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FEATURES 4

President's Message - David Westawski

10 News from the Board of Directors 13 NJMEA Marching Band Festival

DEPARTMENTS AND NJMEA BUSINESS

Advertisers Index & Web Addresses....54 Board of Directors................................ 52 Crescendo Foundation....................18-19

20 The Upcoming NJMEA Conference is the Place to Be for Elementary Music - Amy M. Burns

Editorial Policy & Advertising Rates.....53

24 Who's Who at the 2024 NJMEA Conference Technology Academy & Music Tech Festival -Shawna Longo

NJMEA Awards..................................... 48

28 NJMEA State Conference Registration/Sessions/Performers

MS/Jr HI Choral Fest Application..........11

NJMEA Orchestra Fest Information......16 NJMEA Past Presidents........................53

36 Sensory Safety for Students: Predictable Routines in Instrumental Music - Krysta Mirsik

President-Elect's Message.....................5

39 Level Up! Intermediate Techniques for Soundtrap, Bandlab, and Garageband Creation - Gillian Desmarais

Round the Regions..........................44-46

Resource Personnel.............................. 49

43 Developing Social Skills with Music - Catherine Butler

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President's Message David Westawski West Windsor Plainsboro High School - South westawski.njmea[at]gmail.com

Greetings and Happy New Year!

executed. Joe’s knowledge of the inner workings of professional spaces creates the necessary conditions for our students to have first-rate musical experiences. Our Executive Director, Bill McDevitt and Housing Director, Nancy Dickinson did an incredible amount of pre-arrival work long before our students arrived so that their stays were well-organized and worryfree. Conductors Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett (Mixed Chorus) and Dr. Adam Glaser (Orchestra) provided wonderful life experiences that went well beyond the notes on the page, connecting with the ensembles in ways that won’t soon be forgotten (There’s a Darth Vader joke in there somewhere, but you’ll have to read Susan Meuse's report for the details). Finally, and most importantly, our team of exceptional chaperones ensured the safety and focus of our students throughout their stay in Atlantic City.

I hope that your holiday season was filled with laughter, joy, and most of all, some well-deserved rest! As I write this message in November, I can’t stop thinking about the anxiety-inducing month of December and all we have to do during the few short weeks before Winter Break, especially those of us who have December concerts and other performances. You made it through, and I’m sure your performances were spectacular! If you have concerts scheduled soon, I’d love to attend them! Send me an email with the details and I’ll attend when I’m able.

All-State Mixed Chorus and Orchestra I’m still feeling the rush of our November All-State experiences in Atlantic City and at NJPAC. As a student in Pennsylvania’s All-State groups in 1995-1997, I had no idea how much time and energy were expended by the adults organizing the events. Even now, I’m amazed by our team of volunteers who dedicate so much of their limited free time to the students. I truly appreciate the role so many of our members play in this expansive process. From the teachers who prepared students for auditions, to our judges, managers, rehearsal conductors and Procedures Committees, I applaud your willingness to ensure these events run smoothly year after year.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention of few people by name. Our performance chairs, Brian Williams and Susan Meuse did remarkable work organizing their teams and getting the ensembles ready for Atlantic City. As always, Joe Cantaffa flawlessly orchestrated rehearsals and performances in both Atlantic City and NJPAC, ensuring every detail was perfectly timed and TEMPO

All-State Jazz Choir and Jazz Band Our invaluable partnership with the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education resulted in fantastic performances by the All-State Jazz Choir and Jazz Band in both Atlantic City and NJPAC. Led by conductors Dylan Pramuk and Dr. Oscar Perez, the students celebrated the rich tapestry of American musical culture during their energized performances. Jazz has evolved into a true American art form that reflects the diversity, innovation, and spirit of our nation, and we were fortunate to have two outstanding conductors guiding our students. Through our collaboration and shared passion with the NJAJE, we amplify the impact of music education, providing a stage for these exceptional young musicians to shine. I’d like to thank Darrell Hendricks, NJAJE President, and the entire NJAJE Board for making those concerts possible.

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development is crucial for staying abreast of the latest trends and pedagogical approaches.

In an ever-evolving landscape, embracing new methodologies and technologies is essential to nurturing the next generation of musicians. Our conference provides a unique platform for music teachers to engage in thought-provoking sessions, workshops, performances, and discussions. This ensures that you leave with fresh perspectives and renewed enthusiasm for your craft. The exchange of ideas and shared experiences during the conference fosters a collaborative spirit that extends beyond the event itself, creating a network of support and inspiration for years to come. Rediscover the joy of learning, forge meaningful connections, and be a part of a community dedicated to the art and science of music education.

Next month is our annual State Conference in Atlantic City. I’m excited with and proud of the number and scope or our headliner clinicians who made New Jersey a stop on their schedules this year. Please take a look at the full list of amazing clinicians, sessions, and performances available in this issue. There is something for everyone throughout the three-day event that will provide up to 20 hours of meaningful and timely professional development. We’re all well aware of the significance of lifelong learning and the sometimes unrelated professional development provided to music teachers by school districts. If you’re looking for ways to make a strong case to your administrator for your attendance, check out our Conference Justification Toolkit on the NJMEA website.

We’ve also received a travel waiver from the NJ Department of Education so that teachers can be reimbursed for overnight stays on February 22 and 23.

If you’ve been away for the conference since COVID (or perhaps even longer), I cordially invite you to join us once again. I recognize the invaluable contributions each of you makes to the field of music education and believe that continuing professional

I look forward to welcoming you in person to the Annual Conference next month.

President-Elect's Message Yale Snyder Monroe Township snyder.njmea[at]gmail.com

I hope everyone is doing well and having a great holiday season. I am thoroughly enjoying my role as the NJMEA President-Elect. I was thrilled to attend my first All-State in this role this past November in Atlantic City.

Congrats to all the students in the Jazz Bands, Choirs, and Orchestra that performed. It was a pleasure to watch all of the rehearsals throughout the week. In addition, a huge thank you to their conductors, chaperones and to Mr. Joe Cantaffa who put everything toJANUARY 2024

gether so nicely. Bravo to all involved.

I look forward to seeing everyone in February for our State Conference back in Atlantic City. We have some wonderful performing groups and presenters. I am really excited to connect with old friends and colleagues, as well as to meet new ones. If I can be of assistance to anyone, please feel free to reach out at any time. See everyone in February!

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News From the Board of Directors Choral Festivals Donna Marie Berchtold firesongwed[at]gmail.com The 69th NJMEA Middle School – Junior High Choral Festival dates are scheduled for the Spring of 2024. Donna Marie F. Berchtold, chairperson, along with Karen Blumenthal will co-coordinate and host the Middle School Choral Festivals again for this year.

The Festivals are currently scheduled to be held at two separate locations.

• The first event (South Site) will take place at Rowan University on Thurs. March 14, 2024. The deadline for applications is February 8, 2024. (Event time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM). A SNOWDATE has been scheduled for Fri. March 15, 2024.

• The second event (North Site) will be held at Rutgers University on Thurs. May 23, 2024. The deadline for applications is Thurs. April 11, 2024. (Event time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM) Any schools interested in participating in either of these events in 2024, should be sure to complete the application form in this January issue of TEMPO magazine, or online at www.njmea.org. A maximum of ten (10) registrations will be accepted at each site. The Registration Fee per school group is $150.00 for either site. Please send in a Completed Form, listing your song titles and composers’ names, along with the registration fee (per the instructions) on the application form, and a photocopy of your NAfME Card. Each participating choral group will receive written and aural evaluations by the adjudicators, along with a plaque from NJMEA which recognizes the commitment and involvement by the school, its chorus, and the director(s).

Anyone with questions or concerns may contact Donna Marie at: firesongwed[at]gmail.com.

Choral Performance Brian Williams NJAllStateChoir[at]gmail.com Happy New Year Everyone! While we are looking forward to another fantastic year of choral singing, I wanted to highlight the accomplishments of the New Jersey All-State Mixed Choir last November. Singing under the incredible Dr. Marques Garrett, the Mixed Choir dazzled audiences at Boardwalk Hall and NJPAC. An All-State experience does not happen without the dedication and expertise of a small army.

Special thanks to Matt Wolf and Rich Tinsley for their brilliant leadership as choir managers. James Lubrano for his exquisite piano playing. Matt Lee for preparing the choir as rehearsal conductor, and Adam Good, Dan Malloy, and John Wilson for running sectional rehearsals. Joe Cantaffa for being the genius behind all the production operations. Nancy Dickinson for her tireless and brilliant work as Housing Director. Bill McDevitt for all his work behind the scenes to make sure everything runs as smoothly as it does. David Westawski for his continued guidance and leadership as our President. Lastly, an immense thank you to all of you who chaperoned and gave of your time, we could not have done it without you.

Looking ahead into 2024, we have an amazing array of presenters and ensembles at the NJMEA Conference in February. If you have not already taken the opportunity to register for this amazing professional development, make sure it is something you do immediately. Also in February, the New Jersey All-State Treble Choir will be performing under the baton of Dr. Amy Voorhees. As a reminder to our directors that have students involved in this ensemble, we are utilizing a MailChimp account to send emails out. If you are not receiving emails about this group, please contact Brian Williams and Ken Bryson at NJallstatechoir[at] gmail.com. Finally, make sure to check the NJMEA website to keep up to date on audition materials for the 2024-2025 All-State Choirs Audition information.

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The 69th Junior High/Middle School Choral Festival Application Form

School Name:

School Phone:

School Address:

City:

Zip:

Director’s Name :

Home Phone :

Home Address: City:

State:

Zip:

Email: NAfME Membership #:

Expiration Date: _______________ (Please include a photocopy of your NAfME card)

Name of performing group: Voicing:

Number of singers:

Number of rehearsals per week: (during school:

Please check the appropriate category below: (evening):

(before school):

(after school):

Will participate at Rowan University, (South Site) March 14, 2024: 9:00 - 1:30 pm:

(Snow date: March 15th)

Will participate at Rutgers University, (North Site) May 23, 2024: 9:00 - 1:30 pm: We can arrive at:

We must depart no later than: Proposed Program (Time limit: Not to exceed 10-12 minutes, no more than 3 titles) THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME! Please Print or Type Legibly

Selection (Maximum of 3)

Complete Name of Composer/Arranger

Voicing

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(If any of the above titles are folk songs, please indcate country or region of origin) FEE: $150.00 per group (non-refundable) FESTIVAL DATES:

(Limited to the first TEN (10) Groups on each date) DEADLINES: Wednesday, February 8, 2024 for Rowan University Thursday, March 14, 2024 (Snow Date: March 15, 2024) Thursday, April 11, 2024 for Rutgers University South Site: Rowan University

TIME: 9:00 - 1:30 pm SEND TO: Donna Marie Berchtold, Registrar 545 South Buffalo Avenue Thursday, May 23, 2024 Galloway Township North Site: Rutgers University South Egg Harbor, NJ 08215-1720 TIME: 9:00 - 1:30 pm

EMAIL: firesongwed[at]gmail.com ALL INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL BE RETURNED! MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO NJMEA (Do not send cash) CHECKS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL REGISTRATION FORMS Purchase Orders Are NOT Accepted BE SURE TO INCLUDE A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NAfME CARD

FESTIVAL HOST: Donna Marie F. Berchtold & Karen Blumenthal firesongwed[at]gmail.com Other information including directions and schedules will be mailed.

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News From the Board of Directors Accessible Music Education Maureen Butler maureenbutlermusic[at]gmail.com The new calendar year is a good time to evaluate how our students with disabilities are faring in our classes. Are you a new teacher who would like to gain insight into the individual needs of your students? Are you a more experienced teacher who is looking for new strategies? Consider attending any of the several insightful and creative sessions that will be held at this year’s conference in Atlantic City, including such topics as students with autism, sensory friendly strategies, adaptations in the string program, differentiation, how to network with paraprofessionals, teachers and parents, and more. Thank you to all who submitted their proposals for these sessions!

