Tennessee Musician, FALL 2013

IN THIS ISSUE:

NAfME and TMEA: Establishing the National Voice for Music Education Advocacy Now is the Time for Action in Tennessee Teaching and Learning General Music with Apple iPads

The Official Publication of the Tennessee Music Education Association

Tennessee Musician

FALL 2013 Vol. 66, No. 1

President's Message: Continually Moving Forward with our TMEA TEAM...........................................2 Dian Eddleman President-Elect's Report......................................................................................8 Jeff Phillips Featured Articles

Vol. 66, No. 1

NAfME and TMEA: Establishing the National Voice for Music Education Advocacy.........................................................................4 Chris Woodside Now is the Time for Action in Tennessee.................................................................6 Stephen Coleman Teaching and Learning General Music with Apple iPads.......................................12 Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, with Seth Gregory, Sam Hagler, Joey Kincheloe, Cory Moore, Greg Ray, and Caitlin Richards News and Information In Memoriam: William "Gil" Oxendine..............................................................6 Dr. Marvelene Moore Named Lowell Mason Fellow..........................................20 Tennessee Students Participating in National Honors Ensembles......................22 Collegiate News................................................................................................35 Columns and Reports

On the Cover: TMEA President-Elect Jeff Phillips, President Dian Eddleman and Executive Director Ron Meers enjoy their visit to the NAfME National Assembly.

The Official Publication of the Tennessee Music Education Association

Noteworthy.................................................................................................................. 18 Kellie Brown Band Chair Report....................................................................................................... 32 Debbie Burton Choral Chair Report.................................................................................................... 28 Jeffrey Chipman Collegiate NAfME Chair Report.................................................................................. 33 Michele Paynter-Paise Educational Technology Chair Report.......................................................................... 34 Ken Greene Elementary General Music Chair Report...................................................................... 24 Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry Higher Education Chair Report................................................................................... 26 Barry Kraus Orchestra Chair Report................................................................................................ 30 Ross Bader TMEA Council 2013-14.............................................................................................. 38 Advertisers Index.......................................................................................................... 40

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President's Message: Continually Moving Forward with our TMEA TEAM!.................... Dian Eddleman So many great things are happening in music education throughout our state. The 2013 professional development conference was a great success and plans are underway in preparation for our 2014 Memphis conference. Brad Turner, 2014 Conference Chair, has taken great strides in developing a comprehensive schedule. Special announcements concerning the 2014 conference will be included in the winter edition of Tennessee Musician. Stay tuned!

This summer, Executive Director Ron Meers, Immediate Past-President Ron Rogers, President-Elect Jeff Phillips and I spent four days in Washington, DC, and Virginia with more than 100 state music education association leaders from across the nation. During this national leadership assembly, Tennessee was in the spotlight as we shared the pilot implementation of the national membership campaign; Tennessee was one of two states to spearhead this project. The campaign was a great success, resulting in the recruitment of more than fifty new members. Special thanks to membership chair Laura Coppage and her regional task force for this work.

Other special events during national leadership assembly week included presentation of the Lowell Mason Fellow to Dr. Marvelene Moore, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This is the one of the highest achievements a music educator can receive. Congratulations, Dr. Moore! In addition, we were fortunate to spend a full day on Capitol Hill visiting with legislative committees concerning the role of arts in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. NAfME Advocacy Director Chris Woodside and the NAfME advocacy team prepped and coached us in preparation for this event. We were also fortunate to have country music artist Sarah Darling accompany us on Capitol Hill. (Photos from the National Leadership Assembly can be found on p. 11.) Chris also spent some time with the TMEA Council sharing the important music education advocacy work of NAfME. He is working with our state leader, Stephen Coleman, in developing strategies for advocacy work on the state level here in Tennessee. Please read their update on pages 4 and 6.

Additional issues that TMEA is addressing include a state eligibility proposal, an institutional partnership program with our colleges and universities, and development of the TMEA strategic plan. The plan has been submitted and reviewed by the TMEA Board of Directors and the TMEA Council. Special thanks to Jeff Phillips for his work on this project. Be sure to read his update.

TMEA Bylaws have been revised, updated, and approved by the TMEA Council. I want to thank our by-law review committee of Madeline Bridges, Solie Fott and Ray Bell. The revised bylaws will be posted on the website. The BOD also approved keeping our black/white TMEA logo and officially adopting the beautiful red, white, and blue logo designed by our Ed Tech Chair Ken Greene.

Speaking of Ken Greene, please see his article on p. 34 concerning the design of the new TMEA website. Ken has been working diligently on this project and I am sure you will be pleased with the revision. It will also include a digital format of our state journal, Tennessee Musician. Additional changes around the state include Michael Chester as associate editor and Catherine Wilson as advertising manager for Tennessee Musician. They have been working with editor Mary Dave Blackman to cut costs of producing the journal while maintaining the outstanding quality.

I am also pleased to announce that the Board of Directors and TMEA Council voted to move the NAfME Collegiate project chair position to a voting position on the board in an effort to keep our collegiate students involved in our association and hopefully retain them as members of our TMEA TEAM as they enter the teaching field. TMEA is also looking at plans to move four of our regional associations under the TMEA 501(c)3 umbrella and is preparing to launch a program in the hopes of developing uniform statewide membership renewal dates for all of our regional associations.

The NAfME 2013 National In-Service Conference is October 27-30 at Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center. We are pleased to have seventeen Tennessee groups performing during this conference. NAfME has also asked TMEA members to serve as ushers, presiders, and hosts during these four days. Opportunities include a free opening night concert at the Grand Ole Opry House as well as the All-National Honor Ensemble Concert featuring some of the finest student musicians from around the country––including 29 students Tennessee students (see page 22). You can also take in the Disney Tarzan performance and a special headliner that will be announced soon. When it comes to doing in-service, attending this conference is definitely not the same old song! Come be a part of it as TEAM TMEA hosts.

The TMEA TEAM is definitely moving and shaking. This would not be possible without hard-working members of our team.

Our executive director, regional leaders, state chairs and project chairs spend many tireless hours to ensure this positive direction.

We are always thankful for people who have been the backbone of TMEA. One of these is Terry Sanford. TMEA owes a great deal of gratitude to Terry for the many positions he has held as a leader in TMEA. We will miss him serving as our webmaster, but will continue to utilize him as a mentor and adviser to the workings of TMEA. Thank you, Terry! You have been invaluable.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance in any way. I look forward to another school year of working in this passionate field of music education. Hope to see you in October in Nashville and at many regional and state events of TMEA!

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NAfME and TMEA: Establishing the National Voice for Music Education Advocacy Chris Woodside, NAfME Assistant Executive Director, Center for Advocacy and Public Affairs This summer I was afforded the wonderful opportunity to visit with TMEA’s leaders and to discuss the ongoing advocacy and public policy work that NAfME is engaging in on behalf of the greater music education community. For the past three years, NAfME has strongly recommitted itself to the goal of serving music educators and music education supporters as the leading force in advocacy on behalf of the cause, and today, I am proud to say that your national association has truly transformed into a “21st Century Advocacy Organization.”

During my time with TMEA’s leaders, I focused my remarks on three key areas of the current efforts that NAfME undertakes on behalf of music education advocacy: First, NAfME strives to be the national voice for music education. The Association employs two full-time federal lobbyists, maintains relationships with key congressional offices in both parties in both chambers of the Congress, and is a relentless presence on Capitol Hill and at the U.S. Department of Education, regularly meeting with staff and members themselves to discuss the issues of the day and to shore up support for music education. Most recently, this has included a great deal of time and energy spent advocating for the inclusion of new music education-friendly language in Congress’ currently pending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

Through these actions, NAfME’s policy “footprint” on the Hill has grown exponentially in the past few years; our efforts have yielded results both in the strength and breadth of congressional acknowledgment of our issue, and also in the growth of the perception that your national association is the leader in music education advocacy and public policy. Most important of all, our members are now viewed as an expert resource to legislators from all across the country. In short, NAfME and music education have become an indispensable element of the current national discussion on education reform in America.

Second, NAfME works in national coalitions at a variety of different levels, to build capacity for our legislative requests and to increase our overall exposure in the public eye and in the eyes of policymakers and would-be supporters. At the 40,000-foot level, your national association is a member of the Committee for Education Funding (CEF), the largest and most prominent education coalition in the country, made up of more than 100 organizations. Through CEF, NAfME and our partners gain access to key legislative insights and breaking news prior to other advocacy organizations, and we have been privileged enough to attend high-level meetings with key White House and Department

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of Education staff. Most importantly, membership in CEF allows us to share our message with an entirely new pool of potential supporters, and hence to “grow” the brand of music education.

One rung down the ladder, NAfME actively participates in the College, Career and Citizenship Readiness Coalition (CCCR), a working group of like-minded organizations representing “untested” subjects such as music and the arts, but also foreign languages, history, P.E., etc. Within the construct of CCCR, NAfME lobbies with our friends to increase funding and improve teacher evaluation for the represented subjects, and again, has the opportunity to raise awareness for our cause outside of our most immediate council of supporters. CCCR is a fast-growing and effective coalition of advocates for a well-rounded education.

Last, but certainly not least, at the music education level specifically, alongside our partners in the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), NAfME co-founded The Music Education Policy Roundtable, a coalition of 22 organizations that advocates on behalf of one unified national policy agenda. The core mission of The Roundtable is to protect sequential, standards-based music education as taught by certified educators in America’s schools.

