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APresident’s Message A Forward Thinking Vision for California Music Education
by Michael D Stone CMEA President
s you read this ar tic le you will likely be experiencing the star t of an exciting new school year I can think of no greater profession than that of music education. Music educators are some of the most dedicated and passionate individuals in the workforce The California Music Educators Association (CMEA) has undergone dynamic changes over the past few years We are now obser ving expansion of school music programs in many par ts of California, in par t due to a steadily-growing economy and new education funding provided via the new L ocal Control Funding Formula (LCFF). CMEA is ready to suppor t that expansion. Remember that our V ision is simple:
“ The California Music Educators Association’s vision is to ensure that all California students have equal access to a first-c lass education in music.”
In this issue you will be introduced to the 2014–2016 CMEA S tate Council Each member of this esteemed body will conduct the work of the association in alignment with our five-year S trategic P lan, of which we are about to enter year three L et me share with you some of our recent work and planning for the future in the four strategic plan mission areas of advocac y, leadership, communication, and membership services.
CMEA’s Advocacy Mission Area: 2014 NAf ME “Excellence in Advocacy Award”
In the S ummer Issue of CMEA Magazine, you read that CMEA led the 2nd Annual S tand Up 4 Music (SU4M) California Music Education Advocac y Day that was held at the S tate Capitol on May 22, 2014 The S tand Up 4 Music Coalition (www standup4music org), which inc ludes eleven professional music educator associations and citiz ens who suppor t music education, is par t of CMEA’s new advocac y infrastr ucture that will assist us in reaching our vision of providing all California students access to music education. S everal firsts happened at this year ’ s event:
• CMEA welcomed celebrit y spokesman Kenny G to speak at the noontime press conference on the West Capitol steps;
• A record for t y music education leaders and guests from the SU4M Coalition ser ved as members of the legislative visitation team;
• SU4M L eaders visited a record 25-plus legislative offices throughout the day ;
• CMEA hand-delivered the new National Association forMusic
Education’s (NAf ME’s) Broader Minded advocac y materials to all 125 California legislators;
• Four California school bandspar ticipated in the event by performing at the Capitol between 9:00 a m and 12:30 p m (These select bands also performed at the CMEA S tate Band and Orchestra Festival the next day in S tockton);
• L egislators introduced bandstudents
CMEA EXECUTIVE B OARD
CMEA President
Michael D Stone
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CMEA President-Elect
Scott Hedgecock
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Steven Hendee
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Russ Sperling
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CM EA Capitol Section President
Brad North
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CM EA Central Section President
Leonard Ingrande
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from their districts performing at the S tate Capitol;
• The largest crowd yet, approximately 150 citiz ens, gathered at the S tate Capitol for the noontime press conference;
• S enator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) and S enator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), spoke at the noontime press conference providing legislator par ticipation;
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CM EA Southeastern Section Designated Cont act
Armalyn De La O
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Pauline Crooks
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CM EA Southwestern Section President
Lisa A Crawford
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COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES
CM EA CA ACDA Represent ative
Merryl Nelson
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conducted a debrief meeting at the conc lusion of the legislative visits so that key data could be collected from those who had visited legislators; and,
• CMEA L eaders were provided with access to the governor ’ s office where a meeting was held with key staff, inc luding those from the S tate Board of Education
There were many lessons learned at this year ’ s SU4M Advocac y Day It is
CM EA CAJ Represent ative
Michael Galisatus
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CM EA CB DA Represent ative
Norm Dea
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CM EA C ODA Represent ative
Kate Francis
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CM EA CAS M EC Coordinator/ CM EA Represent ative on the CB DA Board
Bill W ilkinson
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CM EA General Music Represent ative
Richard Lawton E-mail:richard@ richardlawtonmusic com Work: 323 654-4401
CM EA Music Technology Represent ative
James Knight
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CM EA Advoc acy Represent ative
Steve Venz
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CM EA St ate Band and Orchestra Festival Chairperson
Jim Mazzaferro
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CM EA St ate Solo and Ensemble Festival Chairperson
Cheryl Yee Glass
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CM EA Membership Chairperson
Regina Pryor
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CMEA Mentorship Program Chairperson
Mark Nicholson
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CM EA Music Supervisors Represent ative
Fillmore Rydeen
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CM EA Collegiate Represent ative
Dr John Eros
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CM EA Tri-M Represent ative
Elizabeth Robertson
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CM EA Higher Educ ation Represent ative
Dr Lawrence Stoffel
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CM EA Research/ Special Learners Represent ative
Dr Ruth Brittin
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CM EA World Music Represent ative
Dr Lily Chen-Hafteck
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CM EA Retired Members Represent ative
Jon Christian
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now c lear to me that when we seek sponsorship of legislation to suppor t music education in California, it is critical that we have the suppor t of the Educational Coalition in S acramento, which inc ludes teacher groups, administrators, governmental leaders, and the communit y CMEA will focus upon various campaigns to inform the public of the fact that California law requires children to have music education in Grades 1– 6, and be provided access to music c lasses in Grades 7–12 It is likely that the SU4M Coalition will be looking for sponsorship of a bill authorizing the California Depar tment of Education to proceed with creating new California S tate S tandards for Music, in alignment with the recently released new National Core Music S tandards, by the end of 2015 Current adoption timelines for new music standards in California are slated for 2017 California should be a leader in adopting the most up-to-date and rigorous standards in the nation.
On Friday, June 27, 2014, at the NAf ME National Assembly in V ienna, VA, NAf ME President Glenn E
Nierman recogniz ed CMEA with the 2014 “NAf ME Excellence in Advocac y Award,” recognizing our work in the area of music education advocac y. The creation of the SU4M Coalition, as well as the hiring of a music education lobbyist, were mentioned as recent accomplishments in California
We are only at the beginning of our work leading the SU4M Coalition. As I like to say : “ The sky ’ s the limit!”
CMEA’s Leadership Mission Area: New Collegiate Council and Mentorship Programs to be Unveiled at CASMEC in 2015
I am excited to announce that the CMEA Board of Directors recently introduced two major projects that will suppor t new and future music educators
A first-ever CMEA Collegiate Council is being planned this fall by representatives from each section of the Association Under the leadership of Dr John D Eros, coordinator of the music education program at California S tate Universit y, East Bay, the Collegiate Council P lanning Committee will create a model program for suppor ting
California’s future music education leaders Paramount to the work of the Collegiate Council will be providing feedback to the CMEA Board of Directors as to how teacher preparation programs in California can better meet their needs The council will also be a conduit of professional learning in the various areas of music education
Members will be selected for the first council by the 2015 California All-S tate Music Education Conference (CASMEC) in Fresno
The new CMEA Mentorship Program will ser ve the needs of first and second year music educators in California. It is cr ucial that teachers entering the profession have a variet y of suppor ts to assist them through the challenging first two years of teaching Mr Mark Nicholson, music super visor with the S an Diego Unified School District, will be leading the Mentorship P lanning Committee in their work putting this initiative into place Representatives from each CMEA S ection will be involved in the planning of the new Mentorship Program
I have taken time to read some of the
various L ocal Control Accountabilit y P lans (LCAP ’s) that have been posted on district websites this summer af ter the June 30th dead line for submission to the Count y Office of Education as required by law It is c lear that the LCFF is resulting in new music teacher positions being funded throughout the state The LCFF requires that all spending of new funds under the LCFF be aligned with eight state priorities. Music education can be seen through the lens of many of these eight priorities Priorit y number 7 states the following: “ The extent to which pupils have access to, and are enrolled in, a broad course of study...” This priorit y suppor ts ensuring all children have access to music education. Other priorities for the LCFF inc lude those in the areas of parental involvement, school c limate, and student engagement It is c lear that governing boards across California have obser ved that music programs engage students, involve parents in the educational process, and improve the school c limate W hile time will tell if the LCFF provides a sustainable expansion of music education programs in California,
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Clarence Heagy Fresno
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Elwyn Schwartz
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George F Barr
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Fred Ohlendorf Long Beach
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Harold Youngberg Oakland
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Joseph W Landon Fullerton
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CMEA’s Membership Services and Communication Mission Areas: 2014 NAf ME Membership Campaign Award
The phrase “passionately persistent ” can be applied to effor ts finally completed, making it possible for the CMEA S tate Band and Orchestra Festival to move to the wor ld-c lass Mondavi Center, located on the campus of UC Davis, in 2015. Af ter years of negotiations, a deal was finally reached in April that made it possible for CMEA to provide this experience to music students and their directors throughout the state
This example is just the latest of many recent steps taken by CMEA leaders to enhance membership ser vices. CMEA membership is c lear ly becoming more attractive as professional music educators throughout the state see direct results of their membership dollar in action
On S aturday, June 28, 2014, at the NAf ME National Assembly, NAf ME Immediate Past President Nanc y Ditmer recogniz ed CMEA with the 2014
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Kenneth D. Owens
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Judd Chew Sacramento
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Anthony L Campagna Foster City
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Marlow Earle Lakewood
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Mary C. Reed Elk Grove
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Henry Avila Monterey
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Charles L Freebern San Diego
David S. Goedecke Stockton
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Vivian M Hofstetter Bakersfield
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John L. Larrieu Portola
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“Excellence in Membership Award,” recognizing CMEA’s successful membership campaign during the 2013–2014 school year. California produced the largest percentage growth in membership in the nation during that period of time, over 10 percent I would like to acknowledge and thank CMEA Membership Chair person Regina Pr yor, and the entire S tate Membership Committee and volunteers, for their work putting California 1st in the nation in NAf ME membership growth As we work to build a large constituenc y to influence polic y makers in S acramento, membership growth matters We will reach for another 10 percent of growth during this school year. In this issue, you will see a centerfold pull-out that inc ludes directions on how to join CMEA/NAf ME P lease pass this handout to a new music teacher in your area We need their voice to be heard, and joining NAf ME/CMEA provides the member with so many benefits. O ur music education lobbyist in S acramento is just one example
I hope that you will have an exciting year of music making Thank you for all that you do to inspire children through
CMEA Hall of Fame Award
Honoring Lifetime Achievement in Music Education Award Recipients
1998–2000
Dennis L. Johnson Salinas
2000–2002
George DeGraffenreid Fresno
2002–2004 Sam Gronseth Paradise
2004–2006
Rob Klevan Pacific Grove
2006–2008
Cheryl Yee Glass Danville
2008–2010
Jeff Jenkins Chula Vista
2010–2012 Norman Dea Walnut Creek
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Russ Sperling San Diego
Jon Christian, 2014; Orrin Cross, 2013; Gerald E Anderson, 2012; Gayanne Korkmazian, 2012; Dr David Whitwell, 2011; Nicholas Angiulo, 2010; Vincent Gomez, 2010; Robert W Lutt, 2009; Kem F Martinez, 2009; Carl W Schafer, 2009; Terry Summa, 2008; Duane Weston, 2008; John Larrieu, 2007; Barbara Cory Black, 2007; Bill Ingram, 2007; Mary Val Marsh, 2007; Carolynn A Lindeman, 2006; Joe Foster, 2006; Paul Shaghoian, 2006; Frances Benedict, 2005; L Leroy Roach, 2005; Silvester McElroy, 2005; Jerry Kirkpatrick, 2005; Robert Greenwood, 2004; Arthur Huff, 2004; Lyle Stubson, 2004; Lois Vidt, 2004; John Farr, 2003; Thomas Eagan, 2003; Larry Johnson, 2002; Mary Louise Reilly, 2002; William Hill, 2001; Helynn Manning, 2001; Wesley “Colonel” Moore, 2001; Vivian Hoffstetter, 2000; F John Pylman, 2000; Lawrence Sutherland, 1999; Chuck Schroeder, 1998; Dean Semple, 1997; Burl Walter Jr , 1996; Jerry Moore, 1994; Mike Pappone, 1992; David Goedecke, 1991; Marlowe Earle, 1987; Arthur Dougherty, 1985; William Burke, 1983; Aubrey Penman, 1981; Steve Connolly, 1979;; Howard Swan, 1977;
CMEA Past Presidents
Newer, Smoother and Better Beginnings At the Start of a New School Year
by Kate Francis CMEA CODA Representative
Although I never stop thinking about school and work completely, it is still hard to get my head wrapped around star ting each new school year. The beginning of a school year is a time to tr y something new, a time to fix what could have been better last year Each school year should r un more smoothly than the previous W ith this thought I am getting ready for the upcoming school year and I would like to share with you what I will do to make the orchestra room at F isher Midd le School more efficient before it is flooded with young, energetic musicians.
