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Education in the Spotlight Learn more about what to anticipate from the 83rd Texas OHJLVODWLYH VHVVLRQ DQG KRZ 70($ ZLOO EH ZRUNLQJ WR NHHS ÀQH DUWV in the forefront of the education policy agenda.

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Let Music Deliver Our Message There is no better advocacy tool than our students demonstrating the results of quality music education. Take your music ensemble to the capitol and show our state leaders why they need to support music education for all Texas schoolchildren.

BY ROBERT FLOYD

On the cover: The Westwood HS Honors Band (Round Rock ISD) performs at the Texas State Capitol. Photo

by Karen Kneten.

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Keynote Speakers Will Educate and Inspire

President’s Notes .............................................. 5

by John Gillian

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Recording Audio

House Public Education Committee Chair Champions the Arts Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen offered inspiring words about the importance of arts education at the 2012 Texas Young Masters Ceremony.

Executive Director’s Notes..................12

by Robert Floyd

During the 2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention, be sure to attend the General Sessions and learn from these two intriguing speakers.

Learn more about how to record individual students and your full ensembles and what to look for in recording equipment. Put these techniques into practice to ensure quality recordings and to teach your students more about the process.

BY BARBARA FREEDMAN

Band Notes .............................................................22

by Ronnie Rios Orchestra Notes ...............................................32

by Lisa McCutchan Vocal Notes ........................................................... 43

by Janwin Overstreet-Goode

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Help students of any grade level begin to develop an understanding and appreciation of masterworks through the songs they already know.

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Elementary Notes ...........................................56

by Michele Hobizal College Notes ......................................................67

by Keith Dye

2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention: More Technology Opportunities ...............4 GoArts.org: Downloadable Files Make Doing Your Part Easy .....................8 2013 President’s Concert Features Dallas Wind Symphony .................. 28 Thank You, Scholarship Donors ................................................................. 71 Southwestern Musician | November 2012

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Editor-in-Chief: Robert Floyd

UĂ R\G@tmea.org 512-452-0710, ext. 101 Fax: 512-451-9213

Managing Editor: Karen Kneten

kkneten@tmea.org 512-452-0710, ext. 107 Fax: 512-451-9213

TMEA Executive Board President: John Gillian john.gillian@ectorcountyisd.org 3624 Loma Drive, Odessa, 79762 432-413-2266/Fax: 432-334-7174 – Ector County ISD

President-Elect: Joe Weir joseph.weir@humble.k12.tx.us 19627 Firesign Drive, Humble, 77346 281-641-7606/Fax: 281-641-7517 – Atascocita HS

Past-President: Ross Boothman rboothman@lumberton.k12.tx.us 8285 Ginger Lane, Lumberton, 77657 409-923-7858/Fax: 409-923-7819 – Lumberton HS

Band Vice-President: Ronnie Rios ronnierios@yahoo.com 22343 Paloma Blanca Court, Harlingen, 78550 956-427-3600 x 1080/Fax: 956-440-8343 – Harlingen HS

Orchestra Vice-President: Lisa McCutchan lisamccutchan1@gmail.com 17426 Emerald Canyon Drive, San Antonio, 78232 210-397-4759/Fax: 210-695-4804 – O’Connor HS

Vocal Vice-President: Janwin Overstreet-Goode MRYHUVWUHHW JRRGH#ÀVGN QHW 1406 Frontier Lane, Friendswood, 77546 281-482-3413 x 150/Fax: 281-996-2523 – Friendswood HS

Elementary Vice-President: Michele Hobizal VDOO\KREL]DO#NDW\LVG RUJ 11003 Bergamo Drive, Richmond, 77406 281-234-0050/Fax: 281-644-1690 – Wolman Elementary

College Vice-President: Keith Dye keith.dye@ttu.edu 6607 Norwood Avenue, Lubbock, 79413 806-742-2270 x 231/Fax: 806-742-4193 – Texas Tech University

TMEA Staff Executive Director: Robert Floyd | UĂ R\G@tmea.org Deputy Director: Frank Coachman | fcoachman@tmea.org Administrative Director: Kay Vanlandingham | kvanlandingham@tmea.org Advertising/Exhibits Manager: Tesa Harding | tesa@tmea.org Membership Manager: Susan Daugherty | susand@tmea.org Membership Assistant: Rita Ellinger | rellinger@tmea.org Communications Manager: Karen Kneten | kkneten@tmea.org Financial Manager: Laura Kocian | lkocian@tmea.org Information Technologist: Andrew Denman | adenman@tmea.org

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Are you in an undergraduate music education program?

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Competitive Scholarships & Performance Awards

Audition Dates November 17, 2012 January 26 – 27, 2013 February 23 – 24, 2013 (see website for details)

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

Music Department Faculty Jason Hoogerhyde, Department Chair

Conducting & Ensembles

Music Literature

Lois Ferrari, Orchestra & Wind Ensemble David Guidi, Jazz Ensemble Kenny Sheppard, Chorale & Southwestern Singers

J. Michael Cooper, Margarett Root Brown Chair in Fine Arts Lindsey Evans

Keyboard Vincent Lam, piano David Polley, organ Pamela Rossman, piano Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano David Utterback, piano Robert Warren, piano

David Asbury, guitar Delaine Fedson, harp Steve Kostelnik, guitar Eri Lee Lam, violin Jessica Gilliam-Valls, double bass Tim Washecka, viola Hai Zheng, violoncello

Music Education

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Lois Ferrari Kenny Sheppard

Jason Hoogerhyde Eileen Meyer Russell Kiyoshi Tamagawa

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Voice & Opera Theatre Bruce Cain Kathryn Findlen Kenny Sheppard Nicholas Simpson Dana Zenobi

Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion Robert Cannon, trumpet Anna Carney, clarinet Patrick Creel, horn Susan Douglas, oboe David Guidi, saxophone Adrienne Inglis, flute Erin Martysz, percussion Eric Stone Miller, bassoon Eileen Meyer Russell, low brass 1001 E. University Ave Georgetown, Texas 78626 (512) 863-1504 music@southwestern.edu www.southwestern.edu/sarofim/music

2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention February 13–16

San Antonio

LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY December 31: Fax/Mail Preregistration Ends January 24: Online Preregistration Ends The National TI:ME Music Technology Conference is being held in conjunction with the TMEA convention. Attendees have the opportunity to extend their learning with a full day of technology workshops on Wednesday at the convention center.

Wednesday Preconference

Extend your professional development to Wednesday with a full day of 30 clinics focused on using technology in your music instruction. Make your time in San Antonio even more valuable with this additional opportunity! All preconference clinics will be in a central location within the convention center.

Preregister: When you preregister for the TMEA Clinic/Convention, you can preregister for this Wednesday preconference. (If you already preregistered, just return to the preregistration page and select this option.) At only $50, this special concentration of technology clinics is an incredible value.

MANY TECHNOLOGY TOPICS, INCLUDING: iPads digital portfolios interactive multimedia free technology website development creating apps assessment podcasting social media music labs AND MUCH MORE!

I can’t imagine anything you can offer in your district that gives music teachers the kind of professional development this conference offers. At the $50 preregistration rate, it’s the bargain of our profession!

— Kathy Kuddes, Plano ISD Director of Fine Arts

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Learn Boldly. Live to Inspire.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Da capo Award in Music Up to full tuition per year Jones Fine Arts Award for Music Majors Up to $4,000 per year Performance Awards for Non-Majors Up to $2,000 per year Scholarship Audition Dates: Sun., Feb. 24, 2013 @ 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m.

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Education in the Spotlight

By Matt Matthews

W

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Already, there is a buzz of activity in the halls of the capitol. Legislative staffs are busy with interim hearings and some are even in the process of drafting bills to be filed. Per the state constitution, the Texas Legislature shall meet for 140 days beginning in January of every odd-numbered year. The next regular session is set to begin on January 8, 2013.

In addition to waiting for the results of the November general elections, legislators and staff are also getting updated information on the status of the budget and appropriation requests from the myriad state agencies. While there are still numerous unknowns, many factors are already in place. Governor Perry and Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst will continue their service as chief executive and presiding officer of the Senate, respectively.

The Speaker of the House, Joe Straus III, will seek re-election to another term, but that will not occur until the new House members are sworn in and the election is held in early January.

