2011 Fall Magazine.pdf - Iowa Bandmasters Association

The Iowa Bandmaster 1

Iowa Bandmaster MagazineDeadlines

Winter Issue ................................ January 6, 2012Conference Issue............................ March 2, 2012

Magazine Staff

EditorDick Redman1408 W. 3rd St.Pella, Iowa 50219641-628-9380 (H)

[email protected]

Festival ResultsDenise Graettinger

1307 Country Meadows Dr.Waverly, IA 50677319-352-4003 (H)319-352-2087 (S)

[email protected]

AdvertisingChad Allard

3060 24th AvenueMarion, IA 52302319-550-6109 (H)319-377-9891

[email protected]

District NewsElaine Menke

1130 Rolling Hills Ct.Norwalk, Iowa 50211515-953-6214 (H)515-685-3330 (S)

[email protected]

H Do you recognize the five IBA Hall of Fame members on the front cover? Go to the IBA web site for their names. H

“We are the Music-Makers” “We are the Dreamers of Dreams”

MAGAZINE EDITORDICK REDMAN

TREASURERAARON NUSS

COMMITTEE CHAIRSMAJOR LANDERS

JIM DAVISELECTIONS

JERRY BERTRANDPUBLIC RELATIONS

MARY ANDERSENHISTORIAN

MARY CRANDELL-GARRELSPARLIAMENTARIAN

FRED STARKWEBMASTER

ELIZABETH FRITZCONFERENCE EXHIBITS

DAN STECKERCONFERENCE EQUIPMENT

JAYSON GERTHNATHAN SLETTEN

ELEMENTARY AFFAIRSSTACIE PEPIN

JH/MS AFFAIRSDENISE GRAETTINGER

CONCERT BAND AFFAIRSMYRON McREYNOLDS

MARCHING BAND AFFAIRSCRAIG CRILLY

JAZZ BAND AFFAIRSKYLE ENGELHARDTCOLLEGE AFFAIRSPAUL BLOOMqUISTSTUDENT AFFAIRS

ROBBIE MEDDI.B.A.R.D.

JAY NUGENTMENTORSHIP

JIM FRITZRESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT

BRIAN COLETECHNOLOGY

CHAD CRISWELLENDOWMENT FUND

GENE GROSS

DISTRICT PRESIDENTSNORTHEASTBRAD JENSEN

NORTH CENTRALMIKE RICHARDSON

NORTHWESTMICHAEL PRICHARD

SOUTHEASTDOROTHY JACOBISOUTH CENTRALMYRON PETERSON

SOUTHWESTPATTI BEKKERUS

HONORARYMEMBERSJIM COFFIN

RAY E. CRAMERJAMES CROFT

MARK S. KELLYWESTON NOBLEHIMIE VOXMAN

Iowa Bandmasters Association, Inc.World’s Finest Bandmasters Organization

www.bandmasters.orgPAST PRESIDENT

ROBERT MEDDPRESIDENT

TONY GARMOE4701 STONEBRIDGE ROADW. DES MOINES, IA 50265

PRESIDENT-ELECTPATRICK KEARNEY4821 TWANA DRIVE

DES MOINES, IA 50310-2916

SECRETARYSTEVEN COOK

CONTENTSPresident’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 6 President-Elect’s Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6Meet the IBA District Presidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11Barnhouse Publishing – Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15In the Spotlight – Lewis Central Community Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-22Band Talk with Brian Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-28They Continue to Serve – Jerrold Jimmerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292011 IBA Conference Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Guidelines for Selection of Performing Bands at IBA Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Band Performance Application Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Iowa Bandmasters Association Retired Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34Iowa JEI News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35College Corner – The Real Reality of a College Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37The Joke’s On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Decorah’s Haugen to MMEA “Hall of Fame” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Iowa Municipal Band Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-41The Hottest Band Tour in Our History! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42In Memoriam – Russell Kephart Sr., Donald Lomen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44District News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-47Contest Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48IBA Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49IBA Summer Meeting Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-60

ADVERTISERSAl Naylor Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Bob Rogers Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Coe College Music Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBCComprehensive Sound Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Drake University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Graceland University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54IASMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Morningside College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Iowa State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Music at Simpson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Rieman Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Simpson College Department of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Star Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52University of Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFCUniversity of Northern Iowa–School of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11University of South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23West Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Yamaha Corporation of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATIONvol. 70 published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219 NO. 2

2 The Iowa Bandmaster



I hope my letter finds you enjoying a beautiful fall and reflecting positivelyon the beginning of your school year! This letter may read differently than others I have authored in the past. I hope time will permit you to read and contemplate what is written. The initiatives outlined are, I feel, worthy of con-sideration within our organization. None are “small” and most will elicit inputand feedback. All perspective is welcomed and encouraged. Please feel free toe-mail or call at your convenience.

As IBA President I feel a great responsibility to the legacy of our organiza-tion—past, present and future. Time and perspective lead you to appreciate andrespect past IBA presidents, what they have done for our organization, and theleadership they provided. Time must be dedicated to managerial responsibilities,conference planning, financial development and sponsorship, as well as othermatters that surface on an irregular basis. Please trust I continue my efforts in

all areas as these initiatives are outlined. It is important to share that most of the initiatives cannot be executed or completed in one year. Patrick Kearney and I have spent numerous meetings together over thesummer discussing our agendas and how we might work together by threading initiatives over two years. Iappreciate Patrick’s willingness to collaborate in this manner and look forward to supporting Patrick inwhatever manner desired as he becomes IBA President.

IBA Website. This is more of an affirmation than an initiative. Recently I spent time viewing the web-sites of professional music organizations across the country. While my review list included a wide variety ofwebsites, my research skewed toward websites in which “Bandmasters Association” was included. I wasproud to note the IBA Website sets a very high standard! While there is much we can learn by modelingcomponents of other websites and it is important for us to never become complacent or comfortable with thestatus quo, I am comfortable saying our website provides a truly impressive resource for our membershipand is an exceptional calling card for our organization. It is important IBA continues to explore how ourwebsite can grow as a viable and resonant part of IBA. Undoubtedly, we are in a positive position.

A History of Iowa Bands. I propose IBA organize, support and execute a process dedicated to theauthorship and publication of a book documenting the history of Iowa bands. While attending the MissouriMusic Educators Association Conference last January, I was able to preview a pre-publication copy of abook entitled A History of Missouri Bands written by Herbert C. Duncan. It is remarkably a beautiful testa-ment to Missouri bands and demonstrates a tremendous body of research and photographic documentation.Iowa bands have a rich tradition and legacy deserving of such a publication. Is it possible for IBA to play arole in the development of a publication dedicated to the history of Iowa bands? I say, emphatically, yes!The legacy and history of Iowa bands is a source of pride for all of us and something to be preserved forfuture generations. This is no small project and a timeline for research, writing, editorial work, and publica-tion would be extended. Absent a single author, IBA would have to organize a process and structure thatwould provide vision, direction, continuity, and support. Pending clinic time confirmation, Herbert Duncanhas agreed to attend the 2012 IBA Conference, present his book, and share the journey he has travelledwhile writing A History of Missouri Bands. IBA members Fred Stark and Jay Kahn, noted authors andresearchers in their own right, have voiced interest in this project.

IBA Honor Bands. I propose IBA engage a process dedicated to the execution of two honor bandscomprised of auditioned students to perform at the IBA Conference. The two bands would be organized byclassification; one band comprised of 1A, 2A, 3A schools and the other band comprised of 4A schools.Both bands would be dedicated to providing accepted students an enriched experience with outstanding bandliterature and the finest conductors available to lead these ensembles. Band size would be approximately68-82 members. There will be a meeting to discuss this proposal at the upcoming IMEA Conference. All

President’s MessageBy Tony Garmoe

t continued on page 6

The Iowa Bandmaster 5The Iowa Bandmaster 5


I have to admit it. I’m pretty stuck in my ways. I just turned 44 years oldand have been teaching for more than 20 years. I have found a way that I liketo do things that seems to work pretty well. When someone questions why Ido things the way I do them I have become pretty good at rattling off a list ofmy successes and questioning why anyone would dare to challenge my methods. I have found that this isn’t uncommon among music educators.

We don’t particularly like change do we? Iowa has a great tradition of outstanding bands and outstanding band directors. With that being said, thelandscape under our feet is changing pretty rapidly these days. Programs of allshapes and sizes are facing challenges they have never faced before. Whetherit is a reduction in resources, increasing emphasis on “core” subjects, graduation requirements that make it harder for students to fit band into theirschedules, or students who are increasingly being squeezed by demands on theirtime that didn’t exist 20 years ago.

It is in that context that I start the 2011-2012 school year. I have the pleasure of working with a new colleague in the Johnston bands this year and with that change has come an opportunity for me to take alook at the things I do and the way I do them. My new colleague, Jeff Robilliard, is an outstanding youngteacher and as we begin teaching together I have found that he asks the best questions. Because he is notencumbered with the need to comfort himself with the routine I have clung to, he is able to look at how ourstudents learn with fresh eyes. Suddenly, I am scrutinizing many parts of my teaching that I have previouslytaken for granted. On top of that I am able to watch a really good teacher on a daily basis. For the first timein quite awhile I am allowing myself to change some of the things that I used to do on autopilot and if nothing else, I am evaluating how effective my teaching strategies really are.

I am fortunate to teach in the same building with 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah BrownWessling. Sarah is a tremendous English teacher and highly deserving of the national accolades she hasreceived. I was able to participate in a professional development session that Sarah led recently. At that session she suggested that when she reads an article on effective teaching she intentionally avoids thinking,“I am already doing that.” I realized that I do that exact thing when I study effective teaching models oreven watch a great teacher. I am inclined to think, “I am already doing that,” rather than look at it as anopportunity to gain new insight into my own teaching. During that professional development session I wasable to watch the National Teacher of the Year and see how she intentionally modeled every technique thatshe was talking about. There really is nothing like watching a great teacher to make me realize how much Istill have to learn.

Iowa is filled with great teachers and specifically with great music educators. I am struck by the manydifferent approaches that are used in music rooms around the state. There isn’t just a single model for whatwe do. I encourage everyone to spend some time looking at teachers who do things differently than you doand try to learn something from them. My hope is that education leaders in our state and in our school districts will allow us, and even encourage us, to be creative. I also hope that they will allow all of us to trythings that might fail. I have found that musicians don’t like to fail much, but I have also found that manyof my most profound learning experiences have come through failure. Thomas Edison said of his inventionof the light bulb, “I haven’t failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” We won’t move forwardunless we try things that haven’t yet been tried. I had a friend recently say that we need to stop seeing ourselves as 4A band directors, or 1A band directors, or beginning band teachers, or college professors, andthink of ourselves as a collective of music educators. We have much more in common than we have differences, and ultimately music education will thrive or whither in Iowa because we have convinced ourlegislators, our school boards, our administrators, our communities, and our students that music education isvital to our schools.

President-Elect’s ThoughtsBy Patrick Kearney


I know that Tony Garmoe has several important initiatives in store for IBA this year that I hope to help himcarry out and continue during my term. I am excited about Tony’s ideas because they touch on our past, our present,and our future as an organization. I am enthused about Tony’s plan to make sure the history of Iowa’s bands is preserved and recorded. I know that Tony also plans to create opportunities for some of our state’s great young conductors to be recognized and receive an opportunity to study with some our nation’s best musicians. Tony and Ihave also begun discussions about providing an opportunity for some of our state’s finest high school musicians togather at the IBA conference and play together in a setting that would allow our membership to experience some ofIowa’s best student talent.

The Iowa Bandmasters Association is an outstanding organization—from the great work that Liz Fritz is doingwith our web site to the work of members who run district honor bands and various festivals; from Dick Redman’sgreat work with the magazine to our IBARD members who act as mentors around the state. Our members do outstanding things for music students in our state. My initial priority for my time in IBA leadership is to help Tonysee through his commitment to recognizing Iowa’s past and future. I also plan to serve as a vocal advocate formusic education in Iowa. It is my hope that I can use my position in IBA to provide a voice for our music programsof all sizes. We are entering a crucial time in education in our state. I know that music programs are finding them-selves in a defensive posture when it comes to budgets and staffing. Our organization needs to be at the forefront ofprotecting the access students in all settings have to quality music education. The work that each of you do is tooimportant to let it be taken away.

President Elect’s Thoughts (continued from page 5)

thoughts, ideas, input and direction will be welcomed. Meeting time and location will be forwarded by the DistrictPresidents.

IBA Young Conductor Audition and Scholarship. I propose IBA undertake the organization of an auditionprocess dedicated to the identification, encouragement, and support of Iowa’s young band conductors. Those selectedfrom the audition process would receive a scholarship to attend a respected summer conducting clinic. In my experience the technical aspects of conducting comprise only a small part of the curriculum at the clinics of thisnature. Philosophy, literature, education, art, history, culture, chamber music, composition, movement, and technologyare all engaged over the course of the clinic experience. IBA can play a role in encouraging and supporting ouryoung directors to become involved in these growth opportunities. What better way for our profession to nurtureand encourage our young members. In my general vision an audition process would include 1. conducting a liveensemble on a predetermined selection(s), 2. submitting a short essay of reflection and interest, 3. completing aninterview with respected individuals from our profession, 4. articulating an awareness of Iowa’s band history, 5.demonstrating an interest in band literature and the important role it plays in a quality band program. Further, thecandidates must be willing to share their experiences with other young educators, and future educators, upon com-pletion of clinic attendance. This opportunity would be open to all grade level conductors. This would be focusedon the “young conductor” (whatever age group may be determined) and, last but not least, IBA would scholarshipthe tuition of the clinic for the winner of the audition. The vision includes strong organizational ties to the IBAMentorship Committee, IBARD, and the District Presidents.

Please remember IBA Conference Performance Application Forms for performance at the 2012 IBA Conferenceare due December 9, 2011, and all recordings are due January 18, 2012. Recordings should be addressed and sent toPat Kearney. Mailing and contact information will be outlined in Patrick Kearney’s President-Elect article. In keeping with established precedent, late applications will not be accepted. If you are the director of a communityband interested in performing at the 2012 IBA Conference, please fill out an intent application and forward it toPatrick Kearney by the deadline date and send a recording of your band to me by the January date. Communitybands are asked to follow these same guidelines and dates as school ensembles.

Our annual fall business meeting will be held on Saturday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. in the Scheman Buildingat the Iowa All-State Music Festival. The Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and District Presidents will presentreports. Progress of the Standing Committees will also be reported at the meeting. If you have an item of interestthat you would like to see included on the agenda, please contact me at [email protected]

President’s Message (continued from page 4)



Meet the IBA District PresidentsPatti Bekkerus, SWIBA

Patti Bekkerus is in her twenty-fifth year of teaching and is currently the band directorat Denison Middle School where she is responsible for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade concertbands, 7th and 8th jazz band, and lessons for grades six through eight.

As the Denison Middle School band director, her bands consistently earn Division I ratings at large group festivals and all students participate in a solo festival where they earnhigh marks. Patti has conducted several honor band festivals including the 9-10 SWIBADistrict Honor Band and has been an adjudicator for several middle school solo and largegroup festivals. She has also served as a woodwind instructor for the Southwest Iowa

Honor Marching Band from 1994 to 1998 and then again from 2008 to the present.Patti received her Bachelor of Music Education from Central College, Pella, IA, in 1987, and has taken several

graduate hours since. Her professional memberships include Iowa State Education Association, National EducationAssociation, Denison Education Association, IAAE, Crawford County Arts Council, Iowa Bandmasters Association,Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association where she served as President for 1996-97 and is currently DistrictPresident, the district honor band chairperson for the SWIBA middle school festival, and serves as a committeemember to the IBA Middle School Affairs. She is a member of the Denison United Methodist Church where sheserves as organist and choir accompanist.

Patti and her husband Perry, the Denison High School vocal director, have three children: Peter, age 13, Paula,age 11, and Parker, age 8.

Dorothy Jacobi, SEIBADorothy Jacobi is director of bands at Solon Middle School in Solon, Iowa, where she

conducts four concert bands, two jazz ensembles, and small group pull-out lessons. Herteaching experience encompasses K-12 instrumental and vocal music for schools in Iowa,Nebraska, North Dakota and Washington state. Her groups have performed for the IowaBandmasters Association Convention, Nebraska Music Education Association/All-StateConference, Nebraska State Bandmasters Convention, and consistently earns superior ratings at regional concert band and jazz festivals.

She has served as mentorship chairperson for the Iowa Bandmasters Association andSoutheast Iowa Bandmasters, and is now serving as President of the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association.Ms. Jacobi is highly sought as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the state of Iowa. Herteaching has been recognized by the Solon Optimist Club and the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center forGifted Education and Talent Development and has been awarded the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teachingas well as the Someone You Should Know Award. Ms. Jacobi is a graduate of the University of Nebraska atOmaha and Jamestown College. An avid runner and brain tumor survivor, running has been an important part ofher recovery. Dorothy and her husband, Dan, are the parents of two wonderful children – D.J. (9 years) andDelaney (5 years).

Brad Jensen, NEIBAMr. Brad Jensen is the band director for grades 5-12 at Hudson. His duties include

teaching the 5th grade band, 6th grade band, 7th-8th grade band, high school band, 6th-8thjazz band, high school jazz band, high school pep band and rehearsing the show choir band.

Mr. Jensen grew up in Harlan, Iowa, where he played trumpet in all of the bands and wasfortunate to work with band directors Steve Lawson and Lee Nelson.

Mr. Jensen earned his bachelor‘s degree in music education at Drake University in 1980and his master‘s degree in music education at the University of Northern Iowa in 1990.From 1980-1986 he taught 5-12 band in Villisca, Iowa. Since 1986, he has taught at Hudson.

