NJMEA 2014 State Conference by William McDevitt

The New Jersey Music Educators Association State Conference February 20-22, 2014 Hilton East Brunswick Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

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table of contents Academies Wind, Marching, Jazz, Elementary, Tech, Choral, String.......18-29 Acknowledgments...........................................................................73 Advertiser’s Index..........................................................................101 All-State Bands & Women’s Chorus Information............................10 All-State Bands & Women’s Chorus Programs...........................62-65 Concert & Lobby Concert Schedules.............................................68 2014 NJMEA State Conference Hilton East Brunswick Hotel & Executive Meeting Center FEBRUARY 20–22, 2014 • East Brunswick, NJ

Conference Directory.......................................................................2 Conference Program for Friday..................................................32-49 Conference Program for Saturday..............................................52-61 Directions to Rutgers and Newark Symphony Hall.........................11 Directory of Exhibitors..............................................................70-72 Exhibit Floor Plan..........................................................................69 Exhibitor Raffle Tickets................................................................105 Exhibits Grand Opening/Welcome Reception................................30 Floor Plans Hilton Hotel - Concourse, Ballroom, 5th, Salon D/E...........12-13 Tower I - Floors 8, 15, 19, 20................................................14-15 Gala Concert & After Hours Gala Reception.............................48-49 Guide to Visiting the Exhibits.........................................................69 Index of Program Participants..................................................99-101 Intercollegiate Concert Band & Jazz Ensemble...............................30 NJMEA Board of Directors..............................................................3 NJMEA Conference Evaluation Form..........................................102 NJMEA Session/Presider/Performance Information......................103 NJMEA State Conference Staff.........................................................2 Participant Biographies..............................................................74-97 President’s Welcome..........................................................................4 Professional Development Hours....................................................11 Sessions at a Glance.......................................................................6-9 Shuttle Bus Schedule......................................................................10 Thursday Evening Activities............................................................30

conference directory

2014 NJMEA State Conference Hilton East Brunswick Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Three Tower Center Boulevard East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-828-2000 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION HILTON HOTEL-MAIN LOBBY

CONFERENCE SESSIONS HILTON HOTEL & TOWER I

Thursday, FEBRUARY 20 Friday, FEBRUARY 21

7:30 AM - 8:30 PM

Thursday, FEBRUARY 20

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday, FEBRUARY 21

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday, FEBRUARY 22

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Saturday, FEBRUARY 22

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

EXHIBITS SALON D & E AND PREFUNCTION AREA Thursday, FEBRUARY 20 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM Grand Opening And Reception 7:00 PM Friday, FEBRUARY 21

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday, FEBRUARY 22

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EVENING CONCERTS GRAND BALLROOM Thursday, FEBRUARY 20 Intercollegiate Concert Band Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble Friday, FEBRUARY 21 The US Army Field Band & Soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM 8:45 PM - 9:45 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

conference staff Conference Manager Marie Malara, Sayreville MS

Collegiate Coordinator Michael Saias

AV/Equipment Manager James Chwalyk, Jr., Lyndhurst HS

Assistant To The Conference Manager Joyce Campbell, Sayreville MS

Registration Manager Kathleen M. Mosher, Retired

Technology Coordinator Rick Dammers, Rowan University

On-Site Exhibits Manager Nancy Clasen, Thomas Jefferson MS

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

NJMEA 2013-2014 Board of Directors Executive Board

Appointed Members

President, Joseph Jacobs Ventnor Middle School jjacobs@veccnj.org 609-335-6429

Administration Ronald Dolce Retired rdolce561@aol.com 732-574-0846

Corporate/Industry Ron Beaudoin rbeau1959@gmail.com 301-662-2010

Past-President, Keith Hodgson

Advocacy Nick Santoro Retired nb1331@quixnet.net 732-246-7223

Early Childhood Music Ed. Amy Burns Far Hills Country Day School aburns@fhcds.org 973-493-5797

President-Elect, William McDevitt Vineland High School billnjmea@aol.com 856-794-6800 x2539

Band Festivals/Classroom Music Nancy Clasen Thomas Jefferson Middle School nancydidi@hotmail.com 973-766-5343

Guitar Tom Amoriello Flemington Raritan Schools tamoriel@frsd.k12.nj.us 908-284-7650

Executive Secretary-Treasurer Deborah Sfraga Ocean Township Schools debnjmea@aol.com 732-686-1316

Band Performance Albert Bazzel Winslow Twp. Middle School fenwayfollower5@comcast.net 856-358-2054

Music Teacher Education Al Holcomb Rider University aholcomb@rider.edu 609-921-7100 x8104

Communications (TEMPO/Web) Thomas A. Mosher, Retired tmosher@njmea.org 732-367-7195

Choral Festivals Donna Marie Berchtold William Davies Middle School berchtoldd@hamiltonschools.org 609-476-6241 x1013

Opera Festival Stevie Rawlings Paramus High School srawlings@paramus.k12.nj.us 201-261-7800 x3069

Chorus Performance Kathy Spadafino, Retired kspadeb@aol.com 732-214-1044

Orchestra Festivals/Performance Susan Meuse Hammarskjold Middle School susanmeuse@gmail.com 732-613-6890

Chorus/Orchestra/Jazz Joseph Cantaffa Howell High School jcantaffahhs@hotmail.com 732-919-2131

Retired Music Educators Beverly Robinovitz Retired beviewgr@aol.com 732-271-4245

Mainland Regional HS keithhodgson1@mac.com 609-317-0906

Region Executive Members

NJSMA

President, Peter Bauer Columbia High School pbauer@somsd.k12.nj.us 973-762-5600 x1183 CJMEA President, Jeff Santoro Allentown High School santorj@ufrsd.net 732-259-7292 x1422 SJCDA President, Bill Yerkes West Deptford High School wyerkes@wdeptford.k12.nj.us 856-848-6110 x2220 SJBODA President, Ben Fong Reeds Road Elementary School fongb@gtps.k12.nj.us 609-365-1892

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

Collegiate Chapters/Technology Rick Dammers Rowan University dammers@rowan.edu 856-256-4557 Conferences Marie Malara Sayreville Middle School malara97@aol.com 732-525-5290 x2370

NJMEA State Music Conference

From The NJMEA President

Welcome! Thank you very much for attending our New Jersey Music Educators Association State Conference this year. We are very excited with the quality of professional development opportunities that this three-day conference offers to our membership. NJMEA continues to strive to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues by offering an additional academy (string) and additional concert performances for this year. Whether you specialize in wind band, marching band, jazz, elementary, technology, vocal, strings, or are a collegiate student, this conference will meet your needs. Some changes have taken place in our teaching vocation this year in New Jersey. These changes will be addressed at our conference. We will be offering pertinent information that will enable you to meet the needs of your students while successfully achieving new educational goals. You will certainly be inspired by the latest strategies and techniques offered in our field. We are thrilled to have the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus perform at our Friday evening concert. There will also be performances by NJ Collegiate, High School, and Community Ensembles throughout the conference. Our All-State Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Women’s Chorus will perform on Saturday afternoon at the Newark Symphony Hall. I encourage you to attend as many performances as your schedule will permit. Our exhibit hall is filled with the most recent creative instructional materials and informative booths. All of the major music education companies are represented this year. You will also be able to receive information from various colleges while you peruse musical scores, lesson books, software, and instruments. It’s a music teacher’s shopping mall. Special thanks to Marie Malara, James Chwalyk, Kathy Mosher, Nancy Clasen, Michael Saias, Joyce Campbell, Rick Dammers, Tom Mosher, Debbie Sfraga, and the many people behind the scenes including our NJMEA Board of Directors for creating a wonderful venue that will enhance our skills as music educators. Thanks again for taking advantage of the many opportunities to network, share, learn, and enjoy the rewards of our profession by attending our conference. Your commitment and desire to offer our students the best in music education is commendable. You do make a difference! Sincerely,

Joe Jacobs

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

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SESSION VI

3:30 - 4:30 PM

SESSION V

2:15 - 3:15 PM

SESSION IV

11:30 - 1:00 PM 1:00 - 2:00 PM

SESSION III

10:30 - 11:30 AM

SESSION II

9:15 - 10:15 AM

SESSION I

8:00 - 9:00 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

Edison HS Wind Ensemble M. DeNicuolo

New Music For High School Band

LUNCH BREAK

8:30 - 9:15 AM Montclair State University Wind Ensemble 9:30 - 10:15 AM Mahwah High School Wind Ensemble

HILTON HOTEL Salon A/B

10:30 - 11:00 AM East Brunswick High School Orchestra 11:15 - 11:45 AM JPS High School Orchestra

HILTON HOTEL Salon C

SESSION III

2:45 - 4:15 PM

11:30 - 1:00 PM 1:00 - 2:30 PM

SESSION II

10:00 - 11:30 AM

SESSION I

8:15 - 9:45 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

12:30 - 1:00 PM Unaccompanied Minors 1:15 - 1:45 PM Morris Knolls High School Chorale

Thursday, February 20, 2014

J. Brennan

R. Hodson

J. Frankel Music First: Live Interaction Session With Cloud Based Software

R. Hodson LUNCH BREAK Software For The HS Music Program

J. Frankel Music First Live Interactive Session With Soundation4Education

R. Klott

S. Longo iBand!

Interdisciplinary Music Technology Projects

B. Geyer/C. Toulios

L. Kallistad Assessing With Technology

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR Oswego Smartmusic On The ipad: Student Assignments

C. Davis TOWER - 15TH FLOOR Passaic A/B Music First: Teaching And Learning In The Cloud With MusicFirst

Improve Your Band By Performing Chamber Music

S. Dackow Innovative Uses Of Technology In The Orchestra Rehearsal

Hands-on Conducting Workshop For Music Educators

Churchill MS String Orchestra S. Dackow

T. Johnson

L. Kallistad What's New In Finale 2014

M. LoPresti LUNCH BREAK Explore The New Smartmusic: Rubrics, State Standards, and iPad

Navigating The Music Technology Smorgasbord

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR Rockaway

J. Perry

Nutley HS Jazz Lab J. Maiello Sequencing Jazz And Blues In The Elementary Vocal Music Curriculum

D. Raymond The Classical Guys' Guide To The Real Book

R. Venezia LUNCH BREAK Laying The Goundwork To Success

M. Paterno Story Boarding: A Way To Coordinate Show Design

A. Garbisch The South Podunk High School Marching Band Staff Meeting

S. Dackow Releasing The Potential Of The Young Orchestra

HILTON HOTEL Trenton/Monroe Effective Warm-Up Strategies To Teach Secondary Choral Music

HILTON HOTEL Wdbge/Pisctway

Around The World With Young Strings - A Curriculum For The 21st Century

AT A GLANCE

J. Brennan We All Perform On The Same Stage - Improving The Ensemble Skills

D. Wilson

S. Axelson LUNCH BREAK Meet Composer Dana Wilson

Bad Habits Be Gone

HILTON HOTEL Brunswick ABC

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR Cooper

L. Wichman

J. Hersey Is It December Yet? Children's Favorite Musical Activities For The Holidays

A. Beck Ready, Set, Create

Here Comes Treble! A Sing And Learn Session

C. Lavender

A. Ellingsen Making Each Minute Count

J. Kirk Forward, Back & Beyond Sequencing Folk Dances

Active Listening/Active Minds: The Ear And Brain In Harmony

TOWER - 19TH FLOOR Vivaldi

R. Venezia

Everything You Wanted To Know About Colorguardâ&#x20AC;Ś And Then Some

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR Haydn

Thursday Sessions At A Glance

S. Bell/H.Colton

Rehearsing With Integrity: Purpose, Source, Spirit And Language Rowan University Concert Choir C. Thomas Building A Choral Community Through A Community Chorus

Unaccompanied Minors J. Bunce Engaging Boys In The Middle School And High School Choral Program EBHS Men's Choir Crossroads So. Men's Choir J. Sengin/L. Lepore

DIY A Cappella

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR Beethoven

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

NJMEA State Music Conference

A.Beck

D. Bott

B. Yurko

5:30 - 6:30 PM

SESSION IV

4:15 - 5:30 PM

SESSION III

TCNJ Chorale J. Leonard

Encouraging Musical Ownership

Integrating Contemporary A Cappella Highlands Voices T. Paster

2:30 - 3:45 PM

2:00 - 2:30 PM

LUNCH BREAK

A. Burns

R. Klott

R. Dammers

NJ TI:ME Meeting

Google Docs For The Music Educator

L. Kallestad

GarageBand On iPad For Beginners

ipads In The Elementary Music Classroom

LUNCH BREAK

J. Frankel

M.Semancik

N. McBride/Amy Troxel

Creating That "Perfect Concert Program"

B. Maliszewski

J. Askinskas

Building & Maintaining Your Multi-Level String Program

Teaching Music: Is Counting To Four The Heart Of It?

J. Wynne

M. Christiansen

Producing And Directing A Madrigal Dinner: A Guidebook To How It Is Done!

A Cost Effective Way To Bring Music Education To Your School

Cooper

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

US Army Field Band

Accessories - A Percussionist's Bread And Butter US Army Field Band

Building A Better Brass Section

VISIT THE EXHIBITS OPEN CONTINUOUSLY FROM 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

M. LoPresti

Music First - Software For The Middle School Music Program

Noteflight Classroom For Newbies

Rockaway

SmartMusic For The Middle And High School Director

T. Johnson

C. Lavender

G. Roman

Top Five Finale Time-Savers For Band, Choir And Orchestra Directors

J. Rubino

Calling All World Brothers And Sisters

Quaver's Beyond Marvelous Curriculum

Oswego

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

H. Tassone/A. Connolly Potter

C. Bernotas

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Gala Reception Tower Atrium Lobby

Voices Of Distinction Building A Choral Program With Quality Literature

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR Passaic A/B

CONCERT US Army Field Band And Soldiers Chorus

A. Beck

Meeting The Needs Of The All-Inclusive Elementary Chorus

K. Cherwinski

Let's Play The Tuning Note!

My Music: Chart Toppers And Classics For Choirs

LUNCH BREAK

HILTON HOTEL

Trenton/Monroe

AT A GLANCE Sometimes…It Takes Two: Collaborative Teaching In The Music Classroom

Monroe Twp. MS Percussion Y. Snyder VISIT THE EXHIBITS OPEN CONTINUOUSLY FROM 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

C. Colaneri

Total Percussion Jam

Turning Drummers Into Percussionists

HILTON HOTEL

Wdbge/Pisctway

What To Do When You Are Expecting…A Student Teacher

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM All-State Symphonic Band Working Rehearsal/ Workshop AT RUTGERS

C. McDonald/P.Turowski Celebrate And Sing! A Reading Session For Mixed Choirs

Rowan University Wind Ensemble Performance

LUNCH BREAK 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Rutgers University WE Performance AT RUTGERS

Instrumental Music Teacher's Survival Guide To SGO's

Brunswick ABC

HILTON HOTEL

Rutgers University Symphonic Band Performance

Salon A/B

HILTON HOTEL

12:30 - 2:00 PM

11:45 - 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15 - 11:30 AM

SESSION I

8:30 - 9:45 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

7:00 - 9:00 PM

SESSION IV

4:15 - 5:30 PM

SESSION III

2:30 - 3:45 PM

2:00 - 2:30 PM

12:30 - 2:00 PM

11:45 - 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15 - 11:30 AM

SESSION I

8:30 - 9:45 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

Friday, February 21, 2014 Princeton

D. Schultz

Comprehensive Teaching In The Rehearsal Hall

LUNCH BREAK NJ Association of Jazz Educators Meeting

P. Griffin

NJ Music Administrator Association Breakfast Meeting

Hopatcong

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

K. Fuhrman

Rhythm - Cut The Learning Curve 50% - 90%

LUNCH BREAK

J. Barnett

L. Schraer-Joiner

The Alexander Technique For Musicians And Music Teachers

Change Gonna Come: Integrating Music And Social Studies

HILTON HOTEL Carlyle's

J. Wynne

A. Garbisch

Offering Independent Study Options For Theory And Keyboard

I Can't Afford Handbells…Can I?

Navesink

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

B. Robinovitz

E. Goldman

NJ Retired Music Educators Mtg. 5th Floor Hillsborough Room

Note Reading For Beginner Strings And Beyond

HILTON HOTEL

Friday Sessions At A Glance

Tchaikovsky

TOWER - 8TH FLOOR

D. Elliott

Music Education As/For Artistic Citizenship

LUNCH BREAK Orchestra Procedures Meeting

Millstone

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

C. Colaneri

B. Bloom

Drum Circle Concepts For The General Music Classroom

That Funky Drumming

LUNCH BREAK

R. Hamm

CJMEA Meeting

S. Luchette

Showtime! Performances In The Elementary School Classroom

The Interactive Jazz Story For K-6

Brahms

TOWER - 8TH FLOOR

Tip Toe To Do-Si-Do: A Movement Sequence For Greater Success In Your Class J. Kirk

Round The World: Teaching Harmony With Multicultural Rounds And Canons C. Lavender

AS Choral Procedures Meeting

T. Mullaney

Tip Toe To Do-Si-Do: A Movement Sequence For Greater Success In Your Classroom Part I J. Kirk

O Passo: Musicianship And Musical Learning With The Body

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

5:30 - 6:30 PM

SESSION IV

4:15 - 5:30 PM

SESSION III

2:30 - 3:45 PM

12:30 - 2:00 PM

11:45 - 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15 - 11:30 AM

SESSION I

8:30 - 9:45 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

SESSION IV

4:15 - 5:30 PM

SESSION III

2:30 - 3:45 PM

2:00 - 2:30 PM

12:30 - 2:00 PM

11:45 - 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15 - 11:30 AM

SESSION I

8:30 - 9:45 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

Audience: Cohesive

P. Boonshaft

Rehearsals

20 Ways To Energize Your

NJSMA Meeting

A. Gadberry/D. Gadberry

Keys To Meaningful Inclusion

Meeting

B. Frushour All State Band Procedures

T. Connors

Instrument Repairs

26 Tips For Quick And Easy

S. Luchette

For General Music

Blues Arrangements

G. Demerath/E. St. Denis

Your Instrument?

So You Are Allergic To

L. DeLorenzo

Music

Can Tell Us About Teaching

What Students Of Color

Boccherini

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

LUNCH BREAK

OPEN CONTINUOUSLY FROM 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

VISIT THE EXHIBITS

H. Dziczek

Yourself Healthy

Tips And Tricks To Keep

Self Care As A Music Teacher:

Purcell

TOWER - 19TH FLOOR

New Music For El And MS Band

Intercollegiate Band

LUNCHEON

SJBODA Meeting

P. Boonshaft/C. Bernotas

And String Method

The Revolutionary New Band

Of Sound Innovations

Unleashing The Power

Moderator: M. Kraft

Panel

Study

Beethoven Thoughts on Life and Score

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

Haydn

J. Bishop

Artistic Programming

Creating 'Flow' For Your

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

A. Newell

Favorite Things

These Are A Few Of My

A. Gopal

So. Brunswick HS

Chamber Orchestra

South Brunswick High School

LUNCH BREAK

US Army Field Band

SJCDA Meeting

B. Messano

H. Buchanan Soldier's Chorus

Childhood

Activity Songs For Early

Through Somatic Pedagogy

Musical Performance

JS Bach Little Cool Music School:

Vivaldi Body Mapping: Enhancing

TOWER - 19TH FLOOR

Friday, February 21, 2014 AT A GLANCE

R. Summers

Alms For The Reedy Or

Why Humans Have Pinkies!

M. Silverman

General Music Class

Teaching Large-Scale

Classical Pieces In Your

Gluck

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

J. Kagel

In The Classroom

Teaching Keyboards

J. Kagel

In The Classroom

Teaching Keyboards

Scarlatti

TOWER - 19TH FLOOR

Friday Sessions At A Glance

D. Ferrara

Redesigning Professional

Development: Using The IEP

M. McManara-Cabral

I Wish They Taught Me

THAT! For New Teachers

Clementi

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

T. Paster

No. Highlands Regional HS

Highlands Voices

1:15 - 1:45 PM

T. Mullaney

Mission: O Passo-ble

12:00 - 12:30 PM

K. Broadhead

Thrive Academy Choir

11:00 - 11:30 AM

B. McGowan

Chamber Orchestra

William Annin MS

Atrium Lobby 10:00 - 10:30 AM

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

NJMEA State Music Conference

TIME SCHEDULE

HILTON HOTEL

SESSION III

11:30- 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15- 11:15 AM

SESSION I

9:00 - 10:00 AM

TIME SCHEDULE

SESSION V

2:00- 3:00 PM

SESSION IV

12:45- 1:45 PM

12:30 - 2:00 PM

SESSION III

11:30- 12:30 PM

SESSION II

10:15- 11:15 AM

SESSION I

9:00- 10:00 AM

C. Bernotas

Back To Basics Help Your Band Sound Better!

Haydn

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

Salon C

Ensemble - A New Music Reading Session NJAJE Big Band J. Haas

What's New For Jazz

C. Wilhelm

Ridgewood Concert Band

Salon A/B

A. Polonyi

Jazz Vocal Improvisation

Montville Twp Perc Ens J. Bogert/J.Bergen

Beethoven Concert: Montville Township High School Percussion Ensemble

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

A. Mateus

A. Garbisch

Ring On! Using Handbells And Choirchime Instruments In The K-12 Music Classroom

Boccherini

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

M. Wall

Improvising To Learn

Luncheon

P. Valenti

Choro, Samba, And Bossa Nova: An Overview Of The Development

Collegiate Member

S. Axelson

B. Berz

Do You "Know" What You Want Your Students To "Know?"

Improving Your "Pull Out" Lessons

T. Kamp

R. Klott/E. McLaughlin

Ideas About Conducting

Beyond Being A Time-Keeper:

Survivor: The First Year

HILTON HOTEL

Wdbge/Pisctway

Put The Rhythm First

Jazz Improvisation:

Straight Talk On The Student Teaching Experience: Panel Discussion D.Westawski A. Newell/A. Coleman

Brunswick ABC

HILTON HOTEL

Saturday, February 23, 2013 - Hilton Hotel

C.Thomas/D. Martynuik

J. Sengin

D. Goss

Pedagogy As Part Of Score Study

Gluck Graduate School: Why? What? When? How?

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

NJMAA Executive Board

J. Derman

NJ Music Administrators Collegiate Academy Wrapup Roundtable

How To Get Your 4th & 5th Grade Percussion Section Up And Running

Robert Frampton - Speaker

Navigating Your First Few Years Of Teaching

Practice For The High School Choral Musician The Thirteen M. Robertson

Renaissance Performance

Time Is Precious: Maximizing Ensemble Rehearsal Effectiveness

HILTON HOTEL

Trenton/Monroe

Lean On Me: How You Can Help Your Students Decide If The Music & Entertainment Business Is For Them S. Marcone/D. Philp

C. Yaremko

Top 10: Incorporating 10 Minutes A Week Of Music & Entertainment Business Focus Into Your Music Programs S. Marcone/D. Philp

Clementi Building Technique And Ensemble Skills Through Improvisation

TOWER - 20TH FLOOR

Beyond The Rehearsal Routine: Investigating Adolescent Mood And Motivation L. Weiss

J. Hill

T. Amoriello

Active Participation: Ways To Involve All Your Learners

T. Amoriello

Guitar Educators Meeting

Guitar Education: Guitar Ensemble Workshop

Princeton

HILTON HOTEL

AT A GLANCE

Rockaway

A. Bell

J.Cape

Acquiring The Basic Aural Skills Of The Audio Engineer

M. LoPresti

Mastering MY Music: Creating And Re-Creating With Digital Audio Workstations

GarageBand On Mac For Beginners

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

L. Fortna

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA): Know It, Change It, Use It!

R. Pispecky

Transitioning From Music Student To Music Teacher

Carlyle's

HILTON HOTEL Passaic A/B

Cooper

D. Zarro

Teaching Techniques For The Elementary Snare Drum Student

P. Griffin/R. Pispecky

Percussion Pedagogy For The Non-Percussionist

Nail Down That Job! Successful Strategies For Interview Success

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

S. Luchette

J. Rubino

Jazz Improv & Activities For The K-8 Classroom

A. Beck

Voice 360

Reaching For The Stars Adding Movement to Your Choral Performance

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

Saturday Sessions At A Glance

Oswego

T. Johnson

Navesink

P. Burns

NJMEA Young Composer Composition Contest Critique

R. Frampton

NJMEA Young Composer Composition Contest Critique

Music Educator: The Proven Leader

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

J. Frankel

H. Dziczek

Music First - Software For The Elementary Music Classroom

Tips And Tricks To Keep Yourself Healthy

Self Care As A Music Teacher:

Scanning Sheet Music

TOWER - 15TH FLOOR

L. Fortna

R. Gray

11:30 - 12:00 PM An American Rhapsody Guitar Recital

Beth Moore

10:30 - 11:00 AM William Paterson University Bassoon Ensemble

Tower Lobby 9:30 - 10:00 AM Central Regional High School Chamber Choir

2014 New Jersey All-State Bands & Women’s Chorus FEBRUARY 20-22, 2014

New Jersey All-State Wind Ensemble

New Jersey All-State Women’s Chorus

Guest Conductor:

Richard Clary Florida State University

Guest Conductor:

Deanna Joseph Georgia State University

Managers:

Steven Carey, Pitman HS John Scozzaro, West Essex HS

Accompanist:

Carol Dory Beadle Bernards Twp, Basking Ridge

Managers:

Adam Good Monroe Township HS

Joseph Cantaffa Howell HS

Procedures Chairperson:

Kathleen Spadafino East Brunswick, Retired

North Auditions Manager:

Michael Schmidt Voorhees HS

South Auditions Manager:

Cheryl Breitzman Absegami HS

Rehearsal Site Hosts:

Judy Verrilli John F. Kennedy Memorial HS

New Jersey All-State Symphonic Band Guest Conductor:

Patrick Dunnigan Florida State University

Managers:

Deb Knisely, Cinnaminson HS Joseph Spina, Hanover Park HS

Band Performance Chairperson: Al Bazzel, Winslow Township MS Procedures Chairperson:

Matthew Spatz, Millburn HS

Coordinator of Bands:

Donna Cardaneo, South Brunswick HS

Auditions Chairperson:

Peter Bauer, Columbia HS

Chaperone Coordinator:

Nichole Delnero Toms River HS South

Concert Site:

Newark Symphony Hall

Rehearsal Site Hosts:

Mark Kraft (First Rehearsal) South Brunswick HS

Jennifer Sengin East Brunswick HS

Darryl J. Bott Rutgers-The State University

Kenneth Brown Edison HS

Audition Site Hosts:

William Yerkes West Deptford HS

Michelle DiGaetano Bloomfield HS

Concert:

Saturday, February 22, 2014 3:00 PM Newark Symphony Hall Newark, NJ

Rehearsal Schedule:

Thursday, February 20 12:00 PM-5:00 PM 6:00 PM-10:00 PM

Friday, February 21 9:00 AM -1:00 PM 3:30 PM-6:00 PM 7:00 PM-10:00 PM Saturday, February 22 10:00 AM -12:00 PM Newark Symphony Hall Concert:

Saturday, February 22, 2014 3:00 PM Newark Symphony Hall Newark, NJ

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Shuttle Bus Hilton Hotel To Nicholas Music Center Friday – 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Directions Directions To The Newark Symphony Hall 1030 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 Newark Symphony Hall is 3.5 miles north of Newark Liberty International Airport and easily accessible from any direction. Area highways include the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95, Garden State Parkway, Interstates 78, 80 and 280; and Rts. 1 & 9, 3, 21/22. Via New Jersey Turnpike, I-95 Take the NJ Turnpike to exit 14 (Newark Liberty International Airport). Merge onto the ramp for Rt. 1 and 9 North, stay left and follow signs for Rt. 21 North/McCarter Highway. Take Broad Street exit & proceed straight. Newark Symphony Hall is two miles on the right at 1020 Broad Street. Via Garden State Parkway & I-280 East Take the Garden State Parkway to exit 145. Follow signs for I-280 East. Stay to the right toward Newark/Harrison. Take Exit 14 for King Boulevard. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp and make a left turn at the next light onto Orange Street. Follow Orange to its end (two blocks) at Broad Street. Turn right onto Broad Street. Newark Symphony Hall is two miles down on the left at 1020 Broad Street. Via I- 287, I-80 I-280 Take I-287 North to I-80 East to I-280 East. Follow I-280 East staying to the right toward Newark/Harrison. Take Exit 14 for King Boulevard. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp and make a left turn at the next light onto Orange Street. Follow Orange to its end (two blocks) at Broad Street. Turn right onto Broad Street. Newark Symphony Hall is two miles down on the left at 1020 Broad Street.

Via Rt. 78 East Follow Route 78 East to Exit 57 (Newark, Downtown/Arts). Stay to the right and take the Broad Street Exit. Proceed straight. Newark Symphony Hall is four miles on the right at 1020 Broad Street. Via NJ Rt. 3 Follow Rt. 3 to Rt. 21 South. Continue on Rt. 21/McCarter Highway into downtown Newark. Turn right at Lafayette Street (approx 1.8 miles after the first stop light). Turn left onto Broad Street. Newark Symphony Hall is 5 blocks down on the left.

Directions to Nicholas Music Center, Douglass College, Rutgers -The State University from the Brunswick Hilton and Towers: Take Route 18 North; Go past Route 1 and through the next traffic signal (Paulus Ave.), exit right about 1/4 mile after the traffic signal (the sign says Georges Road and Rutgers), the exit veers back over Route 18. Turn right at the light; Nicholas Music Center is on your right.

Professional Development Certificates The procedure listed below must be followed to receive a certificate that counts towards your 100 hours of professional development from the NJMEA State Conference: 1. An â&#x20AC;&#x153;NJMEAâ&#x20AC;? Professional Development Certificate will be distributed. 2. Arrive at your chosen session no later than ten minutes into the start of the session. 3. Remain in the session until the end. 4. Certificates will only be issued upon registration. 5. One hour of professional development will be awarded for your time at the exhibits. 6. You can receive credit for attending the All-State Band or Chorus rehearsals. Sign-in with the manager when you arrive at the rehearsal and stay as long as you like. When you are ready to leave, see the manager. 7. Any questions may be directed to Debbie Sfraga, Kathy Mosher, or Tom Mosher at the registration table.

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Here are some simple, time-effective ways principals can assist their school’s music educators: Create and Foster an Environment of Support • Study the ways that music education develops creativity, enhances cooperative learning, instills disciplined work habits, and correlates with gains in standardized test scores. • Provide adequate funding for instruments and music education materials. • Make certain that your school has a fully staffed faculty of certified music teachers.

Tips to Share with

Your Principal

Principals and school boards have the ability to substantially aid music educators in their quest to enrich children’s minds through music. Fostering a strong music program will help them achieve their goals as a leader in the education community, and, most of all, will aid the growth and development of children in their school.

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Communicate Constructively • Make statistical studies and research supporting the value of music education available to other administrators and school boards. • Encourage music teachers to support their cause by writing articles in local newspapers, professional journals, or by blogging online about the value of music education. • Share your students’ successes with district colleagues. Include articles in school and district newsletters to communicate the value of music in a student’s education.

Visit www.nafme.org for more Principal Resources.

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REASONS

to choose Caldwell College > Nationally recognized programs > Development of global students > Inspiring people > Personalized attention and small class sizes > Affordability: Low tuition and 90% of students receive financial aid > Catholic and Dominican values > Community service > Vibrant campus life > A safe, secure, and beautiful campus > Located in one of the best towns in NJ

CALDWELL COLLEGE MUSIC PROFESSIONAL RESIDENT ENSEMBLE • Garden State Opera STUDENT ENSEMBLES • Wind Ensemble • Jazz Ensemble • Choir • Chamber Ensembles • Opera and Music Theatre Workshop BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN MUSIC CERTIFICATION K-12 MUSIC • Outstanding Liberal Arts Program • Accredited by the Middle States Association • Scholarships for Non-majors and Majors • Professional Concert Series on campus

SCHOLARSHIP & ENTRANCE AUDITIONS SATURDAY • MARCH 1, 2014 For information on scholarships and entrance into the program contact Rebecca Vega at 973-618-3446 or Rvega@caldwell.edu

CONCERT SERIES Paul Meyers, Guitar • Music of Brazil and Beyond • Tuesday, February 11, 2014 • 8 PM • Alumni Theatre • Snow date: February 13, 2014 Music and the Arts through Song • Sunday March 2, 2014 • 4 PM • Alumni Theatre Terzetta • Thursday, March 27, 2014 • 8 PM • Alumni Theatre Chris Washburne and SYOTOS • Tuesday, April 29, 2014 • 7 PM discussion • 8 PM concert • Alumni Theatre UNDERGRADUATE OPEN HOUSES Saturday, February 1, 2014 Saturday, April 26, 2014 120 Bloomfield Avenue • Caldwell, NJ 07006 caldwell.edu

For more information, visit: caldwell.edu

For more information visit caldwell.edu/academics/music

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

WIND BAND ACADEMY 8:30-9:15 AM Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

11:30-1:00 PM

Lunch Break

Montclair State University Wind Ensemble Director: Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

1:00-2:00 PM Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Presiding: Keith Hodgson, NJMEA Past-President.