Historically, the two biggest budget drivers are education and health and human services. These policy areas have dominated discussions of the budget and have served to determine how much money will be left over for other purposes. This will prove true again during the 83rd session. While early projections indicate the state will have more money than it did for the last legislative session in 2011, many budgetary factors not in play before now exist.

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Changes in Leadership There are other differences facing this session. The most glaring change is the high turnover in membership of both the House and Senate. We expect 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 new members of the 31-member Senate, and 48â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50 members of the 150-member House will have served at the most in only one legislative session. This is a substantial change and will affect every corner of the capitol.

However, the significance of this unprecedented turnover is overshadowed by the loss of senior legislative leaders, most significantly in the area of education. Senator Florence Shapiro, a twenty-year warhorse of the Senate and decade-long chair of the powerful Senate Education Committee, is retiring. Her counterpart in the House, Representative Rob Eissler, was defeated in the Republican primary. The cumulative effect of these losses to the institutional knowledge of Texas education policy is significant for all education sectors, but nowhere more so than in fine arts. Additionally, the departure of TEA Commissioner Robert Scott, and the appointment of Michael Williams to fill that slot, is another significant change in the educational landscape.

Spotlight on the Budget Every legislative session begins with a fight over money and the expectations on how and where it should be spent. Education and Health and Human Services account for more than 80% of the Texas budget. Early projections by the Comptroller of Public Accounts usually set the stage for those fights. Most analysts are

predicting the next budget will be tight but better than it was in the 2011 session. However, no one will say that Texas has a budget surplus going into the next session. Texas Taxpayers and Research Association President Dale Craymer recently stated, “Current trends suggest that the Legislature may have near sufficient funds to pay for normal 2014–15 spending pressures.” Just what is meant by “normal” has yet to be determined, but it is clear that the effects of school finance lawsuits and the Affordable Care Act are not included in that definition.

A fight over the use of the state’s $8 billion Rainy Day Fund is almost a certainty. Another certainty is that the governor will hold a firm line on the growth of government. Recently he called for legislators to sign a budget compact, strictly limiting the state’s expenditures. Among the principles he articulated are truth in budgeting, supporting a stricter constitutional limit on spending (which he says should be limited, by constitution, to the rate of population growth, combined with the rate of inflation), opposing any new taxes or tax increases, preserving a strong Rainy Day Fund, and cutting wasteful

and redundant government programs and agencies.

Public Education Committee Interim Charges Between legislative sessions, the presiding officers of the House and Senate issue interim charges for committees to study between sessions. The lieutenant governor and speaker issued charges earlier this year. Currently, the House and Senate Public Education Committees are concluding public hearings on their respective charges and are expected to make their final reports in November.

The House Public Education Committee considered, among other charges, the following: $ UHYLHZ RI WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ Interscholastic League with recommended changes.

0RQLWRULQJ LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI the new state assessment system (STAAR), specifically the impact on students, instruction, teachers, and graduation and promotion rates.

TMEA has been closely monitoring these hearings and spending significant

time with legislators and staff on the impact of these issues on fine arts programs across the state.

Additionally, there have been recent discussions about possible changes to the new STAAR and End of Course assessments, some of which include legislative changes to fine arts programs and credits.

For example, some staff and policymakers have discussed refining the newly implemented provisions of HB 3, including changes to the Recommended Plan for graduation. TMEA, representing all fine arts programs, has been invited to participate in these discussions and will be a significant voice in any proposed changes to such programs should they occur. Be prepared to hear a great debate over the issue of accountability and the application of the current assessment system on public education.

The Senate Education Committee was given several charges that could ultimately affect fine arts, including the following: 6WXG\LQJ HGXFDWRU DQG SULQFLSDO preparation programs through colleges of education and alternative certification.

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parents, and teachers and exploring the use of education tax credits and its potential impact on state funding.

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representing a variety of districts with a high percentage of low-income/ English language learners, including Edgewood ISD) 7H[DQV IRU 5HDO (TXLW\ DQG (IILFLHQF\ in Education (TREE, representing parents and some third party organizations including the Texas Association of Business) The TREE Coalition is represented by former House Public Education Chairman Kent Grusendorf, and their principal claim is different from the other suits in that they assert that more money

“may or may not” lead to more efficient public schools.

Recently, the presiding judge consolidated many of the common claims in order to expedite discovery and trial proceedings. The trial was scheduled to begin on October 22 of this year.

It is widely assumed that any decision by the trial court will ultimately result in an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.

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its regular session. For example, if the Supreme Court were to rule on an appeal while the Legislature were still in regular session, then one could assume a flurry of legislative activity to address the decision made by the court. However, if the Supreme Court does not issue a decision until the regular legislative session has concluded, one or more special sessions would likely be called, keeping legislators in Austin through much of the summer— or beyond. At any rate, onlookers should prepare for a feisty, and likely long, school finance discussion.

TMEA Legislative Goals TMEA leaders have been closely monitoring these legislative and regulatory activities and constructing a legislative program to position fine arts at the front of the education policy agenda. Receiving input from teachers and administrators is critical to this process as it is important to have the collective fine arts voice heard in Austin. TMEA recognizes its members’ ongoing concerns about students being removed from classes for testing remediation. TMEA will continue state and local efforts to address this challenge to the quality of programs and the threat it creates to sound educational outcomes.

During the last two sessions, TMEA pursued legislation to address student pull-out. While this legislation did not ultimately pass, in each session these bills did not fail on substantive concerns but instead because of legislative time running out and on procedural grounds.

TMEA will continue its efforts on this front and others and will keep its members informed on the status of its legislative agenda.

Thanks go to all who have taken the time to communicate their concerns about the upcoming session. It is only through the unselfish actions of individuals that sound education policy is achieved in government. TMEA leadership truly appreciates the deep passion and concern of the professionals in its membership and remembers your commitment in all they do.

Matt Matthews is a registered lobbyist and is under contract with TMEA to assist us in our fine arts education initiatives.

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here are many days when I am in the capitol during the legislative session that I hear beautiful music echoing from the rotunda, and I always investigate. While occasionally the sounds may come from a community or professional music group, in almost every case it is a wonderful school music ensemble performing. It always warms my heart as well as the hearts of thousands of legislators, staff members, lobbyists, and visitors who pass through the rotunda on a daily basis. There is no better advocacy tool for us than our students demonstrating the results of quality music classroom teaching. With that in mind, I’d like to continue a goal started in 2011 to have a music ensemble performing in the capitol every day of the legislative session.

While the two-day Arts Education Days at the Capitol event sponsored by the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education (TCQAE) is certainly effective, think how effective it would be to have quality school music showcased daily for our state’s decision makers. The session begins January 8 and concludes May 27.

Quite often during the first couple of months of the session, legislators are back home in their districts on Friday and Monday, so the most effective time to schedule a visit would be midweek during January and February or any weekday in March, April, or May. While having daily performances at the capitol may be a lofty goal, my guess is that more of you would showcase your students there if you knew how to go about applying. Such performances are controlled and under the jurisdiction of the Texas Preservation Board. While their policies are very structured about what you can and cannot do, they are realistic and manageable. One critical component of the application is that you must have one of the following sponsor your appearance: the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker, a state senator, or a state representative. Your local representative or senator would be the

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by Robert Floyd logical and most realistic choice. Most are more than willing to sponsor your ensemble. For Preservation Board contact information and to download an event application go to www.tmea.org/ smlink/capitolperform.

Performing and visiting the capitol, one of our state’s treasures, can be a most memorable experience. One veteran choir director who has performed at and won major festivals throughout Texas still explains that performing at the capitol has been one of the highlights of his career. A performance can be integrated into a meaningful civics lesson as well. Most groups that visit also take a guided tour, have lunch on the beautiful capitol lawn if the weather permits, visit with their legislators who usually want to take advantage of a photo op, and in most cases get introduced from the gallery of the Senate or House chambers. The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is two blocks away and also is worthy of consideration as an additional point of interest to visit, as is the Capitol Visitors Center on the capitol grounds.

Texas music programs are successful because we believe students experience music through quality performance, so it goes without saying that any presentation at the capitol should reflect the result of rigorous teaching and learning in the classroom. The beauty of this venue is that such a performance could come from any type of ensemble at any grade level. There are no prerequisites for applying other than quality. I hope you will give every consideration to exploring this wonderful performance option.

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BAND NOTES IMPORTANT DATES November—Make a convention housing reservation online.

November 10–11—All-State Jazz judging.

November 15—TMEA scholarship application deadline.

December 15—Specialty instrument application postmark deadline.

