Greetings from Seattle (my birthplace), where I'm serving as an accreditation evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Music at Seattle Pacific University. After celebrating my father's 92nd birthday with him in Bremerton, WA, I'll look forward to coming home to Boone. Many year-end HSoM events are scheduled in these next weeks, including concerts, celebrations of student and faculty success, and, of course, Commencement.
Events
For complete listings of performances, including student degree recitals and details about live audio/video stream availability, please see the HSoM Calendar: http://music.appstate.edu/calendar and http://music.appstate.edu/news-events/live-streams
Woodwind Chamber Ensembles perform Monday, April 11, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Jazz Ensembles I and II perform Wednesday, April 13, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The Hayes Faculty String Quartet performs in recital on Thursday, April 14, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
Woodwind Chamber Ensembles perform on Thursday, April 14, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Treble Choir performs Friday, April 15, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Blazing Bassoons performs Sunday, April 17, at 4 pm, in Rosen.
Saxophone Chamber Ensembles perform on Sunday, April 17, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Community Band performs Monday, April 18, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Percussion Ensemble performs Tuesday, April 19, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Looking Ahead
HSoM faculty pianist Bair Shagdaron performs in recital on Thursday, April 21, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
HSoM faculty saxophonist Scott Kallestad performs in recital on Friday, April 22, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The Choral Alumni Concert occurs on Saturday, April 23, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The AMTSA Benefit Concert occurs on Sunday, April 24, at 2 pm, in Rosen.
The American Music Review occurs on Sunday, April 24, at 6 pm, in Rosen.
Guitar Orchestra performs Sunday, April 24, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Concert Band performs Monday, April 25, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Symphony Band performs Tuesday, April 26, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Kudos and Other News and Events
The Hayes School of Music was well represented at the recent conference of the Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (SER-AMTA) held in Macon, Georgia:
- Christine Leist fulfilled official duties as president-elect of the SER-AMTA.Hannah Gore was announced the winner of the student conference scholarship based on an essay.Appalachian brought home all three of the regional intern scholarships, each in the amount of $599. Jasmine Tilden won the undergraduate scholarship and Abby Neesen and Jake Keller won the scholarships offered to Equivalency students.
- Three of the eight sessions offered in the Student Conference were presented by Appalachian students. Jasmine Tilden (mentored by Christine Leist) presented "Why Did I Take This Class? Effectively Use Music Theory and Aural Skills in Clinical Practice;" Eliana Rivera (mentored by Melody Schwantes) presented Community Music Therapy with College Students with Intellectual Disabilities; and Chris Spence, Jake Keller, and Haley McGuinn (mentored by Christine Leist) presented "For Those About to Rock: Practical Applications for Electric Guitar."
- Three concurrent sessions were offered by HSoM faculty and graduate students in the professional conference. Christine Leist and graduate student Chris Spence presented "Unlock Your Guitar Skills: Exploring the Caged Method;" Katurah Christenbury offered "Songwriting for Music Therapists;" and Cathy McKinney and graduate student music therapists Lizzy Barmore and Kristin King presented "Where's the Evidence for GIM? Results from a Systematic Review and an Experiential Session."
- Cathy McKinney, Lizzy Barmore, and Kristin King offered a 5-hr continuing education workshop, "Meeting the Client in the Music: Exploring Therapeutic Improvisation."
- ASU alumna and HSoM Advisory Board member Jessica Hoyle presented "Developing a Music Preference Assessment for Non-Verbal Individuals." Jessica also serves as the first vice-president of SER-AMTA.
- HSoM faculty violinist Nancy Bargerstock and pianist Jonathan Asbell performed live in conjunction with the Appalachian Dance Ensemble's Spring Concert, April 7th through 9th, in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. With original choreography by Regina Gulick, the music was Arvo Part's "Fratres," stunningly interpreted by dance majors from ASU's Department of Theatre and Dance.
HSOM Music Industry Studies alumnus Douglas Dowling Peach's co-authored book Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line was published by Dust to Digital in 2015. Following an internship at Smithsonian Folkways, a master's degree at Indiana University, and two years at the MicKissick Museum of the University of South Carolina as the Folklife and Traditional Arts Program Coordinator, Doug is now back at Indiana working on his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology.
With best wishes for the thirteenth week of the spring 2016 semester,
Bill
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William L. Pelto, Ph.D.
Dean, Hayes School of Music
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-3029
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