Be sure to attend our Roundtable Discussion, where music teachers bring their concerns and questions to our panel. This yearly event is a wonderful opportunity for learning and sharing ideas, as we discuss how to help all our students develop the musical skills we want them to have. You may have successful experiences of your own that you might want to share with the group - we all benefit by supporting and learning from each other.

Hope to see you at the conference! In the meantime, if you have questions or concerns about any of your students, please contact me at the email listed above.

Administration/Advocacy Alfred Hadinger alfred_hadinger[at]nplainfield.org Happy New Year from the New Jersey Music Administrators Association! I hope your winter concert season has been fulfilling, and we are looking forward to seeing many of you next month in Atlantic City.

Our members will be presenting on an array of topics that will be of interest to both the novice and veteran educator.

NAfME's Advocacy Leadership Force is presently working on a series of online webinars and resources that are designed to support advocacy at the local level. Stay tuned for more information on supporting advocacy within your school and district.

As always, if your direct supervisor is not a member of our group, we invite them to visit us at www.njmaa.org to learn more.

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22nd ANNUAL NJMEA STATE MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL The 22nd annual N.J.M.E.A. State Marching Band Ratings Festival was held at Wayne Hills High School on Saturday, October 21st, 2023. The evening featured 16 bands in performance and something extra special for the fall of 2023…NO RAIN on a Saturday night! “Mother nature smiled on us and gave us weather to match the enthusiasm and energy of the bands performing,” said festival coordinator Matt Paterno.

Performing bands included: Emerson HS, Dover HS, Teaneck HS, Ramapo HS, Jefferson HS, PCTVS, North Hunterdon HS, Whippany Park HS, Garfield HS, Pompton Lakes HS, Hackensack HS, Indian Hills HS, Pascack HS, Midland Park HS, Bergenfield HS, and Wayne Hills HS. Each band received quality feedback from our team of “Evaluators” and a rating of Bronze, Silver, or Gold. Bands also received awards for the most outstanding musical contribution and most outstanding visual contribution to their show. A special thank you to our knowledgeable and enthusiastic evaluation team: Clifford Bialkin, Laurie Kunzel, Richard Barriers, Edie Duncan, Bo Park, and Jackie Sarracco.

The wide variety of performances and styles, as well as the showmanship and musicality were fantastic.

The support each band gave to their fellow performers was equally inspiring. The band members and directors of each group deserve a special thank you for both their flexibility and enthusiasm during the event.

Mark your calendars for next year’s festival on Saturday, October 19. Sign-ups begin on March 1st, 2024.

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State Marching Band “Ratings” Festival Saturday, October 19, 2024, 5:00 pm. Wayne Hills High School Contact: Matthew J. Paterno 973-317-2060 (mpaterno[at]wayneschools.com) Don’t miss out on this unique addition to your present Marching Band activities!

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News From the Board of Directors Band Performance Patrick O'Keefe patrickaokeefe[at]gmail.com All State Band auditions are quickly approaching and I am excited to confirm our conductors for this year. Dr. Peter Boonshaft, Professor Emeritus of Music at Hofstra University and acclaimed author and speaker, will be conducting the Wind Ensemble. Dr. Joseph Higgins, Director of Bands at Rowan University, will be conducting the Symphonic Band. We are so grateful to have both of these inspiring leaders work with our students this year.

Auditions are scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 20 at JP Stevens High School. All State Band weekend will occur Wednesday, February 21 through Friday, February 23. The ensembles will once again perform in Atlantic City at our February Conference on Friday morning at the Atlantic City Convention Center before taking the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, February 24. We hope you can join us for one, if not both, of these performances.

Keep in mind that you are also able to observe rehearsals as part of the conference as well, so if you are planning on being in attendance, be sure to stop in.

Best of luck as we head into this next phase of the school year. Special thank you to the All State Band committee, who is working diligently to make this year’s events a success, handling all details and logistics behind the scenes. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Access Isaiah C. Mason deia.njmea[at]gmail.com The DEIA Committee is pleased to offer multiple sessions during the NJMEA Annual State Conference this February. Please see the offerings below.

Breaking Down Barriers: Perspectives on Classroom Accessibility - This panel will discuss the barriers, difficulties, and successes of making your classroom accessible to all students. Join current teachers and administrators in a conversation that will move the needle forward.

Band/Orchestra Reading Session: A Focus on Diverse Repertoire - Members of the DEIA Committee will introduce repertoire by composers from various backgrounds and genres for your consideration. Bring your instruments and play along to discover new composers that reflect your students and new repertoire to bring back to your classroom.

Updates on Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Access (DEIA) - Connect with the NJMEA DEIA Committee to learn about state and region initiatives, opportunities for involvement, and the next steps on topics of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in music education. Participants are encouraged to share resources, recommendations, and expertise to help shape future programming.

Email deia.njmea[at]gmail.com to learn more about our various initiatives or to join our team.

Hoping the second half of your school year is even better than the first!

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News From the Board of Directors Orchestra Performance/Festivals Susan Meuse susanmeuse[at]gmail.com Congratulations to the All State Orchestra on two fantastic performances in November! Thank you to conductor Adam Glaser for leading these students to success. Thank you to our staff including managers Jim Millar and Tatyana Louis-Jacques, percussion coordinator Chris Janney, and procedures chairs Craig Stanton and Liz Sato. As I sat and watched the rehearsals, I could hear the students laughing at Dr. Glaser’s jokes. On Thursday afternoon in Atlantic City, the students were rehearsing the Imperial March from the Star Wars Suite when Dr. Glaser entered the room dressed as Darth Vader. He proceeded to conduct the group with a lightsaber. In addition to the humor, the students also worked very hard to learn how to perform the music at a very high level. Right before the first performance, students waited their turns to take pictures with Dr. Glaser. It was truly a wonderful All State experience. Both the Orchestra and the Mixed Chorus performed very well under amazing conductors. I hope you were able to see it!

Once again, there will be multiple NJMEA orchestra festivals this year. The high school festivals will be taking place on Thursday, February 8 at Tenafly HS and Fernwood MS in Egg Harbor Township. The middle school festivals will be taking place on Tuesday, March 19 at Bridgewater-Raritan MS and Fernwood MS in Egg Harbor Township. Please see the NJMEA website for more information including the registration links. We have 4 excellent adjudicators lined up for the festivals.

The All State Orchestra and All State Intermediate Orchestra auditions will be taking place on Saturday, March 16 at JP Stevens HS. I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Retired Members/Mentorship Kathleen Spadafino kspadeb[at]aol.com Our Master Music Teacher committee observed our nominees, and we are so proud to present our choice for 2024 Master Music teacher, Patrick Hachey, director of choral activities at Roxbury HS. Please see his article further in this issue. We will be at the meeting to honor him at the NJMEA February conference.

We also had a social outing in October, attending a very fun performance/lunch at the Shore Club in Spring Lake. We had a delicious lunch, participated in a sing-a-long, listened to a comedian and experienced a great performance of a Frankie Vallie tribute band. There was also dancing. There were about 300 people there, and everyone had a wonderful time. We all said we will come back again. We will post our next date, so please join us. It's a great time out during the day for retirees. Our president Ron Dolce used to play with the Byrne brothers band who ran the event, so there was lots of nostalgia as well. Please check this article in the March TEMPO for details, or email Ron at rdolce561[at]aol.com or me at kspadeb[at]aol.com.

Welcome to the new year, and stop by and see us at our breakfast meeting during the NJMEA conference on Friday, February 23!

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Middle/JR High School

Thursday, February 8, 2024 Tenafly High School

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School

Thursday, February 8, 2024 Fernwood Middle School, Egg Harbor Twp

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Fernwood Middle School, Egg Harbor Twp

Registration Fee: $150 per ensemble.

Registration deadlines: HS - January 8th; MS/JH - January 29th.

Any NJ school orchestra is eligible to perform.

School directors must be an NJMEA/NAfME member.

Applications available on the NJMEA website at: https://www.njmea.org/orchestra-festival-1

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The Crescendo Foundation is a Not For Profit Corporation initially formed by leadership of the New Jersey Music Educators Association, who serves as the registered agent. The Association’s mission includes the advancement of music instruction in New Jersey’s educational institutions at all levels that provide in-service and enrichment opportunities for music educators, as well as sponsoring various festivals and All-State performing groups for K-12 students. As a result, the Foundation’s goal is to provide financial support to underserved students and communities to create access to the aforementioned festivals and performing groups. In this first phase of giving, funds will go to a scholarship model geared towards students aspiring to participate in All-State ensembles.

The Scholarship Framework Through data assessment, it has been identified that All-State ensemble participation is not reflective of statewide total population demographics when comparing race and socio-economic status. The scholarship opportunities from the Crescendo Foundation gifts will allow students to apply for financial support to assist with any or all of the fees associated with participation including: • Audition Fee - $25 • Participation Fee - $35 • Housing - $315 As part of the All-State experience and upon acceptance, students are housed together throughout the performance weekend. Scholarship opportunities would be available to cover the entire cost of this invaluable experience. In subsidizing these costs for qualified students and easing the burden of financial access, it is the hope of the Foundation that our All-State programming will become more inclusive, diverse and equitable.

We Need Your Help We acknowledge that the Foundation’s ability to realize the plans outlined in the Scholarship program will require the generous support of the community. The initial phase of the program will require $50,000 which aims to assist 150 students over the course of the next three years in the areas of All-State Orchestra, Choir, Band and Jazz. All-State ensembles contribute to a total of 6 concerts annually in both Atlantic City and Newark. The vision for the Foundation is to eventually go beyond the scope of All-State ensembles to positively support several aspects of music education programming both at the State and Region levels, making this an important first step.

All gifts are tax deductible and there are many ways and opportunities to support this important effort. We thank you in advance for your support of our state’s students and providing transformative experiences outside of their school programs.

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Giving Opportunities Large Ensemble Concert Sponsorship - $5,000 • All State Orchestra and Mixed Chorus, Atlantic City • All State Orchestra and Mixed Chorus, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark • All State Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Treble Chorus, Atlantic City • All State Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Treble Chorus, NJPAC, Newark Concert Sponsorship - $2,500 • All State Jazz, Atlantic City • All State Jazz, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark Crescendo Giving Level - $1,000 Sforzando Giving Level - $500 Arts Advocate - $250 Friends of the Arts - $100 Other $_____________ All gifts and giving levels will be recognized in programs for that school year and program cycle, including concerts listed above, as well as NJMEA conference materials.

All gifts are tax deductible. Checks should be made payable and sent to: The Crescendo Foundation 300 W Somerdale Road, Suite C Voorhees, NJ 08043-2236 Please include contact information and appropriate name listing for program printing.

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The Upcoming NJMEA Conference is the Place to Be for Elementary Music!

Amy M. Burns Far Hills Country School aburns[at]fhcds.org

The NJMEA Conference is the place to be from February 22-24, 2024, in Atlantic City for elementary music. The Thursday Elementary Music Academy will feature David Row of Make Moments Matter, Cristi Miller from Hal Leonard and Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City, John Jacobson of JJ&Me and MusicPlay Online, and a panel of amazing elementary music educators including Lisa Wichman, Amy Paz, Kelly Wisneski, and Suzanne Piombo. As with any conference, things can come up and the schedule below can be changed at a moment’s notice.

the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory, completed three levels and a master course in Orff Schulwerk training, and has extensive experience with critical thinking in the arts. David is an active clinician and has presented workshops at national, state, and local conventions across the United States and Canada. He is an AOSA-approved Orff Schulwerk teacher educator and teaches Level 1 Pedagogy at the OCPS & Central Florida Orff Chapter Summer Course in Orlando. On his blog, MakeMomentsMatter.org, David shares ideas about classroom content, management, lesson plans, critical thinking, and more. Search for “Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast!” wherever you download podcasts or catch up with David every week on his “Musical Mondays” LIVE videos on Facebook.

