Bob DunmireIMEA’s 2017 Music Educator

of the Year page 19The 1% Difference page 6

IMEA NEWS page 10#MeToo for Musicians page 12

Advocacy Update page 14 An advocacy interview with Lynn Brinckmeyer

Our State Song page 18Collegiate IMEA News page 20Self & Group Reflection page 26

Lori Gray suggests tools for positive change

Idaho Music NotesVolume 58, 1 of 3

Idaho Music Educators AssociationA State Unit of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education

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IDAHO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATIONAll-State Honor Groups& Inservice Conference

February 1-3, 2018University of Idaho, Moscow

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CONTENTSPresident’s Page: The 1% Difference .............................6Specialist’s Space: HS Composer Opportunity ..............8 2017-2018 IMEA Institutional Members ......................9IMEA NEWS ................................................................... 10President-Elect: #MeToo ............................................12Advocacy Update: Interview with Lynn Brinckmeyer ....14Our State Song: Here We Have Idaho ........................... 18IMEA 2017 Music Educator of the Year ..................... 19Collegiate IMEA: Join Collegiate IMEA! ..................... 20Farewell to a Great Friend: Steve Newton .................. 222017 Pep Talk! .................................................................. 24IMEA Fall Board Meeting Minutes ................................ 25Self & Group Reflection for Teachers .......................... 26College/University News (incl. LH Jazz Festival!) ...... 28 Scherzo! Humor for the Music Educator ....................... 30

www.idahomusiced.org www.nafme.orgThe mission of the Idaho Music Educators Association is to advance, promote, and advocate for standards-based Music

Education in all Idaho schools, to foster personal & professional growth of music educators, and to encourage and enhance musical opportunities for all students throughout the state.

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DISTRICT PRESIDENTS President District I - Tim Sandford - tsandford@cdaschools.org President District II - Kathleen Tetwiler - tetwilerk@jsd171.org President District III - David Burton - david.burton@boiseschools.org President-Elect District III - Mike Turner - turnerm@weiserschools.org President District IV - Jason Eiler - jeiler@kimberly.edu President District V - Greg Goodworth - ggoodworth@blsd.org President District VI - Kristy Romano - kromano@d401.k12.id.us President Gem State - John Randall randallj@d93mail.com

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IMEA OfficersIMEA President - Wayne Millett wsmillett@gmail.comIMEA President-Elect - Kathy Stefani kathy.stefani@gmail.comIMEA Past-President - Ron Curtis ron.curtis@vallivue.orgIMEA Secretary - Quentin DeWitt dewitt.quentin@westada.orgIMEA Executive Director - Karen Randolph goodrichka@q.comIMEA Webmaster - Wayne Millett wsmillett@gmail.comIMEA Publications Chair - Ted Hadley thadley@cableone.netIMEA State Solo Chair - Eva Hale ehale@buhlschools.orgIHSAA Representative - Kevin Howard kevin_howard@ymail.com

Content Area ChairsString Chair - Kevin Howard kevin_howard@ymail.comChoral Chair – Scott Anderson andescot@isu.eduBand Chair - Christy Taylor TaylorCh@tfsd.orgElem/Gen Chair - Shirley Van Paepegham shirleyvp1@msn.comCollegiate Chair - Lori Gray lorigray@boisestate.eduAdvocacy Chair - Jeff Davis jsebdavis@gmail.comExhibit Chair – Joel Sandford jsandford@sd273.comHigher Ed/Research Chair – Thomas Kloss klosthom@isu.eduTechnology Chair – Jose Rodriguez jose.rodriguez@boiseschools.orgSmall Schools Chair – Robbie Hanchey robbieh@sd381.k12.id.usMiddle Level Chair – Robbie Hanchey robbieh@sd381.k12.id.usTri-M Chair - Aaron Marshall amarshall@mvsd21.orgRetired Music Educators - Gale Maxey gbmaxey55@gmail.com

Honor Group ChairsAll-State Mixed Choir Chair - Robert Wicks RWicks@lewistonschools.netAll-State Orchestra Chair – James Phillips jphillips@cdaschools.orgAll-State Band Chair - Aaron Marshall amarshall@mvsd21.orgAll-State Treble Choir Chair – Lindsay Lowe Lowe.Lindsay@westada.orgAll-State Jazz Choir – Corrina Steinbach corrina.steinbach@vallivue.org

NAfME OfficersNorthwest NAfME President - John Combs jcombs@mcps.k12.mt.usNAfME President - Denese Odegaard Fargo, North DakotaNAfME President-Elect - Kathleen Sanz Tallahassee, FloridaNAfME Past President - Glenn Nierman Lincoln, Nebraska

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I really like this list for a couple of reasons. First, it’s not your usual list of time-management techniques. Second, it not only emphasizes being more productive, but on taking time for refueling and relationships. Even if you were to focus on one of these areas and put 1% more effort into it, I think would bring great rewards.

1% doesn’t seem like very much, but I’ve come to realize that it can make all the difference in the world. It can make a huge difference in a concert performance to spend that 1% of time rehearsing, rather than wasting that time on housekeeping items that could be done at another time. If I see 150 students a day, it can make a huge difference to focus on the 1 or 2 students who make up that 1%. It can make a huge difference to my family that would love 1-2 hours more a week of my time. A little bit of effort to make up that 1% really does make a difference.

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PRESIDENT’S PAGE Wayne Millett

The 1% DifferenceAt the beginning of this school year, most of us here in Idaho had

the opportunity to witness something rare and extraordinary, a total solar eclipse. Excitement was high in Aberdeen, even though we did not live directly in the path of totality. We are located about 20 miles south of where the path would pass. Our school district calendar was adjusted so that there would be no school that day, allowing all those who wanted, the opportunity to witness this natural phenomenon.

Excitement was high at our home where our daughter, her husband, his brother’s family, and his parents all came to spend the weekend and to be closer to the eclipse. Unfortunately, my wife had to work Monday afternoon. I decided to stay at home with my wife since we lived in an area that would see 99.8% of the eclipse. I figured that 1% from totality would be fine for me and I wouldn’t have to leave my wife behind. As Monday morning dawned and everyone was preparing to head North, my wife encouraged me to go with them. I probably wouldn’t get this chance again, so I reluctantly left her and went along. We ended up near the center of the totality path and watched this incredible event unfold.

As it progressed my wife and I kept connected through texts and we quickly realized that our two experiences were going to be vastly different. The 1% difference (actually 0.2%) was huge. For me the experience was almost overwhelming when totality was reached and the corona was revealed, and when the “Diamond Ring” appeared— it was breathtaking!

For my wife, she didn’t even realize it was happening until she put her glasses on. The light dimmed considerably and it became very still, but it was nothing compared to what I experienced. I decided that the effort of the hundreds of thousands that traveled to see it had to be worth it. My wife and I are now planning on traveling to Texas to see the next eclipse in 2024.

I’ve thought a lot about that 1% difference since that experience. 1% may not seem like much, but in this case it was huge. I’ve wondered if there are things in my teaching and conducting where 1% more effort could make that big of a difference.

Of course, I can always think of more things to do and more ways to reach and lift my students. The main problem is how to find time to do these important things. There is only so much time in a day and there is only so much that we can do in that time.