Through The Roundtable’s work, the coalition has become synonymous with music education advocacy on Capitol Hill and has brought together organizations representing a variety of interests across a broad swath of the music spectrum, including NAMM, GRAMMY Foundation/The Recording Academy, and VH1 Save the Music Foundation. In addition to our regular discussions of top legislative priorities for the field of music education, The Roundtable also issues responses and embarks on advocacy campaigns, as needed, in reaction to key happenings across the country, as well as to breaking news out of the White House and on Capitol Hill. Through The Roundtable, NAfME has solidified our leadership role in the world of music education advocacy and is providing an exciting opportunity to increase the participation and engagement of our friends throughout the field.

Third, but most importantly of all, NAfME engages in regular advocacy capacity-building efforts with our family of state MEAs. Through these distance learning and in-person engagements, the Association is able to provide a variety of orientation experiences aimed at better familiarizing members with local-, state- and federal-level issues, increasing understanding of political and administrative dynamics as they pertain to advocacy work, and preparing advocates for the actual experience of visiting with elected officials and making their case.

The NAfME Music Advocacy Groundswell, an online social media and news engagement site, also serves to buttress

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orientation efforts, by providing a live and interactive informationsharing and learning environment for those interested in swapping advocacy success stories and building support for their programs.

The site also features a wide variety of free advocacy toolkits and other resources designed for use by advocates “on the ground.”

By developing out the Groundswell and promoting it to music advocates across the country, NAfME has successfully pruned an online network of almost 2,000 dedicated advocacy firstresponders.

The annual culmination of NAfME’s advocacy efforts occurs in late June, during the Association’s National Assembly leadership meeting, at which time music education leaders from all across the country descend on Capitol Hill to make the case for their cause. This year, NAfME had our largest Hill Day event ever, with over 150 music advocates, representing the Association and The Roundtable, making the case for music education during the height of a reauthorization debate over the all-important ESEA. NAfME’s Hill Day attracts the attention of policymakers and media members alike and is a deeply important engagement experience for music educators.

While visiting Capitol Hill can certainly be an eye-opening and often very rewarding experience for music education advocates, the most critical element of our work must take place on the home front. To that end, the final element of my discussion with TMEA leaders focused on the need to develop a strong capacity for Tennessee music educators to advocate for and defend their own programs back at home. During my visit, I was delighted to make the acquaintance of TMEA’s current Legislative/Advocacy Chair, Stephen Coleman, who, per our dialogue, is set to begin embarking on an exciting challenge to develop the first ever Tennessee-based Task Force for Music Education Advocacy. Below, Stephen explains in some detail why it is so very important that TMEA develop this kind of infrastructure for conducting advocacy work in the state and talks about how you can get involved. Personally, I look forward to visiting Tennessee again soon and hearing about all the amazing progress that’s been made. Thanks for your commitment to music education advocacy and for all that you do in Orchestrating Success every day!

Now is the Time for Action in Tennessee Stephen Coleman, TMEA Legislative/Advocacy Chair As both state and national education reform efforts continue at a rapid pace toward the ultimate goal of improving schools, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the entire structure of the education profession is evolving. In the past 36 months there have been more changes in school curriculum, teacher evaluation, student assessment, and tenure than in the past 25 years. With these sweeping changes, the music education profession must realize that if we do not have a voice in this dialog we run the risk of seeing our programs marginalized. Currently, music teachers from across the state are reporting a loss of instructional time for music classes to allow remediation for what has been referred to as “high value” courses.

To address this situation, TMEA began work in August to develop a Task Force for Music Education Advocacy. This task force will have representatives from each of the nine regional associations and will address legislative and advocacy issues that impact music education both in Tennessee and nationally. For the task force to be most effective, each member of TMEA must be an active participant in two important ways: 1. Let your regional representative know of issues that are impacting, or have the potential to impact, the music programs in your area. Remember: proactive beats reactive in every situation.

2. When your regional representative calls on you for your support in contacting education policy-makers, respond immediately.

A well-timed e-mail, letter, or phone call to an elected leader can have tremendous impact when done at the proper moment.

You work tirelessly every day to provide your students with the best possible music education because you know how important it is in their lives. It is now imperative that you apply that same passion and drive as an active advocate for music education. Let’s work together to keep music and the arts a vital part of the curriculum.

In Memoriam

William “Gil” Oxendine, founder of several vocal ensembles and the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, died August 5, 2013, in Knoxville. He was 78 years old. Before his retirement, Oxendine was choral music supervisor for the Alcoa City Schools and directed the high school choir. At the time of his death, he was a member of the choir as well as handbell choir director at Graystone Presbyterian Church. Well known as a tenor soloist, teacher and coach, he had a lifelong love for barbershop harmony. He sang with the Dignitaries quartet for 53 years and was a leader of the Smokeyland Chorus. He founded the Johnson City barbershop chorus and the Johnson City Sweet Adelines; he was a co-founder of the Johnson City Civic Chorale. He was also the founding conductor of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra. Oxendine is survived by his wife, Johnnie Sue Biggers Oxendine, and children Leslie Fowler, Stacie Farris and John Christian Oxendine.

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President-Elect's Report.............................. Jeff Phillips Welcome back to another school year! As we all encounter new things, new methods, new students and new parents, we are fortunate to have a new direction and perspective from your TMEA. I have to admit that over the past 28 years I’ve had my doubts as to what we stand for and what we are doing and have questioned why I belong in the first place! Not only with TMEA, but with our national association NAfME (formerly MENC): why can’t we just take our toys and stay home? If you’ve ever felt that frustration, know that you’re not alone!

I’m pleased to announce to the membership how my perspective has changed. First, as your president-elect, I was charged with the task of developing a strategic plan for TMEA. Over this past year I surveyed, e-mailed, and called your TMEA board and representatives. We looked at basic questions: “Why do you belong to TMEA?” “What are things you think TMEA does well?” We even asked, “What are things you hate about TMEA?” With several candid responses we identified things that needed to be addressed and prioritized these points into lists that enabled us to develop areas within and outside of the organization. We also looked at the hierarchy of the organization in an effort to clarify a chain of command and roles and responsibilities for TMEA. What resulted was our 2013 TMEA strategic plan! Our directions and focus for the association are: communication; organization; professionalism; and collaboration. To implement the plan, each of these areas was looked at separately. Here are ways in which TMEA will begin (or has begun) to work on this plan and give our association a more definite direction: Communication •

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The board is currently utilizing e-mail and conference calls to communicate in a more efficient manner; the use of technology for better communication with regional associations and the general membership will increase from the board throughout the organization.

TMEA will begin moving to an online “magazine” to replace the print version of Tennessee Musician. This will reduce production and mailing costs and provide members better access to the information they need.

Structures and policies for online advertising and submissions must be reviewed and developed by the editorial board. This will begin in 2013-2014 with printed journals being completely replaced by 2016.

Goals and vision should be communicated to the membership at the beginning of each school year. These will be reviewed yearly beginning in 2014, with revisions communicated to the membership.

The executive board will conduct its next review of the strategic plan will take place in spring 2014. The president

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Financial aspects of the organization will be examined beginning in 2013. The structure of dues assessment, event fees, and costs will be evaluated to establish a workable timeline for the implementation of compensated office staff.

The development of the Executive Director position into a full-time, compensated position will take place beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. This position will be fully compensated by 2018. Additional part-time office staff will be hired as needs arise and funding is available.

The physical office and storage space will be complete by 2016.

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By 2015, TMEA will develop and implement regional professional development opportunities in addition to the annual conference that will provide the membership with more tangible benefits from the organization and opportunities for leadership roles.

By 2014, TMEA will develop regional advocacy teams that can quickly respond to local challenges to music education.

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TMEA will work with music industry professionals to develop partnerships that will foster music education and teacher professional development.

TMEA will develop a foundation for additional funding for projects and opportunities.

As we look at this plan, it is void of some specifics. This is the nature of strategic plans in general. The purpose is to provide direction, not to dictate how things are going to be implemented.

The great news about this is that, while this was being developed, many of these items had already begun implementation. The board has used communication technology extensively this year and this has greatly cut travel costs and enabled us to get together more frequently. Channels of communication with our regional presidents have already increased and we must remember that communication is a two-way action! It is imperative that the regions communicate with their membership on behalf of TMEA and the membership must reply to correspondence in a timely manner!

We have also revamped the TMEA website, which is going to allow state chairs the chance for quick and easy communication with the membership, as well as giving the membership an easy-

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to-use and readable site. This is also where we will be able to find our state magazine along with links to universities and the music industry. We must communicate the goals and mission of TMEA and NAfME to our members each year. We take it for granted that new (and old) members just “know” these things; in reality, we haven’t done a very good job of this! We must also continually look at our plan and its implementation to make sure we are on track.

Executive Director Ron Meers has begun assembling budget information so that we actually can see profit/loss on our events and now make intelligent decisions on dues, costs and fees.

Along with money-saving measures from conference calls, online publication, and budget tracking, we will now be able to see the reality of having a fully-funded executive director position along with staff and an actual office (other than Ron’s kitchen!) and storage! We will also begin working on an educational foundation that can be used for future programs and initiatives.

For our membership, we will be working to reach you on a more local level through the cooperation of our regional associations. Along with NAfME, we are also in the process of developing our advocacy programs in the state and working with those in the music industry to bring the message for music education to our legislators and the public.

