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Winter 2009 VOLUME 70, NUMBER 2

ALL-STATE cONfERENcE New Mentoring Feature from Writer Richard Cangro p. 50

All-State “It’s Opening Night,” Keynote, Conductor Biographies and Schedule p. 61

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LEAdERShIp MESSAgES

INfORMATION SEcTION

dIVISION REpORTS

SpEcIAL AREAS/pROgRAMS

ALLIEd REpORTS

Making a Sound Investment in You Randolph F. Kummer | Executive Director

Music: A Sound InvestmentJohn Heath | IMEa President

Ten Reasons Why Music is a Sound Investment Roseanne Rosenthal | IMEa President Elect

professional development: A Sound Investment Toni Redlingshafer | Professional Development Director

forms, Applications and Events Elected Leadership Opportunities | all-State Pre-registration | all-State Housing | Lending Library Forms | cover art contest | application for Performance/call for Presenters 2011 |

Music: A Sound Investment Deb Shofner | band Division vice President

Music (and the Allied Arts): A Sound Investment IndeedRichard Murphy | choral Division vice President

fine-The End Kendall Hastings | Orchestra Division vice President Music: A Sound InvestmentJohn Currey | Jazz Division vice President

Investing in the past . . . the present . . . and the future Jane Nelson | Junior High/Elementary Music Division vice President A Sound Investment Requires a portfolio of ResourcesBrayer Teague | Secondary General Music Division vice President

IMEA and MTE: A Sound Investment Joseph Manfredo | Music Teacher Education Division vice President

Learning to Listen for a LifetimeCherilee Wadsworth Walker | Government relations chairperson

Mentoring: A Sound Investment for the future of Music EducationRichard Cangro| Mentoring chairperson

future Music Educators Seminar Jonathan and Lori Lauff | Future Music Educators Seminar chairs

Marching Band: putting Our Best foot forward or Stepping on Our Own feet? William Jastrow | advocacy chairperson

Illinois collegiate Music Educators Cindy Tovar | Chairperson • Roy Andrew Freeman | IcMEa State President

Music: A Sound Investment Mary Theresa Reed | Multicultural Education chairperson

Music: A Sound Investment–All State conference 2010 Opening Night concert | conductor biographies | complete Schedule of Events

Music! Just Imagine Sarah Bush Randolph | Music in Our Schools Month chairperson

diversify Your Investment Jennifer Wetzel-Thomas | Early childhood chairperson

Meeting the Audition Needs of Students with disabilities: A great Investment Christine Lapka | Special Learners chairperson

Retirement: A Sound Investment Rex Benson | retired Music Educators chairperson

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ILLINOIS MUSIc EdUcATORS ASSOcIATIONBOARd Of dIREcTORS

President Executive Director John Heath Randolph F. Kummer Batavia High School IMEA State Office 1201 W. Main Street 18700 Wolf Road Suite 208 Batavia, IL 60510 Mokena, IL 60448-8603

President Elect Past President Roseanne Rosenthal Michael Pressler VanderCook College Maine East High School 3140 South Federal Street 2601 West Dempster Street Chicago, IL 60616 Park Ridge, IL 60068

dIVISION VIcE-pRESIdENTS

Band Orchestra Deb Shofner Kendall Hastings Kimball Middle School [email protected] 451 North McLean Blvd Elgin, IL 60123 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

Chorus Jazz Richard Murphy John Currey University of Illinois High School Champaign Central High School 1212 West Springfield 10 West University Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 Champaign, IL 61820 Secondary Junior High/Elementary General Music General Music Brayer Teague Jane Nelson Downers Grove North High School Carlyle Junior High School 4436 Main Street 1631 12th Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 Carlyle, IL 62231

Music Teacher EducationJoseph Manfredo

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District V District VI Mark York Rodney Washburn Litchfield High School Wesclin Jr/Sr High School 1705 North State Street 10003 State Route 160 Litchfield, IL 62056 Trenton, IL 62293

District VII District VIII Frank Lestina Richard Mayer Vernon Hills High School Stephen Mack Middle School 145 North Lakeview Parkway 11810 Old River Road Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Rockton, IL 61072

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pROgRAMS ANd pROJEcTSIMEA sponsors and funds the following Programs and Proj-ects for the benefit of the entire music education community in Illinois, both Association members and non-members. For additional information, please contact the Program/Project Chairs listed below:

Awards program Roseanne Rosenthal VanderCook College 3140 South Federal Street Chicago, Illinois 60616 312.225.6288 Ext. 232 FAX 312.225.5211 [email protected]

historian Donna Martin Shepherd Middle School 701. E. McKinley Road Ottawa, IL 61350 815.434.7925 [email protected]

Advocacy William Jastrow Neuqua Valley High School 3220 Cedar Glade Drive Naperville, IL 60564 630.428.6448 [email protected]

IMEA Mentoring program Richard Cangro Western Illinois University 1 University Circle-210 Browne Hall Macomb, IL 61455 309.298.3114 [email protected]

Music in Our Schools Month Sarah Bush Randolph Lockport School District #91 1300 Kenmore Avenue Joliet, IL 60435-3960 815.838.0737 Ext. 140 815.725.4321 [email protected]

Music Lending Library IMEA State Office 18700 Wolf Road Suite 208 Mokena, IL 60448-8603 708.479.4000 Fax 708.479.5638 [email protected]

professional development Toni S. Redlingshafer 9517 West Whittingham Point Mapleton, IL 61547 309.697.5662 [email protected]

Tri-M Music honor Society Patrick Barnett Fine Arts Department Chair Maine West High School 1755 South Wolf Road Des Plaines, IL 60018 Office 847.603.5908 Cell 847.609.9020 [email protected]

SpEcIAL AREA chAIRSThe individuals listed below have been appointed by IMEA to represent Special Areas for the Association. Many of these individuals are also responsible for coordinating activities at the All-State Conference. If you would like more information about these Special Areas, please contact:

Early childhood Education Jennifer Wetzel-Thomas Mokena Elementary School 11244 Willowcrest Lane Mokena, IL 60448 708.342.4850 FAX 708.479.3120 [email protected]

future Music Educators Lori Lauff Scullen Middle School 2815 Mistflower Lane Naperville, IL 60564 630.428.7051 FAX 630.428.7001 [email protected]

government Relations Cherilee Wadsworth Walker Illinois Central College One College Drive East Peoria, IL 61635-0001 309.694.5548 [email protected]

IcMEA Cindy Tovar VanderCook College of Music 3140 South Federal Chicato, IL 60634 312.225.6288 Ext. 235 [email protected]

Multicultural Mary Theresa Reed Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Avenue Evanston, IL 60202 847.424.7857 [email protected]

Research Pamela Stover Southern Illinois University Carbondale Mailcode 4302 Carbondale, IL 62901-4302 618.453.5814 FAX 618.453.5808 [email protected]

Retired Music Educators Rex Benson 2335 Delany Drive Ottawa, IL 61350 815.434.0705 [email protected]

Special Learners Christine Lapka Western Illinois University 1 University Circle–Browne Hall 208 Macomb, IL 61455 309.298.1472 [email protected]

Technology Education Neal Smith Millikin University School of Music 1184 W. Main St. Decatur, IL 62522 [email protected]


EdITOR’S cORNER

Investment

They would ask “What do you teach?” and I answered “I teach young people.” Is there a better investment in our future?

Julia was a young lady with a speech disorder in first grade when she was cast in a speaking role in our winter music program “Boo Bear and the Night Before Christmas.” After practicing very diligently, she delivered a flawless performance and has been stutter free ever since. Today Julia is a speech therapist because of that experience. The very same elementary program was the launching pad for another young lady’s career as a country singer in Nashville, TN.

The market has its ups and downs. Unfortunately Julia carries with her another memory from a music class in a later year. She remembers being told by her chorus director, Mr. Froom, that she couldn’t sing and should probably not be in chorus. While I don’t remember feeling even remotely like that and know there was a constant effort to recruit and encourage all young singers, something went wrong in that one rehearsal. How lucky I am to have Julia Cox Dalmasso as a friend today.

Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see and learn.

“Children Will Listen” (from Into the Woods)Stephen Sondheim

In the school newspaper when I retired they asked this inter-view question, “What will you miss most about teaching?” My quick answer was “the students and seeing former students suc-ceed in life.” Ying Wang read that issue and in a pre-college essay on his career choice wrote, “After reading that article I thought to myself, ‘wow it must be wonderful when you see your former students become successful.’ Also, in eighth grade, I real-ized that my music skills were improving and had the potential to become better. After that day I decided that having a career as a music teacher when I grow up would be perfect for me.”

I won’t have to give Ying a copy of the Illinois Music Educator this time. He will be receiving his own copy as a member of the Western Illinois University ICMEA chapter!

There is a lack of foresight in my statement. Retirement doesn’t end the interest in former students success. We ALL are building a rich investment portfolio and can very much enjoy watching the dividends grow.

Bill [email protected]

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ExEcUTIVE dIREcTOR’S MESSAgERandolph F. Kummer, IMEA State Office


MAKING A SOUND INVESTMENT IN YOUWith over 125 workshops and guest performances, open rehearsals of ten Illinois All-State ensembles, and a large music education/industry trade show, the 2010 Illinois “All-State” offers you a unique and valuable opportunity to “invest” in you as a music education professional, to the benefit of your program, your school, your community, and best of all . . . your students.

Ten Ways to Maximize Return on Your All-State Investment

1. Join or renew your MENC membership in advance of the Conference. If you join or renew before December 15, you will be eligible for Pre-Registration as a current member and benefit from a savings of $150.00 in registration fees, more than enough to offset your active membership dues of $100.00.

2. Avoid the lines–Pre-Register. Nearly 1000 attendees took advantage of this opportunity last year. Not only does this provide a significant reduction in fees but your name badge, program and other materials will be prepared in advance. You may even claim your badge and materials on Wednesday evening (7:00–7:45 p.m. in the Civic Center Theatre Lobby) at the Pre-Conference “It’s Opening Night” Concert where your name badge will include FREE admission.

3. Submit your Hotel Reservation Form. This form must be returned only to the Peoria Area Con-vention and Visitors Bureau, only on the forms provided, and only by US mail. The deadline is January 13, 2010. Be complete and accurate, guarantee your first choice room with a first night deposit, and include an alternative method of contact (home phone or e-mail) so we can contact you with any questions or problems during the holiday vacation period. Virtually all hotel reser-vation problems can be traced to inaccurate or incomplete Hotel Reservation Form submissions. Be aware that almost all of the downtown hotel rooms (Hotel Pere Marquette, Holiday Inn City Centre and Mark Twain Hotel) are reserved for All-State participating students, their chaperones, guest conductors and accompanists and other Conference officials.

4. Arrange All-State student rooms on a quad basis with one director/chaperone room for every three student rooms. This would be a typical arrangement for school ensembles on tour. Consider contacting neighboring schools to share rooms. If all participants were to follow this procedure, ALL students and director/chaperones could be accommodated in the three downtown hotels.

5. Come to Peoria on Wednesday. The cost is one additional hotel night but check-in is so much easier and your students will be a little more relaxed for auditions. Take your students to dinner and enjoy the Wednesday evening “It’s Opening Night” Concert.

The 2010 Illinois All-State Music conference


It’s Opening Night • Tierra Negra with Muriel Anderson

TIERRA NEGRA, Germany’s most successful guitar duo belongs to the protagonists of Flamenco Nuevo worldwide. Since their discovery in 1997 in Montréal, Canada, and the record contract that followed, they have produced a total of eight CDs. Their compositions are featured on countless international guitar compila-tions. Numerous concert tours brought them all over Europe and Canada. Even HOLLYWOOD used their music for the movie “THE PERFUME.” Without losing the thread to the Rumba-Flamenco tradition of the Camargue and Spain, TIERRA NEGRA creates a unique combination of folklore, lounge and pop elements in their music. There is persuasiveness in the rhythm and melody of the duos pieces–the infectious groove of the accompanying guitar may sometimes steal the melody from the lead guitar but never its place at the fore of the compositions. TIERRA NEGRA always manage to project their own enthusiasm for Flamenco Nuevo straight to their audiences, leaving them in a state of amazement and fascination by the end of every concert.

Widely respected as one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world, MURIEL ANDERSON’s unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band, amazing audiences with her technique and endearing them with her sense of humor. One minute launching into a Beatles tune and the next, Chopin’s Minute Waltz, her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide.

Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. She is host of the renowned “Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®” and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity. Her music spans the globe in styles, unified by an honest humanity and superb artistry. Touring in the USA and internationally year round, her music brings smiles and promotes understanding worldwide, with performances including the Olympia in Paris, Music Fair in Yokohama Japan, and the American Embassy in Malaysia.

6. Plan your daily schedule in advance. Start now using the Conference Schedule published in this issue and reconfirm your session choices on arrival with the official Conference Program containing detailed session content descriptions. “My Conference Planning Form” is available on the IMEA web site (www.ilmea.org) by clicking on “All-State Conference.”

7. Read and understand the procedure for gaining Continuing Professional Development Unit (CPDU) credit. Prompt attendance at the session is mandatory as is the completion and submission of session evaluation forms.

8. Make time in your schedule to visit the exhibits. The number of exhibit booths has increased by 20% over the past five years and the financial contribution of our exhibitors to the Conference is absolutely essential. We’ve provided “conflict” free exhibit time on Thursday evening and again on Saturday morning. Concessions are open in the exhibit halls throughout exhibit hours.

9. Encourage parents, family and friends of All-State students to attend the Jazz Night, All-State and Honors Concerts. The Exhibit Halls will be open FREE to the public from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30 to accommodate those waiting for the Carver Arena Grand Finale performances.

10. Spend social time with friends and colleagues, sharing problems and successes. You’ll be amazed at how, no matter what part of the state, what grade level, or what specific discipline, we all have the same concerns. We’re all “invested” in music and music education.

pRESIdENT’S MESSAgEJohn Heath, Batavia High School


MUSIc: A Sound Investment

Today I present, with your help, the first multi-media presidential article. With your help, because before you read on, I want you to find a recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; hook it up; press start; sit back and start enjoying it, then read my article . . .

Pause here as needed . . .

I don’t know about you, but this has been a rather rough fall at Batavia, with money being the biggest concern on everyone’s mind. Are we going to get enough? Can we balance the budget? To balance, how much will we need to cut back? How much worse is it going to get next year? None of these are easy questions and from what I’m being told it’s only going to get worse next year. Over the last few weeks I have been talking to some of our members around the state and I know many of you are asking the same or very similar questions in your communities. In these hard economic times, it might be considered an easy fix, when faced with a deficit, to cut back on the Arts. I know it’s been done in the past. Some of you have told me that it’s been done so much, there isn’t much left to cut and still have a program.

But hopefully, I might have a few words of encouragement. This fall I attended the annual meeting of the Chi-cago Symphony Orchestra and was pleasantly surprised when they announced that for the third year in a row, they were ending the year in the “black”. Earlier this fall the Lyric Opera of Chicago had their radiothon fund-raiser and raised thousands of dollars more than their goal. So now you might be thinking, “Sure they’re making it. They have huge corporations, wealthy patrons and benefactors supporting them. What’s that got to do with the support for my program in my community?”

I don’t think the CSO and the Lyric are really any different than your program or mine. Unlike the past, when a school district here or there is faced with financial problems, they could put a referendum on the ballot and hope for its approval. Today we all know that isn’t probably going to happen; not in our communities, not in our state, and not in our country. We are all in the same “boat.” And because of that, I feel our parents, our communities and the American Public as a whole are taking a new position. They are asking themselves, “What is truly important in my life and the lives of my children?” Their answer is those things that truly make them human and enrich their lives. The threat of losing them is not acceptable. I think that is why the CSO and the Lyric were successful this year. I think that is why we made more profit in our fall music fundraisers than in recent years. People realize there is a chance we could lose something that we hold very dear. And they’re not going to let that happen.

In this current market, not many investments are showing a profit. But an investment in the Arts and in education will yield tenfold in the quality of our lives. You know that. We all know that. It is truly “a sound investment.”

John Heath



pRESIdENT ELEcT’S MESSAgERoseanne Rosenthal, VanderCook College of Music

Ten Reasons Why Music is a Sound Investment:A pragmatic Rationale

Music education has been part of the core curriculum throughout the recorded history of education. It is not a disposable luxury. Yet in challenging economic times, music education may become just that: a throw-away program. Music educators need to be prepared to advocate on behalf of their program to assure that they share the pain of cuts proportionately with others throughout the school. We need to be able to demonstrate that a music education is a sound investment.

As highlighted in this issue of the Illinois Music Educator, music is an investment in the aesthetic awareness that it teaches, but also an investment that has practical implications. What follows is my top ten list of reasons, with an accent on the pragmatic, in no particular order, on why music is a sound investment.

1. Everyone deserves to know how to make the ordinary extraordinary. Whether it’s marking one of life’s milestone or doing the dishes, music makes it better.

2. Being a musician is a viable career choice, with options including music teaching, music therapy, media production, sound engineering, music management, music business, music theater, psychology of music, neurobiology of music, and of course the more competitive aspects of classical music production.

3. Entertainment is a vast industry and major export of the United States. A solid music education, begun early, contributes to a tasteful representation of our culture and values throughout the world. It really isn’t hyperbole to say that it is patriotic to be musically educated.

4. Many musical groups thrive on large participation. One music teacher can often manage a student load that is equivalent to two or more teachers in other subject areas. A music program may not be as expensive as many think.

5. A group of highly respected cognitive psychologists [1] recently completed an experiment (one of several in a series) that indicated that playing a musical instrument is correlated with enhanced vocabulary and nonverbal reasoning along with the more intuitive relationships with auditory discrimination and fine motor skills. Their careful work is beginning to make even skeptics like myself more amenable to the possibility that a musical education is valuable for reasons beyond the experience of music itself.

6. Musicianship is a skill that is valued in weighing college and job applications.

7. Children, along with all humans, need a time and a means for the expression of feeling and emotion. Schools with thriving art and music programs are noticeably more vibrant and open to the range of feeling that characterizes the human spirit.

8. Investment in a quality music education program is cheaper than the costs of violence that wreaks havoc in

the souls of those who experience it in our troubled schools.

9. Music is a wonderful communicator, crossing barriers of language, culture, disability, generations and centuries.

10. Musically educated adults understand its importance and will not stand for wholesale cuts to music programs.

I’m curious. What’s on your Top Ten list? Please share your thoughts and your stories. E-mail them to me at [email protected].

[1] Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A.C. & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3(10):e3566.


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February 15, 2010

March 1, 2010

March 29, 2010

April 19, 2010 – Junior Day

If you know a student who could be a great music teacher, call 312-225-6288 x230 or visit www.vandercook.edu/audition/ for information.

GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE AUDITION AND VISITATION DATES

These courses will be offered in the Spring 2010 MECA Continuing Education program. All course titles, dates, instructors and locations subject to change. New courses will be listed in the com-ing weeks. Check our web site for a full listing: www.vandercook.edu/meca/

MULTIPLE CREDIT CLASSESBand Instrument Repair – Feb. 20, Feb. 27, Mar. 20, Mar. 27, Apr. 10

CAKE (Chicago Area Kodaly Educators) Spring 2010 Workshop Series – Feb.6, Mar. 6, Mar. 20, Apr. 24

ONLINE CLASSESBand Arranging – Online Course – Feb. 1 - May 3

Building a Classroom Website using “Cloud Computing” – Online Course – Feb. 1 - May 3

Pyware Drill Design Software – Online Course – Feb. 1 - May 3

1 CREDIT WEEKEND CLASSESHealthy Vocal Techniques for the Young Musical Theater Singer – Feb.13 & 14

Introduction to the Orff Approach – Feb. 20 & 21

Sibelius for Educators in a Weekend – Mar. 20 & 21

Band Repertoire for All Ages – March 20 & 21

Guitar Literature and Pedagogy for Beginning and Intermediate Student – Mar. 27 & 28

Concert Music and Artistry for Young Choirs – Apr. 10 & 11

Smartmusic ImpactTM: Guiding and Documenting Student Progress – Apr. 10 & 11

Guitar Skills Weekend – Apr. 17 & 18

Communication Effectiveness: The Requisite of All Success – May 1 & 2

Visit www.vandercook.edu/meca for the newest continuing education course listings.

VAcANcY ANNOUNcEMENT

JOB TITLE

Executive Director–Illinois Music Educators Association

TYpEPart Time / hours as necessary to fulfill responsibilities.

SALARY RANgE$35,000+ commensurate with professional arts management experience.

STARTINg dATENo later than July 1, 2010.

dEAdLINEApplication screening begins December 15, 2009.

pRIMARY dUTIES ANd RESpONSIBILITIESA detailed position description and candidate profile are available at:

www.ilmea.org/director-search/profile.pdf

ExpERIENcE ANd QUALIfIcATION REQUIREMENTSThe ideal candidate will merge a passion for arts advocacy with

the managerial skills necessary to lead an active and prominent association of educators.Experience in arts management and/or experience in the field of music education

(direct or indirect) is preferred, but not required.

INQUIRIESThe search committee asks that all inquiries be directed to the following email address:

[email protected].

hOW TO AppLYSend cover letter, professional resume, and professional references to:

[email protected]

Additionally, please mail hard-copies of same to:

Illinois Music Educators Association18700 Wolf Road, Suite 208Mokena, IL 60448-8603Attn: Executive Director Search Committee


pROfESSIONAL dEVELOpMENTToni Redlingshafer, Director

Over the last calendar year I have had the opportunity to communicate face to face, on the telephone and by email with many of our IMEA members who are struggling with certification issues, retirement options and career moves. Here are some excerpts from those conversations. Perhaps you will see some value for you in these brief dialogues.

Retirement

“I plan to retire this next year,and I don’t plan on renewing my

certificate. I don’t want to substitute or work part-time as a teacher.”

Many years ago the shorthand/typing teacher (I said MANY years ago) used to tell all of the girls in her secretarial classes you must have a career “to fall back on” in case one of the “THREE D’s” occurs. Those dreaded THREE D’s she was talking about were Death of a Spouse, Divorce or Disability. That was a relevant suggestion in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and it holds true for today as well. Continue to renew your certificate, change can come unexpectedly.

Renewal #1

“I talked with you at a workshop this summer about CPDU credits.

I went home and counted my credits and I don’t have nearly enough to renew. Where

do I get more credits, QUICKLY?”

Have you checked with local colleges and universities to see what short term classes and workshops they are offering? The

summer is a good time to take course-work to increase academic or continuing education credit. There are many three day and five day workshops to choose from at our Illinois Universities.

Have you checked for online classes? There are several accredited universities that offer online coursework including advanced degrees.

Contact your ROE to see if the Educa-tional Service Region is offering classes during the school year. They usually hold classes one night a week for a month or six weeks.

Check with your school administrator to see if your school district has applied to be a Provider for CPDU credits, and if they plan to offer credits for institutes and in-service days at your school.

Attend the Illinois ACDA Summer Re-treat or the Midwest Band and Orches-tra event in December. There are other professional training events held that are sponsored by music industry that offer credit as well.

You do attend the IMEA All State Con-vention in January, don’t you? That will provide you with many opportunities to collect CPDUs.

“Oh, I don’t bring students toAll-State so I don’t attend.”

You know there are three days of clinics and presentations by nationally known music presenters going on for educators

whether they have students participating in the All State groups or not, right?

“No, I just thought the teachers wentto chaperone their students.”

Please go to the IMEA Website in the late fall to see a schedule of the events and then ask for permission to attend. If you join IMEA you will receive that information in the winter issue of the IME Journal.

Renewal #2

“I’ve been working on my renewal materials here at the last minute

(mid-June) and I don’t have enough CPDUs to renew my certificate by July 1st. I’ve taught for many years and I knew this

was coming but with my teaching loadand family responsibilities I haven’t taken

the time to attend classes and events.What can I do?”

