Idaho All-State Groups! November 17-19, 2016 NNU, Nampa, Idaho Mixed Choir! Concert Band! String Orchestra! Jazz Band! page 6 INSERVICE CONFERENCE

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1 IDAHO MUSIC NOTES Volume 57, Number 1 of 3 A publication of the IDAHO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION A State Unit of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education Fall 2016 Idaho All-State Groups! November 17-19, 2016 NNU, Nampa, Idaho Mixed Choir! Concert Band! String Orchestra! Jazz Band! page 6 INSERVICE CONFERENCE Online Registration deadline October 31 Concert Hours featuring Idaho Performing Groups Reading Sessions Banquet Clinic sessions for all areas pages Performing Groups featured at Conference! Eagle High School Symphonic Band T.J. Eriksen, Director Greenleaf Friends Academy Choir Kylie Shatto, Director Timberline High School Orchestra Phyllis Saunders, Director Boise State University Jazz Ensemble Alex Noppe, Director University of Idaho Brass Quintet Boise High School Chamber Orchestra Laurel Talley, Director Sage Valley Middle School Choir Glenda Bernhardt, Director University of Idaho Palouse Jazz Project Boise High School Women s Choir David Burton, Director Capital High School Chamber Orchestra Sandy Shoen, Director Nampa High School Jazz I Phillip Hoesing, Director

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4 IMEA Officers IMEA President - Wayne Millett wsmillett@gmail.com IMEA President-Elect - Kathy Stefani kathy.stefani@gmail.com IMEA Past-President - Ron Curtis ron.curtis@vallivue.org IMEA Secretary - Quentin DeWitt dewitt.quentin@westada.org IMEA Executive Director -Karen Goodrich goodrichka@q.com IMEA President - Wayne Millett wsmillett@gmail.com IMEA Publications Chair - Ted Hadley thadley1001@gmail.com State Solo Chair - Eva Hale ehale@buhlschools.org IHSAA Representative - Kevin Howard kevin_howard@ymail.com Content Area Chairs String Chair - Kevin Howard kevin_howard@ymail.com Choral Chair - Steven Dresen dresens@d93.k12.id.us Band Chair - Christy Taylor TaylorCh@tfsd.org Elementary/General Chair - Shirley Van Paepegham shirleyvp1@msn.com Collegiate Chair - Lori Conlon Khan loriconlon@boisestate.edu Advocacy Chair - Jeff Davis jeffreydavis@cwidaho.cc Exhibit Chair - Ted Hadley thadley1001@gmail.com Higher Ed/Research Chair - TBA Technology Chair - TBA Tri-M Chair - TBA Retired Music Educators Chair - Gale Maxey gbmaxey55@gmail.com Honor Group Chairs All-State Mixed Choir Chair - David Burton david.burton@boiseschools.org All-State String Orchestra Chair - Samantha Sabrowsky samantha.sabrowsky@vallivue.org All-State Band Chair - Aaron Marshall amarshall@mvsd21.org All-State Jazz Band Chair - Quentin DeWitt dewitt.quentin@westada.org NAfME Officers President, Northwest NAfME - Camille Blackburn queencamille@gmail.com blackbuc@d93.k12.id.us NAfME President - Denese Odegaard, Fargo, North Dakota NAfME President-Elect - Kathleen Sanz, Tallahassee, Florida NAfME Past President - Glenn Nierman, Lincoln, Nebraska IDAHO MUSIC NOTES Official Publication of the Idaho Music Educators Association A State Unit of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education FALL 2016 Volume 57, Number 1 of 3 Idaho Music Notes is published three times yearly November, February, & May Subscription price is included in IMEA/MENC dues. Non-member subscription rates $10.00 per year. Complimentary subscriptions available for sponsors and, upon request, to Idaho principals & school adminstrators. SPONSOR DEADLINES SEPTEMBER 15, DECEMBER 15 & APRIL 1; RATES ON REQUEST. EDITOR & MANAGER TED HADLEY, 824 Northview Drive, Twin Falls, Idaho H / ext 4377 W / FAX / thadley@cableone.net NAfME: The National Association for Music Education and Idaho Music Educators Association are voluntary, non-profit organizations representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions. Second class postage is paid at Twin Falls, Idaho Postmaster: Send address changes to Idaho Music Notes, 824 Northview Drive, Twin Falls, ID Idaho Music Educators Association CONTENTS President s Page...6 CONFERENCE NEWS! Conference Registration Form...8 Specialist s Space: Update on New Standards IMEA Institutional Members...11 Northwest Update: REFLECT & REJUVENATE...12 All-Northwest Conference News...12 Joe Cherrington inducted into Hall of Fame...14 IMEA Board Minutes Summary...14 John William Jackson Fund...18 Composition & Songwriter Competition...18 JOIN IMEA/NAfME...18/20 University/College News...22 IMEA Strategic Plan/State Solo News...24 Scherzo! The mission of the Idaho Music Educators Association is to advance, promote, and advocate for standards-based Music Education in all Idaho schools, to foster personal & professional growth of music educators, and to encourage and enhance musical opportunities for all students throughout the state. DISTRICT PRESIDENTS President District I - Tim Sandford - tsandford@cdaschools.org President District II - Kathleen Tetwiler - tetwilerk@jsd171.org President District III - David Burton - david.burton@boiseschools.org President-Elect District III - Mike Turner - turnerm@weiserschools.org President District IV - Jason Eiler - jeiler@kimberly.edu President District V - Beth Buxton - eabuxton@gmail.com President District VI - Kristy Romano - kromano@d401.k12.id.us President Gem State - Dan North - dnorth@msd321.com e SPONSORS INDEX These are the people who keep our state dues low and enable us to put out a quality magazine please support them. Blue Rider Music...3 BSU Music Dept BSU Blue Thunder...17 BYU-Idaho...13 BYU-Provo Central Washington University...19 College of Idaho...2 College of Southern Idaho...22 Greif s Music...10 Idaho Orff...10 Idaho State University Meadowlark Melodies...24 Northwest Nazarene University... 5 Oregon State University...23 Treasure Valley Community College University of Idaho...27 University of Portland Willamette University...24 Yamaha... back cover Editor s Desktop Great Conference issue with lots of other news. Hope to see you in Nampa! If you need help or information, note the addresses at the left of the page. Do not hesitate to contact any of us we serve on your behalf! Ted Hadley, Editor FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 4