December 15—Dual certification deadline.

December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline.

January 12, 2013—Area Band and Vocal auditions.

January 24, 2013—TMEA convention online preregistration deadline.

February 13–16, 2013—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

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Here’s the challenge: walk away from the group of people you are leading, and then turn around to see if anyone follows you. While you might have students who seem to follow you anywhere you go, the evidence of real leadership extends well beyond that. You will realize the positive influence of your leadership by observing how those you lead respect themselves and others, how they are committed to excellence and to the band program, and how they begin to act as leaders among their peers. When we see our students become leaders themselves then we can know we are changing the world.

Leadership is not about being the smartest, most educated, or most experienced person, and it’s not about having a fancy title. It is about what you do for others. To be a true leader requires being a genuine servant. In our service to others, we need to be sure we are equally available to all. If we make ourselves available to one over another, we risk losing credibility with those we lead. Be consistent and fair to all—every interaction offers us an opportunity to lead by example.

Leadership isn’t about being perfect in what you do; it is about offering yourself to make a more perfect world for those you serve.

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2013 Clinic/Convention Update If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already, take a moment to preregister onlineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the simplest way to complete your convention registration! Go to www.tmea.org/convention to preregister and for more information. While there, be sure to make your hotel reservation through the discounted TMEA housing system. Hotels fill up quickly, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait any longer! You can find the link to housing from the convention webpage. Read on to learn about some exciting highlights of this incredible event. Also, look to next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue of the magazine for a full convention schedule preview.

Dallas Wind Symphony to Perform Be sure to purchase tickets to the 2013 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony under the direction of Jerry Junkin. This special performance will feature renowned clarinetist HĂĽkan Rosengren performing Frank Ticheliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clarinet Concerto (see page 28 for more details). Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert sold out in advance of the convention, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to purchase your tickets! You can purchase tickets when you preregister (or at any time from the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert page at www.tmea.org/convention).

Katy HS Jazz Band Is Invited High School Jazz Band for 2013 Beginning with the 2013 convention, the TMEA Band Division, in cooperation with Texas Jazz Educators Association, is inviting a high school jazz band to perform at our annual convention. I am pleased to announce that Katy HS Jazz Band, under the direction of Terence Gorton, has been selected as our first invited high school jazz ensemble. Be sure to include their performance in your 2013 convention schedule.

Honor Band Performances Our 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2013 Honor Bands are certain to offer inspirational performances on Friday of the convention. Learn more about them here and be sure to include them in your convention schedule.

1C Honor Band Krum MS Wind Ensemble Jack Forbis, Director Krum ISD is in northwest Denton County in the city of Krum. The Krum band program began in 1991 with a partQHUVKLS EHWZHHQ WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1RUWK Texas and KISD. Roger Warner, a former 'HDQ RI 0XVLF DW 817 DQG &DURO 7XUQHU D 817 7HDFKLQJ )HOORZ VWDUWHG WKH SURgram with 50 students in grades 7 and 8.

Since then, the band program has grown to over 400 students in grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. The Krum HS Band has been an Honor Band finalist six times, four of them as state runner-up. The Krum MS Band has previous success in state-level competition, but this most recent Honor Band title is a first for Krum ISD. The Krum MS Wind Ensemble has enjoyed performing a varied repertoire of music from PML standards to current publications.

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None of this would be possible without the amazing music staff at Krum ISD. The KMS Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Jack Forbis, Director of Bands, and Rich Bono, Krum ISD Director of Percussion. With many years of success, Carol Turner has remained Krum HS Director of Bands. Thomas Eby serves as the KHS Marching Band and Jazz Band Director and also teaches AP music theory classes. Choir Director Kaitlyn Carty also helps with various aspects of the band program. The Krum ISD band program is excited to represent the Krum students, administration, and community at the 2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention.

1A Honor Band Carlisle HS Band Josh King, Director The Carlisle â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indianâ&#x20AC;? Band is located in the small town of Price in northeast Texas. The Carlisle band program has approximately 250 students in grades 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. All students take fifth-grade band in heterogeneous classes. The sixth-grade intermediate band consists of 60 students and competes in ATSSB All-Region and invitational contests throughout the year.

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The Carlisle HS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indianâ&#x20AC;? Band is composed of 100 students in eighth through twelfth grades. This ensemble has a long-standing tradition of excellence under former director Scott Rhame, having won 1A TMEA Honor

Band three times previously. That standard has been maintained, with the current band competing at the state level of ATSSBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Performance Series, placing first in concert (2011, 2012) and runner-up in march (2011).

In 2012, the high school ensemble was split into Concert Band, directed by Jeff Bellgardt, and Symphonic Band, directed

by Josh King. The Carlisle Band received LWV WK FRQVHFXWLYH 8,/ 6ZHHSVWDNHV award this past year. Current directors for the Carlisle Band are Josh King and Amanda Smith.

3A Honor Band Fredericksburg HS Wind Ensemble John Rauschuber, Director Fredericksburg HS is a 3A school with 965 students in grades 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.

Located about one hour northwest of San Antonio, Fredericksburg is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The Fredericksburg HS Band, known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Pride of the Texas Hill Country,â&#x20AC;? currently has over 140 students split between two ability-based bands. The Pride of the Texas Hill Country has marched in WKH 8,/ 6WDWH 0DUFKLQJ %DQG &RQWHVW several times, most recently in 2008 and 7KH EDQG KDV 8,/ 6ZHHSVWDNHV awards and was the TMEA Honor Band third runner-up in 2011.

In the past five years, Fredericksburg HS bands have placed over 210 students in the TMEA/ATSSB All-Region Bands and 21 students in the All-State Band. In 2012, the Wind Ensemble was selected as a National Winner in the Mark of

Excellence National Wind Band Honors Project and was selected as the State Winner in the Class 3A March category of the ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series.

John Rauschuber has been teaching band for twelve years, the last five for Fredericksburg ISD. The success of the FISD bands is due largely to the assistance of Dani Rauschuber, FHS Assistant Director; Brad Bryant, FHS Assistant Director/Percussion Coordinator; James Buxton, FMS Director; and Susie Jaksik, FMS Director. The key to the success of the FISD band program is the extraordinary talent of the students, their tireless dedication to excellence, and band directors working together to make exceptional music.

5A Honor Band Brazoswood HS Symphonic Band Brian Casey, Director Brazoswood HS is a 5A school located 55 miles south of Houston on the Texas gulf coast and has an enrollment of 2,500 students in grades 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Located in the Brazosport ISD, Brazoswood services students from Lake Jackson, Clute, and Richwood.

The Brazoswood HS Band has a long tradition of musical excellence coupled with a strong emphasis on scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and a love of music. The program includes four concert bands, two jazz bands, and color guard, all of which perform at numerous competitions and community events. A large percentage of graduates continue par-

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ticipating in music in college bands, with several having performed at a TMEA convention.

The Brazoswood Band program has long fostered individual and ensemble musical achievement. Since the school opened in 1969, the band has produced

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2013 TMEA Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert )HEUXDU\ S P Â&#x2021; /LOD &RFNUHOO 7KHDWHU Â&#x2021; 7LFNHWV THE DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY is the leading professional civilian wind band in the United States today. Comprising 50 woodwind, brass, and percussion players, the band performs an eclectic blend of musical styles ranging from Bach to Bernstein and Sousa to Strauss. They combine the tradition of the British brass band with the musical heritage of the American town band and the pioneering spirit of the 20th century wind ensemble.

Under the direction of Artistic Director Jerry Junkin, the mission of the Dallas Wind Symphony is to bring extraordinary musicians and enthusiastic audiences together to celebrate the performance, promotion, and preservation of the music and traditions of the American windband.

CLARINETIST H Ă&#x2026;KAN ROSENGREN has appeared as concerto soloist in Europe and the United States, has performed in recital throughout Europe, the U.S., Israel, and Asia, and has made numerous festival appearances around the world.

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Rosengrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s repertoire includes all the traditional works for clarinet solo and chamber music, and he is a champion of new music. Composers who have written and dedicated works to Rosengren include Anders Eliasson, Poul Ruders, Jan SandstrĂśm, Henrik Strindberg, Alexander Lason, Nikola Resanovic, and Frank Ticheli. Chinese-American composer Chen Yi is writing a concerto for Rosengren to be premiered in 2014.

As featured soloist for the 2013 TMEA Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert, Rosengren will be performing the Clarinet Concerto written for him by Frank Ticheli.

