NJSMA North Jersey
School Music Association
njsma.com
Peter F. Bauer, President
www.NJSMA.com
I hope this finds all of the music
teachers in North Jersey well, having enjoyed a restful summer break and a successful start to the 2014-2015 school year. The Region I executive board is looking forward to this year with great anticipation as we continue to serve all of your music programs with the fin- est music experiences for both you and your students. This year we welcome Bonnie Hendricks as she begins her first full term as our treasurer, and we welcome back Michael Saias who once again will be our corresponding secre- tary and will assume our publicity du- ties as well. We also give our deepest and heartfelt thanks to Gary Quam, who re- tired from the publicity chair position, for the years of invaluable service he gave to the region board. Whether you are a new teacher or
a seasoned veteran, the start of a new school year always brings with it a sense of excitement. Every new year brings with it a whole host of new challenges, but it is this aspect of what we do that makes it so very exciting. We are blessed to be in a profession where we can walk into our schools and be faced with new and exciting challenges every single day, and like you I happily accept and wel- come those challenges and the work it takes to meet them. Ours is a profession in that every day we are called upon to musically and artistically shape and guide hearts, minds, and souls of the children we teach, and each new year brings with it a renewed and refreshed energy to give of ourselves for their ben- efit, and I wish you all nothing but the best for an exciting any musically fulfill- ing school year. This year’s NJSMA calendar is full of exciting events at all levels and in all
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performance disciplines. The corner- stones of the year are our honor ensem- ble auditions, taking place on January 10, 2015 for high school and February 7, 2015 for junior high. For most of us the reason we decided to become music educators was because of outstanding honor ensemble experiences like those we offer in our region, so I encourage everyone to sponsor students so we can pass along the same gifts we were given early in our musical careers. I also en- courage everyone to participate in the many other festivals we offer, featuring some of the top clinicians in the nation and providing a showcase for the out- standing school music programs in our region. By now most (if not all) of our yearly events are set, and I encourage you all to look over our calendar of events and make it a point to attend as many of our events as you can this year. Take the opportunity to see just how much outstanding music making is happening in our region by attending a rehearsal, concert, festival, or other event, and use the time to meet with and communi- cate with all of the outstanding music educators of our region. Let’s get out and support each other, and more im- portantly, let’s support the students who make what we do so enjoyable. The essence of our organization,
and the reason it works so well, is because of the exhaustive efforts of everyone who volunteers to help with our events throughout the year. If you are interested in helping with the region in any way, whether it is hosting an event, managing an ensemble, running a sectional, or in whatever way you are able, please feel free to contact me or any of the division chairs. Our region lives and thrives because of the talents of its member teachers and their students, and I encourage everyone to get involved in any way you see fit. Lastly, please help us increase our membership by reaching out to any colleagues you may know who are not currently members of NAfME. A large and active membership ensures years of continued success in the future.
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Please visit our website (www.
NJSMA.com) for updated information, application, forms, audition require- ments and anything else concerning our Region. As always, please contact me or any of the region board members if we can assist you in any way. Best wishes to you all for a successful school year!
Michael Holak Orchestra Division Chair
Welcome back! 2014-2015 is look- ing to be a great year for the Orches- tra Division of NJSMA. This year, the high school orchestra will be celebrat- ing its 50th year of providing our stu- dents in grades 9-12 with the oppor- tunity to make music together and to work with professional conductors and sectional coaches! The High School Or- chestra concert this year will be on Sun- day, February 15th. This year’s Junior High School Orchestra concert for stu- dents in grades 7-9 will be on Sunday, March 15th. We will again be holding our High
School and Junior High School Festi- vals this Spring. This is an opportuni- ty to have your students listen to and play in front of other school ensembles as well as receive feedback from our adjudicators (adjudicators in the past have included Sandra Dackow, Helen Cha-Pyo, Jack Rosenberg, Jonathan Spitz and Lou Kosma). We have about six spots available for this year’s High School Festival held on Thursday, May 21st; we’d love to have your orchestra be a part of this event. This year’s Junior High School Festival will be held on May 8th.
The 2014-2015 school year will
be the second year for our Elemen- tary Honors Orchestra Festival! This is an all-day event where string students nominated by their school music teach- ers will rehearse with a conductor in preparation for a concert to be held that afternoon. Last year proved to be a great success thanks to our coordinator, Kim Chiesa from the Randolph School Dis- trict, and our three conductors: Betsy
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