WSMA "Updater" Newsletter

January 2007

Dear Kevin,

Welcome to this issue of Updater, the official newsletter of WSMA. Receiving this essential information is just one of the many WSMA membership benefits. Important electronic updates are sent regularly throughout the academic year, so please be sure WSMA has your current email address.

In This Issue:

State Honors Music Project
Festivals
2007-2008 Dues and Fees
Wisconsin Center for Music Education Workshops
Launchpad Competition
Important Dates

State Honors Music Project

Meet the 2007 Middle Level State Honors Conductors!
The Wisconsin State Honors Music Project offers talented youth the opportunity to rehearse and perform with nationally-known conductors in a professional setting.
Meet the 2007 conductors...

Apply for Middle Level Honors Online by 11 p.m. on February 8.
Auditions for Middle Level State Honors take place Friday, April 13, at La Crosse, Sun Prairie and Wausau; Saturday, April 14, at Appleton, Eau Claire and Fort Atkinson; and Saturday, April 21, at Kettle Morraine. Click here for directions to audition locations. To complete the Middle Level Honors online application process, you'll need your students' contact information, including email address, voice/instrument, audition date and location preference. Invoice and $17 fee per audition must be mailed to the WSMA office. Apply now...

View High School Honors Audition Schedule Online.
The 2007 WSMA High School State Honors audition schedule will be posted on the WSMA web site (www.wsmamusic.org) this week. Good luck to all students!

Festivals

Tap Into Solo and Ensemble Resources.
Teacher Online Data Entry is now open for all festivals. It requires your WSMA school code (2) and password (wsmamember) via the "Member Schools Only" section of the WSMA web site. An array of online resources to assist in students' festival preparation, including solo and ensemble rubric forms, are available in the "Member Schools Only" section.

2007-2008 Dues and Fees

The WSMA board recently approved dues and fees for 2007 -2008 WSMA activities. See Dues and Fees (.pdf)...

Wisconsin Center for Music Education Workshops

Earn Graduate Credit Close to Home!
The Wisconsin Center for Music Education is offering a variety of professional development opportunities for music teachers, including follow-up workshops to four sessions held during the 2006 Wisconsin State Music Conference. Presentations from these conference sessions have been recorded and are available online; therefore conference attendance is not required to attend a follow-up workshop. Some workshops are also available by videoconference at several locations around the state, and most can be taken for graduate credit.

Follow-up Workshops
Kathy Bartling - Infusing Technology Into the Elementary Music Curriculum, Feb. 3
Karen Iken - Connections: Music and Literacy, Feb. 10
Richard Tengowski - Your Students Can Compose, Feb. 10 and April 14
Bob Baca - Starting a Jazz Program From Scratch, Feb. 24

For more information on all Center programming, including online registration, visit www.wsmamusic.org/center.

Launchpad Competition

Encourage Students to Apply for Launchpad!
Launchpad is back and it's a great chance for you to connect with students beyond the music classroom! Encourage them to discover their full music potential by applying to be part of this one-of-a-kind music competition for high school students in bands formed outside of school. Launchpad is a program of the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music and was developed to celebrate the reach of music education. Application deadline is February 9, 2007. Get more information...

Important Dates

Mark your calendar with important event dates posted at www.wsmamusic.org.
See important dates...

Contact Information

email: kthays@wsmamusic.org

http://www.wsmamusic.org/