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6 President s Page Wayne Millett Welcome to Conference! I hope you are all making plans to attend the Idaho Music Educators Association Inservice Conference, November 17-19, 2016, at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. Barely nine months have passed since our last conference, and it has been a bit of a challenge in planning a conference so soon. I feel that we have succeeded in putting together a program that will give everyone who attends something to take home and implement in their classroom. Make plans, as you attend Conference sessions, to also visit and sit in on rehearsals for the Idaho All-State Groups. I have discovered many effective teaching strategies by watching the great conductors that we bring in to work with our students. You should also make time to visit with colleagues and renew friendships with other directors from around the state. Many times I have found that my greatest resource is networking with my peers. Please remember that the IMEA Board and I are always open to your suggestions. Feel free to contact any one of us with your concerns or comments. I look forward to seeing you soon in Nampa. Conference Registration Deadline! Conference Registration is now open. You can access the registration page at the IMEA website: idahomusiced.org Your Login ID is your NAfME Primary ; Your Password is your NAfME Membership Number. Please note that it is the same registration site as the NW Division Conference. Click on the link for the Idaho MEA Conference Registration. The last day for online registration is October 31. That is a very short turn around time. If you need to register with a check you can use the PAPER REGISTRATION FORM on page 8. Hotel Information: Deadlines! Housing 530 students/chaperones and blocking hotel rooms for conference participants was a real challenge this year with the rooms that were available in the Nampa area. There will not be an Official Conference Hotel for the Fall 2016 IMEA In-Service Conference due to the fact that the Nampa Center Hampton Inn & Suites is remodeling/updating their hotel and have the entire 2nd floor closed. If you have attended a conference in Nampa you are aware that there are no hotels close to the N.N.U. campus. You will need to have access to transportation to and from the hotels and N.N.U. (We anticipate that carpooling will be available. Riding the All-State Honor Group busses will NOT be an option.) We have blocks of hotel rooms reserved for conference attendees at 5 different area hotels. Please make your reservation ASAP and identify yourself as attending the IMEA Music Conference for the reduced rate. Breakfast is included at all locations. Hampton Inn & Suites - Nampa Center: Call before October 25, 2016!!! (Special Guests and staff are staying here.) 5750 East Franklin Rd., Nampa, ID 83687; Tel. (208) Block of 20 rooms reserved: 8 rooms: $ % tax (Standard w/ 2 Queen beds); 5 rooms: $ % tax (King Suite w/ pull-out); 7 rooms: $ % tax ( King Study w/ pull-out) Holiday Inn Express: Call before October 31, 2016!!! (The A.S. Orchestra is staying here.) 4104 E. Flamingo Ave., Nampa, ID 83687; Tel. (208) Block of 8 rooms reserved: $ % tax (Suite w/ 2 Queen beds) Fairfield Inn & Suites: Call before October 28, 2016!!! (The A.S. Band has 11 rooms here.) N Midland Blvd., Nampa, ID 83687; Tel. (208) Block of 9 rooms reserved: 4 rooms: $ % tax (Standard - w/ 2 Queen beds); 5 rooms: $ % tax (Standard - w 1 King bed) Shilo Inn - Nampa Suites: Call before October 31, 2016!!! (The A.S. Band has 30 rooms here.) 1401 Shilo Drive, Nampa, ID 89406; Tel. (208) Block of 8 rooms reserved: 4 rooms: $ % tax (Standard - w/2 Queen beds) 4 rooms: $ % tax (Standard - w/ 1 King or 1 Queen bed) Candlewood Suites: Call before November 2, 2016!!! No students are staying here.) 1855 S. Silverstone Way, Meridian, ID Tel. (208) Block of 10 rooms reserved: 5 rooms: $ % tax (Suite w/ 1 Queen bed); 5 rooms: $ % tax (Dbl. Suite w/ 2 Full size beds) F.Y.I Hampton Inn & Suites - Meridian: No rooms available as of April 20, 2016 (The A.S. Mixed Choir is staying here.) 875 South Allen Street, Meridian, ID 83642; Tel (208) TownPlace Suites - Boise: It is across the street from the B.S.U. Music Bldg. (The A.S. Jazz Band is staying here.) 1455 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83706; Tel. (208) Thursday at the Conference Sessions by NNU s Doceo Center Welcome to the NNU Doceo Center The trainers at the NNU Doceo Center strive to inspire personalized learning through innovative practices in education. They research and explore the convergence of technological innovation with effective teaching strategies and then use the information gathered to develop and deliver training that will equip and build the capacity of inservice and preservice teachers. Doceo Center Clinicians will offer music educators a variety of ideas for application in music classrooms of all kinds. Keynote speaker will be Amy Ackley and closing speaker will be Gregg Russell. During the day, Conference attendees will rotate among five sessions: Session A: Intro to an Effective Blended Learning Classroom: The Foundation for HACK in Your Class This session will overview the key characteristics needed to begin innovative instruction in your classroom.this session will introduce the HACK Model of Innovative Instruction and focus on how to get your classroom started with highly structured activities which will help create capacity in your students and in your instruction. Presenter: Amy Ackley, NNU Doceo Center Session B: Platforms Live! Fine Tuning Elementary Assessment Platforms Live! is an engaging, hands-on session that highlights innovative platforms (apps) that can dramatically influence instruction. Each platform has the potential to reshape the learning experience and culture of a classroom. In this session, educators will engage in a handson experience that builds capacity in using innovative tools for assessment in music. Educators will leave this session with tools they can immediately apply to existing lessons. Presenter: Gregg Russell, NNU Doceo Center Session C: Taking it Global: Creating World Ready Students Push beyond the brick and mortar of your classroom and create globally minded citizens. This workshop explores ways to create a global collaboration center in the heart of your classroom. Multiple platforms FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 6

