Elementary Music Division “Come Grow With Us at Our In-


spiring Workshops and Events” The NJSMA Elementary Music Di- vision is pleased to provide exceptional workshops and events for elementary mu- sic educators. Our workshops this school year have included: August: “Barn Dance Social” with caller, Missy Strong


October: “The Dynamic General Music Classroom” with renowned clinician Artie Almeida


November: “From the Classroom to the Concert: Singing Games and Song Tales which transcend to the Stage” with Deborah Mello and Lisa Wichman. Upcoming events include: January 15, 2018: “Best Practices


in Elementary Vocal Music” - Profes- sional Learning Community Meeting February 10, 2018: “It’s Elemen-


tary, My Dear” Saturday morning work- shop, co-sponsored with New Jersey Youth Chorus; Mini- session topics include: Ukuleles, Upper Elementary Music Class Activities and Music for Students with Au- tism Spectrum Disorder. A Choral Read- ing session and demonstration will be pre- sented by Trish Joyce, Artistic Director of the NJYC, with choral reading packets provided by JW Pepper. February NJMEA Conference: in


the works: a meet ‘n greet for NJ Elemen- tary Music Educators at the conference May 22, 2018: “Third Annual Tre- ble Choral Celebration at Drew Univer- sity” for 3rd-8th grade treble choirs


Please check back on the njsma.


com website on the Elementary Division Homepage for details about registering for our events.


Lisa Wichman, Elementary Division Chair Carol Richardi,


Elementary Division Co-Chair elementary@njsma.com


Chorus Division


The High School Chorus Festival took place November 28th-December 1st. It was a very successful event with 22 choirs from 17 schools participating! We


JANUARY 2018


would like to thank Montclair State Uni- versity, Teaneck H.S., and Chatham H.S. for hosting. Thanks also to Heather Bu- chanan, Matthew Webb, and Brandon Williams for adjudicating! Upcoming Dates to be aware of: The High School Region Chorus Audi-


tions will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018, with a snow date of Sunday, Janu- ary 7, 2018, at Paramus High School. The window to register on-line for


the Junior High Region Chorus is Novem- ber 27-December 15, 2017. All signature pages and payment must


be postmarked by December 22, 2017. The Junior High School auditions will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Clifton High School. (Snow date, Sunday, February 4, 2018.) We would like to thank Bryan Stepneski and Clif- ton High School for hosting the auditions and the chorus division audition chair, Ms.Cara Palomba from Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne. We are still looking for people to help


manage the Mixed and Treble Junior High Choirs. If you can step up and manage, please do so! (E-mail us if you can help out in this capacity.) We would LOVE to have two people for each choir. Please check out the NJSMA cal-


endar to keep up with events. You can also get some information through our FB page. We are looking forward to see- ing you soon at festivals auditions, re- hearsals, and concerts! Austin Vallies and Deana Larsen, Chorus Division Co-Chairs chorus@njsma.com


Band The high school auditions will be


held on Saturday, January 6, 2018, with a snow date of Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Paramus High School. We would like to thank Mark Donellan and Paramus High School for hosting auditions and the band division audition chair, Jeffrey Brown from Bergenfield High School. The High School Region Band Con-


cert will be held at Parsippany Hills High School on January 28, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Ricky L. Fleming, Associate Profes- sor of Music and Director of Bands at Buf- falo State University, will be conducting


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the wind ensemble and Jeffrey Bittner, Di- rector of Bands at Mahwah High School, will be conducting the symphonic band. The Junior High School auditions will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Clifton High School. We would like to thank Bryan Stepneski and Clif- ton High School for hosting auditions and the band division audition chair, Mi- chelle Christianson from Parsippany Hills High School. The Junior High School Concert will


be March 4, 2018 at John H. Walker Mid- dle School, in Nutley. J. Craig Davis from William Paterson University will conduct the Junior Symphonic Winds and the Ju- nior Concert Band will be under the di- rection of David Walsh, band director at Leonia Middle School. This year’s High School Region


Concert Band Festival will be held March 20, 21 and 22, 2018. Hosts include Parsippany Hills, Randolph, West Essex and Verona High Schools. The Junior High School Concert Band Festival will be held March 28 at West Essex High School and Westwood Jr./Sr. High School. Thank you to all our hosts and all participating ensembles. Special thanks to our festival coordinators John Maiello, Pete Bauer and James Lawrence. The seventh annual NJSMA Elemen-


tary Band Festival will take place on Satur- day, May 5, 2018 at South Orange Middle School. Sixth graders from north jersey who have been nominated by their direc- tors will rehearse and perform a concert in a one-day festival. Bands will be conduct- ed by Brian Michalowski of H.B. White- horne Middle School (Verona), and Jenna Hanratty of Eric S. Smith Middle School (Ramsey). Special thanks to our festival coordinator Jennifer Wise and librarians Dan Halpern and Brian Michalowski. Directors who would like to suggest


a new high school or junior high school solos for future auditions are encouraged to do so. The process for having a new solo considered is to contact the band chairs and provide a copy of the music for them. Your suggestion will be submit- ted to a committee for review (NJ Band Procedures Committee for high school so-


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