IDAHO MUSIC NOTES Idaho All-State All-Northwest/ · WINTER 2015 Idaho Music Notes 6 three doors down from each other. There are two rooms of band females that will be staying at the

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Volume 55, Number 2 of 3

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Winter 2015

INSIDE!President’s Page ......................6

Idaho All-State/Idaho Groups ....67

State Solo News ................ 7

North by Northwest .................8/9

Specialist’s Space .....................10

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS ....11

Tuba/Euphonium Conf ......14

College/University News ..........18

Camille visits NAMM! .......20

Great Basin Jazz Camp ............26

Scherzo..... .........................30

& MORE!

See you in Spokane!

February 12-15!All-Northwest/Idaho All-State

Seating Arrangementsfor Young Bands

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The Quest forQuality Repertoire

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CONTENTSPresident’s Page .............................................................6Idaho Groups @ NW/Idaho All-State ...............62015 State Solo News .......................................7North by Northwest/NW Guidebook ............................8Specialist’s Space ...........................................................10IMEA Institutional Members ...........................11Seating Arrangements for Young Bands ..........12Northwest Tuba & Euphonium Conference ..................14The Quest for Quality Repertoire ....................16College/University News .................................18Camille visits NAMM! ......................................20Great Basin Jazz Camp ..................................................26Dates: 2015 State Solo/2016 All-State ...............28

Scherzo! ......................................................................30

www.idahomusiced.org www.nafme.orgThe mission of IMEA is to promote and advance

music education in all Idaho schools, to foster personal and professional growth of musiceducators, and to standardize and enhance musicalopportunities for all students throughout the state.

DISTRICT PRESIDENTSe District I President Mark SescillaPO Box 1314, Rathdrum, ID 83858l; 208-687-0455; [email protected]

e District II President Joel PalsMoscow HS, 402 E. 5th St., Moscow, ID 83843 [email protected];School: 882-2591; Fax: 892-1136

e District III President Dawn SandmeyerP.O. Box 340, Marsing, ID [email protected]; Home: ; Phone: 896-4111 ext 297; Fax: 896-4457

e District III Vice-President David Burton9119 W Cory Ln, Boise ID 83704-6804; H208-244-2201; W 208-854-4353; [email protected]; Boise High School

e District IV President Max StimacWood River High School, 1250 Fox Acres Road, Hailey, ID 83333; [email protected]; Home: 481-2818; School: 578-5020; Fax: 578-5120

e District V President Aaron MarshallMarsh Valley HS, 12655 S. Old Hwy 91, Arimo, ID 83214; [email protected];254-9230

e District VI President John AndersonSalmon School District #291, 401 S Warpath, Salmon ID 83467-4440, H 208-756-7665; W 208-756-7665; [email protected]

e Gemstate District President Lauren Folkner,Bonneville High School, 3165 Iona Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, Phone 208-525-4406; [email protected]

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Editor’s DesktopWelcome to our second issue of theyear —Lots of good stuff here. See you in Spokane!

—Ted Hadley, Editor

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three doors down from each other. There are two rooms of bandfemales that will be staying at the Best Western, but we will con-tact the directors directly to let them know of the exceptions.

When you arrive at the hotels please leave the students on thebus or in your vehicle. Directors, or the adult checking-in the stu-dents, should locate the check-in table and check the entire groupin at once. We will not check-in individual students. All studentsmust have a director or responsible adult check them in.

Students from the North Idaho Area — Please remem-ber that once you are checked-in you must remain with the groupfor the entire time. Your school group must arrive together andbe checked-in by your director. If you do not arrive on a bus havesomeone drop you off. Do not drive your own car to the hotel.You will not be excused from rehearsals for any reason, e.g..doctor appointments, piano lessons, basketball practice, etc. Thisweekend is dedicated to making the best music possible and yourattendance is mandatory. The only exceptions are those studentswhose school performing group will be performing as part of theNAfME NW Division Conference.

Schedule — You received a tentative schedule. Please reviewit with your students. Changes may be made to the tentativeschedule before we arrive at All-State, so please check the updat-ed schedule once you arrive.

All-NW Students Staying with IMEA on ThursdayNight — The All-NW students who are saying in IMEA housingon Thursday night will check in at the Best Western Plus Coeurd'Alene Inn, 509 W Appleway Avenue. While the All-State groupsare at their part checks/sectional rehearsals this group will begoing to Triple Play for a night of fun. We have negotiated a spe-cial rate of $10.00+tax all inclusive unlimited fun. This is differ-ent than the price we sent out previously. This is not optional.You all must attend. You don’t have to do anything once we getthere, but you have to go.

We will see you soon in Coeur d’Alene!Wayne Millett, IMEA Honor Groups Chair, IMEA Pres.-Elect

� � � � � � � � Do You Have a Student in an

All-State Group?Teachers:In order to better facilitate communication regarding the

Honor Groups, we are asking that all music educators withstudents in an All State ensemble sign up to receive textmessage reminders for this event through Remind. Inaddition, please make sure that your students are signed up aswell. It will make everyone’s life a bit easier and less stressful inpreparation for All State.

Signing up is very easy. All you have to do is:Send a text message to: 81010 Using the appropriate code

below:Band: @imeaband Orchestra: @imeaorch Mixed Choir: @imeamchoirYou will then receive a reply text asking for your

name. Please use both your first and last name. Yournumber will not be visible to anyone at any time. We will only beusing this for All State Honor Groups and then you will bedeleted from the text sign-up list.

If you have problems getting this set up, please contact theappropriate Honor Group Chair, listed below. Thank you!