Meet Composer Dana Wilson

Danzon No. 2...................................................... Marquez/Nichols Octet (mvmt I)................................................................ Stravinsky Symphony No. 3 (mvmt III).................................................Barnes Symphony in Bb............................................................Hindemith

9:30-10:15 AM Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

Mahwah High School Wind Ensemble Director: Jeffrey C. Bittner, Mahwah High School, Mahwah, NJ. Presiding: Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Ignition........................................................................ Todd Stalter Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo............Malcolm Arnold, arr. Paynter Solas Ane.....................................................................Samuel Hazo Shortcut Home...........................................................Dana Wilson Howlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moving Castle..............................Joe Hisaishi, arr. Yo Goto 10:30-11:30 AM Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Bad Habits Be Gone! Clinician: Shelley Axelson, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

Clinician: Dana Wilson, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Presenter: Mindy Schiereman, Milburn High School, Milburn, NJ. The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Buffalo Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony, Washington military bands, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Solo works have been written for such renowned artists as hornist Gail Williams, clarinetist Larry Combs, trumpeters James Thompson and Rex Richardson, and oboist David Weiss. Join Dana Wilson for a question and answer session that encourages the audience to interact with the composer and get to the heart of of his music.

2:15-3:15 PM Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

New Music For High School Band Clinicians: Marc DeNicuolo & Eric Mazurkiewicz, Edison High School, Edison, NJ. Presiding: Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Assisted by: Edison High School Wind Ensemble. Hear samples of selected new music for high school bands.

Presiding: Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. This session is an opportunity for attendees to bring their batons and spend time refreshing their conducting technique.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

WIND BAND ACADEMY 3:30-4:30 PM Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC Improve Your Band By Performing Chamber Music

This workshop will focus on one of the biggest secrets of the very best instrumental music programs: the use of chamber music to improve your entire band program. The session will include live demonstrations, suggested literature for various levels, and methods for implementation.

Clinician: J. Craig Davis, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Presiding: Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

JAZZ BAND ACADEMY 2:15-3:15 PM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

3:30-4:30 PM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

The Classical Guys’ Guide To The Real Book

Sequencing Blues And Jazz In The Elementary Vocal Classroom

Clinician: John J. Maiello, Nutley High School, Nutley, NJ. Presider: Jeffrey Kunkel, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Assisted by: Nutley High School Jazz Lab. This session will focus on the development of skills and competencies to make The Real Book come to life for the “classical” director. Through a comprehensive work session featuring the Nutley High School Jazz Lab, curricular components of jazz will include: lead sheets, comping for the rhythm section, developing pathways to improv using chord changes, and exploring important sequential stylistic components in jazz repertoire.

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Clinician: Joel Perry, Redwood School, West Orange, NJ. Sponsored by LaBella Strings. Presider: Jeffrey Kunkel, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

Using a “hands on” approach this workshop will present ways to sequence Jazz and Blues throughout the elementary vocal music curriculum. Using and modifying Kodaly concepts and Music Learning Theory in addition to well known jazz pedagogy concepts, songs, techniques and ideas will be presented that can be used immediately in your classroom!

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

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MARCHING BAND ACADEMY 8:00-9:00 AM Tower - 20th Floor Haydn Room

Everything You Wanted To Know About Color Guard.... And Then Some... Clinician: Ralph Venezia, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by High Note Music Festivals & The Music Shop. Presider: Matthew J. Paterno, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ. This session will provide a comprehensive discussion and demonstration of the color guard art form. 9:15-10:15 AM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

The South Podunk High School Marching Band Staff Meeting

11:30-1:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:00-2:00 PM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Laying The Groundwork To Success: The Creative Artistry Of Rudimental Drumming Clinician: Danny Raymond, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by Pearl Drums, Remo Drum Heads, Zildjian Cymbals, & Vic Firth. Presider: Matthew J. Paterno, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ. Demonstrations will consist of both solo and ensemble percussion and offer insight to technique, auditioning, judging and teaching. Discussion will include analysis of material performed and inspire creative thinking and approaches and versatility of the rudiments.

Clinicians: Matthew J. Paterno, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ; Peter Rehill; and Tom Darnsteadt. Presider: Ralph Venezia, Orlando, FL. Come be part of the South Podunk High School Marching Band staff meeting as we plan our 2014 field show. We will be discussing music to visual coordination, drill ideas, and overall show design. Bring your creativity, inspiration and vision! 10:30-11:30 AM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Story Boarding: A Way To Coordinate Show Design.

Badges are required for admission to all conference activities. Please visit the exhibits and deposit your raffle coupon (last page) in the box located at the rear of the exhibit hall for a chance to win.

Clinician: Ralph Venezia, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by High Note Music Festivals & The Music Shop. Presider: Matthew J. Paterno, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ. Participants will explore Story Boarding as a way to coordinate marching band show design. This hands on clinic will allow for creative and cooperative idea exchange and collaboration.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

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Come Join Us for a mind-expanding musical week at the Leigh Howard Stevens

High School Summer Marimba Seminar August 10 - 15, 2014

If you are a high school percussion student (entering 9th grade to graduating in June 2014), don’t miss this opportunity to learn from world-renowned marimbist and creator of the “Stevens Technique,” Leigh Howard Stevens this summer right here in New Jersey. Leigh will be joined by several of New Jersey’s best percussion educators for an intensive week of keyboard percussion and general music training and fun. Commute daily or take the housing and meal plan. Leigh Howard Stevens

Host of the week is Juilliard Pre-College faculty member/New Jersey City University faculty member and concert marimbist,

Greg Giannascoli. Other camp faculty includes well-known percussionists/educators:

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Yale Snyder, Martin Griffin, Chris Colaneri Swimming, hiking, camp fires at a beautiful New Jersey resort. Daily masterclasses with LHS, plus small chamber group rehearsals, massed mallet ensemble, classes in sight reading, theory, jazz improvisation, acoustics, careers in music, music as an avocation, evening recitals and much much more. Beginning mallet players as well as advanced 4-mallet soloists are welcome – there is much to learn by all levels. • Tuition only: $350 (auditors: $250) • 3 meals per day meal plan: $180 • 3 meals per day, plus chaperoned dorm housing at the retreat (2 or 3 per room): $360 • Package of full week of tuition/meals and housing: $675 • Returning students receive a $50 discount from the package price • Marimba rental = $150 (It is recommended that you bring your own marimba) $200 deposit deadline, May 31. Paid in full deadline June 30 (non-refundable). There is a limit of 25 students so reserve your spot now.

For more information contact Greg Giannascoli 732-221-6364 greggiannascoli@yahoo.com

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY 8:15-9:45 AM Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

Music First: Teaching & Learning In The Cloud With MusicFirst Clinician: Jim Frankel, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MusicFirst. Come find out about the latest offering from MusicFirst— an incredible new way to integrate technology into any music curriculum. This Cloud-based, affordable resource offers tools and software programs that provide opportunities for creativity, music learning, and assessment—all in an easy to use, content-driven portal, accessible anywhere, anytime on any internet-connected device. Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

SmartMusic On The iPad: Student Assignments Clinician: Leigh Kallestad, SmartMusic Education Manager, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. Students now have the ability to practice and submit assignments using iPad or computers. Imagine the flexibility of having your students log in and practice at home, school or iPad with all of SmartMusic’s content that includes over 3,500 concert titles and more than 60 method books.

10:00-11:30 AM

Come and try Soundation4Education for yourself, in this hands-on session – all you need is a computer with internet access. Soundation is a revolutionary online DAW, a bit like Garage Band – but it works on any windows/mac computer with internet access. Record, work with loops, create MIDI upload your songs to the cloud – all from an easy interface designed for all the students in your school. Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

Assessing With Technology Clinicians: Brent Geyer & Christina Toulios, Westfield Public Schools, Westfield, NJ. Participants will be introduced to different technological tools that can be used to assess students in the classroom including Zondle, google docs, and online musical games. Session will be geared for elementary music teachers. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is highly encouraged, especially if you have the free zondle app installed. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

Navigating The Music Technology Smorgasbord Clinician: Marjorie LoPresti, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ. Music Technology is a huge topic that grows larger almost every day: hardware, software, websites, cloud-based solutions, tablets, smartphones…and then there’s actual instruction! Marjorie will lead an overview on how’s and why’s of music technology. Topics will include ways that technology can support and improve music instruction, as well as rationale to convince your supervisors to support you with funding and curricula. This session will provide useful strategies for general, instrumental and vocal music at all grade levels.

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MusicFirst Live Interactive Session With Soundation4Education Clinician: Robin Hodson, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc.

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11:30-1:00 PM Lunch Break

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY 1:00-2:30 PM

2:45-4:15 PM

Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

Software For The High School Music Program

MusicFirst: Live Interactive Session With Cloud Based Software – Come And Choose Your Software

Clinician: Jim Frankel, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MusicFirst. Are you looking for affordable software for your high school music classroom? Interested in finding out about the latest tools to help you teach music? Do you want to learn how to flip your classroom so students can work at home on their Internet-connected devices? This is the session for you! Come and see the latest offerings from MusicFirst.

Clinician: Robin Hodson, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MusicFirst. Robin Hodson hosts a live interactive tour through a variety of MusicFirst cloud tools for education, including: Focus on Sound, Charanga Music World, Music Delta, Auralia First and Musition First. Bring your own internet device and come and see how these tools are changing music education.

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Interdisciplinary Music Technology Projects

iBand!

Clinician: Shawna Longo, Hopatcong Middle School, Hopatcong, NJ. Are you looking for new ideas to update your music curriculum? Ever thought about including a more interdisciplinary approach? Music class doesn’t just have to be about music. Why not tap into other subject areas to further expand your students’ learning? In this session, various music technology projects will be presented that not only help teach the music standards, but also integrate the other seven periods of your students’ day.

Clinician: Rachel Klott, Freehold Borough School District, Freehold, NJ. Create an iband at your school or in your general music classroom. Learn about different musical instrument apps and how to use them to create a song with other i-devices. Some Jam Hubs and headphones will be provided. You are encouraged to bring your own i-devices and headphones. Create an iBand with others and learn how to incorporate an iBand into your music program.

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Explore The New SmartMusic: Rubrics, State Standards And iPad

What’s New In Finale 2014

Clinician: Leigh Kallestad, SmartMusic Education Manager, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. SmartMusic now incorporates rubrics for you to create and edit as one of your grading options. State music standards are now in the SmartMusic grading software and can easily be associated with any assignment. Students can practice and submit assignments from their computer or iPad.

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Clinician: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. Come see how Finale, the world’s leading notation software, has made music creation easier, faster, and smarter. Whether your teaching focus is band, choral, orchestra or general music, this clinic will highlight practical tips to increase your productivity, giving you more time to teach.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 8:00-9:00 AM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Active Listening/Active Minds: The Ear And Brain In Harmony Clinician: Jo Kirk, We Joy Sing, Grove City, OH. Presider: Colleen Fritzen, St. Thomas The Apostle School, Old Bridge, NJ. Come experience the “joys” of listening, moving, discovery, and musical understanding through active listening lessons. Participants will actively explore a variety of listening lessons which utilize songs, manipulative, movement, and stories to focus the ear and brain of the ACTIVE LISTENER. Kodály based teaching techniques that lead the “listeners” to “see whatt hey hear” and “hear what they see” will be modeled. 9:15-10:15 AM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Forward, Back, And Beyond: Sequencing Folk Dances Clinician: Andrew Ellingsen, John Cline Elementary and Luther College, Cecorah, IA. Presider: Lisa Green, Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ. Just as music teachers sequence rhythmic and melodic learning, we can also sequence the teaching of folk dance. In addition to teaching dances, enjoyment, and cultural context, come learn and experience a framework for sequencing the “contents” of folk dancing. Participants will learn several dances for use in the classroom and discuss how to sequence folk dances into a meaningful progression that enables students to spend less time struggling and more time moving. 10:30-11:30 AM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Making Each Minute Count – If I Don’t Have The Time To Teach It Right, How Will I Ever Find The Time To Teach It Over? Clinician: Cheryl Lavender, Hal Leonard Corporation. Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation.

Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Francois Suhr, Summit Public Schools, Summit, NJ. Within an atmosphere of joy and camaraderie, learn (K-5) General Music/Choral activities, games, strategies, tips and techniques that maximize the learning of music concepts in minimum lesson time. Handout included. Dress comfortably for movement. 11:30-1:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:00-2:00 PM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Here Comes Treble! A “Sing And Learn” Session Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Amanda Newell, Taylor Mills School, Manalapan, NJ. Andy Beck shares the newest two-part choral, song book, movement ideas, musicals, and other classroom resources- perfect for the energetic young singers of yours! Learn about the composers, effective vocal tips, programming ideas, rehearsal suggestions, and more! A complimentary music packet will be given to each director in attendance. 2:15-3:15 PM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Ready, Set Create! Clinician: Jean Hersey, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois. Presider: Lisa Green, Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ. Ever have trouble getting your students to take ownership of their own music-making? This session will help you help your students create original songs and dances in the Orff style with easy, stepby-step, well-structured lessons. These lessons can be extended to include improvisation, sight-reading and more. Please dress ready to move.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 3:30-4:30 PM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

“Is It December Yet?”: (Children’s Favorite Musical Activities For The Holidays) Clinician: Lisa Wichman, Kinnelon School District, Kinnelon, NJ.

Come enhance your toolbox of ways to engage students in singing, playing and moving in your elementary general music classroom. Participants will experience singing games, dances, boomwhackers, chimes, creative movement activities and teaching strategies to celebrate December holidays. Need ideas for creative movement to “The Nutcracker”? Ever wondered how to make instant music using boomwhackers or tone chimes, even with the youngest musicians? Your students will love these holiday activities. You’ll wish it were next December already!

Presider: Colleen Fritzen, St. Thomas The Apostle School, Old Bridge, NJ.

THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY EXTENSION PROGRAMS SUMMER 2014 VOCAL/CHORAL INTENSIVE: JULY 6–19 For high-school students, ages 15–18, who are serious about singing musical theater or classical music and who want to strengthen their musicianship while working on technical and performance skills. Apply by May 31.

HIGH SCHOOL COMPOSITION INTENSIVE: JULY 13–26 This program is designed to challenge and engage students, ages 15-18, who are serious about music composition. A professional string quartet will be in-residence to work with and perform student compositions. Apply by May 15.

VOCAL PEDAGOGY PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP: JULY 18–20 This three-day workshop is a unique opportunity for voice instructors and vocal music educators to study musical theater and classical voice pedagogy with faculty of The Boston Conservatory, doctors and voice care professionals of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Voice Center. 18 Professional Development points are available. Register by July 1.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

CHORAL ACADEMY 8:00-9:00 AM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

10:30-11:30 AM Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Overcoming Auto-Pilot: Effective Warm-Up Strategies To Teach Secondary Choral Music

Engaging Boys In The Middle School And High School Choral Program: Getting Them Into Your Room - Tips, Tricks, And Techniques

Clinician: Amelia Garbisch, Doctoral Student, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Presider: Kathleen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors. In this presentation, session attendees will learn strategies for creating focused vocal warm up exercises meant to aid in the introduction and rehearsal of several frequently performed middle and high school choral pieces. Participants will learn existing warm up exercises and will create new vocalizes based on specific excerpts from familiar choral compositions. 9:15-10:15 AM Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

DIY A Cappella Director: Jamie Bunce-Arraial, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ. Assisted by: CHS Unaccompanied Minors. Presider: Laurie Lausi, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ. Are you interested in starting an a cappella group at your school, but just don’t know where to start? This session is designed to help you begin and develop a contemporary a cappella organization that will enhance recruitment and visibility for your entire choral program while providing a fun and challenging opportunity for you and your students. Topics demystified will include practical rehearsal and performance strategies, student leadership, the audition process, microphones and basic arranging.

Clinicians: Jennifer Sengin, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ and Lisa Lepore, Crossroads Middle School South, Monmouth Junction, NJ. Sponsored by NJ-ACDA. Presider: Kathleen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors. Assisted by: Crossroads Middle School South Men’s Choir & East Brunswick High School Men’s Choir. Recruiting and engaging young men in school for your choral program can be a challenging and rewarding effort. The result of starting a men’s choir will be an improved quality of sound in your choirs, but more importantly it is an effective way to motivate and give them a sense of community. This workshop will provide participants with recruiting ideas, rehearsal techniques, vocal tips, including the challenges of the changing voice. The Crossroads Middle School South Men’s Choir and the East Brunswick High School Men’s Choir will serve as demonstration groups. There will be a question and answer session, which will provide insight from both the directors and the singers. Lisa has a history of a strong middle school men’s choir and Jennifer increased the men’s choir members from 12 to 40 members in one school year. The goal of this workshop is to empower individuals to incorporate these motivational techniques into their own choral programs.

11:30-12:30 PM

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Lunch Break

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

CHORAL ACADEMY 12:30-1:00 PM Hilton Hotel Salon C

2:15-3:15 PM Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Unaccompanied Minors Concert

Rehearsing With Integrity: Purpose, Source, Spirit, And Language

Director: Jamie Bunce-Arraial, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ.

Clinician: Christopher B. Thomas, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Presider: Kathleen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors. Sponsored by NJ-ACDA. The program will be announced from the “stage” and will feature custom, collegiate a cappella-style arrangements of contemporary popular music. 1:15-1:45 PM Hilton Hotel Salon C

Morris Knolls High School Chorale Director: Michael Semancik, Morris Knolls High School, Rockaway, NJ. Presider: Kathleen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors. Program Helig, Helig....................................................... Felix Mendelssohn Beati Quorum Via................................................. Charles Stanford Shorter’s Gloria.............................................................Javier Busto When Jordan Hushed His Water’s Still................... Stanford Scriver Doluri.............................................................. Alexi Matchavariani Not One Sparrow is Forgotten...............................William Hawley This Little Light of Mine...........................................Moses Hogan Witness...................................................................... Jack Halloran

Assisted by: Rowan University Concert Choir. Presider: Laurie Lausi, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ. An engaging session that will challenge participants to find a deeper and perhaps better articulated purpose in the choral rehearsal, a more intimate relationship with music and the repertoire being taught, and an introspective view of what we want our singers to feel and be while evaluating the language we use to convey these critical pillars of integrity. The Rowan University Concert Choir will serve as an integral part of this session. 3:30-4:30 PM Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Building A Choral Community Through A Community Chorus Clinicians: Steven Bell, Teaneck High School, Teaneck, NJ; Hillary Colton, Hunterdon Centeral Regional High School, Flemington, NJ. Presider: Kathleen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors. We will provide you with the building blocks to engage, involve and contribute to your community through song. Founding a community chorus allows you to reconnect with alumni, allows you to explore alternative programming ideas, and offers the opportunity for you to invite your loyal audience to become part of your chorus. Hillary Colton (NJWomenSong) and Steve Bell (Teaneck Community Chorus) will share two different perspectives on forming, developing and maintaining a community chorus.

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CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

STRING ACADEMY 8:00-9:00 AM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Around The World With Young Strings - A Curriculum For The 21st Century Clinician: Sandra Dackow, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Presider: Mary O’Mara, Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ. Experience a beginning and intermediate string curriculum which includes music of six continents.. This Comprehensive Musicianship approach includes study of masterworks, related artworks and connections to other school subjects, as well as the opportunity to play arrangements of great orchestral literature, even in the very beginning stages. This curriculum offers the opportunity to listen to authentic performance examples of both serious and world music, providing students experience with a wide variety of national and popular styles, while learning to play violin, viola, cello and bass, separately or in mixed classes. Sample materials will be given to all who attend. Teachers are invited to participate in this presentation, playing examples or listening and observing. All teachers who can, are encouraged to bring violins, viola, cellos and basses and play during the session.

resonant, off-the-string bowings, discipline and flexibility in following the conductor, matching conducting gestures to desired sound, bow placement, bow lifts, and exploration of style. When student articulations and bow speed match the director’s conducting gestures, truly magical sounds can result. A concentration on righthand skills and ensemble/conducting strategies and protocol will yield an energized sound and compelling performances. 10:30-11:00 AM Hilton Hotel Salon C

East Brunswick High School Orchestra Director: Michael L. Berry, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ. Presider: Susan Meuse, NJMEA Board of Directors. Sinfonia No 10 in B Minor................................ Felix Mendelssohn Irish Legend Robert Kerr...............................arr. Soo Hee Newbold Folk Tune Air and Fiddlers Fury............................AlexanderSafford 11:15-11:45 AM Hilton Hotel Salon C

J.P. Stevens High School Orchestra 9:15-10:15 AM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Releasing The Potential Of The Young Orchestra Clinician: Sandra Dackow, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Sponsored by TEMPO Press.

Director: Brian Verdi, J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, NJ. Presider: Susan Meuse, NJMEA Board of Directors. Serenade in C Major........................................... Peter Tchaikovsky I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina October................................... Eric Whitacre, scored Paul Lavender Kashmir....................................................... arr. Richard Maximoff

Assisted by: Churchill Middle School String Orchestra, East Brunswick, NJ. Anna Braun, Director. Presider: Mary O’Mara, Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ.

11:45-1:00 PM

Young orchestras can, and should sound just as compelling as more experienced groups. This session will demonstrate and explore combinations of bow speed and traction, various articulations, achieving a disciplined rhythmic subdivision with dotted rhythms,

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CONFERENCE ACADEMIES

STRING ACADEMY 1:00-2:00 PM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Hands-on Conducting Workshop For Music Educators Clinician: Sandra Dackow, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Presider: Mary O’Mara, Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ. Participants from the audience will have the opportunity to conduct a lab group (of students or teachers) and receive feedback from colleagues and the clinician in an analytical, supportive and collegial atmosphere. Demonstrations of different approaches, which yield different results will provide the basis for discussion and comparison. Conductors will be video-recorded using cell phones or iPads, for further study of their work after the Conference. 2:15-3:15 PM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Innovative Uses Of Technology In The Orchestra Rehearsal

Using of technology in the secondary string rehearsal will improve your students’ playing skills and make your rehearsals more effective and efficient. Devices such as: computer, document camera, tuners and metronomes, along with various software applications, and websites like YouTube will be demonstrated. Setting up your rehearsal room and how to acquire these devices will also be discussed. 3:30-4:30 PM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

We All Perform On The Same Stage – Improving The Ensemble Skills Of Your Secondary String Players Clinician: Joseph Brennan, Haverford High School & Middle School, Havertown, PA. Presider: Betsy Maliszewski, West Orange Middle School, West Orange, NJ. Learn ways to improve rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and artistic expression of string players in secondary ensembles. Rehearsal techniques, interpreting conducting, use of technology, assessments, and chamber groups will be discussed. Many of these rehearsal techniques can also be adapted for other types of instrumental, as well as, vocal ensembles.

Clinician: Joseph Brennan, Haverford High School & Middle School, Havertown, PA. Presider: Betsy Maliszewski, West Orange Middle School, West Orange, NJ.

Teaching Tips Featured on NAfME’s My Music Class!

Here are some examples: • Designing Effective Rehearsals • Creating a Student Handbook • Developing a Relationship with Administration • Your First Day of Class Visit musiced.nafme.org/my-music-class to browse tips. Music Education: Orchestrating Success

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CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Thursday Evening Activities 3:00-8:30 PM Hilton Hotel Salons D & E EXHIBITS OPEN FOR ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

7:00-8:30 PM Hilton Hotel Salons D & E Exhibit Grand Opening & Welcome Reception

4:30-5:30 PM Hilton Hotel Carlyle’s NJMEA Board of Directors Reception Marie Malara, Host

7:30-8:30 PM Hilton Hotel Salon ABC NJ Intercollegiate Concert Band

5:30-7:00 PM Hilton Hotel Carlyle’s NJMEA Board of Directors Dinner Marie Malara, Host

8:45-9:45 PM Hilton Hotel Salon ABC NJ Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble

7:30 AM - 8:30 PM Hilton Hotel Main Lobby Conference Registration Deborah Sfraga, Executive Secretary

National Association for Music Education Announces the Creation of

Touching the Lives of 20 million children Give A Note Foundation was established by the leaders of the National Association for Music Education in order to expand and increase music education opportunities for all children and help them develop skills needed for success in the 21st century.

To make a donation, please visit www.giveanote.org

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8:30-9:45 AM Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

Rutgers University Symphonic Band Concert Director: Darryl J. Bott, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

PR OG RAM Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Change Gonna Come: Integrating Music And Social Studies To Teach Civil Rights And Responsibilities Clinicians: Lyn Schraer-Joiner, Kean University, Union, NJ; Georgiann H. Toole, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Presider: Susan DeFurianni, Mount Saint Mary High School Academy, Watchung, NJ.

Presider: Nicholas Santoro, NJMEA Board of Directors. Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

The Instrumental Music Teacher’s Survival Guide To SGO’s Clinicians: Colleen McDonald, Cranford Public Schools, Cranford, NJ, Pamela L. Turowski, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Presider: Michael Kallimanis, Waldwick Middle School, Waldwick, NJ. Instrumental music teachers already balance students with diverse musical abilities, encounter scheduling limitations, face large ensemble rehearsals, and are exposed to high-pressure performance expectations. Now we are charged with developing objective measures of student growth. You may be surprised to find you are already assessing skills that can inform your SGO. This session, designed with the instrumental music teacher in mind, will present a fresh perspective when developing relevant assessments, determining realistic starting points, setting student growth objectives, tracking student progress, and evaluating individual student growth. Hilton Hotel Carlyle’s

Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Sometimes...It Takes Two: Collaborative Teaching In The Music Classroom Clinicians: Nick McBride, Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Amy Troxel, Clearview Regional Middle School. Presider: Donna Marie Berchtold, William Davies Middle School, Mays Landing, NJ.

Note Reading For Beginner Strings And Beyond Clinician: Eugenia Goldman, Montgomery Township School District, Skillman, NJ. Presider: Penny Martin, John Adams Middle School, Edison, NJ. Mastering note reading simultaneously with instrumental skills can be a challenging task, particularly for beginner students. This workshop will outline an integrated instructional approach that combines note reading with fingerboard mapping. Materials provided at the session will include innovative note reading charts for low and high positions on string instruments, classroom-tested exercises and sample assessment tools.

As a primary historical source, popular music is a reflection of the diversity of the American public, and allows for an examination of the actions and reactions surrounding historical events and concepts. This session will provide upper elementary/middle school teachers with materials and approaches for learning activities related to the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizens, beginning with the music that provided support and inspiration during the American Civil Rights Movement. Session materials are founded upon National Council for Social Studies and National Association for Music Education standards and elements of Core Curriculum from the presenters’ home states. Suggestions for active student participation in music listening, performing, creating, and evaluating, as well as reading/ writing across the curriculum will be provided. Recommendations for lesson adaptation for students with exceptional needs will also be made.

This session will candidly discuss and explore the issues associated with team teaching, collaborative performance, and mentorship in the choral/general music classroom. The success of a performing arts programs is often attributed to ONE teacher in a lead role. What do you do when two very different teaching personalities must work together in a teaching setting? How can collaboration strengthen your teaching and your program? Allocation of responsibilities, strategies for effective team teaching, and exemplar models of collaborative classrooms will be explored. In addition, we will discuss ways to successfully mentor new and student teachers in a shared music classroom.

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8:30-9:45 AM Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Turning Drummers Into Percussionists Clinician: Chris Colaneri, Berkeley Heights Public Schools, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Sponsored by Adventure Percussion, Falls Music. Presider: Yale Snyder, Monroe Township Public Schools, Monroe, NJ. This hands on workshop is not only a refresher course of your percussion methods class from college but an in-depth look at the six components of the “Total Percussion” approach to turning drummers into percussionists. Instruments covered: Snare Drum, Mallets, Timpani, Traps, World Percussion, and Drum Set. Concepts covered: Structuring the group lesson and school year to incorporate a total percussion curriculum, keeping your percussion section busy during band rehearsals, percussion part assignments for band, auditions for lesson placement, starting a percussion ensemble and much more… Tower - 8th Floor Tchaikovsky Room

The Interactive Jazz Story For K-6 Clinician: Sherry Luchette, Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, Lakeview Terrace, CA. Sponsored by Peripole, Inc. & J.W. Pepper. Presider: Lisa Green, Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ. Participants will experience first hand activities to extend singing a blues with their students. Scatting exercises, movement, and percussion will be used, along with props, speaking parts and xylophones. Blues form activities using recorders and barred instruments will be shown and incorporates into the story. Leave this session with new ideas to extend a blues song in to a full blown arrangement of story and instrument playing and song! Recorders provided. Tower - 8th Floor Brahms Room

O Passo: Musicianship And Musical Learning With The Body Clinician: Tom Mullaney, Quibbletown Middle School, Piscataway, NJ.

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PR OG RA M Presider: Aimee Coleman, Samsel Upper Elementary School, Sayreville, NJ. Assisted by: Mission: O Passo-ble. O Passo is a multisensory approach toward musicianship where we acknowledge that the body is capable of learning and knowing in ways that are separate from cognitive and intellectual processes. Participants will be presented with musical challenges that demand the use of the body to provide the musical information required to solve these challenges. O Passo (The Step) will be introduced and explored as a way of approaching these musical contexts. Participants will be challenged to reconsider the role of bodily movement in their own music-making and music-teaching. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic A/B

Voices Of Distinction – Building A Choral Program With Quality Literature Clinician: Jerry Rubino, Hal Leonard Corporation. Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation. Presider: Sue Belly, Avenel Middle School, Avenel, NJ. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Develop a distinctive choral program in your school that studies and performs a wide variety of repertoire from all genres while using the most appropriate performance practices. Jerry Rubino, master teacher and professional musician, will draw on his years of experience as a conductor to guide you through warm-ups, rehearsal techniques, how to shift your choral sound to match the style of the piece, and other tips. Sample packet provided to all participants. Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

Quaver’s Beyond Marvelous Curriculum: The New Benchmark In K-5 Music Curriculum Clinician: Greg Roman, QuaverMusic.com. Sponsored by QuaverMusic.com. Explore our technology-driven, comprehensive curriculum, which brings all the excitement of Quaver to every part of your lesson plan. Will revolutionize the way you employ technology in your classroom. From interactive song-based activities, to a wealth of cross-curricular activities, and everything in between. Designed to get your students out of their seats and singing, moving, and playing in class. A teacherfriendly resource that will engage ALL your students.

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Noteflight Classroom For Newbies Clinician: Marjorie LoPresti, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ. Noteflight Crescendo is music notation software on the web. You and your students can use it on ANY web-enabled device—computer, tablet, smartphone. A Noteflight Classroom subscription enables you and your students to share work and assignments in a totally secure online classroom—no more passing flash drives or emailing files! Come and learn what’s available to you and your whole school at an amazingly affordable price. Bring home practical strategies for transitioning yourself and your students into this user-friendly music notation platform. Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Cost Effective Ways To Bring Music Education To Your School Clinician: Michael Christiansen, Consonus Music Institute, Salt Lake City, UT. Sponsored by Consonus Music. CMI provides every teacher the ability to produce high-quality instructional outcomes, regardless of their instrumental proficiency level and teaching experience with non-traditional instruments such as guitar, ukulele, and world percussion. In this way we try to enhance each teacher’s individual value to their students and to their school. Our session will go over why this new level of blended learning benefits teachers in teaching music in the 21st century and how this new standard of curriculum benefits students. Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Thoughts On Life And Score Study: Panel Discussion Moderator: Mark Kraft, South Brunswick Township High School, South Brunswick, NJ. College and university band directors take part in a panel discussion. A wide variety of topics will be discussed. The panel will include Tom Connors, John Pastin, J. Craig Davis, David Vickerman, and Kraig Williams.

