The Colorado Music

The Colorado Music
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Fall 2012 Volume 60 Issue 2
This comprehensive education tool brings harmony training,
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Fall 2012 Volume 60 Issue 2
Colorado Music Educator
Winter 2012
Volume 60, Number 2
ARTICLES
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CMEA Clinic/Conference - January 23-26 .........................................................................4
By Rick Shaw, CMEA President
Index of Advertisers................................................................................................................5
The Value of Your Membership.............................................................................................6
By Tricia Kidd, CMEA Past President
Communications Manager:
Margie Camp
Operations Director: William Kohut
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Honors and Awards.................................................................................................................7
From the President-Elect....................................................................................................8-9
By Mark Hudson, President-Elect and Government/Community Relations Chair
From the Instrumental Council Chair.............................................................................. 11
By Raleigh ‘Butch’ Eversole, Instrumental Music Council Chair
General Music Notes “Found!”........................ ...................................................................12
By Shannon Glenn, General Music Council Chair
Vocal Music News................................................................................................................ 14
By Todd Dicamillo, Vocal Music Council Chair
Serendipity By Design ....................................................................................................16-17
By Mark Montemayor, Research Chair
Membership News................................................................................................................ 19
By Andrea Meyers, Membership and Retired Membership Chair
CAMCI News........................................................................................................................ 21
By John Epps
An Advocacy Resolution: Colorado Academic Standards.............................................. 22
By Carla Aguilar, CMEA Advocacy Chair
CMEA Past Presidents......................................................................................................... 23
Notes from the Historian.................................................................................................... 26
By Bette Lunn, Historian
Some Of Our CMEA Clinic/Conference Presenters..................................................27-31
CMEA Hall of Fame............................................................................................................. 32
c/o CMEA Membership
P.O. Box 18770
Denver, CO 80218
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CMEA Clinic/Conference - January 23-26
By Rick Shaw, CMEA President
Dear Friends in CMEA,
A long year of planning and preparation has
taken place and it is time to present to you our
2013 Colorado Music Educators Clinic/Conference. As president I am thrilled with the work your
board and the council reps have done in the last
12 months to assemble a conference that promises
to be a special one. Please take advantage of the
endless hours put in by our CMEA Editor, Margie
Camp, by downloading the clinic program. Share
this with your administration to show the true
value of you being allowed to attend the conference
in January. As an administrator myself, I see this
event as an exceptional professional development
opportunity for my music staff and support their attendance. It is my sincere hope your administration
will view it the same way once they are able to see
what CMEA offers to you as a growing educator.
Since the opening session of the 2012 conference Jupiter Band Instruments, Celestial Travel,
Banddirector.com, and Colorado Music Educators
Association have been working diligently on the
Colorado Student Composition Contest project. As
you have read in past issues, students from across
the state were invited to submit a 12-16 measure
melody that will serve as the thematic foundation
for an original composition for band and brass
quintet. This piece will feature the Boston Brass
with the Pikes Peak Middle School Honor Band.
The work will be premiered at the opening session
of the conference and shared worldwide through
www.banddirector.com. I am very excited to announce that in this project over 150 melodies were
submitted. The winning student composer and
the recipient of a $500 gift voucher from Jupiter
Band Instruments is Jayson Elliott from Colorado
Springs. Jayson is a senior at Air Academy High
School under the direction of Mr. Stoney Black.
Please plan to be a part of this opening session and
meet Jayson as he is recognized.
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The second half of the conference opening ses-
sion will be a powerful message
from our keynote speaker, Dan
Caro. Dan’s story is one of courage and determination. He is an
inspiring and motivation speaker
and his story The Gift of Fire: How
I made Adversity Work for Me,
will move you. He’ll make you
cry, laugh, and most importantly
he will help you understand that no obstacle is too
great to overcome.
Our evenings on Thursday and Friday night
will be filled with high energy high quality musical
entertainment. Thursday’s Opening Concert will
bring some old friends of CMEA back to the stage
as we have the opportunity to enjoy the internationally known Boston Brass. On Friday night’s President’s concert the Air Force Academy Band under
the baton of Major Donald Schofield. It has been
many years since this iconic performance ensemble
has been with us in the International Center. This
promises to be an uplifting concert experience.
If you haven’t already done so, put January 2326 on your calendar right now and get your conference request into your administrator this week. If
the conversation comes up that you can’t afford it,
my experience has been, You Can’t Afford Not to
attend. As you have those conversations and when
you get to the Broadmoor, don’t overlook the advocacy, technology, research, and curriculum/instruction sessions. I am positive you will be challenged
with the task of deciding what to attend as you plan
your three days. We look forward to seeing you and
the rest of our membership take advantage of this
intensive yet self-paced professional development
opportunity. January is just around the corner;
don’t hesitate to start planning now.
Rick Shaw
CMEA President
Colorado Music Educator
Winter 2012
Index of Advertisers
Adams State University......................................................5
National Guild of Piano Teachers....................................9
Colorado State Music Teachers Association...................5
Colorado Mesa University...............................................13
Colorado State University........................................ 13, 15
Colorado State University - Pueblo................................18
Flesher Hinton Music........................................................7
Kolacny Music.....................................................................9
S’Cool Services Fundraising............................................33
University of Colorado-Boulder ....................................24
University of Nebraska Lincoln......................................10
University of Northern Colorado...................................25
University of Portland......................................................23
University of Puget Sound...............................................20
West Music........................................................................31
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The Value Of Your Membership
By Tricia Kidd, CMEA Past President
How often do you think about what CMEA membership does for you? Are you using
it to the fullest extent? My list is not complete, but it does generate some thought.
