NFMC Junior Keynotes Spring 2014

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

Junior Keynotes Spring 2014 • Vol. 86, No. 3

NMW Essay Contest Winners page 14

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TA B LE OF CONTENTS

SPRING ISSUE, 2014 Vol. 86, No. 3

4 Staff Directory 6 President’s Message 7 Editor’s Message 8 Junior Division Chairman 9 Festivals Bulletin Chairman / Festival Cup Chairman

A DV E R T IS E RS’ IN D EX

10 American Music – Robert Vandall / Lana M. Bailey Award

2 Hal Leonard 3 MTNA 5 Willis Piano Music 6 OFMC Save the Date 11 Carolyn Carson 11 NFMC American Music Posters 21 Faber Piano Adventures 22 Noteworthy Publications 22 NFMC Festivals Bulletin 25 NFMC Together We Sing 25 Tish Rogers 27 Clavier Companion 28 Junior Day Conference Workshops 29 NFMC Thinking of You Notecards

11 Junior Rating Sheet Chairman 12 Dance Chairman / Thelma A. Robinson Ballet Award 13 VIP 14 National Music Week Essay Contest Winners 20 Junior Composers Chairman 21 Junior Composers Summer Program / Cover Artist 24 Theory Chairman / Improvisation Chair 25 FFMC Annual Convention 28 Scattered Notes 29 Imagination Nook NFMC_MTNA_Ad_Layout 1 1/24/13 2:56 PM Page 1

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S TA F F D I R E C T O R Y

NFMC Junior Keynotes Directory National Federation of Music Clubs, Inc. • Chartered by the Congress of the United States (ISSN 0022-6629) HEADQUARTERS

National Federation of Music Clubs 1646 W. Smith Valley Road Greenwood, IN 46142 317-882-4003 Fax 317-882-4019 email: nfmc@nfmc-music.org www.nfmc-music.org President Carolyn C. Nelson 1 2nd Street South #5-402 Fargo, ND 58103 701-235-5161 nelson1125@gmail.com

NE, SE Regions: Julianne Edwards, Chairman 11907 Springfield Lane Apt. Bldg. 23 Fishers, IN 46038 561-613-7237 jmedwards103@gmail.com No./So. Central/Western Regions: Jan Hansen, Chairman 101 Rio Mesa Drive Grants Pass, OR 97527 541-956-1659 jhansen3536@gmail.com

Junior Club Rating Joan Stanisha, Chairman 327 Bernice Street Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-364-0343 jstanisha@aol.com

Junior Division Linda D. Lind, Chairman 8905 Longmead Court Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0014 linda.lind@cox.net

Festival Cup Award Gloria Lien, Chairman 6738 W Kimberly Way Glendale, AZ 85308 623-561-2989 Gloria.hope.lien@gmail.com

Junior Keynotes Magazine Linda D. Lind, Chairman 8905 Longmead Court Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0014 linda.lind@cox.net Rich M. Westcott PO Box 42766 Indianapolis, IN 46242 317-484-1362 xt.303 richwestcott@westcottgroup.com

Summer Music Camps Odee Maier, Chairman 6292 13th Circle South Fargo, ND 58104 701-280-2437 odmaier@cableone.net

Festivals Jodie J. Jensen, Chairman 5475 Flag Way Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-262-0394 jodiejens@yahoo.com Heather Rathnau, So. Cent.

Chairman 6639 Sutters Creek Trail Missouri City, TX 77459 281-208-3799 hrhr308@earthlink.net Lisa Smith, SE Chairman 3774 Barbizon Circle S. Jacksonville, FL 32257 904-886-4188 lcspiano@hotmail.com

Advertising Jennifer Griffin, Chairman 1646 W. Smith Valley Road Greenwood, IN 46142 Phone: 317-882-4003 Mobile: 317-771-5369 Fax: 317-882-4019 jenniferk@nfmc-music.org National Music Week Essay Mary Ellen Ulmer, Chairman 168 East Branch Road Mercer, PA 16137 724-946-2877 ulmerme@hotmail.com

Linda Maurhoff, NE chairman 203 Downieville Road Valencia, PA 16059 724-625-1761 Lindamaurhoff@consolidated.net Peggy Radmer, NC Chairman 1930 Sunnyside Drive Waukesha, WI 53186 262-547-2607 Pegs88keys@wi.rr.com Debbie Wiser, Western Chairman 8412 N. Rainbow Vista Prescott Valley, AZ 86315 928-772-6931 djwiser@gmail.com

Junior Composers Karen Bourne, Chairman 4909 Singing Hills Blvd.

Sioux City, IA 51106 712-274-7284 kjbourne@cableone.net Joyce Walsh Award Anita Blackmon, Chairman 1101 S. Ricky Road Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-3998 abblackmon@att.net Stillman Kelley/Byrum Nathalie Steinbach, Chairman 15 Mount Vernon Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22405 540-368-6352 ymfred@earthlink.net Wendell Irish Viola Award Dr. George R. Keck, Chairman 421 Cherry Street Arkadelphia, AR 71923 870-246-5076 keckg@obu.edu Dance Gay Dill, Chairman 814 South Second Street Atwood, KS 67730 785-626-9434 gdill1@att.net Festivals Bulletin Sandra Preysz, Editor/Chairman 2174 E. Loisdale Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-944-1808 sandrapreysz@msn.com Thelma A. Robinson Ballet Award Judy Barger Edgell 4023 Hazelridge Road, NW Roanoke, VA 24012 540-563-4782 jbarger1234@cox.net Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award Naomi Sanchez, Chairman 671 Ashbury Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-378-1447 Knsanchez@hotmail.com Lana M Bailey Piano Concerto Award Dee Blaser, Chairman 4404 Heritage Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 785-843-8776 dblaser@sunflower.com

Angie Greer Music in Poetry Contest Dr. Marie Speece, Chairman PO Box 1 Union Grove, NC 28689 704-539-5243 mariespeece@yadtel.net Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Award Claire Frances Whitehurst, Chairman Coral Gate, 3360 SW 18th Miami, FL 33145 305-445-2128 Mary Alice Cox Award Matt Miller, Chairman 13819 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI 53151 262-786-0487, Ext. 743 mattmillerbass@aol.com Music for the Blind Awards Elizabeth Paris, Chairman 2701 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 270-683-0042 cjjms9@gmail.com Improvisation Dr. Leon Whitesell, Chairman 5117 NW 161st Street Edmond, OK 73013 405-715-1636 lwhitesell2@cox.net Theory Dr. Cherisse Miller, Chairman 6221 Yorkshire Dr. Columbia, SC 29209 803-783-0657 rissey88@gmail.com Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Awards James Schnars, Chairman 331 Cleveland Street #804 Clearwater, FL 33755 727-400-4305 Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo Award Marilyn Caldwell, Chairman 2011 St. Francis Street Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-5274 mcaldwell6@att.net

The National Federation of Music Clubs is a tax-exempt, non-profit philanthropic and educational organization dedicated to music education and promotion of the creative and performing arts in America since 1898. The Federation was designated on the Official Roster of the United Nations in 1949, the only music organization thus accredited as a NonGovernmental Organization (NGO), and was chartered by the U.S. Congress on August 9, 1982. The mission of the Federation is to support and develop American music and musicians.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Memo from the President

by Carolyn C. Nelson

No matter what I had planned to write for this issue, it can wait.

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Mary Angela Strasser, our Junior Keynotes editor. She so loved this job. It combined her talents of writing and editing and her vast knowledge of the junior division activities. She started attending Federation events as a young girl; Rose Zygmanski, her mother, brought her to meetings. She used to laugh about having the longest attendance record.

Many of you last saw Mary at the Indianapolis conference.

She participated in the courtesy resolution skit and enjoyed being with all her Federation friends. She was not healthy at that time but retained her wit until the end. It would be hard to list all the positions Mary held in Federation – she was the Minnesota Federation President, Minnesota representative to the Board, a member-at-large to the Board, chairman of the Minneapolis fall session, editor of the Festival Bulletin, Junior Keynotes editor, Rose Fay Thomas Fellow #159 and much more.

She called me “Coach Carolena”. When I appointed her Junior Keynotes editor, she said she was glad to no longer be a benchwarmer and would do her very best for me and her Federation friends. She certainly did her job well.

During the past year, Mary lost both her mother and her husband, Walter. Both gave her a lot of strength.

Walter and Mary had no children so we were her family. She was well loved.

Rest in peace, dear friend.

NFMC’s 32nd President

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Memories of the Federation from our Beloved Editor The following article about her Federation family was written by Junior Keynotes editor, Mary Angela Strasser, shortly before her passing.

Hibbing Musicale acknowledges the death in the last year of members Rose Zygmanski and Walter Strasser.

Rose, a lifelong music educator, had been a club member for over 60 years who served MFMC in many offices and chairmanships, including the state presidency in the early 1970’s. She was also Minnesota’s representative to the national board and a regional chairman of the Wendell Irish Viola Award. Rose was a member of the planning committees for both national fall sessions in Minneapolis and for the Milwaukee convention, co-hosted by Minnesota.

She was a life member of NFMC and a Rose Fay Thomas Fellow. She loved the Federation and its projects with all her heart and was always honored to have the opportunity to extend the benefits of membership to others and to show Hibbing-style hospitality whenever a national officer or Young Artist came to visit.

