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ii Meyer Music 1 Yamaha 5


TEX Advertiser Index Misouri Schol Music University of Missouri-Columbia


7 Webster University 8 Missouri Baptist University 8


10 Graceland University 18 University of Missouri-Kansas City 22 Central Methodist University insert Meyer Music 46 University of Northern Iowa iii Missouri State University Music Department


iv Band Instrument Service Co. Noteworhy News


3 About the Cover 46 Missouri Advocacy Day 47-52 Affiliate Organization News -MBA, Kim Pirtle -MCDA, William T. Grega -MoASTA, Kirt Mosier -MSHSAA, Davine Davis


Tabe of Contents 6 8 “A Little Bit of Rhythm and a Lot of


Soul” - Jeff Melsha


“That Life-Changing Moment” - Brian Reeves


11 “From the Executive Director” -Paul Swofford


13 “The Feels” - Christina Sprague


15 “Quality Music and Musicality” -Paula Martin


17 “The Emotion of Music In and Out of the Classroom” -Michelle Davis


19 “Music Makes Me Feel...” -Karen Dickinson


21 “Homework Blues” -Ron Sikes


23 “Music Miracles” --Michelle Davis


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“Conducting Expressively Matters-Or Does It?” -Brian Silvey


27 “ESSA and What It Means” - Gary Brandes column: Marcia Neel, guest author


28 “More Than an ‘A’ “ - Jazz Rucker


29 “Advocating for the Future” -Sarah Sacco


32 “Appy Hour 2017” - Mike Sekelsky


34 “A Welcome” - Cristin Selle


37 “Using Research Findings to Inform Teaching” - Wendy Sims column: Brian Silvey, guest author


38 “Put Claude in the Hall” - Marvin Manring


39 “Making Emotional Expression an Explicit Part...” - Daniel Hellman


42 “The Rut of Spring” - Steve Litwiller


43 “MUSIC AND EMOTION” - Dr. Gloria Pasley


45 Retired Column - “Where Are They Now?” - Buddy Hannaford


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