Using Seesaw to Foster Music Performance Self-Efficacy - Micki Stukane

Using Seesaw to Foster Music Performance Self-Efficacy:

A Tool for Face to Face and Virtual Teaching

Micki Stukane (She/Her) Wall Intermediate School mjstukane@gmail.com

Seesaw is a web and app-based learning platform that connects teachers, students, and parents through a student’s digital portfolio. Using the various features of Seesaw to create a digital performance portfolio, teachers may help foster music performance self-efficacy in face to face and virtual teaching. Performing is a large aspect of music making that sometimes acts as a gate keep due to fear or lack of comfort and prevents some students from participating in music. If a music teacher could improve a student’s music performance self-efficacy and help them believe that they can be successful in performance, more students may be involved in music programs.

On Seesaw, students and teachers are able to share and document work from the classroom in a face-to-face or virtual setting. The platform allows students to document their learning in a number of formats: drawings, text, pictures, videos, voiceovers, and more. Parents are able to access their own student’s digital portfolio from a web browser, or through the parent-app, and even interact with the content through “likes” and comments. With the class stream, students are even able to view and interact with each other’s work, similar to social media. Unlike social media, however, a Seesaw classroom stream is only visible to the teacher and students and can be curated by the teacher through the approval settings.

Self-efficacy, as defined by Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, is a person’s judgment or belief in their capabilities to succeed, complete a task, or accomplish a certain performance level.1 Perceived self-efficacy does not have to do with the skills someone actually has, but rather what they believe they can do with the skills they possess. Music performance self-efficacy specifically addresses a person’s belief of their ability to perform music.2 A low self-efficacy may cause a person to undermine themselves and fail to complete a task, regardless of their capabilities to do so. In relation to music performance, a student is more likely to be successful in a performance if they have a positive belief in their performance skills.3 Because self-efficacy has been shown to be malleable4, it is possible for a teacher to help foster music performance self-efficacy, and Seesaw provides the tools to do so.

Self-efficacy is affected and influenced by four different sources: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological state. Mastery experiences can include prior and perceived successes, as well as prior and perceived failures. Mastery experiences in performing don’t need to happen in front of a large crowd to have a lasting effect on a student. With Seesaw’s recording and uploading capabilities, performance videos or voice-over audio can be recorded by the teacher or student right in Seesaw or uploaded as a file. These recordings can be in-class or at-home performances that become visible in the class stream, and visible to any parents who have accounts linked to their student. When teacher-approval settings are enabled, the teacher can review student work prior to it being visible to others, ensuring that students are sharing their most successful work.

Vicarious experience is based on a person’s observations of a peer with whom they identify. Positive vicarious experiences can be supported on Seesaw with the class stream feature. Once approved by a teacher, students will be able to see each other’s work and performances within the stream. Students may gauge their own ability to succeed based on the successes of their peers. If students are able to see exemplary examples within the class stream, this may encourage their beliefs about their own ability to complete the same task. Because of the teacher-approval settings, the teacher can make sure that only successful completions of the assignment are visible to others.

Verbal and social persuasion is when a person tries to persuade another or encourage another that they are able to

achieve what they seek. Verbal and social persuasion can be focused on through the commenting and “likes” feature in Seesaw. Teachers, students, and parents can all comment on a student’s work and performances, depending on the settings put in place by the teacher. Just like work submissions, a teacher is able to approve or delete any comments left on a students’ work prior to it becoming visible. A great exercise to use with students elementary through high school, is to encourage them to go through other students’ submissions on an assignment and leave a “specific positive feedback comment” on at least two other students’ work. Students can use phrases such as “I like…” and “I notice…”, plus musical vocabulary, to leave these types of comments. This exercise aligns with Anchor Standard #9 of the National Core Art Standards: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Not only will students benefit from practicing critique and evaluation, but students’ music performance self-efficacy can be supported with these positive comments.

Physiological state refers to when a person uses their physical state as a judgment of their capabilities, such as nervousness or excitement. Physiological state in relation to music performance self-efficacy could be as simple as a student feeling nervous when performing. Assignments can be adapted accordingly to accommodate for students who may not want to be seen or heard when performing. If a student is uncomfortable showing their face in a video recording, they can use the audio recording features to record a performance. A teacher can also keep assignments from going into the class stream, so it is not viewable to other students. With the new at-home learning codes there is even the option to use all of Seesaw’s features without any class stream. This means all students will only see their own work, and not others.

It is important to note that self-efficacy is task and situation specific. This means that students’ self-efficacy in math may be different than a students’ self-efficacy in music. This even applies to skills and tasks within subject areas. This means student’s music performance self-efficacy may be different from the music learning self-efficacy.5 Understanding that self-efficacy is task and skill-specific helps a teacher better prepare activities and utilize teaching tools, to properly target specific skills. For example, Seesaw shows promise for helping develop music performance self-efficacy, but it may not be as useful if a teacher is trying to target music composition self-efficacy.

Although performing is only one musical skill, it is one that has been and will continue to be a skill strongly affected by school closings and virtual learning. Seesaw provides an opportunity for performing to still take place in various learning situations. Seesaw can be accessed for free by any teacher or student on Chromebooks, laptops, computers, and even via apps on iPads and smartphones. It is very user friendly for students, parents, and teachers. Additional information and free online training can be found on the Seesaw website: https://web.seesaw.me/training. There are also teacher Facebook groups such as Seesaw Teachers and Seesaw for Music Teachers, where teachers can collaborate and ask questions.

