least three times per year, one of which is a collaboration with the New Horizons Band of Cincinnati, providing a full orchestra experience for members in both organizations.

A highlight from 2019 was an intergenerational concert in which the NHO performed side by side with the Loveland High School orchestra.

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University String Academy at CCM On October 12, 2019, 140 high school students, their teachers and chaperones filled DVAC 300 for an annual University String Academy. The teachers at Colerain, Northwest, and Winton Woods High Schools collaborate to put on this annual festival for their students, exposing them to different university environments, providing an opportunity for connecting with their peers at different schools, and supplementing their instruction with clinics from faculty and students at a local university. This year CCM was asked to host the festival. Members of OCMEA assisted with logistics, guided our visitors between locations, and even conducted the orchestra! This year’s conductors included current students Juliana Patselas (December 2019), Ally Oakes (May 2020), and Alice Markiewicz (MM, May 2021) along with Dr. Gottlieb.

Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award Dr. BettyAnne Gottlieb was awarded the Collegiate Teacher of the Year for excellence and dedication to string teaching at the Ohio String Teachers Association meeting at OMEA in January of 2019.

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** Upcoming Musical Endeavor – Dr. Gottlieb is excited to be working with alumnus Matthew Kirkendall in preparation for a performance in February. The duo will be performing Mozart’s Symphony Concertante with the Cincinnati Community Orchestra on February 29, 2020.

CYWE Performs In CCM Prism Concert

The Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensembles performed a marvelous concert this fall as part of the CCM Prism concert. The program concluded with CYWE’s premier Wind Ensemble participating in a side-by-side performance of Paul Hindemith’s March from Symphonic Metamorphosis with CCM Wind Symphony.

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DECEMBER 2019

Viva La Música for Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble The Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Ann Porter and Kevin Holzman, will be heading to Barcelona and Valencia, Spain this summer on their third international performance tour. The ensemble has previously traveled to Ireland and Australia and now will take the award-winning group of select high school wind and percussion players to perform in some of the finest venues in Spain. The group will enjoy many sightseeing adventures along the way including a guided tour to visit Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece-la Sagrada Familia, a sailing adventure along the coast of Barcelona, and a performance in Peniscola Castle. In addition to performing in three state-of-the-art venues, the group will also get to enjoy a Paella Cooking Workshop where they will create (and eat) their own paella dinner. The trip will take place June 12-20, 2020 and they will be traveling with World Projects Tour Company.

CYWE Itinerary June 13th - 15th Barcelona 16th - 18th Valencia 18th - 20th Tarragona

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DECEMBER 2019

NEW M.M.E. CURRICULUM A Practical Degree Earned in 3 Summers Looking to “pump up” your teaching strategies and also “plump up” your paycheck?

Please consider joining our summer 2020 cohort of MME students. Beginning June 2018, the CCM Music Education Division began offering a new degree program specifically designed for teachers who wish to remain active in the classroom while continuing their education.

This 3-summer, 5-week program provides a high quality, specialized curriculum centered on the development of further music mastery and advanced pedagogy. The program is designed for all types of music teachers and, with cohorts of around 10 participants, is built with an intimate, individualized, and rigorous environment in mind.

Core music education coursework is focused on contemporary topics and practical skills, and teachers are able to choose from a wide range of electives to reinforce or expand their area(s) of expertise. [This summer, Dr. Kevin Holzman will be teaching conducting techniques.] Keeping in step with CCM’s reputation for artistic excellence, teachers will also have the opportunity to refresh their piano skills, lead and perform in ensembles, or advance their personal performance technique through applied study. All courses and experiences will be led by members of CCM’s renowned faculty, with experts coming together from multiple divisions of the conservatory.

Also available are enrichment opportunities unique to the summer curriculum, including professional certifications for classroom music teachers in Orff Schulwerk; a studyabroad experience including a survey of pedagogy examining world-renowned ensembles and programs in Europe, or a folk music and string techniques immersion in Ireland; and others in the works.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Core Music Education...........…….....8 Curriculum & Assessment Sociology & Psychology History & Philosophy Intro to Scholarship (Research) Core Music Studies...………......11-14 Theory Fundamentals (piano-based) Graduate Musicianship Intro to Ethnomusicology School Music Literature Ensembles or Applied Lessons Supportive Studies.............................8 Specialized electives in: Choral Music Conducting Classroom Music (K-12)

Instrumental (Band, Orch., Jazz) Musical Theatre Pedagogy Strings Technology for Music Teaching Urban Music Education Capstone Project or Exam.................2 Curriculum Design Project Oral & Comprehensive Exam Total Credits................................30-33 OPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Study-Abroad Experiences (Europe) Orff Schulwerk Levels

The 3-summer masters promises to be an inspiring outlet for active music teachers looking to grow as artists and pedagogues. To get onboard contact: ann.porter@uc.edu!

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DECEMBER 2019

SAMPLE SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER MASTERS (5 wk.)