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New Jersey Music Administrator Association Breakfast Meeting Facilitator: Peter Griffin, NJMAA Board of Directors. Tower - 19th Floor J.S. Bach Room

Little Cool Music School: Activity Songs For Early Childhood Clinician: Bob Messano, Guitar Bob’s Music, Lake Hiawatha, NJ. Presider: Suzanne Piombo, Lenox Elementary School, Pompton Lakes, NJ. Young children learn best when actively involved in learning experiences. Music class is an ideal place for kids to learn important intellectual, social, and creative skills in a playful way. This interactive session shows you how to create musical activities that spark children’s imaginations, promote movement and exercise, and build bridges across the curriculum. Guitar Bob’s lively songs bring out the kid in everyone so be prepared for a joyful and inspirational workshop. Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Body Mapping: Enhancing Musical Performance Through Somatic Pedagogy Clinician: Heather J. Buchanan, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Sponsored by NJ-ACDA. Presider: Hillary Colton, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ. To perform is to move. For singers/instrumentalists/conductors engaged in the precision art of musical performance, the body by extension is also a precision instrument. Our capacity to perform expressively and with ease is governed by the accuracy of our neuronal networks or body maps. Body Mapping (BMG) is a somatic (mindbody) education technique designed to teach musicians of all ages skills of self-evaluation and change for performing with sensory-motor integrity. BMG techniques provide tremendous benefits for music educators in all settings. The practical information in this session will address the key elements of seated and standing posture and how to teach them to students of all ages.

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8:30-9:45 AM

Lobby Concert 11:00-11:30 AM Atrium Lobby

Tower - 20th Floor Boccherini Room

THRIVE Academy Choir

What Students Of Color Can Tell Us About Teaching Music

Director: Katherine Brodhead, THRIVE Academy, Newark, NJ. Program America the Beautiful............................................ Traditional A Pocketful of Rhymes.....W. A. Mozart, arr. Sally K. Albrecht 1. Little Miss Muffet (and Mozart) Tell Me Who?” (from Cuckoo)................. Albrecht & Althouse Colors of Winter............................................. Amy F. Bernon Teach Me the Blues............................................... Kirby Shaw I Have a Dream.................................. Barbara Klaskin Silberg

Clinician: Lisa DeLorenzo., Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Assisted by: Montclair State University Students. Presider: Marissa Silverman, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. This session addresses the unique needs of talented middle/high school students of color who have the leadership qualities to consider music teaching as a career. Discussion about challenges that Black and Latino face when applying to a college music education program.

Lobby Concert 10:00-10:30 AM Atrium Lobby

10:15-11:30 AM Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

Rowan University Wind Ensemble Concert

William Annin Middle School Chamber Orchestra

Director: Bruce Yurko, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Presider: John Pastin, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Director: Brian McGowan, William Annin Middle School, Basking Ridge, NJ. Program Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins I. Allegro II. Larghetto e Spirioso III. Allegro River Flows in You..................... Yiruma, arr. By Larry Moore St. Paul’s Suite .................................................. Gustov Holst I. Jig IV. Finale “Dargasson” Lion City ................................................ Soon Hee Newbold

Proclamations II...............................................................Bruce Yurko Overture for Wind Band, opus 24......................... Felix Mendelssohn Chorale and Capriccio..................................................Arne Running Incantation and Dance....................................... John Barnes Chance Shortcut Home.............................................................. Dana Wilson

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10:15-11:30 AM Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

CELEBRATE AND SING! A Reading Session For Mixed Choirs Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Francois Suhr, Summit Public Schools, Summit, NJ. Come join fellow choral directors in song as Andy Beck presents exceptional new literature from Alfred Music and Lawson-Gould. Discover solid concert and contest repertoire designed to bring out the very best in your maturing choral ensembles. A complimentary music packet will be given to each director in attendance. Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Creating That “Perfect Concert Program” Clinician: Michael Semancik, Morris Knolls High School, Rockaway, NJ. The repertoire choices that we make for our choirs are decisions that affect our concerts and day to day classroom environment. As choral directors we spend hours listening and researching all styles of music searching for octavos that create an exciting choral experience. What steps should we be taking in creating that “perfect program?” In this session we will be taking this large task and breaking it into three manageable steps: strength and weaknesses of the choir, assessing pedagogical legitimacy of repertoire, and using this knowledge to make “perfect choices.” Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

This Is For You: The Alexander Technique For Musicians And Music Educators Clinician: Judy Barnett, Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ. Presider: Katianne Janney, Westminster Choir College, Rider University, Princeton, NJ. The Alexander Technique teaches us how to use ourselves more easily and naturally, and with less tension and effort. The technique

PR OG RAM works through awareness: students of the Alexander Technique learn to recognize, and then prevent, lifetime habits of misuse and excess tension. They are then able to go about their lives with regained comfort, freedom and flexibility. This technique, established nearly 75 years ago, is especially useful for musicians, and is taught at Juilliard, Curtis, and other institutions. The first part of this session will be a hands-on introduction to the Alexander Technique. The second part will focus on applications of the technique to music performance, studio teaching, and teaching in the classroom. Bring your instruments! Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Total Percussion Jam Clinician: Yale Snyder, Monroe Township Public Schools, Monroe Township, NJ. Sponsored by Adventure Percussion, Hakuna Matata Group Tours, LLC. Presider: Christopher Colaneri, Berkeley Heights Public Schools, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Assisted by: Monroe Township Middle School Percussion. “I just want to play drums” and “why do I have to play mallets?” are quotes that every percussion teacher hears from their students! This clinic will offer a roadmap to success in creating successful total percussionists and revolutionary ways of making “ total” percussion education fun, while solving problems for both the student and teacher that exist in 21st Century Percussion Education. Topics will include method book selection, playing on a quality keyboard instrument, time issues in a typical percussion lesson, and making mallet playing “cool” and motivational though percussion ensemble performance. In addition, several exciting beginning percussion ensembles that kids love to play will be covered. Hilton Hotel - 5th Floor Hillsborough Room NJ Retired Music Educators Meeting Facilitator: Beverly Robinovitz, President NJRMEA. Tower - 8th Floor Brahms Room

Tip Toe To Do-Si-Do: A Movement Sequence For Greater Success In Your Classroom, Part I Clinician: Jo Kirk, We Joy Sing, Grove City, OH. Presider: Laura Gaffney, HB Wilson Family School, Camden, NJ.

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10:15-11:30 AM This â&#x20AC;&#x153;energy packed/hands-onâ&#x20AC;?workshop focuses on the development of movement, coordination and musical skills and abilities. Exploring a variety of developmentally-appropriate movement activities, songs, finger plays, and singing games, participants will examine a movement sequence (simple to complex) and acquire knowledge and skills to implement these strategies into their music classroom. Tower - 8th Floor Tchaikovsky Room

Showtime! Performance In The Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Robert J. Hamm, Rumson Country Day School, Rumson, NJ. Presider: Meredith Boyan, Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Learn how to utilize the General Music classroom as a vehicle for a school wide performance. Topics include structuring lessons as rehearsals, using General Music to help build school wide ensembles, and teaching children the necessary performance skills. Of course, we will be creating our own performance! We will also address the National Standards and understand why they are important when planning your next performance. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

Calling All World Brothers And Sisters Clinician: Cheryl Lavender, Hal Leonard Corporation. Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation. Presider: Bonnie Pomeroy, Edison Middle School, West Orange, NJ. Accompanist: Conrad Erdt, Freelance Musician, Middletown, NJ. Learn multicultural songs, games, dances, and celebrations that nurture compassionate, global connections and understanding. Handout included. Dress comfortably for movement.

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Top Five Finale Time-Savers For Band, Choir And Orchestra Directors Clinician: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. Imagine changing that horn, violin or alto part into a sax, viola or tenor part in seconds. This clinic deals with practical issues music directors face in preparing their scores for rehearsal and performance. Tips on easy and fast note-entry, scanning and transposition accompany topics like worksheets and even creating percussion parts that both look and sound great. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

MusicFirst: Software For The Middle School Music Program Clinician: Jim Frankel, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MusicFirst. Are you looking for affordable software for your middle school music classroom? Interested in finding out about the latest tools to help you teach music? Do you want to learn how to flip your classroom so students can work at home on their Internet-connected devices? This is the session for you! Come and see the latest offerings from MusicFirst. Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Producing A Madrigal Dinner: A Step By Step Approach Clinician: James Wynne, Jefferson Township High School, Oak Ridge, NJ. A Madrigal Dinner can be one of the most ambitious and daunting experiences of your teaching career, but attempting one is often so intimidating that few get beyond the starting blocks. Based upon 25 years of experience in producing an annual feast, Wynne will give you resources, suggestions, and answer questions concerning a production of this kind. You will learn about music selection, the planning process, writing scripts, creating scenery and costumes, and planning the menu.

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10:15-11:30 AM Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

The Soldiers’ Chorus Of The U.S. Army Field Band Clinician: Major Dwayne Milburn, Officer in Charge. Presider: Hillary Colton, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ. Tower - 19th Floor Purcell Room

Self Care As A Music Teacher: Tips And Tricks To Keep Yourself Healthy Clinician: Heather Dziczek, Mesa, AZ. Music teachers are BUSY! After school and weekend rehearsals and performances—plus just the time it takes to get everything done— makes it hard to develop or maintain good eating and exercise habits. Learn tips and tricks for making healthy changes that you can use in real life. Implement them to lose weight, gain more energy, and get sick less often. Tower - 19th Floor Scarlatti Room

Exploring Classroom Music Through Keyboards Clinician: Judy Kagel, Monmouth Academy of Musical Arts, Morganville, NJ. Sponsored by JBK Music Publishing Company. Judy Kagel will demonstrate how the keyboard plays a vital role in the general music curriculum for grades K-3. She will share some of her creative activities and games that encourage students to sing and play simultaneously and improve listening skills. Judy will begin with very simple music and will demonstrate how to embellish the music with harmony, transposition of notes, and improvisation. Part of the presentation will involve hands-on activities and selected music from the Keyboard Beginnings. Teachers will be invited to play keyboards and participate in activities away from the keyboard.

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The Keys To Meaningful Inclusion Clinicians: Anita Gadberry/David Gadberry, Marywood University, Scranton, PA. Presider: Rina Sklar, Hamilton Primary School, Bridgewater, NJ. Participants in this session will learn ways to include students with special needs in their music classroom. Information about diagnoses, ways to collaborate with other professionals, and means to adapt and modify musical goals will be discussed. Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Unleashing The Power Of Sound InnovationsTM: The Revolutionary New Band And String Method Clinicians: Peter Loel Boonshaft, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, Chris Bernotas, Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Presider: Penny Martin, John Adams Middle School, Edison, NJ. Receive a free piece of band or string music for simply coming to this session! From the remarkably innovative features of the Standard Edition, like integrated master class DVDs and every line of music recorded on one disk, to the ability to change content and add review or enrichment pages in your method book, CD and SmartMusic with the revolutionary customizable Director’s Choice Edition, come see why band and string teachers everywhere are so excited about this method. We will also discuss Sound Innovations™ Book 2 and the new Sound Development for Intermediate and Advanced String Orchestra, and Ensemble Development for Intermediate and Advanced Concert Band. Tower - 20th Floor Boccherini Room

So You’re Allergic To Your Instrument? Clinician: Grace Demerath & Erika St. Denis, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. This session will explore allergic reactions caused by physical contact with musical instruments. Common allergens found in musical instruments include metal, wood, finishes, and lubricants. We will introduce adaptive techniques that can be used to make these

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10:15-11:30 AM instruments more accessible to students that have a variety of contact allergies. We will also discuss how to identify a possible reaction and the precautionary steps that should be taken if a reaction is suspected.

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11:45-12:30 PM Tower - 19th Floor JS Bach Room

SJCDA Meeting

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Facilitator: Bill Yerkes, President SJCDA.

I Wish They Taught Me THAT! For New Teachers Clinician: Meghan McNamara-Cabral, Carmel, NY. New teachers in a round table discussion panel will discuss the joys, as well as the trials and tribulations of their first few years. Bring questions! Tower - 20th Floor Gluck Room

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NJSMA Meeting Facilitator: Peter Bauer, President NJSMA. Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

SJBODA Meeting

Teaching Large-Scale Classical Pieces In Your General Music Class Clinician: Marissa Silverman, John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Teaching music listening is often difficult because teachers can never know the answer to the question: What are my students actually thinking about when listening to music? This session will explore principles and practical strategies for engaging general music students with full-length, large-scale Classical music. On the surface, lengthy Classical pieces seem too daunting to place into a general music curriculum. However, when thought out carefully and creatively, any piece of music can serve as a springboard for transformative experiences. The session will showcase how to utilize technology in relation to the planning, teaching, and experiential aspects of teaching large-scale Classical pieces. Note: this session will be based upon the outcomes of a project undertaken by the Collegiate Division of NAfME at the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University (this project won a 2013 NAfME Service Award).

Facilitator: Ben Fong, President SJBODA. Tower - 8th Floor Tchaikovsky Room

CJMEA Meeting Facilitator: Jeff Santoro, President CJMEA. 12:30-2:00 PM

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON Presiding:

Joseph Jacobs, President New Jersey Music Music Educators Association

Program: Luncheon Guest Speaker: Robert Frampton, Eastern Division President Presentation of NJMEA Awards Exhibitor Raffle

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

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F RI D A Y , F E B RUAR Y 21, 2014 Lobby Concert 12:00-12:30 PM Atrium Lobby Mission: O Passo-ble Director: Thomas Mullaney, Quibbletown Middle School, Piscataway, NJ. Program Mission: Impossible Theme with Fitted Trio....... Lalo Schifrin Fitted Trio by Lucas Ciavatta Alternated Measures.........................................Lucas Ciavatta Sound in Space.................................................Lucas Ciavatta America........Smith, arr. L. Ciavatta and Mission: O Passo-ble Achei Bom Bonito......... Folkloric Ciranda from Recife, Brazil Prelude and Funky Complications.......................................... ...........................arr. L. Ciavatta and Mission: O Passo-ble

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2:00-2:30 PM Tower - 15th Floor Hopatcong Room

NJ Association Of Jazz Educators Meeting Facilitator: David May, Burlington City High School, Burlington, NJ. Tower - 15th Floor Millstone Room

All-State Orchestra Procedures Meeting Facilitator: Susan Meuse, NJMEA Board of Directors. Tower - 8th Floor Brahms Room

All-State Choral Procedures Meeting Facilitator: Kathleeen Spadafino, NJMEA Board of Directors.

Lobby Concert 1:15-1:45 PM Atrium Lobby

Performances At Rutgers University

Highlands Voices Director: Thomas Paster, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ.

2:00-3:00 PM Nicholas Music Center

Program Classical a cappella Notre Pere...................................................... Maurice Derefle Hear My Prayer.................................................Moses Hogan The Gift To Be Simple........................................Bob Chilcott When I Am Gone............................................ Thomas Paster Agnus Dei.....................................................Sherri Porterfield Bogoroditse Devo...................Sergei Rachmaninoff/Arvo Part

Rutgers University Wind Ensemble Concert

Contemporary a cappella Beautiful Day.................................................... U2, arr. Paster Brighter Than the Sun..................... Colbie Caillat, arr. Paster Beautiful/Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Stand By You.........Christina Aguilera, arr. Paster Conga..............................................Gloria Estefan, arr. Paster Everybody have Fun......................... Wang Chung, arr. Benoit Good Riddance .................................... Green Day, arr. Paster

Director: Kraig Williams, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 3:00-4:00 PM Nicholas Music Center

All-State Symphonic Band Working Rehearsal Shuttle Bus - Hilton Hotel To Nicholas Music Center 12:30-5:30 p.m.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

F R IDA Y , F E B R UARY 21, 2014

2:30-3:45 PM

PROG RA M Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Building A Better Brass Section Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

MY MUSIC: Chart Toppers And Classics For Choirs Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Bonnie Pomeroy, Edison Middle School, West Orange, NJ. Andy Beck presents exciting new choral arrangements for student and adult ensembles, both large and small. Featuring favorite pop, Broadway, movie, and television hits from today and yesterday! Appropriate for Show Choirs, Vocal Jazz Ensembles, Contemporary A Cappella Groups, and Concert Choirs. A complimentary music packet will be given to each director in attendance. Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

What To Do When You Are Expecting… A Student Teacher Clinician: Karen Cherwinski, Indian Trail Elementary School, Canal Winchester, OH. Presider: Beverly Vaughn, Richard Stockton College of NJ, Galloway, NJ. So, you’re getting a student teacher… GREAT but where do you begin? The role of student teacher and cooperating teacher is vitally important to the education of our children. As one of the first real life teaching situations for the college student, it is important that the cooperating teacher make the experience a time of true learning while not sacrificing the music curriculum and the ever shortening time for the students in the music classroom. In this session, participants will gain insight from the experiences of a veteran teacher and a recent college graduate just beginning her journey in the field of music education. The presenters will share ideas on introductory materials, a timeline for incorporating a student teacher, feedback, lesson planning, and classroom management strategies.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

Clinicians: Brass Quintet -US Army Field Band. Presider: Joe Jacobs, President, NJMEA. Tower -8th Floor Tchaikovsky Room

That Funky Drumming Clinician: Bob Bloom, Master Teaching Artist. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. Presider: Carol Swinchoski, Old Mill School, Wall Township, NJ. With singing, lyrics, and song structure as the pillars of interactive drumming (ID), students are engaged hands-on in music that fosters curiosity, imagination, creativity, communication, collaboration, and leadership. This clinic presents ways that instrumental and choral music educators can lead ID programs with their existing skills in arranging, composition, voice, conducting, and stage performance. The participants will take home language-based methods to teach rhythmic patterns, and to enable students to create their own. The methods produce a practical medium for leading entire groups to accompany the catchy beats and melodies of rock & roll, funk, folk, boogie, world, and swing songs on drums and percussion instruments. ID to songs with lyrics creates opportunities for arts-integration with interdisciplinary units including literacy, mathematics, reading, public speaking, history, science, and drama. This expands the range of the Common Core of State Learning Standards that ID programs meet. ID is accessible to students in grades pre-kindergarten to college, to elders, and to people with disabilities. Rooted in multiple intelligences theories, the leadership format of “That Funky Drumming” is a vehicle that attracts students to drumming who have not taken part in formal music training to begin.

NJMEA State Music Conference

F R I D A Y, F E BRUAR Y 21, 2014

2:30-3:45 PM Tower - 8th Floor Brahms Room

ROUND The World: Teaching Harmony With Multicultural Rounds And Canons Clinician: Cheryl Lavender, Hal Leonard Corporation. Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation. Accompanist: Conrad Erdt, Freelance Musician, Middletown, NJ. Presider: Laura Gaffney, HB Wilson Family School, Camden, NJ. Through developmentally-sequential global games, dances, and other playful activities, learn the most successful methodology for teaching kids to sing in harmony. It’s a most fun and challenging process that children love as they gradually and natuaally develop their ears and voices(and bodies) for confident, aural, oral, visual and kinesthetic harmonization. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

Integrating Contemporary A Cappella Into Your Choral Program Clinician: Thomas Paster, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ. Presider: Teddi Sotiropoulous, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ. Contemporary a cappella in the high school choral program is definitely on the rise. With the collegiate and high school a cappella championships, the movie Pitch Perfiect, and the hit NBC show The Sing-Off, all helping to add legitamacy to this vocal art form, contemporary a cappella can be a tremendous outgrowth of any traditional choral program and attract new students as well. Do you want to have an excellent recruiting tool for your high school program and, at the same time, help prepare your students for the over 2000 collegiate groups that exist in American colleges today? If the answer is “yes”, then don’t miss out on the opportunity to inegrate contemporary a cappella into your choral program.

PROG RAM Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

SmartMusic For The Middle And High School Director: Panel Discussion Clinician: Leigh Kallestad, SmartMusic Education Manager, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. Participate in a panel discussion of New Jersey educators discussing the best practices of how they integrated SmartMusic into their programs. Topics include: How to use SmartMusic in class. How did SmartMusic’s assessment capabilities aid in evaluating your students? Do students learn more quickly with SmartMusic? How did you train your students? Did you present SmartMusic to the parents? And more… Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

iPads In The Elementary Music Classroom: Apps And Integration Clinician: Amy M. Burns, Far Hills Country Day School, Far Hills, NJ. As technology continues to grow in elementary music classrooms, music educators are highly encouraged to explore and utilize apps in such settings as a one iPad classroom to an 1:1 classroom. Burns will provide lesson ideas, examples, and resourceful apps that can be easily utilized in an elementary music classroom. Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Teaching Music: Is Counting To Four The Heart Of It? Clinician: Joseph Akinskas, Past-President of NJMEA & NJMAA. Sponsored by NJMAA. This interactive workshop will explore the many facets of managing an active music program, along with instruction, that can be a traumatic surprise for novice teachers.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

F R ID A Y, F E BR UARY 21, 2014

2:30-3:45 PM Tower - 15th Floor Navesink Room

I Can’t Afford Handbells…Can I? Grant Writing And Fundraising Strategies For Purchasing Handbells And Choirchime® Instruments Without Breaking The Budget. Clinician: Amelia Garbisch, Graduate Student, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Music educators often shy away from purchasing sets of handbells and Choirchimes® because they believe they cannot afford the instruments. In this informative session participants will learn about resources for free and easy fundraising, and will learn how to find and apply for district, local, state, and federal grants. Participants will practice writing grant proposals and pitching ideas to colleagues, administrators, music boosters, and their PTO/PTA. Tower - 19th Floor Scarlatti Room

PROG RA M Tower - 20th Floor Haydn Room

How We Teach Is As Important As What We Teach: 20 Ways To Energize Your Rehearsals Clinician: Peter Loel Boonshaft, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Presider: Dianne E. Ruggeri, Maple Place Middle School, Oceanport, NJ. Simple techniques to energize and focus our teaching, offering specific techniques to solve everyday concerns. A practical look at what, why and how we can teach to achieve better results faster, easier and more efficiently. Useful for teachers and conductors of any level and type of ensemble. Tower - 20th Floor Clementi Room

Redesigning Professional Development Using The IEP As A Model For Professional Growth Clinician: Dominick Ferrara, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. This session will examine current practices in professional development, compare these practices to research in the field, and propose a practical new model of professional growth for music educators. Tower - 20th Floor Gluck Room

Alms For The Reedy Or Why Humans Have Pinkies: Advanced Techniques For The NonClarinet Player

Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

Clinician: Richard Summers, Pequannock Township Public Schools, Pompton Plains, NJ.

The South Brunswick High School Chamber Orchestra

Presider: Keith W. Hodgson, NJMEA Past-President.

Director: Arvin Gopal, South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick, NJ. Presider: Susan Meuse, NJMEA Board of Directors.

This and other burning questions will be answered by Richard Summers, Principal Clarinetist of the Ridgewood Concert Band. Technique and fingerings, tone, intonation, and all of the other things that you should have learned in your college methods class on clarinet but were afraid to ask.

Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major BWV 1048.............. J.S. Bach Movements I, II, & III

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

NJMEA State Music Conference

F RI D A Y, F E BRUAR Y 21, 2014

2:30-3:45 PM Tower - 20th Floor Boccherini Room

Blues Arrangements For General Music Gr. 4-8 Clinician: Sherry Luchette, Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, Lakeview Terrace, CA.

PROG RA M those concepts in music literature. As directors, we all place a high demand on our students to play in tune, however student perception of what “in tune” is may differ from that of the director. I will be sharing specific ideas, concepts and exercises meant to help directors aid students in their understanding of what it means to perform “in tune” within their ensemble. Some of the exercises and concepts include playing in unison, humming, understanding pitch tendencies of instruments, tuning in chords, critical thinking and analysis, chorale performance and literature application. Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Sponsored by Peripole, Inc. & J.W. Pepper. Review of the blues form, along with singing a blues song will be introduced. Participants will play thought two Orff arrangements of the blues song, and incorporate “background” parts on recorder and other percussion. “Riffs” and soloists will also be introduced and encouraged to play. The session will culminate in participants designing a group arrangement of the blues tune and performing it together. Recorders provided.

4:15-5:30 PM

Meeting The Needs Of The All-Inclusive Elementary Chorus Clinician: Helene Tassone, Anne Connolly Potter, Consoné Academy, Hamilton, MA. Presider: Lisa Greene, Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ. Come sing choral literature that will make any elementary school chorus sound great. We’ll discuss choral warm ups, choosing repertoire, rehearsal pacing, classroom management, placement of singers, and other useful tips.

Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Accessories – A Percussionist’s Bread & Butter

Rhythm - Cut The Learning Curve 50% To 90%!

Clinician: SGM Bill Elliott, U.S. Army Field Band. Presider: Rich Barrieres, Jefferson Township High School, Oak Ridge, NJ. Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Let’s Play The Tuning Note! Ideas And Concepts To Improve Tone, Tuning And Technique For Your Band Clinician: Chris Bernotas, Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Presider: Michael Kallimanis, Waldwick Middle School, Waldwick, NJ.

Clinician: Kevin Fuhrman, Fuhrman Music Academy, Minneapolis, MN. Sponsored by Fuhrman Music. Presider: Frank Hughes, Retired Music Educator. Over the past 20 years of teaching percussion I have been developing a new way to approach rhythm teaching. It has been able to get students who were quite confused about negotiating the notes and rests in their music to understand not only what they were struggling with, but it gives them the tools to learn every rhythm in the future! I plan on not only introducing the approach, which is coined the “Additive Rhythm Technique,” but also asking for a volunteer who doesn’t know anything about reading music (although almost all in audience will, it’s more powerful with someone who doesn’t) and through the course of the seminar where I explain the notation system and how to understand the building blocks of rhythm in such a way that, at the end, the person who knew nothing at the beginning will be able to clap a fairly “syncopated” rhythm with a mixture of sixteenth and eighth notes/ rests without any help from me.

In this session we will be discussing many ways to lead your ensemble to playing “in tune.” We will discuss tuning to one note, various pitches, tuning individually and within the ensemble and applying

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

F RID A Y, F E BR UARY 21, 2014

4:15-5:30 PM Tower - 8th Floor Tchaikovsky Room

Drum Circle Concepts For The General Music Classroom Clinician: Chris Colaneri, Berkeley Heights Public Schools, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Sponsored by Adventure Percussion, Falls Music. Presider: Yale Snyder, Monroe Township Public Schools, Monroe Township, NJ. Start the new school year with a bang! This workshop is an interactive experience that will teach you hand percussion, conga and djembe techniques, as well as, traditional African, Brazilian and Cuban rhythms and drumming games that can be used in the general music classroom for all grade levels. Tower - 8th Floor Brahms Room

Tip Toe To Do-Si-Do: A Movement Sequence For Greater Success In Your Classroom, Part II Clinician: Jo Kirk, We Joy Sing, Grove City, OH. Presider: Suzanne Piombo, Lenox Elementary School, Pompton Lakes, NJ. This “energy packed/hands-on”workshop focuses on the development of movement, coordination and musical skills and abilities. Exploring a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities, songs, finger plays, and singing games, participants willexamine a movement sequence (simple to complex) and acqulre knowledge and skills to implement these strategies into their music classroom. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic A/B

Students As Independent Agents: Encouraging Musical Ownership In Students During The Rehearsal Process Clinician: John P. Leonard, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Hillary Colton, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

PROG RAM Assisted by: The College of New Jersey Chorale. The role of the conductor is a guide that directs individual musicians to effectively fulfill their roles together as an ensemble. To do so, a conductor must understand what the specific roles of ensemble musicians and conductor are in both the rehearsal and concert setting. This session will identify these roles by examining which choral music performance elements are the responsibility of the conductor and which are the responsibility of the singer. Once identified, multiple methods will be presented for encouraging the musical ownership of student choral musicians in rehearsal to successfully fulfill their role. Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

GarageBand For i Devices For Beginners Clinician: Rachel Klott, Freehold Borough School District, Freehold, NJ. Are you a beginner at Garage band for your i-device? Want to learn how to use GarageBand on your ipad or iphone for yourself or your students? This session will provide you with an understanding of how to use GarageBand on your i-device and give you the opportunity to explore it’s many functions and capabilities. You will be able to create the beginning of your own composition. Some headphones will be provided. Please bring your own i-device and headphones. Even if you do not have an i-device you are still welcome to attend, GarageBand will be projected on the screen for you to view. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

Google Docs For The Music Educator Clinician: Rick Dammers, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. This session will provide an introduction to the Google Drive suite of productivity tools. The benefits and practical applications of these cloud-based tools will be discussed and real-world examples will be provided.

NJMEA State Music Conference

F RI D A Y, F E BR UARY 21, 2014

4:15-5:30 PM Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Recruiting For Retention: Building & Maintaining Your Multi-Level String Program Clinician: Betsy Maliszewski, West Orange Public Schools, West Orange, NJ. Presider: Mary O’Mara, Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ. This session will focus on the care and maintenance of multi-level string programs. Topics explored will include initial recruitment, retaining students through building changes, stemming middle school drop-off, and managing the scheduling conflicts of high school students. Emphasis will be on practical applications and strategies that work for the good of the entire string program. Tower - 15th Floor Hopatcong Room

Comprehensive Teaching In The Rehearsal Hall: Compose Or Decompose? Clinician: Daniel Schultz, JP Case Middle School, Flemington, NJ. Many teachers wrestle with the concept of blending performance teaching with a comprehensive focus, including musical composition and arranging by students. Teaching philosophy, contact time, and budget resources can be a challenge. To many, it is clear that no longer can a music teacher expect to be successful by limiting the musical experience to the performance of recreated music, paying little attention to the challenge of using higher taxonomies of learning. This session will explore the use of available and affordable resources to bring composing to your ensemble. The use of tablets will be discussed, along with a collection of rubrics, lesson planning, and time/energy saving ideas. The ideas presented may also be used for SGO in the fast changing world of teacher evaluations. Tower - 15th Floor Navesink Room

Don’t Let Them Fall Through The Cracks: Offering Independent Study Options For Theory And Keyboard Clinician: James Wynne, Jefferson Township High School, Oak Ridge, NJ.

PR OG RAM Assisted by: Members of the Jefferson Township High School Music Department. Does your high school offer Music Theory as a class? Has a class devoted to the study of the mechanics of music been phased out because the enrollment does not justify the offering? Are potential career musicians unable to schedule the necessary formative classes that they desire and need in order to: 1) Take a theory and keyboard placement exam at a college-level audition 2) Understand their craft more completely by the time they enter a college program? Or…could it be that you have students that wish to develop their understanding in these aspects of the craft, but they simply cannot fit such a class into their schedule – considering that they are doubling up on every AP class known to man? This session will examine these dilemmas, but will do so from the student’s point of view. Prepare to be… enlightened! Tower - 15th Floor Millstone Room

Music Education As/For Artistic Citizenship Clinician: David Elliott, NYU, NY. If music education is going to meet its full potential in the twenty-first century, then people may need to rethink their assumptions about the central values of school music. Yes, we need to fully support all effective, educative, and ethical ways of teaching and learning music, as well as students’ critically reflective and democratic engagement with a reasonable diversity of musical styles and pieces. However, educators may have unrealized opportunities and responsibilities to integrate traditional means and ends--to integrate musical processes, products, experiences, and outcomes--in the service of additional or alternative aims. Regardless of the ways educators choose to interpret the “what” and “how” of music education, the logically prior question they must always keep asking themselves is “why” are they doing the things they do? There is a wide range of options. Some teachers may answer by saying that they teach music to motivate students’ love of creative music-making and listening, or deepen students’ musicalaffective experiences, or win state festivals, or raise students’ math scores and future salary prospects, or prepare students for lifelong musical learning. I suggest another answer, which teachers may or may not wish to consider when they envision the aims and values of music and education. The term I use to label my answer is “music education as/for artistic citizenship.” This session explains principles and practical strategies for teaching music as/for “artistic citizenship.” Tower - 19th Floor Vivaldi Room

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things: Resources For Your Early Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Amanda Clarfield Newell, ManalapanEnglishtown Regional Schools, Taylor Mills School, Freehold, NJ.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

F R I D A Y , F E B R UARY 21, 2014

4:15-5:30 PM Presider: Colleen Fritzen, St. Thomas The Apostle School, Old Bridge, NJ. Looking for some new ideas to bring back to your students? Come and we will explore some of the favorite songs, books, games and materials used with success in my classroom. This session is designed for your pre-K through 2nd grade classes and speak to the unique needs of students in these grade levels. Tower - 19th Floor JS Bach Room

Creating ‘Flow’ For Your Audience: Cohesive Artistic Programming From Selection to Execution Clinician: Jason Bishop, Drew University, Madison, NJ. The Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term “flow” as a “mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment of the process.” It’s great enough to imagine as conductors always being in a state of flow, but wouldn’t it would be wonderful if we could create flow for our audiences, too? Through a combination of open discussion and examination of a variety of programming styles, techniques, and repertoire, this session will explore the myriad challenges conductors face with programming, and how to integrate thematic, visual, and tonal elements to create the coveted “flow” experience for performers and audiences alike. Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

PR OG RA M Tower - 20th Floor Boccherini Room

26 Tips For Quick And Easy Instrument Repairs: How To Keep Your Student’s Horns Out Of The Repair Shop. Clinician: Bob Frushour, Music & Arts. Sponsored by Music & Arts. Are you terrified when little Johnny says his instrument won’t play? Does the thought of bending a key or replacing a pad make you sweat? You should gain confidence by attending this session, which will focus on preventive maintenance as well as minor adjustments and repairs. Topics include how to diagnose and solve many common problems on a variety of instruments, and when to leave the repair to a professional. Finally, guidance will be offered on stocking your own repair kit with the best tools and supplies. This sixty minute session will be conducted by Bob Frushour, from Music & Arts. Bob spent 20 years with the Army band as a trumpet player and senior manager of the Armed Forces School of Music Repair Facility. He has presented at NAPBIRT repair conventions and state conventions throughout his career. Most recently, Bob has travelled extensively to the Far East working with many of the major instrument manufacturers on quality development and assurance.