• State and national membership (NAfME) reflects my commitment to the profession
• Advocacy for music education at the state and national level
• Professional development opportunities that give me the opportunity to learn from
nationally know clinicians who are experts in their field
• Music Educators Journal
• Journal of Research in Education
• In Tune (journal)
• Teaching Music (journal)
• Ability to register for Solo & Ensemble Contest and Large Group Festival
• Audition students for All-State Jazz, All-State Choir, All-State Band, All-State Jazz Choir, All-State Orchestra, All-State Elementary Choir
• Attend a very high-quality state in-service conference and improve my teaching skills
• Connect with other teachers
• Leadership opportunities
• Receive frequent updates from the national office about pending legislation and support of the arts
• Contribute to the profession by giving of your time to serve on the State Assembly or Board of Directors
• Keeping informed of the issues and direction of music education for our new generation of students
• Receiving assistance with teacher evaluation, standards and assessments
• Highly respected performance opportunities
• Regional and national conferences and teacher institutes
• Expanding our base of knowledge around new teaching techniques
The list could definitely go on and on. With our hectic lives and teaching schedules, it becomes even more
important to stay informed and up-to-date on the status of our profession and to look ahead at the changes
that are coming. We do not improve by continuing to do the same thing or teaching the same way year after
year. The challenge of true growth comes from making the choice to improve while trying new ideas.
I look forward to seeing you at the 2013 CMEA Clinic/Conference. The time you spend will be valuable in
so many ways, and I wish for you continued growth and excitement in our great profession—music education!
Tricia Kidd
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Honors And Awards
Jake Lauer Selected to the 2013 U.S. Army
All-American Marching Band
Jake Lauer of Rampart
High School in Colorado
Springs, CO has been
selected to be a member
of the 2013 U.S. Army
All-American Marching
Band. Lauer will join an
elite group of musicians
who will perform during
halftime of the U.S. Army
All-American Bowl at
the Alamodome in San
Antonio, Texas, and will
be presented by American Family Insurance.
Jake discovered percussion his freshman year of
high school and started playing the tenor drums his
sophomore year. Jake explains, “When I first started high school, my goal was to play football. I had
no intention of following a music pathway. I never
touched drumsticks in my life. But halfway through
football camp I tore my ACL ending my season and
any athletic activity for the next six months. But
during that time I discovered percussion and it
turned out that it was my passion. I couldn’t stop
practicing and my love for it just kept on growing.
So next season I chose marching band over football
and that was one of the best decisions of my life.”
Each year the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour visits the high school of each All American player and band member to officially recognize
and announce their selection to the Bowl. Selection
Tour events take place at each All American’s high
school in front of fellow students, band members,
instructors, parents, fans, school administrators and
media/press. This exciting presentation took place
on October 30, 2012 at Rampart High School.
The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band recognizes the top 125 high school senior marching
musicians and color guard members from across the
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country, showcasing their talents during the largest celebration of high school football in America,
the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, televised live on
NBC on Saturday, January 5, 2013. “I greatly appreciate the opportunity to represent myself, my family,
my school, and my community at the national level,”
said Jake. Jake is the only student from Colorado to
be selected.
Jake is a self-taught pianist and plays drum set in
his church’s youth band. He also holds down a parttime job while juggling marching band and a heavy
course load of Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
Jake loves to hike, rock climb, and play recreational
sports.
Gary Arrasmith and Aaron Carpenter are Jake’s
marching band directors and Gary is also the director of the wind ensemble at Rampart High School.
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From the President-Elect
By Mark Hudson, President-elect and Government/Community Relations Chair
Dear friends and colleagues,
I daresay each of us has very specific reasons for
attending the annual Clinic-Conference. Among
these reasons may be renewed friendships and
acquaintances, building the professional network,
discovering new strategies and techniques for instruction, or even just to visit the Golden Bee (more
than once). Whatever the reason, the Conference
has multiple opportunities for both personal and
professional growth. The difficulty is always found
in picking and choosing the sessions that will provide the most benefit in the limited time available,
and even more, eliminating some that have just as
much potential for positive impact on us.
As you examine the offerings in the upcoming
Clinic-Conference in January, please consider doing
two things while in attendance. One, take a number
of moments as opportunities arise to seek out and
thank members of the various councils responsible
for putting together this amazing lineup. Two,
please reserve time for some particular sessions that
are critical to the continued health and longevity of
our profession. A gleaning of these follows.
Thursday, January 24
10:00-11:00 a.m. Broadmoor Hall F
More Than Measurement: Designing Assessment to
Engage and Motivate Students
Kelly Demoline, Clinician
11:30-12:30 p.m. Colorado Hall F
Implementing Educator Effectiveness... Where Are
We?
John Epps, Clinician
1:00-1:50 p.m. Broadmoor Hall Mezzanine
Exhibitor Showcase: Student Assessment and Technology: How to save time and improve student ability
Kelly Demoline, Clinician
3:45-5:00 p.m. Crystal Room (Main)
CAMCI General Meeting at CMEA
Presiding: John Epps, CAMCI Chair
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Friday, January 25
9:10-10:10 a.m. Broadmoor Hall A
Curriculum Development and Assessment
Karol Gates, CDE Arts Content
Specialist, Clinician
10:20-11:20 a.m. Broadmoor Hall A
Curriculum Development and Assessment - Breakouts
(General, Instrumental and Vocal)
12:40-1:30 p.m. Colorado Hall F
What’s in a Word? The Language of Advocacy
Carla Aguilar, CMEA Advocacy Chair, Clinician
12:40-1:40 p.m. Colorado Hall A
More Than Measurement: Designing Assessment
Kelly Demoline, Clinician
Saturday, January 26
9:15-10:15 a.m. Theater (Main)
Connect the Dots: Integrating Literacy and Math
Concepts Into the Music Classroom
Margaret Berg, Michelle Ewer and Kris Edwards,
Clinicians
It is often easy to forego sessions regarding more
global issues affecting our profession in favor of the
immediate need of improving our daily instructional
effectiveness. However, issues such as educator effectiveness and evaluation, assessment, standards
implementation, curriculum design, integration,
and advocacy are every bit as critical to the success
of what we do in the classroom, perhaps even more
so. Because, if we as a profession and association
do not give these matters equal attention and importance as we do to tuning, technique, repertoire,
reading skills, and so forth, we run the very real risk
of no longer having music programs with which to
address these musical considerations. Consider this,
just as our profession must evolve and re-imagine
what we do in light of the 21st century and more
global perspective, so must we be rigorously proactive and diligent in arming ourselves with information and ideas about our place and role in the larger
Colorado Music Educator
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From the President-Elect, continued
By Mark Hudson, President-elect and Government/Community Relations Chair
educational landscape. The future of our profession
and the educational future of our youth depend on
it.