Walter, coincidentally Rose’s son-in-law, was the record keeper of the Hibbing area festival. He worked side-by-side with Mary Angela during her two mega-terms as state Festival and Festival cup chairman. It was his inspiration to initiate the system of auditors, which has come to serve Minnesota so effectively. Walt was also the editor of MFMC’s Half Notes for several years and logged thousands of tux-toting miles during M.A.’s queenship, traveling to many national meetings. He served as an NFMC sergeant-at-arms, member of the publications committee, and directory chairman. Though Walt was more mathematician than musician, he was a dedicated listener and arts advocate and gave himself freely to supporting his Federation families.

Federation is like a family, and ach! Did my family take that to heart. My earliest state meeting memories came from the early 1950’s when my mother and Sylvia Latick were delegates to a convention in Alexandria. A sitter was brought along so that the ladies could attend important sessions with a clear conscience. Soon, I was a full-fledged MFMC mascot, traveling with mom to state board meetings in Minneapolis at the Curtis Hotel. Often we would follow Dee Forney from Thief River Falls down Central Avenue, giggling as she completed her makeup and perched her hat upon her coiffure.

I was surrounded and inspired by our foremothers, my friends Georgia Chapman, Julie Gale, Mickey Jax, Muriel Penne, Inger Freyberg, Hilda Eckman, and on and on. What women they were! Thanks, Rose, for making sure I had their love and example in my life.

For Walt, Federation was an unspoken part of our marriage promises. He never questioned my commitment to “the eagle,” but I do believe that he was surprised to sprout his own branch of the Federation family tree, a sage listener and counter balance to my more flashy temperament. How I miss that wisdom as I grapple with Junior Keynotes, flying solo!

Although my own family has been decimated this year, I have been surrounded and encouraged by my Federation family: Carolyn, Pat, Sarah, Cheryl, Sheila, Nadine, Gwen and so many others among you. Your purposefulness and dedication are collaborating to make me whole again, just as you make America truly musical.

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JUNIOR CHAIRMAN

How May We Help You?

by Linda Lind, Junior Division Chairman Does it seem like you are always being asked to do something?

Gather information, pay dues, collect fees and FILL OUT ANOTHER FORM? Yes, it does feel like the job of a Junior Counselor is neverending. This doesn’t even include lesson planning and actually teaching.

Nothing we do for our Juniors is ever wasted. The old television show Mission Impossible began “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” As Junior Counselors we have accepted the mission of developing our Juniors musically. If that means filling out forms, so be it.

There really isn’t much of a challenge to filling out forms. The one thing to remember is to fill in ALL the blanks. Omitting just one bit of information could mean a delay or a question about eligibility. Some of the Junior Division events require proof of U.S. citizenship. Just what does this mean? Those individuals who by place of their birth (U.S.), the nationality of one or both of their parents (U.S.), or have gone through the naturalization process are U.S. citizens. Check the forms found on the NFMC website (Publications>Junior) for those events requiring proof of citizenship.

The NFMC is an organization based on its membership – not on its leadership. Think “bottom-up” not “top-down”. One of our state Festival chairmen, holding a workshop of area chairmen, put it this way; “My job is to make your job easier.” That holds true from the bottom all the way to the top. Our job is to make your job as a Junior Counselor easier. Your job is to make each Juniors’ experience such a rewarding one that they will want to go on to the Student Division and to become Senior Members.

How may we help you in doing this? The chain of communication is pretty simple. It starts with the local or area chairman. That person is your first “go-to.” Again, think “bottom-up.” Beginning at the top only delays the process. Of course, each chairman up the chain is ready and willing to assist but the facts needed are usually found right back at the beginning.

Sometimes all we need to do is look at things from a different perspective. As we make plans for the 2014 NFMC Conference in Portland in June and a meeting of the Junior Division we welcome your perspective and your suggestions of how we can help you as a Junior Counselor working with our Juniors.

This NFMC Junior Counselor wants to hear from you. We are looking for ways to help you from the national level. Are you being served? How may we help you?

www.nfmc-music.org

Your source for all the latest NFMC news!

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NMC “Respecting Creator’s Rights” PSA Nominated for Two Emmy Awards The 57th Annual New York Emmy® Award nominations include two for the National Music Council/ Music Publishers’ Association Copy Kid animated PSA that encourages kids to respect the rights of creators. The piece is nominated in both the Community/ Public Service and Graphic Arts/ Animation categories. The animation is part of a new, innovative education tool for primary school students designed to teach respect and admiration for creators, inventors and their works.

Developed by NMC Executive Director Dr. David Sanders, entertainment attorney and Songwriters Guild of America counsel Charles J. Sanders, and award winning animation creator Bevin Carnes, the lesson plan and educational extension activities is available to educators via a free website, http:// www.IMadeIt.org. The program was created to teach young students the consequences of disrespecting the rights of creators, and how activity – such as appropriating the work of others without permission – negatively impacts upon creators and stifles creativity in general.

“This project is part of a world-wide effort by creators to foster an understanding that the online protection of creative work enhances freedom of speech and the marketplace of ideas, rather than encroaching on them,” said Dr. David Sanders in announcing the curriculum.

“The rampant disrespect for the creative and property rights of not just music creators, but creators of in all types of media, has resulted in incalculable harm over the past decade not only to the individual creators, but also to American culture as a whole. It is impossible to determine exactly how many composers and songwriters have stopped creating because they can no longer afford to do so, but suffice it to say that the problem of Internet piracy which has resulted in the diminution of music community income by well over fifty percent since 1999 has been personally devastating to most. One of the best long term ways to address, and eventually reverse, this trend is through education – starting in the youngest grade levels, by teaching respect for creators and their rights,” added Sanders.

For more information on the program, visit the NMC website: www.musiccouncil.org.

F E S T I VA L S B U L L E T I N

On-line Festivals Management System Report

by Sandra Preysz, NFMC Festivals Bulletin Editor/Chairman The first registration test of the on-line festivals Management System is complete.

In this Alpha testing period of 2014 Festivals, at least 3 more areas are testing it as well.

By far the biggest challenge was getting individual teachers into the system. Two steps to security proved to be confusing to the teachers: • The application requires that the user’s web browser has the Java 7 plugin loaded and enabled – without it, nothing can be displayed.

The Java 7 plugin is free of charge and easy to download and install.

• Authorization to access the website is restricted to verified e-mail addresses that have been registered as a primary e-mail address with Google Accounts. Teachers must register their e-mail address with Google Accounts and then the Area Festival administrators establish that e-mail address as one authorized to access the system. This process is not difficult, but can be confusing.

I helped each teacher in the first test group (Salt Lake Piano FMC) and in the end, I was able to get 79 out of 83 teachers on-line. The others had Mac computers too old to support Java 7. I personally registered for each of those teachers as the administrator. I became quite adept at it and was able to register each student in less than 15 seconds.

Once an e-mail address is verified and a teacher is allowed access, the teacher only sees the data pertaining to his or her individual studio.

Included in this data is the point history for each of the students as well as the registration data for the current year.

The actual registration process was quite easy for all to understand.

The individual student record automatically shows the lowest level at which the student can be entering the event. If the student is moving up more than the normal level progression, a new level is selected and then the required pieces are listed. Selections are entered in both cases by clicking on a pull down menu. There is no keystroke (typing) entry for students already in the system. Choice pieces will need to be entered by keystroke if required by the Festival area.

In order to enter a new student, the full legal name and accurate birth date information are needed. Should a student with that same name and birth date already be in the system, it will need to be verified whether or not the student is the same as the one already in the system. (This will help in all of those cases where a teacher is not aware that a student new to the studio has actually participated in Federation Festival in prior years.)

A confirmation/invoice is the final step to the registration. This allows teachers to proofread what is entered and make any corrections prior to the close of the registration period. It also clearly shows the amount owed and to whom the check should be sent after registration is complete. There are no plans at this time to include on-line payment since fees will still go to the local Festival area sponsoring the event.

There will be a demonstration/presentation about the on-line system in Portland in June, 2014 at the NFMC meetings. This should be helpful to all who can attend.

Congratulations Juniors, Teachers!

by Gloria Lien, NFMC Festival Cups Chairman Congratulations, Juniors.

There are thousands of you who played in Festivals this year and we are so proud of you! You and your music bring much joy to the world.

You are making a difference in your community, in your families and around the US. Keep up the good work! You make us proud!

Congratulations, Teachers.

By now most Festivals are completed and we’re planning spring recitals. We hope the Festivals have been a good experience for both juniors and for the teachers and families. It is good to perfect two pieces, play them for someone and get a critique.

In junior high and high school, I participated in events where I’d get a critique. To this day, I still remember and can play what I performed in grade 7 and 8. It also was very memorable for me to realize how many people play piano. It can be very lonely at times, but then

to meet and hear so many talented people in one’s age bracket is renewing.

To the teachers: One of the concerns people have emailed me pertains to the Gold Cup. Many states keep their monies for Festival and Gold Cups combined in the general treasury for Festivals and when it’s time to order Gold Cups, they take the money from the treasury and order the cups. Whereas, it may have worked well for years, there is a huge danger that at some point, there can be disagreements and it’s the juniors who suffer. During the time when everyone is getting along, appoint a local Gold Cup chairman and a State Gold Cup chairman and decide as a group how much of each entry fee goes toward Gold Cups and keep the monies separate. If your club grows so large that you need to split, the monies for Gold Cups are separate from the Festival fees. An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.

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AMERICAN MUSIC

Spotlight on American Composer: Robert Vandall

by Deborah Freeman, American Music Division Chairman Robert Vandall is an internationally celebrated and prolific composer of over 500 of the most favorite music of piano students and piano teachers around the world. Personally, I have been consistently enthusiastic regarding his work. His excellence can be heard at all points of his career, but above all of this, he is one of the most humble and modest people I’ve ever encountered.