Music
I do not think there is a teacher out there who enjoys it when a student “forgets” their music or “ loses” their music My blood boils each time I hear, “ someone stole my music!” or “I was practicing at home…” and you know the rest of the stor y. Joe DeMarsh, my master teacher from my student teaching, shared with me the secret to this problem Hand each student a practice par t to take home and then one par t for the binder that stays at school S o when I pass out music I pass out three par ts per stand One for stand par tner “A,” one for stand par tner “B,” and one for the binder I also keep all of our current music in a file cabinet that is accessible by the students. If a student needs an extra par t they go to the file cabinet, and take what they need
Pencils
I feel my blood pressure rising again as I write about students not having pencils I think it is impor tant to teach young musicians how to mark their music so the markings are relevant to help them in rehearsal. Af ter many, many, lost minutes of waiting for students to find a pencil I decided to have a pencil box in my c lassroom I took this idea from Anne-Marie Katemopoulos, choir director at Abraham Lincoln High School S he has a five-gallon tub, half full of pencils when you walk in her room The result, her students always have a pencil and she is not asking them “ where is your pencil?”
Cellphones
I am sure you have seen phones being used in creative ways in your c lass for good and bad This past school year was the first time
I had a sincere problem with phones and students. W hen talking to Jenna Baumgar t, orchestra director at West Jordan High School, she told me her fix for the problem was a “cellphone motel ” S he took an old mailbox with many slots, took the front door off, and her students would put their phones in the “cellphone motel” at the beginning of each c lass. I took this one step fur ther, at each concer t I have a cellphone check in. If a student checks in their cellphone they get 100 extra credit points, and their cellphone sits in a bin until the end of the concer t At the end of last year we went “old school” at concer ts, no selfies, texting, or surfing the web, just music.
Instrument Checkout
Checking out instr uments eats up a lot of instr uctional time at the beginning of the school year I notice the students come in, excited, ready to play, but it takes a few days to check-out instr uments I have tried many different ways to prepare for this and here is what I have had the most success with If you roughly know who needs instr uments, fill out instr ument rental agreements and assign instr uments and lockers before
school star ts. Then on the first day of school, give the students their instr uments with the pre-filled out form, all they have to do is take it home for the signature
Strings
L oose strings are a mess and little packets of strings can easily get misplaced and put in the wrong pile To fix this problem I took a ver y large binder, filled it with 12 plastic sleeves (sheet protectors, the ones that can hold paper), and in each plastic sleeve protector put one t ype of string in it. S o there is a page for violin A, D, G, E, viola, C, D, G, A, and cello C, D, G, A This has kept the strings organiz ed and I can quickly see what string t ype we are r unning out of
S treamlining the c lassroom is an ongoing process that takes time and thought. S ometimes the smallest changes make the c lassroom a better rehearsal space
Congratulations to the following California students who were accepted into the All-National Honor Orchestra. They will perform at the Grand O le Opr y House in Nashville, Tennessee as par t of the NAf ME National In-S er vice
Conference on October 29, 2014. This is a huge honor and I am so proud that they are representing the state of California:
Christina Chung
El Toro High School, Lake Forest Celia Dagg y S anta Monica High School, S anta Monica Grace Gee, Woodbridge High School, Ir vine.
Liam Glendening, Red lands High School, Red lands
Claire L ee, Nor thwood High School, Ir vine.
Christopher Pak, S anta Monica High School, S anta Monica Enoch Park, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes.
Michael S uh, Nor thwood High School, Ir vine
Last, please visit the CODA website, codaorchestras org for information about auditioning for the Junior High School and High School All-S tate Honor Orchestras.
TCarolynn A. Lindeman, Former President of NAf ME and CMEA, Elected to the Music Educators Hall of Fame
he National Association for Music Education (NAf M E) announces the latest inductees to the Music Educators Hall of Fame: Carolynn A. Lindeman, Benjamin Jepson, and John P Paynter Jepson and Paynter were inducted posthumously.
In addition to serving on the original t ask force of writers for the Music St andards, Lindeman was instrument al in pursuing many of the M E N C materials designed to supplement and explain the National St andards, including publications such as Benchmarks in Action, St andard 4 Benchmarks, and the fourteen-volume Strategies for Teaching series, on which she served as series editor.
She currently is a member of the Music St andards Writing Team for the new National Core Arts St andards, scheduled to be released in June. From1973–2005, Lindeman was professor of music at S an Francisco St ate University, where she is now professor emerit a.
Lindeman accepted her award at the 2014 NAf M E Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. She was president of M E N C, now NAf M E, from 19 9 6–9 8.
In accepting her induction she s aid: “Thank you to the National Association for Music Education for this humbling honor It’s indeed a privilege to be inducted with two outst anding music educators
“I probably will always s ay that my best teachers were my students – from the wonderful element ary school students in my early career to a most interesting and diverse group of students at S an Francisco St ate University,” Lindeman s aid
“Music is power to those who know its secrets, and that’s why we want our students to have the opportunity to experience strong school music programs so that they may be prepared to enjoy a lifetime of discovering music’s secrets With each and every one of us doing our part, I know that we can ignite that spark to turn students on to the power of music and keep our school music programs strong,” she added
For more information on the Music Educators Hall of Fame visit musiced.nafme.org/about/music-educators-hall-of-fame/purposeand-procedure/
Carolynn Lindeman addresses the CMEA Conference in Sacramento in 2002 Photo by Mark Morris
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by Brad North CMEA Capitol Section President
s most of you know, the past few years have been a renaissance for the California Music Educators Association and the National Association for Music Education. For a long time the question amongst music teachers was why be a member of CMEA and NAf ME?
Unfor tunately we, the local and state CMEA leadership, didn’t have an answer CMEA had become in many ways irrelevant and outdated I am happy to say, as most of you know, this is no longer the case Under the bold leadership of a number of California music educators, CMEA has become the leading voice in the state for a sequential, accessible music education for all students.
As CMEA continues to grow in membership ser vices and advocac y programs the question is no longer “ W hy be a member of CMEA?” but “ W hy ser ve on a CMEA board at the local or state level?” It is easy to come up with lots of reasons not to get involved: too busy with my own program, family, etc Tr ust me, as I am writing this ar tic le on a beautiful summer morning, I can think of a number of reasons to let others do the work. However, there are three reasons that have made my twent y-plus years of ser vice in CMEA wor th it These are the professional and personal friendships I have enjoyed over the years, the first hand knowledge of what is going on in music education at both the state and local lev-
els which makes me a better advocate for my own program, and to help my students Again, being honest, isn’t helping all students the main reason we all became teachers in the first place?
One of the biggest complaints from music teachers, especially young teachers, is they feel like they are alone on an island with no one else at their site to talk to, not sure who to turn to for help. I know, I have felt that way many times However, I learned I am not alone There are literally thousands of other music teachers in California and I just needed to connect with them Involvement in CMEA gave me that connection I feel so for tunate to have been able to get to know and work with outstanding leaders in music education, such as Bill Burke, John Larrieu, Aubrey Penman, Russ S per ling and Norm Dea, to name just a few And at the local level, my involvement has given me the oppor tunit y to connect with hundreds of music teachers dealing with the same daily issues that I deal with, and more impor tantly, they all want to share teaching strategies and solutions to problems or issues Like all of us, they want to be par t of a team.
One example I would like to share is my friendship with Dave Green, a recently retired teacher from Tr uckee, California W ithout my involvement in CMEA, Dave and I more than likely would have never met and I would have missed out on a wealth of knowl-
edge and inspiration You see, Dave would do things like drive from Tr uckee to S acramento with a van full of students to par ticipate in auditions for our Capitol S ection Honor Band This is about a two hour drive, however many times it would take much longer because of snow Once there, Dave would jump in and star t flute chair placement auditions and then help with sectionals. Rehearsal always ends at 9:00 p.m., and off they would go, back to Tr uckee Hopefully the students would be back at school around 11:00 p m , and Dave would make it back to his home in Reno at about midnight The next morning at 6:30 p.m., Dave would be at Tr uckee High School for z ero period Jazz Band rehearsal. Not once, in over the twent y years I have known Dave, have I heard him ever complain about the late nights, ear ly mornings or long weekends away from home As Dave would say, “It ’ s what we do.” Dave’s positive attitude is infectious. There have been many a late night and ear ly morning when I want to complain or give up But then I think of Dave, get a smile on my face, and remember I am not the only
one doing this I have friends and suppor t all due to my involvement in CMEA.
The second benefit of being actively involved in CMEA is your access to information As a board member, I am “ in the loop” as to what is happening in music education at both the state and local levels. O ver the past two to three years our CMEA state board meetings have inc luded an in-ser vice by our leaders from NAf ME The strategies and information they have shared has helped me be a better advocate at the local level W ith all of the changes in education, LCAP money, the movement to common core and new guidelines to our state education funding, it is impor tant to be aware of how all of this has the potential to affect music education As an active member, at either the state or local level, you have far greater access to this information, and to a suppor t network of state and local music educators, administrators and lobbyists, as well as our national association’s leadership
The third and final reason to become involved with CMEA is of course, the
kids The sole pur pose of CMEA is to suppor t all music teachers and music education at all levels, K–12 and at our colleges and universities. S ome of my favorite memories are introducing our local honor groups, attending our Golden Empire Music Festivals, and presenting our outstanding local music educators with award recognition in front of their band, choir, orchestra or general music c lass. There is such a feeling of accomplishment af ter a long weekend helping at CASMEC, taking the time to help with S tand Up for Music at our state’s capital, or attending a state or local board meeting and seeing the growth in music education. S imply put, it is fun to see excitement on the students’ faces as they perform, to see the appreciation of a colleague honored for their excellent teaching and dedication, and (my favorite) meeting all of the music teachers as they stop by the CMEA booth at CASMEC. If I hadn’t gotten involved in CMEA leadership, had I let somebody else do it instead, I would not have experienced any of these amazing benefits
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ICMEA Bay Section News
by Todd SummersCMEA Bay Section President
hope the summer has been rejuvenating for ever yone If you are like many of us, you have spent your summer
reconnecting with family, relaxing, re-educating, rejuvenating, and getting re-inspired for the coming year! CMEA continues to grow and evolve and I invite you to take advantage of the oppor tunit y to get involved, share ideas, and be a par t of developing our state association as well as your section association. As I begin my term as president of the CMEA Bay S ection I want to thank Dr Andy Collinswor th for his outstanding leadership over the past two years I am looking for ward to working with CMEA President Michael S tone and the board of directors as CMEA continues to move for ward with our strategic plan A special thanks to ever yone who par ticipated in the ver y successful 2014 CMEA-led S tand Up 4 Music (SU4M) California Music Education Advocac y Day that was held May 22, 2014.
CMEA Bay S ection is dedicated to providing music educators with professional development oppor tunities and high qualit y music festivals Among our ranks are exceptional music educators who volunteer their time to make our organization an outstanding model in the state
President-Elect
Executive Treasurer
Past-President
Rita Zigas-Brown
Walnut Creek Intermediate School
Jon Fey Monta Vista High School
Andy Collinsworth Sonoma State University
Executive Secretary/ Webmaster Richard Wong American High School
Recording Secretary
Adjudication
Band Representative
Ulices Chavez La Loma Junior High School
Orrin Cross Retired
Craig Bryant Albany High School
Assistant Band Representative Efrain Hinajosa Central Valley High School
Choral Representative Bruce Lengacher Accalanes High School
Choral Assistant Representative Victoria Schmidt Ochoa Middle School
Jazz Representative
Keith Johnson El Cerrito High School
Orchestra Representative Sandi Lewis Henry M Gunn High School
Assistant Orchestra Representative Brandt Nshida San Ramon Valley High School
Classroom/Gen Music
Public Relations
Jeremiah Jacks White Hill Middle School
Charles Ancheta Prospect High School
Conference Host Timothy Harris Chabot College
Large Group Festivals
Solo/Ensemble
Solo/Ensemble Assistant
Higher Ed Representative
Medals Representative
Multicultural Representative
Technology Representative
Tempo Editor
Julie Bounds Santa Teresa High School
Greg Conway Hopkins Junior High School
Emily Moore Sonoma Valley High School
Dr Danielle Gaudry C SU East Bay
Joseph Scott Clayton Valley High School
John Calloway San Francisco State
Jeff Morton Homestead High School
Heidi Cross
Area I Representative
Erika Batten Meeker
Ross School
Area I Assistant Mateo Dillaway Venetia Valley School
Area II Representative Nick Cooper
Area II Assistant Jorge Jiminez
Valley View Middle School
College Park High School
Area III Representative Paul Lorigan Horner Junior High School
Area III Assistant Nelson Agregado Alvarado Middle School
Area IV Representative Ashley Briar Blaker-Kinser Junior High School
Area IV Assistant Angela Allured Toyon Middle School
Area V Representative Jon Jow Redwood Middle School
Area V Assistant Jonathan Pwu Saratoga High School
Area VI Representative Ray Galela El Camino High School
Area VI Assistant Russ Ferreira Alta Loma Middle School
Area VII Representative Lisa Jouaneh River School
Area VII Assistant Glenn Walp Benicia Middle School
Area VIII Representative Kira Dixon Silver Creek High School
Area VIII Assistant Michael Gomez W illiam C Overfelt High School
Student MENC Representative Rebecca Royer Sonoma State University
Festivals
CMEA Bay S ection sponsors more than 40 festivals that ser ve approximately 40,000 music students throughout the Bay Area
These festivals provide students and educators with a highly educational experience inc luding critical performance feedback, an assessment of sight reading skills, and oppor tunities to hear other student groups. For information about any of our festivals and a calendar of events, please visit the Bay S ection website at www cmeabaysection org
Winter
Conference
The Bay S ection W inter Conference is open to any CMEA member throughout the state, and is a great way for you to invest in yourself. College credit is also available for those looking to add professional growth units. O ur conference will be held at Chabot College Januar y 9–10, 2015 Information can be found on our website, www cmeabaysection org
At our 2014 Conference we honored the following educators:
The CMEA Bay S ection O utstanding Music Educator Award was presented to Diana Hollinger, S an José S tate Universit y.