5:45-6:15 PM Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

All-State Band Procedures Meeting Facilitator: Al Bazzel, NJMEA Board of Directors.

New Music (Gr. 1-3) For Elementary And Middle School Bands Clinician: Tom Connors, Kean University, Union, NJ. Assisted by: NJBA Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble. This session will focus on the best new publications for elementary and middle school bands. The hand outs for this session will be extensive.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

NJ-TI:ME Meeting Facilitator: Rick Dammers, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

NJMEA State Music Conference

US Army Field Band & Soldier’s Chorus Concert 7:00-9:00 PM Hilton Hotel Salon ABC

All-State Night Ice Cream Social Women’s Choir All-State Bands

Gala After Hours Reception

10:00-11:30 PM Café

9:00-11:00 PM Tower Atrium Lobby

Badges Must Be Worn For Entrance

SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS

RUTGERS GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMP Levels I & II (ages 14-18) July 7-18, 2014

RUTGERS SUMMER BAND & ORCHESTRA CAMP (ages 13-18) July 13-18, 2014

RUTGERS SUMMER JAZZ INSTITUTE (ages 13-18) July 20-25, 2014

RUTGERS SUMMER DANCE CAMP I (ages 12-15) July 20-25, 2014

RUTGERS SUMMER DANCE CAMP II (ages 12-15) July 27-August 1, 2014

RUTGERS SUMMER DANCE CONSERVATORY (ages 15-18) July 20-August 1, 2014

ASTA/NJ CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (ages 13-college) July 27-August 8, 2014

KIDS CREATE (ages 6-12) Session I: August 4-8, 2014 Session II: August 11-15, 2014

732-932-8618 SUMMERCAMP@MASONGROSS.RUTGERS.EDU WWW.MASONGROSS.RUTGERS.EDU/EXTENSION/SUMMER-PROGRAMS

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

The Concert Band The Concert Band is the oldest and largest of the Field Band’s four performing components. This elite 65-member instrumental ensemble, founded in 1946, has performed in all 50 states and 25 foreign countries for audiences totaling more than 100 million. Tours have taken the band throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, the Far East, and India. The group appears in a wide variety of settings, from world-famous concert halls, such as the Berlin Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall, to state fairgrounds and high school gymnasiums. The Concert Band regularly travels and performs with the Soldiers’ Chorus, together presenting a powerful and di- Colonel Timothy J. Holtan verse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriotic Conductor selections, and instrumental and vocal solos. The organization has also performed joint concerts with many of the nation’s leading orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In addition to formal programs, the Concert Band has participated in numerous presidential inaugural parades and supported many diplomatic missions overseas. Regardless of the venue, the pageantry and professionalism of the band’s performance is sure to be entertaining and emotional for all audiences, instilling pride in our American heritage.

The Soldier’s Chorus The Soldiers’ Chorus is the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC. The 29-member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band as the “Musical Ambassadors of the Army.” The chorus is currently conducted by Major Dwayne S. Milburn and has performed in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, India, the Far East, and throughout Europe. The musical backgrounds of Soldiers’ Chorus personnel range from opera and musical theatre to music education and vocal coaching; this diversity provides unique programming flexibility. In addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire, Soldiers’ Chorus performances often include the music of Broadway, opera, barbershop quartet, and Americana. This versatility has earned the Soldiers’ Chorus an international reputation for presenting musical S. Milburn excellence and inspiring patriotism. Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops, the Major Dwayne Conductor Cincinnati Pops, and the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, and National Symphony Orchestras. Other notable performances include four world fairs, American Choral Directors Association conferences, music educator conventions, Kennedy Center Honors Programs, the 750th anniversary of Berlin, and the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. The Soldiers’ Chorus has also been honored to participate in the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford as a part of The Armed Forces Chorus.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

NJMEA State Music Conference

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Music Education: Orchestrating Success

NJMEA State Music Conference

SATU R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

9:00-10:00 AM

PROG RA M and David Westawski, Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, NJ. Presider: Mary Onopchenko, Collegiate, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Lobby Concert 9:30-10:00 AM Atrium Lobby Central Regional High School Chamber Choir Director: Beth Moore, Central Regional High School, Bayville, NJ. Program Wanting Memories....................................... saye M. Barnwell Simple Gifts.........................................................Mark Hayes Landslide........................................................................Nicks Singabahambayo................................................ South African Northern Lights..................................................... Ola Gjeilo The Rose.................................................. McBroom/Knowles Use Somebody..............................................................Sharon

Hilton Hotel Salon A/B

Ridgewood Concert Band Performance Director: Christian Wilhjelm, Ridgewood, NJ. Presider Thomas McCauley, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Cuban Overture.................. George Gershwin, trans. R. Mark Rogers Requiem (consortium premier)..................................David Maslanka Concerto for Soprano Saxophone (consortium premier) ................... ................................................................David Kirkland Garner Lois Hicks Wosniak, soloist Overture to Pirates of the Penzance............................ Arthur Sullivan . arr. John Philip Sousa Variations on a Neapolitan Theme “Cicerenella” ... Steven Rosenhaus Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Straight Talk On The Student Teaching Experience: A Panel Discussion

You’ve prepared the last three and a half years for your student teaching experience. The date has been marked on the calendar, the clothes are prepared, lesson plans categorized and you’re ready to hit the ground running. But…are you truly prepared for the day to day realities of the teaching career? Come listen to a panel discussion from cooperating teachers about what behaviors, mindsets and activities can “make or break” this most important experience of your music education. Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Time Is Precious: Maximizing Ensemble Rehearsal Effectiveness Clinicians: Christopher B. Thomas , Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. and David Martynuik, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. Rehearsal time is a limited, precious commodity. While everyone would like to have more rehearsal time, this is rarely an option. This session will focus on getting the most out of your rehearsal time through effective preparation, efficient classroom delivery, and consistent self-reflection. The clinicians will focus on commonalities across the instrumental and vocal spectrum. Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Survivor: The First Year Clinicians: Eric McLaughlin, G.Harold Antrim Elementary School, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, Rachel Klott, Freehold Borough School District, Freehold, NJ. Presider: Leslie Marquez-Salmeron, Collegiate, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Almost done with college? Can’t wait to get out!… Now you’re actually telling me I have to get a job? job? The famous quote from many esteemed college undergraduates as they look into the next chapter of their career. This session will cover how to make that transition into the teaching world, with all your sanity in tact, and once you land the gig how to survive that first year and establish yourself and your classroom.

Clinicians: Amanda Clarfield Newell, ManalapanEnglishtown Regional Schools, Taylor Mills School, Freehold, NJ; Aimee Coleman, Sayreville Public Schools,

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

SAT U R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

9:00-10:00 AM Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Guitar Ensemble Workshop Clinician: Thomas Amoriello, NJMEA Board of Directors. Presider: Keith Calmes, Wall High School, Wall, NJ. This is an opportunity for NJ Guitar Educators and college level music education students to gather and discuss useful guitar ensemble publications, and standards related to the current state of guitar ensemble instruction in the state. Participants are encouraged to bring a nylon string classical guitar, adjustable music stand and footstool in addition to publications that they wish to share with other educators. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

REACHING FOR THE STARS! Adding Movement To Your Choral Program Clinician: Andy Beck, Alfred Music. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. Presider: Donna Marie Berchtold, William Davies Middle School, Mays Landing, NJ. Popular movement specialist Andy Beck teaches how to add simple yet effective riser choreography to your choral program. Appropriate for singing groups of all ages and levels. A complimentary music packet will be given to each director in attendance. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

GarageBand On Mac For Beginners Clinician: Marjorie LoPresti, East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ. GarageBand is Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free music recording and editing software. This session is designed to provide detailed training for teachers with access to Macintosh computers. GarageBand basics and advanced features will be explored. Bring your own MacBook for hands-on time. Curricular applications and student projects to foster creativity will take center stage. (Please note: this session will cover the full version of GarageBand. Please refer to the conference schedule for the separate session on the GarageBand for iPad.)

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

PROG RAM Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

Scanning Sheet Music Clinician: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic, Inc. Sponsored by MakeMusic, Inc. Whether you need that horn part transposed for alto sax or want to arrange an entirely new band orchestration, this session focuses on how to achieve success. Pitfalls and caveats are discussed with emphasis on ease of use and minimizing edits. Five pieces will be scanned, each demonstrating differing issues and their resolution. Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Nail Down That Job! Successful Strategies For Interview Success Clinicians: Peter J. Griffin, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington, NJ; Robert Pispecky, Edison School District, Edison, NJ. Sponsored by NJMAA. This session will begin with an overview of interviewing techniques and strategies for aspiring music educators who are in the job market. Sample interview questions for all areas of music education will be shared with session participants. Tower - 15th Floor Navesink Room

Music Educator: The Proven Leader Clinician: Robert Frampton, NJMEA Past-President, President - NAfME Eastern Division. Music educators are by nature good leaders. Based on a proven system, reveal your unique leadership characteristics and learn how to apply them as you strive to become a more effective teacher/leader. You will leave this session with a greater understanding of your personal leadership style.

NJMEA State Music Conference

SATU R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

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9:00-10:00 AM

Lobby Concert 10:30-11:00 AM Atrium Lobby

Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Montville High School Percussion Ensemble Directors: Jim Bogert & Joe Bergen, Montville Township High School, Montville, NJ.

William Paterson University Bassoon Ensemble Director: Robert D. Gray, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Program

“Where’s My Free Will, If You Please”............................Greg Saunier for Unspecificed Percussion Instruments and Voice “Marimba Quartet”..................................................... Daniel Levitan for Marimba Quartet “The Next To Last Song”...................................Bjork, arr. Joe Bergen for Vibraphones, Pianos, and Voice Playback “It’s Gonna Rain”................................................................Joe Bergen for Marimbas, Vibraphones, Pianos, Percussion, and Sample ..... Playback

The Danserye............................................................... Susato Humoristisches Scherzo........................................S. Prokofiev Theme From Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony......... Beethoven March To The Scaffold..................................................Belioz El Capitan-...............................Sousa, arr. R. Winston Morris

10:15-11:15 AM

Tower - 20th Floor Gluck Room

Graduate School: Why? What? When? How? Clinician: David Goss, Doctoral Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. The options surrounding graduate school are numerous including field-of-study, location, timing, and more. Graduate degrees in music are plentiful and present different possibilities that may appeal to preservice and novice music educators. In this session various pros and cons of pursuing graduate study will be discussed. Come learn some of the many questions that you should be asking before beginning a graduate degree. Tower - 20th Floor Clementi Room

Building Technique And Ensemble Skills Through Improvisation Clinician: Craig Yaremko, Holdrum Middle School, River Vale, NJ. Teaching improvisation allows students to develop instrumental technique, theory and aural skills, and can offer a creative musical outlet. The NJCCS and National Standards call for its inclusion in music curriculums, yet very often improvisational activities are taught only in general music and jazz ensemble settings. This session offers band directors a practical approach to incorporating improvisation into their concert band rehearsals that develops individual technique, enhances theory, aural, and ensemble skills, and enables critical thinking.

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What’s New For Jazz Ensemble: A New Music Reading Session Clinician: Jeffrey Haas, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ. Sponsored by NJAAE; Belwin Jazz/Alfred Publications; Barnhouse Music Publications; Doug Beach Music; Hal Leonard; Jazz Lines; Kendor Music; Sierra Music; SmartChart Music; Walrus Publishing. Assisted By: NJAJE Jazz Educators Big Band. Presider: Jeffrey Kunkel, President, NJAJE. The NJAJE jazz reading session has become an annual tradition at the NJMEA conference. The NJAJE Jazz Educators Big Band will provide live performances of new releases from major (and some notso-major) publishers. Recommended selections will be performed and attendees will have the opportunity to make requests based upon a carefully annotated listing of new releases, which will be provided to all attendees. Promotional materials from the publishers will also be available. During the session, members of the ensemble will provide insight into specific aspects of each selection. Attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments and to “sit in” with the band.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

SAT U R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014 Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Jazz Improvisation: Put The Rhythm First Clinician: Tom Kamp, Berkeley Heights Public Schools, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Presider: Brian Chesney, Collegiate, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ. Players with at least one year of fundamental knowledge on their instrument can often learn to improvise, choosing pitches correctly, but need more experience swinging and thinking in phrases to really make music “in the style” when improvising. Most jazz books assume a pre-existing knowledge of swing feel or treat it very briefly before going on to the study of chords, scales and pitch patterns. Jazz and swing style were originally taught in an aural tradition, by listening and imitating, much the same way a child learns to speak. Workshop participants will listen to role models and participate in a “call-andresponse” imitation activity. The handouts will provide a visual component to connect the look, the sound, and the way it feels to play with a cognitive explanation/model. Bring your instrument, or better still, an instrument you need to be able to teach. Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Beyond Being A Time-Keeper: Ideas About Conducting Clinician: William Berz, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Presider: Ashlie Morro, Collegiate, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Much like singing or performing on an instrument, conductors need to develop certain physical skills to become expressive musicians. This session will look at some practical ideas to improve communication skills. Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Renaissance Performance Practice For The High School Choral Musician Clinician: Matthew Robertson, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD. Assisted by: The Thirteen Chamber Choir. This session will focus on providing information and pedagogical techniques to instill the vocal technique, knowledge of style, command of articulation and interpretive skills that can help a High School choir sing this repertoire with sophistication, beauty and vitality. Led

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

PROG RAM by Matthew Robertson and singers from the professional chamber choir, The Thirteen, this session will focus primarily on providing educators tools to help make Renaissance repertoire more accessible, achievable and meaningful for their choirs. This session will include group participation in the music-making process as a means of communicating Renaissance performance ideals, as well as a short example performance by members of The Thirteen. Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Guitar Educators Meeting Facilitator: Tom Amoriello, NJMEA Board of Directors. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

Voice 360 Clinician: Jerry Rubino, Hal Leonard Corporation. Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation. Accompanist: James Lubrano, TCNJ. The complete performer embodies sound, expression and motion. VOICE 360 is dedicated to the philosophy that a successful artistic performance is drawn from an integration of mind, body and spirit. Under the coaching and instructional skills of Jerry Rubino, discover how to take your choir beyond the printed page, bringing the text to life, in vevery performance and in every style of music. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

Mastering MY Music: Creating And Re-creating With Digital Audio Workstations Clinician: Janet Cape, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ. Teachers who engage in culturally relevant pedagogy must value and be willing to build upon skills and knowledge that students bring from their home cultures. Music educators are constantly challenged to incorporate vernacular musics into the classroom in ways that are both substantive and meaningful to students. Digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as GarageBand and Mixcraft are powerful tools that can enable students to create and re-create music that is “theirs,” and to engage with music in ways that may differ from those encountered in traditional music classes. From recording and manipulating student-generated sound to remixing and mashing, this session will demonstrate approachable strategies that foster creativity and build upon the skills and knowledge that students bring to the classroom.

NJMEA State Music Conference

SAT U R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

10:15-11:15 AM Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

Percussion Pedagogy For The Non-Percussionist Clinician: Domenico E. Zarro, Dumont, NJ.

PROG RAM Tower - 20th Floor Haydn Room

Back To Basics – Help Your Band Sound Better! Clinician: Chris Bernotas, Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Sponsored by Alfred Music. Presider: Patricia Curtis, Helen Morgan School, Sparta, NJ. In this session we will discuss simple techniques to help your band sound better quickly. Students often know what is wrong in their performance; we just have to guide them about how to fix it. Critical thinking in band is very present, even if students do not realize it. Focusing on the fundamentals of sound production, pitch, technique and performance with simple terminology and direct instruction your students will quickly self-reflect and self-correct. Tower - 20th Floor Boccherini Room

Ring On! Using Handbells And Choirchime® Instruments In The K-12 Music Classroom

Sponsored by NJ Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. The New Jersey Chapter of The Percussive Arts Society (NJPAS), would like to welcome all instrumental music teachers, who are not percussionists, to participate in an open forum to discuss pertinent pedagogical issues for the percussion student. The impetus of this symposium will aid the NJPAS to devise professional development opportunities that will best meet the needs of this instructor. Tower - 15th Floor Navesink Room

NJMEA Young Composers Composition Competition Critique Clinician: Patrick Burns, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

Clinician: Amelia Garbisch, Graduate Student, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Do you have a set of handbells or Choirchimes® in your music classroom that you’re not quite sure how to use? Don’t let those instruments sit in the closet, learn to use them! This interactive session will teach participants basic ringing techniques for bells and chimes while sharing curriculum and lesson plan ideas for the K-12 music class. Participants will ring Malmark handbells and Choirchimes® while learning tips and strategies for effective and affordable ways to integrate these instruments into the classroom. Tower - 20th Floor Gluck Room

Pedagogy As Part Of Score Study

Presider: Robert Frampton, NJMEA Past-President, President-Elect NAfME Eastern Division, Supervisor of Visual & Performing Arts – Washington Twp. Schools.

Clinician: David Goss, Doctoral Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Student submissions to the NJMEA Young Composers Composition Contest will be presented and critiqued by New Jersey composer, Patrick Burns. The winning compositions will be announced and recognized by NJMEA. This session will be of special interest to music teachers that teach and advise student composers as they prepare them for future participation in the Young Composers Composition Contest or for college auditions. Program expectations, requirements and guidelines will be discussed.

Score study most often entails identifying themes, analyzing phrases, and finding key musical moments. This session will explore the score study process and how pedagogy should be infused. Including methods of how to teach alongside what to teach will allow music educators to better use their time in front of the ensemble.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

SATU R D A Y, FEBRUAR Y 22, 20 14

10:15-11:15 AM

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1 1 : 3 0 - 1 2 : 3 0 PM

Tower - 20th Floor Clementi Room

Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Top 10: Incorporating 10 Minutes A Week Of Music & Entertainment Business Focus Into Your Common Core Music Programs

Improving Your “Pull Out” Lessons

Clinicians: Stephen Marcone & David Philip, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. The Common Core Standards force you to cram more information into less time. How can you include a focus on the music & entertainment business without sacrificing the Common Core? This session will highlight 10 topics you can teach in just 10 minutes per week. From copyright to social media, you’ll walk out with a brain full of stimulating ideas.

Clinician: Shelley Axelson, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Axelson will provide techniques and materials for making “Pull Out” lessons more effective. Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Do You “Know” What You Want Your Students To “Know?” Clinician: Peggy Valenti, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

11:30-12:00 PM Lobby Concert 11:30-12:00 AM Atrium Lobby An American Rhapsody Guitarist: Loren C. Fortna, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, NJ. An American Rhapsody, is inspired by Owen Middleton’s singlemovement sonata of the same name. This solo, classical guitar program features works by living U.S.guitarist-composers. These works successfully fuse modernisms with hints of ragtime, show tunes, impressionism, and bluegrass. An American Rhapsody not only aptly describes the rhapsodic nature of the work whence it came, but the larger than life American spirit found in the vast compositional styles of the rest of the program.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

Presider: Ashlie Morro, Collegiate, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Thinking about and formulating lesson objectives that will insure accurate and precise instruction. The workshop will deal with learning how to create lesson objectives that are specific and clear. Often educators write objectives for themselves and they are not student centered nor are they understood by their students. The workshop will also deal with aligning assessments directly to those objectives. Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

Navigating Your First Few Years Of Teaching Clinician: Jennifer Sengin, East Brunswick High School, NJ. Sponsored by NJ-ACDA. Presider: Mary Onopchenko, Collegiate, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. There are many things to think about in your first few years of teaching – even before the students arrive! Throughout your collegiate career, you gain a significant amount of musical knowledge and teaching strategies. However, when you acquire a teaching position, there are many things to consider beyond conveying the musical material to students. This session will focus on information and ideas to contemplate in your first few years of teaching. These topics will address some of the logistics of the teaching position, including: creating and organizing resources, getting to know the school, developing policies and procedures, setting up the classroom, building relationships with colleagues and administrators, and continuing to find opportunities to learn and grow as a teacher.

NJMEA State Music Conference

SATU R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

11:30-12:30 PM Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Active Participation: Ways To Involve All Your Learners Clinician: Jack Hill, Retired. Presider: Brian Chesney, Collegiate, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ. The best teaching takes place when all learners are involved in the learning. No one would argue this statement. In this world of distractions what can we do? There are specific ways that we can work toward creating this reality. This workshop will explore specific language that learning facilitators can use that will directly affect the active participation of the learners. Hilton Hotel Carlyle’s

Transitioning From Music Student To Music Teacher Clinician: Robert Pispecky, Edison School District, Edison, NJ. Sponsored by NJMAA. The goal of this NJMEA Conference session is to provide practical information for future and novice Music Educators about making the transition from student to teacher. No college program can prepare every student for every position. In addition, the expectations of an inexperienced educator are often very different from the reality of being a music educator - even if the job they land is their “ideal”. This session will begin with the reflections of several new teachers, describing their real-life experiences - in some cases in contrast to the expectations they had while still a college student. The program will continue with questions, comments, and practical advice from a panel of music administrators and the audience. The reflections and advice represents a valuable perspective for college students preparing for a career as a new music educator. Tower - 15th Floor Passaic AB

PROG RA M Sponsored by Peripole, Inc. & J.W. Pepper. Presider: Amanda Newell, Taylor Mills School, Manalapan, NJ. Jazz activities include introducing a swing feel, swinging eighth note and syncopated phrases using speech scat, playing through a blues progression using percussion, xylophones, recorders, props, and movement, and singing blues melodies. Successful improvisation activities using the instruments will be introduces. Participants will be “hands-on” during the session, appropriate for K-8, recorders provided. Tower - 15th Floor Oswego Room

MusicFirst: Software For The Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Jim Frankel, MusicFirst. Sponsored by MusicFirst. Are you looking for affordable software for your elementary music classroom? Interested in finding out about the latest tools to help you teach music? Do you want to learn how to flip your classroom so students can work at home on their Internet-connected devices? This is the session for you! Come and see the latest offerings from MusicFirst. Tower - 15th Floor Rockaway Room

Acquiring The Basic Aural Skills Of The Audio Engineer Clinician: Adam Patrick Bell, Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Aural skills are considered to be a core subject in most music education programs because they facilitate a musician’s ability to listen, perform, improvise, and compose. Drawing on the work of William Moylan’s Understanding and Crafting the Mix (2007), this session will present the principle approaches to listening to recorded music from the perspective of an audio engineer. The aim of this session is to equip musicians with a complementary set of aural skills to help them achieve their sonic visions when producing an audio recording.

Jazz Improvisation & Activities For K-8 Classroom Clinician: Sherry Luchette, Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, Lakeview Terrace, CA.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

SAT U R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 2014

11:30-12:30 PM Tower - 15th Floor Cooper Room

Teaching Techniques For The Elementary Snare Drum Student Clinician: Domenico E. Zarro, Dumont, NJ. Sponsored by NJ Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. This session will provide the instrumental music teacher, who is not a percussionist, with pragmatic pedagogical tools that will aid them to develop, and improve, the reading and technical skills of their elementary snare drum students. Tower - 15th Floor Navesink Room

NJMEA Young Composers Composition Competition Critique Clinician: Patrick Burns, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.

PROG RAM Tower - 20th Floor Clementi Room

Lean On Me: How You Can Help Your Students Decide If The Music & Entertainment Business Is For Them Clinicians: Stephen Marcone & David Philip, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Do you have students interested in performing, managing, or event creating the next Pandora Radio? This session will provide a state of the current-day entertainment industry, describe where it’s going beyond 2014, and give you tips on how to counsel students growing up in a DVR/On Demand world.

12:30-2:00 PM

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NAfME COLLEGIATE MEMBER LUNCHEON Host: Rick Dammers, NJMEA Collegiate Advisor. Guest Speaker: Robert Frampton, NJMEA Past-President, PresidentElect NAfME Eastern Division, Supervisor of Visual & Performing Arts – Washington Twp. Schools.

Presider: Robert Frampton, NJMEA Past-President, President-Elect NAfME Eastern Division, Supervisor of Visual & Performing Arts – Washington Twp. Schools. Student submissions to the NJMEA Young Composers Composition Contest will be presented and critiqued by New Jersey composer, Patrick Burns. The winning compositions will be announced and recognized by NJMEA. This session will be of special interest to music teachers that teach and advise student composers as they prepare them for future participation in the Young Composers Composition Contest or for college auditions. Program expectations, requirements and guidelines will be discussed. Tower - 20th Floor Beethoven Room

Jazz Vocal Improvisation Clinician: Artemisz Polonyi, Fulbright MA Student, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. This workshop will explore how to teach (and how to learn) “jazz vocal improvisation”. Participants will actively touch on the topics of voice production, psychological boundaries and fun ways of learning theory and ear training. The workshop will be flexible and questions of the participants will help drive discussion to either the theoretical or practical direction.

Music Education: Orchestrating Success

12:45-1:45 PM Hilton Hotel Brunswick ABC

Choro, Samba And Bossa Nova: An Overview Of The Development Of Samba To The “New Beat” In 1950. Clinician: Abelita Brandao Mateus, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. This session will cover the performance techniques and knowledge needed to perform Brazilian music authentically and in the style. The brazilian genre of music named Samba, Choro and Bossa Nova will be introduced in a concisely and objectively way. The workshop will feature live performances, recordings, clear explanation, and time for questions from the audience. Clinician Abelita Mateus is a pianist, and performs with musicians as: trumpeter, Claudio Roditi; bassists, John Lee and Peter Slavov.

NJMEA State Music Conference

SATU R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 20 14

12:45-1:45 PM Hilton Hotel Carlyle’s Room

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA): Know It, Change It, Use It! Clinician: Loren C. Fortna, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, NJ. Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) can effect musicians of every age, regardless of training or ability. As suggested in research the anxiety and arousal associated with MPA may be beneficial when treated properly. Many treatments, such as deep breathing, may not only reduce MPA but may lead to a more positive, relaxed, and comfortable performance. The clinician will review some of the more current literature regarding MPA. Hilton Hotel Princeton Room

Beyond The Rehearsal Routine: Investigating Adolescent Mood And Motivation During Secondary Music Ensemble Rehearsals Clinician: Lindsay Weiss, Kean University, Union, NJ; Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC. The rehearsal routine of a secondary music ensemble can appear to be quite regulated: warm-ups, sight-reading, repertoire rehearsal, run-throughs, et cetera. This structure is repeated in middle and high schools across the country simply because it is one of the most effective approaches toward maximizing the amount of music making and learning within one class period. Ideally, rehearsals should run smoothly and all of the participating students will have equal opportunities to make meaningful connections to the music being rehearsed. However, our students may not always respond positively to rehearsal routines for a variety of external, un-known reasons. We cannot always predict and/or understand the contributing factors that affect student mood and motivation, especially in adolescence. Secondary music educators are sensitive to this on-going challenge and intuitively adapt their instruction in order to best meet the fluctuating behavioral needs of their adolescent students. Due to the unpredictable variance of adolescent behavior, it is of vital importance for secondary music educators to remain current with the research in adolescent learning, culture, and development. The learning of adolescents in school is cultivated and fostered in rich environments (Freer, 2003). Interpersonal support provides for the autonomy of individual learners; offers opportunities for students to pursue challenges related to future goals (Hektner, 2001); and provide social approval from those they admire and respect (Hallam,

PR OG RAM 2010). Adolescent music students self reflect and report the extreme importance of social relationships in regards to their overall well-being and growth (Adderly, Kennedy, & Baex, 2003). Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

How To Get Your 4th And 5th Grade Percussion Section Up And Running Clinician: Justin Derman, Berkeley Heights Schools, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Presider: Christopher Colaneri, Columbia Middle School, Berkeley Heights, NJ. How to get your 4th and 5th grade percussion section up and running with these handy tips and advise. Stick selection, correct hand positioning, note reading and retention skills will be emphasized. Hilton Hotel Woodbridge/Piscataway Room

Improvising To Learn Clinician: Michael Patrick Wall, East Brook Middle School, Paramus, NJ. This session will discuss how teaching for democratic practice allows for students’ input into their own learning, exploration of creativity, creation of music, and student reflection, as well as discuss teaching strategies to help cultivate a democratic learning environment in the instrumental music classroom. The session will draw from a qualitative study that explored how and what a group of six 5th-grade instrumental music students in a middle school in New Jersey learned during group improvisation activities over eight sessions together with the researcher as participant observer. The data was interpreted both individually—through the lens of musical fluency—and as a performing ensemble—through the lens of collaborative emergence.

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

SAT U R D A Y, FE BRUAR Y 22, 20 14

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2:00-3:00 PM Hilton Hotel Trenton/Monroe Room

NJ Music Administrators Collegiate Academy Wrapup Roundtable Facilitators: NJMAA Executive Board. Now that everyone has spent a productive day being enlightened and engaged on techniques and strategies needed for a successful education career, bring your host of questions and concerns to a panel of current music administrators, for an open and interactive discussion, to enhance and clarify a wealth of information.

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NJMEA State Music Conference

S A T U R DA Y , FEBRUAR Y 22, 20 14

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All-State Women’s Chorus Conductor

eanna Joseph is director of choral activities at the Georgia State University School of Music, where she conducts the University Singers and leads the master’s program in choral conducting. She is also the artistic director of the Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute (ASCI), a weeklong masterclass for conductors that takes place annually during the first week of June. In May of 2013, the University Singers competed in La Florilège Vocal de Tours where they placed second overall in the mixed choir category and Joseph was honored with the Prix du chef de chour. Additional honors from 2013 include an invited performance at the Georgia Music Educator’s Association annual conference and the North American premiere of David Bintley’s Carmina Burana with the Atlanta Ballet. Joseph is an active guest conductor and clinician and has conducted all-state and honor choirs in more than ten states. She is a frequent conductor of choral-orchestral repertoire, and has led performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Beethoven Mass in C, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Schubert’s Mass in A-flat and Bruckner’s Mass in D Minor. Deanna Joseph’s research in the area of 19th century choral-orchestral performance-practice has led to invited presentations on the topic at several division conferences of the American Choral Director’s Association and at the national convention for the National Collegiate Choral Organization. In October of 2012, she was selected as one of 25 presenters from ten countries to speak at the Lund Choral Festival in Sweden. Prior to her appointment at Georgia State University, Joseph served on the faculties of Smith College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Joseph holds conducting degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize.

