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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

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The 2016 All State Band Concert will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Professor Allan McMurray, Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Professor of Conducting at the University of Colorado-Boulder College of Music, will conduct the wind ensemble. Matthew Roeder, Associate Director of Bands and Director of the “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will conduct the symphonic band. We look forward to seeing you at the rehearsals and concert at NJPAC.

Auditions for the 2016 All State Bands will take place on Saturday, January 23, at JP Stevens High School. The snow date for the auditions is Sunday, January 24, 2016. The first rehearsal will be on Thursday, February 4 at South Brunswick High School from 5:00-9:00 p.m.

The 2016 All National Ensembles will take place in November, the same time as the 2016 All State Orchestra, Mixed Chorus and Jazz Ensemble. Therefore, students who are selected to perform with the 2016 All State Orchestra (Wind, Brass and Percussion) will not be able to audition for the 2016 All National Ensembles.

Any solo suggestions must to be submitted to Bruce Yurko, Solo Chair, or your corresponding region representatives. The recommendation must include a copy of the solo, the solo it should replace, and rationale for the change. The region representatives for the committee are: Region I – Darrell Hendricks, Lewis Kelly, Gregory Mulford; Region II – Brian Toth, Chris Vitale, John Zazzali; Region III – Deb Knisely, Phil Senseney and Tom Rafter.

Choral Performance

Kathleen Spadafino 732-214-1044 kspadEB@aol.com

All-State Mixed Chorus enjoyed two fantastic concerts in November. The incredible and powerful direction of conductor Tony Leach, supported by his accompanist William Test made this musical experience unforgettable for all students involved. Many thanks to our preparation conductors Steven Bell, Michael Doheny and Wayne Mallette, who gave up their time to share their talent with the students. Our Atlantic City experience was again new, this time at the Claridge Hotel. Joe Cantaffa, our production manager, kept everyone on task and had everything we needed immediately. His assistants Michael Saias and Sarah Munson were in perpetual motion for the chorus and orchestra. I cannot thank our managers, Michelle Sontag and Matthew Lee, enough. They worked many, many hours making sure our chorus members were safe and supervised. Jack Rowland (housing coordinator), Hillary Colton (head chaperone), and David Westawski (transportation) worked seamlessly with production, chaperones and students in a most professional manner. I must also thank members of the Choral Procedures Committee, who ran the Governor’s Award auditions, attended the open Choral Procedures, presented the HS reading session at the convention, and were happy to fill in wherever needed. Chaperones were on task and still managed to have a great time. They all said they want to come back next year. You should join us!

This year’s All-State Chorus experience is not over! Our All-State Treble Chorus will be performing at NJPAC during the NJMEA convention Saturday, February 20, 2016. Rehearsals have already begun with their conductor Michael Semancik. Please come to the convention and this great concert.

I hope that you have been checking All-State chorus activities at www.njmea.org. The 2016 All-State Chorus Audition Bulletin will be available for you in mid January. Please read all the information and be aware of deadlines! If it is your turn to judge (your last time was 2012) – clear your calendar for these dates – Saturday April 9 and Saturday April 16. Email me if you’re not sure if it’s your turn. All-State Chorus is a great experience for your students to meet other students who love singing as much as they do, learn challenging repertoire and work with top conductors. Every year I hear from our students that this experience has changed their lives! It is such a privilege to take part in this process! Email me at KSpadEB@aol.com and get involved!

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Guitar Education

Thomas Amoriello tom@tomamoriello.com 908-342-7795

Happy 2016! This is a great year to become a guitarist or encourage others to do so. There are many exciting activities planned this year in our region.

Please attend my “Survey of Guitar Method Publications” workshop on Friday, February 19, 2016 at the NJMEA State Conference at the East Brunswick Hilton in East Brunswick, NJ. This session is an open forum to discuss the current Guitar Methods used for instructional class as well as private lessons from Bach to Rock! Participants are encouraged to bring publications that work best in their classrooms and studios. There will also be a variety of publications available to survey.