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From the Office of the Executive Secretary-Treasurer

NJMEA Year End Financial Statement

Deborah Sfraga debnjmea@aol.com

ORDINARY INCOME/EXPENSE July 2019 - June 2020

INCOME

Advertising in TEMPO 37,470.00

ASAAS Ch/Bands-Hou/Meal/Trans 117,481.16

AS Inermediate Orchestra 220.00

AS Bands 16,609.40

AS Chorus - SATB 11,713.00

AS Chorus - SSA 6,614.40

AS Coordinator 224,578.37

AS Jazz 1,365.00

AS Orchestra 4,795.00

Composer Competition 740.00

Elementary Honors Choir Festival 3,640.00

February Workshop 209,665.56

Guitar Festival 435.00

Marching Band Festival 8,194.00

Middle School Band Festival 1,200.00

Middle School Choral Festival 1,650.00

Middle School Orchestra Festival 750.00

NAfME Rebates 50,223.00

Smile Donation - Amazon 5.00

Uncategorized Income 3,460.92 TOTAL INCOME 700,809.81

EXPENSE

AS Bands

AS Chorus

AS - COJ

AS - SSA/Bands

AS Jazz

AS Orchestra

AS Intermediate Orchestra

25,045.76 24,075.44 241,702.60 131,992,04 2,630.89 5,365.30 728.99 EXPENSE - Continued

Bank Fee 22.87

Board Meeting Meals Board Mileage

2,281.49 3,578.54 Board of Directors 34,759.49 Eastern Division Planning Mtg 1,002.44 Elementary Honors Choirs 3,337.88 Governors Awards 400.00 Marching Band Festival 5,537.41 Middle School Band Festival 743.63 Middle School Choral Festival 624.00 Middle School Orchestra Festival 200.00 NAfME Summer Leadership 8,047.47 NJRMEA 100.36 November NJEA Convention 2,011.22 Office Space 20,755.58 Orchestra Festival Middle School 88.47 Payroll Tax Expense 3,712.99 Reconciliation/Discrepancies 22,025.43 Salaries and Wages 28,500.08 State Conference 165,621.24 TEMPO 45,220.61 Uncategorized Expenses 3,460.92 Workshops 257.76 TOTAL EXPENSE 739,780.04

Net Ordinary Income

-38,970.23 Other Income - Interest 676.46 Other Expense - CC Fees/Fed Witholdings 9,582.04

NET INCOME -47,875.81

Now, More than Ever, We Need You to Renew Your Membership

Our profession and the Arts have been decimated by the COVID-19 virus, but NJMEA and your national association, NAfME, have been working tirelessly to help you through these rough times. Although NJMEA has cancelled all of our activities through the February Conference, we are hoping that we can start up again in the Spring with our orchestra and chorus auditions. We will be offering a series of virtual webinars throughout the year to help you inspire and advance your virtual teaching and will continue to keep you informed on all of the latest developments in the teaching of music.

As you look at the financial report for the 2019-20 year you will see that NJMEA spent a significant amount more money than it took in. There are several reasons for this. On the income side we lost all of our All-State Chorus and Orchestra audition fees, lost the revenue from advertising for one TEMPO magazine and our membership dues showed in $8,000 decrease. This decrease means that we lost approximately 275 members last year. On the expense side, we had a significant increase in housing and meals for the February AllState Bands and Treble Chorus due to moving them to Atlantic City. NJMEA will have no income for 2020-21 except for the $29 dues that we receive per member from NAfME and whatever revenue we receive for TEMPO advertising, which, as I write this, is less than previous years.

Being a part of NAfME/NJMEA is more than just joining because your student wants to try-out for All-State or you would like to attend the February Conference. It connects you to all of the other teachers in your state and country who share your love of music and teaching. Now, more than ever, you need that connection, and we need you. NAfME did not raise their portion of the dues this year, which is $100 and NJMEA, which hasn’t raised it’s portion of the dues($29) in more than 20 years, so please, when your renew notice comes up, RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

NJSMA

North Jersey School Music Association www.njsma.com

Welcome to a new school year in these unprecedented times! The COVID-19 pandemic certainly creates new challenges for music educators, but I don’t know anyone more capable of thinking creatively and working collaboratively to overcome these challenges than this group of dedicated educators!

As we start this new school year, I’d like to welcome back Dave Walsh (Leonia MS) as Treasurer and Nick McGill (Hanover Park HS) as Publicity Chair. I’d also like to thank two members who have recently stepped down from the NJSMA Executive Board. Carol Richardi, who served tirelessly as an Elementary Division Co-Chair, and Russ Batsch, who served on the board in many capacities including President and Orchestra Division Co-Chair, for many years. Our region has certainly benefited from all of your hard work and dedication. Best of luck to you both!

It is my pleasure to now introduce our new Executive Board members. Karen Andruska (retired, Franklin Lakes District) has joined Lisa Wichman as Elementary Division Co-Chair and Caitlin Shroyer (West Essex HS) has joined Jordan Peters as Orchestra Division Co-Chair. Welcome and thank you!

As I referenced above, this school year presents new challenges. Unfortunately, our Region Ensembles that typically audition and perform in the winter months will not be able to occur this year due to the ongoing pandemic. As I shared in August via email communication to all NJSMA members, the Region Ensembles have been cancelled for the 2020-2021 school year. Furthermore, the plans we had to begin a Region Guitar Ensemble and a festival for on-traditional ensembles have had to be postponed.