Meghan Fay Olswanger Matthew Fiorentino2015 All State Band Chair 2015 All State Orchestra [email protected] [email protected] Lindsay Lowe Aimee Atkinson2015 All State Choir Co-Chair 2015 All State Choir [email protected] [email protected]

President’s

Page Ron Curtis

See You in Spokane!Hello Everyone! I hope that you are able to join us for the All North-

west Conference in Spokane. I am looking forward to connecting withcolleagues across the state and northwest and also attending some ses-sions to keep me going for the rest of the year. There will be many con-certs to attend: our Idaho representatives during the concert hours (seebelow), our All State Honor Groups, and the All Northwest HonorGroups! Ron Curtis, IMEA President

Visit the IMEA website today:www.idahomusiced.org.

� � � � � � � � Idaho Groups Performingat Northwest Conference

BYUI Symphony Band Diane Solberg, Director

Brigham Young University IdahoRexburg

Vallivue Wind Ensemble Curt Griffiths, Director

Vallivue High SchoolCaldwell

Treble Varsity ChoirSidney Hudson, DirectorRocky Mountain High School

Meridian

Troubadors John Kracht, Director

Post Falls High SchoolPost Falls

Chamber Orchestra Matthew Fiorentino, Director

Joint School District Number 2Meridian

� � � � � � � � Idaho All-State Groups

Final Instructions!

Directors — Please review the Student Contract and theParent Information sheet that was in the original registrationpacket with your students. We are getting a lot of questions thathave previously been answered in those two sheets. There is still alink to that packet on the web site.

All-State Groups Check-In — The Orchestra students andthe Concert Band females will check in at the Shilo Inn Suites at702 W. Appleway Ave. The Mixed Choir and Concert Band maleswill check in at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn, 509 WAppleway Avenue. They are on the same street and are basically


� � � � � � � � State Solo at ISU in May

Dear Directors,

I am excited to report that we are officially holding IMEAState Solo Festival at Idaho State University in Pocatel-lo, Idaho. The dates for the event are Friday and Satur-day May 1-2, 2015. As is tradition, we need to start on Fridayfor vocal solos and instrumental soloists will perform all day onSaturday.

In years past, we have had several registrations prior to theactual District Festival results. Seeing as we cannot officially reg-ister anyone until each District sends the Priority Lists to me, weare asking you to please not register any student until the officialresults for State Solo qualification has been published. I wouldbe incredibly grateful for this accommodation as it makes iteasier for me to not have to wade through names not qualified.

I know there are many other activities during this time period,so if you have a student that needs to be accommodated timewise, please send those requests to me sooner than later. Thelater the request, the harder it becomes to make those changes. Iwant to make it possible for all to participate, but it is imperativethat requests not be made the week before the event.

I look forward to seeing many of your students again this yearat this prestigious event. Thank you for all you do for our stu-dents and for continuing music education in our schools.

Eva Hale, IMEA, State Solo Chair, [email protected].


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Be Involved!As I write this article, I am looking forward to

an outstanding Northwest Conference: TheCanadian Brass, concert hours, clinics, colleaguesand friends, and our special guests, all make for avery special event.

I would especially like to thank the WMEAoffice staff and board of directors for all of theirefforts. I sincerely appreciate all of the work theyhave done, and I know that the entire NorthwestDivision membership also appreciate their efforts.Planning has already begun for the next NorthwestDivisional Conference, which will be held inBellevue, Washington, in February 2017.

I encourage YOU to get involved in the processand help put your stamp on the 2017 event.Session proposals will be able to be submittedfrom Labor Day 2015 through April 15, 2016. Alsoconsider submitting an audition of your studentgroups to be considered for a performance spot atthe next Northwest Conference.

OpportunitiesAs I said in my previous column, the NAfME National Inservice

Conference and the National Honor Groups have really developed intosomething special that I encourage you, as well as your students, toexperience. As I sat in on rehearsals of the All-National Honor Groupsback in October, I couldn't help but think of what a phenomenalexperience it must be for all of the students. Knowing they earned theright to audition from participation in their own state honor ensemblesand then earning a spot in the All-National groups must be bothhumbling and inspiring. Experiences like these are life-changing. Ibelieve they learn that anything is possible with hard work anddetermination. I hope you will encourage your students to make theeffort to audition. We all know that the important thing is the “process”and it is that process that becomes the pathway to future successes intheir lives. Along those same lines, May 16 is the deadline forapplications for the US Army All-American Marching Band. If youhaven’t checked out this opportunity for your students…you need to!Students selected receive an all-expense paid trip to San Antonio toperform with the US Army All-American Marching Band. Having seenthis group live, this will for sure be an experience of a lifetime!

AdvocatingNAfME is constantly advocating for music education on your behalf.

Chris Woodside and Shannon Kelly lead a team that has a continuouspresence on Capitol Hill. They are also building relationships with otherorganizations and individuals creating a web of strength that has becomea powerful voice for music education. The Music Policy Roundtablecontinues to grow its membership and strength, and it has become acoalition that decision makers are now recognizing and listening to.Programs like Groundswell, the Broader Minded Campaign and ourpresence on social media (Facebook, twitter, the Groundswell Blog) havebrought a whole new dimension in how NAfME communicates with our

membership and the public. We literally have the ability to reachhundreds of thousands of people instantly, and the power and potentialoutcomes are mind-boggling.

Making the brand of NAfME recognizable to everyone is becoming areality and I, for one, applaud members of the NAfME staff for theirefforts in making the National Association for Music Education a21st-Century organization. We all should be excited for the futurepossibilities. Whereas advocacy will always be a part of what we do, thespeed, efficiency and depth of this advocacy work will continue to grow.The website is full of valuable information, and new information is beingadded daily. Visit the website often and use the information and do nothesitate to contact the national office for advice or help.