Robert and his wife, Karen, teach 20 students in their New Philadelphia, Ohio, home and have presented workshops in 30 states and the District of Columbia. They have been active in their church as choir director, youth leaders, singers in the adult choir, ringers in the hand bell choir, Sunday school musicians and teachers, as well as serving on numerous committees.

His compositions are on many piano teacher organizations required lists, as well as in the NFMC Festival Bulletin. He holds Permanent Professional Certification as a member of MTNA, is an active member of the Ohio Music Teachers Association, is past president of the Tuscarawas County Music Teachers Association, is an MTNA Foundation Fellow from Ohio, and is an active member of the Fortnightly Music Club of New Philadelphia, affiliated with NFMC. He and Karen were counselors of Fortnightly Junior Music Club for 12 years – this adds stars to his crown for sure! They have directed the AllOhio Piano Ensemble on three occasions, and Bob was faculty member of the International Workshop in Biarritz, France. He was a clinician for the Goshen College Piano Workshop on two occasions and was featured as their first Composer of the Year. Both he and Karen have been faculty members for the Junior Student Seminars at the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado.

He is recipient of the University Of Illinois School Of Music Alumni

Association Distinguished Service Award in 1990 and with his wife, Karen, the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music Achievement Award in 1991.

He recently received a Proclamation from New Philadelphia mayor, Robert Vandall Michael Taylor, proclaiming April 20, 2013, as Robert Vandall Day. With our modern technology, you may enjoy the Tuscarawas Philharmonic orchestra performing his delightful piano concerti, Concertino in C and Concerto in G, performed by students Asya Akkus and Yun Cao. These two students were chosen from among 10 finalists for the honor, and they are magnificent. View the performace on www.youtube.com.

I have taken my students to numerous workshops and clinics around the state and found him to be engaging and encouraging to each child. I remember specifically when one of my students was performing Hurry Scurry Robert said, “Christopher, what did you like most about this piece?” Well, I was so confident my student would say everything we had discussed regarding articulation, dynamics, syncopated rhythms, etc. but instead said, “because it’s fast.”

A highlight on my recent recital was Triple Dip, a boogie-woogie ostinato and blues harmony trio performed by 3 siblings.

His compositions go beyond entertaining, as they are instructional without the students realizing how much they are actually learning.

When teaching modes, Robert has a book, Modes and Moods, 7 impressive piano solos, one in each mode. If concentration is on a specific mode, they are each available in single sheets. Modal

The Lana M. Bailey Annual Piano Concerto Award

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We have good news for 2014 graduating high school seniors who are entering college, university or conservatory as a music major. A new piano concerto award in the amount of $750 will be given annually to one worthy recipient. This award is made in honor of Past-National NFMC President Lana M. Bailey from funds that are endowed for that purpose. Check out the website: www.nfmc-music.org; click on Publications and see JR 20-1 and JR 20-2 for detailed information and application form. If you are learning a concerto for festival or other performance venues, please enter.

Questions will gladly be answered by Dee Blaser at: dblaser@sunflower.com.

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Expressions, intended as a precursor to Modes and Moods is a collection of works played on white keys with no accidentals – just brilliant!

Many of his compositions may be heard on the internet – just Google him. Yes, I think Google is now a verb!

From a recent interview: When giving a master class or piano teaching workshop, is there anything, above all else, you hope participants and attendees will take away? When I do a master class, I always try to make the students as comfortable as possible and include the audience with what I’m saying. There is nothing worse than being in the audience of a master class and being ignored. I have a conversation that goes both ways – me and the student, me and the audience, and then lots of three-way communications. I always shake hands with the students and always make sure I know their names. I try to have fun and make the students laugh a lot.

What new compositions are on the horizon? I have just completed a three- book solo series called Piano Extravaganza, which will be in print by March. I am also working to arrange two books of hymn duets to complete a six-book series called What Can We Play on Sunday?

Each book contains hymns appropriate for two months of the church year. I love hymns and I have students who play at church, so now I have a ready-made body of literature to use with them.

What is one thing folks might not know about you? The “D” in my name stands for Dennis. Nobody calls me Bob in my family, they all call me Denny. Karen is the only person in my family who calls me Bob. Something I’m proud of, I ran a half marathon in the spring of 2010.

I sustained an injury and am now in training to run a 5K in July. I learned, however, that I never want to run a whole marathon!

Robert and Karen’s hobbies take them outdoors, as they both enjoy gardening, walking and hiking. They are parents of two grown sons; Chris, a professional percussionist and middle school music teacher, and Bruce, a landscape designer. They enjoy being the grandparents of five grandchildren and living on the edge of the dairy farm where Karen was reared.

Robert’s music is published by Alfred Publishing Company, his exclusive publisher.

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by Joan Stanisha, Junior Rating Sheet Chairman We hope you are continuing to work on ideas from the Junior Rating Sheet with your junior club. Once again, to find the rating sheet on the national web: type in the web address, nfmc-music.org. When the site comes up, scroll down to Publications, click on it, then scroll down to JR1-1 and download. EASY!! Here is a picture of the certificate you can receive for your meeting place or studio, in addition to making a whole junior club happy and proud. I really enjoy seeing the numerous innovative ideas you teachers and junior leaders come up with in the course of the year. With the new rating sheet most clubs can obtain 1000 points and so receive 10 ribbons. Good luck in 2014!!

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by Gay Dill, NFMC Dance Chairman

Calling All Junior Dancers!

Rise and shine; now is the time to prepare your audition for the 2014 Junior Dance Award!

Read all about it!

An applicant for the Junior Dance Awards sponsored by NFMC must be a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, either as a member of an active federated junior club, or as an individual junior member. Entry deadline is May 1st.

THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF COMPETITION: Junior I for dancers 11-14 years of age Junior II for dancers 15-18 years of age AWARDS AVAILABLE FROM THE AGNES FOWLER ENDOWMENT: Junior I Ballet I Theater Dance I Junior II Ballet II Theater Dance II

First Place: $150 First Place: $150 First Place: $250 First Place: $250

Second Place: $100 Second Place: $100 Second Place: $100 Second Place: $100

The Thelma A. Robinson Ballet Biennial Award

By Judy Barger Edgell, Chairman The Thelma A. Robinson Ballet award, which is awarded biennially in the amount of $2,500, will be awarded in the spring of 2015. However, it is not too soon to be getting the forms and requirements in order. The DVD is due in the Chairman’s hands no later than October 1, 2014.

All forms and requirements are on the website under Competitions and Awards (Biennial Junior Awards) and Publications – Junior Division (#JR 10-1,2,3). The applicant must be between the ages of 13 and 18 as of January 1 of 2015. This scholarship was awarded to Molly Cook of Fincastle, Va. in 2013. Molly is now in college in Utah majoring in Dance.

She was appreciative of said award which helped in financing her freshman year.

RULES & REGULATIONS 1. Application tapes or DVDs and fees must be submitted by May 1st to the National Dance Chairman 2. A $5.00 entry fee is required of the applicant in each category. The check is made payable to NFMC and should be sent to the National Dance Chairman with the application.

3. If entering as an Individual Junior Member, the entrant must pay a membership fee of $ 13.00.

Make the check payable to your state federation and send it with the application.

4. A student may enter in both Ballet and one form of Theater Dance or two forms of Theater Dance. Theater Dance includes Jazz, Tap and Lyrical Dance (a combination of a soft expression of jazz and a very fluid flow of ballet.) Submit an application for each event.

5. Three qualified judges will adjudicate the competition by evaluating video tapes or DVD disks submitted by the entrants.

• Do NOT put the name of the performer on the tape or DVD. • Do put the name of the dance, category (tap, ballet, etc.) and the age of the performer.

Tapes or disks will not be returned.

6. This is a national competition held annually. Entrants must not be older than 18 years of age

by June 1st in the year of competition.

7. No first place winner may compete again for the same award.

8. Application Form and Rules for Dance Awards can be downloaded from the NFMC website, www.nfmc-music.org. Navigate to Competitions & Awards, then click on Junior Annual Awards.

7. Dance award winners will be featured in both Junior Keynotes Magazine and Music Clubs Magazine.

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Molly Cook The Federation is anxious in supporting the serious dance student by awarding this scholarship. We look forward to many applicants this fall.

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Who has made a difference for you?

The NFMC has a special program by which you can remember someone special in a public way. The VIP campaign is a program by which you can thank that person AND help a young person attend one of our summer music centers. You can even specify the center to which you want your contribution to go. It’s a simple program. Write a check to NFMC for $50 for each person you want to remember. Mail the check and VIP form to Shirley Carroll, 17583 N. 1090 East Road, Pontiac, IL 61764-9801. Her email is rcrcarroll@gmail.com. Deadline is February 1, 2015.

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To say that I am excited and proud to share the essays of the winners of the 2014 National Music Week Essay Contest is to put it mildly. These winning essays are some of the best I have seen in the six years I have been chairman. It is often a difficult choice deciding the winning essay. This year it was a daunting, yet rewarding, task.

Seventeen states had entries. In fact we increased state participation by 6, which is almost a third more involvement. This is a pleasant and welcome change. Many states returned to the contest and some new ones appeared.

Our theme, Music – the Dance of Life, inspired our young participants to really express not only their love of music, but also how intertwined it was with living life to its fullest.

Many expressed the motivation, inspiration and exhilaration that music gives them. In fact I sometimes thought that these writers should consider majoring in philosophy.