Throughout our organization, our division chairpersons are hard at work preparing to bring you and your students the very best musical experiences we can provide within the current safety parameters. Please take a few moments to read below to learn about all of the exciting events planned for our region. Finally, if you would like to become more involved or need assistance, please feel free to contact me or anyone on the NJSMA board. We would be willing to help in any way possible. Thank you and have a great school year!

NJSMA has a COVID-19 Resources page on our website. It is updated continually with resources that have been vetted by our executive board. This page has already received over 500 views so be sure to take a look if you haven’t already!

Monday, October 5th at 6:00 PM - Join us for our first ever virtual General Membership Meeting. At this meeting we will share details about out plans for enrichment opportunities for our Region I students and directors with current NAfME memberships.

Do you have new contact info? Visit our homepage and click on the "Faculty Contact Update Form" to ensure you get on out mailing list.

Band Division

We hope your first days back to school have been rewarding and successful regardless of the challenges we are all facing! As we are sure you are well aware of, all NJMEA and NJSMA Honor Ensembles are on hold and/or cancelled for this school year. That does not mean that the Band Division will not be there to support you and your students! We are looking at three specific areas where we can help you and your students grow this upcoming school year:

COVID-19 Survey - Please look out for an email in late September that will ask for information regarding your districts reopening plans and COVID-19 related procedures. This survey will include all grade levels of band, including 4th and 5th grade. Our goal is to try and compile as much information as we can so that we can share it with other directors in Region I. The survey will initially be anonymous, so please look for it and share with the other band directors in your district. Especially those 4th and 5th grade directors that would not already be getting Region Band emails.

Masterclasses - We are working with local community bands and professional musicians to provide virtual masterclasses for students of all age and ability levels. If you have a teacher that may be interested in providing this service for the Region, please contact us. Also, if you have any specific topic requests, please contact us as well.

Teacher Workshops - The Band Division Co-Chairs are looking for educators to provide virtual professional development workshops for your benefit. Like the masterclasses, if

you have any suggested educators or topics, please contact us.

All of the information pertaining to the above initiatives can be found online at the region website, www.njsma.com. We are hopeful that we will be able to continue our full program offering in the school year 2021-2022.

Finally, we would like to welcome our three All-State Band Procedures Chairs for this year: Jeffery Brown from Dumont High School, Max Taylor from Vernon Township High School, and Amy Wilcox from Northern Valley High School at Old Tappan. If you have any questions regarding the All-State ensembles or solos, please contact them. If you would like to get more involved with the NJSMA organization, there are many opportunities available. We are always looking for schools to host rehearsals, concerts and festivals in addition to individuals to conduct, manage, and volunteer for the many different jobs that need to be accomplished on a yearly basis. Anyone interested in conducting one of the region bands should complete the application found on the website. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to working with you this year.

Lewis C. Kelly, Lyn M. Lowndes, and Jennifer Wise, Band Division Co-Chairs, band@njsma.com

Chorus Division

The chorus division has enjoyed offering you Region Ensembles, Festivals, and more recently, Professional Development for our choral directors at our NJSMA spring meeting. While we will not be able to do any of that for 2020-2021, we encourage you to check the NJSMA website for items related to teaching music during these crazy times. We are very much looking forward to returning to normal when it is safe to do so.

Please make sure your contact information is up to date!. You can update information through our website. Please make sure it's accurate as that is the only way we will be able to communicate with you for a while.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions. We are hoping that you have a productive and healthy year!

Austin Vallies and Deana Larsen, Chorus Division CoChairs, chorus@njsma.com

Orchestra Division

We hope that everyone has enjoyed a well-deserved summer break! As we begin a very uncertain school year, please make sure that we have your correct email address by completing the Faculty Contact Update Form on the NJSMA website.

We would like to introduce our new co-chair, Caitlin Shroyer! Caitlin is the orchestra director in West Essex Regional School District. She has previously taught in Cranford, NJ and Houston, TX. We are thrilled to have her on board! This year will look very different for all of us. Region and All-State events have been canceled. Without the immense amount of work that these events require, we would like to use this year as an opportunity to reflect and plan for the future of the orchestra division. In the absence of faceto-face events for teachers and students, we would like to schedule virtual opportunities for our division with a focus on strengthening the community of orchestra directors in North Jersey. Without travel expenses and scheduling concerns to consider, we are hoping to invest in professional development opportunities for our directors to connect with respected leaders in the profession. For our students, we hope to hold virtual masterclasses with professional musicians and encourage collaboration between school districts.

In order to best serve the division and connect students and teachers across Region 1, please complete the Google Form survey sent to all directors on our email list. If you have not received this email, please reach out to orchestra@njsma. com. We look forward to collaborating with all of you this school year!

Jordan Peters and Russ Batsch, Orchestra Division CoChairs, orchestra@njsma.com

Elementary Division

The NJSMA Elementary Division is proud to offer exceptional events and workshops for elementary general music educators and their students. When we can safely gather and sing together, we will resume our in-person workshops and festivals. Check back on our website for updates.

Heartfelt thanks to Carol Richardi, who served as Elementary Division Co-Chair for many years. Carol retired from teaching in May and is also retiring from her position on the NJSMA Board. We wish her happiness in this new chapter of her life.

Please welcome Karen Andruska who will serve as Elementary Division Co-Chair. Karen (retired, Frank Lakes District) has served as an Elementary Division committee member and registrar for many of our events.