2014 All-State Women’s Chorus Program Deanna Joseph, Conductor

Carol Dory Beadle, Accompanist

Gloria..................................................................................................................... Ola Gjeilo (b.1978) Steven Bell, piano Ave Verum Corpus................................................................................... Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Mainacht ............................................................................. J. Brahms (1833-1897), arr. Z.R. Stroope Five Hebrew Love Songs................................................................................... Eric Whitacre (b.1234) Hope is the Thing with Feathers.............................................................. Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927) If You Were Coming in the Fall............................................................................... Emma Lou Diemer Make a Joyful Noise........................................................................................Rollo Dilworth (b.1970)

2014 New Jersey Music Educators Association

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Searching for Lost Dreams Commissioned for the 75th Anniversary of the New Jersey All-State Bands The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Formosa String Quartet, Xaimen Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, Voices of Change, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Solo works have been written for such renowned artists as Gail Williams, Larry Combs, James Thompson, Rex Richardson and David Weiss. Dana Wilson has received grants from, among others, the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, Arts Midwest, and Meet the Composer. His compositions have been performed throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, and are published by Boosey and Hawkes and Ludwig Music Publishers. They have received several awards, including the International Trumpet Guild First Prize, the Sudler International Composition Prize, and the Ostwald Composition Prize, and can be heard on Klavier, Albany, Summit, Centaur, Innova, Meister Music, Elf, Open Loop, Mark, Redwood, Musical Heritage Society, and Kosei Recordings. Dana Wilson holds a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music, and is currently Charles A. Dana Professor of Music in the School of Music at Ithaca College. He is co-author of Contemporary Choral Arranging, published by Prentice Hall, and has written on diverse musical subjects, including his own compositional process in Composers on Composing for Band and A Composer’s Insight. He has been a Yaddo Fellow (at Yaddo, the artists’ retreat in Saratoga Springs, New York), a Wye Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a Charles A. Dana Fellow, and a Fellow at the Society for Humanities, Cornell University.

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Wind Ensemble – Richard Clary Shortcut Home – Dana Wilson Final Covenant – Fisher Tull

(35th Anniversary of the commission and Premiere performance by the N.J. All-State Wind Ensemble at the Eastern Division Conference in Atlantic City, 1979)

Illyrian Dances – Guy Woolfenden Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli

Symphonic Band - Patrick Dunnigan

Dana Wilson Composer

Festive Overture – Shostakovich/Hunsberger Searching for Lost Dreams – Dana Wilson (World Premier) Selections from the Danserye – Susato/Dunnigan

Consortium sponsored by the New Jersey Music Educators Association and the following schools and organizations: John P. Stevens High School Mainland Regional High School Millburn High School North Jersey Area Band North Jersey School Music Association Randolph High School Roxbury High School South Brunswick High School West Orange High School

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All-State Symphonic Band Conductor

atrick Dunnigan is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at The Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee. A member of the FSU faculty since 1991, Dunnigan is the principal conductor and music director of the University Symphonic Band and co-director of the Marching Chiefs. His other teaching duties include undergraduate conducting courses and instrumental music methods. As Director of Bands, he oversees all aspects of the Florida State band program that includes four concert bands, a chamber music program, graduate teaching program, and athletic pep bands. A nationally recognized guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician, Dunnigan has published numerous articles on conducting, instrumental music methodology, and research in leading journals including The Instrumentalist, Music Educators Journal, Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education, and the Journal of Band Research. His textbook, Marching Band Techniques, is published by The Instrumentalist Company and has become a leading college textbook of marching band methodology. His transcriptions and arrangements for concert band are performed regularly by major university, community, and professional wind bands including the Dallas Wind Symphony. He has presented clinic sessions for the Midwest Clinic, the Music Educators National Conference, the Florida Bandmasters Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and many others. In 2006, Dunnigan was elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Association. Dunnigan received the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education degree from the University of Texas at Austin, the Master of Music in Conducting degree from Northwestern University, and the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Kentucky. He is an active member of the College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, Florida Music Educators Association, National Band Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. He is also an honorary member of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma, and received the Friend of the Arts award from Sigma Alpha Iota. Dunnigan received the prestigious Florida State University Teaching Award in both 2003 and 2012. He has been elected to serve as the National President for College Band Directors National Association beginning in 2015.

2014 All-State Symphonic Band Program Patrick Dunnigan, Conductor

Festive Overture.................... Dmitri Shostakovich, trans. Donald Hunsberger Searching for Lost Dreams.......................................................Dana Wilson World Premiere Performance Commissioned for the 75th Anniversary of the New Jersey All State Bands

Selections from The Danserye...............Tielman Susato, arr. Patrick Dunnigan

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All-State Wind Ensemble Conductor

ichard Clary is Professor of Music, Senior Band Conductor, and Director of Wind Ensemble Studies at The Florida State University. His primary duties include serving as Music Director and Conductor for the University Wind Orchestra and Chamber Winds, the teaching of graduate-level conducting and wind literature courses, and the guidance of FSU’s Master of Music degree program in Wind Band Conducting as well as the Wind Band Conducting Major emphasis in the Ph.D. program in Music Education. Prior to his 2003 appointment at FSU, Clary served ten years as Director of Bands at the University of Kentucky. During his tenure in Lexington, the UK Wind Ensemble earned a national reputation for excellence through several acclaimed performances for prestigious musical events, including the 1997 and 2003 National Conferences of the College Band Directors National Association. More recently, he conducted the FSU Wind Orchestra in the finale concerts of the 2007 CBDNA National Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan and the 2013 National Convention of the American Bandmasters Association in Tampa, Florida. Prior to his appointment at UK, Clary served as a member of the music faculties of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, the University of Arizona in Tucson, and Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona. In each environment, ensembles under his direction have received consistent and enthusiastic praise from composers, fellow conductors, and audiences for their high levels of musical expression, clarity of texture, and authoritative command over a broad range of musical styles. An active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, Clary has served in these capacities throughout the United States and Canada, and in seven countries of Western Europe. In addition to his various band-related activities, he has also enjoyed successful engagements as guest conductor with professional ensembles including the Lexington Philharmonic (KY), the Renton Civic Theater (WA), and the Wichita Falls (TX) symphony orchestras. He holds active memberships in the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA), the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA), the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), and in March, 2000 he was honored by election to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA). He has served as President of the SEC Band Directors Association, and founding Chairman of the SECBDA Commissioning Consortium, the past Chairman of the CBDNA National Commissioning Panel, and founding Chairman of the CBDNA New Works Committee. He currently serves as CBDNA National President. Clary holds Bachelor and Master of Music diplomas in Music Education from the Arizona State University School of Music, and has completed all course work and exams for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting at the University of Washington in Seattle. His principal conducting teachers have been Richard Strange, Tim Salzman, and Peter Erös.

2014 All-State Wind Ensemble Program Richard Clary, Conductor

Shortcut Home.......................................................................Dana Wilson The Final Covenant.................................................................... Fisher Tull 35th Anniversary of the commission and Premiere performance by N.J. All-State Wind Ensemble at the Eastern Division Conference in Atlantic City, 1979.

Illyrian Dances................................................................. Guy Woolfenden Vesuvius.............................................................................. Frank Ticheli

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A GUIDE TO VISITING THE EXHIBITS The exhibit area is one of the many highlights of the New Jersey Music Educators Association State Conference. Make sure you save ample time to browse through the exhibit hall. A vast array of products and services of companies from across the United States have gathered for your preview and business. These guidelines may be helpful, particularly to the new music educator: 1. Take note of exhibit hours. Examine the exhibit listings in the program. 2. Note those exhibits of particular interest for your work. 3. There is an abundance of free material. Take only what you deem significant, making sure it is a free sample. 4. Handle display products carefully and return them to their original location. 5. Be sure to register for the mailing lists of companies which carry products in which you are interested. 6. Get to know the sales persons with the companies whose products are a vital part of your work. 7. Enjoy the marvelous panorama of music education products in one location! EXHIBITS SALON D & E AND PREFUNCTION AREA

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Alfred Music, PO Box 10003, Van Nuys, CA 91410. (818) 895-5237. The leader in music education products since 1922. Booths 4,5. Ashley Farms, Inc. 220 West Parkway, Unit 1, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444. (973) 616-8877. Representatives – Jim Messina, Michael Gambuzza. Jac Graves. Products and services for fund raising, including cheesecakes, cookie dough, pizza, pretzels. We will get your students excited! Booths 1 & 2. Bloomsburg University of PA, Music, Theatre & Dance Department, 400 E, 2nd St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815. (570) 3894286. Representative- Dr. Stephen Clickard. Offering majors in music, theatre and dance. Booth 45. The Boston Conservatory, Music Educaton Department, 31 Hemenway St., Boston, MA. 02215. (617) 912-9104. RepresentativeRhoda Bernard. Offering master’s programs in music education with summer, evening and distance courses – ideal for working teachers. Booth 54. Castleton State College, 45 Alumni Dr., Castleton, VT 05735. (551) 206-7565. Representative- Paul Kafer. Provides a compehensive undergraduate and graduate music education program. Table 82. Cavalcade of Bands, 2917 Jolly Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. (610) 275-1773. Representatives – Ed Stimson, Bill Powers, Joe Santoro. Educational organization that sponsors band, jazz and indoor competitions. Booths 34, 35. CFS South Jersey, 6 Stone Ct., Stone Harbor, NJ 08247. (856) 7016955. Representative- Tom Troy. Fundraising mattress sale, earning from $3,000-7,000 per event. Tables 69,70. The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ (609) 7712551. Representatives – Dr. Gary Fienberg, Dr. John Leonard. David Vickerman, Colleen Sears. Department of Music. Booth 53. Conn-Selmer, Inc., 600 Industrial Pkwy, Elkhart, IN 46516. (574)522-1675. Representative- Frank Rosso. Manufacturers of a full line of American made brand instruments. Booths 39,40. DeMoulin Brothers & Company, 1025 South 4th Street, Greenville, IL 62246. (800) 228-8134. Representatives - John Nicolo, Vaughan Sawdon, Barbara Nicolo. A leader in the manufacture of apparel for musical performing groups. Booth 37. Eastman Music Company, 2158 Pomona Blvd., Pomona, CA. 91768. (800) 789-2216. Representative- Rex Speelman. Proudly manufactures a full line of orchestral string and band instruments. Booths 22, 23. Elefante Music 1790 Springfield Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974. (908) 464-5928. Representatives – Al Elefante, Nelson Popp, Michele Stivalo. School music dealer. Booth 24.

Germantown Violin Co.,LLC, 7800 Airpark Rd. #17, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. (301) 977-5429. Representatives- Carl Krause, Sean Liang. Distributor of violins, violas, cellos and basses. Booth 31. Getzen Company, Inc., PO Box 440, Elkhorn, WI 53121. (262) 723-4221. Representative – Bill Peterson. Quality handcrafted Getzen brasswind instruments PROUDLY handcrafted in Elkhorn, WI. Booth 36. Hal Leonard Corp., 7777 West Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213. (414)-774-3830. Representatives – Chris Klinkhardt, Cheryl Lavender, John Jacobson. The world’s largest print publisher for education. Booths 59, 60. The Hartt School, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117. Offers college programs in music, theatre and dance. Booth 44. High Note Festivals, Inc., 208 Little Falls Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. (973) 239-3007. Representatives – Sally Heim, Brian Heim. Music festivals for bands, choirs, and orchestras for elementary, middle and high school students. Booth 42. J. W. Pepper & Sons, Inc., 191 Sheree Blvd., Exton, PA 19341. (610) 648-0500. Representatives – Denise Collins, Hans VanMol, Tim Sugrue, George Class. Selection, Service, Satisfaction! Your best source for print music. Booths 16, 17. Jupiter Band Instruments, Inc. 12020 Eastgate Blvd., Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. (615) 773-9913. Representative – Tom Rinaldi. Jupiter Band Instruments, Mapex Drums and majestic Percussion are the leaders in woodwind, brasswind and percussion instruments from the student to the professional. Booth 18 K & S Music, 61 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. (908) 790-0400. Representatives – Shanna Silver. Franco Sattamini. School band and orchestra rentals, sales and repairs. Booth 15. Kean University, Dept. of Music, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083. (908) 737-4345. Representatives – Dr. Thomas Connors, Dr. Lyn Schraer. . Paving the way for tomorrow’s music educators. Booth 46. Loser’s Music Inc, 728 Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA. 17042. (717) 272-0381. Representatives – Lisan Vannoy, Joye Snell. Music and musical gifts. Booths 11,28. McGraw-Hill School Education 68 Academy Ct. Bedminster, NJ 07921. (908) 234-2260. Representatives- Shelly Murphy, Renata Ruiz. Offering wide variety of materials for K-12 music educators. Booth 38. Macie Publishing/Ed Sueta Music 10 Astro Pl. Rockaway, NJ 07866. (973) 983-8700. Representatives Ed Sueta, Jr., Ed Sueta, Sr., Bill Workinger, John Gronert. Publisher of PREMIER PERFORMANCE for Band, the Ed Sueta Recorder Curriculum and Keys to Successful Piano Perfomrance. Booths 25,26.

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Mixed Bag Designs, 1744 Rolling Rd. Burlingame, CA 94010. (973) 746-3896. Representative- Ruth Somers. Booth 7. Montclair State University, Cali School of Music One Normal Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. (973) 655-5476. Representative – Marissa Silverman, Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo, Thomas McCauley, Shelley Axelson. Offering undergraduate, graduate and certification programs in a variety of majors. Booth 49. Music & Arts 4626 Wedgewood Blvd., Frederick, MD 21703. (301) 620-4040. Representatives – Dave Kaplan, Brian Yatauro, Matt Griffin, Christ Angelino, Dom Mascola Kaj Hansen, Jeff Slater, Dom Mascola, Jeff Levine, John Harley, Steve Austin. Instrument rentals and sales, lessons, accessories, sheet music and more! Booths 29, 30. The Music Den, 1030 Rt. 10W, Randolph, NJ. 07869. Representatives – Jerry Scognamiglio, Pete Tummillo, Tom Scognamiglio. Full line music retail and performing arts center. Booth 27. MusicFirst, 180 Madison Ave., 24th Fl, New York, NY. 10016. (212) 254-2100. Representatives – Jim Frankel, Robin Hodson. Teach music in a connected world. Tables 74. The Music Shop, 56 Fanny Road, Boonton, NJ 07005. (973) 3348484. Representatives - Nicholas Marino, Ben Sesto, Erich Trusheim, Phil Graf, Tim Jedlicka. School rental programs, expert repairs, sales. Booth 19. The Musical Source Inc, 8555 16th St., #801, Silver Spring, MD. 20910. (301) 587-7401. Representatives – Jack Ay, Nancy Caporaso. Retail sheet music up to 20% discount- musicalsource.com Booths 56, 57, 58. Musically Inclined, 41 Garrett Pl., Glen Rock, NJ 07452. (201) 281-4387. Representative- Kim Bregman. Fun music novelties and jewelry! Table 68. MusicTime, Inc., PO Box 405. Haddonfield, NJ 08033. (800) 9320824. Representative- Michele Parker. Print music distributor offering 20% discount – because your students deserve it. Booth 6. NAfME Resource Shop, 1806 Robert Fulton Dr., Reston, VA 20191. (703) – 860-4000. Representative – Elizabeth Lasko. Music education materials and books, MIOSM products, apparel. Booth 55. NEMC/City Music Center, 1181 Rt. 22, Mountainside, NJ 07092. (908) 232-6700. Representatives-David Benedetto, Lorne Graham, Fred Pasqua, Guy Vinopal. Band and orchestra instrument rentals and sales. Booths 32,33. New Jersey City Universtiy, 2039 JFK Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305. (201) 200-2178. Representatives – Dr. Min Kim. Music, Dance & Theatre. Booth 52. New York Summer Music Festival PO Box 947 Oneonta, NY 13820. (607) 267-4024. Representative – Kathryn Rudolph, Robert Phillips. Festival for all instruments & voices, ages 11-25, July1August2, 2014. Table 6.

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New York University 35 West 4th St., Ste 1077 New York, NY 10012. (212)-998-5244. Representative – Ira Shankman. Higher education/ music and performing arts curriculum. Booth 51. Pagu Batons, 279 S. Huxley Dr., Cheektowaga, NY 14225. (716) 200-6518. Representatives- Phil Aguglia, Joseph Hodge. Personalized baton fittings and baton cases. Booth 10. Performing Arts Consultants, 807 Mantoloking Rd, Brick, NJ 08723. (732) 475-6200. Representatives – Dr. Mike Mazzarisi, Sherry Mazzarisi, Paul Serra. Since 1984, quality music festivals and performance tours. Booth 13. QuaverMusic.com, 1706 Grand Ave., Nashville, TN. 37212. (615) 329-4719. QuaverMusic.com is committed to equipping teachers around the world with high quality 21st Century resources. Booths 20,21. Rhythm’s International Music Festivals, 3132 Long Beach Rd. Oceanside, NY, 11572. (516) 594-2000. Representative- Scott Bochner, Maggie Moran. Adjudicated non-competitive Music Festivals in the US and Canada. Booth 3. RS Berkeley, PO Box 715, Scotch Plains, NJ. 07076. (908) 7909499. Representatives – Les Silver, Al Pantalone. Band and orchestra instrument manufacturer: RS Berkeley musical instruments – student, step-up and professional instruments. Booth 14. Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028. (856) 256-4651. Representatives – Dr. Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, Dr. Chris Thomas, Salvatore Scarpa. Fine & Performing Arts Department, Department of Music. Tables 84 & 85. Russo Music Center, 1989 Arena Drive, Hamilton, NJ 08610. (609) 888-0620. Representatives - Jim Forrester, Tim Lawrence. Musical instrument rentals, sales, repairs, and accessories. Table 72. Rutgers-Mason Gross School of the Arts, 81 George St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901. (732)-932-5093. Representatives- Dr. William Berz, Dr. Rhonda Hackworth, Darryl Bott, Dr. Kraig Williams, Timothy Smith, John Ketterer, Peggy Barbarite. Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Music Department. Tables 92, 93. Save Around, 33 Daisy Court, Whitehouse Stations, NJ 08889. (908) 797-3890. Representatives – Pam and Bob Morella. Fundraising coupon books. Booth 9. Sing the World/World Class Vacations, 7540 Windsor Dr., Allentown, PA 18195. (800) 222-4432. Representative – Rob Brown. America’s Premiere Choral Event – Walt Disney World & Universal Orlando. Booth 8. Tournament of Bands, 1 Ridge Rd. Mill Hall, PA 17751. Representaives – Jeffrey Dent, Jane Dent. Table 73.

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USBands, 601 W. Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101. (610) 821-0345. Representatives – Jon Swengler, Melissa Reese, George Hopkins. Providing quality event to high school students through the Performing Arts. Booths 43, 44, 45. Vivace Productions Inc. 882 S. Matlack St. Ste. 102, West Chester, PA 19382. (610) 431-3311. Representatives – Courtney Beard, Dr. John Villella. Student leadership workshops; camps for all band students and directors. Table 83. WeinerMusic.com, 168 Jericho Tpke, Mineola, NY 11501. (516) 747-5004. Representative – Mark Kasten. Specializing in woodwinds and brass. Booth 62. Wenger Corporation, 555 Park Drive, Owatonna, MN 055060. (507) 774-8738. Representative – Steve Orenshaw, Cassie Zachaias. Premier source for exceptional music equipment and V-Room virtual acoustics. Booth 47, 48.

Wilkes Univeristy, 36 Stone Ridge Rd, Drums, PA 18722. (570) 574-7216. Representative- Dr. Philip Simon, Lucinda Simon. Booth 50. William Paterson University, Music Department, 300 Pompton Rd. Wayne, NJ 07470. (973) 720-3639. Representatives Dr. Diane Falk Romaine, Carol Frierson-Campbell, Dr. Iris Perry. Undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education, management, audio recording, jazz, performance, and popular music. Booth 43. World Cultural Tours, 2002 Eastwood Rd. Ste. 206, Wilimington, NC 2403. (910) 509-1703. Representative- Michael Trapani. Creates fully customized performance tours,both domestic and international Table 81. Yamaha Corporation of America, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. Buena Park, CA 90620. (714)-522-9521. Representative – Dan Brewer. A full line of brass and woodwind instruments, marching and tuned percussion. Booth 41.

West Chester University, Swope Music Building, West Chester PA. 19383. (610) 436-2495. Representaive – JC Dobrzelewski. Graduate and undergraduate music degrees and programs. Booth 61. Wicked Choral Workshop, 84 Washington St. Nyack, NY 10960. (917) 673-6082. Representatives – Pam Pariseau, Kevin Pariseau. Choral workshops with Broadway professionals for choirs, show choirs, and theatre groups. Table 77.

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Acknowledgements The New Jersey Music Educators Association would like to thank the following for their contributions to this conference and for their continuing pursuit for excellence. Music Education: Orchestrating Success!

J.W. Pepper & Sons for providing music. NJ Collegiate Chapters for invaluable assistance throughout the Conference. The many schools, colleges and universities throughout New Jersey and the United States for the clinicians and performing ensembles appearing at this conference. The Music Industry including the following for sponsoring sessions and providing materials: Adventure Percussion

Jazz Lines

QuaverMusic.com

Alfred Music

JBK Music Publishing Company

Remo Drum Heads

Barnhouse Music Publications

JW Pepper & Sons, Inc

Sierra Music Press

Belwin Jazz

Kendor Music

SmartChart Music

Consonus Music

La Bella Strings

TEMPO Press

Doug Beach Music

MakeMusic, Inc.

The Music Shop

Falls Music

Music & Arts

Vic Firth

FJH Music

MusicFirst

Walrus Music Publications

Hakuna Matata Group Tours LLC

O.P.U.S.

Zildjian Cymbals

Hal Leonard Corporation

Pearl Drums

High Note Festivals

Peripole, Inc.

The Affiliated and Associated Organizations including the following for sponsoring sessions: NJ Band Association NJ Association of Jazz Educators NJ Choral Directors Association

NJ Music Administrators Association NJ Percussive Arts Society

Tom Mosher and the TEMPO office. and finally..... The NJMEA Conference Committee for their unending dedication and commitment to Music Education.

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Biographies of Conference Participants Joe Akinskas received his B.A. and M.A. in Music Education (Conducting specialization), and Principal’s certificate, from Glassboro State College. Joe began his teaching career in the Westville Public Schools (K-6) and taught secondary instrumental music at Overbrook Regional Jr. High School, Millville Senior High School, Haddonfield Memorial High School where he was also Supervisor of Fine and Performing Arts, and recently retired as an Assistant Principal for Fine, Performing, and Applied Arts at Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill N.J., and Music program coordinator for the District.. Joe is in his thirtieth year as founding Director of the Cumberland County College Jazz Band and Wind Symphony, and is an adjunct Professor of Music Education at Rutgers University-Camden and Rowan University. Joe is Past President of the N.J. Music Educators Association and N.J. Music Administrators Association. Joe resides in Cherry Hill with his wife Helen, and children Kevin, Lisa, and daughter in-law Katy, all proud participants in All South Jersey organizations during their secondary school days. Joe participated as a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar traveling to Japan in November 2001, and over the past few years presented at the European Music Educators Conferences in Treviso Italy and in Garmisch-Pantenkirchen Germany, and at the MENC National Conferences in Salt Lake City and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joe has served on the Advisory Board of The Haddonfield Symphony, and is a proud participant on the Imag’nation Award review panel of the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education. In May 2008, Joe received the Governor’s Award for Leadership in Arts Education. He participated in the Principal Shadowing Project sponsored by Columbia University, in April 2010, which took him to public schools in Beijing and Shanghai; China. In March of 2011, Joe organized a study tour of Chinese culture and Music Education with twelve students and faculty from Cumberland County College and Rowan University, visiting schools in Beijing and Shanghai. Most recently, Joe was awarded the Haddonfield Memorial High School Lifetime Teacher Achievement Award by the HMHS Alumni Society. Thomas Amoriello is active as a music educator, clinician and classical guitarist. He is the Guitar Education Chair on the board of directors of the New Jersey Music Educators Association (NAfME) and also a regular contributor of guitar advocacy articles for TEMPO, The Official Magazine of the NJMEA. Amoriello is a graduate of Shenandoah University and Rowan University and has been a music teacher at

Reading Fleming Intermediate School in Flemington, NJ since 2005. He previously taught at Cumberland County College and Sacred Heart High School, both in Vineland, NJ. Tom is an advocate for class guitar programs in public schools and has been a clinician presenting his “Guitar for the K-12 Music Educator” for the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City;Virginia Music Educators Conference in Norfolk, VA; the MENC Eastern Division Conference in Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival and the Guitar Foundation of America Conventions in Columbus, GA and Charleston, SC. He has been featured on episodes of Classroom Closeup-NJ airing on New Jersey Public Television as well as the the February 2010 issue of Classical Guitar Magazine (United Kingdom) in the “Making a Living as a Classical Guitarist” column. As a publisher and general editor of new works for guitar, many of his editions have received favorable reviews in Classical Guitar Magazine (UK), Soundboard (USA) and Rosewood Review. Many of these works have been dedicated to and premiered by Tom including Variazioni Sopra Crux Fidelis by D. Martin Jenni (1937-2006) and was recently featured in the GFA Contemporary Music Series in the Soundboard Journal. He also enjoys playing electric guitar and has performed in the “Pit Band” for many rock musicals including Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair!, Godspell, Chess, and many more. Thomas Amoriello proudly endorses “The Guitar Wheel” (educational product distributed by Alfred Music Publishing), picks by Steve Clayton, Inc. and D’Addario Strings. www.tomamoriello.com Shelley Axelson is currently Assistant Professor of Music Education at Montclair State University in New Jersey where her responsibilities include conducting the Campus Band and teaching courses in instrumental music education. Before coming to New Jersey, she held a similar position at the University of Indianapolis. Axelson was also the Director of Bands at Central College in Pella, Iowa, Pasco Middle School in Dade City, Florida (co-author of the Secondary Music Curriculum) and Richardson Junior High School in Richardson, Texas. Axelson has appeared as a guest conductor, clinician or adjudicator throughout much of the United States and Canada. She received an undergraduate degree in Music Education from the University of South Florida, a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the University of Michigan and the Doctor of Music degree in Conducting from Northwestern University. Her principal conducting teachers are Mallory Thompson and H. Robert Reynolds.

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Judy Barnett, certified Alexander Technique teacher and graduate of the Eastman School of Music, has taught this technique for West Chester University, The College of NJ, the NJ Governor’s School, and many other community centers and schools in PA, NJ and DE. She also teaches private lessons out of her home. Judy continues to work as a free-lance musician, and is also the Orchestra Director at the Washington Township High School in Washington Township, NJ. She completed her Master’s Degree in Orchestra Conducting at Rowan University. Andy Beck received a Bachelors degree in Music Education from Ithaca College and a Masters degree in Music Education from Northwest Missouri State University. Following his nine year appointment as Vocal Music Director at Johnson City High School in New York State, Andy joined the editorial team of Alfred Music where he currently serves as Director of School Choral and Classroom Publications. A successful composer and arranger, he has authored several top-selling chorals and children’s musicals for Alfred, as well as co-written the highly regarded method book, Sing at First Sight, Foundations in Choral Sight-Singing. Andy is in demand as a guest conductor, choreographer, and clinician for music educators and students throughout the country. A fine tenor voice, he enjoys performing in and directing musical theater, singing with the North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir, and has been an Alfred studio singer since 1992. Adam Patrick Bell is Assistant Professor of Music Technology at Montclair State University. He received his PhD in Music Education from New York University in 2013. His dissertation, Oblivious Trailblazers: Case Studies of the Role of Recording Technology in The Music-Making Processes of Amateur Home Studio Users, examined how musicians coopt the role of the audio engineer when making music with digital audio workstations (DAWs). Additionally, Adam served as a researcher and instructor at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy in Manhattan from 2009-2012. Adam has published in the International Journal of Education and the Arts and presented to the Northeast Music Cognition Group at Yale University. Adam’s professional musical work includes many commercial recordings for film and television. He has had two music videos premiere on MuchMusic and composed an award-winning composition for Coca Cola titled “Message in a Bottle,” which played in 20,000 AMC theatres across the USA. Joe Bergen has been cited by the New York Times as “finely polished,” and by Voice of America for his “expertly played performances.” Joe Bergen is an in-demand percussionist and educator active in the New York metro area. Joe has toured internationally with his critically acclaimed groups; Mantra Percussion (“Superhuman performance” Time Out NY) and Transit (“eminently skillful” New York Times) and has been a featured performer at such prestigious

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events including the San Fransisco Symphonies American Mavericks Concert at Carnegie Hall, Yale in New York at LPR, and the Percussive Arts Society 50th Anniversary Concert in Indiannapolis. Joe has recorded extensively for TV, radio, film, and video game soundtracks (most notably 2010 game of the year “Read Dead Redemption.” He has recorded for New Amsterdam Records, Naxos, Shsk’h, Innova, Peacock, Atma Classique, and New World Records. A native of Ramsey NJ, Joe graduated from William Paterson University earning a BM in music performance studying with percussion virtuosos Tom Kolor and John Ferrari with additional private studies from Juilliard faculty/ NY Philharmonic percussionist Gordon Gottlieb, and Boston Conservatory faculty/marimba virtuoso Nancy Zeltsman. As an educator, Joe is the education director of Mantra Percussion’s “Young Creators Program,” as well the percussion director for Montville High School, and teaching artist for NJPAC. He has previously taught the Reading Buccaneers (2006-2007) and Cadets2 (2012.) Chris M. Bernotas, composer, clinician, and teacher, brings a fresh perspective to the world of music education. An active composer and arranger of concert band music, Bernotas is published with Alfred Music Publishing, Daehn Publications, TRN Music Publishing, Northeastern Music Publications and Bandworks Publications. His music has been performed at the Midwest Clinic and has appeared on J.W. Pepper’s Editor’s Choice list and numerous state lists. Bernotas is co-author of the third and fourth books in Alfred’s revolutionary method Sound Innovations series, called Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development, along with Peter Boonshaft. His professional affiliations include MENC, ASCAP, NBA, and NJMEA. Bernotas resides in New Jersey with his wife Cristina and 3 kids. William Berz is Professor of Music at the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He teaches classes in music education, and has conducted a wide variety of performance ensembles, including bands, orchestras, contemporary music groups, and opera. He has premiered many new works for winds, and he has won the praise of many distinguished composers. With the Rutgers Wind Ensemble, he released 24 CDs on the Mark Masters and Naxos labels. Berz served as Music Director and Conductor of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra from 1988 until 1994. From 1984 until 1989 he was Assistant Conductor of The Jupiter Symphony and Naumburg Orchestra, both of New York City. In addition to his work as a conductor, he is active as a researcher and writer. He has published a number of articles and presented many sessions in music education and conducting.