The Gilber t T. Freitas Memorial Award, for an instr umental music educator with more than seven years experience, co-sponsored by Best Instr ument Repair Company, was presented to Jonathan Grantham, Amador Valley High School
The O utstanding Choral Educator Award, co-sponsored by J W Pepper was presented to Paul L origan, Horner Junior High School.
The O utstanding Jazz Educator Award, co-sponsored by J.W. Pepper was presented to Greg Brown, Nor thgate High School
The Gilber t T Freitas Memorial Award, for an instr umental music educator with less than seven years experience, co-sponsored by Best Instr ument Repair Company, was presented to Keith Johnson, El Cerrito High School.
The O utstanding Orchestra Director Award, co-sponsored by Kamimoto S tring Instr uments was presented to S andra L ewis, Henr y M Gunn High School
The O utstanding General/Classroom Music Award, co-sponsored by J.W. Pepper, was presented to Jeremiah Jacks, W hite Hill Midd le School.
Product vs. Process– Calibrating General Music Instructional Goals
by Richard Lawton CMEA General Music Representative
It is a fundamental question in the general music c lassroom: should the primar y instr uctional goal be developing students’ performance abilit y – product – or to develop their overall musical understanding and fluenc y by encouraging musical behavior – process? All good music programs contain elements of both, of course, but there are impor tant ways the trajector y of these objectives diverge. The question becomes, what then?
The vir tues of performance as the central goal are well established Working in an ensemble promotes teamwork and the development of master y Being in an ensemble or par t of a performance requires students to practice at home and to read music, skills that are of ten less successfully addressed in general music c lass. Performances are also one of the most direct ways a teacher can assess what their students have learned, and the most direct way teacher performance can be assessed On top of that, being in an ensemble is fun
But there are limitations, the chief one being that, while we may argue that music education is right for all children, being in the band is c lear ly not. S tudents who possess (or whose parents believe they possess) a natural musical aptitude may embrace the challenge associated with performance, but a greater number will not, having already conc luded that performing music is “too hard ” In tr ying to convince them other wise, we teachers are competing with several hundred years of emphasis on vir tuosit y and an end less supply of online videos of kids doing astonishing musical things, all of which seem to prove that music is for the gif ted few.
The pressures associated with performance excellence do not affect the students alone My school has a winter festival, in which all 500-plus students perform It is one of the highlights of the year, but I never like the kind of teacher I become at that time, as my focus shif ts inevitably to the end result. S uddenly things like getting them to bow together or enter and exit in a organiz ed way begin to compete with the development of real musical understanding By the time the show rolls around, the pleasure of simply being in the groove together can be lost
Like a lot of generalists, I am drawn to process, an outlook which, I am sure, arises in par t from being a terrible practice musician and a white-knuckle performer myself. My first school had a separate choir director and band director, and I was delighted when I was told that it was their job to put on shows and that mine was to focus on fundamentals O ver time, however, my thinking about this has evolved The longer I teach the more I am convinced that music instr uction, even at the elemen-
tar y school level, must contain a performance component to be complete, and not just culminating c lassroom sharing, but full-on shows. As David Elliot and others have pointed out, the appropriate objective of all music education is to have students perform music 1 Apar t from completing the experience, performing in front of an audience allows students to develop critical skills such as the abilit y to make real-time adjustments that are highly desirable and cannot be obtained from c lassroom exercises
If, however, performance is to be a central focus in general music, strategies must be developed to keep all students engaged. It is well established that teaching within the Zone of Proximal Development, defined by psychologist L ev Vygotsky as the gap between what a student can do on their own and what they can do with assistance, is the best place to reach kids,2 but ZPD is different for ever y student, and that disparit y increases as the pressures and preconceptions associated with performance are added to the mix
One thing that seems to help is to choose material that students can identify with. W ith both my ensembles and seasonal shows, the temptation to select tried and tr ue material that ser ves some incrementally appropriate instr uctional goals is strong Never theless, each year I select at least some new material, in par t by asking students for input. Champions of culturally responsive teaching would argue that this kind of collaboration is appropriate in any case, but whether kids relate to a selection because it is of their native culture or from pop culture, they are going to be more enthusiastic about learning and playing music they think is cool.
Once material has been selected, it is impor tant that authentic instr uction continues even up until dress rehearsal To facilitate this I tr y to have a lesson plan for each rehearsal that contains some achievable shor t-term goals. The hope is that this will give ever y student a sense of daily accomplishment and optimism about their ultimate success the day of the show Meanwhile, the process of breaking down the performance piece into smaller, more manageable chunks and then putting it back together gives me plent y of teachable moments to discuss how the music is constr ucted
Another thing I have found helpful in
keeping students engaged is to allow them to be the author of some par t of each number in the show W hether this is a B section for a piece that they compose, the development of choreography or additional verses, incor porating their compositional and presentational ideas invariably leads to a greater investment on their par t. They care more about doing well, because it is their own, and, here again, they are collaborating on a process level
F inally, it is a good idea that you educate your audience to the extent that you can about what they should be looking for This isn’t a matter of lowering expectations, as much as redirecting them For some reason, we are able to obser ve a show of children’s ar t or attend a children’s play and enjoy it for what it is, but when it comes to music, many parents, students, and even teachers compare children’s performances not to other children’s work, but to the professionally engineered work of professional musicians Par t of the solution here is to select material your students can fully realiz e –pentatonic folk tunes, for example – but another par t is to improve your audience ’ s appreciation for what is actually
taking place on stage W hen parents comment about the musical proficienc y on display, even if those comments are complimentar y, I tr y to direct their attention instead to the same things I am looking for – working effectively within a group, sustained concentration, and joy
A mentor teacher once told me that if you are not careful, you can wind up having the same conversation ever y day with the three smar test kids in the room This is a par ticular danger in the music c lassroom, where standout abilit y is something that is cultivated and featured But as generalists we are responsible for insuring an optimum musical experience for all students Maintaining a strong sense of process even while pursuing performance excellence will go a long way towards achieving that goal
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1 David J Elliot Music Matters; A New P hilosophy of Music Education O xford Universit y Press; NY 1995
2. L.S. Vygotsky. Mind in S ociet y : Development of Higher Psychological Processes Har vard Universit y Press; Cambridge, MA 1978
ACASMEC’s Last Waltz in Fresno
by Bill Wilkinson
CMEA CASMEC Coordinator
CMEA Representative on the CBDA Board
s many music educators were taking time off this summer to unwind and recharge for a new school year, the board members of CBDA and other CASMEC affiliates were hard at work preparing for CASMEC ’ s last hurrah in Fresno, Febr uar y 19-22, 2015 CASMEC, and prior to that, CBDA’s annual convention, has called Fresno home since 1998.
The conference has grown tremendously since beginning its r un in Fresno W hen the California Band Directors Association arrived in Fresno in 1998 the conference featured only two high school honor bands and a fair selection of excellent professional development sessions for our state’s band directors The Central Valley location, modest pricing and excellent performance venue was perfect for CBDA’s needs at the time Fast for ward 18 years later to 2015, CBDA now has joined forces with CMEA, California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ), California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and now boasts ten performance ensembles (three high school honor bands, two junior high school honor
school and junior high school orchestra, a high school and junior school honor jazz band and an all-state high school vocal jazz choir). O ur state super conference known as the California All-S tate Music Educators Conference, or CASMEC, now ser ves more than 800 of California’s best and talented student musicians, providing them with a first c lass all-state experience. In addition to our outstanding student ensembles, CASMEC features three days of professional development covering the gamut of music disciplines from band to choral to orchestra to jazz In addition, CMEA offers five strands of sessions ranging from professional development to technolog y to general music. In all, CASMEC offers attendees 70 sessions, concer ts and exhibits each year and we are still growing CASMEC and its affiliates are committed to provide both students and educators alike the best possible experience. Providing a first-rate experience takes lots of planning. This commitment to excellence begins months and even years in advance For instance, in order to ensure we get the ensemble conductors of choice they are
booked at least two years prior to their engagement. The affiliated CASMEC boards have been individually working in various committees throughout the summer choosing the best c linicians and performance groups from an outstanding pool of candidates which we believe will provide our attendees with the best overall experience with the most per tinent information for today ’ s state of music education. D uring the first weekend of S eptember representatives from all affiliates meet for a strategic planning meeting where all details of Febr uar y ’ s conference are carefully addressed From then on its full steam ahead as we push towards CASMEC five months later.
CASMEC 2015 will not disappoint. We are excited to welcome the wor ld-renowned Canadian Brass as our conference’s head liner sponsored by Conn-S elmer P lan to join us in Fresno Febr uar y 19–22 as we bid a fond farewell to our friend and home for the past 18 years. W ith an amazing head liner group, some of the nation’s best all-state ensembles and a full slate of c linics and exhibits it ’ ll be easy to see that CASMEC is quickly becoming the premier music educators conference west of
Music Tech is Everywhere
by James Knight CMEA Music Technology Representative
I’ m the new technolog y representative for CMEA and before I get star ted with my “official duties” I’d
l i k e t o t h a n k m y p re d e c e s s o r Dennis Mauricio for his tireless work as a champion for music technolog y in the public schools. Dennis has been a giant in the field and I feel honored to continue the work that he has been involved with for CMEA I
f i r s t m e t D e n n i s when I attended a workshop that he was conducting for a mu s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t m a n u f a c t u re r where I was par t of a panel discussion As a fellow educator, I have used material from his book to help teach my music technolog y c lasses and have enjoyed listening to the CDs that his student ’ s have created
O ver the years, Dennis was par t of a group of educators who enlightened us about the power of music technolog y and were faced with the daunting task of convincing educators about the need to integrate music tech into the c lassroom W hen these pioneers in the music tech field would talk with educators, the cost associated with music tech created a c h a l l e n g e . T h e t e c h n o l o g y w a s f a i r l y s o ph i s t i c a t e d a n d o f t e n h a d a s t e e p learning cur ve and we would have to spend hours learning how to work a particular piece of sof tware or hardware that contained confusing manuals and lack of product suppor t D uring that period of time I remember reading an ar tic le in a music industr y magazine that said something to the effect that “ we used to play music and now all we do is sit around and read manuals ” (I believe it was Jazz Dr ummer Peter Erskine who made this comment ) For tunatel y that ’ s not the way it is anymore.
Music tech is ever ywhere and we can usually find answers to our questions on message boards and YouTube videos
or the best tech suppor t “ask a stud e n t ” T h e f i e l d o f mu s i c t
c h h a s expanded and is no longer primarily about music notation, piano labs and recording A par tial list of areas of music tech inc lude:
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Recording/Video
Computers, recording sof tware, audio interfaces, specializ ed recording mixers, condenser microphones and monitors for playback, sound treatment and soundproofing V ideo cameras, SLR cameras, switchers, lighting, green screens and editing sof tware.
Computers
Desktops, tablets and “ bring your own device” por table drives and Cloud based storage
Instruments
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Social Media Platforms
Used to promote your music and communicate with your musical communit y Apps
Apps for creating,managing and sharing your music.
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This is just a par tial list because as I
stated ear lier “music tech is ever ywhere.”