I recently happened on an article at www.forbes.com by Susan Adams entitled, “10 Ways To Become Better At Your Job Today.” Ms. Adams highlights several ways that we can become more effective at our jobs, leaving us time to make that 1% more effort. The list includes the following:

• Get organized.• Stop trying to multi-task.• Forge strong relationships.• Focus on listening.• Try getting in early. Even 15 minutes can make a difference.• Make sure you give yourself genuine down time.• Aim for clarity and precision in everything you do at work.• Do plenty of research and preparation before you

undertake any task.• Try some humility.

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An Opportunity for Idaho High School Composers!Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts partnering with American Theatre Wing

and in collaboration with Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Productions

Washington, DC—American musical theater is burgeoning with new musical styles, stories, and audiences, offering a world of possibility for young artists, especially songwriters. To encourage young artists to enter musical theater, the National Endowment for the Arts is expanding its Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge from last year’s three-city pilot to a national program available to all high school songwriters working in any musical genre. Applicants submit a recording of an original song that could appear in a musical theater show. Partnering with the NEA in the Songwriting Challenge is the American Theatre Wing along with collaborators Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Productions.

High school songwriters should go to the Songwriting Challenge section of the NEA website between October 2, 2017 and the submission deadline of January 5, 2018 to enter the competition. Six regional winners will be selected in February 2018 for a trip to New York City in April to work with professional musicians, singers, songwriters, and producers during an intense weekend of workshops. The performance of their song by those musicians and singers will be judged by a panel of esteemed musical theater artists as the final competition and webcast live. One of the six will be selected as the national champion. Winners will receive scholarships and more.

“This is a great opportunity for the National Endowment for the Arts to honor the creativity of America’s youth,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “The

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is part of that commitment to strengthen our next generations of creative talent; the talent of our future.”

“Now, more than ever, it is important to nurture and support creativity, especially amongst young, emerging artists who might not have access to the arts. I am proud to be partnering with the National Endowment for the Arts, with support from Playbill and Disney Theatricals, on this project.  I hope that from this we will see the next generation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s, Jonathan Larson’s, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s,” said Heather Hitchens, president of the American Theatre Wing.

American Theatre Wing, the theater support organization that founded and co-produces the Tony Awards® and co-produces the Obie Awards®, is working with the NEA to implement the program across the nation and is developing curriculum materials to guide and inspire young songwriters. All materials will be available for free, as they are developed, in the Songwriting Challenge web section. Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Productions are program collaborators, providing funding and promotional support.

Last year’s pilot competition took place in Dallas, TX; Minneapolis, MN; and Seattle, WA with Angel Rodriguez from Seattle chosen as the 2016 national champion. Videos of Angel and the other two finalists are on the Songwriting Challenge webpage, along with content featuring theater and music stars such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Ritter, John Lloyd Young, Ben Folds, and Natalie Merchant.

Join the songwriting Twitter conversation at #IWriteMusicals. For more information about this opportunity, please go to:

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Northwest Nazarene UniversityMusic Department

Dr. Philip Miller, Chairman, Nampa, Idaho 83686 Phone: 208-467-8413 Email: pmiller@nnu.edu

Web: www.nnu.edu/music

Willamette University Department of Music

John Peel, Music Department Chair900 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301

Phone: 503-370-6255 Fax: 503-370-6260Email: dtrevett@willamette.edu

Website: www.willamette.edu/go/music

Lionel Hampton School Of Musicat the University Of Idaho

Vanessa Sielert, Associate Director & Associate Professor875 Perimeter Drive MS 4015, Moscow, ID 83844-4015

Phone: 208-885-6231/Fax: 208-885-7254Email: music@uidaho.edu

Web: www.uidaho.edu/class/music

Idaho State University Music DepartmentThom Hasenpflug, Chair of Music

Department of Music Stop 8099, Pocatello, ID 83209-8099Phone/Fax: 208-282-3636

Email: music@isu.edu Web: www.isu.edu/music

Boise State University Music DepartmentLinda Kline, Chair

1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1560Phone: 208-426-1772; Fax: 208-426-1771

Email: lkline@boisestate.eduWeb: music.boisestate.edu

Treasure Valley Community College Performing Arts Department

Stephanie Laubacher, Administrative Assistant650 College Blvd., Ontario, OR 97914

Phone: 541-881-5950/Fax 541-881-5518Email: slaubach@tvcc.cc Web: www.tvcc.cc/performingarts

The College of Idaho Music DepartmentDr. Paul Moulton, Chair

2112 Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID 83605Phone: 208-459-5275 Fax: 208-459-5885

Email: pmoulton@collegeofidaho.edu or eearl@collegeofidaho.eduWeb: www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/music

Chesbro Music CompanyMichael Bates, Manager, 257 N Second E, Rexburg, Idaho 83440

Phone: 208-359-1900 Fax: 208-359-1901Email: michaelbates@chesbromusic.com

Karen Stewart, Manager, 327 Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402Phone: 208-932-1230 Fax: 208-522-8712

Email: karen@chesbromusic.com Web: chesbromusicretail.com

Brigham Young University-Idaho Department of Music

Bryce Mecham, Department ChairRexburg, ID 83460-1210

Phone: 208-496-4950; Fax: 208-496-4953Email: mechamb@byui.edu; natem@byui.edu

Web: www.byui.edu/music

Meadowlark MelodiesBill Dugger & Mark Sherry, Proprietors

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University of PortlandDavid DeLyser, Associate Professor of Music

5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97203Phone: 503-943-7382 Email: delyer@up.edu

Website: www.up.edu/music

Blue Rider Music & Instrument RepairChris Britt, Manager Robin Boles, Technician

595 W. Ustick, Meridian, ID 83646Phone & Fax: 208-888-6238

Sun Valley Summer SymphonyKim Gasenica, Educational Programs Director

P.O. Box 3956, Hailey, Idaho 83333Phone/Fax: (208) Email: education@svsummersymphony.org

Website: www.svsummersymphony.org or www.svsseducationprograms.org

John William Jackson Fund(in The Idaho Community Foundation)P.O. Box 4711, Boise, Idaho 83711-4711

Website: www.johnwilliamjacksonfund.org Phone: 208-890-8503“A music education advocate for Idaho school children”

Brigham Young University-ProvoSchool of Music

Kathy Colton, C-550 HFAC, Provo, UT 84602Email: musicadmissions@byu.edu

Website: music.byu.eduPhone: 801-422-2375 FAX: 801-422-0533

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REGISTRATION FOR OUR 2018 INSERVICE CONFERENCE

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& your email account!

Notices aboutAll-State Students go out at the end of November

Clinic Sessions in all Content Areas Advocacy Ideas Guest SpeakersBanquet Performing Group Concert Hours Exhibits Host Night Concert

Roundtable Discussions Networking with Colleagues Old & New!

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IMEA NEWSRemember to do online updates!

MUSIC TEACHER DATABASE With many new teachers and changes in schools, the IMEA Music Teacher Da-

tabase becomes outdated very quickly. Please be sure to check your listing to make sure you are listed at the right schools in the right assignments. Any changes should be submitted to your district president or directly to the web master at: webmaster@idahomusiced.org. You can search by last name on the main IMEA page.