7 will be introduced that make connecting to the global community literally at the tips of your students fingers. Presenter: Michelle Claverie, NNU Doceo Center Session D: From Creation to Performance: Student Led Production and Publishing How do you help your students create original work? How do they get their work out for people to appreciate? Come see a veteran music teacher demo how students can unleash their creativity and publish their creation for people to experience. Presenter: Shannon Hotchkiss, Idaho Arts Charter School Session E: Digital Orchestra: Can Students Create Masterpieces from Devices? Explore, laugh and compete. In this session, the first 20 participants will have the opportunity to be a part of an ipad orchestra. You will learn a digital instrument, practice pre-selected music, and record a masterpiece with those in the session. We'll see which rotation can create the best recording in just 60 minutes. Presenter: Eric Kellerer, NNU Doceo Center Friday at the Conference Bring Your Administrator to Conference Day Friday is Bring Your Administrator to Conference Day. We would like you to invite your school administrators to participate in this special day. Various sessions and activities will be held Idaho Music Notes 7 that will be of interest to both music teachers and their administrators. Download the flyer for more information. There is no cost for administrators and lunch will be provided for those who register. Administrators can register on the IMEA website: idahomusiced.org Clinician Dr. Glenn E. Nierman (BM, Washburn; MM, Cincinnati; DME, Cincinnati) is Past President of NAfME for , and is currently Professor of Music Education and Glenn Korff Chair of Music in the Glenn Korff School of Music, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has authored numerous journal articles, made presentations at NAfME National Conferences, and given addresses at ISME World Congresses on five continents. Dr. Nierman is a former member of the ISME Executive Board ( ) and has served on the Editorial Board of the CRME Bulletin. He currently chairs NAfME's Teacher Evaluation Task Force and serves on the research team designing Model Cornerstone Assessments. His sessions: Standards They re Not Just for Identifying Outcomes Anymore The purpose of this session is to understand how the revised 2014 Standards differ from the 1994 Standards and to offer a conceptualization of the implications of these Standards for various musical classrooms in 2016 and beyond. Evaluating Music Educators in the 21st Century - This session makes the case that effective teacher evaluation should be done in the context of good professional development, presents a workbook to assist administrators with evaluation, and provides the participants a chance to talk about what constitutes good music teaching as they evaluate short teaching video segments. Starting at 1 PM, Conference Attendees will take part in two Round-Table Discussions, choosing among Band, Choir, Orchestra, Elementary/General Music, and Collegiate sessions. At 4 PM, Reading Sessions for Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Elementary/General Music will be held. BAND AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS: BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS. Congratulations to Idaho School Performing Groups featured at Conference! Eagle High School Symphonic Band, T.J. Eriksen, Director Greenleaf Friends Academy Choir, Kylie Shatto, Director Timberline High School Orchestra, Phyllis Saunders, Director Boise State University Jazz Ensemble, Alex Noppe, Director University of Idaho Brass Quintet Boise High School Chamber Orchestra, Laurel Talley, Director Sage Valley Middle School Choir, Glenda Bernhardt, Director University of Idaho Palouse Jazz Project Boise High School Women s Choir, David Burton, Director Capital High School Chamber Orchestra, Sandy Shoen, Director Nampa High School Jazz I, Phillip Hoesing, Director FALL 2016

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10 Specialist s Space Peggy Wenner Fine Arts Specialist, Idaho State Department of Education Update on Arts & Humanities Standards If you are wondering what has happened since the 2016 Legislature tabled the motion to adopt the updated Arts and Humanities and Science Standards, here is a brief update. The SDE took immediate action to address the Legislature's complaint that not enough public comment had been gathered for the standards. Early in the spring, the entire Content Division of the SDE took a statewide tour to collect public comment and answer any questions regarding the new Arts and Humanities and Science Standards, as well as any other of the Content Standards. We held meetings in Boise, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Lewiston, and Coeur d'alene. We also took public comments online for a month and addressed all of these comments in a report to Superintendent Ybarra. Next, the Coordinators of the various content areas worked with their committees to determine if the public comment verified just cause for any changes to the standards. In the area of Arts and Humanities, all of the committees agreed that no comment warranted actual changes in the standards, other than a few minor editing corrections, which were made in the documents. In August the standards went back to the Idaho State Board of Education for approval, and both Arts and Humanities and Science were approved unanimously. One change that could affect the Arts and Humanities made by the SDE Administration is that our standards were submitted in separate sections. In other words, Music is separate from World Language and Interdisciplinary Humanities. This does mean that one discipline could be accepted, while another is not approved by the Legislature. The Arts and Humanities standards involve the following six disciplines: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and World Language. Another 21 day public comment period will commence from October This time, only members from the SDE Administration will tour, but online comments will