Have you been to the ISBE Website to see what activities qualify for CPDU credit? You may have performed many activities that would count toward re-certification credit and not realized it. There is a de-tailed list that you should read through. If you find that you have done some of these activities you only need to provide documentation to prove that you have done so. Have you supervised a student teacher? Have you served on committees within your school district that qualify? Have you presented a clinic or seminar? Have you published an article or a book? Please visit ISBE WEBSITE to see what credits you have earned.

professional development–A Sound Investment:It Makes “cents”



If you are still short of continuing educa-tion credits, contact your ROE for advice.

Renewal #3

“I’ll be renewing my certificate for the first time, and I don’t know whether to

take coursework toward a Masters Degree or just gather random academic credit or

CPDU credit. What do you suggest?”

Of course, every situation is different, but in my mind, an advanced degree program is the answer for young educators. It allows for movement on a tiered salary schedule in your school district, it may al-low for tuition reimbursement and at the completion of the advanced degree opens the door to more teaching opportunities. (The knowledge gained in the completion of a degree is a given, right?) Probably the bigger question is in what course of study should this Masters De-gree Program be taken? Should a young teacher get an advanced music degree, an advanced music education degree, an administrative certificate, or a degree in another educational field? If you pursue an advanced degree in a different field than your teaching assignment, will it be recognized financially and academically by your school district? Where do you see yourself in five, ten or twenty years? That should help clarify the degree to pursue.

Renewal #4

“My spouse is being transferred out of state, and I don’t know whether to keep my Illinois certificate current. Is it worth it to renew it

since we don’t plan to return to Illinois?”

Please re-read the THREE D’s and talk with someone about job security in this economy.

Sound Investment Advice–diversify

I recently read where less than one fourth of the Music Education jobs are strictly one discipline-one academic level positions. The high school band director, the middle school orchestra director, or elementary chorus director positions only account for one fourth of all teach-ing positions in the nation. The majority of music educators are teaching on mul-tiple levels and/or multiple disciplines. As with all investments, it is wise to diversify. As you work toward advanced degrees or take courses it would be wise to include areas outside of your major field. Whether it remains within music education or in another field becoming qualified to teach in more than one area is wise . . . if you are willing to teach other courses of study. By doing so, you make yourself more marketable and qualify for more positions in the geographic area in which you choose to reside.

Sound Investment Advise–Shop Around

What are you looking for? Quick credits? Meaningful academic classes? Advanced degrees? Shop around and find the best “Bang for your Buck”. Remember that your time is a valuable commodity, too. What form of continuing education meets your needs, fits into your (or your family’s) life style and will have the least impact on your (or your family’s) budget.

Sound Investment Advise–Set Short Term andLong Term goals

What do you expect your Professional Development to give you in the next five years? Do you expect your teaching

skills to improve, do you expect the qual-ity of instruction in your class room to improve, do you expect the level of your students’ performance to increase by how you teach them? Are you solely hoping to move up on the salary schedule? Do you wish to move from the classroom to an administrative position? Place yourself in a position to achieve those short term goals by how you approach re-certification.

Do you expect to be teaching 30-35 years from now? What if you had to? Are your long term goals in line with that possibility?

Music: A SOUNd INVESTMENT–All-State 2010

“The National Board Certification Men-tors Are In” will be presented twice during the 2010 IMEA All State Convention. If you are interested in pursuing National Board Certification in the near future please plan to attend this session presented by the Professional Development Office of IMEA. Several National Board Certified Teachers will be present to answer your questions and provide valuable knowledge in your quest to become certified.

During the All State Conference please take time to thank the nine District Professional Development Representa-tives who voluntarily give hours of their time through-out the year and especially at the convention to serve you. Toni S. RedlingshaferIllinois Music Educators AssociationDirector of Professional Development9517 W. Whittingham Point, Lake CamelotMapleton, IL 61547P: 309.697.5662E: [email protected]

ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

ELECTED LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The IMEA Board of Directors consists of dedicated music educators who volunteer their time to manage

and expand the Association goals in all levels and divisions of music education. MENC/IMEA members

elect the Board either throughout the State (President and Division Vice Presidents) or within the District

(District Presidents). Board members serve a 1-year elect position and then a 3-year Board Member term.

Although this is a volunteer assignment, expenses relating to the IMEA activities are reimbursed

In spring of 2010 the following positions will be open. The term begins immediately following the 2011 All-

State Conference.

State President Elect District 1 President Elect

Chorus Division Vice President Elect District 3 President Elect

Secondary General Music Division Vice President Elect District 4 President Elect

District 9 President Elect

IMEA is seeking candidates. If you are interested in becoming involved in the mission and policy making

process of IMEA and would like to be considered as a candidate by the Nominating Committee for one of

these positions, please complete the form below and return to the State Office no later than January 1,

2010. Announcements as to which candidates have been selected to run will be posted shortly after the

January IMEA All-State Conference.

IMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION APPLICATION

POSITION DESIRED:

NAME:

SCHOOL NAME:

SCHOOL ADDRESS:

CITY: ZIP: TELEPHONE:

E-MAIL:

On an additional sheet, please complete the following:

• EDUCATION DEGREES AND THE SCHOOLS FROM WHICH THEY WERE RECEIVED:

• TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

• LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

Return application to: Illinois Music Educators Association

18700 Wolf Road – Suite 208

Mokena, IL 60448



ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONALL-STATE CONFERENCE JANUARY 27 - 30, 2010

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

REGISTRATION FEES

* MENC Member ID# required for all Members: Active, ICMEA, and Retired

ON SITE REGISTRATION HOURS

Terrazzo Convention Lobby – Peoria Civic Center

ON SITE REGISTRANTS - PLEASE NOTE

Members wishing to renew their Membership and individuals wishing to join IMEA/MENC, may do so at the IMEA All-State Conference. On site fees (see above) will apply and payment, on site, may be in cash, by credit card (Visa/Master-Card/Discover) or by check. If paying by check you will need to have the following:

One check, made payable to MENC, for Membership Dues, AND a COMPLETED Membership ApplicationOne check, made payable to Bradley University, for Conference Registration, AND a COMPLETED Registration Form

IMEA and BRADLEY UNIVERSITY CANNOT invoice schools or individuals for Membership Dues or Conference Registration.

IMEA/MENC Member (Preregistration) * $75.00IMEA/MENC Member (On-Site) * $90.00Nonmember Music Educator $225.00Collegiate Member (Preregistration) * $20.00Collegiate Member (On-Site) * $25.00Collegiate Nonmember $40.00Saturday Only $20.00High School Student One Day Pass $10.00Retired Member * No FeeSpouse (Non-Music Educator) No Fee

Thursday, January 28 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday, January 29 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Saturday, January 30 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATIONNew for All-State 2010

All registrations, including pre-registration (online, by mail, or by fax) will be processed by Bradley University Continuing Education.

Payment may be made using cash, check or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover). Members, Non-members, Col-legiate Members (full-time college students only), Collegiate Non-Members (full-time college students only), Retired Mem-bers, and Non-Music Educator Spouses may pre-register.

To pre-register online, visit the IMEA website (www.ilmea.org), click on “All-State Conference” click on “Register” and then select “Pre-Register Online”. Be prepared to pay pre-registration fees with a valid credit card. Those pre-registering as MENC/IMEA members must have a current membership number and expiration date.

DEADLINE FOR ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010

This form is provided for your convenience in completing the pre-registration process by mail or by fax. Payment by mail may be by cash, check (payable to Bradley University) or credit card. A separate form must be completed for each registrant.

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THIS FORM AND PAYMENT BY MAIL - FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010DEADLINE FOR FAXING THIS FORM AND PAYMENT - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010

If you wish to pre-register as a member, MENC must receive your membership application no later than December 15, 2009. You may not preregister as a member if your membership expires before January 2010.

IMEA 2010 ALL-STATE CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATIONJANUARY 27 - 30, 2010

If submitting by mail, this form and payment must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2010If submitting by fax (309.677.2820), this form and payment must be sent no later than January 22, 2010

NAME

SCHOOL/FIRM NAME

PREFERRED ADDRESS

CITY ST ZIP CODE

PREFERRED TELEPHONE

PREFERRED E-MAIL

MENC CARD ID # EXP. DATE

New Member Application/Membership Renewalmust be submitted to MENC prior to 12/15/09 for Member/Retired/Collegiate Rates

Current Expiration Date must be later than 12/2009

* Members MUST include ID # and expiration date above+ Collegiate Member/Non-Member is identified as a full-time student in a college or university

PAYMENTIf paying with cash, check, or credit card, this form may be submitted by mail (See Address Information Below). If paying with a credit card, this form may also be submitted by mail or fax (Fax Number: 309.677.3321).

TYPE OF PAYMENT (Check One) Cash Check (Payable to Bradley University - See Address Below)

Credit Card (Circle One) Visa MasterCard Discover

CREDIT CARD # EXP. DATE

NAME ON CREDIT CARD

SIGNATURE

PURCHASE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTEDNO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER FEBRUARY 5, 2010

CHECK INFORMATION: If paying by check, make check payable to Bradley University and mail with this completed form to:

Bradley University Continuing EducationAttn: Illinois All-State Registration1501 W Bradley AvenuePeoria, IL 61625Fax: 309.677.3321Questions: Contact Debbie Devine at 309.677.2820 or [email protected]

Registration CategoryPlease Check ONLY ONE FEE

___ * IMEA Member-ID# and Exp. Date $75___ Non-Member $225___ *+ ICMEA Member-ID# and Exp. Date $20___ + College Non-Member $40___ * Retired Member-ID# and Exp. Date Free___ Spouse (Non Music Educator) Free

Primary Teaching SpecializationPlease Check ONLY ONE

___ Band___ Chorus___ Jazz___ Junior High/Elementary Music___ Music Teacher Education___ Orchestra___ Secondary General Music

May be School, Firmor Home

For Office Use Only:

Membership Verification

Date Received: ________________________



ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATIONALL-STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE - JANUARY 27-30, 2010

PEORIA, ILLINOISDO NOT USE THIS FORM IF YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING ALL-STATE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS!IMPORTANT: THESE NAMES SHOULD NOT APPEAR ON ANY OTHER FORM! PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT IN BLACK INK

MAIL FORMS DIRECTLY TO:

PEORIA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUHOUSING DEPARTMENT456 FULTON STREET - SUITE 300PEORIA, IL 61602 (309)676-0303 or (800)747-0302

HOUSING FORMONLY for those who

DO NOT HAVEAll-State Participating Students

Please specify in the lower rightcorner of this form

Reservations are based on a first-come, first-served basis. However, the vast majority of roomsat the downtown hotels are "blocked" for participating students and their chaperones.

If you have access to personal transportation, please select one of the "outlying" hotels.

Please indicate hotel choices (a minimum of three) in order of preference: _____ Par-A-Dice Hotel/Casino_____ Peoria Castle Lodge (Formerly Radisson)_____ Quality Inn (Morton)_____ Ramada/Conference Center I74_____ Red Roof Inns_____ Springhill Suites by Marriott_____ Stoney Creek Inn/Conference Center_____ Super 8 Motel (East Peoria)_____ Super 8 Motel (Peoria)_____ Travelodge (Morton)

_____ AmericInn of Peoria_____ Baymont Inn and Suites_____ Best Western Ashland House (Morton)_____ Courtyard by Marriott_____ Embassy Suites_____ Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott_____ Hampton Inn_____ Holiday Inn City Centre (Downtown)_____ Hotel Pere Marquette (Downtown)_____ Jameson Inn and Suites (Formerly Signature Inn)_____ Mark Twain Hotel (Downtown)

MAIL CONFIRMATION TO:NameSchool/FirmAddressCity St ZipPhone /Alternate Phone or e-mail

PLEASE CHECK APPROPRIATELY:_____ Clinician_____ Exhibitor_____ Educator_____ Administrator_____ ICMEA_____ Other (Specify)

See Reverse for Room Rates and Instructions

Arrival Date Departure DateArrival Date Departure Date

FIRST ROOM (List Occupants and Titles) SECOND ROOM (List Occupants and Titles)

OR

_____ Enclosed deposit check (payable to Peoria Housing Bureau-NO CURRENCY) for first night's room rate (see first preference above) PER ROOM_____ My Credit Card: Cardholder's Name Card Name Number Exp. Date

Please guarantee my room(s) with:

Standard check-in time is 3:00 P.M. and check-out time is 12:00 Noon.Luggage storage available if room is not ready at check-in.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS - JANUARY 13, 2010After this date, the hotels will release all un-sold rooms to the public.

ALL ROOMS MUST BE GUARANTEEDTo guarantee room(s) a minimum deposit of the FIRST NIGHT'S ROOM RATE (see first preference above)

PER ROOM RESERVED OR a major CREDIT CARD NUMBER must accompany this form.


A souND INVESTMENT

Hotel

AmericInn of PeoriaBaymont Inn and Suites Best Western Ashland House (Morton)Courtyard by Marriott Embassy Suites (East Peoria)Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Hampton InnHoliday Inn City Centre (Downtown)Hotel Pere Marquette (Downtown)Jameson Inn and SuitesMark Twain Hotel (Downtown) Par-A-Dice Hotel/CasinoPeoria Castle Lodge (Formerly Radisson)Quality Inn (Morton)Ramada/Conference Center I74Red Roof InnSpringhill Suites by MarriottStoney Creek Inn/Conference CenterSuper 8 Motel (East Peoria)Super 8 Motel (Peoria)Travelodge (Morton)

All room rates listed include local tax Single Double Triple Quad (1 Person) (Per Person) (Per Person) (Per Person)

$99.12 $49.56 $33.04 $24.78 $84.50 $42.25 $28.17 $21.13 $110.88 $55.44 $36.96 $27.72 $149.02 $74.51 $49.68 $37.26 $171.92 $85.96 $57.31 $42.98 $108.64 $54.32 $36.22 $27.16 $115.38 $57.69 $38.46 $28.85 $117.00 $58.50 $39.00 $29.25 $119.78 $59.89 $39.93 $29.94 $99.68 $49.84 $33.23 $24.92 $107.00 $53.50 $40.67 $34.25 $126.58 $63.29 $42.20 $31.65 $99.68 $48.34 $32.23 $24.17 $99.68 $48.34 $32.23 $24.17 $97.95 $48.98 $32.65 $24.49 $60.47 $30.24 $20.16 $15.12 $122.08 $61.04 $40.70 $30.52 $107.00 $53.50 $35.67 $26.75 $72.00 $36.00 $24.00 $18.00 $73.59 $36.80 $24.53 $18.40 $80.64 $40.32 $26.88 $20.16

InstructionsPlease type or neatly print all information

This Housing Form is ONLY for those who DO NOT HAVE All-State Participating Students

*** Review the list of participating hotels and select a minimum of three in order of preference. Indicate, with numbers, your choices on the Housing Form (1, 2 and 3). Most of the downtown hotel rooms are reserved for participating students and their chaperones. If you have access to personal transportation please select one of the "outlying" hotels.

*** ALL reservations MUST be guaranteed with a minimum deposit of the first night's room rate per room reserved at the first preferred hotel OR a major credit card number.

*** Enter names and titles of guests. If additional rooms are necessary please attach separate sheet(s) using the same format.

*** Enter ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE dates.

*** Enter name and information for contact person. Confirmation will be sent ONLY to this person.

*** IMPORTANT: include an alternate phone number (home) or e-mail address where contact may be made if neces-sary during holiday vacation period.

To receive confirmations via email please add [email protected] to your contact list - make sure to list your email address on the form.

*** Submit Housing Form (by mail only) before the deadline date of January 13, 2010.

January 27 - 30, 2010

Participating Hotels


ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

MUSIC LENDING LIBRARYREGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES

The Illinois Music Educators Association has been accumulating music from District and All-State Festivals for many years. This music has now been sorted and catalogued and is being made available to individuals as a lending library. Below are the regulations and procedures involved in borrowing. Music Listings are available on the IMEA Website (www.ilmea.org). On the home page, click on “Programs and Projects” and scroll down to “Music Library”. If you wish to participate in this program, please contact the State Office regarding the titles that may be of interest you. A $6.00 Postage and Handling fee (Check or Cash Only Please) per piece will be charged.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Borrower must be a member of MENC/IMEA.2. Copying of music is prohibited.3. Music must be used for educational, not-for-profit purposes only.4. A use date must be specified at time of lending.5. Music must be returned in the same condition as it was received.6. Borrower is responsible for any music that has been damaged or lost.7. The State Office will reorder music that is lost or damaged, and the borrower will be

invoiced accordingly.8. Out of print music that is lost or damaged will be assessed a value and other music will be

purchased to supplement the music library. 9. If restitution is not made for lost or damaged music, all further borrowing privileges will be

revoked.10. To insure restitution, a Visa or MasterCard credit card number must be provided.11. A nonrefundable postage and handling fee of $6.00 per title must be paid to the State

Office before music is mailed.12. Music ordered by IMEA Board Members and/or District Representatives to be used for

District Festivals or the All-State Conference will be exempt from the postage and handling fee and credit card liability.

PROCEDURES:

1. Contact the IMEA State Office by phone (708/479-4000) or e-mail ([email protected]) to determine the availability of music. After confirmation of availability, a form will be mailed or faxed to the borrower.

2. Return completed and signed form along with the appropriate postage and handling fee.3. Music will be mailed via the US Postal Service.4. Borrower is responsible for return postage.5. Music must be returned within 2 weeks of the specified use date.


MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY APPLICATION

Music listings are available on our website (www.ilmea.org). Click on “Projects and Programs” and scroll down to ”Music Library”.

NAME:

SCHOOL:

SCHOOL ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

SCHOOL TELEPHONE: SCHOOL FAX:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

CREDIT CARD: (CIRCLE ONE) Visa MC Security ID #

CARD # Exp. Date:

MUSIC:

DIVISION: (CIRCLE ONE) Band Orchestra Chorus Jazz Band Jazz Vocal

TITLE:

COMPOSER/ARRANGER:

PUBLISHER:

VOICING (Choral):

# OF COPIES (Choral) # OF SETS (Instrumental)

DATE OF USE:

I understand that a nonrefundable postage and handling fee of $6.00 per title must be remitted (Check or Cash Only Please) All music must be returned as borrowed or I will reimburse the IMEA for any music that has been lost or damaged. Music that has not been returned within two weeks after the date of use will be considered lost and restitution will have to be made. A credit card number is required to insure this restitution. When music is properly returned said credit card number will be destroyed.

MUSIC DIRECTOR SIGNATURE DATE

For IMEA Use

Fee Paid: Type of Payment:

Date Music Sent: Date Music Returned:


2010 Journal Cover ContestSponsored by the

Illinois Music Educators Association

The Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA), in cooperation with the Illinois Art Education Association, is seeking cover art entries from Illinois students, who are currently enrolled in a music class or music ensemble in grades K-12, for their publication, the Illinois Music Educator. The professional journal is sent to all IMEA members, college and university libraries in Illinois, and leaders in the music education profession nationwide.

The First, Second and Third Place Winners will be recognized and presented a plaque at the Opening General Session of the 2010 All-State Music Conference held in Peoria on January 28, 2010. The top three winner’s artwork will also appear on the IMEA website for the balance of the 2009-2010 school year. The First Place Winner will be recognized in an assembly at their home school for their achievement and receive a personal framed copy of the journal cover for the Spring 2010 issue that features their artwork. All entries will be displayed in a gallery setting at the IMEA All-State Conference in Peoria on January 28-30, 2010.

OffIcIAL RULES fOR ThE JOURNAL cOVER ART cONTEST

1. Any student in grades K-12 in any public or private school in Illinois, who is currently enrolled in a music class or musical ensemble, is eligible to submit ONE entry by December 12, 2009.

2. All entries must reflect the theme “Music Makes the Difference.”

3. The maximum size of the design should be 11 X 14 inches. The actual cover art will be reduced to 5 1/2 X 7 inches to fit below the masthead. Please send all artwork appropriately mounted on mat board so it can be displayed, to: Illinois Music Educators Association Publications Office, 275 Hillcrest Drive, Macomb, IL 61455-7719.

4. The entry should be multi-color on white or off-white unlined paper.

5. Any art media such as tempera paint or markers may be used. Crayons, chalk or colored pencils are discouraged as they may not show up well for reproduction.

6. All entries will be assigned a number and judged on:

a. Carrying out the theme b. Effective use of color c. Creativity d. Craftsmanship, clarity and neatness

7. The First, Second and Third Place Winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges. The winner’s artwork will appear on the cover of the Spring 2010 issue of the Illinois Music Educator. All entries will be displayed at the 2010 All-State Conference in a gallery setting.

8. Winners will be announced by January 9, 2010. Parents and teachers will be invited to the Opening General Session on January 28, 2010 and provided with a complimentary registration for the IMEA Conference.

9. No artwork will be returned.

10. All artwork should be accompanied by an Entry Form found on the next page, containing all necessary contact information, signatures of the parent/legal guardian, music teacher and art teacher. These signatures also grant the Illinois Music Educators Association the right to use the winner’s name, entry and photograph for publicity purposes.

11. By entering the contest, entrants accept and agree to these rules and the decision of the judges which shall be final.


2010 Journal Cover ContestENTRY fORM

All entries must be accompanied by this form and mailed to: Illinois Music Educators Association Publications Office, 275 Hillcrest Drive, Macomb, IL 61455-7719

Student Name _____________________________________________________ Entry Number __________________ (Assigned by the IMEA)

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City _________________________________ Zip _______________ Phone ________________________

School Name ____________________________________________________________________________________

School Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City _________________________________ Zip _______________ Phone ________________________

Student Age _______ Grade in School ________________________

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature E-mail Address

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Music Teacher Signature E-mail Address

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Art Teacher Signature E-mail Address

OpTIONAL–Write a three or four sentence description of your artwork:

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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APPLICATION FOR PERFORMANCE2011 Illinois Music Educators Association “All-State” Conference

Peoria, Illinois - January 26 - 29, 2011

Procedures for Application and Selection of Performing Ensembles:

1. Only current MENC members are eligible to submit an application for consideration.

2. Submit this application, a high quality audio CD (tapes will not be accepted) or DVD, 3-4 recent programs, and two letters of

recommendation from fellow MENC members and support information (See # 10) by May 1, 2010 , to: Illinois Music Educators

Association, All-State Performance Application, 18700 Wolf Road - Suite 208, Mokena, IL 60448-8603.

3. Video tape or DVD is required for show/swing/jazz vocal ensembles. Audio/video recordings must include two (2) selections which

offer as much variety as possible. Only two selections from any tape will be screened. Recordings should be indentified on the

exterior case but NOT on the sound portion. Submit separate recordings for each group. DO NOT submit more than one

performing group on any one recording.

4. All recordings and materials will be examined by an auditioning committee of the appropriate division. Quality of performance and

contribution to the entire content of the conference program will be contributing factors in the final selection. CD!s, DVD!s and/or

video tapes WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

5. Invitations to appear on the IMEA “All-State” Conference program will be issued by July 1, 2010.

6. A photograph of the selected group, and a teacher/conductor photo and bio, will be required by October 1, 2010.

7. The following information must accompany each application; (Please type or print)

Name of Group No. of Members

Kind of Group (Band, Chorus, String Quartet, Etc.)

School or College State

School Address City Zip

Teacher/Conductor MENC ID # Exp. Date

Home Address City Zip

Telephone ( ) Email

8. Age level of group (check all that apply): ____ Elementary ____ Middle School/Junior High

____ High School ____ College/University

____ Faculty ____ Community

9. Check the Appearance Category: ____Performance Only

____Clinic/Demonstration Only (selected group would work with clinician - provide session

description, if known, on separate sheet)

____Combination of Above (two separate sessions)

10. On a separate sheet, provide materials to support this application. This information should include brief descriptions of:

*** the music program and the community in general

*** activities, festivals, and concerts in which the ensemble regularly participates

*** the teacher/conductor!s educational background and professional experience

*** any unique or distinguishing characteristics of the group and/or the educator/conductor

We understand that all expenses, travel risks and chaperonage will be covered entirely through our local efforts. This application

implies that, if accepted, the ensemble is prepared to travel and perform at the 2010 IMEA “All-State” Conference on the date, at the

time, and in the location as assigned by the All-State Planning Committee.

