Come to the MCMENC End of the Year Clinic/Party!

Featuring: Clinician- Dr.Gena Greher of UMASS LOWELL, presenting a clinic on Soundthinking - (More details to come)

This is the last meeting with all MCMENC members and is also when Elections for next years E-board will take place. There will also be discussion on the MCMENC bylaws so it is important that people attend.

If you are interested in running for a position on our E-board please email massmcmenc@yahoo.com for more information.

Where? HERE!! At

UMASS LOWELL

When? Sunday - April 19, 2009* starting @

1:30pm in Rm. 113

Hey Everyone!

We leave one week from Thursday for Providence. Can you believe it?! Time flies. That being said, there are a few details we need to cover in what should be a very quick meeting directly after concert band

This THURSDAY MARCH 5th at 5pm we will be having our final trip meeting!! This meeting is MANDATORY! We promise to not keep you longer than 20 minutes or so.

Please bring any money you owe on this day! Mary Ellen sent everyone their own personal email stating their final balance.

We will also be discussing carpooling this night, and if you are willing to drive, that would be wonderful!

See you all then.

If you can absolutely not make even part of it, PLEASE see a board member ASAP with your remaining balance. We will give you information.

PLEASE PASS THE WORD AROUND!!

Welcome back!

Hope your winter break was restful and rejuvenating. We’ve got a lot of stuff going on this semester and it should be a good one. That said, it is really important that you try to get to our first meeting this semester, taking place this Thursday at 6pm in a third floor classroom. We will be talking about auditions, our clinic on February 7th, candle drive, and other events.

If you are not able to make it, try to keep the morning of Saturday February 7th open, 8:30-3:00ish. There is an awesome clinic by Anthony Maiello going on at BU that we’re going to trek in to called Conducting Nuances: A Workshop in Technique. If you don’t know Maiello, he is amazing. He conducts all his scores without them haha. Whether you are coming to our meeting or not and want to go to this clinic, you MUST register before February 2nd by going to this website (it’s really quick and painless):  http://www.bu.edu/bumo/forms/musiced/

Also, if you want to go on the trip and have not yet given us your $80 deposit, February 1st is the absolute last day we will accept them. The entire cost of the trip will be little to no more than this, thanks to fundraising and a grant.

Also there will be a MCMENC Clinic this Sunday Feb. 1st @ Anna Maria College starting at 12:30pm

Here are some details….

How do you address children with special needs in the Music Classroom? This workshop will focus on how to work with behavioral issues and other, typical problems, in the classroom. Lisa Summer and Brianne Miers will present hands-on exercises, pratical applications and theoretical information about Music Therapy. Bring your questions and issues for discussion!

Lisa Summer, LMHC, MT-BC, is Professor/ Director of Music Therapy at AMC. She has clinical experience with a wide variety of Clientele and has taught at AMC for 13 years. She lectures frequently in Europe and Asia on her clinical specialty, music and imagery, and has written two books, Guided Imagery and Music in the Institutional Setting and Music: The New Age Elixir.

Brianne M. Miers, MT-BC hails from Maine and is a graduate of AMC. She has a private practice in Music Therapy, working works throughout Central and Western Mass., and parts of Connecticut with special needs children, adults with developmental disabilities and the elderly. Her passion is working with children and young adults on the Autism Spectrum.

Join us for a light lunch, a good time with great new experiences!

You’ll be back before the big game!

ALL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Providence, RI

March 12^th-15^th 2009

Conference

If we register before February 10^th, it will only cost us $50 each ($80 if you have not registered nationally). This includes the pre-conference events on Thursday, and conference events on Friday through Sunday. Special concerts can be added to your registration for a small fee. The options are Cantus ($15), Boston Brass/All-East Jazz ($10), Sunday Gospel Brunch ($20), All-East Band/Orchestra ($15), and All-East Choir/Jazz ($15).

Hotel

We will be staying at the Courtyard Marriott, which is across the street from the conference center. That’s right, no hour-long bus rides through sketchy parts of Milwaukee, just a simple walk across the street.

FEATURES:

· Newly renovated deluxe room (built in 2000, renovated in 2008)

· 2 Queen beds

· 371sqft/33sqm (with a living/sitting area)

· Air-conditioned and individual climate control

· Non-smoking

· Comes with a hair dryer, iron, ironing board, coffee maker, clock radio, and newspaper (Mon-Fri)

· Two phones with voicemail

· Complimentary high speed internet (wired), TV internet access, cable/satellite, and pay-per-view movies

This is the closest and cheapest hotel available. We’ve got it for $139 per night per room. That means you only pay $100 (that’s three nights in a very nice hotel).

Transportation

• We are currently working with UML Transportation Services to see if we can get a shuttle to take us to Providence and back. If that is the case, we may only need to take an additional car or two.

• If that does not work out, it is $22 per night per car. Ouch! Mini vans anyone?

Total (with 20 people)

Fundraising

Yankee Candle (October and February)

Caroling at Shaws (November 15^th 10am-4pm)

Bake Sale

Any other ideas?

