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The view from the pedestrian walkway to the Fairmont Hotel South Tower in San José
On the cover: The Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph in downtown San José, venue for the California all-state honor choir concerts, was originally built in 1803 The original adobe structure was damaged by earthquakes in 1818 and 1822 In the sidebar: A xylophone stands ready for an early childhood music session; a detail of a stained glass window in St Joseph’s Cathedral; Thomas Fredrichson, a teacher at Matilija Junior High School in Ojai, and Barbara Shinaver, a teacher at Edison-Computech Middle School in Fresno, rehearse in the South Tower lobby of the Fairmont Hotel (also pictured at the left on this page); the All-State W ind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra in concert in the San José Center for the Performing Arts (also pictured in a panorama at the bottom of this page )
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President’s Message
The Pathway to CMEA Leadership
by Scott Hedgecock CMEA President
The year was 2004. The place was L as Vegas. I was attending the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Western Division Conference Ear ly on the first day I met up with a fellow choral director from Southern California, Randi Car p, and in her usual effusive manner she said: “L et ’ s be convention buds!” Of course I agreed, because anyone who kne w R andi kne w that you couldn’t say no to her, and we began our conference weekend together Little did I know that the ensuing days would bring about two monumental changes in my life: a collegial relationship would turn into one of my dearest life friendships, and I would begin my pathway of leadership in CMEA
Randi would find ways to interject CMEA into our conversations throughout the weekend S he had just taken on the job of president of the then CMEA S outhern S ection, and had put together a board of hard working and highly talented group of colleagues from within the ranks of her DMA studies at USC. I was honored to work with these people and quietly sat and watched how they, under Randi ’ s leadership, tackled the challenges and worked to create many wonderful events and programs for music educators in the greater Southern California region. A CMEA state conference followed and I was hooked Here were all of these music educ ators coming together not just choral directors as I was used to but music educators from all areas of the state and representing a great diversit y of educ ational specialties I kne w that af ter twel ve years of leadership within the choral area it was time to char t a new pathway into CMEA
In the twelve years since that time, CMEA has undergone many changes A heartbreaking splintering of our relationship with our choral friends, resulting in the loss of the California
Al l-S tate Honor Choirs from our state conference was just the beginning An unprecedented state recession threatened to cut shor t my journey in this wonderful organization I was just beginning to understand And if that wasn’t enough, my
MENC journal was changing its name as well N-A-f-M-E W hat was that about? And we had to call it by the letters, not the sounded-out nickname by which we refer to our national organization today. Change is healthy. Change brings about
CM EA St ate Council
CMEA EXECUTIVE B OARD
CMEA President
Scott Hedgecock
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CMEA President-Elect
John Burn
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Dr Diana Hollinger
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Sandra Lewis
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CM EA Bay Section President
Todd L Summers
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Santiago Sabado
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Kirk Clague
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CM EA Central Coast Section President
W illow Manspeaker
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Dan Sedgwick
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Todd A Filpula
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Armalyn De La O
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Marc Dwyer
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Lisa A Crawford
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new ideas, opens new doors, and moves us for ward. Change is also intimidating, scar y, and sometimes paralyzing. But when it bec ame ob vious that c hange, and major c hange, was going to be necessar y if CMEA was to sur vive, we were luc ky to
Thank you to the 2014 –16 Council of Representatives for your service to CMEA :
Nora Allstedt
Dr Ruth Brittin
Dr Lily Chen-Hafteck
Jon Christian
Nicholas A Cooper
Norm Dea
Dr John Eros
Michael Galis atus
Cheryl Yee Glass
Donna Harrison
James Knight
Richard Lawton
Nancy Ludwig
Willow Manspeaker
Jim Mazzaferro
Mark Nicholson
Regina Pryor
Fillmore Rydeen
Dr Lawrence Stoffel
Troy Trimble
Steve Venz
Bill Wilkinson
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have a core of leaders ready to make multiyear, and in some cases, decades long commitments to the renaissance of CMEA We were r unning out of money, our membership was in rapid decline, and our state conference was no longer a feasible event for us to produce With all of these issues looming like a thunderc loud I signed on as one of the group of music educ ators who would see CMEA through these dark times and into a brighter future, one that would hold oppor tunities we could only dream of
The year is now 2016 CMEA is fiscally solvent and committed to building up our reser ves. Membership numbers are surpassing some of our highest le v els in recent decades. The California economy, always a rol ler coaster, is enjoy ing some booming times and education is receiving a large and long overdue increase in support. At the national le vel we have seen the lobby ing effor ts of NAf ME result in our ar t for m being called out as a core subject within a well-rounded education in the “Ever y S tudent S ucceeds Act ” CMEA has developed numerous programs in recent years to insure the success of our teachers and the future of our prof ession The CMEA col legiate and mentorship progr ams are helping to create and insure the success of wonder ful music educ ators as the y star t their c areers The resurgence of Tr i-M chapters throughout the state is helping to light the spark in future music educ ators
CMEA was not afr aid to accept the extended hand of assistance from our colleagues in the Califor nia Band Directors Association, who six years ago star ted the discussions of bringing all music educators together for one annual super-conference. CASMEC was born and CMEA was once again in the conf erence business for the benefit of our membership. And we are expanding our session off er ings to inc lude emerging ensembles and to insure that all students, regard less of abilit y levels, have a place in the music c lassroom And finall y, this past Februar y, we saw the healing of the split with our choral colleagues as California ACDA retur ned to us as an aligned partner in CASMEC, and the voices of the Califor nia Al l-S tate Honor Choirs were once again heard in harmony with all of our
other all-state musicians
CMEA is leading the way in advoc ac y for music education and our effor ts are recogniz ed and applauded on a national level We have our own lobbyist in S acramento, and through the CMEA-led S tand Up 4 Music Coalition we are keeping our elected officials keenly aware of the importance and
our lobbyist in S acramento We par ticipate in monthl y c al ls with the 4Ar tsEdOrgs Coalition, compr ised of the leadership of California Educational Theatre Association (CETA), California Dance Education Association (CDEA), and the California Ar t Educ ation Association (CAEA) and CMEA
O ur CMEA S tr ategic P lan dr iv es our decision-making O ur CMEA V ision and Mission S tatement components are our litmus test A hard working state board of directors br ings the voice of al l regions of Califor nia together, and the 2014–2016 council of representatives who have ser ved under the term of Michael D. S tone have made sure that their areas of specialt y were giv en an equal voice in the off er ings of CMEA.
needs of music education as a core subject with our annual Music Educ ation Advoc ac y Day in S acr amento We hav e sponsored an extremel y well-craf ted standards bill, only to see it gutted at the last minute to be used as a vehic le for a needed legislative fix But because of that work we now hav e stoc k in S acr amento We hav e been heard We are pleased to be suppor ting our colleagues in theatre and dance at this time in legislation to ear n them their muc h needed and deser v ed credentials through SB 916
We have come a long way in a relatively short time I am grateful to my predecessors whose vision, tenacit y, and moxie hav e brought us to this point. And the role of leadership in CMEA has changed. The executive board used to be a figurehead-st yle board, meeting a few times each year to cast a vote of approval on agenda items as presented. The section presidents attended two state board meetings in whic h the y, too, of ten just voted to approve items and then had the charge to take the information back to their sections We are a different leadership today with the executive board now a working board, and while we still meet just two times per year (officially at least) we are in constant communic ation with one another We meet at var ious functions and events throughout California at least once a month if not more, and par ticipate in weekl y advoc ac y c alls with Ly nne Faulks,
And finall y, perhaps most impor tant of all, I give a huge thank you to Past President Russ S per ling, whose vision and tireless work for the good of CMEA laid the foundation and helped to build the str ucture of what CMEA is today The work is challenging, but the pathway is c lear thanks to Russ We all owe him a huge debt of appreciation His work as president of the NAf ME Western Division will continue to benefit not only California but our western state neighbors as well
I look for ward to the work ahead and to the board that I know wil l become c lose colleagues and fast friends: President-Elect John Bur n, V ice-President D r Diana Hol linger, and S ecretar y S andr a L e wis. And as Immediate Past President, Michael D. S tone will keep a knowledgeable eye of experience on our work. And all of this is beautifully tied together through the wonder ful work of Executiv e Administr ator Trish Adams.
If you ’ ve hung in through this entire article you probably haven’t learned much you didn’t already know about CMEA But hopefully you have a better understanding of the twelve-year journey that has brought me to this point The work now begins and our future is bright It is an honor to ser ve as your president
And to paraphrase a well-worn slogan what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas Thankfully
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Don Doyle Pasadena
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Sam Gronseth Paradise
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Rob Klevan Pacific Grove
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Join us on the beautiful campus of Gordon College for a weekend of Tuneful, Beatful and Artful activities.
The 2nd FAME Biennial Conference will kick off with a Strawberry Social on Friday evening featuring country dancing called by Dr. John Feierabend with live music.
Alice Parker will give the Keynote Address and lead the Saturday night Community Sing.
Plenum sessions with Dr. John Feierabend.
16 break out sessions on a variety of topics led by experienced music educators who have found success using Dr. Feierabend’s First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege curriculum.
Network with like-minded music educators and share ideas.
ANNOUNCING THE 2016 Biennial FAME Conference Friday, July 15 - Sunday, July 17, 2016 Gordon College — Wenham, MA
CMEA Hall of Fame Award Recipients Honoring Lifetime Achievement in Music Education Award
Dr Robert Halseth, 2016; Rose Marie Krovoza, 2016; Rick Meyer, 2016; Dale Anderson, 2015; Ann Marie Haney, 2015; Dr. Thomas Lee,2015; 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; Russell Howland, 1975
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The Successful Move to San José
by Adam R, Wilke California Band Directors Association President
Ihope that you were able to attend the California All-S tate Music Education Conference (CASMEC) this last Febr uar y in S an José W hen we star ted CASMEC a mere six years ago, I don’t think that anyone envisioned what it has become in such a shor t time I want to thank all those on the California Band Directors Association (CBDA) board that work so hard to r un this conference I would also like to thank our collaborating organizations, CMEA, CODA, CAJ, and CA ACDA for their par t in making CASMEC a success. It is great to work with so many dedicated music educators. It was also a pleasure to watch all of the all-state ensembles and celebrate the great work that is being done in our state.
The move to S an José was a difficult decision that took vision, careful planning, and a little bit of faith Clear ly, the vibe at the conference was that it was the right decision I want to thank Brandon Price and John Burn for their work in making it a realit y From the wor ld-c lass facilities to the vibrant nightlife, CASMEC in S an José definitely had something to offer ever yone I attended many sessions that were standing room only. I was par ticular ly impressed with the qualit y of the all-state ensembles this year. The All-S tate W ind S ymphony performance of the CBDA-commissioned California by David Maslanka was astounding. The board of CBDA is working
hard to make sure the future of CASMEC is as outstanding as this year ’ s conference
As we move for ward from here, I want to encourage ever yone to get involved with the conference or one of the affiliate organizations in some way I star ted volunteering for CBDA more than ten years ago as a band manager I will never forget some of the memories that I have getting to work with, and learn from, some of the amazing all-state conductors It is definitely a different side of the conference than the one seen by other attendees. It required a lot of time, energ y, and even sweat at times, but as a young band director, it was invaluable experience that I can’t adequately put into words.
These are exciting times for music education in California I am excited to see what the coming years hold for CBDA and CASMEC Thanks to ever yone who had a par t in making the move to S an José so successful
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Adam Wilke is director of bands at James Logan High School and conductor of the James Logan Wind Symphony. In addition to the wind symphony, he also teaches the jazz ensemble and is co-department chair of the visual and per forming arts department. The band prog ram at James Logan has been ver y successful in recent years, winning awards for 2014 WBA 4A/5A G rand Championship, 2014 WGI World Class Color Guard Bronze
Medal, 2013 WBA 5A Class Champion, and 2013 WGI World Class Concert Percussion Gold Medalist The James Logan Wind Symphony was selected to per form at the 2015 California All-State Music Education Conference and will be per forming this summer in P rague for the 2017 WASBE Regional Conference
Wilke is an alumnus of Fresno State University having received his B A and teaching credential in 1998 and his M A in conducting in 2008 He has completed coursework and is cur rently writing his dissertation to complete a doctorate deg ree in music education from Boston University. This is his fourth year as director of bands at James Logan. P rior to this appointment, Wilke spent thirteen years as a high school band director at both Ar royo G rande High School and Clovis East High School, and one year as the interim-associate director of bands at Fresno State where he was the director of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band
Wilke is happy to ser ve the music education profession as the cur rent president for the California Band Directors Association P rior to this, he spent seven years as the CDBA Bulletin editor doing all the publications for CBDA and C ASMEC He has been a member of CBDA since 1999 He resides in the East Bay Area with his wife Jessica, a math teacher at James Logan H.S. , and children Vanessa, Braydon, and Amber.