The new National Music Standards are beginning to take hold, andwork on the Cornerstone Assessments continues. These, in themselves,are perhaps the strongest advocacy tools of all. The National Standards,coupled with a well-written curriculum are the strongest and mostimportant advocacy tool of all. Download them and use them!

With the new Congress in place, we hope that some progress can bemade on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary EducationAct (ESEA). Take time to read Chris Woodside's and Shannon Kelly'semails and pay attention to the information on the NAfME website.Updates are continuous on the Groudswell Blog; your help is needed—express your support of music education to decision makers. Detailedinformation on the work so far, as well as how you can communicate toyour congressional representatives, can be found on the website.

Thank you! It is an honor to represent you on the NAfME board.Have a great end of the school year and celebrate your students’learning— that’s what it is all about.



Specialist’s Space Peggy WennerFine Arts Specialist, Idaho State Department of Education

Standards Revision UpdateThe Humanities Standards Executive Committee met last October to

begin the work of revising the humanities standards in the areas of finearts and world languages. We are now in the process of meeting as indi-vidual groups to complete the work for each of the areas-the music groupwas first to meet Jan. 29-30. A point of discussion has been the namingof these standards, as the term “Humanities” has created confusion inthe past and has led many districts to count courses that are not legiti-mate for their “Humanities” graduation requirement. In fact, several dis-tricts use any electives to fulfill this requirement. The larger group isnow listening to presentations on the matter and discussing whether ornot to keep the Interdisciplinary Humanities Standards. Over the pastfourteen years I have seen many misinterpretations about these Interdis-ciplinary Standards and about two districts that get it right. My majorconcern is that every other graduation requirement is very specific, andthat certain courses are listed; whereas, the Humanities Standards in-clude many options, including the Interdisciplinary Standards, which arevery open to interpretation. This is an important conversation that yourmusic representatives have heard and voted on.

Below is an update that the music group put together regarding thework they have done. All of the standards will be presented to the StateBoard of Education in August for consideration. If they are accepted, thestandards will then be open to public discussion. Here is the update thatI hope many of you have seen already:

The executive committee for music standards revision in Idaho is cur-rently in the process of adopting/adapting the new SEADAE (State Edu-cation Agency Directors of Arts Education) Arts Standards for music en-dorsed by NAfME (National Association for Music Education). It is well-known that learning music concepts enhances learning in all subjectareas, yet the current Idaho Standards for the Humanities, which wererevised in 2008, are primarily skill-based standards. The new MusicStandards emphasize concepts, allowing districts to write skill-based cur-ricula guided by the principles of the Enduring Understandings of theSEADAE standards. In addition, the current standards do not differen-tiate between the many different strands of music. The new proposedstandards have 5 strands, which contain four artistic processes (Creating,Performing/Producing/Presenting, Responding, Connecting), with spe-cialized standards for each strand. Interactive resources on the nationalwebsite offer opportunities for assessment and, in the future, exemplars.

The standards provide educators with a framework of “Enduring Un-derstandings” and “Essential Questions.” With the proposed minor mod-ifications to these standards recommended by the executive committee,Idaho teachers and school districts may create effective curriculum andlessons, providing a complete and thorough music education. The propo-sal will be presented to the State Board of Education in August 2015, andif accepted, will then be made available for public comment in the fall.

Please visit the link to these standards: http://nationalartsstandards.org/ . If you have questions, please contact Dr.Peggy Wenner at [email protected] .

Executive Music Standards Revision Committee:Barbara Oldenburg, Music Chair; Aimee Atkinson; Matt Barkley;

Julie Burke; Quentin DeWitt; T.J. Eriksen; Dr. Gregory Springer; ShirleyVan Paepeghem


Boise State University Music DepartmentMark R. Hansen, DMA, Chair & Professor

1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-156Phone: 208-426-1773; Fax: 208-426-1771

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University Of IdahoLionel Hampton School Of MusicDr. Torrey Lawrence, Director & Professor of Music

875 Perimeter Dr. MS 4015, Moscow, ID 83844-4015Phone: 208-885-6231/Fax: 208-885-7254

Email: [email protected] [email protected]: http://uidaho.edu/music

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& Director of Performing ArtsDepartment of Music Stop 8099, Pocatello, ID 83209-8099

Phone/Fax: 208-282-3636Email: [email protected] Web: www.isu.edu/music

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Dr. Mari Jo Tynan, Chair2112 Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID 83605

Phone: 208-459-5275 Fax: 208-459-5885Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Web: www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/music

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Brigham Young University-Idaho Department of Music

Diane Soelberg, Department ChairRexburg, ID 83460-1210

Phone: 208-496-4950; Fax: 208-496-4953Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Seating Arrangements in Young Band Classes:

Strategies for SuccessBy D. Gregory Springer, Director of Music EducationBoise State University, [email protected]

Students in first- or second-year band classes encoun-ter numerous challenges when learning to play instruments,including such challenges as learning to hold their instru-ment, produce a characteristic sound, demonstrate correctfingerings/positions for new notes, and sit with good pos-ture. Certainly, other challenges unrelated to music learningalso arise in young band classes, as students must also learnto manage their own behavior in an ensemble setting(armed with instruments composed of a variety of durablematerials, which some might call “weapons!”).

For these reasons, band directors must make carefulchoices regarding their seating arrangements for youngband classes. What types of seating arrangements are mostconducive to safe and successful band classes? Below aresome ideas for consideration.