IMEA MAIL-LISTIf you are new to IMEA or to teaching in Idaho, be sure to sign up for the IMEA

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IMEA ON SOCIAL MEDIAGet the latest updates! IMEA is now on FaceBook and Twitter. There are links to

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to all teacher regarding State Solo. I know it is not until May, but I also know many of you are already choosing music for students and beginning practice for the event.

A few things to note:• The event will be held at Mountain View High School in Meridian.• We will be adding Brass Ensembles this year. So we now have string, wood-

wind, and brass ensembles, as well as all of the solos.• I am always on the lookout for good adjudicators, so if you know of any who

might be interested, shoot me an email.• TAKE NOTE!! All instrumental (string, woodwind, brass, & percus-

sion) solos/ensembles this year will be taken from the Texas PML list only!! We will be completely eliminating the double list, so please, please, please check the list now to make sure your piece is on the list. The Texas List does change from year to year, but always is complete by September 1. There will be NO excep-tions to this, so please do not email me asking for changes.

I will be sending out more information as it gets closer, but I wanted to make sure you all knew about the changes for this year. Feel free to email me with questions.

Have a great year.Eva Hale, IMEA State Solo/Ensemble Manager

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CONDUCTORSH All-State Band clinician will be Dr. James

Bankhead from Logan, Utah. Aaron Marshall is the chair; contact him at amarshall@mvsd21.org.

H All-State Jazz Choir clincian will be Kirk Marcy, Edmonds Community College, Wash-ington. Corrina Steinbach is the chair; contact her at corrina.steinbach@vallivue.org.

H All-State Mixed Choir clinician is Dr. Sarah Graham, Lewis Clark State College. Bob Wicks is the chair; contact him at RWicks@lewistonschools.net.

H All-State Orchestra clinician is Dr. Steven Admundson, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minne-sota. Jim Phillips is the chair; contact him at 208-660-4110/jphillips@cdaschools.org.

H All-State Treble Choir clinician is Desiree LaVertu, Los Angeles, California. Lindsay Lowe is the chair; contact her at lowe.lindsay@westada.org.

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PRESIDENT- ELECT NOTES Kathi Stefani

Did #MeToo Leave an Impression on You, too?

Though by press time, the intensity of the #MeToo hashtag will likely have died down, the phenomenon got me thinking about my experiences as a female music director. Most of us on the IMEA Board have expressed that we hope to make positive changes to keep our profession moving forward but too often have found ourselves as travel agents and event planners. So maybe this is my time to begin making that change in my small corner of the world.

NAfME received a strong rebuke a few years ago for its lack of sensitivity to equity within our membership at the national level. During the last two national conferences, we state officers have been challenged to address the issue within our states and identify where problems may exist. I don’t suggest that I’m aware of all the problems we face, but I can speak to those I have experienced as a female musician.

· While observing a professional opera audition my senior year of college, I learned that the “director’s couch” was not confined to Hollywood. I wanted no part of it and changed the course of my future by leaving the opera performance pursuit and turned to teaching. It may have been for the best, but should have been decided for different reasons. It made an impression.

· I had one of the state’s best choral directors tell me to wear a suit when I conducted my bands if I wanted to receive higher ratings. If I wanted to make a less “choral” impression in the male dominated band world, I needed to dress like it. As crazy as I thought it sounded, she was right. I don’t believe it was ever intentional, but it made a statement to me. And my students. Another impression.

· In all my years of conducting pep band, I was always expected to be at 100% of the football games with no expectation of playing a single volleyball game. Even when I addressed the discrepancy, no one else saw the problem. I had the band play them anyway. We took turns, split up into smaller ensembles, had the coaches

choose which games they wanted the band to play. The administration and parents loved it. And to the female athletes, it made an impression.

· Lastly, while being adjudicated at a jazz festival, the first comment the clinician made was how unusual and refreshing it was to see so many girls in a jazz band. He wanted to know how we did it. The students weren’t aware that jazz bands are most often populated with male musicians. He made an impression. Coincidentally, all the starters on the volleyball team were the first chairs in the jazz band.

I am most fortunate to have been mentored by some of finest male musicians in our field: Dan Bukvich, Quentin DeWitt, Ted Carrico, Skip Bicknese, Marsalis Brown, Marty Worthington, Ron Curtis, Doc Skinner, Michael Murphy, Gary Gemberling and Larry Paul, just to name a few. But I would be remiss to say that being a female musician had not had its distinct challenges and I would suggest that many other women in our profession could attest to much of the same.

Some ensembles or classes may have ethnic, socio-economic, gender or other biases that you deal with. Wherever you see the lack of equity in your program, it’s worth the effort to be aware of it, to reach out to those students who may not have the same perspective as others, to try to give a “hand up” and help make their musical experience all that it should be: One that makes an impression!

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Advocacy UpdateJeff Davis, IMEA Advocacy Chair

Lynn Brinckmeyer is currently the Director of Choral Music Education and Associate Director of the School of Music at Texas State University. She is a long-time friend of music educators in Idaho through her time teaching at Idaho State University and her contributions as guest clinician for various honor groups in our state. She is also the author of a recent book called Advocate for Music! (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Lynn graciously consented to a recent email interview that was so full of insight, it will comprise this column and it’s sequel in a future edition of the newsletter.

What is the biggest issue facing music education advocacy today?

Lynn: I think the toughest thing to overcome is the perception that music is easy, and that the study of music is really a frill and unnecessary for any of our young people. There is always the idea that you’re born with talent and that if you don’t have the talent then you should be doing something else.

What the general public may not understand is that music performance, music understanding, and all of those issues with music education pedagogy are skills and understanding. They are learned by experiencing layers of information, focused activity and processing, just like any other subject. Yes, some students have more comfort with, or are drawn to, music more than others. Still, I believe that all students can benefit from music learning, speaking about it, creating music, and all of these types of things that we do in music education classes, music ensembles and elementary music classes.

What should individual music teachers be doing to advocate for themselves and their programs? Are there different strategies for elementary vs. secondary?

Lynn: There are two prongs to this question that I’ll address. One of the challenges I’ve learned from numerous conversations I’ve had with people across the country is the perception that music advocacy is: dressing up in power suits, heading to Capitol Hill and talking to a senator or their staff person about shared concerns and recommendations for future changes. State elected MEA leaders, national elected NAfME leadership and executive staff do just that because it is an effective and productive method to advocate for our students. Still, not everyone has that opportunity, or even wants to advocate in that manner. Unfortunately, we music educators can assume that they (the staff and leadership) should be advocating for music, but not us because we are too busy and we can’t get to our state capitol or Washington, DC.

Advocacy is a responsibility we should all take seriously. Consequently, I recommend that you:

• Notice your own comfort level regardless of whether you teach elementary or secondary students.

• Determine ways to educate people who are still developing their understanding of the value of music education. We can

find people who are uninformed in our own families, our own backyard communities, and in our school communities. So, start with peers, family members, school board members, administrators, etc.

• Engage parents who support the school’s programs and provide resources for them so they can share information and educate people in their lives. NAfME and state MEA websites have various materials and guidelines available for their members.