The California St ate University, Fullerton Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr Mitchel J Fennell, with the Hyperion S axophone Quartet as soloists, at CAS M E C 2016
Reflecting on the World Music Sessions at CASMEC 2016
by Lily Chen-Hafteck CMEA World Music Representative
It was the first time that wor ld music was offered as a session strand at the CASMEC this year I had the pleasure to attend all the wor ld music sessions and present one of them Here, I would like to share the wonder ful exper iences I gained from these presentations
In the session “ The Applic ation of S ic huan Folk Music for Amer ic an Gener al Music Classes,” Chengcheng L ong, a doctoral candidate of music education at Ariz ona S tate Universit y, brought the par ticipants into an indepth discussion on the approac hes to integrate multicultural content into a music curr iculum. Being a nativ e of S ic huan, China, she used S ichuan music and culture to illustrate the concept of cultural codes, which are symbols and systems of meaning that are relevant to members of a participator y culture (Hyatt and S imons, 1999) Cultur al codes facilitate communic ation within the cultural group and obscure the meaning to people outside the group. Cultural codes can be anything that represent the culture such as the map, food, language, music, and so on By discover ing and unlocking these cultural codes, we can understand the under l y ing cultur al meanings. One v er y interesting example is, for instance, the number “8,” that has diff erent meanings in different cultures To the Chinese, this is a lucky number To the Americans, “7” is the lucky number instead Then, par ticipants learned how to “decode ” Chinese music notation while lear ning a fun children’s song, Ba Luo Bo, which means pulling out the turnip. The most impor tant message that I got from this session is that
we need to understand that students from diverse cultural backgrounds may perceive the same thing quite diff erentl y among themsel v es and from the teac hers Therefore, we, as teac hers, need to be mindful of this when we are teaching O bser ve ver y carefully student responses and adjust our teaching strategies accordingl y in order to help e ver y student becomes successful in their learning.
Chengcheng Long discussing cultural codes
Dan S edgwick, the music director of Del Nor te High School in Crescent Cit y, took his steel band with him and presented the session “S teel Band in High Sc hool ” He provided par ticipants with a sense of what it is like having a steel band in a high school setting. The steel pan is the national instrument of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and a source of great pr ide for its citiz ens The instr ument voices of the steel band are ver y much like a concer t band or orc hestr a. The basic instr umentation inc ludes: lead or tenor pan (like the flute or violin), double tenor pan (like the c larinet or second violin), double second pan (like alto sax or viola), cello pan (like tenor sax or bassoon or cel lo), and bass pan There can be more pan combos but the steel band program at Del Norte High School focuses on the basic instr umentation listed above. Af ter a lot of useful advice offered by Sedgwic k, the students of the band introduced their instr uments and star ted playing a beautiful concer t Through watching and listening to the lively perfor mance by these young musicians, par ticipants immediatel y noticed quite a big difference between the ambience of a steel band and a traditional band. D ue to the rhythmic characteristics
of the steel band music, the per for mers tended to express a strong rhythmic feeling which was evident in their playing and movement to music It was ob vious that these steel band members enjoy ed the music and demonstr ated a high le v el of musicianship through the expressiveness in their playing Motivated students who are passionate about music and musicmaking are not onl y impor tant “ ingredients” to a successful high sc hool music progr am, but the y are also the desir able outcome that music educ ators aspire to achieve Offering wor ld music ensembles that provide students with oppor tunities to exper ience ne w sounds, music al st y les and techniques can be a effective motivating force in school music programs.
Facilitated by T ina Huy nh, a doctor al candidate of music education at the Universit y of S outhern California, par ticipants at the session “ Wor ld Music: Focus on V ietnam” had a tr uly authentic experience of V ietnamese music and culture. F irst, the par ticipants learned the lion dance which is usually performed to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival Af ter that, the participants also learned the leaf hat dance, which is another time-
honored tradition performed during festivals as wel l The contr ast bet ween the music for the lion dance and leaf hat dance should be noted The lion dance is of ten accompanied by live instr umentalists inc luding a dr ummer, a gong play er and a c ymbal player. Although at the workshop, par ticipants learned the t y pical rhy thmic patter ns, the musicians are usual l y quite flexible in using these patterns and improvising while watc hing the dance At the same time, the dancers respond to the percussion, resulting in an inter activ e perfor mance bet ween the musicians and dancers As for the leaf dance, it is of ten per for med with prepared c horeogr aphy, set to modern V ietnamese songs that have a slow and feminine qualit y. Following the fun dances, par ticipants learned to sing an “Elephant Song ” and a “Butterfly Song ” in V ietnamese language At the end of the session, Huy nh showed a V ietnamese songbook that she has compiled based on her researc h on tr aditional V ietnamese children’s songs. It has become an important resource for the V ietnamese-Americ an families who want to pass on their V ietnamese tradition to the next generation As a music educator of Chinese origin, I find it fascinating to discover a lot of similarities as well as differences between
Tina Huynh teaching a Vietnamese leaf hat dance
The Del Norte High School Steel B and from Crescent C Ity performing under the direction of Dan Sedgwick
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the music and cultures of China and V ietnam. This reminds me of the significance of respecting the regional diff erences among students of diverse Asian origins
Last but not least, I must report that I am ver y pleased with my session, “A Music al and Cultur al Jour ne y to Br azil, Canada, China and Kenya,” in which I had the oppor tunit y to work with the CMEA members who demonstr ated themsel v es to be open-minded and creativ e teac hers My main pur pose of this session was not just to teach a few songs from wor ld musical cultures so that teac hers c an br ing them to their c lassroom. More impor tantl y, I wanted to share with teachers my exper ience and understanding on music teaching that can both maximiz e and motivate student lear ning At the workshop, together we lear ned tr aditional songs and dances from four countr ies by play ing some fun games. Through the use of multimedia presentation, par ticipants could see the sights and sounds of the four countries and lear n eac h song from nativ e c hildren on video Through creative activities that integr ate music, dr ama, language and social studies, participants came to realize that the most effective learning takes place when the
c lassroom activities are well-designed, allowing students to enjoy the activities while de veloping knowledge and skills in music and other related subjects Creativit y in both teac hers and students should be the center of a music classroom Always provide students with the windows to express their feelings and creativit y. A good balance bet ween teac her-directed instr uctions and student-centered activities is the ke y to a successful music lesson in whic h music is learned as a creative ar ts subject All these ideas are easier said than done We need to constantl y remind oursel ves to be flexible, responsive and creative when we teach.
CASMEC 2016 has come and gone All these stimulating wor ld music sessions have now giv en us an appetite for more I am looking for ward to next year ’ s CASMEC and hope that more col leagues who hav e been teaching wor ld music successfull y in their c lassroom wil l submit a proposal to present and share their experiences with us next time
However, if you can’t wait for next year, there is an upcoming international conference this summer that is packed with a lot of exciting wor ld music sessions. I wil l highly recommend that ever yone attend the
ISME (Inter national S ociet y for Music Education) Wor ld Conference. I have been an ISME member for more than 20 years and exper ienced many ISME conferences that were held in diff erent par ts of the wor ld Eac h ISME conf erence is unique, depending on the host countr y where it is held. The last one in 2014 was in Por to Alegre in Br azil. The upcoming one this y ear in Jul y 24–29, 2016 is going to take place in Glasgow, Scotland in the U K Attending ISME conferences is a tr uly international exper ience, as we c an attend sessions presented by colleagues and concer ts per for med by students from around the wor ld We c an also inter act and network with inter national music educ ators, and gain some interesting insights from people from diverse cultural and linguistic bac kgrounds. P lease see isme.org for further information. Hope to see you there!
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Special Learners Interests and Needs
by Angela Holmes
Af ter the attendance of more than 45 people at a Thursday session addressing Attention Deficit
Hyperactivit y Disorder at the 2015 conference, it was hoped that a second session could be added at the 2016 conference Two sessions were added this year – one on Thursday and one on Friday The first session held 65 educators who came to hear about students who are identified as being on the Autism S pectr um, and how their behavioral and learning characteristics impact music instr uction The second session was attended by 50 educators The second offering presented the evolution of two performing bands, one with musicians who are on the S pectr um and the other predominately with musicians who have the condition of Down S yndrome. In this session, Dave Anderson gave two of his musicians the oppor tunit y to present their musical abilities to the audience Attendance at these sessions is a c lear message that music teachers are seeking more information
about how to meet the needs of their students with special needs. In addition to attendance, this presenter had several follow-up conversations with teachers as the conference continued. In the hall, at other sessions, and yes, even in the ladies restroom, questions, inquiries and requests for fur ther assistance and information was asked for again and again General music, band, choral educators, and music therapists from the elementar y, midd le school and high school levels were inc luded as they search for the information and educational “tools” that will help them be more effective teachers with all their students, especially with special learners The information and suppor t being sought by our members is to become informed about what information they need to know about their student when they discover they are identified as special needs. That inquir y is quickly followed by the need to understand instr uctional considerations for that student, which lead to understanding any accommodations, modifications, instr uction or environmental
needs, especially when a student has a sensor y disorder. Of equal concern is behavior management, while an additional concern is the value of a positive collaborative relationship with fellow facult y members, parents and administration CASMEC is on the right track by responding to their members by offering sessions that specifically address special learners There is a need to continue what has been offered so far Above and beyond that, we need to continue our information-sharing through any communication oppor tunit y we have Perhaps a continued effor t to present “ best practices” can continue through this source and other social media oppor tunities. L ook for other special learners information addressing the ar ticulated and sur veyed needs of music educators regarding special learners in future communications.
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Angela Holmes, M A Ed Department of Human Development, Santa Ana College, R ancho Santiago Community College Dist rict
All-State Jazz
by Lisa Butts CAJ President
CAJ, the Calfiornia Alliance for Jazz, is the premier organization for jazz education in California We select and oversee all of the sessions that relate to jazz at CASMEC and we provide the etudes for the all-state high school vocal and band ensembles, as well as the junior high school all-state band. We also select the ensembles from all of the students who submit auditions for those groups We feel that our all-state ensembles are the best in the country and are proud to be able to support those students and promote jazz as our true American art form. CAJ also offers three $500 scholarships donated by two of our board members that are given to one member of each of our ensembles The first is offered by Ed and Nancy Wolfe, the second is offered by Coralie Prince in honor of her late husband, jazz great John Prince. The third is offered by the John Prince Cookbook, the publishing company
belonging to John and Coralie Prince.
CAJ also sponsors a hall of fame which recognizes the best retired educators and players in our state On February 11, 2016 in the Regent Room of the Fairmont Hotel a late night jazz concert held at CASMEC to recognize these outstanding educators for their contributions to jazz throughout their careers: Madeline Eastman, Fred Berry, and Perla Warren in memoriam
Finally, we hosted a wonderful jazz festival in April The CAJ Online Festival and Clinic that allowed ensembles from all over our state to get wonderful recorded comments from top educators and players. Groups that participate can choose to have comments only or can choose to compete against other groups of relatively their same school size
Visit out our website at www cajazz org and join us in keeping jazz alive in California.
Under the direction of Patrick Langham (right), the University of the Pacific Jazz Combo, Andy Clark (piano), Chad Deacon (alto s ax), S arah Kuo (bass), and Tim Angulo (drums), perform at in the Club Regent at the Fairmont Hotel at CAS M E C 2016
The Lessons of Our Work: Celebrate and Honor the Process
by Kirk Clague CMEA Central Section President
Greetings from the CMEA Central S ection located in the hear t of California. The central section comprises Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, and Merced counties. We have enjoyed a year of collegial sharing and education in central, inc luding a ver y successful fall conference in Kern Count y organiz ed by KCMEA and held at CSU Bakersfield and a jazz educators conference in Fresno (organiz ed by JazzFresno, a non-profit seeking to fur ther Jazz education in our area) O ur professional development year culminated in the just-completed CASMEC held in S an José, where I had an oppor tunit y to greet many of my central section colleagues as they attended interest sessions, concer ts, and c linics in all facets of music education and was topped off by the incredible all-state bands, jazz bands, choirs, and orchestras If you missed CASMEC this year, please be sure to make it a priorit y for yourself in 2017 You won’t regret it!
Central section is on the move S ome of the many successes we have to celebrate:
We have implemented online registrations for all of our festivals and our
• members seem pleased with the effor t overall. Kudos to Rob Bentley (Nor thern counties festival coordinator) and Pegg y Biller (Kern Count y festival coordinator) for spearheading these effor ts. We all owe our thanks to our colleague Gayane Korkmazian for ser ving as a mentor in the procedures and process of festival organization in this, her thir tieth year of ser vice to CMEA and the students of this section The transition to this new registration system and the technolog y under lying it has not been without “ hiccups, ” but we are seeing it as a net positive through some ver y hard work by Bentley, Korkmazian, and Biller
O ur representative for general music, Destiney Nutt, is spearheading an ef-
• for t in collaboration with CMEA General Music Representative Richard Lawton to reach out to general music educators throughout the section and to expand offerings This is because it ’ s the law: Ever y child in ever y school should be receiving a first-rate music education in other words, ever y kid in ever y school is “L egally Authoriz ed to Jam!”
