THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs


Early Childhood Education Amy Burns


aburns@fhcds.org


If you need some PD hours and have not been able to attend some of the great professional development work-


shops hosted at the recent NJMEA Conference and the NJSMA Elementary Division, then please check out the free “webinars” at amymburns.com/webinars. The “webinars” feature assessment, ice breakers, Seesaw, flipping the class- room, and ten tech tools to assist an elementary music teacher with a concert. Don’t pass up this opportunity to earn PD in your PJs!


Guitar Education Thomas Amoriello


tom@tomamoriello.com


Honor Guitar Ensemble which will meet and perform in Orlando, FL November 25th-28th of this year. Michael Quantz has been named the conductor of this group. Audition information can be found at:


It’s official. Through the hard work of the NAfME Guitar Council, we are going to have the first All-National https://nafme.org/


programs/all-national-honor-ensembles/ Thank you to Steven Sabat for sharing his insight on guitar teaching in this issue. It is important to please spread the word to the teachers whom you know in NJ and mark your calendars for May 5, 2018 as this will be the 5th annual NJMEA Guitar Festival at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ which will feature the chosen students conducted by Vincent Downes as well as a featured guest artist recital from Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd.


http://www.rupertboyd.com/ continued on page 18 TEMPO 16 MARCH 2018


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