On a state level, I think you can see that we are in the process of bringing TMEA to you and making the association more relevant to your teaching. I had the opportunity to attend the NAfME National Leadership Assembly this past summer. NAfME has

taken a new direction from our old MENC! There is a great push to lobby on behalf of music education on Capitol Hill; there are pages of legislation on the national level that have impact on our teaching, evaluation, and funding. We cannot afford just to work within our own little bubble or even just within our state any more. What happens in Tennessee affects Washington, DC; what happens in DC trickles down to us! NAfME is doing this for us and they are also becoming more involved on local levels (when they are asked!). They also serve as a source for information for teachers that cannot be matched. Through the Roundtable Coalition there are several groups that have joined together under the leadership of NAfME; they are helping shape policy for the national education initiatives.

It’s an exciting time to be a member of TMEA/NAfME! Your national and state associations are working for you every day.

I encourage you to look at what’s going on at various levels and get involved; also, if you find an area that is not being addressed, let your regional representatives and board members know (and maybe you can get involved with that project!). I’m sure that you’ll find the leadership at all levels willing to listen to your ideas and concerns.

Welcome back to school and welcome back to a “new” TMEA and NAfME! Just as I’d hope you wouldn’t start this year with pre-conceived notions of “well, that’s the way it always is” with your students, I hope you will look at your associations with a fresh set of eyes and attitude! We’re all on the same TEAM: TMEA!

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Among their many activities were visits to Tennessee's representatives to Congress.

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Teaching and Learning General Music with Apple iPads Jennifer Vannatta-Hall, with Seth Gregory, Sam Hagler, Joey Kincheloe, Cory Moore, Greg Ray, and Caitlin Richards My undergraduate music majors and I are excited to share our ideas about using iPads in general music. This project emerged from our general music methods course in spring 2013. The purpose of this project was to use a classroom set of iPads to facilitate teaching and learning in general music. The objectives of this project were to use the Apple iPad to: engage in music making opportunities; develop an understanding of music theory; listen to, analyze and describe music; improvise and compose music; and plan and teach secondary general music lessons. This article will describe the rationale behind using iPads in general music education and the steps involved in setting up the iPad lab.

Several apps are described in detail, and we also include a list of our favorite apps for general music.

Rationale for Using iPads in General Music Education Apple’s iPad is changing the education landscape. The iPad has expanded instruction opportunities through its platform configuration, significantly motivating students to advanced levels of instruction. With Apple TV and AirPlay, we can teach anywhere in the classroom with complete portability and wireless connectivity. Currently, the iPad is the preferred platform for most new music applications.

The iPad allows for complete mobility in education, for opportunities for learning outside classroom walls and beyond classroom hours. Mobile learning helps make any subject more relevant and more real for students. It can enable students to create and share digital content and media focusing on music and crosscurricular learning. Students can explore playing instruments, songwriting, analyzing music (theory), creating, and more through the various apps that are available. Many of these apps allow for students to transfer traditional skills and knowledge while learning new digital concepts at the same time.

Mobile learning, or m-learning, is a progression of e-learning.

The model of “anytime, anywhere” m-learning is enabled by integrating various technologies into multimedia applications that facilitate the communication of educational content. Park (2011) suggests that mobile technologies such as the iPad offer capability in four areas: enhancing productivity; allowing flexible physical access; enabling the capturing and integrating of data; and facilitating communication and collaboration. In addition, iPads can provide opportunities for situated “just-in-time” learning as well as individualized and personalized experiences (Melhuish & Falloon, 2010).

Musical creativity is often difficult for teachers to address.

GarageBand and other similar programs have been helpful, but the iPad takes creativity to a totally different level. Students who do not have a traditional music background may benefit the most from using tablet computers in music class. The multitude of apps

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that allow students to be creative and expressive without requiring an understanding of notation or other musical formalities makes the iPad extremely accessible in a general music class. To keep kids interested in music education, we need to design experiences that are relevant to them, which makes the whole notion of using iPads to be as much about educational relevance as it is about advocacy (Criswell, 2012).

The iPad Lab The music education iPad lab was funded by a technology grant through Middle Tennessee State University. The Apple iPad Learning Lab streamlined the management of a classroom set of ten iPad devices. In addition to the set of ten iPads, we used the MacBook computer to organize the syncing and installation of the apps on the iPads. We set up an iTunes account to purchase the apps for the iPads. We also set up an Apple TV and an Apple AirPort Base Station to facilitate wireless use in the classroom and have capability to project the iPads to a dropdown screen in the classroom. Finally, we ordered Otter Box cases, screen protectors, and budgeted $100.00 per iPad for music apps. iPad Apps for General Music Education GarageBand ($4.99 from iTunes)

Apple’s GarageBand is useful for composition, mixing, and audio editing. It features in-software instruments such as piano, guitar, strings, and drums, real instruments via adapter such as guitar and bass, and any other real instrument via recording.

GarageBand has several in-software instruments that can be used to record, such as keyboard instruments (with a variety of different timbres), drum sets and drum machines, strings, guitar, and bass. The app allows the user to edit the tempo, key, and time signature of the composition. It has a built-in metronome that plays in time while recording.

There are also functions entitled Smart Piano, Smart Guitar, Smart Bass, etc., which make it easy for the user to play chords in the piece. This is really useful, since it’s difficult to play any of the on-screen instruments with complex rhythms and harmonies.

In addition, we can send any recordings to the full version of GarageBand on the computer by using the top left button entitled My Songs! This allows the use of certain features of the desktop version of GarageBand that the iPad app does not contain.

The instruments for use in this software could easily be used to teach note identification for each instrument (guitar, strings, piano, bass). While music literacy isn’t necessarily something promoted for this app, basic knowledge of chords, tonal

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functions, and melodies and harmonies is needed to get the most out of this app, which I could really see as a fun way to introduce children (middle school and up) to composition. (Reviewed by Greg Ray) Karajan Pro ($9.99 from iTunes) Karajan Pro provides testing of intervals, chords, scales, pitch and tempo, with detailed statistical reports. This app presents a series of tests offered at three skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and proficient. There is also an option of setting a custom difficulty, where the user can customize which specific areas on which to be tested. For example: If the user wanted to be tested on scales, but only wanted the possible options to be major, harmonic minor, or melodic minor, the individual difficulty settings could be used.

This app mainly addresses aural skills. The exception would be the key signatures test. In a general music classroom, one could easily set a skill level, developmentally appropriate to that of the student, and use it not only as a training tool, but also as an assessment tool. The application keeps track of the user’s correct and incorrect answers, as well as the total number of attempts.

(Reviewed by Cory Moore) Mozart HD ($7.99 from iTunes)

This app is for sight-reading. It sends music notes moving across the page on staff lines. As the user advances to higher levels, the notes move faster and the game gets more challenging. To get started, the user touches the notes on the scale to hear what they sound like before the game starts.

This app allows the user to choose the key in which to play as well as which instrument to play. Additional special features allow the user to choose different clefs, to choose solfege syllables or note names, and to choose to slow down or speed up the tempo.

Some items on the staff are shaped like purple springs that switch lines. Some of the notes are shaped like other items that impact the score.

This app would be a fun way to have the students study their sight-reading before a test. It would also be a good way to get the students familiar with key signatures and the correlation between the key and the scale that belongs to it. It is good for learning solfege. (Reviewed by Caitlin Richards) Musicopoulos ($4.99 from iTunes)

This music and theory practice app presents an easy way to have students study music theory visually, aurally, and kinesthetically. It provides multiple tests of scales, keys, intervals, chord building, and more. The difficulty levels are Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Musicopoulos has theory studies that span from intervals to modes. Each subsection has a readable theory aspect, as well as practice with a targeted goal of correct answers. The app has multiple forms of input, including keyboard, guitar, bass, cello, viola and violin. The advanced section of the app should be reserved for collegiate students, and the intermediate section would be appropriate for a high school theory class. Some

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disadvantages are that students can skip answers, turn on a guided piano, and reset their score entirely if they did poorly. The teacher has no control over this. (Reviewed by Sam Hagler) Nota ($2.99 from iTunes)

Nota is a keyboard-based program that can be used as a great teaching tool or supplement within the general music classroom. While it seems that the primary function is note recognition, in reality it is so much more. Here are some of Nota’s functions: Home. On the home screen the app has three main functions.

First, the keyboard-to-staff coordinator shows the user the notes that the user is pressing on the touch screen and therefore helps reinforce note recognition and music literacy. There is also a chord function, which allows the user to choose from a large list of chord types (from major and minor chords to much more involved chords like the 13-9+11 chord, for example).

Whenever the user chooses a type of chord and then presses the root note on the keyboard, the whole chord will be shown above on a secondary keyboard to show all the notes within the chord.

The third function on the home screen is the scales function.

This function works in similar fashion to the chords function.

The user chooses a scale and then presses the root note, and the app displays the notes that will be played on the secondary keyboard and then also plays the scale all the way up and back down again while highlighting the piano keys (the scales list is extensive, ranging from major and minor scales to more exotic scales like the Prometheus scale or the Chinese Mongolian scales, and everything in between).

Quiz. The quiz function is a basic note recognition tool that shows a note on a small staff and gives the user a choice between four different letter notes, and it is timed. This quiz has both easy and advanced settings. The note names can also be replaced by solfege syllables if that is what the teacher/student requires. The results of the quiz can be e-mailed, so it is possible for the student to take a quiz and then e-mail it to the teacher.

Reference. This section has an extensive library of terms or items that are relevant to increasing music knowledge for all types of musical areas. Some of the reference sections are note relationships, dynamics, note duration and rests, chords, and more.

There is great potential for use of Nota in music education.