Past President L eonard Ingrande and I are reaching out to our colleagues in • Madera, Mariposa, and Merced counties to see how we can extend CMEA festivals and other ser vices more directly to them
We also will be empowering our discipline-specific representatives to the • board to sur vey our membership to see how we can better ser ve them moving for ward I plan to use the results of these sur veys to complete a CMEA S trategic P lan for Central S ection in line with the process the CMEA has followed the past several years.
As I write this, our section is in the thick of festival season with most of the educators in the counties putting the final touches on their work in
band, choir and orchestra It ’ s an exciting time of sharing, and a ner vous time as well, as we offer our fellow students, teachers, and mentors some of our best work for adjudication. This time of year also inevitably leads to self-reflection for the caring educator as we reflect on our rehearsal techniques, processes, and the learning environment in our music c lassrooms with a critical eye How are we doing? W hat can we do better?
W hen people ask me “ W hy CMEA?” –these self-reflective moments are one of the answers that immediately occur to me O ur par t of the teaching profession is ser ved by having a place to go to share our work with mentors and receive immediate useful feedback I’m sure you ’ ve attended schoolsponsored professional development activities, while having some value, seem less than useful to you as a music educator. In doing festivals, though, we are performing with our students as colleagues as well as their leaders. O ur attendance at CMEA adjudicated festivals encourages us to better ourselves by focusing us completely on the outcomes of our effor ts, teaching strategies, and rehearsal techniques Ever y ensemble, large or small, prosperous or str uggling,
benefits from this focus, and ever y director does as well I myself teach in a r ural, small-town environment and it can be hard at times to keep pushing for excellence. I just tr y to remember that the process of getting the kids out to see and hear their peers ’ effor ts helps us all grow. I encourage you to also remember to focus on the students and the process more than the final rating as you prepare your groups; there is so much to celebrate in the fact that we get to make ar t with our students ever y day Celebrate your successes!
Another “ W hy CMEA?” answer lies in the incredible oppor tunities we have in the treasure trove of colleagues young and old we have available to help us grow I am always pleasantly sur prised at how willing my fellow educators are to take time out of their own insane schedules to give my kids a c linic, teach me the ins-and-outs of a new technolog y, or just lend suppor t. I have made so many friends in the craz y wor ld of music education, and I feel happy to see them as we all careen through these life-changing times with our kids Af ter 28 years in the profession I am still amaz ed by how much I don’t know, and I for one am ver y glad that I have such a wonderful
communit y of peers to help me learn Don’t hesitate to reach out to a colleaguethe sanit y you save may be your own. I am proud to celebrate the work of some fine educators in central section, and I first offer a big shout-out to my friend and colleague L eonard Ingrande (director of bands/orchestra at Central High School) L eonard preceded me as president of central section and I hope I ser ve our membership as well as he did L eonard also has been awarded the coveted “Conductor Laureate L egion of Honor ” award presented by Bandwor ld and the John P hilip S ousa Foundation and will be honored in a ceremony at the 2016 Midwest Clinic I’m also honored to call J im Kusserow (director of bands at Por ter ville High School) a friend and mentor, and was proud to share the evening with him as he was presented the CMEA O utstanding Music Educator award for Central S ection at CASMEC. There are so many people doing great work in these counties and we aim to celebrate them long and loud. Be sure to do some celebrating of your own for the rest of your own school year, and reach out to those colleagues
Cal State East Bay Helps Get Music Back into Public Schools
by Rosa del Duca
This past fall, K–12 school districts across the Bay Area and the state str uggled with the worst teacher shor tage in recent memor y. Oakland was among the hardest hit.
According to a spokesperson, with just ten days before students were set to return to c lasses, Oakland Unified still needed doz ens of teachers
“ The cause of the crisis was a perfect storm of retirements, attrition, and fewer people pursuing education degrees just as school districts were adding positions and reducing c lass siz es, ” said Dr. Eric Engdahl, chair of the depar tment of teacher education at California S tate Universit y East Bay One of the biggest areas of growth has been with music programs, as schools that cut fine ar ts during the recession are now adding those programs back. There is, however, a problem in that endeavor: Q ualified music teachers are in shor t supply
“I’ve heard the same thing from multiple places across the state,” said F illmore Rydeen, manager of visual and performing ar ts for Oakland Unified W hile Oakland schools maintained music positions through the recession thanks to a parcel tax, the district is still losing music teachers faster than it can replace them
“O ver the last couple of years we ’ ve actually added positions but it ’ s been more and more challenging to find credentialed candidates to fill them, in large par t because of greater demand across California,” Rydeen explained.
W hen confronted with that challenge, Rydeen
looks to Cal S tate East Bay, and not just because of proximit y That ’ s something Dr John Eros, California S tate Universit y East Bay coordinator of music education takes pride in. Eros knows his graduates have worked hard to earn the esteem
“ The music education program is challenging It ’ s ver y labor-intensive and time-intensive S tudents have to be serious and really invest a lot of effor t,” said Eros, who went on to explain students are required to take many more c lasses beyond just the degree requirements, inc luding conducting and music technolog y (S tudents need to complete 45 teaching hours before they are allowed to enter the credentialing program )
Music education students like James L eyba, however, aren’t deterred in the slightest. The program has made going the extra mile second nature.
“In the past year I’ve learned how to play tr umpet, trombone, tuba, euphonium, flute, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, violin and viola, and now I have a basic voice c lass,” L eyba said “ You star t to get the idea that you need to have all these things up to par because as a music educator, you realiz e that if you can’t do something, you can’t be expected to teach it ”
If you ask Rydeen, it ’ s exactly this kind of openmindedness that will make L eyba stand out in the job market “ We’re looking for people with a ver y diverse set of skills who are equally comfor table teaching c lassroom music as they would be teaching a band c lass or a violin c lass.”
Eros said another asset CSUEB music education students have is a strong desire to teach in culturally diverse, urban districts, such as those in the East Bay
“People look at Oakland and don’t want to jump there because they hear about problems,” L eyba said. “It ’ s actually a lovely place There are students in my c lass right now who would love to teach there As for me, I went into this knowing that I want to teach low-income students who may have an issue at home or at school.”
L eyba’s dedication to teaching disadvantaged kids is personal As a secondgrader he was told he needed to buy a shir t to perform with his choir “I’m the youngest of seven, so there was no way my parents were going to toss up twent y bucks for a T-shir t,” he said. The teacher allowed him to stay in the c lass, but barred him from performances “It discouraged my musical life for so long It didn’t diminish my passion for it, but it discouraged the practice. W hen teachers demand students have money to enjoy the ar ts, all it causes is students and families to be alienated and assume that they need
money to do music Music is basically free and it ’ s par t of a well-rounded education ”
Rydeen, a 2010 Cal S tate East Bay alumnus, agrees Even faced with a teacher shor tage, he’s looking for ways to expand and grow Oakland ’ s music programs.
“ There’s always a need to do more, ” he said “S ome of our elementar y schools only have music in four th and fif th grade instead of all the way from kindergar ten A few of our midd le schools don’t have a music program at all. Additionally, there are new oppor tunities to offer courses in music technolog y and composition ”
It ’ s not sur prising then, that Eros and Rydeen are teaming up to brainstorm ways to meet Oakland ’ s need – a need that will only increase thanks to national legislation that ’ s pending. Music and the ar ts were named a core subject in the Ever y Child Achieves Act, a version of which President O bama is expected to sign “I think intuitively we ’ ve known that music education belongs in the public schools ever since it was first introduced in the ear ly 1800s,” Eros said “It has something to offer that no other field has
to offer ”
“ We’re kicking around an idea of creating a career pipeline,” Rydeen explained “If we could create a cohor t of high school students interested in becoming music teachers we could star t to give them those foundational skills so they ’ re college-ready for a music education career ”
Eros said the recr uitment approach for high school students would be exactly the same as for his college music students “ We talk with our students. We get to know them. Based on our experience of knowing teachers and being teachers ourselves, we can get a good idea of who would make a good music educator It might be something that hasn’t crossed their minds before.”
• Rosa del D uca is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, journalist and musician Her work has been published in several literar y magazines, including Cutbank, C ALYX, River Teeth and G rain When she's not writing articles or stories she's cranking out the news at NBC Bay Area or making music with her folk/pop band Hunters
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Music Technology for Listening to Music
The Return of Vinyl
by James Knight CMEA Music Technology Representative
In Tune Monthl y magazine, “ The Young Musicians Textbook,” is the curricular resource that ever y NAf ME/CMEA member teaching grades seven through college receives as a member benefit For a nominal fee you can order a c lass set of In Tune student editions I use it myself as a quick read, or to get ideas for developing common core lesson plans that encourage reading or just to stay current regarding what our students are listening to The magazine regular ly features music technolog y, songwriting, listening guides, book reviews and a plethora of other topics that appeal to our students.The teacher ’ s edition contains lesson plans and the magazine is well-written for midd le and high school reading levels.Recently I ordered a c lassroom set of In Tune magazines and was delighted to find an ar tic le in the Januar y issue called “Return Tables, V inyl Makes a Comeback ” This issue of the magazine resonated with me because I have to admit I finally “took the plunge” and I’m back into vinyl I have returned to my musical roots and even integrated a growing new 180G vinyl collection that will be blended with my vintage records (the ones that aren’t worn out) into a new credenza in my living room where music will command just as much attention as my flat screen TV. I remember being seduced by CDs around 1983 because of the medium’s ease of use, absence of noise and the c larit y of the sound Q uickly my vinyl collection vanished
overnight about as fast as vinyl disappeared from my favorite record stores.The more than 500 records that I owned now seemed antiquated and worn out and wound up in the garage My JBL L100 speakers and Kenwood K9100 receiver were retired and I purchased a CD player and more compact speakers I hadn’t much thought about my music listening habits and managed to keep up with the times transitioning from CDs to MP3s and I felt comfor table navigating the iTunes store to repurchase my favorite vintage songs and then buy the newer music that my son and the rest of my students recommended.W hen my main deliver y device became my iPod/iP hone music still was still impor tant to me but I found myself becoming musically ADHD by not listening to the entire album, consuming music as candy, enjoying the nonstop titillation of playing hit af ter hit record and not paying attention to the Bsides or other songs on the album This musical sugar high resulted in music not being quite as special to me as it once was
Listening to music on MP3s and streaming remind me of the difference between using a microwave or a gas flame to cook a meal. Both are valuable technological tools in the kitchen and both ser ve their own pur pose. A microwave is convenient, requires few cooking skills or maintenance and allow us to eat on the go and get the cooking job done A gas flame requires a ritual of lighting the flame, monitoring the heat and ac-
tively stirring the pan or turning over the food being prepared.The same can be found in the listening experience. MP3s are necessar y for our busy lifest yles, they transpor t nicely in a car and allow to make customiz ed playlists and now that the music scene has once again changed the ar tic le from In Tune magazine explains: “For many buyers it ’ s not a question of vinyl or digital, but vinyl and digital ” Listening to music on vinyl is like cooking on a gas range The simple act of placing the st ylus on the record groove is like turning on the flame followed by hearing that first scrape of need le connecting with the music which reminds me of hearing that first scrape of a bow that sounds incredible when a master violinist star ts to perform.
Next, holding a real album in your hands, absorbing the cover ar twork while enjoying the album as the ar tist wanted me to hear their ar t Reading liner notes is like desser t and then hearing the st ylus leave the album brings c losure to the ar t of actively listening to a musical experience S o give yourself the permission to unwind and spend some time reconnecting with one of the main reasons you star ted to become a music teacher – the music. I have rediscovered so much great music and been having a great time in the process of collecting old favorites and discovering some great new music and ar tists from In Tune magazine music reviews
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
Last December, the Holl ywood Repor ter released its second annual list of The Top 25 Music Schools California dominated the list with an unparalleled inc lusion of five schools. Listed among Juilliard, New England, Eastman, the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Conser vatoire de Paris, are these five celebrated California music programs:
USC Thornton School of Music (#3)
“Established in 1884, USC ’ s Thornton School of Music is older by twent y years than Juilliard, but its proximit y to the L os Angeles movie and music scene has allowed it to flip the script from the c lassical canon (which it has dominated with one of the finest composition programs in the nation, and one of the few to offer c lasses in ear ly music) to the modern music business and technolog y possibilities ”
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (#4)
“ The National Research Council gave UCLA’s Depar tment of Musicolog y the highest rating of any non-performance music program W ith courses in jazz, techno, musical theater, even heavy metal (and an acceptance rate of 20 percent), the school offers instr uction from a respected facult y and highprofile guest instr uctors.”