It is important to please spread the word to the teachers whom you know in NJ and mark your calendars for April 16, 2016 as this will be the 3rd annual NJMEA Guitar Festival at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. It will feature the chosen students as well as featured guest artists for performance and master class by the Atlantic Guitar Quartet from Baltimore. Founded in 2010, the Atlantic Guitar Quartet is an ensemble dedicated to the creation and promotion of music by living composers. With virtuosic performances, innovative programing and collaborations with artists in other media the AGQ has broadened the definition and repertoire of the classical guitar quartet.

Please see the October 2015 issue of TEMPO or visit the Guitars in the Classroom Portal at njmea.org for more information about the 2016 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble Auditions.

Auditions:

February 20, 2016 at The College of New Jersey (music dept), 2000 Pennington Rd. Ewing, NJ 08628 Ewing, NJ 9:00-1:00 pm (snow date Feb. 27th @ Bergen Academy 9:00-1:00 pm)

Audition Requirements for students in grades 9-12

The three files and application are on the website under Classroom/Guitar in the Music Classroom: Study #1 in C Major by FRANCISCO TARREGA Revised and Fingered by Matthew S. Ablan Scale Requirement: E Melodic Minor Ensemble Excerpt: On the website Sight Reading at the audition. Students will be judged on a point system for correct notes and rhythms; tone quality; musicality: dynamics; phrasing; interpretation and overall quality of preparation for prepared piece; ensemble excerpt; scale and sight reading.

Also in our area will be The 2016 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition This is part of the 2016 Annual Philadelphia Classical Guitar Festival.

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2. The High School Division is open to students in grades 9 ‐ 12 from PA, NJ & DE. Applications and recordings are due February 1, 2016

There are three rounds: • The Preliminary round – The jury will review unmarked/anonymous recordings and select up to 12 advancing competitors from each division. Entrants will be notified if they have advanced to the semifinal round no later than March 1, 2016. • The Semifinal round will take place in front of a live audience in Philadelphia, PA on:

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Time & venue TBA

Free Admission • The Final round will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 9:30 am at the 2016 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival

Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St. (free parking).

Winners will be announced later the same day before the Matthew Palmer recital, closing the Festival. For competition information and rules visit: http://www.phillyguitar.org/2016competition.html

Please feel free to share any classroom guitar news with tamoriel@frsd.k12.nj.us

Orchestra Performance

Susan Meuse 732-613-6890 susanmeuse@gmail.com

Congratulations to the 2015 All State Orchestra and Mixed Chorus for two great concerts in November! The music was incredible, and the students worked very hard to perform at such a high level. I hope that many of you had a chance to come to one of the concerts! The Orchestra Procedures Committee would like to congratulate all of the students involved in the All State Orchestra. We would like to thank all of the people who worked very hard to make both concerts possible. First, we would like to thank Helen Cha-Pyo who did a wonderful job working with these talented students. A huge thank you goes to our two Managers, Michael Kallimanis and Sarah Donatelli, and our Percussion Coordinator Chris Janney. Without their hard work, the rehearsals and performances would not have been a success. Also, we would like to thank Production Manger Joe Cantaffa and Production Assistants Michael Saias and Sara Munson who made everything happen and happen very smoothly! Thanks to all of the sectional coaches, rehearsal hosts, and chaperones for helping the students have a positive All State experience. And finally, a big thank you to Housing Coordinator Jack Rowland and Transportation Coordinator David Westawski who organized everything needed to get all of the students safely to and from Atlantic City.

Happening on January 22nd and February 5th this year will be the NJMEA Orchestra Festivals. School orchestras from all over New Jersey will be performing for each other and adjudicators. I hope to see lots of new people at these events!

After that, the next orchestra event will be the All State Orchestra auditions (both Intermediate and High School) on Saturday, March 19th. At this time the Procedures Committee will be meeting to discuss future conductors, solos, and scale requirements. As always, if you are looking to get involved or would like to share some ideas, please let me know!

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Retired Music Educators

Kathleen Spadafino 732-214-1044 kspadEB@aol.com

The Master Music Teacher Committee of NJRMEA has selected two Master Music Teachers for 2016. Congratulations to Amy Burns, who is an elementary vocal teacher at Far Hills Country Day School; and Lisa Lepore, who is a middle school vocal teacher at Crossroads South Middle School in South Brunswick. Please see their bios in this issue of TEMPO and congratulate them!