David will be presenting four sessions at NJMEA! These include the following:

David Row David Row loves teaching music to kids! A Nebraska native and Midwesterner at heart, David now lives and teaches in the Kansas City metro area for the DeSoto Unified School District. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education from

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• Critical Thinking in Orff Schulwerk - Orff Schulwerk offers so many possibilities for exploration, creation, expression, and critical thinking. In this session we will talk about the many ways that critical thinking already exists in the Orff Schulwerk approach, ideas on enhancing your lessons with critical thinking strategies, and how to communicate about what you’re doing with administrators, parents, and other educators.

• Divide and Conquer: Utilizing Learning Centers in the Elementary Music Classroom - Learning centers can be a wonderful tool for teaching and reinforcing concepts but setting up those centers can be a nightmare. It is easy to get bogged down with the questions about logistics – the how, where, why, and when. Come to this session to learn tips and tricks about creating/organizing centers, integrating small group learning into your curriculum, and some strategies for assessment.

• Puppet Power - Bring your classroom to life! - A puppet might be the most versatile and underrated tool available to the general music teacher. More than just a visual aide, puppets can teach rules and procedures, act out a song’s story, teach new concepts, reinforce behavioral expectations, lead vocal exploration, explore musical instruments, and so much more. Don’t make the mistake of thinking a puppet is merely a toy or prop. Come to this session to learn about the hundreds of ways to use a puppet in your classroom.

• Small Steps – Avenues for Improvisation - Improvisation starts by identifying possibilities and exploring what could be. Students love to create when given the chance but need tools and experiences to guide them along the way. Empower students to improvise freely when you learn how to scaffold your lessons and teach the important skills they’ll need to create in the moment.

from elementary resources and musicals to choral octavos.

In addition, she has been a contributing writer for a national music magazine entitled Music Express! as well as for the Macmillan McGraw-Hill music textbook series, Spotlight on Music, the new, highly acclaimed secondary textbook series, Voices in Concert, and recently as a writer/consultant for the Hal Leonard Elementary Elements Music Classroom digital curriculum and resource. In 2010, Miller became a part of the prestigious Fine Arts Staff at Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City where she currently teaches middle school music. She and her husband, Rick, live in the Oklahoma City area.

Cristi will be presenting two sessions at NJMEA: • Invite! Excite! Ignite! - This session will explore new as well as “tried and true” choral music for your developing elementary singers. Participants will be given choral music for reading as well as teaching ideas and strategies to implement with each selection. Enjoy the time singing together and finding music to invite, excite and ignite your choirs!

• Quick Starts for Young Choirs - Sometimes the ideas we get from conversing with our peers during workshops are more valuable than the workshop itself. These conversations spur thoughts on how to solve problems or create new avenues of learning in our classroom. Many times, these suggestions are ones we’ve forgotten about that “we used to use” all the time. If you’re a young teacher, these ideas are like special gifts. That’s what this session is about. The information presented here is taken the book: “Quick Starts for Young Choirs.” The book is filled with ideas grabbed from music teachers and focuses on things you can quickly incorporate into an upper elementary or middle school choir rehearsal or class period. Get ready to become a student again.

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John Jacobson

Cristi Miller is internationally regarded as a master teacher, conductor, composer, and arranger. A graduate of Oklahoma State University, she has spent over 40+ years in education, teaching levels from K-12. Through her teaching, she has received numerous awards and honors in education ranging from District Teacher of the Year to Oklahoma Music Educators Association Excellent Educator and, including, the OkMEA Music Educators Hall of Fame. Miller’s conducting has led her across the nation directing elementary, middle, and high school honor choirs at the district and All-State levels. As a clinician, she focuses on many areas including elementary classroom resources to secondary chorals and techniques. As an active composer, her compositions range

John is a legendary name in the world of elementary music through his various musicals, choreography videos, songs, his work with Hal Leonard, his work with Music Express, his current work with JJ&Me, and his current work with MusicPlay Online.

He is scheduled to present five sessions at NJMEA over Thursday and Friday! They are K-2 for You!, It’s a Musical World – Travel the World in Song, Showtime: Musicals and More!, Together! – SEL and Pop Music Too?, and Songs in the Key of Me.

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Lisa Wichman, Amy Paz, Kelly Wisneski, and Suzanne Piombo:

New Elementary Music Curriculum: MusicFirst Elementary Powered by Charanga!

Are you a new music educator in need of a curriculum that you can use daily that includes music that connects with your students, a scope and sequence of spiraled lessons, and includes creative tools that students can use without having email addresses? Are you a veteran teacher in need of a curriculum that does all the above, but is also flexible to supplement into your current teaching approach? Check out my sessions about this new curriculum and how to create play-along videos with free tools.

These amazing music educators will be presenting a panel titled, S. O. S! The Next Chapter: Sharing Our Successes in the Elementary Music Class Post-Pandemic. If you attended their online S. O. S sessions when we were in lockdown or in hybrid learning, then you came out of their sessions with new ideas that you could implement quickly. This session is the sequel to the pandemic sessions where you will be able to leave with ideas that you can implement immediately.

Elementary Presenters: This is the conference where you will want to be here all three days as we have some more amazing elementary music sessions by fabulous presenters. Here is a list of presenters that are scheduled to present sessions focused on elementary topics. However, please note that schedules are subject to change and the following list might have changed when this went to print. In addition, there are more presenters at the conference than the ones listed below: Amy Burns, Vanessa L. Bond, Mittie Cowan, Marissa Curry, Caitlyn Derrick, Rachel Grimsby, Hope Knight, Ingrid Ladendorf, Stephanie Leotsakos, Marjorie LoPresti, Darrah McCreath, Eric McLaughlin, Caroline Moore, Christine Nowmos, Sarah Perry, Lisa Rotondi, Argine Safari, Roger Sams, Kathleen Singh, Tony Sgro, Lisa Wichman, and many more!

These sessions span topics from content to classroom management, to culturally responsive teaching, to so much more. Please join us from February 22-24, 2024, at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ!

How about Upper Elementary and Middle School?

We’ve got you covered! Greg Gilpin is a celebrated ASCAP award-winning choral composer and arranger and a highly respected choral conductor. He is known throughout the United States leading performances at New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as well as Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. His international appearances include the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Royal Festival Hall in London, England and Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland. Mr. Gilpin is also a producer and musician in the recording industry and is Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press, a distinguished choral publisher.

Greg is scheduled to present three sessions titled, Choral Warmups: Connecting with Purpose, Repertoire for the Developing Choir: Chorals that Create Success, and The Choral Art of Text, Melody, and Harmony.

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Who's Who at the 2024 NJMEA Conference Technology Academy & Music Tech Festival Shawna Longo Supervisor of VPA - Westfield Public Schools shawnalongo[at]gmail.com

If you haven’t ever attended an Academy on Thursday of the NJMEA Conference, this year just might be the year you do!

One of the best reasons to attend - you can pick and choose workshops from different academies. You aren’t “stuck” in one strand all day…the day is what you make of it! There are two strands of Music Technology Academies: one for Elementary/ Middle School General Music and one for HS Music Production. Even if you don’t consider yourself a “techie,” this year’s line-up of presenters are nationally recognized and/or homegrown NJ music teachers that will share practical ideas for integrating technology into any music class. They are seasoned music educators with a passion for technology and are all still practicing in a classroom of some variety! And this year’s added bonus…the Music Tech Festival - occurring on Thursday at the Conference as well! Even more national and internationally recognized presenters…come see the Tech Academy presenters working with students - putting their practice into action right in front of you!

In case you still aren’t convinced or you need evidence to back a request to your administrator to give you the extra day to attend on Thursday, let’s meet our featured Technology Academy presenters! And if you still aren’t convinced or need help getting the “extra” day - reach out to me…I’m more than happy to assist!

she continues to perform IRB research in collaboration with Dr. Alex Ruthmann, Director of the NYU MusEDLab, for developing curriculum, new music ensembles and web applications.

Session: Songs, Games, and Projects for Learning Digital Composition (Interactive Workshop) Learning how to compose using a digital audio workstation (DAW) can be exciting and overwhelming for our students.

Simplify music production with songs, games, activities, and projects that will encourage team-building and spark creativity. Supercharge composition projects with web-apps, explore ways of fostering a supportive classroom, and explore new ways of showcasing students' music.

Co-Presenter: Cecilia Roudabush Cecilia Roudabush graduated with her BA and Master's from the University of Iowa with degrees in Music Education and Music Therapy. Roudabush taught in the Iowa City School District for 32 years, 13 at elementary and 18 at secondary teaching General and Adaptive Music. To her delight, her career ended with teaching Music Tech, Rock Band 101, Flex Music and Hear My Voice. Thanks to the amazing graphic interface, thousands of students in the Iowa City Schools composed with no barriers using Hyperscore software in Roudabush's classes from the mid-2000's until her retirement. After retiring in 2021, Cece became the Director of Education for the 501c3 non-profit New Harmony Line whose mission is for anyone of any age or ability to compose music as long as they have access to a device and the internet for our new web-based application of Hyperscore. Cece managed the 2021-2022 pilot of Hyperscore 5 with students in Iowa City, Kansas, Minnesota, California, Texas, Toronto, Boston, Greece and Portugal--she continues to share Hyperscore with students and adults during workshops, long-term subbing and Zoom lessons. Her latest project was writing the hands-on Hyperscore curriculum for Grades 4-6 in MusicFirst Classroom. Will Hyperscore be the missing link in your curriculum? She says YES!

Elementary/MS General Music Technology Academy Presenter: Gillian Desmarais Gillian Desmarais is the K-12 Music Production and Engineering Teacher for Maplewood Public Schools in Maplewood, MN. She has been nationally recognized for her work in electronic composition and is an active clinician and adjudicator for state and international music conferences and competitions. She has collaborated with companies such as Ableton Live, Yamaha, RealTime Audio and Jamstik to design new music technologies and curriculum for the classroom. As a music technology graduate student at New York University, TEMPO

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Co-Presenter: June Kinoshita June Kinoshita co-founded New Harmony Line with her husband, composer Tod Machover, to develop and promote Hyperscore, an innovative music composition software invented

by Machover’s research team at the M.I.T. Media Lab. As a life-long musician, June has seen how students are rarely offered opportunities to compose. Even more concerning is how millions of children and youth feel left behind because of the lack of resources to study music. Hyperscore makes it possible for anyone, regardless of background, to compose original music. “Our mission is to knock down the barriers that deprive millions of young people of music as a way to express themselves,” she says. “We want to them to be able to share their unique stories through music. This is about education that has meaning and purpose.”

In addition to her work with New Harmony Line, June has a career-long interest in science, medicine, and patient advocacy.

She was an editor and reporter for Scientific American and Science, co-founded the Alzheimer Research Forum and n-of-one, and serves as senior director of research and education for FSHD Society, a research-focused patient advocacy organization for FSH muscular dystrophy. June is the author of the acclaimed guidebook, Gateway to Japan, and On the Meaning of Adam Lambert, a book about fandoms in the age of social media.

June grew up in Ithaca, New York, and graduated from Harvard where she concentrated in physics. She lives with her husband in Waltham, Massachusetts, on an 18th-century farm with two cats and a dozen chickens.

Session: Telling Your Story Through Music--with Hyperscore!

Everyone has a story to tell–Hyperscore can help you write your story using music! In this workshop, participants will decide on a character(s), storyline and conclusion with the New Harmony Line team demonstrating the musical tools of Hyperscore as we transition the pieces of our story into music. After group work, attendees can practice independently using their Hyperscore workshop account on their own device with the New Harmony Line team available to assist you. This teaching methodology is referred to by Dr. Kevin Jennings, the harmony line originator in Hyperscore, as Inverted Pedagogy. First you create, then you listen, and finally edit if needed; return to composing until the piece is finished as determined by the creator.

This lowers barriers for our students who do not have, or perhaps do not understand, the theory behind creating music. Our web-based graphic interface increases access to music-making for anyone of any age or ability. We hope you’ll join our story time!