Well-meaning individuals who vehemently support music education’s value may tell people a long list of different reasons why they should support music study, then give them lots of articles/studies to read and walk away feeling like, “OK, now I’ve educated them.” Master educators know that when we truly help our students learn, we start where their level of understanding is, in their environments, their comfort levels and their world. We start with their knowledge and skills, then we gradually introduce new information and keep expanding their world, their understanding, and their ability to do things.

Adult learners need the same approach. Education is a process — not a one-shot deal. It’s a progression of building community and creating personal relationships, with local decision makers who have influence and people who care about our youth. So how do you build relationships? It depends on the community, the type of people who live there and what they value.

Administrators and parents who live in inner-city Detroit may have different concerns and struggles than those who live in Rupert, Idaho. Search for the issues that help build trust and reassure everyone that all of us care about our kids. Most people want what’s best for kids so they will develop into successful human beings who contribute to our community and our world when they become adults. People may have many diverse ideas about what’s best for the students. Learning from each other and constructing unified goals, with those who may be opposed to music education, is vital for forward progress.

Finally, for those who do not know how to build community, there are 90+ ideas to do just that in my book. The majority of the recommendations focus on local schools and communities. For example: it describes how instrumental students, vocal students and general music students can honor staff members in the school by performing a short private concert. Thank the staff for their contributions and present them with a card signed by the students, a balloon bouquet, or candy. Be creative!

In the next installment, Lynn will discuss some of the newer developments in music advocacy since the publishing of her book, and she’ll suggest some ways we can respond to the shortage of qualified music teachers in the state. In the meantime, please let me know your great ideas for building community as a tool of advocacy, as well as cautionary tales of things that didn’t work as well as you’d hoped. We have much we can learn from each other. You can email those ideas or stories to jsebdavis@gmail.com.

— Jeff Davis, IMEA Advocacy Chair

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OUR STATE SONG: HERE WE HAVE IDAHO

By Penni Aufderheide, Jerome Public SchoolsIdaho’s official state song Here We Have Idaho has quite a

history, full of intrigue and mystery. The song is not only famous but infamous. As the song states…. Here We Have Idaho winning her way to fame.

In 1915, Sallie Hume Douglas, a school teacher from Hawaii, wrote and copyrighted a song called Garden of Paradise. Upon its release, it became very popular in the states. The song was sold as a Hawaiian love song and didn’t have any words.

In 1917, the University of Idaho held a songwriting contest. Winners of the contest were McKinley Helm, who wrote the words to the chorus, and Alice Bessee, who took his words and put them to a popular tune of the day. They titled the song Our Idaho. Our Idaho eventually became the University’s Alma Mater and was very popular on campus, being sung at many UI gath-erings and sporting events. Our Idaho can still be heard on the University’s campus today.

In the 1930’s the nation was choosing a national anthem and Idaho was choosing a state song. Many legislators had heard the University of Idaho’s Alma Mater and thought that if someone would add verses to Our Idaho, it would be a great state song. Al-bert J. Tompkins, Director of Music for the Boise Public Schools, wrote the two verses. With the addition of the verses, the title of the song became Here We Have Idaho.

But before the state could officially make Here We Have Idaho the state song, they had to gain permission to use the song from the composers. When McKinley Helm and Alice Bessee were asked about signing over permission to their song, the truth came out that neither knew who owned the copyright to the melody. It was soon discovered that Alice Bessee had put McKinley Helm’s words to Sallie Hume Douglas’s song Garden of Paradise. The University realized that their Alma Mater had been in copyright violation for over 13 years!

But Sallie Hume Douglas gave permission the State of Idaho and the University of Idaho to use the melody forever. However, it was not revealed if there was a cost involved in the granting of permission.

Here We Have Idaho is a great example of Idaho musicians who created an historic piece of music sung in schools all around

Idaho. We also celebrate the anniversary of Here We Have Idaho becoming our official state song on March 11, 1931.

Official information about our state song is on the web at https://gov.idaho.gov/about/song.html. Several websites offer lead sheets for the melody. In the Idaho Statutes the official declaration is recorded: TITLE 67, STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AF-FAIRS CHAPTER 45, STATE SYMBOLS, SECTION 03, 67-4503. STATE SONG DESIGNATED. The song “Here We Have Idaho,” sometimes known as “Our Idaho,” the music for which was com-posed by Sallie Hume Douglas, is hereby designated and declared to be the state song of the state of Idaho; provided that credit is given to McKinley Helm for composing the words of the chorus

HERE WE HAVE IDAHOVerses by Albert J. Tompkins, Chorus by McKinley Helm Music by Sallie Hume-DouglasVERSE 1 You’ve heard of the wonders our land does possess, Its beautiful valleys and hills. The majestic forests where nature abounds, We love every nook and rillCHORUS And here we have Idaho, Winning her way to fame. Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze, And romance lies in her name. Singing, we’re singing of you, Ah, proudly too. All our lives thru, We’ll go singing, singing of you, Singing of Idaho.VERSE 2 There’s truly one state in this great land of ours, Where ideals can be realized. The pioneers made it so for you and me, A legacy we’ll always prize.CHORUS

Penni Aufderheide is a Music Educator and Robotics Coach at Summit Elementary School in Jerome, Idaho. Ms. Aufderheide graduated from the College of Southern Idaho and Idaho State University. She was born and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her love of the Idaho State song, Here We Have Idaho inspired her to research the song. Her hope was to inspire her students to love the song and the state’s history.

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OUR 2017 IMEAMUSIC EDUCATOR

OF THE YEARBob Dunmire

Bob Dunmire, recently retired music educator who built an outstanding band program at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, was named IMEA’s 2017 Music Educator of the Year. Presenting the award were Wayne Millett, IMEA President, and Camille Blackburn, Northwest NAfME President.

Bob taught music at Skyline High School for 33 years from 1983-2017. He was the director of bands and percussion, taught guitar, music theory, and music history. He has always taught private saxophone lessons, including a five year span as adjunct saxophone teacher at Idaho State University from 2000-05.

Bob has also enjoyed being an active musician all through his teaching career, playing with many wonderful groups and musicians along the way, and plans on continuing this journey in the future. Words that Bob lives by, “Love what you do, and show it everyday.”

Bob graduated from Boise State University in 1982 with a Bachelors in Music Education, and earned a Masters in Music Performance from Washington State University in 1988. He has been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards over his tenure. His groups have been honored at several events, including a performance at Idaho’s All-State Inservice Conference in 2000. Two of the most important accomplishments in Bob’s life are his marriage of 34 years to his wife Kris, and raising their two daughters, Joanne and Jennifer.

