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2012 Illinois Music Education Conference See Complete Schedule on Page 61
Illinois Music Educator
Illinois Music Education Conference January 25-28, 2012 Peoria, Illinois
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ILLINOIS MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Biographies of the 2012 All-State and Honors Conductors p. 58 Complete Conference Program p. 61
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Keeping the Mind Creative Darcy Nendza | Executive Director The Hard Work of Creativity Roseanne Rosenthal | IMEA President Nourish Your Creative Mind Deb Shofner | IMEA President Elect The Child John Heath | IMEA Past President The Creative Mind in the Classroom – Teacher and/or Student Toni Redlingshafer | Professional Development Director
Forms, Applications and Events Election Results | Participating School Form | Conference Highlights/Pre-Registration |
LEADERSHIP MESSAGES
Call for Award Nominations | Lending Library Form | 2011 SGM Composition and Improvisation Contest | IMEA Cover Art Contest Form | Call for Session Proposals | Application for Performance
Cruise Ship Creativity: Your Itinerary Kris Cox | Band Division Vice President Illinois Music Education Conference Choral Events/Interview With Joe Grant Richard Murphy | Choral Division Vice President Nurturing Creativity in the Performing Ensemble Clark Chaffee | Orchestra Division Vice President Conference Highlights from the Jazz Division John Currey | Jazz Division Vice President Special Jazz Feature – Creativity Through Transcription Adam Larson| Manhattan School, New York Nurturing the Creative Music Teacher Donna Zawatski | Junior High/Elementary Music Division Vice President Celebrating the Creative Mind Brayer Teague | Secondary General Music Division Vice President Schedule of Events for the Music Teacher Education Division Joseph Manfredo | Music Teacher Education Division Vice President
INFORMATION SECTION DIVISION REPORTS
Becoming Musicians Throughout Their Lives Jonathan and Lori Lauff| Future Music Educators Seminar Chairpersons Creativity and Improvisation: Roads Less Traveled, Unwittingly Perhaps Richard Cangro| Mentoring Chairperson The Creative Mind . . . Thoughts from Campus Danelle Larson | icmea Chairperson This Isn’t the Tri-M of the Past Patrick Barnett | Tri-M Chairperson Equality and Equity are not Equal Mary Teresa Reed | Multicultural Education Chairperson Research Focus on Ceativity Pam Stover | Research Chairperson The Concert for Music in Our Schools Month Sarah Bush Randolph | Music in Our Schools Month Chairperson Creativity Through Music and Movement Jennifer Wetzel-Tomas | Early Childhood Chairperson A Desire to Push Past the Comfort Zone Christine Lapka | Special Learners Chairperson Imagination–Creation: Don’t Skip the First Step! Rex Benson | Retired Music Educators Chairperson
SPECIAL AREAS
Allied Music Organizations Arts Alliance Illinois | Jen | Phi Beta Mu
ALLIED REPORTS Illinois Music Educator | Volume 72 Number 1
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FALL 2011 | VOLUME 72 NUMBER 1 Official Publication of the Illinois Music Educators Association
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