All of these items are now just tools designed to help us create, share and keep track of our music and organizations S o as you get ready to star t a new school year, take a minute to think about your music-tech needs from the above list and have an ongoing wish list at your disposal I always have a P O filled out and ready to go for the unexpected times w h e n a n a d m
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e money to spend but it has to be at the district by this af ternoon,” or when your parents say “How can we help the kids.” I’m here to help answer questions and put together workshops and ar tic les that you are interested in P lease feel free to e-mail me at jamesknight@mac com and I look for ward to assisting the California Music Educators Association in the field of music tech. •
J a m i e K n i g h t i s a n A p p l e
Distinguished Educator and director of the Music, Media and Enter tainment Technolog y program (MMET) at the Huntington Beac h Ac ademy for the Performing Ar ts His MMET program has ser ved as a model school for any district wishing to implement a popular mu s i c p r o g r a m . M M E T h a s w o n a California Golden Bell Award for innovative ar ts education and has been listed as an Apple Distinguished Program for five consecutive years His students produce three mainstage productions a year that r ival prof essional, tele vised roc k concer ts and they have merged music and media to create a spectacular facilit y that has a TV studio, recording studio, guitar lab and computer lab Knight has been teaching popular music at the high school level for eleven years, where he t e a c h e s g u i t a r, s o n g w r i t i n g / re c o r d i n g and music technolog y He is currently t h e Te c h n o l o g y R e p re s e n t a t i v e f o r CMEA
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Choral Leadership Academy 2015
by Merryl Nelson CMEA CA ACDA Representative
The Four th Annual Choral L eadership Academy sponsored by CMEA in par tnership with California ACDA and SCVA will move back to CASMEC in Fresno, Febr uar y 19–22, 2015. The CLA is an extraordinar y educational event for high school, communit y college, and universit y students who are interested in pursuing the choral profession as a career This outstanding event will impar t musicianship skills, inspire confidence, and build camaraderie among musicians of the next generation.
The students in the CLA will:
• sing new literature
• work on their musicianship
• listen to and learn from veterans in the field
• develop friendships that will suppor t them as they begin their careers
The CLA will r un for two days, Friday, Febr uar y 20 through S aturday, Febr uar y 21, within the CASMEC conference schedule We are privileged to have returning as our head liner Rodney Eichenberger, who will bring his amazing conducting exper tise and engaging humor
to CLA students. The CLA facult y will inc lude Chris Peterson (CSU Fuller ton), Jeffrey Benson (CSU S an José), Angel Vázquez-Ramos (Chapman Universit y), and Merr yl Nelson (Cuyamaca College) In addition, CLA students will receive free admittance to attend all sessions within the remaining two days of CASMEC on Febr uar y 19 and 22 S uch a deal!
D ue to the nature of this event, we must limit our enrollment to 50 students W hile acceptance to the CLA is on a “first come, first ser ved ” basis, please be aware that we must have a balance of vocal par ts as well as a balance of high school and college students
Therefore, as registration moves for ward towards our limit, students might have to be placed on a waiting list S o encourage your students to register now online at www calmusiced com to be a par t of this exciting experience
Choral S trand – CASMEC 2015
Choral directors, plan now to attend CASMEC in Fresno, Febr uar y 19–22, 2015. Once again, ACDA in par tnership with CMEA will provide interesting, informative sessions for choral directors in a variet y of school settings and program situations. S o if you are new to the profession, a band director who also has a period of choir, the band, choir, and drama director of your school,∆40 or you are building or maintaining a full-time choral program, we will have what you need at CASMEC, with the added bonus of “ r ubbing shoulders” with your band, orchestra, and jazz colleagues. Again, such a deal! S o save the date and join us for some real professional growth
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Meet the CMEA State Council
by Michael D. Stone
It is my pleasure to announce the 2014–2016 C M EA St ate Council to you This exceptional group of individuals will lead the work of C M EA over the next two years as we strive to reach our vision of providing all California students access to a first-class education in music
CM EA President
Michael D. Stone
Michael D Stone earned a B A in Music Education/ Performance and the M Ed in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr Stone serves as the visual and performing arts coordinator for the B akersfield City School District. As the arts administrator for the district, he oversees arts programs at thirty-two element ary schools, seven middle schools, and two junior high schools Prior to assuming this position, Mr Stone served for more than fourteen years as instrument al music teacher at Chipman Junior High School, also in the B akersfield City School District. Chipman bands and orchestras consistently earned unanimous superior ratings at California Music Educators Association (C M EA) festi-
vals during his tenure Chipman ensembles performed at the st ate conferences of C M EA and California B and Directors Association (C B DA) Mr. Stone was featured in the January 19 9 9 issue of The Instrument alist magazine, and has written several articles for the magazine since that time During the summer of 19 9 8, he was awarded the prestigious Fellowship in Music Education at Northwestern University In March of 200 9, Mr Stone served as an online mentor for the Music Educators National Conference National Council of Supervisors of Music Education
B akersfield City School District was recently named a 2013 and 2014 Best Community for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants. The District’s Music In Our Schools Week instrument al music recruitment program was selected as 2013 Golden Bell Award winner by the California School B oards Association.
Mr. Stone is president of C M EA, and a past president of C B DA, C M EA Central Section, and the Kern County Music Educators Association (KC M EA) He has served in an adjunct capacity at California St ate University, B akersfield, teaching instrument al music methods to undergraduates Mr Stone holds active memberships in many professional organizations, including the National Association for Music Education (NAf M E), C B DA, C M EA, KC M EA, and Southern California School B and and Orchestra Association (S C SB OA). He was inducted into the American School B and Directors
Association in 2001 Mr Stone is a euphoniumist and trombonist, and is a founding member of the B akersfield Winds, a symphonic wind ensemble
Active as an adjudicator and guest conductor, Mr Stone has conducted honor bands and orchestras throughout California, as well as in Ark ans as, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon
Recent guest conducting engagements include the 2014 Clark County (Nevada) Middle School Honor B and and the 2013 California All-St ate Junior High School Concert B and. He has served for many years as a guest conductor at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp in California’s Sonoma County.
CM EA President-Elect
Scott Hedgecock
Scott Hedgecock is the founding director of the Academy of the Arts at Fullerton Union High School, where he currently holds the positions of academy co-coordinator, performing arts department chairperson, and director of choral and vocal studies
Mr. Hedgecock has also t aught at La Cañada High School, Pas adena High School, S an Clemente High School, Shorecliffs Jr. High School, and John Addams Middle School He
CMEA President
has appeared at conferences and workshops as a lecturer, facilit ator, performance director, and event planner for C M EA, Southern California Vocal Association (S CVA), and American Choral Directors Association (AC DA). Mr. Hedgecock has been an honor choir director for S CVA and the Capistrano Unified School District.
Scott Hedgecock serves the music educators of California as the president-elect of C M EA. In his third term in office, Mr Hedgecock has been part of the executive board team that took on the difficult job of restructuring C M EA during the past three years Mr Hedgecock served as the leader of the communications team of the Strategic Plan process, and supervising editor of CM EA Magazine. Prior to serving as president-elect, he served two terms as vice president, and as the southern section president, section presidentelect, and choral represent ative Mr Hedgecock is also a past president of the Southern California Vocal Association and served for ten years on the S CVA board Scott resides in Placentia, California, with his partner of twenty-five years, Tim MacDougall, who is a member of the voice faculty at California St ate University, Long Beach, along with their nineteen-yearold son Justin and their two dogs Ariadne and Donald.
CM EA Vice President Steven Hendee
Steven Hendee is currently the director of bands and orchestras at Castro Valley High School. Previously, he served as director of bands at S an Francisco Unified School District’s School of the Arts (S OTA) and at Hayward High School. Outside of the classroom Steven is an active member of the California Music Educators Association both at the st ate and regional (C M EA B ay Section) levels He is currently C M EA vice president Mr. Hendee has previously served as bay section past president (president 2010–2012), public relations coordi-
nator, webmaster, assist ant area represent ative, solo and ensemble host, and large group host At the st ate level he has served as the C M EA Music Technology Represent ative, playing an active role in the selection of presenters at C M EA professional development conferences Mr Hendee also has been a guest conductor of honor bands throughout California, including those in S an Luis Obispo County, Fremont Unified School District, and S an Francisco Unified Steven has also been on the st aff of Hayward La Honda music camp as their senior symphonic band director and has directed middle school and junior high school bands at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp
CM EA Secret ary
Duane Ot ani
Duane Ot ani earned his B achelor’s Degree in Music Education, and Master’s Degree in Instrument al Conducting, from California St ate University, Fresno Mr Ot ani is currently the director of bands at Rancho Bernardo High School Under his direction, the Rancho Bernardo band program continues to earn unanimous superior ratings and marching band sweepst akes awards Mr Ot ani is involved with several local and st ate music education organizations, including Southern California School B and and Orchestra Association, California Music Educators Association, California B and Directors association, California Alliance for Jazz, and the National Association for Music Education He is active as a clinician, conference presenter, and honor band conductor throughout the st ate of California
CM EA Immediate Past PresidentRuss Sperling
Russ Sperling is the visual and performing arts coordinator for the S an
Diego County Office of Education. He provides consult ations and services to the 42 school districts in S an Diego County on all facets of arts education, K–12 Mr Sperling is also the leader of Arts Empower S an Diego, S an Diego County’s new strategic arts education initiative He is currently serving as the immediate past president of C M EA and president-elect of NAf M E Western Division Mr Sperling is the founding and current president of the S an Diego Winds, a professional wind ensemble. He is also director of the Grossmont College Concert B and Mr Sperling recently served as director of visual and performing arts for the Sweetwater Union High School District He was responsible for visual art, dance, theatre and music for that 43,000-student district Mr Sperling began his career as the instrument al music director at Helix Charter High School in La Mes a During his fourteen-year tenure at Helix, the band and orchestra tripled in size, won numerous awards and performed in Europe on three tours For three years, he served as the program manager for K–12 Music for the S an Diego Unified School District and while under his leadership, instrument al music enrollment in the district increased by 28 percent
Mr. Sperling holds a B.A. in Political Science from California Polytechnic St ate University, S an Luis Obispo, a Masters in Educational Leadership from Point Loma Nazarene University, and a second Masters in Music Performance with an emphasis in Conducting from S an Diego St ate University
He has been honored as a distinguished alumni by the School of Music and Dance at S an Diego St ate University. Mr. Sperling has received the Prize Principal Award from KYXYF M and Point Loma Nazarene University. He has twice been awarded B and Director of the Year the C M EA Southern B order Section and also their District Administrator of the Year award Mr Sperling has received the Golden Apple Award from Helix
Charter High School for excellence in teaching He is a Southern California School B and and Orchestra Association (S C S B OA) festival, field and parade adjudicator
CM EA Administrative Coordinator
Trish Adams
the Cal Poly Pomona Department of Theater and Dance for more than ten years A graduate of U C S ant a B arbara, he has been the art director for CM EA Magazine since 2000
CM EA Bay Section President
Todd Summers
Trish Adams is the administrative coordinator for the California Music Educators Association, the administrative assist ant for the California B and Directors Association, and the choral accompanist, mallet percussion instructor and music department administrative assist ant for Hanford West High School Trish has been working with C M EA since July 1, 2012 This is her sixth year with C B DA, her sixteenth year with Hanford West and her 31st year teaching music. Trish st arted teaching music as a 16 year old when she was hired as a private piano teacher for Valdost a Music Studio in Valdost a, Georgia While working for the studio, she attended Valdost a St ate University as a piano performance major
In the 19 9 0s, Trish moved to Hanford, California, where she began teaching classroom music and keyboard classes at Pioneer Element ary and Middle Schools. In 19 9 8, she left the Pioneer School system and began working at the new Hanford West High School. When away from the office, Trish likes to spend as much time as possible with her daughters, Tara and Heather, and her granddaughter Emery This family time is even better when spent hiking and fly-fishing in California’s Sierra Nevada
CM EA Magazine
Art Director/ Business Manager
Allen Petrink a
A freelance graphic artist and photographer, Allen Petrink a t aught print production at U C LA Extension and was the graphic designer and photographer for
Todd L. Summers is a 19 9 0 graduate of Capit al University Conservatory of Music in Columbus, Ohio He t aught instrument al music in Ohio for ten years prior to moving to California. Mr. Summers is currently in his fifteenth year as director of bands at Henry M Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California This is his first year as assist ant conductor of the Gunn Orchestra He holds a B achelor of Arts in Music Education from Capit al University Conservatory of Music and Master of Arts in Instrument al Conducting from Ohio University His primary conducting teachers were Dr. Timothy Swinehart (Capit al University Conservatory) and Dr John Climer (Ohio University). Mr. Summers studied s axophone with Dr Jim Carroll and Dr Matthew James and clarinet with Dr. Rebecca Rischin. He also received a Masters in Educational Administration in 2003 from S ant a Clara University, CA.