Mr. Jensen is the current president of the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association. He is a member of the Iowa


Bandmasters Association, Jazz Educators of Iowa, the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education, Hudson EducationAssociation, Iowa State Education Association, and the National Education Association.

In 2003, Mr. Jensen earned music certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.In 2004, Mr. Jensen received the Phillip Sehmann Award for Excellence in Teaching for the high school level fromthe Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association. Mr. Jensen appeared in the 2005 edition of “Who‘s Who AmongAmerica‘s Teachers.” In 2007, Mr. Jensen was honored as a “Gold Star Teacher“ for outstanding teaching forBlack Hawk County. In 2008, Mr. Jensen joined the Iowa Comprehensive Musicianship Project teaching team.He is active as an adjudicator for solo/ensemble, jazz, and large group contests for the Iowa High School MusicAssociation. Mr. Jensen serves as a mentor for new band directors in the northeast district. He has served as acooperating teacher for many student teachers and field experience students from UNI, Wartburg, and theUniversity of Iowa.

Mr. Jensen has been married to his wife, Sandy, for 30 years. Outside of school Mr. Jensen directs the adultchoir at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls, volunteers at the Black Hawk County 4-H Fair, and plays trumpetin the Waterloo Municipal Band.

Michael Prichard, NWIBAMichael Prichard graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Northern Iowa.

He is in his sixth year as a band director at Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City. Hedirects the high school concert, jazz, marching, and pep bands, along with conducting andrehearsing the musical pit band. He also teaches individual lessons and group lessons at thehigh school and middle schools.

Since beginning at Bishop Heelan, he has raised the standard of the band department.The band has grown each year and has become an integral part of the school community.He has increased the number of students auditioning for honor bands, including having 40%of his band audition for the NWIBA District Honor Band. His students are also regularly involved with Iowa All-State, Jazz All-State (3A), NWIBA Honor Band, NWIBA Honors Orchestra, and college honor bands. Hismarching band plays two to three different shows each year, learning new music and drills for each show. Thejazz band learns between 20 and 25 charts each year, performing at festivals and local concerts. The focus of theBishop Heelan Band has always been on educating and preparing students for a lifelong love of music. A highnumber of band students continue to perform in college, both as music majors and non-music majors.

Professional memberships include IBA, NWIBA, and JEI. He also performs with the Sioux City CommunityBand, LeMars Municipal Band, All-America Concert Band, and the Reggie Schive Big Band.

Michael and his wife, Greta, who teaches Spanish at Bishop Heelan High School, live in Sioux City with theirnew son, Charlie, born last May during the IBA Conference.

Mike Richardson, NWIBAMike Richardson is in his twelfth year of teaching 7th-12th grade band for the Fort

Dodge Community School District. He previously taught 7th-12th grade band at NorthCentral-Manly (now Central Springs) for two years and one year as the band and choirdirector at the American-Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua. His duties includebeing the Assistant Director for the All-American Dodger Marching Band, FDSHSymphonic Band Director, FDSH Jazz Lab Director and co-directing the 7th and 8th gradebands at Phillips Middle School.

A graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, Mike has had the unique experience of seeing for-mer teachers become colleagues. He credits his parents along with many great Fort Dodge music teachers asbeing inspirations to him pursuing a degree in music. Mike received his Bachelor of Music Education degreefrom UNI in 1997 and earned his Master’s of Music degree from the American Band College (Southern OregonUniversity) in 2009.

Mike plays trombone in the Karl L. King Municipal Band in Fort Dodge and is in his 11th year of directing thebell and chancel choirs at First United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. His wife, Sara, is a teacher librarian andthe Fort Dodge Community School District’s Technology Integration Specialist. They have two children, Ben-10and Betsy-7.




Meet the IBA District Presidents (continued)

Myron Peterson, SCIBAMyron Peterson began his current teaching position as a Director of Bands at Urbandale

High School in the Fall of 1998. An educational highlight of Mr. Peterson’s teaching careerhas been the development of the Urbandale All-State Protocol, which is a road map toguide students’ progress as they prepare for the Iowa All-State Auditions. In 2006, Mr.Peterson directed the Urbandale Wind Ensemble as the class 4A honor band at the IowaBandmasters Association Conference. Prior to his arrival at Urbandale, Mr. Peterson taughtfor two years in the Oskaloosa Community School District.

Myron received his Bachelor of Music Education in 1995 from the University ofNorthern Iowa. There he studied trombone with John Hanson and Max Bonecutter. He also studied trombonewith David Stuart of Iowa State University and Mike Schmitz of the United States of America Navy Band.

Mr. Peterson performs regularly with the Tony Valdez Large Band, the Turner Center Jazz Orchestra, thePlymouth Brass Consort, and as a freelance trombonist in various chamber settings around the Des Moines area.He has performed in the pit orchestra at the Civic Center of Great Des Moines for national touring productionssuch as “The Color Purple,” “High School Musical,” and “Chicago.” He is an active adjudicator and clinician atmusic festivals across Iowa.

Mr. Peterson is professionally affiliated with the Iowa Bandmaster’s Association, South Central IowaBandmaster’s Association as President for the 2011-2012 school year, and the Jazz Educators of Iowa for whomhe is the founding treasurer. He is also honored to serve as the Assistant Chair of the Iowa All-State Band.


Editor’s Article PreludeThis past summer, Bruce Peiffer called me to suggest an article for the IBA magazine featuring the C.L. Barnhouse

Publishing Company. I thought it was a great idea and organized a meeting with C.L. “Chuck” Barnhouse III, daughter AnnBarnhouse, Andrew Glover and Andy Clark. What transpired is a two-part article that brings information by way of interviewsand research to the IBA membership about this international music company based in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Barnhouse Publishing has been a family business for 125 years. Charles Lloyd Barnhouse was born in Grafton, WestVirginia in 1865 and began his musical interest with a toy drum at the age of three. As a youth, C.L. began to fashion hisown drums from animal skins and cheese boxes, and dulcimers from soapboxes and broom wire. At age 13 he received anover-the-shoulder cornet from his Uncle Alfred (a Civil War veteran) and his first music lessons from his Uncle James. Byage 16, C.L. had been elected the leader of the Grafton Cornet Band whose members included only grown men at the time.

The year 1883 was noteworthy for C.L. He turned 18; his first published composition came into print, “The Rays ofSunshine Galop,” by J.W. Pepper; and young C.L. decided to leave Grafton and go “on the road” as a per forming musician. By1885 he was tired of not making very much money or worse yet, playing for organizations that didn’t follow through to paythe band. So, at age 20, he gathered his compositions and sent them around to many publishing firms of the day, only tobe rejected time and time again. Not one to give up, he decided that the only way to get his music heard, and to become afamous composer, would be to publish himself.

C.L. Barnhouse moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in 1886 and started the company. He purchased a second-hand set ofmusic engraving tools, acquired some sheet zinc and began to create his own engravings. At that time, each section of eachnote required a tool – if you wanted to engrave an eighth note, you used one tool for the note head; another for the stem;another for the flag. If you wanted an accent or staccato mark, out came another tool. Some of these early printing platesare currently on display at the present Barnhouse Publishing building. He also printed a small catalog and mailed them to bandmasters all over the country.

The Barnhouse Publishing Company flourished because the arrangements were good quality and were designed for average and below-average bands. C.L. had played in enough small and mediocre bands to realize that the less-experiencedbands needed music too. In a sense, he became an educational band music publisher some four decades before the schoolband movement began. In 1891 C.L. assumed leadership of the Knights of Pythias band in Oskaloosa and remained in thatposition until 1918 (his successor was Fred Jewell) as he continued the music publishing company until his death in 1929.In 1911, a group led by C.L. Barnhouse decided to beautify the City Park in the town square and replaced the wooden band-stand with a concrete and cast iron structure ornamented with mosaic tiles and copper. Oskaloosa is rather unique in thesense that it is a county seat town with a bandstand at the focal point of the town square instead of a courthouse.

In 1929, C.L.’s son C.L. Barnhouse, Jr. (1891 – 1967) managed the company until giving responsibility to the founder’sgrandsons, Charles “Chuck” Barnhouse III and Robert Barnhouse (1928 – 1995) in the late 1950s. It is interesting that C.L.Barnhouse, Jr. was born the same year as two of his closest musical friends – Merle Evans and Karl L. King.

BARNHOUSE PUBLISHINGAn International Music Icon in Iowa

C.L. Barnhouse C.L. Barnhouse, Jr. Bob Barnhouse Chuck Barnhouse


DR: Thank you for inviting me to your house, Chuck,and participating in this interview. I am sure that theIBA membership will be interested in this article featuringBarnhouse Publishing. Can you tell me when the C.L.Barnhouse Publishing Company started?

CLB: I believe it was in 1886 by my grandfatherC.L. Barnhouse.

DR: What made him begin a music business in Iowa?AG: From what I have been able to discern, he

was an aspiring composer who had submitted hismusic to other publishers and was being rejected. He had been making his living as a cornet player invarious traveling bands such as musical comedyshows. He was with a minstrel show that happenedto be touring Iowa and was not being paid on a reg-ular basis. Upon quitting the show, C.L. was hiredas the leader of the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa town band.The company began there in 1886.

DR: What prompted him to move to Oskaloosa?AG: In 1888 or 1889, C.L. moved the business to

Burlington and then was hired to be the bandleaderof the Knights of Pythias band (later to become theOskaloosa Municipal Band) in Oskaloosa Novemberof 1890.

DR: I have seen a picture of a C.L. BarnhouseConservatory. What did it include?

AG: The nickname for the building was“Harmony Heaven” and it originally housedOskaloosa College that later moved to Des Moinesand became Drake University. The building housedthe publishing company as well as a rehearsal roomfor the band.

CLB: I certainly remember the building. It wasa beautiful room. I remember my brother and I run-ning around through the building and acting crazy. Ialso remember my brother and I playing around thepond in front of the building.

DR: Is it correct that C.L. even made his own print-ing engraving tools?

AG: Yes, that is correct. The music was engravedon sheet zinc in march size parts so there were fourparts per plate. Even the staff lines had to be engraved. Later he purchased engraving tools fromGermany as well as sending the music to Otto Zimmerman in Cincinnati for engraving. C.L.’smusic engraving is pretty amazing because themusic had to be engraved backwards on the plates toprint correctly. One had to estimate accurately thenumber of staves, number of measures per staff,notes per measure, etc.

DR: Let’s talk about C.L.’s relationship with KarlKing.

AG: The first Karl King piece we published wasin 1909 after the company had been in business forabout 23 years. C.L. himself was one of the prolificwriters in the catalog (The Battle of Shiloh) as was Russell Alexander (Colossus of Columbia), Fred Jewell (E Pluribus Unum) and J.J. Richards. Karl was inOhio and had not yet started his circus band careerwhen he submitted some pieces for publication thatbecame popular. We have many letters of corres -pondence between C.L. Barnhouse as well as C.L. Barnhouse, Jr. and Karl King.

CLB: One time I flew an airplane to Fort Dodgeto meet with Karl King and, when I returned to theairport, the plane would not start. So Karl and hiswife Ruth had me stay overnight with them.

AG: A big seller for our company was the Marching to Victory books in the 1940’s by Karl King.There was a big demand for patriotic music at thattime and the collection had easier marches that appealed to a wide ability level of musicians. In1964, Karl King came to Oskaloosa to guest direct hismarches during the 100-year celebration of the Oskaloosa Municipal Band. Chuck played bass drumfor the concert and Karl sent a letter after the eventstating that he hoped he had not injured Chuck’spitching arm as a result of playing Eclipse galop.

DR: What significant changes to the companyoccurred in the early years?

AG: Barnhouse Jr. took over the company whenBarnhouse Sr. passed away in 1929 prior to the GreatDepression. Up to that time, the business hadthrived on the community band market by supplyingmusic written at a variety of ability levels. Nearlyevery town had a band for entertainment but not theability level to play the Sousa marches. BarnhouseJr. responded to the school band movement of theearly 1900’s by publishing full scores for the schoolband’s contests as well as solo and ensemble music.

DR: When did the operation of the company transferto the third generation of Barnhouse?

AG: In the late 1950’s, Barnhouse Jr. gave the responsibility to Chuck and his brother Bob. Chuckwas responsible for the music part of the company’scatalog and Bob took care of the business part.

DR: How did the company evolve at this time?AG: Chuck was responsible for some important

visionary aspects of the company. One was the beginning of a jazz ensemble catalog. He saw other

PART 1The following article is derived from an interview on September 28, 2011 with Chuck Barnhouse, Chuck’s daugh-

ter Ann Barnhouse, and Barnhouse Publishing executive Andrew Glover at the home of Chuck Barnhouse inOskaloosa, Iowa. The participants will be identified as CLB (Chuck Barnhouse), AG (Andrew Glover), AB (AnnBarnhouse), and DR (Dick Redman).


companies moving in this direction and hired someexcellent writers (Bob Lowden, Paul Clark, LesHooper, Maynard Ferguson, Lennie Niehaus). Healso was responsible for expanding the marchingband catalog for competitive marching bands andgained licensing of pop tunes to be arranged formarching or concert bands.

CLB: A good friend of mine was Ron Modell atthe University of Northern Illinois. His band recorded a lot of our arrangements on the plasticsoundsheets that accompanied the catalog promos.

DR: Chuck, what instrument did you play?CLB: I played euphonium and my brother

played tuba in the Oskaloosa Municipal Band whenIvan Kennedy directed it.

DR: Which one of you was the best musician?CLB: I was.DR: Ann, were you involved in the company at this

time?AB: I started working for the company shortly

after high school in 1973. The place where the musicwas printed (Sutherland Printing in Montezuma) isalso where I worked. I was very impressed by the

international destinations of the music shipments. Ihave currently been employed with the companysince 2009.

AG: Chuck also improved the scope and qualityof our concert band catalog with writers such as Alfred Reed.

CLB: I went to Japan with Alfred Reed.AB: I can remember Alfred Reed coming to our

house in Oskaloosa. DR: I always enjoyed seeing the Barnhouse exhibit at

Midwest and meeting the various composers at the booth.AG: Chuck started going to the Midwest Clinic

the year it began in 1946. The Midwest representativeRay Cramer presented him with the Music IndustryAward in 1996 and we have it displayed at theoffice.

CLB: The Midwest was a big deal. I met HenryFillmore on an elevator and can still visualize EdwinFranko Goldman hailing a cab in Chicago. MerleEvans would come to my parent’s house on occasion.

AG: Chuck got to know Clifton Williams andwe had the opportunity to publish his last two bandpieces, which includes Caccia and Chorale.

Left to right: Arthur Zimmerman, son or grandson of OttoZimmerman, C.L. Barnhouse, John N. Klohr, composer ofsome 40 marches, including “The Billboard”, Henry Fillmore,Otto Zimmerman, founder of the engraving and printingcompany bearing his name.

C.L. Barnhouse Conservatory – “Harmony Heaven” C.L. Barnhouse attitude towards published music


Early Barnhouse Publishing catalog that displays music for various ability levels.

Karl L. King letter to C.L. Barnhouse, Jr.



In the SpotlightClass 4A Band Program

Lewis Central Community SchoolsDirectors – Dr. Johnny Kurt, Pamela Ryan, Andy Walters

IntroductionThe Lewis Central Community Schools will celebrate

its 50th anniversary in 2012, bringing a level of excitementto the district. The Instrumental Music Department sharesin this enthusiasm and the instrumental music staff consider it an honor to be in this issue of the IowaBandmaster magazine. Lewis Central has grown fromclass C/D to 4A since its inception in 1961. E.A. KreftElementary, Titan Hill Intermediate School and LewisCentral Middle School feed into Lewis Central HighSchool with 914 students at Lewis Central High School,736 students at LC Middle School, 980 at Titan Hill and555 at Kreft. Nearly 600 students from Council Bluffsand surrounding communities open enroll into LewisCentral Community Schools. The school district is on a12-week trimester system which influences the perform-ance schedule.

Elementary Music and BandIn primary music, students are introduced to a variety

of pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments.Kindergarten students learn about the instruments andhow to play them correctly, both individually and ingroups. First graders are given opportunities to performon these instruments during concert performancesthroughout the year. All PK-1 students begin to developaural/visual skills for instrument identification andreceive a foundation of music theory to build upon inlater years.

In grades two through five, students continue to buildupon music theory skills which enable them to be produc-ers of music in both written and performance capacities.Students learn the dynamics of performing as a groupmember and also the demands of performing independ-ently. Imagination is tapped by instrument creation.Students also participate in an extensive study of bandinstruments available to them at the middle level.

6th Grade Beginning BandBeginning band starts in 6th grade with an enrollment

of around 100 students. Recruitment starts in the springof the 5th grade year when the middle school bandsshowcase instruments for the 5th grade Titan Hill elemen-tary students, and the elementary music teacher presents acomprehensive unit on band instruments. Students regis-ter electronically for band class via the online registration

process and like-instrument classes start immediately inthe fall.

Four class periods each trimester are scheduled dur-ing the A/B elective block and include trumpet, trombone,French horn, clarinet, flute, saxophone and percussion.Two instructors divide the students into eight like-instru-ment groups and then continuously regroup studentsaccording to individual progress. All students receive thesame basic music theory instruction while allowing fordifferentiation of instruction, ensuring assessment oppor-tunities such as video recordings of individual progressand, in general, allowing the group to move along quickly.

