Tennessee Musician, SPRING 2014 by TNMEA

Professional Development Conference Preview Edition

Tennessee Musician

SPRING 2014

Table of Contents President's Message: TEAM Up with TMEA.......................................................3 Dian Eddleman TMEA Comes to Memphis!................................................................................4 Bradley Turner, Conference Chair Conference Information

Vol. 66, No. 3

Conference Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser..........................................5 Featured Performers............................................................................................6 Thursday's Featured Performance Groups............................................................7 Friday's Featured Performance Groups..............................................................10 Tennessee Bandmasters Association Honor Band................................................9 Tennessee Treble Honor Choir Conductor........................................................11 All-State Conductors.........................................................................................12 Columns and Reports

TMEA Council 2013-14...................................................................................27

The Official Publication of the Tennessee Music Education Association

Noteworthy.......................................................................................................20 Kellie Brown Collegiate News................................................................................................21 State Band Chair Report...................................................................................20 Debbie Burton State Choral Chair Report.................................................................................23 Jeffrey Chipman State General Music Chair Report.....................................................................24 Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry State Higher Education Chair Report................................................................25 Barry Kraus State Collegiate Chair Report............................................................................26 Michele Paynter-Paise From Our Collegiate Members..........................................................................26

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President's Report: TEAM Up with TMEA ........................................................Dian Eddleman It’s conference time again! I am excited our spring issue of Tennessee Musician will preview the TMEA 2014 Professional Development Conference. Memphis will serve as our wonderful, gracious hosts April 9-12 as they roll out the red carpet and provide all the resources to help make our conference a success for all. This conference has been planned “just for you”! It is with great pride and pleasure that I invite you to join me during this event for Tennessee music educators. It provides a chance to develop professionally, share ideas and be musically inspired. April serves as a time of year to reflect on our school year of teaching, but at the same time begin to think ahead about the plethora of ways we can improve for the upcoming school year. Many times, I leave spring and summer professional development conferences and use the time during the summer to incorporate these fresh ideas into my teaching. Why would you want to miss an opportunity to be inspired and to share ideas with fellow colleagues? To miss this opportunity is like turning down well-qualified help when it is being offered. I know attending a conference is not the same as a vacation, but it is a change. A change is as good as a rest. The TMEA conference gives us that change. We are able to do something different and, at the same time, we are gaining new insight, skills, and ideas to help us improve as music educators. We become refreshed and use these benefits to work more efficiently and better than before. Hopefully we will come away with a fresh energy and incorporate this renewed energy into our teaching. Be sure to read the conference introduction article by conference chair Brad Turner (see page 4). He has certainly been tenacious in developing a wonderful schedule. Many WTSBOA members will be taking care of endless details regarding the conference and the 2014 All-State Concerts. We thank Brad, our state chairs, and members of WTSBOA for the countless hours spent on the conference schedule and details. I look forward to seeing you in Memphis!!

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TMEA Comes to Memphis!................ Bradley Turner As conference chair for the event, I invite you to attend the 2014 TMEA Professional Development Conference in the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll, Memphis! We are proud to be hosting this event in the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts and the Cook Convention Center. These facilities are unique in that they are connected and will allow for all ensembles to rehearse and perform in the same location. Additionally, all sessions are in the convention center and the Sheraton Hotel, which are connected too. This is truly a unique facility that will create an exceptional experience for everyone! Featured performances by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum and the Dallas Brass (see page 8) and a keynote address by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser (see page 6) are not to be missed. Other highlights of this year’s conference include extended professional development session hours to accommodate the busy schedule of today’s music educator. This also allows for more sessions to be scheduled and for educators to receive credit, as more sessions will happen after normal school hours. There are over 90 sessions offered this year! Other features of this year’s event include all students rehearsing in the same facilities and on the same schedule. The Tech Boutique and concessions will be housed in the exhibit hall. Memphis has a world-class convention center and the state-of-the-art Cannon Center will be the performance venue for the All-State ensembles, as well as for some of the conference ensembles. There are many restaurants and attractions within walking distance and a trolley connects the Sheraton Hotel and the convention center. Of course, world famous Beale Street is only a few blocks away. We are very excited to be able to offer such a fantastic venue for the TMEA Professional Development Conference. I encourage you to travel to Memphis and attend this wonderful event!

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Conference Keynote Speaker Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Tim Lautzenheiser is a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence and a passion for high level achievement. His career involves ten years of successful college band directing at Northern Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and New Mexico State University. Following his tenure at the university level, he spent three years with McCormick’s Enterprises working as executive director of Bands of America. In 1981, Lautzenheiser created Attitude Concepts for Today, Inc., an organization designed to manage the many requests for workshops, seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of positive attitude and effective leadership training. Over two million students have experienced his acclaimed student leadership workshops over the last three decades. He presently serves as Vice President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. In addition, he continues his rigorous travel schedule touting the importance of arts education for every child. His books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, Inc., continue to be bestsellers in the educational world. He is also co-author of the popular band method Essential Elements and is senior educational consultant for Hal Leonard, Inc. Lautzenheiser is senior educational advisor for Music for All and NAMM (The International Music Products Association). Lautzenheiser holds degrees from Ball State University and the University of Alabama; in 1995 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the VanderCook College of Music. He is presently an adjunct faculty member at Ball State University (Earl Dunn Distinguished Lecturer), Indiana-Purdue/Ft. Wayne University, and Butler University. In addition, he serves on the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors and the Western International Band Clinic/American Band College Board of Directors.

http://tnmea.org The conference hotel is the Sheraton Memphis Downtown, located at 250 North Main Street.

Featured Performers Since its founding in 1983 by Michael Levine, the Dallas Brass has become one of America’s foremost musical ensembles. The group has established a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion, which creates a performing entity of extraordinary range and musical challenges. The Dallas Brass repertoire includes classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and patriotic music. According to Levine, “a Dallas Brass concert is intended for the entire family. Our ideal audience has a range in ages from five to 95. Our goal is to entertain and enrich by playing great music, while showing our audience how much we enjoy what we do.” In addition to their solo engagements, the Dallas Brass appears with symphony orchestras nationwide. Symphonic credits include the Cincinnati Pops conducted by Erich Kunzel, New York Pops conducted by Skitch Henderson, and the Philly Pops conducted by Peter Nero. The Dallas Brass has performed at Carnegie Hall and at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and has toured overseas to Europe and the Far East. They have shared the stage with the late Bob Hope, have performed for presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, and have appeared on the CBS Early Show, and their music has been used numerous times on the television show The Young & The Restless. The ensemble has released six recordings: Debut, Dallas Brass II, A Merry Christmas with Brass, Windborne, Nutcracker and American Musical Journey. The Dallas Brass has a strong dedication to working with young musicians, frequently going into the public schools to present clinics and workshops for students of all ages.

Kirk Whalum Soulful, passionate, stirring...these are the words most often used to describe Kirk Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston, Texas, nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The 1980’s were highlighted by Whalum’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Whalum ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene–especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records, including Cache, Whalum’s first #1 album. Whalum and James also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album, Joined at the Hip. After moving to Los Angeles, Whalum became an in-demand session player for top artists like Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross, Larry Carlton, Quincy Jones and, most notably, Whitney Houston; it’s his sax heard on her mega-hit, “I Will Always Love You.” Whalum soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album For You, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date. An ordained minister, Whalum has earned his M.A. in religion. It’s in this spirit that he serves his community, frequently performing at nursing homes, schools and missions. There is also his daily fifteen-minute podcast, Bible In Your Ear (BIYE), in which he invites you to listen along as he reads through the Bible in a year. In addition to music and ministry, Whalum has a passion to educate young, aspiring musicians and as such he currently serves as Chief Creative Officer of the STAX Music Academy and the STAX Museum of American Soul Music in his hometown of Memphis. Whalum is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgements for his musical excellence, including three Dove Award nominations and an NAACP Image Award nomination, and has won two Stellar Awards, gospel music’s highest honor. An eleventime Grammy nominee, Whalum won his first Grammy award for Best Gospel Song (“It’s What I Do,” featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside life-long friend and gifted writer Jerry Peters. His latest release is perhaps his most ambitious to date. On Romance Language Whalum pays homage to the much revered 1963 ballads album, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. Whalum’s release features the brilliant and lush vocals of his brother Kevin. As the original recording is only six songs, Whalum rounds out this album with his romantic interpretations of modern-day ballads such as Brandy’s “Almost Doesn’t Count,” which features the dulcet voice of his 83-year-old uncle, Peanuts Whalum. In addition, Whalum is very proud that Romance Language is the first album produced in LiveAudio, a 3D listening experience for the JAMBOX wireless speaker.