We have postponed this year’s Annual Fall (Columbus Day) Workshop until 2021. Save the date: Monday, October 11, 2021, featuring nationally renowned clinician, Amy Abbott,” Music a la Abbott”. (“Hook, Line and Sinker: Catching the Attention of the Upper Elementary Student,” and “Tried and True Singing Games for Grades K-6.”) NJSMA Elementary Music Division welcomes all elementary music teachers in NJ (and beyond!) to attend this workshop.

Lisa Wichman and Karen Andruska, Elementary Division Co-Chairs, elementary@njsma.com

Central Jersey Music Educators Association www.cjmea.org

As we enter into the 2020-2021 school year, we enter it with uncertainty and caution. Last year ended in a way that no one could have predicted and this year promises to be just as tumultuous. CJMEA is working to support you as you go through this unprecedented year.

Please visit our recently updated our webpage www. cjmea.org! A huge thank you to our Webmaster Trevor Snyder for his hard work in creating this new website. We hope the new site will be easier for you to navigate when searching for resources.

The CJMEA Executive Board has made the decision to cancel our Region Ensembles for the 2020-2021 school year. While we wanted to hold these events, given the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on school systems throughout the state we felt we could not create events that would give our students a comparable musical experience.

Knowing that this year will be turbulent, we are planning to provide you with virtual Professional Development that will help you navigate these times. We are also working on several Online Masterclasses and Festivals for your students. We plan to bring in some of the best music educators and performers from around the country to provide you and your students with the ideas and tools that will help you all take our music-making to the next level. The details of the events will be communicated in the next several weeks. So please stay tuned and continue to check out our website for updates.

Have you ever wanted to get more involved with Music Education throughout the state? On October 17th at 12 noon we will be hosting a CJMEA Leadership Virtual Workshop Session. Come learn how you can be a leader and have a voice in the state through CJMEA. If you are interested in attending this event please register on our website. If you have any questions please email our President-Elect, Yale Snyder (YalePerc@aol.com).

While we may not be able to meet in person this year, we as a CJMEA Executive Board are here to support you. If you have any questions or need any support, do not hesitate to reach out.

SJCDA

South Jersey Choral Directors Association www.sjcda.net

SJCDA (Region 3) made the decision to cancel our honor choir festivals for the 2020-2021 school year. In lieu of our typical events, we have decided to offer virtual choir experiences for our collective students. Based on what we heard from our membership, we will begin the process of searching for virtual conductors at the end of September. Student participation will be a combination of previous honor choir membership and teacher recommendation. The rehearsal dates are TBD, considering we want to give our membership some time to adjust to this school year and we do not need to secure physical spaces.

The scholarship competition we hold every year will still proceed. Information and application paperwork will be shared on our website, sjcda.net later this fall. Please be sure to check our site regularly for updates. If you are new to the region or would like to receive emails from our organization, please make sure to complete the registration form that can be found on our website.

SJBODA

South Jersey Band and Orchestra Directors Association www.sjboda.org

Welcome back! The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the events of SJBODA. Our fall membership meeting will be a virtual meeting that will take place in October. The exact date and time will be announced in an email to the membership. Information on accessing the meeting can be found on our website or by contacting Ken Rafter (609-457-0590 or sjbodapresident@gmail.com).

Auditions for the 2021 South Jersey Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Junior High String Ensemble have been cancelled. The Junior High Band auditions have also been cancelled. A decision regarding the status of the Concert Band Festival, Elementary Honors Band, and Elementary Honors String Ensembles will be decided by January.

The executive board is exploring the possibility of offering our senior students the opportunity to perform in a chamber ensemble. This event would take place in the spring. Details including location, dates, and auditions or nominations, will be announced this winter on our website.

The difficult decisions that are being made will certainly impact your students and programs but we will continue to explore future possibilities and options for our performing ensembles as this pandemic continues. We wish all of our members a productive and safe school year.

NJMEA RESOURCE PERSONNEL

Area of Responsibility Name Email Address

Administrative Matters.................................................... Patrick O’Keefe........................................... patrickaokeefe@gmail.com All-State Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Coordinator............... Joseph Cantaffa........................................... jcantaffahhs@hotmail.com All-State Orchestra Procedures Chair ............................. Sarah Franchino......................................... ASOProcedures@gmail.com Association Business........................................................ Deborah Sfraga ....................................................... debnjmea@aol.com Choral Procedures Chair .................................................. Wayne Mallette ........................................ wayne.mallette1@gmail.com Composition Contest........................................................ Andrew Lesser............................................. andrew.lesser@yahoo.com Editor - TEMPO Magazine ............................................ William McDevitt...................................... wmcdevittnjmea@gmail.com Jazz Procedures Chair ........................................................ Joe Bongiovi ............................................ jbongiovi.njaje@gmail.com Marching Band Festival Chair .......................................... Nancy Clasen................................................. nancydidi@hotmail.com Membership...................................................................... Deborah Sfraga ....................................................... debnjmea@aol.com Middle/Junior High Band Festival................................ James Chwalyk, Jr. ................................... james.chwalyk.jr@gmail.com Middle/Junior High Choral Festival.......................... Donna Marie Berchtold......................................... firesongwed@gmail.com NJMEA Historian........................................................... Nicholas Santoro..................................................... n31b13@gmail.com NJMEA State Conference Exhibits Chair......................... Nancy Clasen................................................. nancydidi@hotmail.com NJMEA State Conference Manager.................................. Marie Malara......................................................... malara97@aol.com NJMEA Summer Conference............................................ Casey Goryeb ............................................ casey.goryeb71@gmail.com NJMEA/ACDA Honors Choir .......................................... Pam Crockett..................................................... pcrockett@npsdnj.org November Convention – NJEA......................................... Nancy Clasen................................................. nancydidi@hotmail.com Opera Festival Chair.................................................. Donna Marie Berchtold......................................... firesongwed@gmail.com Orchestra Performance Chair............................................. Susan Meuse ................................................. susanmeuse@gmail.com Research ............................................................................ Colleen Sears........................................................... quinnc1@tcnj.edu Students with Special Needs ............................................ Maureen Butler ................................................ mbutler@mlschools.org Supervisor of Performing Groups ...................................... Jeff Santoro ......................................................... jsantoro@njmea.org Tri-M ............................................................................... Patrick O’Keefe............................................ patrickaokeefe@gmail.com