Now is the time to think about nominating an outstanding NJMEA colleague for our 2017 Master Music Teacher. Your nomination form, which can be found in this issue of TEMPO as well as on the NJMEA website, is due by March 15, 2016. Put it on your calendar of things to do now so that you can collect your materials to submit by the due date. We all know many great music educators; we talk about them and their work often. Take the time to nominate one this year!

Our first executive committee meeting was held on October 7th. Our committee members beside myself are: Frank Hughes, presidentelect; Beverly Robinovitz, past president/secretary; Dorian Parreott, treasurer; Paul Oster, Ron Dolce and Joyce Richardson-Melech. If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact me for further information.

Our first general meeting of the year will be on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:15 at the NJMEA State Conference. Please join us to re-connect with old friends and see the state of music education in New Jersey.

Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy year! We hope to see you in February.

Special Learners Maureen Butler 973-299-0166 mbutler@mlschools.org

By this time of year, I hope music teachers across the state are finding ways to successfully include special learners in their music class, and are encouraged by the results of their inclusive strategies.

Plans are underway to present a number of workshops focusing on special learners at the February conference, including a roundtable discussion. If you have any questions or concerns about your students, the roundtable will be the place to address them. Similarly, if you’ve had successful experiences that you are willing to share with participants, please consider attending. The more we share and support each other, the better equipped we’ll be to provide meaningful musical experiences for all our students.

In the meantime, if you have questions or concerns about the students that you teach, please contact me at the email listed above.

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Summer Workshop Joe Akinskas JoeA_NJMEA@comcast.net Summer Workshop Coordinator

Summer Workshop IX

I am pleased to announce that Summer Workshop IX will take place on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, on the campus of The College of New Jersey.

Session Ideas & Presenters needed: At the conclusion of the previous six workshops, participants were asked to respond to an online program survey. The workshop committee utilizes the timely responses as the basis for development of the next event.

The survey results are attached below for everyone’s review, and to serve as a basis for generating the Workshop IX agenda. If you see a recommendation that you can facilitate let me know.

Our early deliberations are focused on presenting extended-concentrated sessions in all areas. If you are interested in developing a session, please complete and return the presenter request form, via email, to njmeasummerworkshop@comcast.net or JoeA_NJMEA@comcast.net, on or before April 1, 2016.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank last year’s presenters who truly exemplify the high level of talent we are fortunate to have in New Jersey, and who are willing to share their talents and techniques with our statewide constituency. Take a minute to access our website on the NJMEA conferences link, to scan the pictures which reflect an enjoyable and productive day.

We look forward to another beneficial day for all in attendance. Think summer!

In What Respect(s) Was The Workshop Most Productive For You?

I liked the flexibility of the schedule, i.e. going between strands. The band chamber music session was particularly helpful. A lot of useful info presented by enthusiastic educators. I was thrilled to be able to receive new arrangements for my orchestra as my budget is tiny. I also liked that all the workshops had a lot of substance to them and because the workshop was small, there was more opportunity to interact and ask questions. There were also a lot of sessions that pertained to what I teach or what I was interested in learning more about. The wide variety of topics. Helped me gain expertise in less familiar areas. I enjoyed the instrument repair workshop- it was a smaller group and hands on! I gained useful tips from the instrument repair and maintenance sessions and I got some great ideas from the drum circle workshop. There was a good variety of workshops. I enjoyed the drumming session and the movement choral session. The presenters were well prepared and the material was pertinent. The reading sessions and audio worskshops were most beneficial for me. Smaller groups made it easier to ask questions and get more in depth. I liked the variety of topics was real net and useful to my teaching. I teach both general and instrumental so I was able to attend interesting sessions about each subject. Got many new ideas for this school year. Keeping up-to-date with technology. Getting tips from professionals in instrumental methods outside my strength. Updating and networking. I was able to see the applications of the “Music First Classroom,” how other technology can be used in the string classroom, and how I might use technology to enhance the guitar classes I teach. I really enjoyed the sandbox! The guest speaker was brilliant and his workshop was inspiring. The instrumental repair workshop was excellent. I always like learning new tricks in the realm of instrumental repair. I also learned a lot from the brass and strings workshops. Workshops focusing on particular aspects or issues related to teaching. It gave me the opportunity to get back into “school mode” by learning and connecting with colleagues. Good Clinicians have great ideas to help you kick start the new school year. I started a new position this year. I moved from elementary vocal music to middle school vocal. There were several offerings that were perfect for me in this situation. Availability of multiple strands (choral and technology were my two), and ability to attend in the summer right about when it’s time to think ahead to the new year!

