THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
To that end, I recommend we all pay a visit to the link below:
http://artsednj.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-NJ-Arts-Ed-Census-Report-Final.pdf You will find the Census addresses the areas of State Policies, Student Participation, Arts Educator Totals, Resources, Community Con-
nections, Arts Integration, Charter School Information, Analysis of Variables (i.e. Student/Teacher Ratio, Free and Reduced Lunch). Recom- mendations are then included for each area, to address the next level of work. The Census concludes with a Summary of County Information and the Methodology for the Census. For more specific school based information, please visit the following link:
https://artsednow.org
You may enter your School name to see the percentage of students enrolled in an arts class, the spending per pupil, the arts educators assigned, and the student/teacher ratio totals or your school. This information will prove valuable for us all to inform our schools communities, our district leaders and our communities with regard
to where we are with arts education at the local levels. Another resource for us to consider as the concert season is upon us:
https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2014/08/BroaderMindedInsert.pdf This is a very useful document you can include in your concert programs as a reminder to all participants and audience members the ways that music is beneficial in the education of the whole child. Although designed in 2014, this is very much still relevant today, and with the ESSA focus on a well rounded education for our students, this document can help support that message as we bring our communities together to celebrate our students talents and successes.
Band Performance Adam Warshafsky
awarshafsky@mtsd.us
Plans for the 2018 all-state band are well underway! The New Jersey All-State Bands have gained a national reputation as one of the fin- est all-state experiences and we are excited to be able to attract guest conductors that are in high demand nationally and internationally. The 2018 NJ All-State Wind Ensemble will be conducted by Mary K. Schneider, director of bands at Eastern Michigan University. The 2018 NJ All-State Symphonic Band will be conducted by Professor Jerry Luckhardt from the University of Minnesota where he serves as the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Director of the School of Music. Both of these fantastic conductors have planned programs that will surely engage our students in musical growth through a variety of exciting wind band repertoire.
All-State Band Auditions will take place on January 20th at JP Stevens High School in Edison, NJ. Students will be notified as to their eligibility to audition from their respective regions based upon their region auditions. We are very fortunate to once again have Deb Knisely from Cinnaminson High School as the all-state auditions chair. Knisely’s professionalism and hard work allows for a smooth and enjoyable audition experience for our students and we cannot thank her enough.
As the past president of CJMEA, I have enjoyed serving on the NJMEA board and I am happy to be able to continue serving the organi- zation in this new role as Band Performance Chair. I am grateful to the all-state band procedures committee for all of their hard work and for welcoming me to their group. I look forward to working with NJMEA and many of the fantastic music educators we have here in New Jersey to continue promoting our band programs and music education.
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