You only get to read the winners. My regional chairman and I read all of the essays. It is quite a challenge and no small task. Sorting and deciding which entries are a cut above takes time and effort. Without the dedication of Julianne Edwards, Southeastern and Northeastern Region Chairman, and Jan Hansen, South Central, North Central and Western Region Chairman, this chairman would be overwhelmed. They helped me stay on target with our deadlines and gave constructive input. We give our thanks to Julianne and Jan for a job well done.

We are happy to report that we had over 125 entries. Almost all the entries followed the instructions so that cut down on the number of disqualifications. All had pictures. Our request for teacher contact information was followed. We did much better with the January 15 deadline. In fact we even received some entries in late December.

We hope you enjoy the essays of these 2014 state winners. Share them with your students, members of Junior and Senior clubs and members of your community. Help us put music, NFMC and our youth in the limelight.

As I close this article, my heart is saddened by the passing of Mary Angela Strasser, the person who worked so hard to make sure our essays and entrants received the recognition they so deserved. Her unflagging energy and good humor helped us through many situations. She had a joy for life that was contagious. Seemingly unflappable, she brought out the best in any situation and she encouraged everyone as she sang her song of life, faith and hope.

Mary Ellen Ulmer, National Music Week National Chairman

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Music is an important part of many celebrations and events such as ceremonies, parties, concerts and various other forms of entertainment. One of the most common, and yet most potent, combinations is that of music and dance. In fact, it is almost impossible to have one without the other, making music the dance of life.

I am lucky enough to have experienced the thrill of dance and music independently of each other. At first, dancing seemed terrifying, but after a while, I became more comfortable with dancing. Now, I never want to stop. Playing the piano affects me in much the same way. When I first started to play, I went to perform at my first public performance in front of an audience.

I had only ever played for my family and my teacher before that. I walked up on the stage, took my seat on the piano bench, and prepared just the way my teacher told me. As soon as my fingers touched the keys, I forgot everything that was on my mind. I just let the music flow through me from my fingers to the keys. I do not even remember anything. I just played, and I suppose my hands knew what they were doing. Now, whenever I sit down to play – whether it is just for me or is for an audience – my mind clears, and I just play the music.

It is a unique feeling to have everything from the outside world disappear as soon as my fingers touch the keys or I slip on a pair of dance shoes. It is amazing to lose myself in the rhythm of the music as I move to the beat. What is more amazing, though, is the fact that every single person can experience the same feeling, the same power, the same sense of amazement. Dancing is typically used to physically express emotions, and the music that accompanies the dance is a critical component of any moment. The swells and falls of music are reflected in a dancer’s movements with fluidity and connectivity – so much that music can often be described as the dance of life.

A simple melodic line is more than just a single note followed by another, the progression never allowing any neighbors to touch. There is a whisper in between the notes. That single moment, more slight than breath, in which the music is heard is the space in which intervals, whether major, minor, perfect, or diminished, can be found, all of which have an impact on the single melody. The shape, the feeling, is produced not from one solitary note on its own, but from its interaction with all others. It is the consonance and dissonance within a line that creates something bigger than one tone played at any given moment.

A melody is similar to a person in this aspect. An individual is more than just a single event followed by another. Just as a melody is not a random collection of pitches, a life is not a collection of experiences. A life is lived through progression. While all life comes to an end, it is the living before the cadence that is remembered. It is the body of a piece that is heard. It is the climax of a dance that is applauded.

What is life? Is it not a dance through trials and triumphs? Yet, the dance must originate from some source. The source for life’s dance must be music, for what is more powerful than the beat of a song, which is so akin to the beat of a heart, of a life?

The music begins, a simple melody at first.

The dance begins, the inhalation of a breath that fills the lungs for the first time. The life blooms and blossoms as the music builds with harmony and increasingly complex melodies.

In turn, the dance complicates, changing from simple twists and turns into leaps. The music quickens; the dance responds. Unavoidable dissonance can be heard in the music. The dance nearly stumbles. The life, from which both music and dance spring, weeps with pain.

Gradually, peace appears, the weeping ends, the dance continues, and the music resolves.

The sound begins to fade, growing slower with each beat. The dance becomes more graceful. The life is reaching an end. As the cadence approaches, the dance slows to a halt. It is only at the conclusion of it all, when the dance has no movement, the final chord no longer sounds, and the life exhales its last breath does the realization dawn, music is the dance of life.

The dancers twirl; the musicians sway.

The audience claps along to the beat of the upbeat tune. Music fills the air and the audience acts as one body, bobbing heads and clapping.

Many miles away a boy slumps into a chair, slams his books on his desk, and flips on his radio. Only minutes later he calms down to the sounds of his favorite artist’s hit tune. Simply two examples of the correlation between music and dancing, these two anecdotes exemplify how music is, in many ways, the dance of life.

Through choreography and life’s schedules to expression and emotions, music and dancing share many similar traits.

When dancers perform, they never cease to maintain a careful rhythm and stiff coordination, which are both results of choreography. This kind of structure often shows up in the lives of everyday people. Running to music lessons, school orchestra practices, and the like, most kids follow a structure often relating to music.

Every day after school, many school children switch on their iPods and play their favorite songs and radio stations. This happens on a daily basis. For me, I play classical music during my schoolwork. This music is a staple to my day, just as dance moves are each an important part of the big picture.

Music and dancing possess yet another noteworthy mutual characteristic. This is the ability to express emotion and influence the emotions of others. When dancers dance, the dance expresses different emotions at different points in the story or dance. The same goes for music and life. Artists and musicians pour out their emotions into the music they produce depending on what emotional points they are going through in their lives, which are their stories.

Also, dancing can influence others’ emotions. A happy dance usually promotes a happy, bouncy mood, while the opposite is true for sad dances. This parallel appears in music.

When the boy slumped into his chair at his desk and calmed down due to his music, the music was influencing his life. Most likely it was enabling him to perform at higher levels on his homework. A violinist I know puts this thought into a perfect expression: “when you’re angry and you hear soft music you stop and listen… oh, that’s beautiful. And then very soon all your anger disappears.”

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NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK // 2014 ESSAY WINNERS In conclusion, there are two main parallels between dance and music, giving music the attribute of being the dance of life. These are life’s schedules and the ability to express and influence emotions. Dancing is the way to draw a story, to paint a picture; just as music paints the story of a person’s life and plays a part in their emotions. In a person’s life, their music is their dance.

INDIANA Janice Tan A step in a dance is like a day in life.

During the Baroque period, composers such as Bach and Handel composed pieces of a dance music known as Baroque suites. These suites included four main movements – the allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue.

Together, each movement tells the story of a life.

Although holidays such as Christmas are commemorated only by certain people, birthdays are celebrated by everyone, as it marks the beginning of a new life. On this day, parties are thrown, presents are opened, and people are happy. Much like the celebration of a birthday, the opening movement of the Baroque suite, the allemande, creates a bold and cheery atmosphere. Not too slow nor fast, the tempo for the allemande acts as the majestic introduction, and similar to a person’s life, the birth and beginning of a series of pieces.

After birth, infants must take tiny baby steps to accomplish what may seem very simple to most people who are older. By accepting these smaller challenges, infants become ready to take bigger baby steps that prepare them for the real world. Similarly, the courante movement of the suite is danced in small back and forth steps, signifying the baby steps taken as a child.

Fragile yet lively, this piece represents the delicate and exciting journey taken as a young child- all in many tiny steps.

Life does not always offer what is most desired. Sometimes, shortcuts are not an option. And every so often, there is only one path to success- the path which includes countless numbers of falls and fails, scrapes and bruises. Following the courante movement is the sarabande, the most delicate piece of the suite. Even without words, the gentleness of this dance tells people the story behind the music, the story about stumbling at times in life

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and doubting the ability to continue the path towards success. Despite the gloomy spell this piece tends to cast, it is ultimately part of the suite, and so is failure and despair in life.

When all else fails, a friendly push is sometimes given in life and through all the sweat and tears come success and celebration.

Likewise, succeeding the melancholy sarabande movement, which represents the idea of the hardships in life, is the gigue.

Originated from the British jig, the gigue is an upbeat and effervescent piece. As the “happy ending” of the suite, the gigue symbolizes the accomplishment of picking yourself up after falling and continuing to pursue your goals.

Life is an unpredictable adventure- one that involves taking risks, accepting challenges, falling, and getting back up again. In the Baroque suite, each movement beautifully paints the happiness and sadness life brings to people. By listening to this suite, people will realize that at times, people may not know where they are headed in life. They must dance to the beat of their hearts and just dance the dance of life.

KANSAS Mackenzie Pappan It is a beautiful day out, so I decided to take a walk. As I am walking, I hear the birds singing their lively song. I scurry on past some of the trees and hear the leaves rustling in the wind. Next I hear the bees buzzing their calming tunes. Then, out of nowhere the grasshoppers start hopping and dancing to the wonderful sounds being played by nature. As I scamper on further I realize my feet keep a steady beat. Then I see the sun shining down like a spotlight on center stage.

Most people hear music through instruments, but I hear it through nature. You can hear this music whenever you step outside. No matter if you’re young or old, human or animal, music is something that anyone or anything can hear. This shows that music has always been here and always will be. It is amazing to think that God created each and every one of these animals to perform to their ability. Music is a gift of God!

KENTUCKY Emily Redden Inside I’m Dancing The title of my piece was pulled from a movie, starring James McAvoy. It’s about a young man, paralyzed from the neck down, trying to live out his severely shortened life. At one point he’s moving his wheelchair around on a dance floor and someone asks why he is so happy, to which he replies, “Because, inside I’m dancing.” This quote perfectly embodies why music is the dance of my life. When I sing, it feels like I’m dancing inside. I’m not paralyzed, but music helps me to tell a story, express myself, capture the human condition (as performers do), and show the leaps and falls of life.