Beginning band instruction is facilitated by studyfrom the method Do It! (Gia Publications, 1997) byJames O. Froseth. The method emphasizes musical inde-pendence and collaboration, creativity and the develop-ment of musicality as well as technical acquisition, align-ing its scope and sequence of instruction with the ninenational music standards. Key features of the method thatled to its implementation at Lewis Central include itsinterweaving of various musical styles throughout theexercises and its emphasis on improvisation. Finally,instruction at all levels in instrumental music is framedwithin the context of the district emphasis on conceptssuch as essential questions and enduring understandingsfrom the work of Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe andtheir Understanding by Design (Association for Supervisionand Curriculum Development, 2005) theoretical framework.

7th and 8th Grade BandsIn 7th and 8th grade, students are enrolled in one of

three technique classes during the first trimester – wood-winds, sax and percussion, and brass, in which they studyfrom the Do It! Solo and Onstage Supplementary Book,to accompany their concert band literature and scale stud-ies. These technique classes meet every other day, withthe full concert band for each grade meeting on the oppo-site day in the middle school’s A/B schedule.

The Do It! Solo Book offers students opportunities tofurther develop their skills in accordance to the nationalstandards, and does so in three main ways: (1) by featur-ing tunes that showcase technique and musicianship; (2)highlighting world music culture; and (3) by putting aspotlight on fun, entertainment and improvisation.

Lewis Central Middle School typically sends recordt continued on page 18


numbers of students to the SWIBA District 7th and 8thgrade honor bands. Students are selected through a rigorous audition process that involves the students’preparation of three (in 7th grade) and six (in 8th grade)major scales, the chromatic scale, and an SWIBA-assignedetude before two adjudicators in late October, with thehonor band festival taking place two weeks later. LCMShas had student-representation in the All-Iowa 8th GradeHonor Band every year since its creation.7th and 8th Grade Jazz Bands

Beginning second trimester, jazz band begins for bothgrades. The 7th grade group is open to all students whoare interested in learning about jazz and its performance.Due to the overwhelming interest in the jazz program atLewis Central, the class is limited to standard jazz bandinstrumentation. However, during the same term, theconcurrently running concert band also delves into swingand rock music so that all students have some opportunityto learn and perform music of this genre. The 8th gradejazz band is an auditioned group, adhering to standardinstrumentation and performing at various festivals inSouthwest Iowa and in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metroarea and has a consistent history of earning high ratings inthose venues. Again, during this term, the full concertband meets every other day, affording students in bothensembles to have band every day while opening up stu-dents’ schedules to select other exploratory classes. In thewinter, prior to the competition season, the jazz bandsperform with the high school jazz bands in a “jazz café”setting.

Marching and the Middle School BandsStriving to maintain a balanced instrumental music

program, the 7th and 8th grade bands enjoy a shortmarching band unit, where both bands combine with thehigh school band for a pre-game performance at thehomecoming football game. Also, the 7th and 8th gradebands march separately at one parade in the fall and thenonce together in the spring of each year, when the 6thgrade band also joins in the parade, marching at home inthe Council Bluffs’ “Celebrate CB!” parade. A short unitat the end of the 6th grade year is introduced to preparefor this experience and, in the fall of the 7th grade year,student learning is focused on marching fundamentals todevelop a clear marching style and technique. By 8thgrade, the students have a solid understanding of what isnecessary to create a clean effect on the road, and a colorguard is incorporated in that grade-level’s marching unit,where students involved learn fundamentals and create aroutine based on those fundamentals to accompany theband’s street performance.Other Activities

7th and 8th grade middle school students are affordedever-increasing opportunities as they progress in their

instrumental music careers. The Southwest IowaBandmasters Association District (SWIBA) Honor Bands,as mentioned earlier, through its rigorous audition process,offer advanced and motivated students an opportunity forindividual recognition and additional band performanceexperiences. The 8th grade band attends the annualRichard Simpson Memorial/Red Oak Large GroupFestival each spring, where it has earned Division I ratingsevery year since 1997 and, at the end of the school year,performs at Adventureland in Des Moines.High School Bands

The high school band, serving students in grades ninethrough twelve, strives for musical growth and excellencethrough performance in a variety of venues. Currentlyserving approximately 180 students, the LCHS Band pro-gram includes concert band, symphonic band, marchingband, jazz orchestra, jazz band, jazz combos, basketballgame band, show choir bands, color guard, drum line,music appreciation, and solo and small ensemble groups.One third of the school population participates in music atLCHS. In 2001, the LCHS Music Department was arecipient of the “Grammy Signature School” award forexcellence.Marching Band

The LCHS Marching Band, which consists of 100+members, meets daily during first hour for 80 minutes ofrehearsal time with an early start at 7:15 a.m. Studentsalso have a Thursday evening rehearsal from 6 to 9 p.m.unless there is a game or other school performance thosenights. The Titan Marching Band marches at four to sixhome football games and four area competitions. Recentcompetitions include: The Sioux Falls Festival of Bands,Sioux City StarFest, West Des Moines Valley Fest, theOmaha Marching Invitational, the Clarinda BandJamboree, and the IHSMA State Marching Contest. Themarching band utilizes several drum line, front ensemble,dance, choreography, and brass and woodwind staff.Students are assessed both as sections and individuals andare allowed to perform as many times as possible untilsuccess is achieved.

A summer band camp program employing musicmajors from the University of Nebraska at Omaha is alsoin place to give college students teaching experience andto allow small-group instruction for students on theirshow music and the fundamentals of playing together.Students in marching band are given the opportunity toexperience extensive leadership and character trainingthrough an audition process.

Group Dynamic Training, with work through AlanFierer (www.groupdynamic.us), allows students to devel-op leadership skills with weekly leadership meetings tomonitor student progress. Assessments for band studentsare done through digital and video recorders. Parents arethen sent recordings of their child upon request and are

In the Spotlight (continued from page 17)


given a rubric to describe summative and formativeassessment parameters. Concert Ensembles

The concert ensembles at Lewis Central are the mainemphasis of the band program. The focus of these groupsis technical and musical development on student instru-ments through assessment and the performance of qualityliterature. Starting second trimester, the marching banddivides by grade level into a 9th and 10th grade ConcertBand and an 11th and 12th grade Symphonic Band.Bands meet during 1st and 4th hours for 60 minutes eachday. The concert ensembles provide the community witha Veterans Day Program in November, a Winter Concertin January, a Contest Showcase in May, and a concert atGraduation. At Large Group contest, Lewis Central haseither taken one or two concert ensembles to contest, con-sistently achieving Excellent and Superior Ratings at thisevent. Leadership in the concert ensembles is achievedthrough chair placement auditions which occur at thebeginning of second trimester, with updates held on a regular basis. Students are often asked to run sectionalsduring class and outside of rehearsals to develop musicaland leadership skills.Jazz Ensembles

The jazz ensembles are selected through blind audi-tion in early October and rehearsals begin once marchingseason is complete. Darrin Pettit, UNO Professor andfree-lance musician and Andy Walters team teach bothjazz ensembles throughout the season. Jazz bands meetoutside of the school day for two hours per day, two daysa week, and during concert band rehearsal time oppositesectional work as necessary. A number of clinicians andcommunity performances are a part of this experience,with a great deal of emphasis placed upon performing insmall groups, improvisation and theory, and traveling tolive performances together. Most of the community out-reach that occurs in the band program outside of athleticperformances is through the jazz ensembles. Students injazz also perform with the basketball band in a combosetting between large group selections, building confi-dence and rhythmic precision through exposure together.These groups perform in a variety of settings for corpo-rate events, nursing homes, and private parties. The jazzbands compete at five or six contests from January toApril, and perform at the winter concert, a “Jazz Café”with the middles school jazz bands, and at the MayContest Showcase concert. In the history of the IowaJazz Championships, LCHS Jazz has qualified every yearexcept one.Unique Offerings and Opportunities

Students have a myriad of opportunities for perform-ances and honors outside of school. Students in themarching band are encouraged to audition for the All-State ensembles and SWIBA Honor Band, with bi-weeklylessons given to all state students who are auditioning.Lewis Central consistently has representation in the All-

State Band, Orchestra, and most recently, 4A Jazz Band.In the 50 year history of the program, LCHS has had 113students in the Instrumental All-State groups.

Honor band participation is highly encouraged atLewis Central. Students use these experiences to advancetheir musical study with clinicians and to discover moreabout playing after high school. Honor bands that LewisCentral has participated in recently include: AugustanaCollege Honor Band, University of Nebraska-OmahaHonor Band, University of Nebraska-Lincoln WinterWinds, The Iowa State University Honor Band, DoaneCollege Honor Band, Simpson College Honor Jazz Band,and Southwest Iowa Band Association District Honor Band.

There are two other honor band opportunities uniqueto our area. The Metro Area Youth Jazz Orchestra(MAYJO), an honor jazz big-band that meets all schoolyear is sponsored by UNO and is an auditioned group foradvanced jazz students in the Omaha-Council Bluffsmetro area. The Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band(SWIHMB), comprised of students from southwest Iowa,auditions and performs every other year and has a longtradition of excellence in performance throughout Iowa.This group regularly performs at the Clarinda BandJamboree, the Iowa State Fair, and a bowl game in thewinter.

Each year, students may audition for two differentshow choir bands based upon experience and grade level.Students work with Mr. Walters, Mr. Johnson, and Ms.Dunn as necessary to prepare all instrumental ensemblesthat come out of our high school. We enjoy a deep rela-tionship that allows for teamwork through our entiredepartment, as all staff at the high school has both a vocaland instrumental background from their youth and collegeexperiences. The Show Choir bands have won “best showband” numerous times in the past 10 years.

Another group that is very popular at Lewis CentralHigh School is the Titan Basketball Band. Comprised ofabout 80 students enrolled in concert ensembles, basket-ball band combines a rock band-style combo with a largehorn section and percussionists to form a group thatlearns and performs pop and rock music from many gen-res. Students lead “Tonight-Show Band” style time-outcharts, with larger typical pep band charts performed bythe full group. Rehearsals for this group happen Fridaymornings in December and January an hour before eachgame. This band performs for 10 home girl’s and boy’sgames each year, with a schedule selected by the bandstaff working with the basketball coaches. Highlights ofthis group each year include a performance at theCentury-Link Center for a Creighton University Game, aMid-America Center performance for a tournament, andan Alumni-Staff Monster Band where members of thecommunity get together with the band for a blowout per-formance each year. Students design the artwork for ourt-shirts or “uniform,” and we personalize each shirt justfor fun!

Students in the concert ensembles are encouraged tot continued on page 20


7th Grade Band

High School Combined Band

High School Jazz Band

High School Jazz Orchestra

Lewis Central Marching Titans

8th Grade Band

LCMS 6th Grade Brass

LCMS 6th Grade Sax & Percussion

LCMS 6th Grade FlutesLCMS 6th Grade Clarinets

Lewis Central Community School Band Ensembles


t continued page 22

perform for solo and small ensemble festival. A musicshowcase in early April allows students to “practice perform” for a judge before going to contest. During thelast six years, LC has consistently sent over 40 entries tocontest, with over 20 entries earning superior ratings eachyear. Lewis Central employs several accompanists andUNO students who provide individual instruction to students as needed. Any student who wishes to performfor this contest, no matter the performance level, isafforded the opportunity.

Currently, the band department is on a four year rota-tion for trips within the United States. In 2007, the TitanBand traveled to Chicago with performances centeredwithin the concert band experience. In 2011, the vocaland instrumental departments combined forces to travel toSan Antonio, Texas. Both groups performed separately inclinics and together as a mass 225 member ensemble atthe Alamo. Music from the Southwest was a focus of themarching, concert, and jazz programs that year. Fundsfor trips are generated from individual student fundraisingand the Jackson-Overholtzer Trust, providing scholarshipsto all students in some capacity. Prior to this, the marchingband traveled all over the United States and twice intoCanada, with performances for two Gator Bowls and twoAlamo Bowls.

Each year during 2nd trimester, 70 students partici-pate in the music appreciation course, a general musicclass for any student at LC to experience music from anaudience perspective. Students in this class are exposedto a variety of musical styles through textbooks, watchinglive performances, attending concerts and Internetresearch. These classes take a yearly field trip to visit theOmaha Community Playhouse, the Omaha Symphony atthe Holland Center, and the 89.7 “The River” studios atIowa Western Community College.

Support Organizations and IndividualsThe Titan Band has a strong foundation of parental,

administrative, and school board support. Currently, ourband departments have an instrument rotation cycle inplace, allowing for instrument purchases to be viewedlike buses, computers, or any other educational tool in thedistrict budget. The basis of this rotation cycle is thatband equipment has: (1) a shelf-life that is limited inyears; (2) a necessity to be updated and purchased on arotation; and (3) flexibility to meet the needs of students.Each year the band staff collaborates to submit long- andshort-term plans for instrument purchases and together,with the support of the administration, is able to purchaseneeded equipment for the band on a yearly basis.Through this process, we are able to provide our studentswith the very best tools available to achieve success.

The Lewis Central band parent organization assiststhe bands at all home football games, jazz events,fundraising efforts and marching and jazz competitions.Parents meet monthly during the peak season, and havegrades and needs communicated to them through weekly

e-mails, the band website, and the district’s online gradingsystem, PowerSchool. Each year, the band parent organi-zation puts together the fall and spring craft fairs at LewisCentral. Band and choir students must participate in thisevent to letter. Through these events students are taught avariety of real-life business skills and community service.The majority of the music department budget comes fromthis large undertaking. During any given weekend of theLC Craft Fair, the parents help to bring in over $9,000.

The parents’ most important role occurs, not onlywith supporting their students at home, but also in supporting the music department as we host Iowa HighSchool Music Association (IHSMA) State Festivals. Inrecent years the band worked independently or in tandemwith the vocal music and athletic departments to host theIHSMA Large Group Festival for 2A and 4A, the IHSMAState Piano Festival and are on a rotation cycle to host theIHSMA State Marching Festival. The Titans have alsoworked to help SWIBA host the annual Dick BaumanJazz Festival.

The Lewis Central Booster Club has also been anintegral part of support for fine arts and athletics at LCsince the early 1980’s. Each year, the Booster Clubworks to raise more than $85,000 for all activities. Thesefunds are evenly split between athletics and fine arts.Funds are designated for yearly expenses, including uni-form expenses. In the last three years, the booster clubreplaced 178 band uniforms, spending nearly $80,000.00.Not one penny was raised by students or staff in thiseffort. The Booster Club generated funds from its 100+membership, concession monies at athletic and artsevents, and a yearly booster club auction. This is the onlyparent organization at LC, eliminating the need for other501C3 organizations to compete with each other in theschool. The booster club works to unite all activities,producing financial results for all students equally. The Faculty

Dr. Johnny Kurt is currently in his17th year as an instrumental musicinstructor at Lewis Central. He is a grad-uate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha (B.M. cum laude) where he wasthe winner of the University OrchestraConcerto Competition and was theCollege of Fine Arts Dean's Award recipi-

ent. Dr. Kurt completed his graduate work at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln (M.Ed. with high distinc-tion) and the University of Nebraska (Ed.D. with highestdistinction). Additional graduate studies include agifted/talented education endorsement from theUniversity of Iowa and a graduate certificate in instruc-tion in urban schools from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Dr. Kurt also attended Drake University and wasa graduate teaching assistant in saxophone performanceand jazz studies at Baylor University (Waco, TX). Dr.Kurt has held various building- and district-level leader-


ship positions at Lewis Central and SWIBA, currently servingon the Performing Arts Content Team to the district andhaving held the Research and Development Chair inSWIBA. He is an approved and active adjudicator for theIowa High School Music Association and the NebraskaSchool Activities Association. Dr. Kurt plays oboe inOrchestra Omaha and is a reeds player for the Ralston

Community Theatre in Omaha.Pamela Ryan, co-director of middle

school bands, holds degrees fromMorningside College, (B.M.E.) and NovaSoutheastern University, (M.A.) inTeaching and Learning. She has servedas SWIBA president, publisher of its

membership directory, and was on the Iowa BandmastersAssociation Middle School/Junior High Affairs commit-tee. During her career, Ms. Ryan has played professional-ly with the Karl King Band, Fort Dodge and Sioux CityOrchestras, Iowa Western Community CollegeCommunity Band, and Earl Russell, Benny Ray, and LeeMartin Dance Bands. She often judges middle schoolband festivals and is a reserve Iowa High School MusicAssociation adjudicator. She began her career in 1974 atLuVerne, IA, and has taught at Lewis Central since 1979.Under her direction, the middle school band programdoubled in enrollment and her students have participatedwith great success in solo contests, honor bands, and jazz

festivals. At Lewis Central, Ms. Ryan has served as finearts department chair and middle school cadre chair, edit-ed the middle school newsletter, co-authored many ver-sions of the music curriculum, and implemented a uniqueteam-teaching approach for beginning band.

Andy Walters has served as Directorof Bands at Lewis Central High Schoolsince 2006. Prior to teaching at LewisCentral, Mr. Walters was director ofbands at Ralston High School and RalstonMiddle School (Nebraska) from 2001 to2003, and Papillion-La Vista High School(Nebraska) from 2003 to 2006. In 2004,

Walters won the Nebraska Music Educators AssociationOutstanding Music Educator Award and in 2005, wasawarded the Jack R. Snider Young Band Director Award.Mr. Walters has served in numerous leadership positionsat the state level in Nebraska and Iowa, including Presidentof the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association andSWIBA Concert Band Chair, where he worked to initiatethe Lee Nelson Young Band Director Award. Mr. Waltersholds a BAE from the University of Nebraska at Kearney,a Masters in Music Education from the University ofNebraska-Lincoln, and is currently pursuing a Master’sDegree in Educational Administration from Wayne StateCollege (Nebraska). Mr. Walters and his wife Melaniehave been married for 11 years, and have a one-year oldson, Leo.