1. Room Pre-Setup. Have the room set up in advancewith all chairs and music stands in place. At the end of eachclass, have the students return the chairs and stands to theiroriginal arrangement before they leave so it is in good formfor the next class. Putting this responsibility in the hands ofthe students gives them additional ownership of the bandroom setup, which can be beneficial in the long term. Also,having students reset the room protects your time!

2. Music Stands. Consider having music stands pushedall the way down and flipped over so the bottom of the stand(i.e., the tray) is on top. Arrange them with all trays pointingthe same direction, and push them all the way against thechairs. This setup provides a clean, highly-organized ap-pearance, and it allows for the largest possible walkway forstudents to get to their seats. As noted above, set up yourchairs and stands the way you like them before the firstclass of the day (or consider recruiting a morning “setupcrew” to set up the room for you each day before school). Atthe end of every class, instruct students to push their standsdown and flip them over before dismissing them.

I am fond of this music stand arrangement for three rea-sons. First, it requires that students physically manipulatethe stand before they are able to put their music on it. Thismeans that they are more likely to adjust the stand height tothe appropriate level, rather than trying to play with a poorinstrument angle to accommodate a music stand preset at amuch-too-low height. Second, it reduces the number ofmethod books and pages of sheet music that are left behindby students when they leave class. Finally, its organized ap-pearance can prepare students psychologically for a success-ful, productive class or rehearsal when it is set up in this ar-rangement when they enter the room. (I also recommendthis music stand idea for more advanced ensembles!)

3. Chair Option 1: Curved Arc Setup. If you use atraditional concert band seating arrangement in which rowsare actually set up as curvilinear arcs, consider leaving acenter aisle down the middle of the ensemble. This willallow you to move straight through the set so you can getcloser to certain students or sections in the back of the en-semble. Of course, you would likely want to close the gapprior to a performance, but for most classroom scenarios,this would allow for some teacher mobility, which could im-prove both classroom behavior and students' performance.

4. Chair Option 2: Linear Block Setup. Anotheroption for chair setup is a more non-traditional ensemblearrangement. Consider setting your class seating arrange-ment using a clean grid-like scheme with all chairs placed instraight lines from left to right and from front to back. Ifspace and number of available music stands permits, tryspreading them out several feet apart horizontally and verti-cally. This arrangement will truly allow the teacher to movethroughout the ensemble and give individual attention tostudents who need extra help. Additionally, by increasingthe distance from student to student, the number of behav-ior problems will almost surely decline. Because studentsare no longer seated close to their neighbors, it will requirethem to be more independent musicians. Of course, eachstudent would have to have his or her own music standusing this arrangement. (If you do not have enough musicstands, or if your room is too small to accomplish this ar-rangement, a modified version of this setup can be used toaccommodate the number of stands that you have and yourspace requirements.).

5. Chair Option 3: Circular Setup. For small classes,you can arrange the chairs and stands in a single circle. Theprimary advantage of this setup is that it will allow studentsto hear students who play other instruments easier. If youwant to encourage students to hear other musicians in theband while playing, this arrangement works well. If youwant them arranged so that they hear themselves better,Option 2 (above) might be a better choice.

6. Sharing Stands. It is important for students to learnto share music stands at some point in their early years ofband, especially if your stock of music stands requires thatstudents share stands. I have found that beginning trom-bonists need to use their own music stands during their firstyear of instruction, however. For trombonists, sharingstands can occur in the second or third year-after they havelearned good habits. Trombonists who share music standsare more likely to be guilty of “rubbernecking” (i.e., watch-ing their neighbors' slides while playing), rather than watch-ing their own music while playing. Also, because the trom-bone poses unique concerns related to placement of theslide in relation to the music stand, it is helpful if they donot share stands in their first year.

It is important to remember that the seating arrange-ments for band classes can have a strong impact on stu-dents' performance, especially if the classroom or rehearsalroom is not optimum (e.g., cafeteria, library, gymnasium,oddly-shaped room, or portable/trailer). Directors are en-couraged to try some of these suggestions based on theirunique room situation to see if they improve the perfor-mance and behavior of their students.



2015 Northwest Tuba & Euphonium

ConferenceMarch 19-21, BSU

Greetings!

On behalf of the International Tuba and Euphonium Associa-tion and the Music Department at Boise State University, I wouldlike to invite you and your students to the 2015 Northwest region-al Tuba and Euphonium Conference. This event will take place onthe campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho from March19-21, 2015. A metropolitan destination in the northwest, Boise isa rapidly-growing cultural center for the arts. Downtown Boisefeatures numerous dining, lodging, and entertainment venues.

Highlights of the conference include:

• Performances by featured artists Chris Olka, Adam Frey,Deanna Swoboda, and Steven Call with the Boise State UniversitySymphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble

• Solo recitals by select featured artists

• Guest artist solo recitals, clinics, and master classes

• Student (high school level) and artist competitions, in-cluding solo competitions, mock auditions, and tuba/euphoniumquartet competitions

• Evening social time and jam session at the RiversideHotel, open to all ages

• Guest tuba/euphonium ensemble concerts

• Exhibits from several instrument makers

I highly encourage you to attend and participate in the confer-ence. There are still a few openings for presentations, and thereare still opportunities for soloists to perform on our guest artistrecitals. If you would like to give a clinic, presentation, or masterclass, or perform a selection on a guest artist recital, please con-tact Dr. Bill Winkle at [email protected]

There are numerous opportunities for students to participatein the conference, especially in the form of solo competition,mock auditions, and master class participation. We are currentlyaccepting applications for participation in the competitions.Please encourage your students to register and apply as soon aspossible to guarantee participation!