And so, include sessions regarding these important issues in your conference planning. Become
informed and help us to forge our own destiny as a
profession and association, lest others forge it for us.
Dr. Mark Hudson
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From the Instrumental Council Chair
By Raleigh ‘Butch’ Eversole, Instrumental Music Council Chair
It’s hard to believe that half of our current school
year is behind us! I hope that your first semester
was filled with wonderful performances and memorable moments with students in the classroom.
With January comes our annual Clinic/Conference at the Broadmoor. This year’s line-up of clinicians includes Peter Boonshaft, Elliot Del Borgo,
Ray Cramer, Andrew Dabczynski, Dean Sorenson,
Gabriel Villasurda, and others. These clinicians will
join a talented cast of music teachers from within
Colorado who will be providing clinics over a wide
range of topics.
interactive rehearsal with the Pikes
Peak Middle School Honor Band.
Mark Laycock will host a String
Orchestra Rehearsal Laboratory
with the Highlands Ranch High
School Chamber Orchestra as well.
All of our sessions and schedule
can be found on the CMEA website. Be sure to visit www.cmeaonline.org to chart
your personal plan for the conference.
Perhaps the greatest benefit of the conference
is the opportunity to visit with our colleagues and
friends from across
As always, there will be more
the state. (If you’ve
than enough sessions and concerts to
ationally know clinicians
read this far, let me
keep everyone busy. Once again this
will join a talented cast of
know to encouryear, some of our sessions have been
music teachers from within Colo- age me to share a
catered to address the unique needs
and issues that face small school in- rado who will be providing clinics beverage with you
at the “Bee”—I
strumental music teachers. The 2013 over a wide range of topics.
might decide to
conference is jam-packed with many
pay! Oh... sorry!
performances of middle school, high
The Bee will be closed for renovation this year). It is
school, and college orchestras, concert bands, and
through these conversations that we remember that,
jazz ensembles. As always, our orchestra, jazz, and
while sometimes isolated, we are not alone. The
band “New Music Reading Sessions” will be a vital
component to the conference. The instrumental ses- conference can give us the re-charge that we need
to head into Spring. I always leave the conference
sions at the conference will conclude with the 2013
armed with new ideas and motivated to continue my
All State Jazz Bands performance.
growth as a music educator and musician.
Please join the Instrumental Music Council for
our pre-conference sessions on Wednesday evening. I hope to see you at the Broadmoor.
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General Music Notes “Found!”
By Shannon Glenn, General Music Council Chair
FOUND!
Person’s with a growth mindset and those who
wish to have one (please refer to Mindset by Carol
Dweck for further information), with a desire to
explore, learn, play, and check out what is out there
in the world of teaching Music! From no experience
to vast knowledge, all will find wonderful ways to
learn, grow and share at the 2013 CMEA Clinic and
Conference! Give yourself time to recharge, reconnect, relax, and repeatedly say “Yes! A great idea that
I’m going to do use in my classroom!”
Goose, drumming, Orff, Kodály,
Dalcroze, with time for sharing in
a round table tech talk to SWAP
(Share With Another Professional).
New ideas include discussions of
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and news ways of looking at and teaching rhythm
proficiently.
Wednesday night, 7:00 p.m., will start off swing To reiterate great words written last year, “it’s
ing as the New England dance masters Mary Case
time to become the student….to be in an inspiring
Brass and Mary Alice Amidon lead us in a commulocation… and to be with your fellow colleagues!”
nity dance! We will hear great performances by four
This year, we have a varied array of clinicians, offer- children’s’ choirs and a chime choir from Thursing sessions from the unique to the standard fare,
day to Saturday, culminating in the second annual
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take what you need in your classroom.
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Make sure to seek out your representatives and
Miranda. We’ve also got an exciting array of techothers who work so hard for you throughout the
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year, representing you in the General Music CounCannady, Don Cochran, Kelly Demoline, Tanya
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These clinicians will offer sessions about everything: children’s choir, history and play party songs,
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Vocal Music News
By Todd Dicamillo, Vocal Music Council Chair
What about those evening
So, what is going on at CMEA this year in
concerts? Boston Brass and the
the Vocal realm? Well, let me tell you. If you
United States Air Force Academy
were planning not to attend, here is what you will
Band will perform at the beautiful
miss… Z. Randall Stroope will host 5 sessions that
Broadmoor International Center.
will greatly improve your choir: Teaching Head
Christine Gutter and Roger Treece
Voice to Young Men, Practical Medicine, Balancing
will conduct the amazing All-State
“Chiaroscuro”, ABC’s of Innovative Programming:
Jazz Choir performance Saturday afternoon in
Access-Balance-Creativity and Straightening out
the “Forgetting Curve” (Helping our brain computer
Broadmoor D/E at 2:00 p.m. Did I forget to mention
that attending the conference is the easiest way to
process faster with increased ram). ..And that is
get CDE credit or college
just the beginning! Next, Rollo
credit for recertification?
Dillworth will present two
e are extremely excited
Well, there you have it
sessions: Reading Session of
ladies and gentlemen!
Diverse Repertoire and Successful
about the outstanding
Programming. Andy Beck will
groups that will be performing Don’t forget to visit
the exhibits and all the
bring us two sessions: Successful
and
the
inspiring
clinicians
that
goodies that they give
Programming and Meet Me in
away!!!
the Middle; Angela Broeker will
will bring us only the best!
present The Bridge to Somewhere.
We have a phenomenal
We are extremely excited about
line up for you this year! We look forward to seeing
the outstanding groups that will be performing
you and know that you are going to get the best that
and the Colorado presenters that will bring us only
CMEA has to offer!!!
the best! Don’t forget our reading sessions and the
reading packet that goes with it!
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Todd Dicamillo
The Many Benefits of Music Education—Tips to Share with Parents
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Study the ways that music education develops creativity, instills
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Speak with your local school board.
Be in touch with local music teachers on a regular basis.
Offer to help out.
Take part in your school’s music booster organization.
Visit www.nafme.org and search “Power of Music” for more Parent Resources.