Signed: Title Date

(School Administrator or Official)

Print Name:

(School Administrator or Official)

Signed: Title Date

(School Music Educator/Conductor)



CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS

ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATIONALL-STATE CONFERENCE - 2011

January 26 - 29, 2011

The Illinois Music Educators Association is issuing a call for session proposals for presentation at the 2011 Illinois

Music Educators Association All-State Conference. If you would like to submit a proposal, please complete the

form below and mail it to: Illinois Music Educators Association, All-State Clinic Proposal, 18700 Wolf Road -

Suite 208, Mokena, IL 60448-8603. The deadline for receipt is May 1, 2010.

All clinic proposals will be reviewed by a committee of the appropriate Division or Special Area with invitations to

appear on the IMEA All-State program extended by July 1, 2010. Contribution to the entire content of the

conference program will be one of the determining factors in the final selection. If accepted, the session may be

scheduled on any day, at any time, and in any location as determined by the All-State Planning Committee.

2010 CLINIC SESSION PROPOSAL

TITLE:

CONTENT/SUBJECT:

RELEVANT DIVISION/SPECIAL AREA (Check All That Apply)

___ General Interest (All Divisions and Areas) ___ Advocacy

___ Band ___ Early Childhood

___ Chorus ___ Mentoring

___ Jazz ___ Multicultural Education

___ Orchestra ___ Retired Music Educators

___ Music Teacher Education ___ Special Learners

___ Junior High/Elementary Music ___ Technology

___ Secondary General Music ___ Other:

TYPE OF SESSION: [ ] Clinic [ ] Panel [ ] Demonstration [ ] Other

CLINICIAN:

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:

TELEPHONE: EMAIL:

SESSION DESCRIPTION (Detailed - Attach Additional Page(s) As Needed. If Demonstration, include

demonstration group/ensemble size and information. ALL DEMONSTRATION ENSEMBLES are required to

also submit a Performance Application with “Clinic/Demonstration” option selected):

To be considered, it is understood that I am currently, and will remain, a member of MENC.

NAME (Please Print):

MENC I.D. #: Exp. Date:

2011 CLINIC SESSION PROPOSAL

BANd dIVISIONDeb Shofner, Vice President


The IMEA District Festivals are now a memory of the 2009-2010 school year. I hope that all of your students had a musically rewarding experience! We are now approaching January and the IMEA State Convention. There will be so many fine ensembles that have invested much time and effort to bring you outstanding performances. We also have many out-standing clinicians that will inspire and educate you. When you leave the 2010 IMEA Convention you will be taking home a wealth of ideas and knowledge–an investment in your student’s music education! I look forward to seeing many of you in Peoria!

2010 performances

The Band Division will be featuring outstanding Middle School and High School performances throughout the convention. The first Band Division Double Performance will be on Thursday evening in the Civic Center Theatre. The McCracken M.S. Symphonic Band under the direction of Chip DeStefano will perform from 7:15–7:45 p.m. The second half of this program will feature the Libertyville H.S. Wind Ensemble under the direction of Don Shupe. Their performance time is 8:00–8:30 p.m.

The Friday afternoon double per-formance session will begin with the Normal West H.S. Wind Ensemble under the direction of Lisa Preston at 12: 30–1:00 p.m. The second half of this program will be from 1:15–1:45 p.m. and will feature the Lockport Township H.S. Wind Symphony under the direction of Brian Covey.

The final double concert session will be on Saturday morning. The first concert will be from 9:30–10:00 a.m. and will feature the Mundelein H.S. Wind Ensemble under the direction of Adam Gohr. The second concert is from 10:15–10:45 a.m. and will feature the Elmhurst College Wind Ensemble under the direction of Professor Judith Grimes. I hope you find to attend one of these fine concerts!

We will also be featuring performances outside of the Civic Center Theatre. The SIUC Percussion Group under the direc-tion of Ron Coulter will be featured on Thursday afternoon in the Civic Center (check location in the schedule). We will also have a double performance session on Thursday afternoon by the Wredling Middle School (St. Charles, IL) Concert and Jazz Band. Their directors are Mike Bazan and Brett Dean.

2010 clinics & clinicians

The following is a list of sessions that should be of interest to the band direc-tors across the state. The clinicians range from well-known composers and uni-versity faculty to respected public school teachers from around the Midwest. Please look at the complete schedule of offerings in this magazine. Some of the other divisions may have sessions that will interest you.

“Help for your Horn players: Tips and ‘insider’ tricks for the beginning or middle school band director to help students,” Rachel J. Maxwell, Traughber Jr. H.S., Oswego

“Reeds & Mouthpieces: A Clinic by the People, For the People: open discussion on mouthpieces and reeds,” Michael Skimmer, President of DANSR, inc.

“Percussion Refresher Course for Ensemble Directors: Timpani and Latin Percussion,” Jeremy Brunk, Millikin University and Ruben Alvarez, Northwestern University“Best Practices in Scoring for Band: Examination of best practices in scoring music for concert and marching bands,” Dr. Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois University

“Strategies for Preventing Music-Related Injury in your Students,” William Daw-son, M.D., Northwestern University.

“You Want me to do What?: Presentation of options available to help teachers con-tinue to motivate students to practice de-

spite growing pressures in today’s schools,” Scott Casagrande, John Hersey H.S.

“Recruit, Retrain, and Train: The steam to power your beginning band,” Abbey Houser, Mayo Middle School, Paris, IL

“5 Color System for Marking Scores: Using a color system to properly and effectively mark scores,” Dr. Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois University

“Beginning Band Technology,” Craig Alberty, Ed Sueta Music Publications.

“Middle Level Band: Practical Solutions to Common Problems,” Stacey Larson, Vandercook Collegel of Music

“The Three T’s: Tone, Tuning and Tech-nique Through Daily Band Warm-ups,” Robert Blim and the Wilmette Jr. High Symphonic Band, Wilmette Jr. H..S.

“Music from the Land of Lincoln,” Dr. Richard Fischer, Jon Nowaryta, and the Wheaton North Wind Ensemble, Wheaton North H.S.

“New Music Reading Session for Band,” Dr. Charles Menghini, Stacey Larson and the Vandercook College Symphonic Band

“The Virtual Podium: Band Communi-cation Blogging,” Kyle Freeman

“Integrating a Student-Centered In-structional Style in a Performance Based Band Rehearsal,” Dr. Joseph Manfredo, University of Illinois and Matt Temple, New Trier H.S.

“Mariachi and Musicianship: Starting or incorporating Mariachi into the band or orchestra curriculum,” Dr. Jeff Nevin, Virtuoso Mariachi.

The Band Division Open Meeting will be held on Friday, January 30th from 6:15–6:45 p.m. in 403/404 at the Civic Center immediately following the Band Reading Session. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an open forum where directors can

Music: A Sound Investment


ask questions, express concerns, or submit ideas concerning any of the IMEA Band Division activities or procedures.

I encourage everyone to attend the “Open-ing Night Celebration” on Wednesday, January 28th at 8:00 p.m. in the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. This concert will feature a performance by Tierra Negra with Muriel Anderson. They will also be presenting a clinic on Thursday.

2010 honors and All-State Band conductors & Repertoire

We welcome two outstanding conductors to the podium for our 2010 Honors and All-State Bands. Conducting the Honors Band is Dr. David R. Gillingham, Central Michigan University. Mr. Robert Shel-don, Alfred Music Editor. You can find their biographies later in the magazine.

The programs that have been selected by our guest conductors are:

All-State Band

“Beyond the Horizon”Rossano Galante

“Shenandoah”Randol A. Bass

“Atlantis: Lost City of the Ancients” Barry Milner

“Danzas Cubanas”Robert Sheldon

honors Band

“Crest of Honor”David Gillingham

“Wild Nights”Frank Ticheli

“Be Thou My Vision”David Gillingham

“Sails of Time”David Gillingham

2011 All-State

It is now time to think ahead to the 2011 All-State! Performance applications for junior high/middle school, senior high school, and college or professional bands interested in appearing in a concert or clinic setting at the 2011 All-State Convention will be accepted following the 2010 Convention. Directors should complete the application form that is located on the IMEA website.

If you have any questions concerning the application process please contact me, or, the IMEA State Office. All District Presidents and District Band Representa-tives are strongly encouraged to promote bands from their region of the state. In addition, elementary, junior and senior high school instrumental music teachers as well as university music faculty are invited to submit clinic proposals.

ThE dEAdLINE fORpERfORMANcE gROUp

AppLIcATIONS ANd cLINIc pROpOSALS IS MAY 1ST, 2010

I look forward to seeing you in Peoria!

Deb [email protected]

When we say music is central at North Central

College, it means that we expect you to build a full

and complete life around your music studies. Students

choose from majors in Music, Music Education, Musical

Theatre or Jazz Studies—but they also dance, act, explore,

study abroad, volunteer, mentor, pole vault and pursue

countless other passions.

Our location, in downtown Naperville, is only 40 minutes by

train from Chicago and makes it easy to enjoy, perform and

do great works.

Call 630-637-5800 to discover more about our

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Or visit us online at northcentralcollege.edu.

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Performing Opportunities at North Central College

Concert ChoirWomen’s Chorale

Women’s Chamber EnsembleOpera Workshop

Music Theatre ProductionsVocal Jazz Ensemble

Gospel ChoirNorth Central College Express

Show ChoirConcert Winds

Chamber WindsPercussion Ensemble

Brass QuintetBig Band

Jazz CombosChamber Jazz

Pep BandNaperville Chorus

North Central College Freshman Visit Days:

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Monday, January 10, 2010

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Transfer Visit Days:

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

At North Central College, being well-rounded doesn’t mean losing your musical edge.

IMEA_mar 2009.indd 1 10/13/2009 2:08:13 PM


chORUS dIVISIONRichard Murphy, Vice President

On August 13, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a letter to educators and community leaders emphasizing the importance of arts education in our schools. In the opening paragraph, Duncan states:

At this time when you are making critical and far-reaching budget and program decisions for the upcoming school year, I write to bring to your attention the importance of the arts as a core academic subject and part of a complete education for all students. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) defines the arts as a core subject, and the arts play a significant role in children’s development and learning process.

In the fourth paragraph, Duncan reminds us of a process that should be underway:

Because of the importance of the arts in a well-rounded curriculum, the Department of Education’s Na-tional Center for Education Statistics (NCES) plans to undertake a survey to assess the condition of arts education in grades K–12. This fall, elementary and secondary principals will be asked about their schools’ offerings in music, dance, theater, and visual arts . . . In early 2011, the Department expects to begin reporting findings from this comprehensive profile, the first since the 1999–2000 school year. This data will help practitioners and policy makers make more informed decisions about arts education.

The letter inspires discussion that is both positive and negative. Some of the draw-backs include: (1) federal funding for the arts only amounts to approximately 10 percent, leaving the other 90 percent to be made up by the state and local governments and agencies, (2) the letter is encouraging but many fear that it will not change the culture of “teach to the test” that is so pervasive in our current environment of NCLB.

On the positive side of things: (1) it provides some wonderful ammunition to use in our unceasing advocacy efforts, (2) having Mr. Duncan on record for both touting the importance of the allied arts and for recognizing the need for a research study that should prove helpful to decision makers in the future.

Hopefully, the results from this on-going study will prove beneficial to music and the allied arts as we continually strive to strengthen our defense on behalf of arts education. Progress might be slow, but I am appreciative to Mr. Duncan for speaking out and taking a stand on this very important topic to us all.

All-State 2010

Gatherings:

Lobby Singfor All Conference Registrant

IL–ACDA Receptionfor Choral Directors

Meetings:

IMEA Chorus Division District Representatives Meeting

IL–ACDA Board and Executive Committee Meeting

IMEA Chorus Division OPEN Meeting

Clinics:

Strategies for Successful Sight ReadingJeremy Little, clinician

Developing Vocal Independencein the Choral Ensemble

Michael Zemek, clinician

Clinic/ Demonstrations:

The Art of Singing in TuneKnox College Choir

Laura Lane, Conductor/Clinician

Music (and the Allied Arts): A Sound Investment IndeedThe Choral Director as Voice Teacher:

Developing Singers in the Choral SettingGreenville College Choir

Jeffrey Wilson, Conductor/Clinician

The Art of Musical Expression:Contour, Stress and Silence

Bradley ChoraleJohn Jost, Conductor/ Clinician

Body and Breath and Sound:Pillars of Ensemble

Wheaton-Warrenville ChoirGordon Krauspe, Conductor/Clinician

Concerts:

Edwardsville Chamber SingersLynda Marshall, conductor

Carbondale Chamber SingersCaryn Zimmermann, conductor

Lincoln Park (Chicago)High School Singers

Tim Cooper, conductor

Wheaton Academy Concert ChoirJoel Visker, conductor

St. Charles North Chorale/Bel Canto Singers

Dale Morgan, conductor

Waubonsie ValleyVarsity Chamber ChorusMark Myers, conductor

Millikin University MenTed Hesse, conductor

Millikin University Chamber ChoraleGuy Forbes, conductor

It promises to be another wonderful conference. I hope that you all have an exciting holiday season and I look for-ward to seeing many of you at All-State 2010 in Peoria. Please contact me if I can be of assistance.

Rishard Murphy


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ORchESTRA dIVISIONKendall Hastings, Vice President

After six years of writing articles for our journal, I am submitting my final writ-ing. If you have been reading them dur-ing this time period, you will have no-ticed that they have been getting a little shorter with more pontification. I have been struggling with this last article, try-ing to see if I may leave you with any pearl(s) of wisdom. Well here’s a little bit of what I have taken away from public school teaching during the past 35 years.

It seems to me that there are two schools of thought for teachers running a performing music program. I have always thought that it was my job to promote the student’s musical advance-ment as well as helping them with life skills. I have worked with or have been associated with some who feel that the students are there to promote the music teacher. I feel that you need to decide early in your teaching career, which camp do you want to be associated with. I have witnessed successes from both sides of this point of view. For my “mission statement,” I choice to put the students first rather than promoting myself. My greatest joy while teaching was when a parent would come up to me after a concert or write a note, stat-ing that they were glad to see the stu-dents smiling while on stage. I have my formal education during the era when you were considered a better teacher if you ruled with an “iron fist”. I never bought into that, but many did.

I was a local music store the other day and was talking the clerk and discovered that we had common orchestra instruc-tors cross our paths. The clerk was telling me how some of the students quit or-chestra because the instructor told them

that music was a discipline and was not suppose to be fun. I said that the instruc-tor was probably jesting. The clerk said. “No, he wasn’t joking.” What we say and do with our students may influence them for the remainder of their lives.

I feel that as music teachers have a great influence upon their students, partially because we see them for many years. I taught some students for seven or eight years, most for four years. If you stayed in the same job, as I did, you may have brothers or sisters in your program at dif-ferent times. I even had the children of some of my students. You build family relationships that may last many years. I now tell students to be careful of what they put on their Facebook accounts because, what may seem like fun today, may cause them problems down the road. Many of us have said or done something in our classes that cannot be taken back and may come back to haunt us. As a music teacher, we may have the same in-fluence on our students as some parents.

We tend to travel more with our students than other teachers. Music programs like to travel. Again, you should decide what is the purpose of your travel. Are you pri-marily traveling to events that promote you, as the instructor, or are you travel-ing to provide opportunities for your students. If we couldn’t perform, then we didn’t travel. I never felt that the school orchestra trip should be a substitute for a family vacation.

What wisdom am I leaving you? I hope that you never forget that if it wasn’t for the students, you wouldn’t have a job. So, put them first over your personal ambi-tions. That’s it.

I hope that you will attend the All-State Conference in Peoria in Janu-ary. We have some great performances and clinics scheduled. There should be something for everybody and this is diffidently a time to commiserate with fellow music teachers.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Clark Chaffee, vice-president elect, who has taken on a great deal of responsibilities organizing the guest conductor’s programs and music col-lections. Clark has many more contacts in the music world than I have and he will be a great asset to the Illinois Music Educators Association.

For my year-end concert program, I would print a good bye for the seniors. I will leave you with the same good bye.

We are pilgrims on a journey; we’re together on this road.

We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.

I will hold the candlelight for you in the night-time of your fear;

I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I’ll laugh with you.

I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this journey through.

Lyrics by Richard Gillard

Hope to see you in Peoria. If not there, maybe I can take you fishing in the Florida Keys some winter.

Kendall [email protected]

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JAzz dIVISIONJohn Currey, Vice President


As we approach the end of marching band season, I am sure that many of you have started your jazz band seasons. This is the time of year when kids are full of energy and anticipation for what the year will bring. The students can’t wait for that first jazz band rehearsal and energy levels are high. It’s like I am the broker of a rare commodity: JAZZ! It’s something I have and something they want. I set the price high and they’re all buying. I show up to rehearsal with my two cups of coffee and more energy than a four-year old at a birthday party . . . life is good. As the season wears on, however, there always comes a time for my groups when I can see that they are tired, dreading the 6:00 a.m. alarm to be at a 7:00 a.m. jazz rehearsal. It’s during these lulls in enthu-siasm that I find myself “selling” music to my kids. Of course, as a band teacher, I’m selling music everyday. However, there are, as I said earlier, certain times of the year when I can make an easy sale, like at the beginning of the year or right before a big performance. It’s like trying to sell water in the desert . . . pretty easy. Inevitably, we get to those times of the year when being the broker is a bit more difficult. That’s when a well-crafted sales pitch comes in. As music educators, you and I know the benefits of music educa-tion. It may be natural for us to assume that our students know the benefits too. After all, they signed up for the class, so they must know how valuable music is, right? That’s not necessarily so.

We have to make sure that each and every student understands the value of his or her music education. When we accomplish that, kids find motivation from within to achieve their goals, both individually and as a group. And once again, our jobs are a little easier.

Now you are the broker. The commodity is music. How will you sell it? It won’t be that difficult. The vast majority of your students are highly disciplined individuals who are destined for success. They have goals in life. And you are here

to help them be successful in whatever path they choose.

A mutual understanding of where your students are going is the first thing you need to establish if you want to get your foot in the door. After all, if he ac-complishes that goal a good salesperson will close a high percentage of deals. Acknowledge right away, that you are not trying to turn anyone into a professional musician. Recognize–out loud–that you understand that they have goals to become engineers, elementary teachers, financial planners and the like. You are thrilled with the diverse goals among your group. You can’t wait for them to return to you in ten years to tell you how great that career path has been.

So, how is fluency in jazz performance an asset to this diverse group of students? And, how can you sell it to them? It won’t take a lot of research on your part. Simply draw from your own experiences or the stories of your friends. Share with them the “extra” things you did in high school and college, how you were on the baseball team or in the drama club and how hav-ing those activities on your resume were conversation starters in interviews. Tell them how people in HR departments will look for individuals with diverse backgrounds when going through piles of resumes. They will receive hundreds of resumes and look for diversity in choos-ing the 10 candidates that they want to interview. Tell your students that they will stand out in that pool of applicants because performing, in general, will increase confidence and poise. Being part of a jazz ensemble requires independence, being accountable for one’s own part, and teamwork to be able to put all of those individual parts together. Being able to improvise a solo is proof that one can function creatively and productively in the moment. Jazz performers obviously have high level thinking skills to be able to do this. So, they will clearly stand out beyond their peers who simply have a great GPA, but limited or no extra-curricular activities. Take time to tie it all together

for your students so they understand how music is helping them developmentally in many areas.

So, what are you selling?

ConfidencePoiseIndependenceTeamworkCreativityProductivityHigh Level Thinking Skills

And, where else can students obtain ALL of those skills/attributes? You are now the “superstore” of everything good that an employer is looking for. Of course, it’s great when “music for music’s sake” sells itself. And what a wonderful world it would be if we didn’t have to advocate for our art beyond its obvious values. Fortunately, there are many more ways that fluency in the arts and particularly jazz helps to create whole human beings who are not just productive members of society, but who go on to be tomorrow’s true leaders in all types of industry.

2010 All-Stateconference highlights

This year we have a quality line-up of jazz performances and clinics for the All-State Conference in Peoria. I am including the list here so you can look forward to attend-ing these events. If you haven’t seen it yet, the website www.ilmea.org has a fantastic planning chart called “My Illinois All-State Planning Form.” Simply click on the link to download the form and begin mapping out your conference schedule.

performances

Wredling Middle School Jazz EnsembleMake Bazan, director

Morton Jr. High School Jazz BandKatrina Fitzpatrick, director

Sycamore High School Jazz EnsembleScott Mertens, director



Oak Park and River Forest Jazz EnsembleAnthony Svejda, director

Dunlap High School Jazz BandJason Shea, director

Quincy Senior High School Jazz BandChris Beason, director

Northern Illinois University Lab BandRodrigo Villanueva, director

All Star Big Band JamDoug Beach, leader

2010 All-State Jazz Night concert

All-State Jazz Band: Brian Logan, Wheeling High School, Wheeling, IL

Honors Jazz Band: David Sporny, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Honors Jazz Combo: John Wojciechowski, St. Charles North High School,

St. Charles, IL

Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Kirk Marcy, Edmonds Community College,

Mill Creek, WA

clinics

You Want Me To Do What?Scott Cassagrande,

John Hersey High School

“Vocal Jazz” Phobia and How to Cure ItAndrew Dahan,

Addison Trail High School

Makin’ It Swing–Moving Your Band From Swearingen To Ellington,

Joe Roman, Retired &Todd Kelly, Bradley University

Tips For Jazz Band Brass SectionsRodrigo Villanueva,

Northern Illinois University

Tips For Jazz Band Rhythm SectionsRodrigo Villanueva,


Tips For Jazz Band Saxophone SectionsRodrigo Villanueva,


Improving Time Feel, Time Awareness, and Phrasing In The Large Jazz Ensemble

Rodrigo Villanueva,Northern Illinois University

Looking ahead to the2011 All-State conference

Now is also the time to start looking ahead to the 2011 Illinois All-State Conference. Performance and clinic ap-plications for all jazz groups and topics are available in this journal. You can also download them from the IMEA website and submit them after this year’s All-State Conference. District presidents and jazz band representatives are encouraged to promote performance groups from their districts for the conference. In addition, jazz educators teaching in all academic grade levels are encouraged to submit clinic proposals.

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance to you. Have a wonder-ful holiday season. See you in Peoria!

John Currey Director of BandsChampaign Central High School610 West University AvenueChampaign, IL 6180P: 217.351.3911 ex 160F: 217.351.3919E: [email protected]

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc dIVISIONJane Nelson, Vice President

A wise person sets aside a percentage of their income and invests it into stocks, bonds or annuities that will yield the highest rate of return. Since there is no way to know what the future holds, we try as best we can to prepare for that “rainy day” scenario when we may need the money we have so painstakingly put aside. Often we seek the counsel of a financial expert who can guide us away from common errors made by those who know little about the world financial markets.

Likewise a music educator knows the value of investing their musical training, time and energy in the lives of students. They live in the present. There are only so many hours in a day, and those of us with families know how chal-lenging it can be to balance work and family life. While we are on the job, we find ourselves wearing many different “hats”, and fulfilling many different tasks to benefit our music students. I have the highest admiration for teachers in our state who teach Music K-12, Elementary, Junior High and High School Band and Chorus. These folks must manage their time so carefully every single day in order to fulfill their responsibilities. In most cases they are part of small communities and represent “music” to everyone living there.

Then there are those teachers who work in giant school districts. Their jobs are equally challenging. Not only do they see hundreds of students every day, but they must work in tandem with other music colleagues throughout their vicinity. Unwittingly, teach-ers sometimes find themselves in competition with other colleagues for the time and energy of the same outstanding music students. There is a certain insecurity that the band director’s efforts will be compared by the administra-tion and community to what the orchestra director is doing with his/her ensembles, and both secretly hope the choral director won’t outshine them. Conflicts arise where unity should prevail. It’s a constant challenge to keep everything in perspective and continue to provide the finest in music education for everyone involved.