We are pleased to offer Early Bird Registration through Janu-ary 31st, 2015! Through the end of the month, you can save $10off the registration fee when you register online. Registration iseasy and can be found through the ITEA Regional Conferencewebsite.

All conference information, including registration, competi-tion application, lodging and travel information can be found onthe event website. I have included a poster that you can hang inyour band room to advertise the conference.

I hope that you will join us for this exciting event! Sincerely, Sarah Paradis Assistant Professor of MusicBoise State University 1910 University DriveBoise ID 83725-1560 (208) [email protected]


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music educators today. Each book includes analyses, in-strumentation, duration, etc. of select pieces and insightsfrom national leaders in the field. Recordings by top en-sembles make this series truly invaluable

University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List -

www.utexas.edu/uil/pml/Every three years Texas music educators guided by a

committee update their list of recommended literature byadding new titles and purging old titles that fall out of per-formance thus keeping the list fresh and current. It used tobe available only for purchase but is now available onlinefor free. This is one of the single greatest resources availa-ble. It contains band, orchestra, choir, AND solo and en-semble music. Search by ensemble, title, grade, arranger,composer.

Standard Repertoire for Young Band by Douglas Akey

http://www.aboda.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/standardrepertoire.pdf

One of the most helpful and pedagogically relevant listsout there. It contains an annotated list of recommendedband literature for middle school and high school students.Every piece has two grades; technical difficulty and musi-cal difficulty. Doug Akey is not only a fine composer but heran one of the country's top middle school programs untilhis retirement. The Arizona Band and Orcherstra DirectorsAssociation has posted it on their website.

Wind Repertory Project —www.windrep.org

A potentially amazing project that functions like a Wiki-pedia for band. Search compositions by grade, form, style,soloists, composer, or composer nationality. Also includesa discussion forum. Cited works include:

1. General Info 2. Instrumentation 3. Errata4. Program Notes 5. Commercial Discography6. State Ratings 7. Recent Performances 8. Additional Works 9. Additional Resources

Bandquest Series - www.bandquest.orgBandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accom-

panying curricula for band, is a program spearheaded bythe American Composers Forum and published by Hal Le-onard. A diverse group of leading American composers hascreated interesting and challenging music that is a true de-parture from standard middle school repertoire. Each com-position is accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM curric-ulum designed to assist students to learn the music and tointegrate each piece with non-music studies. Students canwatch video clips of the composer, practice rhythm pat-terns, play along with a “virtual band,” and even createtheir own music.

Composers: Thomas Duffy, Libby Larson, ChenYi, MichaelColgrass, Alvin Singleton, Tania Leon, Brent Michael Davids,Adolphus Hailstork, Michael Daugherty, Stephen Paulus,Jennifer Higdon, Dana Wilson, Judith Zaimont, Robert Rod-riguez, Gunther Schuller, Chris Brubeck, Alex Shapiro, KevinPuts, Christopher Theofanidis, and Hankus Netsky.

The Quest for Quality LiteratureBy James Smart, University of Montana, Missoula

Reprinted from Cadenza, Official Publication of the Montana MusicEducators Association, Dennis Granlie, Editor

We may well live in the golden age of band composition,but music educators need tools to sift through the thou-sands of available titles. It is a tedious process to find qual-ity literature on the websites of major publishers and sheetmusic distributors. Much of it is infinitely forgettable“slag” piling up in cyberspace, but it occasionally managesto “leech” its way onto our programs if we are not careful.(We are in Montana. I can use mining metaphors.)

Back in the 1970's, director/composer Acton Ostlingcame up with a set of criteria to determine works that pos-sess "artistic merit.” He concluded that all quality workscomprise form, are models of design and craftsmanship,are consistent in quality and style, and reflect genuine in-genuity, without being pretentious, overly predictable, ortrivial. This is a valuable set of indicators that can evaluateall band pieces grade 1-6, but it does not save us any timewhen we are faced with combing through the virtual stacksat the online music store.

It is tempting to flock to the most popular composersbecause their music has passed the peer acceptance test.This is the safe option. As performers, we don’t aspire toperform safely, so why as directors of our ensembles wouldwe program safely?

In the school music market, if a composer writes acatchy work, then his/her output sees a surge in sales andsubsequently floods band festival programs across thecountry. In response, publishers place contractual de-mands on their composers to produce more works in ashort period of time. This dilutes the quality and increasesthe recycling of ideas in the works of even the most talent-ed composers.

In contrast, in the professional market, publishers tendto be cautious about over-tapping a composer. One suc-cessful composer writes, “There's no financial incentive tothe publisher for me to churn things out. The original com-mission goes to me, and if it’s crap and hastily made, noone will play it.”

As music educators, we need to be discerning and variedin our choices as well. It takes more effort, but ultimately itis healthier for the composers, for us, and most important-ly our students. Here are some places that I would searchto find existing repertoire that is a cut above the rest plussome avenues for commissioning new works.

Teaching Music Through Performance(teachingmusic.org)

Band - Nine standard volumes, Two for Beginning Band, One volume of Marches,

One volume for Solos with Band.One of the most valuable and popular resources for


USC trained composer, Dr. Craig Naylor, lives andteaches in Kalispell and has a whole catalogue of works ac-cessible to public school band available at swanriver-press.com. Other active composers with strong Montanaroots are Christopher Stark (christopher-stark.com), TylerHarrison (tylerharrisonmusic.com), Simon Hutchinson (si-monhutchinson.com), Jason Bolte (jasonbolte.com), andEric Funk (ericfunk.com)

I was looking at the music news on the University ofMichigan School of Music website and came across thename David Biedenbender. Not only does he have nu-merous awards but he also has written great band workslike Luminescence (gr. 4), and Melodius Thunk (gr. 3) thatare unique and accessible to advanced middle school andhigh school bands. David is now assistant professorof composition at Boise State University.