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Thursday's Featured Performance Groups Houston High School Concert Choir The Houston High School Concert Choir is an auditioned mixed course for students with advanced vocal skills. Course content includes the study of fundamental vocal technique, sight-reading, music theory and music history. Performance expectations for the choir are very high as students are presented with challenging literature for performance. The concert choir has a long tradition of excellent and consistently receives Sweepstakes and Superior ratings at both regional and national choral festivals. The choir performs an annual Masterworks concert with members of the Memphis Symphony and takes a national or international tour each spring. The choir has performed at Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany, at Schlosskirche in Wittenberg, Germany, at the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, and at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. The choir has just returned from a performance at Germantown’s sister city, Königs Wusterhausen, Germany. This is the choir’s first performance at TMEA. Briarcrest Christian School SoundScape SoundScape is Briarcrest Christian School’s highly selective commercial music and jazz ensemble and consists of guitarists, vocalists, keyboards, drums/percussion, and a horn section. Founded on jazz, rock, blues and popular music rooted in the rich musical culture of Memphis, SoundScape is distinctly cutting edge in its content and approach and embraces the principal musical movements of our time. Integrating live performance and studio recording, SoundScape performs a variety of musical styles, utilizes relevant technologies, and exposes its members to college and professional opportunities open to today’s high school musician. In an effort to provide students with the most comprehensive musical experience possible, SoundScape produces a professionally recorded CD each year. Most recently, SoundScape released their latest project, Man in the Glass. This CD features an array of styles ranging from rock to jazz and includes an original song written by the band. Man in the Glass is available on compact disc as well as on iTunes. Proceeds received from this CD are being donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of West Tennessee. University of Memphis Wind Ensemble The University of Memphis Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Albert Nguyen and comprises the finest graduate and undergraduate students in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. The ensemble is dedicated to performing high quality wind music regardless of time period or era. Its personnel of approximately 50 musicians is utilized to form chamber ensembles as well as a full wind band. The University of Memphis Wind Ensemble has performed at the Southern Division Conference for the College Band Directors National Association and frequently tours the Mid-South. Members of the ensemble have been placed in military bands and orchestras throughout the country.

Austin Peay State University Chamber Singers Chamber Singers is the premier choral ensemble of Austin Peay State University. The auditioned group has sung Renaissance motets to classical masterworks and highly challenging contemporary literature. Chamber Singers joined Music City Baroque in April 2013 to perform J.S. Bach’s Mass in G minor. In addition to performing Shabbat Service at Nashville’s Congregation Micah, the choir was featured in a performance at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, one that included the grand organ for Vierne’s Messe Solennelle. Along with the annual Holiday Dinner and spring concerts, Chamber Singers regularly represent the music department on concert tours and at university functions, and serve as a laboratory choir for graduate conducting students.

Franklin High School Percussion Ensemble Now in the early years of its second century, Franklin High School has a long history of excellence in band performance. Bands at Franklin have marched in several national parades and been awarded numerous first place awards at local, state, and national marching band competitions. The Franklin Wind Ensemble performed at the 2012 TMEA Conference and at the 2013 Music for All National Concert Festival. The Franklin Percussion Ensemble was founded in Spring 2009 by Michael Holland. Since its inception, the ensemble has performed at the Belmont University Percussion Ensemble concert and at an MTSU percussion master class, and was featured on a video for Quaver Music. In March 2013, the Franklin Percussion Ensemble performed as invited ensemble at the Music for All National Festival. Meigs Academic Magnet School Wind Ensemble The Meigs Academic Magnet School bands comprise over 200 students across four grade levels, with the school having an average total enrollment of approximately 700 students. The program offers beginning band, intermediate band, the awardwinning symphonic band, and the “flagship” performance group, the wind ensemble. Jazz ensemble is available for all 7th and 8th grade students. Jazz combo group and percussion ensemble studies are available to upper level students for students participating in Solo and Small Ensemble Assessment events. Meigs Academic Magnet School has also established a very robust private lessons program, which has become a vital part of students’ individual and group success. Students are able to take private lessons during their band classes once per week, and study with some of the top musicians in the region. Over 80% of band students participate in private lessons once per week both during and after the school day. Individual students have auditioned and been selected for Middle Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association All Mid-States bands, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Honor Band, and scholarships from Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, as well as receiving Superior ratings at state solo and small ensemble festivals. The bands at Meigs Academic Magnet School have enjoyed great success in recent years. The intermediate band, symphonic band, and wind ensemble have received Superior ratings from all adjudicators at state assessment and all have earned the right to perform at the TMEA State Concert Festival each of the last five years. In February 2013, the wind ensemble performed at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for the Country Music Association All-Star Concert which, in conjunction with the CMA Keep the Music Playing program, the city of Nashville and the MNPS Music Makes Us initiative, has given over $6,000,000 to the music programs of Metro Nashville schools. The Meigs Academic Magnet bands have also begun to receive much national attention. The top ensemble participates in a nationally-recognized concert performance assessment festival each spring. The symphonic band and wind ensemble have received Superior ratings at the Music in the Parks Concert Performance Assessment; at each of these events, the ensembles received a Superior rating and placed 1st in their classification. They also received the award for Best Overall Band regardless of classification in the junior

high school division as well as the highest score of any junior or senior high band performing in competition. Individual students have also received commendations from the adjudicators for Outstanding Soloist(s). Students have also exhibited the highest levels of achievement through independent performance. For the last three years, more students from Meigs Magnet were selected via audition for the All Mid-State bands than any other school in Middle Tennessee. Additionally, Meigs Band students participate each year with the Metro Nashville Public Schools Honor Bands. Several students also participate in local youth orchestras. University of Memphis Orchestra The University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) has been under the direction of Dr. Pu-Qi Jiang since 2000. The UMSO offers study and performance opportunities for undergraduate and graduate music majors and for non-majors. The orchestra has 75-85 members, of which approximately two-thirds are undergraduates and one-third are graduate students. The orchestra performs at least two symphonic concerts and one chamber orchestra concert on campus each semester. The UMSO’s repertoire includes compositions written for full orchestra, chamber orchestra, opera and concerto performances. Recent concerts have included Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by C. M. von Weber, Mahler’s symphonies, and works by Barber, Beethoven, Bernstein, Copland, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and others. In addition, orchestra members perform in University Opera productions and have the opportunity to play with professional organizations in Memphis and the Mid-South. More than fifteen former and current UMSO members are contracted to play with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and many play regularly with other orchestras in the region. Many members of the UMSO have joined the School of Music’s orchestral concert tours to perform in Europe and in China. The UMSO supports aspiring young students by premiering their compositions, accompanying winners of the annual University of Memphis Soloists’ Competition and offering significant podium time to student conductors. Orchestra members regularly visit regional school orchestras and youth symphony orchestras to help younger musicians. The UMSO has had the honor of being led by many influential conductors, including Michael Stern, music director of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and the IRIS Orchestra, and David Loebel, former music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was Second Prize Winner in the American Prize Orchestral Performance Competition (College/University) in 2011.

Tennessee Bandmasters Association Honor Band Houston High School Wind Ensemble The Houston High School Band has been in existence for 25 years and under the direction of Jim Smith for 23 of those years. For the past five years, Smith has shared that duty with Spencer Nesvick. During Smith’s tenure, the band has grown from 48 members to more than 300. The wind ensemble has received nothing but Superior ratings at festival for the past 23 years. They were selected to perform at the 2008 TMEA Professional Development Conference. In the course of the past 23 years, over 140 members have been selected to the Tennessee All-State Band or Orchestra. In 2014, Houston is privileged to have 93 students named to an All-West Tennessee ensemble and 26 members named to a Tennessee All-State ensemble.

Friday's Featured Performance Groups White Station Middle School Chorale The White Station Middle School Chorale is an awardwinning middle school choral ensemble from Memphis. Specializing in a wide variety of genres from classical and contemporary sacred music to secular and popular music, the WSMS Chorale performs throughout the southeastern United States. They have won many competitions and have earned highest honors in festivals across the region. Recent notable performances include singing at the Memphis City Schools Arts Fest (2012, 2013), the Peabody Hotel Christmas series (2011, 2012), Heritage Festival in Atlanta (2011), Festival Disney in Orlando (2012), and Music in the Parks in St. Louis (2013). The WSMS Chorale is part of a comprehensive vocal music program of over 250 students that has consistently been awarded Excellent, Superior, and Superior Plus ratings in local and regional festivals over several years. Many members of the Chorale are selected to perform in honor choirs each year. This school year they had the distinct honor of performing at the National Association for Music Education national conference in Nashville. Rhodes College BealeCanto BealeCanto is a professional men’s chamber ensemble, founded in 2012 by Dr. William Skoog, who serves as the artistic director/conductor. The group was essentially founded from members of the Rhodes College MasterSingers Chorale, and consists of ten professional musicians, all of whom hold advanced degrees in music. The men are all music professionals in the region, serving as educators at the high school and college levels, as church musicians, and/or as performers. BealeCanto performs music from virtually every stylistic period and genre and is dedicated to vocal and musical excellence. The mission of BealeCanto is to be a premiere men’s chamber vocal ensemble, dedicated to the art of male singing and artistic excellence through performances, educational opportunities, and related activities. BealeCanto strives to perform a diversity of repertoire and styles with excellence and artistry, and is dedicated to fostering men’s singing throughout the mid-south, expanding that mission nationally and internationally, and promoting male singing in schools and society.