From teaching note recognition to use as a reference for research and beyond to teaching theory concepts, this program is a great tool that is very easily navigated. (Reviewed by Joey Kincheloe) Notion ($14.99 from iTunes)

Notion is a music notation app that is also designed to function as a music reader. This app has a plethora of ways to write out musical ideas. For those who think with a guitarist’s mindset, the user can compose using a digital fretboard. Likewise, pianists can compose using a digital piano keyboard. It also has capability for MIDI-In for real-time recording/typesetting. The playback features sound samples from the London Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The user can import other scores from Finale, GuitarPro,

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Sibelius, or other music composition software.

This app would probably be too difficult to use with younger children; however, older middle school and especially high school students would be more age-appropriate users of this app. Composition assignments in a theory class would be a great opportunity to use this app, as would the active listening exercises. Basically, this software reinforces every aspect of music.

(Reviewed by Seth Gregory) Additional Music Apps. In addition to the music apps described in detail above, we recommend several other apps for use in a general music classroom.

A.P.S. Music Master Pro ($6.99) Autoharp ($0.99) Bass Master HD ($0.99) Cowbell Plus ($1.99) Cleartune ($3.99) Dropbox (Free) Flash My Brain ($5.99) forScore ($4.99) iGuitar HD Deluxe ($2.99) moxMatrix ($4.99) Pandora (Free)

Penultimate (Free) Percussive ($1.99) Rain Stick (Free) Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer ($2.99) Tonara (Free) TabToolKit ($3.99) References Criswell, C. (2012). Yes, there really is an app for that. Teaching Music, 20(2), 22-23.

Melhuish, K., & Falloon, G. (2010). Looking to the future: M-learning with the iPad. Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, Leading, Technology. 22(3), 1-16.

Park, Y. (2011). A pedagogical framework for mobile learning: Categorizing educational applications of mobile technologies into four types. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12(2), 78-102.

Jennifer Vannatta-Hall is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Middle Tennessee State University. Seth Gregory, Sam Hagler, Joey Kincheloe, Cory Moore, Greg Ray, and Caitlin Richards are undergraduate music education majors at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Author Daniel Levitin first wowed the musical and scientific communities in 2006 with his best-selling book This Is Your Brain on Music, which described the brain’s neural and cognitive processes related to how humans listen, make, and experience music.

A cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist by profession, Levitin is again putting his expertise as a musician to use in The World in Six Songs. The premise of this book is to examine how songs and the musical landscape of our lives in general have evolved over time as the human brain has evolved to create a system that is fundamental to the way humans experience life from celebrating weddings to the musical memories associated with certain people and events. This book highlights six ways that music is tied into human emotion and communication: friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love. For each of these, Levitin expertly describes the science behind the emotional response and also references specific pieces of music and lyrics that take the reader on a walk down memory lane. As with his first book, Levitin is able to present the complex workings of the brain in an interesting and accessible way to the non-scientific reader.

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Quigley, Sarah. (2011). The Conductor.

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Joining her in the Lowell Mason Class of 2013 were Daniel Deutsche (on left) and Scott C. Shuler (right). NAfME President Nancy E. Ditmer presented their Lowell Mason medallions. In explaining the significance of the award she said, “Lowell Mason, an educator, musician, and composer of over 1,600 hymn tunes, is widely considered to be the ‘father of music education.’ He is credited with introducing music instruction to American public schools in the 19th century, and for establishing teacher training in music education. The importance of his contribution of music education inspired our association to create the Lowell Mason Fellows award in 2002. Today, we will recognize the individuals inducted into the Lowell Mason Fellows Class of 2013 for their own outstanding contributions to the field of music education.”

Marvelene Moore is Professor of Music Education and a James A. Cox Endowed Chair at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She specializes in classroom music for students grades K-8 and choral music grades 3-8.

Moore brings a breadth of experience for young people including study at the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute in Geneva, Switzerland; at the Conservatory of Music, Ithaca College; at the Orff Institute, Salzburg, Austria; and at the Kodaly Institute, Estegom, Hungary. She has served as clinician and guest conductor for music organizations in 44 of the United States. She is founder and chair of the biennial National Symposium on Multicultural Music at the University of National Association for Music Education Announces the Creation of Tennessee-Knoxville, serves as president of the Tennessee Alliance for Arts Education, and was the first chair of the NAfME Council for In-ovations; she has also written or contributed to numerous books. In accepting her medallion, Moore said, “I am truly overwhelmed to receive this prestigious award. I’ve sat where you Touching the Lives of 20 million children sit and never thought I would receive such an award myself.” She talked about Give A Note Foundation was established by the leaders of the National Association for Music Education “teaching” music at a young age to other in order to expand and increase music education five-year-olds, urged on by her mother. She opportunities for all children and help them develop noted that her work with the Association skills needed for success in the 21st century. goes back to her college days, when she To make a donation, please visit www.giveanote.org was president of her collegiate chapter.

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Tennessee Students Participating in National Honors Ensembles

During the NAfME National In-Service Conference to be held in Nashville in October, hundreds of students from across the country will be performing as part of the National Honors Ensembles programs. Among those students are many students from Tennessee schools. Selection was limited to students who participated in last year’s All-State; each candidate submitted a two-minute audition recording along with a recommendation from their ensemble director. Congratulations to these students and their directors for their selection for this prestigious event (director’s name in parentheses): National Honors Band, Peter Boonshaft, conductor Oboe 2: Rex Yape, Jr., Antioch High School (Scott Miller)

Clarinet 2: Joanna Paul, Hume-Fogg Academic High School (Richard Ripani)

Clarinet 3: Valerie Williams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Academic Magnet High School (Will Sugg)

Bassoon 1: Heather West, Middle Tennessee Christian School (Katie Frazier)

Trumpet 3: Demetri Forakis, Hardin County High School (Rob Irons) Euphonium: Michael Engelhart, Sweetwater High School (Kayla Avery)

Mallet percussion: Jonathan Tyree, Overton Comprehensive High School (Debra Burton) Timpani: Alec Shirer, Cleveland High School (Jim Burton) National Honors Choir, Rollo Dilworth, conductor Soprano 1: Cassandra Brooks, ETSU University School (Dr. Joseph Borden) Maddie Sampson, Father Ryan High School (Julie Cox) Soprano 2: Marisa Mariencheck, University School of Jackson (Dian Eddleman) Meredith Maroney, University School of Jackson (Dian Eddleman) Alto 1 Rachel Brannen, Houston High School (Dr. Billy Rayburn) Ashley Wilson, McMinn County High School (Sarah Dalbey) Alto 2 Amber Kiner, Hutchison School (Cindy Harrison) Ashton Toone, White Station High School (Charles Amon Eady) Bass 1 William Simerly, Unicoi County High School (Amanda Leach) Hayden Perry, Houston High School (Dr. Billy Rayburn) National Honors Jazz Band, Rodney Whitaker, conductor Alto Sax 1: Alex Thompson, Station Camp High School (Eric Scott) Trumpet 4: Kevin Williams, Hume-Fogg Academic High School (Richard Ripani) Trombone 2: Garrett Coscolluela, Beech High School (R. Adam Clark) National Honors Orchestra, Miriam Burns, conductor Violin 2: Gene Li, Ravenwood High School (Allison Cowan) Viola: Dawn Wu, Brentwood High School (Randy Box) Viola: Samuel Naids, Houston High School (Sherry Fuller) Viola: Hannah Whitehouse, White Station High School (Andrew Palmer) Cello: Kang Huh, Montgomery Bell Academy (Tyler Merideth) Double Bass: Brandon Barlow, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School (Sally McFadden) Trumpet 1: Joseph Hartley, Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet School (William Sugg)

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Elementary General Music Chair Report......

Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry I hope that the 2013-2014 school year is off to a great start for all who are reading this article. I also hope that the music educators of Tennessee were able to have a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. As you are planning out the events and professional development in-services that you are going to attend, I hope that you will include the 2014 TMEA Professional Development Conference in Memphis to be held April 9-12! TEAM TMEA spent two days in beautiful Memphis this summer and I am so excited for this year’s conference! I want to give a special shout-out to Brad Turner, conference manager, for his fantastic planning and organization.

We were able to tour the hotel, conference center, and performance venues. The facilities are not only stunning but are so large that all events will happen under one roof! I want to encourage you all to submit an application to present a session at this year’s conference; you all have amazing things happening in your classrooms and the TMEA conference is a great avenue to share those ideas with your fellow educators. You can fill out an on-line application on the brand-new TMEA website! Feel free to e-mail me should you have any questions.

This year’s Tennessee Treble Honor Choir guest conductor will be Dr. Andrea Ramsey. She has selected a fantastic program that you will enjoy teaching and your students will enjoy singing. The deadline to register for the 2014 Tennessee Treble Honor Choir is Friday, October 25; all audition materials must be postmarked by that date. Once you complete your Tennessee Treble registration form via the TMEA website, I will e-mail you an invoice. Auditions are $5 per student with a $20 school activity fee. You will record your students singing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” in the keys of F major and A-flat major. Students will be adjudicated using a rubric which gives six points for pitch accuracy, four points for head register, four points for tone quality, three points for diction, and three points for phrasing. Please ensure that your students are starting and ending on the correct pitch and that they are singing the correct words as well as using nice tall and pure vowels. If you would like to hear an example of a quality audition, please go to the Tennessee Treble Honor Choir page on the TMEA website.

