as their conductor. Thank you to all who participated this year by sponsoring stu- dents, helping them through the audition and rehearsal processes, and attending the concert. Special thanks to Jeff Smith, who managed the band, and to those who vol- unteered their time to host rehearsals, run sectionals and usher at the concert! Manag- ing an ensemble and hosting a rehearsal or concert are great ways to get involved, meet other directors, and support the students in Region II! Please contact Celeste Zazzali or Meg Spatz if you are interested in either of these for the future.
Preparations for the Elementary Hon- ors Band are under way. Directors have recommended students by filling out the application (always posted on www.cjmea. org) and accepted students were placed into an ensemble. Music is currently be- ing organized and will be distributed soon. Please help your students to practice their music as soon as you receive it. Also make sure they are prepared with a folding music stand and all the necessary accessories for their instrument (reeds, valve oil, etc) for the day of the event. The rehearsal and con- cert will be held on May 4th. Many thanks in advance to Meg Spatz and Amara Van Wyk for hosting the event at the Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy.
Also coming soon will be information about the CJMEA Elementary & Interme- diate Band Festival which will be held on April 17th & 18th, and May 15, 2013. For more information or to download registra- tion forms, please visit
www.cjmea.org.
Intermediate Chorus Nina Schmetterer
K8chorus@cjmea.org
Lindsay Jackson presented a fantastic
workshop on Active Music Making in Janu- ary for general music teachers. We sang, moved, and learned some new ideas to try in our classrooms. Thank you to Lauren Surick at Applegarth Elementary School for hosting that workshop. If you are a pre- senter who would like to do a workshop for CJMEA in the future, please contact me at
k8chorus@cjmea.org. The Intermediate Region Choir has had another successful season. Jennifer Jen- kins rehearsed and conducted the choir, in- troducing the group to a wide array of music from an African processional to American
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folksongs. The students reacted well to her teaching style and energy. Eternal thanks to Courtney Shiffman for managing the group and keeping everyone organized and on schedule. Thank you to all of the teachers who hosted rehearsal and auditions for the 2013 choir: Sue Belly (Avenel); Judy Weiss (Hammarskjold); Kathryn Reid/Anna Braun (Churchill); Courtney Shiffman (High Bridge); and Shannon Maddolin (South Plainfield). If you are interested in conducting, managing, or hosting rehearsal in the future, please let me know. The Treble Honors Choir (formerly
the Elementary Honors Choir) will be con- ducted this year by Jason Tamashausky. This ensemble is for students in grades 4 through 6, and will take place on April 20th. Teach- ers will be able to nominate six outstanding students to take part in this group. Please check the website for information.
Intermediate Orchestra Penny Martin
k8orchestra@cjmea.org Thanks to everyone for volunteering to
be rehearsal hosts for our Symphonic and String Orchestras. CJMEA is grateful for the sacrifice of time and facilities that you all have made. Chris Finnegan and Susan Meuse are working hard to hone in on the many talents of our Region students this season. I can’t wait to hear their wonder- ful performances this March. I hope to see all of you there on March 10th and 17th at Monroe Middle School.
Percussion-Yale Snyder
percussion@cjmea.org
I hope everyone is having a wonderful
2013. Region II Percussion is having its best year yet. In December, Chris Colaneri directed the 3rd annual Holiday Percussion Extravaganza at the Woodbridge Mall con- sisting of over 30 mallet percussion players from elementary school through college performing holiday music. It was a huge success. Now in its 5th year, our Region High
School Percussion Ensemble had its finest concert to date on January 6th at Montgom- ery High School. I would like to extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to Gary Fink for a fantastic weekend and for being a fabulous conductor. I was blown away with
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like a sports team, students practice and, over time, increase their skills and who knows, you just may see your students in the big arena, er, stage that is, Carnegie Hall, etc., and to think it all started with you, the elementary, middle or high school music teacher. I just attended a Maynard Ferguson tribute performance in a school with several of that institution’s alumni per- forming. These cats were hot! In the audi- ence was their former high school band di- rector and was he ever beaming with pride. It all started in their school music programs with special teachers – MUSIC teachers! A great big THANKS to the Paramus and Clifton school districts for allowing us to use their facilities for our high school and junior high annual auditions. Paramus Di-
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uditions, concerts, festivals – student performances – it’s what we have our kids do. Just
what Fink and the ensemble accomplished in a very short period of time. Bravo! I also would like to extend my thanks to Jared Judge for his time and dedication as the manager of the ensemble. Our Intermediate Percussion Ensem-
ble is off and running and we are extremely lucky to have Marty Griffin as our conduc- tor. The Intermediate Percussion Ensemble concert will be on March 17th at Monroe Township High School. This spring, we have days of percus-
sion, percussion ensemble festivals, and per- cussion workshops to look forward to.
I
will be sending out dates and contact info and they will also be posted on our CJMEA Facebook page when they become available. I am in need of two managers as well as re- hearsal sites for both our High School and Intermediate Percussion Ensembles for next year. If you are interested in either, please email me at
percussion@cjmea.org. I look forward to sharing with our membership the latest trends in 21st Century percussion education. If anyone ever has any ques- tions, please always feel free to contact me.
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