THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
ing sure our chorus members were safe and supervised. The Choral Procedures Committee ran the Governor’s Award auditions and an open Choral Procedures Committee meeting, where everyone’s voice was heard as we discussed the future of our All-State Choirs. Special thanks to Michael Doheny and Debbie Sfraga (housing coordinators), Hillary Colton (head chaperone), and David Westawski (transportation). They worked seamlessly with the production staff, chaperones, and students in a most professional manner. And last but not least, to all the chap- erones who volunteered their time to support the students and the All-State Choir in Atlantic City. This All-State Choir experience cannot happen through the efforts of one person. It takes a team and dare I say a “village” to run this weekend, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all you did! Remember – Our NJMEA State Conference will be happening February 22-24th at the East Brunswick Hilton. We have fabulous clini- cians and sessions lined up that are sure to give you that mid-year push to help you make this year the best year it can be! The All-State Treble Chorus will be performing at NJPAC on the Saturday of the convention, February 24th, along with the All-State Bands. Rehearsals for the Treble Chorus have already begun with preparation conductors Hillary Colton, Jamie Bunce, and Tom Voorhis. The chorus has met with their conductor, Mark Boyle from Seton Hill University. The program is fun and innovative, so you do not want to miss this concert! The 2018 All-State Chorus Audition Bulletin will be available for you on the NJMEA website
www.njmea.org in late January. Please read all the information and be aware of deadlines! If it is your turn to judge (that means your last time was 2014) please clear your calendar for these 2 weekends: Saturday, April 14th and Saturday, April 21st. Feel free to volunteer to judge even if it’s not your turn; the more judges we have help, the smoother the auditions will go. We will email you another reminder. All-State Chorus is a great experience for your students to meet other musicians who love singing as much as they do, learn challenging repertoire, and learn from accomplished and polished conduc- tors. It is such a privilege to take part in this process. If you see an area of our All-State Choir program that you would like to be involved with, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We need you! If there is an organization that you are a part of and see something that you think you can improve or help with, then dive in and lend your talent to make it stronger.
Collegiate/Higher Ed/Research Colleen Sears
quinnc1@tcnj.edu
New Teacher Certification Changes 101
The New Jersey Department of Education recently made several changes to the teacher certification process. These changes are now being fully implemented by college and university education programs in all content areas. Current teachers, administrators, teacher candidates, and high school students considering a career in education should be aware of these new regulations. In addition to the successful completion of a music education degree, the following requirements must be met in order to obtain music teaching certification in the State of New Jersey.
Basic Skills Competency The New Jersey Department of Education requires that all teacher candidates prove basic skills (reading/writing/math) competency. This
can be achieved by meeting established cut scores on the SAT, ACT, GRE, or Praxis Core. Details regarding specific cut skills for the basic skills proficiency can be found here:
http://www.nj.gov/education/educators/rpr/preparation/BasicSkillsExemptionCutScores.pdf TEMPO 14
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