REPRESENTATIVES/LIAISONS TO AFFILIATED, ASSOCIATED AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

NJ American Choral Directors Association....................... Anne Matlack......................... anne.matlack@choralcommunities.com Governor’s Award for Arts Education................................ Jeff Santoro ......................................................... jsantoro@njmea.org NJ Association for Jazz Education..................................... Joe Bongiovi ............................................ jbongiovi.njaje@gmail.com NAfME............................................................................ Patrick O’Keefe........................................... patrickaokeefe@gmail.com NJ Music Administrators Association.............................. Thomas Weber........................................... tweber@westfieldnjk12.org NJ Retired Music Educators Association.......................... Frank Hughes......................................................... flh4hof@gmail.com NJ TI:ME.......................................................................... Andrew Lesser............................................. andrew.lesser@yahoo.com Percussive Arts Society................................................... Domenico Zarro................................................ DEZarro@optonline.net

COMMUNICATION SERVICES/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Executive Secretary-Treasurer ......................................... Deborah Sfraga ................................................. debnjmea1@gmail.com Editor - TEMPO Magazine ............................................ William McDevitt ..................................... wmcdevittnjmea@gmail.com

This column salutes the lives and careers of recently departed colleagues. It is the way NJMEA and NJRMEA can express appreciation for the work that they have done and the lives that they have touched. We mourn their passing and salute their contributions, which are the basis for music education in the state of New Jersey.

Catherine E. Anzuini

Catherine E. Anzuini, 68, of East Windsor, passed away peacefully Friday, June 12, 2020 at Penn Medicine University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born in Princeton; she was a resident of Hightstown and East Windsor her entire life.

Cathy was a graduate of Hightstown High School Class of 1969. She was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown and was retired after teaching music and theatre for 42 years for the East Windsor Regional School District.

Predeceased by her parents and brother; Lester and Carolyn Ervin and Robert Ervin. Cathy is survived by her husband of 46 years, Richard Anzuini, four children; Michael (Sandra) Anzuini, Gina (Daniel) Ellinger, Carolyn (Jonathan Seidel) Anzuini and Steven (Kayla) Anzuini and six grandchildren; Ella Rose, Thomas, Isaac, Zachary, Rhett and Abby.

Private family services were held at Brainerd Cemetery in Cranbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a memorial scholarship that will be established in Cathy’s name at Hightstown High School. You may contact ceanzuinimemorialfund@gmail.com for information about making a donation.

Darryl Joseph Bott

Darryl Joseph Bott, age 64, passed away peacefully at home on May 23, 2020, after battling lung cancer. Born in Paterson, NJ, Darryl resided in High Bridge, NJ for the last 23 years.

Darryl Bott was an incredible, compassionate human being. His love for music and teaching impacted incalculable lives throughout his career. Darryl’s public school music career spanned many years. He served as Director of Bands in West Essex and as Director of Bands and Lead Teacher for the Roxbury, NJ school system. His consistent winning concert, marching and jazz bands were well respected throughout New Jersey and the North East.

After retiring from public school teaching, Darryl took on the responsibilities of building a strong music program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, at Rutgers University. There, he served as Deputy Director of the Music Department and later was named Director of Bands. He always put students first, and sometimes even took on a parental role with an early morning phone call to make sure students attended their 8:00am class. He was a driving force that touched thousands of people along the way... students, parents, faculty and those who became close friends.

Another passion of Darryl’s was to build and fly RC model airplanes. He would try to get people to join him on his trips to the flying fields, sitting on the chairs and savoring a nice cigar while enjoying the sunset. Darryl loved food, especially during his favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. He would host many Thanksgiving feasts with seemingly enough food to feed the Town of High Bridge. There was always ample food for people to take home at the end of a great dinner with friends. Darryl’s friends were his family, and they always held a special place in his heart.

Darryl is preceded in death by his parents Clyde and Vera Bott. He is survived by his longtime partner and husband Jonathan Bascones-Bott. and by his dear brother Lonnie Bott and wife Patricia Bott, of Prosper, TX; seven cherished nieces and nephews, Matthew, Andrew, Jennifer, Christopher, Ryan, Katie, and Kayleen. Additionally, he is survived by his two rescue dogs, Amelia and Wylie and the cats Wilber and Orville... demonstrating his love of animals and his heroes in flight.