TENNESSEE TREBLE HONOR CHOIR CONDUCTOR ANDREA RAMSEY Andrea Ramsey is a Ph.D. candidate in choral music education and a University Distinguished Fellowship recipient at Michigan State University, where she has conducted the chamber choir and assisted with the women’s chamber ensemble. She holds a B.A. in music education from Arkansas Tech University and an M.M. in choral conducting from the University of Kansas, where she conducted the KU Men’s Glee Club. Additionally, she has served as assistant director and continues to serve as composer-in-residence to the Allegro Choirs of Kansas City, a vibrant youth choral program serving over 190 singers in four ensembles, grades 3-12. She also traveled in residency with the Allegro con Brio choir on tours to Austria and the Czech Republic (2008) and Italy (2011). A native Arkansan, Ramsey has twelve years teaching experience with children’s, public school and university choruses. Under her leadership, the choirs at Washington Junior High in Bentonville, Arkansas, grew to include approximately 375 students in grades 7-8 and were invited to perform for the Arkansas All-State Music Conference. Ramsey enjoys work as an ASCAP award-winning composer; her works are published with Walton, Boosey & Hawkes, Hal Leonard, Colla Voce, Alliance, Santa Barbara, Pavane, Carl Fischer and BriLee Music. As a presenter, Ramsey has shared with audiences at Northwest, Southern, and Central divisional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association in 2012, as well as the 7th International Symposium on Sociology in Music Education in 2011. Recent guest conducting opportunities include the Louisiana All-State Men’s Chorus and the Missouri All-State 7-8 Grade Honor Chorus. Upcoming guest appearances include Georgia All-State Junior High/Middle School Treble Chorus, Arkansas All-State Women’s Chorus, and Kentucky All-State Women’s Chorus.

Ooltewah High School Symphonic Band The Ooltewah High School band program enjoys a national reputation for musical excellence. The program comprises symphonic winds, marching band, jazz band, percussion ensemble, and a thriving chamber ensemble program. The symphonic winds and percussion ensembles involve approximately 100 student musicians in grades 9-12. The student musicians perform in two of the three symphonic ensembles (wind ensemble, symphonic band, and concert band). The ensembles are configured from the smaller advanced wind ensemble to the larger symphonic band and also include a concert band for the younger developing student musicians. These configurations are used to continue to develop the student musicians and to best present the music being performed. The wind ensemble, symphonic band, and concert band have consistently been awarded Superior ratings at the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association’s concert festival and bands from the program perform each year at TMEA’s state concert festival. The Ooltewah symphonic winds program is a fifteen-time recipient of the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Sweepstake Award. The Ooltewah Symphonic Band performed as an honor band at the 2007 TMEA Professional Development Conference. The Ooltewah wind ensemble and symphonic band performed as an honor band at the 41st Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic. The Ooltewah band has performed for two Presidents of the United States (Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush) and for VicePresident Dan Quayle. The band has also performed for then-Governor Lamar Alexander and Senator Albert Gore. In 1999, the band performed for the opening ceremonies of Secretary of Education Riley’s Southeast School Tour.

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All-State Conductors

All-State Women's Chorale

All-State Men's Chorus

Dr. Meg Frazier is honored to be this year’s conductor of the Tennessee Women’s All-State Choir. She is Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Vocal Studies at Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts. A native of Longview, Texas, Dr. Frazier earned her B.M.Ed. and M.M. degrees at Sam Houston State University, where she studied conducting with Bev Henson. She then completed her D.M.A. degree at Louisiana State University under the mentorship of Ken Fulton. Dr. Frazier taught middle school and high school choir in Texas and was the choral instructor at Beloit College in Wisconsin before moving to New Orleans to begin teaching at Loyola in 1998. At Loyola, Dr. Frazier conducts the university’s three choral ensembles and teaches choral music education methods, general conducting, and choral conducting. The Loyola Chorale is the featured choir for city-wide events such as the Red Mass (the opening of the Louisiana judicial year) at St. Louis Cathedral and the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ St. Patrick Day Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, as well as standing-room-only Christmas at Loyola performances each December. Dr. Frazier is also the artistic director and conductor of the NOVA (New Orleans Vocal Arts) Chorale, a community-based adult choir. The award-winning NOVA and Loyola choirs have performed regularly for Louisiana ACDA and in collaboration with numerous performing organizations, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Opera Association, and the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. An active choral clinician and guest conductor, Dr. Frazier has conducted honor choirs in twenty states, including Women’s All-State Choirs in Florida in 2012 and Kentucky in 2002 and 2009, and the Louisiana Junior High All-State Choir in 2000. Dr. Frazier is past president of Louisiana-ACDA and currently serves as ACDA Southern Division Repertoire and Standards Chair for Community Choirs. As a pianist, Dr. Frazier serves as Louisiana ACDA and Kentucky ACDA conference accompanist and often serves as accompanist for LMEA and La-ACDA honor choirs. As a vocalist/chorister, Dr. Frazier enjoys performing in the New Orleans Opera (debut as soloist last spring in Madama Butterfly), Marigny Opera House’s Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, and several church choirs.

Galen Darrough Dr. Galen Darrough is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Northern Colorado and has directed, adjudicated and served as clinician to choirs in twenty states, in the provinces of Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada, and in Latin America. He was conductor of the 1993 Nebraska Honor Choir, 1993 North Dakota All-State Choir, 2001 and 2007 Area I Texas Honor Choirs, 2002 Oklahoma All-State Junior High School Choir, and 2006 South Dakota All-State Choir. His concert choir was one of twelve US choirs selected to perform for the 2012 National Collegiate Choral Organization biennial conference. His men’s glee club was selected to perform for the 1996 and 2006 Southwestern Division conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and for the 1997 and 2006 Colorado Music Educators Convention; his women’s glee club also performed for CMEA in 2002. He has performed or studied with Howard Swan, Paul Salamunovich, Helmuth Rilling, William Hall, David Thorsen, Douglas McEwen, Donald Bailey, Ronald Staheli, Roger Wagner, Dale Warland, and Simon Carrington. He received a B.A. in music education from California State University-Fullerton, an M.M. in choral music performance from Brigham Young University, and a D.M.A. in choral music from Arizona State University. At Northern Colorado, he conducts the 65-voice select concert choir and the 50-voice men’s glee club. He has served in numerous capacities in ACDA, including Colorado state president, editor of the Colorado Choral Director, SWACDA Repertoire and Standards Chair for Men’s Choirs, and president of Southwestern Division in 2008-2010. In 1999, he was designated as Scholar of the Year for the College of Performing and Visual Arts at Northern Colorado and was granted sabbaticals to study Swedish male chorus repertoire in Stockholm (2003) and to study choral music of Latin America (2010). In March 2010 he received the Douglas R. McEwen Award for Choral Excellence from Arizona State University “in recognition of his outstanding artistry, dedication to choral music and commitment to singers.”

The Last Words of David..................................................................................... Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Canticle (from Three Sacred Pieces)................................................................................... David Conte (b. 1955) Tenting Tonight........................................................................................................ John Ness Beck (1930-1987) “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables...............................Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944)/arr. John Leavitt The Drummer and the Cook................................................................................ arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw Be Thou My Vision...................................................................................................................arr. Robert Hunter Hol’ You Han’ (Jamaican Folk Song)..........................................................................................arr. Paul Rardin

Meg Frazier

O Aula Nobilis....................................................................................... William Mathias (1934-1992) Cantate Domino.................................................... Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743)/arr. Machan Sing a New Song........................................................................................Michael Mendoza (b. 1944) Ave Maria.............................................................................................................Guy Forbes (b. 1957) Ave Maria ................................................................................................... David Macintyre (b. 1952) Eu e Vocé................................................................................................ J. Edmund Hughes (b. 1947) It Takes a Village.............................................................................................. Joan Szymko (b. 1957)

All-State SATB Choir

All-State 9th-10th Orchestra

Paul Torkelson

Bob Phillips

Dr. Paul Torkelson is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he directs the Symphonic Choir, Nevada Chamber Singers, and The Twelve and teaches choral conducting. During the 2012-13 academic year his choirs performed Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria in D major, and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy in C minor with the Reno Chamber Orchestra. In 2014, Nevada Chamber Singers performed Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, also with the Reno Chamber Orchestra. A December 2013 performance of Handel’s Messiah included members of Symphonic Choir, Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and the University Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Torkelson. Dr. Torkelson is a frequent guest conductor at state ACDA conventions and has conducted several All-State choirs throughout the United States. During the 2013-2014 academic year he will conduct Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin All-State choirs. Since 1998, he has conducted the Iowa Ambassadors of Music threeweek European tour. In Summer 2014, he will lead the Nevada Ambassadors of Music on their European tour, performing in England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany. He earned his B.M.E. from Wartburg College and holds an M.M. from Kansas State University and a D.M.A. in choral conducting and literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Prior to coming to Nevada, he was Director of Choral Studies at Wartburg College for twenty-five years. He retired from his position as Zahn Chair of Choral Music at Wartburg College in 2008 and was promoted to Zahn Professor Emeritus. For three years he was Principal Conductor in Residence for MidAmerica Productions in New York City. He recently conducted a performance of The Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo at Carnegie Hall on the MidAmerica Concert Series. This performance marked his fourth concert with this esteemed organization at Carnegie Hall. Under the direction of Dr. Torkelson, the Wartburg choir performed at the ACDA National Convention in 1987 and North Central regional conventions in 1988, 1992 and 1998, and toured Europe on eight occasions. The choir and Dr. Torkelson also presented solo concerts at Carnegie Hall and at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. Of their 2004 performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Washington Post asserted that the Wartburg Choir “…has impeccable intonation and excellent diction, and was trained with rock-solid discipline.”