All of the ensembles at Gunn High School have consistently received superior ratings at contests and festivals throughout his career Mr Summers was named Teacher of the Year in June 2010 at Gunn High School and received the C M EA B ay Section Gilbert T Freit as Outst anding Instrument al Teacher of the Year in 2011 He is currently President of the California Music Educators Association B ay Section. Mr Summers served as Instructional Supervisor for the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Gunn for ten years prior to becoming the assist ant director of the orchestra
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EA Capitol Section President Brad North
Mr. Brad North received his B achelors of Arts Degree in Music
from California St ate University, S acramento in 19 81 Mr North has been teaching music in Northern California for the past thirty-two years and is currently the director of bands and performing arts chair at Woodcreek High School in Roseville, California. He has received numerous awards and honors, including Placer County Teacher of the Year, Northern California B and Directors, Director of the Year, and California Music Educators Association’s, Capitol Section, Music Educator of the Year. Mr North has served three terms as president of California Music Educators Association’s, Capitol Section, as well as serving on the board of the Northern California B and Association. B ands under his direction have performed throughout the United St ates and Canada, including performances at our nation’s capit al, and performances for California’s gubernatorial inaugurations
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EA Central Section President
Leonard Ingrande
Leonard Ingrande is a conductor, pianist, composer, and music educator with more than 25 years experience teaching at independent and public schools, community music schools, colleges, and community colleges. He has a Masters of Music in Conducting from The University of Southern California and a B achelor of Music in Education. Mr. Ingrande has received diplomas from Loma Linda University and attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and extended studies at the Juilliard School He is included in the prestigious Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and has received the Northwestern University Fellowship, N E H Grant, Eisenhower Grant, Outst anding Young American Award, Scholarships to U S C and the Aspen Music Festival Mr Ingrande is also a member of California B and Directors
Association, Conductor’s Guild, Fresno Madera Counties Music Educators Association, Northern California B and Association, World B and Association, and the Association of California Symphony Orchestras.
Mr Ingrande is currently working on a composition for symphonic band to be added to his string quartet, transcriptions for concert band, field shows, and concertos Some of his works have been performed in the Central Valley He teaches classes in music fundament als, AP music theory, jazz, concert, and marching bands. Mr Ingrande is the resident conductor of the California Opera Association, former music director of the Merced Symphony, the Monteverdi Chamber Orchestra, and the Kings County Symphony. He is music director of the Central California Chamber Orchestra In recent years, Mr. Ingrande has successfully conducted outst anding concert artists such as Pepe Romero, Anthony Newman, Nathaniel Rosen and David Shifrin He has premiered works by James Hobbs, David Ward Steinman, Mark Watters, and the late Paul Creston Under his leadership, the Central High Concert B and has consistently received numerous unanimous superior ratings at C M EA adjudicated festivals In the past few years, he has developed an awardwinning jazz band which has continually received superior ratings and has become an outst anding ensemble in the Central Valley Mr Ingrande tries to address the needs and interests of each individual student, whether it’s learning to read music, improvise jazz, or, interpret a given piece
CM EA Central Coast Section
President - Willow Manspeaker
B achelor of Music and Master of Arts in Music degrees from U C S ant a Cruz, and is currently a doctoral student at B oston University where she is studying music education and researching informal learning practices for her dissert ation. She has been a member of the C M EA Central Coast Section B oard of Directors for fifteen years, and has served as the C M EA Central Coast Section President as well as the C M EA Secret ary. Willow also maint ains a private vocal studio and often acts as musical director for productions in the local community. She lives on the Stevenson campus with her sevenmonth old daughter, Wyatt, and husband, Jon, who also is an educator.
CM EA Northern Section President Todd Filpula
Todd Filpula is currently in his twentieth year of teaching. For the last four years, he has been the director of bands at Chico Senior High School and Chico Junior High School. Previous teaching positions held were band director at Red Bluff High School, Palm Desert High School in Southern California, W G Murdoch School, and Meadowbrook Middle School. His innovative and rigorous approach to teaching has consistently earned his ensembles superior ratings at C M EA festivals in addition to other honors at Herit age Festivals throughout the Western United St ates.
CM EA North Coast Section President Judi Scharnberg
teachers were Pat Misslin, voice, S andy Feldstein, percussion methods, and Brock MacElheren, conducting. She then received her Master’s Degree in Humanities Education at Harvard University, and later earned her Orff Certification at Denver University She retired after a 41-year career in Mass achusetts, Canada, Maryland, New Mexico, Israel, New York, California, and Thailand She has done numerous Orff workshops, and participates in local music groups here on the North Coast Judi also enjoys gardening, has designed her own home, travels with her partner Marcus, and is passionate about music advocacy
CM EA Southeastern Section Designated Cont act
Armalyn De La O
Willow Manspeaker is the director of music at the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach She directs three choirs and teaches AP music theory, songwriting/music production, and, group guit ar She also manages a large-scale private lessons program at Stevenson, and is the vocal director for the annual musical production Willow holds
Judi Scharnberg grew up in a home surrounded by music and art. Her father was a professor of art and art education, and her mother t aught art in a school for perceptually handicapped children in Rochester, NY. Evenings were spent playing family classical music duets, trios, and quartets, with a bit of jazz thrown in. She played piano, violin, recorder and classical guit ar, s ang in adult choirs and a travelling Gilbert and Sullivan Operett a Company in High School
Judi earned her music education degree at S U NY Potsdam with a major in voice Her most memorable
Armalyn De La O is currently the director of the R I M S California Arts Project site of The California Arts Project a California Subject Matter Project for the Visual and Performing Arts located at C S U S an Bernardino. Ms De La O is also the coordinator for visual and performing arts for the S an Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Office (S B C S S) Ms De La O has a B A in Music Education and a Master’s in Education Administration She has t aught music for 14 years at the element ary, middle and community college levels, and currently teaches adjunct music education courses and supervises music and visual arts teachers at C S U S an Bernardino Ms De La O represents R I M S and LAB CAP and S B C S S on many arts education networks including the Arts Education Network for S an Bernardino County, Arts Education Network for Riverside County and for the County Arts Leads for the California Department of Education
Ms De La O is currently one of ten
national writers for the National Core Arts St andards in Music In the past, she has also served on the following national and st ate committees: the Committee to develop the Music St andards for the National B oard for Professional Teaching St andards; the Committee to develop the California Visual and Performing Arts Content St andards for Public Schools in Music; and, the Committee to develop the program strands for the California Subject Ex amination for Teachers (C S ET) Program in Music Ms De La O currently serves as interim president for the California Music Educators Association’s Southeastern Section B oard
CM EA Southern Border Section President - Pauline Crooks
Pauline Crooks received a B achelor of Music Education degree from Ohio St ate University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from National University Mrs Crooks t aught in Ohio for six years prior to moving to S an Diego, CA, and has been the Director of B ands at Bernardo Heights Middle School in the Poway Unified School District since 2003 She is active in many arts organizations, including the National Association for Music Education, California B and Directors Association, Southern California School B and and Orchestra Association, the California Arts Project, and is currently the president of the Southern B order Section of C M EA Mrs Crooks is a National B oard Certified Teacher, clinician, conference presenter, honor band conductor, and involved in leadership positions at her school.
CM EA Southwestern Section President Lisa Crawford
Nearing completion of doctoral studies in music education at University of Southern California, Lis a Crawford has t aught element ary choral and general music as well as special programs for young com-
posers. Her research interests include creativity, composing, and technology in teacher education and K–12 classrooms, leadership and evaluation frameworks in music teaching and learning, and singing as related to culture She has presented at st ate, national, and international conferences on a variety of topics related to music education, is currently affiliated with the Canadian research initiative Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing, and has been published in the International Journal of Music Education She also serves the new president of the California Music Education Association’s Southwestern Section
CM EA CA ACDA Represent ative Merryl Nelson
Merryl Nelson has directed choirs of all ages for thirty-eight years in public and privates schools as well as churches She was choral director at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon for nineteen years (19 93–B2012), where she built a thriving program of 19 0 students in five choirs. Throughout her tenure, the Granite Hills Honor Choir and Chamber Chorale consistently won superior ratings at local, regional, and national festivals and toured extensively
throughout the United St ates and Europe Merryl also served as chair of the performing arts department and was an active member of the visual and performing arts Strategic Plan Committee for Grossmont Union High School District In the fall of 2010, Merryl joined the faculty of Cuyamaca College as choral director. In addition to conducting the choir, she has also t aught music theory, ear training, sight singing, and introduction to music Merryl holds the B achelor of Music degree in Organ
Performance from the University of Redlands and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from S an Diego St ate University. She has t aken additional course work at the Eastman School of Music, Butler University, University of California, S an Diego, Fresno St ate University, and Grossmont College In addition to teaching, Merryl has been an active member of American Choral Directors Association (AC DA), California Music Educators Association (C M EA), and Southern California Vocal Association (S CVA) She served as Far South Represent ative for California AC DA from 2000–200 4 and as president for C M EA Southern B order Section from 2007–200 9 In 2003, Merryl was honored by C M EA Southern B order Section with the Choral Educator of the Year Award She is currently serving as Far South Represent ative for California AC DA, choral represent ative for C M EA, and Coordinator for the C M EA/AC DA/S CVA Choral Leadership Academy
CM EA CAJ Represent ative Michael Galisatus
Michael Galis atus is the director of bands at the College of S an Mateo, and is currently serving as jazz represent ative for the California Music Educators Association and is on the board for the California Alliance for Jazz Mr Galis atus has been the recipient of various teaching honors including the California St ate PTA Honorary Service Award, C M EA Otter Distributors Jazz Educator Award for the st ate of California, the Peninsula Arts Council Arts Educator of the Year for 2007 (S an Mateo County) and, the C M EA B ay Section Gil Freit as Memorial Award for music education He is among the preferred adjudicators/clinicians for the California Music Educators Association, having adjudicated band, jazz, and solo-ensemble festivals since 19 85 In addition to these festivals, Michael is an active adjudicator/clinician for Music in the Parks Festivals, Forum Music Festivals, the Reno Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Next Generation Festival, the Washington St ate
University Jazz Festival, the Folsom Jazz Festival, the Delt a College Jazz Festival, the Fresno City College Jazz Festival, and many others.
Michael is also active as a guest conductor for various honor groups in California and is a regular conductor for the Cazadero Music Camp and the Monterey Jazz Festival Summer Camp. Prior to his appointment to the College of S an Mateo faculty, Mr Galis atus t aught at the high school level for twenty-five years. The bands, orchestras, and jazz ensembles under his direction were consistent recipients of superior ratings, and toured internationally in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and various parts of the United St ates. As a freelance trumpeter in the S an Francisco B ay Area, Michael has recorded with Pete Escovedo and Queen Ida, and has performed with a variety of artists, including Frankie Valli, Michael Feinstein, Sheila E., Kenny Loggins, Gladys Knight, Nat alie Cole, Louis Bellson, Johnny Mathis, Mel Torme, The Tempt ations, The Four Tops, Heat Wave, The O’Jays, and a host of others
CM EA CB DA Represent ative and CB DA President Norm Dea
Norman Dea has just completed his 31st year of teaching and his sixth year as the director of instrument al music at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Prior to this appointment, Mr. Dea served in a similar capacity at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek for twenty-five years Under his leadership, the Las Lomas High School Instrument al Music Department was widely recognized as one of the premier programs in California Las Lomas and Acalanes performing groups hold a reput ation for musical excellence of the highest caliber and have consistently received unanimous superior ratings and gold awards at music festivals throughout California and abroad His bands have also appeared as showcase ensembles at
the C M EA St ate Conference and the California B and Directors Association (C B DA) All-St ate Convention Well versed in the wind band and orchestral repertoire, Mr Dea is highly regarded as an adjudicator, clinician, and consult ant for various music festivals in California He has been a guest conductor of district, county and regional honor bands including C M EA B ay Section, C M EA Northern Section (twice), Fresno-Madera Counties (F M C M EA), Marin County, S an Luis Obispo County, Sonoma County, St anislaus County, S an Francisco Unified School District, and the Mt Diablo Unified School District In 2011 he was the conductor of the C B DA California All-St ate Junior High Honor B and, and in 2013 he was the conductor of the N C BA AllNorthern California Junior High Honor B and He has guest conducted summer camp bands at Cazadero Music Camp, Donner Mine Music Camp, Hayward-La Honda Music Camp, and most recently at the Alpine School District Summer Advanced B and Camp in American Fork, Ut ah He has also conducted the Tulare-Kings County Music Educator Association (TK M EA) Middle School Honor B and in January 2014, and the Nevada AllSt ate Middle School Honor B and in April 2014
Mr Dea has been honored many times for his contributions to the music education community locally, st atewide and nationally Awards include the 2011 C B DA Distinguished Service Award, the 2010 S B O Magazine’s 13th Annual 5 0 Directors Who Make A Difference Award, the 200 8 B andworld Legion of Honor Award from the John Philip Sous a Foundation at the Midwest B and and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the 2005 C M EA B ay Section Outst anding Music Educator of the Year Award, the 200 4 C M EA St ate Don Schmeer-Byron Hoyt Outst anding B and Educator of the Year Award, the 2003 Acalanes Union High School District Teacher of the Year, the 2001 Outst anding Teacher Award from Prudential California Realty’s Education Foundation, the 19 85 Distinguished Music Educators Award from the Diablo Symphony Association, the 19 8 8 Gilbert T. Freit as Memorial Award for Outst anding Achievement in Music Education He is listed in
Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Education
A tireless advocate of music education in our schools, Mr. Dea is the current California B and Directors Association (C B DA) president He has served as president and vice president of C M EA, and is a past president of C M EA B ay Section Mr Dea has also served as the Treasurer for the California B and Directors Association He is the co-founder of the Contra Cost a County High School Honor B and, and serves on the advisory board for Cazadero Music Camp.
