Guitar Education Thomas Amoriello tom @ tomamoriello. com 908-342-7795
THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION
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Guitar Education Thomas Amoriello tom @ tomamoriello. com 908-342-7795
It is important to please spread the word to the teachers who you know in NJ and mark your calendars for May 6, 2017 as this will be the 4th annual NJMEA Guitar Festival at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ which will feature the chosen students conducted by Loren C. Fortna as well as a featured guest artist recital from classical guitarist Candice Mowbray. http:// www. candicemowbray. com /
Please see pages 74-76 of this issue of TEMPO or visit the Guitars in the Classroom Portal at njmea. org for more information about the 2017 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble Auditions.
See the information below and on pages 74-76 to prep your students for the audition. There are detailed instructions. It is important to please spread the word to the teachers who you know in NJ and mark your calendars for May 6, 2017 as this will be the 4th NJMEA Guitar Festival at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. It will feature the chosen students conducted by Loren C. Fortna as well as a featured guest artist recital from classical guitarist Candice Mowbray, http:// www. candicemowbray. com /
We need to have student and teacher participation on many levels. Students will need to be sponsored by their K-12 music teacher who should be a member of NJMEA so communication with these educators is important. Please consider volunteering your time to help as an adjudicator, sectional coach, and other festival duties. Otherwise this will be unsuccessful! Students will be awarded the title through an audition process that is modelled after what the Virginia Music Education Association and their All- State Guitar Ensemble guidelines are. It is important to spread the word to as many guitar educators and students as possible. A special note to students auditioning, teachers and parents: This is a commitment and 100 % participation is required on all dates. If this cannot be honored please do not audition. In this issue you will find the appropriate sign up forms and audition requirements.
2017 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble
Auditions: February 11, 2017 at The College of New Jersey( Music Dept.), 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ 08628 Ewing, NJ 9:00-1:00 pm( snow date Sunday, Feb. 12th @ Bergen Academy 12:00-3:00 pm)
Audition Requirements for students in grades 9-12 Set Piece: II of Two Lullabies by Kevin J. Cope Scale Requirement: E Melodic Minor Ensemble Excerpt: May be downloaded from: http:// njmea. org / classroom / guitar-in-the-music-classroom / Sight Reading at the audition.
Students will be judged on a point system for correct notes and rhythms, tone quality, musicality: dynamics, phrasing, interpretation and overall quality of preparation for prepared piece, ensemble excerpt, scale and sight reading. continued on page 14
TEMPO 12 OCTOBER 2016