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Jim Bogert has been the co-director of the Montville Township High School percussion program since 2009. He has served as a percussion specialist to several high school groups and individual musicians in the Northern New Jersey area for almost ten years. His mentorship has helped lead students to group championship percussion titles and motivated some to pursue careers in music. Jim holds a B.A. in Music Management from William Paterson University, where in addition to his business studies he also performed with the highly acclaimed New Jersey Percussion Ensemble. During his career in the music industry, Jim worked as general manger of Worldwide Entertainment Group, a New York based artist management and entertainment consulting firm. His experience in the field provided him the chance to collaborate with industry leaders including Universal Records, William Morris Agency, The Agency Group, Ltd. and Interscope Records. Peter Loel Boonshaft, called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. Boonshaft is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise, as well as his first book for all educators, Teaching with Passion, Purpose and Promise. He is also co-author of Alfred Music Publishing’s new beginning method book series, Sound Innovations for Band and Sound Innovations for Strings. He is currently on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he is Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Director of the Graduate Conducting Program. Joseph Brennan received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Temple University while studying violin with Julian Meyer, in addition to playing in small ensembles on trumpet. For 28 years, Brennan has been the director of the string program at Haverford Middle and High Schools and is the Music Department Co-Chair. He directs three orchestras in addition to teaching general music. In 2006, Brennan was recognized by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) with the Citation of Excellence Award. Brennan has presented sessions at past conferences for ASTA, NAfME, The

Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, along with state conferences in Texas, Ohio, and others. Brennan has been a guest conductor for various String Festivals and has brought many string chamber ensembles and orchestras to perform at the PMEA annual state convention. Prior to coming to Haverford, Brennan taught a Suzuki program in Readington Twp. School District in New Jersey. Brennan lives in Hainesport, New Jersey with his wife and children. Since being a kidney donor, Brennan, has been an advocate for organ donor awareness. Heather J. Buchanan, PhD, Australian born conductor, is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Montclair State University, where she conducts the 170-voice Chorale, 60-voice University Singers, and 24-voice Vocal Accord. Choirs under her direction have won critical acclaim for their “heartfelt conviction,” “vibrant sound,” and for singing with the “crispness and dexterity of a professional choir.” She has collaborated with renowned artists/ composers including Meredith Monk, Neeme Järvi, Jacques Lacombe, Richard Alston, Mícheál ÓSúílleabháin, Tarik O’Regan, and Chen Yi. In February 2012 the MSU Singers gave their debut ACDA Eastern Division performance which included the Raymond Brock Memorial Commission World Premiere. Buchanan holds degrees from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Australia), Westminster Choir College of Rider University (USA), and the University of New England (Australia). A licensed Andover Educator since 2002, Buchanan specializes in the teaching of Body Mapping and somatic pedagogy for musicians. Her publications include co-editing and compiling the landmark GIA choral series Teaching Music through Performance in Choir and a chapter in Teaching Singing in the 21st Century (Springer). A vibrant teacher, dynamic performer, and passionate musicians’ health advocate, Buchanan is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician & adjudicator in the US and abroad. Jamie Bunce-Arraial graduated with honors from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. At MGSA, Bunce was a soloist with both the University and Voorhees choirs and was a member of the select University Singers. Bunce is proud to be the Director of Choral Activities at Columbia High School, where she directs the concert chorale and the award-winning, 28-voice Excelsior Singers. She also supervises and arranges music for CHS’s own contemporary a cappella groups: the Knights of Columbia (TTBB), Altitude (SSAA) and the Unaccompanied Minors (SATB). Her choirs perform a wide variety of high quality choral literature throughout the

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state, collaborating with groups such as the South Orange symphony and the Rutgers University Alumni Wind Symphony. In January 2013, the Excelsior Singers appeared with the Society of Musical Arts in their winter program All Copland, All the Time. An active member of NJSMA and the All State Choral Procedures Board, Bunce prepared the Region I High School Women’s Chorus in February 2012 conducted the 2012 Region I Junior High School Mixed Chorus. Most recently, she served as guest conductor for the 2013 Sussex County Honors Chorus. Bunce is a veteran of both musical theater and contemporary a cappella, and has musically directed and consulted on several collegiate, high school and community projects throughout NJ. She has been recognized for her vocal direction by the Papermill Playhouse’s Rising Star program, most recently sharing an honorable mention with Band Director Peter Bauer for the 2013 CHS production of “Legally Blonde.” Amy Burns has been an elementary music educator for 18 years and has worked at Far Hills Country Day School (FHCDS) since 1997. She teaches PreK through grade 3 general music, grade 5 instrument class, the grades 4-8 philharmonic, directs the FHCDS Conservatory and manages the performing arts department. She is also the Past-President of the Technology Institute for Music Educators (http://www.ti-me.org), has authored numerous articles and a book on integrating technology into the elementary music classroom; is a co-author of an elementary keyboard curriculum, is an author for the current Pearson elementary music series; a clinician for numerous state music conferences and virtual conferences, and currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Chair of Early Childhood Music for the New Jersey Music Educators Association. Her website can be found at http://www. amymburns.com. Amy is the proud mother of 4-year old daughter Mikayla and 2-year old daughter Sarah. Patrick J. Burns serves as Adjunct Professor of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey, where he teaches courses in orchestration, counterpoint, and music composition, and also teaches instrumental music in the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. As a clarinetist, Burns has performed with many professional ensembles in the New York metro area including the Metropolitan Opera Summer Ballet Orchestra, the pit orchestra for the Broadway revival production of Camelot starring Robert Goulet, and with the New Jersey Chamber Music Society in broadcasts for National Public Radio and New Jersey Network Television. Patrick Burns’ music for symphonic band is published by G. Schirmer, Daehn Publications, FJH Music, WingertJones Music and TRN Music Publisher. His music has appeared on Bandworld magazine’s Top 100 list of band compositions three times. The Instrumentalist and School Music News have also printed favorable reviews of Burns’ band music and The Classical New Jersey Society Journal has praised his chamber music. His music has been performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago and has been recorded for the educational

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series Distinguished Music for the Developing Band. He has received commissions from many organizations including the Goldman Band/ Harvey Phillips Foundation, Ohio Northern University, the Bel Air (Maryland) Community Band, the SoundTree Corporation and Westlake Village High School Wind Ensemble (California) for the band’s performance in Carnegie Hall. Burns has been a recipient of an ASCAP Special Composition Award annually since 2001 and has also served as president of the Bloomfield Federation of Music since 2003. His music can be heard at his websites, www.patrickburnsmusic.com and www.myspace.com/pjbmusic. Janet Cape is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in secondary general music and instrumental methods, and serves as a supervisor of student teachers. Before joining the Westminster Choir College faculty in September 2010, Cape taught middle and high school instrumental music in Winnipeg, Canada. She has also taught qualitative research methods and supervised preservice teachers at Arizona State University. Cape’s research agenda focuses on perceptions of meaningful music education and creative uses of technology, and she has published historical and narrative research on the World War II Era Canadian Women’s Army Corps Pipe Band. She has presented her research at numerous conferences including the annual conferences of the Arizona Music Educators Association and the American Education Research Association, and at the second meeting of Narrative Soundings, the International Conference of Narrative Inquiry in Music Education. In 2009 Cape won the ArtsWork Paper Competition for her research on student perceptions of meaningful music education. As a performer, Cape served for 13 years in the Canadian Forces (Reserves). She has been a hornist with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, the 5th (BC) Field Regiment, HMCS Malahat, and HMCS Chippawa and performed for several seasons with the National Band of the Naval Reserve. In 2007 she was selected to serve as Musical Director of the National Band during its Prairie Tour.   Cape is a graduate of the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) and Arizona State University. Karla Cherwinski has been teaching elementary general music for 20 years, 15 of which have been at Indian Trail Elementary in Canal Winchester, Ohio where she works with Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders. Karla has degrees from Capital University, the Kodály Institute at Capital and Ohio State University where she recently received her Technology Endorsement. During the summer, Karla teaches Level III Kodály Methodology and Materials through the master’s program at Colorado State University. She is an advocate for integrating technology into the music classroom and has been active in her school as a Technology Support Assistant as well as serving on the building leadership team. Karla has presented interactive whiteboard sessions at MidWest Kodály Music Educators (MKMEA) Conferences, Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) National Conferences and at several technology conferences in Ohio.

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Michael Christiansen is Professor of Music and Director of Guitar Studies in the Music Department at Utah State University, and Director of Curriculum for Consonus Music Institute. In 1994, Mike was selected as Professor of the Year at Utah State University. He received the ASTA (American String Teachers Assoc.) Utah Chapter Outstanding Collegiate Educator of the Year Award in 2006. In 2007, Mike received Utah State University’s Artist of the Year award. In that same year, he received the Researcher of the Year and the Scholar of the Year awards from the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at USU. Christiansen performs as a soloist and has authored numerous guitar instruction books and appears on many instructional CDs and DVDs. He has performed with many artists including: Jack Petersen, Glen Frey (the Eagles), Joe Diorio, Johnny Hilland, Tommy Emmanuel, and Natalie Cole. Mike has been a back-up musician for various artists on recordings and has recorded music for television and films. Chris Colaneri is the director off the Columbia Middle School Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble in Berkeley Heights, NJ. His duties at Columbia also include teaching lessons, directing the Jazz Ensemble, Steel Pan Ensemble and General Music class where he runs drum circles. Prior to this position, Chris directed the band program at John Dewy High School in Brooklyn, NY and taught at Hubbard Middle School in Plainfield, NJ. He recently co-founded and is currently the President of the Percussion Educator’s Association. As a vibist, marimba and Latin percussion performer, Chris has led his own jazz quartet CCQ for the past fifteen years. This ensemble has given featured performances at NJPAC, various jazz clubs, private corporate and political functions and jazz festivals throughout NJ. His orchestral endeavors have taken him to Spain, France, Israel and Jordan, where he has given many radio and television appearances. As freelancing percussionist for over twenty years Chris has performed with steel pan groups, African dance ensembles, brass ensembles, local orchestras, wedding bands and community musical theater companies. Currently he is in preparation for his next project as a solo multi percussionist. Chris’ recordings span an assortment of genres ranging the styles of jazz, classical, meditation, hip hop, and rock. In an endeavor to promote total percussion to the public schools systems, Chris has written articles for the music educator’s magazine TEMPO and his recent method book The Total Percussionists, can be found in classrooms throughout New Jersey. Chris’ first book Incorporating Total Percussion Into The Middle School Band Program has been published through the VDM Publishing House Ltd. Chris has given percussion clinics at many public schools throughout New Jersey and has presented at the New Jersey Music Educator’s State Convention. He has also gives speaking engagements at Rowan University and Mason Gross School of the Arts on preparing future music educator for developing the school percussion curriculum. Chris also arranges and composes for solo marimba, percussion ensemble and steel pan ensembles. With all his experience as a music educator and performer it was a natural progression for Chris to develop the Pulse School

of Percussion. This school without walls recruits percussionists of all ages to participate in public performances throughout the year. Most recognized is his Holiday Percussion show which is comprised of over 50 percussionists from all over New Jersey performing at the Woodbridge Mall. He loves sharing his passion for music with children and adults of all ages and hopes you enjoy and get a lot of information from his workshops. Anne Connolly Potter is currently a music teacher and accompanist at The Pingree School (Hamilton, MA). Throughout her twenty-nine year career, Anne has worked in both private and public school districts in several capacities serving as teacher, conductor, administrator, and consultant. She has taught all levels, K-12, specializing in choral arts, and her high school ensembles have earned medals of distinction for their musicianship. Anne was awarded a “Horace Mann Grant” for music curriculum and received the Massachusetts “Lowell Mason Award” for outstanding leadership and contributions in music and music education. For nearly two decades, she has been a mentor for dozens of college interns working on their practicum field experiences. Outside of her curricular work, Anne has been a field hockey coach, a class advisor, and a member and chairperson of several committees, including multiple self-studies and accreditations for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), district and state curriculum framework development and assessment, and national initiatives, such as the National Standards for Arts Education, Goals 2000, and Vision 2020. Additionally, she was Executive Director for the Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association for eighteen years. She has been active as an accompanist, adjudicator, and clinician since 1990, and since 2000, she has accompanied several workshops, nationally and internationally, with Helene Tassone. Thomas Connors has been the director of Instrumental Music Studies at Kean University Conservatory of Music since 2000 where he conducts the Kean University Wind Ensemble and the Chamber Winds. His other teaching responsibilities include teaching instrumental conducting and courses in instrumental methods and material. He is also the Director of the Westfield Community Concert Band, one of the oldest community bands in the nation having just celebrated their 100th anniversary. Prior to his appointment at Kean, Connors was the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Kent State University following more then ten years of teaching in the public schools in New Hampshire and New York. Connors holds a Ph.D. in music education with a concentration in conducting from Florida State University where his primary teacher was James Croft, and a M.M. in conducting from New England Conservatory where he studied under Frank Battisti. In addition to being an active guest conductor, clinician, and

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adjudicator he is also an active member of several professional organizations including the New Jersey Band Association, (NJBA) where he currently serves as chairman for this years’ New Jersey Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble. He also holds several service and academic awards including Who’s Who Among American Teachers and an honorary membership in Kappa Kappa Psi.

publications in national music education journals and recently released her book, Sketches in Democracy: Notes From an Urban Classroom. Along with her teaching responsibilities at the John J. Cali School of Music, she has worked with inner city students in East Orange, Newark, and Paterson. Currently DeLorenzo is engaged in research that explores the needs and challenges of Black and Latino students in the high school and higher education.

Sandra Dackow holds three degrees from the Eastman School of Music and currently serves as Music Director of the Hershey Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania, of the Hershey Symphony Festival Strings, and of the William Paterson University Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey. An Aspen Conducting fellow, she was awarded the Silver medal in the 2001 Vakhtang Jordania/New Millennium Conducting Competition in Ukraine. Dackow has published over 100 works for student orchestras and is an author of Alfred’s Orchestra Expressions, Tempo Press’s Expressive Techniques for Orchestra, and a co-author of the MENC (NAfME) Complete String Guide. She has appeared as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator throughout the US and abroad, including summers at Interlochen, and other music camps. Sandra Dackow is a former President of the Conductor’ Guild, an international organization serving conductors in 31 countries. In 2009 she was elected a Lowell Mason Fellow by MENC: The Association for Music Education, as well as awarded the Bruno Walter Best Conductor Prize by the Master Academy International Competition in Switzerland.

Grace Demerath is currently a Junior Music Education Major at Ithaca College. Her main instrument is horn. She is currently the President of the Ithaca CNAfME Chapter, as well as President-elect for CNAfME for the state of New York. Demerath also serves as the current President of the Lambda Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. She is allergic to all metals besides platinum and titanium, which has become a huge obstacle in her horn playing and music education courses. Originally from Michigan, Demerath worked very closely with her allergist, Georgina Sanders, from The University of Michigan in order to be able to continue in music. In the spring term of 2013, Demerath completed an independent study with Erika St. Denis and Susan Avery. The goal of this study was to make music educators more aware of allergens in music classrooms, as well as what can be done to help students who are allergic to such allergens.

Rick Dammers (B.MEd. Northwestern University; M.MEd. University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Illinois) is an Associate Professor of Music Education at Rowan University where he is department chairperson and he teaches classes in instrumental and technology-based music education. He has published articles in numerous journals and given presentations at state, national, and international conferences. He was honored as the 2010 Technology Institute for Music Educators Mike Kovins Teacher of the Year and was elected to give the 2010 ‘Last Lecture’ at Rowan University. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Beta Mu, and is an honorary Friends of the Arts member of Sigma Alpha Iota and serves on the Board of Directors for the Technology Institute for Music Educators and the New Jersey Music Educators Association. Rick lives in Glassboro, New Jersey with his wife Becky and daughters Abby and Emily. Lisa C. DeLorenzo received her B.S. in Music Education from West Chester University; M.Ed. in Music Education from Indiana Univeristy and Ed.D. in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has numerous

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Justin Derman has had music in his life since childhood. He has been performing and teaching for most of his life. His core study of instruments consists of percussion with a concentration on mallets; drum set, world percussion and steel drums. His early career began as a percussion instructor for Hightstown, Middletown South and Manalapan High Schools. He started performing professionally at age 19 in festivals and clubs with various styles of music such as jazz, and pop in the metro area. Justin received his BA in Music Education Degree from Kean University and a Masters from New Jersey City University. He currently has been teaching 4th and 5th elementary grade band at Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School in the Berkeley Heights Public Schools for the past 15 years along with private home instruction. He has also taught private music lessons at various music stores in New Jersey for the past 17 years. Throughout my career he had the opportunity to work with various popular musicians. He acquired many performing styles during his music career through jazz, classical, world and popular music genres including his jazz trio. Justin also facilitate drum circles in the Central Jersey area to assisted living center’s, public and private schools and Yoga centers. He has conducted workshops on world drumming specially the djembe and conga drum, with African and Brazilian influences, along with performances with the New Jersey based Brazilian percussion ensemble, M-Zume. For the last 5 years he has been performing Steel Drums in restaurants in Morristown and

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Bahama Breeze establishments throughout New Jersey. Justin wants to help other educators who are involved with teaching elementary school bands with his enhanced knowledge and skills teaching percussion to elementary beginning bands, private instruction and performance. He hopes to assist teachers with strategies and pitfalls they may encounter and help build their music program in this area of study. He has wanted to facilitate a workshop focusing on 4th and 5th grade percussion sections with mallets, snare and drum set concentration improving performance, technique and discipline to these areas. Heather Dziczek taught beginning band in public schools for 12 years, four in New Jersey and eight in Arizona. Her time in Arizona also included middle school band, elementary and middle school orchestra, and third grade recorders. She holds a BM from The College of New Jersey, an MEd in counseling from Arizona State University and is National Board Certified. She was a clinician at the NJMEA conferences in 2003, 2009 and 2011, and at the Arizona MEA conference in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and has published her own beginning band method. Currently, Dziczek is self-employed as a health coach of sorts, helping people help themselves to make the changes they want to see in their lives in eating habits, exercise habits, and product use. “My life is drastically different than it was 10 years ago. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?”

The Marching Band also placed second at the USSBA National Championships while winning the award for “Best Music” in 2011 and 2012. The Edison HS Jazz Ensemble placed 5th at the 2013 NJAJE State Jazz Finals. Master Sergeant Bill Elliott joined The U.S. Army Field Band in 1992. Before coming to the Army Field Band, he performed with the Louisville Orchestra and the Lexington Philharmonic. MSG Elliott earned a Master of Music degree from Northern Illinois University, where he studied with Rich Holly, Robert Chappell, and Cliff Alexis. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Kentucky, studying under James Campbell and David Davenport. He is currently on the music faculty of the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus, and previously served as interim percussion professor at the University of Kentucky. He has performed as a guest artist on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Fox and Friends Morning Show, and Despirita America. MSG Elliott produced and edited the Army Field Band instructional DVD, The Complete Percussionist, and has recorded more than 20 albums with the Army Field Band. He holds a 2nd degree black belt from Shin’s Tae Kwon Do, Chung Do Kwon Association, and plays on the praise team and sings in the choir at Perry Hall Baptist Church. Andrew Ellingsen teaches elementary music at John Cline Elementary and elementary music methods at Luther College in Decorah, IA. He earned his B.A. at Luther College and his M.A.M.E. at the University of St. Thomas with a dual concentration in Kodály and Orff Schulwerk. He has served on the OAKE national board, is a Past President of both the Midwest Kodály Music Educators of America and the Kodály Chapter of Minnesota, and was on the board for Minnesota Orff. Ellingsen also teaches in the SMU Orff Course in Dallas.

The Edison High School Band Wind Ensemble is part of a program that offers a comprehensive list of opportunities for instrumental performance. The curricular bands offered at EHS include the Freshman Band, Symphonic Band, and if selected by audition, the Wind Ensemble. Extra-curricular ensembles include Marching Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Indoor Percussion Ensemble and various small ensembles. The Edison HS Wind Ensemble regularly receives superior ratings at festivals, including a gold rating at the 2013 Central Jersey Concert Band Festival while also winning the award for the Outstanding Percussion Section. The Wind Ensemble was selected to perform in the 2013 NJMEA State Gala Concert. The Edison HS Marching Band is proud to have won the 2011 USSBA NJ State Championships, the group’s fifth state championship.

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David J. Elliott joined NYU in 2002 after twenty-eight years as Professor and Chair of Music Education at the University of Toronto. He has also served as a Visiting Professor of Music Education at Northwestern University, the University of North Texas, Indiana University, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Limerick. He is the author of “Music Matters: A New Philosophy of Music Education” (Oxford, 1995) and editor of “Praxial Music Education: Reflections and

Dialogues” (Oxford, 2005/2009). He has presented more than 200 invited lectures at university music schools around the world. In addition, he has given many keynote addresses and research papers at international, national, and local conferences, including world conferences of the International Society for Music Education, the MENC National Conference, and national conferences in China, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. As an award-winning composer and arranger, Elliott has published many choral and instrumental works with Boosey and Hawkes (New York). Dominick Ferrara is currently an Associate Professor of Music Education, Director of the Day Sessions summer program, and Conductor of the Symphonic Winds at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he teaches courses in instrumental music education and conducting. For his work at Berklee, Ferrara was awarded the Professional Education Division’s Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2008. For his public school teaching, Ferrara was awarded a Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award by the State of New Jersey Department of Education in 2000 and was named as a 2005 Finalist for the Princeton University Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching. He holds a BA in Music Education, Summa Cum Laude, from Montclair State University and both an MAT in Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education from Rutgers University, where his specializations were Educational Administration/Supervision and Wind Conducting. He is an active researcher, adjudicator, clinician, guest conductor, and freelance performer. Among his numerous performance credits are concert appearances with Bernadette Peters, The Temptations, the Boston Philharmonic, the Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra, the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, and the United States Coast Guard Band and Chamber Players. He is a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association. Loren C. Fortna holds a BA in Music Theoretical Studies from Susquehanna University, where he studied guitar with Stan Mullen. He earned a Master of Music at the University of Akron, studying with Stephen Aron, and an Artist’s Diploma at Montclair State University, studying with early music specialist Dennis Cinelli. As a performer Loren has performed throughout North America, from New Jersey to Vancouver (BC) as a soloist, accompanist, ensemble member, and conductor. A review in Soundboard Magazine stated: “Fortna’s rendering of works…displayed impressive attention to detail and nuance.” He has worked with award winning conductors and composers, most notably Owen Middleton, Patrick Burns and William Payn. Loren was a featured soloist at the 2000, 2006, and 2012 Triennial National Assemblies of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the 2007 University of Akron Alumni Guitar Festival. Since 2001 he has been teaching vocal and general music in the New Jersey public schools. In 2004 he joined the Springfield Public Schools where he was named District Teacher of the Year for the 2008-2009 school year. Loren became a faculty member of Montclair State University

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in 2009, where he teaches applied classical guitar and serves as the Faculty Advisor to Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Robert Frampton is a New Jersey Music Educators Association Past President, having served as President from July of 2007 to June of 2009, and is currently President of the Eastern Division of NAfME. Frampton is the Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts for the Washington Township School District in Gloucester County. He received a Bachelors of Music Education from the University of Florida in 1978 and a Master of Arts in Music Education from Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, in 1984. He began his teaching career in the Cherry Hill Schools as a music teacher at his high school alma mater, Cherry Hill High School East, and from 1979 to 1994 he held the position of band director at Triton Regional High School in Runnemede. He joined the staff of the Washington Township Schools in 1994 as the K-12 Supervisor of Music with elementary general music and beginning band teaching responsibilities. In 2000 his regular teaching responsibilities ended as his full-time supervisory duties were expanded to include Visual Arts, Theater and Dance. He presently oversees and coordinates a department of forty-eight K-12 arts teachers in eleven buildings. Frampton served on the Executive Board of the South Jersey Band and Orchestra Directors Association for many years, and served the organization in various capacities including Treasurer and President. He also served on the NJMEA Board of Directors from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1990 to 1995. During those years he served as the State Marching Band Festival Coordinator, All-State Band Coordinator, and All-State Band Procedures Chair. He is also a Past-President of the New Jersey Music Administrators Association. As Supervisor in the Washington Township Schools, Frampton has overseen the expansion of a wellrespected arts program to include multiple course offerings in music technology and a three-level guitar program. Advanced courses in theater have also been added to the performing arts curriculum, in addition to an extremely popular multi-level dance program. During his tenure, he has also supervised the expansion of traditional visual art offerings, as well as advanced technology-based courses in digital design and animation. Washington Township High School has twice been recognized as a Grammy Signature School and in 2008 it was selected to be a New Jersey Model School in the Arts. Washington Township was also named as one of the 100 Best Communities in America for Music Education in 2001. Frampton has been a frequent adjudicator and guest conductor, and continues to perform frequently in the South Jersey area as a tuba player. He resides in Washington Township with his wife Martha, a music theory teacher at Pennsville High School.

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James Frankel is the Head of Digital Education for the “Music Sales Group.” Previously, he was the Managing Director of SoundTree, the Educational Division of Korg USA, and before that he was the instrumental and general music teacher at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ for 11 of his nearly 15 years in the New Jersey Public Schools. Frankel earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Montclair State University in 1993, where he studied the tuba as well as composition. In 1996, Frankel completed his Masters Degree in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University where he completed his doctoral studies in 2002. He is an adjunct faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University where he teaches courses on music technology. Frankel is a widely published author in various state, national and international journals of music education. He is the author of: Teaching Classroom Music in the Keyboard Lab published by SoundTree; & The Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law published by Hal Leonard. He is also co-author of YouTube in Music Education published by Hal Leonard, contributing author for Critical Issues in Music Education published by Oxford University Press and co-author of Making Music with GarageBand & Mixcraft published by Cengage. In addition to his writing, Frankel is a highly sought-after clinician in the local, national and international music education communities. He is on the Board of Directors for TI:ME and is the past president of ATMI. Bob Frushour has been repairing brass and woodwind instruments professionally since 1976. He spent 20 years with the Army Bands as a trumpet player and instrument repair technician at the Armed Forces School of Music. Bob finished his military career as the manager of the Armed Forces School of Music repair facility. In his years as a repair technician he has worked in all types of repair shops from one person shops to managing a national repair operation with over 30 shops and 170 repair technicians. Since 1999 Bob has been the Director of Repair Operations for Music & Arts. Anita Gadberry is passionate about assisting future and current music therapists as the Director of Music Therapy at Marywood University (Scranton, PA). She also enjoys promoting global music therapy connections as she serves as the North American Regional Liaison for the World Federation of Music Therapy.

Anita holds the following degrees in music therapy: Ph.D., University of Kansas; MA, Texas Woman’s University; BM, Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She has been in private practice as a board certified music therapist for fourteen years and loves working with individuals on the autism spectrum and those with developmental disabilities. Follow Anita on Twitter (@anitagadberry) and look for her book Treatment Planning for Music Therapy Cases available from Sarsen Publishing. David L. Gadberry is currently pursuing a variety of music education opportunities. Previously, he held the position of Assistant Professor of Music Education at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, MI. Before returning to school for doctoral studies in 2007, he was a music specialist for the Plano Independent School District in Plano, TX, where he taught grades K-5. Gadberry holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Kansas, and he has earned certification in both Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk. His research interests include pedagogical use of folk music, music in early childhood, inclusion of students with special needs in music classrooms, and behavior management in music education. Amelia Garbisch holds an undergraduate degree in music education from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, a Master of Music in choral conducting from Temple University, and is currently a student of Rollo Dilworth while pursuing a Ph.D. in choral music education at Temple Univ. Amelia has had the privilege of conducting throughout Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City, including performing at the annual Festival of Lights concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and conducting Temple University Ensembles at the Temple Performing Arts Center. Before pursuing her Master’s Degree, Amelia taught music at Centennial School District’s Klinger Middle School where she directed three choral ensembles and directed the annual musical. In addition to conducting and teaching, she has performed as a singer, ensemble instrumentalist, and handbell ringer throughout North America and Europe. Past engagements include singing at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fischer Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, and Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center while working under acclaimed Maestros such as Ricardo Muti, Sir. Colin Davis, and ZdenekMacal. Amelia has been cast in several major touring productions including singing with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer as part of the ensemble for the international touring Christmas show “A Royal Christmas”. Most recently she was a featured vocalist with the Rutgers

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University Collegium Musicum as the group toured Scotland. Amelia has also appeared as a handbell ringer on NBC’s “The Today Show”, and PBS’s “Rogers Neighborhood”. Brent Geyer holds degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. He is a music educator in the Westfield Public Schools and has taught private piano and cello lessons at the NJ Workshop for the Arts and Friedlander Piano Studio. His choirs have performed with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra and were featured on NJ 101.5’s Christmas Choir Contest. His piano students have performed in venues across NJ, NYC, and in Philadelphia. In addition to teaching and performing, Brent is also an adjudicator for various piano festivals and competitions. He currently performs with the Stage Door Production Band playing a variety of musical genres. Eugenia Goldman (D.M.A. in Music Education, Boston University, M.A. and B.A. in Violin Performance, Moldavian State Conservatory) has been an orchestra director at Montgomery Township Schools for the past 12 years and was instrumental to the growth of a successful string orchestra program. A native of Moldova (former USSR), she began her performing career with Moldavian State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and traveled extensively on concert tours throughout Europe and Latin America. After moving to the US, she continued to perform as an orchestra and chamber musician on Long Island, NY, and later in NJ, while pursuing her deep interest in teaching music. She has appeared as a presenter, adjudicator and conductor at conferences, symposiums, competitions and festivals. Her research interests include music preference, curriculum development and string pedagogy. She enjoys creating innovative materials for orchestra classroom, as well as composing and arranging music for strings. David Goss is a Graduate Teaching Fellow in Music Education and Conducting at the University of Florida. While working toward a PhD in Music Education he serves the School of Music and University Band Program in multiple roles. He has taught undergraduate music education courses, directed one of the University Concert Bands, taught undergraduate conducting, and is the Assistant Conductor of the University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble. As a clarinetist, David has performed in Moscow, Saratov, and St. Petersburg, Russia, Paris, France, and Bremen, Germany. As a member of the Rutgers Wind Ensemble, University of Florida Wind Symphony and Clarinet Ensemble, he has appeared on multiple recordings on the Mark Custom label. Additionally, Goss has performed and lectured on the manuscript versions of the Sonata in F Minor and Sonata in Eb Major for Clarinet and Piano by Johannes Brahms. Previously he taught in the public schools of New Jersey for nearly eight years from the 4th grade through 12th grade. Bands under his direction received superior ratings at festivals and competitions throughout the country. He served as Assistant Conductor and clarinetist in the Rutherford Community Band for seventeen years. He has guest conducting experience with

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the University of Florida Wind Symphony, Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, and various high school ensembles throughout New Jersey and Florida. His primary conducting teachers have been David Waybright, William Berz, and MaryAnn Craig. Robert D. Gray has been a member of the adjunct faculty of William Paterson University for more than 30 years. He is the former Principal Bassoonist of the United States Coast Band Guard and has performed with the Wayne Chamber Orchestra, High Mountain Symphony, the New Jersey Philharmonic, The New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Adelphi Orchestra and the Bergen Philharmonic. He also teaches at the Jersey City Arts High School. Peter J. Griffin is the K-12 Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District in Pennington, NJ. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Houston, his Master of Arts in Music Education Degree from Montclair State University, and his Master of Arts in Educational Administration, with Distinction, from Rider University. He is a member of many professional organizations and was also the guest conductor of the 1993 North Jersey High School Band Festival, Recipient of the 1997 “Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award,” as well as being named to “Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2000 and 2005.” Griffin has also served as a clinician, presenting workshops and seminars in the area of teacher recruitment, hiring and retention at the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 New Jersey Music Educators Conferences and at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 NAfME Eastern Division Conferences in Providence, Rhode Island, Baltimore, Maryland and Hartford, Connecticut respectively. His programs have also been recognized as a GRAMMY Signature School Finalist and with the American Music Conference’s Best 100 Communities for Music Education for the past five years in a row. A Percussionist and Drummer by trade, Griffin has performed professionally with the Houston Opera Studio, the Houston New Music Ensemble, the Houston Ballet, and The Princeton Girlchoir, as well as in New York with studio band projects and off-Broadway musical play productions. He has also performed and recorded with many New York/New Jersey Recording Artists. He also served two years as an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Montclair State University, directing the Montclair State Percussion Ensemble in concerts and recitals on and off campus. Jeffrey G. Haas, has been Director of Bands at Ridgewood High School since 1988. He currently conducts the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and is the assistant conductor for the Symphonic Band. He also directs the Jazz Lab Ensemble and Saxophone Ensemble, and coaches several chamber music ensembles. Between 1988 and 2001, he directed the RHS Marching Band, which won two USSBA circuit championships and two state championships under his direction. In 1997, the pit orchestra for the New Players production of “The Secret Garden” was recognized with the Paper Mill Playhouse “Rising Star” award for Outstanding Student Orchestra under his

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direction. He also coached the student saxophone quartet to five consecutive appearances at the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Young Musicians Concert in 2002 through 2006. In June of 1998, Haas received the Disney American Teacher Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts, and he was named “North Jersey Music Educator of the Year” by William Paterson University that same year. In June of 2004, he was named as the Ridgewood High School recipient of the Ridgewood Teacher Recognition Award. In 2011, Haas was the New Jersey recipient of the “Directors Who Make a Difference” Award presented by School Band & Orchestra Magazine, and in 2013 he was a semi-finalist nominee for the first ever Grammy Music Educator Award. He holds degrees in music education from Syracuse University (B.M., Cum Laude, Performance Honors) and Columbia University (M.A., Magna Cum Laude), and has done considerable graduate study in the areas of conducting and educational leadership. Haas has served on the executive board of the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education for 19 years, as President from 1997-1999, and currently as Vice President of that organization, chairing the annual jazz educators conference at NJPAC, and the professional development committee. He is also a past executive board member for the New Jersey Music Educators Association. Haas has served as conductor of the 1990 Region I Junior Jazz Ensemble, the 1995 Rockland County (NY) All County Band, and the 1996 Bergen County Band, and has been a guest conductor with the Ridgewood Concert Band. As a professional saxophonist, Haas has appeared with New York Voices, Rob McConnell, Freddie Hubbard, Bob Hope, and Vanessa Williams, and he has been a featured soloist with the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra and the Ridgewood Concert Band. He has presented several clinics and workshops on various aspects of music education at universities, conferences and conventions around the country. He is also an adjunct professor of jazz pedagogy at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. Haas lives in Glen Rock, with his wife Cynthia, and their two daughters, Stefanie and Danielle. Robert J. Hamm is currently the Music and Performing Arts Department Chair at the Rumson Country Day School, where he also serves as the Band Director and Elementary General Music teacher. He is an active clarinet/saxophone player. He currently holds a Masters of Music from William Paterson University, and is a candidate for Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from New Jersey City University. Jean Hersey is the Level I Instructor and Course Director for the Orff Program at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, where she also teaches Orff Curriculum and Design and Introduction to Orff-Shulwerk as part of the MECA program. Hersey has presented at Orff and Kodaly conferences and workshops at the local, regional and national level. She teaches 5/6 general music at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest, IL. In 2009, Hersey’s students performed the Opening Session at the AOSA National Conference in Milwaukee, WI.