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Presenter: Amy Burns Amy M. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 25 years at Far Hills Country Day School (FH) (https:// www.fhcds.org/). She also teaches grade 5 instrument class, directs the FH Philharmonic, is the Performing Arts Department Manager, and teaches privately in the after-school conservatory after being the director for over 20 years. She has authored four books and numerous articles on how to integrate tech into the elementary music classroom. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in TX, IN, St. Maarten, and AU. She is the recipient of the 2005 Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year, the 2016 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Master Music Teacher, the 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, and the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Awards.

Her most recent publication, Using Technology with Elementary Music Approaches (2020), published by Oxford University Press (OUP) is available from OUP and Amazon. Burns is also the Community Coordinator for Midnight Music (MMC) at https://midnightmusic.com/, the General Music Chair for NJMEA Board of Directors, and the Elementary Music Consultant for MusicFirst (https://www.musicfirst.com/), a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom.

Session: Technology Tools for Elementary Music MusicFirst Elementary is a cloud-based elementary music curriculum that includes a spiraled curriculum that scaffolds throughout the elementary years and a scope and sequence that integrates other subjects into the music classroom. The curriculum includes creative tools so you will not have to additionally subscribe to them from other services, original and public-domain music, band/orchestra/classroom instrument parts for many songs, student logins that work with LMS.student emails or without, and so much more. Join Burns as she takes you on a journey with MusicFirst Elementary!

Presenter: Robby Burns Robby Burns is a music educator and freelance percussionist residing in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Robby's teaching experience ranges from elementary school through university ensembles. He is currently an employee of the Howard County Public School System where he teaches band and music at Ellicott Mills Middle School and co-directs the HCPSS Middle School Gifted and Talented Honor Band. Outside of his daily music teaching responsibilities, Robby maintains 25

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Many of his students are now music majors in college, have been accepted into district and All State honor ensembles, and have found success as freelance and touring musicians.

Robby is regularly called upon as an adjudicator, arranger, ensemble coach, and clinician.

Robby has presented sessions at conferences for music educators all over the country on the subject of band directing, orchestra directing, music production software, and the various ways technology can make teachers more productive and creative. Robby's first book, Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers, published by Oxford University Press, is available now. He writes and speaks about music, education, and technology on his blog and podcast, Music Ed Tech Talk.

Read, listen, and subscribe to Robby’s blog and podcast at MusicEdTechTalk.com. His book, Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers, is available now.

Session: Creating Digital Music with Elementary & Middle School General Music Students This session will overview numerous practical projects for elementary and middle school students, using a web-based digital audio workstation app. These creative projects can be used to teach a range of musical skills including timbre, rhythm, harmony, pitch, dynamics, form, phrasing, instrumentation, and more! They also include the teaching of the technical skills required to use music production software. The session will balance an overview, effective for communicating the general goals and scope of each project, while also going into just enough nuts and bolts that those in attendance should be able to get off the ground right when they return to their schools.

HS Music Production Music Technology Academy Presenter: Barbara Freedman Named the 2012 National TI:ME Technology Teacher of the Year, Dr. Barbara Freedman has been teaching Electronic Music & Audio Engineering at Greenwich High School in Connecticut since 2001 and is the author of the book “Teaching Music Through Composition: A Curriculum Using Technology” published by Oxford University Press. She is a technology trainer, professional development leader, graduate course instructor, and consultant to schools and districts seeking to create technology labs and integrate technology into curricula. Barbara has served on the music technology education advisory boards for MusicFirst, Spotify, and the International Baccalaureate Organization, and is the Co-President of the Connecticut Chapter of TI:ME. She holds a Bachelor of TEMPO

Science and Master of Music in Performance from Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, City University of New York, and Professional Studies Diploma from the Mannes College of Music. She studied conducting at the Hartt School of Music, Westminster Choir College, and The Juilliard School. Barbara holds a Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of North Texas. She specialized in multimedia instruction in digital learning environments and trains teachers of all subjects in utilizing a variety of digital learning and teaching technologies.

Barbara’s philosophy is that technology is a tool only to be utilized if it makes learning easier or more engaging for both the student and the teacher. Best known as a music technology educator and trainer, Barbara’s motto, “Teach music. The technology will follow.” has become the rallying cry for music technology teachers around the world.

Session: Audio for Educators Topics discussed will include different types of microphones, dynamic, condenser, ribbon, and their uses, with specific examples and models of each from various companies. Different types of recording devices, including portable, hand-held, and various computer audio interfaces. Tips for how to record in different environments, including the music classroom, rehearsal room, and concert halls, will be included. Suggestions for specific equipment for different budgets will also be given.

Presented by The NAMM Foundation in collaboration with Technology in Music Education (TI:ME).

Presenter: Danielle Collins Danielle is the Chair of the Music Media Entertainment Technology Department at the Academy for the Performing Arts at Huntington Beach High School. She serves on the board for the CA Department of Education Career Technical Education Arts Media Entertainment, and is the President of Pulse Percussion. She has taught music education at several California State Universities, and previously worked for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. She has served on the board of California Band Directors Association and as the Innovations Chair for the CA Music Educators Association.

Danielle was named one of Yamaha’s 40 Under 40 in 2022.

Website: dcollinsmusic.com Session: How to Amp up your Commercial Music Program In its 20 year existence Huntington Beach High School's Popular Music program has developed songwriters, studio & stage performers, tour musicians, and audio engineers now working all over the world. Join Danielle as she shares how to enhance community engagement, help students develop original songs, and train dozens of bands at all levels of performance using industry-standard technology.

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Presenter: Michael Harrington Dr. E. Michael Harrington is a multifaceted professional with a wideranging career in the music and legal industries. He is a composer, musician, consultant, and professor who has made significant contributions to copyright law and music education. Dr. Harrington has taught various courses related to music business law, entrepreneurship, licensing, and the future of the music industry at Berklee Online, SAE Institute Nashville, William Paterson University, Belmont University, and other institutions. He has also been involved in legal cases as an expert witness, including notable cases like Marvin Gaye vs. Ed Sheeran and Radiohead vs. Lana

Del Rey. Harrington's work as an educator includes creating multiple university courses, such as "Copyright Law In The Music Business" and "Music Business Law." He has served on the boards of organizations like the Future of Music Coalition Advisory Board and the Editorial Board of The Journal Of Popular Culture. Additionally, he has been interviewed by various media outlets and has been involved in music copyright issues related to well-known artists and companies, as well as the ever-evolving space AI now occupies in the music industry.

Session: Harmonizing the Future: Exploring the Impact of AI on Music Education This session will explore how AI is continually evolving as a tool for everything from searching for lyrics and chords to songwriting and analysis.

2024 NJMEA MUSIC TECH FESTIVAL Presenter

Masterclass

Barbara Freedman

Project Feedback/Discussion

Gillian Desmarias

Creating & Performing Using Tech

Danielle Collins

Live "Karaoke" - building a set list for different audiences

Panel Discussion

Career Paths in Music Technology

DJ Hapa

DJing 101

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The New Jersey Music Educators Association State Conference Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ February 22 - 24, 2024

REGISTRATION INFORMATION Full Conference - Members - $195 Full Conference - Collegiate and Retired Members - $50 Single Day - Members - $150 Full Conference - Non-members - $380 Single Day - Non-members - $295 Clinicians - $90 (All clinicians MUST register) Add $10 for late and on-site registration

To Pre-Register

The Pre-Registration process will also be the same this year as last. You can follow the link below to our website and the Eventsquid page. You will need to know your NAfME log-in to start the registration process. Your NAfME membership must expire no earlier than 2/24/24. Please renew prior to registering to avoid problems!

Payment

There are three forms of payment. You will see forms of payment listed - check one.

You may pay by:

Credit Card - Upon completion of the form you will be asked if you want to “Finish and pay later or Pay Now". For credit card you select, "Pay Now" and you will be directed to the payment page. A $10 process fee will be added to all credit card registrations. If you need a receipt, either for you own records or to show your school, please print out the invoice page upon completion of registration.

Check – Upon completion of the form, you will choose the “Finish and Pay Later” button. You will not be charged the $10 processing fee. Print out the invoice, and send a check, made out to NJMEA, for the correct amount, with a copy of the invoice to: NJMEA 300 W Somerdale Road, Suite C Voorhees, NJ 08043 Purchase Order – You MUST register online first, choose the “Finish and Pay Later” button. Print out the invoice, give it to your Board Office and then have your school send the PO with the invoice to the above address.

Pre-registration will end on Friday, February 9, 2024 ans the site will SHUT DOWN. ALL PO’s MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN Friday, February 9, 2024.

There will be NO REFUNDS after Friday, February 9, 2024.

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2024 NJMEA State Conference Hotel Reservations

Conference Hotel Sheraton Atlantic City Two Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-244-3535 Use the link on the NJMEA website to access the special NJMEA Convention rate of $119 per night.

Go to njmea.org and click on the "Conventions" tab.

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Preliminary List of Sessions The list below is a preliminary list as of 11/19/23.

The list will continue to be updated on the NJMEA website.

Orchestra Rehearsal Strategies: How to Structure a Rehearsal Effectively and Productively Clinician: Diego Garcia Quick Starts for Young Choirs Clinician: Cristi Miller Invite! Excite! Ignite!

Clinician: Cristi Miller Small Steps – Avenues for Improvisation Clinician: David Row

Puppet Power - Bring your classroom to life!

Clinician: David Row

Divide and Conquer: Utilizing Learning Centers in the Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: David Row

Critical Thinking in Orff Schulwerk Clinician: David Row

Plugged In: How to Amp up your Commercial Music Program Clinician: Danielle Collins

NJ Intercollegiate Band Clinicians: Oscar Perez, David Demsey

Diversifying Your District's Musical Ecosystem Clinician: Dr. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla Joy in the Journey Clinician: Dr. Deborah P Gianuzzi My Heart Sings: Festival Picks for Treble Voices Clinician: Chaequan Anderson

The Utility of Music for Film, Television and Video Games in Music Education Clinician: David J. Weisberg

The Gnotes™ Method Clinician: Stephanie Leotsakos Global Grooves: Easy-To-Learn Multi-Cultural Dances You Might Not Know!

Clinician: Lisa Wichman Infusing Beatboxing into Your Music Program Clinicians: Amanda Clarfield Newell, John "Galush" Galusha, Lizzy "Ultrasonic" Newell What's "Under the Hood" of Being a Music Educator Clinician: Jason Diaz

Empowering Music Educators: Embracing AI in General and Choral Music Classroom Clinicians: Argine Safari, Joel Noonan

Teacher Burnout and Ways to Take Things Off Your Plate Clinician: Melissa Clark

We Came to America Clinicians: Marjorie LoPresti, Argine Safari

Suggestions on Incorporating Technology in the Music Classroom Clinician: Melissa Clark

All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Teaching Kindergarten (Music) Clinicians: Darrah McCreath, Vanessa L. Bond

Administrative Hacks for the Music Educator Clinician: Dr. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla

How to Survive Without a Music Supervisor Clinician: NIcholas Santoro

Monetizing Your Brand: Tips to Protect & Thrive in Music Education Clinician: Dr. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla Teaching to the Exceptional Child- Students that are Beyond our Bell Curve in our Rehearsals Clinician: Alecia DeJoseph

No I'm Not Throwin' Away My Shot!

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An Engaging, Student-Centered Approach to Rebuilding Your Choral Program Clinician: Christopher Thomas

Tips and Tricks for Running a Successful School Musical (K-8) Clinician: Rachael Gareau

You Got The Job! Now What?

Clinicians: Alexis Silverman, Juliana Dueñas Lopez

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Too Cool for School? Ways to Engage Through Special Days Clinician: Amy Paz

Synthetic Sounds vs. Human Creation: Navigating the Landscape of AI-Generated Music Clinician: Kate Hargreaves

The Ultimate Music-Tech-Match-Making Workshop!