In the literal sense of the theme Music: The Dance of Life, music and dance have a couple things in common. Both are artistic ways to tell a story and both are forms of expression; be it happy, sad, or romantic. For example, usually in a movie when you see a boy get a date or the sport team wins, the actors don’t start belting their favorite Broadway tune (unless it’s a musical). They might jump, yell, or do a “victory dance”. However, every good movie has background music. Each note’s purpose is to enhance the emotion in a specific scene. The next time you watch your favorite movie, put the subtitles on and mute it. See if you have the same emotional reaction.

The goal of all performers is to capture the human condition and present it in a way that moves people. Music is to musicians what acting is to actors. We need it. We breathe it and live it. Music is our form of expression.

Music is what moves us and makes us dance inside. My life without music wouldn’t be worth living. But when I am able to bring music into the world, I feel as though I could jump over a hundred buildings and never touch the ground.

Through all of these components, music is the dance of life. It reveals both our clumsiness and our grace. Music is a way to take a poem or movement and elevate it to a whole new level. No amount of study will improve a person’s musicianship if they cannot feel it in their bones. The dance of life can’t be forced or made or thought, but must be felt.

As I continue my growth as a musician, I strive to express my life, as well as others’, with my craft. As the great philosopher Plato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings

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LOUISIANA Kelsey Lain The title can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps music helps you dance or breeze through life. Maybe music is just another form of dance. For some it is both; for others it is neither. Music is the universal language so it can be heard in many ways.

Music can be played during leisure in life, or it can save a life.

Music is the rhythm to dance. It is truly the dance of life- without it, there would be no dance. Music and dance are comparable to a painting with dance as the canvas and music as the paint. Dance is the basis for it whereas music is what gives it life. There are a million and more things I could compare the two to but even that would not explain the beautiful friendship that music and dance have and how it relates to life.

Dance is the companion of music just as music is the companion of dance. Music and dance is like the waltz to the piano, the rumba to the drums, the electric slide to the keyboard, the mike to the song. They complete each other; each elevates the other to a new height.

Just like other things in life, music and dance change on their own.

Music has evolved overtime. Blues has turned into jazz, which was turned into rock, which became pop. Music is a constant metamorphosis, changing not to the whims of humans, but to the whims of our souls. Our minds cannot process the enchantment of music but our souls understand it fluently.

Similar to music, dance evolves endlessly. It changes just as often as music. From ballroom dancing to hip-hop, we can see how dance has transformed itself across many regions and time periods.

The pair has given humanity reason to live.

Without music, life would be a sea of grey.

Without dance, we could not soar. Music and dance relate to life by giving us reasons to live.

That is what, in my opinion, makes music the dance of life.

For many years, we have tried to discern

dance and music’s relationship and how it affects us. Yet, the answer has been so elusive that even the greatest philosophers cannot even fathom a hint of the reason. What do we decide to do when philosophy and science fail?

We do what we always do: we search within our souls.

Neither music nor dance can be explained through reason or philosophy. Music cannot be understood through the power of the human mind. Dance cannot be seen by the limited vision of the human eye. Their full extent is only realized when you have opened your soul.

Music, dance, and life form not just a trio but a triumvirate. One gives life its meaning and the others celebrates life. One would be incomplete without the other two. From time past to time being, the three are impossible to live without.

MICHIGAN Kalei VandenToom What is music? A tune? Something to sing to? An arrangement of voiced parts for different instruments that unite in harmony?

Music is all of the above and something more.

Music is the melody created by life. It is a dance. It is what we were created to sing to. We have been given music for a purpose, we all use it or are impacted by, and we all respond in one way or another.

Why do we have music? The purpose for music is to bring praises to our Creator. The heavens and the earth declare the glory of God: “Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein…” 1 Nature around us forms a song, and that song is a communication of praise. Sadly, society has forgotten the importance of and the reason for this communication. Although it has been forgotten, it has not stopped influencing every one of us.

Music influences all of us, even if we don’t realize it. We are all created with an ornate connection to song. Music influences our emotions; through it we rejoice: “Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth…” 2 and to mourn: “My harp also tuned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.” 3 The music that surrounds us is a dance. We are charged to praise God our Creator with that dance: “Let them praise His

name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.” 4 Everyday we come into contact with some form of it. The commotion, bliss, and tranquility that surround us everyday create a musical dance. How do you respond to it?

We all respond to music; so how do you respond to the melodies created by life on a day to day basis? How do you respond to the dance? Your answer depends solely on your interpretation of the song. We were created to use music. It is the dance we witness and live with day after day.

Music is the expression of one’s thought that cannot be expressed in words. But most importantly, it is an avenue that I take to bring praise and glory to the Holy One who created me. This is why I love music; why I put so much time and effort into perfecting it. Music has enveloped us since we were first created, and it is all that we are. The question is not can you play Beethoven’s Fur Elise or Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu, but can you learn to bring glory through praises to the one who created it? If you appreciate it, you will not recognize music as a tune, but as the dance of life.

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MISSISSIPPI Marissa Teetson Humanity is a flowing petal on the wind of time’s expanse.

Life’s dance has three stages that unfold like petals in our lives.

Music transforms these flowers into elaborate compositions. The more time one spends with music, the more diversity blooms in one’s existence. The dance of life would not be possible without the influence of the thundering waterfall of rhythm that music rains onto life.

Music enhances our entire education. A peaceful melody before slumber can relax the young child enough to drift into a contented state to sleep. The dance of life progresses as a toddler is exposed to complex rhythms, igniting curiosity, coordination, and movement.

Teenagers claim that music is essential to expressing thoughts and feelings. This is true; as music is a creative outlet. The personality of a teenager can be influenced by the power of music. This influence is more positive than

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NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK // 2014 ESSAY WINNERS negative! Playing upbeat, music can raise the mood of a melancholy adolescent. The choices of teens can also be influenced by music.

Rap music and heavy metal music often send negative messages, which influence a teen’s choices in life. If peppy pop songs and classical music are introduced to a teenager, their choices will tend to be on the more positive side.

Adults utilize music in very creative ways.

For example, and advertising agent may be able to persuade customers to purchase a product by choosing the perfect music for a commercial. Music can also become a career for some adults. Music therapy, choral directing, band directing, and accompanying a vocalist by playing the piano are just a few of the numerous careers available to musically talented young adults and older adults alike.

Music can raise the spirits of a family during a troubled time, or help keep their attitudes positive. Adults’ lives come full circle to introduce music to their children, and begin the dance of life and music once again.

At last, the performance reaches its end. As a casket is lowered into the grave, a soft breeze carries the verses of hymns on it- sung by onlookers wishing the deceased peace in every way. The music seeps into the pale skin of the deceased individual, the soul now alive with music and love – this gift ready to be carried to Heaven through an angel with a melody.

Music strongly impacts life. Without music, toddlers might lack sleep, adolescents might sink into depression, and adults may not have an essential gift to give back to their children and the world. The petals on the wind eventually return to the earth—their purpose fulfilled in life. Music fulfills its purpose as well. The curtain then falls after the final scene.

The dance is finished, and the crowd is stirred.

Music is the dance of life – because it stirs the soul.

NORTH CAROLINA Rachel Witner Throughout all cultures of the world, it seems that there is one thing we all cherish – music. No matter what language you speak, everyone feels some sort of emotion when listening to music. Often times, when people choose to act upon these emotions in a simple and observable way, we turn to dance. Through

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dance, you are able to show your personality, express your mood, bond with others, be healthy, and enjoy yourself. As you most likely have experienced, it is often difficult to listen to a song and sit still. You want to bob your head, tap your feet, or something of the sort. It’s natural human instinct to synchronize our body movements with our environment.

No matter where you live, dance is a necessity. In India, people like to perform the Kathak, a type of dance characterized by fast footwork and numerous ‘chakkars’ (spins) that comes from a Sanskrit word, kartha, which means “to tell a story.” Salsa originates from areas like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Latin America. This partner dance is a very sensual form that is known for its flirtatious and lively antics. In another type of dance known as ballet, dancers gracefully glide across the dance floor, often portraying a story or idea.

High-energy jazz dance finds its origins in African-American culture. Some common jazz steps are the ball change, the pivot step, the toe rise, the pirouettes, and the jazz walk. Without music, how would your life change? Imagine watching a movie or play where the characters just sit still and monotonously talk. It would be difficult to really relate to the characters and what they’re going through.

Life is hard. Going through rough times is expected. What should you turn to during these rough patches? The answer is music. It will guide you through the ups and downs of your life. If you’ve just received news that you’ve received a promotion, play some disco and bust out your boogie moves. If you’ve fallen in love, listen to a love song and perform the classic lambaba, a classy and stylish Brazilian dance performed by a couple.

Even in prehistoric times, humans had to fulfill their needs of music. The Hurrian song, found on clay tables that date back to approximately 1400 BC, is the oldest surviving notated work of music. Humans always have and always will need music to continue on through the dance of life.

NEW YORK Angelique D’Alessandro Have you ever listened to a beautiful song, a song that has personally touched you?

Have you ever felt a song shake you to the core?

Has one very special piece of music made you want to simply drop everything, leave all worries behind, and dance? Music is magically capable of doing all this and transforming our very souls. It is the most freeing form of interpersonal communication we have. Music choreographs the dance of life to make it a more meaningful and less painful thing.

Through music, one can focus their thoughts and express themselves more clearly. Music magnifies happy feelings during good times and helps quell bad feelings when one is down.