Stay Connected!• Go to banddirector.com, windbandfm.com,

naxos.com, etc. to listen to wind band music instreaming and live streaming forms.

• Go to state and national NAfME conferencesand attend performances and reading sessions.

• Ask [email protected] andyou will always get a response.

• Join Facebook groups comprised of band di-rectors. Virtually every state has one.

Choosing repertoire is the most important decision that you can makeOur pieces are the curriculum. We remember the musi-

cal moments that inspired us and most often they arelinked to a specific piece of music. We owe it to our kids tochoose every single work for its potential to elicit the sameresponse.

“I’ve never actually dreaded all these school band andchorus concerts as far as the quality of the performers' ef-forts goes. Learning to play or sing is impossible withoutsome squeaks or screeches or rhythms that occasionallywander away for a stroll on the erratic side, and I’vealways been genuinely impressed by how well the kids do.“No, the problem is not how they play. It’s what theyplay... I do understand the pedagogic purpose behind thisstuff. Beethoven didn’t have to come up with music scoredfor middle school bands made up of 57 alto saxophones,40 trumpets, 15 percussionists and one oboe.

“Fair enough. But music education is supposed to beabout more than just learning to make your fingers movethe right way. It’s also supposed to be about having thechance to experience firsthand the truly great music of allgenres -- the great music that, after all, is the whole pointof learning to play or sing.” — Stephen Budiansky, Washington Post

James Smart is the Director of Bands and Trumpet atthe University of Montana where he conducts theSymphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches applied trumpet,undergraduate and graduate conducting, and musiceducation courses. He holds a Bachelor of Music from theUniversity of Michigan and a Master of Music Educationand Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from ArizonaState University.

McCracken Middle School Recommended Literature

http://www.mccrackenband.com/repertoire/

A great list of music prepared by this juggernaut middleschool band in Skokie, IL. Contains title, composer, ar-ranger, grade and publisher.

Manhattan Beach Music -www.manhattanbeachmusic.com

Features renowned composers Frank Ticheli, TimothyBroege, Bob Margolis, etc. The quality of the compositionsand the uniqueness of the composer's voice is, in my opin-ion, much higher than average. They specialize in musicfor school bands. Full audio recordings are streamed onthe website. Also under this publisher are the popularbooks by Robert Grechesky, Thomas Dvorak, RichardFloyd, and Bob Margolis “Best Music for Beginning Band”,“Best Music for Young Band”, and Best Music for HighSchool Band” which contain full analyses of quality litera-ture from Manhattan Beach Music

Windependence Series http://www.boosey.com/teaching/series/

Windependence/10130Windependence by Boosey and Hawkes is unfortunately

not producing new titles for the series but the existing cata-logue is full of exciting, unique and accessible music, show-casing original compositions alongside transcriptions fromthe operatic, orchestral and choral traditions. It featuresapprentice (easy), master (medium), and artist (difficult)levels.

Student Composers —Support a student composer and commission them to

write a piece while they are yet undiscovered and afforda-ble (if not free). At the beginning of his career, Chris Kim,(current Director of Orchestras at Cornell University)taught middle school band in Quincy, IL where he pre-pared TWELVE world premieres in three years. Friends inthe composition department at Northwestern Universitypenned every composition.

I make it a habit to perform (not just read) a work by myundergraduate composers who have been members of theband for four years. Surf websites at Michigan, Princeton,Indiana, Cornell, Texas, etc. to find names and news fromtheir top-flight composition studios.

Local Composers —There are always benefits of working with composers

who live in your area. They have a special connection withthe region, perhaps even your band program, and they aremore affordable because they have minimal travel costs.The new piece, On This Bright Morning by David Maslan-ka is a product of such a connection.

University professors are also often willing to write forany level. Former UM faculty member, Dr. Charles Nicholswrote a piece for the University of Montana SymphonicWind Ensemble the same year that he wrote a piece for thelocal Washington Middle School 8th-Grade Band.

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University & CollegeSCHOLARSHIP

2015 AUDITION DATES:

Boise State University Music DepartmentAudition Dates — February 7, February 21 & April 11Apply online @ music.boisestate.edu/admissionsEmail: [email protected] Web: www.boisestate.edu/music

BSU Blue Thunder Marching BandAudition Weekend — April 10 & 11Apply online @ thunder.boisestate.eduPhone: 208-426-4159 Web: thunder.boisestate.edu

Brigham Young UniversityApply today @ www.music.byu.eduEmail: [email protected]

Brigham Young University IdahoDeadline for All Materials is February 1On Campus Auditions: January 29 & 30Satellite Auditions (Salt Lake City): January 31Phone: 208-496-4950 Email: [email protected]: www.byui.edu/music

Central Washington UniversityAudition Dates — Ellensburg, January 22-23; Des Moines Campus, January 24For more information: 509-963-1216 [email protected]/music

College of Southern IdahoAudition Date — Saturday, February 22application deadline is February 14Email: [email protected]: finearts.csi.edu/music/musicScholarship.pdf.

