Eastern Division Encores Marc Greene
NAfME Eastern Division President
greene.nafme@
gmail.com
sion President. It is the passion for mak- ing music and inspiring others to do so that has landed me in this challenging, yet rewarding position. My hope is to share with you, as fellow music educa- tors, a few key ideas and perhaps an in- spiration or two. During my two years as President-
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Elect, it became apparent that there is a limited degree of awareness of the East- ern Division form and function among the music educators of our member states. As a result, my main goal in this issue is to “remove the veil” from the NAfME Division doings. (Yes, I’m in “father-of-the-bride” mode this month!)
What is a NAfME Division? The governance structure of the
National Association for Music Edu- cation includes a National Executive Board consisting of the Presidents of six Divisions representing the geographical regions of the United States, specifically, Eastern, North Central, Northwest, Southwest, Southern, and Western.
What is the NAfME Eastern Division? The Eastern Division consists of
thirteen units of the National Associa- tion for Music Education representing Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Europe, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Each unit’s Presi- dent serves as a voting member of the
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elcome to what is the first of several columns from your Eastern Divi-
Division. Additionally, our Division membership elects a leader every two years who serves for a total of six years; two years each as President-Elect, Presi- dent, and then Past-President. Our re- cords show that the Eastern Division was formed in 1917. Happy 100th Birthday!
What does the NAfME Eastern Division do? There are two primary functions of
our Division: 1. Governance. The Division leaders meet at least twice yearly (fall and spring) to serve as a conduit of ideas and information between the member states and the national association. Attendees include the Division President, President- Elect and Past President and the Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Past Presidents and additional leaders of each unit, which may include State Managers, State Editors, and others.
2. Biennial Conference and Honors Ensembles. The Eastern Division is one of only two NAfME Divisions (Northwest being the other) that sponsors an in-service professional development conference and student honors groups.
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Division leaders and the host states put in an inordinate amount of hours and professional know-how to plan and produce this hallmark of our Division. There will be more to come on this in future Eastern Division Encores!
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Now, back to that father-of-the- bride mode. In late August, I walked my daughter, Cassie, down the aisle and handed her off to her beloved Jacob as they start a new chapter of their lives together. While both are accomplished research scientists, they spend much of their free time arranging and perform- ing as part of an a cappella vocal en- semble based in the Silicon Valley area. As proud as I am of their accomplish- ments in the fields of physics, chemis- try and biology, it is their creativity and positive emotional energy as musicians that captures my rapt attention and makes my heart soar. They were both fortunate enough to be surrounded by families, communities and inspiring educators that supported their growth as musicians as well as their intellectual curiosity. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the many Eastern Division music educators who nurtured their tal- ents.
With the new school year under
way, we are all faced once more with the promise of kindling a love for mu- sic in our students. Each of our students has the potential to be inspired by us to develop the sensitive, creative and most human and humane traits that ac- company musical skills and knowledge. Please join me in this wondrous, annual cycle of renewal and our quest to launch our students into a future filled with a bountiful harvest of the shared joy of music!
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