Those working in averaged-sized communities here in Illinois face recruitment challenges. Not only is it required that we educate kids about the intrinsic value of music in their lives, but we must educate their parents as well so that they’ll want their kids to stay involved

in performing groups. Assisting them in ar-ranging their class schedule requires extreme cooperation with music colleagues and the school district’s administration. Sometime teaching in these places becomes a numbers game. Teachers worry and fret if the size of performing groups dwindles from other years. We don’t want our administrators to think we’re not doing a good job of inspiring our students to stay involved in the Arts. There’s not a math or science teacher alive who worries about having fewer students in his/her class from the previous year. If anything, smaller is better. Band, Choral and Orchestra people long for large ensembles filled with ea-ger, willing student participants, and feelings may actually get hurt when a student wants to drop out of a performing group. Budget con-cerns rear their ugly head as we realistically view our state’s financial mess. There may be less money that usual for music/supplies.

The present necessitates our wisely investing our time, energy and training as never in the history of this state. Music teachers need to come together as often as possible and gain fresh perspective, techniques,& innovative ideas to take back to their schools. That’s why it is so essential to attend the workshops at our All-State Convention. Yes, you will have to invest the time away from home and work. Of course, you will need to invest some of your hard earned money to come to Peoria. It will require expending the energy to get to all the different venues and experience the convention. I guarantee you will come away from the conference refreshed, renewed, and revitalized . . . ready to “hit the ground run-ning” the following Monday.

C.S. Lewis has written, “We read books to know we’re not alone.” I can liken that to attendance at the IMEA Conference. I come away from there knowing that I am not alone. On any given weekday morning there are countless music teachers all over this state heading into their elementary, general music classrooms , instrumental sectionals, or ensemble rehearsals just as I am, and we are all facing many of the same difficulties and challenges, because we have chosen to invest ourselves in the pursuit of musical excellence. It’s what we do . . . and we love it!

I know you have been asked this question many times, but I will ask it again. Why are

you a music teacher . . . a band, choral, or orchestra director? What made you decide to invest your life in doing that? As you read that question, did a former teacher’s name or face come to mind? My guess is that it did. What did that teacher from your past do to instill in you a love of creating music. What invest-ments did that teacher make in your young life that instilled a desire to share the gift of music with your students?

I trust you will allow me to share a personal note of gratitude to two of my teachers, W.H. Beckmeyer and Tal Smith from Mt. Vernon Township High School. I simply would not be doing what I do today if it were not for them. You can ask anyone I attended school with those four years; I was, by no means, their best and brightest student. They invested their time in teaching me music fundamentals that have served me well over the years. Though they were both married men with families, they invested time in getting to know all their students and encourage us to be the best musicians we could be. Mr. Smith had this marvelous way of teaching melodic and harmonic intervals to sophomore girls’ chorus that was actually . . . fun! I never recall either one of them being too busy to talk to me individually. They both continually “nudged” their students out of a musical “comfort zone” to attempt playing and singing music that stretched us. I don’t remember ever thanking them for their investment in my life. I regret that! They’re both gone now, and I will never have that opportunity. The way I look at it, though, every day as I enter my classroom, or rehearsal venue with the same strength of purpose and love of music that Mr. Beckmeyer and Mr Smith invested in me, I am living out my “thank you” to them.

As Peoria native, performer, Dan Fogelberg sang in his song about his dad in “Leader of the Band”, “my life has been a poor attempt to imitate” the positive teaching models of these two gentlemen. I know you, no doubt, would echo that same appreciation for a teacher’s investment in your career. We learn from these past investors how best to utilize our time, training and energy today.

So, what about all those future investments? They’re sitting right in front of us in elemen-tary music; in junior high chorus, orchestra and band; in your high school ensembles.

Investing in the present . . . The past . . . and the future



How will you invest your time, musical train-ing and energy in their lives.

I have often told students, parents and ad-ministrators that it has never been my goal to see every single one of my students become a music teacher. It would be wonderful if they all did, but I don’t count my investment suc-cess in that way. That’s too short-sighted.

My goal for my students is that they see mu-sic as a sound investment in their own lives regardless of their vocation, and that they will perform anytime . . . anywhere the opportu-nity presents itself. When asked to sing in the church or community choir, they will im-mediately say a resounding, “Yes!” When their sons and daughters are planning their school schedules, they will encourage them to sign up or audition for a place in the band, choir or orchestra. In short, they will see music as an essential piece of their existence. I will know that my investment will have paid off with the highest of dividends when I hear in the future that my former students are doing just that.

It’s foolish for any investor to complain about the money he or she puts in the stock market, bonds, annuities or certificates of deposit, but sometimes it’s hard to invest when there is no immediate gain to see. It can be tough to put money in a savings account or buy a CD when you would just love to purchase a BMW . . . or, at least go buy a car not held together with a paint job, bailing wire and fervent prayers that it will start! Let’s not get discouraged! The dividends are coming . . . there’s, hopefully, a well-deserved pay off up ahead. A wise inves-tor doesn’t worry about the ups and downs of their stocks (well, not too much, anyway!) because they know that they’ve chosen that which has the potential to bring in the high-est dividend when it comes time to retire. We all get restless from time to time. We wish our circumstances were different. We wish we were better time managers. We wish we had an assistant director. We wish we had more planning time . . . or any planning time. We wish we had more time to spend with our families and more time to spend at school getting paperwork done and lessons planned. We wish we had a classroom of our own and didn’t have to teach from a cart. We wish we didn’t have to travel from building to build-ing to teach . . . or we wish we could move about from building to building for a change of scenery. There’s the danger that we’ll get so overwhelmed with wishing for what we don’t have that we quit investing in what we have before us. I suggest we all change what we can and accept, with grace and patience the things that simply are. Let’s take a long, hard look at the individual “investments” we teach every day, seeing their potential, and leading them in their exploration of music. We want them to gravitate to the music room because there they find fulfillment in creating music, personal acceptance and a true sense of their own personal identity. What a sound use of our musical training, time, and energy!!!

We won’t be disappointed if we invest our-selves in their lives.

Times are challenging for all music educators regardless of where you teach here in Illinois. Let’s invest ourselves musically in the lives of our students. We can’t always know our potential successes, but let’s determine to review and renew our music training, manage our time and expend the energy to create for our students a sound investment in music education.

So, arrange with the school office for your professional leave, pack your suitcase, leave fabulous lesson plans for your substitute teacher, and head to the all-state convention.You’ll never regret this investment of your time, energy and money. We’ll look forward to seeing all the familiar faces and welcoming those coming to the convention for the first time. We’ll have a great time!!!

Jane NelsonIMEA-JEM Divisional Vice President

SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc dIVISIONBrayer Teague, Vice President


Music Education is, undeniably, an invest-ment on many levels. Families choose to invest (in many cases financially) in their child’s music lessons. Students choose to invest their personal time into music lessons and related activities. Teachers of music invest their time, resources and passion for the arts in every lesson they develop or share with their students.

Any “investment” becomes more stable and sustainable with the appropriate portfolio of resources. To that end, the focus of this article will be a list of several resources I have found to be of interest in my work with student composers. I hope you will consider researching these resources as you continue your personal investment in the student composers your mentor.

ASCAP’s “JAM”www.ascap.com/jam

The J.A.M. Program ( Junior ASCAP Members) was started so that teenagers who are interested in music, both its creation and the business, would have a place to learn about different aspects of the music industry. J.A.M. gives teens the opportunity to get involved in a real mu-sic business organization, while keeping up with their favorite music creators, and hopefully learning a thing or two from them. As a member, you’ll be eligible to receive promotional materials, select discounts, and special benefits. The site features helpful and informative articles that give students an inside look at the inner workings of the music industry, interviews with professional songwriters and composers, and articles on the craft of songwriting. Additional resources in-clude an “All You Need To Know About Copyright” section and “Descriptions of Careers in the Music Business.”

Young Composerswww.youngcomposers.com

Young Composers is a place where composers and musicians of all ages can communicate, share, and collaborate with others on the subjects of music, composition, performance and reper-toire. This site is home to many people of different experiences and styles, and is an excellent resource for all musicians. After registering, you will be able to converse with musicians of all types and ages in the forum. You may also make use of the wiki system to create a profile showcas-ing you and your works, or just write about something that you are particularly knowledgeable about. Special “Featured Profiles” showcase inspiring biographies of young composers.

Meet The Composerwww.meetthecomposer.org

Meet The Composer supports the creation of new musical work and the engagement of new work with people and communities throughout the United States. Meet The Composer is motivated by a core belief that interaction with a living composer and his or her music has the power to invigorate and inspire musicians and audiences alike.

MTC was founded in 1974 as a project of the New York State Council on the Arts. Led by the visionary composer John Duffy, Meet The Composer soon became an independent organization dedicated to the idea of composers as active profes-sionals with a central role in our country’s musical culture. In the more than thirty years since, MTC has grown to become a truly national organization, serving in all fifty states composers and audiences of a thrillingly broad range of new music.

American Composers Forumwww.composersforum.org

The American Composers Forum is committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music. Through granting, commission-ing, and performance programs, the Forum provides composers at all stages of their careers with valuable resources for professional and artistic develop-ment. By linking communities with composers and performers, the Forum fosters a demand for new music, enriches communities, and helps develop the next generation of composers, musicians, and music patrons.

Founded in 1973 as the Minnesota Composers Forum, the organization has grown from an innovative regional initiative into one of the nation’s premier composer service organizations. Forum programming reaches composers and communities in all 50 states.

The Forum helps composers engage communities with music as a source of inspiration, self-reflection and delight. This engagement takes the form of groundbreaking composer residencies, designed to engage communities in the creative process and broaden the contexts in which new music is written, performed and heard. It means innova-tive approaches to teaching music while nurturing the next generation of com-posers, performers and audiences.

Looking ahead to the2010 All-State

All-State Composers Showcase ConcertThe Secondary General Music Division’s opening offering to the 2010 All-State Conference will be the All-State Com-

A “Sound Investment” Requires a portfolio of Resources


posers Showcase Concert on Thursday afternoon, January 27–at 3:00 p.m.–in the Civic Center Theatre. I am sure you will enjoy the 2010 Guest Speaker and Co-Moderator, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. Dr. Lautzenheiser is a well-known name in the music education world as a teacher, clinician, author, composer, conductor, consultant, and, above all, a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence.

Following Dr. Tim’s remarks you will be treated to wonderful performances of new music composed by our very own Illinois high school musicians.

I am also pleased to announce some very exciting and engaging SGM sessions for the 2010 All-State:

• Guitar Workshop: Questions & answers–A discussion and playing demonstration with Muriel An-derson and Tierra Negra regarding guitar performance. ( January 28 / 12:45–2 p.m. / CC401)

• renaissance Music alive! Explora-tions of ways that the arts of the Renaissance have inspired contem-porary musicians, artists, and dancers in the 21st Century. Linda Aicher, presenter. ( January 29 / 8-9:15 a.m. / CC401)

• Guitar class: building curriculum and Enrollment–Overview of mate-rials, equipment and performance by Addison Trail HS guitar ensemble. Jeff Kust and the Addison Trail HS guitar ensemble, presenters. ( January 29 / 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. / CC401)

• Teaching composition 101–Out-line of a six-step process to intro-ducing composition into a curricular program. Robin Giebelhausen, presenter. ( January 29 / 12:30–1:45 p.m. / CC401)

• community Drum Ensemble–A performance-based percussion pro-gram for advanced middle school through high school students. Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust, presenters. ( January 29 / 5–6:15 p.m. / CC401)

• Strategies for Connecting IllinoisLearning Standard Frameworks with Music Lesson Planning–Overview of the standards and examples of how to incorporate these standards in music area lesson planning with audience participation. Lisa Gawlik, presenter. ( January 30 / 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. / CC212-213)

Muriel Anderson and TIERRA NEgRA to Share Musical gifts

There are hundreds of school music pro-grams in Illinois that offer instruction in guitar, and enrollments in these classes are expanding with the increased atten-tion given to the instrument through popular video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I am very excited that attendees to the 2010 All-State Convention will have the opportunity to experience and learn from the musician-ship of Illinois native Muriel Anderson.

Widely respected as one of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fin-gerpicking Guitar Championship. She is host of the renowned “Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®” and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity. Muriel’s recording of “El Noi de la Mare” appears in Woody Allen’s film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and her “Heartstrings” recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. Her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. Her unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band, one minute launching into a Beatles tune and the next, Chopin’s Minute Waltz. Touring in the USA and internationally year round, she continually amazes audi-ences with her technique and endears them with her sense of humor.

The Music For Life Alliance created and maintains a national database of individu-als and organizations working to increase music education opportunities for young people. Through formal recognition and grants to organizations providing instru-

ments, instrument repair, music learning materials, and music instruction, the MFLA provides an important service to children who otherwise may not experi-ence the joy, benefits, and satisfaction of making music. Find out more at www.musicforlifeal-liance.com

Most importantly, all three guitarists will be available for a special clinic at the convention, and I encourage any music educator in Illinois that teaches guitar to make it a priority to attend. I guarantee you will not be disappointed!

IMEA composition contest Award ceremony & honors Recital

On Saturday morning of All-State we take time to honor the winners in all 10 categories of the Composition Contest. The Awards Ceremony, which will also include a short recital featuring several of the winning compositions, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Apollo Theater. The Apollo Theater is located at 311 Main Street, approximately 1½ blocks east from the Pere Marquette Hotel (toward the river). I guarantee that–should you be able to block this event into your busy conference schedule–you will not be disappointed. It is so exciting and re-warding to see these student composers recognized, and to share in that special moment with them.

I welcome your phone calls or emails should I be able to be a resource to you in any way, and I look forward to seeing you in Peoria!

Brayer TeagueFine Arts Department ChairpersonDowners Grove North High School4436 Main StreetDowners Grove, IL 60515P: 630.795.8081F: [email protected]


MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION dIVISIONJoseph Manfredo, Vice President

This issue of the Illinois Music Educator has a common theme of Music: A Sound Investment. As I thought about possible subjects to write about, it quickly became clear to me to slightly modify the prompt. Instead of music as a sound investment, I decided to write about two excellent investments for members of the Music Teacher Education division: 1. IMEA and the All-State Conference, and 2. the MTE Division’s events at the 2010 All-State Conference. The IMEA organization and its annual state conference is not just for school music educators. It’s also not just for concerts by our all-state ensembles. Finally, it not just for promotional and recruitment opportunities for Illinois based colleges and universities. The IMEA is THE music organization in our state and the all-state conference is a comprehensive event that cuts across every music education related activity, organization and grade level. I believe that the IMEA organization and the all-state conference is a SOUND INVEST-MENT for music teacher educators. Through our attendance and active participation, we enhance the IMEA. I have presented at several other state MEA conferences and was surprised by the lack of attendance, vis-ibility and involvement by their MTE’s. Our state conference provides all MTE’s a unique leadership opportunity in which we can make a contribution to school music education in critical areas such as assessment, curriculum, instructional strategies and mentorship for new teachers. The conference also provides us valuable information, though a snap shot, of the status of music education in our state. Through the many performances, clinics and workshops, as well as industry offerings, we are able to stay connected to school music programs. I also believe the Music Teacher Education (MTE) division of IMEA is another SOUND INVESTMENT for music teacher educators throughout our state. It is difficult for us to participate in MTE division events when we have multiple duties at the conference, includ-ing promoting our schools through working at conference booths, making presentations sponsored by other IMEA divisions, attend-

ing alumni functions, and a host of other responsibilities. However, your attendance and participation at MTE events will provide you many unique and valuable experiences. The sharing of information through con-ference presentations has been a regular highlight. Every year our colleagues provide insight on critical subjects related to our profession. At last year’s conference, we learned of a unique senior research project for music education students at Augustana, or how DePaul’s music education division bridges theory and practice through a creative early field experience. In addition, our divi-sion luncheon/meeting provides a relaxing environment for collegiality, as well as for communicating information from regional and national events such as the SMTE and MENC conferences. The MTE division will once again offer a full slate of events throughout the conference. Our first session will be on Thursday afternoon and feature Mary Lynn Doherty from NIU presenting a session on Mentoring Student Teachers. Friday sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 5:00 p.m.! Richard Cangro from WIU will begin the day with Standards-based Teaching for Early Career Educators. Matt Temple (New Trier High School) and Joe Manfredo (Illinois) will collaborate on a session about Student-Centered Instructional Strategies. Later in the day, Janet Barrett from Northwestern will make a presentation entitled Music Teacher Education Comes of Age. On Saturday, David Snyder from Illinois State University is presenting a session that is being co-sponsored by the MTE and ICMEA divisions, entitled How Preservice Teachers Perceive Their Own Teaching Ability. Once again, the MTE Division and the Research Special Area will co-sponsor a guest speaker. Tim Gerber from Ohio State University will be this year’s guest presenter. As probably most everyone remembers, Tim was scheduled to speak at the 2009 conference. However, his trip was cancelled due to the ice storm that hit Columbus, Ohio on Thursday evening of last year’s conference. We’ve asked Tim to come back and make two presenta-tions on critical issues in music education.

The first is entitled Teaching off the podium: Reaching Diverse Student Populations with Even More Diverse Music. His second session is a report on a research project on the impact on music education by the No Child Left Behind initiative. Tim is Professor of Music at Ohio State University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses for the music education division. His current research focuses on music teacher education, musical development in adolescents, and arts policy in secondary schools. Dr. Gerber has long championed the notion of music study for all students in middle and high schools. He is co-author of the high school text, Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives, published in 2006 in its third edition by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. I hope everyone will be able to attend Tim’s sessions and also socialize with him during his visit to our state conference.

Announcements Presiders for MTE sessions at the 2010 conference are needed. Due to the large number of sessions, as well as in the spirit of getting more people involved in our division’s activities, I am seeking volunteers to serve as presiders at MTE events. Please email me if you are interested in serving as one. A committee of music teacher educators is being formed to work on establishing links on the IMEA website to schools that have aligned their curriculum with the Illinois Learning Standards, as well as providing examples of standards-based instruction and assessment across all grade levels and music education subjects. I am seeking volunteers to work on this project, which needs to be completed by September 2010. Please contact me if you are interested in working on this special project. Best wishes and looking forward to seeing you at the 2010 All-State Conference.

Joseph ManfredoSchool of Music1114 W. Nevada StreetUrbana, IL [email protected]

IMEA and MTE: A Sound Investment


gOVERNMENT RELATIONSCherilee Wadsworth Walker, Chairperson

When teaching an appreciation class, I usually break the silence of the first day by asking students to list all the places they encounter music. The raising of hands is quickly dispensed with as voices begin calling out “Restaurants!” “Church!” “Working out!” “Radio and television!” “Waiting on the phone, on hold,” and soon the blackboard fills. Then I ask two more thoughtful questions: 1) Is it possible to go for 24 hours in modern American society without hearing any music? and 2) Is that continual exposure to music good or bad? Research suggests that most humans learn to ignore things that become a constant part of the environment, such as tuning out the drone of fluorescent lights, the whir of ventilation systems, and so forth. So when considering music, I wonder if we are even aware that the upbeat, perky music of a fast food establishment encourages us to “bolt” our lunches? Or that the soothing sounds of an upscale clothing store lull us into spending hundreds of dollars on a suit? Does music influence other choices? Although the sounds of music itself are

not universal, musicologists generally agree that its presence and function in societies looks remarkably the same all over the world: to communicate, entertain, create an aesthetic experience, provoke a kinesthetic response, represent people or concepts, and integrate society through passing on traditions. As you know from your foundational studies, these are not mutually exclusive and more than one function may be fulfilled by the same piece of music at a given time. For example, a school’s “spirit song” is intended to both encourage greater physical feats from its athletes and unite the crowd across generational and social boundaries; Beethoven’s “Pathetique” piano sonata both communicates on an emotional level and makes us gasp at its beauty; and so forth. So after keeping journals awhile, enter-ing when/where they heard music and what its purpose was in that setting, my students invariably conclude that our society primarily uses music for entertainment and communication. And the notion of utilizing music for enter-tainment and communication does not disturb me unduly: music’s constancy in modern life–at the very least–represents

a certain amount of job security to those of us in the business. What does concern me is the lack of engagement, a kind of hearing without listening. The most popular instrument in America is not taught in any classroom, refined through any lessons, or regu-lated through any government testing or pedagogical standard. Rather, we simply push the on/off buttons of our numerous electronic devices unthinkingly, seldom considering whether we are feeding our ears, minds, and souls a balanced diet or ingesting thousands of sound-calories with limited value. Furthermore, much of what we hear is forced upon us as we go about our daily lives, like secondhand smoke. If food must come packaged with a listing of its ingredients and their relative worth to promote intel-ligent consumption, perhaps the most important concept we can teach is how to listen well . . . and when to unplug.

Cherilee Wadsworth Walker, PhDAssociate Professor of MusicOne College DriveEast Peoria, IL 61635-0001 Phone: 309.694.5548 Email: [email protected]

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MENTORINgRichard Cangro, Chairperson

Mentoring . . . not just a job, but an adventure! This is my first article and my first year of service in IMEA. I am very happy to be starting my involvement in IMEA as the chair for Mentoring. In the issues to come, I hope to provide mentoring resources for all teachers–new and not-so-new, mentors and mentees. Mentoring happens on many levels. Learning the ropes and learning how to teach someone the ropes are two areas that require attention and study. We are all in this profession together. Let’s help those teachers that are just forging their way for the first time be successful. We were all new teachers once.

My Background

I moved to Illinois in the summer of 2008 and joined the faculty at Western Illinois University. I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in music educa-tion, direct the new Community Music School, conduct the youth string orches-tra and advise the CMENC and ASTA student chapters. Formerly, I was a band and orchestra director in Connecticut for 15 years as well as a presenter for music departments and conferences. I come to IMEA after a decade working with the Connecticut Board of Education as a portfolio assessor for beginning teach-ers and as the chair for the Professional Affairs Commission of Connecticut Music Educators Association overseeing profession development, journal, affiliate organizations, and in-service confer-ences. As a public school music director, I have had many student teachers whom I mentored and now work in assorted states. The great part is that many still keep in contact with me. I am proud to call them my colleagues!

cut to the chase

Conway and Garlock (2002) chronicle some of the difficulties and realities of first year music educators.

How am I ever going to extend this a whole year? I am SO tired after just seven days. (journal entry, September 12, 1999; p.18)

Its [sic] only been six weeks. I need to relax in class, or I’m not going to make it to Christmas. The thought of going back tomorrow turns my stomach. I don’t hate it, and I don’t feel miserable, I am just completely overwhelmed at the thought of doing this long term. (journal entry, October 7, 1999; p. 18)

Multiple times today I went to veteran teachers for advice on how to deal with students in their classes. Every time I got the “I don’t know, do what you think is best” speech. I told them that was the problem. As a first-year teacher I don’t know what is best, and I feel pretty much clueless. (journal entry, March 1, 2000; p. 22)

These journal entries cut to the chase regarding issues with beginning music educators: mentoring is not only a cry from new teachers, it is an absolute necessity for the transition from pre-service teacher to in-service teacher. In her Masters thesis, Benson (2008) discusses various strategies of mentoring new teachers both in general education and specifically in music education. The researcher notes that “it is imperative novice teachers be exposed to beneficial, effective mentoring opportunities to combat the ever-looming dangers of

frustration, depression, and attrition” (Benson, 2008). Concern for students in schools should be coupled with concern for the educators who help these students fulfill their potential to achieve in music. John Dewey believed that the school is a microcosm of the larger community. Many believe this only applies to the students in that school. If we broaden our thinking, it is reasonable to suggest that teachers are also members of the community, modeling ways in which to contribute to the larger society. Collabo-rating with others, helping each other, and supporting our peers are hallmark tendencies in a caring community. If schools are to purport developing con-tributing members of society, modeling that premise is paramount in all levels and areas with all members of that com-munity, including faculty.

