THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION
News From Our Division Chairs Administration Ronald P. Dolce 732-574-0846 rdolce561@aol.com
Our January issue of TEMPO is here and it is hard to believe that almost half of the school year is complete. Happy New Year to the members of NJMAA and the members of NJMEA. We hope that all are having a successful concert season. We hope that you were able to take time off to enjoy the Winter break with family and friends as well as gear up for the busy season yet to come. The members of the New Jersey Music Administrators Association attended two workshop meetings to this date. The first workshop was held in October. An informative workshop entitled, “Arts and the Common Core” was presented to the membership by Patricia Rowe, Supervisor of Music from the Moorestown School District and Tom Weber, Supervisor from the Egg Harbor Township Public Schools. It included a Power Point presentation about the Common Core and how to integrate the other core subjects and the Arts with Cross Curricular Connecting. Our second meeting, “Recruitment and Retention for Music Programs, was presented by Linda King, Supervisor of Music from the Westfield Public Schools and Louis Quagliato, Supervisor of Music from the West Orange Public Schools. This workshop gave our members an opportunity to hear how other schools retain and recruit students as well as give an opportunity for members to exchange ideas about maintaining student membership in their programs. Our February 5, 2016 meeting/workshop, will be facilitated by Peter Griffin from the Hopewell Valley School District as he presents, “Building a Dream Team: Interview Techniques”. Also in February, we will continue to share our knowledge as we present a number of sessions at the annual New Jersey Music Educators Conference that will benefit veterans, new members and collegiate members. In addition, the New Jersey Music Administrators Association will sponsor their annual “Welcome Breakfast” at the NJMEA Conference on February 19, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. All supervisors are cordially invited to attend this informal breakfast to meet and greet colleagues as well as charge up for the day ahead. The NJMAA meetings are held at the Rutgers Club on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. with a hospitality breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. Our membership continues to grow and our meetings are always well attended. If you have not joined us as yet, it is not too late. Check out our website at www.njmaa.org for information about our organization. NJMAA continues to reach out to the Supervisors, Program Directors and Administrators of music programs to become active members in sharing ideas and learning new concepts. Sharing knowledge and experience strengthens the state of our arts programs. Come join us as we work together to create strong music programs for the children in New Jersey.
Band Performance Al Bazzel 856-358-2054 fenwayfollwer5@comcast.net
The Band Procedures Committee congratulates the ensembles selected to perform at the 2016 NJMEA Conference Wind Band Academy: Hillsborough High School Wind Ensemble (Jules Haran, director), Roxbury High School Wind Symphony (Todd Nichols, director). Randolph High School Wind Ensemble (Dawn Russo, director) will serve as a reading session band. continued on page 8 TEMPO
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