Students may sing along with accompaniment that is provided on the TMEA website; please make sure that your recordings do not have mistakes and that you can not hear the director in the recording. If you would like to e-mail me your student auditions as MP3’s rather than mailing me a CD, please feel free. Be sure to read through the audition procedures on the TMEA website as well as the Tennessee Treble Teacher Handbook which is also on our website. Contact me for any questions you may have.

There are so many positive things happening for music education in Tennessee and I thank you all for your hard work and continuing dedication to your students. TEAM TMEA had the opportunity to have Chris Woodside, Assistant Director, Center for Advocacy and Public Affairs for NAfME, at the August TMEA Council meeting. Woodside informed us about several great things that NAfME is working on for all of its members. NAfME is one of the organizations behind STEM vs. STEAM. STEM (Science,

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Technology, Engineering, Math) doesn’t include the arts. STEAM would specifically include the arts in its planning and financial backing. NAfME is also working very closely with the office of ranking senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) on the reauthorization of the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) bill with some music education-friendly elements. These elements including having music listed specifically as an enumerated covered subject, including music and the arts in the Expanded Learning Time (ELT) section, as well as designating the arts as being allowable uses for funds. Also in this ESEA proposal, the arts will be listed as a core academic subject of learning. If you would like to watch TMEA’s meeting with Woodside, please go to the TMEA website to view his comments. The TMEA TEAM, alongside NAfME, are working for music education!

Speaking of music education, don’t forget that the NAfME National In-Service Conference will take place October 27-30 in Nashville! There are several Tennessee music educators who were selected to present, as well as Tennessee performing ensembles and students selected by audition to perform in the National Honor’s Ensembles. Go to http://inserviceconference.nafme.org for more information.

Tennessee does not lack in music education organizations! If you are looking for more professional development opportunities please check out the websites for these great organizations: Orff-Schulwerk Associations Middle Tennessee American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Kathy Lunceford, president (khlford@gmail.com), www.mtaosa.org Memphis City American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Mimi Hamilton, president (mimi1962hamilton@yahoo.com), www.mcaosa.org Southern Appalachian American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Allyson Ross, president (rossa@etsu.edu), www.southernappalachianaosa.org Vocal Associations Middle TennesseeVocal Association: www.mtva.org West Tennessee Vocal Association: www.wtvmea.org East Tennessee Vocal Association: www.etva.org Kodaly Associations Middle Tennessee Association of Kodaly Educators : http://sdoake.

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Higher Education Chair Report................. Barry Kraus

The TMEA board had a productive summer organizing what will be an exciting year for the membership. In all areas, the issue of restructuring has been central to the conversations, and change is apparent in new strategic plans, media, and membership campaigns that will positively affect our organization. Currently, there is a strong desire to increase higher education involvement in TMEA, and the topic re-emerged in the 2013 caucus meeting in Chattanooga. Suggestions included a reduced or associate membership rate, continued campaigns to encourage faculty to join NAfME, and an institutional membership that would allow faculty to participate under the umbrella of the university.

During the summer, I contacted NAfME membership coordinator Peter Daugherty, inquiring as to how other states have dealt with this issue. While faculty directly involved in music education coursework and supervision of student teachers typically hold membership in NAfME, applied and ensemble faculty commonly do not. Peter informed me that other states have similar issues and that NAfME could improve efforts to expand outreach to all of higher education. Additionally, I contacted David Adamson, business manager for the Ohio Music Educators Association, who informed me that Ohio adopted an institutional partnership catering to the needs and interests of colleges and universities. Those wishing to present or perform at conferences must still provide evidence of NAfME membership; however, the partnership provides an opportunity to immerse additional faculty who might not participate in the state convention.

Currently, a large number of college and university faculty participate in the TMEA convention each year without holding membership in NAfME or paying individual conference registration fees. Higher education institutions have the option to participate as exhibitors, allowing four representatives to access the convention via exhibit booths. A recent study of the 2013 exhibitor registrations revealed that Tennessee college

and university exhibitors included nine administrators, 19 ensemble directors, seven music education professors, and eight applied faculty members. Since many higher education faculty are participating in this way, the TMEA board is currently considering a proposal for an institutional partnership option that would expand upon the exhibitor structure and provide increased incentives for higher education visibility at the annual conference, strengthening interactions between all areas of education in our state. More information will be shared soon.

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General Music Associations Middle Tennessee General Music Educators Association http://www.mtgmea.org/index.html http://www.Tennesseecommoncore4arts.org/ Jason Simmons, President mtgmea@yahoo.com East Tennessee General Music Educators Association http://www.etgmusicea.educatorpages.com Teresa Ryder, President teresa.ryder@knoxschools.org

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All Collegiate Orchestra

The All-Collegiate ensemble program returns again this year with the second offering of the All-Collegiate Orchestra at the Cannon Center in Memphis. This year, TMEA will host a full symphony orchestra, allowing increased participation for wind and percussion students. I have been in touch with orchestra colleagues at institutions throughout the state to encourage support for this event, and I hope that our institutions will encourage their best string, wind, and percussion students to apply. The guest conductor will be Jeff Grogan, a dynamic teacher and clinician who conducts the New Jersey Youth Symphony and Greater Newark Area Youth Symphony. Rehearsals will begin on Wednesday, April 9, and the orchestra will perform in the Cannon Center during the second general session on Friday, April 11. More information about the event can be found in the Higher Education area of the TMEA website.

Society for Music Teacher Education Dr. Jamila McWhirter has agreed to serve our area as project chair for the Society for Music Teacher Education in Tennessee. If you are involved in music teacher education, please select this option when you renew your NAfME membership as SMTE membership comes at no additional cost. Dr. McWhirter is working to develop support to host a Tennessee SMTE symposium to be held in Fall 2014 and to alternate regularly with the national symposium. Congratulations to Dr. McWhirter (MTSU) and Dr. Jonathan Vest (UT Martin) who presented poster research at the SMTE National Symposium at UNCGreensboro in September.

Higher education faculty members are strongly encouraged to submit clinic session proposals for the upcoming TMEA Conference. The deadline has been extended through October 15 to allow more time for submissions. It is my hope to host a wide range of faculty presentations including research, pedagogy, performances, and various professional topics.

Applied professors are encouraged to submit their studio and chamber ensembles for consideration in the mini-concert series, which was well received last spring in Chattanooga. Please help us increase the higher education profile through participation in the conference, and make plans to join us in Memphis in April!

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Choral Chair Report.............................. Jeffrey Chipman

As we move forward into another year of music instruction, we have much to be thankful for and much work to do., The past three years have been filled with seismic change for our profession. We now look forward into the coming months with excitement and anticipation on one hand and cautious concern on the other. One thing we know for sure is that our teachers will continue to provide amazing musical experiences for the students of our state. We have weathered much and more is on the horizon but our commitment to music instruction has been unshaken.

The TMEA Council recently met with Chris Woodside, Assistant Executive Director of NAfME. I must say that I came away from this meeting energized and ready to take on the challenges before us. You will be hearing more about the Tennessee Advocacy Task Force being developed to respond quickly to attacks on the teaching profession, music education funding, teacher licensure and numerous other issues with which we are and will be faced. We can no longer sit back and expect things to work themselves out. If we are to continue to provide the exceptional level of education in the arts that we currently provide, we will have to stand up and fight for it. TMEA needs you! We need your voice, your involvement, your attention and your commitment to ensuring that our students and teachers are respected and arts education remains a priority in every school in Tennessee. Now more than ever, we must work together to protect the arts. Be ready to assist and do so knowing that NAfME, TMEA and all regional leaders are counting on us to support their efforts to maintain and improve arts education.

Additionally, TMEA is diligently working on a student eligibility policy that will govern all TMEA events. This impacts all of us and must be developed with your voices being heard.

I have asked in the past for feedback, but very little has come our way. Maybe this is because most of us are satisfied with the policies each of our regional associations have in place and we

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see little need to reinvent the wheel. If that is the case, send me a quick e-mail stating this. If not, speak up. Each of the regional presidents should have spoken with you all at your first association meetings this year concerning this policy proposal. You may also give any feedback you feel is pertinent to them and they will get that to me. We intend to have a final draft policy crafted by January. This will be posted on the TMEA website for additional refinement. A final policy will be presented and voted on at TMEA conference in Memphis.

Thank you in advance for making this a priority.

Choral directors across the state will also be presented with comprehensive information and a proposal for an adjudicator training program. As we move further into the world of accountability, it is becoming more important to have consistency in our group assessment activities. We all want to be able to use these events to bolster our teacher evaluations. This type of program may allow us to add even more credibility to that process and allow more of our amazing professionals in Tennessee to be utilized as adjudicators across our state. We are currently working with professionals from three states and with ACDA to refine and tailor a proposal that will work in Tennessee.

Please do any research you feel is appropriate and let me know what you think. Any suggestions you have in preparing the proposal will be greatly appreciated.

Lastly, I want to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the TMEA Board and Council members. As this will be my last year serving as state choral chair, I want to be sure as many of our teachers as possible know what hard-working, brilliant and committed people you have working on your behalf. My experience has been one of great professional learning and pride in being able to serve alongside each of these professionals. In the future, if you are asked to serve in a state or regional capacity, do not hesitate! You will be glad you did. I look forward to working with you to ensure another great school year!

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Orchestra Chair Report................................ Ross Bader Hello, Tennessee orchestra teachers, and welcome back to another year of school.