Exultate Justi in Domino................................................ Ludovico da Viadana (1560-1627)/arr. Mason Martens Zion’s Walls.............................................................................................................Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Qui Sedes..................................................................................................................... James Fritschel (b. 1929) I’ll Ay Call in by Yon Town..................................................................................................... arr. Mack Wilberg John the Revelator ..................................................................................................................arr. Caldwell/Ivory

Bob Phillips, pedagogue, composer, teacher trainer, and conductor, is renowned as an innovator in string education. Phillips brings a wealth of knowledge and a sense of humor to his clinics, drawn from his 27 years as a public school string teacher. He is an expert in the use of large group pedagogy and in the development of alternative styles for strings. One of today’s leading educational authors and composers, his books and pieces are performed by thousands of string students each year. He and his wife Pam now devote their time to creating new music, workshops and materials for string teachers and students. Currently Phillips is Director of String Publications for Alfred Music Publishing and is president of the American String Teachers Association. Phillips has authored over 18 book series that include 118 books for use in the classroom, including the ground-breaking series of books Fiddlers Philharmonic, Fiddlers Philharmonic Encore!, Jazz Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic: Second Set and Mariachi Philharmonic, the String Explorer method books, and the revolutionary Sound Innovations customizable method, all published by Alfred Music. He has had over 120 works published for orchestras and bands and is an award-winning ASCAP composer. In Saline, Michigan, Phillips built a string program with over 700 students that is a national model of excellence in both classical and alternative music. After leaving Saline, Phillips began a new string program in Tecumseh, Michigan. His groups have performed at national and state conferences and consistently achieved top ratings at festivals. He founded the nationally renowned folk-fiddling ensemble Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, which under his direction gained an international reputation, performing more than 75 shows annually. Phillips has served as conductor for a variety of youth symphonies, All-State and honors orchestras and camps, including the All-State Orchestra at Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp orchestras, Oakland Youth Orchestra, Georgia All-State, Kentucky All-State and the Queensland Honour Ensemble Program. As a graduate of the University of Michigan with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education, Phillips studied with Lawrence Hurst, Elizabeth Green and Bob Culver. His students have been successful as string educators, as well as professional performers in both classical and alternative styles. He has been elected Teacher of the Year nine times by national, state, and regional associations and has been invited to present clinics in more than thirty states and eight foreign countries. Recognized as Citizens of the Year by the City of Saline for their work in arts education, he and his wife were also honored in special ceremonies by both the House and the Senate of the State of Michigan for their work with the Saline Fiddlers. In 2013 Phillips was inducted into the University of Michigan School of Music Hall of Fame.

Serenade for Strings................................................................................... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiac IV. Finale (tema russo): Andante–Allegro con spirit Of Glorious Plumage....................................................................................................... Richard Meyer (b. 1957) Seven Scottish Airs....................................................................................Gustav Holst (1874-1934)/arr. Phillips Aspire ................................................................................................................................ Bob Phillips (b. 1953) Tennessee Musician • SPRING 2014

All-State 11th-12th Orchestra

All-State Jazz Ensemble

Allen Tinkham

Lou Fischer

Allen Tinkham is increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted conductors and teachers of his generation. He is hailed by The Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago’s most important “educators, mentors and inspirational guides in the training of tomorrow’s orchestral professionals,” working “wonders” in concerts performed at “professional-level.” As Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Tinkham oversees all artistic programming and faculty for the organization. He has led the orchestra to wide acclaim in domestic and international tours (to Europe and South America), including performances in some of the world’s greatest halls, from Carnegie Hall to Leipzig’s Gewandhaus to Montevideo’s Teatro Solis. With CYSO, Tinkham has won the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ Programming and Youth Orchestra of the Year awards twice each. As a champion of contemporary music, he has won eight ASCAP awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music with CYSO. He has premiered many new works for orchestra with CYSO, including works of Augusta Reed Thomas and Marc Anthony Turnage. In addition to his post with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Tinkham serves as assistant conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Welcome Yule!” production. Recent guest conducting appearances include the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tinkham is also on faculty at the New York Summer Music Festival and Columbia College of Chicago, and is in high demand as a guest conductor and teacher, having conducted All-State festival orchestras across the country. Prior to his appointment in Chicago, Tinkham served as apprentice conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, where he mentored under Music Director James DePreist. Tinkham received the B.M. with Distinction in a double major of theory and double bass from the Eastman School of Music and an M.M. in orchestral conducting from the University of Michigan. At Michigan he served as music director of both the Campus Symphony and Philharmonia orchestras and received the Helen and Clyde Wu Conducting Fellowship, the youngest conductor to receive these distinctions. He continued his conducting studies for many summers at the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen and at the Conductors Retreat at Medomak. Tinkham’s principal teachers are David Effron, Murry Sidlin, and Kenneth Kiesler, and he has also studied with David Zinman and James DePriest. Blue Towers..................................................................................................................................... Irving Fine (1914-1962) Symphony No.1 in F minor, Op.10................................................................................. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Allegretto–Allegro non troppo Allegro–Meno mosso–Allegro–Meno mosso Lento–Largo–Lento Allegro molto–Lento–Allegro molto–Meno mosso–Allegro molto–Molto meno mosso–Adagio

Dr. Lou Fischer is professor of music, jazz activities coordinator, and jazz ensemble director at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where he directs the big band program, and teaches American pop/jazz theory, beginning/advanced jazz arranging, and contemporary jazz bass. A member of the internationally recognized University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band (1971-74), Fischer received a B.M. in jazz performance, magna cum laude, and an M.A. in composition with honors from the University of Denver. He holds a D.A. in bass performance, with a secondary in theory and composition, from Ball State University. Dr. Fischer is an honorary life member of Phi Mu Alpha and was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda at BSU. Forty-four years in the entertainment industry include composing and/or performing over two thousand commercial advertisements, over fifty Broadway shows, and extensive music tours with Bill Watrous, Red Rodney, The Crusaders, Airto, Charlie Byrd, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Emmy Lou Harris, Rich Matteson, and the orchestras of Woody Herman, Louis Bellson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Les Hopper, Tex Beneke, and Jimmy Dorsey, among many others. Fischer currently has four international album releases under his own name and can be heard on numerous recordings, most recently including Steve Houghton’s The Manne We Love: Gershwin Revisited; two Bill Watrous titles: A Time For Love and Bone-I-fied; the Shelly Berg Trio’s The Joy; Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra’s A Miracle; Sunny Wilkinson’s big band release High Wire; and Beaux J Poo Boo’s All Things Are New. Dr. Fischer has appeared as guest director, soloist, clinician, and/or adjudicator at jazz festivals in Europe, Canada, Japan, Korea, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Australia, and Mexico, and at over two hundred high schools/ universities in the United States. He remains in great demand worldwide, recently directing the All-State jazz ensembles of Colorado, Texas, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Fischer acts as jazz division head for the renowned Music For All/Bands of America Summer Symposium. A long-time advocate and champion for jazz education, Fischer is co-founder of the newly created Jazz Education Network and currently serves as vice president and membership manager; he recently participated in the Quincy Jones Music Consortium held in New York City. Service to the International Association for Jazz Education includes U.S. Representative, IAJE Executive Board, Past-President (Ohio), Leadership-Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, Resource Team member, New Music Instrumental Chair (1989-2008), MidWest Regional Conference Planning Committee for two conferences, performer/clinician/presider at international conferences, TTI clinician, and International Conference Selection Review Process Committee Chair. Fischer was owner and operator of his own music publishing company for thirteen years, where he distributed over 350 jazz-related materials. With many compositions, articles and method books currently in print, he is published by Walrus, Hal Leonard, Kendor and Alfred Music, and has been a frequent contributor to JAZZed magazine, Jazz Educators Journal and The Instrumentalist. Dr. Fischer plays the Yamaha Silent Basses exclusively.

All-State 9th-10th Band

All-State 11th-12th Band

Rebecca Phillips

John Lynch

Dr. Rebecca Phillips is Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands at the University of South Carolina, where she is responsible for directing the symphonic winds, The Mighty Sound of the Southeast Marching Band, and Concocktion basketball and volleyball pep bands, teaching undergraduate instrumental conducting, and directing the Carolina Summer Drum Major Clinic. Under Dr. Phillips’ direction, the USC Symphonic Winds was a featured ensemble at the 2012 College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference, the 2010 Society of Composers International Conference, and the 2008 North American Saxophone Alliance International Convention. Dr. Phillips conducted the world premiere of John Fitz Rogers’ Narragansett as a guest of the USC Wind Ensemble at the 2013 CBDNA National Convention. She was also a guest conductor of the USC Wind Ensemble on their 2012 national tour of China with performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo. In addition, she conducted the consortium premiere of John Mackey’s Harvest: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble in 2011. In 2011, Dr. Phillips was asked to take the over the role of Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. She was tasked with developing and implementing a new vision of growth, spirit, and pride for the Carolina Band. Under her leadership, The Mighty Sound of the Southeast has grown from 248 members to 345 in three seasons and the band has been hailed as the “best contribution to the Gamecock game day atmosphere.” In addition to performing at all home and away games during the regular season, the Carolina Band performs for post-season conference championship and bowl games. Dr. Phillips and the Carolina Band released a CD in August 2013, highlighting music from the 2012 season. Dr. Phillips has served as a clinician and guest conductor throughout the United States. Appearances include the 2008 Midwest Clinic as an invited rehearsal clinician and conducting performances with the University of Indianapolis Wind Ensemble, the Florida State University Symphonic Band, the University of South Florida Wind Ensemble, and various high school and college honor bands. Under her direction, the Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble performed a consortium premiere of John Mackey’s Turbine in 2006 and the world premiere of Brett Dietz’s Crop Circles with the LSU Symphonic Winds. Her conducting performances of David del Tredici’s In Wartime and John Mackey’s Redline Tango are both featured on the nationally distributed LSU Wind Ensemble compact disc project. As a trombonist, Phillips’ performances can be found on several internationally distributed recordings. She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own), Tallahassee Symphony, and Tampa Bay Opera Orchestra. She has also performed internationally in England, Mexico, the Caribbean, Russia, and Sweden, and has toured as a trombonist with Johnny Mathis and Barry Manilow. A native of Washington, DC, Dr. Phillips earned her bachelor’s degree in music education from The Florida State University, M.M. degrees in conducting and trombone performance from the University of South Florida, and a D.M.A. in conducting at Louisiana State University. She served as a secondary school band director for seven years in Florida, including a term as Director of Bands at Howard W. Blake Performing Arts High School in Tampa, where she developed an award-winning concert band program. Dr. Phillips holds memberships in the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, College Band Directors National Association, and the National Band Association.

