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Brian Toth-High School Band
hsband@cjmea.org
Welcome back to a new school Central Jersey CJMEA
Music Educators Association
cjmea.org
Jeff Santoro - President
president@cjmea.org
Welcome back to another school
year. I hope your summer was restful and left you energized for the year. I would like to thank Nina Schmetterer, who left the board in March, for all her hard work while serving as our K-8 Choral Chair. Her leadership in this di- vision brought many positive changes for K-8 General and Choral music stu- dents in our region. I would also like to welcome Heather Mount to the board. Heather will be serving as our new K-8 Choral Chair and is already working to set things up for this year’s region events. At this time we are preparing for our auditions which will be taking place in the next few months. Please be sure to read the division reports below to see how you can help make these events run smoothly. We are always looking for help! Lastly, please be aware of the many
ways we are communicating with our members. A visit to
www.cjmea.org will give you all the audition information and provide you with an opportunity to sign up for our mailing list. You can also get up-to-date information by liking/ following us on Facebook and Twitter.
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year and a new set of eager faces! I’d like to start the year off with a couple of reminders as you gear up for region auditions on December 13th. FIRST, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE MOVING TO AN ONLINE REGIS- TRATION PROCESS THIS YEAR. Information will be on the CJMEA website and an e-mail will go out to those who sponsored students last year. Second, please be sure to stay on top of the deadlines for region and All-State applications as they approach. You can help the chairpersons and leadership involved by reminding your students to correctly complete applications and submit signature sheets to you ahead of the deadline. Also, identify those students in your school, local magnet schools, or home-schooled students who may have unique eligibility situa- tions. By setting expectations for their role, if any, in your program from the outset, you can avoid headaches down the road. (It helps to do this in concert with your administration.) Finally, be involved in your students’ preparation for the audition. Let them know what to expect when they walk in the room and encourage them to develop their skills as much as possible. Have a great year and keep in touch!
Seth Davis-Intermediate Band
k8band@cjmea.org
Welcome back to school! I hope
you have had a great start to the academic year and still recall a restful but productive summer. Just to keep us on the same page for the school year, here are some reminders as we get ready for our intermediate band events for the year. Auditions for the intermediate bands will be 9am on January 31st at South Plainfield Middle School. Please check the CJMEA website calendar for the other rehearsal dates and– locations are TBA. On that note, please consider either managing an ensemble this year
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or hosting a rehearsal – we have some excellent conductors lined up for the ensemble this year and if you are interested in watching them work then hosting might be for you! Good luck with your start of the school year and we’re looking forward to seeing you in January.
Heather Mount-Intermediate Chorus
k8chorus@cjmea.org
I hope everyone’s school year is go-
ing smoothly. I am very excited to be on the CJMEA board and am working to make sure all our Intermediate Cho- ral events are great experiences for our students. As we approach audition time, please be sure to check the website for all the information you need to register your students. Last year’s use of online registration was a success and we hope it was user-friendly for directors as well. I am looking forward to continuing to work for our K-8 students. Please send me an email if you’d like to help or if you have any suggestions!
Yale Snyder-Percussion
percussion@cjmea.org
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and great start to the 2014-15 school year. I am very excited about the year ahead. There will be many exciting events happening in Region II this year including our HS and Intermediate Re- gion Percussion Ensembles. Please keep checking the CJMEA Facebook page for info on percussion opportunities avail- able to Region II students as well as Re- gion II schools with percussion ensemble programs. I am still in need of managers and rehearsal hosts for our region percus- sion ensembles. If you are interested in either please email me ASAP. For a non- percussionist who is required to teach percussion in your district and looking to further your percussion skills and knowledge, being part of our region en- sembles is a perfect chance to do so. I wish everyone all the best for a successful school year. As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions.
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