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June 30, 2006
•JOB OPENINGS UPDATED - Check out the Job Listings in ME under MEMBER SERVICES at the left.
 June 25, 2006
•INTERACT: JUNE QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Tell us about your issues with classroom management and grading of students.
Visit www.menc.org/contest/quesform.htm to take the survey and view results
instantly.
•A Message from Mike Reynolds, cellist of the Muir Quartet
Greetings from Fall Foliage!
As sure as summer is here, fall will come as well, and with it the brilliant colors and strains of beautiful chamber music
coming from Rockport homes and its historic Opera House. I'd love to invite you to join us this fall; we're still in need
of a few passionate violinists and violists to join us Oct. 6-9. But please hurry; we only have spaces for a few groups left.
For more info: www.baychamberconcerts.org/adultWorkshop.cfm#CP2
• Promote School Music - Celebrate the Anthem's Anniversary on September 14, 2006!
Add your voice on September 14 when schools and communities across the nation will be singing "The Star Spangled Banner" to
celebrate the anniversary of our national anthem. Last year, more than 1,700 schools and organizations participated in a September
14 celebration. TV stations sent cameras and reporters to schools for live coverage of the kids singing, and more than 100
newspapers covered these school music programs. Plan an event to showcase the important role music teachers play in passing
our American heritage from one generation to the next. For your event this year, contact your local teachers, parents, schools,
and community leaders to join in singing this song together. Visit www.thenationalanthemproject.org/sept14.html to learn more about participating on September 14! For more information, contact Stephanie Jones at StephanieJ@menc.org.
June 16, 2006
•EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORTS are available for June by clicking on the Executive Board link at the left or by clicking
here: Executive Board Reports
•NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR THE MUSIC EDUCATORS HALL OF FAME
The Music Educators Hall of Fame was established by MENC in 1984 to honor those individuals who are considered to be the most
highly regarded professional leaders in American music education. Their contributions may be in any field of specialization.
Nominations are currently being solicited. Neither the nominee nor the nominator must be a member of MENC. Living nominees
must be at least 55 years of age.
For information on the nomination procedures or for a list of current Hall of Fame members, visit the MENC Web site and find
links to the Hall of FAME in the index under "H" (the direct url is: http://www.menc.org/information/histinfo/guidelines.html
). Nominations are solicited on a biennial cycle. Up to three persons may be inducted each biennium. The deadline for nomination
of candidates to be inducted in 2008 is February 1, 2007.
Who do you think belongs in the Music Educators Hall of Fame? Don't assume that an individual you believe should be in the
Hall of Fame is already a member or that someone else will nominate him or her. Check
the list of Hall of Fame honorees at http://www.menc.org/information/histinfo/Historicalinfohall.html and submit a nomination
if your candidate is not listed.
June 9, 2006
•INSTUTIONAL FEE FORMS FOR 2006-2007 NOW AVAILABLE - Use the FORMS link at the left to get your Institutional Fee
form in MS Word format.
•THE BULLETIN Magazine WILL BE PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR - New advertising forms are available. Please download
a current advertiser form today.
May 21, 2006
•CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY THANKS - to all that participated in the All State Festival and Conference at UMO over
the last few days. Special thanks go to Nancy Cash-Cobb (Conference Organizer) and Rob Westerberg (Festival Organizer)
for all of their hard work and dedication to MMEA.
All three concerts were a pleasure to hear and showed the hard
work of our three conductors and the students in each ensemble. Our Managers: Ray Libby (Band), Kim Murphy (Chorus), Linda
Vaillancourt/Margaret Hopkins (Orchestra)and Jon Carsley (Exhibit Manager) also deserve a huge round of applause.
Numerous others worked on the conference in several different capacities and are definitely not forgotten! We look forward
to All State 2007 at USM in Gorham.
May 20, 2006
•ALL STATE CONCERT TODAY! - MCA Performing Arts Center, UMaine Orono. Please use the All State FESTIVAL link on
the left to access concert information and directions.
