THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
2015) please clear your calendar for these 2 weekends: Saturday, April 6th (South), and Saturday, April 13th (North). Feel free to volunteer to judge even if it’s not your turn, the more judges we have available, the smoother the auditions will go. This year, All-State South (April 6th) is the same weekend as the NAfME All-Eastern Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsly-
vania. With an extremely tight calendar, it was impossible to avoid this scheduling conflict. Please let your students know that if they get accepted to an All-Eastern choir and are eligible to audition for All-State 2019, they will have to audition on the North audition day. If you are scheduled to judge and you have to go to All-Eastern, please reach out to me as early as possible to let me know. We need to make sure we have enough judges and teachers to make All-State Auditions run smoothly. I want to thank all of you for your hard work in keeping Choral Music Education alive and thriving in the state of New
Jersey. Many of us volunteer our time to make not only our own programs successful but also the larger state choral program successful as well. While we are all overextended and busy, think of how you could help the All-State Choir program and lend a hand. We need you!! The only way we can continue to grow as an All-State Choir organization is for us all to do whatever we can and volunteer our time. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gahndi
Early Childhood Education Amy Burns
aburns@fhcds.org
Elementary Music Education Professional Development is in the air! In the upcoming months, there are many
wonderful professional development opportunities for NJ elementary music educators. If you cannot get the time off to attend a workshop or conference, check out the free elementary webinars for music educators found at
amymburns.com/webinars. NJMEA members can receive PD hours when they view the webinar, send me a summary, and answer the question at the end of the webinar (you can send these to me at aburns@
fhcds.org). The most recent addition to the webinars is “Highlights from Jill Trinka’s Workshop” held this past Octo- ber in association with NJSMA. If you are attending the upcoming NJMEA conference from February 21-23, you will find many elementary ses- sions that will peak your interest, increase your knowledge, and get you up and moving. In addition, NJSMA has two workshops coming up 1. Pre-registration for “It’s Elementary, My Dear!” is now open for the February 9 event. The pre-registration link can be found on the NJMEA Facebook page. NJMEA members receive a registration discount for this event. 2. The six slots for the 4th Annual Treble Choral Celebration on May 29, have been filled; however, you are
welcome to observe either the morning or afternoon session, or be added to the wait list. Email elementary@njsma. com for more information.
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