In the Spotlight (continued from page 21)



“If I had to do it all over again”My name is Brian Stevens, and I think it would be helpful to give you a little of my

teaching background before diving into my article. I began my career fresh out ofMorningside College in the fall of 1976 as a 5-8 instrumental director at what was thenthe Hampton Community School District. A couple of years later I was reassigned togrades 6-9 in a “junior high” building, and finally to grades 6-8 in a reconfigured “middleschool.” At the outset I fully intended my “hitch” in these middle grades to be only tem-porary, but my passion for teaching these grade levels grew stronger year by year, and Iremained a middle school (6-8) teacher until my retirement from Hampton-Dumont in2009. Therefore, this issue’s “Band Talk” column will use as its focus my experienceswith a middle grade program. Keep in mind it highlights what I consider to be some ofmy successes without going into a lot of detail about the oftentimes circuitous and rocky paths that led to them. Asyou read this remember that as there are infinite similarities in all schools, communities and personalities, there arealso differences – even if only slightly unique. So, many of these ideas may have to be customized to your situationor, in rare cases, may not be possible at all. The bottom line: These are some of the things that worked for me.

Important Components of CurriculumLessons

I began my career teaching weekly lessons, twenty minutes long, in groups of two to three students. A frustrationin this format was that, invariably, one student would require more attention than the others with a repair issue, a fingering conundrum, or simply lack of preparedness. There was also the “chemistry” issue that always arises when-ever two or more are gathered at the middle school level. One day, strictly by accident, only one student was presentfor the group lesson. I amazed myself by breezing through the lesson material in a fraction of the time. Beginningthat next semester, I experimented with ten-minute individual lesson times and from that day forward never lookedback. I felt justified knowing every student, regardless of ability, received exactly the same amount of attention fromme. No one was cheated out of contact time for any reason. Initially, finding enough ten-minute slots was quite achallenge, but by switching to a six-day format I eventually found the necessary time to make it work.

Method BookI used the Belwin Student Instrumental Course as my primary method from day one. Although it cannot be used

in a full band setting, I liked this method because each lesson presented a nicely integrated curriculum in a non-frillformat. Like most districts, our students bear the cost of the books, and each of the three levels contains sufficientmaterial to keep the average student occupied for approximately three semesters, making it very cost effective.There were also supplemental books available for each instrument that allowed for enrichment activities. I developedbenchmarks for each grade level (during our standards and benchmarks era) and found a lot of success in keepingcharts on the band room wall celebrating the students who achieved those benchmarks. In addition, chair placementswere determined by the student’s ranking in the books, thus eliminating the controversy often associated with auditions.I found the SIC always seemed to easily fit into whatever curriculum philosophy our AEA or district was embracingat the time (I lived through several). I’m not saying this method is the only way to go. In fact, our percussion students pursued another course of study; but I became confident with the SIC and the consistency in which it produced good musicians.

Concert Band PerformancesOur yearly performance schedule centered around three major concerts during the school year. The first was our

holiday concert, held the third week of December. This festive occasion featured the sixth grade band, the seventh-eighth band, and our two high school bands. The second was a pops concert in early March, which was exclusivelya middle school production and included the two concert bands, as well as the seventh and eighth grade jazz bands.

BAND TALKwith Brian Stevens


This concert would also feature a former student soloing with the seventh-eighth band. I found that, in addition toexposing current students to the lifelong learning aspect of playing an instrument, it was very valuable educationallyto learn how to accompany a soloist. Finally, we ended the year with our Cavalcade of Bands extravaganza. Thisconcert featured the entire Hampton-Dumont Instrumental Department with concert bands from the fifth gradebeginner band to the high school’s junior-senior band performing. This schedule became a tradition with the sameconcerts taking place on corresponding dates every year. I liked the variation of sharing the stage with the highschool bands for two concerts and going it on our own for the third. If I had to choose my favorite, it would be theCavalcade of Bands event because it demonstrated to parents and students how our total program articulated itselfvertically and, in doing this, became our best recruiting and public relations tool.

Marching BandOur seventh-eighth marching program consisted of the annual homecoming parade along with a Band Night

where we teamed up with the high school band for a pre-game performance. Then each level performed their ownshow at half-time including three to four numbers. Performing in front of the home crowd with the high schoolband served to enhance our “esprit des corps” and encouraged the eighth graders when registering for high schoolclasses later that spring, relieving some of the anxiety associated with high school marching band. In the spring, wewould hit the road again in preparation for the Memorial Day Parade. It was truly amazing how much easier italways seemed to be in the spring. I also conducted an “intro to marching band” unit with the sixth grade followingour final concert in the spring. Although we brought a smile to many of the neighbors, the sixth graders did no official performances.

The topic of middle school marching band was extremely controversial when I began my career. To this daythere are still people who adamantly declare that marching kids at the middle school level is counter productive anddisastrous to their development as musicians. While I sincerely respect their opinion, I personally found many benefitsactually occurred musically as a result of the marching program. The two that immediately come to mind are rhythminternalization and tone production. I think being able to march in step goes a long way toward insuring your bandcan play with rhythmic precision and as a cohesive unit in the concert band setting. And, as for tone, as long as thedirector is not advocating “blowing the leaves off the trees” playing in the great out-of-doors gets you to breathe andproduce a good full sound. I did, admittedly, have to initially dial it down when we started indoors, but I found getting them to play with less sound was always an easy adjustment as compared to dealing with a band with anunsupported sound. Finally, marching also went a long way toward developing a reliable, if not contented, percussionsection. Although concert band has to be and always was the “dog wagging the tail,” I found great satisfaction bygetting the 7-8 kids out of the building to experience marching band.

Jazz BandIn 1976, Jazz Band was not a mandatory component of our instrumental program but, rather, an option I chose

to pursue. Eventually two bands were offered, a seventh and eighth grade. Beginning second quarter, they rehearsedonce a week at 7:30 AM, before the start of the official school day. Because of this delayed start, nearly all our per-formances were scheduled for the second semester. These included a Pops Concert, NCIBA Clinic, Nostalgia Danceand no more than two outside appearances. I found jazz band to be very beneficial to the total program. First, itprovided somewhat of a “T.A.G.” experience to some of my better musicians. The challenge was to figure out waysto include interested kids who did not perform on one of the traditional jazz band instruments. Most of the time Iwas pretty creative in this area and, hopefully, rarely excluded students with a genuine interest. Second, it provideda great public relations vehicle and allowed the program to be represented in venues too small for our concert band.Finally, it always seemed to have a way of producing or, at least, enhancing the leadership in the concert band. Inretrospect, if given another opportunity, I would have experimented more with improvisation, perhaps by utilizingone of the jazz methods that are now available. I also would have experimented with the idea of providing a limitedintroduction experience for the sixth grade students.

Honor BandsHonor bands can also be an important component of your program and, like the jazz bands, they provide an

enrichment opportunity for your higher achieving students. At Hampton-Dumont I chose to only participate in theNCIBA Festival, held the second weekend of November. I found that adequately preparing a student for honor band

t continued page 26


required them to be off their normal course of study for a significant number of lessons and I felt that one disruptionof this lesson routine was enough. However, there are many very good festivals out there. In retrospect, I wouldprobably consider adding a few more opportunities at well-spaced intervals for students not chosen for the districtfestival. Opportunities for sixth graders are also becoming more prevalent and would be worth investigating.

Solo PreparationPreparing a solo can be one of the most valuable components of a young musician’s development. In my early

years we traveled to a neighboring community and participated in their local contest that awarded the traditional blue,red, and white ribbons. A feature of this festival was that one judge listened to all your students in the same center.While this was a good idea logistically, much of the success of this event fell upon the shoulders of this one judge.We had many fine experiences, but it largely depended on having a capable judge, especially one with some middleschool background. So, after one not-so-good experience, I decided to try having my own festival. I went one ortwo steps further by calling it a recital and eliminating the ribbons and ratings. The students were then performing forcomments only. I was a little skeptical that, without ratings, kids would not consider this process as seriously, but Iwas pleasantly surprised.

Remember me talking earlier about establishing benchmarks in the method books? Well, I used this as criteriafor playing a solo. In other words, if a student achieved at benchmark level, they would perform a solo. If not, I feltjustified in keeping them in their normal course of study. At first these recitals were held in the evening or onSaturday but, by the end, my principal was so pleased with the educational aspect of this activity our recital wasincluded during the school day. Finally, I decided to make solo preparation the focus of our five-week summer lesson program and held the recital at the end of the final week in late June or early July. I was always searching forthe perfect format, and my solo program evolved over the years to something that I feel was educationally sound andeffective.

Organizational ItemsMusic Selection

Choosing performance literature could possibly be the single most important item on your list of things to do.Take the process of selecting music very seriously. Grabbing something out of the files fifteen minutes beforerehearsal will, more often than not, produce less than desirable results. Know your group’s limitations and capabilities.Music must be challenging, yet attainable by the ensemble. A grade three piece attempted by a grade two ensemblewill probably not be a positive educational experience. Conversely, be wary of choosing literature that may be triteor too easy. A perfect selection should hold the group and instructor’s interest during the period of preparation,appeal to the audience, and most importantly, it should teach something valuable to the students. Don’t be hesitantor self-righteous about using an occasional piece of popular music. Good “pop” arrangements, played musically, canoften times accomplish just as much educationally as traditional literature. There is a tremendous amount of materialbeing written for the middle school age musician right now. This means that, along with a lot of great pieces, thereare, unfortunately, some not-so-great pieces. The only way to find out is to pop in the CDs and start to listen. I madeit a point to listen to every demo CD that was mailed to me each fall. Keep a spreadsheet or database of selectionsthat interest you and refer to it during the year when you purchase music. If you run out of CDs to listen to, publishers’web sites are now providing a wealth of information about material being offered by their respective companies. Ialso made it a point to read reviews in publications such as the Instrumentalist, check what is being performed in thedistrict news section of the Iowa Bandmaster, and constantly pick the brains of the music distributors. There are alsoa lot of previously published classics that, if not currently in print, are possibly part of a generous neighboring direc-tor’s library. This whole process of music selection, if done properly, will take some time, but you will find it to beone of the more interesting and rewarding aspects of your job.

RecruitmentEven though I did not have the responsibility of starting beginners, I still was always conscious of the recruiting

effort. This included being on the lookout for opportunities to get my bands in front of the elementary students. Aspreviously stated, I found marching band to be an invaluable tool in this effort. Many a time we would march by theelementary school and conveniently take our breaks in front of the playground area to the delight of the younger (notto mention the band) students. Every fall we would invite the fourth grade class to come to one of our final

BAND TALK (continued from page 25)


rehearsals on the practice field and then allow them to mingle with the big kids for a short time at the end. We alsohad sixth graders demonstrate instruments at our recruiting sessions. The idea here was that the beginners could seewhat was possible in one year’s time rather than having adults demonstrate. We found this to be very effective andalso a boost to the sixth graders who took part in the activity. Technology

Use technology as a tool. Don’t let technology use you. Spreadsheets, databases, grading programs, and eventhe Internet can be invaluable to your organizational efforts. However, don’t let yourself become addicted to thescreen to the point that you can’t teach if the power goes out. As a former principal of mine said as we moved to thecomputer age in the early ‘90s, “Computers are great generators of lists. Therefore, we’re about to have an awful lotof lists.” How right he was.Horn Repair

When I was fresh out of college, I took pride in the fact I could replace pads, re-cork joints, and adjust flutes.Don’t get me wrong, these are valuable skills to possess, but in no time at all I was spending an awful lot of my timedoing repairs. Students knew they could count on me to swoop like Superman with my Perma Cork Cement andminiature screwdrivers to save the day. Often times I swear some of them intentionally “wrenched” the works just toget attention. Unless it’s an emergency, leave it to the experts. You’ll get a much better job, and in the end, whenmom and dad get the bill from the store, students will be more accountable for the care of their instruments.

Participation in the School Community, (no man is an island)• Be aware of and get involved in the total school community. Be proactive with in-service and volunteer to be on

school committees without being asked; especially those involving curriculum and scheduling that have a ten-dency to blind side us when it’s least expected.

• Befriend the counselor. They can offer a lot of insight to student behavior and be a true friend when the scheduleis being worked out for the next school year. In addition, counselors are sometimes the first to hear rumors ofsomeone disgruntled with you or your program, and I found that, most times, they are just thankful for anyopportunity to converse with an adult.

• Join the association, observe another teacher whenever possible, take part in building social activities, contributeto benevolence funds, and take your turn cleaning the lounge even though you (hopefully) don’t spend muchtime in there. Attend other activities within the school and make an effort to get involved in some venture notrelated to music.

• When it comes to your subject area, do everything possible to help the whole music department articulate verti-cally. This is the only way you can find gaps in your course of study or avoid redundancy in concepts beingtaught. Unless you are the only instrumental teacher, make great efforts to meet regularly with the other staff,even if it’s on your own time. Our band staff used to have breakfast every Friday morning, and owe a lot of ourstaff cohesiveness to those early morning sessions at the Seven Stars Restaurant. Finally, display a unified frontand show support by always being present at each other’s concerts

Personal Participation Out of SchoolCommunity Involvement

I consider myself lucky that I was able to raise my family and be a part of the community in which I taught.When I first started teaching, very few school systems had begun the process of consolidation. So, a good share ofband directors had the privilege, or at least opportunity, to live in the communities where they taught. Unfortunately,this, along with the horse and buggy, in many cases is now a thing of the past. Obviously, with the new “Alphabet”schools, it’s physically impossible to live in every community. Part time jobs or husbands and wives teaching in different districts also has become more prevalent, and the lack of amenities offered by smaller communities oftenmakes them less attractive places to live, especially to young teachers. What hasn’t gone the way of the horse andbuggy, however, is the advice my college advisor, Jay Wicker, gave us in secondary methods class: “If you want thecommunity to support you. You have to support the community.”

In other words, whether you live in the community you teach or not, it is essential you become visible to the constituents. If you are not recognizable at least somewhere to at least someone outside of the school walls, your program will always struggle to reach its full potential. Remember that in a lot of towns the majority of the taxpayers,because of their age, no longer have any direct ties to the schools. This is just as true in a one-community district or

t continued page 28


a district comprised of multiple communities. Join a civic organization or be on the lookout for an opportunity tomake a presentation at one. Involve the local American Legion (or in the case of multiple communities’ Legions) inyour concerts and halftimes. Shop at or at least stop in the local stores and have a look around. Even taking a walkor bike ride around a community can help increase your visibility.

Life Long Music Learner/PerformerOne of the big reasons I went into the band business was probably the fact that I enjoyed and received a lot of

satisfaction from rehearsing and performing. I feel playing helps you to become a better teacher, because whetheryou realize it or not, you find you’re always learning when you observe someone else rehearse (whether it’s what todo or not to do). To this day, playing my tuba in various ensembles helps to recharge my batteries and reinforce mycommitment to help students realize that music is a life-long skill. As long as I continue to feel physically and mentally energized at the end of a performance or rehearsal, and as long as I can physically haul my tuba around onmy back, I will continue to perform.

In ConclusionWhen Dick Redman coerced me into tackling this column I expressed doubts that I would be able to come up

with an adequate amount of material. He proceeded to inform me that previous columnists had found just the opposite,and now, after rereading my ramblings, I find this also to be true. As mentioned before, this article highlights what Iconsider to have been some of my successes without going into a lot of detail about the oftentimes brutal process Iwent through to achieve these ends. Once again, remember that every school and situation is unique. I considermyself lucky to have been able to teach in a place and time that was so conducive to instrumental music education.I hope that you find this article helpful, if not for advice, then at least food for thought and wish you all the best.

BAND TALK (continued from page 27)


They Continue to ServeBy Jerry Kinney

Due to the abundance of awards, achievements, and accolades accumulated by the subjectof this TCTS article, let’s skip the introduction and move right to the main theme—a multitudeof information about Manson’s multi-talented “Man of Music,” Jerrold Jimmerson.

Biographically speaking, Mr. Jimmerson grew up in the Fort Dodge area, where he attendedArey and Butler Elementary Schools, Fort Dodge Junior High, and graduated from Fort DodgeHigh School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista College, and hisMaster of Music Education from Drake University. Graduate work was done at MoreheadState in Morehead, Kentucky; Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois and the University ofIowa in Iowa City.

Jerrold’s 41 years of teaching experience began in the Crestland Community Schools(Early and Nemaha) grades 5-12, 1966-1971; Nevada Community Schools grades 7-9, 1971-1974; Manson Community Schools and Manson Northwest Webster Community Schools,Manson, grades 9-12, 1974-2003 and retired in 2003. He “unretired” and added a CODA to hiscareer in 2005, teaching at St. Edmond Elementary School, Fort Dodge, grade 5, 2005-2009 with retirement #2 in 2009.

Professional groups to which he was a past or present member include Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (life), charter memberof Mu Omega chapter; National Education Association (life); Iowa Bandmasters Association; Iowa Alliance for ArtsEducation; North Central Iowa Bandmasters Association; Music Educators National Conference and the Iowa StateEducation Association.

Performing organizations which utilized his musical talents include the Karl L. King Municipal Band as a player andconductor, 1960-2011; Manson Meridian Singers; Our Savior United Methodist Church Senior Choir; Manson CommunityBand; Comedia Musical Pit Orchestra; Fort Dodge Area Symphony; Des Moines Symphony; Ames and Storm LakeMunicipal Bands.

