Editor’s Message

Thomas A. Mosher 732-367-7194 tmosher@njmea.org Website: http://www.njmea.org

Thank You!

Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the NJMEA Board of Directors (listed on page 68 of this issue) for all of their contributions to TEMPO magazine during the year. Almost every member contributes to the Division Chair section every issue in which they try to keep the membership informed of what their division is accomplishing for NJMEA, our members, and our students.

In addition to their contributions as board members and those indicated above: Joseph Akinskas (Summer Workshop X is coming), Thomas Amoriello, Amy Burns, Maureen Butler, Marjorie LoPresti, and Nicholas Santoro take additional time to write informative articles for the magazine concerning their specialized activities.

The NJMEA membership has also been contributing articles of interest for many years, and each year the list gets longer. Contributors to the magazine who are NJMEA members this year are: Mathhew S. Ablan, Scott-Lee Atchison, Billy Baker, Daniel Beal, William L. Berz, Kira Campo, Abby Connors, Joseph D’Auguste, Sarah Donatelli, Kevin Eubanks, Dan Halpern, Joseph Higgins, Ronald E. Kearns, Andrew Lesser, Thomas McCauley, Bob Morrison, Marcus Neudigate, Michael Newman, Joseph Pergola, Raymond Reimer Uy, Jr., Joyce Richardson-Melech, Mari Schay, Colleen Q. Sears, Missy Strong, Brian Wagner, and Kristin Wenger. I thank you for your efforts on behalf of our membership.

Additional authors are needed each year to supplement those who currently write for us. Don’t be afraid to submit an article(s) to TEMPO for publication. We proof every article and fix any grammatical or spelling errors. Our job is to make you look good!

Articles are generally due by the 15th of August, November, January, and March. All articles should be submitted as a Word file electronically to tmosher@njmea. org. If sending a Word file with pictures embedded in the file, please also send high quality tiff or jpg files of each picture used. Articles also may be printed out and mailed to Thomas A. Mosher, TEMPO Editor, 80 Jumping Brook Drive, Lakewood, NJ 08701. This printed copy enables me to see how you expect the article to look when printed. DO NOT SEND PDF FILES OF YOUR ARTICLES!

Please include your name, where you work, & email below the title of your article. Also, send a high resolution photo yourself (head shots preferred).

The following are suggestions for submitting materials for publication: • Articles should be 823 words or less for one page with a header and 1800 words or less for a continuation to two pages. Remember that lists and examples take up room and decrease the number of words allowed.

Articles which run several pages should be edited by the writer and submitted in installments (part 1, part 2) for publication in successive issues. • Informative material, such as announcements of events, will be shorter and placed accordingly. • Submissions should be of interest to either all music teachers or select groups such as high school band directors, elementary classroom, intermediate orchestra, etc.

I am looking forward to your submissions!