John Lynch is the newly appointed wind ensemble conductor at the Sydney Conservatorium, where he will guide all aspects of the wind band and graduate wind conducting programs. He has been the Director of Bands and professor of music at the University of Georgia. Other previous positions include those at the University of Kansas, Northwestern University, and Emory University. Dr. Lynch has also held positions as music director of the Chicago Northshore Concert Band, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, and Greater New York Wind Symphony (founder). He has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, including invited tours of China and Argentina. He has three professional recordings on the Naxos label: Redline Tango (the premiere recording in the Wind Band Classics Series); Millennium Canons: Looking Forward, Looking Back; and Street Song. Dr. Lynch is a published composer through C. Alan Music and Maestro and Fox. Honors and awards include: The American Prize; the national recipient of the Stanbury Award for outstanding conducting and teaching; New York’s Big Apple Corps National Leadership in the Arts award; The University of Georgia Creative Research Medal; Northwestern University Searle Fellow for Teaching Excellence; membership in the Emory Scholars Committee; finalist for the Hungarian Radio Conducting Competition; and membership in the American Bandmasters Association and Phi Beta Mu international band honor fraternity. Performances include the national conventions of the American Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, NAfME, Midwest Clinic, Le Festival des Anches d’Azur in France, the Jungfrau Festival in Switerzland, and the Georgia and Kansas state music conventions. He has held residencies at the Conservatories in Vilnius (Lithuania), Alessandria (Italy), Sydney (Australia), and the University of Costa Rica. Summer festival conducting includes the International Festival in Santa Maria del Sol (Brazil), Chicago Music for All Festival, Bands of America, and Interlochen. Recent guest conducting engagements include the United States Marine Band, Army Field Band, West Point Band, the national concert band of San Jose, Costa Rica, honor bands in Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, and the All-State bands of New York, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana. John Lynch holds degrees from Indiana University, Eastman School of Music and Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Xerxes................................................................................................................................... John Mackey (b. 1973) Rhosymedre..................................................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)/arr. Beeler Armenian Dances .....................................................................................Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)/ed. Satz La Mezquita de Cordoba.........................................................................................................Julie Giroux (b. 1961) Themes from “Green Bushes”.......................................................................Percy Grainger (1882-1961)/arr. Daehn

Aurora Awakes................................................................................................................................ John Mackey (b. 1973) A Solemn Place...............................................................................................................................Wayne Oquin (b. 1977) Enigma Variations...........................................................................Edward Elgar (1857-1934)/arr. Paterson (new setting)

Noteworthy............................................... Kellie Brown Sight Reading: A Novel by Daphne Kalotay. HarperCollins, 2013. Daphne Kalotay, the award-winning author of Russian Winter, has taken on the intriguing and often angst-filled world of classical music in her latest novel. The opening is set in present-day Boston, but the story traces back to 1987 and travels around the world. The characters form the type of triangle that you would expect to find in an opera. First, there is Remy, a talented violinist. Then, there is Nicholas, once a child prodigy, now working as a composer who has no trouble completing film score commissions but can’t seem to finish his symphony. Finally, there is Hazel. The novel opens with Hazel walking out of a shop and running into Remy, whom she hasn’t seen in a long time. The back story that then unfolds is that Hazel was married to Nicholas when he was teaching at a conservatory in Boston, but their family fell apart when he began having an affair with Remy, one of his students. Nicholas eventually divorced Hazel and married Remy. The plot may seem simple and predictable, but it is quite complex, with each character suffering from their own fears and unrealized aspirations. This is an engaging read that will keep you turning pages into the night. For non-musicians, it contains a glossary of musical terms in the back, and Kalotay’s web site also contains musical playlists to accompany the book.

The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization by Howard Goodall. Pegasus Books, 2013. A well-known English composer, Howard Goodall has written in a variety of genres from choral music to music for television. In addition to his composing, Goodall has been quite successful in producing award-winning educational programs about music, most notably his Big Bangs documentary series, which outlines what he considers are the five most important advancements in the history of music (notation, equal temperament, opera, the piano, and recorded sound). In his latest book, The Story of Music, Goodall takes on 40,000 years of music history, starting with pre-historic times and then working through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, etc. But before you start thinking that it sounds like a boring music history text (a.k.a. Grout), take another look. He spends quite a bit of time on popular music in the 20th century and has a wonderful sense of humor and storytelling that comes through in the writing. It is also a great introduction for musicology novices, although it does require some knowledge of music theory to fully understand.

COLLEGIATE NEWS Austin Peay State University Dr. Eric Branscome recently directed the MTVA Middle School Honor Choir featuring over 120 of Middle Tennessee’s most outstanding middle school vocalists. The choir performed Haydn’s “Oh Sing With Joyful Pleasure,” Scarlatti’s “Agnus Dei” a traditional song from Ghana called “Pete! Pete!," Belafonte’s “Turn the World Around,” and the traditional Russian work “Kalinka.” The performance also featured APSU staff accompanist Anne Marie Padelford on piano and music education majors Kacee Sanders and Jill Austin on percussion. APSU recently hosted approximately 50 percussion students from local high schools for their annual Marimba Day, directed by percussion instructor David Steinquest. The event features rehearsals and clinics for participants throughout the day, culminating with an evening performance by event participants. February 20-23, APSU hosted approximately 200 of the area’s top instrumental high school students for the 2014 Governor’s Honor Band. This year’s clinicians were Dr. Sarah McKoin of Texas Tech University and Dr. Joshua Byrd of University of West Georgia. APSU’s Home School Music Program will begin classes in March. This program is open to kindergarten through 5th grade home school students and is taught by senior-level music education majors as a requirement of their music education courses. East Tennessee State University

State Band Chair Report......................... Debbie Burton The TMEA Professional Development Conference is fast approaching and I hope you are making plans to attend this year’s event in Memphis. The conference management team has put together a fantastic schedule of professional development sessions, concerts, and guest speakers, including several performances and sessions by the Dallas Brass. While at the conference, be sure to attend the annual band caucus meeting. This is your opportunity to be a part of discussions about TMEA policies and procedures that affect all band programs across the state. Congratulations to these ensembles chosen to perform at this year’s conference. I have no doubt these performances will be outstanding. · University of Memphis Wind Ensemble · Franklin High School Percussion Ensemble · Ooltewah High School Symphonic Band · Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School Wind Ensemble · Houston High School Wind Ensemble, selected as the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame performance Professional development is an important part of every teacher’s growth and development. It is critical for all teachers to have regular opportunities to learn from each other. Motivated educators continually take steps to improve their teaching skills and increase their students’ achievement. They share ideas with colleagues and seek out new strategies, technologies, and resources to meet the needs of their students. The TMEA Conference provides the content-specific sessions and the informal sharing that every music educator needs to grow as a professional. I sincerely hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and attend this year’s conference.

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Senior vocal performance major Tatum Spears, soprano, received the Frances Shafter Recognition award in auditions for the Metropolitan Opera National Council (North Carolina district) in January. The MONC was founded in 1952 with the goal of discovering aspiring young opera singers from around the country. “I am honestly in shock,” Spears admitted. “I was the second-youngest singer in this competition, and after hearing all of the amazing talent, I thought I would walk away emptyhanded. I feel so honored and blessed to be chosen for this award. I can’t wait to audition again next year.” Spears performed two arias from memory for the three judges: Dominic Cossa, Chair, Opera Voice Division, University of Maryland School of Music; Anthony Dean Griffey, Metropolitan Opera tenor; and Gayletha Nichols, Executive Director, Metropolitan Opera National Council. Spears is from Weber City, Virginia. She is a student of Dr. Sun-Joo Oh and will graduate in May with a B.M. degree. Spears is a member and section leader of the ETSU Chorale and the ETSU Opera Workshop. She is also competing in the MTNA Young Artist Voice Division Competition in Louisville, KY. Justin Stanton, a 2005 graduate in instrumental music education, won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance for the recording “Somethin’” by the band Snarky Puppy. Stanton joined the band while at student at the University of North Texas, where he was studying for a master’s in jazz performance. He is one of six core members of the ensemble, which has performed with such well-known artists as Erykah Badu, Justin Timberlake, and Snoop Dogg. Stanton is a graduate of Elizabethton High