The College of IdahoAudition Dates — January 17; February 14; March 7More Information: Fill out an application online or email [email protected] to make an audition appointment.Phone: 208-459-5275Email: [email protected] Web: www.collegeofidaho.edu/music

Idaho State UniversityAudition Dates — Saturday, February 21; Saturday, March 7More Information: www.isu.edu/sopaPhone: 208-282-3636Email: [email protected] Web: www.isu.edu/music

Northwest Nazarene UniversityAudition Dates — By AppointmentPhone: (208) 467-8506Web: nnu.edu/musicEmail: [email protected]

Oregon State UniversityAudition Dates — Saturday, Feb. 21 at Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego,OR; Saturday, March 7 at Benton Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis,OR Information: http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/school-arts-and-communication/music/students/scholarship-auditions

Treasure Valley Community CollegeAudition Dates — Call for audition criteria information.Phone: 541-881-5950 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tvcc.cc

University of IdahoAudition Day for Admission and Scholarships —Saturday, February 7; Audition by February 28 for priority considerationMore Information: Phone: 208-885-6231Email: [email protected] [email protected]: music.uidaho.edu/futurestudents

University of PortlandAudition Dates — Monday, February 16; Saturday, February 21 & 28For More Information: up.edu/music [email protected] 503-943-7228

Willamette UniversityAudition Dates — January 24, February 16 Must audition by Jan. 24 for priority considerationSchedule an audition 503-370-6687Office of Admission: willamette.edu/admission 503-370-6303willamette.edu/go/musicauditions [email protected]

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE NEWSUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Lionel Hampton School of Music presents theThird Annual World Music Celebration March 6 & 7

The University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music is proud to present theThird Annual World Music Celebration to be held on Friday, March 6 and Saturday,March 7, 2015. This yearly event offers performances and workshops by visiting inter-national artists. We are excited to welcome back, from his homeland, Nepalese master-drummer and composer Navin Chettri (artist in residence and event organizer). Thisyear's featured guests are internationally-renowned performing and recording artistsTito Puentes Jr. (Band Leader and Timbalero) and Alseny Yansene (Guinean Master-Drummer/ Dancer). Performances and workshops by guest artists will include collab-orations with the University of Idaho Jazz Bands and Choirs and the World Beat En-semble. The Grand Performance will be held Friday evening and begins at 7:30pm.The workshops, which are free to the public, will be held on Saturday, March 7th. Formore information on Grand Performance entrance fees and specific times and loca-tions for all of the events please contact Barry Bilderback at 1.208.885.1005 and (or)[email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival begins planning for 50th Anniversary!

Planning has begun for the 50th Anniversary of the state’s most well-known jazzfestival, and it's going to be quite a show. The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton JazzFestival Advisory Board's 50th Anniversary Committee met in Boise on January 21st todiscuss the Feb 22-25, 2017 festival's programming, outreach efforts for 2016 and2017, and the national and regional committee members that have been invited to par-ticipate in the planning.

“We want to get a jump on the artists, people, programming ideas, and funding,because it takes time to put together the kind of show that Idaho expects for this im-portant milestone,” Executive Director Steven Remington said. Artistic Director JohnClayton has already begun making the rounds in jazz circles to see who might be inter-ested and available. “It really is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the art-ists that want to share in the 50th Anniversary celebration. I wish we had morestages!”

The Grammy-award winning bassist and composer has been nominated again in2015 for his work with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, which he hopes the com-mittee will consider bringing back in 2017. “We know we want to honor Lionel's tradi-tion of big band performances, but also include the more contemporary combo format,with a focus on where Jazz music might go in the next 50 years,” Clayton stated. “Andof course, it's all about the students, so were looking at ways to get out into the schoolsin the next two years to prepare them for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We wantto give whatever help we can to the directors to make sure their schools can experiencethis.”

For more information, please contact Steven Remington, Executive [email protected], 208-885-0112Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 44015University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-4015www.uidaho.edu/jazzfest



NAMM, Anyone?By Camille Blackburn, NAfME NW Division President-Elect

NAMM, ever heard of it? Do you know what it is? Well, I hadheard of it but I never had any idea what NAMM really is andwhat NAMM really does until I was able to attend the 2015NAMM Show January 22-25 in Anaheim, California.

The Anaheim Convention Center is huge, which is a goodthing because it was filled with over 1800 exhibitors from 40countries. NAMM, The National Association of MusicMerchants, was founded in 1901. NAMM’s vision statement is,“We envision a world in which the joy of making music is a pre-cious element of daily living for everyone; a world in which everychild has a deep desire to learn music and a recognized right to betaught; and in which every adult is a passionate champion anddefender of that right.” And, “NAMM's mission is to strengthenthe music products industry and promote the pleasures and bene-fits of making music.”

NAMM is much more than the show. There is the NAMMFoundation, an affiliate organization that celebrates and pro-motes the intrinsic value of music education. Check our their website, www.nammfoundation.org for information for educatorsand parents, including the very successful Turnaround Arts pro-gram for low-performing schools. Other affiliates include VH1Save The Music, The Technology Institute for Music Educators,The Music Magazine Publishers Organization, Supportmus-ic.com, The Museum of Making Music, and NAfME - The Nation-al Association for Music Education among others.

The members of the National Executive Board of NAfME wereinvited as guests to the NAMM Show and provided with space tohold our January Board Meeting. We were treated like royalty.We had a special meeting with NAMM CEO, Joe Lamond, attend-ed an awards presentation for Mary Luehrsen, NAMM Director ofPublic Affairs and Governmental Relations, we were guests at aninvitation only reception, and we were privileged to attend a spe-cial interview session with Steve Wozniak who, along with SteveJobs, co-founded Apple Computer Inc. (now Apple Inc.), a com-pany that radically changed the world as we know it. He designedApple's first line of products, the Apple I and Apple II, and alsoinfluenced the popular Macintosh computers. Along the way, hisinvolvement in the world of technology has come to affect nearlyeveryone on the planet.