be accepted as well as personal testimony. If you have any opinions about our new standards to share, please be aware of this comment period and look on the SDE website for a meeting in your area. Finally, once reviewed by the public again, the standards will once more be reviewed by the Idaho State Board of Education for approval in their December meeting. If approved, they will move to the 2017 Legislature. If approved by the 2017 Legislature, the new Standards will become the SDE approved Content Standards and be in effect for the school year. If you have any questions regarding the standards, please check the SDE link: standards under Idaho Content Standards. There is a link for all of the individual proposed new standards. If you have further questions, please contact Peggy Wenner at: pjwenner@sde.idaho.gov SERVING THE TREASURE VALLEY SINCE 1948 WE RENT TO OWN BAND INSTRUMENTS Instruction Available On Most Instruments SALES SERVICE RENTALS S. OREGON - ONTARIO, OREGON Idaho Music Educators Association Band Instruments Guitars & Amplifiers Pianos Keyboards Drums Sound Systems Violins Banjos Mandolins Music Methods All Accessories National Association for Music Education FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 10

11 IMEA Institutional Members Please support our Institutional Members Their membership shows their support for us! Become an IMEA Institutional Member Lionel Hampton School Of Music at the University Of Idaho Vanessa Sielert, Associate Director & Associate Professor 875 Perimeter Drive MS 4015, Moscow, ID Phone: /Fax: Web: Idaho State University Music Department Thom Hasenpflug, Chair of Music Department of Music Stop 8099, Pocatello, ID Phone/Fax: Web: Boise State University Music Department Mark R. Hansen, DMA, Chair & Professor 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID Phone: ; Fax: Web: Treasure Valley Community College Performing Arts Department Stephanie Laubacher, Administrative Assistant 650 College Blvd., Ontario, OR Phone: /Fax Web: The College of Idaho Music Department Dr. Mari Jo Tynan, Chair 2112 Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID Phone: Fax: or Web: Chesbro Music Company Gary Christensen, Manager, 257 N Second E, Rexburg, Idaho Phone: Fax: gary@chesbromusic.com Karen Stewart, Manager, 327 Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho Phone: Fax: karen@chesbromusic.com Web: chesbromusicretail.com Brigham Young University-Idaho Department of Music Diane Soelberg, Department Chair Rexburg, ID Phone: ; Fax: soelbergd@byui.edu; robertsl@byui.edu Web: Meadowlark Melodies Bill Dugger & Mark Sherry, Proprietors Buy Music marksherry1@cableone.net University of Portland David DeLyser, Associate Professor of Music 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon Phone: delyer@up.edu Website: Blue Rider Music & Instrument Repair Chris Britt, Manager Robin Boles, Technician 595 W. Ustick, Meridian, ID Phone & Fax: Sun Valley Summer Symphony Kim Gasenica, Educational Programs Director P.O. Box 3956, Hailey, Idaho Phone/Fax: (208) education@svsummersymphony.org Website: or John William Jackson Fund (in The Idaho Community Foundation) P.O. Box 4711, Boise, Idaho Website: Phone: A music education advocate for Idaho school children Brigham Young University-Provo School of Music Dr. Will Kimball, C-550 HFAC, Provo, UT will_kimball@byu.edu Website: music.byu.edu Phone: FAX: J.W. Pepper Music Wendy McKee, Regional Marketing Manager 7611 S. 180th Street, Kent, WA Phone: ; Fax: wmckee@jwpepper.com Northwest Nazarene University Music Department Dr. Philip Miller, Chairman, Nampa, Idaho Phone: pmiller@nnu.edu Web: Willamette University Department of Music John Peel, Music Department Chair 900 State Street, Salem, Oregon Phone: Fax: dtrevett@willamette.edu Website: Idaho Music Notes 11 FALL 2016

12 North By Northwest NW NAfME President Camille Blackburn Time to REFLECT & Time to REJUVENATE We are well into the school year and chances are the anticipation and excitement of starting a new year are beginning to wane, for us and our students. This week at my school we begin the required series of testing that lasts throughout the rest of the year. We have far too many meeting and committee assignments that do nothing to help me improve as a music educator. In fact, they take time and attention away from what I need to do in planning for my students and building my program. It is annoying and it's easy to start slipping into having a snarky attitude about a lot of things. It would be good for us all to make time to stop and REFLECT on why we became music educators. Were you inspired by a special music teacher? Who was that person? Have you ever told them how much they influenced you? Did you get excited as a young student about selecting an instrument to play in either band or orchestra, or were you that kid who loved to sing? Do you remember being in an ensemble, either in public school or college or at a music camp, that fed you intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually? Were you selected for an All State or a NW Division Honor Ensemble? Have you traveled with a music group and performed in a world class concert hall? Do you have lifelong friends that you met while making music? I don t know anyone who chose to study music education who expected to be rich or famous. We loved how music made us feel, how it validated us as a person, and we wanted to share that with others. Being a teacher, and especially a music teacher, is a calling. You are part instructor, part coach, part conductor, part counselor, part recording engineer, part travel agent, part event planner, and part surrogate parent. It can be daunting to fill all of those roles for all of your students. Some kids we reach and make a big difference, and some we don t. But we never give up, not even when they pull kids out of our rehearsals for tests, or student council activities, or athletic events, or debate tournaments, etc. etc. etc. So, how to REJUVENATE? I do think that self-reflection and allowing yourself to be peaceful, no matter what happens to disrupt your plans, can be a big help. I also know that attending your state conferences and interacting with colleagues is valuable on many levels, both professionally and