Purchase $15 general admission tickets when you preregister for the TMEA Clinic/Convention.

Tickets will be available to pick up in the registration area at the convention.

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ffering remarks at the 2012 Texas Young Masters Ceremony hosted by the Texas Cultural Trust, Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen offered the following inspiring words about the importance of the arts.

As we near another legislative session, it is certainly encouraging to read such conviction about the arts and arts education from this member of the House Public Education Committee.

I’m proud to be part of this event tonight. I’d like to start out with thanking the Texas Cultural Trust and Texas Commission on the Arts for their investment in arts and arts education—from the very personal impact of these outstanding students we are recognizing tonight, to the work you do to raise awareness and increase support for arts all across our state. Every one of tonight’s Young Masters should be extremely proud of attaining this high mark of recognition.

As Chairman of the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, and as a member of the House Public Education Committee, and as a father, I know the importance of arts in education and the important role that the arts and creative industries play in strengthening our way of life.

In our public schools, the arts are vital to preparing our children to be successful in the workforce of the 21st century. We see it firsthand across our most dynamic industries. Business is changing faster than ever, and Texas needs talented people trained not just in the creative industries but with a skill set that includes strategic thinking, problem solving, and leadership.

The Young Masters program helps us highlight the importance of the arts in our children’s education. Statistics show that the arts are a process that has a powerful cognitive impact on our youth from their earliest years. Arts education is essential in fostering creativity and cognitive learning skills that will make our children be more competitive and successful.

The U.S. Department of Education and major high-tech companies, including Dell, Apple, and Microsoft, came together in 2002 to form the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. They identified the following learning skills as essential to preparing our children for the future: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, innovation, and problem solving. The arts teach all these skills.

Support of the arts helps stimulate economic development in

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Representative Ryan Guillen our state. The availability of cultural resources and opportunities helps attract business to Texas. Additionally, the arts play a role in attracting tourists to Texas, making tourism a $60.6 billion industry in 2008, the state’s third largest industry.

The fact that our state is currently facing economic hardship is even more reason why it’s so critical that we continue to invest in the arts in Texas and protect entities, such as the Commission on the Arts and Texas Cultural Trust.

The arts improve academic achievement in our youth— enhancing test scores, attitudes, and social skills.

Most of all, the arts enhance the lives of both young and old, and provide the means for every student to learn.

The arts supply us with creative outlets to express what we believe, what we feel, what we admire or detest, what we hope for, what we want to change, and what we want from the future and admire from the past. It’s an indispensable facet of society we must continue to promote.

Thank you for inviting me to be here with you all tonight.

The Young Masters is a joint program of the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Commission on the Arts benefitting students who might otherwise not have the opportunity to expand their unique talents in dance, literary arts, media arts/film, music, theatre, musical theatre, and visual arts. The program is available to outstanding students in grades 8 through 11, awarding scholarships of $2,500 per year to successful applicants. “The Young Master program was created as a way to recognize and support young people pursuing the dream of becoming prominent Texan artists of the next generation,” said TCA Executive Director Gary Gibbs.

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ORCHESTRA NOTES IMPORTANT DATES November—Make a convention housing reservation online.

November 10–11—Area CD judging.

November 15—TMEA scholarship application deadline.

December 15—Specialty instrument application postmark deadline.

December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline.

January 24, 2013—TMEA convention online preregistration deadline.

February 13–16, 2013—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

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Ali and I faced some challenges. Ali wasn’t in the school database, so we were directed to another line for students without schedules—a much longer line. Luckily, one of my son’s former football coaches recognized me and led us a back way directly to the counseling office. Within minutes, Ali had her schedule in hand. We thanked the coach for his kindness and returned to a much shorter line.

The next task was for Ali to take her school yearbook picture. New to the process, this also became a challenge because we found ourselves without the form required for the pictures. After overhearing me explain this to my sister over the phone, a woman sitting next to me offered an extra form she happened to have. Challenge three then suddenly arose—I could not pay for the pictures with a debit or credit card. Once again, I phoned my sister to explain the dilemma we were in. Being new to the city and school, Ali did not want me to leave her there to go get cash. Saving us a second time, the same woman who

We function based on a bell schedule, a rehearsal schedule, and a competition schedule so much that we can get blindsided by the simple things.

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Summer Cohort Program 8 hours of course work are offered each summer at the A&M-Commerce Mesquite Metroplex Center. The 30-hour Master of Music degree in Music Education with emphasis in secondary choral and elementary can be earned in 4 summers.

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handed me the form then handed me $40 cash. I asked her to write her name and address down for me to repay her, but she refused. She simply said, “Pay it forward.”

I was in shock that a perfect stranger was

willing to help me out. I doubt I’ll ever see this woman again, but I will never forget her beautiful face and her beautiful spirit. This was one of those life-changing moments for me.

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We often get consumed by our busy lives—we function based on a bell schedule, a rehearsal schedule, and a competition schedule so much that we can get blindsided by the simple things in life.

There are so many ways we can be a blessing to someone, and those ways don’t have to be about giving away money. It can start in our work environment by showing a struggling teacher that you care. It can be in a grocery store by simply telling someone that they look great that day.

Another way we can make a difference is telling custodians about the great job they are doing cleaning our classrooms.

Tell the school secretary how awesome he or she is. Make a plan to visit a new teacher on campus to make sure things are moving along smoothly, and choose to be less critical of your own departments.

However you can, pay it forward!

Clinic/Convention Update As our annual convention nears, I hope you have taken the opportunity to preregister and to make your hotel reservations.

Go to www.tmea.org/convention for details and look to the December issue of SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN for a full preview of the convention schedule.

I am pleased to present information about three of our four Honor Orchestras that will be in performance during the convention. The HS String Honor Orchestra will be featured in the January issue.

MS/JH Honor String Orchestra Canyon Vista MS Advanced Orchestra Beth Frederick, Director Canyon Vista MS, a National School of Excellence, is located in northwest Austin in the Round Rock ISD. With over 1,250 students in grades six through eight, Canyon Vista is a 29-year-old school with an outstanding academic reputation. Canyon Vista MS is a very ethnically diverse school. More than 20 different languages are spoken by Canyon Vista students and their families.

Canyon Vista is also noted for its successful music programs. The orchestra, band, and choral groups consistently perform well in concerts and competitions.

The orchestra program, with an enrollment of 160 students, offers six classes of orchestra daily and three levels of string instruction. Strong parental support,

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excellent private teachers, and student dedication and enthusiasm contribute to the success of the orchestras. In 1995, Elizabeth Frederick took over the direction of the Canyon Vista Orchestra program and has continued the tradition of excellence established by Jerome Brillhart, who started the program in 1983.

The Canyon Vista Advanced Orchestra was named TMEA State Honor String Orchestra in 1999 and 2009, and in 2010 Canyon Vista was named the TMEA State Honor Full Orchestra.

MS/JH Honor Full Orchestra Fowler MS Symphony Orchestra Karina Lindsey and David Dunham, Directors Located in Plano, Fowler MS (2C) opened in 2007 and is part of the Frisco ISD. Orchestra Director Karina Lindsey and Band Director David Dunham proudly serve the largest music programs in Frisco ISD with 185 students enrolled in orchestra and 280 students enrolled in band. Both music programs have achieved consecutive Sweepstakes awards at UIL Concert and Sightreading con-

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test and have the highest number of AllRegion members since the school opened.

In addition, these music programs placed in the TMEA Honor MS Band finals (2008, 2009, 2011) and TMEA Honor MS Orchestra (2011). The Fowler Symphony was created in 2009–2010 and is composed of the top band and orchestra students. In the summer of 2010, the Fowler Symphony placed seventh for the TMEA Full Honor Orchestra. In 2011– 2012, Fowler Symphony performed three school concerts and was named best-inclass and most outstanding group at Peak Music Festival.

These numerous achievements would not have been possible without the support of the administrators, parents, Frisco community, and private teachers.

Many thanks go to Assistant Orchestra Directors Marina Glava and Yumiko Schlaffer, and Assistant Band Directors Jenny Denis, Donald Bruce, and Robert Houpe. The band and orchestra programs join together every other year to form the Fowler Symphony.

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HS Honor Full Orchestra Clear Lake HS Symphony Orchestra Bryan Buffaloe and Kevin Black, Directors Clear Lake HS is part of the Clear Creek ISD located in the southeast Houston area and is the home of the Johnson Space Center (NASA). The orchestra program at Clear Lake consists of an enrollment of over 200 students in grades 9–12 divided into six performing ensembles in addition to the full symphony orchestra.