TMEA has been hard at work again this summer to prepare for what will prove to be one of our most productive years ever. This year, we will see some of the biggest changes in TMEA that most of us have ever seen as we bring our ninth-graders into All-State, add an additional All-State ensemble, and move to Memphis for the next two years. The board had a chance this summer to tour the facilities we will use at the convention this year, and they are phenomenal!

We will have two outstanding clinicians for All-State. Nationally-known composer, clinician and conductor Bob Phillips will be conductor for the new Tennessee All-State 9th-10th Grade String Orchestra) and Alan Tinkham, music director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, will lead the 11th-12th Grade All-State Symphony Orchestra. The latter is a change, as the conductor whom we previously announced had a conflict arise.

We will soon begin accepting session proposals for the conference in April, so if you or someone you know would like to present, please encourage them to submit a proposal.

While our sessions were outstanding last year, we did not have a huge number of submitted proposals, so let’s beat the bushes and get the best people we can to come and present this year. Check www.tnmea.org for the link to submit proposals.

Speaking of the website, as you’re reading this, our new website design should be up and running. Many thanks go to Ken Greene, TMEA Ed Tech Chair, for this outstanding new design. I encourage you to watch the video that we’ve posted from our TMEA Council meeting of Chris Woodside for NAfME. He led a very exciting and informative discussion of all that NAfME is doing on our behalf in Washington, DC, and how we can get behind the effort for advocacy on the state level in Tennessee. As we all know, advocating for music education is more important now than it’s ever been, so let’s all support this effort!

I also look forward to continuing discussions about how TMEA can better partner with Tennessee ASTA to better serve and represent our orchestras. I encourage you to place or renew your membership in ASTA and attend all the ASTA events at the TMEA convention this year. We need your input and ideas on how to improve concert festivals, All-State, and the like.

As always, please let me know how I can be of assistance to you or your programs. Feel free to send me an email at rbader@k12k. com. Let’s have a great year!

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The country’s first university performance of Les Misérables

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Guests performances by Denyce Graves, Alexander Korbin, Fred Hersch and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra

For more information call 615.460.6408 or visit www.belmont.edu/music.

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Band Chair Report.................................. Debbie Burton Greetings, Tennessee band directors. I am very excited about the school year ahead and I hope you are too. The TMEA Board and Council had two very productive meetings this summer and I am thrilled about the plans in place for this year. The TMEA conference is scheduled for April 9-12, 2014, in Memphis. This summer, the TMEA Board was able to tour the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. The facilities are nothing short of fantastic. I hope everyone will take the opportunity to attend this year’s conference.

Over the past few years, TMEA, in conjunction with the Tennessee Bandmasters Association, has made great progress toward unifying procedures across the state. We have adopted a concert festival evaluation sheet and marching band evaluation sheets, and, just this past April, adopted an All-State Jazz Band audition rubric. We now have a state concert band music list and we are working toward a state solo and ensemble list. This year we will see the addition of 9th graders to the All-State experience and the restructure of the All-State concert bands. These advancements will better serve our students and our programs.

A goal for this year will be to develop an All-State chair placement audition rubric. The All-State choirs have been using a rubric and now the jazz band has a rubric, so it is time we develop one as well. I will be asking the regional leadership to select a representative from each region to serve on a committee to develop this rubric. The intent will be to present this rubric at the caucus meetings in April.

As we continue to evolve and grow as an organization, there has been some discussion regarding the replacement of the current All-State quota system with a statewide audition. Last spring and into this summer, I have been involved in several conversations with band directors from across the state who have concerns about the 9th-10th and 11th-12th structure of our All-State concert bands. Should the best high school musicians be represented in the All-State bands regardless of where they live? For example, one issue raised by many is that a sophomore, who may be a better musician than the juniors and seniors in his region, is being demoted into the 9th-10th concert band. With the concerns about the “best” students getting into the “top” band, some directors are questioning the validity of our current quota system. Surely there have been years where, for example, the 6th chair flute player in All-West was better than the 5th chair flute player in All- East but was excluded from the All-State experience because only five flutes are selected from each region. Are we ready to begin the dialogue on our current All-State quota system? Should we explore the merits of a statewide audition? This is a sensitive subject and I am not suggesting any changes be made in the immediate future. We just need to begin the conversations to see if this is a change we want to pursue for our students.

State Concert Festival This past year, hosting two concert festivals–one for high school and one for junior high schools–proved to be financially unsustainable. TMEA took a loss of several thousands of dollars. Discussions from the summer TMEA Board meetings led to the decision that we have no option other than to return to just one festival. The State Concert Festival is scheduled for April 25-26 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. This is a Friday and Saturday, in hopes that the schools who have difficulties taking field trips in April may attend the festival on Saturday. Invitations to groups that qualified at their regional festivals last spring will receive invitations early this fall.

All-State Band

This will be the first year TMEA will be sponsoring two All-State bands. The conductor for the 9th-10th Band will be Rebecca Phillips, Associate Director of Bands at the University of South Carolina, and the conductor of the 11th-12th Band will be John Lynch, Director of Bands at the University of Georgia. The All-State Jazz Band conductor will be Dr. Lou Fisher, Director of Jazz Studies at Capital University Conservatory of Music. TMEA’s commissioning project this year is for the 11th-12th All-State Band. They will perform a new work by the composer Steve Danyew.

I hope everyone has an outstanding year. If I can ever be of assistance to you, please feel free to contact me.

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Online Professional Development!

Got music education questions?

Want some expert advice?

NAfME offers this exciting free benefit to members throughout the school year. NAfME members visiting the band, orchestra, chorus, jazz, inovations, guitar, general music, composition, and Collegiate networks can get expert advice in answer to their questions.

Visit the forums at www.nafme.org

Collegiate NAfME Report................ Michele Paynter-Paise Welcome back to the 2013-2014 school year.

Our conference in Chattanooga this past April was a huge success.

This year, there were many offerings for collegiate members, including sessions that focused on effective communication, job interview skills, and classroom management. When students were not attending these sessions, listening to wonderful concerts, or visiting the exhibit hall, many were serving as conference presiders. Some also volunteered to work in the conference office. A special “thank you� to the students from Milligan College, UT Knoxville, Tennessee Technological University, Cumberland University, and UT Martin for serving in this capacity. Your enthusiasm and volunteer spirit was remarkable!

On Thursday evening of the conference, collegiate members attended a social reception designed to help members meet collegiate members from other universities. While nibbling on hors d’oeuvres, students met, spoke to, and exchanged contact information with other future music educators. At one point, the entire group began singing choral music together. The event was scheduled for an hour and a half, but many stayed much longer.

What a treat it was to see these future music educators bonding with one another!

On Friday afternoon, collegiate members attended a business meeting. The 2012-2013 state officers were acknowledged and presented certificates. The following awards were also given: Outstanding Tennessee State NAfME Collegiate Chapter: University of Tennessee Martin Growth in Membership Award: Middle Tennessee State University Outstanding Tennessee State Collegiate Member: Carl Rowles Since many of the collegiate members were unable to attend the business meeting on Friday, those in attendance voted to hold elections for next year’s state officers at the Fall Kick-Off, which will be held on September 21 at Cumberland University.

Those who are interested in becoming a state officer for next year should contact Dr. Michele Paynter Paise at mpaise@cumberland. edu. We are looking for collegiate members to serve in the following positions: East Tennessee President, Middle Tennessee President, West Tennessee President, Vice-President/Publicity, and Secretary/Treasurer.

TRUMPET FESTIVAL OF THE SOUTHEAST January 17-­19 hosted by Dr. Erika Schafer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

www.trumpetfestivalofthesoutheast.com

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Professor of Trumpet, Yale University

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Educational Technology Chair Report......... Ken Greene New TMEA Website

Tech Boutique / T4 Sessions Online

The address remains the same–http://tnmea.org–but the design is entirely new. The new TMEA website features a built-in search engine, a homepage slider (slide show) promoting current events and information, and a fixed main menu at the top of every page. And those are just the obvious things you’ll notice when you first arrive at the new TMEA homepage. Additional design features such as surveys, feedback forms, and a built-in voice message recorder add new interactive elements that allow members not only to have their voices heard (literally as well as figuratively), but also to take on a more active role in their state organization. Your feedback on the site is encouraged and will guide important decisions regarding design, functionality, and content.

The best way to experience everything that the new TMEA website has to offer is to simply visit the site and explore it on your own. There are, however, a few very special departments I would like you know about.

The TMEA Tech Boutique has been fully integrated into the TMEA website. Watch videos of the 2013 T4 Sessions or participate in one of the first T4 Sessions Online. If you’re interested in being a T4 Session presenter at the 2014 TMEA Professional Development Conference in Memphis, complete and submit the embedded initial interest form in the Be a T4 Session Presenter page.

Magazine A digital version of Tennessee Musician will now be available for you to read on our website. Past issues will be archived and stored in the Read Online page along with the current issue of our magazine. An embedded survey or feedback form will accompany each digital issue. It’s possible that you’re reading this article on your iPad right now.

Divisions & Regions The Divisions & Regions department neatly organizes information on our regional organizations from East, Middle, and West Tennessee, including links to regional organization websites and events calendars and listings of regional officers with contact information. Each state officer will have his/ her own blog page on the site that will be updated regularly. Each blog will include a built-in search engine and the option to “follow via e-mail.” If you choose to follow a blog, you will receive an e-mail whenever new posts are made.

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What do you think?

Visit the new TMEA website and let us know what you think.

What specific things do you like about the new site? What can we add or change to improve your experience on our site? Take a few moments to complete the survey on the TMEA website homepage. We value your opinion and look forward to hearing from you.