Mr Dea holds professional memberships with C M EA/ National Association for Music Education (NAf M E), California B and Directors Association (C B DA), California Orchestra Directors Association (C O DA), Southern California B and and Orchestra Association (S C SB OA), Tex as B andmasters Association (TBA), and is a professional associate member of the College B and Directors National Association (C B D NA)
Mr Dea is a 19 81 graduate of S an Francisco St ate University. Among the teachers who influenced his career include Robert Greenwood of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley; George Carter of Marina Junior High School in S an Francisco; Joe Anguilo of Mill Valley Middle School; Dr. Edwin Kruth, Dr Byron McGilvray, Dr Roger Nixon and Dr Carolynn Lindeman of S an Francisco St ate University; A David Krehbiel and Floyd Cooley of the S an Francisco Symphony Orchestra; and, Wilbur Sudmeier of the Marin Symphony Orchestra
CM EA C ODA
Represent ative and C ODA
President Kate Francis Native to the S an Francisco B ay Area, Kate Francis is in her 13th year as an orchestra teacher. Kate currently teaches at Lincoln High School and Hoover Middle School in the S an José Unified School District Ms Francis received her undergraduate degree in
viola performance and string education from the University of Michigan and her Master’s degree in viola performance from S an Francisco St ate University Kate is currently the president of the California Orchestra Director’s Association When Kate is not playing her viola or teaching, she can be found spending time with her family or shopping
CM EA CAS M EC Logistics Coordinator/CM EA Represent ative on the CB DA Board
Bill Wilkinson
Bill Wilkinson has been teaching music for the past 16 years and has t aught most of his career in the Hanford Element ary School District as a junior high and element ary band director He is currently band director at Woodrow Wilson Jr High School, a position held for the last four years. During his tenure, the Woodrow Wilson B and has steadily grown in size and his bands have consistently earned superior ratings at festival Bill has also t aught at John F Kennedy Jr High School in Hanford, Liberty Middle School in Lemoore and Strathmore Element ary School In 200 6, he was named the Liberty Middle School Teacher of the Year Bill earned his B A in Music Education from Fresno St ate.
Mr Wilkinson has been an active board member of organizations at both the st ate and local level. He served two terms as vice president of California B and Directors Association (C B DA) from 2005–200 9, and is the current California All-St ate Music Education Conference (CAS M E C) Logistics Coordinator for C M EA. Bill is also currently serving as 2nd vice president on the C M EA Central Section B oard where he is responsible for its bi-annual publication Grace Notes He is a past president of the Tulare-Kings Counties Music Educators Association (TK M EA)
CM EA General Music
Represent ative - Richard Lawton
Richard Lawton has been teaching general music for eight years, splitting
time between two Los Angeles Unified School District element ary schools. Prior to teaching Richard worked for twenty years as a writer and producer in Hollywood In 2013 he was asked to join the full-time st aff at the prestigious Wonderland Avenue School, where he is part of an extraordinary parent-funded enhancement program of music, visual art, P.E. and gardening He has an M M from Cal St ate University at Los Angeles, where he also obt ained a multiple subject teaching credential and completed his Orff certification levels training Richard is also on the board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association
More information can be obt ained from Richard’s online teaching portfolio at www richardlawtonmusic com
CM EA Technology Represent ative James Knight
James Knight is a professional musician turned educator who is also known as the Loud Music Librarian Jamie has an M LI S degree from S an José St ate University and in the Spring of 2001, Knight was hired as a librarian at Fount ain Valley and Ocean View High Schools During his tenure as a School Library media specialist, Knight est ablished a student club called the Loud Music Club that performed a series of battle of the bands and would use the proceeds to buy books and musical gear for the students The Loud Music librarian moniker was given to Jamie due to his habit of rehearsing rock bands in his library during after school hours. Eventually Knight was hired by the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts to develop an “alternative” music program to reach “at risk” and other creative students who weren’t being served by the traditional music program He has t aken his students to play at the world-famous Cavern Club in Liverpool England and his students
st age two mainst age productions a year that rival professional, televised rock concerts. Apple first became aware of his music program (M M ET) when he brought his students to the Apple Store in Fashion Island, CA and also the C U E Conference in Palm Springs where his students had educators dancing in the aisles. Mr. Knight was awarded the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators Outst anding Arts Educator Award for 2012 by the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators (O C MAA). His M M ET program was also recognized by Apple, Inc , as an Apple Distinguished Program for the third year in a row Mr Knight was also selected by the National Association for Music Education (NAf M E) to speak at their national conference in B altimore during the summer of 2012.
The 2010–2011 school year was also a very good year for Jamie Knight and his M M ET program. He was awarded the Huntington Beach Union High School Teacher of the Year, Orange County Department of Education Teacher of the Year semifinalist and Orange County C U E’s Teacher of the year. Apple, Inc., listed his program as an Apple Exemplary Program and M M ET recently won the prestigious California Golden Bell Award for Music, Media and Entert ainment Technology Program located at the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts at Huntington Beach High School The Golden Bell Award was given to Knight’s M M ET program for creating a professional learning community between U S C’s Popular Music program, Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts and Coastline R O P The award also recognized Knight’s pioneering efforts to combine popular music and media into the curriculum This is accomplished by a team teaching approach where the video instructor and music teacher share resources and students to offer preprofessional training classes in the music and media industry He is able to offer professional certification in both Logic and Final Cut and has a “st ate of the art” facility that features a guit ar lab with 24 iPod Touch devices, a recording studio, computer lab and television studio with room for a TV audience. All of these
awards have been great for Mr. Knight to help continue his program but Mr Knight would s ay the most import ant thing he accomplishes is giving his students the gifts of confidence, creativity and the ability to accomplish amazing things. Recently Mr Knight was a Grammy Teacher of the Year quarter finalist
CM EA Advoc acy Represent ative Steve Venz
Steve Venz is the newly-named visual and performing arts coordinator with the Orange County Office of Education. Previously, he worked as the principal of Quincy Jones Element ary (QJ E S), a new Los Angeles Unified School District school located in the neighborhood of the Historic Central Avenue Jazz Corridor in South Los Angeles and incorporates jazz and music education to strengthen student learning Since its opening in September, 2010, the school serves 370 students; 75 percent are designated E L’s and 100 percent are designated Title I, and it has surpassed academic achievement goals as demonstrated by a growth of 100 AP I points in two years
Previously as LAU S D’s music administrator for seven years, Steve focused on increasing student access to quality, sequential music instruction by expanding and deepening partnerships with universities, corporations and non-profit agencies to provide more resources and quality music educators to schools As a result, enrollment in LAU S D middle and high school music classes increased from 31,63 6 to 5 0,9 6 6 students and st affing of music educators from 333 to 43 8 full-time positions.
In addition, he t aught music for several years at 32nd Street/ U S C Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School and was appointed music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YO LA Expo Youth Orchestra As a member of C M EA, Steve has served as vice president
and as advocacy/legislative represent ative As an active advocate for music education, Steve has worked with the California Department of Education to develop a model exemplifying the use of Title I monies to raise student academic achievement through music education
CM EA St ate Band and Orchestra Festival Chairperson
Jim Mazzaferro
James Mazzaferro st arted his music education career thirty-four years ago in S an Francisco at Archbishop Riordan High School, where he worked for ten years before moving to Florin High School in the Elk Grove Unified School District for eight years He was the concert band director at S acramento City College for four years, and is currently the orchestra director at Consumnes River College. Mazzaferro divides his time between his duties as the director of instrument al music at Sheldon High School, where he teaches concert band, symphonic band, jazz band, and string orchestra, as well as marching band, AP music theory, and guit ar In addition, he is the artistic director/camp director of Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, a position he has held since 2001
B orn and raised in S an Francisco, Mazzaferro attended Lowell High School, playing in the school’s concert band and orchestra. He received his B achelor’s degree in Music Education from S an Francisco St ate University, playing in the symphonic band under the direction of Dr Edwin C Kruth, and served as principal bassist in the university symphony under the direction of Lazlo Varga Mazzaferro received his Masters degree in Instrument al Conducting from California St ate University, S acramento, studying conducting under Dr. Robert Halseth. Mazzaferro has also studied conducting with Frederick Fennell, Jack St amp, Allan McMurray, and Eugene Corporon. Mazzaferro has dedicated his life to music education His passion has led
him to receive numerous awards and recognitions, including: two-time Teacher of the Year at Archbishop Riordan High School, multiple recipient of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Elk Grove Unified School District Teacher of the Year, Cryst al Apple Award for Outst anding Educator, Elly Award for High School Musical Direction of Bye Bye Birdie, C M EA Byron Hoyt/ Don Schmeer Outst anding B and Director Award, and the prestigious B andworld John Philip Sous a Foundation Legion of Honor Award Mazzaferro has also been honored to conduct honor bands and orchestras in both California and Nevada
CM EA St ate Solo and Ensemble Festival Chairman Cheryl Yee Glass
Cheryl Yee Glass (a k a Chief) has been teaching at S an Ramon Valley High School in Danville since March of 19 82 She has spent the last 32 years building the program from three classes to its existing seven music classes: marching program, jazz band and jazz ensemble, chamber orchestra, concert band, symphonic band, and AP music theory Aside from her site teaching responsibilities, she served as the district coordinator of music from 19 97–2007 Cheryl has been responsible for preparing district participation reports, organizing the district’s yearly music performance calendar, aligning the curriculum to meet st ate and national music st andards, running music st aff meetings, setting district music goals, and assisting in the hiring of new music teaching st aff. All of this work is done after regular school hours The district has also doubled its enrollment in the last nine years She has been a support provider for the Beginning Teacher Special Assessment (BTSA) program for nine years Her professional service includes serving on the board of directors for the B ay Section of the California Music Educators Association from 19 9 0–19 9 8, 19 9 9,
2001–200 4, and again in 2013–2014 During this time, she served as secret ary, the first female president for the organization, orchestra represent ative, newsletter editor, and assist ant orchestra represent ative.
Cheryl has served as a member of the Minority Task Force for the National Music Educator’s Conference This committee was formed to determine how students and teachers of multicultural backgrounds could be more involved in music education Cheryl was the only represent ative from California. She was elected to serve on the C M EA B oard of Directors in 200 4, and finished her term as president in 2010. She now serves as the C M EA St ate Solo and Ensemble Festival Coordinator. In her spare time, Cheryl can be seen conducting from the orchestra pit of the Lesher Center of the Arts in Walnut Creek. She serves as the music director for the Diablo Theatre Company (formerly known as the Diablo Light Opera Company). You may have seen her leading the productions of Into the Woods, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Peter Pan, Hello Dolly!, Annie, and Singing In The Rain She also serves on the artistic committee and board of directors for the company She has also been a guest conductor at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp since 200 4 and has been recently elected to serve on their board of directors.
Cheryl does prefer to spend time with her many students at community performances, music festivals and competitions – some 6 0 or more events throughout each school year The instrument al music program at S an Ramon has received over 5 0 unanimous superior or command performance awards. The main goal, of course, is not to win the award, but to make a commitment to lifelong learning of music.