In All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum describes several characteristics that are recommended strategies to live by. Mentors and mentees should pay heed to the following two contributions by Fulghum:

• Shareeverything

• When you go out in the world,watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together.

Of course, the advice to “Take a nap every afternoon” wouldn’t hurt either! In closing, here is an activity for you to do right now. Hear in your head the follow-ing lyrics and see if the melody comes to mind. I think it will. Your mission–find someone who may need your help. They may be hiding it, but asking someone

Mentoring: A Sound Investmentfor the future of Quality Music Education

Help, I need somebody,Help, not just anybody,Help, you know I need someone, help.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,I never needed anybody's help in any way.But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling downAnd I do appreciate you being round.Help me, get my feet back on the ground,Won't you please, please help me?

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,My independence seems to vanish in the haze.But every now and then I feel so insecure,I know that I just need you like I've never done before.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling downAnd I do appreciate you being round.Help me, get my feet back on the ground,Won't you please, please help me.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,I never needed anybody's help in any way.But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling downAnd I do appreciate you being round.Help me, get my feet back on the ground,Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me, oh.


who is new to the profession may be the beginning of a fabulous symbiotic relationship that, in the end, will be what is best for our students–effective educa-tors who take the time to model a caring community. You’ll be glad you asked!

Cue music . . .

Help, I need somebody,Help, not just anybody,Help, you know I need someone, help.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

I never needed anybody’s help in any way.

But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured,

Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors.

Lyrics by Lennon and McCartney

Some helpful Links(Open this article in our digital edition

for easier navigation of web links)

The following links are great resources from different organizations that provide valuable information for new teachers.

http://www.menc.org/careers/view/career-center-music-education

http://www.wmea.com/mentoring/index.html

http://www.middleweb.com/mentoring.html

http://www.ksmea.org/mentoring/handbook/?id=home

ReferencesBenson, M. (2008) Effective Mentoring for New Music Teachers in UPDATE: Applications of Re-search in Music Education, 26(2), 42-49, spring/summer.

Conway, C., & Garlock, M. (2002). The first year teaching K–3 general music: A case study of Mandi. Contributions to Music Education, 29(2), 9–28.

Division of Teacher Education and Licensure (2000) Guidelines for Mentor Teacher Programs [Brochure] Richmond, VA: Author. Fulghum, R. (2004) All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten rev. NY, NY: Ballantine Books.

Illinois Music Educators AssociationfUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR

Devoting time, talent and emotional energy to achieve something is the definition of investment. The Future Music Educators Seminar is IMEA’s way of investing in the future of music. Music teachers from across Illinois nominate the most promising students who show the best potential to pursue a career in music education. These students then collaborate with other highly motivated students to learn more about the profession and begin networking with new friends from across the state. These students are the future of music education. And this year’s conference theme, Mu-sic: A Sound Investment, is the perfect way to describe the efforts of the FMES program.

Forty-five students will travel to Peoria to participate in FMES this com-ing January. The students will invest their time to achieve greater under-standing of the music education profession. Guest speakers Dr. Tim Lau-tzenheiser and Dr. Barbara Geer will share their time and talent with the FMES students. Their experience and passion in the field will both inspire and inform the students about the wide-variety of experiences that await them. Current collegiate MENC members will share their experiences about what life is like as a music education major. New teachers will speak to the students about the realities and joys of teaching in the first few years. FMES students will also learn from attending All-State rehearsals, perfor-mances and clinic sessions. Overall, the Seminar includes a variety of expe-riences in and in-depth discussions about the field of music education.

We look forward to investing our time working with another outstand-ing class of FMES students. As evidenced by last year, there are many incredible students who want to invest their time learning more about the profession, and we look forward to helping students find their path.

See you in Peoria!

Jonathan and Lori LauffFuture Music Educator Seminar Coordinators

AdVOcAcYBill Jastrow, Chairperson


Marching Band:putting Our Best foot forward or Stepping On Our Own feet?

What Message are We Advocating?AcT/ISAT ScORES:

There is one day in every school year that I wish I could avoid. The day occurs in mid-to-late fall. It is never predictable and it is always an unsettling surprise. Typically, a few warning signs appear during September faculty meetings or sporadically on radio and television news broadcasts. Nevertheless, the Dreaded Day always unfolds right in front of me as I open the morning newspaper to discover the front-page Complete Ranking of Schools headline.

Anyone just scanning one of these annual test score reports, and most everybody does, including students, follows a similar information gathering psychology. What is the ranking of our school? – Which schools placed in the top 20? - Where did our neighbor area schools rank? - Who is on the bottom of the list?

On D-Day everything about your school, your students, your colleagues, your community, and your skills and credibility as a professional educator can be instantly celebrated or challenged on the basis of a single number. (Don’t believe me? Talk with a realtor.) Many years ago I arrived at school on D-Day to discover that the receptionist was now answering the telephone with the greeting “Where Excellence Is a Tradition!” We had cracked the Top 10 for the first time. Was that a tradition? I could not help but be amused at the prospect of what might be said the following year should our test scores drop by a tenth of a percent – “Where Mediocrity Is Commonplace?”

I feel very fortunate to have never had to come to school on D-Day to work with students, or to talk with parents who just read that their school was ranked in the bottom 50 percentile, or 20 percentile, or 10 percentile for the 2nd, 5th, or 10th consecutive year. Is there anything else we could do to demoralize the children or to negate whatever progress and initiatives had been made in that school over the previous year?

At the moment, my school is surfing a wave of success as a result of several national awards, state athletic championships, and prestigious invitations for student groups and faculty members. However, my school, by NCLB standards, is a failing school and a prominent headline in the paper has dramatically announced that to the entire community for several years: LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FAILS TO MEET NATIONAL STANDARDS.

No doubt there are members of my community – parents, business leaders, senior citizens - who are questioning what is going on in that school? I have no problem sharing student achievement information with our community. I only wish the “reporting source” would utilize a more informative perspective when publically headlining that information, test scores in particular. What significant problems are some schools facing that other schools are not? What steps have been taken to directly improve instruction and learning? Which schools have made significant progress towards meeting or exceeding state standards? In comparison to simply listing an entire school as second, twenty-second, or second to last out of 240 schools in 6 counties, that is a significantly different and certainly more comprehensive message on student achievement.

With the exception of salaries, the D-Day rankings rarely address differences between schools. Little is ever mentioned about scheduling, textbooks, instructional facilities and equipment, private tutoring programs, school-sponsored AP and test prep classes, summer school courses, professional development workshops, etc., etc., etc. School report cards do provide an oppor-tunity for each school or district to put things in a better perspective. Unfortunately, the only people that usually read school report cards are parents. Everyone else, within and outside of the community, is generally left with just a score ranking. Not surprisingly, even administrators from schools with high marks are quick to paint a broader, more “authentic” picture of their students and the education process whenever questioned about a school’s test score success.

When the goal is excellence rather than victory, it seems silly to spend time figuring out who’s doing better than whom. In fact, we may be inclined not only to stop comparing standardized test scores, but also to rethink the whole rationale for giv-

ing such tests in the first place. The only reason for assessment to be standardized is to facilitate ranking. If we simply want to know how well a student is learning, or how well a teacher is teaching, there are many rich, authentic, classroom-based forms of assessment that can give us a meaningful answer. Only if your primary concern is to know who’s beating who do you need to give some form of mass-produced tests under the same conditions.

The Homework MythAlfie Kohn

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It is ironic that the fall is also the time of year when thousands of parents statewide receive instrumental music “test” scores via marching band festivals, in some communities on a weekly basis. “With a score of 80.00, but receiving no recognition for a quality, standards-based performance, the Smallville High School Marching Band. With a score of 80.05, and receiving a large trophy and accolades in the local newspaper, the Not-Quite-So-Smallville High School Marching Band.”

Fortunately, the days of announcing marching band scores from the press box have generally been discontinued, at least in Illinois. Unfortunately, press box announcements have been replaced by complete, categorized, on-line “test results,” acces-sible to not only the participating music educators, but to students, parents, administrators, school board members, and the newspapers. Not so long ago, I worked together with my Glenbard colleagues to promote the activities and achievements of all four high school bands. That “professional understanding” was in the best interest of all of us and our students. We “man-aged” the information and could minimize the tendency of the press, parents, and students to celebrate the “victory” of one band over another with the same mentality commonly displayed at a Friday night football game.

For the sake of discussion, let us compare four “imaginary” Class AA high school marching bands. School A Band is a cur-ricular band of 75 members that only rehearses as a full band one evening per week, given the stadium field is available. All other rehearsals take place during the school day. As a result of district staffing guidelines, there is one music educator who serves as drill writer, arranger, music director, drum line coach, and color guard choreographer/instructor. Limited supply and capital outlay funds are available for the purchase of music, field supplies, drum heads and mallets, etc, but these funds must also support the concert band, jazz, and chamber music programs. In only her fourth year of teaching, the director is pursuing a master’s degree through summer course work. Consequently, this marching band starts rehearsals in mid-August.

School B Band is a co-curricular all-inclusive ensemble of 180 members that rehearses several hours a day after school. The marching band staff includes 2 certified music educators, a non-certified percussion specialist, and a color guard choreog-rapher/instructor. The marching band is a fee based program that provides adequate funds with which to purchase some marching band equipment, fabric for multiple flags, etc. The band uses stock music arrangements and the directors write the drill. As a result of a summer community band tradition which involves the directors and many students, this marching band starts rehearsal in early August.

School C Band is a co-curricular ensemble of 160 members. The marching band staff includes 8 certified music educators, and a color guard choreographer/instructor. The marching band is a fee based program that provides ample funds to com-mission custom music arrangements and drill in addition to the purchase of marching band instruments and equipment, pit percussion instruments and mallets, and color guard supplies. An active summer jazz, percussion ensemble, and concert band programs dictate that this marching band begin rehearsals in early August. The pre-season schedule includes several full-day sessions at an off-campus location.

School D Band is a curricular band of 120 members, including 12 alternates, that rehearses both during the regular school day, and a minimum of two nights per week. In addition, rehearsals for various sections, as well as the full band, are held weekly through the summer. The marching band staff includes 3 certified music educators, and 3 special caption instruc-tors. In addition to participation fees, marching band members and parents, sponsor several fund raising activities in order to purchase brass sousaphones, field amplification equipment, multiple performance uniforms, and visual effects equipment. The additional funding also provides stipends for state and national clinicians, as well as travel expenses which allow the band perform for adjudication most every weekend. All color guard and drum line musicians have the opportunity to participate in school sponsored winter season programs and competitions.

Coincidentally, all four bands perform at the same “imaginary” marching band festival. Before the buses leave the parking lot, the festival website posts for public viewing the rankings for the thirteen Class AA bands:

SchoolABand• 12thPlaceSchoolBBand•10thPlaceSchoolCBand• 5thPlaceSchoolDBand• 2ndPlace



At the awards ceremony, the bands placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd receive a well-deserved recognition and a trophy commemorat-ing an outstanding musical and visual performance. One might even say a performance that “Exceeds Standards.” Regretta-bly, there is no public recognition during the closing ceremony or acknowledgement on-line indicating that the performance scores for Community A & B Bands could by the festival or national criteria be described as “Meeting Standards,” or that the performance of Community C Band “Exceeds Standards.”

Nothing is mentioned about Band A more than doubling its membership within the past couple of years. Nothing is posted on-line indicating the annual yearly progress of Band B from “Below Standards” to “Meets Standards.” Nothing appears in the newspapers congratulating the 4th through 11th Place bands, 8 different music programs, which all met or exceeded standards in the music and maneuvering captions. The majority of the “audience” is unaware of the different resources, fund-ing, or rehearsal time available to each program. All that anyone just scanning the “test score” report will notice is the fact that the 1st Place Band beat the last place band by 50 plus “test score” points.

At this point you may be thinking this article is an argument in opposition to competitive marching bands, or for that matter, music ensemble competition of any kind. IT IS NOT! My intent is simply to pose questions and stimulate discus-sion amongst my colleagues in music education. 1) How does the public posting of marching band scores differ from the D-Day list of school test scores? 2) What message is our profession advocating when we award all of those trophies without any public acknowledgement of the other bands in a festival that met or exceeded the performance standards that in some form we all share for a high school marching band? And, remember the administrator with the great test scores who is quick to balance that isolated data with a broader picture of the school? 3) Following that example, what information are we providing to our marching band audiences concerning our standards of performance and/or the at times extremely challenging factors impacting the music education of students at schools throughout Illinois? I dare say the message being heard in the bleachers and scrutinized on the festival websites is not very different from that of the front page Complete Ranking of Schools head-line. This band beat that band. These couple of bands won and all of those bands lost. What is going on in those schools?

Recently a half-page article on high school marching bands appeared in a major suburban newspaper. The article was com-piled from interviews with music educators, an adjudicator, and a representative from a national marching band competition festival. It highlighted the achievements of several “consistently at the top of the rankings,” “perennial powerhouse” bands. “Successful marching bands are spending a lot of money on staffs and instruments. That’s the style they want so they’re spending a lot of money on drill, a lot of money on color guard, and a lot of money on front percussion section.”

Those are true statements. (Grand Pause!) Is that really a message the music education community wants to advocate con-cerning the value of secondary music education and the priorities of a “successful” instrumental music program? In that context does “successful” mean meeting standards, exceeding standards, or does it simply mean winning? Based on current practice, it may appear to many that only 12-15 “consistently at the top of the rankings” marching bands in the state provide a quality music education experience for students? Band directors may understand why that is not a true statement, but I am certain that the majority of school administrators, school board members, parents, and community members do not.

The theme for the 2010 All-State Conference is “Music: A Sound Investment.” Without question, a quality marching band is a very sound investment in a school music program and the community it serves. But maybe we should collectively invest a little more in the comprehensive music education of all Illinois students. Maybe we need to collectively invest a little more in support of each other and music education as a whole within our state.

For example, can we establish a protocol for keeping the “assessment results” within the hands of the individual music edu-cators so that it can be communicated to their students, parents administrators, and local news sources in a professional, philosophically-grounded manner at an appropriate time? Can we implement a format similar to IHSA Organization Con-test through which recognition can be given to multiple marching bands (jazz ensembles, show choirs, chamber orchestras) for meeting or exceeding agreed upon standards for performance while at the same time maintaining the current placement awards for exceptional performance in various captions and classes? Collectively, can we foster a festival environment that both encourages participation in a public performance and assessment venue by all schools, and sends a loud and clear mes-sage about the fundamentals of a 1st Class music education to anyone listening, watching, reading, or just scanning? To paraphrase Alfie Kohn, when the goal is statewide excellence in every music classroom rather than victory, it seems silly to spend time spotlighting who’s doing better than whom.

ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE MUSIc EdUcATORSCindy Tovar, Chairperson

From our position as students creating a supportive com-munity, well educated in the many benefits of music education, is one of the most rewarding tasks for a music teacher. To understand what building a community

means, we must actively participate in our own musical community. Confer-ences and workshops provide an amazing opportunity to get out there and meet your colleagues, and to learn what our community is dedicated to and working for. I look forward to coming together soon as a community and celebrating the best of music education with you all in January and February of 2010.

Roy Andrew FreemanICMEA State PresidentVanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL 60616E: [email protected]

Some of my most memorable college learning experiences have happened outside of the classroom. As a colle-giate member of ICMEA/MENC, we were encouraged and took advantage of traveling to different music education conventions. We would meet as a group in the morning and split up, taking in as many clinics, rehearsals, and per-formances as the day would allow. We would then meet up again in the evening to discuss our experiences. Being able to break down in our own words all the in-formation given to us, relating our own experiences, and creating a welcoming environment to freely speak our mind, was where the real learning took place Because we were all in a similar situa-tion, aspiring to be music educators, we gained so much from listening to each

other talk about our personal experi-ences. As the week went on we started inviting students from other chapters to our discussion group, adding an even greater interest and curiosity about their school and point of view. We engaged each other in conversation about some-thing we were all very passionate about, each of us having a different take on the material, but all very much enjoying our time together. We left the convention with great enthusiasm, with new con-tacts, new friends, and anticipating the day we would graduate from being colle-giate members and attend as professional members of the Association.

We have some exciting sessions lined-up for the upcoming IMEA Confer-ence in Peoria. We hope your chapter will join us, create your own memories, and share the experience with other chapters in attendance. We also hope to see everyone on February 27, 2010 for the ICMEA Convention held at VanderCook College of Music.

Cindy TovarICMEA State AdvisorVanderCook College of Music3140 S. FederalChicago, IL 60616E: [email protected]: (312) 225-6288 x235


Roy Andrew FreemenICMEA

State President

IcMEA STATE cONfERENcEOpen to all ICMEA chapter members and interested music educators

Saturday, February 27th, 20108:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

VanderCook College of Music3140 S. Federal Street

Chicago, IL 60616

Contacts: Cindy Tovar: [email protected]

Roy Freeman: [email protected]

2010 All–State conference

First Year Teacher’s PanelWhat to Expect in Student Teachingand Your First JobDr. Pamela Stover12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.CC 202

Key Note SpeakerDr. Tim LautzenheiserFriday, January 29th8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.CC 403/404

Sustaining the PassionDr. Charles T. MenghiniWith Special Guest: Dr. Tim LautzenheiserFriday, January 29th9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.CC 210/211

How Pre-service Teachers PerceiveTheir Own Teaching AbilityDr. David SnyderSaturday, January 30th8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.CC 401

ICMEA General Session/Business MeetingKeynote Speaker: Dr. Charles T. MenghiniSaturday, January 30th9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.CC 401

MULTIcULTURAL EdUcATIONMary Theresa Reed, Chairperson

Recently I received a letter inviting me to the concert of a wonderful new choral group in the Chicago-land area. It was the second invitation that I had received regarding this group and I wondered why people were making such a big deal over them. We have a lot of wonderful choral groups in the area, so it would take a lot for me to be wowed by a new group. I kept reading the letter and got to the part where the author noted that one of my former students was singing in this new group. This was not just any former student. This was one of my favorite students (I know, we are not supposed to have favorites, but I must confess, I have a lot of them.) from my days of teaching elementary school 20 years ago. That was all the “wow” I needed. Somehow, all of those long days teaching in the dark au-ditorium seemed to still pay off in a very positive way.

A second story involves me walking into a well-known Chicago Jazz Club at 1:00 a.m. on a summer morning and there on stage was another one of my wonderful former students playing a trumpet solo with his band. Then there was the time I was at Borders in the heart of down-town Chicago (State and Randolph) and upstairs was the display of that same trumpet players first CD and downstairs in the store’s display window was another former student’s first CD. I’m not claim-ing any credit for their success, but I can claim to be pretty darned proud.

Another story! There was a second grade

student of mine that came from a family that did not have a lot of money. They were all very intelligent and hardwork-ing people, just not well off. There were a couple of old banged up brass instru-ments in my storage closet at school and the mom noticed the French horn on the floor. It was pretty beat up. She asked me what was going to happen to it. I told her we were going to see if it could be repaired or used for parts. She asked me if she could take it for her daughter. Her husband was a brass player and could probably get it working. They could not afford a new one, but maybe this one could get her started. I gave it to her. During the fall of her third grade year, my student came in and played it for music class. Again, “Wow!” The family moved to Colorado a few years later. She played with the Denver Symphony after winning a competition and went on to major as a french horn player. One more story! Facebook has allowed me to reconnect with a lot of people that I have out of touch with for many years. One of them is a former high school teacher. She was the teacher sponsor for my high school choir. Her latest message invited me to a concert that she was sing-ing in. I look at the successes of my for-mer students, and wonder does she think of me as one of her successes. The time she invested in me and the other students by sponsoring the choir may seem small but was so important. Otherwise, we would not have had a choir in my very small high school. It is where I first spent

time running rehearsals and conducting concerts. I even started to teach music notation. What does she think when she sees what I am doing now? My mentor, Dr. Phillip Carey, though no longer with us, I wonder if he knows that all that he invested in me has paid off a thousand times over. The encouragement along with the skills and techniques that he taught were sound investments for sure.What we do as music educators is far beyond a sound investment. The more we encourage, inspire and support our students through music the better. Our student populations are so diverse. The stories above are just examples from my life on how the small investments in our students can later pay off in ways much greater than we can imagine. Every music teacher has similar stories and moments in teaching that touch lives. So keep en-couraging and teaching and caring. We make an even greater investment when we make an effort to include the music of various cultures in our teaching. If we are inclusive of varying cultures now, our students will be more open to people with differences. The impact could be world-wide. Talk about a sound investment!

Mary Theresa ReedDirector of ChoirsEvanston Township High School1600 Dodge AvenueEvanston, IL 60204847.424.7857–[email protected]



Pre-ConferenceOpening Night ConcertWednesday, January 27, 2010

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BARBARA L. gEER, MENC President for 2008-2010, is a music consultant in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (North Carolina) School System. She has taught elementary, middle and high school vocal, instrumental, and general music. In addition to her instructional du-ties, she has served as a supervisor of the secondary band, choral and orchestra programs and provided extensive mentorship for collegiates and new teachers.

She received the BME degree from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg (North Carolina) and the MM degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has a distinguished record of state and national leadership experience having served as president of both the Southern Division of MENC, and the North Carolina Music Educators Association. During her term on the MENC National Executive Board, she served as a member of the Finance Committee, National Executive Committee, National Convention Task Force, Vision 20/20 Seminar, and planning committees for national conferences in Washington, Nashville and Minneapolis. She is currently a member of the Lowell Mason Fellows Selection Commit-tee and the National Anthem Project Committee. Additionally, she chairs the North Carolina In-Service Conference and district vocal and large choral festivals.

TIM LAUTzENhEISER is a well-known name in the music education world as a teacher, clinician, author, composer, conductor, consultant, and, above all, a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence. His career involves ten years of successful college band directing at Northern Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and New Mexico State University. During this time Tim developed highly acclaimed groups in all areas of the instrumental and vocal field.

Following three years in the music industry, he created Attitude Concepts, Inc., an organization designed to manage the many requests for workshops, seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of positive attitude and effective leadership training. He presently holds the Earl Dunn Distinguished Lecturer position at Ball State University. Tim also is the Executive Director of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc.

His books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, The Art of Successful Teaching, The Joy of In-spired Teaching, and Everyday Wisdom are bestsellers in the educational world. He is also co-author of Hal Leonard’s popular band method, Essential Elements.

TIERRA NEgRA, Germany’s most successful guitar duo belongs to the protagonists of Flamenco Nuevo worldwide. Since their discovery in 1997 in Montréal, Canada, and the record contract that followed, they have produced a total of eight CDs. Their compositions are featured on countless international guitar com-pilations. Numerous concert tours brought them all over Europe, Canada and the US. Even HOLLYWOOD used their music for the movie “THE PERFUME”. Without losing the thread to the Rumba-Flamenco tradition of the Camargue and Spain, TIERRA NEGRA creates a unique combination of folklore, lounge and pop elements in their music. TIERRA NEGRA always manage to project their own enthusiasm for Flamenco Nuevo straight to their audiences, leaving them in a state of amazement and fascination by the end of every concert.

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MURIEL ANdERSON’S audiences experience a world of mu-sic in each concert–international, folk, classical, jazz, Beatles, bluegrass, and perhaps a Sousa march, played nylon string, steel string and harp guitar. Muriel was the first woman to win the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship and was also awarded a bronze level for classical in the 2009 Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Players Choice poll. She has been composing since the age of six and has published works for guitar and orchestra, voice, and solo guitar. Muriel has published several instructional books and videos and tours extensively. She is also the founder and director of Music for Life Alliance charity, and is the host of Muriel Anderson’s All STAR GUITAR NIGHT.

“IT’S OPENING NIGHT” CONCERT–WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010

PRESENTING SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR ALL-STATE 2010

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BRIAN J. LOgAN assumed the Director of Bands position at Wheeling High School in 1990. His responsibilities include directing the Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Jazz Band I, Marching Band, and Pep Band. Mr. Logan is also the Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator at Wheeling High School. Prior to his appointment in Wheeling, Mr. Logan directed bands at Holmes Middle School, Wheeling, IL, and Gemini Jr. High School, Niles, IL.