Idaho Music Educators of the Year1965 Clarence Murdock 1966 Charles L. Ratcliffe 1967 C. Frances Long

1968 Henry J. Von Der Heide 1969 Dorothy Waggoner 1970 Farris Edgley1971 Donald K. Aupperle 1972 Bert Burda 1973 Del Slaughter

1974 Ron Kofoed 1975 Lorraine Johnson Earls 1976 Bill Schink1977 Alan Hale 1978 Don Carlton 1979 Dale Ball

1980 Stella Summy 1981 Joseph A. Willes, Jr. 1982 Eldon Wood1983 Howard Freeman 1984 Wilber D. Elliott 1985 Winifred Alldaffer

1986 Wilma Frankovich 1987 John Terris 1988 Walt Asbe 1989 Allen Tripp 1990 Sharon Warner 1991 Carson Wong

1992 Ted Hadley 1993 Jean Terhark 1994 Jerry Vevig 1995 Jerry Shively 1996 John King 1997 Linda Schmidt 1998 Teddy Snow 1999 Gale Maxey

2000 Susan Mann 2001 Daniel Bukvich 2002 Melvin Shelton2003 Wendy Hartman 2004 Phil Hartman 2005 Karen Goodrich

2006 Kelly Caldwell 2007 Curtis Griffiths 2008 Rick Hanson2009 Jon Brownell 2010 Linda Berg 2011 Camille Blackburn

2012 Steve Newton 2013 Jan Eddington 2014 Jay Ronk 2015 John Kracht 2016 Bob Wicks 2017 Bob Dunmire 2018 ???

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Collegiate IMEA

BriAnna Crook, President

The Benefits of Collegiate

NAfME Membership“I just don’t have time to do one more thing!” That’s a

phrase that we’ve all muttered under our breath a few too many times. Outsiders laugh at music majors, thinking we’re taking the easy way through college, but we know that being a music major is one of the most time-consuming, demanding, and draining majors out there. Our schedules are packed, sometimes arriving at the music building as early as 6 a.m. to get the nicest practice room, and staying until 10 or 11 p.m. because of a music history review and late evening orchestra rehearsal. Free weekends are a mysterious phenomenon to us, and a day without practicing is unthinkable.

So when the collegiate advisor approaches you about joining NAfME, you sigh and grumble to yourself “I just don’t have time to do one more thing” before politely declining and making your way to rehearsal. Again.

This year, before you decline too quickly, I’m inviting you to consider all the great things NAfME has to offer collegiate students. The demanding time schedule won’t go away when you get a job teaching at the local high school, and your exhaustion levels will likely be sky high when you’re done with a day full of teaching general music to elementary school kids… so why not fill your toolbox with as many tools for success as you can?

Two of my favorite tools that NAfME offers us on a collegiate level are the professional development opportunities and leadership opportunities. These are things that I think students are aware of, but maybe don’t fully understand. All of these resources (and many more) are available to us at a very low cost. Now is the time for us to be taking advantage of these wonderful opportunities!

NAfME offers many different kinds of professional development opportunities for new and incoming teachers as well as seasoned teachers. From individual chapter meetings to regional in-services, to national conferences, NAfME gives us ways as college students to build our stockpile of resources. Each year, people gather at these conferences to hear experts speak on various topics related to music education. They can include everything from conducting workshops to subject specific lectures.

The first conference I ever attended was the All Northwest Conference held in Bellevue, Washington in early 2017. I took the opportunity to wander to different speakers and made a point to go listen to lectures on topics I was less familiar with. I even went to a great workshop on how to keep yourself stress-injury-free in your years as a conductor (as someone whose arm gets tired conducting even after ten minutes, I thought that was very useful).

Another great aspect of these conferences is that they often have performances from local honor ensembles or all-state ensembles. It’s great to sit in and listen to what the ensembles in the area are accomplishing. I guarantee I’ll use every single thing I learned at that conference someday in my career. The fact that the collegiate registration fee is extremely discounted makes me all the more motivated to get involved in every possible way!

The second of my favorite tools is the leadership opportunities and training that NAfME offers collegiate students. Leadership provides students with essential teamwork and organization skills that are necessary for a new teacher. Leadership in NAfME happens on different levels: for the collegiate chapters, we have both local chapter leadership and sometimes even state leadership. On the local level, chapter officers can get involved in the teaching community by running sectionals with local students or organizing chapter events. Organizing events like bringing in a guest speaker or putting on a fun performance takes a lot of time and effort on the part of the officers, but is extremely worthwhile to themselves and the other members of their chapter.

Some states have state collegiate leadership as well. Some of those duties involve learning to connect students across the state in a web of networking, organizing state events, and even planning sessions for the state Music Educators Association conferences. In addition to learning teamwork and organization, these state positions teach patience and communication. They encourage self-confidence as well, and that plays a huge role in your life as a teacher.

If those two reasons aren’t enough to get you on your feet and running to your collegiate chapter president begging for a membership application, then let me just briefly mention some of the other perks: scholarships, access to music education journals, discounts on membership fees and other teaching materials, lesson plans, help finding teaching jobs, and so much more!

Sold yet? Yeah, me too. This is too good of an opportunity to pass up! I urge each Collegiate NAfME chapter to put this article in a place where members and non-members alike can see the great benefits this organization has to offer.

Being a member of NAfME and IMEA has completely changed my perspective on my future career. I am so excited about the resources they offer, but more importantly I am so excited about the kind of teacher I have the potential to be, all thanks to NAfME!

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Farewell to a Great Friend Stephen Harrel “Steve” Newton

1948-2017By Peggy WennerI learned some new things about Steve Newton at

his recent memorial service in Boise, but even though he had been ill for some time, I did not expect to feel the loss so strongly, as is always the case with someone you have come to love. Most recently, Steve’s regular choir, the Cathedral of the Rockies Cathedral choir, performed last Saturday at the ACDA Saturday morn-ing concert hour. When I made some announcements at that event and tried to say Steve’s name, I did not expect to choke up and not be able to pronounce Newton. In fact, I could hardly say Steve’s last name on my second attempt. I felt the loss of the big barreling voice of Steve anchoring down the bass section. My husband could always count on Steve’s voice to guide his less professional voice. I felt the loss of the presence of Steve, singing and smiling. He was a favorite in the men’s quartet, and when they recently sang with a new younger bass, I could only see Steve smiling him on.

Steve, I learned, was born in Kansas and lived his early years in Colorado. He graduated from Western State College in Colorado in 1970, and that same year married LuAnn, his high school sweetheart and my friend. LuAnn’s strong voice anchors our choir’s alto section. When I spoke with her this week, LuAnn expressed her grief but mostly her love for Steve. They were the couple’s couple—and I have a very vivid im-pression of them walking out of church, always dressed to the nines, into their very comfortable Lincoln (or some other stylish car I have never owned) and driving off to Sunday dinner. I would catch them occasional-ly and ask how they were enjoying retirement. Steve would laugh and say, “Not sure I miss the marching band gig!” Steve taught public school for 42 years, and during his short retirement, he and LuAnn took a trip of their lifetime to the British Isles and France. I can imagine their tromping in style around those favorite places they had long dreamed of visiting in person, like Notre Dame Cathedral. They also loved the out of doors and more relaxed vacations fishing and enjoying Idaho.

Not surprising is the fact that Steve double majored in voice and instrumental music—and had all of what it takes to become a booming band and choral direc-tor. Steve’s major instrument was trumpet, for which he received his Master’s degree. I had never known, however, that Steve also received a master’s degree in counseling. It seems so fitting. Are not all music teach-ers counselors?