CM EA Membership Chairperson
Regina Pryor
Regina Pryor has been teaching junior high music for twenty-eight years in the Panama-Buena Vist a School District She teaches orchestra and choir at both Tevis (since 19 8 8) and Thompson (since 19 8 6) Junior Highs Ms Pryor graduated from California St ate University,
Fresno with a degree in music education and received her teaching credential at California St ate University, B akersfield. She received the Jim Burke Ford Education Foundation Teacher of the Year in 19 9 9 and has been named teacher of the year at both Tevis and Thompson Junior High Schools. Ms Pryor has held many offices in the Kern County
Music Educators Association, including president, secret ary, treasurer, scholarship chairperson, and is currently the hospit ality chairperson She is the past president of C M EA Central Section Currently she is C M EA Membership Chairperson Ms. Pryor is also a board member of the following organizations: B akersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra (past president), B akersfield Sister City Project Corporation (2nd vice president), and co-founder of the Sergeant Tom Pryor Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Fund (to assist first responders) She is one of the teachers for the PanamaBuena Vist a School District Strolling Strings Team In 19 9 8, Ms Pryor took the Panama-Buena Vist a School District Junior High Choir to perform at our Sister City in Wak ayama, Japan. In 200 9, she took the B akersfield Youth Symphony to perform in its sister city, Bucheon, South Korea. Ms. Pryor has been a camp director for the Armenian Western Diocese for many years She also sings in the St. Gregory Armenian Church Choir in Fowler, the Trinity Anglican Church Choir in B akersfield, and is part of their hand bell choir. Ms Pryor belongs to the following professional organizations: American Choral Directors Association (AC DA), California Orchestra Directors Association (C O DA), National Association for Music Education (NAf M E), and Delt a Kappa Gamma (D KG)
CM EA Mentorship Program Chairperson
Mark Nicholson
Mark Nicholson is the music supervisor for the S an Diego Unified
School District. Under Mr. Nicholson’s leadership, instrument al and choral music programs are coordinated in more than 16 0 public schools providing st andards-based music curriculum to students K–12 During his tenure, Mr. Nicholson has revived band and orchestra programs at the middle and high school levels in collaboration with VH1 S ave the Music Foundation He has expanded music curriculum to 120 element ary schools districtwide, creating access to quality music instruction for more than ten thous and fourth and fifth grade students He additionally piloted the first “music bee” in S an Diego City Schools in partnership with the former S an Diego Orchestra Nova underwritten by the Frances Hunter Music Memory program. Mr. Nicholson is currently the district coordinator for the S an Diego St ate University’s Music Education Fellowship Program, offering authentic classroom experiences to university students pursuing degrees in music education
Mr Nicholson holds a B achelor’s degree in Music Education and Music Performance from Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, and holds a Master’s of Science degree in Educational Administration from National University, S an Diego California. Recognized for his leadership in music education by the California Music Educators Association Southern B order Section, Mr Nicholson received the District Administrator of the Year Award in 2010. In that s ame year and again in 2013 and 2014, he shared with his department the honor of Best Communities for Music Education in America sponsored by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAM M). Currently, Mr. Nicholson serves on the C M EA St ate Council as Mentorship Program Chairperson, as president of Southern California Jazz Society, as past president for the California Music Educators Association Southern B order Section, and as executive officer for Arts Empower, a division of the S an Diego County Office of Education.
CM EA Music
Supervisors Represent ative Fillmore Rydeen
Fillmore (Phil) Rydeen has been a music educator since 19 92 teaching music to students grades K–12 in the Oakland Unified School District. Holding the position of coordinator of visual and performing arts for the past 10 years, he is responsible for rebuilding visual and performing arts and moving the district towards the goal of a quality arts education for every child With a focus on quality instruction in the arts, Mr Rydeen has launched district wide initiatives assisting schools to design and implement innovative and integrated arts programs in music, visual art, dance, and theatre. He plays trumpet and performs with Big O – the Oakland Music Teachers Big B and Mr Rydeen holds a master’s degree in educational leadership as well as credentials in music, science, and administrative services.
CM EA Collegiate Represent ative Dr. John Eros
John Eros is interim department chair and assist ant professor of music at California St ate University, East B ay, where he teaches courses in music education and coordinates the music education program. He received a B achelor of Music in Music Education in 19 9 6 from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he studied trumpet with Vincent Cichowicz His other degrees include a Master of Arts in the Pedagogy of Music Theory from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and a Ph.D. in Music Education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Dr Eros has also completed certification levels in Orff, Kodály, and Music Learning Theory (Gordon)
From 2007 through 200 9, Dr. Eros t aught courses in music education as
a faculty member at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan and Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan He also t aught preschool through high school general and instrument al music in the Chicagoland area, including five years in the Chicago Public Schools While in Chicago, Eros won numerous grants from organizations such as the Chicago Foundation for Education, the Oppenheimer Foundation, and the Milagro Foundation.
Dr Eros has presented at st ate, regional, national, and international conferences, including the Symposium on Music Teacher Education, New Directions in Music Education, the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium, and the Colloquium for Teachers of Instrument al Music Methods He has published research in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Arts Education Policy Review, Contributions to Music Education, Music Education Research International, Research Studies in Music Education, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.
Dr Eros is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the NAf M E, the American Educational Research Association, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AO SA), the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAK E), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Kappa Kappa Psi. He serves as the collegiate represent ative to the C M EA St ate Council of Represent atives.
CM EA Tri-M Represent ative
Elizabeth Robertson
Elizabeth Robertson is fine arts department chair at Pet aluma High School. She has served as a choral director and element ary music specialist with the Pet aluma City Schools district since 200 6. Mrs. Robertson holds a B achelor of Music in Music Education from S an Francisco St ate
University, a Single Subject Credential in Music from Notre Dame de Namur University, and a Master of Music in Music Education from B oston University She has completed graduate coursework in music education and arts administration at Indiana University, Bloomington As of May 2013, she holds a Certificate of Eligibility for an Administrative Credential from Sonoma St ate University Her particular professional interests include integrating the arts with the Common Core St ate St andards, visual and performing arts leadership, and vocal technique for developing voices Mrs Robertson is proud to live in Pet aluma with her husband, Jacob, and their son, Andrew In her free time, she is an avid reader, foodie, and a developing photographer.
CM EA Higher Educ ation Represent ative Dr. Lawrence Stoffel
Lawrence Stoffel is Director of B ands at California St ate University, Northridge (Los Angeles) Known for his enthusiasm at rehears als, concerts, and clinics alike, Dr Stoffel was named California’s Music Professor of the Year in 2010 by C M EA. Recent performances include the 2013 TM EA All-St ate 5A Concert B and, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Sounds About Town” concert series, ClarinetFest 2011, the Los Angeles B ach Festival, conductor of the 2011 California All-St ate Honor B and, and with the Trisha Brown Dance Company (New York). With a breadth of scholarly and artistic interests, Dr Stoffel is published and lectures on
topics pertinent to the profession from musical interpret ation to band transcriptions, from the use of religious music in the public schools to band in the school curriculum, from copyright law to band discography
CM EA Research/ Special Learners Represent ative
Ruth Brittin, C M EA Research and Special Learners Represent ative, earned her Ph D from Florida St ate University and her earlier degrees at Tex as Tech University She is an active researcher and serves as editor for Update: Applications of Research in Music Education and the International Journal of Music Education. Dr. Brittin works with undergraduate and graduate students as coordinator of Music Education at University of the Pacific in Stockton She presents at international and national conferences, such as NAf M E and I S M E, st ate and university symposia, continues to perform and adjudicate in instrument al music settings, and has served on the editorial boards of a number of music and music education journals Previously, Dr. Brittin was chair of music education at Syracuse University, and has enjoyed living and teaching in California since 19 97
CM EA World Music Represent ative Dr Lily Chen-Hafteck
Lily Chen-Hafteck is currently a professor of music education at U C LA She holds a doctorate in music education from the University of Reading, U K She has held teaching and research positions at Kean University, NJ, U SA, University of Pretoria, South Africa, University of Surrey Roehampton, U K and Hong Kong B aptist University, Hong Kong. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on the topics of early childhood music and multicultural music education, most recently in the Oxford Handb ook of Music Educ ation and Oxford Handb ook of Children’s Music al
Cultures. She has served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Music Education, AsiaPacific Journal for Arts Education, Music Education Research International and Global Science and Technology Forum (G STF) Journal of Music She has also held positions in the International Society for Music Education as a member of its board of directors, chair of its Young Professionals Focus Group and Early Childhood Commission; and National Association for Music Education (NAf M E) as its Early Childhood Special Research Interest Group Eastern Division Represent ative. She is the founder and director of the Educating the Creative Mind project, funded by National Endowment for the Arts. She is also a co-investigator of Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AI R S) project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (S S H R C) of Canada
CM EA Retired Members
Represent ative
Jon Christian
Jon Christian was born in S acramento, California and graduated from C K McClatchy High School in 195 9 In 19 6 6 he received his B A and teaching credential from S an José St ate University. Following three years in the U S Army, playing trombone in both the United St ates and in Germany, Mr Christian was hired by the S an Lorenzo Valley Unified School District as a music instructor in July, 19 6 9. He was the band director at the high school continuously for his entire career. Jon also t aught at the element ary and junior high level June 16, 2000, after thirty-one years of service to the district, he retired from teaching.
Mr Christian’s musical inspiration came as a result of attending a variety/t alent show at California Junior High when he was in seventh grade when three junior high boys performed “Lassus Trombone” on trombones, of course With the encour-
agement of Bud Harpham, his junior high band teacher, he studied trombone privately with St an Smith, bass trombonist with the S acramento Philharmonic.
In his five years at S an José St ate University, Mr Christian was a member of the Spart an Marching B and, three as section leader He also s ang in the a capella choir and played in the symphonic band During his senior year, he was a featured soloist with the symphonic band, performing Wilson Coker’s “Concerto for Trombone with F Att achment ”
During his teaching career, Jon was active in professional music education organizations and is a past president of Central Coast Section of C M EA. In his retirement, he has served as a special represent ative on the C M EA Central Coast Section B oard. His duties have included managing the membership dat abase, editing the Sonat a Newsletter, and creating printed programs, forms, and certificates as well Mr Christian plays trombone in the Cabrillo College Symphonic B and and s ackbut with the Antiquarian Funks He is a charter member of the S ant a Cruz Jazz Festival B oard of Directors which is celebrating its 28th year in 2014. In addition, he adjudicates, teaches privately, and is available for consulting. Mr. Christian is conductor of the S an Lorenzo Valley Community B and, a support group for instrument al music in the S an Lorenzo Valley Unified School District During the summer, he is honored to be a guest performer with the Ashland City B and in Ashland, Oregon.
Jon and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for 4 6 years and have two children, Brent and Amy In addition they have two granddaughters. Jon’s other interests include digit al photography, watching track and field, mystery novels, the S an Francisco 4 9ers, the S F Giants, and computer projects
CMEA Receives National Awards
by Michael D Stone CMEA President
This past June, Russ S per ling, Trish Adams, and I represented California at the NAf ME National Assembly in V irginia We were joined by two California Collegiate Members, Allison McKay and Melissa S ison, both students from California S tate Universit y, No
Advocac y S ummit All of us trekked to Capitol Hill last Friday, visiting the offices of S enators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein, as well as those of several members of Congress I am proud to let you know that your work suppor ting California music education is not going unnoticed by NAf ME CMEA was presented two awards, acknowledging its leadership in the areas of advoc ac y and membership. CMEA was awarded the 2014 “Excellence in Advocac y Award ” by NAf ME President Glenn E. Nierman. This award recogniz es outstanding leadership in the area of music education advocac y at the state level. CMEA’s work launching the S tand Up 4 Music (SU4M) Coalition, as well as its decision to hire a music education lobbyist, were cited as examples of California’s determination to make music education a par t of all students’ learning I would like to thank all of you for your commitment to advocac y The work at hand cannot be completed without ever yone ’ s steadfast effor t It is c lear that the CMEA-led S tand Up 4 Music (SU4M) Coalition is providing us with a voice in S acramento as evidenced by the large gathe r i n g
Education Advocac y Day in May, 2014
On S aturday, also at the National Assembl y, CMEA leaders were presented with the “2014 Membership Campaign Award ” California produced the largest percentage of growth in membership in the nation over the past year, over 10 percent I would like to thank Regina Pr yor, CMEA’s Membership Chair person, and the entire S tate Membership Committee and volunteers, for their work putting Califor nia first in the nation in NAf ME membership growth. CMEA is already planning this year ’ s Membership Campaign where we will strive to add another 10 percent to our ranks. Membership matters in our work in S acramento, as we must build a large contingenc y to influence the polic y makers at the S tate Capitol. I would like to acknowledge CMEA Past President Norm Dea and CMEA Immediate Past President Russ S per ling for their work leading CMEA through some difficult times in recent years Their past leadership decisions have made it possible for CMEA to venture for ward today with the many projects and initiatives planned for the next two years
The award presentation for the 2014 NAf ME Excellence in Advocacy Award Left to right: Glenn E Nierman, NAf ME Present; Russ Sperling, CMEA Immediate Past President and NAf ME Western Division President-Elect; Michael D Stone, CMEA President; Shannon Kelley, NAf ME Lobbyist Photo by Trish Adams
The 2014 NAf ME Membership Campaign Award California produced the largest percentage growth in membership in the nation over the past year. Photo by Michael D Stone
Numerous California Music Students Selected for the 2014 NAf M E All-National Honor Ensembles
by Michael D Stone
CMEA President
It is my pleasure to announce the names of the 3 0 California students who auditioned for and were selected as members of the 2014 NAf M E AllNational Honor Ensembles (i e , Honor B a n d , M i x e d C h o i r, a n d S y m p h o n y Orchestra)
California almost tripled the number of s t u d e n t s ( 1 2 s t u d e n t s r e p r e s e n t e d California in 2013) earning positions in these prestigious national ensembles this year.
