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Michigan Music


President Lisa Furman 2530 Zion Road Rives Junction, MI 49277 C) 517-945-6959 lfurman@olivetcollege.edu


President-Elect Bill Vliek 1862 Cahill Drive East Lansing, MI 48823 C) 517-599-4291 vliekw@fowlervilleschools.org


Immediate Past-President Karen Salvador University of Michigan-Flint 126 French Hall, 303 E. Kearsley Street Flint, MI 48502 C) 517-862-1982 ksalvado@umflint.edu


Secretary Brooke Broughton PO Box 800 DeWitt, MI 48820 C) 517-927-4280 BroughtonB@dewittschools.net


Treasurer Carin McEvoy 620 Dunbar Court East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 881-6803 carin.mcevoy@gmail.com


Executive Director Cory L. Mays PO Box 410 Jackson, MI 49204 O) 517-748-6518 executive@mmeamichigan.org


Official Publication of the Michigan Music Education Association www.mmeamichigan.org


Published three times annually: August 30, December 31, and April 30. All correspondence relating to editorial content should be addressed to the Editor, Abby Butler: abby.butler@wayne.edu


Correspondence relating to circulation or advertising should be addressed to: Joyce Nutzmann, 11878 Parklane St., Mount Morris, MI 48458, nutzmann1@att.net


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Subscription price is $25 annually for non-members. Single copy is $7.


Te Michigan Music Education Association is a federated state unit of Te National Association for Music Education, 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20191 (703) 860-4000 www.nafme.org


Educator Contents v. 56, no. 1 winter 2019


Departments 2 From the Editor 6 President’s Message


Articles


7 Independent Musicians: How Important is Practice Anyway? -- Norman Wika


10 Speaking the Language of Jazz Improvisation -- Matthew Fries


Columns


13 General Music Take Note of Tis: Getting Along with Your Administrators & Building Staff -- Caroline Wacker


15 Instrumental Fostering Coordination & Coopera- tion among School Band & Orchestra Programs -- Phillip M. Hash


17 Choral So Much More than Just the Music -- Virginia Kerwin


20 Technology Organizing & Sharing Student Performance Files -- Ian Boynton


22 Policy/Advocacy Teacher Preparation Programs in the Balance: Legislative Updates from Lansing --Ryan Shaw


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25 Books & Media Book Review: Bennett, Peggy D. Teaching with Vitality: Pathways to Health & Wellness for Teachers & Schools


28 NAfME Collegiate NAfME Collegiate News -- Grace Pawluszka


30 Research A Report on the NAfME Music Research & Teacher Education National Conference: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access -- Lauri Hogle


News 3 Editorial Board 5 MMEA Board Members 14 Fall Workshop Flier 28 Advertising & Sponsorship 33 MMEA Calendar 34 Guidelines for Submitting Articles


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