MENC Meeting Summaries
Friday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 PM — Second Meeting
This meeting was to provide updated and specific NYSSMA information and continue collecting ideas for fundraising and projects.
- Welcome
- Old Business
- MENC Registration Deadline is Monday Oct. 19
- NYSSMA Winter Conference Review sessions
- Continuing Business
- NYSSMA Winter Conference Attendance
- Update on information about the conference (from Dean Sitton)
- Tentative information; not set in stone
- Four options:
- To & from Rochester on busses same day
- To Rochester on busses, stay overnight in hotel rooms which Crane provides, and return on busses Friday afternoon
- To Rochester on busses, stay Thursday night in hotel rooms provided by Crane, but arrange for your own lodging on Friday and your own transportation home Saturday
- In this case, Crane may get hotel rooms for us and we could reimburse them; this way we wouldn't need to switch rooms
- There may be a big dinner with Fredonia and Crane students
- If you're in Northern Symphonic Winds -and- a performing group, Crane will provide your room on Thursday night, but you may need to pay for Friday night yourself
- If you're not in an ensemble, you can probably go on the ensemble busses anyway
- Candlelight rehearsal Friday night--does it exist? We've been told it doesn't, but recently CSA was told they might add one.
- Lodging
- We will have more information at our next meeting: Friday, Oct. 23 at 5:30
- We will compile a list of hotels and prices for the next meeting
- Reimbursement
- Carpooling -- we will be reimbursed $50 per 4-person car
- Working at the Conference
- Registration: deadline (through us) is Monday, Oct. 26
- Ideas for fundraising
- We need volunteers!
- Ideas for projects
- Propose focus on jazz education
- Suggestions
- A weekly music education forum with Crane professors and students
- Review of important dates
- MENC registration deadline: Monday, Oct. 19
- NYSSMA registration deadline: Monday, Oct. 26
- Next meeting: Friday, Oct. 23 at 5:30
- [We distributed Music Educators Journal and School Music News]
- Welcome
- Introduction of the officers
- Mike Boncimino, President
- Andy Van Ness, Vice President
- Nick Reilingh, Secretary/Treasurer (absent)
- Old Business: there is none
- New Business
- NYSSMA Winter Conference
- MENC is talking with the school about transportation and lodging; there's no official news yet, but things are looking good
- Crane-related NYSSMA presentations:
- Mark Campbell & Phillip Greco: "Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences in Undergraduate Teacher Education"
- Mark Campbell, Darryl Kniffen, & Patrick Burke: "Popular Music Practices for MS and HS Students: A Curriculum Study"
- Caron Collins: "Action Research for Music Educators"
- Hannah Gruber: "Benefits of a Music Learning Theory Based Intervention for Children with Autism"
- Robyn Hosley: "Clickers in the Music Classroom"
- [We passed out and collected MENC registration forms]
- Deadlines
- MENC registration: Oct 19 (Mon)
- NYSSMA registration: Nov 1 (Sun)
- We'll get you the transporation/lodging information; there'll be a NYSSMA-specific meeting before then
- Transportation options (not official!)
- Carpooling?
- One of the busses staying behind?
- We're also not sure about reimbursement yet
- We do know if we carpool, we will be reimbursed $50 per 4-person car
- One cheap hotel in the area is $60
- Ideas for fundraising
- Suggestions
- Bake sale
- Can drive
- Don't worry about logistics; suggest cool ideas and we'll see if we can work them out
- Samples
- Dinner/potluck
- Ideas for projects
- Samples
- IAJE is gone; we could bring Tony Maiello, who was the president of IAJE
- The president of NYSSMA might come for cheap or free
- Volunteers
- There may be some form of recognition if you're an active member
- Next meeting is Friday, Oct. 16, 5:30
- [We distributed Music Educators Journal and School Music News]
Friday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 PM — First Meeting
This meeting was to welcome new members, discuss NYSSMA information, and collect ideas for fundraising and projects.