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Serendipity By Design
By Mark Montemayor, Research Chair
It was a conference like any other, in many respects. In this case, it was a national MENC conference (we hadn’t yet become NAfME), held in an
impressive convention facility as usual. I had already
shown my research poster in an earlier session, and
was enjoying strolling around the hallway to see the
next round of presentations. The posters themselves
were among the most impressive I had ever seen —
clean designs and eye-catching charts and graphs, all
conveying research projects that were as fascinating
as they were diverse. Their creators — including new
graduate students, seasoned university faculty, and
everyone in between — stood at their stations, eager
to discuss their work with passers-by.
followed. We discovered that our
research interests were similar, and
that our individual strengths in
designing and conducting a study
complemented one another. We
could reap the benefit of pursuing a
new project simultaneously at our
respective institutions — doing a
study at two sites would strengthen the experimental
validity, and having greater numbers of participants
would mean having greater statistical power. Our
mutual enthusiasm overcame the trepidation and
self-doubt that often seems to accompany embarking on a new project (at least for me). Within a few
months, our research plan was formulated and was
approved by his university’s Institutional Review
Board.
I saw the words “novices’ conducting and rehearsing” on one poster. This being a particular
research interest of mine, I stepped in closer
to learn more. But before I could read any
onversations I’ve had at
further, the tall man standing there read my
Clinic/Conference with
name tag and introduced himself. “Oh, Mark!
Hi, I’m Brian… and project this is a lot like
friends new and old have
the study that you and Emily did. You know,
sparked my imagination and
we should get together and collaborate on
have helped me to return to
something!”
C
The
project took
a bit longer
to complete
than initially
expected.
Clarifying the
my research and teaching work design for the
Now this was a pleasant surprise. Sure,
study entailed
with renewed vigor.
I was proud of the research project that a
several conformer graduate student and I did, which had
versations,
appeared in the Journal of Research in Music
and
soliciting
participants
was
a
challenge
at both of
Education about a year earlier. But I felt that it was
our institutions. Confirming available dates for the
a modest study in many respects; as time passed, I
three-week data collection felt nearly impossible at
thought it would fade into relative obscurity. Few
times. After the procedures, we exchanged large data
studies are “groundbreaking,” after all, and it is the
accumulation of several studies, rather than a single files online (accompanied by the occasional techniresearch endeavor, that provides insight into a given cal glitch) and then worked tirelessly to improve our
inter-observer reliability. By the time the “call for
area of interest. Still, I was happy to learn that the
study had actually caught someone’s attention, and I proposals” for the next national conference came
was delighted that this researcher was able to tell me around, we were still finishing our data analysis. We
scrambled a bit and submitted our work, and were
so in person.
pleased to learn a few weeks later that the proposal
Brian and I talked… there at the poster session,
was accepted. Designing the poster for the conferthen a bit more later on, and a lot more over email
ence felt like a reward for our labors — but we knew
and by telephone in the weeks and months that
the work wasn’t done yet.
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Serendipity By Design, continued
By Mark Montemayor, Research Chair
For most researchers, showing a poster is a
stepping-stone towards hopefully having a research
project published. Standards are high for a conference presentation, but are even higher for acceptance in a journal, where the work would receive
more widespread visibility and accessibility as well
as some measure of permanence. Brian and I stood
at the poster together, proud of our mutual achievements to date but also keenly listening to the comments and questions that others had for us. Again,
we talked about all of this afterwards as we formulated a plan to prepare the final paper for submission
to a journal. Further conversations ensued, and later
in the summer we managed to finally get the paper
off our desks.
I’m pleased to report that the initial reviews of
our work were very favorable. As of this writing,
Brian and I are tackling the requested revisions,
and we are hopeful that the research will appear in
print soon. We’re also looking ahead to working on
a second and possibly a third study together. I can
credit our success thus far to several things — to our
perseverance, certainly, and to the collaborative process itself. Two minds are better than one, the adage
goes. But I would be remiss in not also recognizing
that it was our conference attendance which served
as the catalyst for the collaboration. Had either of us
stayed home, we would have missed this incredible
opportunity for learning, for mutual inspiration, and
for the rewarding professional friendship that has
followed from our work together.
Our state conference next month affords all of
us the same opportunity, of course. I’m grateful that
every year, the presentations I’ve attended at the
CMEA Clinic/Conference and the conversations I’ve
had there with friends new and old have sparked my
imagination and have helped me to return to my research and teaching work with renewed vigor. And
our convention facility at the Broadmoor is itself
quite inspirational — arguably the finest such location to be found for a conference of any type. Most
importantly, the Clinic/Conference will be attended
by friends and colleagues from across the state who
will be eager to learn, to share, and to hear fantastic
presentations and performances. ‘Tis an event not to
be missed! I’m looking forward to seeing you there.
Mark Montemayor
The Many Benefits of Music Education—Tips to Share with Your Principal
Here are some simple ways principals can assist their school’s music educators:
CREATE AND FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF SUPPORT:
• Study the ways that music education develops creativity, enhances cooperative learning,
instills disciplined work habits, and correlates with gains in standardized test scores.
• Provide adequate funding for instruments and music education materials.
COMMUNICATE CONSTRUCTIVELY
Encourage music teachers to support their cause by writing articles in local newspapers, professional journals, or by blogging online about the value of music education.
• Share your students’ successes with district colleagues.
•
Visit www.nafme.org and search “Power of Music” for more Principal Resources.
