and sessions on Student Growth Objectives. The “RockNRoll Cho- rus,” directed by Joe Cantaffa, presented an uplifting and emotional musical presentation. The Summer Workshop Planning Commit- tee included Sue Mark, Rick Dammers, Rachel Klott, Joe Can- taffa, Shawna Longo, Betsy Maliszewski, Maureen Butler, and Nick Santoro. It was a very inspiring and informative day which was made possible by dedicated NJMEA members. Thank you all very much!
The 2014 NAfME National In-Service Conference will take
place on October 26th through October 29th in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The four day schedule includes an abun- dance of workshops on a wide variety of topics and performances by the All-National Honor Ensembles. NJMEA will be represented by 64 New Jersey students who will perform in these ensembles. Registrations information for this conference can be found on the NAfME web site. The November NJEA convention in Atlantic City is a wonder-
ful opportunity for NJMEA members to attend outstanding pro- fessional developments workshops and hear some excellent musical performances for free. Nancy Clasen has put together an exciting assortment of workshops that will be offered on Thursday, Novem- ber 6th and Friday, November 7th. Clinicians include Denis Di- Blasio, Rachel Klott, Betsy Maliszewski, Tom Amoriello, Keith Hodgson, Hillary Colton, Nancy Clasen, Chris Sezer, Mimi But- ler, and presenters from QuaverMusic. Our All-State Jazz Band and Honors Jazz Choir will give a performance Thursday evening and the All-State Chorus and Orchestra will perform on Friday. These musical performances will be coordinated by Joe Cantaffa, Susan Meuse, Kathy Spadafino, and Dave May. The concerts will be re- peated at NJPAC the following week. I highly recommend that you make plans to attend the convention and especially the concerts. NJMEA will present two educational and entertaining festivals
this fall. The 13th Annual Marching Band Festival will take place on Saturday, October 18th at Wayne Hills High School. Please con- tact Matt Paterno at
mpaterno@wayneschools.com for additional information. Our NJMEA Opera Festival will take place on Saturday, November 15th at Paramus High School. The program begins at 3:00 and additional information is available from Stevie Rawlings or Mike Kallimanis. Both of these festivals are outstanding oppor- tunities for inspiration and professional development. Our NJMEA State Conference will take place on February
19th through February 21st. Marie Malara will once again provide us with a superb event that will meet our musical and educational needs. You will definitely want to save these dates on your calendar. Additional information and registration material can be found on our web site.
NAfME
Attending the NAfME National Leadership Assembly was an inspiring and informative event. The opportunity to collaborate and discuss important issues with other state music education leaders was priceless. The hot topic once again continues to be advocacy. NAfME is the foremost advocacy organization for music education. They advocate at the national level for the issues that affect mu- sic educators, including standards and evaluation, classroom time, funding, and access. They have a very impressive team working on
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our behalf on Capitol Hill. I encourage you to visit their Web site
www.nafme.org for a wealth of information and resources that will keep you updated on issues that pertain to all music educators.
Congratulations
Officers names are: Danielle Uibel, Megan Trakalo, Courtney Rempfer, Melissa Couce, Rebecca Conboy, Megan Tobey and Mahaa Ahmed.
Judy Barnett, Advisor
Congratulations to Judy Barnett and the members of the Washington Township High School Tri-M Music Honor Society on being se- lected as one of the Senior Division Winners in the NAfME 2014 National Tri-M Chapter of the Year Award. The Chapter’s vol- unteer service and advoca- cy for music education has had a major impact in their school and community. NJMEA is very proud of their accomplishment and national recognition. The
Washington Township High School Tri-M Chapter is an inspiration to all music students and educators.
NJMEA/NAfME Membership Campaign In August Andy Veiss, Bill McDevitt, Debbie Sfraga, and my-
self met with Peter Doherty, the Director of Constituencies and Or- ganizational Development for NAfME, to discuss a possible recruit- ment campaign for NJMEA. We examined our current membership numbers and realized there is a large number of New Jersey music teachers who may not be aware of the many benefits of NJMEA membership. A decision was made to run a membership campaign from September 15th to February 28th. Our goal is to increase our active membership by 8% or 160 members. We need your help! As an incentive we are offering a free one year membership renewal to any current member who recruits four new members. Please spread the word of the great value that NJMEA/NAfME membership has to offer including our conferences, festivals, performing ensembles, professional development opportunities, advocacy materials and support. We are a strong and active professional organization that represents and promotes music education in our schools. We need to engage all music teachers into our association.
Thank You
I would like to take this opportunity to publically thank the members of the NJMEA Board of Directors for their outstanding service to our organization. I feel very fortunate to have such dedi- cated and talented music educators as a resource. I would also like to thank all of our New Jersey music educators for all that you do for our students. You do make a difference!
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