Joel Craig Davis

Dr. J. Craig Davis, 55, died March 31, 2020 at his home in Garfield, NJ. He was born on June 30, 1964 in Sylacauga, Alabama to Heflin and Rilla (Peerson) Davis. Craig attended BB Comer Memorial High School in Sylacauga, Jacksonville State University, Ithaca College, and The Eastman School of Music, where he earned the Performer’s Certificate in Trumpet Performance, Master of Music in Trumpet Performance, and Bachelor of Music in Music Education. After post graduate courses at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, he completed doctoral studies and was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance from The Juilliard School of Music.

In addition to his position as Director of Bands and Brass Coordinator at William Paterson University, he served on the faculties of Princeton University, Furman University, The Interlochen Center for the Arts National Music Camp, and New Jersey Symphony’s Greater Newark Youth Orchestra. Prior to his college appointments, he taught public school in New York State.

A freelance trumpeter and conductor in the New York Metropolitan area, Craig performed with the New Jersey Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic, and served as guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States. He was a member of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, College Band Director’s National Association, International Trumpet Guild, National Association for Music Education, and on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Band Association.

Predeceased by his parents, Don Peerson (uncle), and Lynn Peerson Butts (cousin), Craig is survived by Joyce Peerson (aunt), Linda Deedra Jackson, Lisa Johnson, David Livingston, Deborah McGee, and Joe Kirk Peerson (cousins), and all of the colleagues, friends, and students whose lives he influenced through his teachings. Craig will be laid to rest alongside his parents at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Holman Crossroads, Alabama.

David H. Dilks

David H. Dilks, 83, of Glassboro, formerly of Pennsville and Bridgeton, passed away on December 8, 2019 at Jefferson Hospital, Washington Twp. Dave was born to the late David and Thelma (Hignett) Dilks in Bridgeton on May 17, 1936. At the age of seven, his father bought him an old cornet which foretold a long and illustrious career in the field of music. While in Junior High School, Dave started his own band, the Junior Jivers, which performed for local community functions. In high school, where he became known as the "Harry James of Bridgeton High," he created a sextet, playing for Saturday night Canteens at the school and many dances and other affairs in the community. While still in high school, Dave played in many church services, performed on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour T.V. Show and ultimately participated in the New Jersey All-State Orchestra in his junior and senior years. Upon graduation, Dave enlisted in the Army and served as a bandsman for three years during which he was part of the "Rolling Along Show of 1957" which toured the world performing shows wherever there was a military base. During that period of service, he attended the Navy School of Music (Army Detachment) and performed twice on Ed Sullivan's "Salute to the Army" show in 1956 and 1957. After his discharge, Dave enrolled in the School of Music at Glassboro State College where he was awarded the Medallion Award for Outstanding Musicianship, a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and New Jersey Teacher Certificates for music and mathematics. Upon graduation, he accepted employment with the Pennsville Public School District serving first as a middle school band director, then high school band director, followed by Fine Arts Supervisor, and finally Director of Curriculum and Instruction, all of this during a 47-year period with retirement in 2009. In the 1980's, Dave also served as Director of the Glassboro State College Concert Band and Marching Band. In 1967, Dave earned a Master's Degree in music education after completing graduate work at Temple University and Glassboro State while, later in his career, earning a doctorate in educational leadership at Seton Hall University. He remained active as a performing musician to the very end playing with many dance bands such as the George Moyer Orchestra, the Frankie Testa Orchestra, Jonathan's Big Band, the Joe Dale Band, the Midiri Brothers Band and the John Clark Big Band. He really enjoyed playing in the orchestra pit for many and various high school musicals. Dave was also very much the athlete. He played baseball in the 1950's as a member of Bridgeton's entry in the Police Athletic League of Cumberland County, played in the men's fast-pitch softball league in the 1960's, and also played tennis for Bridgeton's team in the Tri-County Tennis League. During his teaching career, he played softball and football in the over-thirty men's leagues in Pennsville. Dave is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lynda (nee Fontanella); his daughter and sonin-law, Lynda Marie and Stuart Phillips of Rocky Mount, NC; his son and daughter-in-law, David H. III and Mary Claire Dilks of Providence, RI; his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Walter Krystopik of Jackson, NJ; and his grandchildren, Lauren and Owen Phillips, Jasper Dilks, Anna Cahir, and Ava Krystopik. In addition to his parents, Dave was pre-deceased by his daughter, Jessica, and his brother, Charles (Frank) Dilks.

Edward Lewis Ford, Jr.

Edward Lewis Ford, Jr. was born April 20, 1951 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He was the second of three children born to the late Edward Lewis Ford, Sr. and Lucille Gibbs Ford. Edward entered eternal rest the morning of June 23, 2020.

Edward grew up on Grant Street in Perth Amboy and attended its public schools. After graduating from Perth Amboy High School (PAHS) in 1968, he attended Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University). As a student, he pledged Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated. He graduated with a degree in music education in 1973. He continued his education at New York University where he completed the required credits for a Master's degree in philosophy.

Edward found joy in musical arts and quickly turned his love of listening to music and whistling to playing musical instruments. He learned to play violin in his youth and played tuba in the PAHS Marching Band. This love of music also extended to his first job as the instrumental music teacher at Camden Middle School in Newark, NJ. It was the school's first year in existence and Edward established the Instrumental Music Education Program. While teaching at Camden Middle School, he met a beautiful 5th grade teacher, Gayle Jo-Ann Rowlette. The two dated and joined in holy matrimony on June 4, 1977. This union produced two sons, Edward Lewis Ford III (born in 1981) and Eric Rowlette Ford (born in 1985). Edward's family was the center of his world. He cherished the love they shared and worked to ensure they had everything they needed.

