WMEA News Lynn Seidl, WMEA President-Elect
2016 Wisconsin State Music Conference
WMEA is in the planning stages for the 2016 Wisconsin State Music Conference. A very successful planning session day
was held on January 9, with the WMEA Board and Council and attending WMEA members discussing and prioritizing the sessions that they would like to include in this year’s conference. Sessions that were proposed were examined and in addition,
sessions were written for various areas in order to round out the needs of the at- tendees at the conference.
2016 Summer Music Programs at St. Norbert College
Band Camp An opportunity for young
instrumentalists in grades five through nine to learn, practice and perform under the direction of the St. Norbert College music faculty.
Students of all ability levels are invited to join in this fun and educational music enrichment program, taking place on the beautiful St. Norbert College campus in De Pere, Wis.
June 13-17, 2016 9 a.m.-noon daily
Concert on June 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Walter Theatre
Camp registration is now open!
www.snc.edu/music/camps
Next Stage
In this intensive summer program held on the St. Norbert College campus, students prepare for performances under the auspices of faculty Michael Rosewall (pit orchestra and vocals) and Sarah Parks (acting adviser), and under the direction of former Notre Dame Academy choral director Teresa Schmidt.
This year, Next Stage presents: Miss Saigon – School Edition Open to all high school students
Orchestra auditions: June 4 & 5, 1 p.m.
Singing and acting auditions: June 6 & 7, 1 p.m.
Performances: Aug. 11-14
For more information about Next Stage, contact Teresa Schmidt, stage director, at 920-639-9372 or
teresa.schmidt18@
gmail.com, or visit
snc.edu/nextstage.
www.snc.edu • St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115-2099 34 April 2016
The theme for this year’s conference is “Wisconsin MusicStrong.” This theme was generated partially in response to the 2015 “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA), which was passed by a bipartisan vote of 85-12 in the U.S. Senate on De- cember 9. It supports music education by listing music separately as a subject that a well-rounded student requires. Indeed, music stands alone from the previous wording of “and the arts” and now the legislation is in place to help it do so. Also, we are continually reminded of the fine work of Wisconsin music educators and the strength that is garnered when working cooperatively for the good of the students. Wisconsin is definitely MusicStrong!
The dates for this year’s conference will be October 26-29 in Madison. Mark your calendars now and plan on attending.
The afternoon after the planning session was reserved for a WMEA Board and Council meeting. Council chairs gave reports on their work since the previous meeting in July and the strategic plan was discussed.
Wisconsin Advocates for Music Education (WAME)
The WAME committee planned and of- fered a free training session on Saturday, January 30 at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education. Please see article on page 60 for more about the session and future work resulting from it as it impacts all music educators in Wisconsin.
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