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (#15)
“ The longest-standing conser vator y on the West Coast since its founding in 1917, the Conser vator y offers bachelor ’ s and master ’ s degrees in composition, instr umental and vocal performance to around 400 students, precollege training to 200 students and communit y outreach programs to more than 6,000 Bay Area residents ”
California State University, Northridge (#16)
“Nor thridge’s abilit y to compete with more vaunted, private institutions helps keep enrollment strong, and its programs in music industr y, media/film composition, jazz and c lassical performance are lauded around the countr y ”
California Institute of the Arts (#20)
“Although it might be better known for the design and animation programs that loosed T im Bur ton, John Lasseter and Brad Bird on the wor ld, CalAr ts has also developed a reputation for its exc lusive Herb Alper t School of Music, which prides itself on its small c lasses, individual instr uction and courses of study designed ‘ by ar tists for ar tists’ ”
The complete ar tic le is found in The Hollywood Repor ter from December 4, 2015 (Issue 40) and online at http://www.hollywoodrepor ter.com/lists/top-25-music-schools-2015842747/item/juilliard-school-25-music-schools-842778
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 This column contains items received by submission as well as from culling the Internet
The Music Association of California Community Colleges 60th Anniversary Conference Highlights
by Dr David Betancourt MACCC President
The Music Association of California Community Colleges held it’s 6 0th annivers ary conference
November 19–21, 2015 in S an Francisco at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway. The annual MAC C C Conference is a three-day event attended by more than 4 00 community college music students and music faculty The conference features master classes and competitions for students, workshops and present ations for faculty, a faculty recit al and luncheon with a keynote, and a culminating performance featuring the MAC C C Intercollegiate B and and Choir Vendors from music manufacturing companies, instrument s ales, publishers, colleges, and universities are also in attendance
This year’s conference master classes included piano, strings, and composition. The piano master class clinician was Jeffrey Sykes. The strings master class clinician was Jassen Todorov. The composition masterclass clinician was Pablo Furman Furman was also the adjudicator for the MAC C C Student Composition Contest The first place winner was Dariush Derakhshani from Los Angeles City College His award-winning composition, Odin, received a live performance premier at the Friday afternoon conference recit al. Dariush received a $200 first prize scholarship. There was also a first-ever theory competition where students competed online through various rounds The final round was held live at the conference with scholarships awards to the top winners First place, with an award of $200, was awarded to Grant Kondo from West Valley College (instructor Robert Cornejo) Second place was awarded to Andrew Esquer from Fresno City College (instructor Larry Honda). Honorable mentions included Priscilla Ortiz from East Los Angeles College (instructor Chie Na-
gat ani), Timothy B aldock from Mt S an Jacinto College (instructor Vaness a Sheldon), and Jeremy Perkins from Fresno City College (instructor Larry Honda).
This year’s conference featured a record number of sessions for faculty and included topics wide-ranging: exploring the overtone series, collaborations between music areas, making jazz theory work, convers ations with the choir and band conductors, legal online listening exercises, new approaches to program technology, s aving ensembles through CTE, online ear training, post performance impact, using foundation funds,
Dr. Jeff Benson with the MAC C C Intercollegiate Choir.
Dr Stephen Rochford, MAC C C, Southern Section President; Dr Eric Hammer, conductor, MAC C C Intercollegiate B and; Cindy Rosefield, MAC C C Northern Section Instrument al Represent ative; Dr David Bet ancourt, MAC C C President
ADT update and problem solving, disciplines networking, and non-idiomatic improvis ation. Special sessions were included for adjunct faculty and retired faculty with the inclusions of a MAC C C historical perspectives session Focusing on the 6 0th Annivers ary theme, the keynote address was given at the luncheon by longst anding MAC C C member Warren B alfour from Cuest a College
“I was both flattered and proud to be included in the recent 6 0th Music Association of California Community Colleges’ Conference in S an Francisco, especially to be invited to speak at the luncheon,” s aid B alfour of the conference “It was gratifying to me to see that the MAC C C group is still a vit al and moving force in providing the necess ary leadership for music education for the st ate’s community colleges.”
The Friday afternoon conference recit al featured clinician-selected master class students and community college faculty The recit al included faculty performances by Iman Khosrowpour (Irvine Valley College), Noel Benkman (Chabot College), Keren Schweitzer (Cerritos College), and Linda Minasian (Victor Valley Community College)
The MAC C C Intercollegiate B and and Choir are comprised of selected community college students from
throughout California. They rehearse for a tot al of twelve hours and give a performance to conclude the conference The band was conducted by Dr Eric Hammer from the University of the Pacific
“Thank you and congratulations to all the students and directors of the 2015 MAC C C All-St ate Honor B and,” s aid Hammer “While I have travelled widely for similar conducting opportunities, no place has surpassed the energy, musicality, friendliness, organization and inspiration of the MAC C C B and
“It was a privilege to be a part of the event and I hope that our time together will lead to future collaborations toward the growth of music in our st ate Until then, Onward!”
The choir was conducted by Dr Jeffrey Benson from S an José St ate University. “Working with the student musicians from the MAC C C Conference Choir was a thrill ” Benson noted “The singers were thoroughly prepared and fully engaged in the rehears al process from st art to finish, which made my job tremendously enjoyable.”
Membership in the MAC C C is open to all current and retired faculty and administrators (full-time and part-time) at a California community college music department Benefits of MAC C C membership are numerous:
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Networking with music administrators,
• department chairs, full-time and adjunct faculty from across the st ate;
Platform to discuss practical issues
• such as the transfer degree, repeat ability, applied music, commercial music, articulation, assessment, developing new courses, fundraising;
Leadership networking;
• fields;
Networking within specific music
New teacher mentoring;
• Access to the network of members;
• Breakout sessions at annual confer-
• ences covering all aspects of music department activities including pedagogy, online teaching, teaching techniques, legislative issues, and job placement;
Political activity and awareness;
• The MAC C C directory, a resource for
• networking and support;
• conferences;
Professional development at annual
• and students;
Performance opportunities for faculty
• and
Connections to the music industry;
• the annual conference
Opportunities to present sessions at
The MAC C C operates under the lead-
All MACCC photography by Rachel Betancourt
ership of a dedicated and engaged executive board:
David Bet ancourt, president, (Cerritos College)
Gus Kambeitz, president-elect, (West Valley College)
Christine Park, past president, (Los Angeles City College)
Chauncey Maddren, treasurer, (Los Angeles Valley College)
Diana Loayza, executive secret ary, (Cerritos College)
Jody Benecke, northern section president, (S ant a Ros a Junior College)
Stephen Rochford, southern section president, (Irvine Valley College)
Cassandra Tarantino, northern section choral represent ative, (Cuest a College)
Matthew Tresler, southern section choral represent ative, (Irvine Valley College)
Cindy Rosefield, northern section instrument al represent ative, (Los Posit as College)
Chaumonde Porterfield-Pyatt, legisla-
tion advocacy represent ative, (College of the Sequoias)
John Gerhold, curriculum represent ative, (B akersfield College)
Jeff Forehan, northern section commercial music represent ative, (West Valley College)
Andrew Maz, southern section commercial music represent ative, (Cerritos College)
The activities of the executive board are far-reaching David Bet ancourt, MAC C C president, st ates: “In the past few years our organization has made great strides towards collaborating with other music organizations in an effort to unify the goals of the music education community and to inform that community about the specific issues that face community college music programs. We have had to meet the challenges of advocating and sust aining repeat ability in ensembles, developing applied programs, and developing a new transfer model to fit unyielding (new) st ate guidelines that lump the high unit music degree into a general category with
other disciplines. These are major issues that are changing the landscape of community college music departments MAC C C has reached out to organizations (C M EA, S C S B OA, C B DA, NAM M, St and Up 4 Music) to gain support as they continue to strive towards comprehensive music programs that adequately prepare students for transfer into four-year institutions ”
On the heels of a very successful 6 0th Annivers ary conference, MAC C C is already making preparations for the 2016 conference The 2016 conference will be held on November 17–19 in S an Diego MAC C C is now accepting session propos als for the 2016 conference The MAC C C executive board considers topics including best practices, new resources, innovative approaches, discussions of critical issues, and present ations on research or works-inprogress All propos als are evaluated using a peer-review process. Further information about the Music Association of California Community Colleges can be found online at www emaccc org
Counting Out Loud: Happy Second Birthday to the CMEA Southwestern Section
by Dr Lisa Crawford
CMEA Southwestern Section President
Building a new CMEA section in California has been a great pleasure filled with much learning about members, where each member is and who our membership represents – students in so many music education programs across three counties of S outhern California. These past three years have renewed my energ y for an organization that has expanded its pur view in a way I had hoped for, am excited to be engaged with, tr uly suppor t, and admire. I could not have found greater suppor t than what I have received from all on the CMEA S tate Board, especially Michael D S tone, Russ S per ling, and Scott Hedgecock, and our CMEA S outhwestern S ection officers, Dr Alexander Koops, vice president, and Jessica Husselstein, secretar y These were the most engaged professionals for our section and I felt for tunate to get to know them Now, as my term ends, ne w music educ ators will come for ward to the leadership table to contr ibute to this process of building the CMEA S outhwestern S ection
We invited representatives into the section to ser ve in their areas of interest to assist our board Many provided over views of what representatives can do during their terms and this information has been useful in developing our founding section handbook These representatives inc lude:
Collegiate Facult y Representative
Collegiate Representative
S ection Mentorship Chair person
Collegiate Band Representative
S econdar y Band Representative
Modern Band Representative
Mentorship Representative
Choral Representative
K–12 S trings/Orchestra Representative
El S istema Representative
Elementar y Music/Kodály Representative
K–12 General Music/Orff Representative
Technolog y in Music Education Representative
The CMEA S outhwestern S ection held its inaugural conference at Azusa Pacific Universit y this past fall One of the highlights of the work we have done in our first two years , this oneday event presented a keynote speech from CMEA President, Mic hael D S tone, and introductor y talks by me, Dr Car l Schafer on advocac y, and Dr Frank Heuser Twel ve presenters offered professional development c linics with the conf erence theme of “Creativit y as the FI(b)RE of Music Educ ation: Teac hing and L ear ning through Composition and Improvisation.” These inc luded: Yosuke Miyoshi, Patricia O’Herron, Richard L aw ton, D r Alexander Koops, D r John W hitener, Matthe w Cotton, Tony W hite, Dr Christine D’Alexander, Dr Lily Chen-Haf teck, Jennifer Amaya, Eloise Por ter, Dr John Burdett, Dr Ed Trimis, and Caitlin Shaw Nick Vest presented a demonstration of Uc hida Handbel ls from Japan
Mar y Schliff
Dr Emily Moss
Matthew Cotton
Dr Jermie Arnold
S ean Jenkins
Scott Burstein
Larr y Newman
Eloise Por ter
Dr Diana McConnell
Dr. Christine D'Alexander
Kelly Callirgos
Richard Lawton
Yosuke Miyoshim
Chor al director, Daniel L ope z brought his advanced voc al groups from Verdugo Hills High School and musicians from Azusa Pacific performed This conference is on its way to becoming one of the best in the state In addition, combining forces with the CMEA S outheaster n S ection, we are de v eloping our annual solo and ensemble festival Now in its second year, this event is high in the profile of music al oppor tunities we have undertaken to provide music educators in S outhern California.
There is thinking out loud, there is cr y ing out loud, there is leading out loud and while I hope our section will do all of these, I hope you will speak out loud My philosophy of music educ ation is to remember, as music teachers, to not only formulate ideas, but to speak about them I want our section to share ideas and to make oppor tunities to constr uct new ways for students to be music al, and to off er
music educators oppor tunities to engage with each other and speak with each other at ever y turn
As the soon-to-be immediate past president, I would like the CMEA S outhwester n S ection to remember about counting out loud Counting out loud maximiz es focus, instills securit y, and develops an attitude of attention to detail when learning a new piece of music. At some point, musicalit y becomes the goal and we leave counting out loud behind. But, as musicians understand, e v en though maybe we should, we rarely return to counting out loud once we hav e learned challenging musical sections. Happy bir thday, CMEA S outhwester n S ection You are an amazing group of music educ ators As our leadership shif ts af ter the section’s ear l y de v elopment, I hope you wil l know when to return to counting out loud as our section progresses successfully for ward
In stru mental Con du cting f or Mus ic
by Mildred H Yi
In my ear ly years as a midd le school and high school orchestra director, I felt the need to improve my conducting skills to better support student learning I wondered if my technique and physical gestures clear ly reflected my verbal instructions and explanations of music concepts I remembered my college conducting professor saying that younger ensembles need good conductors and that good conducting can make a difference for the students. W hile graduate study in instrumental conducting helped meet my learning goals, I felt the lack of professional development opportunities for school music teachers in the area of conducting Years later, af ter entering the field of music teacher education, I wanted to investigate the topic of music teachers and their development as conductors Three guiding questions inc luded:
1 W hat are the functions of conducting? W hy is conducting an impor tant skill for a music teacher?
2 How do the music educ ation students and ear l y c areer music teachers perceive their conducting training?
3 How can the profession help prospective and current music teachers fur ther develop conducting skills?
My inquir y led to a great oppor tunit y to put research into practice at the 2016 CASMEC in S an José by leading a collegiate session titled: “Instr umental Conducting for Music Education S tudents.”