He left teaching in 1982 to care for his ailing father. After his father passed away in 1983, he began working as a claims adjudicator for the state of New Jersey Department of Disability Determinations. He worked there until his retirement in 2010.

Even though he no longer taught music, it still continued to play a big role in his life. When the Jazz bug bit him, he quickly

learned to play the tenor saxophone. He honed his craft by "standing on the bandstand" at jam sessions throughout NJ to play with other talented musicians. His band, the Infinity Jazz Quartet, played venues throughout New Jersey and New York, entertaining public crowds and private parties, receptions & gatherings. His sons would accompany him to gigs throughout the years. Eric would DJ between sets and Edward would MC his shows. The music he provided, the relationships he made and the camaraderie he had in the musical community were a source of great joy.

He is survived by his loving, caring and dedicated wife Gayle; mother-in-law Dorothy Rowlette; two sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and LaTanya Ford and Eric and Charla Ford; granddaughters Bria and Brielle Ford; sisters Judy Ford and Jan Ford Chisolm; family friend Jeffrey Hudak; brother-in-law Lester Chisolm; niece Laura Ford; godsons Morgan Carey and Brandon Carey and a host of cousins, loving family and friends.

Thomas Frank Gaye

Brick - Thomas Frank Gaye left us to join the Lord on May 13, 2020 at the age of 71. Thomas was born on April 20, 1949 in Bronx, NY to Charles and Louise (Augustine) Gaye.

At a very young age his family moved to Scotch Plains, NJ where he was raised. He graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1967. He met his future wife while in high school. He and Patricia Evelyn Anilonis were married in 1971 (on May 22nd of this year they would have celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary).

He continued his education first in Florida and then graduated from Monmouth University in 1974 when his first child, Jennifer Haley was three months old. He became a music teacher in Brick, NJ. In 1977 his son, Christian Thomas was born and he started working towards his Master's Degree from The College of New Jersey in Trenton. He graduated with a Master's in Music and Band Conducting in 1981 when his third child, Ashley Alexandra was seven months old.

He was a teacher for 28 years. During that time, he had a strong conviction to make his students realize the importance of the arts. He enjoyed many years of teaching and directing the middle school band. He also played saxophone and sang in many local bands over the years. When he retired, he took great pleasure playing for the elderly at many rehab and retirement facilities throughout NJ. Music was his life and hobby. Spending time with his family was a priority for him. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather (Pop Pop) to his six grandchildren. He loved his buddy, his rescue dog, Bear from North Carolina. You could see them walking thru the neighborhood every day.

He was predeceased by his loving parents, Charles and Louise Gaye and his dear in-laws, Raymond and Evelyn Anilonis.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Patricia; his wonderful children, Jennifer Lazzari (Dario), Christian (Amber) and Ashley Kolesar (Joseph); his six grandchildren, Jillian, Logan Addison and Mason Lazzari, Parker and Wyatt Kolesar, all who he loved dearly. Also surviving are his brother-in-law, Donald Anilonis (Deborah); sisterin-law, Sharon Serro (Mike); his sister, Linda Mohrdieck (Frank) and all of their children, Kristine and Mark Anilonis, Rebecca, Michael, Keith Heather and Ryan Serro and Deborah, Lisa and Frank Mohrdieck.

Irwin Grace

Hillsdale - Irwin Grace, of Hillsdale, NJ, passed away on March 9, 2020 at the age of 94. Irwin was born on September 14, 1925, in Brooklyn, NY to Morris and Rose (Goldman) Greis. His parents had immigrated to America from Jewish settlements within the Russian empire, and spent the years of the Great Depression working in sweatshops and moving the family from one cold-water flat to another.

He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, and was a draftsman before establishing a career in music education. After earning a bachelor's at City College of New York, a master's in musicology at New York University, and a Doctorate at Columbia University, Irwin taught music appreciation and music history at Kean College (formerly Newark State) for more than 30 years.

In addition to his lifelong love of music and teaching, he enjoyed traveling the country and the world with Sybil, his wife of 62 years. He also cherished spending time with his beloved grandchildren, who affectionately nicknamed him Grumples. He was predeceased by his older sister, Frances (Grace) Taub, and is survived by his wife, Sybil (Safrin) Grace; sons Louis, Jeremy and Adam; daughters-inlaw Lucy Walker Grace, Hilda Cook Grace, and Lisanne Renner; grandchildren Benjamin, Phoebe, Eliane and Julian; niece Joanne Taub and her spouse Marc Krellenstein; and nephew David Taub.

Michael Gardner Letso

Lavallette - On Tuesday May 12, 2020, Michael Gardner Letso of Lavallette, NJ, loving husband, brother, father, uncle, and grandfather, went to be with the Lord. He was 57 years old.

Also known as Mike to some his friends, he was born on May 4, 1963 to Peter and Winifred Letso in Plainfield, NJ. Mike graduated from Kean University in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in music education. He spent the next 24 years teaching music in Marlboro Township Public Schools where he was beloved by both his students and fellow teachers. On June 24, 2000 he married the love of his life, Tracey Ann Tegeder, and they raised two sons together, Derek and Chase.

His children, nieces and nephews, and especially his students developed a deep love of music from "Uncle Mike" and "Mr. Letso".

Michael is predeceased by his parents Peter and Winifred. He is survived by his sister Debra Pace, his brothers Peter Letso and Robert Letso, his wife of nearly 20 years, Tracey Letso, his son Derek Johnson and his wife Morgan, his son Chase Johnson, many nieces and nephews, and 3 grandchildren, Kayla, Luke, and Matthew.