Clinician: Kate Hargreaves Integrating Technology with The MusicEDU Suite: A Headache-Free Approach to Boosting Student Engagement in Middle & High School Music Education Clinician: Kate Hargreaves

Stuck in the Middle (of Middle School General Music) Clinician: Eric McLaughlin

Unlocking the Potential of Digital Portfolios in Music Education Clinician: Kate Hargreaves

Deprogramming: A Skills Based Approach to Concert Repertoire in the Beginning/ Intermediate Instrumental Ensemble Clinicians: John Flynn, Kaitlyn Flynn Come on Everybody, Let’s Sing! Routines and Rituals Songs for the Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Sarah Perry Inside the Middle School Choral Rehearsal Clinicians: Dr. Amelia Garbisch, Dr. Jason Vodicka Intro to Live Audio for the Music Educator Clinician: Evan Kempey

Practical Rehearsal Skills for the Practicing Band Director Clinicians: Dr. Todd Nichols, Dr. Julia Baumanis Blending Pedagogy: Incorporating General Music Methods in Children's Choir Clinician: Vanessa L. Bond Small Band, Big Fun! Clinician: Pamela L. Turowski

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Practical Score Study for the Practicing Band Director Clinicians: Dr. Julia Baumanis, Dr. Todd Nichols Parents and Paras and Teachers, Oh My! Clinicians: Maureen Butler, Barbara Avento Weiner Roundtable Discussion: Focus on Special Learners Clinician: Maureen Butler One Musician's Trash Is Another Musician's Instrument Clinician: Edward M. Easse

Cello Boot Camp: from Day 1 to College Prep Clinician: Justin Louie Stuck In The Middle Clinicians: Christopher DeWilde, Lyn Lowndes, Anthony Lanzerotti Advocate Without Apology Clinician: Justin Caithaml Orchestra Program Ask Me Anything: No Question Denied!

Clinicians: Betsy Maliszewski , Dr. Elisabeth R. Sato Tips and Techniques for Adding Notation to Your Presentations, Worksheets and other Designs Clinician: Katie Argyle Move, Sing and Play with Tech Clinician: Katie Argyle 5 Must-know Video Editing Skills for All Music Teachers Clinician: Katie Argyle Music Teachers: Organize Your Digital Files!

Clinician: Katie Argyle The Color of Sound: a Panel Discussion Featuring New Jersey BIPOC Band Directors Clinicians: Joseph Bergen, Jessica Bergen, Miguel Bolivar, Allan Daleus, Angelina Hamada Black Music 101: Preparing Black Repertoire for your K-12 Choral Classroom and Vocal Studio Clinicians: Terion Cooper, Hanan Davis Cultivating Cultural Diversity in the Instrumental Music Classroom Clinicians: Cooper Ford, Jennifer Meckler

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S.O.S! The Next Chapter: Sharing Our Successes in the Elementary Music Class Post-Pandemic Clinicians: Lisa Wichman, Karen Andruska, Amy Paz, Kelly Wisneski, Suzanne Piombo Addressing the Music Education Opportunity Gap Clinician: Tony Rideout

The ABCs of LGBTQIA+: A Guide for Music Educators Clinicians: Tony Rideout, Amanda Newell Working with our LGBTQ+ Students a 360 Perspective- Educator, Parent, and Students Clinicians: Amanda Clarfield Newell, Tony Rideout, Lizzy Newell Creating Positive, Reflective, and Fully Engaged Classrooms Clinicians: Michael Lichtenfeld, John DiEgidio AHA! Classical: A New Way to Listen …

Differently!

Clinicians: Cooper Ford, Ennis Carter

How Can I Create Play-Along Videos with Mostly Free Tools?

Clinician: Amy M Burns MusicFirst Elementary for General Music Class and More!

Clinician: Amy M Burns Seuss Loops: Literary Connections using BandLab for Education Clinician: Emily DeMarzio

Upbeat! Creating a Positive Culture of Community, Compassion, and Excellence Clinician: Dr. Matthew Arau Edge of Your Seat Rehearsals: Engage All Students Always Clinician: Dr. Matthew Arau What is your Intention? Meaningful Score Study, Conducting, and Rehearsing Clinician: Dr. Matthew Arau

Upbeat! The Power Within Clinician: Dr. Matthew Arau

Generating Student Data that allows your String Program to Grow and Flourish Clinician: Betsy Maliszewski

Spiral Planning, Differentiation and MixedLevel Instruction: Gaining, Revisiting and Maintaining Fundamentals in Groups With Wide-Ranging Ability Levels Clinician: Peter Sciaino

Re-centering: Practical Strategies to Increase Purpose, Diversity, Belonging, and Well-Being Clinicians: Matthew Arau, Dr. Alice Hammel, Scott Edgar

United System for Winds and Percussion: A Mixed-Level Program for Groups & Individual Instruction Clinician: Peter Sciaino

Five Steps for Sustainable Booster Leadership Clinician: David W Vandewalker

Strategic Rehearsing for Teaching Expressive Musical Performance Clinician: David W Vandewalker

Strategic Rehearsing: Engaging Strategies for Enhanced Musical Performance Clinician: David W Vandewalker

Leading with CARE: Strategically Transforming Music Programs Clinician: David W. Vandewalker

How To Successfully 'Fail' Retirement !!

Clinicians: Joseph Akinskas, Ron Dolce

Bringing SEL, CRE, and SJE Together: Responsive Teaching in Music Clinician: Christa Rizzo

Digital Portfolio Assessment Clinician: Sarah Mickle

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Sing From Your Heart - Taking Your Choir Beyond the "Spots" Clinician: Krudop Don

The Mentorship Continuum: Continuing Growth in Students and Self Clinician: Mary Land

The Value of the Music Connection Clinician: Mary Land

Habits of Success for the Emerging Teacher: College Student Through the First Years of Teaching Clinician: Mary Land

Planning Content Specific Professional Development Using ESSA Grants Clinician: Adam Warshafsky

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) Potential: Lesson Topics for the Music Technology Class Clinician: Werner Colmon

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Spin the Decks: 10 Steps to DJing Success in the Classroom Clinician: Kate Hargreaves Harmonizing the Future: Exploring the Impact of AI on Music Education Clinician: Dr. E. Michael Harrington

Fair Use in the Music Classroom: Dispelling the Myths and What ACTUALLY Qualifies Clinicians: Dr. E. Michael Harrington, Dr. Vincent S. Du Beau Selecting Quality Repertoire for the String Orchestra Classroom Clinician: Betsy Maliszewski

Releasing the Potential of the Young Orchestra Clinician: Sandra Dackow Hands On Conducting for Music Educators Clinician: Sandra Dackow A Young Teacher’s Guide to the Podium Clinician: Dr. Christopher G. Sumner Financial Planning and Protection for Educational Professionals Clinician: Andrew Lesser, Ed.D. Sensory Safety for Students: Predictable Routines in Instrumental Music Clinician: Krysta Mirsik A Special Education Primer: Everything You Should Have Learned in Undergrad!

Clinician: Krysta Mirsik Exploring Ethnomusicological Practices in K-12 and Pre-Service Music Education: A Pathway to Cultural Enrichment Clinicians: Drew Xavier Coles, Marjoris Regus Fund it! Building Community and Understanding the Ins-and-Outs of Fundraising all Programs at all Levels Clinician: Elizabeth Guerriero Bucket Drumming for the Middle School General Music Classroom Clinician: Hope Knight

Great Ensembles Begin in the Early Childhood Classroom! Collaborative Music Making, PreK-Grade 2 Clinicians: Ingrid Ladendorf, Marissa Curry, Caroline Moore What’s New for Jazz Ensemble - A New Music Reading Session Clinician: Joseph J. Verderese, Jr Music Entrepreneurship for Music Educators: Tools to Strengthen One's Musical Career Clinicians: Mackenzie Miller, Dr. Drew X Coles Funga Alafia! Drumming in the Elementary Autism Classroom Clinician: Michelle Williams

Pre-Service/Novice Teacher Sequence: First Year Basics-Beginning Career Fundamentals Clinicians: Joseph Akinskas, Werner Colman Diversifying Repertoire in the Voice Studio: Korean-Language Art Song and Cultural Exchange Clinicians: Christopher Herbert, Jee Hyun Lim Designing a Music Technology Curriculum from Scratch...for FREE Clinician: Dr. Vincent S. Du Beau

The First Year: What Would Peter Quill Do? Clinician: Dr. Milt Allen More Than A Stick Monkey: Establishing Musical Communication Clinician: Dr. Milt Allen Making Music in an Age of Anxiety: We Need “US” Now More Than Ever Clinician: Dr. Milt Allen "Feelings First" Clinician: Nicole Snodgrass

Games, Games, Games! Ways to Engage Your Beginner Instrumentalists Clinician: Kevin Gehringer

Fun & Functional Exercises for Young Singers Clinician: Kimberly Doucette

Becoming the Musician Your Students Need You to Be Clinician: Dr. Brian McLaughlin

Guitar by Goal: Goal-Based Learning in the Music Classroom Clinician: Elizabeth Graber

Brass Quick & Easy Repair Tips Clinician: Beth Fogarty

Intentionally Fostering SEL in Music Classes Clinician: Shawna Longo

Woodwind Quick & Easy Repair Tips Clinician: Beth Fogarty

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Recruiting, Engaging, and Maintaining Tenors and Basses Clinician: Christine Bass Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal: Constructing for Success Clinician: Christine Bass Vocal Transformation: Transformative Vocal Techniques for the Choral Classroom Clinician: Christine Bass Gamifying the Music Classroom: Digital Tools for Practical Application Clinician: Andrew J. Lesser New Jersey Young Composer's Competition Finals Clinician: Andrew Lesser In With the Old: Methods for Teaching Part-singing to Intermediate and Advanced Choral Singers Clinician: Rachel Cornacchio

Let's Talk Differentiation Clinician: Jennifer Kauffman Policy as a Tool to Support Queer Public School Music Educators Clinicians: Tatyana Louis-Jacques, Patrick Schmidt Passing the "Audition": Strategies for Applying and Interviewing for Teaching Positions in Music Clinicians: Jonathan Harris, Dr. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla, Alfred Hadinger, Matthew Lorenzetti, Michelle Van Hoven Symphony Orchestra for the Intermediate Level Clinicians: Scott Collins, Christopher Jones Hyperscore Composing Challenge: Share Your Story Through Music!

Clinician: Cecilia Roudabush, June Kinoshita Throwing Out the Deficit Model and Building On Student's Strengths: Culturally Responsive Teaching In the Urban Music Classroom Clinician: Mittie Cowan

Cultural Responsiveness and Student Choice in Music Education Clinicians: Bryan Powell, Katy Brodhead Cullen Popular Music Education and Modern Band Clinicians: Bryan Powell, Katy Brodhead Cullen

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Teaching Ukulele through Popular Music Education Clinicians: Bryan Powell, Katy Brodhead Cullen Hyperscore: Lowering Music Barriers for Secondary Students Through Composing with Technology Clinicians: Cecilia Roudabush, June Kinoshita Hyperscore: Lowering Barriers for K-6 Elementary Students Through Composing with Technology Clinicians: Cecilia Roudabush, June Kinoshita Hyperscore: A New Way to Teach Music Composition Using Technology Clinicians: Cecilia Roudabush, June Kinoshita Teaching Music Production with Soundtrap Clinician: Gillian Desmarais

Songs, Games and Projects for Learning Digital Music Composition Clinician: Gillian Desmarais

Recruiting and Retention Clinician: Jeff Scott Building Blocks for a Successful School Band Program Clinician: Jeff Scott Creating Habits of Success in the Young Band Program Clinician: Jeff Scott Our Stories: Storytelling in the Arts Classroom to Build Community Clinicians: Dr. Elisabeth R. Sato, Rebekah Sterlacci Modern Band in the K-12 Choral Classroom Clinician: Cody Kelly

Teaching Intonation with Tonal Energy Clinician: Robby Burns Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers Clinician: Robby Burns Practical Projects for Your Elective Course Clinician: Robby Burns The Importance of Incorporating Cultural Responsiveness in your Music Program Clinician: Martha Mooke Updates on Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Access (DEIA) Clinicians: Isaiah C. Mason, Katherine Brodhead-Cullen, Daniel Pasquale, Stef Haas

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From Banned to Band: The Role of Women Band Directors as Leaders and Mentors Clinician: Rebecca Vega

Effective Warm Up Strategies: The First 10 Minutes Clinician: Chris Bernotas

Orchestra for All: Adapting the String Program for a Diverse Range of Learners Clinician: Brian J. Wagner-Yeung

Making Good Choices: Selecting the Correct Repertoire for your Beginning or Intermediate Jazz Ensemble Clinician: Michael Kamuf

Music for All: Developing Music Instruction for Students with Higher Support Needs Clinician: Brian J. Wagner-Yeung Using Music to Facilitate Language, Communication, and Social Skills Clinician: Brian J. Wagner-Yeung Google Drive for Music Teachers Clinician: Spencer Brooks Building a Better Voice Care Toolkit Clinician: Philip A. Doucette

Now What: Tips and Strategies for the Middle School or Developing Jazz Band Clinician: Michael Kamuf I Am Song: New 2-Part Rep for Kids!