The Highlands Voices are from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. The “Voices” as they are called around their school, have been ICHSA Mid-Atlantic A Cappella Champions for the past three years. The group is directed by Thomas Paster and is equally comfortable singing classical, vocal jazz or contemporary a cappella. They have performed in Avery Fischer Hall, Alice Tully Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, as well as festivals, concerts, and competitions around the country. Numerous group members have participated in Bergen County Chorus, Region 1 Chorus, NJ AllState Chorus, and All-National Chorus. Jack Hill has gained a reputation as a pre-eminent choral conductor throughout his professional career. During his years as Choral Director at Clearview Regional High School, he built a program which achieved international recognition. His choirs were invited to sing for both National and Divisional ACDA Conferences where they represented the best of high school music. They were invited to perform for the Inaugural Choral Festival by the artistic management of Carnegie Hall where they performed the Mozart Requiem under the baton of Craig Jessop. Additionally they performed at many other prestigious venues, The Kennedy Center, The Washington Cathedral, to name a few, and also completed several European Tours. Hill continues to serve as Minister of Music at The Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, in Woodbury, New Jersey where he directs the church’s three choirs and is the organist. Hill is also known in the area as a director of musicals. Having directed over 50, he continues to work in the theatre at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman where he serves as conductor, musical director, director and a member of the artistic team. Additionally he is an active recitalist and also maintains a voice and piano studio. As a member of the faculty at Rowan University, Hill conducts the Women’s Choir and teaches classes in both the music and theatre departments. Hill’s formal training was at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey where he received his Bachelor of Music degree in Church Music and his Master of Music degree in Organ Performance. During this time he studied organ with Joan Lippincott and conducting with Joseph Flummerfelt. Subsequent to his college training Hill had the privilege of studying choral music for several years with Robert Shaw, one year serving as his assistant. Hill is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). He has served as Repertoire and Standards Chair for the Eastern Division ACDA and is President ? Elect for New Jersey ACDA. Robin Hodson is the Head of Sales & Training for Music Sales’ Digital Education Division. Robin comes from a musical family;

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his grandfather founded a Symphony Orchestra and Music Conservatory in Zimbabwe, and his mother taught music for 50 years. An accomplished composer and performer, working in a variety of differing genres, he is also a recording engineer, songwriter and arranger. Robin received a Masters Degree at Magdalen College, Oxford, specializing in choral music. He moved to the US in 1999 and is now a US citizen. He was with Sibelius/Avid for thirteen years, followed by three years with SoundTree. During that time, he became a well-known clinician, trainer and salesman for a wide variety of world class music software and technology products. He has authored many free guides/videos on how to use and learn all kinds of music software, and he has created a curriculum (published by Hal Leonard) for using Pro Tools in Music Education. He was also a joint author for the book/DVD/curriculum entitled “Making Music with GarageBand & Mixcraft”. The New Jersey Band Association Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble is comprised of some of the finest wind players and percussionists from Rutgers University, Kean University, William Paterson University, Rowan University, Montclair State University and The College of New Jersey. This ensemble performs a concert of some of the best new and standard repertoire for winds. The NJBA Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble, with the help of the Yamaha Corporation, is proud to feature Jauvon Gilliam, Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra, as the guest soloist for this year’s concert. Tom Johnson, Finale Product Specialist for MakeMusic, has one of the most extensive backgrounds in the music technology industry. Since joining MakeMusic in 1987, he has been the primary Finale Specialist giving product training and demonstrations throughout the world. His unique blend of enthusiasm and deep product knowledge make him the most sought-after presenter and trainer of Finale products anywhere.

Leigh Kallestad is a music education specialist for MakeMusic, the manufacturer of Finale and SmartMusic software. Leigh holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He taught vocal and instrumental music for 6 years in Jamestown, North Dakota, and was director of instrumental music for 22 years in the Mound Westonka School District, Mound Minnesota. During his tenure at Westonka, he taught band at every grade level, directed jazz ensemble and also added classes in guitar and music technology.

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Tom Kamp is an elementary band instructor for the Berkeley Heights Public Schools in New Jersey. In addition to his other duties, he teaches jazz improvisation to fifth graders which inspired his new book, Rhythm First. Tom also created and taught the “Exploring Music and Technology” class at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, and has taught middle school band and general music. A performer as well as educator, Tom Kamp has performed, toured and recorded with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He was a featured soloist with the Jordan Thomas Orchestra at the 2002 NJ JazzFest in Madison, NJ. He was principal trombonist of the Garden State Philharmonic from 2000-2011 and has performed with the NJ Symphony, NJ Pops Orchestra, Papermill Playhouse Orchestra, the New Philharmonic, and many other groups in the NY/NJ area. He is the founder, leader, trombonist, and chief arranger and composer for the ACME BRASS CO., an eight-piece brass with rhythm section group. Tom produced ACME BRASS’s first CD, entitled “X-MAS X-ING,” which was released in 2004. He is also a proud member of the band Expedition, which recently released it’s 2nd CD, entitled “Expedition: Nutcracker Suite.” Tom has played in Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Birdland jazz club in NYC. Other career highlights include playing with the Woody Herman Orchestra in the Poplar Bluff, Missouri H.S. Auditorium during a mid-west blanketing blizzard, backing the Temptations and the Four Tops for a hardware convention and playing on the beach at the Atlantic Ocean with a symphony orchestra conducted by a priest in combat fatigues. (It’s a Jersey thing.) Jo Kirk, nationally known Kodály and early childhood music educator, holds a Masters in Music Education from the University of Akron, her Kodály Music Education Certificate from Silver Lake College, and has completed early childhood studies at Hartt School of Music and Westminster Choir College. Her teaching experience spans from “little ones” to Kodály graduate level adults at Nebraska Wesleyan, Colorado State, Wichita State, Morehead State, and California State Universities. Kirk is founder of WeJoySing, Inc. which provides music therapy and early childhood music and movement based learning programs for children and their families. She maintains an active conference and public speaking schedule and has authored Lullabies to Circle Games-An Early Childhood Music and Movement Curriculum . Rachel Klott is the instrumental music and band director in the Freehold Borough School District. She is also the director of the Jackson Liberty High School Woodwind Choir. She serves on the NJMEA summer workshop board as the business/outreach coordinator. Rachel has presented sessions on iPad bands, music technology and sessions for

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collegiate members at the NJMEA Convention and summer workshop. She also serves as a board member of the Rowan University Music Alumni Association and as head counselor at the Rowan University Summer Music camps. Rachel is a certified Music Together teacher and enjoys teaching private instrumental lessons. She graduated from Rowan University in 2009 where she majored in music education with a concentration in flute. During her time at Rowan she was involved in Sigma Alpha Iota and held various offices in CMENC. While president of CMENC, Rowan hosted the 2009 collegiate MENC convention and also volunteered two years as a SWAG in the Music For All Summer Symposium at Illinois State University. She has presented at the International Arts and Humanities Conference in Hawaii as well as the National Flute Association Convention in New Mexico in 2007, in addition to completing a study abroad program in Salzburg, Austria. John P. Leonard is the Director of Choral Activities at The College of New Jersey where he has led and prepared TCNJ’s choral ensembles in performances throughout the region including multiple concerts at Lincoln Center and the prestigious “Great Music at St. Bart’s” concert series in New York. Under his leadership, TCNJ’s Chorale has commissioned, performed and recorded numerous premieres including Georg Frederic Haas’s Sieben Klangrüame to Accompany the Incomplete Fragments of Mozart’s Requiem and Andrea Clearfield’s Poet of the Body and the Soul. From 2010-2012, Leonard was the Artistic Director of Cantus Novus chamber choir in Bucks County, PA and produced the ensembles’ first professional recording, Jubilate! A Celebration in Song. He also maintains an active career as a professional tenor and is a core member of The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. As an educator, Leonard has taught at the primary through collegiate levels. As a scholar, he is currently working on a practical edition of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice for Universal Edition. Leonard holds B.M. degrees in both Voice and Music Education from The Hartt School of Music, a M.M. in Conducting from Temple University, and a D.M. in Conducting from Indiana University. Lisa Lepore is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and has spent 20 years teaching in middle school and 13 years directing and teaching at Westminster Conservatory of music. At Crossroads South Middle School in Monmouth Jct. (South Brunswick), she teaches piano, general music, music of ancient world cultures, handbells, musical vocal director and has built a large choral program where she directs 5 choirs. Three of them are a cappella ensembles, including a Barbershop Men’s Ensemble and Women’s Ensemble. The choirs have performed 3 premiered choral works, performed on Live TV “Good Day NY” plus 3 commissioned choral works including a collaborative program with McCarter Theater and the State Arts Council after 9/11. The top ensembles have worked with guest conductors and clinicians including members of the Barbershop’s Harmony Society, “Ithacapella” from Ithaca College, and most recently with “Orphan Sporks” from Rutgers University, performing with them at Rutgers and at Crossroads for a benefit concert. They

consistently receive Superior ratings at festivals and competitions. She has given seminars and lectures at TCNJ and Westminster in music education and choral literature. and has trained many student teachers from Westminster, Rutgers and TCNJ. Shawna Longo currently teaches grades 6-8 General Music and directs the Chorus at Hopatcong Middle School in Hopatcong, NJ. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC; a Master of Public Administration in Arts Administration from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ; and a Supervisor/Curriculum Director’s certification from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. In addition to teaching, she has also had successful experience having served as a Music Supervisor for grades K-12. Longo has extensive experience designing and implementing music curriculums for grades K-12 in all disciplines (choral, band, and general music). She has also directed and/or choreographed numerous musical theatre productions and served as the Tour Manager for “The Rock ‘N’ Roll Chorus” for three years. Marjorie LoPresti is a graduate of Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. She has over 20 years experience teaching elementary and secondary general/vocal music, piano, music technology, theory & composition in East Brunswick, NJ. She is President of the NJ chapter of TI:ME, and is proud to serve as a MusicFirst Ambassador. Marj is a frequent presenter at NJEA, NJMEA and the Middlesex County ETTC, giving workshops in music technology, as well as technology basics for non-musicians. Sherry Luchette earned her BM in Music Education from Youngstown State University and her MM in Double Bass from Cleveland State University. Her teaching experience includes early childhood education, elementary and middle school general music, as well as high school jazz combo coaching. Sherry taught general music in grades K-3 and 6-8 at The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California for eight years. Currently she teaches Pre-school – 3rd grade music classes at Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, and is on the Jazz faculty at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, teaching private bass lessons and “Jazz Kitten” classes for young children. Sherry continues to freelance as a jazz bassist in the Los Angeles area. She has combined her love and expertise as a jazz bassist with her love of introducing jazz music to young students. She continues to give clinics for teachers interested in implementing jazz into their music programs, as well as working with children in various music camps and residencies.

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The Mahwah High School Band program is comprised of a Symphonic Band, Marching Band, and Jazz Ensemble. The Symphonic Band is the nucleus of the band program, which includes students of all playing levels from grades 9-12. Symphonic Band is a credited class that rehearses each morning at 6:54 a.m. before school. During the school day, students refine and advance their musical skills each week with a 55-minute small group lesson. Advanced students in the Symphonic Band are selected to perform in instrumental chamber ensembles such as flute ensemble, clarinet ensemble, saxophone quartet, two brass quintets, and percussion ensemble. The Symphonic Band has performed as an Honor Band for the State Gala Concert three times out of the six years it has participated in the State Festival. This past year, Mahwah sent over one third of its students to perform in honor bands at various County, Region, All State, and All Eastern ensembles. Over the last ten years, the Mahwah High School Bands have received consistent superior ratings and many special awards in concert, jazz, and marching festivals. Mahwah is very proud to present their program for the NJBA-NJMEA Wind Band Academy this year! John J. Maiello is the director of bands at Nutley High School in Essex County, New Jersey. A native of northern New Jersey, he earned both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Music Education from William Paterson University. His current teaching responsibilities include concert band, wind ensemble, marching band, and jazz ensemble. This year, Maiello will be completing his 28th year of teaching in New Jersey public schools. Maiello is a freelance trumpeter and has performed with the Ridgewood Concert Band and the New Sussex Symphony. He has managed the NJAJE Jazz Ensemble (2013), North Jersey Area Band Wind Ensemble (2011), North Jersey Area Band Symphonic Band (2010), Region I Intermediate Band (1990), North Jersey Junior Area Band (1999), and was guest conductor for the North Jersey Junior Area Band (2000). He was an adjudicator for Drum Corps Associates and the National Judges Association. Maiello is the current Region I President of New Jersey Association of Jazz Educators (NJAJE), as well as Co-Chair of the Region I Concert Band Festival. In 2009, he was selected by Nutley High School as the Governor’s Award Recipient as well as Teacher of the Year. He was also a member of Who’s Who Among American Teachers and Educators in 1999 and 2001. John resides in Stanhope, New Jersey with his wife Erin, daughter Katie, and sons Matthew and Joseph.

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Betsy Maliszewski is a String Specialist for the West Orange Public Schools in New Jersey. In addition, she teaches string methodology classes at Rutgers University and Caidwell College, and is president-elect of ASTA/NJ. Betsy has been honored as a Master Teacher by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the New Philharmonic of NJ. She holds degrees from Rowan (formerly Glassboro) University and Montclair State University, and is a doctoral student at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Stephen F. Marcone, Ed.d who in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, was a trumpet player in a rock music group, recorded for Epic Records and toured the country taking an active role in the creative and managerial aspects of the ensemble. In 1973, he joined the faculty of the School of Music at Syracuse University and stayed until 1984. During that time, he was also Vice President of the Syracuse Musicians Association (Local #78). In 1984, he came to the William Paterson University of New Jersey where he was Chairperson of the Music Department for 15 years, and recently, for two years, was Interim Dean of the College of the Arts and Communication. He has written articles for numerous publications and has lectured at the Hartt School of Music, NYU and many National and Regional Conferences. He is the author of Managing Your Band, in its 5th edition, and is a frequent lecturer for the NJ Council on the Humanities. Each summer Marcone conducts the university’s Summer Jazz Ensemble. Professor Marcone holds a B.A., M.M., and Ed.D. from Syracuse University. David Martynuik is an Associate Professor of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his duties with the marching band, he teaches classes in theory, orchestration and music education. Martynuik also conducts the IUP Symphony Orchestra. Under his guidance, the orchestra performed at the 2009 PMEA Convention in Valley Forge, PA and the 2011 MENC Eastern Division Conference in Baltimore, MD. The orchestra was scheduled to perform at Symphony Space in New York City during the 2012 spring semester. He completed his PhD degree in music education at the Florida State University where he studied conducting with James Croft and composition with John Boda. Prior to his pursuit of a doctorate at

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FSU, Martynuik was a successful instrumental music director in Harford County, Maryland. Martynuik earned a M.M. degree in clarinet performance from the University of Michigan where he studied with Fred Ormand. He has performed with the Litton Quartet, the Celentano Quartet and the Gorell Trio. Most recently he collaborated with clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist Roman Rabinovich. He has served as principal clarinetist of the Susquehanna Symphony, St. Joseph Pro Musica, Eastern Wind Symphony, and Maryland Winds. Abelita Mateus is passionate about Brazilian music. A pianist and singer, she studied classical piano in her teens, and gradually got more involved with Jazz. She began her carrier in São Paulo, Brazil, where she performed in several venues, and with important names as Vinicius Dorin, Raul de Souza and Hermeto Pascoal. Now, living in New York, Abelita is researching Jazz in the best place in the world for it. Her idea is to apply all these “new sounds” into her own music, as a performer and composer. With Peter Slavov on bass and Alex Kautz on drums, she is beginning a new project, and getting ready to record her first album. She is also playing in different venues in New York and New Jersey, with great musicians such as Itaiguara Brandão, Peter Slavov, Portinho and Claudio Roditi. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Abelita Mateus began studying piano in Botucatu, São Paulo. At age 15, in Sao Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, joined the Foundation of the Arts, where she earned degrees in classical piano. Later, at UNESP, (University of the State of São Paulo) she graduated in classical piano, and also studied at Center Tom Jobim for Musical Studies (currently EMESP, old ULM). Professionally, she worked with music education, working as a teacher for children, teenagers and adults. She was professor at Cantareira University for five years, working as co-repeater and Music Theory teacher, preparing students for college entrance exams, in addition to teaching private lessons at home. Also with the Bambu group (Brazilian music quartet) she participated in the Sixth Instrumental Brazil, sponsored by the Center for Music Tom Jobim in 2005 and 2006, winning first place in the solo category and third place in the group category. Abelita was also pianist of the “Banda Jazz Sinfônica de Diadema”, a Big Band, performing regularly for five years. In 2009 she recorded with the Banda Jazz Sinfônica de Diadema an album in tribute to Noel Rosa. In 2010 and 2011 the band participated in the “Virada Cultural de São Paulo”, and in July 2011 the band was invited to perform at the “Montreux Jazz Festival”, in Switzerland, in two shows. In 2010 Abelita Mateus was invited to participate in “Piano na Praça” (solo piano), an event that is part of the “Virada Cultural de Sao Paulo”, performing a repertoire that included jazz, mpb and classic music. In January 2012 she began her Master in Jazz Performance at William Paterson University in New Jersey, where she has had a wonderful opportunity to study with names such as Mulgrew Miller, Armen Donelian, Vincent Herring, among others. Currently she is working with her trio, also taking vocal lessons, composing her own music and getting ready to record her first album. She is also playing in different venues in New York.

Nicholas McBride is Acting Assistant Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University where he teaches courses in critical pedagogy, assessment, choral methods, and supervises student teachers. His research interests include secondary choral and general music methods, social justice and equity, gender studies in music education, and music teacher preparation. McBride has presented internationally on choral conducting and general music teaching techniques and at the regional and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). He is a contributing author to the text Teaching Music through Performance in Middle School Choir, published by GIA. An active conductor, McBride has been guest conductor for several high school and middle school honor choirs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Most recently, he was conductor of the 2013 Central Jersey NJMEA (New Jersey Music Educators Association) Honors High School Choir. McBride was the founder and conductor of the Trenton (NJ) Children’s Choir-High School division where he collaborated with guest conductor Bobby McFerrin. He has served on the conducting faculty of Westminster Conservatory and as the Graduate Assistant Conductor of the Northwestern University Chorale, Chorus, and Singers. Prior to teaching at the choir college, he served as a middle school choral and general music specialist at Community Middle School in the West Windsor-Plainsboro (NJ) public schools. Most recently, he was director of choral activities at Clearview Regional High School where he oversaw an extensive performing arts program. McBride was proud to make his conducting debut on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kimmel Center with the Clearview Vocale Ensemble. Among other achievements, this select choir of high school students was chosen to sing on NBC television, was featured on the sound track of the documentary film, “When a door shuts, a window will open,” and appeared in concert with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra. In 2013, he was a finalist for the New Jersey Governor’s Teacher of the Year Award and was nominated for the Grammy’s Music Educator Award. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and earned Master’s degrees with honors in both music education and choral conducting from Northwestern University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Colleen E. McDonald has been a music educator for five years, teaching Kindergarten through fifth grade general music, band, and choir. McDonald specializes in general and beginning instrumental music. She has a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree from the State University of New York, University at Buffalo. McDonald currently teaches

Kindergarten through fifth grade general music, band, and choir in the Cranford Public School District.

with family and friends, loving our great country, and exploring our rich musical heritage.

Brian McGowan is the director of orchestras for the William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, NJ. He was selected to conduct the Central Jersey Music Educators Association String Orchestra in 2009. Brian is the winner of the 2007 and 2008 New Jersey Chapter’s American String Teachers Association Composition Competition. Under his direction, the orchestra program has doubled in size, while expanding in opportunities. It now features five orchestras, a chamber music program, a student solo recital series, and a fiddlers’ club. The performance groups continually bring home superior ratings from festivals each year. Brian holds a B.A. in Music Education with a concentration in Double Bass and Composition for New Jersey City University, and a M.A. in Composition from Montclair State University, while also receiving Graduate instruction in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. His studies include Double Bass with Patricia Dougherty and Andy Eulau; composition with Ting Ho and Matthew Welch; and conducting with Paul Hostetter.

The Montville Percussion Ensemble is a performing group consisting of students from Montville Township High School in NJ. The group performs in the award winning Montville Mustang Marching Band during the fall then switches gears during the winter where they focus on concert percussion ensemble literature, performing and competing nationally throughout the winter and spring seasons.

Eric McLaughlin teaches  grades K – 8 classroom music, chorus, and jazz  in the Point Pleasant Beach School  District. A native of Manasquan, NJ,  McLaughlin holds a B.A. in Music  Education and Jazz Studies from  Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ,  having studied piano under Veda  Zuponcic and Dean Schneider. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Jazz History and Research at RutgersNewark. He has presented to the collegiate audience at NJMEA and substitutes frequently as a church musician. Meghan McNamara-Cabral, currently teaches middle school in Carmel, NY, where she teaches 5th grade instrumental beginners as well as 7th and 8th grade band. Meghan received her undergraduate degree in Music Education from Ithaca College, her Master’s degree in Music Education from Western Connecticut University, and her Advanced Master’s in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. In its second year, the George Fischer Middle School clarinet choir was selected to perform at the New Jersey Music Educator’s Conference. Meghan has had articles published in both the “Instrumentalist Magazine” as well as in the “Music Educator’s Journal.” Bob Messano, M.Ed., is “Guitar Bob”. Bob is a prolific songwriter, concert performer, music educator, and recording artist. He also taught kindergarten for many years and utilized music daily for educational purposes. “Guitar Bob” enjoys sharing his original songs with children, parents, and teachers. His music celebrates themes of caring for the environment, having fun

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Tom Mullaney teaches choral and general music at the Quibbletown Middle School in Piscataway, NJ. He received the Governor’s Teacher of the Year Award for the 2011-2012 school year. Tom previously taught K-5 general and choral music in Asbury Park, NJ, and high school band in Point Pleasant Boro, NJ. He has worked extensively as an electric bassist playing salsa, jazz, musical theatre, rock, blues, reggae, and original music. Tom has played with Victor Venegas, Johnny Pacheco, and The Drifters featuring Rick Sheppard. He holds a BA from Rutgers College in Psychology and Music, and a Master of Music Education from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Tom has studied O Passo with Lucas Ciavatta since 2009. He communicates regularly with Ciavatta, and has presented numerous workshops under his mentorship. In April 2012, Tom traveled to Rio de Janeiro to study O Passo with Ciavatta. Tom is the head contact for O.P.U.S. (O Passo in the United States), an organization dedicated to the practice and advancement of O Passo in the United States, and directs the O Passo ensemble Mission: O Passoble, at Quibbletown. Amanda Clarfield Newell has been a General Music teacher for the past 18 years in a variety of settings from urban to suburban. She has presented clinics for the Franklin Township music department and ManalapanEnglishtown faculty as well as preservice music education majors at Rowan University and Westminster Choir College of Rider University. She also served for seven years as clinician at the New Jersey Music Educators annual conference, presented at the NJMEA Summer Workshop, sessions at the NAfME Eastern Regional Music Educators Conference in Baltimore and

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Hartford and the NJEA annual convention in Atlantic City. In addition, she has served as a mentor teacher for junior practicum teams, student teachers and novice teachers. She received her BM from Northwestern University and is presently completing her MME at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. She also holds Level IV Kodàly Certification. Thomas Paster is the director of vocal music at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ, as well as director of music at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Warren, NJ. Paster has been an adjunct professor of music at Kean University and William Paterson University and received a BM from Ithaca College and an MS from the University of Scranton. As a music educator and choral conductor he has conducted numerous festival, county and regional honors choirs. Choirs under his direction have performed at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Lincoln Center, Disney World, Universal Studios, and various festivals throughout the US and Canada. As a member of NJMEA, Paster has been the Region 1 Chorus and NJ All-State Chorus Manager, was the NJ All-State Chorus/Orchestra/Jazz Ensemble Coordinator, and was a member of the NJMEA Board of Directors. His a cappella group Highlands Voices has won the ICHSA Mid-Atlantic States A Cappella Championship for the past three years. Paster is also an active composer/arranger and writes most of the contemporary a cappella arrangements performed by the Highlands Voices. Joel Perry is one of the premier guitarists and musicians of our time. The list of artists he has performed and recorded with is a Who’s Who of the Music World. Joel has performed in over fifteen countries and in venues including: Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Garden State Arts Center, The Rainbow Room, Windows on the World, U.S. Department of State tour of West Africa with blues artist Johnny Copeland, Hong Kong, many small clubs on the east coast including Trumpets, The Blue Note, Sounds of Brazil, The 55 Bar, Tramps and, The Famished Frog. Among some of the artists he has recorded with are Johnny Copeland and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and he has three CD releases “Rainbow Skylight”, “Perry Airs” and “Sonata to the Blues”. He has an extensive educational background to compliment his performing and recording credentials. He has a Bachelors of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude) and Masters Degree in Education from The University of Buffalo, Masters Degree in Performance from Jersey City State University, and a Summer Fellowship at Northwestern University. Joel is currently teaching music at The Redwood School in West Orange as well as instructing guitar and music theory at The Wharton Community Music Center in Berkley Heights. He is also a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the

National Association of Jazz Educators, National Association For Music Education, and the American Choral Directors Association. David Philp has over 20 years of experience in the music & entertainment industry working for PolyGram Records, PolyGram Video, the Universal Music Group, New Video, independent television programming, and Greater Media Broadcasting. He has published three books, currently plays drums (and sings, a little) in two bands, and has founded multiple entertainment startups, including YouChoose Music, a live events company that raises incremental funds for non-profits. David began teaching at William Paterson University as an adjunct in 1999, after receiving his MBA in Marketing from Pace University. He is now a full-time Assistant Professor in the music management & pop music programs at WPU. Dave has one wife and two children. Robert Pispecky has been serving the music education community for over 27 years. Currently he is the Supervisor of Music and Visual Arts (K-12) for the Edison School District. Previously he was Supervisor of Music, Art and Drama for the North Plainfield School District. His New Jersey teaching experience includes elementary classroom and instrumental music, middle school instrumental music and high school band. Groups under his direction have traveled throughout the U.S. performing in various festivals and competitions, winning first place and superior ratings. As a freelance woodwind specialist he has performed in the tri-state area with a variety of musical ensembles, shows and headliners including Bobby Rydell, The Captain and Tennille and many more. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the NJ Music Supervisors Association (NJMAA) as President-Elect of the organization. Pispecky holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education, a Masters of Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting, a Masters of Education Degree and certification as a music teacher, supervisor and principal. Danny Raymond is active as a performer, instructor, judge and author. He is a twenty three year performing musician at Walt Disney World and is currently a member of the popular group “Jammitors” at EPCOT. He is the 1989 and 1990 Drum Corps Associates Individual Snare Drum Champion and has published solo compositions. In 2008, Tapspace Publications published his snare solo DVD, “Let It Rip”, Solos For Snare Drum. Danny’s involvement in the marching activity also spans many years. Danny was the percussion arranger and caption head for 2005, 2006 DCA finalist Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps as well as a staff member of the 2009

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DCI World Class Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. He enjoys judging in various circuits around the country for marching band and indoor percussion competitions. His clinic performances have seen him travel throughout the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe. Danny is very proud to serve as an educational clinician/ endorser for Pearl/Adams, REMO Drumheads, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals and StickTape. The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB) was formed in 1983 by director Christian Wilhjelm and members of the community. It is composed of highly-skilled amateur and professional musicians with a mission to present a variety of wind ensemble music to audiences of all ages. During its 30 year existence, RCB has presented a concert series each year in Ridgewood featuring soloists from the NY Philharmonic, Metropolitan and City Opera Orchestras, as well as other world renowned organizations. It has premiered many compositions by local and nationally-recognized composers and has presented much of the standard wind band literature. The RCB has performed at conventions for both MENC and the Association of Concert Bands and was the recipient of the prestigious Sudler Scroll award. In 2012, Wilhjelm was named conductor of the year by the Association of Concert Bands. In addition to performances in the metropolitan area, RCB is internationally renowned for concert tours in Central Europe, Southern France, China, and Brazil. At the 30th anniversary celebration gala in May 2013, the seven original founding members who are still active musicians in the RCB were honored. More information about the band can be found on their website, ridgewoodband.org. Matthew Robertson, a conductor praised for his “sensitive and nuanced” conducting is in his second season as Artistic Director and Conductor of The Thirteen. His 20132014 Season with The Thirteen is marked by eleven concerts, two tours, two recordings and a repertoire that stretches from the early Renaissance to the contemporary. Robertson served as assistant conductor for the Westminster Symphonic Choir where he assisted in the preparation of the Symphonic Choir for performances with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphonic Orchestra and Westminster Festival Orchestra for such conductors as Yanick Neget-Seguin, Peter Schreier and Jacques Lacombe. Additionally, Robertson conducted the Symphonic Choir in performance during the 2011-2012 Season. Robertson is Director of Music at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in where he oversees five choirs and a concert series of the world’s finest performers and ensembles. At the Interlochen Arts Camp, Robertson served as CoConductor of the Interlochen Reading Orchestra, Conductor of the Student Composition Recordings, and rehearsal conductor of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra.