Ensembles under Mr. Logan’s direction have performed at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival (2007 and 1997), the University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival (eleven times), and the International Association of Jazz Educators Conference (1997). Mr. Logan received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music (1983), and a Master’s in Educational Administration from Northeastern Illinois University (1989). He is a member of IMEA, MENC, ASBDA, NBA, and JEN.

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KIRK MARcY is a 1983 Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Northern Colorado where he received a Bachelor of Music Education degree. Kirk brought honors to himself and his programs at Lake Washington High School with the 1985 DownBeat Magazine award of “Best High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble in the U.S. and Canada.” In 1987, he joined the prestigious Four Freshmen, and performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Buddy Morrow. In 1988, Kirk Marcy returned to the Pacific Northwest to become the Director of Soundsation, the internationally acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble at Edmonds Community College. Soundsation was honored by downBeat Magazine as one of its “Outstanding College Performing Groups” for 2001.Soundsation has the distinction of being the only choral group to ever be invited to sing with the Count Basie Orchestra. A passionate conductor of all styles of choral music, Kirk directs the Edmonds Community College Symphonic Choir, a choral ensemble dedicated to the beauty of singing great literature.

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Saxophonist JOhN WOJcIEchOWSKI, of whom the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich wrote: “. . . technically accomplished, musically profound and harmonically daring” is originally from Detroit and has spent most of the last decade performing and teaching in Chicago. In addition to leading his own groups, some of the groups he has performed or re-corded with include The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony Orchesta, Clark Terry, Jeff Campbell, John Hollenbeck, Charlie Haden, and Kurt Elling. John was also a finalist in the 1996 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Besides being an active performer, John (a National Board Certified Teacher), is also a jazz educator noted for his versatility, creativity and enthusiasm. He has taught at the public school as well as university levels and has appeared all over the country as a guest artist and clinician. He is currently on the music faculty at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois where he teaches Jazz Bands and Music Theory.

hONORS JAzz BANd

dAVId d. SpORNY is a performer, educator, clinician, conductor, composer and arranger. He is recently retired from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he was Professor of Trombone, conducted the Chapel Jazz Ensemble, Trombone Choir and performed with the Faculty Brass Quintet. After earning his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Illinois, he became the Low Brass Instructor at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. During his 16 years at Interlochen he founded the Jazz Studies programs at the Academy and at the National Music Camp. He led the Dave Sporny Big Band and the Interlochen Jazz Quintet while being active as a performer throughout the Midwest.

Since coming to the University in 1982, he has been a frequent recitalist, clinician and freelance trombonist in New England. Equally comfortable in both classical and jazz traditions, Sporny has appeared in concert halls throughout the world including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Canter, Tanglewood and Ravinia.

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ALL-STATE ORchESTRA

JAcK RANNEY accepted a position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 1980, where he served as the coordinator of string programs for the School of Music, Office of Continuing Education and Public Service in Music. At the University, he taught undergraduate conducting, string classes, and was the conductor of the Illini Symphony. During his tenure with the symphony, the string size of the string section increased to over 100 members. Because of this, a third campus orchestra, known as the Illini Strings, was created. He continued to serve as conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra (formerly known as the Illini Symphony) until his retirement in August of 2005.

Ranney also serves as the conductor of the Parkland College Orchestra in Champaign, Illinois, as well as, the conductor for the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Con-certs. For his efforts with the Young People’s Concerts, he was presented the Illinois Council of Orchestras Community Relations Award of the Year as Coordinator and Conductor of the Kinderkonzerts and Young People’s Concerts for 2001-02.

ALL-STATE chORUS

ROBERT L. SINcLAIR has served VanderCook College of Music as Director of Choral Activities since 2001. His educational background includes three years at Luther College where he sang in the Nordic Choir under the direction of Weston Noble. After transferring to Sam Houston State University, he completed his Bachelor of Arts completed a Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Music Education) at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he worked with Drs. David Rayl and Wendy Sims.

Dr. Sinclair has ten years of public school teaching experience and continues to work as an active choral clinician and adjudicator for junior high and high school students from across the nation and abroad including honor choirs in Japan and the Bahamas. Sinclair has pre-sented sessions to the Music Educators Association in Texas, Illinois, and Ohio, the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), as well as the Southwestern Division and Southern Division of ACDA.

ALL-STATE BANd

ROBERT ShELdON (1954) has taught instrumental music in the Florida and Illinois public schools, and has served on the faculty at Florida State University where he taught conducting and instrumental music education classes, and directed the university bands. As Concert Band Editor for Alfred Music Publishing, he maintains an active composition and conducting sched-ule, and regularly accepts commissions for new works. Sheldon received the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Miami and the Master of Fine Arts in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Florida. An internationally recognized clinician, Sheldon has conducted numerous Regional and All-State Honor Bands throughout the United States and abroad, is Conductor of the Prairie Wind Ensemble in residence at Illinois Central College, and teaches Composition at Bradley University. The American School Band Directors Association has honored him with the Volkwein Award for composition and the Stanbury Award for teaching, and the International Assembly of Phi Beta Mu honored him with the International Outstanding Bandmaster Award.

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hONORS BANd

dAVId gILLINghAM earned Bachelor and Master Degrees in Instru-mental Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the PhD in Music Theory/Composition from Michigan State University. Dr. Gillingham has an international reputation for the works he has writ-ten for band and percussion. Many of these works are now considered standards in the repertoire. His commissioning schedule dates well into the first decade of the 21st century. His numerous awards include the 1981 DeMoulin Award for Concerto for Bass Trombone and Wind Ensemble and the 1990 International Barlow Competition (Brigham Young University) for Heroes, Lost and Fallen. Dr. Gillingham’s works have been recorded by Klavier, Sony and Summit and Centaur. He is a member of ASCAP and has been receiving the ASCAP Standard Award for Composers of Concert Music since 1996.

hONORS chORUS

JON hURTY is professor of music and director of choral activities at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois where he directs the Augustana Choir, Chamber Singers, Handel Oratorio Society and teaches choral conducting. He also directs the adult choir at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa and is the artistic director and conductor of Quad City Choral Arts. Prior to his work at Augustana, he was director of choral activities at Concordia University, Irvine, Califor-nia. Active as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States, he has served in this capacity for the American Choral Directors Association, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and the Music Educators Association as well as many festivals, churches and high schools. He has conducted his choirs and has guest conducted throughout the United States as well as Sweden, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan and Korea. He completed his undergraduate degree in vocal performance at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, his mas-ter’s degree in choral conducting from California State University, Northridge, and his doctorate in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois.

hONORS ORchESTRA

An accomplished conductor, educator, clinician, lecturer, and performer, dR. JEAN MONTèS is passionate about challenging and stimulating audiences and musicians alike. He is the Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana where he conducts orchestral ensembles and teaches conducting and string pedagogy courses for music education majors. In addition to his responsibilities at Loyola University, Montès is the Artistic Director of The Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras (GNOYO) where he conducts the Symphony Orchestra which he lead in their Carnegie Hall debut.

Montès’ experience goes beyond the stage, as he is passionate about education and spent four years in the Fox Valley Area School District (Wisconsin) teaching K-12 strings and conducting multiple ensembles. He spends his summers teaching strings and directing ensembles at sum-mer music festivals in the U.S. and at the Holy Trinity Music Camp in Haiti where he has been the Assistant Director.

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WITH MURIEL ANDERSON

* * * WEdNESdAY, JANUARY 27 * * *

7:00-7:45 p.m. ........................................................................... CC Theatre LobbyMaterials and Name Badges available for all those Pre-Registered for the Conference

SpEcIAL “IT’S OpENINg NIghT” cONcERT

8:00 p.m.PEORIA CIVIC CENTER THEATRE

Complimentary Tickets Provided forAll-State Participating Students and Chaperones

via the Ticket Request Form in the All-State Information

Free for All Pre-Registered Conference Attendees

Additional General Admission Tickets ($5.00)Available in Advance for All Those

Requesting Tickets via the Ticket Request Formin this issue of the IME Journal or via the IMEA Website

cURfEW fOR ALL pARTIcIpATINg STUdENTS12:00 midnight

* * * ThURSdAY, JANUARY 28 * * *

cONfERENcE REgISTRATION8:00 a.m–8:00 p.m.

Civic Center “Terrazzo” Convention Lobby

Illinois Music Educators Association All-State conferenceJanuary 27 - 30, 2010

please Note: Times and Locations are Subject to change

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fAcILITY cOdES

AT Apollo Fine Arts Center

(311 Main Street)

ccPeoria Civic Center

(201 SW Jefferson Street)

hIccHoliday Inn City Centre

(500 Hamilton Boulevard)

pMHotel Pere Marquette

(501 Main Street)

RccRiverside Community Church

(207 NE Monroe)

UMcFirst United Methodist Church

(116 NE Perry)

700 MainMethodist Church Annex

(700 Main Street)

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. ......................................................................... PM-BlackhawkBand, Orchestra, Chorus and Jazz Division Vice Presidents and Wind,

Percussion, String, and Jazz Audition Chairpersons meet with State Office Staff

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. ................................................................Auditioners MeetingsJazz .............................................................................PM-LaSalleStrings .................................................................... HICC-Salon CWinds and Percussion ..................................PM-Marquette South

10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon ...................................................................................... PMAUdITIONS fOR ALL JAzz BANdS

10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. .......................................................................................HICCAUdITIONS fOR ALL STRINgS

10:00 a.m.–2:30 PM ................................................................. PM UMC 700 MainAUdITIONS fOR ALL WINdS and pERcUSSION

IMEA ALL-STATE cONfERENcEOpENINg gENERAL SESSION

10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.Civic Center Grand Ballroom–400

CPDU Credit

KEYNOTE AddRESSMUSIC: A SOUND INVESTMENT

Barbara Geer, MENC National President

Introductions and Presentation of AwardsPresiding: John Heath, IMEA State President,

Batavia High School, Batavia

10:00 a.m.–10:30 p.m. ......................................Chorus and Vocal Jazz RehearsalsSee Student Schedules for Details

ALL-STATE fOcUS SESSION 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ....................................................................CC-403/404

MUSIC: A SOUND INVESTMENT

Barbara Geer, MENC National PresidentCPDU Credit

11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ................................................................................... CC-209fUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR (fMES)

Session I - Introductions and Procedures (Lunch Provided)Mentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

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12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit)...............................................CC 135/136BANd and JAzz dIVISIONS–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensembles: Wredling Middle School Jazz Ensemble and Band, St. Charles, ILConductors: Michael Bazan and Brett Dean

12:34 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC-212/213MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISION, ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE

MUSIc EdUcATORS (IcMEA) and MENTORINg SpEcIAL AREASClinic: “First Year Teacher’s Panel: What to Expect in Student Teaching & Your First Job”Moderator: Pamela Stover, IMEA Research Special Area Chair, Southern Illinois

University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

Brett Dean

Mike Bazan

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12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...............................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “The Art of Musical Expression: Contour, Stress and Silence”Ensemble: Bradley University Chorale, Peoria, IL

Clinician/Conductor: John Jost

12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC-221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

Clinic: “Interactive Listening Lessons Boys Love!”Clinician: Deborah Lyn Ziolkoski, Surrey School District, British Columbia, Canada

Sponsor: Neil A. Kjos Music co., San diego, cA

12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC-202RESEARch SpEcIAL AREA and BANd dIVISION

Clinic: “An Historical Overview of the Influenceson the Development of Wind Band Repertoire”

Clinician: Jeffrey Daeschler, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC-401SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM) dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: Guitar: Questions and AnswersClinicians: Muriel Anderson and Tierra Negra

12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC-408TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL AREA

Clinic: “Getting Webby!”Clinician: Brenda Muench, Iroquois West CUSD #10, Gilman, IL

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. ................................................................ PM-Marquette SouthAll-State and Honors Band and Orchestra Percussion Sectional

and Part Assignment Meeting

1:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. ................................................................... Various LocationsAll Jazz Band and Combo Rehearsals

See Student Schedules for Details

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC-220BANd, chORUS, JAzz and ORchESTRA dIVISIONS

and TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “You Want Me To Do What”

Clinician: Scott Casagrande, John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights, IL

John Jost

Deb Ziolkoski

Jeffrey T. Daeschler

Brenda Muench

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2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit)................................................ CC-135/136BANd dIVISION–pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: SIU-C Percussion Ensemble,Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

Conductor: Ron Coulter

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ................................................ RCC-SanctuaryCHORUS DIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher:Developing Singers in the Choral Setting”

Ensemble: Greenville College Chamber Singers, Greenville, ILClinician/Conductor: Jeffrey Wilson

Ron Coulter

Jeff Wilson


2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit)................................................ CC-405/406JAzz dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Morton Junior High School Jazz Band, Morton, ILConductor: Katrina Fitzpatrick

Ensemble: Sycamore High School Jazz Ensemble, Sycamore, ILConductor: Scott Mertens

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................................CC-210/211JAzz dIVISION (VOcAL)

Clinic: “Vocal Jazz Phobia and How to Cure It”Clinician: Andrew Dahan, Addison Trail High School, Addison, IL

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ....................................... 700 Main-AuditoriumJUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) and chORUS dIVISIONS

Clinic: “Creating Artistry with Quality Literature for Young Choirs”Clinician: Susan Brumfield, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Sponsors: hal Leonard corporation and West Music

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC-202MENTORINg SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Mentoring Student Teachers: An Informational Session”Clinician: Mary Lynn Doherty, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Scott Mertens

Sycamore High School Jazz Ensemble

Katrina Fitzpatrick

Susan Brumfield

Mary Lynn Doherty

Andrew Dahan


2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC-212/213ORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic: “Left Hand Flexibility: Breaking the D-Major Straight Jacket”Clinician: Gabriel Villasurda, Ann Arbor, MI

2:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC-408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Google Me!”Clinician: Carol Broos, Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, IL

2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ..................................................................................HICC-901chORUS dIVISION dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINg

Presiding: Richard Murphy, IMEA Chorus Division State Vice President, University of Illinois High School, Champaign, IL

3:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...........................................CC-TheatreALL dIVISIONS and

ALL-STATE pARTIcIpATINg STUdENTSOpEN fREE TO ThE pUBLIc

Showcase pre-concert EventFeaturing

dr. Tim LautzenheiserAttitude Concepts for Today (ACT)

3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...........................................CC-TheatreALL DIVISIONS and

ALL-STATE PARTICIPATING STUDENTSOPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Showcase ConcertYoung composers and Their Music

Presiding: Brayer Teague, IMEA Secondary General Music (SGM)Division State Vice President, Downers Grove North High School

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ..................................................................................... CC 203ORchESTRA dIVISION dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINg

Presiding: Kendall Hastings, IMEA Orchestra Division State Vice President, Cary, IL

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ...............................................................................PM BradleyJAzz dIVISION–INSTRUMENTAL dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINg

Presiding: John Currey, IMEA Jazz Division State Vice President, Champaign Central High School, Champaign, IL

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ....................................................................PM Bradley/PeoriaJAzz dIVISION–VOcAL JAzz dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINgPresiding: Cory Jones, Vocal Jazz Ensemble State Chair, Rochelle Township

High School, Rochelle, IL

3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. .............................................................................. CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINgPresiding: Jane Nelson, IMEA JEM Division State Vice President,

Carlyle Junior High School, Carlyle, IL

Gabriel Villasurda Carol Broos

Tim Lautzenheiser

Brayer Teague

John Currey Cory Jones

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3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ................................................................................ PM IllinoisBANd dIVISION dISTRIcT REpRESENTATIVE’S MEETINg

Presiding: Deborah Shofner, IMEA Band Division State Vice President,Kimball Middle School, Elgin, IL

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. ........................................................ CC Theatre LobbyALL cONfERENcE SINg

gALA gRANd OpENINg REcEpTIONMUSIc EdUcATION/INdUSTRY ExpO

CIVIC CENTER EXHIBIT HALLS A, B, and C5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Refreshments Compliments of IMEA

6:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. ................................................................... Various LocationsAll Band and Orchestra RehearsalsSee Student Schedule for Details

7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................................CC 210/211AdVOcAcY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Arts Alliance Illinois and Illinois Creates Present ‘Arts At The Core’”Clinician: Ra Joy, Executive Director, Arts Alliance Illinois, Chicago, IL

7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit)................................................. CC TheatreBANd dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band, Skokie, ILConductor: Chip De Stefano

Ensemble: Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble, Libertyville, ILConductor: Don Shupe

7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 401chORUS and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONS

Clinic: “Strategies for Successful Sight Reading”Clinician: Jeremy Little, Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL

Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble

Don Shupe

Jeremy Little

Deborah Shofner

Ra Joy


7:15 p.m.–8:45 p.m. .......................................................................... HICC MadisonfUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR (fMES)

Session II–Special Guest: Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Attitude Concepts for Today (ACT)Mentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit)...........................................RCC SanctuaryJAzz and ORchESTRA dIVISIONS–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Oak Park and River Forest High School Jazz EnsembleConductor: Anthony Svejda

Ensemble: Oak Park and River Forest High School Symphony OrchestraConductor: Patrick Pearson

Anthony Svejda

Patrick Pearson


7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

and EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Imagine-Create-Explore: Interactive Listening Lessons”

Clinician: Deborah Lynn Ziolkoski, Surrey School District, British ColumbiaSponsor: Neil A. Kjos Music co., San diego, cA

7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 212/213MULTIcULTURAL SpEcIAL AREA, JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc

(JEM) and chORUS dIVISIONSClinic: “Hot Peas and Barley-O: Children’s Songs and Games from Scotland”

Clinician: Susan Brumfield, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TXSponsors: hal Leonard corporation, Milwaukee, WI,

and West Music, coralville, IA 7:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408

TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREAand SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM) dIVISION

Clinic: “Good Company: Creating a Record Company Using Free Software”Clinician: Tom Miller, Decatur Public Schools, Decatur, IL

8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m. ...................................................HICC Conference Room 3/4chORAL dIREcTORS REcEpTION

Sponsor: IL-AcdA

10:30 p.m.–12:00 midnight ............................................... PM Rendezvous LoungeJAzz dIVISION

Directors “All Star” Big Band New Music Reading SessionLeaders: Doug Beach, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL, and Rob Parton, Chicago

College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University, Chicago, ILSponsor: Kidder Music co., peoria, IL


* * * fRIdAY, JANUARY 29 * * *

cONfERENcE REgISTRATION7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.


8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. ................................................................................PM-BradleyIL-AMERIcAN chORAL dIREcTORS ASSOcIATION (IL-AcdA)

BOARd MEETINg

8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ................................................ CC-403/404AdVOcAcY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Advocacy: Building the Necessary SupportClinician: Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Attitude Concepts for Today (ACT)

Tom Miller

Doug Beach

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8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .............................................................. CC-220BANd dIVISION

Clinic: “5 Color System for Marking Scores”Clinician: Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Sponsors: Yamaha Band and Orchestra and Ellman’s Music center

8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC-135/136BANd dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Help for Your Horn Players”Ensemble: Traughber Junior High School French Horn Ensemble

Clinician: Rachel Maxwell, Traughber Junior High School, Oswego, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit)...........................................RCC-SanctuarychORUS dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: St. Charles North High School Chorale/Bel Canto Singers,St. Charles, IL

Conductor: Dale Morgan

(see next page for Waubonsie Valley Varsity Chamber Choir)

Thomas Bough

Dale Morgan

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8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit)...........................................RCC-SanctuarychORUS dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION (continued)

Ensemble: Waubonsie Valley Varsity Chamber Choir, Aurora, ILConductor: Mark Myers

8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. ........................................................................... HICC MadisonfUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR (fMES)

Session III–Reflections and ReactionsMentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

8:00 a..m.-9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 405/406JAzz dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Makin’ It Swing–Moving Your Band from Swearingen to Ellington”Ensemble: Bradley University Jazz Ensemble, Peoria, IL

Clinician/Conductors: Todd Kelly and Joe Roman, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ....................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM), BANd dIVISIONS

and EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREAClinic/Demonstration: “Dare to Drum!”

Clinicians: Susan Romano Keeble and Andrea Esther O’Neal,Mahomet Public Schools, Mahomet, IL

Todd Kelly

Joe Roman

Andrea Esther O’Neal

Susan Romano Keeble


8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ..................................................................................... CC 209MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISION

and ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE MUSIc EdUcATORS (IcMEA) SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Standards Based Teaching for Early Career Educators:

Not Brain Surgery, Just Good Teaching”Clinician: Richard Cangro, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ..................................................................................... CC 220MULTIcULTURAL SpEcIAL AREA

and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONClinic/Demonstration: “From Cairo to Chicago:African American Clapping Games from Illinois”

Clinician: Pamela Stover, IMEA Research Special Area Chair,Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 212/213ORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic: “High School Orchestras Have Too Much Rehearsal Time!–Enhancing the Effectiveness of Your Rehearsals”

Clinician: Sarah Djordjevic, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, ILSponsor: Alfred publishing co., VanNuys, cA

8:00 a..m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................ CC 401SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc dIVISION

Clinic: “Renaissance Music Alive!”Clinician: Linda Aicher, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA (Showcase)

Clinic: “Integrating Technology and Music Instruction”Clinician: Greg Foreman, Lee’s Summit School District, Lee’s Summit, MO

Sponsor: Alfred Music publishing co., Van Buys, cA

Rehearsals for All-State/Honors OrganizationsSee Student Schedule for Details

ExhIBITS OpEN9:00 a.m.–5:00 a.m.

Civic Center Exhibit Halls A, B, and C

Rich Cangro

Sarah Djordjevic

Linda Aicher

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9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .....................................................CC 210/211ALL dIVISIONS

and ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE MUSIc EdUcATORS (IcMEA) SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Sustaining the Passion”

Clinician: Charles Menghini, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 203ALL dIVISIONS

Panel: “The National Board Certification Mentors Are In - Session I”Panelists: Beth Best, Thayer J. Hill Middle School, Naperville, IL,

and Charles Staley, Nequa Valley High School, Naperville, ILModerator: Ann Schinske, Prairie Elementary School, Naperville, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit).........................................RCC SanctuarychORUS–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Millikin Men, Millikin University, Decatur, ILConductor: Ted Hesse

Ensemble: Millikin University Chamber Chorale, Decatur, ILConductor: Guy Forbes

Charles Menghini

Ann Schinske

Guy Forbes

Ted Hesse


9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 135EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREA

and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONClinic: “Sing High, Sing Low, Little Children Kodaly Grow”

Clinician: Jennifer Schramm, Mark Twain Elementary School, Niles, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 220BANd and MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISIONS

Clinic: “Integrating a Student-Centered Instructional Stylein a Performance Based Band Rehearsal”

Clinicians: Joseph Manfredo, IMEA Music Teacher Education Division State Vice President, and Matt Temple, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. ........................................................................ HICC MadisonfUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR (fMES)

Session IV–“Why Teach? – Why Music? – Why Me?”Presenter: Barbara Geer, MENC National President

Mentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

and EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREAPanel: “Welcome to Orff!”