School, where he studied with Rick Simerly, to whom he gives credit for much of his musical success. Milligan College Milligan College continues to expand its academic programs and opportunities by announcing the addition of a new major in music business set to begin in fall 2014. The music business major is divided into two tracks―business and technical. “This new major gives our students the chance to gain valuable training in an applied music concentration as well as the technical or business expertise that is required to succeed in the fast-moving world of the contemporary music business,” said Dr. R. Garland Young, vice president for academic affairs and dean. Students in both tracks will spend a semester studying at Nashville’s Contemporary Music Center, hosted by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). “As a part of this major, students will have a chance to work within the very hub of the music business in Nashville,” Young said. “Students will work closely with other students in a semester-long experience that involves study, intense hands-on experiences with modern equipment and facilities, and a week-long musical tour. Combine this experience with the liberal arts approach to learning at Milligan, and the new program will produce students who are deep thinkers and who possess the skillset required to succeed in a highly competitive area of business.” Milligan has also released information about its Pre-College Summer Fine Arts Academy, to be held July 13-18. The program is for students ages 14-18 who are interested in an immersion experience in digital media, music or theatre. Classes are taught by Milligan faculty and students and include hands-on workshops and lessons in which students will develop a portfolio and/ or experience to strengthen their college applications. The culmination of the week is a Friday night performance/show. For more information, visit www.milligan.edu/artsacademy. The music department expanded its annual Christmas Concert from one performance to two this past December. The concerts, which featured the Milligan College orchestra, brass choir, and four different vocal ensembles, drew a record attendance of over 2,000 people total for both nights. Traditionally, the concerts are free, though a donation is collected to benefit a local non-profit organization as well as the college’s music program. This year, through the generosity of those in attendance, a record amount of $6,793 was collected to benefit Milligan’s music area and Niswonger Children’s Hospital in Johnson City. In April 2014, the concert choir and orchestra will collaborate with several church choirs to present the U.S. premiere of a performance that incorporates Part II (the Lenten portion) of Handel’s Messiah with selected readings taken from the sermons of John Newton. The concerts, titled “Handel’s Messiah: A Celebration of God’s Amazing Grace,” are modeled after a similar performance given in 2010 at Gloucester Cathedral under the auspices of Britain’s John Newton Project. In conjunction with Milligan’s two performances on April 12 and 13, Marylynn Rouse, a visiting scholar from the John Newton Project, will be on hand to give several talks and exhibitions during the week Tennessee Musician • SPRING 2014

prior to the performance. Participating Milligan faculty are Dr. Charlotte Anderson, alto soloist; Dr. Kellie Brown, conductor of the Milligan College Orchestra; Noah DeLong, conductor of the Milligan Concert Choir; Anne Elliott, harpsichordist; and Dr. David Runner, organist. Noah DeLong was selected to present a research poster and mini-lecture at the national conference of the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) in November. The presentation, “Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Between Two Worlds,” contained findings from DeLong’s soon-to-be completed doctoral thesis. Trevecca Nazarene University Trevecca Nazarene University student composers are hard at work in creative endeavor. The composers are writing works that challenge their musical boundaries and build their skills as they strive to develop their individual compositional voice. The projects range in scope from solo works for piano and harp to pieces for choir, concert band, string quartet, and electronic media. This semester marks the launch of the composition seminar, wherein student composers meet once a month to preview works in progress and discuss works by other composers. TNU’s composers are also in the beginning stages of collaborating interdepartmentally with poets and filmmakers. The public is invited to hear some of the student works at TNU’s first Student Composers’ Forum, to be held March 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Wakefield Auditorium on the TNU campus. Admission is free.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The 2014 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast was hosted by Dr. Erika L. Schafer January 17-19. Featured artists were Tito Carrillo, University of Illinois, and Allan Dean, Yale University. Each performed in concert and presented a master class. Judith Saxton, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, conducted the College/ProAm Mass Ensemble and also presented an Alexander Technique clinic. Dr. Raquel Rodriquez, Northern Kentucky University, conducted the High School Mass Ensemble. Dr. Eric Yates, University of Alabama, led a warm-up clinic. Alan Siebert, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, conducted the Professors’ Ensemble. Other festival events included a jam session, a faculty recital featuring professors from throughout the southeast, a trumpet ensemble concert, and a teachers’ forum. Exhibitors included Yamaha, Harrelson Trumpets, Warburton, Blackburn Trumpets, Giant Steps Music Corporation, Pickett Brass, Conn-Selmer, Inc., Andreas Eastman, and Jupiter. The festival was made possible in part by a grant from the International Trumpet Guild. The UTC Music Department, Health and Human Performance Department, and alumni George Nichols, V. Earl Brown, Jr., and Terry Major were also sponsors of the event. The festival had approximately 200 participants with twenty-two universities represented. The Trumpet Festival of the Southeast is an annual celebration of trumpet playing and teaching in the southeastern United States. Next year’s festival will be hosted by Dr. Eric Yates at the University of Alabama, with specific dates to be determined. The festival website is www. trumpetfestivalofthesoutheast.com.

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State Choral Chair Report..................... Jeffrey Chipman TMEA’s Professional Development Conference is just around the corner! I hope all of you are making plans to attend. There are wonderful professional development opportunities, great concerts and professional connections to be experienced. Do not miss it! Memphis is a welcoming city and I am certain you will find yourself enjoying all that it has to offer. The Mississippi River, National Civil Rights Museum, Rock and Soul Museum, Staxx Records and Sun Studios, Graceland, Beale Street, Overton Square, CooperYoung, Brooks Museum, Dixon Gallery, National Ornamental Metal Museum, and countless other attractions make Memphis an exciting and culture-filled experience for anyone who chooses to experience all Memphis has to offer. Memphis has seen a wonderful surge of fine cuisine in the past few years, so all you foodies prepare to be impressed. From fine dining to the world’s best barbecue, Memphis will not disappoint. Feel free to contact me for information or questions about my city. I am proud we are hosting you all! While at conference, please be sure to attend the choral roundtable and caucus meetings. We have important things to discuss and decisions to make. We will closely review the proposed TMEA student eligibility policy. This policy is the result of two years of work based on the policies of the nine regional associations and feedback from TMEA members. It is imperative that we all understand this policy and its implications for next school year. The policy can be found on the TMEA website. Please review it and be ready to ask any questions you feel need to be addressed. During the roundtable and caucus meetings we will also determine whether we will proceed with establishing an adjudicator training program. Please be sure to attend the session on adjudicator training hosted by Vic Oakes. This session will feature a panel discussion of the training program and how it could function in Tennessee. We want to be as informed as possible when making decisions, so please try to attend. An additional treat for us will be our ACDA-sponsored clinician, Dr. Tucker Biddlecombe from Vanderbilt University. I had the pleasure of watching Dr. Biddlecombe work with the

All Southwest Junior High Honor Choir this past November. I learned so much from him and my students were mesmerized. Don’t pass up the opportunity to develop professionally with Dr. Biddlecombe! If you read my column in the last issue of Tennessee Musician, you probably understand my initial thoughts concerning the new National Core Arts Standards initial draft. The final draft review survey opened February 14 and will close February 28, 2014. The final version of the standards will roll out in June. The drafts are currently available for you to read and ponder at http://nccas.wikispaces.com/. Please take some time to read and thoughtfully consider the full documents. Do not just stop with your own grade levels. Look at the expectations for students before they come to you and after they leave you. Having a true understanding of the sequential K-12 program is critical. Then complete the survey. This is the last opportunity we have to help shape these standards. See you in Memphis!

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State General Music Chair Report ................................................... Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry I hope that the spring semester is off to a great start and that you have scheduled some time to join us all in beautiful Memphis for the TMEA Professional Development Conference April 9-12! I am very excited about the quality and variety of general music sessions we will be offering this year and I hope you will take time to listen to this year’s Tennessee Treble Honor Choir. T he Tennessee Treble Honor Choir will rehearse at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 9, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM (CST). Our conductor, Dr. Andrea Ramsey, has been wonderful to work with and has selected a fantastic program that will be performed at the opening session of the conference on Thursday, April 10, in the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. I do hope you will plan to attend! TMEA is again very fortunate and grateful to have Peripole. Inc., as an exhibitor and provider of the instrumentarium for the general music classroom at the conference. The conference scheduling team included time to allow for visits to the exhibits. I hope you will take advantage of this and will visit the Peripole, Inc., booth as well as the other exhibitors. You won’t want to miss Peripole Artist Cak Marshall and the three great sessions she will be offering! Be sure to plan to attend Cak’s sessions: Sing, Dance, and Play…Even in 2014! ; Tootles: Beginning Recorder Trios for Children; and The Games People Play! I am also very excited to have Dancing Drum and Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music back this year and offering several fast-paced and high-energy sessions you can take straight to your classroom the Monday after the conference! Steve Campbell from Dancing Drum has two sessions, Drumbeat for Success: Teaching Good Character Through Music and Percussion Games and Activities for Primary Grades. Graham Hepburn and Chris Murphy, two of the co-creators of Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music, will be presenting Quaver’s NEW ClassPlay: Interactive Song-Based Activities You definitely will not want to miss any of the sessions that are being presented by the fine music educators of our great state. Here is a quick preview of all our conference will have to offer! Thursday General Music Sessions: · Teaching and Learning Secondary General Music with Apple iPads: Dr. Jennifer Vannatta-Hall · The Healthy Instrument: Dr. Sandra Cox

