Michigan Music


v49, no.3 summer 2012


President Christina Hornbach Hope College


Educator


Department of Music 127 E. 12th St., Holland, MI 49422


C) 517-803-2325, O) 616-395-7650 hornbach@hope.edu


President-Elect Kelli Salisbury, 8358 Riverbend Dr. Portland, MI 48875,


C) 517-862-1920 W) 517-688-3521 jadagoldie@yahoo.com


Past President John Lychner


8183 Keweenaw Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009 0) 269-387-4667 C) 269-873-1797 john.lychner@wmich.edu


Secretary


Lindsey Micheel-Mays 1007 West Washington Jackson, MI 49203 H) 517-784-4443 O) 517-764-5200


Treasurer Lisa DuPrey,


Contents


departments 3 From the Editor Joe Shively


6 President’s Message John Lychner


8 Your Role in Music Teacher Evaluation


10 Music Teacher Evaluation: Clarification and Recommendation


14 Teaching Children with Autism in the Elementary General Music Classroom


lmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


404 Aloha Davison, MI 48423 C) 586-524-2837 W) 810-591-0839 lduprey@davisonschools.org


Executive director Cory L. Micheel–Mays 1007 West Washington Avenue Jackson, MI 49203 H0 517-784-4443 C) 517-748-6518


cmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


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personal attention performance opportunities proven job placement


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16 Is Composition “Legit” for the 5th Grade Music Classroom?: Assignments You Can Do with Elementary Students


20 Interview with Francisco Nunez


22 Report on 2011 Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) Symposium


23 Highlights from the 2012 MMEA Collegiate Conference


24 Outreach to Research


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26 Measuring Student Growth in the Choral Ensemble – Part I


27 NAfME Chapter of Excellence Award for Western Michigan University


28 Golden Notes for Baby Boomers


30 New Organization Seeks to Draft Policy Recommendations for K-16 Music Education


news 5


MMEA Executive Board 9


Guidelines for Submission


18 Michigan Music Educator Online 18


MMEA Gets a New Name & Logo


19 Membership Application 29


MMEA Election Results 30


MMEA Events for 2012-2013


Executive Committee


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