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Membership News
By Andrea Meyers, Membership Chair
Dear CMEA Membership:
Retirement Rocks! New -- this
year the Friday luncheon is in One of the greatest privileges of being a professional musician in Colorado is attending the annual cluded in your registration fee. I’m
sure you will enjoy the luncheon in
CMEA Clinic/Conference. I love the tradition of
the beautiful Lake Terrace Dining
celebrating multi-level, multi-generational, perforRoom. ‘Chef ’ will prepare a delimance and educational interactions. It’s a perfect
cious lunch, so we can enjoy each
time and place for mutual support, collaborative
others’ company, entertainment,
and cooperative representation as music educators.
gifts, and a guest speaker from PERA. The annual
I am energized and inspired by the creative professionalism of this conference. Together, we provide a Saturday morning Social Reception, sponsored by
unique venue of incredible performances, clinicians, CMEA, will recognize all your years of service. No
reservations required. Last year we were delighted
guest speakers, exhibits, receptions, and an unprecto have close to 100 of our retired CMEA retired
edented reunion of Colorado music educators.
members in attendance! Please make every effort to
Our CMEA leadership -- staff,
attend this year, and
executive committee, board of direcur collaborative energy
bring a guest, too, if
tors and state assembly have yet again,
you can. It would be
will inspire, encourage
cooked up a unique conference that
an honor to see you
and uplift multi-dimensional
promises to exceed standards! Your
there!
participation is the final ingredient
programs. Together we will
Join us and
to make this a perfect recipe. Come
promote
a
fun,
united
and
posishare
in
the camaracelebrate and share your goals and
tive future for music education derie of our profesdreams with our CMEA leadership.
sional association
Our collaborative energy will inspire,
in Colorado.
by registering NOW
encourage and uplift multi-dimensionfor the conference!
al programs. Together we will promote
This
is
your
opportunity
to
experience
the musia fun, united and positive future for music education
cal excitement of Colorado.(Consider coming early
in Colorado.
to enjoy a fuller taste of Colorado Springs and the
As your CMEA Membership Chair, I am availworld-renowned and historic Broadmoor.) Prepare
able to be your advocate, support your ideas, profor fun, learning, and professional development at
grams, and concerns. Each one of you contributes
another successful CMEA conference! You make a
a unique spice to our organization. So please take
difference.
a moment to introduce yourself to me, and let me
Thanks, as always, for your support in CMEA!
know how I can be of assistance to you. As you
know, your attendance and visibility at the conferSincerely,
ence helps our cause. Maximizing your relationAndrea
ship with CMEA will help unify and honor lifelong
music-making, provide for the future quality of music education and continue to promote and establish “For today’s students to succeed tomorrow, they need
a comprehensive education that includes music taught
our community. The time to take action is NOW.
by exemplary music educators.”
Let’s make this year extraordinary!
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CAMCI News
By John Epps
The Colorado Association for Music Curriculum and Instruction (CAMCI) will once
again present a variety of sessions at this year’s Clinic/Conference. Sessions will support
deeper understanding of the Colorado Academic Standards for Music, make connections to
standards-based curriculum and assessment work, and provide opportunities to share the
latest in curricular and assessment happenings.
CAMCI sessions include:
• Music Curriculum Development and Assessment – Karol Gates, Arts Content Specialist from the
Colorado Department of Education (CDE), will share the latest from CDE on the work of the Curriculum Project and the Content Collaborative for music assessment. An additional session will be
made available to breakout into general, instrumental and vocal groups to take a deeper dive into
curriculum and assessment.
• Implementing Educator Effectiveness, Where Are We? – Share in the learning of a teacher panel
from Colorado districts piloting and partnering with CDE and Educator Effectiveness. Panel
members will share their experiences and current state of this work in their districts. Be prepared to
bring your questions and share your experiences as well.
• Connecting the Dots: Integrating Literacy – Are you challenged by expectations to address literacy
and math learning in the music classroom? Learn how to design instruction that connects to specific reading, writing, and math concepts and does NOT sacrifice music content and learning. This
session held in collaboration with the General Music Council will be led by Dr. Margaret Berg, Kris
Edwards and Michelle Ewer.
• CAMCI General Meeting – this is your opportunity to learn and share with others interested in taking a leadership role in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment and advocacy. Included will
be updates from school district, higher education, and state level arts partners.
Please join us for our sessions and let us know how we can support you. Visit our website http://sites.
google.com/site/camcicolorado/ and our Facebook page, CAMCI Colorado.
John Epps
720-424-1990
[email protected]
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An Advocacy Resolution: Colorado Academic Standards
By Carla Aguilar, CMEA Advocacy Chair
Happy New Year! As we celebrate the start of a
new calendar year, it is always a great time to take
stock of what we are doing in our classrooms; we
have time to consider our initial goals for the school
year, where were are in completing those goals, and
determine the opportunities to make adjustments as
we move forward. As part of your mid-year evaluation, I challenge you to consider the Colorado Academic Standards and how they can serve as a point
of advocacy by using more discipline-based instruction in your music classroom.
As part of the 2008 Colorado Achievement Plan
for Kids legislation (CAP4K; SB 08-212), the visual
and performing arts were included in the list of subjects for the development of standards. The Colorado Academic Standards for Music were adopted
in December 2009 and are currently in “transition”
across the state. (For the Colorado Department of
Education Standards Implementation Toolkit: http://
www.cde.state.co.us/sitoolkit/index.htm) This means
that music teachers are in the process of getting to
know the standards and adjusting their instructional
practices to reflect the standards.
The writers organized our standards into four
main areas – expression of music, creation of music,
theory of music, and aesthetic valuation of music.
These four standards form the basis of the creative
process (Guilford, 1967; Wallas, 1926). Performance
(expression of music) and literacy (theory of music)
are a hallmark of most music classes, but by placing
more emphasis on composition and improvisation
(creation of music), as well as evaluation (aesthetic
valuation of music), our students will participate in
the entire creative process. Using this approach will
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enable the students to become
well-rounded in their musical
abilities in our classes.
Advocacy efforts that shine a
light on the standards will help to
show our school and community
that we are teaching a discipline
that will enable students to continue to access music
learning and performing beyond our classrooms.
Participation in music is more than just developing
the ability to entertain and teaching to the standards
presents us with the opportunity to fully embrace
the creative process.
We can highlight the standards by displaying
them in our classroom and on our websites. We can
also include the specific standards we were teaching
in the programs at our school music events to demonstrate the different aspects of the music discipline.
We can plan opportunities for our students to showcase their compositions and improvisation and talk
about the music learning process during the performance. Through deliberate use of the standards and
the creative process, we can advocate for both the
process and products that come from participating
in music programs.
Guilford, J.P. (1967). The nature of human intelligence. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Wallas, G. (1926). Art of thought. London: Jonathan
Cape.
Carla Aguilar
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Notes From the Historian
By Bette Lunn, CMEA Historian
Hall of Fame 2004-2005
Continuing with my articles about Hall of Fame inductees that I began writing in 2009, I would like to
rimind you that if you notice an omission or a miskate, please notify me at [email protected] or by
phone at 719.544.9909.
