Michigan Music Educator
v. 50, no. 2 fall 2013 President
Christina Hornbach
Hope College Department of Music 127 E. 12th Street Holland, MI 49422
C) 517-803-2325 O) 616-395-7650
hornbach@hope.edu
President-Elect Kelli Graham
8358 Riverbend Drive Portland, MI 48875 C) 517-862-1920 W) 517-688-3521
jadagoldie@yahoo.com
Acting Past President Daniel Steele
1027 S. Fancher Street Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 H)989-772-1393 O)989-774-1970
steel1dl@cmich.edu
Secretary
Lindsey Micheel-Mays 1007 West Washington Avenue 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 2
From the Editor 5
President’s Message
articles 7
High School General Music--What’s Holding Us Back?
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Reaching the Other 80%: Taking Responsibility
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Belonging, Networking, Learning and Sharing: A Professional Development Group as a “Community of Practice”
18 It Takes a Village: Band Life in a Small Town
20 A Story of Advocacy: The Snoqualmie Valley School District Music Coalition
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Composition in the Elementary Music Classroom
30 Is Conducting Technique Over- Rated?
33 Teaching Expressive Singing in the Choral Rehearsal
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Travel...........Inside Cover Meredith Music...................................6 Central Michigan University.............10 Essentially Ellington.........................12 Yamaha.............................................17 Western Michigan University............19 JWPepper & Son..............................19 University of St. Thomas...................22 Eastern Michigan University.............26
Alfred Music.....................................27 Make Music......................................32 Michigan Music Conference.............36 NAfME.............................................39 Depauw University...........................39 Meyer Music.....................................56 Quaver
Music......Inside Back Cover & Outside Back Cover
news 4
MMEA Board Members 6
Editorial Board 9
Guidelines for Submitting Articles 10
2013-2014 Calendar 26
MME Now Online 37
Call for Papers 40
Research Symposium Abstracts 56
Advertising & Corporate Sponsorship
forms 13
Fall Workshop Registration Form 28
Honors Composition Concert Application
57 Media Consent & Release Form
Executive Committee
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