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Jerry Rubino is a conductor/teacher/ pianist/coach/singer regarded for his diverse musical interests, engaging artistry, and passionate enthusiasm for performing arts. Jerry founded and directs VOICES 360, a vocal and instrumental ensemble that prioritizes the collaborative process of the singer/ actor and dancer to present multi disciplined performances of repertoire including early music, classical music, gospel, pop and jazz. His groups appear in diverse venues from Macy’s to Orchestra Hall. A native of Philadelphia, he was a charter member of the Philadelphia Singers, attended Curtis Institute as a cellist and holds degrees in piano, music education, and conducting from Temple University and the University of Minnesota. Rubino worked for twenty-three seasons with the Dale Warland Singers, as associate conductor, director of special projects and music education, pianist, singer and arranger. In 2007, he was appointed assistant conductor of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale, continuing his collaboration with Dale Warland, artistic director. In 2011, he was appointed Artistic Director of Voices of Experience, a new choral outreach of the Minnesota Chorale and MacPhail School of Music, for seniors, 55+ with the mission to foster life long learning and community. Lyn E. Schraer-Joiner is an Assistant Professor of Music Education for Kean University, Union, NJ. She is the current chair of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Commission for Music in Special Education, Music Therapy, and Music Medicine. Her research interests include the musical rehabilitation of adult cochlear implant recipients, the musical responsiveness of children with early onset hearing loss, as well as noise and hearing loss prevention for musicians. She is the founder of PROJECT REACH: The Kean University Concert Series for the Deaf, a student-faculty group which performs for Deaf schools throughout New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. Her research findings have been presented on both the national and international levels and published in journals such as Music Education Research, The Music Educators Journal, and Early Childhood Development and Care. Schraer taught instrumental, vocal, and general music in New York for five years and has taught on the undergraduate level for 14 years. Daniel Schultz teaches orchestra and general music at the JP Case Middle School in Flemington, NJ. His experience includes teaching instrumental and general music at all grade levels, here in New Jersey since 1988. While at JP Case, his responsibilities include orchestra specialist, general music teacher, concert band director, technicalcoordinator for the theatrical productions, audio-visual specialist, and technology assistant. The JP

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Case Orchestra has recently premiered works by Lauren Bernofsky and Tom Hedden, as well as performing student works from local composer programs. Daniel is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College, with advanced degrees in music from Northwestern University and Boston University. He performs and serves as a church musician, music arranger, and audio specialist within the church community. He resides in Califon, NJ with his wife Dawn and son Noah. Michael Semancik earned a M.M. in Choral Conducting at the University of Delaware studying with Paul D. Head and a B.S. in Music Education from Slippery Rock University. He is the Director of Choral Activities at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway, New Jersey. The Morris Knolls Chorale, the premiere ensemble among six choirs of the 250 member high school choral program, has received extensive awards over the past few years under Semancik. The Choir has recently performed at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City as well as the Czech Museum of Music in Prague, Czech Republic, and Palm Sunday mass at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. The Chorale is preparing for a trip to Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to perform and collaborate with high school choirs from the region. Semancik has been the guest conductor of the Sussex County Honors Choir (2011) and the North New Jersey Region I Mixed Chorus (2014) and has been an adjudicator for various festivals and competitions in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Jennifer Sengin is currently the Director of Choirs at East Brunswick High School where she directs four choirs: Concert Choir, Bella Voce, Chorus, and Men’s Choir. She is the music director of the musical and teaches piano and musical theatre. Jennifer serves on the conducting faculty of the Ithaca College Summer Music Academy and is the R&S chair of Ethnic and Multicultural Music for NJ-ACDA. In February 2013, Jennifer conducted the Area All-State Women’s Chorus (Zone 3) in NY. In 2012 and 2014, Jennifer assisted in the preparation of the NJ All-State Women’s Chorus. During her graduate work at Ithaca College, she served as the graduate conducting assistant for choir, Women’s Chorale, Chorus, and All-Campus Choral Ensemble. In February 2010, she assisted with the preparation and performance of the Ithaca College Women’s Chorale at the ACDA Eastern Division Convention in Philadelphia. Jennifer also served as the CoDirector of Senior Choir of the Ithaca Children’s Choirs, under the artistic direction of Janet Galván. In the Summer of 2010, she served as an assistant conductor on the Ithaca Children’s Choir tour to Prague, Vienna, and Salzburg. She was a finalist in the ACDA

National Graduate Student Conducting Competition in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in March of 2009. Marissa Silverman (BA, MFA, MST, PhD) is Assistant Professor of Music Education and Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education at the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, NJ. A Fulbright scholar, Silverman has published in the International Journal of Music Education, Music Education Research, the International Journal of Community Music, Visions of Research in Music Education, and The New York Times. Her research interests include music education philosophy, general music, artistic interpretation, teacher education, and interdisciplinary curriculum development. As a flutist, Silverman has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in many New York venues, including Merkin Hall and Alice Tully Hall. She has performed with many renowned artists, including Kenneth Cooper, the late Ronald Roseman, and David Krakauer. Yale Snyder received a Master of Music degree in Percussion from the University of Minnesota where he studied with renowned percussionists Fernando Meza and Earl Yowell. In addition, he holds a B.S. in Music Education from Hofstra University in Long Island, NY. Snyder currently teaches in the Monroe Township Public Schools (Monroe Township, NJ) where he serves as the Elementary Band Director at Woodland Elementary School and is the District Percussion Specialist (4th-12th grade). He also maintains an active private teaching schedule of percussion students and regularly directs community percussion ensembles. Snyder is an active percussionist and marimba soloist, having performed masterclasses, clinics, and recitals at various schools and concert series throughout the United States. As a strong advocate of “total percussion” education, he has been a clinician at various music education conference. In July 2013, he was a guest lecturer at the Leigh Howard Stevens High School Marimba Seminar at New Jersey City University. As a chamber musician, Snyder performs regularly with his flute partner Patricia Lazzara and together have commissioned and premiered music for flute and marimba. He has performed in Italy as principal percussionist with the Rome Festival Orchestra and has also played percussion with many college and professional wind ensembles, symphony orchestras, and percussion ensembles as well as worked and collaborated with many of the worlds leading percussionists and marimba players. As a guest conductor, Snyder has directed the 2011 CJMEA Region II Intermediate Percussion Ensemble, 2012 Region II High School Percussion Ensemble, as well as the 2012 Elementary Honor Band of Central Jersey. He is the current Vice President of the Percussive Arts Society NJ Chapter as well as the Division Percussion Chair for CJMEA. Snyder’s marimba transcriptions and percussion ensemble arrangements are published through Musical Adventures Publishing. Yale is an educational endorser of Encore Mallets and is currently an educational consultant, editor, and clinician for Adventure Percussion. He resides in Jersey City, NJ.

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Erika St. Denis holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from Ithaca College. She studied saxophone with Steven Mauk, Timothy Rosenberg, and Allison Dromgold Adams while at Ithaca College. As a saxophonist, she has performed around the country with the Ithaca College Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and one of the Jazz Laboratory Bands, as well as with the Zephyr Saxophone Quartet. St. Denis completed two independent studies as an undergraduate at Ithaca College. The first, supervised by Emily Mason, was titled: “Savants and Autism: Is there a relationship and what does it mean for the music educator?” The second, supervised by Susan Avery, was titled: “Metal contact dermatitis in the instrumental and general music classrooms: Removing dermatological barriers.” St. Denis was a recipient of a Dana Internship award to continue research during the summer of 2012. She presented her research at two Whalen Academic Symposiums at Ithaca College and at the New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference of 2013. Erica is an active member of the professional, international, coeducational music fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon, the National Association for Music Education, and the North American Saxophone Alliance.

The South Brunswick High School Chamber Orchestra is the top group in the orchestra program. This select ensemble is comprised of 10th, 11th and 12th grade students and has recently participated in concert with The College of New Jersey Orchestra, as well as presentations in the Baltimore/Wasington, DC area. The director of the orchestra is Arvin Gopal. Richard Summers is a music educator, performer, arranger, conductor, and composer. He grew up in Wheeling WV, became interested in a musical career, and attended the University of Kentucky for two years under a full scholarship. He moved to the NY/NJ area when he was accepted as a clarinetist and saxophonist of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point from 1972-1975.

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Following his military career, he attended Juilliard, where he received his BM and MM degrees in music performance on clarinet under Leon Russianoff and Joseph Allard. Newly retired from NJ public schools, Summers taught instrumental music for 32 years in Kinnelon and Pequannock, NJ and served as adjunct professor for concert band, clarinet, and woodwinds at William Paterson University, where he established the Summer Honors Band. He has conducted the North Jersey Area High School and Junior Bands and NJ Region I Intermediate and Junior Bands and also served as president for NJ Area Band. As a performer on clarinet, saxophone, and other woodwind instruments, Summers has performed as a member of many ensembles and has been principal clarinetist, soloist, assistant conductor, personnel manager, and arranger with the Ridgewood Concert Band for over 25 years. Throughout his career, he has been a featured performer both locally and internationally, playing solo works across the US and Europe. Summers has recently arranged and composed music that has been published for Bandworks Publications, and Carl Fisher Publications, and is hoping to write and publish more music in the future. He resides in West Milford, NJ and has a musical family of his own. His wife Karen and his son Stephen are also clarinetists and perform together in area music ensembles like the Ridgewood Concert Band. Helene Tassone is a retired music educator with 39 years of experience. She has taught pre-school through grade eight. Her All Inclusive Choruses have received the highest honor of being chosen to perform at the Massachusetts All State Conference, not once but five times, and in 2007, her chorus was chosen to perform at the All Eastern Conference. She is a sought-after choral clinician throughout the United States and Europe and has served as President of the Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association. Helene was awarded a Horace Mann Grant for music curriculum development and received the Massachusetts Lowell Mason Award for outstanding leadership and contributions in music and music education. Throughout her educational career, she has been a mentor, cooperating teacher, and supervisor for many college interns working on their practicum field experience. She has been a member of the Belmont Public Schools Fine Arts steering committee, developing long-range planning and goals for the department. The Thirteen, founded in 2011, is an elite ensemble of twelve professional singers based in New Jersey, specializing in music of the Renaissance and Baroque. The Thirteen performs throughout the mid-Atlantic yet has an international reach through recordings and touring. The Thirteen’s 2013-2014 Season consists of two regional tours, eleven concerts, and two upcoming recordings. Committed to historically informed performance practice, The Thirteen is known for its innovative programming, passionate performances and depth of artistry.

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Christopher B. Thomas is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ where he conducts the Rowan University Concert Choir, Statesmen Men’s Chorus, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting and choral literature. Under his direction, the Rowan University Concert Choir, in addition to numerous on and off campus performances, has performed in the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and recently returned from a performance tour of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary. Thomas has presented at state and international conferences, and is currently serving on the board of NJACDA as R&S Chair for College and University Choirs. Upcoming guest conducting engagements include the 2014 Orvieto Festival of Voice and Strings in Florence, Orvieto, and Rome, Italy, the 2014 National Catholic High School Choral Festival in New York City, and both NJ Region II (2014) and Region III (2015) honor choirs. He holds a BM in Music Education from Millikin University and the MM and DMA from the University of Arizona. Georgiann Hinchcliffe Toole is a West Virginia native who currently resides in Sharpsburg, Maryland. She holds a Master of Music in Conducting from the Shenandoah Conservatory (Winchester, VA), and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She has taught choral and general music in public and private schools at all levels, and is currently the coordinator of social studies education and the Master of Arts in Teaching program at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV), instructing undergraduate and graduate students in educational research and teaching methods. An enthusiastic proponent of the value of musical performance activities for people of all ages and experience levels, she has served as clinician, adjudicator, conductor, and/or composer for county and regional honors choruses in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, and is the founder/director of the Antietam Women’s Ensemble. Her works have been performed by school, community, and church groups, particularly the chamber choir Musica Viva (Winchester, VA), for whom she was recently commissioned to write a complete Christmas concert based upon Irish and Sacred Harp musical traditions.

THRIVE Academy Choir: Choir members are kindergarten and 1st grade students at THRIVE Academy Elementary School in Newark, NJ. All students develop musicianship through Performing Arts class, meeting twice a week to study music literacy, vocal and instrumental performance skills, and music history. Singers in the THRIVE Academy Choir rehearse after school once a week to prepare for special performances in their school and city. Over the past two years, the

THRIVE Academy Choir has appeared at school concerts, community events, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The THRIVE Academy Choir is directed by Katherine J. Brodhead. She is the founding Performing Arts teacher and Arts Department Chair at THRIVE Academy, which opened in 2012 and is growing to K-4th grade as a part of the TEAM Charter Schools Network. Brodhead earned degrees in Music Education and Flute Performance from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania and has experience leading choirs from kindergarten through 12th grade. Christina Toulios holds a degree in Music Education from Mason Gross School of the Arts. She is an elementary music educator in the Westfield Public Schools where she also teaches after school piano classes, and classes on composition. Christina is also the conductor of the Choristers, the youngest group of the Rutgers Children’s Choir and teaches Little Knights, a K-2 music enrichment program at Rutgers. In addition to teaching, Christina also performs in local musical theater and operas including most recently Irene in Crazy for You and Meg in Falstaff at Mason Gross. Amy Troxel graduated Magna Cum Laude from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She spent six years as a choral educator in the Burlington City school district, teaching both middle school and high school choir. She has served on the board of the New Jersey chapter of ACDA since 2009, serving as advocacy chair, registration manager for the 2012 and 2013 Summer Conferences, and most recently as R & S Chair for Middle School. Amy is also involved in the South Jersey Choral Directors Association, serving as rehearsal manager for several years from 2007-2009 and again this year. She served as the senior high conductor in 2011. In 2008 she entered the graduate program at Rowan University where she had the privilege of studying under Dr. Z. Randall Stroope. She received a Master of Music in Music Performance with an emphasis in choral conducting in May 2010. Troxel currently teaches choir and general music at Clearview Regional Middle School. Pamela L. Turowski has been a music educator for over ten years, teaching every level from early childhood to pre-service music teachers. Turowski specializes in the musical learning and development of preadolescent children. She performs throughout the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan areas on bassoon and as a jazz vocalist. She recently wrote and performed in the Grow Up Great Jazz Education Series at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Turowski has a bachelor’s degree from Rowan University and a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. She is currently a doctoral student in music education at Temple University. Peggy Valenti spent 19 years teaching both vocal and instrumental music before becoming a Visual and Performing Arts Supervisor She served as Visual and Performing Arts Supervisor in Hillsborough, NJ and recently retired from the same position in Clifton, New Jersey. Peggy also worked in the Education Department at the Metropolitan Opera Guild in Manhattan. She is currently teaching privately and serving as a student teacher advisor for Mason Gross at Rutgers University while pursuing her own performing opportunities. She is passionate about helping young teachers become exemplary music educators!

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Brian Verdi is the orchestra director at John P. Stevens High School in Edison, NJ where he has taught for the past 9 years. Under his direction, the orchestra program has doubled in size, consisting of four orchestras: freshmen, concert, chamber and symphonic orchestra. The orchestras have competed at local and national venues and have consistently won first place and superior ratings for their performances. Brian has considerable experience teaching strings at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. In addition to teaching orchestra, he also teaches music theory and ap music theory. He earned a B.A. from Montclair State University, M.A. from New York University, and an EdM from Teachers College, Columbia University all in music education. He is completing his EdD in music education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is certified in all books of Suzuki from the School for Strings in New York City under the direction of the late Louise Behrend. He has published articles in the American String Teachers journal and the Arts Education Policy Review journal (in print). He guest lectured at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and his research interests are in professional development of music teachers and education policy. Michael Patrick Wall is an instrumental music teacher at East Brook Middle School, Paramus, NJ and has taught music in Bergen County for 11 years. He has earned his Ed.D. and Ed.M. in Music and Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University as well as his MA and BA in Music Education at Montclair State University. His research interests include improvisation, musical fluency, and collaborative emergence in music education. Lindsay A. Weiss is an instructor and doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. She also serves on the faculty of Kean University Conservatory of Music in Union, New Jersey as an adjunct professor of music education. As a music teacher educator, she advocates the importance of designing curricula around the creative process of making music. She strives to convey this message through providing diverse and culturally relevant instructional approaches that are based on educational, psychological, and musical theories and pedagogy. As a researcher, Weiss is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College, Columbia University and an independent arts researcher and evaluator for the New York City Department of Education. Some conference highlights include: the 2013 Research in Music Education International Conference in Exeter, England; the 2013 Society for Music Teacher Education National Conference; and the upcoming conference for the International Society for Music Education in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Weiss has over seven years of public school music teaching experience in urban and suburban schools in Pittsburgh and New York City. An instrumental music specialist, she has also taught general music, chorus and orchestra. Previous to her public school

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teaching career, she worked in arts management as the Manager of the Education and Community Engagement Department at The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She obtained her Bachelors in Music Education and Masters in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, in February 2014 she will be awarded an en passé Masters of Arts in Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her doctoral dissertation is entitled, “Beyond Boredom in the Band Room: Exploring How Classroom Factors Affect Adolescent Band Student Engagement and Motivation” and is scheduled to defend during the 2014 fall semester. She will graduate with her Ed.D. in Music and Music Education in February 2015. David Westawski has been the Director of Choral Activities at Robbinsville High School since the school’s establishment in 2004. Prior to that, he spent three years teaching elementary and middle school general music/chorus. At RHS, David directs the Raven Chorus and the auditioned Select Choir, as well as directing/music directing the spring musical. Under his direction, the Raven Chorus has received superior ratings and 1st place finishes at festivals. Students from the chorus have successfully auditioned into the NJMEA Region II Honors Choirs as well as the NJMEA All-State Choirs, including top 10 and first place finishes. In 2007, David was selected as Teacher of the Year for Robbinsville High School. David received his bachelor’s degree from Temple University and his Master of Music Education degree from Westminster Choir College. In addition to his teaching duties, David is also a church choir director and freelance vocalist/pianist. The West Orange High School Bands have established themselves with a reputation of e x c i t i n g performances and quality programs in all areas. All of the ensembles participate in festivals and competitions throughout the school year. The curricular bands, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Concert Band, and Ninth Grade Band, meet everyday and have weekly small group lessons and/or chamber ensemble rehearsals. The co-curricular ensembles of WOHS are also recognized for their consistently outstanding performances. The Marching Mountaineers, Indoor Color Guard, Indoor Percussion Ensemble, Jazz I, Jazz II, and Pit Orchestra have all have been recognized for their high quality performances. The Wind Ensemble has represented Region I in the State Gala Concert for the six years in a row. Lisa Wichman is a graduate of Wittenberg University, where she received her B.M.E. with an organ concentration. She received her Kodaly Certification from Westminster Choir College and a Dodge Foundation Grant to further study the Kodaly Methodology. She is a vocal music specialist in the Kinnelon, NJ school district, a NAMM recipient for “A Best Community for Music Education.” She is a recipient of the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award, a Geraldine R. Dodge Grant and awards for her teaching in the Kinnelon district. She served as chairperson of the NJSMA Elementary Music Division,

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as well as the “Children’s Choir Corner” columnist for TEMPO. Lisa has been a session presenter at local, state and eastern division conferences. She is a choral accompanist for several districts in northern New Jersey, as well as NJ Honor Choirs, and was the accompanist for the New Jersey Children’s Preparatory Choir. Lisa also serves as organist, accompanist, children’s choir and youth handbell director at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Mountain Lakes, NJ. The William Annin Middle School Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble founded by it’s current director, Brian McGowan, from the chamber music program at the school. The purpose of the ensemble is to play standard advanced literature for string orchestra from the Baroque to the Modern Era in order to serve the most talented students of the school. The group has performed frequently in concerts, art shows, and for the veterans at the VA Hospital. The ensemble has also participated in the Music in the Park’s festival at Hershey Park, continually earning superior ratings. James Wynne is currently celebrating his 41st year teaching Vocal Music in New Jersey public schools. He has spent the last 31 years of his career directing choral activities and teaching electronic music at Jefferson Township High School in Morris County. His ensembles include Concert Chorus, Chamber Choir, Madrigal Singers, and a Men’s and Women’ ensembles. He is also the director/musical director of the annual spring musical. Wynne also serves as Organist/ Director of Music at the Hilltop Presbyterian Church in Mendham. He received his B.A. from Montclair State College and his M.A. from William Paterson College. He also earned addition post-graduate credits at Rutgers University/Mason Gross School of the Arts as a recipient of the “Rutgers Presidential Citation for Teaching Excellence,” as well as additional credits at Boston University. In addition to his love of teaching music, He is a published author of fiction and historical fiction. Wynne resides in Sussex County with his wife, Marlene. They have 3 grown sons. Craig Yaremko is a woodwind performer and educator. A native of Clifton, NJ, Craig received his B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance from the New School University in 2001 and completed his M.A. in Music Education from Montclair State University in 2012, where he received the Outstanding Graduate Student in Music Education Award. He is Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University, where he teaches Woodwind Techniques and jazz saxophone. He is also the director of instrumental music at Holdrum Middle School in River Vale, NJ, where he directs the Concert Band, 6th Grade Band and Jazz Band and also teaches music

technology and world music drumming. While at Montclair State University Craig studied conducting with Thomas McCauley and was a participant in the university’s Wind Conducting Symposium, working with Craig Kirchhoff and Mallory Thompson. A performer on all saxophones, flutes and clarinets, Craig maintains a steady performance schedule. He has performed or recorded with such jazz artists as Jerry Bergonzi, Rufus Reid and Paquito D’Rivera, as well as with Aretha Franklin and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He has released four jazz recordings as a leader and has performed on numerous others as a sideman. His most recent, CYO3 (OA2 Records) was released in November 2013, finds Craig delving into originals and standards in the classic organ trio format. This latest project features organist Matt King, drummer Jonathon Peretz, and guest guitarist Vic Juris, and is a follow-up to Sync (2007, Jazz Excursion), which was named one of Top 10 CDs of 2007 by New York’s Hot House magazine. Bruce Yurko received his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Wilkes College and his Masters in Performance from the Ithaca College School of Music. While attending Wilkes College he studied horn with Douglas Hill and corresponded with Vincent Persichetti. At Ithaca College he studied conducting with Thomas Michalik, horn with Jack Covert and composition with Karel Husa. From 1974 – 1981 Mr.Yurko was Director of Bands at Madison High School in Madison New Jersey and from 1981- 2005 he was the conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Chamber Music program at Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. From 19822003 he also conducted the Cherry Hill HS West Wind Ensemble. Mr.Yurko was the conductor of the Princeton University Wind Ensemble from 2000 – 2005. In 1987 the Cherry Hill East Wind Ensemble toured the Soviet Union performing concerts in Moscow, Leningrad and Tallinn Estonia. The Wind Ensemble and Orchestra have also performed in Carnegie Hall and Verizon Hall, home of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has guest-conducted New Jerseys three Regional Honor Wind Ensembles as well as the New Jersey All State Wind Ensemble and All State Symphony Band. He has also guest conducted in Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas. In 1990 the National Band Association awarded Yurko and the Cherry Hill High School East Wind Ensemble the “Citation of Excellence Award” and in 2008 he was presented with the “Distinguished Leadership and Service Award” from the New Jersey Music Educators Association. He retired from Cherry Hill High School East in 2005. Mr.Yurko is now on the Faculty at both Messiah College, teaching composition and Music Education and Rowan University, teaching composition and Conductor of the University Wind Ensemble.

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Domenico E. Zarro received his B.F.A. in Percussion Performance from the Purchase Conservatory of Music; and an Ed.M. and an Ed.D. in the College Teaching of Music with a focus in Percussion Pedagogy from Columbia University. Zarro has published articles in Percussive Notes, TEMPO Magazine and the National Association of College, Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal. He has been invited to present guest lectures at colleges, universities and at state, regional, national and international conferences of the Percussive Arts Society, National Association for Music Education, College Music Society and the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. In addition, Zarro is an artist with HaMaR Percussion Publications and has recorded with Mark Records. As a performer, Zarro has appeared as a soloist with college and university orchestras and percussion ensembles; and was principal percussionist and assistant timpanist with the Bergen Philharmonic. As an educator, he is the Director of Instrumental Music and the Cultural Arts Program for Lindbergh School of the Palisades Park School District. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Music at Felician College and is the President of the New Jersey Chapter of The Percussive Arts Society and can be contacted at www.zarropercussion.com.

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The Cali School nurtures the talents of students in all facets of music, combining career-building opportunities, a liberal arts education and the advantage of our close proximity to the cultural riches of New York City. We present over 200 concerts and masterclasses each year by students, our distinguished faculty and guest artists. We provide the tools and experiences to help you become successful working in the fields of music. Programs of Study: BA, BMus, MA, Artist’s Diploma, Performer’s Certificate Performance, Theory/Composition, Jazz, Music Education, Music Therapy strings, guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, brass, woodwinds, voice, percussion  Ensembles: Symphony, Chamber, Chorale, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, Opera Jazz Ensembles, Collegium Musicum, Vocal Jazz, University Singers, Harry Partch Ensemble

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Akinskas, Joseph Amoriello, Tom Axelson, Shelley

Barrierers, Rich Bauer, Peter Bazzel, Albert Beadle, Carol Dory Beaudoin, Ron Beck, Andy Bell, Adam Patrick Bell, Steven Belly, Sue Berchtold, Donna Bergen, Joe Bernotas, Chris Berry, Michael L. Berz, William Bishop, Jason Bittner, Jeffrey C. Bloom, Bob Bogert, Jim Boonshaft, Peter Loel Bott, Darryl J. Boyan, Meredith Braun, Anna Breitzman, Cheryl Brennan, Joseph Brodhead, Katherine Brown, Kenneth Buchanan, Heather J. Bunce-Arraial, Jamie Burns, Amy Burns, Patrick

Calmes, Keith Campbell, Joyce Cantaffa, Joseph Cape, Janet Cardaneo, Donna Carey, Steven Cherwinski, Karen Chesney, Brian Christiansen, Michael Chwalyk, Jr., James Clary, Richard Clasen, Nancy Colaneri, Christopher Coleman, Aimee Colton, Hillary Connors, Tom Curtis, Patricia

42, 74 3, 53, 55, 74 18, 57, 71, 74 44 3, 10, 39, 77 3, 10, 47 10, 62 3 24, 36, 41, 53, 75 58 27 33 3, 32, 53 54 38, 44, 56, 75 28 55, 71, 75 47 18 41 54 38, 43, 75, 76 10, 32, 71 37 28 10 29, 76 35, 94 10 34 26, 27, 76 3, 42, 77 56, 59, 77 53 2, 4 3, 10 55, 77 10 10 41, 77 55, 58 34 2 10, 55 2, 3, 4 33 33 27 34, 47, 70, 78 56

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Dackow, Sandra Dammers, Rick Darnsteadt, Tom Davis, J. Craig DeFurianni, Susan Delnero, Nichole DeLorenzo, Lisa Demerath, Grace Derman, Justin DiGaetano, Michele Dolce, Ronald Dunnigan, Patrick Dziczek, Heather

Ellingsen, Andrew Elliott, SGM-Bill Erdt, Conrad

Ferrara, Dominick Fong, Ben Fortna, Loren C. Frampton, Robert Frankel, Jim Fritzen, Colleen Fuhrman, Kevin

Gadberry, Anita/David Gaffney, Laura Garbisch, Amelia Geyer, Brent Goldman, Eugenia Good, Adam Gopal, Arvin Goss, David Gray, Robert D. Green, Lisa Griffin, Peter

Haas, Jeffrey Hamm, Robert J. Hersey, Jean Hill, Jack Hodgson, Keith Hodson, Robin Holcomb, Al

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28, 29, 79 2, 3, 4, 45, 47, 59, 79 20 19, 34 32 10 35 38, 79 60, 79 10 3 10, 64 38, 56, 80 24, 80 44, 80 37, 42 43, 81 3, 39 57, 81 53, 56, 59, 81 22, 23, 37, 58, 71, 82 24, 25, 47 44 38, 82 36, 42 26, 43, 56, 82 22, 83 32 10 43, 93 54, 56, 83 54 24 34 54, 83 37, 84 24, 84 58, 84 3, 18, 43 22, 23, 71, 84 3

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Jacobs, Joseph Janney, Katianne Johnson, Tom Joseph, Deanna

3, 4, 39, 41 36 23, 37, 53, 85 10, 62

K Kagel, Judy Kallamanis, Michael Kallestad, Leigh Kamp, Tom Kirk, Jo Klott, Rachel Knisely, Deb Kraft, Mark Kunkel, Jeffrey

38, 43 32 22, 23, 42, 85 55, 85 24, 36, 45, 85 23, 45, 52, 85 10 10, 34 19, 54

L Lausi, Laurie Lavender, Cheryl Leonard, John P. Longo, Shawna LoPresti, Marjorie Lubrano, James Luchette, Sherry

26, 27 24, 37, 42, 70 45, 86 23, 86 22, 34, 53, 86 24, 33, 36, 41, 45, 53, 55 33

M 19, 87 2, 3, 4, 30, 102, 103 29 57 52 32 59, 88 40 32 18, 19, 52, 71, 96 3 32 35, 89 52, 89 39, 89 34 3, 28, 40, 43 38, 49 33, 40 52 55, 57 2, 4, 11 3, 4, 11, 73 33, 40

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P Paster, Thomas Pastin, John Paterno, Matthew J. Perry, Joel Philip, David Piombo, Suzanne Pispecky, Robert Polonyi, Artemisz Pomeroy, Bonnie Potter, Anne Connolly

40 35 20 19, 90 57 34, 45 53, 58, 90 59 37, 41 44, 78

Q R Rawlings, Stevie Raymond, Danny Rehill, Peter Robertson, Matthew Robinovitz, Beverly Roman, Greg Rubino, Jerry Ruggeri, Dianne E.

3 20 20 55, 91 3, 36 33 33 43

Maiello, John J. Malara, Marie Maliszewski, Betsy Marcone, Stephen Marquez-Salmeron, Leslie Martin, Penny Mateus, Abelita Brandao May, David McBride, Nick McCauley, Thomas McDevitt, William McDonald, Colleen McGowan, Brian McLaughlin, Eric McNamara-Cabral, Meghan Messano, Bob Meuse, Susan Milburn, Major Dwayne Mission: O Passo-ble Moore, Beth Morro, Ashlie Mosher, Kathleen Mosher, Thomas Mullaney, Tom Newell, Amanda

28, 29, 46 52, 57

24, 46, 52, 58, 89

Saias, Michael Santoro, Jeff Santoro, Nick Schiereman, Mindy Schmidt, Michael Schraer-Joiner, Lyn Schultz, Daniel Scozzaro, John Semancik, Michael Sengin, Jennifer Sfraga, Deborah Silverman, Marissa Sklar, Rina Snyder, Yale Sotiropoulous, Teddi Spadafino, Kathleen Spatz, Matthew Spina, Joseph St. Denis, Erika Suhr, Francois Summers, Richard Swinchoski, Carol

2 3, 39 3, 32 18 10 32 46, 91 11 27, 36, 92 10, 26, 57, 92 3, 4, 11, 30 35, 39 38 33 42 3, 10, 26, 27, 40 10 10 38, 79, 93 24, 36 43, 93 41

T Tassone, Helene Thomas, Christopher B. Toole, Georgiann H. Toulios, Christina Troxel, Amy

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44, 78, 93 27 32 22, 94 32

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V Valenti, Peggy Vaughan, Beverly Venezia, Ralph Verdi, Brian Verrilli, Judy

57, 94 41 20 28 10

Yaremko, Craig Yerkes, Bill Yurko, Bruce

54, 96 3, 10, 39 35, 96

Z Zarro, Dominico E.

56, 59, 97

W Wall, Michael Patrick Weiss, Lindsay Westawski, David Wichman, Lisa Wilhjelm, Christian Williams, Kraig Wilson, Dana

60, 95 60, 95 52, 91 25, 95 52, 91 40 18, 35, 64, 65

ADVERTISERS INDEX Please support these advertisers and those who are sponsoring exhibits (p. 70) for this conference. Bell Production Company................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Boston Conservatory of Music........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Caldwell College................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Festivals of Music................................................................................................................................................................. Back Cover Five Towns College............................................................................................................................................................................ 66 Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar........................................................................................................ 21 Mansfield University.......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division.......................................................................................................................... 48 Messiah College................................................................................................................................................................................. 97 Montclair State University (Cali School of Music)............................................................................................................................. 98 Music and Arts Center....................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Music In The Parks.................................................................................................................................................... Inside Back Cover QuaverMusic.com............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Rowan University.............................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Umass Amherst Department of Music & Dance................................................................................................................................ 51 Westminster College of Rider University........................................................................................................................................... 17 Yamaha Music Corp.................................................................................................................................................Inside Front Cover

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We are most interested in your thoughts regarding the State Conference. Please feel free to share your comments and suggestions. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Would you be interested in presenting a session? Yes_____ No_____ IFâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;YES, then please complete the Session Proposal Application found in this booklet or online at http://www.njmea.org/conference/ index.html IF NO, is there a specific person or topic you would like to suggest? (If you know how we can contact this individual please include an address or telephone.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do you have or know of a small ensemble we could feature in a Lobby Concert? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please leave this form at the registration desk or mail or email to: Marie Malara (732) 887-2998 (Cell) NJMEA Conference Manager (732) 525-5290 X2370 (School) 34 Fanwood Drive malara97@aol.com Sayreville, NJ 08872 marie.malara@sayrevillek12.net

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Do You Want To Be A Clinician At The 2015 State Conference? There is a new form for anyone who would like to present a session at the next NJMEA State Conference. It is available on the njmea.org website under Conferences. The form is a Word document into which you can type all of the required information that is on the form. This should make it easier for everyone to provide the necessary information required by the conference chairperson, and make it easier for those who use that information to prepare for the conference. All information should be supplied electronically including any photos which must be sent as an attachment in a high resolution jpeg format. Photos embedded in the Word document will not be used. This form should be sent to Marie Malara by September 1, 2014.

Do You Want To Have Your Ensemble Perform At The 2015 State Conference? The Ensemble Performance Request Form is also on the njmea.org website under Conferences and is also a Word document which should be completed and emailed to Marie Malara before September 1, 2014.

Do You Want To Be A Presider At The 2015 State Conference? Presiders are always needed for the conference. Presiding is really easy and is an important position which needs to be filled. A presider introduces the clinician and assists him/her in any way necessary such as passing out handouts, forms, etc. Your benefit: a front row seat at the session; your name and school in the program; and great PR for you! The Presider Request Form is also on the njmea.org website under Conferences and can be sent to Marie Malara any time before January 1, 2015. If you need more information, please contact Marie Malara at: Marie Malara (732) 887-2998 (Cell) NJMEA Conference Manager (732) 525-5290 X2370 (School) 34 Fanwood Drive malara97@aol.com Sayreville, NJ 08872 marie.malara@sayrevillek12.net

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Visit The Exhibits. The door prize entry box is located in the exhibit area. Winners will be posted and prizes claimed for the first drawing at the luncheon. All other drawing prizes may be claimed at the Exhibitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Registration desk. You must be present at the convention to win.

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Please support our advertisers and exhibitors. Unclaimed prizes will be redrawn on Saturday at 12:00 pm. Submit only one ticket per drawing.

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