Monday Notes

With November around the corner it is time to get serious about plans to attend the 2024 All-State Music Festival and In-service Conference. Is your PO in place? Have you requested leave? Have you registered? Do you have a hotel? Are you ready for fun, camaraderie and great sessions? 2024 conference - here we come!

Make sure to take advantage of early registration which ends on December 14th. Follow this link to register and purchase a luncheon ticket. Remember the price increases after December 14th!

Do you have a senior who is planning on majoring in music education at a New Mexico University? Encourage them to apply for the NMMEA scholarship. All applications must be received by December 1st.

As we begin the 2nd week of Choir, Guitar and Orchestra auditions and the 1st week of Band and Jazz auditions keep in mind the upload deadlines. Remember that all auditions must be uploaded by 5:00 pm on the last day of the window. Please do not wait until the last day to audition students! If you have questions, please email Neil (neilswapp@nmmea.com) and Amy (amywilliams@nmmea.com).

Tell us why it is great to be a music educator! Submit your response here which may be shared via social media and at the conference in January.

My name is Angela Harman and I am currently a full time orchestra teacher in Mapleton, Utah. I am passionate about music education and have taught orchestra in Utah’s Nebo School District for 15 years. In each of the schools where I have taught, I have successfully grown the orchestra programs by over 400% . It has been an honor to receive several awards, including: Give A Note Tour and Ardy from Radio Disney and the Give a Note foundation in 2016, Superior Accomplishment Award from the Utah Music Educators association in 2017, and the 2020 Best of State in public music education from bestofstate.org.

I enjoy presenting and have presented at the NAfME National Conference in 2015, 2016, and 2017. I have also presented for the UMEA conference , Rocky Mountain Strings Academy, OKMEA conference, NMMEA conference, ASTA National conference, and many more.

I'm looking forward to seeing you Albuquerque in January!

NMMEA is excited to launch its newest initiative - Vocal Jazz All-State. Over 155 students are registered to audition for this elite 24 member vocal jazz ensemble in the inaugural year! A huge thank you to the choral teachers and their students for supporting this exciting new venture. See you at Jazz All-State in Las Cruces (January 19-21) to hear this new ensemble!