Steve Wozniak is one of the most interest-ing people I have encountered. He walkedonto the stage wearing a proper business suitand neon blue and yellow athletic shoes. Hispersonality and energy were larger than theroom. He is clearly a genius and has the comictiming of a professional comedian. JoeLamond, who was the moderator, had a hardtime keeping a straight face during the inter-view. Steve, “Woz”, talked about the begin-nings of Apple and Steve Jobs. I took notes.Here are some of Steve's best comments:

• “A little bit of misbehavior leads to a crea-tive mind.”

• “Most of the valuable things in life aren'ttaught or learned in school.”

• “The creative guys at Apple always had amusic background.”

• “When the people at HP had a problemand they wanted it solved with less parts,they’d contact me.”

• “Steve Jobs always came to see what Ibuilt for fun and he’d figure out how to make money from it.”

• “Computers should work in human ways, more like a friend.”• “I hate it when computers don’t work!”

• “Artificial intelligence is the most dangerous thing we’relooking at.”

• “Music is like magic dust bringing love to people.”

Listening to Steve Wozniak was magical. Also magical was theeye opening experience I had at the NAMM Show. There wasmore security than in Washington DC during the NAfME annualHill Day visits with our nation's leaders. At the NAMM showthere were Anaheim Police, FBI, Home Land Security, bomb-sniffing dogs, security cameras everywhere, and security person-nel who scanned badges and scrutinized photo ID's for everyoneentering or exiting the show. Why? It was because of the hun-dreds of thousands of dollars of cutting edge music technology,products, instruments, print music and absolutely any otherproduct you can imagine having to do with music. Attending theshow were 1000,000 people representing the most diverse rangeof music and musicians imaginable. There were educational ses-sions on a wide variety of topics involving the business of musicand music education. The world of music is so much bigger than Ihad ever imagined!

Perhaps those of us who exist in the protected environmentsof the public school system have too narrow a view of what musiceducation is. Everyone loves music of one kind or another.Should music educators broaden their view of what constitutesmusic education?

The NAfME NEB is constantly re-evaluating its mission andvision. What is important? What do we do well? What do ourmembers need? What do students need? What can we do better?Students today are multi faceted. Are we providing them with op-portunities for musical growth?

The NAMM Foundation studies the beliefs, perceptions, andhopes for music education. We all have to be willing to invest inchange. The world is changing and music education is changing.We need to find ways to get more kids to start and ways to keepfewer kids from quitting.

Wherever you are, what ever your position, you provide lead-ership. Keep it simple, prioritize, stay positive and move forward.And like NAMM, “believe in music.”






Idaho Music

Educators Association


Noted Drummer at9th Annual Great Basin

Jazz Camp in 2015A well known drummer-

percussionist has been added tothe lineup of clinicians at the 9thAnnual Great Basin Jazz Camp.

David Gluck is a familiar namein music circles in SW Idaho. Hehas performed at many majormusic events in the region in thepast several years. He is a adjunct

professor both at Northwest Nazarene University and the College ofIdaho. He is a Yamaha endorsed artist and Zildjian clinician. Mr.Gluck will conduct a special Masterclass on Monday, July 20th. Hewill also give additional instruction to all percussionists and drum-mers later that evening.

The Board of Directors of the Camp say adding Gluck this year inpart of the mission of the Camp to provide strong instruction in areasvital to many local jazz band directors. According to Executive Direc-tor Mike Allen, having both John Clayton at Camp last year and DavidGluck this year is designed to assist directors in building strongrhythm sections for area bands. Directors should encourage theirdrummers to attend this year’s Camp for the opportunity to perfecttheir skills with this Master Drummer-Percussionist.

Director Mike Allen said the Camp will have several special ar-rangements again this year, many of them written especially for theGreat Basin Jazz Camp. Allen also noted the expanded theory andimprov classes will again be featured this year. This year’s two Big

Bands will be conducted by Scott Whitfield and Vince Wedge. All fa-culty will again return for the July Camp. That includes guitaristBruce Forman, trumpet star Carl Saunders and trombonist ScottWhitfield, pianist Camden Hughes, bassist Bill Athens and drummerTom Goicoechea. Goicoechea, our long-time drum instructor, willalso assist David Gluck during his Masterclass and during the remain-der of the week.

Students at this year’s Camp will participate in a fundraising eventin Boise during Camp. Details are being worked on at this time. Ac-cording to Allen, it will be a major venue. The event will probably in-clude selections from the Camp’s two Big Bands and a couple of selec-tions from two small combos. And members of the Faculty will alsoperform several numbers. This event will probaly last about twohours. Watch the Great Basin Jazz Camp website for more detailsduring July.

The 9th Annual Great Basin Jazz Camp will be held on the campusof Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon. Tuition in-formation is posted online and applications can be downloaded atwww.greatbasinjazzcamp.com. As in past years, several fill up fasterthan others, so early registration is encouraged. Once certain instru-ments reach capacity, no more will be accepted. Saxes usually fill upthe fastest. Director Mike Allen strongly urges all performers to regis-ter as early as possible.

It has also been announced the Great Basin Jazz Camp is seekingdonations for the creation of an Endowment Fund to continue the op-eration of the Camp into the future. Executive Director Mike Allensaid the Endowment will insure a partial funding source for the Campin the coming years. All contributions and donations are tax deducti-ble.

The Great Basin Jazz Camp is a 501 (c)(3) Federal Non Profit Cor-poration. All donations are Tax deductible. The Camp is also licensedto operate in the States of Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. The Camp web-site is www.greatbasinjazzcamp.com.



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