personally. I am excited to be able to attend several conferences in the NW Division States this year. I hope you are planning to attend our own NW Division Conference, February 16-19, 2017 in Bellevue, WA. Our Headliners are Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Collegiate General; Jeremy Woolstenhulme, Orchestra; Jim Solomon, Elementary; Paula Crider, Band; and Eph Ehly, Choral. The Friday Night Concert will feature Seattle area artist Gail Pettis, and Just for Kicks, a vocal ensemble of NW music educators Kirby Shaw, Randy Crenshaw, Kirk Marcy, and Vijay Singh. There will be a wide variety of sessions to choose from, concert hours, and of course the NW Division Honor Ensembles Gala Concerts. In doing my own self-reflection, I realized there are several of you that I still owe a Starbucks gift card. I was a little distracted this summer with a total shoulder replacement. Fun times! Not to worry, I ll get that taken care of asap! See YOU in Nampa AND Bellevue! FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 12

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14 Joe Cherrington inducted into the IMEA Hall of Fame On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, an induction ceremony was held in the Sugar-Salem High School auditorium for Joseph Cherrington, retired music teacher and longtime music teacher at SSHS. His induction into the IMEA Hall of Fame was held at the final choral concert of the year by Dan North, Past President of IMEA, Bill Baxter, who nominated Joe, Mark Seare, current band director at SSHS, and Evan Dunn, current choral director at SSHS. Joe was Director of Choirs at Sugar-Salem for 31 years; altogether he taught a total of 38 year, mostly in small school district. According to Mark Seare, His groups never sounded as if they came from a small school... His swing choir shows were always musically precise, energetic, and creative. Mr. Cherrington was passionate about music, and the difference it made in the lives of students. He taught the whole child, using music as a medium for teaching life. The number of students he touched is incalculable. His influence will bear sway in the hall of this school for many, many years! His principal Kevin Schultz at Sugar-Salem remarked, Mr. Cherrington s position in the district was unique in that his choir program spanned grades His dedication to students of all ages created a program as inclusive as it was polished. He managed to ignite the musical spark in the elementary students, fan the flame into the junior high students, and feed the inferno with the high school choirs. Joe was born and raised in Preston, Idaho, receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees from BYU-Provo, with a second Master s degree in Education Administration from ISU. He started his teaching career in Firth, Idaho. He currently teaches at BYU-Idaho as an adjunct faculty member in the music department. Joe served as President of IMEA District VI two times, and was recognized as District VI Teacher of the Year twice, in 1996 and Madison Transit, a group he sang with, was invited to sing at the 1990 All-State convention. He served several years on the IMEA Board. Other major accomplishments include 12 choir tours of Canada, six local tours to schools in southeastern Idaho, and several tours to Salt Lake City to perform in Concerts at Temple Square. Joe had students participate in All-State and All-Northwest honor choirs and bands from 1984 until he retired in Several of his students who participated State Solo Contest placed first, second, or third. One student, tenor Devin Bean, placed second in the State Solo Contest four years in a row! Joe has been invited as a clinician and adjudicator in Idaho and Wyoming. Joe and Debra, his wife of 39 years, have nine children and twenty-one grandchildren. His main hobby is gardening and he received a University of Idaho Master Gardener award in He was recently elected to the Sugar City City Council. Congratulations to an exemplary music educator and well-deserving inductee to the IMEA Hall of Fame! We invite you to join or re-join IMEA TODAY! Go online to nafme.org Or call Active - $ Retired - $62.00 Introductory - $57.00 Collegiate - $38.00 Minutes Summary IMEA Board Meeting, October 10, 2016 The IMEA Board held its Fall Meeting on October 10, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Boise Airport Hotel in Boise, ID. The agenda for the meeting focused on the following items. Current President, Wayne Millett, took the board through our governing policies and handbook. The board has been working to update and clarify this document, and since we had many new faces on the board, this was a perfect time to cover this information. As IMEA looks to expand its role as a resource for its members and a voice for advocacy in our state, job descriptions and roles for several new chair positions were shared and discussed. All Districts & Area Chairs reported back to the board on the specifics of their activities and areas of need for the coming year. Discussion centered around expanding membership and the challenge of maintaining an accurate database of current and retired music educators in our state. Publications, website, and finances reported on their activities. State Solo reported on the event and will be again expanding the event to now include woodwind ensembles. Literature for the event may be selected from either the Idaho or Texas lists. Beginning in , State Solo & Ensemble will exclusively use the Texas PML Grade 1 Solo & Ensemble List. Ron Curtis reported on vocal auditions for All-NW Honor Groups. There are currently concerns about the current audition requirements so a committee has been formed to research alternate methods in the future. Tim Sandford presented an updated Mission Statement & Vision Narrative for IMEA that was seconded and passed. Reports were given by all chairs for this Fall's All-State Honor Groups and In-service conference. The timing of All-State was discussed and a new date has been set going forward. The Board passed a motion to set the annual All-State & In-Service Conference to end on the 1st Saturday of February, beginning in 2018 and continuing through At that time, the board will re-evaluate the timing of the event. The complete minutes from the meeting are available on our website. Respectfully, Quentin DeWitt, IMEA Secretary FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 14