Awards and honors bestowed upon Mr. Jimmerson include the IHSMA Teacher Tenure Awards—30 years, 35 years,and 37 years (retirement); NCIBA Karl L. King Distinguished Award, both Active and Retired; Iowa Association ofSchool Boards Award of Merit; numerous listings in “Who’s Who in American Music,” “Who’s Who in Education,” and“Outstanding Young Men of America.”

Jerrold’s concert bands were well traveled and successful, having performed at the Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg,Canada; Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C.; All-American Music Festival, Orlando, Florida; Winter Park,Colorado Music Festival; plus marching band appearances from the Iowa State Fair Parade; Adventureland Park, DesMoines; Valley Fair Park, Shakopee, Minnesota; and Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. His jazz bands qualifiedfor the Iowa Jazz Championships seventeen times; received fourteen “Superior” ratings at IHSMA jazz contests, and wonmany trophies and “Outstanding Soloist/Sections Awards.” Many of his students have performed with All-State bands andjazz bands during his illustrious career.

Jerrold recalls as a student director of his high school orchestra, accidentally catching his handy-dandy King David19” baton on the underside of his stand while coming up on beat four, and seeing it fly end over end upward, and stickingin the cork ceiling to the delight of his paying peers. While conducting the pep band at college, one of the trombone playersaccidentally released his slide which ended up in the middle of the basketball floor, bringing down the house, much to thechagrin of the red-faced trombonist.

In so-called “retirement,” Jerrold continues to tune and repair pianos, a forty-year sidelight; has done substitute teach-ing for nine years for several area schools, and has served as a mentor for first-year teachers for five years through IBARD.

Some of the most precious and memorable activities in his musical life are through his association with the Karl L.King Municipal Band. Mr. King invited him to play in the King Band after his sophomore year in high school. Highlightswith that prestigious group include King’s 80th birthday concert, performing at the Kennedy Center and ArlingtonCemetery in Washington, D.C. during the bi-centennial celebration in 1976, appearances at the IBA conventions,Windjammers International programs, playing for the Iowa legislators, etc., etc., etc. He played bass clarinet during thedirection of Mr. King and subsequent conductors, W.B. Green and Reggie Schive. His crowning glory has to be his selection as only the fifth conductor in the 111-year history of the King Band (1900-2011), a position he holds today.

Jerrold and his wife, Alice, have been married for 46 years, and they continue to reside in Manson, where they areboth active in civic and community affairs. They have three sons, Kevin (Amy) live in Independence, Iowa, and have fivechildren; Bryan (Jennifer) live in Norfolk, Nebraska, and have three children, and Deron (Ruth) reside near Solon, withone son and one foster child.

Jerrold writes that he ALWAYS enjoyed going to school every day, a feeling that typifies the attitude that our instru-mental teachers should continue, or copy, to ensure that Iowa remains the “best state in the land” when it comes to bandsat all levels. A big “thank you” to Manson’s “Man of Music” for many, many fine musical experiences!

Jerrold Jimmerson


Steve McCombs receives the Karl King ServiceAward (Active) from Elections Chair Jerry Bertrand.

Major Landers Chair Jim Davis congratulates AaronOttmar (Iowa City High School).

2011 IBA Conference Awards


GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION OF PERFORMING BANDS ATThe Iowa Bandmasters Association 85th Annual Conference

May 10-12,20121. Deadline Information

• Band Performance Application Form postmarked by December 9, 2011• Audition recording postmarked by January 18, 2012• Mail application & recording to: Patrick Kearney, IBA Pres.-Elect, 4821 Twana Drive, Johnston, IA 50310• email: [email protected]

2. All elementary, junior high/middle school and high school bands are eligible for consideration, except those whohave appeared at an IBA Conference in the past three years.

(IBA Conference Resolution #5) Performing groups selected as IBA Honor Bands will not be considered to perform at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference in that capacity more often than once every threeyears (e.g., a musical group performing at the 2000 IBA Conference cannot perform again until 2003). A performing group may be chosen as a clinic or demonstration band at the discretion of the IBA President. Suchparticipation will not negate or interrupt the performing group’s eligibility to be selected as an IBA Honor Bandas outlined above. (1983) (1997) (2009)

3. The band director must be a current active member of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and their respective district association.

4. Audition recording• Must be of the 2011-2012 band• Should be approximately 15 minutes in length• Should not include any speaking• Each recorded selection cannot be altered or edited in any way. No excerpts permitted.• It is recommended that all audition recordings be submitted on CD for optimal recording quality; however,

cassette tapes will be accepted. • Each recording should be identified only on a removable tray card, not on the recording itself.• Recordings will not be returned unless otherwise requested.

5. Music literature choice • High School Concert Band: It is strongly recommended that one piece be selected from the IHSMA Concert

Band Required Music List or be of similar quality. Additional selections should represent contrasting styles ofmusic.

• Junior High/Middle School & Elementary: should represent contrasting styles of music.• Jazz Band: should include three pieces with contrasting styles, similar to IHSMA rules.

6. Recording suggestions• The order of your music on the recording is important. First impressions are always important.• Consider showcasing a specific strength in your ensemble.• Plan enough time for your recording schedule to meet the deadline. Our winter weather is unpredictable!

7. Concert bands will be selected as follows: • One high school band of each class - 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A

• The class category of a band is determined by the IHSMA classification of school enrollment.• Two junior high/middle school bands

• The class category of a band is determined by the IHSMA classification of school enrollment.• At least one elementary band

• Elementary bands can consist of any combination of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.8. Jazz bands will be selected as follows:

• One high school jazz band and/or One junior high/middle school jazz band9. The selection committee will consist of a minimum of four IBA members, including one elementary director, one

junior high/middle school director, one high school director teaching in a 1A or 2A program, and one high schooldirector teaching in a 3A or 4A program.

10. The selection committee reserves the right to select no bands in a particular classification when, in the opinion ofthe committee, the quality of bands does not meet the standards of an IBA honor band.


BAND PERFORMANCE APPLICATION FORM Iowa Bandmasters Association – 85th Annual Conference

Des Moines Downtown Marriott May 10-12, 2012

School Director Address City Zip Code

Please check the appropriate category and classification CONCERT BAND Number of members ____

Circle the grades represented in the band: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Adult Adult/Community _____ High School _____4A

_____3A _____2A _____1A

Junior High/Middle School _____4A, 3A Feeder _____2A, 1A Feeder

Elementary/Beginning Band _____

JAZZ BAND Number of membersCircle the grades represented in the band: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Adult

High School _____ Junior High/Middle School_____

Adult/Community _____

This application is submitted with the full approval of the school and/or community administration and in compliancewith all policies set forth.

School Official Signature

Director Signature

Return this form postmarked by December 9, 2011 to: Send your recording postmarked by January 18, 2011 to:

Patrick Kearney, IBA President-Elect4821 Twana Drive, Johnston, Iowa 50310

email: [email protected]

The Iowa Bandmaster 33t continued on page 34

John Aboud, Algona X X X X X XBernie Allgood, Albia X X X XDan Anderson, Eldridge X X XJohn Anderson, Jr, Iowa CityRoger Anderson, AmesDonna Angell, Iowa City X X X X X XLinda Ballou, ManchesterRoger Becker, New Hampton X X X X X X XBernie Bjorklund, Nora Springs XGuy Blair, Pella X X X X X X XDiana Blake, Waverly X X XLeonard Bonker, Egg Harbor, WIPaul Brizzi, Ankeny X X X X X X XCraig Bullis, Keokuk X X XTom Burchers, TripoliDan Cassady, North Liberty X X X X X XRon Coberly, New London X X X X X XLuman Colton, Cedar RapidsCheryl Crandell, S. Sioux City, NBGeorge Curtis, Denver X X XRebecca Curtis, Iowa City X X X X X X XLinda Cutshall, Corwith X X X X X X XRagene Darling, Logan X X X X X XCharles Dcamp, Davenport X X X X X XJohn Devlin, Le Grand X X X X X XJohn DeSalme, Solon XEarle Dickinson, Shellsburg X X X XDan Djuren, Clear Lake X X X X X X XJon Engelhardt, Adel X X X X X XLuci Ferrin, Sibley XDennis Frazier, Griswold X XJohn Gosnell, Ankeny X X X X X X XMichael Green, Bettendorf X X X X X XArden Greener, Elgin X X XGene Gross, Ames X X X X X X XDennis Hanna, Guttengerg X X X XLarry Hansen, DaytonTerry Hanzlik, Omaha, NE X X X X X X X X X XTom Haugen, Decorah X X X X X X X XJohn Holeman, Centervile X X X X X XFrank Hoskins, Monroe X XGary Huxford, Marengo X X X X X X XJudy Huxford, Marengo X X X X X X XGreg James, West Union X X X X XHarold Jansen, Des Moines X X X X XJerrold Jimmerson, Manson X X X X X X X XCarl Johnson, Urbandale X X X X XDwayne Johnson, Cedar Falls X X X X X X XLarry Joiner, Cresco X X X X XJohn Kassler, CharitonJohn Keller, Urbandale X X XJack King, Davenport X

Solo/

Ensem

bleCl

inicia

n

Priva

te Ins

tructo

r

Marc

hing

Band

Clin

ician

Jazz B

and

Clini

cian

Conc

ert B

and

Clini

cian

Mus

ic Pr

ogram

Cons

ultan

t

Guest

Cond

uctor

Judg

e Dist

rict

Solo/

Ensem

bleCo

ntests

Men

torsh

ipPr

oject

Fall

Symp

osium

ATTENTION PAST PRESIDENTS AND IBARD MEMBERSIowa Bandmasters Association Retired Directors

A questionnaire was distributed to all IBARD members which identifies those who wish to remain active in these categories: Year 2011-2012


Kenneth Kirby, Calmar XLeon Kuehner, Hampton X X X X X X X X XFred Lange, Ankeny X X XLynn Lange, Ankeny X XSuzanne Lary, Centervile XDavid Larsen, Alcester SD X XDavid Law Marion X X X X X X X X X XRobert E. Lee, Waverly X X XDonald Lomen, Clear LakeRoger Lueders, Cedar Rapids X X X XFranklyn Mapes, UrbandaleAlan Mattison, Belmond X X X X X XGary McCurdy, Washington X X X X X XAndy Meredith, Lake View XBob Meyer, McGregor XLarry Mitchell, Vermillion, SD X X X X X X XDonn Modlin, Indianola XTrish Moe, Albert City X XClara Mortiboy, Davenport X X XLee Nelson, Harlan X X X X X XSteve Neve, Creston X X XThomas Nehls, Ames XDave Newport, Grinnell X X X X X X X X X XJay Nugent, Urbandale X X X X XGary Pease, Cedar Falls X X X X XMary Peterson, Ames XJames Priebe, Burlington X X XRon Prill, FairfieldArnold Rabe, West Burlington X X X X X X XDick Redman, Pella X X X X XDave Richardson, BooneDoug Robbins, Manchester X X X X X XBob Roussell, Monticello XJack Ryan, Spencer X X X X X X X X XKenneth Sabers, Rock Valley XRobert Sadilek, Cedar RapidsAl Sergel III, Platte City, MO X X XBob Shafer, WaterlooMary Jane Shafer, WaterlooRod Shedenhelm, Sioux Rapids X X X X X X XRobert Soule, Keokuk X X X X X X XBrian Stevens, Hampton X X X X X X X XGaylin Sudik, Creston XHelen Thiesen, Manilla X X XRichard Thimmesch, Ankeny X X X X X X X XLoretta Thomas, Vermillion, SDDavid Twombley, Urbandale XLeonard Upham, Cedar Falls X X X X X X X XJoanna VanDeBerg, Sumner XKaty VanNote, Urbandale X XCharles Vetter, Chillicothe, IL X XJohn Wagner, Grinnell X XMyron Welch, CoralvillePaula Welter, Holy Cross X X X X XMichael Wilder, Carmar XHans Willadsen, Ocheyden X XSandra Willman, Rockford X XAllan Yeager, Ida Grove X X X X X X X X X

Solo/

Ensem

bleCl

inicia

n

Priva

te Ins

tructo

r

Marc

hing

Band

Clin

ician

Jazz B

and

Clini

cian

Conc

ert B

and

Clini

cian

Mus

ic Pr

ogram

Cons

ultan

t

Guest

Cond

uctor

Judg

e Dist

rict

Solo/

Ensem

bleCo

ntests

Men

torsh

ipPr

oject

Fall

Symp

osium

IBARD Member Participation (continued)


Greetings to you all,Since my last correspondence, JEI has been busy organizing opportunities and refining

our existing methods for supporting jazz in your program. I am pleased to share this list ofnotable events and resources currently offered and sponsored by JEI.• Our first annual Jazz Educators Tour across Iowa “Travelin’ Light” is scheduled for the

week of November 7-11, 2011. Locations for the tour are positioned around the state toreach an audience that is generally under-served, when compared to larger metropolitanareas. A huge thank you to this year’s host schools: Mon. 11/7 – West Delaware HS,Manchester; Tuesday 11/8 – Indian Hills Comm. College in Ottumwa; Wednesday 11/9 –Washington HS in Cherokee and Friday 11/11 – Iowa Western Comm. College in CouncilBluffs. Each stop along the tour offers free specialized clinics and a concert performancefeaturing some of Iowa’s top jazz educators/performers and is designed to inspire andmotivate all who attend. KCCK radio and Downbeat magazine are partnering with us to organize and get the word out.Their help, along with the financial support of a number of JEI sponsoring businesses, help to make this opportunitypossible. Don’t miss a great chance to energize and enlighten your students about jazz. More detailed tour informationand a complete list of sponsoring organizations can be seen at www.jeiowa.org.

• Our newsletter will continue to be distributed electronically. It has served to inform and keep the JEI membership cur-rent with jazz happenings around the state. Thanks to the Advisory Board contacts and other key contributors to thenewsletter as we continue to offer this valuable resource. You must be a member of JEI to receive the newsletter soplease take a moment to join if you haven’t already done so. A membership form can be printed from the home pageon our website and mailed with a $20 membership dues payment to Treasurer Myron Peterson at the address listed onthe form.

• www.jeiowa.org continues to be updated regularly with new information. The web site serves as our main communica-tion tool regarding our annual Jazz Education Tour across Iowa, All-State jazz ensembles, classroom resources, availableresource panel clinicians, and will continue to develop to better serve your needs. Friend us on Facebook to share ideasand contribute to the dialog. We rely on you to give feedback and offer suggestions for improving these valuableresources.

• We are pleased to announce this year’s All-State jazz ensemble directors; 1A/2A Ensemble – Dr. Tony Guzman,Director of Jazz Studies, Luther College, Decorah; 3A Ensemble – Mike Steinel, Professor of Jazz Studies, Universityof North Texas; 4A Ensemble – John Fedchock, Grammy-nominated jazz artist, composer and educator, New York.Read more about these fantastic jazz educators through links provided on our web site. Audition etudes and referencerecordings are available along with instructions for submitting student audition recordings and registration materials.Take full advantage of this streamlined process and consider providing your students with an opportunity of a lifetime.

• Plan on attending the following clinics and meetings sponsored by JEI at this year’s IMEA conference scheduled forFriday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th in Ames:Friday 11/18 8:30 am: “Play Anything: Using Free Jazz Techniques to Unlock Creative Potential for Young

Musicians” – Professor Chris Merz University of Northern IowaFriday 11/18 11:15 am: “How To Speak Jazz to a First Grader” andFriday 11/18 1:15 pm: “How to Speak Jazz to a Tweenie” – Dr. Erin Wehr and Professor James Dreier University of

IowaFriday 11/18 6:30 pm: JEI Business MeetingSaturday 11/19 2 pm: “Developing your Vocal Jazz Ensemble” – Professor Ray Salucka Kirkwood Community College

***Specific room locations for these clinics are listed at www.imea.orgStop by the booth and bring a friend!

Best wishes for a successful year.

Iowa JEI Newsby Rod Pierson, President


The REAL Reality of a College Bandby Craig A. Hancock, Director of Bands, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA

Imagine my surprise to hear, once upon a time, one of my esteemed colleagues state with great sincerity, “Wedon’t have room in our band program for anything but all-state level players!” When I had picked my jaw up fromthe floor, I remember asking something like, “But what about all the other kids who played in their high schoolbands?” To which the reply was, “Let ’em go somewhere else, or come here, but they can’t expect to play!”

I am so blessed to be where I am – the good Lord answered a prayer seventeen years ago and saw fit to bestowjust a pretty-darned-good spot on me. One of the many great things that happens is that in our concert bandsMANY of the players do not have all-state in their resumes. Does that mean that they don’t play well? I’d putmany of them up against anybody’s college-age players! Most of the 160 students who play in our two concertbands here are not music majors – in fact, they represent nearly every academic major on campus. Even the busiestmajors (science, communication arts, education) are very well represented. (An unusual number of great sax playersare science majors – imagine that!)

The bands consist of freshmen through seniors, always more women than men, many hail from Iowa, but ourlocation (NE corner of Iowa) encourages other states as well, not to mention other pocket areas of support. We getmusic majors from faraway places like Maryland and California, and even Japan, Portugal, England and the CzechRepublic. Members of our bands have been from Japan, Germany, Nigeria, and this year a wonderful young tenor saxplayer from South Korea.

Students talk to me (as a band director) from all manner of backgrounds – from high school band programs of15 members to more than 500 members; from schools with less than 100 students, to schools with over 3,000. Morethan one student has said to me, “I couldn’t stand the high school band guy at my school, so I haven’t played my_______________ since 8th grade. I’ve always wanted to get back into it – is it too late?” Or, “I’m going to be aband director someday; since I’m playing my major instrument in the top concert band, would it be possible for me toalso play a minor instrument in the second concert band, so I can better figure out how to play it AND spend anotherhour every day in a different rehearsal setting?”