Edward T. Perretti Elizabeth Harris Tirrell

Edward T. Perretti passed away at the age of 80 at his home surrounded by his family on April 15, 2020.

Born in 1939, Ed was a lifelong resident of his beloved city of Paterson, N.J. As a graduate of its public school system, Ed went on to pursue his love of music. Having graduated Montclair State College, he soon found himself drafted into the US Army where he spent four years as a military chapel choir director. Upon his return home, Ed began what would become his over-half-a-century involvement in education. He joined the faculty at Eastside High School as the choral music teacher, then to Emerson High School in the same capacity while completing his master's and doctorate degrees in education.

Upon his retirement from the classroom, he continued to serve as mentor and supervisor of future educators at Bloomfield College and William Paterson University.

Edward was not only a devoted educator, but a gifted and talented operatic tenor. Under the tutelage of the famed voice coach Armen Boyajian, also a former resident of Paterson, Perretti amassed a repertoire of over forty leading tenor roles.

His last performance was with The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea in 2019, singing the roles of Alcendoro and Benoit in Puccini's La Boheme led by his former student, Father Alphonse Stephenson. It is said that he was the only tenor in recent history known to have sung every Verdi opera written on a professional stage!

He is survived by his two beloved sons, Joseph and Timothy and their families, cousins and friends from every walk of life, and all those whom he touched with either a melodic line, a comical story, or a word of encouragement.

John Nicholas Tarantino

John Nicholas Tarantino, professional trumpeter and educator who influenced generations of students to love music, 88, died Feb. 26, 2020 at his home in Stirling, N.J.

He was born on March 1, 1931 in Paterson, N.J., to Nicholas and Elvira (Nazzaro) Tarantino. John attended Passaic Valley HS, The Juilliard School, enlisted in the US Army and was accepted to the West Point Military Band, followed by Bachelor's and Master's degrees and doctoral studies at Montclair State University. He married Halina Mroz on April 18, 1959.

He was a music educator with the West Orange public schools for 35 years, a professional freelance trumpet player, and served as president of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 16. Surviving in addition to his loving wife of 60 years, are sister Dolores (Tarantino) Scerbo and her husband Ezio; son Christopher Tarantino and daughter-in-law Mindy (Scheierman); son Eric Tarantino; daughter Alyssa (Tarantino) Dominique and son-in-law Robert; three granddaughters, Ines, Gianna and Maeve, grandson Marc, nieces, nephews, and countless students whose lives he touched through music.

Hillsborough - Elizabeth Harris Tirrell, 95, of Hillsborough, NJ, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2020 in Bridgewater, NJ from complications of Corona virus.

Elizabeth was born in Newark, NJ on March 16, 1925 to Dr. Michael Harris and Mary Kelly Harris. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husband, Robert E. Tirrell, Jr., and a son, Robert E. Tirrell, III. She is survived by 6 children, Anthony and wife Marie, Peter, Marsia, Margaret, Phillip and wife Sandra, and Charles and wife Barbara, as well as her 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

She graduated from Montclair University, Montclair, NJ with a Bachelor's degree in English, and later pursued a Master's degree in Music at Rutgers University. Elizabeth was an elementary music teacher in in the Bridgewater-Raritan School System for 25 years, retiring in 1990. She loved classical and choral music, and was a long-time member of the choir at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Somerville, NJ. She was also actively involved in several other choirs and chorus' in New Jersey before she retired.

John "Jack" Van Antwerp

John “Jack” Van Antwerp, 77 years old, of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Jack was born on February 13, 1942 in Hackensack, NJ to the late James and Marjorie (Crisp) Van Antwerp. He graduated from Ridgefield Park High School and Montclair State College. Jack served our country as a member of the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. He married Barbara E. Rogers on November 20, 1966 and shortly thereafter settled in the Milton section of Jefferson Township where they raised their two sons.

For 40 years, Jack was a music teacher at Valley Middle School in Oakland, where he inspired countless students with his humor, compassion, love of music, and zest for life. So many of his students remember him fondly for helping them maintain a sense of humor and perspective throughout their difficult middle school years. After he retired, Jack became an active community member; he loved playing in the Jefferson Township Community Band, singing with the High Point Harmonizers barbershop vocal group, and socializing with his many beloved friends and neighbors in Elro Park.

Jack was a proud and dedicated father and grandfather, and loved sharing his passion for music and life with everyone in his family. He loved watching his children and grandchildren perform in concerts, plays, and sports, and he entertained all with his memorable stories. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara, his loving sons Daniel Van Antwerp and his wife Jessica of Northampton, Pennsylvania, and David Van Antwerp and his wife Christina of Middlesex, NJ; his cherished grandchildren Andy, Megan, Laura, Max, and Nicole Van Antwerp; his dear brother Donald Van Antwerp and his wife Kathy; lovingbrother-in law Jack Rogers and his wife Joan of Houston, Texas, as well as several nephews and cousins.

NJSMA, President Diana May

Randolph Twp. Schools president@njsma.com

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W. Windsor-Plainsboro District jsantoro@njmea.org

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood District wayne.mallette1@gmail.com

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Absegami High School patrickaokeefe@gmail.com

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Retired debnjmea@aol.com

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Paramus School District lvartanian@paramusschools.org

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William Allen Middle School hknight@mtps.us

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Penns Grove High School rafterpghs@gmail.com

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