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December 2006
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Dear Kevin,
Soundwaves is the official newsletter of the
Wisconsin Music
Educators Association. Receiving this newsletter is
just one of
the many benefits of WMEA membership. Electronic
updates
are sent regularly throughout the school year.
Please be sure
WMEA has your current email address so you don't
miss out on
important information!
In This Issue
- Feature Article: Living the Good Life
- WMEA Distinguished Service Awards
- Conference Planning Session
- Wisconsin Award for Excellence in Teaching
Music
- Upcoming Professional Development Workshops
- Master Teacher Interview: Dennis Glocke
- WMEA Listening Project
- Sound Taps Wisconsin!
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Feature: Living the Good Life |
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by Jim Meuth
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For me, teaching music and living in Wisconsin is
really living the good life. Like many of you, I get
to go to work (school) every day and do what I love.
When I walk down the street in my community,
everyone knows me and has a friendly word or
greeting. They respect me for what I do for them and
their kids. I am one of the music teachers in my
town, and everyone loves music.
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WMEA Distinguished Service Awards |
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WMEA proudly recognized the 2006 Distiguished
Service Award
recipients at the Wisconsin State Music Conference
General
Session in October. The following awards were given:
Richard G. Gaarder Award, Distinguished
Administrator Award,
Michael G. George Award and Community Service
Awards.
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Help Plan Conference 2007 |
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Mark your calendar for the 2007 Wisconsin State
Music Conference
Planning Session -- January 6, 2007, 8:30 a.m. - 12
p.m.,
Chula Vista
Resort in Wisconsin Dells!
All WMEA members are invited to join with other music
educators from around the state at this special
planning
session. This is your chance to be involved. Your
help is needed:
- Identifying topics and presenters.
- Refining and prioritizing workshop sessions.
- Suggesting special guests and events.
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Wisconsin Award for Excellence in Teaching Music |
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Deadline - March 9, 2007
The Wisconsin School Music Association and Wisconsin
Music
Educators Association are proud to offer another
great way to
recognize professional educators who inspire
students with
their own passion for music. Details can be found
in the
nomination packet. Nomination forms are due March
9, 2007. The recipient(s) of the Wisconsin
Award for
Excellence in Teaching Music will be announced in
April 2007.
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Upcoming Professional Development Workshops |
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Four Wisconsin State Music Conference sessions were
selected to be expanded through follow-up workshops
offered at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education:
- Kathy Bartling - Infusing Technology Into the
Elementary Music Curriculum, February 3
- Karen Iken - Connections: Music and Literacy,
February 10
- Richard Tengowski - Your Students Can
Compose,
February 10 and April 14
- Bob Baca - Starting a Jazz Program From
Scratch,
February 24
Presentations from these sessions have been recorded
and will be available online in January; therefore
conference attendance is not required to attend a
follow-up workshop. Some of these workshops will
also be offered by video conference at various
locations around the state, and most are available
for graduate credit. For information on these
workshops and all upcoming Center programming,
including online registration, visit the Center web
pages (link below).
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Master Teacher Interview |
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by Scott Teeple
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with Dennis Glocke
Dennis Glocke joined the faculty of the Penn State
School of Music in 1996. He has earned degrees in
conducting from Northwestern University and in music
education from the UW-Madison. Prior to his
appointment at Penn State, he served as associate
director of bands at University of Michigan,
director of bands at UW-Stevens Point and as a band
director in Oconomowoc Public Schools.
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WMEA Listening Project |
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Festival sites and times have been set for the WMEA
Listening Project as follows:
- Regional Festival Dates - April 28 and May 4
(sites to be determined based on a centralized
location for teams)
- State Festival Date - May 19, Waunakee High
School
There is a possibility that a weekday festival or
two may be added. For those interested in this
opportunity, contact Angela Lenselink at
akmlenselink@charter.net.
Learn more about the WMEA Listening Project and
order materials by going to
the Listening Project pages (see link below) of www.wmea.com.
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Sound Taps Wisconsin! |
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The third annual "Sound Taps Wisconsin!" contest
will be held in eleven different locations around
Wisconsin during the week of April 16, 2007. "Sound
Taps Wisconsin!" was created to build awareness of
the need for a new generation of musicians who are
willing and capable of sounding Taps at the
funeral of veterans and to education people about
the option of earning tuition vouchers for
participating in these solemn occasions.
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