Intermediate Band
Celeste Zazzali and Meg Spatz
k8band@cjmea.org k8band2@cjmea.org
ate Region Band Auditions are coming up on Saturday, January 26th
It’s that time of year again: Intermedi- . By this time, your
students who are planning to audition have already turned in their registration forms and are hopefully working hard with their final preparations. (Late applications are to be post-marked by January 11th
. For questions
about On-Site Registration, please write Meg Spatz at
k8band2@cjmea.org) This year’s Intermediate Region Band conductor, Sal Fossa from Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Edison, has a fantastic program planned that your students will grow from and love to perform. Elementary band directors should start thinking about Elementary Honors Band. The event will be held in Rahway on May 4th
.
Three bands representing all experience lev- els from 4th
-6th grade will gather to rehearse
and perform on this one Saturday. Prior to the big day, students will receive music in the mail so they can practice and prepare. It is an excellent way to challenge your advanced students, so stop by the CJMEA website and consider filling out an application. Questions about the event can be directed to Celeste Zazzali at
k8band@cjmea.org. The Elementary & Intermediate Band
Festival will be held over three dates in April and March. Bring your young ensemble to Monroe or Freehold for an experience which includes a performance opportunity, adju- dication, a brief clinic with the judges, and the chance to hear other ensembles from the area. Check the CJMEA website for more in- formation and the application. We invite you to get involved: come to a
rehearsal, run a sectional, usher at a concert… There are many ways to enhance your profes- sional experience and benefit your students by becoming more involved with CJMEA!
Intermediate Chorus-Nina Schmitterer
K8chorus@cjmea.org
CJMEA is excited to share two upcom-
ing opportunities for elementary teachers and elementary students. Lindsay Jackson will be presenting a workshop on Active Mu- sic Making in the K – 5 music classroom on Saturday, January 26. This session will focus on vocal development, movement, and con- versational solfege. Please see the CJMEA website for registration information. The Treble Honors Choir, conducted
this year by Jason Tamashausky, is for stu- dents in grades 4 through 6, and will take place on April 20th. Teachers will be able to
JANUARY 2013
Intermediate Orchestra-Penny Martin
k8orchestra@cjmea.org
I am so excited to announce the 2013
Intermediate Orchestra conductors for CJMEA. For the Intermediate Symphonic Orchestra we have Chris Finnegan who currently teaches in the East Brunswick Township school district. Also from East Brunswick, we have Susan Meuse for the In- termediate String Orchestra. I welcome their talents and can’t wait until this Spring to see them in action. If anyone is willing to host our ensem-
bles, we are in desperate need of rehearsal sites. We have a different, new and improved rehearsal schedule where the orchestras will be rehearsing together. Please see the sched- ule on
www.cjmea.org. Remember, a caf- eteria and gym will suffice. The Symphonic Orchestra has approximately 132 performers and the String Orchestra has approximately 70 performers. Please email with any ques- tions.
Percussion-Yale Snyder
percussion@cjmea.org
I hope everyone has had a great
school year thus far. Region II percussion is having its finest year yet. We have our region percussion ensembles coming up and I am thrilled that two of the finest percussion educators in our state will be conducting. Gary Fink will lead the High School Region Ensemble and Marty Griffin will lead the intermediate ensemble. CJMEA was represented once again at this year’s Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) this November. This is the largest gathering of percussionists and percussion teachers in the world. Looking ahead to the spring, there will be percussion ensemble festivals and days of percussion to be announced. I am still looking for a manager for the intermediate percussion ensemble. If you are interested or know someone who might be, percussionist or non-percussionist, please email me ASAP. I am looking forward to continuing to share with our membership news regarding the latest trends in 21st century percussion education.
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nominate outstanding students to take part in this group. Please check the website as in- formation will be available shortly. The CJMEA Region II Intermediate
Choir, conducted by Jennifer Jenkins, is off to a great start. Please keep current with au- dition sites and rehearsal information on the CJMEA website. The concert will take place at Monroe Twp. High School on Sunday, March 17th at 4:00 pm. Please come and support your students!
NJSMA North Jersey
School Music Association
njsma.com
astating path. I heard a report that a few people in some southern states were thank- ful that Hurricane Sandy did not hit them. In the next breathe they also said, “It’s about time those folks up north got it instead of us.” I was shocked, to say the least. No one wishes for a storm; where it strikes is all up to Mother Nature. Some have suffered terrible losses; hopefully you have recovered and put your lives back in order as best you can. The Storm of the Century certainly did us in here in New Jersey. But we don’t wish these kinds of things on anyone. Rehearsals, concerts, festivals, it’s all happening for you and your students! Are you involved? Have you ever conducted an honors ensemble? Ever managed a group? Ever hosted a rehearsal or concert? As a nor- mal part of our jobs, we do these things every day. However, the ensembles that the region and state offer provide an even higher level of musicianship for our students given that the best performers are accepted. If these pro- grams are eliminated due to lack of teacher involvement, who loses? Our students! Not too long ago, Region I Past President Donna SanGiovanni stated that if every teacher vol- unteered for an activity at least once during their teaching career, we could very easily get the job done. I reiterate the same, so have you ever…It seems that things got tougher just a few short years ago concerning find- ing school facilities and teachers willing to host concerts and rehearsals. We need you to keep our profession moving upward. The basic level of involvement is sponsoring stu- dents and attending auditions. We need you to step up to the next level. Visit our web- site, apply to conduct a group or contact a division chair and offer to manage or host an event. We set the tone for the future of Music Education in the state by what we do for our students, the real future of our pro- fession. See you at the NJMEA Convention! Mike Kallimanis, President
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