opportunities while improving my skills as a teacher. - Phebe Cisneros, Secretary I am on the collegiate council because I want to continue to build my leadership skills and grow the Chico NAfME chapter to the best it can be. The organization has played an important role in my college career and now I want to give back to it. - Daniel Crispino, Vice President
What are your goals?
My Goal is to be able to learn as much as I can with the help of everyone. I hope that with working with them they will help me better myself so that I can be the best teacher I can be. - Hanna Buck, Historian I would love to teach High School band and choir in an underprivileged/Title 1 school. As someone who came from a Title 1 school, I have seen how a high school music program benefits students as well as the community. - Phebe Cisneros, Secretary
My long-term goal is to be a well-known musician in the percussion field and beyond. I hope to perform in multiple venues, as well as open an art center in Northern California that can implode with the fine arts, from jazz to orchestral to marching arts to plays and far beyond. - Patrick Manning, Fundraising Chair My goal is to learn as many skills in college so that I am able to use those experiences to help my future students. I don’t just want to be a music teacher, I want to be a person who helps people in every way possible. My students are my priority and I want to motivate them to achieve their dreams and objectives. - Daniel Crispino, Vice President
What do you enjoy about the council?
Being part of the council is one of the music department’s biggest outlets into the community here in Chico that is music-based. We are the active voice of our college and our community that centers on empowering local high school and middle school groups to being out in the city, as well as introduce Chico State students to successful alumni that have been in our place at some point and time. - Patrick Manning, Fundraising Chair The best part of being in the council is hearing everyone’s creative ideas and their passion to be involved within the organization. Everyone wants the Chico NAfME Chapter to be fun, engaging, professional, and informative. Hearing my peers talk about their goals that they have for the chapter brings positivity and happiness to me. - Daniel Crispino, Vice President I love getting involved and being able to work with other leaders and staff. There are so many other students and faculty who are passionate about helping our program grow and be
the best it can be. One of my favorite things is when we come up with a really fun idea and work together to execute it. - Rebecca Solis, President
How will participating in the Chico State Collegiate Chapter help you become a future music educator?
Being on the council has not only taught me how to work with others, but has taught me how to think quickly. There has been a lot of issues that come up last minute that I need to decide very quickly how to resolve them. It also teaches me a lot of things that are not taught in classes that we will need as a music educator. - Rebecca Solis, President Being on council gives me a look at all of the behind-thescenes work that goes into planning events. It has opened my eyes to everything that takes place before, during, and after festivals, performances, and conferences. - Julia Daijogo, Public Relations Representative My job on council will help me in the future when I have to do all the paperwork that comes with being a teacher. From sign-up sheets to important forms, I get experience making these forms that not only help run the NAfME organization, but help run my future music program. - Phebe Cisneros, Secretary This will help with my leadership skills as well as having connections out in the world. - Hanna Buck, Historian
What is one event or moment in the collegiate council that will stay with you forever?
Last semester, the NAfME chapter took a trip to CASMEC (California All-State Music Education Conference) in Fresno. Up until that point, I was slightly disconnected from the council due to being homesick. There at the conference, I was able to reconnect with a plethora of musical individuals I have encountered over the years, as well as music directors I had previously worked with. It was so beautiful to see the whole community of people come together as a whole to celebrate and moreover, learn. I am such a proud member of the NAfME collegiate chapter her at Chico State and I can’t wait to continue to grow within the musical world. - Patrick Manning, Fundraising Chair One moment that I will never forget is going to dinner the second night of CASMEC at the Spaghetti Factory, with our whole chapter. We were all sitting at a table, laughing and enjoying our food. Looking back on that day makes my heart warm, and gives me a strong feeling of friendship. - Julia Daijogo, Public Relations Representative One moment in the council that will stay with me forever is planning our community events. Each semester we have been performing group /solo pieces at senior citizen homes. The
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