To both of those questions, the answer is the same at our small private college. “I’d be honored to have you as amember of our program!” There is no entrance audition to our concert band program – getting in is as easy as say-ing you want to do it. What they do when they get there, then, is up to me. Many come seeking a continuation ofsomething they loved in high school; some come seeking something different. We work hard to make every studentfeel wanted, and needed, regardless of background or ability. We become a “family,” where everyone is acceptedand valued for who they are – first chair or last chair. Some of our greatest student leaders have come from the“back of the pack.”

Students come to Wartburg because it’s the right place for them. Students play in our concert bands because theywant to – they love what they find in our program, whether they’re in the 60-member, “Oh-my-gosh-we’re-going-to-China/Japan-in-a-year” band, or the 100 member “go-off-campus-once-a-year-for-24-hours-band.” They come atfirst because they want to play, honoring those many high school band directors giving of their blood, sweat andtears day in and day out so that these kids can have a great high school experience. They come back the next yearbecause of what they get out of it – great music with great people!

For most all of us, most of our kids are not going to continue playing their instruments for the rest of their lives(but wouldn’t that be great?!) But, they will ALL reflect back on their days in our bands with either fondness orregret. We all provide the service of being a “feeder program” for the next step in their lives. I challenge us all todo the best job we can while we’ve got them, and prepare them to be the best they can be, both as musicians and aspeople. Let me know how I can help.

COLLEGE CORNER


Dr. Craig A. Hancock is Director of Bands at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.Prior positions include Wayne State College (Wayne, NE), Graceland College (Lamoni, IA)and Simpson College (Indianola, IA.) Hancock earned Bachelor of Music degrees in musiceducation and trombone performance at Simpson, graduating magna cum laude. He earned a Master of Arts degree (studying with John Hill) in trombone performance and Doctor ofMusic Arts degree in band conducting (studying with Myron Welch) at the University of Iowa.

At Wartburg, besides administering and conducting the college’s two concert bands,Hancock oversees the pep band, the second jazz band, teaches trombone, euphonium andtuba lessons, an advanced conducting class, and low brass music education methods. TheWartburg College Concert Bands program sponsors the annual Meistersinger Honor BandFestival (early February) and Band Camp at Wartburg College (a summer residential band camp.)

Under Hancock’s direction the Wartburg College Wind Ensemble has traveled the globe, from Carnegie Hall to London, Munich, Prague, Tokyo and many points in between.As a trombonist, he has performed with the Des Moines Symphony, the Des Moines Metro Opera Company, the GracelandCollege/Community Orchestra, the Northeast Nebraska Sinfonia and the Wartburg/Community Symphony. In addition tohis conducting and teaching he is active as a clinician, adjudicator, festival conductor and low brass performer. A pastboard member of the Iowa Bandmasters Assocation, in 2000 Hancock received the Wartburg Student Senate Award forTeaching Excellence (and has been a finalist for the award too many times to list), and is listed in the 2005 edition ofWho’s Who Among American Teachers.

Hancock and his wife Elizabeth have a blended family of boys, ages 34, 31, 28, 17 and 14. He is also president of theWaterloo Municipal Band Board, past-president and current board member of the Waverly Lions Club, and former BoyScout leader in Waverly.

The Joke’s On...


Tom Haugen of Decorah has been selected to the Minnesota Music Educators Association Hallof Fame. The award was presented in ceremonies Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 at the MMEA Mid-WinterConvention in Minneapolis, Minn.

Haugen, a Decorah native, was a high school band director from 1959 to 1998 in Minnesotaand Iowa. In 2002, upon his retirement from teaching, he returned to Decorah to become a supervi-sor of music student teachers for Luther College. To date, he has worked with more than 200 stu-dent teachers throughout Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

This year marks his 52nd year in the field of music education. He started his public schooleducation in a one-room country school in the Winneshiek County village of Nordness. He complet-ed elementary school, and junior high and senior high in the Decorah Public Schools.

He was a student of Anna May Dais, longtime Decorah elementary music teacher. He started playing trombone as asixth grader under the guidance of Russell Platz. After one lesson, he became a member of the Decorah High SchoolBand, then directed by Platz, who was followed by educators Harold Martins and Art Branae. Haugen was selected a smember of the Iowa All-State Bands in 1954 and 1955. Upon graduating from Decorah High School in 1956, he attendedLuther College, where he studied trombone with Kermit Hendrickson and Robert Getchell. He played in the LutherCollege Concert Band, then directed by Weston Noble.Recommendation

In his letter of recommendation to the Minnesota Music Educator Association, Lane M. Powell, director of bands atFillmore Central Schools, said, “I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Tom for the past twelve years.During this time, Tom has demonstrated that he is simply one of the finest music educators in the Midwest through hismentorship, nurturing of student teachers, scholarship, and service to the profession. His resume and qualifications makehim more than eligible for the award, and go far beyond what most might consider to be a successful and productivecareer in music education. Throughout his career, Mr. Haugen has proven himself to be a successful music educator. Hisbands have consistently earned recognition at the local, state, and national levels.”

Known as a progressive educator, Haugen was also touted for his mentoring. “Another area in which Mr. Haugen hasdemonstrated service to the field of music education in the state of Minnesota is his scholarship,” Powell continued. “Hespent the past 28 years developing systematic rubrics and evaluation tools for marching bands. His Tri-State judging adju-dication forms have been used for several marching band competitions and parades, and have been copied and used byseveral other judging circuits around the nation.

“Tom Haugen has spent a lifetime giving of himself to promote music education. If they were asked, I am certain thatcountless people would be willing to write a letter of recommendation on his behalf. Tom has always been modest and hasnot sought recognition for his life’s work. The time has come to recognize his many achievements and give credit for themany lives he has touched and improved. I nominate him for the Hall of Fame Award with the utmost sincerity and recom-mend him without reservation.”

Individual honors held by Haugen include: recipient of the Carlo Sperati Award for service in the field of instrumentalmusic in 1983; a nominee for the Karl King Award presented annually to an outstanding band director in Iowa; directedthe 1973, 2009 and 2010 Luther Dorian Summer Camp Bands; and his 1987 selection as director to the University of IowaAll-State Camp Band. He also served as an all-state judge in Minnesota the past 13 years.

Haugen and his wife Lola run Tri-State Band Judges, which he started in 1982. They service 50 summer parades, fivefall field show competitions, and 20-30 band clinics annually. His judging has taken him to 24 states and into Canada. Healso is involved in judging for the Minnesota and Iowa State High SchoolLeagues, where he judges solos and ensembles and also judges large groupcontests for choirs, bands and orchestras.

The couple has two grown children: Mrs. Marty (Kari) Dostalik ofUrbandale and Todd Haugen of Story City. They also have two grand -children, Adam (13) and Haley (11) Dostalik.

Decorah’s Haugen to MMEA “Hall of Fame”by Roz Weis, Decorah Newspapers, Decorah, Iowa

L-R, Row 1: Ted Schacherer–North Fayette, Tom Haugen–Decorah, Liz Fritz–IAAEMentor Co-chair, Jason Mott–Maquoketa Valley-Delhi, (now New Hampton). Row 2:Robbie Cole–Centerville, Eric Layden–Clayton Ridge-Guttenburg, Jacob Bohlken–Independence (student teacher – now Turkey Valley). Tom has served as an IAAEBand observation mentor (through IBARD) to these young men.


A packed house at the Herman Pavilion in Booneenjoyed a full slate of top-notch bands and absolutely gorgeous weather. Festival organizers David Richardsonand Ted Erickson couldn't have wished for a better day tocelebrate the festival's twentieth anniversary. This year'sline-up featured several stalwarts of the festival, the world-famous Karl King Band, two world premieres, and thereturn of the "Bunny Band" for a rare public performance.

BALLARD COMMUNITY BANDScott Keese, Bandmaster

This was Ballard's 10th appearance at the IowaMunicipal Band Festival. Its performance was marked bya well-balanced and clean sound. It also provided somevisual appeal with an all-silver trumpet section and...twovery busy violins! This was a great start to the day.Selections from “Hello Dolly” ...........arr. by John CacavasAshokan Farewell ...............................arr. by Calvin CusterTribute To Count Basie ...........................arr. by John MossDixie Slicks: Midnight In Moscow, Muskrat Ramble,Royal Garden BluesOn The Square ...............................................Frank PanellaJust A Closer Walk With Thee .................arr. Calvin CusterStar Spangled Spectacular...............arr. James Swearingen

SAX ’N BRASSJerry Kinney, Bandmaster

This was the 6th appearance at the festival by the Sax’N Brass. With the group’s high energy, gutsy sound, andJerry’s showmanship, the Sax ’N Brass is always one ofthe highlights of the festival. But there was somethingspecial about this performance. It was polished to anespecially high gloss this year. Every turn of a phraseeither melted away or popped just like it should. Everydynamic change was immediately apparent. Everycrescendo and decrescendo was as smooth as an escalatorride. In other words, the performance was like listening toan extremely well-prepared band at large group, frontedby an experienced bandmaster at the top of his game...butwithout the Pasteurization that sometimes comes with“playing it safe.” It was definitely a crowd pleaser! I wasreminded of that scene at the end of “The Incredibles”where one old codger digs his friend in the ribs, winks,and says, “There’s no school like old school, eh?!” Johnny's Theme ...................Johnny Carson and Paul Anka

Jim Van Dorn, drum setOlympic Spirit (for the '88 Olympics) .........John Williams,

arr. Jay BocookSt. Louis Blues ................................arr. Johnny Warrington

Simple Gifts ........................................................TraditionalCatherine Gerardy, alto saxophone

Molasses Trombone ..................................arr. Jerry KinneyHighlights from “Jersey Boys” ............arr. Michael BrownStriptease For Tubas (after Gypsy Rose Lee) .........................arr. Jerry KinneySteve Craig, tuba – World Premiere Performance!

Gospel John ..............................................arr. Jerry KinneyJim Van Dorn, drum set

Yakety Sax “Boots” ..................Randolph/arr. Jerry KinneyA Tall Corn Tribute .........Roger Chrysler/arr. Jerry Kinney

IOWA MILITARY VETERANS BANDJames Goodwin, Bandmaster

This was the second appearance of the IMVB at thefestival. The IMVB claims to be the only ensemble of itskind in the United States. I know there is the VeteransBand of Corpus Christi, but that is not a statewide group.There is also the National Concert Band of America(a.k.a. the “Old Man's Band”) which consists of formermembers of the military bands based in Washington D.C.,but again that is a local group. Also, like the CorpusChristi band, the members of the IMVB were not neces-sarily band members while active members of the military.So, I think the IMVB's claim is probably valid; it is theonly band in the country consisting of veterans whoserved in ALL capacities, and draws its members from anentire state. At any rate, their appearances are rare, andyou owe it to yourself to hear this very unique band!

Manhattan Beach March ........................John Philip SousaRecorded By Sinatra .......................................John Higgins76 Trombones ...............Meredith Willson/ arr. Philip LangSelections from “Porgy and Bess” ..........George Gershwin

arr. Paul YoderEmil Polashek, vocalist

Ghost Riders In The Sky ..........................arr. John Cacavas

Iowa Municipal Band FestivalJuly 9, 2011

by Jay Kahn



God Bless America.............Irving Berlin/ arr. Eric LeidzenEmil Polashek, vocalist

Patriotic Salute ......(featuring songs by George M. Cohan)Armed Forces On Parade..Department of Defense EditionStars and Stripes Forever .......................John Philip Sousa

THE BUNNY BAND (HERITAGE BAND OF THE MIDWEST)

George Foeller, BandmasterFounded in the early 1970s by George Foeller, Director

Emeritus of the Illinois State University Bands, the BunnyBand has existed only as a studio group to make annualrecordings of rare marches from Eastern Europe. (It’scalled the “Bunny” Band because the recording sessionsoccur every Easter.) This performance marks its thirdpublic performance in all those years, the previous twooccuring in 2005 at the Boone Festival and the NationalCzech/Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids. TheBunny Band concert was easily the best performance ofthe day, with a maturity of sound and interpretation thatleft all the other bands far behind. Oh by the way, did Imention that I’m a member of this group? I might be a tadbiased! All arrangements are by George Foeller.

Prinz Eugen Fanfare ........................................Emil KaiserIl Soldato ..........................................................Julius FučikIl Bersagliere..........................................Edoardo BoccalariMagasan repul a daru ..........................Hans Felix HusadelNibelungen Marsch. ................................Gottfried SonntagSukynka ...........................................................Vaclav BlahaThe Vanished Army......Kenneth J. Alford (Frederick Ricketts)Koline, Koline ..........................................František KmochSkodalasky .................................................Jaromir VejvodaRadetzky Marsch..............................Johann Strauss (Vater)

GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY BANDVic Anderson, Bandmaster

This year is Vic’s swan song as director of the GreaterDes MoinesCommunity Band. Hewill be missed. Hewent out in grandstyle, even playing atrumpet solo with theband. Hopefully hissuccessor will continue

to bring the band to the Boone festival. Usually Vic’sasides to the audience provide most of the humor duringthis band's concerts, but this year the percussion sectiongave Vic a run for his money with large sombreros for theLatin numbers, and chicken hats (chicken hats?) for TheChicken Dance.Amparito Roca ..............................................Jaime TexidorZacatecas .....................................................Genaro CodinaYagi Bushi ...................Traditional/setting by Naohiro Iwai LatinaCarnival of Venice ............................................Del Staigers

Vic Anderson, trumpetEl Capitan ...............................................John Philip SousaThe Chicken Dance ..................................arr. Larry NorredNational Guard March ....................................Henry KalkeVietnam Veteran’s March ................................Henry KalkeAmerica the Beautiful ..........................arr. Carmen Dragon

KARL KING BANDJerrold Jimmerson, Bandmaster

David Klee, Assistant BandmasterDr. David Klee brandished the baton for this perform-

ance since Jerrold Jimmerson was recovering from arecent surgery. (He’s just fine now!) This was the secondappearance of the world-famous Karl King Band at theIowa Municipal Band Festival, and I hope it won’t be toolong before they return again. This band is a study instyle, and many bandmasters would be wise to take carefulnotes while listening to any of their programs. The blendis beautiful, despite using the old-fashioned set-up of thelead high brass up front along with the woodwinds. Thisworks even thoughthey are using trum-pets instead of cornets. All of thosetrumpeters have agreat concept of tone,and they can makethose trumpets soundjust like cornets. Theother thing to note isthat the band hits the accents HARD in the marches, justthe way Karl King wanted. They don’t let the percussiondo the work for them; EVERYONE hits the accents. Iowais indeed fortunate to have a band like this in our state toprovide such a fine standard for emulation. Be sure tovisit the band's web site at <http://www.karlkingband.org>for a wealth of resources as well as photos and moreinformation on this particular concert.March: Iowa Centennial .................................Karl L. KingOverture: Light Cavalry ..........................Franz von Suppe,

arr. Henry FillmoreWaltz: Mystic Night .........................................Karl L. KingMaxi-March ....................................................Frank Piersol

Kathy Yoakam, guest conductorGlenn Miller Medley ..........................arr. Michael Golemo

Michael Golemo, guest conductor


“Jive For Five” Brass quintet: Tim Miller, Dave Swaroff,Kathy Yoakam, Dan Cassady, and Paul Bloomquist

Highlights from The Music Man.............Meredith Willson,arr. Alfred Reed

Novelty: Mournful Maggie..............................Karl L. KingGalop: The Big Cage ......................................Karl L. KingMarch: Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite ...........Karl L. KingThe Star Spangled Banner .............J. S. Smith & F. S. Key

AMES MUNICIPAL BANDMichael Golemo, Bandmaster

If anyone thought this was going to be a day of listen-ing to mediocre performances by amateur bands, theywere proven wrong very quickly. Hard on the heels of theKarl King Band came the Ames Band with another pol-ished, thoroughly professional performance. It was a realtreat to hear an Olivadoti overture again. Joseph Olivadotihad a real gift for melody, and his music deserves to beplayed more often. As always, the Ames Band featuredoutstanding soloists, and the announcer’s folksy style madeeveryone feel right at home.The Star Spangled Banner.........Smith & Key/arr. Fillmore

Natalie Chamat, vocalist Zaragosa Overture....................................Joseph OlivadotiConcert Fantasia On Themes From “Rigoletto”..........................................Luigi Bassi

Gregory Oakes, clarinetistThe Walking Frog ................................................Karl KingHighlights From “My Fair Lady”...................arr. Robert Russell Bennett

Natalie Chamat, vocalist

How Long Has This Been Going On?.....George Gershwin,arr. Warren Barker

The Dixieland Jam....................................arr. Bob Lowden

BOONE MUNICIPAL BANDDavid Richardson, Bandmaster

Whoever coined the phrase “last but not least” musthave been thinking of the Boone Municipal Band. Thissmall town band can play with the big boys any day.There’s an empty pedestal somewhere waiting for thisband to be placed on top. Since many of its members arecollege students home from school, they can never preparea program for the annual IBA conference, and it’s too bad.More IBA members should know about this band! Speakingof youth, the Boone band truly represents a cross-sectionof the community as its personnel includes some of thefestival’s youngest musicians. Boone’s program includedan overture commissioned just for this occasion, Wheelsof Time, composed by Chris Zirngibl. (The Boone Bandhas had a concert exchange with a band from Germany,and Chris is the son of that group’s bandmaster.)