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String teaching and assessing. Gathered new ideas. Renewed friendships. Made new ones. New ideas being refreshed. I enjoy networking with colleagues and comparing notes on other schools’ music programs. New ideas and fresh approaches. There was a lot of good content for my classes and ideas that would work well in my classroom setting. The clinicians were very knowledgeable and very friendly. Yes. It always helps prepare for the upcoming school year. Great workshop on sound and microphones and amps from the Rowan

Professor. He was great at answering our questions. Great to visit with colleagues, network, and attend informative sessions. I needed a session relating to Drum Circles and the presentation I attended was exactly what I’d hoped for. I like sampling from different strands, and reviewing some sessions that I tried before. Dave Kaplan never gets old. I always get some good repair ideas from him. Tips on instruments. Choral reading session and technology. Networking. Learning about teaching apps is a high priority because our district started with ipads last school year. Workshop choices were all relevant to my current needs and situation. Presenters were all very willing to share their successful materials for teachers looking for solutions. Exteremely productive day, thank you. The Music First workshop motivated me to “get out of the box” and try new technology.

In Your Opinion, What Area(s) Of Information Is/Are Needed?

More instrumental. More ideas for lesson development. I’ve never been able to go to the tech sandbox because I don’t want to miss any sessions. I wish there was some time between sessions or before/after the day to check it out. More approaches/techniques/strategies for teaching general music at the middle school level. A guitar class for the non-guitarist. Instrumental rehearsal techniques would be helpful to me. More middle school appropriate GM sessions; more choral warm-up/ teaching strategies (not just a reading session). More choral rehearsal technique or vocal pedagogy workshops would be more helpful. As a first time attendee I thought the day went pretty well. Discussion of the male voice, active research going on in music education, “modern” music classroom (ie what other courses could we offer our students that would be electives outside of performing ensembles,

AP theory, and music appreciation? And HOW are people doing it?), program development(curriculum structure/writing because usually we are the only one in the district writing at that level), lesson plans writing that accurately reflect the ever changing education scene. Creative ways to achieve beautiful tone in singing / playing. An open sharing / exchange session on fun / effective ways to teach music

theory (not using computers!). For ex: certain songs that demonstrate certain concepts, acronyms to help students memorize, any sort of clever teaching techniques / games. I realize that this workshop cannot be as intensive as the one in February, however, we are limited in my district to how many times we can go to the larger conference. At the summer workshop, many times two workshops that I really wanted to attend were offered at the same time. More workshops focusing on non-musical issues relating to music teachers, such as dealing with administrations and restrictions, More workshops focusing on non-musical issues relating to music teachers, such as dealing with administrations and restrictions, Biggest problem is having more than one workshop that you would like to attend scheduled at the same time. I think working with sound equipment is very needed area. We are trained in how to teach music, but we all have to work with sound equipment and we pretty much figure it out on our own. I attended one of the sound equipment workshops, but it focused mostly on how to make recordings or set up a home recording studio. We need to know the basics of working with sound equipment to optimally amplify live performances. Beginner level stuff. You need a larger computer lab for Music Technology OR you need to run 2 sessions like “Tech 1” and “Tech 2” with specific topics like “Garage

Band,” “Google Classroom” or “Google Apps” etc. Also, I’d like to see Tech 1 and Tech 2 presented consecutively. The goal would be to come home with something already created while under the guidance of the presenter. Once we get our class lists, curriculum, etc. then we can simply ADD to what we already began in the session!