May 19, 2006
•M.L.R. proposed revision for Visual and Performing Arts has been posted online for the public to see - at:
http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/review/vpa.html
1) PLEASE take the time to read the 6 items listed on the page before getting to item #7, the "Proposed Revised Standards".
2) Once you have done all this and thoroughly gone over it, it is very important to reserve some time to fill out the online
survey (item #8).
This will be a bit of a time consuming process, but it is VERY thorough and your information will be brought back to the committee
directly. There is room here for general feedback, specific line-by-line feedback and even a chance for you to offer a narrative
if you wish on every single item.
The deadline for viewing the site and completing the survey is May 31st... so time IS an issue here.
May 18, 2006
• All State Conference and Festival is underway at UMO.
May 16, 2006
• To Middle School and High School choral directors:
The scholarship deadline for the Southern Maine Choral Institute has been extended to May 22. If you have any singers (especially
boys!) who are rising 8-12 graders and are interested in a one week choral camp (the last week of July), please direct them
to this web site:
www.usm.maine.edu/summer/youth/choral.html
May 15, 2006
• TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULES POSTED - Please go to the All State Conference page for a listing. Both documents
are in Word format.
Conference Registration will take place in the lobby of the Memorial Union on the Orono Campus beginning at 8 AM on May 18th.
General Music Sessions begin at 9 AM
Band, Choral, Jazz & Technology Sessions begin at 10 AM
Orchestra Sessions begin at 11 AM
May 14, 2006
•FINAL DRAFT OF CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ALL MEMBER MEETING ON FRIDAY, MAY 19 - Please download
your copy of the FINAL DRAFT and be prepared to vote on the new changes on Friday.
FINAL DRAFT of MMEA Constitution & By-Laws May 2006
May 13, 2006
•BOARD REPORTS DUE! - for the upcoming Wednesday night meeting at UMO. Please submit your report to the editor for
posting. Check the link to the left for a compiled list of reports.
•CONFERENCE WORKSHOP AND SESSION INFO POSTED - Check the link to the left under All State Conference to download
a pdf version.
May 10, 2006
•PERFORMING GROUPS FOR EASTERN DIVISION CONFERENCE NEEDED! - The deadline for performing groups to submit application
materials to apply for performance at the Eastern Division Conference, March 9-11, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut has been
extended to MAY 31, 2006.
Anyone who may have thought about doing this, now might be a good opportunity. Just record three selections live at your
spring concert (assuming it's in May and you haven't had it yet) or use a recent live performance recording and submit it
with the forms from MENC.
Some of you may remember two years ago, we nominated a middle school jazz band to play in Baltimore because they had no one
to invite. There are a lot of Maine groups that I can think of that would make a wonderful contribution to this conference.
All application materials postmarked by MAY 31, 2006 to MENC and the appropriate state presidents will be accepted.
State presidents will have until JUNE 15, 2006 to submit their recommendations to MENC for the Eastern Division Conference
Planning Committee to review.
Application materials currently received by MENC and the appropriate State Presidents will be accepted and reviewed.
If you have questions or need a Performing Group Official Audition Application, please feel free to contact MENC's meeting
assistant Sumer Ahmad at sumera@menc.org or 1-800-336-3768 ext. 115, Monday - Friday from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm eastern time.
May 9, 2006
•DUTIES BY NAME AND BY DUTY ARE NOW POSTED
Click on the link on the All State Festival Page to access the duties.
All State Festival Duties by Name
All State Festival Duties by Duty
May 6, 2006
•DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO MAY 7!!
If you missed the Early Registration Deadline of May 5, please note that the deadline has been extended to May 7. Please
fill out the online registration form and submit today!!
May 1, 2006
•All State DIRECTORS ORCHESTRA needs more players!
Directors Orchestra – Friday, May 19 Concert
If you would like to play….
Contact Rueline Geishecker at 532-6840
sweetwater@ainop.com
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