New Mexico Music Educators Association
Bulletin Board

4/30/08

• Ist Annual NMAA State Choral Contest A Big Success
  23 choirs from all parts of New Mexico participated in the New Mexico Activities Association First Annual State Choir Festival this past weekend.
  The trophy winners are as follows.
  
  AAA
  1st - West Las Vegas Sfortzando - Arnell David Arellanes
  2nd - Portales High School Chorale - Franklin Smith
  AAAA
  1st - Piedra Vista PVC Pipes - Virginia Nickels
  2nd - Albuquerque Academy Upper School Chorus - Marilyn Bernard
  3rd - Los Alamos High School Encore - Paula Nichols
  3rd - Deming High School Advanced Chorus - Larry Martin
  AAAAA
  1st - Manzano High School Concert Choir - Carla Erickson
  2nd - Carlsbad High School Meistersingers - Ken Miller
  3rd - Eldorado High School Concert Choir - Todd Krier
  
  For complete results go to NMAA and click on the "Activities" link.

4/8/08

• "Drums Along the Sandia's" - July 14th, 2008 at the Rio Rancho High School football stadium. For more information please check this web site http://drumsalongthesandias.com/about_the_event.html.

3/4/08

• Gregg Randall 1917- 2008

  We are very sad to report that Gregg Randall of Las Cruces passed away on February 19, 2008. Gregg Randall was a role model for many music educators and students in New Mexico. He was a member of MENC for 63 years. He served as NMMEA President from 1952-1954 and was named NMMEA's first Music Educator of the Year in 1984. He was among the first group of music educators inducted into our Hall of Fame in 1988.

  Those wishing to make a lasting tribute to Mr. Randall may send a gift to the NMSU Music Department Tournament of Bands for the Gregg Randall Award of Excellence. NMSU, Box 3F, Las Cruces, NM 88003.

  Services where held at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Las Cruces on Monday morning February 25th at 11:00 AM. For his complete obituary click here.

5/21/07

• Guitar Workshops

  The Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association, in conjunction with MENC and NAMM, sponsors workshops that provide guitar training to school music teachers. The program has been in existence for about a decade, we have trained nearly 2000 teachers to date.

  GAMA has created a short video which introduces the program and details the advantages of becoming involved in classroom guitar. This video is now on line at: discoverguitar.com

2/17/07

• "OPERA FOR EVERYONE"

TEACHING MANUAL -- PART TWO -- CD SCRIPTS
The Teaching Manual for "Opera for Everyone" has been greatly expanded. It now has two parts, Part One, the original, and Part Two, CD Scripts.

Part Two includes the complete text, in English, for the CD of each of the four operas in the series:
"The Barber of Seville", "La Traviata, "Carmen" and "Madama Butterfly".

To further aid the educator and the student -- the text for each CD includes each track of narration and of music. Each music track includes the opening lines of the selection in English and in the language of the libretto.

The entire Project -- the four CDs and the combined Teaching Manual is available to your membership as a FREE GIFT just by visiting on our web site www.operaforeveryone.com/mesite/.

For questions, contact the site administrator at admin@operaforeveryone.com or me directly at iraross@tampabay.rr.com.

Ira Ross
Producer and Narrator -- "Opera for Everyone"

5/08/06

• The New Mexico 44th Army Band has part time musician positions open. Please contact CW2 Wendy S. Franchell at wendy.s.franchell@nm.ngb.army.mil. See Army Band Benefits for more information.

5/01/06

• National Anthem Project Winner for New Mexico

  The National Anthem Project, an effort to re-teach Americans to sing the "The Star-Spangled Banner" and spotlight school music programs, has named Nicolas Prior as the National Anthem Project All-Star Singer for New Mexico. Nicholas Prior competed in the statewide singing contest on March 2, 2006 when the tour was in Albuquerque. The contest is part of a year-long, 50-city tour that will visit every state in the country. The local stop included a concert and singing contest at Albuquerque's Civic Plaza.  Contestants were asked to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" on stage without accompaniment, and are judged on their vocal skills such as pitch and range, their ability to engage the crowd, stage presence, and if they sang the correct words to the song.

  MENC awards a $1,000 donation in the name of each contest winner to the local music program of their choice and each winner is given the opportunity to perform at a concert in Washington, D.C. in 2007. Nicholas Prior is donating his $1,000 prize to Manzano High School Music Program. Nicholas is a band and choir student at Manzano High School and plans to attend UNM this fall. Congratulations Nicholas.

   

  

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