I also had not known that Steve taught in eastern Idaho, working both talents as choral director at Skyline and school counselor also for a dozen years. In his “spare” time, which music teachers seem to invent magically, he taught as music adjunct at Ricks College for 16 years. During his downtime, Steve had a blast singing solo parts in community operas and musicals. He conducted 15 school district musicals and 12 community musicals. Then, in 2001, about the same time, I became acquainted with Steve through my job and church, Steve and LuAnn moved to the Treasure Valley. His official obituary says he received the Music Teacher of the Year Award in 2012. I would like to add to that statement because I was sitting right next to Steve, knowing this was about to happen. I made some comment about I wondered who would be the recipient this year, to which Steve said, “Well, not I” or something like that—and I agreed—no, Steve, it’s probably not your day. I wish everyone could have seen his face right close up, when his name was called. I loved that moment—seeing Steve surprised.

Steve leaves behind many friends and family who loved him more than I ever could—because they were surrounded daily by his presence and must feel his absence so strongly. He may have left Cathedral choir, but I have no doubt he is using his musical skills in an “advanced” choir now. Who knows, his counseling skills might be at work also still. Some angels may just not be ready for the likes of this great man, the newbie on the heavenly block.

You may enjoy Steve’s official obituary at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/stephen-new-ton-obituary?pid=1000000186504603&view=guest-book

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More PRESIDENT- ELECT NOTES Kathi Stefani

PEP TALK 2017!While investigating resources on the NAfME site, I ran

across the following list, supposedly for first year teachers. As I looked it over, it was apparent that this list is for us all!

A few years ago, I clipped out an article written by our then NW president, Camille Blackburn, written to inspire us for the year. I hung it on the wall and referred to it whenever I needed a pep talk. Though far from my first year, this goes on the wall this year—

H The ABC’s for First Year (and all) Teachers:H Admit your mistakes — and learn from themH Be firm but flexibleH Communicate with parentsH Develop a homework policy — and stick to itH Empower your students; don’t just lecture to themH Find time to attend after-school eventsH Get to know all the teachers in your school and make

friends with the cooks, custodians, aides, and secretariesH Have the courage to try something else if what you’re

doing isn’t working

H Institute a clear discipline policy — and enforce it consistently

H Just listen — both to what the kids are saying and to what they’re not saying

H Keep a journalH Learn your school’s policies and proceduresH Model desired attitudes and behaviorH Non carborundum ignorami. (Don’t let students wear

you down.)H OverplanH Prepare interesting lessonsH Quit worrying and just do your bestH Remember that you teach students first, then you teach

whatever academic discipline you learnedH Stay alertH Take picturesH Understand that the learning process involves everyone

— teachers, students, colleagues, and parents — and get everyone involved

H Volunteer to share projects and ideas, and don’t be afraid to ask others to share their ideas with you

H Work within your limitsH Xpect the unexpected — and plan for it!H Yell if you need supportH Zero in on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

(Remember — nobody’s perfect!)

IMEA FALL BOARD MEETINGMonday, October 2, 2017

Minutes SummaryThe IMEA Board held its Fall Meeting on October 2, 2017 at

the Holiday Inn Boise Airport Hotel in Boise, Idaho. The agenda for the meeting focused on the following items.

• President Wayne Millett began the meeting with introductions. Next, Governing Manuals were distributed to all members so that policies and procedures could be reviewed.

• President Millett, President-Elect Kathy Stefani, Executive Di-rector Karen Randolph, and Collegiate President BriAnna Crook reported on this past summer’s National Assembly meeting. They provided information on the current status ESSA Title IV-Part 4, advocacy presentations, a visit with Senator Risch, and new tech-nology that NAfME is rolling out which will allow membership to more easily access information through websites and email.

• Peggy Wenner from the Idaho State Department of Education reported that the new standards have been adopted. Teacher mate-rials are currently being designed and published through the SDE.

• Kevin Howard reported on issues discussed in IHSAA meet-ings that included football and basketball pep band, copyright, field trip bus funding, and charter school participation in IHSAA events.

• Karen Randolph delivered the financial report.• All district presidents reported on their regions. Most are

operating smoothly and financially solvent. Issues from around the state include filling teaching positions with qualified applicants, clarification of business processes, and tracking of new/current/past members.

• Kathy Stefani & Ron Curtis presented details regarding the upcoming All-State Honor groups. Ensemble chairs presented details on guest conductors, repertoire, and any anticipated logistic issues.

• Content chairs reported with concern focused around reten-tion of qualified teaching positions in smaller communities and necessary resources to help those who may be underqualified. Discussion also included concern about increasing communica-tion between all stakeholders.

• Publications and Website reported that both are running well. Publications could use more articles. Website is utilizing new tech-nology which greater simplifies maintenance and updates.

• State Solo reported income/expense and participation changes based on the location of the event. This year string, woodwind, and brass will be added as state ensembles. Percussion is being studied by a committee to assess logistical and repertoire issues.

• Trudy Clark-Cochrane reported on the need for content spe-cific training in music for the master teacher premium process.

• Wayne Millett and Ron Curtis reported on the details and logistics of the All-State Inservice conference.

• The board discussed the beginnings of the IMEA Strategic Plan. This will continue to be a focus of future meetings.

• The meeting closed with discussion of miscellaneous items including All-State Honor Ensemble costs, Concert Ticket costs, and potential funding solutions and sponsorship options for future years.

The complete minutes from the meeting are available on our website.

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Self and Group Reflection for Teachers:

Useful Tools for Professional Growth

By Lori Gray, Boise State University Music EducationTeachers deal with much more on a daily basis than just lesson

planning and delivery. We handle paperwork, make curricular decisions, meet with parents and students, serve on committees, attend meetings, and pursue professional development opportu-nities. All these tasks occur on top of the daunting responsibilities of covering the appropriate material in the classroom and meeting the needs of our students.

It is quite possible for teachers to get stuck in a routine that mimics the saying, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” Even if we view ourselves as life-long learners and acknowledge that there are new ways of teaching and thinking about education, many teachers lack sufficient time and resources to discover fresh approaches for their classrooms, or to think about philosophical issues in education.

I would like to suggest that there are reflection tools that all teachers can utilize on their own or in groups to analyze teacher practices, beliefs about education, and approaches to the teacher role.

Self and group reflection tools that can be used by teachers in-clude self or peer interviews, teachers’ journals, video recordings, audio recordings, lesson plan analysis, peer feedback, and teacher narratives.

Self and group reflection is a very personal and often vulnera-ble experience. However, if a teacher is willing to dig deeper than the surface, he/she will grow as a teacher, artist, and human being. Practice with reflection techniques can help teachers analyze lesson construction and delivery, journal about teacher practices within and out of the classroom, and consider additional topics such as hidden curriculum, respect for students and other teach-ers, and how to obtain role support within and out of the school.

This type of reflective analysis can help an individual discov-er who he/she is as a teacher and what he/she expects from a school community. Self and group reflection tools can also help us analyze how we may need to change our approach in a specific school or adjust to fit within a specific school culture. This article will focus on three of the many reflection tools that can be used by teachers for professional growth: self and peer interviews, teach-ers’ journals, and video/audio recordings.