Functions
Educ ation Studen ts
of Conducting
I opened the session by polling the group of prospective and current music teachers with the question: “ How many functions of conducting are there?”
I heard a good range of numbers, and as I scanned the room, I made eye contact with one teacher who indicated “ one ” by raising the index finger. In this segment, my goal was to share that conducting has a greater educ ational pur pose than to merely “ keep time ” I presented the findings in a report written by Allen G umm (2012), on the functions of conducting for music educators He indicates six functions:
• to beat, tempo and meter.
Mechanical Precision Function: Master y of techniques related
• music
•
Expression Function: Convey ing character and intent of the
Motivational Function: Gestures that engages the musicians
• the ensemble.
•
P hysical Technique Function: Directing of movement within
Unstrained Tone Function: S howing tone qualit y.
• sharing intentions and inter pretations
Psychosocial Function: Building a culture of collaboration by
Al l the functions descr ibed conv e y teac hing and lear ning components in the context of a music ensemble. Conducting
Student conducting participant Ryan Yoder, senior, B M music education, Vanguard University of Southern California; with Vanguard University orchestra members participating as the lab ensemble.
educates and fosters a communit y of learners.
Perceptions on Conducting Study
Having established a rationale that cond u c t i n g s k i l l s s e r v e s e v e r a l e d u c a t i o n a l pur poses, I shared research on what music educ ation students and ear l y c areer teache r s t h o u g h t a b o u t c o n d u c t i n g s t u d y a n d curr iculum as par t of their music teac her p re p a r a t i o n A s t u d y t h a t s u r v e y e d 1 7 3 music educ ation majors indic ated the fol-
l ow i n g re s p on s e s ( S i l v e y, 2 0 1 4 ; S i l v e y & Major 2011):
Confident with beat patter ns.
• L east confident about error detection
• and correction
• sembles
Need for exper ience in front of large en-
• course work.
Need for more semesters of conducting
Need for more div erse reper toire
• Need for focus of rehearsal tec hniques
• S imilar l y, a col league and I conducted a qualitativ e study by using a questionnaire for focus group of t wo to four music educ ation students at diff erent stages and t wo ear l y c areer instr umental music teac hers ( W hitmore & Y i, 2015)
The findings inc lude:
• conducting instr uction.
Need for one-on-one or studio setting of
• siums at minimal cost
Need for conducting workshops/sy mpo-
• before or dur ing student teac hing as a “refresher.”
Need for conducting seminar or course
Need for discussion on topics related to
• K–12 music ensembles, score study, progr amming and c lassroom management
Both studies pointed to the need for more conducting lear ning oppor tunities at var ious stages, settings as wel l as an inc lusion of topics related to teac hing
sc hool music ensembles There was a consensus among the session attendees of the need to expand knowledge and skil ls in conducting to be eff ectiv e music educ ators.
Implications for the Profession
“Instr umental Conducting for Music
Education S tudents” session was a direct application of the recommendations given by W hitmore & Y i (2015):
• various learning settings
Increase offering of conducting study in
• and topics in conducting study
•
Inc lude study of educational literature
More podium time in front of a variet y of
groups
• ing c linics for prospective and current music teachers
Professional associations to offer conduct-
• seek conducting study oppor tunities throughout teacher preparation and beyond.
Encourage prospective music teachers to
The target stage in teacher preparation was af ter completion of conducting course(s) and before or during student teaching Two qualified student conductors were identified and contrasting educational literature was assigned for score study : Dance of the Tumblers from The S now Maiden by Rimsky-Korsakoff, arranged by S andra Dackow, and Jupiter from The P lanets by Gustav Holt, arranged by Deborah Monday The next challenge was forming a lab ensemble. A group of musicians from Vanguard Universit y Orchestra was confirmed to participate
The session transitioned from research and rationale to the conducting c linic The two conductors both displayed great skills and I had the oppor tunit y to give them feedback as well as promote selfevaluation skills by asking what they would like to do differently and why The lab orchestra musicians were also inc luded
Vanguard University orchestra members and conductor: Andreas Gonzales, Tammy Kanei, Alisha Byram, Mildred H Yi, Cosette Percy, Sierra LowryShepard, and Stephen Huang at CAS M E C 2016
in the discussion as to what they needed from the conductor
Did the session fulfill its intention to provide conducting experience and learning for prospective music teachers?
“Not only was (the session) helpful in identifying common mistakes and pitfalls of ten over looked by young conductors, it was also necessar y given the extensive research presented I not only felt more aware of some of my personal habits while conducting, but the c linic also helped me to expand my knowledge and c larit y as a conductor Having the experience of conducting a live ensemble was thrilling and informative The comments given to me were helpful not only for me, but for the audience as well. I would highly encourage others to par ticipate in future sessions for the betterment of their students, self, and the profession ” (Kelvin F lores, California S tate Universit y Nor thridge –music credential candidate)
“I am so thankful to have had this experience in instr umental conducting as a music education student. As a student emphasizing in choral music, it was a highly valuable experience working with instr umentalists This is something I would have never gotten in my undergraduate career due to the standard two semesters of conducting courses. We really only get to br ush the surface of proper
technique for working with an ensemble The greatest lesson I learned through this experience was how different the approach is from singers to instr umentalist I was thankful to receive feedback about ways I could improve my conducting technique.”
(Ryan Yoder, Vanguard Universit y of S outhern California – B M music education candidate)
The more we learn as teachers of music, the more our students benefit as learners W ith performing ensembles continuing as predominant models of American music education, conducting skills need to become an integral par t of effective teaching I hope that our profession will continue to offer learning oppor tunities for collegiate and ear ly career music teachers in creative ways.
•
Mildred H Yi, assistant professor of music, is conductor of university orchest ra and coordinator of music education at Vanguard University of Southern California She is an Ed D candidate in music and education at Teachers College, Columbia University where she completed an Ed M in music and
music education Mildred Yi received a M M in inst rumental conducting from San Francisco State University and a B A in music from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests include inst rumental music teacher education and instructional design
•
References
Gumm, A. J. (2012). “S ix functions of conducting: A new foundation for music educators ” Music Educators Journal, 99(2), 43– 49
S ilvey, B A , & Major, M L (2014) “Undergraduate music education majors’ perceptions of their development as conductors: Insights from a basic conducting course ” Research S tudies in Music Education, 36(1), 75–89
S ilvey, B. A. (2011). “Undergraduate music majors’ perceptions of instr umental conducting curricula ” Journal of Music Teacher Education, 21(1), 27–38
W hitmore, G X , & Y i, M H (2015) Reflections on conducting study by preser vice and ear ly career music teachers. Teachers College, Columbia Universit y (An unpublished repor t)
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2016 Choral Leadership Academy Report
by Willow Manspeaker CMEA CA ACDA Representative
The fif th annual CMEA/ACDA/SCVA sponsored Choral L eadership Academy (CLA) was held during the California All-S tate Music Educators Conference (CASMEC) in Febr uar y, and what a successful event this was! The CLA is an intense two-day event for high school, communit y college, and universit y students who are interested in pursuing a career in the choral profession. This outstanding event impar ts musicianship skills, inspires confidence, and builds camaraderie amongst musicians of the next generation. O ver the course of the weekend, the students in the CLA honed their sight-reading skills through reading sessions, explored new literature for future use, collaborated in small ensembles, and developed valuable leadership skills S tudents that attended the CLA lef t with a better understanding of our professional organizations, and what it takes to be a choral director in today ’ s educational c limate Head lining the CLA facult y was Dr Elizabeth Schauer (Universit y of Ariz ona), assisted by Christopher Peterson (CSU Fuller ton), Angel Vázquez-Ramos (CSU Bakersfield), Jeffrey Benson (CSU S an José), and W illow Manspeaker (S tevenson School) If you believe that this would be a valuable experience for your students, please encourage them to apply for the 2017 Choral L eadership Academy
Stephanie Rios rehearses a madrigal group during the Choral Leadership Ac ademy in the Fairmont Hotel
Christopher Peterson of C S U Fullerton, Jeffrey Benson of C S U S an José, Brandon Elliott of Moorpark College, and Angel VázquezRamos of C S U B akersfield during a session of the Choral Leadership Academy at CAS M E C 2016.
The 2016 California High School Men’s All-St ate Honor Choir in concert in the Cathedral B asilica of St. Joseph in downtown S an José.
Plaza de Cés ar Chávez Park, in downtown S an José adjacent the Fairmont Hotel, was est ablished when S an José moved from its original location on the b
CMEA 2016 Awards Gala
Friday evening, February 12, 2016
Flames Eatery and Bar, San José
Opening remarks by CMEA P resident Michael D Stone:
Good evening, and welcome I am Michael S tone, CMEA President It is my pleasure to welcome you to the CMEA Annual Awards Gala where outstanding individuals are honored for their work supporting CMEA’s vision that all students in California be provided access to a firstc lass education in music
I would like to begin by thanking CMEA member J im Mazzaferro and his jazz ensemble for entertaining us tonight during the cocktail hour. Presenting awards tonight will be CMEA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock, CMEA Immediate Past President Russ S per ling, CMEA V ice President S teven Hendee, and myself Before we start, I would like to thank CMEA S ecretar y D uane Otani for his adept work organizing this year ’ s CMEA awards program I would also like to thank CMEA Administrative Coordinator Trish Adams for all her amazing work preparing ever y detail in preparation for tonight ’ s gala Trish, you are amazing in all that you do P lease welcome President-Elect Hedgecock, who will present our first award.
Scott Hedgecock:
The CMEA O utstanding Administrator Award honors educators who, as school administrators, have contributed powerfully to the support of music education This year, in recognition of the importance school administrators have on the success of music in our schools, we recogniz e two individuals.
F irst, Craig Faniani Craig Faniani has been a major name in music education in S acramento for over twent y-five years The majorit y of his time in education he taught at Rio Americano High School in Citrus Heights, leading the school ’ s award-winning jazz program Af ter Craig’s tenure at Rio he moved on to become the visual and performing arts coordinator for S an Juan Unified School District. In the last two school years alone, he has facilitated bringing more than twent y arts teachers into the district, restoring programs lost many years ago S an Juan now has more than 125 arts educators
Craig’s philosophy should be stated as “the more the merrier ” Craig wholehearted ly believes that ever y student not only deser ves access to qualit y music education, but also to a wide variet y of musical experiences as well. Craig is always brainstorming new and exciting options to cater to each school ’ s unique situation No matter where Craig is, he can be heard singing the praises of music education and the importance of the educators he represents Craig has been an incredible advocate for music education and continues to share his enthusiasm and
The first C M EA Outst anding Administrator Award, which honors educators who, as school administrators, have contributed powerfully to the support of music education, goes to Craig Faniani, with C M EA Capitol Section President S antiago S abado and C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling
wisdom with students, teachers, and administrators alike Congratulations, Craig Faniani
bank of the Guadalupe River to the current downtown location in 1797 and has been in use ever since, making it the oldest public open space in California
Michael D Stone:
O ur second CMEA O utstanding Administrator Award goes to Allan Kristensen Allan Kristensen is a retired music educator and arts administrator Most recently, he ser ved as the visual and performing arts manager for the Fresno Unified School District where he supported arts education implementation in more than one hundred schools, aligning and strengthening arts programs where they were weak and bringing back arts programs where they had previously been absent Prior to coming to Fresno Unified, Mr Kristensen ser ved as an administrator in Madera Unified and a music teacher with the Clovis Unified School District. W hile in Clovis he ser ved as band director at both Clovis West and Clovis High Schools, and also taught elementar y music Prior to coming to California, he taught in Oregon
The second C M EA Outst anding Administrator Award, which honors educators who, as school administrators, have contributed powerfully to the support of music education, goes to Allan
Mr Kristensen has become a highly recogniz ed music adjudicator and c linician wor ldwide, having judged both the Bands of America Nationals and the DCI Wor ld Championships several times, as well as teaching, writing and judging in Great Britain, Japan and Canada.