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· Appalachian Sing: Regional Folk Songs in the Elementary Music Classroom: Dr. Lee Harris · Quaver’s NEW ClassPlay: Interactive Song-Based Activities: Graham Hepburn & Chris Murphy · Helping Learners with Autism Succeed in Music: Christine Hughes · Sing, Dance and Play…Even in 2014!: Cak Marshall, Peripole Artist · Embracing the Non-Auditioned Chorus: Dumping Ground, or Land of Opportunity?: Dr. Andrea Ramsey, Tennessee Treble Honor Choir conductor · Recorders are More Than Hot Cross Buns!: Linda Lee Friend · Tootles: Beginning Recorder Trios for Children: Cak Marshall, Peripole Artist · Sing, Play and Dance with Joy!: Catherine Wilson · Bucket Drumming in the High School General Music Classroom: Brenda Willia · Unleashing Your Inner Composer: Dr. Jonathan Vest · Reaching the i-Generation: Using Piano, Pop Music and Online Technology to Engage Your Students in Music Theory: Gerry Diamond · Drumbeat for Success: Teaching Good Character Through Music: Steve Campbell, Dancing Drum · Musical Theater: Where Common Core Meets Community: Kathy Hull & Lori Castell · Common Core and Music: Making All the Parts Work Together for the Best Music Curriculum: Dr. Jennifer S. Shank Friday General Music Sessions: · STEM Objectives Through Improvisation and Composition in Elementary Music: Dr. Eric Branscome · Hand Dancing: Conducting Strategies for the Elementary Classroom: Sarah Burns · Percussion Games and Activities for Primary Grades: Steve Campbell, Dancing Drum · The Games People Play: Cak Marshall, Peripole Artist · Starting a Successful Guitar Program: It’s Easier Than You Think!: Nathan Kingery · Rhythm Is Easy as Pie: Lenna Harris · Quaver’s Beyond Marvelous Curriculum: The New Benchmark in K-5 Music Curriculum: Graham Hepburn & Chris Murphy · Assessment Through Instruction in Elementary Music: Dr. Eric Branscome · Eyes Can Hear, Ears Can Read: Lori Casteel · Tales, Tunes, & Timbre: The Sequel: Mimi Hamilton · Creativity, Improvisation, and World Music with Instruments Commonly Found in Your Room: Dr. Julie Hill

State Higher Education Chair Report........ Barry Kraus As spring approaches, the TMEA Board is finalizing what promises to be a very exciting professional development conference in Memphis. College and university students, faculty, and administration will be well represented in sessions, clinics, and various performances. As well, higher education faculty are encouraged to participate in discussions, clinics, and research sessions. As we prepare the next generation of performers and teachers, the convention provides a venue in which we may share ideas and strategies. This year, we are pleased to host an excellent selection of eleven collegiate small instrumental and choral ensembles for our series of mini-concerts that will take place in the exhibit hall. Participating ensembles are the University of Memphis Percussion Ensemble, Bolton High School Saxophone Quartet, Austin Peay Bottom Bow Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, University of Memphis Slide Show Trombone Ensemble, University of Memphis Bottom Line Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, Maryville College Off-Kilter Vocal Ensemble, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Clarinet Ensemble, and University of Tennessee-Knoxville Faculty Woodwinds and Clarinet Choir. The groups will perform on Thursday and Friday throughout the morning and early

afternoon. Please stop by the exhibit hall and show your support for our collegiate student musicians and their directors. In addition, we will enjoy collegiate large ensemble performances including the University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, Austin Peay Chamber Singers, and Rhodes College BealeCanto. Higher education faculty members are encouraged to attend the higher education caucus meeting and participate in the discussion of issues that impact our efforts in preparing future music educators. The caucus meeting is a platform to share strategies, implement change, and explore ways to increase higher education involvement in TMEA. Please plan to attend and participate in the dialogue. Several of our higher education colleagues will present informative sessions for collegiate students, and we are glad to host an array of higher education colleagues, from Tennessee and surrounding states, presenting clinics related to general music, technology, conducting, pedagogy, composition, auditions, and performance. The conference presents many opportunities for higher education activity. Take advantage of the venue to maintain and develop new connections in academia and strengthen ties with K-12 music teachers. Join us in a growing contingent of higher education membership across the state, and allow TMEA to be the conduit through which your contributions to our profession can be shared. I hope to see you in Memphis!

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State Collegiate NAfME Chair Report ....................................................... Michele Paynter-Paise Spring is just around the corner: have you made plans to attend the state conference? The upcoming TMEA conference in April is sure to be another hit as university students from all across the state make their way to Memphis! As always, there will be performances to attend, exhibits to see, all-day choral, band, and orchestral clinics, networking opportunities, and other events to help you grow as a musician and future music educator. This year, Thursday will be a particularly special day for collegiate members, as we are featuring several sessions geared toward pre-service teachers. There will be a panel discussion led by first-year music teachers, sessions on advocacy and student teaching, and another session that will help you know what to do after you “get the job.” Thursday evening will end with a social reception just for collegiate members, followed by a performance by the University of Memphis Orchestra. On Friday morning, we will have our annual NAfME Collegiate business meeting. During this time, we will present awards to an outstanding chapter and an outstanding individual NAfME Collegiate member, recognize our outgoing state officers, and make plans for electing new officers. If you are interested in a state position, please consider one of the following: West Tennessee president, Middle Tennessee president, East Tennessee president, vice president/ publicity, or secretary/treasurer. In addition to attending events at the conference, some of you have volunteered to serve as presiders at conference sessions. If you are interested, but have not already volunteered, please talk to your advisor about being a presider. It is a wonderful way to serve the organization and to meet top educators in our field. If you cannot be a presider, come to the conference anyway. You will be glad you did. See you in Memphis!

TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 2013-14 TMEA OFFICERS 2013-2014 President: Dian Eddleman University School of Jackson 232 McClellan Rd, Jackson 38305 deddleman@usjbruins.org H 731.424.3418; C 731.695.8270 Fax 731.664.5046 President-Elect: Jeffrey Phillips Hendersonville HS 123 Cherokee Rd., Hendersonville 37075 jpband@bellsouth.net H 615.824.4977; W 615.824.4526 Past President: Ronald Rogers William Blount HS 219 County Farm Rd., Maryville 37801 RRogers886@aol.com C 865.363.3500; H 865.247.7255 Executive Director: Ron Meers 129 Paschal Dr., Murfreesboro 37128 execdirector@tmea.org H 615.890.9308; C 615.542.5012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

From Our Collegiate Members Contributed by Jonathan Wiggins, Middle Tennessee President Dr. Sandra Snow, world-renowned choral conductor and music educator from Michigan State University, gave a music education workshop at Belmont University on January 18. Dr. Snow, while giving advice on how to rehearse various sizes of choral groups, also gave many points to beginning conductors on how your conducting changes how a group rehearses. Many of her points come from her DVD Conducting-Teaching: Real World Strategies for Success, which shows many links between the success of our conducting and the success of our teaching. This all-day event, hosted by Belmont University, is an annual event that occurs at the beginning of the spring semester. It is free for all students from local universities and can count for professional development for in-service teachers. It has just been announced that Dr. Robert Duke will be coming to Belmont for a graduate symposium and music and discourse lecture February 24-25, 2015. Dr. Duke is one of leading researchers in the area of educational psychology and its effect on music education. He is the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor and Head of Music and Human Learning at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Elizabeth Shatto Massey Distinguished Fellow in Teacher Education, and Director of the Center for Music Learning. While exact topics are not confirmed yet, Dr. Duke will surely make a huge impact on the students in attendance. The music and discourse lecture is free to attend. While seating may be limited, this lecture will be surely something all music educators will not want to miss.

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TMEA officers plus the following state chairs, Tennessee Department of Education representative (ex officio) and the conference coordinator and All-State general chairs (nonvoting): Band Chair: Debbie Burton John Overton HS 4820 Franklin Rd., Nashville 37220 DLBurton98@gmail.com Debra.Burton@mnps.org W 615.331.8586; C 615.887.7718 Choral Chair: Jeff Chipman Bellevue MS 575 South Bellevue Blvd, Memphis 38104 choralchair@tnmea.org W 901.416.4488; C 901.240.6963 General Music Chair: Alexis YatuzisDerryberry Siegel MS 355 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro 37129 derryberrya@rcschools.net ayatuzisderryberry@mac.com W: 615.904.3830 ext. 28573 C 615.519.1392; Fax 615.904.3831 Educational Technology Chair: Ken Greene Overton HS 1770 Lanier Lane, Memphis 38117 knrgreene@gmail.com C 610.613.9107

Higher Education Chair: Barry Kraus Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville 37212 Barry.kraus@belmont.edu W 615.460.6024

MTGMEA President: Jason Simmons Barfield Elementary 350 Veterans Pkwy., Murfreesboro 37128 barfieldmusic@aol.com 615.904.3810

Orchestra Chair: Ross Bader Dobyns-Bennett HS 1800 Legion Dr., Kingsport 37664 rbader@k12k.com W 423.378.8589

MTSBOA President: Craig Cornish Middle Tennessee State University P.O. Box 63, Murfreesboro TN 37132 Craig.cornish@mtsu.edu W 615.898.2486