Music tends to free you from mental anguish and even physical pain. Studies have shown that patients on an operating table tend to fare better and heal faster when their favorite music is played during surgery. What better way is there to glide through the dance of life than with a healthy mind and body? Music can surely help do this.

Friedrich Nietzsche once said “Without music, life would be a mistake.” This quote must be true, because without music there could be no freedom. From the use of music to give signals to runaway slaves during the days of slavery, to the calls of music on the battlefield during times of war, music is always a freeing source and a source of comfort for people. A mournful song heard at a loved one’s funeral can help comfort a broken heart. How many times do we equate a favorite song with our daily routines? Walking into the Museum of Modern Art evokes thought of Coldplay, while a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art plays Beethoven in my head. Without music, how could there be true art; true knowledge?

If music was no longer, names like Mozart and Handel would hold no relevance. How can one really hear without music to delight their ears?

How can one feel anything if they’ve not felt the calming rush which comes from listening to a favorite song? How can one dance when no music is present to make them sing along and tap their feet?

If life is a dance, as it’s said to be, then music is the sun fueling the life of all human beings. It is the oxygen pumping in and out of our lungs and the water we drink for survival. Music is life; it is the dance. And I will keep on dancing.

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NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK // 2014 ESSAY WINNERS OHIO Olivia Gittens My fingers slip off the cold slick keys. I quickly wipe them on the bench and continue playing. One, two, three; one, two, three, slip.

One, two, three, slip. My mother is standing next to me trying to console me. I slump down on the bench and rest my head in my arms. My mother leans over and lifts my head up. “Don’t worry about this, just do your best and that’s all that matters,” she tells me. “I want you to imagine that you are dancing and not just playing this waltz. But when you play, I want you to create the same beautiful images for your audience that you do when you dance this beautiful waltz.”

For the entire car ride I try my best to think about these words and try to conjure up how to make my fingers create a dance for this competition. But no matter how hard I try, bad memories overpower my mind. I remember a kid telling me, “You’re no good if you messed up on this easy song that I played perfectly when I was only six.” I also remember him saying things like: “I wouldn’t recommend entering any more competitions; you will just embarrass yourself even more.” After that painful memory, my confidence plummeted from zero to negative twenty-five.

When we got to the hall I rushed to a practice room and quickly practiced my song.

As we lined up I kept to myself and tried to stay calm. I barely realized when it was my turn and I quietly walked out onto the stage.

As I made my way to the piano, positive thoughts started flooding my brain. “Just give it your best shot and we’ll see what happens…

You can do anything you set your mind out to do.” Once I reached the piano I did as my mom suggested and I grabbed my imaginary dance shoes and imagined myself waltzing and gliding across the stage. One, two, three; one, two, three… I barely noticed my fingers – or were they my ballet shoes – gliding over the keys as I played; I was so into my internal reverie. When I glanced at the audience, I saw that none of them were in their seats anymore; they were all up and swaying to the music. I looked at the judges and I saw that even they were tapping their feet. After the song reached its coda, I stood up and smiled a huge, genuine smile that reflected the joy and liberation I was feeling. I looked at the audience and slowly

started to bow. As I made my way back up, I saw that everyone was giving me a standing ovation and the judges had a big first place trophy in their hands. I glided gracefully over to receive my prize and held it up in my hands with triumph. And now because of this, I now know that music really is… the dance of life.

TEXAS Hannah Keck Through the dance of life, we tiptoe, run, and slip and stumble and fall. But, we always are able to pull ourselves back up. Throughout these times music plays and our story begins to be told.

Music is the expression of one’s most inner deepest emotions and thoughts that we will never share with anyone. When hard times hit, life doesn’t slow down for us to catch up, so we play our music to get through it all. Sometimes, it’s all we have. Music is, in fact, what feelings sound like. Whenever you are down, and the dance of your life becomes a struggle, you wouldn’t normally listen to happy, upbeat music. You will usually listen to slow sad songs or loud rock to release the anger your heart may be holding. During rough times, nobody hears your screams and cries for help because you drown yourself in the sweet escape of music’s melodies. You let the rhythms engulf you from head to toe and that is all you let yourself feel/ hear/breathe/think. Even when you’ve fallen down, music always seems to pull you back into the correct step of your dance.

There are also ties when you feel invincible, as if you’re on top of the world. You’re happy and ecstatic. This is when the dance of your life runs very smoothly and the happy songs take place. The music pumps through your veins and you feel so manic it’s as if you’re on a high from the happy, fast paced notes. Your entire body tingles with the sensation of joy coursing through your body. It is a happiness one does not forget.

Or you have those nights where you’re so stressed that you have endless amounts of thought running through your brain and sleep is the last thing on your mind. You stare at the ceiling for hours and search for the answers you will never find. You are slowly dancing along the edge of a cliff so very tediously, trying not to fall into the abyss of nothingness.

You’re afraid music won’t work this time, so

you try not to let yourself drown in the screams of your mind. Silence even threatens to bust your eardrums, but music is there to rescue you during this stressful dance; maybe play some relaxing music. Violins and soft piano will finally put you to sleep and you can take a break from your dance.

The dance of life isn’t just about how happy music relates to whenever life is going great.

It is about much more than that. The dance of life is hard, harder than anyone could imagine, and the music that we love and look up to will help us as we each fight our own secret battles.

Then, one day we will wake up and finally be okay with where we are in our life, all because music has helped us through our dance.

UTAH Kensley Hodson Music. A sound that can be played so easily though, has a huge impact on the heart.

When I was as young as six years old a new addition was added to the Hodson Family. This new addition was unlike anyone else, he was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, including many other medical problems that go higher in count than staffs on a bar line. Due to these circumstances my parents were taken away to the hospital for a big chunk of my childhood. It was difficult growing up with my siblings who were trying to increase my independence and trying to do that for them as well. With many different trials coming here and there, having to give so much for our little brother was rough. Though I’m grateful. With this experience I truly found the meaning of music.

Spinning around in circles like a preschooler is my way of dancing to music. This began many years ago on a boring day when my younger brother was having surgery, and this action still continues today. Feeling the rush of emotion of music is overpowering. Escaping the stress of reality while pretending you are on stage sharing to the world what you love most.

Recovering from the loss of a loved one. Crying for no reason, because the song is that powerful.

This simple dance move with the right music made all of this possible for me. Yes, even as silly as it sounds.

Music is not truly made by a music hating or selfish musician, it’s made by a true sense of emotion for music and a great passion that

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NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK // 2014 ESSAY WINNERS only certain musicians possess. Music brings different emotions that can hurt and heal the heart. Not all music must have lyrics to do so.

I feel the most emotion while sitting down in band class, or preparing a solo with my teacher by my side teaching me to experience the true joy of music. Some types of lyrics and in some cases dance moves can hide that great movement of emotion, or can amplify it.

Over the years the love of music has grown stronger. Over the years music has become one of my best friends. It helps me realize, feel, become more inspired, and challenges me to do my best. I found hope in music. When times I would cry in my room with the lack of confidence or having the knowledge that the doctors told my family that the new addition would not make it. Music was there. Music was there to lift my mood; the want to keep moving forward in life, the ability to feel again, and something, someone to jump for joy when finally something goes right and my brother is still here. Music. A sound that can be played so easily though has a huge impact on the heart.

WASHINGTON Kelsey Zhong Music is far from just an ordinary five letter word. Although by direct definition it is, “vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form and harmony”, music isn’t just the beautiful sounds produced or plain notes dotted on lined paper, but as J.K. Rowling once said, “Ah music. A magic beyond all we do here.” I cannot agree more, because it is most magical. Music has the ability to speak to anyone in a way without words, because it is actually snip bits of individual storylines that we’ve all experienced before.

Each piece of music reflects a unique story, which belongs to a big picture that’s like the “dance of life.” As a struggling dancer, you watch and you learn, but try and fall. Regardless of your bruises you get back up and practice till you’re exhausted. But eventually, you accomplish and celebrate with a final perfected performance, then memorize and move on. Life is like a dance.

We’ve all gone through the “dance of life”, because we’ve all fallen one time or another, but got back up and brushed off the dirt, determined to succeed. Music is merely unique

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representations of different parts of the cycle.

Each song, piece, or even simply melody is somewhere along the cycle either gleefully celebrating, diligently working, curiously wondering, or crashing down. This is why we can all relate to music.

I always look forward to discovering compositions by Mozart, because imagining the countless hidden storylines between the notes deeply intrigues me. My teacher always tells me that Mozart had a child-like personality who loved to joke around; therefore his music was always vibrant and packed with numerous emotions. Mozart himself even once said, “Forgive me, majesty. I am a vulgar man!

But I assure you, my music is not.” There is always contrasting in character personalities between each section with twists and turns all throughout. When mimicking between treble clef and bass clef, my teacher tells me to imagine two children chasing each other and lightheartedly joking around. I always feel a connection towards Mozart’s compositions, because I’ve personally experienced the stories hidden between the lines.

However, you don’t have to play the music to feel the connection with it. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata conveys sense of hatred or sorrow with strong basses and powerful right hand tunes. With just the first three notes of the piece, G#, C#, and E, you already feel the sense of the music. It shows deep grief, which in the middle section escalates into sudden wrath with the multiple right hand runs up and down the keys. I haven’t played the song before, but whenever I hear the song, I can’t help but imagine the story line and connect the emotions Beethoven must have had as he was composing.

Whenever people hear music, and understand the storylines, they feel these connections with the composition itself and artist. As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.”

WISCONSIN Jeremy Bell Music is a form of communication understood by all cultures. Coordinated sounds express emotions that are found in all people. It is always changing, and evolving into new textures and new eras. Music is a pleasure, a dance; steps of an ever-changing world. Each step reflecting what the world is like, what its

music is like, and how the music was made.

