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Wyoming Music Educators Association WMEA Official Publication of the


Wyoming Music Educators Association Executive Director, Sandy Steele 443 Stetson Court, Laramie, WY 82070 contact: manager@wyomea.org Phone (307) 760-7813 FAX (307) 460-7354


Sandy Steele, Editor contact: editor@wyomea.org


The Windsong is published in September, December, and April Nonmember subscription $15.00


Rates and advertising information available at www.wyomea.org


The observations and opinions in any article in the journal do not represent an official position of the association. WMEA does not endorse any product or service advertised in the journal.


INFORMATION In This Issue


WMEA Executive Board


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American Choral Masterpieces Lending Library 9 25 Year/Upcoming Retirees 28


School Administrator Promotional Letter 30 WMEA State Conference Flyer 31 State Conference Hotel 49


ASSOCIATION CONNECTIONS NAfME Membership/TriM


NAfME Academy 10


Tips to Share with Principals 11 Northwest Division Conference 13 Tips to Share with Parents


15 NAfME New Teacher Membership


My Music Class 16 23


NAfME Curriculum Units 27 NAfME Broader Minded Campaign 28 Wyoming Jazz Educators 41 2018 Professional Grant Recipient 46 NAfME Career Center 49 NAfME Backpack 60


NAfME Colegiate Chapters 61 ANHE Director’s Academy 63


Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts 64


SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS University of Wyoming Yamaha


Hill Music Company 7 CB Music and Repair Guy 29


WY National Guard 67th Army Band 35 Chadron State College 47 BYU Idaho Music Department 55 Casper College 57


Fall 2018 | www.wyomea.org


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WMEA Journal


WINDSONG Face the Music


Fall 2018


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President, Lila Kennah


Northwest Notes, Division President John Combs Past President, Brent Rose


Executive Director, Sandy Steele President Elect, Steve Schofield Choir Vice President, Anne Schatz


Elementary Vice President, Michael Jaycox Band Vice President, Zach Tolman


Orchestra Vice President, Jaylene Willhite Secondary Vice President, Cara Sommers Marching Band Chair, Aric Hageman


IN-Ovations Vice President, Brennan Baglio Teacher Education Chair, Dr. Crystal Sieger Advocacy


MIOSM Chair, Andrew Salzman Teacher-to-Teacher


36 Wyoming ACDA, Larry Munari and Anissa Bree 38


40 Wyoming Jazz Educators, Leesa Kuhlmann 42 44


Regional Roundup 48


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Feature: Getting to the “core” of National Core Arts Standards for General Music, Erin Zaffini NAfME National Assembly


50 Wyoming AOSA News 52


Guest Feature: Embracing Human Differences in Music Education, Mara E Culp and Karen Salvador Campus Corner, Casper College, University of Wyoming All-National Honor Ensembles: Wyoming Students


Guest Feature: Building Traditional and Contemporary Teaching Methods, Steve Holley


Vol 72 No 1


... IN THIS ISSUE


Submissions for the “Campus Corner,”


and opinion based editorials for consideration in “Perspective,” may be sent to editor@wyomea.org.


Winter Issue theme:


Teaching Music to a New Generation


Submission Deadline: November 1st


Supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council Partnership Grant through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature


This issue of the Windsong is available to every music teacher in the state of Wyoming, compliments of the Wyoming Music Educators Association.


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