Under the direction of Bryan Buffaloe and Kevin Black, the orchestras have

received consistent UIL Sweepstakes awards and have continuously placed in the finals of the TMEA Honor Orchestra competition in both string and full orchestras. In addition, the orchestras have earned top honors in many festivals.

They have performed in Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall and received Grand Champion Ensemble Honors at Festival Disney.

Each year, 75–95 students in the orchestra program earn places in AllRegion orchestras, and numerous students continue to All-State ensembles.

This year marks Clear Lake’s third time to perform as a TMEA Honor Full orchestra. Previously they performed in 1991, under the direction of James Kidwell and in 2011 under the current direction of Bryan Buffaloe and Kevin Black.

The full orchestra at Clear Lake is a cooperative effort between the orchestra and band departments and is supported by band directors Joe Munoz and John Pearce. In addition, the program excels partly as a result from the outstanding private lesson teachers and middle school feeder programs and their directors.

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While attending a meeting might not normally be at the top of your convention to-do list, TMEA General Sessions are far from any typical meeting. With inspiring live performances and speeches that have been known to alter the way our members deliver music education, you should always plan to attend. With no clinics scheduled during our General Sessions, it will be simple to fit them in!

The TMEA Executive Board is thrilled to welcome this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Session speakers, Karl Paulnack of Boston Conservatory and David Pogue of The New York Times, and it is certain their addresses will offer you just the inspiration youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need as you return home after this incredible event.

Karl Paulnack Hailed by the Boston Globe as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a firecracker of a pianistâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;master of his instrument,â&#x20AC;?

Karl Paulnack has partnered with vocal and instrumental soloists, chamber groups, orchestras, conductors, and opera companies in nearly a thousand concerts throughout the world. His regular recital partners include violinist Jorja Fleezanis, soprano Lucy Shelton, and numerous chamber ensembles. Paulnack has appeared as a featured guest on such public radio programs as â&#x20AC;&#x153;St. Paul Sunday,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Performance Today,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Morning Pro Musica,â&#x20AC;? as well as on Minnesota Public Radio and BBC television.

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Paulnack has served as Director of the Boston Conservatoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music Division since 2002. He also serves as music director and conductor of the Contemporary Opera Lab of Winnipeg, and chef de chant of the Orchestre de Picardie in Amiens, France.

Before moving to Boston, he co-chaired the highly acclaimed accompanying and coaching department of the University of Minnesota, and served on the faculties of the Tanglewood Music Center, University of Southern California, Roundtop Festival, Ithaca College, and Music Academy of the West As an advocate for music and the arts, Paulnack is increasingly in demand as a keynote speaker and lecturer. His thoughts on music have been translated into six languages and appeared on well over 100,000 websites, in print publications such as the Christian Science Monitor, and in the program books of dozens of symphony orchestras and concert series around the world. Last spring, Linda Ronstadt read from his writings during her official testimony to the United States Congress on behalf of funding for the arts.

Paulnack was also published in the January 2012 issue of SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN. The article was extracted from a speech he gave to parents of incoming Boston Conservatory freshmen. The following is an excerpt from that article. (The full article is available in the SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN archives at www.tmea.org/magazine.)

On September 11, 2001, I was a resident of Manhattan. Later that day I reached a new understanding of my art. Given the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, the idea of playing the piano seemed absurd, disrespectful, and pointless. Amid ambulances, firefighters, and fighter jets, I heard an inner voice ask, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why am I here? What place has a musician in this moment?â&#x20AC;?

Then I saw how we survived. The first group activity in my neighborhood that night was singing. People sang. They sang around firehouses. They sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Shall Overcome,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;America the Beautiful,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Star Spangled Banner.â&#x20AC;? They sang songs learned in elementary school, which some hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sung since then.

Within days, we gathered at Lincoln Center for the Brahms Requiem. Along with firefighters and fighter jets, artists were first responders in this disaster, too. The military secured our airspace, but musicians led the recovery. In measuring the revival of New York, the return of Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;another art formâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was as significant a milestone as the reopening of the stock markets.

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Music is not part of “arts and entertainment.” It’s not a luxury, something we fund from budget leftovers. Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of things, a way to express feelings when we have no words, a way to understand things with our hearts when we cannot grasp them with our minds.

Music is the language we choose when we are speechless.

David Pogue David Pogue grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he was a music/theatre geek from Day 1, starring in, composing, playing piano for, or conducting musicals and choirs from elementary school through high school. He was also a language jock, winning the Ohio Spelling Bee in 1977, and a magician, performing over 400 magic shows during his teen years.

He studied music, English,

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and computer science at Yale. He graduated summa cum laude in 1985, with Distinction in Music, having continued to write and conduct musicals each year. (In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from the Shenandoah Conservatory.)

After college, Pogue moved to New York City, with aspirations to compose Broadway shows. For ten years, he worked as conductor, synthesizer programmer, arranger, or assistant on Broadway shows and a few Off-Broadway.

In the interests of hedging his bets, he also founded and taught, for several years, the beginning magic courses at the New School for Social Research and New York’s Learning Annex. He also codesigned and wrote the manuals for music software programs like Finale, from Coda Music Technology.

While there was little demand for new Broadway composers, Pogue’s computer teaching skills turned out to be in high demand.

So he started teaching the Broadway community how to use their computers—with composers such as Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Jerry Bock, David Shire, and Cy Coleman, and then later Hollywood and literary celebrities, including Mia Farrow, Gary Oldman, Natasha Richardson and Harry Connick, Jr. He began writing for Macworld magazine in 1988. His tripleaward-winning column, “The Desktop Critic,” appeared on the back page until November 2000, when he joined The New York Times.

In November 2000, Pogue became the personal-technology columnist for The New York Times. (His Times column, “State of the Art,” appears every Thursday on the front page of the Business section.) Soon thereafter, he began writing his daily Times blog, “Pogue’s Posts,” authoring a weekly email Times newsletter, “From the Desk of David Pogue,” and shooting his Webby-awardwinning, very silly Times Web videos. From 2007 until 2011, those videos aired on CNBC. Pogue appears frequently on radio and TV. For several years, he was a regular technology guest on Martha Stewart’s TV show, NPR’s “Morning Edition,” and CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and “On the Money.”

Today, he writes and hosts about six segments yearly for “CBS News Sunday Morning” (work that won him an Emmy in 2004). But he may be best known these days for his work on NOVA, the long-running PBS science show. His “Making Stuff,” a 2011 four-part miniseries, won NOVA its highest ratings in six years—ratings surpassed only by Pogue’s second Nova show, “Hunting the Elements” in 2012. Earlier this year, he was also named the new host for the spinoff series “NOVA ScienceNow,” which premiered October 10, 2012.

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We cordially invite and welcome all aspiring music and dance majors to audition for admission and scholarship consideration in the UNL School of Music. Whether your ambitions involve professional performance, teaching high school music, or opening your own dance studio, an education from the UNL School of Music will prepare you very well for a career in music or dance.

Please remember that Nebraska residents (“in-state” students) must submit completed applications to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln by January 15, 2013 to be eligible for academic scholarship awards. All prospective students are encouraged to apply for UNL admission as soon as possible.

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by Barbara Freedman

hile it is impossible to fully cover the myriad options and techniques for recording sound in a single article, the following is intended to offer some essential information to help you begin recording or improve your current methods for recording individual students and ensembles. Teachers and students should be encouraged to use as many of these techniques as is practical. One can learn many things by using different devices in different situations.

The most important thing is to listen critically to the sound that is coming from the source and the sound that comes out of the device. Are the two sounds similar? Is the recorded sound clear? Is there a lot of background noise that interferes with the main sound? Did the recording overload, and is there now distortion on the recording?

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Below are some ideas to keep in mind when recording. Some specific products are suggested, as these are well known or considered industry standard. Listing them, however, is not an endorsement of the products. Anyone who decides to record will need to research which products best meet their needs and fit within their budget.

Mic Placement The closer the mic is to the sound source, the less background noise will be captured. Sometimes, recording the ambient sound—the sound in the room, as opposed to what is coming directly from the source—is desired. Recording a band or chorus concert with one or two mics closer to the middle of the room will capture more of what the audience hears instead of what comes directly out of the instruments or singers close up.