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

8:00 Theory/Piano

Theory/Piano

Theory/Piano

Theory/Piano

Theory/Piano

9:30 (Break)

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9:45 Core MuED 1

Core MuED 2

Core MuED 1

Core MuEd 2

Core MuEd 1

11:00 (Lunch)

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12:00 Elective

Elective

Elective

1:00 Break

Break

Break

1:15 Musicianship

Musicianship

Musicianship

Each summer will consist of a 5-week term. Schedules will be designed to allow for free time each afternoon (M/W/F after 2:30pm, T/R after 12:00pm) to study, practice, and maintain personal or professional commitments. All courses will occur in person and require residency in Cincinnati.

SAMPLE ELECTIVES

HOW TO APPLY

Choral: Advanced Choral Techniques

Prerequisites

Choral Conducting / Ensemble

Minimum of two years full-time teaching

Vocal Pedagogy

experience; completion of an undergraduate

Classroom Music:

degree in music education (or equivalent).

Secondary General Music

Required Materials

Improvisation & Composition

• Current C/V or Resume

World Music Ensemble

• Philosophy of Teaching (written)

Orff Levels

• Submission of “best piece” writing sample

Instrumental: Advanced Baton & Rehearsal Techniques

• Teaching video -or- a live/recorded audition

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

HOW TO APPLY

Elem./Int./Adv. String Pedagogy String Methods for the Non-String Player Keyboard Pedagogy for Secondary School Alternative Ensembles & Multicultural Music Jazz Ensemble & Improv Techniques

Marching Band & Drill Writing Techniques

Contact Dr. Ann Porter, Division Head

Arranging for String Orchestra

to express your interest, ask questions,

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and begin the process of advancing your career as a music educator!

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DECEMBER 2019

Alumni “News”

Ben Herrick 2014 M.M. Music Education

“Just finished my first semester of Ph.D. in Music Ed at LSU.” Ron Attreau 2019 M.M. Music Education

Working in Wyoming City Schools as Music Director, Auditorium Manager, and Fab Lab Teacher.

Liz Crumpler (formerly Daily)

Anneliese Land (formerly Feist) 2016 Music Education/Euphonium Performance

Recruitment, Retention, and Admissions Coordinator for the School of Music at Western Illinois University (WIU).

Pursuing MME at WIU as well.

2015 Music Education

Vocal Music Director at St. Francis de Sales High School in Columbus, Ohio.

Christian Dawson 2016 Music Education

"4th year at Franklin Township Middle School East teaching string orchestra. Just got approved for the hire of an assistant string director for the first time in township history, also last year won the All Music Award (Gold rating in one solo, one ensemble, and large group organizational contest in at least Group III, and Gold in organizational jazz contest in at least Group IV) for the first time in township history”

Nick Rzonsa 2001 B.M. Music Education

Received D.M.A. Music Ed. from Boston University Dissertation: Perceptions and Meanings of Belongingness within an Orchestra: A Narrative Study Melanie Shaw (formerly Richardson) 2015 - B.M. Music Education

“I sing every day with my little one year old! My Kodaly training gives me a WEALTH of songs to sing and play with him.”

Jen Slaght 2016 Music Education

2015 Music Education/Saxophone Performance

“Third year teaching K-8 at Sacred Heart in Fairfield. Loving it!”

Saxophonist at The Disneyland Resort and Musical Guide for Disney Performing Arts.

Adam Satorius

Kelsey and Dennis Giotta

Started a classroom teaching position with the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society.

Nathan Hatton

(2011) and (2009) Music Education

Welcomed their daughter Margaret Elizabeth Giotta on October 12, 2019 weighing at four pounds twelve ounces and measuring 17 inches long. Kelsey and Dennis are both music teachers in northeast Ohio.

2019 Music Education/Guitar Performance

Austin Tindall 2016 Music Education Mitchell Curry 2012 Music Education “We are both band directors at Florida Christian School, located in Miami, Florida. The Fine Arts Program pages are being re-done in the spring to reflect the new staff and courses (3 new music classes)!

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Meet our Music Education Graduate Assistants!

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Alice Markiewicz- MM Music Ed 2021 Anastasi Fafalios- DMA Bass Trombone 2022

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DECEMBER 2019

OMEA News and Updates

KEEP IN TOUCH

CCM Recognized for largest number of Conference Student Registrants at 71!

Reconnect with your alma mater!

OMEA CONFERENCE CCM ALUMNI RECEPTION

Dr. Ann Porter Division Head & Band Specialist ann.porter@uc.edu

Friday, Jan. 31 6:15 – 7:45 p.m.

Duke Energy Convention Center Room: CC 238 525 Elm St. Cincinnati, OH 45202

A Practical Degree Earned in 3 Summers Dr. Amy Beegle General Music Specialist amy.beegle@uc.edu Dr. Eva Floyd Choral Specialist eva.floyd@uc.edu

h#ps://www.alumni.uc.edu/ccm/OMEA

Dr. BettyAnne Gottlieb Strings Specialist bettyanne.gottlieb@uc.edu

A New Face in the Music Ed/Keyboard Give back to CCM Music Education!

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Welcome to Suzanne Wright, Admin. Asst.

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