Collegiate News East Tennessee State University Dr. Matthew Potterton is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. He has conducted choirs and taught voice at Baker University, University of California, Irvine, Carroll College, Alverno College and Colorado University, Boulder. He has also taught elementary music, middle school choirs, and an award-winning high school choir. Having worked with all ages, he is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor. He holds a D.M.A. from Colorado University, Boulder, and also has an M.F.A. in vocal performance and choral conducting from UC-Irvine. In addition to conducting, Dr. Potterton has appeared as a tenor soloist in recital and on stage. Productions include Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Nanki-poo in The Mikado, Barnaby in Hello Dolly, and Tamino in The Magic Flute. He has appeared as guest soloist for Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Creation, Bach’s B Minor Mass and St Matthew Passion, Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus and Messiah, and Beethoven’s Mass in C Major. Dr. Potterton also performs with Men in Blaque, a male ensemble from Irvine, California, during the summers. In 2011, Men in Blaque competed in the World Choir Games in Xiaoxing, China, and earned gold medals in all three categories in which they competed. With this group, he has toured Mexico, Spain, Korea, and China. As a guest artist with other groups, he has performed as a soloist in international choral competitions/festivals including Yeosu International Competition and Festival (Korea), World Choir Games (China), Festival Mundial De Coros (Mexico), Daegu International Choir Festival (Korea), Béla Bartók International Choir Competition (Hungary), and International Musical Eisteddfod (Wales).

Stephanie Frye has joined the faculty as adjunct professor of tuba/ euphonium. She is an active soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer and educator and previously held positions at University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Concordia University.

Frye is a member of the trombone-tuba duo Bell(e) Collective and of the Sweet Thunder Tuba-Euphonium Quartet, is the regular tubist with the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Milwaukee, Green Bay, La Crosse and Fox Valley symphony orchestras. She has twice placed in the top three at major solo competitions. As a former member of the MadTown LowDown Tuba-Euphonium Quartet, Frye was a finalist at the 2010 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the 2010 and 2011 Wisconsin Public Radio Neale Silva Competition, and the 2010 and 2011 Plowman Chamber Music Competition in Missouri, where the group was awarded the 2010 Judges Special Recognition Award. Frye has considerable experience teaching students of all ages. In addition to her work at ETSU, she maintains a private low brass studio, has worked with the brass sections of multiple youth orchestras, is the tuba and euphonium instructor at Lutheran Summer Music in Decorah, Iowa, and has been the tuba instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Summer Music Clinic for both middle and high school students.

Frye received the D.M.A. in tuba performance from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also received her master’s degree in tuba performance at UW-Madison and has degrees in tuba performance and in biology from Lawrence University.

Carrie Tedder is adjunct professor of horn; she completed her master’s degree in horn performance at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She was the graduate assistant for the horn studio and performed in various ensembles at UTK, including orchestra, horn ensemble, and the graduate horn quartet.

She studied with Karl Kramer and Calvin Smith.

Tedder earned her undergraduate degree at Carson-Newman College, where she doublemajored in music education and horn performance. During this time, she was drum major for the Carson-Newman Marching Band her junior and senior years. She also performed in the wind ensemble, brass ensemble, and the Mossy Creek Brass Quintet.

Tedder is also a private horn instructor in the Knoxville area and band director at the Episcopal School of Knoxville.

Milligan College

Milligan College will host its second annual Music Workshop for Music Educators and Church Musicians. The workshop will feature guest clinician Sandy Holland, artistic director of the Charlotte Children's Choir. The cost is $10, which includes refreshments and a complimentary packet of choral music.

Register online at www.milligan.edu/music or call 423.461.8723.

Rhodes College

Leah McGray is Director of Instrumental Studies and conducts the Rhodes Orchestra, Rhodes Wind Ensemble. She also teaches classes in music appreciation and conducting, and is an active conductor and clinician. Prior to her appointment at Rhodes, McGray completed the coursework toward the degree of D.M. in wind conducting at Northwestern University, where she studied with Dr. Mallory Thompson. She is co-director of the Toronto-based wind and choral chamber group Windago, which is dedicated to the performance of music by emerging Canadian composers. A two-time winner of Social Science Humanities and Research Council grants from the Canadian government, her research interest is focused on new works for the wind ensemble, with an emphasis on works for winds by Baltimore composer Joel Puckett. McGray received her B.M. and B.Ed. from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and taught band and orchestra in public schools in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia before returning to college to attain an M.M. in wind conducting from the University of Toronto. Professional affiliations include College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society, Canadian Band Association, Canadian Music Educators Association, NAfME, and the Nova Scotia Band Association.

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Samuel Compton, adjunct horn instructor, is principal horn of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Prior to working with the Memphis Symphony he was the assistant/ associate principal horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Compton studied at Tennessee Technological University and later at Temple University. He is a former member of the USAF Concert Band in Washington, DC, and has also performed with many orchestras throughout the United States, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia and with the Washington Chamber Symphony.

Jenny Compton has returned to Rhodes as an adjunct instructor of flute. Compton holds the A.S.C.M. from the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music and is currently librarian and substitute flutist for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She began her professional career with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia, as its youngest member.

Compton has performed as a soloist with the Sydney Symphony and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras and was a wind finalist in the 1987 National Young Performers Competition.

Baritone Matthew Hayner is adjunct voice instructor.

Originally from Buffalo, NY, he received an M.M. from The University of Memphis, where he continues to study with Evan Thomas Jones. He received bachelor’s degrees in music education and performance from Bowling Green State University. Hayner has a particular interest in German Lieder and studied at the Franz Schubert Institut in Baden, Austria. He has also studied with Elly Ameling, Robert Holl, Helmut Deutsch, Julius Drake, Wolfram Rieger, Rudolf Piernay, and Edith Wiens. His operatic repertoire includes roles in Tartuffe, Idomeneo, The Old Maid and the Thief, L’incoronazione di Poppea, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, Cosí fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, and the North American premiere of Cavalli’s La virtù de’ Strali d’Amore at Eastman School of Music. He also performs regularly with the Memphis Symphony and Rhodes College Mastersingers, most recently in Bach’s B Minor Mass, Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, and Handel’s Israel in Egypt. Hayner is Director of Music Ministries at First United Methodist Church in Holly Springs, MS, and a private voice instructor at Lausanne Collegiate School in East Memphis.

J. Michael McKenzie is adjunct instructor of trumpet. McKenzie holds the B.M.E. and M.M. from the University of Memphis. Since 1995, he has performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra trumpet section and has also been featured as a jazz soloist. He teaches instrumental and elementary music for Tipton County Schools, organizing and directing students groups and also composing original music for other teachers to help them integrate the arts into the core curriculum as a means to improve student achievement.

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University of Memphis Cathal Breslin has been acclaimed as a pianist of “noble poetry” in The London Independent and of “superb intensity and passion” in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. His international career has taken him to concert halls throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. Recent concerto performances have been the Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Mozart and Takemitsu concerti with the Turin Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, BBC Ulster Orchestra, Camerata Ireland and the RTE Concert Orchestra. Breslin studied at the Royal College of Music in London and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and received a D.M.A. in piano performance from the University of Michigan where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has been awarded top prizes at the Viotti International Piano Competition, the Ciutat de Carlet International Piano Competition and the Grand Konzerteum.

Hailed for her “superb command of color and nuance” by The Cleveland Plain Dealer, flutist Elise Blatchford is a founding member of The City of Tomorrow. The contemporary wind quintet took first place at the 2011 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and has performed in San Francisco, Chicago and New York. As a mentor, Blatchford has traveled to Latin America and the Caribbean to coach chamber musicians and flutists. She has worked with musicians of the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, NEOJIBA in Bahia, Brazil, and Traveling Notes in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. With The City of Tomorrow, Blatchford has given master classes in chamber music and flute for students at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Williams College, University of Western Michigan and Willamette University. Blatchford earned degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Ryan Fisher will serve as head of the music education division and will conduct the chamber choir. Previously, Dr. Fisher was Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Central Arkansas, where he directed the University Chorus and Central Arkansas Children’s Choir. Under his direction, CACC made frequent appearances with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Conway Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Fisher earned a B.M.E. from Lee University, an M.M. in choral conducting and a Ph.D. in music education from the University of North Texas.

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Rebecca L. Atkins has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education (Choral). She recently completed her Ph.D. in music and human learning at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her M.M. in choral conducting at Missouri State University,

and a B.M. in music studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

Atkins’ current research focuses on the effects of attention on vocal tone quality. She is also drawn to research questions that pertain to the development of performance skills and the refinement of pedagogy. Atkins served as an assistant instructor at The University of Texas during her doctoral program, and as the teaching assistant for theory and ear-training at Missouri State during her master’s program. Previously, Atkins successfully directed middle school and high school choir programs in Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee, earning superior and excellent ratings consistently at competitions. Rebecca Atkins performs with Conspirare Symphonic Choir and serves as clinician and adjudicator for area choirs and competitions. She received the Texas Exes Teaching Award for the College of Fine Arts in 2012 and received the McNairy County Board of Education Teacher of the Year award in 2007.

Dr. Matthew Smith has been appointed as a lecturer in instrumental music education. Formerly he was Associate Director of Bands at Castleton State College. Smith completed his D.M.A. at the University of Connecticut. While at the UConn, Smith premiered the Big East Band Directors Association Consortium Project, Torn Canvases

by Matthew Tommassini. He received his master’s in conducting from West Virginia University, where he served as graduate assistant to the concert and athletic band programs, and his bachelor’s in music education from the University of Dayton.