THAT would be tremendously helpful! I always enjoy the workshops of “my favorite things” and “what works for me”. Teachers are always willing to share (at least I am). Classroom guitar. I went to the workshop offered two years ago, could have benefitted from it again. Micing chorus is very important to alot of us. We sing in acoustically unsound rooms, our students are young and we do not want them straining their developing voices so proper microphones are important. We usually do not have much in our budget so we need to get the most out of what we have. More with drum circles. Maybe more musical theatre offerings. More info on apps, technological areas. Getting actual resources, curricular ideas, etc., as opposed to philsophical/ motivational discussions. More unique lecturers (as opposed to repeat ones). String pedagogy, strings classroom resources and literature, modern trends in strings and orchestra, string networking, job searches. I absolutely love Betsy M. but you should have additional presenters. One area I think would be helpful is information about how to discern what constitutes quality performance equipment, for example, micro phones, without “breaking the bank”.

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Your Opinion Really Counts! What Would You Like To See At Next Year’s Workshop That You Did/Have Not Seen In The Past?

How to start instruments. Beginners. Continue doing technology classes (various); also, maybe a full band reading session? Not sure if there is sufficient participation for this. Middle school “hands on” lessons. Beat box , trash can drumming, etc. Orff ensemble or marimba ensemble. More time for tech sandbox without giving up a session. Folk dance sessions (Amidons) Using conversational solfege in the classroom (Feierabend) More time for Music First. I don’t expect any response but Jazz, being the only native American art form next to Indian bead work, might be a valuable addition to the program at the Middle school/High school level I think it would be great if the brass/woodwind techniques were not at the same time. I also think a conducting session would be great too! Effective and efficient grading for large ensembles, contemporary a cappella rehearsal techniques, engaging high schoolers in general music. Lunch was really cramped. A workshop geared for middle school/high school music teachers who are non-string players. Additionally, a workshop for teaching middle school/high school jazz ensemble would be great. Workshops that give creative ideas for general music for the non-instrumental middle school. A workshop for basic string repair and maintenance too. More assessment work with EdModo, Prezi, Plickers, etc. Does anyone have any ideas about using Chrome Books in the music classroom? That’s what my district has instead of iPads...Are there Google apps for music that can be used in Google Classroom? Anything that would help me implement Google Classroom and Sheltered Instruction. Utilizing social media in the music classroom, creativity/technology options in the general music classroom. Also, maybe something on developing instructional units that are interesting to students. Creating a curriculum type of thing. How to record your rehearsals, share recording files with your students and use immediate feedback in the classroom! Teaching strategies for elementary vocal music/general classes. Technology for the elementary/general classes. SGO ideas and outlines. Nothing comes to mind. You do a great job. A little more on teaching special ed and autism. More early childhood resources Middle school general music not the same time as reading session. A performance added to the schedule that everyone would attend. Maybe have it before lunch, instead of a key note speaker taking up the lunch time. An instrumental or vocal group from a local college would be fantastic. As inspirational as Boonshaft was, I sensed my colleagues needed more downtime at lunch to eat and kick back a bit. Music classroom management I think a workshop about setting up of basic equipment for performances will be helpful ( wireless or cord microphone, speakers, keyboards, instruments, playback devices-such as laptops or boomboxes to speakers,etc).

Technology

Marjorie LoPresti 732-613-6969 marjorielopresti@gmail.com

Do you teach music with technology? Do your students your students compose and arrange? Plan to attend the 6th Annual NJ Student Music Tech Expo. This student-centered, science fair style event features exhibits of adjudicated student works as well as hands-on workshops and performances. The event is open students in grades 3-12. The Expo is co-sponsored by NJMEA and the NJ chapter of TI:ME.

Throughout the day, students will explore electronic music-making in hands-on workshops with tech gear, receive training from music industry professionals, and get up close to the action during performances. Student ensembles featuring electronic/technology-based music are invited to perform. The Expo will culminate with an awards ceremony to recognize the exemplary works submitted by student participants.

Student projects may be submitted in advance, and will be evaluated by professional composers using a festival rating scale (gold, silver, bronze). Categories include remixes, multimedia, and applied technology projects. Students attending the Expo will have the opportunity to review and rate projects along with the pros, then vote for “best in show.”

Mark your calendar now: Expo North will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016 at Rutgers, and the Expo South will be on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Rowan. Visit the Technology link at njmea.org or https://sites.google.com/site/njtimeexpo/ for registration info. Registration will open March 1, 2016. &