|
District 10 News Spring 2008 Newsletter Greetings fellow music educator! I hope this newsletter finds you enjoying those last few musical activities at your school. I’m sure you are all looking forward to some well-deserved vacation time…it’s just around the corner! Thank you… First, I’d like to say THANK YOU to everyone involved in the body of District 10 PMEA for making my first year as president a generally smooth ride! Sure, there were a few bumps along the way, but we all generally worked well together in support of music education. Second, I’d be remiss if I did not say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who served as a festival host for this past school year! All of our festivals ran smoothly, and the students provided us with memorable and enjoyable concerts. This would not have been possible without the dedication on the part of the festival host. So, on behalf of all the directors, students, and parents in District 10, hats off for a job well-done. Third, I need to say THANK YOU to everyone who served on the PMEA DISTRICT 10 EXCEUTIVE COMMITTEE this past year. Your time and commitment to our profession is admirable. You are an asset to the students in our district. Thank you for your time. 2009 Festivals As of the writing of this spring newsletter (May 19), the following festivals are hosted for the 2008-2009 school year: District Chorus – District Band – Muhlenberg HS, Dave Luckenbuagh, Host (Jan 29-31, 2009) District Orchestra – Region Chorus – Kutztown HS, Brian Hartman, Host (Feb 19-21, 2009) Region Band – East Stroudsburg North HS, Paul Bakner, Host (Mar 5-7, 2009) Elementary Band/Orchestra
Festival – Bruce Mason, Co-hosts (Apr 3, 2009) As of this date, WE HAVE NOT SECURED HOSTS for any of the other festivals/fests. PLEASE consider hosting one of these events – the benefits to you and your students are endless! Please contact me if you need any further information in this matter. DISTRICT BAND, ORCHESTRA, and
CHORUS APPLICATIONS – Please note that in all likelihood, we will be following
a somewhat different procedure for these applications. ALL DIRECTORS will need to submit online to
me a listing of their students who are auditioning for any ensemble. This information will primarily be a database
of information that pertains to each of your students in order that the state
can keep easy track of their information as they progress through the festival
system. The information will be detailed
to you on the PMEA DISTRICT 10 website in the fall. Additionally, INSTRUMENTAL
directors should note that their applications SHOULD NOT be sent to John
Potulnas this year…rather they will be sent to me at
Need additional ACT 48
Credit? The PMEA Summer Conference is
July 21-22 at Additionally, be aware that the
PMEA State-Conference is scheduled for April 23-25, 2009 in Important Information from the
last State Board Meeting Due to concerns amongst many directors, the festival system rotation has been addressed for the next few years. There was a large concern across the state that the best brass and woodwind players were not getting into All-State Orchestra because they had already committed to Band or Chorus. Therefore, the following is the festival rotation that has been set-up: 2009 – Chorus/Band/Orchestra (too late to change this for this year) 2010 – Orchestra/Chorus/Band 2011 – Chorus/Orchestra/Band 2012 – Band/Chorus/Orchestra 2013 – Orchestra/Band/Chorus Notification of students who have been accepted into ALL-EAST for next year will not take place until the end of October or beginning of November at the earliest. All directors need to be CERTAIN
that all festival acceptance forms, medical forms, etc…are filled out in their
ENTIRETY before returning them to the host director. There seems to be a rash of incomplete forms
across the state which can put the host director into some uncomfortable
positions. A student’s progression to the next festival level will not be
permitted if this information is incomplete. New teachers in your district??? Please make PMEA DISTRCIT 10
aware of new music teachers in your district, and please make them aware of
us!!! Direct them to our website, and
help them through the festival process.
Thank you for your help here!
PMEA District 10 Executive
Committee Summer Meeting We will hold the PMEA District 10 on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 6:30 pm, in the Whitehall HS Bandroom. Executive committee members, I know we battled about who is available for what dates…I will email you details and agendas for the meeting shortly.
|