Panelists: Marcie Lumor, Marnie Macke, Melissa Marchmanand Jennifer Schramm, GCAOSA Members

Moderator: Thom Borden, GCAOSA President, Plainfield, IL Sponsor: greater chicago American Orff Schulwerk Association

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit)............................................... CC Theatre

ORchESTRA dIVISION–pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra, Normal, ILConductor: Glenn Block

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 212/213RETIREd MUSIc EdUcATORS SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “TRS for Active and Retired Music Educators”Clinician: Claire Ribelin, Teachers Retirement System, Springfield, IL

Matt Temple

Glenn Block

Claire Ribelin

Joseph Manfredo


9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA and BANd dIVISION (Showcase)

Clinic: “Beginning Band Technology”Clinician: Craig Alberty, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC

Sponsor: Ed Sueta Music publications, Rockaway, NJ

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................CC 210/211AdVOcAcY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Advocating for Music Education with Mom and Dad”Clinician: William Jastrow, IMEA Advocacy Special Area Chair, Nequa Valley

High School, Naperville

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................. CC 403/404BANd dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “The Three T’s: Tone, Tuning and TechniqueThrough Daily Band Warm-Ups”

Ensemble: Wilmette Junior High School Symphonic Band, Wimette, ILClinician/Conductor: Robert Blim

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................. CC 212/213BANd, JAzz, JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM)

and ORchESTRA dIVISIONSClinic: “Strategies for Preventing Music-Related Injury in Your Students”

Clinician: William Dawson, M.D.,Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Craig Alberty

William Jastrow

Robert Blim

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11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Wheaton Academy Concert Choir, West Chicago, ILConductor: Joel Visker

Ensemble: Lincoln Park High School Singers, Chicago, ILConductor: Tim Cooper

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ................................................................ PMJAzz dIVISION

Clinics: “Tips for Jazz Bands” ( for All-State Jazz Student Musicians)Clinicians: Rodrigo Villanueva and the Northern Illinois University Big Band

Clinicians: Brass–Cheminee | Art Davis and Tom Garling Saxophones–Illinois | Stephen Duke and Doug Stone Rhythm–LaSalle | Fareed Haque and Kelly Sill

Joel D. Visker

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11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .........................................................135/136JAzz dIVISION–VOcAL JAzz REAdINg SESSION

Clinician: Andrew Dahan, Addison Trail High School, Addison, IL

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .............................................CC 405/406JAzz dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Dunlap High School Jazz Band, Dunlap, ILConductor: Jason Shea

Ensemble: Quincy Senior High School Jazz Band, Quincy, ILConductor: Chris Beason

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................. CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

Clinic: “Harmonica: Hear It, Sing It, Play It”Clinicians: Janet Gore and Judy Meyer Hays,

Schaumburg School District # 54, Schaumburg, IL

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................................... CC 209

MULTIcULTURAL and RESEARch SpEcIAL AREASClinic: “Save the Music: Music Education and Research in Ecuador”

Clinician: Phillip Wilhelm, McKendree College, Lebanon, IL

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ......................................................................HICC HamiltonORchESTRA dIVISION

American String Teachers Association (ASTA) LuncheonPresiding: Peter Rosheger, Illinois ASTA President, New Trier High School, Winnetka

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................ CC Theatre LobbyRESEARch SpEcIAL AREA–pOSTER pRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Pamela Stover, IMEA Research Special Area Chair,Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

Dunlap High School Jazz Band

Phillip Wilhelm


fAcILITY cOdES


(311 Main Street)






(501 Main Street)


(207 NE Monroe)


(116 NE Perry)


(700 Main Street)

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ......................................................... CC 401SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM) dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Guitar Class: Building Curriculum and Enrollment”Ensemble: Addison Trail High School Guitar Ensemble, Addison, IL

Clinician: Jeff Kust

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ......................................................... CC 220SpEcIAL LEARNERS SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Including Special Learners: It’s All Greek to Me”Clinician: Christine Lapka, IMEA Special Learners Special Area Chair,

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ......................................................... CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “The General Music Classroom Goes Digital: Ideas, Practices, and Projects”Clinicians: University of Illinois Pre-Service Music Education Students

Facilitator: Matthew Thibeault, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. ........................................................................ Packard PlazaphI BETA MU LUNchEON and BUSINESS MEETINgPresiding: David Vroman, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. ..................................................................... CC Lexus RoomASSOcIATION Of ILLINOIS MUSIc SchOOLS (AIMS)

gENERAL MEMBERShIp MEETINg

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit)............................................... CC TheatreBANd dIVISION - dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Normal West High School Wind Ensemble, Normal, ILConductors: Lisa Preston and Ryan Budzinski

Ensemble: Lockport Township High School Wind SymphonyConductor: Brian Covey

Christine Lapka

Matthew Thibeault

Brian Covey

LIsa Preston

Jeff Kust

Ryan Budzinski


12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...............................................RCC SanctuaryCHORUS DIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Body + Breath + Sound: Pillars of Ensemble”Ensemble: Wheaton-Warrenville South High School Chamber-Madrigal Choir,

Wheaton, ILClinician/Conductor: Gordon Krauspe

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 135/136EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “A Playful Approach to Teaching Preschool and Kindergarten Music”Clinician: Heather Nelson Shouldice, Farmington Public Schools, Farmington, MI

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

and EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Brain Bop! Get Your Students Focused and Ready to Learn”Clinician: Kate Kuper, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. ................................................................. PM Carnegie’s 501MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISION cOUNcIL

LUNchEON MEETINgPresiding: Joseph Manfredo, IMEA Music Teacher Education (MTE) Division

State Vice President, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ................................................HICC HamiltonORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Tuneful Approach to Advanced Shifting” Clinician: Gabriel Villasurda, Ann Arbor, MI

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 212/213RETIREd MUSIc EdUcATORS SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “TRS/Social Security - TRIP/Medicare - Help!”Clinician: Edward Slininger, Social Security Administration, Peoria, IL

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 401SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM) dIVISION

Clinic: “Teaching Composition 101”Clinician: Robin Giebelhausen, Highland Middle School, Libertyville, IL

12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Real, Simple and Inexpensive Technology Solutions for Music Educators”Clinician: Mark Corey, IMEA District IX President,

Addison Trail High School, Addison, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ......................................................CC 210/211AdVOcAcY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Working With Your Music Dealer: A Team Approach to Music Advocacy”Clinician: George Quinlan, Jr., Quinlan and fabish Music co., Burr Ridge, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 212/213BANd dIVISION

Clinic: “Best Practices in Scoring for Band”Clinician: Thomas Bough, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Sponsors: Yamaha Band and Orchestra and Ellman’s Music center

Heather Shouldice

Kate Kuper

Robin Giebelhausen

George Quinlan


2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 209BAND and JUNIOR HIGH/ELEMENTARY MUSIC (JEM) DIVISION

Clinic: “Recruit, Retain, and Train: The Steam to Power Your Beginning Band”Clinician: Abbey Houser, Mayo Middle School, Paris, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit)...........................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Carbondale Community High School Chamber Singers,Carbondale, IL

Conductor: Carlyn Zimmermann

Ensemble: Edwardsville High School Chamber Singers, Edwardsville, ILConductor: Lynda Marshall

Carlyn Zimmerman

Lynda Marshall

Abigail L. Houser


2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 135/136EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREA

and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONClinic: “Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Pitch Skills Leading to Music Literacy”

Clinician: Pamela Stover, IMEA Research Special Area Chair,Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 405/406JAzz dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Improving Time Feel, Time Awareness, and Phrasingin the Large Jazz Ensemble

Ensemble: Northern Illinois University Lab BandConductor: Rodrigo Villanueva

Sponsors: Sabian, Vic firth, and Yamaha

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 202MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISIONClinic: “Music Teacher Education Comes of Age”

Clinician: Janet Barrett, Northwestern University, Evanston

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION (Showcase)

Clinic: “Making the Grade”Clinician: Greg Foreman, Lee’s Summit School District, Lee’s Summit, MO

Sponsor: Alfred Music publishing co., Van Buys, cA

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 401MULTIcULTURAL SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Southeast Asian Children’s Songs in Your Music Classroom”Clinician: Jui-Ching Wang, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 403/404ORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Middle School Full Orchestra:Making It Happen At Your School”

Ensemble: Churchville Middle School Concert OrchestraConductor: Barbara Scott

Clinician: Sandra Dackow, Conductor of the Hershey, PA, Symphony Orchestra

Janet Barrett

Jui-Ching Wang

Barbara Scott

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2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 220SpEcIAL LEARNERS SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Tourette’s Syndrome and Music”

Clinician: Kimberly McCord, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA (Showcase)

Clinic: “The New SmartMusic 2010”Clinician: David Hawley, SmartMusic Product Specialist

Sponsor: MakeMusic, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 203ALL dIVISIONS

Panel: “The National Board Certification Mentors Are In - Session II”Panelists: Leslie Manfredo, Mahomet-Seymour High School, Mahomet, IL, and

Karen Monhardt, Bloomington High School, Bloomington, ILModerator: Ann Schinske, Prairie Elementary School, Naperville, IL

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................................CC 210/211BANd dIVISION (Showcase)

Clinic/Demonstration: “Reeds and Mouthpieces:A Clinic By the People, For the People”

Clinician: Michael Skinner, President of DANSR, Chicago, ILSponsors: Vandoren/dANSR, chicago, IL

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 135/136BANd and ORchESTRA dIVISIONS

Clinic/Demonstration: “Percussion Refresher Course for Ensemble Directors: Timpani and Latin Percussion”

Clinicians: Ruben Alvarex, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,and Jeremy Brunk, Millikin University, Decatur, IL

Sponsor: Illinois chapter of the percussive Arts Society

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION–NEW MUSIc REAdINg SESSION

Sponsor: IL-ACDA

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. .......................................................................... HICC MadisonfUTURE MUSIc EdUcATORS SEMINAR (fMES)

Session V–“Life After High School As A College Music Education Major”Panel: Current collegiate music education majors from across IllinoisMentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit).................................................CC 405/406JAzz dIVISION–pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Northern Illinois University Lab BandConductor: Rodrigo Villanueva

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONand EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREA (Showcase)

Clinic: “Treasures of Literacy”Clinician: Thom Borden, Plainfield, IL

Sponsor: Macmillan/Mcgraw-hill, New York, NY

Kim McCord

David Hawley

Michael Skinner

Rubén Alvarez

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3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 212/213RESEARch SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Teaching Off the Podium:Reaching Diverse Student Populations With Even More Diverse Music”

Clinician: Tim Gerber, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. ..................................................................................... CC 401MULTICULTURAL SPECIAL AREA and BAND and ORCHESTRA DIVISIONS

Clinic: “Mariachi and Musicianship”Clinician: Jeff Nevin, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

Sponsor: Neil A. Kjos Music co., San diego, cA

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) .......................................................CC 210/211ORchESTRA, BANd and chORUS dIVISIONS

Clinic: “Developing a Model for a Cross-Curricular Unit”Clinician: John C. Hughes, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Music Technology 101: From Elementary to Middle School”Clinicians: Debbie Kanyo, Alton Middle School, Alton, IL,and Lori MeCaskey, East Elementary School, Alton, IL

5:00 p.m.– 6:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ..................................................... CC 403/404BANd dIVISION–NEW MUSIc REAdINg SESSION

Ensemble: VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band, Chicago, ILClinician/Conductor: Charles Menghini

Sponsor: J. W. pepper and Son, Inc., chicago, IL and Exhibiting Publishers

5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. .........................................................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION OpEN MEETINg

Presiding: Richard Murphy, IMEA Chorus Division State Vice President,University of Illinois High School, Champaign, IL

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. .............................................................................. CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION OpEN MEETINg

Presiding: Jane Nelson, IMEA JEM Division State Vice President,Carlyle Junior High School, Carlyle, IL

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. ...............................................................................CC 210/211ORchESTRA dIVISION OpEN MEETINg

Presiding: Kendall Hastings, IMEA Orchestra Division State Vice President, Cary, IL

Tim Gerber

John Hughes

Deborah Kanyo

Lori MeCaskey

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5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 209RESEARch SpEcIAL AREA

Research Paper Reading SessionPresiding: Pamela Stover, IMEA Research Special Area Chair,

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. ....................................................PM Presidential Suite (1204)RETIREd MUSIc EdUcATORS SpEcIAL AREA REcEpTION

Presiding: Rex Benson, IMEA Retired Music Educators Special Area Chair,Ottawa, IL

5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 401SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM),

JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM), and BANd dIVISIONClinic/Demonstration: “Community Drum Ensemble: Drumming Outreach for All”Clinicians: Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust, Dancing Drum, Santa Barbara, CA

Sponsor: West Music, coralville, IA 5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408

TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA and BANd dIVISIONClinic: “The Virtual Podium: Band Communication Blogging”

Clinician: Kyle Freesen, Schuyler-Industry School District, Rushville, IL

6:15 p.m.–6:45 p.m. .............................................................................. CC 403/404BANd dIVISION OpEN MEETINg

Presiding: Deborah Shofner, IMEA Band Division State Vice President, Kimball Middle School, Elgin, IL

UNIVERSITY hOSpITALITY REcEpTIONS6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Various Locations

JAzz NIghT cONcERT8:00 p.m.

Peoria Civic Center Theatre

All-State Jazz BandConductor: Brian Logan–Wheeling High School, Wheeling, IL

honors Vocal Jazz EnsembleConductor: Kirk Marcy–Edmonds Community College, Mill Creek, WA

honors Jazz comboConductor: John Wojciechowski–St. Charles North High School, St. Charles, IL

honors Jazz BandConductor: David Sporny–University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Admission: Conference Name Badge or$5.00 General Admission Tickets Available at the Door

Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust

Kyle K. Freesen


10:30 p.m.–12:00 midnight ...............................................PM-Rendezvous LoungeALL cONfERENcE

Special Event: Director’s “All-Star” Big Band Jam


* * * SATURdAY, JANUARY 30 * * *

fINAL “dRESS” REhEARSALSCarver Arena at the Peoria Civic Center

All-State/Honors Bands, Choruses and OrchestrasSee Student Schedule for Details

7:00 a.m.–7:45 a.m. ...................................................................PM Carnegie’s-501IMEA SpEcIAL AREA and pROgRAM/pROJEcT chAIRS

BREAKfAST MEETINgPresiding: John Heath, IMEA State President, Batavia High School, Batavia, IL

Conference Registration7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.


8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ..................................................................................... CC 202AMERIcAN SchOOL BANd dIREcTORS ASSOcIATION (ASBdA)

MEMBERShIp MEETINgPresiding: Gene Montgomery, ASBDA State Chair, Illinois Valley Community

College, Oglesby, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 212/213BANd dIVISION

Clinic: “Middle Level Band: Practical Solutions to Common Problems”Clinician: Stacey Larson, VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 135/136BANd and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONS

Clinic: “Drumming Up Character:A Modern Musical Approach to Character Education”

Clinicians: Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust, Dancing Drum, Santa Barbara, CASponsor: West Music, coralville, IA

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION

Clinic: “Developing Vocal Independence in the Choral Ensemble”Clinician: Michael Zemek, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

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fAcILITY cOdES


(311 Main Street)






(501 Main Street)


(207 NE Monroe)


(116 NE Perry)


(700 Main Street)

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .........................................PM Marquette SouthBANd dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “Music From the Land of Lincoln”Ensemble: Wheaton North High School Wind Ensemble, Wheaton, IL

Clinician/Conductors: Richard Fischer, Concordia University, Chicago, IL,and Jon Noworyta, Wheaton North High School, Wheaton


Session VI–Round Table DiscussionParticipants: Novice Illinois Music Educators

Mentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 401ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE MUSIc EdUcATORS (IcMEA) and RESEARchSpEcIAL AREAS and MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISION

Clinic: “How Preservice Teachers Perceive Their Own Teaching Ability”Clinician: David Snyder, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

and SpEcIAL LEARNERS SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Special Learners in the Music Classroom”

Clinician: Scott Houline Iseminger, Krejci Academy, Naperville, IL

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ......................................................CC 210/211ORchESTRA dIVISION (Showcase)

Clinic: “Fun and Musicianship:Using Ensemble Music in Beginning and Intermediate String Class”

Clinician: Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, Lexington, SCSponsor: hal Leonard corporation, Milwaukee, WI

David Snyder

Scott Houlné Iseminger

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8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 209RESEARch and ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATE MUSIc EdUcATORS

ASSOcIATION (IcMEA) SpEcIAL AREASClinic: “The Unique Attributes of a Collegiate Ensemble Director”

Clinician: Sarin Peck, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................................. CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Do You PowerPoint? Music Technology in the Classroom”Clinician: Chia-Pao Hsu, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m. ....................................................................PM Illinois/BradleyJAzz dIVISION INSTRUMENTAL and VOcAL OpEN MEETINgSPresiding: John Currey, IMEA Jazz Division State Vice President,

Champaign Central High School, Champaign, IL,and Cory Jones, Vocal Jazz Ensemble State Chair,

Rochelle Township High School, Rochelle, IL

ExhIBITS OpEN9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Civic Center Exhibit Halls A, B, and C

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.OpEN fREE TO ThE pUBLIc

NO cONfERENcE REgISTRATION REQUIREd

9:30 Aa.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ............................................ CC TheatreBANd dIVISION–dOUBLE pERfORMANcE SESSION

Ensemble: Mundelein High School Wind Ensemble, Mundelein, ILConductor: Adam Gohr

Ensemble: Elmhurst College Wind Ensemble, Elmhurst, ILConductor: Judith Grimes

Associate Conductor: Ross Kellan Guest Composer: Samuel R. Hazo

Sarin W. Peck

Adam Gohr

Judith E. Grimes

Samuel R. Hazo

Ross Kellan

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9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ...............................................RCC SanctuarychORUS dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “The Art of Singing In Tune”Ensemble: Knox College Choir

Clinician/Conductor: Laura Lane


Session VII- Coda: What Your Future HoldsMentors: Jonathan and Lori Lauff, Naperville Schools, Naperville, IL

ILLINOIS cOLLEgIATEMUSIc EdUcATORS ASSOcIATION

gENERAL SESSION and BUSINESS MEETINg

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.Civic Center - Room 405/406

Keynote SpeakerCharles Menghini

VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 221/222JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISION

and EARLY chILdhOOd SpEcIAL AREAClinic: “Ice Breakers and Friend Makers: Creative Dance in the Classroom”

Clinician: Kate Kuper, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .....................................................CC 210/211ORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic: “Communications for the Orchestra Teacher”Clinician: Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, Lexington, SC

Sponsor: hal Leonard corporation, Milwaukee, WI

9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC-209RESEARch SpEcIAL AREA

and MUSIc TEAchER EdUcATION (MTE) dIVISIONClinic: “No Child Left Behind: What the Research Says in Regard to Music Education”

Clinician: Tim Gerber, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Laura Lane

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9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC 403/404ORchESTRA dIVISION

Clinic/Demonstration: “If It Ain’t Baroque, Fix It!”Ensemble: Western Illinois University Chamber Orchestra, Macomb, IL

Clinician/Conductor: Richard Hughey

SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc dIVISIONMeet the Composers, Awards Presentations, and

Recital of Winning Compositions

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.CPDU Credit

APOLLO FINE ARTS CENTER311 Main Street - PeoriaOpen Free to the Public

No Conference Registration Required

Presiding: Brayer Teague, IMEA SecondaryGeneral Music Division State Vice President

Downers Grove South High SchoolDowners Grove, IL

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9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) .................................................... CC-212/213SEcONdARY gENERAL MUSIc (SgM)

and JUNIOR hIgh/ELEMENTARY MUSIc (JEM) dIVISIONSClinic: “Strategies for Connecting Illinois Learning Standard Frameworks

with Music Lesson Planning”Clinician: Lisa Gawlik, Simmons Middle School, Aurora, IL

Richard Hughey

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9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 220SpEcIAL LEARNERS SpEcIAL AREA and BANd dIVISION

Clinic: “Performing a Concert for Children With Autism”Clinician: Lawrence Van Oyen, North Central College, Naperville, IL

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (CPDU Credit) ........................................................... CC 408TEchNOLOgY SpEcIAL AREA

Clinic: “Using Garage Band Software for Beginning Composition”Clinician: Erin Lodes, Urbana Middle School, Urbana, IL

ALL cONfERENcE dRUM cIRcLETHE PUBLIC INVITED11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Peoria Civic Center Triangle LobbyPresented by Dancing Drum

Sponsor: West Music, coralville, IA

VISIT THE EXHIBITSCivic Center Exhibit Halls A, B, and C

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.OpEN fREE TO ThE pUBLIc NO cONfERENcE REgISTRATION REQUIREd

ALL-STATE cONcERT1:00 p.m.

Carver Arena–Peoria Civic Center

All-State OrchestraConductor: Jack Ranney–Champaign, IL

All-State chorusConductor: Robert Sinclair–VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL

All-State BandConductor: Robert Sheldon–Bloomington, IL

hONORS cONcERT3:15 PM

Carver Arena–Peoria Civic Center

honors BandConductor: David R. Gillingham–Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

honors chorusConductor: Jon Hurty–Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

honors OrchestraConductor: Jean Montés–Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

General Admission: $5.00 or Conference Name BadgeTickets available in advance via the

IMEA State Office or the Peoria Civic Center Box Office

Lawrence Van Oyen

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96 music: a sound inVestment | 2010 All-State Exhibitors

EXHIBITSPARTNERS IN THE SOUND INVESTMENT

Please include time in your Conference agenda to visit the many and varied exhibitors. You’ll find products and services available such as: sheet music, instruments, instrument repair and maintenance, fundraising programs, gifts, tour/travel services, photography, performance equipment, uniforms, computer software, teaching aides, and, of course, Music Education! We are especially pleased to announce that the MENC Resource Shop will be with us again this year.

ExhIBIT hALL LOcATION

We will use Exhibit Halls “A”, “B” and “C” in the Civic Center. This large area offers a spacious, well-arranged, attractive and convenient display area with three entrances: one from the Registration “Terrazzo” Lobby, one from the “Skylight” Lobby and one from the “Triangle” Lobby.

ExhIBIT hOURS

We have arranged our traditional Gala Grand Opening Reception, scheduled for Thursday evening, Janu-ary 28, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Complimentary refreshments will be provided for all in attendance using a Reception Ticket included in the Conference Registration materials. IMEA leadership, visiting guests and dignitaries, including MENC National President Barbara Geer, will be on hand to meet and greet you at the MENC and IMEA booths.

Additional visits to the Exhibit Hall may be made during the hours of:

friday, January 29, 9:00 a.m.–5;00 p.m. and Saturday, January 30, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Make special note that the Exhibit Halls will be open fREE to the public on Saturday, January 30, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., without the need for Conference Registration. This is intended as an opportunity for parents, family members and friends of our All-State participating students to visit the exhibits as they await the All-State and Honors Concerts. Please encourage concert-goers to visit the exhibits. This will also be conflict free exhibit time for all attendees.

EARN AcAdEMIc cREdIT ThROUgh SIUc fOR2009 IMEA ALL-STATE cONfERENcE pARTIcIpATION

One hour of graduate credit will be available through theSchool of Music of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Conference participants may register for Music 499-1, Independent Study.In-state tuition will be $328.00. Payment will be made through direct billing from the University

after the conference. Registration can be processed when you arrive in Peoria.

LOOK fOR ThE SIUc TABLE IN ThE cONfERENcE REgISTRATION AREA

Course requirements include:

1. Attendance at a minimum of 15 hours of conference workshops or concerts. 2. Completion of brief written responses to each workshop and concert attended. Sample questions will be provided as a guideline.

If you have questions regarding the course, write to:

Dr. Pamela [email protected]

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The exhibitors in BOLD type are recognized as Conference sponsors.

2 Click Fundraising.com85th Division US Army Band

Accessorized by AnnAnderson UniversityAugustana College

Benedictine University Bob Rogers Travel

Blue Print ToursBradford SystemsBradley University

Branson on Stage LiveButter Braid

Carl's Pro BandCenter X Productions

Central Illinois Youth SymphonyCentury Resources, Inc.

Check AwardsChicago College of Performing Arts

Chicago State UniversityChicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Youth Symphony OrchestrasCollegiate ApparelColumbia CollegeConn-Selmer, Inc.

Dana Legg Stage BandDeMoulin Brothers & Company

DePaul University School of MusicDestinations Unlimited Travel

Doug Beach MusicDownBeat Magazine

Eastern Illinois UniversityEastman Music Company

Edwards Instrument CompanyElmhurst College

Entourage ManagementExpress Industries Corporation

Fox Products CorporationFundraising Concepts, Inc.

Getzen Company, Inc.Gourmet’s Delight, Inc.

