MENC Meeting Summaries

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]

This meeting was to welcome new members, discuss NYSSMA information, and collect ideas for fundraising and projects.

• 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]