He has been extremely active ser ving the music profession as president of the Western Band Association ( WBA), president of the Fresno-Madera Count y Music Educators Association (FMCMEA), and board member with CMEA Central S ection In 2006 Mr Kristensen was awarded the CMEA Central California O utstanding Music Teacher at the CMEA state conference and was the 2003 Fresno-Madera Count y Band Director of the Year.
He is married to Kim Fox-Kristensen and they have a daughter named Ryann Congratulations, Allan Kristensen
Michael D Stone:
CMEA S ection Awards are the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a music educator in any given CMEA section. It ’ s our pleasure tonight to introduce our section award recipients
From the CMEA Bay S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Nanc y Moser from Miller Midd le School
Nanc y Moser was born in Houston, Texas to a musical family Her mother, Harriet Moser, was a brilliant pianist and composer From her parents, Nanc y gained a love of music from a ver y ear ly age.
Nanc y graduated from Houston’s High School for Performing and V isual Arts, earning a bachelor ’ s degree in music and a teaching credential from S an José S tate Universit y, and a master ’ s degree in music education from the American Band College at S outhern Oregon S tate Universit y
Nanc y has taught music in public schools since 1987, first in the
The C M EA B ay Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Nancy Moser, with C M EA B ay Section President-Elect Rit a ZigasBrown, and C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock
Alum Rock School District, then at Joaquin Miller Midd le School in the Cupertino USD. The Miller band program has grown from two to seven periods over the years, necessitating the hiring of additional music teachers Miller Midd le School ’ s Mustang and Advanced Bands regular ly earn unanimous superior ratings at CMEA band festivals
Nanc y was awarded Miller Midd le School ’ s “2004 Teacher of the Year ” and human ser vice awards from the P TA Besides teaching band and enjoying music, Nanc y enjoys her pets, gardening, swimming, hanging out and hiking with friends, traveling with her husband, and playing saxophone/woodwinds freelance in the S an José area.
Congratulations, Nanc y Moser
Steven Hendee:
From the CMEA Capitol S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Kimber ly Cole Feeney from the Davis Unified School District.
Kimber ly Cole Feeney is in her twent y-seventh year ser ving as a
The C M EA Capitol Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Kimberly Cole Feeney, with C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling and C M EA Capitol Section President S antiago S abado
string specialist with the Davis Joint Unified School District S he teaches an average of 350– 400 students per year, ser ving five schools and leading the “Davis All-Cit y Elementar y Orchestra ” S he holds a bachelor ’ s degree in music performance from California S tate Universit y, S acramento, and a master of arts in music education and cello per-
Kristensen, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
formance from L ong Beach S tate Universit y S he is currently ser ving as past president and webmaster of the California chapter of the American S tring Teacher ’ s Association, or CalASTA, and has recently been appointed as the liaison to CMEA
O ver the past twent y years, Kim has held numerous leadership positions with both CMEA and CalASTA In 2002 she was presented with the “O utstanding S tring Educator Award ” by CMEA Capitol S ection, and in 2007 she was added to the Marquis W ho’s W ho of American Women. In her spare time, Kim freelances on the cello, playing in her own quartet and with various orchestras in the S acramento and Bay Areas S he also ser ves as an adjudicator at both local and state events
Congratulations, Kimber ly Cole Feeney Scott Hedgecock:
From the CMEA Central S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to James Kusserow from Porter ville High School
Born in S usanville, California, James Kusserow attended Porter ville High School, graduating in 1976, and Porter ville College, graduating
House, and on December 21, 2001 they performed two shows in the East Room of the W hite House.
Congratulations, James Kusserow. Russ Sperling:
From the CMEA Central Coast S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Brian Hand ley from Carmel High School
As director of instrumental music at Carmel High School for the past sixteen years, Brian Hand ley has built a jazz, string, and band program that consistently yield outstanding musical performances that
in 1978 He began playing the trumpet at age nine at Terra Bella Elementar y School under director Gerald Aanastead.
J im began his career teaching at Mulcahy and Live Oak Midd le Schools before accepting the band position at Porter ville High School in 1990 Following the 37-year legac y of Buck S haffer, which inc luded a performance at Carnegie Hall in 1990 and five Tournament of Roses Parades, the Panther Band has continued to attain the highest caliber of musical excellence S uperior ratings for 24 years for Porter ville High School at CMEA music festivals, recognition as the National Hall of Fame Band of the Year, and performances at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Constitution Hall in Washington D C and Carnegie Hall, have been highlights of the band under Mr Kusserow ’ s baton
The Panther Band marched down Colorado Boulevard Januar y 1, 2007 in their sixth Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade
Mr. Kusserow is also listed in the W ho’s W ho of American Teachers. In 2010, Mr. Kusserow received the Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction from the National S ociet y of High School Scholars, and the Bandwor ld L egion of Honor Laureate of the John Philip S ousa Foundation The Fabulous S tudio Band has continued to thrive under his direction recording and touring regular ly throughout the United S tates and Canada The studio band was invited to perform at the W hite
showcase his love of qualit y repertoire from all across the musical spectrum Brian completed his B M in music education at the Universit y of the Pacific, and an M M in conducting at the Universit y of Michigan, and then began his long tenure of cultivating the musical abilit y of students on the Monterey Peninsula with teaching assignments at elementar y and midd le schools in the area In addition to the ensembles he directs, Brian also instructs group guitar, digital music, and assists with the Carmel High singer/songwriters guild He is a member of many professional music educator organizations, inc luding NAf ME, CBDA, CODA, and NCBA, and has ser ved on the CMEA Central Coast S ection Board of Directors.
Brian has been the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Carmel High School Mentor of the Year, and the O utstanding Young Educator of the Year Award for S easide, California Additionally, he has ser ved as a rehearsal guest conductor for Youth Music Monterey and the S anta Cruz Count y Youth S ymphony, administrator for Monterey Jazz Festival summer camps, and band manager for four international tours with the Monterey Jazz Festival All-S tar Bands. Brian is dedicated to his students and to his craf t, as evidenced in the multitude of festivals in which his groups have participated, always receiving high scores and praise
Congratulations, Brian Hand ley
Michael D. Stone:
From the CMEA Northern S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Deb W iseman from the Redding School District Deb W iseman grew up in Minnesota on a dair y farm S he started playing piano in third grade and c larinet in fif th grade Deb became the student director of her high school band in the little town of S t
The C M EA Central Coast Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Brian Handley, with C M EA Central Coast Section President Willow Manspeaker, and C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
The C M EA Central Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to James Kusserow, with C M EA Central Section President Kirk Clague and C M EA President Michael D Stone
Francis That was when she knew she wanted to do this for a long time Ms W iseman attended Crown College in Minnesota, majoring in music education, playing in woodwind groups, and picking up trumpet and playing in the brass ensemble, as well as singing in choir. Af ter graduation, she traveled with an international singing group called “S ound Alliance ” S he then went to Nyack College in New York to get her teaching credential S he married her husband John about this time
Ms W iseman has directed many youth choirs and adult choirs S he also worked in an anesthesiologist ’ s office when her husband was attending seminar y Af ter moving to Ohio to continue her education in the field of church music and youth ministr y, she became a stay at
home mom to their daughter. Moving to California in 1992, Deb began teaching with the Redding School District where she has worked for 17 years S he has taught second grade choir, third through fif th grade choir, junior high choir, third grade recorders, and band A few highlights of her years teaching the S equoia Midd le School Band inc lude marching seven times in the Disneyland Main S treet Parade, marching in local parades in the area, and taking students to solo/ensemble festivals and honor bands.
S he states that she has had many wonderful mentors along the way and is grateful for all of them
Congratulations, Deb W iseman
Steven Hendee:
From the CMEA North Coast S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Laura Arrington from Humboldt Count y Laura Arrington has been a vibrant part of the CMEA North Coast S ection music scene since childhood, when she began S uzuki violin lessons at age four and piano at age six S he joined the Redwood Coast Children’s Choir at age five and toured with them in Eastern Europe in 1989. Throughout her school years she played violin at Eureka High School and in the Humboldt Music Academy Orchestra
Laura was a soloist with the Eureka S ymphony three times, beginning in high school In addition, she has ser ved as the S ymphony Chorus master S he won the Humboldt S tate Concerto/Aria competition in 1993 and graduated in both music performance and education in 1995 and 1996
Laura has always had a passion for teaching. S he began giving piano lessons at age twelve, and taught piano, voice, and choir at the Music Academy throughout college and beyond Her greatest gif t is the enthusiasm for music education she has brought to several ver y small
schools, helping to grow both their c lassroom music and elective programs Laura has continually ser ved the CMEA North Coast S ection since beginning her teaching career. S he has been the section secretar y, chaired the choral festivals, ser ved as an adjudicator and c linician, and conducted junior and senior all-count y choirs several times
Laura’s skills extend to managing her family orchard business, which inc luded catering local events in their beautiful apple orchard S he is married and has two teenage children
Congratulations, Laura Arrington.
Scott Hedgecock:
From the CMEA S outheastern S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Kellori Dower from Rio Honda College
Kellori Dower, also known as “Mama D,” was the director of Moreno Valley ’ s award-winning Rancho Verde High School choral music program and chair of performing arts for ten years. S he went on to lead the Moreno Valley College choral program Ms Dower has also ser ved as a vice principal and district arts administrator
Kellori Dower ’ s background in music leadership spans more than a decade with work for the California Commission on Teacher Creden-
The C M EA Northern Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Deb Wiseman, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock and C M EA Northern Section President-Elect Mike Phenicie
The C M EA North Coast Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Laura Arrington Accepting the award on her behalf is C M EA North Coast Section President Dan Sedgwick, former North Coast Section President Judith Scharnberg and C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling
The C M EA Southeastern Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Kellori Dower Accepting the award on her behalf is C M EA Southeastern Section President Armalyn De La O, with C M EA President Michael D Stone, and C M EA Southwestern Section B oard Member Phil Mortensen
tialing S he assisted with the creation of the California S ubject Examinations for Teachers, or CSET, for new music teachers. A choral composer, her ensembles have performed in some of the most distinguished venues in the countr y, inc luding Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Orchestra Hall S he is currently the director of choral and vocal music at Rio Hondo College and ser ves as a choral adjudicator and c linician in southern California and throughout the U S Congratulations, Kellori Dower. Russ Sperling:
From the CMEA S outhern Border S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Matt Armstrong from S an Marcos High School
Matthew Armstrong is the coordinator for all visual and performing arts programs in the S an Marcos Unified School District. Previously, he ser ved as music director at S an Marcos High School In 2014, he was awarded “ Teacher Of The Year ” in the district, and in 2015 received the CMEA S outhern Border S ection O utstanding Music Educator Award Holding a bachelor of arts degree from S an Diego S tate, he is a highly sought af ter performer, c linician, and arranger As a performer he freelances throughout S an Diego and regular ly performs in
sional home
Mr Eisenhart has taught beginning through advanced-level c lasses in all combinations of strings, winds, and percussion He has many years of experience teaching general music, piano, and AP music theor y Ensembles at Van Nuys High School have inc luded high-achieving concert bands, string orchestras, chamber symphonies, jazz ensembles, and a championship marching band and winterguard
Mr Eisenhart, a graduate of UCLA, has been active in cultivating young music educators throughout his career Twelve of his own former students are currently credentialed music teachers at schools in the L os Angeles area His work as a master teacher and demonstration teacher has promoted the development of a strong cooperative instructional design which provides a natural laborator y for instructional modeling and professional feedback Beginning in 2011, Mr Eisenhart enjoyed four years as an adjunct facult y member at California S tate Universit y, Northridge, where he taught brass pedagog y c lasses
Congratulations, Robert Eisenhart
Steven Hendee:
S an Diego S ymphony chamber ensembles, has held the position of principal percussionist with the California Chamber Orchestra, and works regular ly in jazz and Dixie ensembles
Mr Armstrong has taken groups to prestigious events all over the wor ld inc luding Japan, England, France, S witz er land, Italy, Austria, Germany, Australia, China and special performances at the Hawaii International Jazz Festival, the Bands of America National Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble Festival and concerts for U. S. Presidents. Mr. Armstrong is a member of Percussive Arts S ociet y and the S outhern California Band and Orchestra Association
Congratulations, Matt Armstrong
Michael D Stone:
From the CMEA S outhwestern S ection: The O utstanding Music Educator Award goes to Robert Eisenhart, from Van Nuys High School
Robert Eisenhart started teaching with the L os Angeles Unified School District at Van Nuys High School in 1992 Twent y-four years later, he is ver y happy to still call Van Nuys High School his profes-
The CMEA Elementar y Music S pecialist Award honors excellence in elementar y music instruction The Elementar y Music S pecialist Award goes to Linda Mouradian from the L os Angeles Unified School District
Linda Mouradian has had a 38-year career in the music education profession. S he believes that the role of teacher of music is to develop and nurture the academic, social, creative, emotional and spiritual capabilities of students W hen Ms Mouradian graduated from Boston Universit y in 1975, she says a ver y wise professor told her “ your professional organizations will be a great resource and support ” W ith that advice in hand, MENC, now NAf ME, was her first professional affiliation Moving to California gave her the opportunit y to join and support CMEA. S he has been a member for more than thirt y years.
