months, the federal government passed legislation making music and art equal in importance to the subjects tradi- tionally known as the academic core. Additionally, the state of NJ passed legislation that requires equality be- tween the weighting of grades in arts courses with the other academic core courses. These types of things do not happen without significant work from many people who have made it their mission to advocate for the arts. Our thanks to everyone who contributed to these efforts.
Central Jersey CJMEA
Music Educators Association
cjmea.org
smoothly. From our Division Chairs to our managers, site hosts and conduc- tors, these volunteers have dedicated themselves to providing high quality musical experiences for our students. Also, for the first time, CJMEA
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has created a scholarship program for students that have participated in our region ensembles for all 4 years. We will be awarding three scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000. We are excited to review the application mate- rials and will be making our decisions in the spring.
This month will feature our Inter- mediate ensemble concerts. Many of you have sent students to participate and we hope to see you at the concerts. Please also be aware of our many fes- tivals and honors ensemble days that will be taking place in the next few months. Information about all of these events can be found on our website.
This is an exciting time for mu- sic education. In the past couple of
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’d like to thank the many people who made our High School concert season go
I wish you all a successful Spring
season and as always, please visit our website for information and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter! Adam Warshafsky - President
awarshafsky@cjmea.org
Brian Toth-High School Band
hsband@cjmea.org
The CJMEA Region Bands en-
joyed a wonderful concert weekend on January 15th-17th with Andrew Yoz- viak from Westchester University and M. Gregory Martin also from West- chester University on the podium. Many thanks go out to our manag- ers, Chris Vitale and Mike Anzuini as well as our hosts at Montgomery High School, Adam Warshafsky, Kawika Kahalehoe, and Michael Brennan.
We also had another successful
concert with our Symphonic Band Invitational of Central New Jersey, which was organized by Paul Caruso, conducted by Thomas McCauley from Montclair State University. Thank you to the Sayreville Public Schools for their support of this event
We are looking forward to the upcoming CJMEA concert band fes- tival in March! Our schedule is full of wonderful ensembles from across central New Jersey. Thank you to all
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those directors who are sending their ensembles to this wonderful event.
Seth Davis-Intermediate Band
k8band@cjmea.org
By the time you read this, the
Intermediate Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will be hard at work with Jeffrey Smith and Michelle Lind- ner, respectively. We’d like to offer a special thank you to the directors and administrators at Community Middle School, Crossroads North Middle School, Branchburg Middle School and Steinert High School for team- ing up to host the auditions, rehearsals and concert. Thank you to all who are participating this year by sponsoring students, helping them through the audition and rehearsal processes, and attending the concert. Special thanks Jennifer Tobin and Sarah Benkert, our two ensemble managers, and to those who volunteered their time to host rehearsals, run sectionals and usher at the concert! Managing an ensemble and hosting a rehearsal or concert are great ways to get involved, meet other directors, and support the students in CJMEA. Please contact Seth Davis if you are interested in either of these for the future, or for the current concert coming up.
Preparations for the Elementary
Honors Band are under way. Directors have recommended students by filling out the application (always posted on
www.cjmea.org) and accepted students were placed into an ensemble. Music is currently being organized and will be distributed soon. Please help your stu- dents to practice their music as soon as you receive it. Also make sure they are prepared with a folding music stand and all the necessary accessories for their instrument (reeds, valve oil, etc.) for the day of the event. The rehearsal and concert will be held on April 16th.
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