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


With the end of the school year approaching, summer is a wonderful time to catch up on professional develop-


ment. This past year, NJ elementary music educators could earn PD hours by participating in online professional development sessions. The sessions included learning how to utilize Seesaw (student digital learning journals) in the el- ementary music classroom; using technology for assessment; using technology for ice breakers; flipping the elementary music classroom; and ten tech tools to assist with an elementary concert. All of these webinars can be found at http:// amymburns.com/webinars/. Feel free to listen to these webinars over the summer, write up a summary, answer the question at the end of the webinar, and send it to me at amywillisburns@gmail.com. I will send you a PD certificate upon completion. All of these webinars will be available throughout the summer so you can attend them whenever it works best for you!


Guitar Education Thomas Amoriello


tom@tomamoriello.com


Thank you to Andrew Jaworski of Edison High School for sharing his insight on guitar teaching in this issue. It is


important to please spread the word to the teachers who you know in NJ and mark your calendars for May 5, 2018. This will be the 5th annual NJMEA Guitar Festival at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ which will feature the students chosen conducted by Vincent Downes as well as a featured guest artist recital by Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd. http://www.rupertboyd.com/ CONGRATULATIONS to our students chosen for the 2018 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble:


Himani Chavda John Ferrante James Ferry Aidan George


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Nathan Gonzalez Steven Gonzalez Harshita Jain Bela Khanna


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Vincent Lam Bryan Levi


Siddhant Mane Sara Morgan


Nour Ragab Pablo Ramires


Shravan Venkatesan Sol Velasquez


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