Collegiate NAfME State Chair: Michele Paynter Paise Cumberland University One Cumberland Square, Lebanon 37087 mpaise@cumberland.edu 615.547.1301; 615.410.0790

MTSBOA President-Elect: David Aydelott Franklin HS 810 Hillsboro Rd., Franklin 37064 david@wcs.edu W 615.472.4465

TMEA COUNCIL Members of the Board plus association presidents and vice presidents, and project chairs: Association Presidents and Presidents-Elect ETGMA President: Teresa L. Ryder Farragut Primary School 509 Campbell Station Rd., Knoxville 37934 Teresa.ryder@knoxschools.org W 865.966.5848; H 865.692.8837; C 865.310.5208

MTVA President: Lia Holland Robertson County Schools 3276 New Chapel Rd, Springfield 37172 president@mtva.org W 615.584.5782 MTVA President-Elect: Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry See General Music Chair WTGMA President: Amy Vails Balmord/Ridgeway Elementary School, Memphis avails@bellsouth.net H 901.219.7339

ETGMA President-Elect: Margaret Moore Lanier & Montvale elementary schools P O Box 5082 Maryville TN 37802 mamcmoore57@aol.com H 865.216.5482

WTSBOA President: Karen Henning Liberty Technology Magnet HS 3470 Ridgecrest Road Ext., Jackson 38305 kbhenning@jmcss.org W 731.410.6446

ETSBOA President: Jim Burton Cleveland HS 850 Raider Dr., Cleveland 37312 etsboaemail@gmail.com W 423.478.1113, ext. 8584

WTSBOA President-Elect: Chris Piecuch Overton HS 1770 Lanier Lane, Memphis 38117 chris.piecuch@yahoo.com W 901.416.2136

ETSBOA President-Elect: Lafe Cook Dobyns-Bennett HS 1800 Legion Dr., Kingsport 37664 lcook@k12k.com W 423.378.8589

WTVMEA President: Gaylon Robinson Memphis Central HS 306 S. Bellevue Blvd., Memphis 38104 gbrobnsn@memphis.edu W 901.416.4500

ETVA President: Janet Johnson Signal Mountain MS and HS 2650 Sam Powell Trail Signal Mountain 37377 Johnson_j@hcde.org W 423.886.0880, ext. 336

WTVMEA President-Elect: Lalania Vaughn Tipton-Rosemark Academy 8696 Rosemark Rd., Millington 38053 lvaughn@rebelmail.net W 901.829.4221, ext. 4307 Conference Management Team

ETVA President-Elect: Jason Whitson Volunteer HS 1050 Volunteer St., Church Hill 37642 Jason.whitson@hck12.net W 423.357.3641

Conference Chair: Brad Turner Houston MS 9400 Wolf River Blvd., Germantown 38139 turnerb1@scsk12.org H 901.867.1870; W 901.756.2366; C 901.438-8020

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TMEA Council, cont. Conference Exhibits Chair: JoAnn Hood 829 Rocky Mountain Pkwy, Antioch 37013 jhood10105@aol.com H 615.361.1579; C 615.957.1266 Conference Registration Chair: Mark Garey 628 Hampton Ct., Franklin 37064 mgarey86@comcast.net W 615.472.3544; H 615.790.8756 Fax: 615.790.4742 Treble Honor Choir Chair Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry See General Music Chair Collegiate Ensemble Chair: Barry Kraus See Higher Education Chair Conference Performance Group Chair: Randal Box Brentwood HS 5304 Murray Lane, Brentwood 37027 ranbox56@gmail.com W 615.472.4236; H 615.395.7018 All-State Management Team

11th-12th Band Chair: Will Sugg Martin Luther King Magnet School 613 17th Avenue North, Nashville 37203 William.Sugg@mnps.org W 615-483-3961

Music In Our Schools Chair: Richard Mitchell Knox County Schools PO Box 2188, Knoxville 37901 Richard.mitchell@knoxschools.org W 865.594.1727; fax 865.594.3659

9th-10th String Orchestra Chair: Gary Wilkes Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences 865 East Third St., Chattanooga 37403 gwilkes428@gmail.com C 423.718.4974

Research Chair: William Lee University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga 37403 William.Lee@utc.edu W 423.425.4601; H 423.425.5269 Fax 423.425.4603

11th-12th Symphonic Orchestra Chair: Sandy Morris Chattanooga Youth Philharmonic Orchestra sandyronmorris@gmail.com C 423.596.2703 Jazz Band Chair: Philip Gregory Siegel MS 355 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro 37129 gregoryp@rcschools.net W 615.904.3830, ext. 28575; C 615.439.5818

Advocacy/Government Relations Chair: Stephen Coleman Cumberland University One Cumberland Square, Lebanon 37087 scoleman@cumberland.edu C 931.607.7870

All-State Choral General Chair: Christopher Davis Dyersburg HS/MS 125 Highway 51 Bypass W, Dyersburg 38024 davischristophert@gmail.com 970.901.9293

Editor, Tennessee Musician: Mary Dave Blackman 704 S. Mountain View Circle Johnson City 37601 tnmusician@charter.net C 423.502.8514; Fax 423.439.4290

SATB Choir Chair: Lia Holland (see MTVA above)

Associate Editor, Tennessee Musician: Michael Chester Stewarts Creek HS 301 Red Hawk Parkway, Smyrna 37667 michaelchester98@gmail.com H 615.308.6098; W 615.904.6771

Men’s Chorus Chair: John Kimbrough Jackson Christian School 832 Country Club Lane, Jackson 38305 johnnykimbroughj@jcseagles.org 9th-10th Band Chair: J.R. Baker White House Heritage HS 7744 Highway 76, White House 37188 john.baker@rcstn.net W 615-478-7181

Tri-M Chair: Melissa Powers Daniel Boone High School 1440 Suncrest Dr., Gray 37615 powersm@wcde.org C 423.341.9678

Project Chairs

All-State Instrumental General Chair: Martin D. McFarlane Wilson Central HS 419 Wildcat Way, Lebanon 37090 mcfarlanem@wcschools.com W 615.453.4600, ext. 3077; C 931.247.1361

Women’s Chorale Chair: Amanda Ragan Oak Ridge HS 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge 37830 aragan@ortn.edu W 865.425.9644

Retired Teachers Chair: Bobby Jean Frost 5816 Robert E Lee E Dr., Nashville 37215 bjfrost@aol.com H 615.665.0470; C 615.973.1537

Advertising Manager, Tennessee Musician: Catherine M. Wilson 501 Barton Shore Ct., Lebanon 37087 tmea_advertising@charter.net H 402.984.3394 Membership Chair: Laura Coppage Christiana MS 4675 Shelbyville Pike, Christiana 37037 coppagel@rcschools.net H 615.355.4314

Society for Music Teacher Education Chair: Jamila McWhirter Middle Tennessee State University Box 47, Murfreesboro 37132 jamila.mcwhirter@mtsu.edu W 615.898.5922 Webmaster: Ken Greene See Educational Technology Chair Collegiate NAfME State Officers East Tennessee President: Adam Ford University of Tennessee-Knoxville aford17@utk.edu

The Tennessee Music Education Association is a voluntary, non-profit organization representing all phases of music education at all school levels with the mission to promote the advancement of high quality music education for all. Active TMEA membership is open to all persons currently teaching music and others with a special interest or involvement in music education. Collegiate membership and retired memberships are available. Membership applications are available on the TMEA web site, www.tnmea.org. Tennessee Musician is mailed to members four times each year at an annual subscription rate of $6.00 (included in dues). Non-member subscription rate (includes S&H): $40.00 per school year; single copies: $10.00 per issue Place non-member subscription and single copy orders at TMEA, 704 S Mountain View Circle, Johnson City TN 37601, or e-mail to tnmusician@charter.net. All editorial materials should be sent to: Mary Dave Blackman, Editor, 704 S. Mountain View Circle, Johnson City TN 37601; e-mail: tnmusician@charter.net. Submit materials by e-mail or on an appropriate disk or CD. Microsoft Word preferred. Advertising: Information requests and ad orders should be directed to: Tennessee Musician Advertising Manager, (402)983-3394, e-mail: TMEA_advertising@ charter.net. All advertising information is on the TMEA web site, www.tnmea.org. Deadlines for advertisement orders and editorial materials: Fall, August 15; Winter, November 15; Spring, February 1; Summer, April 15. Tennessee Musician is copyrighted. Reproduction in any form is illegal without the express permission of the editor. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Tennessee Musician, c/o NAfME, 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4348. Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization U.S. Postage Paid at Lubbock, Texas. ISSN Number 0400-3332; EIN number 20-3325550

Editorial Board Michael Chester, Associate Editor Terri King, Knox County Schools Michele Paynter Paise, Cumberland University Reggie McDonald, Tennessee State University Ellen Koziel, Cordova Elementary School Jack Cooper, University of Memphis Sally McFadden, Hume-Fogg High School Catherine Wilson, Advertising Manager

Middle Tennessee President: Jon Wiggins Belmont University Jonathan.wiggins@pop.belmont.edu West Tennessee President: J.J. Norman University of Tennessee-Martin johjnorm@ut.utm.edu Vice President/Publicity: Katie Roddy Belmont University katie.roddy09@gmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: John Michael Duncan Tennessee Tech University johnmichaelis@hotmail.com

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