Michigan Music Educator v. 53, no. 1 fall 2015
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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Contents
departments 2
From the Editor 6
President’s Message
columns 15: General Music
Smiling Musicians: Creating a Positive Classroom Environment in Elementary General Music
20: Instrumental It Takes a Village: Band Life in a Small Town
23: Choral
Provoking Meaning: Five Key Questions
25: Jazz
Jazz Eighth Notes for Beginning Ensembles
28: Special Learners Teaching a Deaf Student in a Main- stream Classroom: One Elementary Music Teacher’s Reflection
31: Policy/Advocacy Assess That!
the Arts 35: Collegiate
New Leadership for NAfME Collegiate Chapter in Michigan
37: Research
Michigan Music Conference Research: 2015
Standardized Testing in
49: Technology Five Ways to Tech Up Your Classroom
articles 8
Honoring Creative Voices: Thoughts for Developing Practice in Music Education
12 Showcasing Music Composition
Michigan Schools: 2015 MMEA Honors Composition Concert
news 3
Advertising & Corporate Sponsorship
5
MMEA Board Members 7
Editorial Board 11
MCACA Grant 27
Michigan Music Conference Highlights, MMEA Activities
51
Message from the NAfME North Cen- tral Division President
53 Guidelines for Submitting Articles
Outside Back Cover MMEA Calendar
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Executive Committee
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