Clinician: Jack Zaino

Just Add Kids Clinician: Jack Zaino

2-Part Choral: Not Just for Kids Clinician: Jack Zaino

Technology in the Elementary Music Classroom: Where Do I Start?

Clinician: Kathleen Singh

Start ‘em Young! Strategies for Teaching Younger Strings Clinician: Dr. Larisa Skinner

Music Supervisors are Overrated Clinicians: Shawna Longo, Jeff Santoro

Make a Little Music: Choral Rep for Middle School Voices Clinician: Jack Zaino

Breaking Down Barriers: Perspectives on Classroom Accessibility Clinicians: Isaiah C. Mason, Katherine Broadhead-Cullen, Dr. Latasha CasterlowLalla, Jonathan Harris, Amy Hairston, Jeffrey Smith, Tatyana Louis-Jacques

The Elephant in the Room: Preventing Educator Sexual Misconduct Clinicians: Mackenzie Bufis, Patty Sampson

Basics of Audio for the Music Educator Clinician: Barbara Freedman Get the Cheat Codes: Mixed Level Classroom Strategies Clinician: Dr. Larisa Skinner

Repertoire That Represents: Cultural Responsive Music for Strings Clinician: Dr. Larisa Skinner Bringing Music Pedagogical Philosophies and Ideologies to Life Through Technology Clinicians: Drew X Coles, Jamie Gunther Critical Pedagogy in the Choral Classroom Clinician: G. Preston Wilson, Jr., PhD Bridging the Gap: From Methods to Musicality Clinician: Chris Bernotas

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The Power of a Song: SATB Reading Session Clinician: Jack Zaino Preventing Sexual Misconduct in Music Education: Collegiate Edition Clinicians: Mackenzie Bufis, Patty Sampson

Teach Urban! Qualities of a Successful Urban Educator Clinician: Dr. Larisa Skinner Correcting Bad Habits in Elementary/Middle School Band Students Clinician: Dan Halpern Building Your Brand: Improving your Program through Better Engagement Clinician: Dan Halpern Co-curricular Community-based Practical Experiences in Music Education: Aligning our Clinical Interns with K-12 and Community Partners Clinicians: Lyn Schraer-Joiner, Marguerite Modero, Nicole Cerna, Aiden Horne, Ryan Ticas Plugged In: How to Amp Up Your Commercial Music Program Clinician: Danielle Collins A Culture First Approach to Teaching Music Clinician: Dr. Lauren Diaz

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Repertoire for the Developing Choir: Chorals that Create Success Clinician: Greg Gilpin The Choral Art of Text, Melody, and Harmony Clinician: Greg Gilpin Choral Warm-Ups: Connecting with Purpose Clinician: Greg Gilpin Marching Band Leadership: When, How, and WHY Clinician: Demetri Bedel Undergraduate Jazz Pedagogy: Findings from an Exploratory Study Clinicians: Drew X Coles, Eric Hu Empowering, Engaging, and Inspiring Your Students Clinician: Cynthia I. Gonzales Retention and Recruitment in a Post Covid World Clinician: Cynthia I. Gonzales Sight Reading Studio and More Clinician: Cynthia I. Gonzales Lets Hit The Easy Button Clinician: Cynthia I. Gonzales Music Celebrates Exceptional Learners Clinician: Dr. Adam W. Hackel Ed. D. Band Reading Session: A Focus on Diverse Repertoire Clinicians: Isaiah C. Mason, Daniel Pasquale, Cooper Ford

Together! - SEL and Pop Music Too? Clinician: John Jacobson Songs in the Key of Me Clinician: John Jacobson It's A Musical World - Travel the World in Song Clinician: John Jacobson

New Jersey Young Composer's Competition Finals Clinician: Andrew Lesser Impacts and Examples of Inclusivity in Elementary Music for Students within LGBTQ+ Community Clinician: Kelly Ruggieri

Creativity in the Elementary General Music Classroom Clinician: Christine Nowmos

Social Justice in the EGM Classroom with Children's Books Clinician: Rachel Grimsby

Culturally Relevant Arts Education: From Home to the Classroom Clinicians: Tony Sgro, Lisa Rotondi

Universal Design for Learning in the Elementary Music Classroom Clinician: Dr. Rachel Grimsby

Teacher Led Professional Learning Communities Clinician: Lauren Diaz

You Want a Job, I Want to Hire You: How to Find the Right Music Job and Successfully Interview Clinician: Dr. Domenic Pisano

Getting the Most Out of Your Auxiliary Percussion Clinicians: Dr. Tim Broscious, Dr. Gene Koshinski Your Next-Gen Private Music Studio Getting the Word Out Clinician: Mimi Butler Your NextGen Private Music Studio - What Does the Future Hold?

Clinician: Mimi Butler Can a Private Studio Teacher Really Earn $100,00.00 a year?

Clinician: Mimi Butler

Where Did the Music Kids Go?: Strategies for Tracking and Defeating Program Attrition Clinician: Dr. Domenic Pisano Improvisation: Transforming an Improv Solo into a Jazz Solo Clinician: Joseph Montelione Jazz It Up! - Adding Vocal Jazz to Your Concert and Chamber Choirs Clinician: Roger Emerson Voices In Transition Clinician: Roger Emerson

Lessons from Successful Learners: Teaching Sight-Reading to Choral Ensemble Singers Clinician: Rachel Carlson

Structural Interventions for Administrators: Helping Music Teachers Achieve Flow State Clinicians: Megan Reilly, Dr. Drew X. Coles

Orchestra Reading Session: A Focus on Diverse Repertoire Clinicians: Isaiah C. Mason, Cooper Ford, Daniel Pasquale

Drum, Sing, Dance, Play!: World Music Activities for the Elementary General Music Classroom Clinician: Caitlyn Derrick

Flute Sound: Navigating the Challenges Clinician: Dr. Carol Shansky

From Bach to Bernstein: Integrating the Classical Greats Into the Elementary Classroom Clinician: Connor Prim

Nurturing Wholeness in the Elementary General Music Classroom Clinician: Roger Sams

K-2 For You! Clinician: John Jacobson Showtime: Musicals and More!

Clinician: John Jacobson

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The Hero in You! Clinician: Corey Bartell SAB - Sing With Me Clinician: Melissa Manzano Ins and Outs of Elementary Choir Clinician: Kody Andreas The Concert is Over....What Do We Do Now? Clinician: Melissa Manzano Graphic Scores as a Way into Improvisation Clinician: Payton MacDonald

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Preliminary List of Performers The list below is a preliminary list as of 11/19/23.

The list will continue to be updated on the NJMEA website.

NHS Chamber Singers Honors Nutley High School Stephone Gaines, Director

Chamber Orchestra John Adams Middle School Penny Montana, Director

Livingston High School Wind Symphony Livingston High School Michael Jedwabnik, Director

Falcon Jazz Ensemble Monroe Township Middle School David Rattner, Director

Concert Choir North Plainfield Amy Six, Director

Passaic Gifted and Talented Strings Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy Dr. Larisa Skinner, Director

South Brunswick High School Saxophone Ensemble South Brunswick High School Joshua Oldham, Director

Caldwell University Percussion Ensemble & Drum Line Caldwell University Joe Bergen, Director

NJSMA Region 1 Chamber Ensembles NJSMA Region 1 Justin Louie, Paulina Edel, Directors

John P Stevens HS Wind Ensemble John P Stevens High School John Zazzali, Ray Henricksen, Directors

The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble The College of New Jersey Eric Laprade, Adam Warshafsky, Directors

Metuchen High School Chamber Orchestra Metuchen High School Christopher McEwan, Director

Rutgers University Symphonic Winds Rutgers University Dr. Todd Nichols, Director

Kean University Concert Choir Kean University Dr. Rachel Carlson, Director

Paramus High School Wind Ensemble Paramus High School Tyler Adel, Director

Montclair State University Wind Symphony Montclair State University / John J. Cali School of Music Dr. Thomas McCauley, Director

MTMS Chamber Singers Monroe Township Middle School Nina Schmetterer, Director

The Happy Accidentals Egg Harbor Township High School David Milnes, Director

Mount Olive Middle School Select Choir Mount Olive Middle School Joanna Scarangello, Director

The Ram Jams Ramsey High School Matthew Wolf, Director

Ridge High School A Cappella Choir Ridge High School Carol Beadle, Director

Clearview Regional High School Percussion Ensemble Clearview Regional High School Tom Maioriello, Tyler Wiernusz, Directors

Atlantic Brass Band Salvatore Scarpa, Director

Florida Tech University Big Band Florida Tech University Dr. Joseph Montelione, Director

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Sensory Safety for Students: Predictable Routines in Instrumental Music

Krysta Mirsik Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy krysta.mirsik[at]gmail.com

Introduction The instrumental music room can be an overwhelming place for any student. Throw students with sensory sensitivities into the mix, and you might find them refusing to participate, melting down, or quitting altogether! Students might be under-stimulated or overwhelmed by the sights, sounds, smells, motions, etc. that they are taking in at any given moment, so it is up to us to make the instrumental music room a more hospitable environment.

Students might have sensitivities in the following areas, as outlined by Hammel & Hourigan (2013, Chapter 7):

How Can Music Educators Create Predictable Routines in the Instrumental Music Classroom?

Plan the Physical Space with Sensory Comfort in Mind • Auditory - Remind students when there will be a big change in dynamics, pitch, timbre, etc.; - Make headphones available for student use; - Include visual directions (words/pictures); - Simplify language; and - Add carpeting or acoustic panels.

• Tactile - Utilize felt, gloves, stickers, or hook/loop fasteners to create different touch points on instruments; - Give students instrument “breaks” if necessary.

(Partial participation is better than none); and - Provide straps and supports for instruments that don’t normally require them (with student permission).

• Visual - Consider whether you have too many visuals cluttering the teaching space; - Place a transparency over sheet music to relieve the contrast; - Highlight or color code music notes or lines/spaces of the staff; - Use recorded lessons that can be slowed down as needed; - Ask paraprofessional or buddy to track music; - Enlarge music or lyrics; - Eliminate unnecessary information; - Provide larger instruments; - Consider dimming lights or leaving fewer lights on; - Use glare reducing panels.

• Tactile - Hyposensitive or hypersensitive to touch - Possible difficulty understanding how things feel • Vestibular/Proprioceptive - Trouble moving through space - Oversensitive, under-responsive, or poor discrimination of balance/movement • Visual - Light sensitivity - Difficulty shifting focus • Auditory - Loud and high sounds are uncomfortable - Certain timbres are uncomfortable - Fine details of conversation are lost (can be related to language development and acquisition) • Motor Planning/Dyspraxia - Struggles with correct hand or body placement - Difficulty following multi-step tasks We can adapt the music classroom around these varying sensitivities to help students feel safe. Once a student feels safe in their environment, then they can organize their thoughts and behaviors, and eventually move to learning content and applying it in a meaningful way. By helping students form connections on their level and at their pace, we are enabling a sense of belonging for them in our classroom.