Record the best sound possible. If it isn’t good going into the device, it isn’t going to be good coming out. Avoid thinking that you can fix it electronically later.

What to Buy While we should always record with the best equipment available, most schools will not need to purchase a $3,000 microphone to meet their needs. However, it is a good idea to spend a little more money to ensure you are working with high-quality equipment. For example, purchase one decent microphone rather than several of lesser quality.

It’s important to know what will work best in different situations. A good dynamic microphone such as the Shure SM58, the Sennheiser E835, or the Rode M1 will work great for students recording in the classroom at their desks. Another alternative is a large condenser microphone, like the AKG C3000B, the Audio Technica AT4040, or the Rode NT1000.

When you use any of these depends on the circumstance and purpose.

In my classroom, we have a tabletop recording booth in an alcove and it has plenty of sound insulation from the rest of the room noise. Here, I like to use two AKG C3000 mics. When students are recording right at their desks, we use Shure Beta58s with a Blue Icicle

USB interface. A dynamic mic like the Shure requires students to get very close to it, and because it is not as sensitive as a condenser mic, it won’t pick up as much background classroom noise. With a foam pop filter on the mic ball and coats or blankets over their heads, several students could record in the room simultaneously. For field recording, a good handheld audio or video recorder will work. These do not need to cost more than $200, and many are available on the market for less. Sometimes the microphone on a cell phone or iPad will be sufficient to capture sounds as a field recording device.

Filter Use For vocals close to the microphone, use a pop filter. Spoken or sung words that contain the consonants p, k, t, and d are called plosives. Speaking these consonants creates a burst of air afterward that “explodes” into the microphone, creating a popping effect. Hold your hand close to your lips and say the word “plosive.” You will feel the air hit your hand on the p.

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Recording into a Computer If you are recording directly into the computer, you’ll need an audio interface.

This can be as simple as a USB microphone such as the Blue Snowball, Snowflake, or Yeti or the Samson Meteor Mic. You could also plug most microphones into a USB microphone converter such as the Blue Icicle, Alesis MicLink, Shure X2U, or MXL MicMate Pro. A multichannel audio interface may be needed to use more than one microphone concurrently. These can be a simple two-channel interface such as the Apogee Duet, the

PreSonus Audio Box or FireStudio, and the M-Audio Fast Track Pro. When adding a USB microphone or audio interface to your computer, check the settings in your system preferences and in the software to make sure that the device is engaged. Most of these settings are under sound or audio preferences in the system settings and the software preferences. Check your user manual for more details.

Check the input levels before you record. As with any type of track, you want to make sure that the recording does not overload in the track, creating distortion. Once you have a recording with distortion, you can’t get it out. Set the input volume levels to avoid the loudest sound overloading along the signal chain, from the mic, down the cable, to the audio interface to the computer, into

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simple pop filter, either a foam windscreen or mesh filter, will resolve this. A quick Internet search will yield many sites that offer instructions on how to build your own pop filter—this can be a great class project!

the software, and so on. One way to help avoid overloading is to use a compressor.

This device or software plug-in will help keep the signal within a certain range.

More on compression can be found in the resources listed in the bibliography of the book from which this article is excerpted.

Recording and processing audio uses a great deal of computer memory. Before you record, process audio, or bounce tracks (“Send Song to iTunes” or turn the file into one that can be burned onto a CD or put on an iPod), restart your computer. This clears the RAM and will help your computer’s processing efficiency.

Most computers today have 2–4 gigabytes (GB) of memory. If you are going to process a lot of audio, get as much computer memory as possible. With today’s processors, 2 GB might work, but 4–8 GB is not expensive and is a good thing. Ask your school’s IT experts for help and advice before purchasing memory.

Back up your work and make copies.

Most of today’s software processes audio in what is known as a “nondestructive” manner. In other words, when you drag in the end of an audio region or cut a region, you don’t actually destroy the recording.

The material is still there but hidden.

However, there are some functions that are destructive, so it’s a good idea to work with a copy of your original audio files so that you have a backup of the original, just in case. Once you are finished with your piece, back it up as well.

Capturing the ideal recording takes practice but with these few tips, you can record your students and ensembles and even have students make recordings themselves.

The content of this article is based on a chapter in Teaching Music Through Composition: A Curriculum Using Technology (forthcoming January 2013), by Barbara Freedman. It is reprinted with permission from Oxford University Press. © 2013 Oxford University Press.

Barbara Freedman has been teaching Electronic Music and Audio Engineering at Greenwich HS in Connecticut since 2001. She will be presenting several sessions on technology in music education at the 2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention, including at the TI:ME music technology preconference on Wednesday, February 13.

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would love for you to think that I create all the resources I write about. But as you know, after a full day of teaching, there just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much time leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is why I love the Internet! The Internet is full of helpful resources, but the challenging part is determining what you specifically need and sorting through the rest. This is one of the main reasons why I am so passionate about using Edmodo as a designated space for Texas music teachers to offer our tried and true resources. Edmodo can be a one-stop shop for all music education resources or at least a â&#x20AC;&#x153;check here firstâ&#x20AC;? spot. Having Edmodo certainly should not stop you from branching out into the world to see what others have created. Aside from Edmodo, Pinterest is my favorite resource (think online pin board where you can electronically pin something you find interesting).

Using Pinterest can certainly be addictive, but I am having so much fun seeing all the resources my favorite teachers have collected then repinning them on my boards. Numerous resources and ideas were pinned on boards with substitute teacher activities so I have created a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sub-Tubâ&#x20AC;? using all those Pinterest ideas (thanks to H-E-B teachers for the name). I have collected quite a few YouTube videos that were produced using Movie Maker that show unique groups performing along with unusual instruments. I repinned a video of Artie Almeida with her class demonstrating â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Syncopated Clockâ&#x20AC;? using scarvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; fantastic! Pinterest has also turned me on to several blogs for elementary music teachers that are incredible. I have more resources for the SMARTboard,

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classroom organization, listening maps, bulletin boards, and so much more! My goal now is to incorporate what I am finding into my teaching instead of simply collecting more and more resources that never see the inside of a classroom.

Thanks go to all the music teachers who I am following! Where else do you think I found the cookie sheet staff I mentioned in October? Have fun finding interesting and fun activities for your students to try with all the holidays and celebrations in November and December. Don’t be surprised to find me following you on Pinterest!

What Does TMEA Have to Offer Me? Answer #3 Last month I challenged you to find another organization with all that TMEA has to offer that charges only $50 dues.

Let’s make that an even harder challenge for you!

1. If you need more motivation to attend the convention, go to the convention webpage, www.tmea.org/ convention. You will now see a short testimony from a TMEA member or

administrator speaking on the value of the convention. You could share this video with your administrator as you work to gain their approval.

2. I have also included a trifold pamphlet file on Edmodo about the importance of music education in your school. This trifold can be adapted to fit your campus.

3. Along with the pamphlet, I am also posting a PowerPoint presentation in Edmodo that you can show to your parents before the PTA program. The presentation will give your audience information about the arts. Insert pictures of your students rehearsing in the blank slides to keep their attention focused.

Our TMEA staff continuously works to provide you a variety of materials to help you get support for attending the convention. They also provide numerous advocacy videos and materials to help you educate your school community about the importance of music education.

Come Join the Gang on Edmodo!

This is a site all TMEA elementary

music teachers can join. Follow these simple steps as I will continue to highlight offerings available to you on Edmodo throughout the year: 1. Go to www.edmodo.com.

2. Click “I’m a Teacher” to set up your account (it’s free!).

3. When you have created your account, find the word “Groups” on the leftside tab.

4. Click on Join.

5. The code of TMEA Elementary Music Teachers is 98LVK0.

6. That’s it! Now you can check out everything in the library.

2013 Clinic/Convention Update As many of you did last year, remember to take a moment to preregister online if you haven’t already. It’s the simplest way to complete your convention registration. Go to www.tmea.org/convention for more information and to preregister.

While there, also be sure to make your hotel reservation through the discounted TMEA housing system. Hotels fill up quickly, so don’t wait any longer!

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In addition to the clinic opportunities that will abound for elementary music teachers, we will enjoy and be inspired by several outstanding performing ensembles and choirs. Learn more about our invited groups here and be sure to include their performances on your convention schedule (the full convention preview will be included in next month’s issue). More of our performing groups will be featured in the January issue.