Congratulations to the Boone Band and 20 years ofthe Iowa Municipal Band Festival!Brighton Beach ......................................William P. LathamWheels of Time (Overture) ............................Chris Zirngibl

World Premiere Performance!Shores of New England ..............................Ayatey Shabazz Blue Goose Rag ........Raymond Birch/arr. Timothy BroegeMalagueña............................................arr. Sammy NesticoOverture to “Guys and Dolls”......................Frank LoesserPavilion March ...............................................Frank Piersol


The Coe College Touring Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band were very HOT this summer! In a series of concerts withtemperatures soaring to nearly 100 degrees, the music achieved similar heat. The two ensembles, made up of students,alumni, community band members, and music faculty members, came together on August 1 to rehearse under the directionof Coe’s Alma A. Turechek, Professor of Music, William Carson (wind ensemble), and Coe teaching artist and trumpet instructor Al Naylor (jazz). Starting with a prelude concert to the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performance on August3, the wind ensemble and jazz band performed to a receptive crowd of Cedar Rapidians and friends of Coe College. ThenCoe band members were treated to a performance by the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band directed by Coe's newest full-timemusic faculty member Steve Shanley. The featured soloists on that program included a flute player, Shivhan Dohse, whohad attended Coe and was a member of the Touring Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band a dozen years earlier!

As soon as the municipal band concert ended, Coe band members boarded their charter bus for the ride to St. Louis.After a very short night and a quick breakfast, band members re-boarded the bus for the quick transfer downtown to the iconicSt. Louis Arch. Band members had the opportunity to ride up thearch, and then gathered for a late morning concert (in the brightsunshine!) down by the Mississippi riverfront. Then it was back onthe bus for the ride to Nashville, Tennessee, where the bands performed outside the Country Music Hall of Fame. Band mem-bers had a little time to explore the eateries and honky-tonks alongnearby Broadway before heading to the hotel for some rest.

The next day was the drive down to New Orleans. Afterchecking into the Superdome Holiday Inn, band members dispersed to the four winds, finding great places to eat in andnear the French quarter, before many of them came back together to hear the revered Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Thenext day the band members gathered their instruments and music and moved to the Riverwalk food court for a lunchtimeconcert with a large enthusiastic crowd. More sightseeing and great eating followed the concert, and that evening Mr.Naylor got to sit in on several selections with the house band at the Maison Bourbon, one of the leading venues for tradi-tional jazz in the French quarter.

The next day it was time to head to the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship – our home away from home for the next week.Band members enjoyed live entertainment (music, dancing, magic, and comedy), great food, karaoke, dancing, relaxing inthe pools and on the decks, and lots of camaraderie while on board the ship. The first port of call, Costa Maya, Mexico,hosted a performance by the band. Fortunately, our hosts on shore had arranged for a tent to play under. Thank goodness,since it was about high noon when we performed! After the performance, band members were able to explore the area forseveral hours before reboarding the ship. The other ports permitted band members to choose from dozens of excitingshore excursions. Among other activities, band members snorkeled pristine coral reefs, kayaked in glass-bottom boats,went cave tubing, ziplining in the rainforest, visited Mayan ruins, swam with dolphins, or simply relaxed on a nice beach –or shopped!

Mr. Naylor met some of the shipboard musicians, and some of the jazz playerswere invited to join them one evening and sit in. Mr. Naylor, Rene Ybarra, our travelagent Darrell Omanson, Kyle Patrick, and Dr. Carson all sat in with great success.Passengers were talking about that evening for the rest of the trip, and they even persuaded Mr. Naylor to sit in with the band a second time, later in the trip.

During our last full day on the ship, the wind ensemble performed in one of thelounges surrounded by windows facing out over the calm waters of the Caribbean.What a great place to play – and now all band members could honestly say they hadperformed on a cruise ship!

Finally, it was time for the sad duty of disembarking. But mitigating any disap-pointment about leaving the ship were two factors: 1) We had taken full advantage ofeverything the ship and the ports had to offer. 2) We were headed to Memphis!

And Memphis did not disappoint. Beale Street was hopping, with a festival inW.C. Handy Park, live music everywhere (Mr. Naylor got to sit in with a band here,

too!), and great food. Nearly two-thirds of the group went to dinner at B.B. King’s Club and enjoyed great live music(though B.B. was not there that evening) and fantastic barbecue.

All in all, it was a great two weeks, and a time that we will not soon forget. Now only one important questionremains: Where do we go next??????

The Hottest Band Tour in Our History!by Bill Carson

Coe Touring Wind Ensemble performs at the riverfrontby the St. Louis Arch, August 4, 2011.

Al Naylor, Darrell Omanson andWilliam Carson performing with thejazz band onboard the NorwegianSpirit, August 2011.


Russell Kephart Sr. May 3, 1927 - September 27, 2011

Russsell L. Kephart, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at hishome in Decorah. Funeral Services were held Saturday, October 1, 2011 at First UnitedMethodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial was in PhelpsCemetery in Decorah with full military honors.

Russell Lee Kephart was born May 3, 1927, in Keswick, IA, the seventh of nine children ofWilliam Lloyd Kephart and Alice Thompson Kephart. His early years were spent with his lov-ing family in Sigourney, IA. He graduated from high school in 1945 with achievement awardsin music and athletics. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the 695th Army Air CorpsBand in Germany as a Sergeant-Bandsman, playing the French horn.

After the war, he continued with music, studying French horn with the St. LouisSymphony’s principal horn player Ed Murphy. Murphy convinced Russ to transfer from Iowa Wesleyan College tothe University of Missouri at Columbia. It was the right move, as he excelled in both the Stephens College BurrallSymphony and the University Concert Band, and met his future wife, fellow Missouri student Thela Lynne Henry.Russ and Lynne were married December 30, 1950, at Alexandria, Virginia, at Lynne’s home church, WashingtonStreet Methodist Church.

The couple made their first home in Muscatine, IA, where Russ was circuit-rider band director in ColumbusJunction, Lone Tree and Nichols. The Kepharts moved to Davenport when Russ became a school service representative with Cook’s Music Shop. He later joined band instrument manufacturer G.Leblanc Corp. as a districtsales and educational representative, working with music dealers, colleges, and professional musicians in sevenMidwestern states.

With two small children at home and another expected, Russ wanted more time with his family. A visit toDecorah, IA proved instrumental, as he quickly realized this was the place for his family. Friend Weston Noble hadtold Russ that the local small music dealer, Thurst Kjome, was ready to retire. On July 1, 1960, Kephart’s MusicCenter was in business.

In the fifty years Russ was in Decorah, he was involved in many activities and organizations, including UnitedMethodist Church, Decorah Chamber of Commerce (former president), Lions Club, Decorah Betterment, NewMinowa Players (board member), VFW, Elks Club, Masonic Lodge and Oneota Golf and Country Club. As presi-dent of Oneota, he was instrumental in expanding the golf course to an 18-hole facility.

As founder of Kephart’s Music, he served in many professional organizations, including the NationalAssociation of Music Merchants (board member), National Association of School Music Dealers, IowaBandmasters Association, Iowa Association of School Music Dealers, Iowa Music Educators Association, andNortheast Iowa Bandmasters Association. Russ and his family were honored in 2010 as one of the Grand Marshalsof the Nordic Fest parade in recognition of their support of Nordic Fest and 50 years of business in Decorah.

Russ’s greatest love, after his family, was the people he served: the customers, dealers and business associates.He helped thousands of young people discover their own love of music, with the focus always on promoting musiceducation. Russ continued his love of music throughout his retirement, spending winters in Texas with Lynne, andplaying French horn with the Winter Texas Orchestra, which he occasionally directed. He loved playing in the RioGrande Valley Concert Band. He restored clarinets in his Texas workshop and worked on string instruments inDecorah in his retirement years. Besides music, he enjoyed time with his family, camping, boating, fishing, golf-ing, reading and traveling.

Russ is survived by his wife, Lynne; children Russell Jr. – Rusty (Wendy) Kephart, Dubuque, IA, Neal (Kathy)Kephart, Hayward, WI, James (Ann) Kephart, Decorah, IA; thirteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren:Elizabeth (Eric) Reisinger-William and Ann, Jennifer (John Smith) Kephart, Erick (Chelsey) Kephart, Cassidy(Tim) Noring-Aubrey, Anthony Olson, Daniel (Michelle) Kephart-Jacob, Peter and Kara, Timothy (Susan) Kephart–Madeline and Louisa, Molly (Timothy) Noake, Katie (Zachary) Kerns, Allison Kephart, Peter Kephart, LinneaKephart, and Andrew Kephart; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church, Friends of the Decorah Public Library, or DecorahCommunity School District Foundation.

In Memoriam


Dr. Donald O. Lomen1927 - 2011

Mr. Donald O. Lomen, 84, Clear Lake, IA, died peacefully Thursday, September 29, 2011,at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a brief battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.A funeral service was held on Oct. 3, 2011, at Trinitiy Lutheran Church, Mason City.Memorials may be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church or to the Iowa Music EducatorsAssociation. Cards may be sent to the Lomen Family at 2212 14th Avenue North, Clear Lake,Iowa 50428.

Donald, the son of Selma (Herrigstad) and C.O. Lomen, is a native of Clear Lake andgraduated from Clear Lake High School in 1945. Donald was drafted into the U.S. Army in1946 where he played in the military band. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in music

education in 1950 from St. Olaf College (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Betta Kappa), he earned his master’sdegree at the University of Iowa in 1951.

Donald married Patricia Hope Stevens on August 11, 1956, in Westby, WI. They met when he was the choirdirector and she was the Parish Education Director at Trinity Lutheran Church.

In 1970, Dr. Donald Lomen was awarded the Ed. D. degree in music education from the University ofNorthern Colorado in Greeley, CO. He received the “Distinguished Service to Music Education” Award at theannual banquet of the I.M.E.A. on November 9, 1990.

His 38 years of teaching instrumental music have all been in the public schools of Iowa: Eldora, two years;Mason City, six years and Des Moines, 30 years. He has held various offices in the Iowa Music EducatorsAssociation (I.M.E.A.), including president, and he has been president of the South Central Iowa BandmastersAssociation. Lomen was also a vice-president of the Des Moines Education Association.

While the Instumental Music Consultant in the Des Moines Public Schools he began the free lesson program,the annual solo and small ensemble festival, and the select All-West Band. Donald was a member of the ArcadiaWind quintet in Des Moines and the North Stars Woodwind quintet in Mason City. He was in the Mason Cityand Des Moines municipal bands, North Iowa Band and Orchestra, Des Moines Horn Club, the Iowa Veteran’sBand, as well as the Des Moines Symphony for 35 years.

After living in Des Moines for 46 years, they moved back to Clear Lake in 2005. He was a devoted commu-nity and school supporter, being involved with the Clear Lake Noon Lions, water aerobics, men’s morning coffee group, and the senior citizens’ center in Clear Lake. He had the opportunity to go on the V.F.W. HonorFlight. He was a lifelong member of the Windsor Heights Lutheran Church in Des Moines Iowa, where hedirected and participated in choral and brass groups. Most recently, he was an active member of TrinityLutheran Church in Mason City where he sang in the choir and played in brass groups. He enjoyed people andwas a great encourager and optimist all throughout his life. He said he has had a wonderful life, blessed withgreat family, friends and God.

Donald is survived by his wife, Patricia Lomen, Clear Lake, IA; daughter Kari Carlson and her husband,Rod; sons Steven (Karen Webb) Lomen, Minneapolis, MN and David Lomen, Des Moines, IA; grandchildrenJoshua (Laura) Carlson, Jerame Carlson, Samuel Lomen, Hannah Webb, Nikos Lomen, Twyla Lomen and RyanLomen; and sister, Helen Olson of Clear Lake.

His goal was to “Go to Heaven and be with God.....Now!

In Memoriam


NWIBALeMars Municipal Band

2011 Summer SeasonJerry Bertrand – Conductor

June 15, 2011Fairest of the Fair .....................J. P. SousaEmperata Overture ...........Claude T. SmithConcerto for Marimba

(4th movement)........................RosauroMichael Prichard, conductorTeresa Smith, marimba

Angel Band..........................Walter HartleyEl Palo Duro........................Charles WileyFirst Swedish Rhapsody ........Erik LeidzenSelections from Mary Poppins ......Sherman53rd Iowa National Guard

March...............................C. A. FraserJune 22, 2011

The Zouaves ................................Will HuffFantasia in G ......................Timothy MahrLes Miserables Star Dust ..........arr. Barker

Tim Watson, vocal soloistArioso .................................Bach/DeHaskeTrombonium ........................Buell WithrowBegin the Beguine ................Porter/TeagueThe Steeple Chase................Harry Lincoln

June 29, 2011Count Eberhard March.............SegebrechtPsalm 46 ..............................John ZdechlikPersuasion.........................Sammy NesticoHarlem Nocturne .........................arr. Reed

Lynn Gross, Alto SaxEl Caballero ....................Joseph OlivadotiElsa’s Procession to the

Cathedral......................Wagner/CailletThe Trail West.......................Gene MilfordJohn Williams: Evening

at Pops ...............................arr. HigginsMarch Olevine ...............H. A. Vandercook

July 4, 2011Washington Post March ............J. P. SousaA Star Spangled Salute .........James BarnesFlowerdale ............................Philip Sparke

Richard Bogenrief, Eb CornetSpirit of Independence .........Abe HolzmanUnder the Big Top.................Barry KopetzSound of Music ........................arr. BennettArmed Forces Salute .............Bob LowdenLest We Forget ..............James SwearingenThe Stars and Stripes Forever ..........Sousa

July 13, 2011The World’s Military ............W. E. FlathersThe Iron Count ...........................Karl KingThe Tyrolienne ..............................E. Marie

Ryan Meyer, Alto SaxMannin Veen ..........................Haydn WoodSea Pieces (Song).......Edward MacDowell

The Peanut Vendor...............arr. MorrisseyTrumpets of Victory ..................Fred JewellSalute to Bob Hope ...................arr. BarkerGifted Leadership March..............Fillmore

July 20, 2011Air Waves.........................Joseph OlivadotiThe Battell (mvts. 1-4)..........William ByrdQueen of the Night Aria ..................Brance

Michael Andersen, tubaFilm Score Classics .................Jay BocookAmparito Roca .....................Jamie TexidorOld Scottish Melody ............Charles WileyThemes Like Old Times.......Warren BarkerHighlights from Camelot ............arr. YoderGoodnight ..........................Lawrence Welk

Sioux City East Middle School6th, 7th & 8th Band Concert

April 14, 2011Lois M. Harris, Director

Assisted by Jeff Soukup, Brad AndersonJazz Band

Blues Mode ...............................Rich SiglerWithout A Trace ......................Doug BeachMi Corazon ...........................Mike SmukalLester Leaps In...............Young, arr. Sigler

6th Grade BandHighbridge Way .................Carl StrommenNight Flight of the Gargoyles............LoestHeroes On Parade ....................Greg HillisWhen the Rhinos Do the Rhumba

in the Rain ..........................Len OrcinoThe Tempest .....................Robert W. Smith

7th Grade BandMister Joe March ................Bennett/ ClarkAdrift .......................................Tom TuckerCallisto............................Joseph CompelloThe Lion King............John, Rice, Zimmer/

arr. Lavender8th Grade Band

Equinox ...................................Ed HuckebyEagle Lake March..............Carl StrommenVariants On a Shaped Note

Tune..............................Johnnie VinsonThe Great Locomotive Chase ...........SmithStar Wars ............................Williams/Story

NCIBAMason City High School Bands

Sunday, February 27, 2011 – 3 p.m. Concert Band

Mike McEniry, ConductorThe Star Spangled Banner ........................Francis Scott KeyJohn Stafford Smith (The United States Naval School of Music)

Pan American March............Karl L. King,arr. Andy Clark

Suite from Bohemia..........Vaclav NelhybelI. Procession to the CastleII. Folk TaleIII. Tournament

Andrew Ritter, Luther College Student Teacher, Conductor

A Trumpeter’s Lullaby .......Leroy Anderson,arr. Philip Lang

Featuring the Trumpet SectionRaiders of the Lost Ark Medley ..........John

Williams/arr. Jack BullockAmerican Riversongs .........Pierre LaPlante

Symphonic BandRuss Kramer, Conductor

Prelude and Fanfare .............Michael BetzPremiere Performance

Raymond Overture......................AmbroiseThomas/arr. V.F. Safranek

Ikaruga .....................Tetsunosuke KushidaI. Mahoroba (The Glorious Countryside)II. Yumedona (Dream Hall)III. Satobito no Odori (Village Dancing)Concerto #1 for Marimba and WindEnsemble ..............................Ney Rosauro,

arr. Tony McCutchenIV. Despedida (Farewell)

Michael Betz, Marimba SoloistElsa’s Procession to the

Cathedral ...................Richard Wagner,arr. Lucien Cailliet

Aztec Dance from “La FiestaMexicana” ....................H. Owen Reed

Mason City High School Bands84th Annual Spring Concert

Sunday, May 15, 2011 – 3:00 p.m.Concert Band

Mike McEniry, ConductorThe Star Spangled Banner ........................Francis Scott KeyJohn Stafford Smith (The United States Naval School of Music)

Suite Concertante.............Vaclav NelhybelI. AllegroAcademic Festival Overture ........Johannes

Brahms/arr. James CurnowAndrew Ritter, Luther College Student

Teacher, ConductorThe Blue Bells of Scotland...............Arthur

Pryor/arr. E.M. PearsonDavid Kovarna, Trombone Soloist

The Northern Pines........John Philip SousaThe Gathering of the Ranks at

Hebron .......................David HolsingerSymphonic Band

Russ Kramer, ConductorNitro ......................................Frank Ticheli

District News Edited by Elaine Menke


Prelude in the Dorian Mode .........Antonio de Cabézon/arr. Percy Grainger

Alegría................................Roberto Sierra,arr. Mark Scatterday

Suite from “Mass” ........................LeonardBernstein/arr. Michael Sweeney

Featuring the Iowa Brass QuintetMarch No. 6: Here’s to Good Old Yale .........Charles Ives/arr. Jonathan Elkus