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• Air conditioning/heating - Consider the room temperature. Some students cannot be in rooms over a certain temperature.

• Scents - Avoid plug-in scents, aromatherapy, and perfumes/ colognes.

• Vestibular/Proprioceptive - Provide ample room for seating in ensembles; - Provide end row seating for students who might need a quick exit; - Offer sensory breaks; and - Break movement into smaller components (such as in marching band).

might need to describe the process for transitioning from their prior class to band class and then setting up their instrument.

Each student might need something different, as outlined below.

Create a Structured Learning Environment • Provide clear directions and rules; • Create a visual schedule that the student can follow throughout the class or lesson; • Designate a sensory area where students can access materials to regulate themselves; • Provide instructions in multi-modal ways (aural, visual, kinesthetic, tactile); and • Provide frequent reminders of upcoming events.

Image description: Task analysis that outlines step-by-step instructions for transitioning to band class and preparing to play the flute. The task analysis is from Hammel & Hourigan (2017, pp. 21-26).

Image description: Task analysis that outlines step-by-step instructions for assembling a clarinet. The task analysis is from Hammel & Hourigan (2013, pp.

138).

Adapt Instruction into Manageable Pieces Using Task Analyses

Task analyses can be supplemented by social stories that feature the student successfully completing these processes. Social stories can be in a written format or created via video or audio recording from the student’s point of view, adding another layer of accessibility to the process.

Task analysis is breaking down skills into its smaller components. We already do this in the classroom when teaching sections of music, but sometimes we need to delve deeper when working with students with sensory sensitivities. You might need to describe, step by step and in extreme detail, how to read a note on the staff, or how to form an embouchure. You

Conclusion All students deserve to have a music-making experience that is safe and enjoyable. If students' sensory needs are supported in the instrumental music classroom, they will feel safe in that structured, predictable environment. They will be more likely to focus on the instruction being given, and therefore more likely

Image description: Blue sensory bin filled with a holographic pinwheel, green ball, blue sand timer, princess rubber eraser, Dream Sand, glitter wand, green water timer, soft smile keychain, Thinking Putty, and purple scarf.

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to succeed in independent music making tasks. Eventually, students may not have to use these supports, or they may use fewer of them. If that’s not the case, that’s okay, too!

The instrumental music class gives students a unique opportunity to perform, create, and experience music, but if we do not adapt our classroom environment in a sensory safe way, our students might have meltdowns, withdraw, or quit the ensemble! These events can all be avoided (or at least abated) by creating a predictable, comfortable learning environment for all students using the tips above!

Hourigan, R. M., & Hammel, A. M. (2017). Understanding the mind of a student with autism in music class. Music Educators Journal, 104(2), 21–26. https://doi-org.catalog.berklee.edu:24 43/10.1177/0027432117732386 Krysta Mirsik is a New Jersey based music educator and vocalist.

She currently teaches 4th and 5th grade general music and 4th-6th grade band/chorus at Ellen Ochoa School No. 22 in Passaic, NJ. She also teaches private instrumental lessons for the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education. Mirsik holds a B.A. magna cum laude in Music Education from Montclair State University with concentrations in French horn and Voice and an M.M.Ed. with an autism concentration summa cum laude from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She currently serves NJMEA as a member of the Accessible Music Education committee.

References Hammel, A. M., & Hourigan, R. M. (2013). Teaching music to students with autism. Oxford University Press.

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Level Up! Intermediate Techniques for Soundtrap, Bandlab, and Garageband Creation Gillian Desmarais Maplewood Public Schools gdesmara[at]gmail.com

As beginner DAWs start to mimic the look and feel of professional software DAWs, it’s both exciting and daunting to dive into all the new features. Thanks to the influence of viral social media, kids are highly motivated to produce professional mixes. Assuming your students have a basic knowledge of how to create loop-based music, it’s time to advance their skill set with three techniques that can give students the edge in their composition building and songwriting.

Automation What is automation? In music production, automation is a way of automatically making changes to an effect over time. When you select the icon to automate a track, a horizontal line appears, in which you plot points based where you want the effect to change in the timeline. A common use of automation would be changing the volume of a track to be louder in the verse and quieter in the chorus. Instead of duplicating the same track and keeping each one at fixed levels, it's better to automate one track with all of your volume changes. Though volume (loudness) is one of the most common parameters to change, other useful effects include filtering (cut or boost certain frequency ranges) or panning (placing a sound left or right in the stereo field). Taking a closer look at Soundtrap, we can see automation in action on a drum track. Here are the steps to take in order.

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Select the automation icon inside the track channel

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Select Volume

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Plot points on the horizontal line as to where the sound should get louder (plot high point) or softer (plot low point).

Click a similar icon in Bandlab to open up automation features.

For Garageband, press the “A” key or go to “Mix” in the top tool bar and click “Show Automation”

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Fades Utilizing fades or crossfades can add a quick professional touch to improve transitions between recordings. Used constantly in video media, the concept of the audio fade is to slowly decrease the volume of one track and slowly increase the volume of another. In Soundtrap, this can easily be done by dragging the white dots in the top left and right corners of a track, as well as through the loops “edit” menu. Here is a visual for adding fades to a podcast vocal.

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Use the dots in the top left and right corners to quickly add fades

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Or select “edit” within the loop and select from “fade in” or “fade out” feature

In Bandlab, double click the loop region or click once and select the “Editor” tab at the bottom left corner.

Hover over the white dots in the top corners of the loop, wait for the cursor to become a hand symbol, and drag.

Fades in Garageband can only be created using volume automation. To access press the “A” key or go to “Mix” in the top tool bar and click “Show Automation”.

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Staircase Effect This is less a technical and more a compositional technique. Most loop-based projects by novice students are two-dimensional sounding. I say this with love, as most beginners are unaware of how long the timeline really is. To get them started creating structure, I introduce a concept I call the “Staircase Effect”. It’s a technique which creates interest by staggering loops. Have students begin by picking four or so loops and dragging each loop back a short distance from each other to create a staircase shape (as shown below). It’s great for teaching an “intro section” without defining it yet. It also allows students to practice deep listening skills as they comb through loops, sifting out timbres or sounds that match together. Here is a visual below of the staircase effect in use.

FIND YOUR MUSIC

As more features continue to become available for web-based and software DAWs, it’s important to stay up to date on their practical applications in the classroom. Feel free to check out more tips, tools, and lessons at Sound Tech Ed (https://www.soundteched. com). Enjoy and happy music making!

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Bachelor of Arts in Music Double Major with Music Bachelor of Music Education Bachelor of Music in Performance For Open House and Audition dates, go to: www.gettysburg.edu/music Sunderman Conservatory of Music Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325 tel: 717-337-6815 • www.gettysburg.edu/music

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Developing Social Skills with Music Catherine Butler Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School cbutler[at]brrsd.k12.nj.us

As an educator, I have always found music a universal tool for engaging with students of all backgrounds and needs. I’ve watched students who are non-verbal use drumming patterns to speak, or identify fingerings on a cello through the different colors of tapes. These experiences helped foster in me a love of working with students with diverse needs that eventually led me to the non-profit small business Hop, Skip, and a Jump.

An opportunity that seemed to fall into the laps of myself and my partners, Hop gave us a chance to create our own version of a “mommy and me” music class using our own original children’s music, as well as a chance to continue to grow as educators as we dove into the world of working with students with diverse needs. While typical “mommy and me” classes rely on the participation of the parents, something that was exciting and new to us was the idea that our students (hoppers) are paired with a neurotypical peer volunteer (helper) for the entire class. Not only are our students making friends, but they are learning and mirroring social skills and appropriate behavior!

Each aspect of class has a corresponding song that immerses hoppers in whatever activity they are participating in. For example, during the hello song portion of the class, we practice singing and signing (yes, you read that right! We use sign language too!) hello to each other. To practice fine motor skills, students are then required to roll a ball and say “Good Morning” to the class leader.

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Classes at Hop, Skip, and a Jump feature both recorded and live music providing students an opportunity to hear us as their teachers play live and even play on the instruments themselves. Our songs offer a variety of subjects including instructions for dance moves and descriptive words about colors, numbers, and the weather. Immersing hoppers in lessons and activities with catchy melodies helps students connect sensory aspects with tools to help remember them.

While the structure of the class stays fairly consistent to create a sense of routine and familiarity, we have a variety of musical and physical activities that we rotate through to keep hoppers engaged and learning something new every week!

Games are based around promoting motor skills, pattern identification, social interaction, and most importantly, fun.

At Hop, Skip, and a Jump we believe in our motto “make a friend, be a friend” where music and games can help students and helpers have a fun, engaging class while learning social skills and how to be a kind, friendly person.

Hop, Skip, and A Jump is currently owned and operated by Catherine Butler, Meghan Doyle, and Tim O’Hara. More information can be found at www.hopskipjumpusa.com or by reaching out at hopskipjumpusa[at]gmail.com. Check out our children’s album “Jammin’ Juniors” wherever you stream music!

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North Jersey School Music Association www.njsma.com Greetings Music Colleagues!

Happy New Year! I hope that your 2023-2024 school year is going well and all of your Winter/Holiday performances were successful. As the new year begins, I am excited for all that NJSMA has to offer for our teachers and students. Thanks to the continuing work of our Diversity & Inclusion Division we were able to continue our fee waiverprogram this year.

The NJSMA Region I High School & Intermediate Orchestra auditions will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 with a snow date of Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Clifton High School.

We would like to thank Bryan Stepneski, Leonid Wesimantel and Natalie Babiak at Clifton High School for hosting auditions.

Our NJSMA HS Chorus Festival took place on November 28, November 29, and December 1,2023. Many thanks to participating choirs and directors. Thanks also to Kenneth Bryson (Chatham HS), Heather Buchanan (MSU) and Austin Vallies (Mountain Lakes HS) for hosting! Our INT Chorus Festival will take place on Friday, January 19, 2024. At the time of submission, we are still finalizing details, but we certainly would like to thank our participating choirs, their directors, our host school, and our adjudicators!

The NJSMA Choral division would like to announce our conductors! Our HS Region Chorus Concert is set for Saturday, February 3, 2024. We are very excited to announce that Dr. Christopher Thomas from Rowan University will be this year’s guest conductor for the mixed region choir. Our Treble Choir conductor will be Dan Malloy (Newton High School). Our INT choir Guest Conductor for the Mixed choir will be Tom Voorhis (Banyan School - and former Ridgefield HS Choral Conductor) TEMPO

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and our Treble Choir conductor will be Joanna Scarangello (Mount Olive HS). The concert will be on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

The NJSMA Elementary Music Division Fall workshop featuring "Music Rhapsody" with presenter Anne Thaiss was a tremendous success. (Lynn Kleiner was originally scheduled to present, but had an unexpected emergency.) Thank you to all who attended and assisted in any way. Those in attendance raved about the inspiring and uplifting day and left with new ideas for joyful music making in their elementary music classrooms.

The NJSMA Elementary Music Division, together with the New Jersey Youth Chorus, will present a workshop, "It's Elementary, My Dear" on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Please check our webpage for details! The 9:30 am - 12:30 pm conference includes multiple workshops and a choral reading session.

Our NJSMA Orchestra division is pleased to present our annual HS/INT adjudication festival which includes performance and workshop. The festival will be April 23 and 24, 2024 at West Essex High School and registration opens on January 1, 2024.. Clinicians will be Helen Cha-Pyo (NJSO) and Timothy Schwartz (Rowan). Our HS Guest Director for this year's Region Orchestra will be Jiannan Cheng (Rowan). Our Intermediate Guest Director for this year's Region Orchestra will be Caitlin Shroyer (West Essex HS).

The NJSMA High School Region Band rehearsals and concert will be held at Parsippany Hills High School. Special thanks to band directors, Mr. Michael Iapicca and Ms. Michelle Christianson. The concert will be held on January 28, 2024.

This year’s High School Region Concert Band Festival will be held on March 19, 20, 21, 2024. Hosts include Parsippany Hills High School, Hanover Park High School, West Essex Regional High School, Verona High School and Mount Olive High School.

