Michigan Music Educator
President Kelli Graham
8358 Riverbend Drive Portland, MI 48875 C) 517-862-1920 W) 517-688-3521
kelli.t.graham@
gmail.com
President-Elect Karen Salvador
University of Michigan-Flint 126 French Hall, 303 E. Kearsley Street Flint, MI 48502 C) 517-862-1982
ksalvado@umflint.edu
Acting Past President Christina Hornbach
Hope College Department of Music 127 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49422
C) 517-803-2325 O) 616-395-7650
hornbach@hope.edu
Secretary
Lindsey Micheel-Mays 1006 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 1006 West Washington Avenue Jackson, MI 49203 O) 517-748-6518
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3 v. 52, no. 2 spring 2015
Contents
departments 2
From the Editor 5
President’s Message
columns 16: General Music Reclaiming the Value of Assessment
22: Instrumental Using Multimedia in Your Large Ensemble Concerts
26: Choral
What Every Instrumental Teacher Already Knows About Singing!
23: Policy/Advocacy Narrow the Curriculum, Widen the Gap: The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Access to Music Education
32: Jazz Is Your Band’s Pianist Comp-etent?
34: Books & Media Children’s Story Books for the Elementary General Music Classroom
articles 8
Composing in Performing Ensembles: Baby Steps Towards Musical Independence
12
Embodied Music Teaching and Learning
news 4
MMEA Board Members 5
Advertising & Corporate Sponsorship
7
Editorial Board 15
MCACA Grant 19
Fall Workshop 36
Guidelines for Submitting Articles
forms 37
Media Consent & Release
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Yamaha.............................................21 NAfME.............................................25 Eastern Michigan University.............31 Rico/D’
Addario......Inside Back Cover Rico/D’Addario....Outside Back Cover
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