During his time at Dayton he served as director of the Women’s Basketball Pep Band, as field commander of the Pride of Dayton Marching Band, and as an assistant conductor with the New Horizons concert and jazz ensembles. Following his undergraduate work he was Director of Bands at Charlotte (NC) Catholic High School. For the past two seasons, Dr. Smith was a conductor with the Hartford Opera Theatre’s “New in November,” premiering two new short operas that were staged, rehearsed, and performed all within the span of 48 hours. Smith has been a guest adjudicator in Ohio, North Carolina, West Virginia, Connecticut and Vermont.

His ensembles have performed nationally and internationally at such places as The Riverside Church in New York City and St. Peter’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. He has presented papers at Ohio Music Educators Association Conference and at the West Virginia University Student Convocation Seminar. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and NAfME, and an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma.

University of Tennessee-Martin

Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander is Assistant Professor of Music and teaches clarinet and music history. Prior to working at UTM, she taught at Southeast Community College, Midland University, and Cornerstone Academy of Clarinet in Nebraska. She has performed with the Omaha Symphonic Winds and at a number of professional conferences, including the International Clarinet Association, College Music Society, and Society of Composers, Inc. In addition, she presented at the ICA’s ClarinetFest 2010 and has published in the ICA’s national journal and in the Nebraska state newsletter.

A native of northwestern Ohio, Dr. Aleksander has worked with middle- and high-school clarinetists in Nebraska, Ohio, and Arizona. In addition, she has taught college students at the University of Nebraska, Northern Arizona University, and the Universidad de Michoacan San Nicolas de Hidalgo in Morelia, Mexico. She is also active in Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity, having served most recently as Province Officer for Xi A Province (Nebraska). In that role, she initiated the outreach project Music at the Museum, which allows children to try different instruments and listen to live classical music. Aleksander holds a D.M.A. from the University of Nebraska, an M.M. from Northern Arizona University and a B.M. summa cum laude from Ohio University. Her teachers include Diane Barger, Michael Sullivan, Rebecca Rischin, and Kevin Schempf.

Charles Lewis has been appointed as adjunct instructor of flute. Lewis received his B.M. in flute performance from the University of Tennessee at Martin and his master’s in flute performance from the University of Memphis. His teachers include Bruce Erskine, Julius Baker, and Phyllis Taylor Sparks. Lewis served as director for the Germantown Performing Arts Center Flute Choir and was a firstprize winner in the Memphis Beethoven Club’s Young Artist Competition. He currently plays piccolo and flute in the Jackson (TN) Symphony, subs with the Memphis Symphony, and performs with the Eroica Ensemble and Memphis Repertory Orchestra. He served as principal flutist of the Southwest Michigan Symphony and is currently a member of the Cooper Winds Woodwind Quintet in Memphis.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion of the Fine Arts Building drew a cluster of officials to the UT-M campus on August 16. “Today is an exciting day,” UTMartin Chancellor Tom Rakes said. “We have not had a new building on this campus in 40 years, and this building gives you that feel. We have a nationally recognized faculty, and now we have the space to back that up.” The expanded building is now 112,000 square feet, completed at a cost of $14 million. The expanded building houses the departments of music and visual and theater arts and includes 16 classrooms, 24 office/studios, 35 offices, 23 individual practice rooms, choir/recital hall, band room, and percussion rehearsal room. Doug Cook, chair of the Department of Visual and Theater Arts, is “absolutely ecstatic to have all the arts under one roof.” Elaine Harriss, chair of the Department of Music stated that “one-stop shopping for the arts is our goal. I remember the excitement of the 1970 opening of the Fine Arts Building. What a thrill it is to witness the renovation and expansion.”

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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

Orchestra Chair: Ross Bader Dobyns-Bennett HS 1800 Legion Dr., Kingsport 37664 rbader@k12k.com W 423.378.8589; C 423.773.4992

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

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

MTVA President: Lia Holland Greenbrier Middle School 2450 Hwy. 41 South, Greenbrier 37073 liahol@comcast.net W 615.584.5782

TMEA COUNCIL

Past President: Ronald Rogers William Blount HS 219 County Farm Rd., Maryville 37801 RRogers886@aol.com C 865.363.3500; H 865.247.7255

Members of the Board plus association presidents and vice presidents, and project chairs:

Executive Director: Ron Meers 129 Paschal Dr., Murfreesboro 37128 meersr@comcast.net H 615.890.9308

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

ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS AND PRESIDENTS-ELECT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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 Middle School 575 South Bellevue Blvd, Memphis 38104 choralchair@tnmea.org W 901.416.4488; C 901.240.6963 Elementary General Music Chair: Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry Siegel Middle School 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

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ETSBOA President: Jim Burton Cleveland High School 850 Raider Dr., Cleveland 37312 etsboaemail@gmail.com W 423.478.1113, ext. 8584 ETSBOA President-Elect: Lafe Cook Dobyns-Bennett High School 1800 Legion Dr., Kingsport 37664 lcook@k12k.com W 423.378.8589 ETVA President: Janet Johnson Signal Mountain Middle and High School 2650 Sam Powell Trail Signal Mountain 37377 Johnson_j@hcde.org W 423.886.0880, ext. 336 ETVA President-Elect: Jason Whitson Volunteer High School 1050 Volunteer St., Church Hill 37642 Jason.whitson@hck12.net W 423.357.3641

MTVA President-Elect: Alexis YatuzisDerryberry See Elementary General Chair WTGMA President: Amy Vails Balmord/Ridgeway Elementary School, Memphis avails@bellsouth.net H 901.219.7339 WTSBOA President: Karen Henning Liberty Technology Magnet High School 3470 Ridgecrest Road Ext., Jackson 38305 kbhenning@jmcss.org W 731.410.6446 WTSBOA President-Elect: Chris Piecuch Overton High School 1770 Lanier Lane, Memphis 38117 chris.piecuch@yahoo.com W 901.416.2136 WTVMEA President: Gaylon Robinson Memphis Central High School 306 S. Bellevue Blvd., Memphis 38104 gbrobnsn@memphis.edu W 901.416.4500 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 Conference Chair: Brad Turner 9400 Wolf River Blvd., Germantown 38139 turnerb1@scsk1.org H 901.867.1870; W 901.756.2366; C 901.438-8020

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

Conference Exhibits Chair: JoAnn Hood 829 Rocky Mountain Pkwy, Antioch 37013 jhood10105@aol.com H 615.361.1579; C 619.957.1266

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

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

TMEA Council, cont.

Treble Honor Choir Chair Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry See Elementary General Music Chair Collegiate Ensemble Chair: Barry Kraus See Higher Education Chair Conference Performance Group Chair: Randal Box Brentwood High School 5304 Murray Lane, Brentwood 37027 ranbox@comcast.net W 615.472.4236; H 615.395.7018 All-State Management Team All-State Instrumental General Chair: Martin D. McFarlane Wilson Central High School 419 Wildcat Way, Lebanon 37090 mcfarlanem@wcschools.com W 615.453.4600, ext. 3077; C 931.247.1361 All-State Vocal General Chair: Christopher Davis Dyersburg HS/MS 125 Highway 51 Bypass W, Dyersburg 38024 970.901.9293 SATB Choir Chair Lia Holland (see MTVA above) Women’s Chorale Chair: Amanda Ragan Oak Ridge High School 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge 37830 aragan@ortn.edu W 865.425.9644 Men’s Chorus Chair: John Kimbrough Monterey High School 710 Commercial Ave. South, Monterey 38574 johnnykimbroughj@jcseagles.org Band Chair: Brent Alverson The McCallie School 500 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga 37404 balverson@mccallie.org 423.493.5547 11th-12th Symphonic Orchestra Chair: Sandy Morris sandyronmorris@gmail.com C 423.596.2703 9th-10th String Orchestra Chair: Gary Wilkes gwilkes428@gmail.com Jazz Band Chair: Philip Gregory Siegel Middle School 355 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro 37129 gregoryp@rcschools.net W 615.904.3830, ext. 28575; C 615.439.5818

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

See Educational Technology Chair CMENC STATE OFFICERS East Tennessee President: TBA Middle Tennessee President: TBA West Tennessee President: TBA

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

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Associate Editor, Tennessee Musician Michael ChesterStewarts Creek High School 301 Red Hawk Parkway, Smyrna 37667 michaelchester98@gmail.com H 615.308.6098; W 615.901.6771 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 Middle School 4675 Shelbyville Pike, Christiana 37037 coppagel@rcschools.net H 615.355.4314 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 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 Retired Teachers Chair: Bobbie Jean Frost 5816 Robert E Lee E Dr., Nashville 37215 bjfrost@aol.com H 615.665.0470 Tri-M Chair: Melissa Powers Daniel Boone High School 1440 Suncrest Dr., Gray 37615 powersm@wcde.org C 423.341.9678 Society for Music Teacher Education Chair: Jamila McWhirter Middle Tennessee State University Box 47, Murfreesboro 37132 Jamila.mcwhirter@mtsu.edu W 615.898.5922

Join us in Music City for a conference that’s designed for you! This year, you’ll have a whole new range of practical sessions to choose from – giving you tools and techniques you can take right into the classroom. Plus, you’ll find inspiring performances throughout the conference, including music at the Grand Ole Opry House, a performance based on the new Disney musical Tarzan and a special headliner we’ll be announcing soon. Don’t miss this chance to kick up your heels - and get credit for it.

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