Deposit

If you are planning on going with us, we need your $80 deposit by December 1^st (you may get some back based on your fundraising).

This Sunday. There will be an MCMENC clinic on Dalcroze presented by Martha Rogers at the Boston Conservatory.

We are meeting at Durgin around 9am, from there we will be carpooling (so bring your cars if you don’t mind driving) to the Alewife train station. We will be taking the train into Boston so please bring some cash with you. Please email us ASAP if you are planning to attend. Again, Professional Dress Please!

Now for next Tuesday, Nov 25th. UML will be hosting a clinic in Durgin for the Music and Arts. They will be talking about instrument rentals. There will also be FREE PIZZA!! Pizza starts at 5:30pm and clinic will be right after. Please make every effort to attend!

Last thing, On December 8th, MENC will be doing a Bake Sale Fundraiser in Durgin Hall from 8am to 12pm and then at the recital that evening. Volunteers are welcome. We are asking for Baked Good donations if you can! Let us know if you plan on baking some goodies for the bake sale.

That’s the update for now.
Please email us with any questions.

When? October 19th at 1:30pm is our big state-wide clinic with

Dr. Ruthmann here at UMass Lowell

Learn more about him, meet college students from around the state, and eat some good food.

The clinic is:

Hearing Art/Seeing Sound: Composing with Art in the Music Classroom

How do you turn a piece of visual art into composition that lasts over time? What do people see when they look at a piece of art? How can we better understand what our students hear when listening to music? Moving beyond “Pictures at an Exhibition” type projects, this workshop will involve participants in hands-on experiences exploring how creative processes from the visual arts can inform classroom composing across K-12 settings. Participants will spend the first half of the workshop creating original music with visual art using their own instruments and voices. The second half of the workshop will be spent in the UML music technology lab exploring composing experiences that borrow processes from sculpture to help frame loop-based composing experiences. Applications and examples of the use of visual art and composing to illuminate and deepen musical understanding will be shared for use in elementary general through secondary performance-based music classes.

Make sure you are there at our first clinic of the year!!!

1. CANDLE FUNDRAISER

Last year we tried a Yankee Candle fundraiser for the first time and it was a huge success. We’re trying it again this year, and you should definitely participate. As we did last year, you will get money off of your trip to Providence, RI in proportion to how much money you raise…wouldn’t it be nice to go to Providence for FREE??? It is definitely possible this year. And even if you are not planning on going on the trip…the more money we raise, the more exciting MENC clinics and events we can bring you. So let’s sell some candles!!

To pick up your packet (info, catalogue, and order form):

A. Come to office hours

B. Come to the informal meeting this Thursday (more below)

C. Find a board member

2. INFORMAL MEETING
This Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00pm (as advertised in the newsletter) we are having an informal meeting. You can come pick up your candle packet, hand in MENC/Feierabend registrations, and help us finish off the work we have on the Composition Festival (yah stuffing envelopes!!!!!). We’ll bring music and have a good time.

3. MCMENC CLINIC
October 19th at 2pm is our big state-wide clinic with Dr. Ruthmann here at UMass Lowell. Learn more about him, meet college students from around the state, and eat some good food. Make sure you are there at our first clinic of the year!!!

4. FEIERABEND REGISTRATION
If you are coming to both or one of the Feierabend clinic days, we need your registration form and $20 by October 2nd at the informal meeting. If you need a new form, come by our office hours or pick one up at the meeting.

5. MENC REGISTRATION
If you still have not registered with MENC, DO IT NOW!!! We still need money from one or two people, then we are sending the forms we have out. If you need a form, come to our office hours ASAP.

Come to our first official chapter meeting OF 2008!

 WHEN? Thursday, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

WHAT TIME? 7PM

WHERE? DURGIN HALL - ROOM 309

You’ll meet fellow members (paid or unpaid)

Register if you haven’t

Get to know the board members

EAT FREE, YES WE SAID FREEEEEEEE! PIZZA,

Learn more about MENC,

and take part in the initiation of the 9th Youth Composition Festival.

Good times!!!!

This is a must for new/returning Music Ed students!!!!

MCMENC is starting an exciting new year, beginning with our kick-off party on September 14th at 2:00 at Gordon College. We’d really love to have as big a statewide showing as possible. And remember, food will be provided!

This will be a time for introductions and meeting one another, as well as highlighting the year’s events. Also, we have begun the tradition of performing for one another for a small portion of the program. We will be in the beautiful Phillips Recital Hall and have a wonderfully talented student pianist to accompany anyone who is interested in playing or singing. This does not have to be terribly formal in presentation nor repertoire, nor do you have to play a solo. We would also love duets, trios, etc.! We really love to see music education majors who have a passion for developing their own art

This is a great opportunity to meet fellow music education majors from other schools!

ALL SHOULD ATTEND! IT WILL BE FUN!!!

E-mail any questions to uml_menc@yahoo.com

LOOK FOR THE SIGN UP SHEET ON THE MENC BOARD ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF DURGIN HALL

SO WE CAN THEN SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT TO ATTEND AND FIGURE OUT A CARPOOLING PLAN.

THANKS!