President’s Message KEITH HODGSON
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keithhodgson1@mac.com Website:
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The cancellation of the NJEA statewide professional development convention and the consequent cancelation of the NJMEA All-State Concerts in both Atlantic City and Newark were situations that we never had to face before. I know that there are so many heartbroken students and disappointed parents and teachers who were affected by the decisions that needed to be made for all involved. Trust me, no one feels more disappointed than I do in having to cancel All-State.
A ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA & CHORUS 2012
At the time of printing this TEMPO issue, we are currently polling the 2012 Mixed Chorus and Orchestra with a possible re- scheduling option. The Executive Board and Procedures Committee members for choral and orchestra have met and discussed numerous options for rescheduling that covered possibilities from November to June. Every option was on the table and we discussed all foreseeable conflicts and heard individual concerns. As you read this you will already know what was decided, but
right now, it is my hope that the majority of our Chorus and Orches- tra will be able to reschedule their 2012 All-State concert for the first weekend in June. If in polling our groups, we find that there is not a sufficient response to commit to that proposed date, then we have no other choice but to cancel the 2012 All-State concerts for good.
US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN MARCHING BAND During the Fall, three New Jersey band students au-
ditioned and were selected for the US Army All-American Marching Band. It was a pleasure to attend each of their selection ceremonies. Congratulations to the following
students and their directors: • Caitlin Fenning,West Deptford High School - Thomas Kershaw, Director
•Maritza Bullock,Winslow Twp High School - David Parkhurst, Director
• Lowell Perkins,Warren Hills Regional High School - Jason Graf, Director
TEMPO 2
HAPPY NEW YEAR NJMEA!
s I sit down to write this, it is just after Thanksgiving and we are still rebounding from the storm that dis- rupted our lives and challenged our spirits this Fall.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game in the nation. Produced by All American Games, this Bowl features the nation’s top high school senior football players and marching musicians. A student selected as one of the 125 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band members receives an all-expenses-paid trip to San Antonio, TX to march in the halftime performance of the All-American Bowl at the Alamodome on Saturday, January 5, 2013.
FEBRUARY CONFERENCE We are in full swing gearing up for the 2012 NJMEA State
Professional Development Music Conference at the East Brunswick Hilton from February 21-23, 2013. We are continuing the success- ful full three day conference with the Thursday Academy format that began last year. NEW to the Academies this year is the first Choral Academy. The Collegiate Academy will run all day on Saturday, Feb. 23rd and will be led by State Collegiate Advisor, Rick Dammers from Rowan University and the State Collegiate Officers.
Among our guests to the NJMEA Confer- ence will be our illustrious National President, Nancy Ditmer! Nancy E. Ditmer, NAfME President and Board Chair for 2012-2014, is currently the Director of Bands and Professor of Music Education at the College of Wooster, Ohio, and has been a respected and devoted leader in music education for many years.
For almost a decade, Scott Lang has been educating and entertaining audi- ences of all ages through his workshops and keynote presentations. As a nation- ally known leadership trainer for the past seven years, Scott works with some of
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