Sample Interview QuestionsInterviews can help teachers focus on specific topics of concern

and isolate specific elements like personality, teaching style, teach-ing philosophy, and teacher practices. I have collected questions related to music teachers throughout the years for various research projects. I also use them with music education students to discover the type of music teaching position they desire, to prepare them for job interviews, and to get them ready for music jobs.

I encourage my students to interview K-12 teachers and also their peers, and have assigned interviews as part of course requirements. However, these types of questions work well for all teachers—from beginning to veteran—as a reflection tool. Our experiences and new knowledge as teachers can change how we approach our teaching role, and as a result, our philosophies about teaching and our teaching practices may need to change as well. Here is a sample of the types of questions I recommend for self or peer interviews. Sometimes, it is easier to have a peer inter-view you, but it is also possible to ask yourself these questions and record your answers.

• When did you decide that you wanted to teach music?• When did you really feel like you were comfortable with

teaching music?• Describe a great day and a challenging day as a music teacher.• If your teaching career was made into a movie, describe how

the story would unfold from start to finish.• What kind of teacher are you currently? What kind of teacher

would you like to be? What kind of teacher do you fear becoming?• Create a metaphor for teaching: “Teaching is like…” or “As a

teacher I am like…”• How would you describe yourself as a music teacher? How do

you think other teachers/administrators/students/parents would describe you as a music teacher?

• Talk about a teacher or teachers from your past who had a strong impact on your teaching (positive or negative).

• Do you think the school community influences your experi-ences and practices as a music teacher? If so, how?

• What advice would you give to a new music teacher?• Give an example of a time where you had to reflect upon your

teaching and change your approach in the music classroom.• What do you need to do your job effectively? Has that

changed over time?• Would you be a different person if you were not a music

teacher?

Teachers’ JournalsTeachers’ journals may include all thoughts that are raised

during reflection, questions or topics to consider in-depth, notes, and concerns. My teacher’s journal helps me reflect upon lessons, students who need more help from me, how to problem-solve issues with colleagues, my role within the school community, my role support needs and how to get and give support, my approach in the classroom, inspirations for how to teach some-thing completely differently, action plans for future projects, and reflections upon my identities as a teacher, musician, researcher, and colleague.

While teaching at the K-8 level, I maintained a teacher’s journal with separate sections for each grade level and also with a more general section for all other types of notes. I didn’t write in the journal every day, but rather used it when a major question or concern arose that I wanted to remember and revisit later. I also discovered that my teacher’s journal served as a useful form of documentation when I needed to address issues with administra-tion, other teachers, students, or parents.

Video/Audio RecordingsAs musicians, we frequently listen to recordings of our own

performances. However, very few music teachers record them-selves in the classroom. I suggest that viewing a video or listening to a recording of our lessons in our music classrooms can be incredibly helpful as we each analyze the effectiveness of a specific lesson, our skills at delivery of a lesson, our ability to clearly communicate concepts and directions, and our own strengths and weaknesses as music teachers.

I still remember watching the first video of my own teach-ing during a peer lesson in a college music methods class. I was shocked to observe that I played with my hair and said “um” mul-tiple times during the lesson. I still find it useful to record lessons and I often notice new things about my teaching and my approach in the classroom.

SummaryInterviews, teachers’ journals, and video/audio recordings

are only a few of the many reflection tools that can be used by teachers for professional growth. Though these reflection tools do require time and analysis, they are simple additions to a daily routine, or can be employed less frequently as a personal check system from time to time. I have used all of these tools for my own reflection at various points in my career.

While I admit that I get just as busy and stuck in my routine as any other teacher may, I do find myself returning to these tools at different points in my career. I often utilize these tools when I face a challenge in my teaching or notice a weakness in my teacher practices.

Self and group reflection can be powerful for teachers through-out their professional growth and development. Reflection upon teacher experiences, teaching style and personality may help indi-vidual teachers become more aware of personal teacher qualities and improve or enhance teacher practices. Reflection may also help teachers develop strategies to handle change and other stress-ors in school environments. Self reflection may allow a teacher to understand his/her own teaching style, teaching practices, personal qualities, personal beliefs and strengths and weaknesses. Reflection can help teachers discover new ways to guide student learning and to help build healthy school communities.

Dr. Lori Gray is Assistant Professor and Director of Music Education at Boise State University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Music Education and supervises student teachers. Lori recently

joined the Boise State Music faculty in the Fall of 2017, after her position as Associate

Professor of Music Education at the Univer-sity of Montana. Prior to her experience in

higher education, Lori taught in public and private PreK-12 schools in Texas, primarily

as a general music specialist.

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UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE NEWS

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOLionel Hampton School of Music

2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival—February 23-24

Dear Music Educators,Registration is now open for 2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz

Festival at the University of Idaho: uidaho.edu/jazzfest.We are so excited to invite you back to Moscow for two packed

and fun-filled days! Our 51st festival is on February 23-24, 2018 and will once again feature educational workshops, musical competition and great evening concerts.

Our new two-day format will allow us to condense all the action and engagement that we’ve offered in the past in a more cost-effective way. We want to make the next 50 years of the festival more successful and sustainable for UI, the Moscow community and for you, our school partners.

While the number of competition days will change, the opportunities at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will not.

Join us again for:• Vocal and instrumental competition and education for

elementary through college students.• The same registration fees and student ticket prices to

evening concerts.• Vern and Vanessa Sielert continuing as the artistic and

educational advisors for the festival.• Communication via our pre-event director’s newsletter.

Expect an email every month until five weeks out, and then we will come back with weekly festival updates to registered groups.

• An entirely on-campus event to make participation in performances and workshops easier for you and your students.

• Recorded verbal feedback for all performers.• Optional competitive scoring.• A sweepstakes opportunity for K-12 large ensembles.• The opportunity for all soloists and combos to be selected to

perform on the main stage during the evening concerts.In addition, for those traveling in on Thursday, we are happy to

offer a FREE day of musical exploration and education from the Lionel Hampton School of Music. You are encouraged to enjoy the many offerings of the Lionel Hampton School of Music by attending this free afternoon and evening of special events.

Thursday, February 22• 12 – 5 p.m. Music workshops and breakout sessions led by

the Lionel Hampton School of Music faculty. Sessions will be offered on a broad range of music topics.

• 7:30 p.m. Hamp’s Gala A long-standing tradition in the days of Lionel Hampton

returns! Festival participants are invited to an exclusive event featuring LHSOM student performances in the Administration Building Auditorium.

Friday, February 23• Elementary vocal and instrumental competition• Junior high vocal and instrumental competition

• High school vocal competition• College vocal and instrumental competition• Young Artists’ Concert• Evening concert featuring competition winners on stage Saturday, February 24• High school instrumental competition• Young Artists’ Concert• Evening concert featuring competition winners on stageDon’t wait to register! Space is limited.

We are so excited to continue our tradition of excellent jazz education and hope you will join us in February!

Vanessa Sielert, D.M.A.Educational Advisor, Lionel Hampton Jazz FestivalDirector/Associate Professor, Lionel Aaron MayhughManager, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITYPLEASE JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENING—

Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists SeriesThe Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series opens its

2017-18 season with a unique offering. Through Jane Austen’s Songbook, Austen springs to life — her special tastes and dislikes, boisterous sense of humor, passions and true nature are observed.