Doug Downey
In a career spanning 31 years, from 1971 to 2002, Doug taught instrumental music in the Colorado
Springs area to all levels of students at Irving Junior High, Mitchell High School and Cheyenne Mountain
High School as well as three elementary schools. His high-quality groups were recognized at State and National levels with performances in New York City, Philadelphia and at the White House. He is often invited
as guest conductor for honor bands. Doug’s musicianship, instructional expertise and ability to motivate
students to reach their fullest potential are hallmarks of his distinguished career. He continues to volunteer
his musical expertise in retirement in Arizona.
Craig Ketels
During Craig’s 24 years at Lewis-Palmer High School as Instrumental Director, his band program grew
from one concert band in 1980 to 4 concert bands and 2 jazz ensembles in 2003. His bands have performed
at CMEA Clinic/Conferences during 10 of his last 15 years and 5 of his bands have been selected over 10
years to perform at Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. He is continually sought as a clinician and consultant by his peers. His colleagues recognize him as a role model because of his dedication to
providing students with the finest quality of literature, his tireless effort, and his amazing ability to relate to
the students. He became Activities Director at Lewis Palmer where he continued to share his talents with
colleagues and students.
Joe “Ernie” Montoya
Students of Ernie Montoya see him as a “special teacher;” a person who cared about them and who went
the “extra mile” to develop a strong, working relationship with each student. Joe began teaching in 1957 in
Las Animas County, later moving to San Luis,Trinidad, and Colorado Springs over a forty year span, Ernie
was dedicated to helping his students toward excellence in music and produced some of the finest bands
in Colorado. He lived the conviction that students of small schools deserve high caliber teaching just as
much as students of large schools. Ernie helped establish the Colorado All State Jazz Band as part of CMEA
in 1971. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Colorado Bandmasters Association in 1988 and Phi
Beta Mu honored him as director of the year in 1997. Even in retirement , he continues as a trumpet player
in the “Big Band of the Rio Grande” in Las Cruces.
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DR. PETER LOEL BOONSHAFT
Called one of the most exciting
and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel
Boonshaft has been invited to
speak or conduct in every
state in the nation and around
the world. He is the author of
the critically acclaimed bestselling books Teaching Music
with Passion, Teaching Music
with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise, as
well as his first book for all educators, Teaching with
Passion, Purpose and Promise. He is also co-author
of Alfred Music Publishing’s new beginning method
book series, Sound Innovations for Band and Sound
Innovations for Strings, as well as Sound Innovations:
Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert
Band and Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development
for Advanced Concert Band. Honored by the National
Association for Music Education and Music For All
as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award
for Leadership in Music Education,” he is currently on
the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New
York, where he is Professor of Music and Director of
the Graduate Conducting Program. Dr. Boonshaft has
received official proclamations from the Governors
of five states and a Certificate of Appreciation from
former President Ronald Reagan, as well as performing
for former President and Mrs. George Bush, former
President Bill Clinton, and for Margaret Thatcher,
former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His
honors also include being selected three times as a
National Endowment for the Arts “Artist in Residence,”
three times awarded Honorary Life Membership in the
Tri-M Music Honor Society, and being selected for the
Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University.
Extremely active as a guest conductor, clinician
and speaker for conferences, festivals, concerts and
workshops nationally and internationally, he has
guest conducted the MENC (The National Association for Music Education) All-Eastern Band, MENC
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All-Northwest Band, MENC All-Eastern Directors
Band, and Goldman Memorial Band. He was also
invited to guest conduct the U.S. Marine Corps Forces
Pacific Band, and was named conductor of the MENC
National High School Honors Band for the National
Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. He has served as
a speaker for the Canadian Music Educators Association National Convention, MENC National Conference, American Band College, Midwest International
Band and Orchestra Clinic, Music For All/Bands and
Orchestras of America Symposium, Samuel Barber
Institute for Music Educators, Music Education Center
of America, Singapore Ministry of Education Band
Conference, Conn-Selmer Institute, NESA Council
of Overseas Schools Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and as keynote speaker for the MENC Northwest Division Conference, MENC Southern Division
Conference, European Music Educators Convention,
National Convention of the American String Teachers Association, National Convention of the American
School Band Directors Association, ACDA Western
Division Conference, Maryborough Music Conference
of Australia, National Conference of the Organization
of American Kodály Educators, and numerous international, national, state and regional music education
conferences.
DAN CARO
Dan Caro has been
proving the world
wrong since he was in
diapers. When he was
two years old, he was
engulfed in a fireball
during a gasoline
explosion in the family
garage and was left with third-degree burns over most
of his body so severe that doctors held out little hope
he'd survive more than a few days. Dan was in such
excruciating pain that his devastated parents silently
prayed for God to end their son's suffering and welcome him into heaven. And it seemed as if God was
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willing to oblige.
Dan technically died on the operating table several
times in the hours following the accident. But even
though his heart stopped, Dan's spirit wasn't ready
to give up . . . somehow he knew he had work to do.
Despite the odds, Dan survived, but life would not be
easy.
The fire left him badly maimed and disfigured. His
hands were burned away, as was most of his skin and
nearly all of his face. He would endure years of painful surgeries and endless months of lonely isolation in
burn units, only to suffer the agony of social rejection,
shunned and called "monster" by both children and
adults in his Louisiana hometown.
With the support of his loving parents and siblings, Dan did not despair. He kept his heart open to
the world and focused on the positive energy around
him. Before his sixth birthday, he vowed that his life
would not be defined by the way others saw him or
the restrictions of his so-called physical handicaps.
Dan set himself a series of life goals,starting with the
art of tying his shoelaces without fingers. Once he had
achieved that milestone, he decided he could do anything . . . so why not learn to play the drums?
When Dan was told he'd never be able to do so, he
promised himself that one day he'd become one of the
most accomplished drummers in the city that gave jazz
its name: New Orleans! Since that day, Dan's music has
inspired thousands, and many more have also been
inspired by his personal philosophy of focusing on the
positive,refusing to accept limits, and living life with
an open heart. Today, the young man who was once
shunned and called "monster" by his neighbors is very
much in demand as a public speaker and travels the
country encouraging others to not just overcome life's
hardships, but to view adversity as a gift that can drive
us toward reaching our full potential.