Ms. Mouradian has spent the last eighteen years as an itinerant elementar y music teachers in the LAUSD A master teacher for the credential students at CA S tate Universit y, Northridge, she has ser ved as an instrumental music coach for the district as well S he received the CMEA 2005 Alfred Publishing Elementar y Music S pecialist Award Ms. Mouradian has been an institution in the LAUSD for many years.
Congratulations, Linda Mouradian.
The C M EA Southern B order Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Matt Armstrong, with C M EA Southern B order Section President Marc Dwyer and C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
The C M EA Southwestern Section Outst anding Music Educator Award goes to Robert Eisenhart, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock and C M EA Southwestern Section President Lis a Crawford
Scott Hedgecock:
The CMEA Midd le School Music S pecialist Award honors excellence in midd le school instrumental and/or choral music instruction
This year, CMEA is pleased to award Pauline Crooks with the midd le school music specialist award
Pauline Crooks believes that all students have the right to a standards-based music education taught by a credentialed specialist.
Af ter teaching band in the Poway Unified School District for many years, Ms Crooks was recently named the new visual and performing arts coordinator for the S an Diego Count y Office of Education Pauline has ser ved as the president, secretar y, and historian for the
education and our need to advocate for ourselves as arts educators both nationally, and in California, at the school district level. S he devoted her time as president-elect and president of the CMEA S outhern Border S ection to doing her best to make a positive impact on the music education communit y S he looks for ward to doing the same work throughout S an Diego Count y
Congratulations, Pauline Crooks
Russ Sperling:
The CMEA Richard L L evin Orchestra Educator Award honors excellence in orchestra education and performance This year, CMEA is pleased to award Scott Krinjen, music teacher at Castillero Midd le School, with the orchestra educator award
Born in Antwer p, Belgium, Scott Krinjen was raised in an environment of music, conducting, and education. It is with great joy that he gets to continue to grow in these arts ever yday in and throughout the Bay Area Af ter earning a master ’ s degree in cello performance at the S an Francisco Conser vator y of Music, he enjoyed traveling throughout the wor ld performing chamber music He visited Europe, Taiwan,
CMEA S outhern Border S ection Board of Directors
D uring the summer of 2013, Ms Crooks had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D C to participate in NAf ME National Assembly. This experience truly opened her eyes to the bigger picture of
Korea, and then headed home to S an José to assume the role of principal cellist with the S ilicon Valley S ymphony. As a conductor, Scott has lead the orchestras of S ummer in the Cit y at S an José S tate Universit y, S ummer Music at Redwood, and worked with Michael Boitz at S aratoga High School As an educator, Scott is in his eighth year of teaching at Castillero Midd le School, winning Teacher of the Year recognition in 2011 Scott is happily married to his wife of nine years, Ar yn, and is the father of two beautiful children who get to grow up in the same wonderful wor ld of music.
Congratulations, Scott Krinjen
Michael D S tone:
The CMEA Pearson Scott Foresman/S ilver Burdett Choral Educator Award honors excellence in choral education and performance. This year, CMEA is pleased to award Anne-Marie Katemopoulos with the choral educator award
Anne-Marie Katemopoulos has taught at Abraham Lincoln High School in S an José for the past 25 years S he teaches two jazz choirs and four c lassical choirs, provides vocal direction for Lincoln’s musical theatre program, and ser ves as chairman to the music department
The C M EA Richard L Levin Orchestra Educator Award, which honors excellence in orchestra education and performance, goes to Scott Krinjen, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
The C M EA Middle School Music Specialist Award, which honors excellence in middle school instrument al and/or choral music instruction, goes to Pauline Crooks, with C M EA President Michael D Stone
The C M EA Element ary Music Specialist Award, which honors excellence in element ary music instruction, goes to Linda Mouradian, with C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling
A graduate of S an José S tate Universit y, Anne-Marie is the recipient of numerous awards, inc luding the Carmen Dragon Memorial Scholarship in Conducting from the CSU S ystem and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the S an José S tate Universit y School of Humanities and the Arts Alumni Association S he was Teacher of the Year for Lincoln High School in 1999 and 2015
S he is proudest of all to have inspired students to become educators at all levels and in a variet y of subjects Although her schedule keeps her busy, Ms Katemopoulos enjoys appearances as a guest conductor and adjudicator In her spare time, she loves to travel, read, take pictures, and spend time playing with her family ’ s five black-and-white rescue cats Congratulations, Anne-Marie Katemoulos.
Steven Hendee:
The CMEA Jazz Educator Award honors excellence in jazz education and performance This year, CMEA is pleased to award L es Nunes with the jazz educator award
L es Nunes has taught music 32 years and instructs three jazz bands, a concert band, and a brass ensemble at Clovis High School and Clark Intermediate Schools He is also the jazz trombone teacher at Fresno S tate Universit y In addition, he has taught as an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific Universit y, Fresno Cit y College, and West Hills College L es was also was the band director at Roosevelt School of the Arts and Bullard High, previously Mr Nunes plays as a freelance trombonist throughout California. He has hosted hundreds of jazz c linicians and concerts at his schools inc luding P las Johnson, Ed Thigpen, Char lie S hoemake, Gar y S mulyan, Bill Cunliffe and other wor ld c lass jazz musicians
His school groups consistently earn high superior ratings at festivals they attend L es is the vice president of Jazzfresno, an organization that promotes educational events and performances by student and professional groups. He was also DJ on the jazz radio station KFSR . He has played for seven years in the Bethel Lutheran Jazz Ensemble led by David Aus for one of the only monthly jazz masses in the United S tates He is the director and founder of the S an Joaquin Valley Trombone Ensemble and the retro-folk/rock group F ire and Rain L es has been named the jazz educator of the year for FMCMEA, Fresno Madera
Counties Music Educators Association, and has received recognition from the National Band Association for his excellence in teaching. Congratulations, L es Nunes
Russ Sperling:
The CMEA Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator Award honors excellence in instrumental education and performance This year, CMEA is pleased to award Jeanne Christensen with the band educator award.
For the past 25 years, Jeanne Christensen has had the pleasure of being a music educator Music has always been her love and teaching her passion For her, the creative process of educating students each day is irreplaceable Jeanne Christensen, aka Mrs C, was born and raised in S an Diego. S he attended the Universit y of S an Diego and S an Diego S tate Universit y. As a band director in the S an Diego Unified School District, the rewards have been many S he has been able to shape the programs in which she has stood in front of and has built a strong foun-
The C M EA Pearson Scott Foresman/Silver Burdett Choral Educator Award, which honors excellence in choral education and performance, goes to Anne-Marie Katemopoulos, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock
The C M EA Byron Hoyt/ Don Schmeer B and Educator Award, which honors excellence in instrument al education and performance, goes to Jeanne Christensen, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee.
The C M EA Jazz Educator Award, which honors excellence in jazz education and performance, goes Les Nunes, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock
dation of music and performance for her students and the Mira Mesa communit y.
Jeanne has been honored to receive multiple music educator awards over the years S he has sat on the CMEA S outhern Border S ection Board of Directors, ser ving as president Jeanne strongly feels that behind ever y good teacher are hundreds of students and parents who have followed and “ bought into” the teaching that has been done Her greatest support comes from her husband of more than 18 years, Marlin, who is a math teacher Mira Mesa High School.
The Mira Mesa High School ’ s music program has grown into the largest instrumental program in the S an Diego Unified School District with more than 400 students involved in either band or orchestra The Mira Mesa High School marching band has been ranked as one of the top groups in S outhern California and her concert ensembles each spring have received consistent “superior ratings” at festivals. The school ’ s marching band represented all of S outhern California in the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, quite an honor Congratulations, Jeanne Christensen Russ Sperling:
The CMEA John S wain College/Universit y Educator Award honors excellence in music education at the college/universit y level. This year, CMEA is pleased to award Dr Gar y P Gilroy with the college educator award
Gar y P Gilroy is professor of music and director of bands at California S tate Universit y, Fresno Previously, he ser ved as associate director of bands and director of the Bulldog Marching Band, also at Fresno S tate. Prior to this appointment he ser ved for a decade as director of bands at Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto, California, where the band was awarded several national honors as well as the International S ud ler S hield Award from the John Philip S ousa Foundation
Gilroy has ser ved on the board of California Band Directors Associ-
honor bands throughout the United S tates As an adjudicator and guest conductor he has ser ved in 39 states and throughout Canada. Dr. Gilroy has been the conductor for all-state groups in Colorado and Oregon as well as the California Band Directors Association All-S tate High School S ymphonic Band
An ASCAP Award-winning composer, Gilroy ’ s music is published for concert band, marching band, and percussion ensembles through the Arrangers Publishing Company, BRS Music, Inc., C. Alan Publications, Daehn Publications, Kagarice Brass Editions, Matrix Publications, TRN Publications, Warner Brothers, W ingert-Jones, Inc , and CPP/Belwin Mills
Dr Gilroy and his wife Dena have lived in Clovis, California since 1993 His daughter, Alexandra, graduated from UCLA in 2010 and his son, Nicholas, is a music major at CSU, L ong Beach
Congratulations, Gar y Gilroy.
Michael D Stone:
The CMEA Music Industr y L eadership Award honors an organization/individual for outstanding leadership in music education This year, CMEA is pleased to award Disneyland Performing Arts with the CMEA Music Industr y leadership award.
Accepting this award is Ben Goodner, Area Manager of Guest Talent Programs at the Disneyland® Resort
Disney Performing Arts unlocks student potential and helps young people realiz e their performing arts dreams S tudents perform on the stages of Disney Parks where they are able to showcase their talents in front of thousands of guests in the Disney Parks S ince Disney Performing Arts was launched, more than 50,000 groups from ever y state in America and six different continents have participated in the program S tudents may lead a Disney parade down Main S treet USA at Magic Kingdom; they can record their own vocal selection for a
ation for fourteen years and he is a past president of that organization He is also a past president of the Fresno Madera Counties Music Educators Association From 1999 to 2006 he ser ved on the board of the National Band Association as a member-at-large and the western division chairman Dr Gilroy is in demand as a guest conductor of many
The C M EA Music Industry Leadership Award, which honors an organization/individual for outst anding leadership in music education, goes to Disneyland Performing Arts Accepting this award is Ben Goodner, Area Manager of Guest Talent Programs at the Disneyland® Resort, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock
beloved Disney film; or they can gain a greater understanding about the audition and casting process from a Disney show director
Mr Goodner is responsible for leading the operation and creative content of the Disney Performing Arts Program He began his Disney career at age 16 as a cast member in “F lights of Fantasy Parade ” Ben
The C M EA John Swain College/ University Educator Award, which honors excellence in music education at the college/university level, goes to Dr Gary P Gilroy, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
and his wife Kristi live in Nor walk
Congratulations, Mr. Goodner and Disneyland.
Steven Hendee:
The CMEA L egislative Award honors an elected official whose advocac y for music education has made a noteworthy difference in supporting music in our schools This year, CMEA is pleased to award S tate S enator L oni Hancock with the legislative award. S enator Hancock is unable to be here tonight.
S enator Hancock has spent near ly four decades as a forceful advocate for open government, educational reform, environmental protection, economic development, and social justice Prior to her election to the California S tate S enate in 2008, she ser ved three terms in the California S tate Assembly (14th District) S he also was the first woman elected mayor of the Cit y of Berkeley, the executive director of the S halan Foundation, and ser ved in both the Carter and Clinton Administrations S enator Hancock currently represents the 9th S tate S enate District, which inc ludes the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emer yville, El S obrante, Hercules, Kensington, Oakland, Piedmont, Pinole, Richmond, Rodeo, S an L eandro and S an Pablo
Born and raised in New York, L oni Hancock received her B.A. from Ithaca College in 1963 and her M.A. from the Wright Institute in 1978 S he moved to Berkeley in 1964, where she lives today with her husband, Mayor Tom Bates S enator Hancock has four children and seven grandchildren
CMEA is ver y appreciative of S enator Hancock’s willingness to author SB 725 last year, CMEA’s first-ever sponsored legislation Congratulations, S enator Hancock.
Scott Hedgecock:
At this point, CMEA would like to recogniz e our 50-Year Members This year, CMEA is pleased to recogniz e five individuals They are:
Joe E. Foster, S r., Carson Cit y, NV.
Carol Reynolds, Laguna Beach.