Students will perform October 29, 2014 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee as part of the NAf M E National In-Service Conference More information, including the names of the nationally-renowned conductors of these ensembles, may be found at: h t t p : / / m u s i c e d n a f m e o r g / a l l - n a t i o n a lhonorensembles/.
Congratulations to the students and their directors who prepared each for the rigorous audition process. C M EA’s Strategic Plan emphasizes collaborative partnerships within the music education c o m m u n i t y. I w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e a m o m e n t t o t h a n k t h e l e a d e r s o f California AC DA, C B DA, and C O DA for t h e i r w o r k e n c o u r a g i n g C a l i f o r n i a ' s finest young music students to successf u l l y a u d i t i o n f o r t h e s e h i g h - p r o f i l e national ensembles. Special thanks to L o r i M a r i e R i o s , C a l i f o r n i a AC DA President; Norm Dea, C B DA President; and, Kate Francis C O DA President You are each superb leaders for your organizations I know that these students will have an experience of a lifetime
NAf M E All-National Honor Concert Band
Meliss a Chang, University High School, Irvine
Daniel Chevallier, Westview High School, S an Diego
Aaron Levins, B akersfield Christian High School, B akersfield
Ryan Lim, Northwood High School, Irvine
Jonathan Lin, Mont a Vist a High School, Cupertino
Nikhil Suri, Campolindo High School, Moraga
Enoch Park, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Est ates
Henry Peterson, Redwood High School, Vis alia
Megan Trach, Westlake High School, Westlake Village
NAf M E All-National Honor Mixed Choir
Chase Adams, Liberty High School, B akersfield
Joshua Bravo, Buchanan High School, Clovis
Kylie Cagle, Liberty High School, B akersfield
Benjamin DeSoto Mayor, Pacific Ridge School, Carlsbad
Andrew Hernandez, La Habra High School, La Habra
Gabriel Levine, Venice High School, Los Angeles
Jordan Levine, Venice High School, Los Angeles
Alan Lin, Albany High School, Albany
Arielle Markowitz, S ant a Ros a High School, S ant a Ros a
Violet Meyers, Valley Center High School, Valley Center
Janell Reyner, Lincoln High School, Stockton
Nitin Srinivas an, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos
Nic Williams, Anderson Union High School, Anderson
NAf M E All-National Honor Symphony Orchestra
Christina Chung, El Toro High School, Lake Forest
Celia Daggy, S ant a Monica High School, S ant a Monica
Grace Gee, Woodbridge High School, Irvine
Liam Glendening, Redlands High School, Redlands
Claire (Seo Kyung) Lee, Northwood High School, Irvine
Christopher Pak, S ant a Monica High School, S ant a Monica
Enoch Park, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes
Michael Suh, Northwood High School, Irvine
Collegiate Advocacy Summit at NAf ME
by Allison McKay, California Representative at the NAf ME Collegiate Advocacy Summit
As collegiate members, the constant e-mails from 2014 NAf ME Hill Day were intimidating The idea of paying for a ticket to Washington D.C. and talking with senators and representatives about why music education is so impor tant was terrifying, especially with the student loans adding up It is so easy to disconnect from the impor tance of advocac y as collegiate members because we do not even have a job to defend yet.
W hen we arrived in Washington, D.C. for Hill Day, we immediately realiz ed that we were the only two collegiate representatives from our state Fur thermore, we were two of four from the entire West Coast O ur worries that our $400 round-trip plane tickets were a loss rather than an investment were soon nullified. The resources we received, and the experience of seeing advocac y in action at the legislative level, far sur passed any cost per unit of an advocac y c lass taught in California In
addition to the amazing educational experience that we received, we came back to our state with connections to the finest leaders of other state collegiate music educator ’ s associations.
Collegiate Advocacy Summit participants at NAf ME headquarters in Reston, Virginia, this past summer California representatives are Allison McKay and Melissa Sison
We learned from other state collegiate members exactly what California can be capable of, and how organiz ed we can be as collegiate members California is a unique state in that we represent the issues from congested urban areas to r ural small towns We have a good mix of all political posi-
tions In order to proper ly represent California, we need a higher number of representatives from different universities O ur goal as a national association is to have a collegiate board. In order to achieve this, we must first become organiz ed on the state level CMEA received the Excellence in Advocac y Award and it is impor tant to hold our collegiate board to the same standard, if not to raise the standard.
Music education is unique in that we are the only content area that has to defend why we are necessar y to a child ’ s development Acquiring the advocac y training now gives us the arsenal we need to make that strong stand for music in our schools. Through efficient advocac y, we can make it so that future generations of music educators won’t have to fight for ever y child ’ s right to sequential, standards-based music education in their public schools
California Music Educators Association
Position Statement
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Education
As Californians, we task our children to be career-ready innovators capable of creating a future that will sustain the largest and most innovative economy in the Nation O ur educational system also values educating our young people so that they become lifelong learners and citiz ens who actively par ticipate in our democrac y. Training in science, technolog y, engineering and math (STEM subjects) are key to producing the next generation of problem solvers in California. However, while these technical skills are impor tant, they do not address other traits that employers are seeking. The abilit y to work well in teams, learn from criticism, communicate, and adapt quickly under pressure (of ten while multitasking) are all skills that are essential for employment O ur students, regard less of STEM knowledge, will str uggle to reach these expectations in a setting where passive listening and standardiz ed tests r ule c lass time
The ar ts address these concerns As suggested by the STEAM movement, the addition of the ar ts is vital to enhancing children’s likelihood of success both during school and adulthood Currently, STEAM focuses on integrating ar t projects into STEM c lassrooms, giving students chances to experience STEM concepts in new ways STEM and STEAM models can be effective approaches to connecting learning across the curriculum when paired with sequential, standards-based ar ts education as a foundation. However, as a stand-alone approach to providing ar ts education, STEAM fails to provide foundational learning necessar y in the ar ts disciplines so that effective ar ts learning can take place. California students must first be provided access to discrete music and ar ts c lasses taught by qualified teachers so that learning in the ar ts builds over time The STEAM Model is an effective tool in education only when paired with sequential, standards-based ar ts education provided by qualified teachers
Taking music c lasses, specifically, has been linked to higher math, science, and reading scores But, this is a narrow understanding of what makes music essential in the school curriculum Reading and making music in a sequential, standards-based music
c lass with a qualified teacher is linked to skills employers need and that STEM c lasses do not address A few of these skills inc lude increased attention spans, abilit y to multitask, adaptabilit y under stress, stronger empathy, active listening, and a more positive outlook on teamwork and self-wor th.
Listening to music is the only activit y that lights up the whole brain at once and those who engage in making music have visibly more connected brains than before learning to play or sing. New studies (controlling for performance before taking music c lasses) show links to higher GPAs, graduation rates, and attendance rates (especially on the days that music c lasses are held) Music instr uction also seems to reduce discipline referrals for involved students, producing more positive views of school and c losing achievement gaps between less advantaged students and their peers These positive results may be rooted in music c lasses’ unique blend of shared leadership, where different roles are all necessar y and students must work in harmony to produce effective ensemble performances S uch an environment results in the student experiencing a sense of identit y as a “musician ” It also provides students a safe-haven in a motivating peer group
The array of positive engagement that standards-based, sequential music education provides is unmatched by any other subject and must ser ve as a foundation for improvement and employabilit y of our workforce. CMEA calls for music c lasses taught by fulltime, qualified music teachers to be scheduled alongside other STEAM curricula. Music education is most effective when presented on its own by those with educational and musical training. These teachers must be evaluated on teaching music to encourage the full range of possible growth in students and not on other subjects’ test scores By allowing children to break the silence of school days, our young people find answers that we have not thought to ask and will continue to grow California's economy into the future
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Adopted by the California Music Educators Association Board of Directors, August 10, 2014
Higher Education Happenings
A Sampling of the Many Music Education Activities Taking Place on our State’s College and University Campuses
by Dr Lawrence F Stoffel
CMEA Higher Education Representative
California State University, Chico
California State University, Northridge
The “Calahan Program” – a unique instr umental outreach program par tnering CSUN with Calahan Elementar y School in Nor thridge - is beginning its sixteenth year this fall. Ever y Friday morning the sounds of instr uments er upt from ever y available space, indoors and out, when CSUN music majors come to Calahan to teach violin, tr umpet, trombone, c larinet and flute to eight y-plus four thand fif th-grade students
The CSU, Chico collegiate chapter of NAf ME received a Chapter of Excellence Award for ser vice. The chapter is regular ly involved with ser vice projects to schools in California’s Nor th S tate Region O ur music education students volunteer to host and r un several music festivals each year They also voluntarily par ticipate in many oppor tunities to share their talents with students in local schools Recently, they have helped with recr uiting effor ts by performing at S ummer Orientation for incoming Chico S tate students and accompanying our professors to local high schools to perform and provide sectionals
S ince the Chico S tate ser vice area is ver y large, getting to some of the schools involves travel, which entails commitment and sacrifice from our students To date, the students have gone to eighteen high schools P lans are under way for the future to expand these r un-outs to inc lude vocal, jazz, and musical theatre students
O ur chapter was one of twelve collegiate chapters in the United S tates to receive a Chapter of Excellence Award. We would also like to repor t that in the last ten years, 100 percent of our music education students who have finished the credential program have found teaching positions in California We would like to congratulate all of our students on their great success
Dr. Michelle S. McConkey
This teaching oppor tunit y, working with elementar y students, is open to all CSUN music majors and not limited to music education students Between 15 and 20 CSUN students par ticipate each year consistently showing up ever y Friday to meet with their young students The first-year students are taught in like instr ument c lasses and second-year students in the wind area meet as a band. This gives the CSUN students teaching experience with both large and small groups This program is only possible because of the high level of cooperation and dedication from the principal, school coordinator, teachers and parents School events and field trips are scheduled around the program Teachers encourage their students to par ticipate and willingly dismiss them from c lass to come to “orchestra.” Carol Richardson, the music program coordinator for all of the 16 years and much loved by all CSUN students, is key to ever ything that happens with the program But the real highlight of ever y Friday morning is the sumptuous mini-br unch that Carol prepares and ser ves to the ever hungr y CSUN students If you would like more information about this program, please contact Mar y Schliff, music education coordinator, at mar y a schliff@csun edu Mar y Schliff
Cerritos College
I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to MACCC, the Music Association of California Communit y Colleges MACCC is the professional organization representing all communit y college music teachers in California. This organization has been around for almost 60 years and has helped millions of students transition from the high school to a f year college We have a wo derful conference ever y fall in November and even have a California Communit y College Music Day officially legislated to take place ever y May 11 We have also teamed up with the S tand Up 4 Music Coalition to work with other organizations to advance music education in California. P lease visit our website (www.emaccc.org) to get more information on our conference, membership, and advocac y effor ts You can also e-mail me directly any time: dbetancour t@cerritos edu
Chapman University
The Hall-Musco Conser vator y of Music in the College of Performing Ar ts at Chapman Universit y offers a B M in music education with either vocal or instr umental emphasis As par t of our effor ts to provide our students with valuable pre-ser vice experiences, we have star ted two exciting projects:
1The Choral Music Camp
Now in its third edition, the choral music camp ser ves the communit y at large, but it also gives our music education students a chance to get hands-on experience by assuming leadership/teaching roles such as: small ensemble directors, elective teachers (ear-training, c lass voice, etc.), camp counselors and section leaders O ur music education students collaborate with the facult y in the process of choosing reper toire and lesson planning. The camp is open to any high school students, regardless of musical experience. In addition, scholarships are available to students of families facing financial hardship.
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Dr. David Betancour t, MACCC president
California State University, Dominguez Hills
In May of 2014 California S tate Universit y Dominguez Hills was designated as an “All- S teinway” School. The first four-year public institution in California to attain the title W ith the purchase of twent y-one new keyboard instr uments our students have the benefit of excellence in their practice rooms, recital hall, teaching studios, ensemble rehearsal spaces, and c lassrooms The music depar tment also celebrated the highest number of B A graduates in its more than fif t y-year histor y with strong representation in the Class of 2014 from both the performance and music education options
Gregor y L. Robinson
Chapman Universit y and F letcher Elementar y Par tnership
This par tnership (star ting in the fall of 2014) will help bring music education back to one of the Orange Unified School Board elementar y schools, F letcher Elementar y. S everal years ago, elementar y school music programs were eliminated in OUSD This par tnership is an effor t to provide music education for all students at F letcher
Elementar y, as well as to provide field experiences (obser vations, micro-teaching activities, etc ) for Chapman music education students. Dr. Angel Vázquez-Ramos will star t the 4– 6 grade choir, and Dr. Rober t Frelly will help facilitate general music c lasses
Dr Angel M Vázquez-Ramos
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If you have an item for a future Higher Education
Happenings column, please e-mail your item (in 200 words or less) to Larr y S toffel at stoffel@csun edu S ubmissions will be inc luded on a first-come/space-available basis