We hope to see many of you at the NJMEA State Conference in February 2024. There is a great slate of workshops planned for every grade level and performance area. NJSMA will be having a membership meeting on Friday, February 23, 2024. Please check the schedule of events for the exact time and location. We are also planning to once again host a social gathering for our members. That information will also be communicated by email once time and location are confirmed.

The NJSMA Intermediate Band & Chorus auditions will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024 with a snow date of Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Wayne Hills High School. We would like to thank Mr. Matthew Paterno and Ms. Annie Pascale from Wayne Hills HS for hosting auditions.

None of our events run without many helping hands behind the scenes. We are always looking for volunteers with any level of experience to serve as site host, audition chair, manager and executive board member (just to name a few). If you want to be involved, we have a spot for you and will work alongside you throughout the entire process.

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will be immediately sent to your respective division.

We are still actively trying to connect with the new teachers in our region and those who have not been active as an NJSMA member. If you are reading this or know someone, please have them reach out to our corresponding secretary (publicity@njsma.org) or fill out the contact form on our website. All relevant information about our region is on the website (njsma.org). The calendar section is up to date with all of our confirmed events as of this publication. Contact information for all executive board members/divisions is listed under the “officers section”.

Thank you for everything you do to provide our students with the best musical education possible. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

meeting at the NJMEA conference in Atlantic City this February. At this meeting, you’ll be able to interact with the board members and have your voice heard on how to best support music educators in Region II. We are always looking for help in various capacities as well, so if you are interested in aiding CJMEA this is a great place to make connections. I look forward to seeing many of you there, and if there’s anything I can do for you please reach out.

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Central Jersey Music Educators Association www.cjmea.org Happy New Year! At this point CJMEA is well within the High School Region schedule. Region information for intermediate ensembles and honor ensembles will be posted this winter, so make sure to keep checking back to cjmea.org for that information. I wanted to take a moment to thank the CJMEA Board Members that make opportunities like this possible.

The division ensemble chairs of CJMEA: Clay Beyert (HS Band), Arvin Gopal (HS Orchestra), Lindsey Reinhard (HS Choir), Helen V. Kernizan (MS Choir), Grace Lee (MS Orchestra), Sandy Olson & Ashlen Udell (MS Band), Yale Snyder (HS & MS Percussion). Thank you to all of the managers who dedicate hours making sure every detail is in order. To our Webmaster, Trevor Sindorf, for maintaining our ability to reach out to all of our members throughout this process.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our amazing teachers in Region II for helping prepare the students so well. We are always looking ahead into next year’s ensembles and procedures, if there’s any part of the process you think can be improved upon please reach out!

November 14th CJMEA hosted a virtual professional development session with Cooper Ford about integrating world music into our ensembles and classrooms. Thank you to our Diversity and Inclusion Chair Isaiah Mason for putting this together. We will also be hosting other professional development opportunities throughout 2024 aimed more towards general music teachers, stay up to date by visiting cjmea.org/ generalmusic or emailing our General Music Chair, Shannon Maddolin.

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South Jersey Choral Directors Association www.sjcda.net Our 66th Annual South Jersey Senior High School and 62nd Annual South Jersey Junior High School Choral Festival will be held at Republic Bank Performing Arts Center at Washington Township High School on January 27th and 28th, 2024. Our Senior High conductor is Laurie Lausi from Cherry Hill High School East. Our Junior High conductor is Elisa Contrevo of Glassboro High School. Auditions for these choirs will be held in person on Saturday, November 18th at Clearview Regional High School.

Our 41th Annual South Jersey Elementary Choral Festival Concert will be held at Republic Bank Performing Arts Center at Washington Township High School on March 2ns, 2024; the choir will be conducted by Sarah Mickle of Pitman Jr/Sr High School.

Full concert programs for all three honors choirs as well as bios of our conductors are available on our SJCDA website.

At this busy time of year, SJCDA has many people to thank for their generous help and support. First, thank you to our audition hosts Scott Garvin & Chelsea Franchi and their parent organization. Second, thank you to our gracious rehearsal hosts, Brendan Moore of Lenape High School and Dr. Chris Thomas of Rowan University. Huge thank you to Amy Melson and Casey Corigliano at Washington Township High School who will host both of the festival concerts in January and March. Also, I would personally like to thank our hard working SJCDA Board, managers, and each choir director in our region for all of their time in making this year and every year a meaningful experience for the student singers of South Jersey.

Look for the NJMEA conference offerings from several members of SJCDA including past president Hope Knight who is doing a session on bucket drumming.

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our Chamber Ensemble Coordinator. Our coaches so far for this year are Andrew Pretelt (Cherry Hill Public Schools) – Sax Quartet, Garrett Davis (Swift ES) – Percussion Ensemble, and Tara Rozanski (Rutgers University - Camden) – Flute Quartet.

We were still in need of coaches for the Clarinet Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Tuba/Euphonium Quartet, and the Woodwind Quintet at the deadline for this article.

Registration forms for our 30th annual Concert Band Festival are available on the SJBODA website. The festival, coordinated by Mike Armstrong (Deptford Township HS), will take place on Tuesday, March 12th, and Wednesday, March 13th, at Rowan University. The snow date will be Tuesday, March 19th. The adjudicators were not finalized at the deadline for this article. Joe Higgins will host this event.

The 7th annual Elementary String Festival will take place on Saturday, April 20th at Fernwood Ave. MS. Kate Wyatt will be our host and Christine Macaulay (Clara Barton ES) will be our coordinator. Samantha Sara (Egg Harbor Township Public Schools) will conduct one of the ensembles. We were still in need of one additional conductor at the deadline for this article. Registration forms are available on our website.

The 30th annual Elementary Honors Band Festival will take place on Saturday, May 11th at Absegami HS. Patrick O’Keefe will be our host. LeeAnn Hewitt (Frog Pond ES and Eagleswood ES) will be our coordinator for this event. Our conductors will be Michael Daly (Roland Rogers ES), Jacob Weber (Cherry Hill Public Schools), David Dashefsky (Clayton Public Schools), and Carla Graff (West Deptford MS).

The SJBODA Winter Meeting will take place on Friday, January 12th, at 10:00 AM, at Rowan University. All members are encouraged to attend. Please continue to check the website, maintained by Derek Rohaly (Mainland Regional HS), for the latest SJBODA updates. The SJBODA phone number is 609-457-0590.

I would like to thank the SJBODA board of directors and membership, and take a moment to express how proud I am to work with music educators like these. As you can see, there are so many wonderful experiences being offered for our students and educators. This doesn’t happen without the efforts of so many dedicated professionals. Their dedication, passion and expertise truly are inspiring. Thank you, all music educators, for the incredible work you do every day to nurture the talents of our students. I am so proud to be a member of this profession.

South Jersey Band and Orchestra Directors Association www.sjboda.org SJBODA will ring in the New Year with two very exciting concerts at Rowan University. On Sunday, January 7th, we will present our Orchestra and String Ensemble concert. This is the 69th anniversary concert for the Orchestra which will be conducted by Kenny Bean (Symphony in C). The Junior High String Ensemble will be conducted by Hester Hasheian (Glassboro Public Schools). We were still in need of managers at the deadline for this article. The following Sunday, January 14t, the Wind Ensemble and the Symphonic Band will perform in their 77th anniversary concert. The Wind Ensemble will be conducted by Patricia Cornett (Temple University) and the Symphonic Band will be led by Jim Mark (Cherry Hill West HS, retired). D. Michael Lynch (Cherokee HS) will be the manager for the Wind Ensemble and Ryan Sagedy (Cherry Hill HS West) will manage the Symphonic Band. Our concert host for these performances will be Jiannan Cheng and Joe Higgins.

These concerts would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues. Phil Senseney (Southern Regional Schools, retired) did an outstanding job in providing our students with a positive audition experience, and Patrick O’Keefe provided an excellent facility for our students, parents, and membership at the auditions, which were held at Absegami HS. The first rehearsal for these ensembles was held at Cinnaminson HS and hosted by Nick DiSalvio. Nick did a wonderful job in meeting the needs of our students. Our young musicians also benefited from the efforts of Amanda Lakits Porco (Hamilton Township Schools), our Senior High Band Coordinator and Carrington Thompson (Eastern Regional HS), our Strings Coordinator.

The Junior High Band auditions will take place on Saturday, January 27th , at Southern Regional Middle School. Jennifer Hodgson and Andrew Wright will be our hosts. Audition information is available on our website. Jon Porco (Deptford Township MS) and Joe Jacobs (Ventnor MS, retired) are the Junior High audition chairs. Nancy Robinson (Linwood Public Schools, retired) is our Junior High Band Coordinator. The concert will take place on March 3rd at Fernwood Avenue MS. Marc Spatz and Dawn Donchey will be our concert hosts. The rehearsals for the Junior High Bands will take place at Mainland Regional HS with Derek Rohaly as our host. The conductors for the 46th Annual Junior High Band Concert are Christopher Carl (Lumberton MS) and Donna Scharfetter (Ocean City HS, retired). Anita Gosevska (Upper Township MS) will manage one of the ensembles. We were still in need of one additional manager at the deadline for this article.

The 16th annual Chamber Ensemble Concert will take place on Wednesday, February 7th, at Penns Grove HS with Ken Rafter as our host. Jon Porco (Deptford Township MS) is TEMPO

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Administrative Matters.................................................... David Westawski...................................... westawski.njmea[at]gmail.com All-State Coordinator........................................................ Joseph Cantaffa................................... jcantaffa[at]rocknrollchorus.com Association Business........................................................ William McDevitt....................................... wmcdevittnjmea[at]gmail.com Band Performance Chair.................................................... Patrick O'Keefe.............................................patrickaokeefe[at]gmail.com Band Procedures Chair...................................................... Tyler Wiernusz.................................. twiernusz[at]clearviewregional.edu Choral Performance Chair...................................................Brian Williams.............................williams.brian[at]robbinsville.k12.nj.us Choral Procedures Chair....................................................... Ken Bryson.............................................. kennethbryson[at]gmail.com Composition Contest......................................................... Andrew Lesser........................................... andrew.lesser[at]yahoo.com Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Access.................................... Isaiah C. Mason..................................................deia.njmea[at]gmail.com Jazz Procedures Chair...................................................... Darrell Hendricks....................................... dhendricks.njaje[at]gmail.com Marching Band Festival Chair............................................. Nancy Clasen................................................. nancyclasen[at]gmail.com Membership.................................................................... William McDevitt....................................... wmcdevittnjmea[at]gmail.com Middle/Junior High Band Festival....................................... Nancy Clasen ................................................. nancyclasen[at]gmail.com Middle/Junior High Choral Festival............................. Donna Marie Berchtold........................................ firesongwed[at]gmail.com NJMEA Historian.............................................................. Nicholas Santoro .................................................... n31b13[at]gmail.com NJMEA State Conference Exhibits Chair............................. Nancy Clasen................................................. nancyclasen[at]gmail.com NJMEA State Conference Manager..................................... Marie Malara ........................................................ malara97[at]aol.com NJMEA/ACDA Honors Choir................................................ Kaitlyn Reiser.......................................................... kreiser[at]spfk12.org November Convention – NJEA............................................ Nancy Clasen................................................ nancyclasen[at]gmail.com Opera Festival Chair.................................................... Donna Marie Berchtold........................................ firesongwed[at]gmail.com Orchestra Performance Chair............................................. Susan Meuse................................................ susanmeuse[at]gmail.com Orchestra Procedures Chair.................................. Craig Stanton & Elisabeth Sato................................asoprocedures[at]gmail.com Research........................................................................... Wayne Mallette........................................... mallette.njmea[at]gmail.com Students with Special Needs............................................. Maureen Butler................................. maureenbutlermusic[at]gmail.com Supervisor of Performing Groups..................................... Wayne Mallette........................................... mallette.njmea[at]gmail.com Tri-M.................................................................................... Yale Snyder................................................. snyder.njmea[at]gmail.com

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