Great American OpportunitiesGriggs Music

Hal Leonard CorporationHemisphere Educational Travel

The Hindsley Transcriptions, Ltd.Illinois Collegiate Music Educators Association

Illinois Grade School Music AssociationIllinois Music Educators Association

Illinois State UniversityIllinois Tri-M Music HonoraryIllinois Wesleyan UniversityJ. W. Pepper and Son, Inc.

Jupiter Band Instruments, Inc.Kendor Music, Inc.

Kidder MusicKnox College

Lawrence UniversityMacie Publishing/Ed Sueta Music

Macmillan/McGraw-HillMark Custom Recording Service, Inc.

McCormick's Enterprises, Inc.McKendree College

MENC Resource ShopMidwest Young Artists

Millikin UniversityMissouri Baptist College

Monmouth CollegeMusic and Arts Center

The Music Shoppe, Inc.Neff Company

Neil A. Kjos Music Co.New Horizons Tour & Travel, Inc.

North Central CollegeNorth Park University

Northeastern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthwestern University

Oboe Chicago, Inc.Olivet Nazarene UniversityOzark Delight Candy Co.Peak Performance Tours

Pearl CorporationPee Jay's Fresh FruitPeoria Charter Coach

PepWearPiano Technicians Guild

Plowsharing CraftsRomeo Music

Saint Xavier UniveritySamuel Music

Shattinger MusicSmartMusic and Finale

Southern Illinois Univeristy EdwardsvilleSouthern Illinois University Carbondale

StageRight CorporationStanbury Uniforms, Inc.

Taylor ToursTJ’s Pizza & Fund Raising Co.

Tom Lapka SalesVanderCook College of MusicVanguard Tour Service, Inc.

Wenger CorporationWest Music

West Music CompanyWheaton Conservatory of MusicYamaha Corporation of America

Yankee Candle FundraisingYouth in Harmony

ALAPHABETICAL LISING OF 2010 EXHIBITORS

MUSIc IN OUR SchOOLS MONThSarah Bush Randolph, Chairperson

Music In Our Schools Month

The theme for March 2010 Music In Our Schools Month® is “Music! Just Imagine…”

MIOSM CONTESTS (go to www.menc.org for entry forms and details)

1. Student Essays: The Deadline was November 2, 2009 for the student essays beginning with the words “I imagine…” I hope everyone from IL sent in entries. Hopefully some student from IL will be selected to be filmed reading his or her essay and be featured in the 2010 World’s Largest Concert®.

2. Lesson Plans: What do you do in your classroom to celebrate MI-OSM? Enter your creative lesson plans, teaching tips, and activities. All MENC members are eligible to submit up to three (3) lesson plans. Lessons will be judged by a teacher committee and the top lesson plans will be announced in March 2010 during Music In Our Schools Month. Deadline: February 1, 2010

3. Lyrics to”The Green anthem” Invite your students to write new lyrics to “The Green Anthem” with their own variations on “The Green Anthem” melody. Select up to three (3) student entries to submit to MENC. Entries will be judged on lyric and melodic variation originality by an MENC member panel. Four (4) winning

entries will be posted on the MENC Web site and will be performed at the national Green Anthem Concert* in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in April 2010. Dead-line: February 15, 2010

The World’s Largest concert

The 2010 World’s Largest Concert (WLC) sing-along event will be on March 11, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. UPDATE: The sheet music, rehearsal tracks, and lesson plans for 2010 have been posted on the MENC web site!

The World’s Largest Concert® (WLC®) has been the highlight of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) since 1985. A sing-along concert linking students around the world through music, the WLC reached an estimated 6 million students, teachers, and music supporters in recent years. Questions? Email [email protected].


Music is an investment of our time, talent, and financial resources. Those of us who earn our living through these “sound” investments need to protect the human organ that makes it all possible – the ears of our students and ourselves. As music professionals, imagine what your life would be like with impaired hearing. The future of our industry is at risk.

The following information is from the American Academy of Audiology web site. For more information, download-able color bookmarks, posters, charts, etc. go to:

www.audiology.org/resources/con-sumer/BHM/Pages/posters.aspx

www.audiology.org/resources/con-sumer/Pages/Kids.aspx

www.howsyourhearing.com

Approximately 12% of all children ages 6-19 have noise-induced hearing loss which is PERMANENT and is almost al-ways PREVENTABLE! Thirty-six million Americans have hearing loss. One in three developed their hearing loss as a result of exposure to noise. Although hearing prob-lems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all hearing-impaired persons are younger than 65. With the increased use of personal music players (MP3s) and ear buds, the number of Americans experiencing hear-ing loss at a younger age is growing.

Children, teens and adults are damaging their hearing by prolonged exposure to loud noise. Noise–induced hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells that are found in the inner ear. Hair cells are small sensory cells that convert the sounds we hear (sound energy) into electrical signals that travel to the brain. Once damaged, our hair cells cannot grow back, causing permanent hearing loss.

Noise-induced hearing loss can be caused by prolonged exposure to any loud noise over 85 dB. The loudness of sound is measured in units called decibels (dB).

• 60 dB–Normal conversations ordishwashers

• 80dB–Alarmclocks

• 90 dB–Hair dryers, blenders, andlawnmowers

• 100dB–MP3playersatfullvolume

• 110dB–Concerts(anymusicgenre),car racing, and sporting events



• 120dB–Jetplanesattakeoff

• 130dB–Ambulances

• 140 dB–Gun shots, fireworks, andcustom car stereos at full volume

If you have to shout over noise it not only can be dangerous and painful for your ears, but can also damage your vocal chords.

The cost of Losing Your hearing

When you lose your hearing there is a loss in quality of life. A hearing loss can also cost you financially. Personal and Medical costs can include: c. $1500/hearing aid (hearing aids are typically replaced every 5-6 years); on average $300/year on hearing aid batteries

Audiologists across the nation are encour-aging Americans to be more aware of their hearing health and protect their hearing. NOISE-INDUCED hearing loss is 100% PREVENTABLE. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself.

• Wear proper hearing protection(earmuffs or earplugs) when in noisy environments (concerts, sporting events, fireworks displays, car races).

• Turndownthevolumewhenlisten-ing to the radio, car stereo at full volume, TV, MP3 player, or anything through ear buds and headphone (Visit www.TurnItToTheLeft.com)

• Walkawayfromloudnoise.”

childhood Noise Risks Include

Noisy toys, Arcades, Sporting events, Concerts, Band Class, Firearms, Motor-bikes, Firecrackers and fireworks, Farm equipment, Movie Theaters, Power tools, Shop class, MP3 players.

E: [email protected]: 815.838.0737 ext. 140school web address for current MIOSM and other Music teacher information:www.d91.net select Music Department, then select Music Teachers heading.

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EARLY chILdhOOdJennifer Wetzel-Thomas, Chairperson

diversify Your Investment


As schools are celebrating a wider diversity of learners, many educators are recognizing a need to better under-stand their students. One particular area of importance for music educators is students’ cultural backgrounds. When is the last time you asked a child to share a part of their cultural background through music?

All cultures have songs, finger plays, and rhythmic games that adults play with young children. These songs and rhymes are reflective of the children we teach (Freshwater, Sherwood & Mbugua, 2008). Have you entertained the idea of inviting a parent into your classroom to teach the students a cultural song, game or chant from their childhood? When reaching out to a child and their parent and viewing them as the teachers, music educators can create a rich tapestry of musical background and experiences. In this scenario children are experiencing music with a meaningful adult in their lives, and they are sharing this music with others.

Experiencing and sharing music with people is a vital component of music education. Ideally students will con-tinue the desire to experience and share music as they grow older. Students might choose to learn to play an instrument, participate in band, or sing in choir.

A vital connection is made within the realm of music education whenever teachers work with students and par-ents to make music together. When music educators take time to invest in the lives of their students and families, they make connections that enrich humanity and create musicians for life.

Freshwater, A., Sherwood, E., & Mbugua, E. (2008). Music and physical play: what can we learn from early childhood teachers in Kenya?. Childhood Education, 85(1), 2-6.

Jennifer Wetzel-ThomasIMEA Early Childhood Chair

Music Educator Mokena Elementary School

[email protected]

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SpEcIAL LEARNERSChristine Lapka, Chairperson

“The Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) is committed to providing access to Association sponsored events and activities for all students regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability or economic standing. IMEA will make every good and appropriate effort to provide adaptation(s)/accommodation(s) for students with special needs.” To ensure that students with disabilities receive the proper supports for IMEA auditions, the Association has created a policy and form. With supports, more students should have the opportunity to be involved in the competition.

Some important points about the process:

1. The form is due to the District President on or before September 1.

2. The school fills out the upper portion of the form to provide as much information as possible about the student. “Describe the adaptation(s)/accommodation(s)”

3. The Special Learners Chair reads the information, and if needed gathers more information from the school.

4. The Special Learners Chair is responsible for finding a solution that adapts the method of delivery or suggests accom-modations.

5. The Special Learners Chair fills out the “Description of the Recommended Adaptation(s)/Accommodation(s) or Rationale for Denial”

For the sake of clarity, it is important to discuss the difference between accommoda-tions and modifications and the distinction between classroom and competition. There are many references to the creation of two distinct types of adaptations. I find the fol-lowing information at peakparent.org clear and appropriate:

Accommodations and modifications are types of adaptations that are made to the environment, curriculum, instruction, or assessment practices in order for students with disabilities to be successful learners and to participate actively with other students in the general education classroom and in school-wide activities.

Accommodations are changes in how a student accesses information and demon-strates learning. Accommodations do not substantially change the instructional level, content, or performance criteria. The changes are made in order to provide a student with equal access to learning and equal opportu-nity to show what he or she knows and can do. Accommodations can include changes in the following: •presentation and/or response format

and procedures•instructionalstrategies•time/scheduling•environment•equipment•architecture

Modifications are changes in what a student is expected to learn. The changes are made to provide a student opportunity to participate meaningfully and productively along with other students in classroom and school learn-ing experiences. Modifications might include changes in the following:

•instructionallevel•content•performancecriteria”peakparent.org

When persons are part of a competition, they must meet certain skill levels. While we might find it necessary to modify our curriculum in a classroom with in an IEP, we do not have the same license in a competition. Perhaps we need to create a similar event such as the “Special IMEA” for persons with modified skill levels. For the purposes of the current audition, it is only appropriate to adapt with accommoda-tions. However, that leaves us with a world of opportunity for student achievement.

Make sure you are investing in the student’s abilities. If a student cannot read music because of lack of sight, invest in their ability to memorize sound and to learn braille music. Remember, sight-reading and sight-singing are currently required audition skills. The judge is responsible for assessing sight-singing and sight-reading. Then, as we remember that it is impossible to read instantly at sight when a student is non-sighted, we can look closer at the underlying skill. Sight-reading is the abil-ity to translate symbols into sound. Excluding

any physical disabilities, the student should translate braille music. A reasonable accom-modation would be to allow the student to read and process a measure at a time and then produce each measure. The student will require time to feel the music, memorize the measure, and after a short pause, create the sounds.

Additionally, we will have to examine the length of the sight-reading example. The student’s ability should be appropriate to the musical needs of the child. A student who is unable to use sight as their primary channel of learning will rely on hearing and touch. Hav-ing them translate a long passage from braille to sound is not practical for persons who use auditory sources as a primary channel of learning. Braille is not a direct parallel to how persons with sight use print. However, some literacy is required and worthy of learning and testing. It is reasonable to ask for some “read-ing,” but maybe less. If braille is not an option or if you have other questions, we can work together to create ac-commodations that enable the student to dem-onstrate the fundamental skill. I am available to offer advice throughout the year at the email address below. (Remember, even if we discuss accommodations well in advance, you must file the Adaptation(s)/Accommodation(s) form on or before September 1 of the audition year). While it might seem odd to be thinking about this at the end of our audition season, it is necessary to invest early and examine your resources to get the best return. In the end, be-lieving in and guiding students toward musical achievement is a great investment.

IMEA Special Learnershttp://www.ilmea.org/SpecialLearnersSA.shtml

IMEA Policyhttp://www.ilmea.org/documents/Spe-cial_Needs_Policy.pdf

IMEA Request for Accommodations-Formhttp://www.ilmea.org/documents/Spe-cial_Needs_Form.pdf

Peak Parent Accommodations-Modificationshttp://www.peakparent.org/pdf/fact_sheets/accommodations.pdf

Chris Lapka | [email protected]

Meeting the Audition Needs of Students with disabilities:A great Investment




RETIREd MUSIc EdUcATORSRex Benson, Chairperson

Greetings fellow music educators AND RETIREES,

For sometime now the executive com-mittee and editor Bill Froom have been having all of the contributors to the Illinois Music Educator theme their articles. I must admit that I have been having fun with a play on words for the last couple of editions. As the title says–“music” and “retirement” are indeed a sound investment . . . an investment not only in our students, but in us and a better way of life.

In my Fall Journal issue I talked about how IMEA continues to serve (invest) us and how we can serve (invest) in IMEA. In today’s economic challenges I think this relationship is even more important.

how we can continue to invest in IMEA and Music Education?

If you have been following changes at the national level of MENC then you were aware that in 2008, the MENC National Executive Board decided to make a bold change to the MENC conference model. In the words of John Mahlmann, MENC Executive Director, “The board decided to stop replicating what state music education associations and regional divisions can do so effec-tively and efficiently . . . and to focus on what MENC as a national organization is uniquely positioned to do. Music Education Week in Washington is the result of that decision.”

The MENC website lists this definition: “Music Education Week in Washington is a new annual event created by MENC at the direction of the MENC National Executive Board. It is built around a new format, different from that of past national biennial conferences. This format is designed to provide members with opportunities for music education advocacy, intensive professional develop-ment, and performances in a destination location on an annual basis, and during the summer instead of the school year.” As a past state president, the times that we spent in Washington either for national board meetings or lobbying on the hill showcase MENC at its best. I am extremely pleased to see MENC putting forward their efforts at this level. As retired members we can participate in this exciting event. Check out MENC’s web-site and clear your calendars to be in Washington, DC June 23-29, 2010!

At the local and state level we are uniquely qualified to help our local IC-MEA chapters. We know the university directors . . . volunteer to help them with their student chapters. Through this same process we can help mentor new direc-tors entering the field. Stay as involved as you would like to be! Continue to be an advocate for the profession.

IMEA continues to invest in us

For several years now, we have offered a session at the All-State on TRS and music educators. This has been a very

beneficial session for retirees to stay current on TRS initiatives and for those looking to retiree to plan ahead. We have this session again with Claire Ribelin from the Springfield TRS office. This session will be Friday, January 29 from 9:30–10:45 a.m. in rooms 212/213 of the Peoria Civic Center.

Last year we added a session from Social Security. We have this again with Edward Slininger from the Peoria Social Security office. This session really helped answer questions of how TRS and SS work together. This session will be on Friday, January 29 from 12:30–1:45 p.m. in the same room–212/213 of the Peoria civic Center.

Reception for Retirees

I firmly believe that one of the most im-portant aspects of going to a conference is maintaining the contact with friends and colleagues. The IMEA leadership is once again hosting a reception for all retirees in the Presidential Suite of the Pere Marquette room 1204 on Friday, January 29 from 5:00–6:15 p.m. Hope to see many of you there!!

Keep smiling!

Rex BensonIMEA Retired Special Area Chair2235 Delaney DriveOttawa, IL [email protected]

“Music: A Sound Investment”I Like . . . Retirement: A Sound Investment!


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ALLIEd MUSIc ORgANIzATIONSIMEA enjoys an excellent working relationship with all of the allied music organizations.

As a service to our membership, we are pleased to share the following contact information:

American School Band Directors Association

Gene MontgomeryIllinois Valley Community College815 North Orlando Smith Avenue

Oglesby, IL [email protected]

Arts Alliance Illinois

203 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 1920Chicago, Illinois 60601

P: 312.855.3105F: 312.855.1565

www.artsalliance.org

Association of Illinois Music Schools

Mario PulusiPresser 110

Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL. 61701

[email protected]

Chicago Dance and Music Alliance

Emily Herr, Executive Director410 S. Michigan Avenue, Room 819

Chicago, IL 60605312.987.9296

[email protected]

Illinois Alliance for Arts Education

Becky Blaine, PresidentP.O. Box 825

St. Charles IL 60174-0825 630.584.7169

[email protected]

Illinois Arts Council

Terry Scrogum, Executive Director100 W. Randolph, Suite 10-500

Chicago, IL 60601312.814.6750

[email protected]

Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association

John Jost, PresidentBradley UniversityMusic DepartmentPeoria, IL 61625

[email protected]

Illinois Chapter of the American String Teachers Association

Peter Rosheger, President611 Barberry Road

Highland Park, IL 60035-4429847.784.6699 (w)847.831.0764 (h)

Illinois Council of Orchestras

Marie Ann Vos, Executive Director46 South Walkup Avenue

Crystal Lake IL 60014-6130815.459.7664

[email protected]

Illinois Grade School Music Association

Northern Division President

Ellen Singer300 Church Street

Lake Zurich, IL [email protected]

Southern Division President

Dennis R. Carter417 Washington

East Alton, IL 62024igsmasouth.org

Illinois HIgh School Association

P.O. Box 2715Bloomington, IL 61702-2715

P: 309.663.6377F: 309.663.7479

[email protected]

Illinois Summer School for the Arts

Laurie Merriman, Executive DirectorCollege of Fine Arts, Illinois State University

Normal, IL 61790-5600309.438.2850

[email protected]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Tara Siwicki, Executive Director224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 250

Chicago, IL 60604312.786.1121

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Phi Beta Mu International School Bandmaster Fraternity

David Vroman, PresidentBradley UniversityPeoria, IL 61625

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Music: A Sound InvestmentR. Brett Goad

President–Illinois American Choral Directors Association

Over the years, I have had several conversations with my financial adviser, concerning the importance of having a diversified investment portfolio. While his reasons were many, his primary concern was that my invested dollars would generate the greatest return. From time to time he and I would sit down and review my investments, making note of those funds that were paying good dividends, as well as those that were not performing as greatly as we would have hoped. In the case of those funds not reaping the greatest financial benefit, we made changes in the portfolio, in the hope of improving the performance. I believe that these same concepts apply to our role as music educators and leaders in our schools and communities. I would ask that each of us look back on our learning years and take stock of those individuals that invested themselves in our future. These people might be considered our personal Board of Directors, who oversee their personal investment in each of us. I think back to my childhood days in Galesburg. Little did I realize the role that music would play in my life. Images are flashing in my memory concerning numerous experiences that helped to shape who and what I am today. There was the Youth Choir at my church which was led by a rather eccentric director. She was also my general music teacher in grade school. Eccentric as she may have been, it was obvious that she certainly had passion for her work. She loved her music and she cared for her kids. And then there were my childhood piano teachers. These ladies were the epitome of patience with me in my piano studies. There were several times that I came to lessons not being all that prepared due to my lack of practice. Still, they did not give up on me; rather, they urged me to do better in the coming weeks. My high school choral director was led by a gentle giant, who for well over 25 years served as the school’s choir director. In that time, he had to have touched the lives of thousands of students. Yes, he exposed his choirs to great choral music. Still, I would suggest that he taught his students so much more–the value of hard work, teamwork, the importance of patience, having a positive attitude, and an appreciation for others. My years at Western Illinois University were rich. The WIU music faculty was a dedicated cadre of fine music educators, each with their unique gifts There were four men that truly inspired and challenged me. These individuals led by example. Each was demanding and yet caring, hardworking and still fun-loving, an expert in their field but not stuffy, and all had a life away from work, providing them balance and sanity in their lives. At the top of my Board of Directors, and I hope yours as well, is family. We quickly learn the importance of family. Their continued investment of love and support provide the fuel for our survival. They wait patiently by as we pursue our musical dreams with our students. And when the last cutoff in the last concert is given, the family is there eagerly waiting in the wings to urge us on. Each of us have most certainly benefitted from the efforts of numerous individuals. And while all of our experiences may not have been positive, we learned something to aid us in our quest to be effective and productive music educators. So, as you look about your classroom informally assess the progress of your students, take time to pause. Pause to think about the many individuals that helped you along the way. Each of them saw something in you–something that they were willing to give of themselves so as to invest in your future. No matter the level of your talent or the quality of your attitude, someone believed in you and was willing to help you. And now, the student has become the teacher. You have your own students. Some are talented and others seemingly not. Some are motivated and some are not. Will you invest in your students just as your teachers and family invested in you? The risks are well worth it and the dividends are innumerable. Invest wisely.

With Appreciation to my Board of Directors:Sue, Gene, Rachel, Ben, Maggie, Lucille, Muriel, Margaret, Roland, Forrest, Bob, Frank, and Suy

AMERIcAN SchOOL BANd dIREcTORS ASSOcIATIONJeffrey Phillips, President–TennesseeILLINOIS chApTERGene Montgomery, Chairperson


Investments exist is many different forms. While some are easily recognized, others are a bit more dif-ficult to define, let alone access. Tangible investments include physical resources, funding allocation, time, accessibility, and so on. These “investments” reflect the practical elements of our profession. They can be identified, isolated and evaluated with statistical data analysis.

Tangible investments are important. There must be constant, consistent evaluative monitoring of these investments comparing past and present with an eye on future needs that will secure progress toward, and attainment of, our noble objective. The question is, however, are these investments really the most important?

I submit that the “intangible” investments of personal commitment, attitude, perseverance, and PUR-POSE, while being the most illusive and abstract, are our most important investments. The acquisition of the “tangibles” is ancillary to the extent we reflect the “intangibles” in our daily interactions with students, peers and administrations. “Quality of life” is more than a talking point. “Value” is more than what we can see and analyze. It has to be felt. We will be most effective in attaining that affect when we dedicate our-selves to beginning where we (and, our students) are and making the best of what resources we have while pursuing what we may consider to be ideal. Especially when resources are scarce, time is at a premium, and priorities seem to be askew, our “examples” will be the best investment we will make.


News from phi Beta MuOn the state level, the annual meeting of the Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Mu will be Friday, January 29, 2010 with our Call to Order at 11:30 a.m. in the Packard Plaza. This meeting is held in conjunction with the Illinois Music Educators State Conference each year. Information about this meeting will be sent directly to each member’s home.

The 63rd Midwest Clinic is being moved to Chicago’s McCormick Place West this year. The International Assembly of Membership will take place on Thursday, December 17th from 8:00 til 10:00 am in the Hilton & Towers. Then on Friday, December 18th the Phi Beta Mu Awards Luncheon will be held from 11:45 am until 1:45 pm in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Xi Chapter members have the great advantage of having this wonderful clinic take place in our own State of Illinois. More information about these international meetings can be found at http://www.phibetamu.org/

Investing in Music is the signature of the new Executive Secretary of Phi Beta Mu International. David Lambert served 33 years in music education and retired in 2004 as Director of Fine Arts in Fort Bend ISD, which is immediately southwest of Houston, Tx. He holds degrees from S. F. Austin State University and administrative certification from the University of Houston.

His band director days culminated in a nine-year tenure as Director of Bands at John Foster Dulles High School (Fort Bend ISD), where he led the band to numerous awards in state and national competitions. Upon his appointment to the Director of Fine Arts position in 1985, David worked diligently to recruit and hire exemplary teachers. Since that initiative, the school district’s bands and orchestras have been awarded three honor performances at the Texas Music Educators Association’s conference and have received fifteen Midwest invitations.

Mr. Lambert is an active adjudicator, clinician, and consultant. He serves as Executive Secretary for University Interscholastic League Music Region 17 and as president of Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Among other awards, David was presented the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award for Music Administration by the Texas Bandmasters Association and Administrator of the Year awards by both music and educational theater associations. The Xi Chapter is pleased to have an outstanding educator playing a leadership role in the fraternity.

If you have questions about Phi Beta Mu you may contact one of the current officers:

David Vroman, President [email protected] Springbrunn, Vice President [email protected] Ramseyer, Recording Secretary [email protected] Groeling, Executive Secretary [email protected]

Information concerning Phi Beta Mu in Illinois may be found at: http://www.phibetamuxi.org/

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