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18 John William Jackson Fund honors commitment to support schools The John William Jackson Fund recently awarded $1500 grant to Jerome Middle School and $2500 grant to Xavier Charter School in Twin Falls to purchase much needed musical instruments. At O Leary Middle School Lisa Harmison and Lynn Harmison accepted three donated musical instruments on behalf of the Twin Falls School District (pictured below). The grants are part of the Fund s Musical Instrument Purchase Program (MIPP). Funds were generated from iyerp's collaborative metal recycling efforts with general contractors on construction projects in the Magic Valley. Follow JWJF or iyerp on Facebook: visit facebook.com/ johnwilliamjacksonfun d. Twitter: twitter.com/jwjfund and Instagram:instagram.c om/jwjfund/ The Mission of the Fund is to honor the life of John William Jackson, by advancing academic scholarship, performing arts, and outdoor sporting for Idaho youth. The John William Jackson Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization within the Idaho Community Foundation, which is in compliance with national standards for US Community Foundations. For on-line donations, please visit the Idaho Community Foundation website: Fourth Annual Youth Composition & Songwriter Competition Violettes-by-Becky owner/artist Becky Chaffee has announced Violettes by Becky Fourth Annual Youth Composition and Songwriter Competition for ages 10 thru 18. The link to the announcement, registration, judges and prizes is: / If you have any questions, do not hestitate to send a note to Becky at RMChaffee1@Comcast.net. Violettes by Becky is a whimsical musicthemed gift company, with products designed by Becky in Tennessee. Please check out out new line of over 20 whimsical "Practice Tip" Greeting Cards and posters, originals hand-painted by Becky. There are humorous and serious practice tips on the backs of each card. Submit your own tip for Becky to illustrate! Here are just a few. Find more at: note-cards-gifts-for-music-lovers.html Becky Chaffee, Owner, Violettes by Becky - whimsical music gifts Supporting Youth Music Education, 865/ We invite you to join or re-join IMEA today Go online to nafme.org Or call Active - $ Retired - $62.00 Introductory - $57.00 Collegiate - $38.00 FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 18

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21 Idaho Music Educators Association All-State Honor Groups & Inservice Conference November 17-19, 2016 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho IMEA State Solo Contest May 5-6, 2017, University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Idaho Music Notes 21 FALL 2016

22 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE NEWS UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Lionel Hampton School of Music Welcomes New Faculty Ruby Fulton, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition: Baltimorebased musician and composer Ruby Fulton writes music that invites listeners to explore non-musical ideas through sound. Her musical portfolio includes explorations of mental illness, Buddhism, philosophy, psychedelic drugs, addiction, and chess strategy; and profiles of iconic popular figures like the artist Jen-Michel Basquiat and musicians Syd Barrett and Ringo Starr. Fulton is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on violin, flugelhorn and keys. She holds a doctorate from the Peabody Conservatory with additional degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Boston University. She has taught undergraduate and graduate composition at the Shenandoah Conservatory, the Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University and Towson University. Claire Murphy, Clinical Assistant Professor of Music Education: Claire Murphy, a proud choral and band student growing up, has over twenty years of experience in teaching music, from elementary to university students in Florida, Idaho and North Carolina. Originally from North Carolina, Claire has founded and developed numerous school, community and church choirs, and her students consistentlyare selected to participate in state honor choirs and festivals. In higher education, she has served as an adjunct professor foe East Carolina University and Barton College. Claire was the conductor of the Greenville Choral Society Children's Chorus and is presently the conductor of the Palouse Choral Society Children's Choir. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in vocal performance and music education from East Carolina University. Matthew Shipes, Clinical Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium: Matthew Shipes is a low brass artist who is an active performer and educator. He was previously the low-brass instructor at Shepherd University in West Virginia, and the euphonium instructor at Towson University in Maryland. He also served as a euphoniumist and tubist with the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C. Shipes received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University, a Master of Music in euphonium performance from the University of Arkansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in tuba performance with a minor in trombone performance from the University of Georgia. Shipes' teachers include David Graves, Benjamin Pierce, David Zerkel, Brent Phillips, Gerald Sloan and Joshua Bynum. Kate Skinner, Jazz Instructor: Jazz pianist and vocalist Kate Skinner maintains an active performing, composing and teaching career in the western United States. A native of Ogden, Utah, Skinner pulls influences from the bluegrass and classical roots of her childhood into both her songwriting and performing as a jazz musician. Kate delved into R&B, funk, and hip hop, genres that also continually find their way into her musical explorations helping to create her own unique voice. Part of this unique voice is an obsession with alternative keyboard instruments and a study of the great keyboardists of jazz, rock and funk. As a pianist, Skinner is in demand in a variey of performance styles. Her work as a vocalist has seen much success among a wide audience of listeners across genres. Kate has won multiple awards, including a Downbeat award for Outstanding Vocal Performance and a Jazz Education Network award for composition. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2017 The University of Idaho proud that this festival got its start in the Music Department of the University of Idaho in 1967 and are even prouder to return the direction of the festival once again to the Lionel Hampton School of Music. We are thrilled to call the festival our own and to make the experience even more educationally focused for you and your students. This year we are going to offer a competitive option for those schools that wish to compete. We will introduce a web-based adjudication system with voice-recorded comments. We will continue to offer educational clinics for every student performance. We will also offer a variety of world-class workshops throughout the day from sensational artist-educators. One of the most exciting shifts this year is the move of student performances and workshops back to the campus of the University of Idaho. Our aim is to streamline your day as educators and provide your students a full experience of a university campus. With all of this focus on the daytime performances, we have not forgotten about the evening experience! We have changes in store for you here as well. Each of the evening concerts - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - will be in one location, the ASUI Kibbie Activity Center. We understand that keeping students out late after a long day of performances and workshops is not ideal. We will begin the concerts at 7:30p.m. each evening, with a projected end time of 10:00p.m. Outstanding student soloists from the day will be invited to perform on the mainstage for this evening concert. We invite you and your students to join us this year. We are looking forward to seeing many familiar faces and also enthusiastically await all of the newcomers to the festival. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY On Tuesday, October 11th, the Percunovo Percussion Duo performed in Hudson Concert Hall, Rogers Music Center at Willamette University The Percunovo Percussion Duo, Jonathan Ovalle & Neeraj Mehta, strives to bring contemporary art music and global percussion rhythms together through diverse repertoire and virtuosic performance. The duo made their international debut at the 2014 Mahidol University Brass and Percussion Conference in Bangkok, Thailand where they performed a full recital, gave educational clinics & workshops, and appeared with the Mahidol University Wind Ensemble as concerto soloists while in residence. Following their Thailand debut, the duo toured India, where they presented performance workshops at seven international schools in the cities of Mumbai and Pune. More recently, the duo has been active performing and giving workshops at universities in the U.S. With a collaboration history of ten years in a wide variety of musical genres, the duo has appeared together and independently throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Their experience includes performances at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, The Midwest Clinic, Detroit International Jazz Festival, Art Tatum Heritage Jazz Festival, as well as numerous guest artist residencies including the Juilliard School, Northern Illinois University, and others. Their current work together as Percunovo Duo includes concertizing and developing repertoire which features contemporary duo percussion works, new commissions, transcriptions, and original co-composed and improvised music. Second Draft: UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE 2017 SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION DATES: Boise State University Music Department Audition Dates: February 4, February 25, April 8, 2017 Web: music.boisestate.edu music@boisestate.edu FB: BoiseStateMusic FALL 2016 Idaho Music Notes 22

23 BSU Blue Thunder Marching Band Audition weekend: April 7-8, 2017 Web: thunder.boisestate.edu Phone: (208) FB: BSUBlueThunder Brigham Young University - Idaho Deadline for All Materials is February 1, 2017 On Campus Auditions: January 26-27, 2017 Satellite Auditions (Salt Lake City): January 28 Phone: music@byui.edu Web: Brigham Young University - Provo Apply online Central Washington University Reserve your Audition Time: Audition Dates Ellensburg Campus, January 20, 27-28; For more information: music@cwu.edu FB:CWU Music-department College of Southern Idaho Audition Date To Be Announced Application deadline is February 23 for an appointment. smiller@csi.edu Phone: Web: The College of Idaho Audition Dates January 21; February 25; April 1 More Information: Schedule your audition at collegeofidaho.edu/music Phone: eearl@collegeofidaho.edu Web: Idaho State University Audition Date Saturday, February 25 More Information: Phone: music@isu.edu Web: isu.edu/sopa Idaho Music Notes 23 Northwest Nazarene University Audition Dates By Appointment; preferred On-Campus and Off-Campus audition dates will be announced soon Phone: call (208) or lsrichardson@nnu.edu to schedule an audition time. Web: nnu.edu/music Music%20Scholarship%20Audition%20Instructions.pdf music@nnu.edu Oregon State University Scholarship Auditions: February 23,Portland, Oregon; February 25, OSU Campus; Beaver Music Preview Day October 21, OSU Campus; Web: liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/music Treasure Valley Community College Call for Audition criteria information. Phone: slaubach@tvcc.cc Web: University of Idaho Audition Day for Admission and Scholarships Sat., February 11, 2017; Audition by Feb. 25 for priority consideration Regional Audition Dates: Boise, January 14; Idaho Falls, January 28; Bellevue, Washington, February 4 More Information: Phone: music@uidaho.edu Web: music.uidaho.edu/futurestudents University of Portland Audition Dates Monday, February 20; Saturday, February 18 & 25 For More Information: up.edu/music UPMusic@up.edu Phone: Willamette University Audition Dates October 10, November 11, January 28 Must audition by Jan. 28 for priority consideration Schedule an audition Office of Admission: willamette.edu/admission willamette.edu/go/musicauditions dtrevett@willamette.edu FALL 2016