John L Larrieu, Portola
Michael A Reed, S an José James E Fritschel, Pittsboro, NC
We are fortunate that two of our honorees are here tonight F irst, Mr. John Larrieu. John Larrieu graduated from S an José S tate Universit y with a degree in music education and received his master ’ s degree from S outhern Oregon Universit y
He taught music in high schools in California for 35 years, inc luding seven years in Etna, one year in the S an L orenz o Valley, and 28 years in Portola Upon retiring, John worked for 14 years in the position of executive director for CMEA. Additionally, he ser ved for two years as chairman of NAf ME’s National S tate Managers group. Honors inc lude the CMEA Music Education Hall of Fame Award, the CBDA Don Schmeer Friends of Music Award, the CMEA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the CBDA Lifetime Achievement Award John has also been recogniz ed as a L owell Mason Fellow, NAf ME’s highest honor
CMEA is proud to honor John Larrieu. Congratulations, Mr. Larrieu.
Scott Hedgecock:
O ur next 50-Year Member is Ms Carol Reynolds Carol Reynolds was trained at the Juilliard School in New York while in high school in the ear ly 1950s. D uring that same period of time, she was first chair French horn in the New Jersey All-S tate Band and Orchestra. Af ter
high school, Ms Reynolds attended the Universit y of Michigan where she majored in music, playing under the baton of the legendar y W illiam Revelli In 1956, she began teaching in Redwood Cit y, later moving to the P lacentia Unified School District, where she taught for 31 years, many as a mentor teacher.
In 1970, Ms Reynolds had a paper accepted at the International S ociet y for Music Education, and was invited to present it at their international conference in Moscow, USSR S he was active on the PUSD teacher organizations under the California Teachers Association, ser ving on the Facult y Council and Teacher Negotiating Team for many years. Carol was the Laguna Beach Woman of the Year in 2010, started the Laguna Concert Band in 2000, and received a Lifetime
Achievement Award in the Arts during 2015.
Congratulations, Carol Reynolds.
C M EA honors 5 0-Year Member John L Larrieu, with C M EA President Michael D Stone
C M EA honors 5 0-Year Member Carol Reynolds On her right is John Tebay, choral director at Fullerton College. Carol was his second grade choral director and his inspiration to become a choral director. And on her left is C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling
Michael D Stone:
The CMEA Aubrey Penman Retired Music Educator Award honors an individual who has demonstrated continued influence in developing teachers This year, CMEA is pleased to award Mark Bidelman with the retired educator award
Mark Bidelman has been an active member of CMEA since 1978 In the late 1970s, he was elected to the CMEA Central Coast S ection board, later ser ving as President from 1982–1984. Mr. Bidelman
taught at S oquel High School where his students were involved in allstate honor groups and section honor groups each year. In 1983, he instituted the CMEA Central Coast S ection Honor Jazz Choir. He attributes CMEA with providing him with a network of music educators who readily shared their experience and expertise throughout his career W hile teaching at S oquel High School, he lead choirs as great as 50 students in two choir c lasses to 150 students in four choir c lasses
Mr Bidelman believes that all students, regard less of socio-economic status, physical or intellectual abilit y, should be offered the opportunit y to discover and explore their innate potential as musicians. And to increase these natural capacities through formal music instruction
In the c lassroom, he worked to bring all of his students a lifelong love of music
Congratulations, Mr. Mark Bidelman. Michael D Stone:
The CMEA President ’ s Award honors individuals for their outstanding contributions to the work of CMEA This year, CMEA is pleased to present two award winners
F irst, Brad North Brad North received his bachelors of arts degree in music from California S tate Universit y S acramento in 1981. Mr. North has been teaching music in Northern California for the past thirt y-five years and is currently the director of bands and performing arts chair at Woodcreek High School in Roseville California Mr North has received numerous awards and honors, inc luding Roseville Joint Union High School District Teacher of the Year, The P lacer Count y Teacher of the Year, Northern California Band Directors Di-
rector of the Year, and CMEA Capitol S ection Music Educator of the Year Mr North has ser ved four terms as president of CMEA Capitol S ection, and was instrumental with ser ving CMEA as it launched its S tand Up 4 Music Advocac y Day several years ago Because of Mr North, the Woodcreek High School Band Boosters have provided and transported all the equipment necessar y for the annual Advocac y Day at the S tate Capitol. The estimated savings to CMEA is in the thousands of dollars.
Mr North says: “I am honored to have ser ved over the years with so many outstanding leaders in the Music Education communit y The friendships, support, inspiration, and motivation I have received because of being active in CMEA is unmeasurable ” Above all, Mr North says that his lovely wife Julie keeps him grounded, allowing him to spend time following his passion of teaching.
I am pleased to honor Mr Brad North for his “ beyond the call of dut y ” support of CMEA’s mission
Congratulations, Brad North
Michael D Stone:
Bill W ilkinson is in his 20th year of teaching and has taught most of his career in the Hanford Elementar y School District as a junior high and elementar y band director He is currently band director at Woodrow W ilson Junior High School, where he was once a student, decades ear lier. Bill has also taught at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Hanford, Libert y Midd le School in L emoore and S trathmore Elementar y School In 2006 he was named the Libert y Midd le School Teacher of the Year and was named the 2015 Best Professional by the Hanford Elementar y Teachers Association Bill graduated magna cum laude from Fresno S tate in 1995 with a B A , music education and earned his associates arts degree from College of S equoias.
Throughout his career Mr. W ilkinson has been actively ser ving with music organizations at both the state and local level Bill is the current CASMEC logistics coordinator for CMEA, a position he’s ser ved since the summer of 2012 He is also currently ser ving as first vice president of CMEA’s Central S ection and will ser ve as Central S ection president beginning in 2017. Prior to his current office Bill ser ved as Central S ection’s second vice president from 2011–2015, where he was responsible for its biannual publication Grace Notes He is a past president of the Tulare-Kings Music Educators Association where he
The C M EA President’s Award, which honors individuals for their outst anding contributions to the work of C M EA goes to Brad North, with and C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling
The C M EA Aubrey Penman Retired Music Educator Award, which honors an individual who has demonstrated continued influence in developing teachers, goes to Mark Bidelman, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
ser ved as president from 2009–2011 Bill, with the encouragement from Dr Gar y P Gilroy, began assisting with the CBDA state convention as a college student and ser ved as an all-state band manager for several years before ser ving two terms as CBDA’s V ice President from 2005–2009.
Bill resides in Hanford with his wife Julie, where they are both active members of their church and have four children: S amantha, Katie, Kelsey and Garrett Bill is passionate about playing trumpet in the church’s praise band each S unday, playing church league rec sof tball and coaching youth baseball In his spare time, Bill enjoys studying leadership and philosophies of inspiring leaders and coaches so that he may in turn help his students and colleagues achieve their personal best
As a personal friend for many years, I have known Bill to be one of the most professional, hard-working individuals in our profession His work as CASMEC L ogistics Coordinator tripled in its scope over the past three years, and yet, Bill just smiled and carried on It is for this reason that I am pleased to Honor Bill W ilkinson.
Congratulations, Bill W ilkinson.
Russ Sperling:
The CMEA Hall of Fame Award honors a lifetime of extraordinar y ser vice and commitment to music education in California This is CMEA’s highest honor. This year, CMEA is pleased to present three ver y special award winners.
F irst, Dr Robert Halseth, professor of music emeritus and director of bands at California S tate Universit y, S acramento, conducts the CSUS S ymphonic W ind Ensemble and Concert Band, teaches conducting, and is the founder and co-c linician of the S ummer W ind Conducting Workshop, which each June since 1994 has brought to campus some of the finest wind conductors and conducting teachers in the wor ld, inc luding Mallor y Thompson, H. Robert Reynolds, Frederick Fennell, Allan McMurray, Gar y Hill, Craig Kirchhoff, Eugene Cor poron and Jack S tamp
He holds two degrees in music from California S tate Universit y, Fresno, and the doctor of arts degree in wind conducting and brass pedagog y from the Universit y of Northern Colorado, where his primar y professors were Eugene Migliaro Cor poron and Buddy Baker.
He has conducted instrumental music at all levels, elementar y through professional, since 1966. At the college/universit y level, he ser ved on the music faculties of Carroll College ( W isconsin) and Universit y of the Pacific (S tockton, California) prior to accepting his present position at S acramento S tate in 1993
Dr Halseth led CSUS ensembles in performance in Carnegie Hall, the Mondavi Center, Atherton Auditorium and the Faye S panos Concert Hall, and also conducted performances in S ingapore, Guam, Hawaii, and at conferences of the California Band Directors Association, California Music Educators Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, Iowa Intercollegiate Band Association, College Band Directors National Association, and the International Trombone Association He’s conducted brass soloists Allen V izzutti, Mike Vax, Ron Romm, Brian Bowman, and J im S elf, and led the 1997 L ondon tour of the S tockton Concert Band. He currently ser ves as music director and conductor of the S ierra Nevada W ind Orchestra.
His 40-year career as a bass trombonist inc ludes performances with many well-known artists CMEA is honoured to recogniz e Professor Halseth
Congratulations, Dr Robert Halseth
Scott Hedgecock:
O ur second Hall of Fame Award W inner is Ms. Rose Marie Krovozsa Rose Marie Krovoza earned an M A in music education
S he has ser ved as a string specialist, chamber music coach, and orchestra adjudicator for more then thirt y years S he worked as an instrumental music teacher in public and private schools in Pasadena throughout her career. S he is a recipient of a Gold Crown Award from the Pasadena Arts Council for excellence in music education. Ms. Krovoza has taught string pedagog y in the music Education department at UCLA S he has ser ved as the assistant conductor of the Pasadena Youth S ymphony
Rose Marie Krovozsa believes in the beauty, the joy and the creativity inherent in music She has worked as an educator to believe in the potential for developing each student ’ s musicality and sense of self through music. This discipline through music enlightens a sense of self and gives the student the ability to cooperate and create with others through music Music enhances and further develops the heart and the soul
The C M EA President’s Award, which honors individuals for their outst anding contributions to the work of C M EA, goes to Bill Wilkinson, with C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock
The C M EA Hall of Fame Award, which honors a lifetime of extraordinary service and commitment to music education in California, goes to Dr Robert Halseth, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
In the summer Ms Krovozsa teaches adult chamber music workshops at Humboldt S tate Universit y and is director of the chamber music workshop for teenagers at the summer S outhern California S uzuki Institute at Occidental College S he is a board member of the Coleman Chamber Music Association and through the Friends of Coleman is the co-chairman of their assembly room concerts. S he is a violist and violinist and has ser ved as an instrumental teacher for 48 years Her teaching continues into retirement
Ms Krovozsa says life has been wonderful as a music educator, filled with memorable students who are now her friends, as well as helpful and enthusiastic colleagues and her dear family.
Congratulations, Rose Marie Krovozsa.
Michael D Stone:
O ur last Hall of Fame Award W inner is Rick Meyer Rick Meyer graduated from California S tate Universit y, Chico in 1972 Mr Meyer taught at Acalanes High School in Lafayette for much of his teaching career. Prior to his tenure at Acalanes, he taught with the Yuba Cit y Unified School District, then at Roseville High School, and lastly at Miramonte High School in Orinda
As a young c larinetist, he remembers being especially thrilled with performances of the Tschaikowsky F if th S ymphony and of the Brahms Clarinet Q uintet
Mr. Meyer has been active as a c linician and guest conductor, working with student and professional ensembles. Rick was a president of CMEA Bay S ection from 1987–1989 The band and orchestra at Acalanes High School performed at the CMEA state conference during his tenure
Mr Meyer was a Teacher of the Year at Acalanes High School, and has been named the Diablo S ymphony Association’s Distinguished Music Educator in 1995. Mr. Meyer is proud of his daughter, Kate
Francis, a music educator and past president of the California Orchestra Directors Association. Congratulations, Rick Meyer.
Concluding comments by Michael D Stone:
Tonight has been a spectacular celebration of lives L et ’ s give another big round of applause to all CMEA award winners Good night
The C M EA Hall of Fame Award, which honors a lifetime of extraordinary service and commitment to music education in California, goes to Rose Marie Krovozs a, with Peggi Stoffel, the band and orchestra director of Rancho Pico Junior High School in Stevenson Ranch and former student of Rose Marie Krovozs a, and with C M EA President Michael D Stone
The C M EA Hall of Fame Award, which honors a lifetime of extraordinary service and commitment to music education in California, goes to Rick Meyer, with C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee
C M EA Secret ary Duane Ot ani, C M EA Vice President Steven Hendee, C M EA President Michael D Stone, C M EA Immediate Past President Russ Sperling, and C M EA President-Elect Scott Hedgecock at the conclusion of the ceremonies
Background images for the these award pages are details from the stained glass windows of the Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph Photography by Allen Petrinka
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