Greetings from St. Louis, where I'm attending the annual conference of our accrediting body, the National Association of Schools of Music. This is a three-day work week, with classes scheduled through Tuesday and offices open through Wednesday. We'll enjoy the four-day Thanksgiving holiday, and then return for a four-day class week and Reading Day.
Events
For complete listings of performances, including student degree recitals and details about live audio/video stream availability, please see the HSoM Calendar: www.music.appstate.edu/calendar and www.music.appstate.edu/news-events/live-streams
Appalachian Wind Ensemble performs on Monday, November 23, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
Wednesday-Sunday, November 24-29, is Appalachian's Thanksgiving Break. (Offices are open, but no classes are scheduled on Wednesday.)
Appalachian Chorale performs on Tuesday, December 1, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Looking Ahead
Symphony Band performs on Wednesday, December 2, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
The HSoM Holiday Scholarship Concert occurs Friday, December 4, at 7:30 pm, in the Schaefer Center. $$
The "Messiah Singalong" occurs Sunday, December 6, at 6 pm, in Rosen.
Jazz Ensemble I presents "An Evening of Holiday Big Band Jazz" (dinner/concert) on Sunday, December 6, at 7 pm, in the Parkway Ballroom (Plemmons Student Union).
HSoM On the Road and Around Campus (upcoming)
HSoM faculty choral conductor Stephen Hopkins's work "When Jesus Was Born" will be performed by the Hickory Choral Society at their annual Christmas Concerts. These five concerts take place from Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December 6 at Corinth Reformed Church in Hickory.
Kudos and Other News and Events
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015-16 Orchestra Concerto/Aria competition (in alphabetical order):
- Hunter Cox (student of Rodney Reynerson)
- Remy Martin (student of Joe Amaya)
- Andres Orench ( student of Scott Kallestad)
The Hayes School of Music faculty, alumni, and graduate students had a strong presence at the national conference of the American Music Therapy Association held in Kansas City November 12–15. Sessions by ASU music therapists were as follows:
Laura Shearin Brown (BM ’04, MMT ’09) presented four sessions with colleagues:
- Inclusion and the Changing Role for Music Therapists: The Need for Collaboration
- Professional Supervision: Why It’s Important and How You Can Get It
- Music Therapy in Schools: Strategies that Work with All Children
- (with HSoM music therapist Christine Leist) Change It Up: Supporting All Learners in Music Therapy Higher Education
Deb Dempsey (MMT ’12) presented a continuing education session and a concurrent session:
- (with others) Music Therapy Through the Bereavement Continuum
- Music Therapy in Youth Grief Counseling
Michael Viega (BM ’06) presented three sessions:
- Traversing Soundscape: Expanding the Clinical Possibilities of Popular Music in Therapeutic Songwriting
- From Orphan to Sage: Music Therapy , Adolescence, and the Hero’s Journey
- Rising from the Ashes and Grace Street: An Evening of Arts-Based Research Performance
Nicole Hahna (BM ’01) & Melody Schwantes (BM ’01, MMT ’07, HSoM lecturer in Music Therapy): I Got 99 Problem (Statements): Research with an Empirical State of Mind
Lana Card Hawkins (Equivalency ’13) and others: The Real World: Music Therapy Edition
Ashley Kvitko Taul (MMT ’15) & Cheslea Stith Waddelow (MMT ’14): Using Thematic Analysis to Assist in Selecting Popular Music for Song Selection
Graduate student Jessica Donley (MMT ’17): Searching for Funding Opportunities: Finding the Right Grantmaker for Your Project.
In addition, members of the HSoM faculty served in a variety of official capacities. Melody Schwantes (BM ’01, MMT ’07) served as the representative from the Southeastern Region to the AMTA International Relations Committee and also serves on the editorial review board for Music Therapy Perspectives. Christine Leist fulfilled multiple roles as president-elect of the Southeastern Region and member of the Academic Policy and Approval Committee. She and Cathy McKinney both served as two of nine delegates from the Southeastern Region to the national, policy-making Assembly of Delegates.
With best wishes for week 15 of the 2015-16 academic year,
Bill
_____________________
William L. Pelto, Ph.D.
Dean, Hayes School of Music
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-3029