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RAY E. CRAMER
Ray E. Cramer holds a BA in
Education from Western Illinois
University, an MFA from the University of Iowa, Honorary Doctorates from Western Illinois University and the VanderCook College
of Music. In 2009 he was awarded
an Honorary Professorship at the
Musashino Academia of Musicae
in Tokyo.
Ray E. Cramer was a member of the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music faculty from the fall
of 1969 through May 2005. In 1982, Mr. Cramer was
appointed Director of Bands. Under his leadership the
Indiana University Wind Ensemble earned an international reputation for outstanding musical performances.
He is a past National President of the College Band
Directors National Association, The American Bandmasters Association and has served as president of the
Indiana Bandmasters Association, the North Central
Division of CBDNA and the Big Ten Band Directors
Association. He is the Past President of the Midwest
Clinic, an international band and orchestra convention
held in Chicago each December.
Mr. Cramer has received numerous awards over
the years including the Edwin Franko Goldman award
(2002), The MENC Lowell Mason Fellow medallion
(2003), Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor (2005), Bands
of America Hall of Fame (2006), The Northshore
Concert Band Lifetime Achievement Award (2006).
He has recently received the 17th Japan Academic
Society of Winds, Percussion and Band Award (2007).
In December of 2008 he was named The Academy of
Wind and Percussion Arts honoree by the National
Band Association. In 2009 he was named an Honorary Advisory Board Member of the Japan Band Clinic
held each year in Hamamatsu, the John Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award (2009). During the Midwest Clinic of 2009 he was elected into the prestigious
National Band Association “Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors”.
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Mr. Cramer is actively involved in clinics and guest
conducting engagements nationally and internationally. He serves as a regular guest conductor for the
Musashino Academia of Musicae in Tokyo, Japan that
began in the fall of 1990 and continues to the present.
He and his wife Molly reside in Colorado Springs.
DR. ANDREW H. DABCZYNSKI
Andrew H. Dabczynski is
Professor of Music Education
at Brigham Young University
in Provo, Utah, where he is also
the director of the BYU “New
Horizons Orchestra,” a beginning string orchestra for adults
and laboratory for string teacher
training. Dr. Dabczynski has held
teaching and administrative positions at the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, NY, and in the public
schools of Penfield and Mamaroneck, New York. In
addition, he was the Supervisor of Fine Arts Education in the Waterford, Michigan, School District. Dr.
Dabczynski received a B.M. degree in applied viola
performance from the Eastman School, and a M.A.
from the University of Connecticut, serving there as
violist in the graduate string quartet. He also holds
a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of
Michigan. As a performer, Dr. Dabczynski has played
viola in the Rochester Philharmonic, the Hartford
Symphony, the Portland (Maine) Symphony, the Kalamazoo Symphony, and the Greenwich (Connecticut)
Symphony orchestras. For six years, he was a member
of the Colden String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence
at Western Michigan University. He also has been an
adjunct faculty member at numerous other colleges
and at national string workshops. Dr. Dabczynski has
held a variety of national committee positions with the
American String Teachers Association, and is currently
president-elect of the Utah chapter of that organization.
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ELLIOT DEL BORGO
Born in Port Chester, NY, El-
liot Del Borgo holds a B.S. degree
from the State University of New
York, an Ed.M. degree from Temple
University, and an M.M. degree
from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, where he studied
theory and composition with Vincent Persichetti and trumpet with
Gilbert Johnson. In 1973 he was granted the doctoral
equivalency by SUNY, and was elected to membership
in the American Bandmasters Association in 1993.
Mr. Del Borgo taught instrumental music in the
Philadelphia public schools and was professor of music
at the Crane School of Music, where he held teaching
and administrative positions from 1966 to 1995. An
award-winning member of ASCAP, he is a frequent
consultant, clinician, lecturer, and adjudicator in the
United States and abroad. Mr. Del Borgo is an internationally known conductor of bands and orchestras.
In addition to his music for the 1980 Olympics in
Lake Placid, he has published over 600 compositions
for a variety of media. His music reflects the aesthetics of 20th-century musical ideals through its eclectic
nature and vigorous harmonic and rhythmic style.
Elliot Del Borgo is available to work with you and
your students in an educational setting to enhance the
overall musical experience for teachers and players at
all levels. His tips and clinics for getting the most from
rehearsals and performances of young players are in
constant demand. His energetic and firm but humorous style lends itself well to students of middle school
and high school age.
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DR. MARK LAYCOCK
Dr. Mark Laycock is an Associate Professor of Music at
Wichita State University, where
he holds the Ann Walenta Faculty
of Distinction Endowed Professorship. He has been recognized
with the WSU Excellence in Creative Activity Award (2012) and
the College of Fine Arts Excel lence in Teaching Award (2007).
He serves as Director of Orchestras and Coordinator
of Strings. WSU Symphony Orchestra appearances
under his direction include the 2008 International
Festival of Youth Orchestras in Zaragoza, Spain, a May
2011 concert at Carnegie Hall, and multiple invited
performances at Kansas Music Educators Association
In-Service Workshops. Dr. Laycock is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Midwest International
Band and Orchestra Clinic; he was recently appointed
Chair of Orchestra Activities. His work as guest
conductor, clinician, and adjudicator spans 22 states,
including the leadership of all-state orchestras in Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, and Washington; upcoming engagements include the Wichita
Symphony Orchestra and district and regional ensembles in Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Nevada,
as well as the Arkansas All-State Orchestra. He was an
adjudicator for the 2011 National Orchestra Festival
and a clinician for the event in 2012. His appearances
with professional ensembles include the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera, and Opera
Kansas, as well as orchestras in Slovakia and Canada.
Dr. Laycock has presented clinic sessions for state
education conferences in Arizona, Florida, Kansas,
Minnesota, and Oklahoma, as well as the American
String Teachers Association National Conference, the
Northwest Division Convention of the Music Educators National Conference, and the Midwest Clinic.