Life itself has been a great span of music, a constant dance so massive that it encompasses every second of our lives Dance has many meanings. It can come with music; it can also work alone. It is a rhythmic coordination of movements. An art that is delicate and precise, yet also wild and unpredictable. Music however, is the morphing of sound, the arranging of it to express an idea. Their connection is very close. Music follows the historical pathways of civilization and nature. Every sound, every noise, is part of a way of music that follows every event in history It is said that history repeats itself. Flaws are made over and over again, and they never seem to stop. Likewise the music cycles with it. Though music is constantly evolving into new textures and complexities, many of its core values are shared by music from hundreds or thousands of years ago. A piece or style may sound different than that of its predecessors, but it often has a similar impact or story.

These repetitions form the themes of life’s music, music accompanies life and history.

It always evolves, and old ideas and themes are developed and revisited, as life recycles its own periods. Civilizations come and pass, as does the music that dances to them. Often, composers are discovered hundreds of years after their deaths, and countless composers remain unknown. As we recycle these themes and ideas, the great musical piece of life grows longer, and it follows its history’s footsteps.

Certain movements of the dance are simple.

These are the minimalist styles, the medieval chants, the lone instrumental pieces. Other steps are more complex, the symphonies and choirs, the intricate drum rituals of ancient times. There are also dance steps that aren’t steps at all. The ancient Gregorian chants void of time signature or key, the modern atonal and serialist styles. These styles are often connected with many styles of the past and of years to come. The repetition of these ideas creates a timeless choreography of life and history.

Music is always innovating, but this innovation is often evolutionary, not revolutionary. It is always building, using the past to create the future. Music is the timeless dance that accompanies all life.

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“Out of the Box” Teacher Training

by Karen Bourne, National Junior Composers Chairman October 5 several affiliated with Junior Composers traveled to Chicago to attend a 3 hour workshop that put a healthy boost of adrenalin into their teaching strategies, and not just for composition.

I say “healthy” because of the brain stimulation and the body movement that accompanied the activities. Pat Plude, creator of the Teacher Training Institute and former member of the Walden faculty, led them in fun ways to work with students. Through progressive, easy steps she sneaked them into painless improvisation. All of a sudden they were creating new music and thought, “This is easy!” The workshop was a very condensed version of what Pat Plude would like to teach in a 2-1/2 day session next July as an add-on to the Junior Composers summer camp. [For information on this, contact Pat Steege, Junior Composers at psteege@msjsecurity.com] Sharon Kaplan stated

that she came out of the hands-on session totally energized, both physically and mentally. In three hours, she got ideas that have been used at most of her lessons. Her theory classes have been totally reworded and revitalized. All of her students love the new format!

Several from the Junior Composers’ world who attended the sample workshop in Chicago hosted a “Cliff Notes” version of the workshop November 22 at Schmitt Music in Edina where Randall Davidson, Sharon Kaplan and Pat Steege got the participants involved, feet and all. All highly recommend learning more, and not just for the purpose of composing. Pat Steege began using several things she picked up at the workshop and will have lots of new “stuff” for her group piano lessons. All agree that Pat Plude’s teachings go far beyond just improvisation and composition.

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by Pat Steege, Administrative Director, Junior Composers

Junior Composers summer program, sporting the theme WORDS+MUSIC, was held at the University of Minnesota July 8-20, 2013. Thirty-two young composers gathered from around the United States to engage their creativity to attain higher levels of expression through composing music. But they don’t only compose. They also perform, conduct and collaborate to improve each other’s work.

Faculty for 2013 was four kid-friendly professional musicians and composers: Dr. Seth Custer (head of the composition department, Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC); Dr. Sarah Miller (composition coordinator at MacPhail Center for Music in St. Paul, MN); Randall Davidson (long-time established composer from Minneapolis and currently the Administrative Director of the National Lutheran Choir); Andy Thompson (prolific songwriter and producer from McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN).

Readings of student-composed songs were given by well-known Twin Cities soprano Maria Jette, accompanied by Mary Jo Gothmann. Choral works were given a professional reading by The Rose Ensemble of St. Paul. These readings are the highlight of a JC-er’s experience because they hear their work performed and gently critiqued by people who earn their living singing.

A typical day at our urban “camp” brings theory and ear-training classes, friendship development, private lessons, laughter, quiet breakfasts with sleepy teens and lively lunches with same, leg muscles aching from walking the river bridge, composing or storytelling until bedtime, daily salons with professionals, and fieldtrips. In 2013, fieldtrips included an evening concert at Lake Harriet and enjoying hamburgers and ice cream at Annie’s Parlour.

2014 Summer Programs have been set and registration is now open. Visit our website at www.juniorcomposers.org for more information, and to register online.

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As a second grader last year, Emily Loewen placed fifth in the National Music Week art contest sponsored by the Seminole Music Club. This year she entered again and is delighted to have her work chosen for the spring 2014 cover of Junior Keynotes.

Emily is eight years old and a third grader at Seminole Mennonite School. Her parents are Pete and Tina, and she has a brother, Korden, 11, and a sister, Lacey, 3. Emily loves to sew and play with animals, especially cats. When she grows up she wants to sell ice cream and be a veterinarian, because she loves animals.

She is a second-year piano student of Jean Moffatt, Music Clubs Magazine editor. She loves music and hopes to play piano for her church, to serve the Lord.

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T H E O R Y & I M P R O V I S AT I O N

Theory Event

by Dr. Cherisse Miller, NFMC Theory Chairman

Greetings from South Carolina! I am writing my first article as NFMC Theory Chairman in the midst of Winter Storm Leon, which produced a whopping couple of inches of snow here in Columbia last night. We take our snowfalls seriously here and everything pretty much shuts down, since we never get much snow in central SC. All joking aside, I am happy to serve our federation and juniors in this area and hope to continue successfully in the efforts of those before me.

I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Virginia Kleeburg, whom I met at the NFMC Convention in Greenville, SC last summer.

She has worked diligently the past several years in updating and maintaining our tests, answer sheets and practice tests each year, and utilizing Sibelius software for the musical examples. Virginia also helped me with proofing the 2014 tests many times and offering helpful insight and suggestions. Many thanks Virginia for your leadership.

It is a daunting task to not only uphold the standards in testing the theory knowledge set forth by the federation but to portray it in perfect form; that is, without errors and yet comprehensible to everyone across the states. My goal is to try! I plan to review tests used in the past 3-4 years and make corrections and a few changes and then alternate these updated tests each year. Hopefully, this should help with creating an error free test in the future, if that is possible.

As the festivals begin for 2014, I have already corrected several last minute mistakes found as districts were preparing for their festivals.

These tests have been corrected and the updated versions sent to NFMC. By the time you read this article, many districts will have already had their festival. It may be a little late this year to encourage new counselors and remind seasoned counselors that the federation offers a Theory Event on page 247 of the 2014-2016 Federation Festivals Bulletin. However, if you didn’t know, check it out. We offer twelve levels that are cumulative, with specific requirements listed for each level. Levels 1-3 under the category “Pitch Notation” in the Bulletin have errors in the column breaks but the correct page was printed in the Fall 2013 issue of Junior Keynotes and shown correctly below.

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Sharps, flats, line and space names on staff, treble clef only.

Treble and bass clef; names on all lines and spaces; stem placement.

All other categories in these three levels are correct in the bulletin.

Also, Practice Tests for each level can be downloaded at NFMC-music. org. Juniors are also eligible to earn points for Gold Cups in this event.

Happy Testing!

Improvisation Revisions

by Dr. Leon Whitesell, Improvisation Chair

In our present generation of musicians, we are prone to assume that improvisation is something that the jazz musician does , and that it comes “naturally”.

Of course, in the days of old, when Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven improvised, they built their creative ideas from the “stuff” of which all music is made: scales and arpeggios. These were learned as part of their studies, and were worked out in a variety of patterns, so that the skills seemingly rolled from their fingers into the sounds that seemed magical.

The improviser plays with predictable security because the eyes and fingers have, in fact, memorized a large vocabulary of lovely clichés which can be used to adorn the relatively simple chordal outlines of

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the structure. The addition of neighboring and passing tones, as well as chromatic inflections will help to “spice” or color the phrase. These decorations can help the “bud” turn into full bloom.

Smooth progressions stem from the ability to play cadences in all keys, major and minor, and this should be the imminent, as well as the ultimate goal of the accomplished improviser.

Hence, both the challenge and the creative fun of ear, eye, and finger memory, blended together with the act of creativity, as it involves “fresh” musical treatment of familiar patterns.

Enjoy the excitement of improvisation in your growth as a young musician. It is a skill that can go with you throughout your life!

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FFMC Annual Convention

By Michael Edwards The Seventy-Sixth Annual FFMC Junior Convention was held May 3-4, 2013 in Jacksonville Florida at the University of North Florida. Fourteen hundred Juniors representing one hundred and eighty-eight teachers competed in over twenty-nine hundred events! Only Juniors who had received a Superior rating at their Area Festival were eligible to participate in this intensely competitive event. Over two days, from nine in the morning until late afternoon, Juniors of all ages expressed their love and passion for music through their instruments and voice. Both evenings, a concert showcasing the exceptional talents of the 2012 scholarship winners opened the program in beautiful Lazzara Performance Hall. Following the concert, there were Welcomes and Introductions and the 2013 Junior Officers led The Pledge of

Allegiance, the National Anthem, the Junior Pledge and Junior Hymn. Erial Zheng, FFMC Junior President, gave an address which expounded the merits of competition and unity through music. Finally, the highly anticipated awards ceremony commenced during which the winners of each event were announced and presented with either a greatly coveted first place trophy or honorable mention ribbon. This past year, FFMC gave twenty endowed awards in the amount of $12,900.

