Michigan Music


v50, no.1 f a l l 2012


Educator


President Christina Hornbach Hope College Department of Music 127 E. 12th St., Holland, MI 49422 C) 517-803-2325, O) 616-395-7650 hornbach@hope.edu


President-Elect Kelli Graham 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) 734-330-4342 O) 517-764-5200 lmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


Treasurer Lisa DuPrey, 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 O) 517-748-6518


cmicheelmays@sbcglobal.net


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Contents departments


3 From the Editor


6 President’s Message 8


Music As A Dynamic Force In Changing Educational Pattern


11 Music Education Grows Up—An Administrator’s Point of View


14 Teaching Children with Autism in the Elementary General Music Classroom


16 A Characteristic Band Sound?


20 Examining the Music Teacher’s Role in Classroom Culture


22 Incorporating Listening Into the Jazz Curriculum


24 Outreach to Research


26 Measuring Student Growth in the Choral Ensemble—Part 2


30 Music of Friends—An Orchestra Garage Band


33 A Pressing Issue in Music Education: How Comprehensive Are We?


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MMEA Board Members


17 MMEA Name Change and New Logo


25 MME Now Online


29 Current Events


32 Logo and Name Change Vote


36 Guidelines for Submitting Articles


forms 19 NAfME Membership Application


38 Media Consent and Release Form


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Central Michigan University......7 Meyer Music.............................28 Western Michigan University...10 Depauw University...................32 Musical Resources......................13 NAfME.......................................37 Meredith Music..........................13 Quaver Music......Inside & Outside Wayne State University..............18


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