Houston ISD Honor Choir Sabrina Nguyen, Director The Houston ISD Elementary Honor Choir, directed by Sabrina Nguyen, was established in 2008 and was created to provide an additional high-level choral experience for musically talented fourthand fifth-grade students. Nineteen elementary schools were represented in the 2011–2012 Honor Choir.

Over the years, the quality of the choir has grown tremendously. Teachers and students have the opportunity to learn from each other. The teaching and learning that occurs through this collaborative effort helps elevate and enrich the knowledge and skills of the teachers and students. This in turn aids in the development and improvement of individual choirs and more meaningful choral experiences for our students.

Nguyen is Director of Music for St. Michael Catholic Church in Houston and is the Community Liaison for the Department of Strategic Partnerships in Houston ISD. Smith Elementary Children’s Choir Juan Saldana, Director Smith Elementary School is a prekindergarten through fifth-grade campus

in the East Learning Community of the Victoria ISD. The Smith Elementary Children’s Choir was created in the 2010–2011 school year and consists of 45 students in grades 3–5. Students audition at the beginning of the school year and make a commitment to the program. The Children’s Choir practices once a week for 45 minutes throughout the year. In the spring of 2011, they received a Superior Rating at the Industrial ISD Cobra Music Festival.

Juan Saldana is the founding director of the Smith Elementary Children’s Choir. He is a graduate of the Texas State University School of Music.

Saldana also currently serves as TMEA Region 14 Elementary Chair and South Texas Representative of the Kodály Educators of Texas.

Stephens Stompin’ Hooves Pay-Sung Chew, Director The Stompin’ Hooves of Ursula Stephens Elementary in Katy ISD are honored to be an Invited Ensemble at the TMEA convention. Formed at the opening of the school in 2007, this is the group’s sixth year under the direction of founder, Pay-Sung Chew. The group consists of 24–30 students each year. Throughout the school year, this fifth-grade instrumental ensemble holds two 50-minute rehearsals before school each week. Their extensive repertoire includes Indonesian gamelan music, African marimba, European classical, Asian, and American folk, pop, and jazz music. Included among the multiple percussion instruments played by the students are Orff barred instruments, recorders, drums, miscellaneous percussion instruments, and body percussion.

The Stompin’ Hooves have partici-

pated in the Gulf Coast Orff Association Orff Festival and have performed in a variety of venues, including school and PTA events, the University of Houston, retirement communities, the Katy district High School Performing Arts Center, and local shopping malls. The Stompin’ Hooves are excited to be the first instrumental ensemble from Katy ISD to perform at a TMEA convention.

The Rice School Honors Choir Holly Holt-Cabrera, Director TEA Recognized, The Rice School/ La Escuela Rice is located in the heart of Houston, with a population of approximately 1,200 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Rice School Honors Choir meets once weekly and consists of about 70 auditioned singers in fourth and fifth grades who demonstrate musical ability and leadership skills.

The choir has been invited to perform in and around the city of Houston, representing The Rice School at such venues as the Hear the Future 2006 and 2011 concerts with the Houston Chamber Chorus, the State-of-the-City Address with Mayor Annise Parker, and as a TMEA Invited Choir in 2007. In addition to participating in regional and local choir festivals, the choir performs concerts for the community and for residents of local retirement homes. The choir is under the direction of Holly Holt-Cabrera, who has been the music teacher and elementary choral director at The Rice School/La Escuela Rice since 1996, where she was voted Teacher of the Year in 2004 and 2012. The Rice School Honors Choir is honored to be invited to perform at the 2013 TMEA Clinic/Convention.

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Teaching Masterworks Through Known Songs

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by Georgia A. Newlin

s music educators, one of our many common goals is to teach our students great masterworks in order to create an understanding and appreciation of the western classical tradition. With limited teaching time (combined with the desire to achieve many other goals in music literacy, vocal and instrumental production, improvisation, world music, creative movement, quality performance, and more) one way to help students of any grade level begin to listen to masterworks is through songs they already know.

FIRST GRADERS For example, first graders can sing and play games to these traditional children’s songs: “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” “The Farmer in the Dell,” “Little Bo Peep,” “London Bridge,” “Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?,” “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and James Pierpont’s “Jingle Bells.” Once they can each be performed by the students without teacher help have the class devise one specific motion representing each song. Over a number of days, play different sections of Harl McDonald’s Children’s Symphony on familiar tunes 1 and instruct the children that as they are listening they should make the specific motion for each song when it is heard in the recording. Over the course of time the class can create a road map for the entire piece by using icons for each song (black sheep, farmer, Bo Peep, bridge, Johnny, star, jingle bells), allowing you to discuss form in an elemental way.

SECOND GRADERS Teach the beautiful tune “The Little Birch Tree” 2 to second graders until they can sing the song independently. They can even be challenged to sing in canon or learn the Russian text.

Next, play Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, IV and have students move to the music differentiating between the known parts (“The Little Birch Tree” melody) and unfamiliar parts.

During the beginning of the introduction have students show the beat as they wish but have them stay in one place. Very soon, one complete playing of the tune occurs and students can move around the room with the rhythm of the melody in their feet.

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the students can show the beat in various ways but must be stationary. Four playings of “The Little Birch Tree” melody occur in succession beginning with the flutes and working its way down through the orchestra to the very low brass. Students are instructed to tiptoe with the light, high instruments and change the way they move their feet as the melody gets lower and heavier.

With repeated hearings and guidance from you, students actually figure out ways to convey four different weights (rather than just tiptoe and stomping). Once they know it well, the students can move and sing along with each playing of the folk song melody.

THIRD GRADERS Third graders can sing the song “Bought Me a Cat” along with the book Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee, humorously illustrated by Paul Galdone. Once they know the song well, listen to Copland’s Old American Songs, No. 5, I Bought Me a Cat and have the children describe the differences between the ways in which they sing the song versus the more formal arrangement by Copland.

In particular, draw their attention to the use of instrumental timbre for each animal sound. Connecting this activity to teaching the instruments of the orchestra creates a tie between orchestral instruments and the human voice. Although commonplace for mature musicians, it can be students’ first association among the two seemingly separate entities.

FOURTH GRADERS Using Aaron Copland’s Billy the Kid with fourth graders gives them a chance to sing the following folk songs: “Git Along, Little Dogies” (Street in a Frontier Town), “Goodbye, Old Paint”

(Mexican Dance and Finale), and “Great-Granddad” (Street in a Frontier Town). Follow each listening session with discussions such as how Copland transformed the tunes rhythmically or melodically, and why the students believe the composer chose certain instruments to play each folk song.

FIFTH GRADERS Fifth-grade students can use the tune “Frere Jacques” to consciously learn to move between major and minor. First, students sing “Frere Jacques” and then read the solfège (s, d r mf s l) from the staff in F major. By adding three more flats to the key signature (A-flat major), students then sing it in minor (m, l td r mf) from the same staff but now in F minor. Play Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, III “Feierlich und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen,” and ask students to count how many times the tune occurs in canon (11). While easy at first, this activity rapidly becomes challenging because the entrances progressively get closer together.

Once the students have heard Mahler’s version of “Frere Jacques” in minor, they can be led to identify that his tune has rhythmic and melodic modifications from their minor version: l t dt l | l t dt l | d r m | d r m | mf mr dt l | mf mr dt l | m m, l | m m, l ||.

Once they derive the tune, divide the class into eleven equal parts allowing each group to sing in solfège showing hand signs.

MIDDLE SCHOOL A fascinating long-term activity for middle school students is to compare a known song across multiple settings. For example, God Save the Queen (America), has been used in about 140 different masterworks, 3 six of which are: Variations on “God Save the

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King” (Beethoven), Wellington’s Victory (Beethoven), Symphony No. 3 (Clementi), Preludes, Book 2, No. 9: “Pickwick” (Debussy), Variations on America (Ives), and Variations on “God Save the King” (Paganini) as well as being masterfully performed by Queen on their album A Night at the Opera. Begin by singing multiple verses of America and God Save the Queen and then work on reading it in solfège and rhythm names to establish a baseline of musical understanding. The students can compare and contrast the slight rhythmic variations created by the differences in texts as well as learn about the historical significances of each text setting.