We were thrilled to have NFMC President Carolyn Nelson attend our event.

Carolyn installed the 2014 Junior Officers Saturday night and remarked on the promises made by the incoming officers!

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Scattered Notes a concert of the KEYBAND! and keyboard orchestra pieces they learned with parents and friends. Federated junior clubs can offer so many things to our students.

MISSISSIPPI Submitted by Caleb Ross, Vice President 88 Keys Piano Club

The BAM Piano Team with Carole Flatau, Carolyn C. Nelson, and Sharon Wesbrook (center). Back row: Sydney Rennels, Nicole Newlin, Ethan Yen, Adrienne Pankonin-Dahl, Cody Sim and Kenji Israels.

Front row: Jessica Guo, Cameron Sasai, Maya Jenn and Apryl Hsu.

CALIFORNIA Submitted by Naomi Snachez The BAM Piano Team (Berkeley Academy of Music Junior Club) had an amazing experience at the 2014 U.S. International Duo Piano Competition in Colorado Springs, January 3-6. Ten team members, ages 13-17, performed duo piano works by Briley, Kreisler, Rossini, and Tchaikovsky in the Winner Recitals held at the beautiful Broadmoor Hotel. Their coaches are Stephen Varney and Naomi Sanchez. Everyone had the privilege of meeting and enjoying lively times with special guests Carolyn Nelson, Carole Flatau, and Sharon Wesbrook. The USIDPC is directed

by Linda Collins King (Colorado). Young people from around the nation and the world participate in this wonderful event. The BAM Piano Team looks forward to boarding the plane from California to Colorado every year.

COLORADO

January 25, 2014, members of the Mile High Music Maker Junior Club came together to work with Susan Ogilvy, renowned composer and clinician from Denton Texas.

Susan has been an advocate of using creative digital ensembles for multiple keyboards for years.

Included in this day of fun were: • Workshops with Susan Ogilvy working on two keyboard ensembles composed by Ms. Ogilvy that included improvisation as part of the group ensemble.

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• A workshop with Dalcroze trained musician Katie Couch teaching movement and music.

• The use of a teaching tool called ‘A Sound Story’ using a book adapted from the hit YouTube video, What Does the Fox Say by the Norwegian Group Ylvis . This fun activity was followed by... LUNCH outside with a view of Pikes Peak and birthday cake for three students with a January birthday.

We began the afternoon with a demonstration of Indian music by two musicians from the southern coast of India.

These musicians shared how Indian music developed and the fact that there are over 70 scales (they called them major scales; they were anything but a western major scale). The tabla drummer talked to the kids about respecting their instrument, musical experience and teachers. His story and demonstration for the kids and involvement of the kids left a lasting impression on the attendees and their parents.

At the end of a busy day students shared

Mile High Music Maker Junior Club learns “What Does the Fox Say?” with Kickin’ Keyband!

The 88 Keys Piano Club has been very busy this year. The club kicked off the year with a special ceremony to swear in the new officers. The members enjoyed meeting and fellowshipping with friends. In October, the club celebrated Masquerade week during the week of Halloween. This was a fun week for the students. The piano club members dressed up as a favorite character during their weekly lesson. It was exciting to see the creative costumes. In December, the club celebrated its annual Christmas party by collecting canned goods for a local food pantry. Eighty-eight cans were collected to represent the 88 Keys Piano Club. The Christmas celebration continued as club members and their families went Christmas caroling to local residents and a nursing home. Some of the club members brought instruments to play for the caroling. It was a blessing to spread the joy of music with people in the community.

OHIO Kickin’ KEYBAND! A Day of Fun and Games For the majority of music students across the USA, an event outside their private teacher’s studio involves learning one or two pieces of music from memory and playing those pieces for an evaluator who gives them a rating or tells them they have won or lost a competition. What a shame so many have not heard of the National Federation of Music Clubs.

What if, instead of the status quo and as part of a Junior Music Club, we allowed kids at all levels and commitments to be part of a KEYBAND! or keyboard orchestra event; letting them learn, explore and play together for an entire day?

A day of learning, exploring and playing together is exactly what some of our KEYBAND! USA Junior Musicians did.

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Greenville, SC Tempo Club

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Chromatic Clavier, Happy Notez Junior Music Clubs and friends joined together to present an afternoon of music for the Morning Pointe Retirement Center in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Program included piano solos, piano duets, vocal duet and flute solo. Students provided refreshments and made Valentines to give to residents. This is part of our Junior Clubs’ goals to further out reach to our community.

Students also take part in PKD walks, host refreshments at special musical benefits, and serve as monitors for auditions.

Tennesse Clubs join for an afternoon of music at Morning Pointe Retirement Center in Brentwood.

Greenville Harmony, Melody, and Tempo Clubs celebrated Christmas Sharing at Haywood Estates and Westminster Retirement Centers during the month of December.

These 3 clubs are sponsored by the Greenville Woman’s Music Club, and combined membership is over 200 young musicians!

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PRACTICES FOR THE MUSIC STUDIO Saturday, June 28 • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Included in full-session conference registration: $100 Junior Day only: $50 9:00 am – Part 1 Stress-free Business Practices for the Private Music Studio Come explore how these business practices can significantly contribute to stress-free teaching and living. Learn how to spot and fight against dangerous narratives that keep us from making good business decisions. If you want to make a consistent income every month, take time off without losing income, know how to set a reasonable rate, and how often to make tuition increases, this session will give you what you need and save your sanity!

10:30 am – Rhythm Menagerie in Action!

Learn how Rhythm Menagerie and Rhythm Manipulations can ignite the learning process for rhythm in both elementary, junior high, and high school students. Tips on teaching group lessons, motivating different age groups, and other useful ideas will be presented.

A full day of learning how to run your business more profitably, find more time to teach creatively, teach rhythm more excitedly, and share your most creative ideas with other teachers.

12:00 pm – Lunch Break 1:00 pm – Part 2 Stress-free Business Practices In this workshop, we will continue to discuss business issues and will also tackle how to handle makeup lesson requests, deal with the over scheduled student, communicate policy changes to parents without a revolt, and other vexing business problems.

2:00 pm – Q and A 3:00 pm – Best Ideas 2014 Don’t miss this exciting session where you’ll have opportunity to write down scores of new ideas for your studio. In a “minute to win it” format, each teacher will have one minute to present the “best idea” from their studio. [Ideas can include incentives, time savers, organization tips, recital ideas, etc.] Teachers will then vote on who wins the best idea prize!

Everyone will go home with a list of wonderful teaching ideas to use in the coming year.

NFMC Conference Registration Reminder: Junior Day is included in Full-Session Conference Registration for $100.00 Junior Day only registration: $50.00 www.nfmc-music.org

Workshops presented by:

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Let Your Imagination Go! Ashore on an Unknown Island

by Carrie Kraft Being surrounded (figuratively and actually) by music since before I can remember has surely played a dominant role in my life. Listening to my mom’s piano students provided me with a variety of musical experiences early on. I’m told that even when I was very young, I spent a lot of time at the piano, doodling with songs I’d heard or making up my own. My “formal” lessons started after she heard me playing one of the pieces that her morning student had played. That wasn’t unusual, I guess, but she was surprised to see me lying on the bench, reaching up to the keys. That position obviously was not going to develop into good technique! The longer I teach, the more I realize how fortunate I am that I learned to read music, not just to duplicate what I heard. Both skills have served me well.

“Making up” pieces led, of course, to composing, a joyous part of my life. Opportunities have come my way; I’ve tried to see them as the way to use a gift and play it forward.

And now about “Ashore on an Unknown Island.” Occasionally my editor will give an explicit assignment in response to requests from

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teachers. This piece started that way, with an assigned title and an assigned level, late elementary. This was one on an of those lucky times when there was not much mind-searching required. I liked the title, my schedule was staying on schedule, Carrie Kraf t and I was eager to get the creative process started. Planning and experimenting proceeded. Here’s a short synopsis of what’s happening in the piece.

There are crashing waves, cautious explorations, wind whipping up, and….responsibility for your imagination to interpret the ending.

My editor called me shortly after receiving the manuscript.” Good job! A piece that teachers and students should like. But…it’s really a bit beyond the elementary level, and the title doesn’t seem to fit.”

And so the piece is as I wrote it – but with a different name and a different level. My editor and I are both pleased – and I have the assignment to write a late-elementary solo with the title I started with.

Being a composer is never boring!

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Imagine. You’re in a little tiny boat. You’ve washed up on a beach.

You don’t know where you are. Imagine is the thing to remember when interpreting this piece.

About Carrie: Carrie Kraft is probably best known for her piano works. Many of her piano solos, duets, trios, and a quartet have been listed in the NFMC Bulletins. She is also recognized as a writer of sacred music, and her works for male choruses have been widely performed.

Carrie grew up in Valley City, North Dakota, and is a graduate of University of North Dakota with a piano performance major. She is a full-time teacher in her piano studio, a church organist/pianist, directs a senior citizens chorus, and has accompanied the Choralaires men’s chorus for thirty years. She is in demand as an accompanist, active in her church, and walks three miles every day, picking up the litter along the way.

She and her husband, Dean (a high school teacher and coach), and two cats, live in Jamestown, North Dakota. Their daughter, Laura, is a student at the University of Missouri.

Carrie is a member of the Fargo Moorhead Area Music Club.

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