Arizona Music Educators Association
September Newsletter
President's Message from Jennifer Hamilton
The AMEA Board
Collective Vision Logo
Lunch at the AZ Assembly
More AZ Assembly Highlights
Update on the AZ Music Standards with Lynn Tuttle
NAfME & AMEA with Jennifer Hamilton
Fiduciary Role with David Waggoner
AMEA BOARD AT WORK
Other news related to these initiatives include:
- we are proud to announce the appointment of our new Social Media Ex-Officio Jenny Nichols
- AMEA Past-President Renee Shane-Boyd is working to pair new teachers in Arizona with experienced AMEA members that can speak about the benefits of membership.
- VP of Collegiate Activities Mark Nelson has been busy planning for our Collegiate Kick-Off on November 7, involving NAfME collegiate members from across the state.
- VP of Professional Development Amanda Mitchell is pursuing new professional development opportunities for our members including organizing local coffee-house style meetings for directors to share best practices, generate ideas and to find and offer solutions. In addition she is planning to organize workshops for teachers in the late Spring / Summer. Please continue to share your needs with us so that we can include them.
2016 AMEA CONFERENCE
The AMEA annual in-service conference will be held January 29 - 30 at the Mesa Marriott Convention Center. We hope that you will join us for this year's exciting and innovative conference.
We have another exciting feature at this year's conference: OPEN FORUM CLINICS. These are clinics led by a panel of our own Arizona experts (based on your most requested topics from last year's conference surveys) that encourage group dialogue and questions. We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference. For details, click the link
OTHER FEATURED CLINICIANS FOR THE AMEA CONFERENCE:
- NAfME President Glenn Neirman will be our keynote speaker for the conference and will also be involved with some of our open forum clinics
- Lynn Tuttle will catch us up on the newly adopted standards and ideas for implementation
- Our colleagues teaching orchestra should be very excited about one of our featured clinicians at conference, musician and composer Soon Hee Newbold.
UNLOCKING THE AZ MUSIC STANDARDS
Special thanks to Rebecca Cauthen (Pre K - 8th grade Music teacher at Maine Consolidated School, Parks AZ) for sharing how she is utilizing the new AZ standards in her classroom:
After offering to be on the team that went through the process of standards creation, I felt a bit overwhelmed when it came time to take them to my classroom. However, as we are ending our first quarter, I feel settled and happy with what's happening with my students. I embraced the opportunity to look at what I was already doing with fresh eyes and introduce new, different elements to my classroom. Most successful was a unit on Holst's “The Planets.” The project spanned grades 4-8 and covered many different standards and anchors, including:
1. Listen to “Mars” and discuss the composer’s intent and musical elements. ( Anchor #8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.)
2. Create a fictional planet and a piece based on that planet. (Anchor #1, 2, and 3 - Generate, Organize, and Refine artistic work.)
3. Perform the creation. (Anchor #5 and 6 - Develop meaning and convey through the presentation of an artistic work.)
4. Further discussion of the planets and their elements lead us to science and students’ prior knowledge of planetary environments. (Anchor #11 - Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.)
While I am excited about implementing the new standards, I am also relieved to know that I am not recreating the wheel. I am looking forward to more lesson developments as we transition and continue to provide excellent music education to our students.
ABODA SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
ACE SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
AZsGM SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
NAfME FUN FACT
UPCOMING REGISTRATION DEADLINES
ABODA Deadlines
- State Marching Festival Registration 10/9
- Fall Concert Band Festival Registration10/30
- ABODA State Marching Championships Registration 11/2
ACE Deadlines
- Fall Choral Festival Registration 9/25
- All-State Jazz/ Show Part Registration 10/2
AMEA ELEM / JUNIOR HIGH Deadlines
- Southern AZ Honor Band Nomination Registration 10/7
- Southern AZ Honor Orchestra Nomination Registration 10/7
- 8th grade All-State Band Audition Registration 10/30
- 6th/7th grade All-State Band Nomination Registration 10/30
- All-State Choir / Orchestra Nomination Registration 10/30
AMEA HIGH SCHOOL Deadlines
- High School Solo & Ensemble Festival Registration 11/1
Arizona Music Educators Association
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