Then, during each class period, the students concentrate on one of the masterworks by listening to the recording and comparing each variation or setting of the tune with their knowledge of the solfège and rhythm of the melody (thus increasing their music literacy skills). While students do not always use musical terms in their descriptions, they often find creative ways to explain what they are hearing. It’s exciting for the class when you identify the proper music terminology for their imaginative explanations. Be sure to lead students to discuss many facets of music such as form, texture (monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic), rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre (tone color of voices and instruments), meter, dynamics, tonality (major, minor, modal, atonal), and tempo. Students could keep a chart on each masterwork that includes the title, composer, and information on the particular recording you play as well as their notes from the class discussions.

After exploring the variations and settings within each piece, compare the pieces to each other. One of the most clearly defined ways to begin is with large form. Ask questions such as, “How does Beethoven use the tune differently in Variations on ‘God Save the King’ versus Wellington’s Victory?” (The first is theme and variations and the second is used in a programmatic way.) And, “How do Beethoven, Ives, and Paganini create different variations on the same tune?” (This can lead to a discussion of style period and availability of different instruments to each composer.) Or, “Why does Debussy use a brief introduction of the tune in his Prelude compared to its use late in the fourth movement of Clementi’s Great National Symphony?” (The Debussy prelude is an homage to the Samuel Pickwick character from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens.4 Clementi’s work is a rousing tribute to his adopted homeland, England.5) Ending this unit by playing Queen’s version of God Save the Queen (or other rock adaptations)6 can lead to an understanding of the timelessness of the anthem and its musical role in the relationship between the British Isles and the United States.

Each of the pieces discussed here uses preexisting music as its basis for the masterwork or it is integrated into it. Asking students about the composers’ choices in using the songs, or questioning whether using known songs makes a composition original,

can lead to productive discussions about the contributions of each composer. Understanding how composers use, alter, extend, and mix known tunes in their works can lead students to make similar connections with popular music that, in many of the same ways, uses sampling, is remixed or restyled, or is performed as a cover. Using known songs to lead students to learn and love masterworks expands their musical knowledge by encouraging them to think about what the music demands of them as listeners and what is offered to them by way of culture, history, and meaning.

REFERENCES 1. McDonald, H.: Children’s Symphony/Brand, M.: The Wonderful One-Hoss-Shay (Harl McDonald, Ormandy) (1950).

Not available in the United States on CD due to possible copyright restrictions. Exclusively available for streaming and download on Naxos.com.

2. Boshkoff, R. & Sorensen, K. Multicultural Songs, Games, and Dances. OAKE Publications at www.oake.org 3. http://en.wik ipedia.org /wik i /God_ Save_the_ Queen (retrieved August 23, 2012).

4. ibid.

5. ibid.

6. ibid.

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t is not news to anyone that life, and particularly the way we communicate with each other and consume music, has changed radically over the past 30 years. There is also nothing to indicate that this evolution in communication will not continue. This cycle of change has only become swifter as new devices and applications are introduced and become commonplace in our everyday lives. Perhaps lost on some of us more seasoned educators at times is that much of what we perceive as new technology has been a part of our students’ lives for as long as they can remember. We would be foolish to assume that this state does not affect our students’ learning and therefore should also be considered in our teaching decisions and actions.

Specifically, communication technology should be of interest to educators. It goes without saying that great teaching is dependent on successful communication. Our understanding of how our current and future students most effectively communicate can only serve to enhance our efforts to educate.

Perhaps this topic is best explored with a brief snapshot of a typical college student in recent history. To help focus these images, I’m going to refer to data compiled within the past 12 months by the Gallup and Nielson polling services.

Baby Boomers It is probably most appropriate to begin with Baby Boomers—those postWWII children who enrolled in colleges in the late ’60s and ’70s. My guess is that many current senior faculty members on our campuses are in this group. As college students, the landline telephone we leased from AT&T was the center of our personal communications. Some may remember not even having their own phone line and having to use a hallway or lobby pay phone for calls. I definitely remember having some shockingly high long distance phone bills from time to time. We were exposed to new trends and developments through radio and

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television, but we often listened to AM radio and enjoyed a choice of two or three television channels, possibly only in black & white. We Boomers wrote lettersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the kind sent in envelopes that require stamps and took multiple days for delivery.

We also had close encounters with the leading information storage platforms of the time: microfiche and microfilm. If an assignment had to be typed, we became familiar with the smell and peculiarities of correction strips and whiteout, the futility of attempting hand erasures, and with changing typewriter ribbons. We enjoyed our music on LPs and 45s, and if it needed to be portable we took our transistor radio with the single earphone, or if we were really on the cutting edge, an eight-track player in our vehicle.

Generation X If you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a Boomer, you are likely age 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;46, or in Generation X. Like your predecessors, you were initially dependent on a landline phone, but you likely owned it and it might have been cordless. By college age you regularly worked with a computer instead of a typewriter. You took the growth of cable TVâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with its dozens of

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optionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in stride, and if the program was in black and white you knew it was a rerun of a show produced before you were born, definitely not an entertainment product of your lifetime. You were likely aware of the tools we Boomers had depended on, but you quickly snatched up the more efficient replacements like cassette tapes, boom boxes, and of course the Sony Walkman. You may have even known someone whose parents had a mobile phone (though the size of a brick and the cost of a dependable used car). Gen-Xers have always successfully adapted to what is new; however, you may have recently begun feeling overwhelmed by just how much and how fast new communication products have appeared and why so many things you thought were great began to disappear.

They probably do not remember or have not known life without cell phones and iPods. They probably now have in their possession a smartphone that easily is capable of performing more sophisticated tasks than the computers their predecessors used in high school and perhaps college. They might look at a keyboard and mouse as a nuisance, preferring either a touch screen or even spoken commands.

They find nothing foreign about their expectations to communicate and consume within their own personal time frames: anything and everything can be recorded, archived, and consumed when more convenient. For the large number of students in these two generations, the life they know verges on having almost anything that can be digitized at their fingertips.

Adult Millennials Adult Millennials comprise the next age grouping, those currently 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;29, our current undergraduate and graduate populations. While these students may remember not having a cell phone, that memory is distant. They probably see no real need to pay for a landline. They also think a cell phone without an Internet capability is of little value. These students see their predecessorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reliance on email as cumbersome and would rather text or post to share their thoughts. On average, they send almost 2,000 texts per month compared with approximately 700 for GenXers and fewer than 100 sent by Baby Boomers. At almost every turn they elect to communicate with digitized messaging instead of with their voices. Because they have not known life without the Internet, Adult Millennials and those younger are almost universally foreign to what their predecessors considered commonplace in terms of communication. They view anything not in a digital format the way Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers used to look at horse drawn buggies and outhouses.

How Do We Respond?

For many, this information can be overwhelming, even when it barely scratches the surface of the changes that have occurred in our lifetimes. It leads us back to the primary question, How well do we know the students we teach? and forward to the follow-up query, How well do we know the students we will be teaching? These questions can be answered only by each individual. For me, I consider the following as points of reference and clarity:

Teen Millennials and iGeners Note how the age range of each successive classification of generations has gotten progressively smaller. This trend is fueled by the pace of technological development and continues with our future college students; the Teen Millennials, currently ages 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17 and the iGeners, those under age 12. For the sake of efficiency letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s examine these two groups together.

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in these fields as TMEA welcomes the Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) as part of our convention. While you should include technology sessions in your Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Saturday schedule, also consider registering to attend the full-day technology preconference on Wednesday, February 13. You can register to attend when you preregister for the TMEA Clinic/Convention. More information will be available in the December convention preview issue.

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CTME Notes by Christina Tannert, Director of Internal Operations and Finance Greetings from the Collegiate Texas Music Educators! I would like to invite any interested collegiate members to run for a CTME office at the TMEA convention in February. For more information about the responsibilities of each position and how to nominate yourself, go to ctmeweb.org. The deadline for nomination is January 31.

Membership in professional organizations like TMEA is very important for college students. It provides us with an invaluable network to rely on for support and opportunities and resources for preprofessional development that are critical in our journeys as educators. It enables us to gain knowledge of professional roles and responsibilities before we enter the working world. Becoming an officer for an organization like this is a wonderful learning experience and a great way to get introduced to the professional world.

Whether on your campus, in your community, or at the state level, I encourage all future music educators to consider taking on leadership roles in a professional organization at some point in their college years.

Finally, make plans to come to CTME Leadership Summit this year! It will be hosted by Dallas Baptist University on January 19. Leadership Summit will provide student leaders the opportunity to come together in an exchange of ideas to further develop leadership potential, strengthen music education, and establish networking contacts. Through the Leadership Summit, we strive to foster and nurture the development of the finest future music educators in the nation.

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