24 MORE UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE NEWS IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY This past summer, Idaho State University and the City of Pocatello welcomed more than 280 singers for the ninth Idaho International Choral Festival. Choirs from Costa Rica, the Republic of Georgia, the Philippines, Poland, Thailand, and Trinidad & Tobago joined groups from the US for a week of concerts, workshops and cultural exchange. Also featured was the IICF High School Honor Choir, comprised of singers from around the state of Idaho, under the direction of Dr. Karen Kennedy from the School of Music at the University of Miami. Dr. Scott Anderson, Director of Choral Activities at ISU, serves as Artistic Director of the Festival. This fall, ISU is once again gearing up for its annual hosting of the Metropolitan Opera regional auditions, which takes place from November 4-6th. On November 11th, the Idaho State Civic Symphony will be hosting a musical tribute to Pocatello native and former Dean of the Eastman School, Douglas Lowry. For more information, visit Finally, at the end of the year, the School of Performing Arts will again be holding its New Year s Eve Gala Scholarship Event, this year featuring virtuoso trio Time for Three. Contact ISU s College of Arts and Letters for more information. IMEA STATE SOLO NEWS The 2017 IMEA State Solo & Ensemble Competition will be held on May 5-6 at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Friday night will consist of vocal and possibly string performances with the rest of the performances on Saturday. This year, we will be adding Woodwind Ensembles to the event. String and Woodwind Ensembles should look on the Texas List for appropriate material. Please remember that when choosing from the Texas List, whether for solo or ensemble, the piece must be a from the Grade 1 level. I want to thank the music directors from last year for getting payments in on time. It was such a big help to not have so many late payments during check in! Please look on the website for further instructions and rules. I am glad to answer questions as needed, but many can be found on the idahomusiced.org website. Here s to a great year! Eva Hale - IMEA State Solo Chaira BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Boise State University Department of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Sam L. Richards to campus for the academic year. Dr. Richards is a music theorist, composer, conductor, artist, and researcher with a penchant for interdisciplinary collaboration and an appetite for creative engagement of unwieldy conceptual problems. He has worked with painters, photographers, filmmakers, animators, choreographers, engineers, biologists, and neuroscientists on projects ranging from symphonies to cerebral sonification. He is particularly passionate about the philosophy of music education and issues of diversity and inclusion in music theory pedagogy, having presented his research at numerous national and international conferences. His published work can be found in Perspectives of New Music and Engaging Students. Idaho Music Educators Association Strategic Plan MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Idaho Music Educators Association is to advance and advocate for standards based music education in all Idaho schools, to foster personal and professional growth of music educators, and to encourage and enhance musical opportunities for all students throughout the state. VISION NARRATIVE PROGRAM: The Idaho Music Educators Association (IMEA) views music as an essential component to a well rounded education. IMEA promotes music as a life-long skill while developing artistry, musicianship and music literacy. Programs offer individualized instruction, integrated subject areas, and develop problem-solving and criticalthinking skills. The organization provides in-services, instructional materials, advocacy support and general assistance through cooperation with The National Association for Music Education (NAfME). IMEA serves all members by offering access to information and support materials, regardless of employment assignment or discipline. PERSONNEL: IMEA believes that the most important factor towards excellence in music education is our membership. Personnel in IMEA should be highly qualified teachers, certified in music education. These cooperative individuals work in harmony with the various regional representatives from around the state, patrons, school districts, Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA), and the State Department of Education. Members are encouraged to network at in-services, conferences and to take an active role within their regions. PLANNING: IMEA embraces and utilizes a collaborative decision-making process. Decisions are based on internal and external information discussed with members. This process provides direction for all stakeholders in developing, implementing, and incorporating IMEA's long range plan. Our Board of Directors embrace long-range planning, and develop policies and procedures for implementation. The organization's representatives and governing board provide guidance, training, and funding to support the efforts of the members. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT: IMEA uses our financial and human recourses to support and foster excellence in music education in the state of Idaho. IMEA will provide professional development and support through conferences and in-service opportunities. IMEA will strive to utilize our own members' expertise and experience as well as that of our institutions of higher learning to enrich all of our members musical programs. COMMUNICATION: IMEA places a high priority on maintaining effective communication with all stakeholders. The use of all available technology to enhance communication is essential to create and maintain a positive and supportive environment for music education within the state of Idaho. We encourage cohesion by viewing the members and the organization as a team, which works for the benefits of all members and the students we serve.

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