Regional Round-Up ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Southeast District
President David Hurst
Hello Wyoming Music Educators! It is so good to again be with the incredible group of people who give of their time to help our organization serve music students. It is humbling to have the professionals of the Southeast District trust me to represent them the next two years. I hope this issue of Windsong finds you experiencing a fantastic start to your school year.
The theme of this issue, Face the Music, is intended to highlight the networks we develop with our colleagues. Living in a state where our nearest colleague could be fifty to a hundred miles away (in some cases that person is you) it can be hard to make those connections. Living in Cheyenne, I have the privilege of working with five other junior high and high school choir directors, six band directors, and one of the finest elementary school staffs in the country. Even though I have the advantage of all these professional music educators in one town, with our busy schedules we often find it hard to find time to collaborate.
One of the best examples of collaboration I see is between our high school band programs. The hard work of our band directors results in opportunities for joint jazz band concerts, combined rehearsals for district clinics, and a summer marching program that not only keeps their students practicing and playing all summer but teaches them the importance of giving back to their community. Each summer their bands march two parades in Cody at the 4th of July celebration, then return home to complete four more parades for Cheyenne Frontier Days. Without these professionals working together, our band students wouldn’t experience these opportunities.
As important as our local networks are to us, finding sources of support outside our community is equally important. Wyoming’s network of music educators is amazing. Our university and junior colleges are wonderful resources for us to draw experience and knowledge. We support each other by judging festivals and directing clinics. We encourage our students to participate in college music programs throughout the state because we
want them to grow as well. We also need to develop networks on a regional and national level. Because we do live in a state with a small population, we need to look outside our state for new ideas to keep what we do in our programs fresh.
I am going to challenge myself and I encourage you to use the WMEA website,
www.wyomea.org, to start conversations and make new relationships that will benefit our students and our programs.
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