During this, the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death, soprano Julianne Baird and fortepianist Marcia Hadjimarkos will share an extraordinary program of music and readings in order to realize the nuance and breadth of this amazing collection.

This is Austen’s “mixtape,” her “playlist,” so to speak. Today, we might think we are the first to engage in the practice of collating and sharing a list of one’s favorite music or books, but this was a standard component of a 19th century young person’s upbringing.

We are delighted and proud to bring to Willamette University these exceptional artists and to welcome Baird back for her fourth appearance here.

Hadjimarkos will perform on the fortepiano, an instrument that introduced dynamic range and subtlety of response — which can be seen as a metaphor joining the worlds of music and literature.

Please join us Wednesday, Oct. 18 for a truly special evening, a musical voyage through time connecting us to one of the most remarkable figures in the history of literature.

• Concert: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Hudson Hall• Master Class for Voice: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m., Hudson Hall• Free and open to the publicUPCOMING: The series continues with Jeffrey Kahane, piano,

Feb. 23, 2018Willamette University Department of Music, 900 State StreetSalem, Oregon 97301  |  (503) 370-6255   |   music-info@

willamette.edu

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO

The CSI Music Department has a new addition to its faculty. Benjamin Britton teaches all woodwinds and directs the CSI Jazz Ensemble and the CSI Pep Band. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from the

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Eastman School of Music and a Master’s Degree from the Manhattan School of Music, as well as a D.M.A. in Jazz Studies, also from Eastman. He has performed and recorded with Chris Potter, Bobby Sanabria and Tito Puente, and will be presenting a paper, “Harmony and the Melodic Connection in Jazz Composition,” at the January 2018 Jazz Educators Network annual conference. Ben replaces Brent Jensen, who retired from CSI following the Spring 2017 semester.

Serena Jenkins Clark, our director of Choral and Vocal Activities, is teaching a new course this fall, entitled Hamilton: Music, Myths, and Mania. This is one of over thirty Freshman Seminars offered at CSI. The course explores the intersection of art, politics, social issues, and pop culture through the lens of the Broadway phenomenon, Hamilton: An American Musical. Serena also serves on the state board of Idaho American Choral Directors Association as the Repertoire and Resources Chair.

Scott Farkas, who directs the percussion studies program, has been named the new chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department, beginning Fall 2017. In addition to his teaching and administrative duties, Scott has joined the Education Committee of the Percussive Arts Society. Scott has also commissioned a new work by New York based composer Elliot Cole for the CSI Percussion Ensemble that will be premiered in Spring 2018.

George K. Halsell was commissioned to write a new work for the Magic Valley Symphony. The resulting piece, Waltz Fantastic, received its premiere on the Symphony’s October 8 concert, under the direction of Ted Hadley.

Sue Miller, Director of Keyboard Studies, will be presenting a concert on Friday, October 27, as one-half of the Brava Piano Duo, along with local musician Allison Bangerter. The concert, Intersections: New Art, New Music, is the first concert of the 2017-18 in CSI’s Stage Door Series.

The Music Department also announces that it will host a High School Honor Band on Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15. The band will be directed by Dr. Mark Scatterday, who is the director of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Eastman Wind Orchestra, and is also the chair the school’s Conducting and Ensembles Department. More details will be announced later, but the Department anticipates that it will offer a 1-credit course for music educators in conjunction with the honor band.

The Magic Valley Symphony, the Magic Valley Chorale, and the CSI Chamber Choir, all under the direction of Ted Hadley, will present a concert of Christmas music on December 1 & 2 featuring John Rutter’s Magnificat, as well as an arrangement of O Holy Night by New York based composer Caleb Collins, who is a native of Twin Falls.

The CSI Symphonic Band will present its fall concert, Secret Santa, on Tuesday, December 5, directed by George K. Halsell. The concert will feature works two works with “hidden” Christmas melodies, the Second Suite for Band by Gustav Holst, and the second suite from Georges Bizet’s incidental music to L’Arlésienne.

On December 9, the Music Department will present its fall Student Honors Recital, featuring the best of the best of CSI’s student musicians.

Finally, the CSI Madrigal Ensemble, directed by Serena Jenkins Clark, will present their fall concert, The Joy of Christmas, on Monday, December 11.

Times and locations for all concerts may be found at http://fineartscenter.csi.edu/calendar.asp.

UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION

DATESBoise State University

Music DepartmentAudition Dates – Feb. 10, 24, Apr. 7

Apply online @ music.boisestate.edu

FB: BoiseStateDepartmentOfMusic

Boise State University Blue Thunder

Marching BandAudition Weekend — April 6 & 7

Apply online @thunder.boisestate.eduPhone: 208-426-1846 FB: BSUBlueThunder

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Deadline for All Materials is February 1, 2018

On Campus Auditions: Jan. 25-26, Satellite Auditions (Salt Lake City):

Jan. 27 Phone: 208-496-4950 Email: music@byui.edu

Web: www.byui.edu/music

Brigham Young University - Provo

Learn more about auditions, programs, & scholarships @ www.music.byu.edu

801-422-2660

Central Washington University

Audition Dates — Ellensburg Campus, Jan. 20, 26 & 27

Ph. 509-963-1216 music@cwu.eduwww.cwu.edu/music getaccepted.com/cwu

College of IdahoAudition Dates – Jan 27, Feb. 24, Apr. 7 Schedule your audition at

collegeofidaho.edu/musicApply online or call 208-459-5275

College of Southern Idaho

Audition Date — February 24 Application deadline — February 21

Email: smiller@csi.edu Phone: 208-732-6769

Web: http://finearts.csi.edu/music/musicScholarship.pdf

Idaho State UniversityAudition Date — Saturday, Feb. 24

More Information: www.isu.edu/sopa

Phone: 208-282-3636Email: music@isu.edu

Northwest Nazarene University

Audition Dates — By Appointment; On-Campus audition dates — TBA

www.nnu.edu/musicPhone: call (208) 467-8413

Email: music@nnu.edu

Oregon State University2018-2019 Scholarship Auditions:

Beaver Music Preview Day —October, OSU Campus

liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/music

Treasure Valley Community College

Call for Audition criteria information.

Phone: 541-881-5950 Email: slaubach@tvcc.cc

Web: www.tvcc.cc

University of IdahoAudition Days for Admission

and Scholarships —Boise – Jan. 13, 2018;

Idaho Falls – Jan. 27, 2018; Bellevue, WA – Jan. 27, 2018;

Moscow – Feb. 10, 2018; Priority Deadline: Feb. 24

More Information: Phone: 208-885-6231

Email: music@uidaho.edu Facebook

Web: music.uidaho.edu/music

University of PortlandAudition Dates —

Mon., Feb. 19, Sat., Feb. 24 & Sat., Mar. 3, 2018

For More Information: up.edu/music

UPMusic@up.edu Phone: 503-943-7228

Willamette UniversityAudition Dates —

November 11, 2017; January 27, 2018

willamette.edu/admission 503-370-6303

willamette.edu/go/musicauditions dtrevett@willamette.edu

Please sharethis informationwith students inyour ensembles.

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