He served as Director of Orchestras and Instrumental
Music at Chapman University in Orange, California,
where he led invited performances for the California
Music Educators Association and at Disneyland. He
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was also Principal Conductor of the Irvine (CA) Classical Players, leading the youth orchestra on concert
tours to France (2008) and Italy (2006). From 19982003, Dr. Laycock served as Director of Orchestral
Activities at Iowa State University and was Music
Director of the Central Iowa Symphony. Under his
leadership, the ISU Symphony Orchestra performed at
the North Central Division Convention of the Music
Educators National Association and collaborated with
such artists as bass-baritone Simon Estes and pianistcomposer Marvin Hamlisch. He earned a Doctor of
Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Laycock holds a
Master of Music degree in instrumental conducting
from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music history and literature from
the University of Southern California. An experienced
educator, he was an instructor of strings and orchestra at the middle and high school levels in the Clark
County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada.
DEAN SORENSON
Dean Sorenson is Associate
Professor and Director of Jazz
Studies at the University of Minnesota as well as a prolific and
highly sought-after composer,
arranger, trombonist, educator,
and clinician. He received his
bachelor’s degree in trombone
performance from the University
of Minnesota and his master’s degree in jazz arranging
and composition from the Eastman School of Music.
Mr. Sorenson’s most recent work is FIRST PLACE
FOR JAZZ, a new and innovative method for beginning jazz players. He is the co-author of the STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE JAZZ ENSEMBLE METHOD and ADVANCED JAZZ ENSEMBLE METHOD,
an innovative and comprehensive series for middle
school and high school jazz ensembles. He is also the
author of JAZZ COMBO SESSION and FIRST JAZZ
PERFORMANCE, also under the Standard of ExcelColorado Music Educator
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lence banner. He has composed numerous pieces for
concert band and jazz ensemble published by the Neil
A. Kjos Music Company. As an advocate of jazz education and the expansion of the repertoire, he continues to develop creative materials and methods to help
students and teachers better understand the art form.
An outstanding clinician, conductor, and soloist, he is
frequently featured at festivals and conventions around
the country and abroad. He also maintains a full
schedule of concert and recording dates as a Yamaha
performing artist.
Mr. Sorenson has composed and arranged for numerous ensembles including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Airmen of Note, the United States Air Force
Band, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He is active as a
commissioned composer and arranger for jazz ensemble, symphony orchestra, concert band, and chamber
ensembles, and has also written several sacred choral
pieces. For more information please visit www.deansorensonmusic.com.
Gabriel Villasurda
A native of Detroit, Villasurda attended The University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor where
he earned Bachelor and Master
degrees in Music Education. He
studied violin with Gustave Rosseels and Arthur Tabachnick and
conducting with Elizabeth Green
and Theo Alcantara. He has held
school posts in New York, Michigan, Indiana, Hawaii,
and London, UK and college posts in Hawaii and
Ohio. Summer teaching at the Interlochen Arts Camp
spanned 35 years.
He has done numerous clinics and adjudications in
Michigan, Hawaii and many major in-service conferences. He serves as an ASTA state officer, Chair of the
String Committee of the Michigan School Band and
Orchestra Association, and president of the Hawaii
state MENC (NAfME) chapter. He is author of the
website www.stringskills.com which offers free teaching materials for school orchestra teachers.
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CMEA Hall Of Fame
1984-1985
*Katharyn Bauder, *Warner Imig, *John C. Kendel,
*Hugh McMillen, Leo Meyer, *John T. Roberts
and *Wayman Walker
1985-1986
*JoAnn Baird, Laurence Edmondsen, *Gus Jackson,
*Curtis Johnson, *Ralph Levy and Philomene Liesen
1986-1987
*Margaret Cassario, Byron Gillett, *John Held,
*E’rena Hockenberry and *James Miller
1998-1999
Kenneth Butcher, *Shirley Reed, Larry Overton
and Robert Zachman
1999-2000
Kenneth G. Evans, Bette Lunn, Steven McNeal and
Howard M. Skinner
2000-2001
*Frank W. Baird, Roxanne Bates, *Larry Wallace
and *Otto Werner
2001-2002
Frank Montera
1987-1988
Phyllis Armstrong, Alex Campbell, Dwight Dale,
*Eugene Hilligoss, *Lloyd Jensen, *Ed Kehn
and *E.E. Mohr
2002-2003
Donald Kimble and Duane Zanotelli
1988-1989
Earl Berglund, *John Cummins, *Mabel Henderson,
*Dwight Nofziger, *Randall Spicer and *Mary Villa
2003-2004
Charlotte Adams, Michael J. Kornelsen, Richard A. Kusk,
James A. Lunn and Ed Nuccio
1989-1990
Steve Busch
2004-2005
Doug Downey, Craig Ketels and Joe Ernie Montoya
1990-1991
William F. Funke and *Ralph King
2005-2006
Rebecca Anderson, Joseph Brice, James McNeal,
David Prichard, Jerry Teske, *Lynn and *Evelyn Whitten
1991-1992
*Charles Byers, *Elza Daugherty, Dan Grace,
Robert Hurrell and Kevin McCarthy
2006-2007
Brian Hopwood, Janet Montgomery and Keith Simpson
1992-1993
Roger Fee, Jess Gerardi, John Kincaid, *Larry Perkins,
Duane Strachan and Paul “Mickey” Zahradka
2007-2008
Elva Jean Bolin and Susan Day
1993-1994
Harley Brown, *J. DeForest Cline, Patsy Nix, *L.E. “Dick”
Smith and *Byron Syring
2008-2009
Barbara Grenoble, Jim Keller, Steve Meininger,
Ron Revier and Cherilyn Smith-Bidstrup
1994-1995
*Gregory Bueche, *Fred Fink, *Norma Hess, Randolph
Jones, *Margurite O’Day and Mike Weiker
2009-2010
Stephen Christopher and Paul Schneider
1995-1996
*Chuck Cassio, *Violette McCarthy, *Charles Meeker,
*William Reeves and Rodney Townley
1996-1997
John McGregor, *Dorothy McKeag and Glenn Shull
2010-2011
Linwood Warwick
2011-2012
Ken Anderson, Margie Camp, Dotty Reaves
and Peggy Rosenkranz
1997-1998
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