Karl L. King Municipal BandJerrold P. Jimmerson, Conductor

May 30, 2011Memorial Day ProgramNorth Lawn Cemetery

Military Escort March .......Harold Bennett*140th Infantry March (#2)................King*National Glory Overture (#12).........King*The Lone Crusader March (#5) .......KingAmerica The Beautiful ......arr. EdmondsonYou’re A Grand Old Flag.................Cohan

arr. WaltersFlight Commander March .......W. B. GreenAmerica Exultant .........................Al HayesSalute To America’s Finest....arr. LavenderThe Star-Spangled Banner ..........F. S. Key*True Blue March (#11) .....................King

(*) These are from “The Inspiration Band Book”

June 12, 2011Flag Day Concert

Jerrold P. Jimmerson, ConductorDuane “Oley” Olson, Announcer

Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkEmblem of Freedom .......................... KingFlying With the Colors ...........W. B. GreenBroad Stripes and Bright

Stars ..........................Robert LongfieldAlexander’s Ragtime Band ............. Berlin/

arr. LakeNational Emblem....................E. E. Bagley

Dr. David Klee, Guest ConductorThe Blue and the Gray

(Civil War Suite) ........Clare GrundmanA Tribute to Benny

Goodman ..........................arr. HaymanLest We Forget ..............James Swearingen

Harlan VandeBerg, NarratorArmed Forces Salute ...............arr. LowdenThe Stars and Stripes Forever ..........SousaThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

June 19, 2011Father’s Day Concert

Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkKing Henry .........................................KingHis Honor ..........................Henry FillmoreRaymond ................ Thomas/ arr. SafranekJune Twilight ..................................... KingFriend Like Me

(from “Aladdin”) ...............arr. BocookOn The Mall.........Edwin Franko GoldmanMelody ala King................Harry L. Alford

Boss Trombone...................Henry FillmoreThey’re Off ...............................Fred JewellThe Three Musketeers.........................KingThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

June 26, 2011Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkIowa Centennial .................................KingSalutation ...........................Roland F. SeitzNorma ..........................Bellini/arr. FalconeMystic Night .......................................KingDr. David Klee, Assistant Conductor

Pickles and Peppers ...................Shepherd/arr. Rhoads

Featuring the Trumpet SectionMaxi-March...........................Frank PiersolMississippi Suite........... Grofe/arr. BennettThe Golden Age of Broadway ........Rodgers

& Hammerstein, arr. MossMournful Maggie................................KingThe Big Cage ......................................KingNobles of the Mystic Shrine ..............SousaThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

July 3, 2011Independence Day Concert

Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkHail To The Spirit of Liberty.............SousaSons of Veterans .................................KingLight Cavalry .................Franz von Suppe/

arr. FillmoreAmerican Patrol ................F. W. MeachamBugler’s Holiday...............Leroy AndersonTrumpet Trio: Tim Miller, Dave Swaroff,

Harlan VandeBerg133rd Infantry Iowa National

Guard ..........................William LaurierThe Entertainer ................Joplin/ arr. Reed

Dr. David Klee, DirectorDixieland on Stage ..................arr. Lowden

Dixieland Combo: Nancy Olson, Alan Bridge, Tim Miller,

Dennis Anderson, and Paul BloomquistLet Freedom Ring .........Kenny BierschenkMajestic ..............................................KingThe Stars and Stripes Forever ..........SousaThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

July 9, 2011Iowa Municipal Band Festival

Boone, IADr. David Klee, Assistant Conductor

Iowa Centennial .................................KingLight Cavalry .................Franz von Suppe/

arr. FillmoreMystic Night .......................................KingMaxi-March...........................Frank Piersol

Kathy Yoakam, ConductorGlenn Miller Medley ...............arr. Golemo

Dr. Michael Golemo, ConductorJive For Five: Tim Miller,

Dave Swaroff, Kathy Yoakam,Dan Cassady, and Paul Bloomquist

Highlights from The Music Man...........................Willson/arr. Reed

Mournful Maggie................................King

The Big Cage ......................................KingBarnum and Bailey’s Favorite............King

July 10, 2011Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkDr. David Klee, Assistant Conductor

Neddermeyer Triumphal .....................KingSymphonia ..............................Merle EvansOmar Khayyam...................................KingWedding of the Winds .............John T. HallBroadway One-Step ............................KingGlenn Miller Medley ...............arr. Golemo

Dr. Michael Golemo, ConductorFeaturing Jive For Five Brass Quintet

Zacatecas.....................Codina/ arr. GloverMournful Maggie................................KingMancini ........................................arr. BullaEclipse ................................................KingLSU Tiger Triumph .............................KingThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

July 17, 2011Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkThe Huntress.......................................KingQuality-Plus .............................Fred JewellFinlandia ...................Sibelius/ arr. CaillietPavanne ..........................Gould/ arr. Yoder “Au fond du Temple Saint” from The

Pearl Fishers .............Bizet/arr. LoringGeorge M. Cohan Patriotic

Fantasy ...................arr. Ehret & YoderRobert Patton, Baritone &Edwin Griffith, Tenor

Phillipian Festival ..............................KingBasses Berserk ....................David Bennett

Dr. David Klee, DirectorFeaturing the Tuba Section

The Golden Age of Broadway........Rodgers & Hammerstein/ arr. Moss

Emporia ..............................................KingRoyal Decree.........................W. P. EnglishThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

July 24, 2011Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson ParkRobinson’s Grand Entrée ...................KingThe Chevalier......................Carl LawrenceTwo Excerpts from Symphony No. 6(Pathetic) ........Tschaikovsky/arr. Fletcher

Annie Laurie .............................Clay SmithAndrew Glover, Euphonium soloist

My Fair Lady Highlights.............Loewe &Lerner/ arr. Herfurth

Dr. David Klee, DirectorThe Typewriter ...........Anderson/arr. WerleGalop from The Comedian .......Kabalevsky/

arr. MitchellFeaturing the Percussion Section

Pageantry ...........................................KingFriska ..............................Liszt/ arr. Glover

Andrew Glover, Guest ConductorEl Relicario .............Padilla/ arr. LongfieldPrestissimo..........................................KingWashington Post ............John Philip SousaThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key


July 31, 2011Karl L. King Band Shell – Oleson Park

Canton Aero Club ...............................KingThe Circus Bee ........Fillmore/ arr. Schissel Finale from Symphony

No. 4..........Tschaikovsky/arr. SafranekThe Two Little Bulfinches.................Kling/

arr. JimmersonClarinet Duet: Ardella Hein

& Diana ChouClarinet Escapade.................Russell Ward

Featuring the Clarinet SectionMarch of the Two Left Feet .......Anderson/

arr. BoydRush Street Tarantella...............Paul Yoder

Dr. David Klee, DirectorMississippi Suite...........Grofe/ arr. BennettSunshine..............................................KingAuld Lang Syne...................................KingThe Star Spangled Banner ......Smith & Key

SCIBAIowa State University

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital HallMichael Golemo, Conductor

February 4, 2011Transcendent Journey......Rossano GalanteDanza Final from

“Estancia” ............Ginastera, arr. JohnMelvin Miles, Jr., Guest Conductor

Concertino for Four Percussion & WindEnsemble ..................................GillinghamMasque............................Kenneth HeskethThe Billboard March ........................Klohr,

arr. Buckley

March 25, 2011Fanfare & Flourishes for a Festive Occasion .......................James Curnow

Hailstorm.........................William RimmerPatrick Sheridan, tuba

Estrellita .....................Ponce, arr. SheridanPatrick Sheridan, tuba

Flight of the Tuba Bee ..........Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Bulla

Patrick Sheridan, tubaSymphonic Songs for Band ............BennettPopcopy (I) ......................Scott McAllisterHymn Variants (III).................Alfred Reed

Bruce Moss, Guest ConductorGrapplling ..................Pilafian & Sheridan

Patrick Sheridan, tuba

September 25, 2Solid Men to the Front!.....................SousaConcerto for Clarinet &

Wind Band .................................TicheliHåkan Rosengren, clarinet

Impromptu ...................Boeck, arr. GolemoA Hymn for the Lost &

The Living ................................EwazenAmerican Overture for Band ..........Jenkins

NEIBAKirkwood Community College

May 5, 2011Dr. Beth Zamzow, ConductorKirkwood Concert Band

The Black Horse Troop .....................SousaDedicatory Overture ........Clifton WilliamsLet Nothing Ever Grieve Thee ......Brahms,

trans. KopetzValerius Variations................Philip SparkeMarch of the Belgian

Parachutists .........Leemans, arr. WileySea Songs............Ralph Vaughan WilliamsSonata octavi toni from Sacrae

Symphoniae .............Gabrieli, ed. KingBrass Choir

Symphony No. 94 in G Major.........Haydn, ed. Smith

Woodwind ChoirSarabande and Polka .....................Arnold,

arr. PaynterProcession of Nobles ........Rimsky-Korsakov

arr. LeidzénAmerica from West Side

Story ...................Bernstein, arr. Brown

Tri-State Wind SymphonyEagle Point Park BandshellBrian Hughes, Conductor

June 2, 2010Of Stage & Screen

Tri-State Fanfare ..................Adam O’DellStar Spangled Banner .......................SmithFilm Score Classics .................arr. BocookMarch of the Toys ........Herbert, arr. ClarkeThe Sound of Music .................arr. BennettJames Bond Suite ...................arr. EricksonCartoon Capers ...................Stephen BullaThe Music of Disneyland.......arr. BrubakerThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice ...............Dukas,

arr. CurnowOlympic Fanfare & Theme .........Williams,

arr. Curnow

June 16, 2011Songs & Dances

Tri-State Fanfare ..................Adam O’DellStar Spangled Banner .......................SmithThird Suite ..............................Robert JagerShenandoah ...........................Frank TicheliA Short Ballet for Awkward

Dancers ...................Herbert HazelmanIrish Tune from County Derry......GraingerSerenade to Spring.........................Rodger,

arr. WarringtonSelections from the Phantom of the

Opera ....................Webber, arr. BarkerBlue Tango ........................Leroy AndersonBuffalo Dances ................Robert W. Smith

June 30, 2011A Star-Spangled Spectacular!

Tri-State Fanfare ..................Adam O’Dell

Star Spangled Banner .......................SmithArmed Forces Salute ...............arr. LowdenAmerican Riversongs .........Pierre LaPlanteThe Invincible Eagle ........................Sousa,

arr. Brion/SchisselAmerican Hymnsong Suite ............MilburnCowboy Rhapsody .......Gould, arr. BennettRaiders of the Lost Ark

Medley...............Williams, arr. BullockRushmore ................................Alfred ReedStars & Stripes Forever ...................Sousa,

arr. Brion/Schissel

July 14, 2011Christmas in July

Tri-State Fanfare ..................Adam O’DellStar Spangled Banner .......................SmithSymphonic Prelude on Adeste

Fidelis.........................Claude T. SmithHere We Come

A’Wassailing ........................arr. BarkerGeus Bambino.................Yon, arr. LeidzenA Christmas Intrada ...............Alfred ReedAppalachian Carol Festival ...............JagerSleigh Ride........................Leroy AndersonAn Old English Christmas .......arr. GordonAnd a Happy New Year ........Christensen

A Christmas Festival ........Leroy Anderson

July 28, 20112011 Players’ Favorites

Olympic Fanfare & Theme .........Williams, arr. Curnow

Star Spangled Banner .......................SmithThird Suite ..............................Robert JagerIrish Tune from County Derry......GraingerRaiders of the Lost Ark

Medley...............Williams, arr. BullockThe Invincible Eagle ........................Sousa,

arr. Brion/SchisselRushmore ................................Alfred ReedThe Waltzing Cat........................Anderson,

trans. LangSelections from Phantom of the

Opera ....................Webber, arr. BarkerBuffalo Dances ................Robert W. Smith

SEIBAWest Burlington Elementary

October 18thSharon Gygi, Director

5th grade bandFrench Folk Song and Love Somebody

Aura Lee .......................George R. PoultonMerrily We Roll

Along .............Essential Elements 2000Bugler’s Dream .....................arr. LavenderWhen The Saints Go

Marching In .......................arr. HigginsOld Macdonald Had

A Band...........Essential Elements 2000Hard Rock Blues ...................John Higgins


State MarchingBand Results

School Name Class RatingBelle Plaine 1A IIBelmond-Klemme 1A IIBishop Garrigan, Algona 1A ICentral City 1A IICorning 1A IEarlham 1A IEast Buchanan, Winthrop 1A IIGehlen Catholic, LeMars 1A ILenox 1A ILisbon 1A ILone Tree 1A IIMount Ayr 1A IINishnabotna 1A INorth Mahaska, New Sharon 1A INorthwood-Kensett 1A IIRockford 1A COSpringville 1A IWoodbury Central, Moville 1A IIAlburnett 2A IIBeckman, Dyersville 2A IIBellevue 2A IICamanche 2A IICardinal, Eldon 2A IIICascade, Western Dubuque 2A IClarinda 2A IIClarke, Osceola 2A IColfax-Mingo 2A IIDavis County, Bloomfield 2A IDenver 2A IIDes Moines Christian 2A IEddyville-Blakesburg 2A IGarner-Hayfield 2A IHighland, Riverside 2A IIJesup 2A ILake Mills 2A IILouisa-Muscatine 2A IIMediapolis 2A IIIMid-Prairie, Wellman 2A IINashua-Plainfield 2A IINodaway Valley 2A IINorth-Linn, Troy Mills 2A IOgden 2A IPCM, Monroe 2A IIPekin 2A IIPocahontas Area/

Pomeroy-Palmer 2A ISheldon 2A ISibley-Ocheyedan 2A I

South Winneshiek, Calmar 2A IISumner-Fredericksburg 2A IITreynor 2A ITri-Center, Neola 2A IUnderwood 2A IWapello 2A IWest Branch 2A IWest Burlington 2A IIIWest Liberty 2A IIWest Lyon, Inwood 2A IIWest Marshall, State Center 2A IWilton 2A IA-D-M, Adel 3A IIAlgona 3A IAnamosa 3A IIAtlantic 3A IBenton, Van Horne 3A IBondurant-Farrar 3A IICarlisle 3A IICenter Point-Urbana 3A IICentral Clinton, DeWitt 3A IICharles City 3A IIClear Creek-Amana 3A ICreston 3A ICrestwood, Cresco 3A IDallas Center-Grimes 3A IDecorah 3A IEpworth, Western Dubuque 3A IIEstherville-Lincoln Central 3A IIForest City 3A IFort Madison 3A IIGlenwood 3A IGrinnell 3A IHarlan 3A IHumboldt 3A IIIndependence 3A IKeokuk 3A IKnoxville 3A ILeMars 3A IIMaquoketa 3A IMarion 3A IMount Pleasant 3A INorth Polk, Alleman 3A INorwalk 3A IOelwein 3A IIOskaloosa 3A IPella 3A IRed Oak 3A IIISaydel 3A ISolon 3A ISouth Tama County, Tama 3A I

Spencer 3A ISpirit Lake 3A IIStorm Lake 3A IIUnion, LaPorte City 3A IIVinton-Shellsburg 3A IWashington 3A IWebster City 3A IIWest Delaware, Manchester 3A IIWilliamsburg 3A IWinterset 3A IAnkeny 4A IBettendorf 4A IBurlington 4A IICedar Falls 4A ICedar Rapids, Jefferson 4A ICedar Rapids, Kennedy 4A ICedar Rapids, Washington 4A IClinton 4A ICouncil Bluffs, A Lincoln 4A ICouncil Bluffs, T Jefferson 4A IIIDavenport, Central 4A IDavenport, North 4A IIDavenport, West 4A IIDes Moines, East 4A IIIDes Moines, Lincoln 4A IIDes Moines, Roosevelt 4A IDowling Catholic,

West Des Moines 4A IDubuque, Hempstead 4A IDubuque, Senior 4A IFort Dodge 4A IIndianola 4A IIowa City, City High 4A IJohnston 4A ILewis Central 4A ILinn-Mar, Marion 4A IMarshalltown 4A IMuscatine 4A INewton 4A IIOttumwa 4A IIPrairie, Cedar Rapids 4A ISioux City, East 4A ISioux City, North 4A ISioux City, West 4A IISoutheast Polk 4A IUrbandale 4A IValley, West Des Moines 4A IWaterloo, East 4A IIWaterloo, West 4A IWaukee 4A IXavier, Cedar Rapids 4A I

Contest Results Edited by Denise Graettinger


IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JULY/AUGUST, 2011

Summary General FundReceipts for July/August $ 9,189.90Corrected Balance on July 1 $ 16,471.55Total Assets $ 25,661.45Expenditures July/August $ 13,874.49Balance on September 1, 2011 $ 11,786.96

Itemized Expenditures General Fund Year to Date Budgeted FY11 Magazine $6,139.12 $6,139.12 $21,000.00Conference $235.70 $235.70 $61,000.00Postage $44.88 $44.88 $750.00Telephone $0.00 $0.00 $100.00Office Supplies $657.06 $657.06 $1,062.70Travel $2,450.63 $2,450.63 $3,000.00Meals $437.07 $437.07 $500.00Resale Items $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00Refunds $0.00 $0.00Bad Check/Bank Charges $0.00 $0.00Newsletters $901.87 $901.87 $1,500.00Directories $0.00 $0.00 $5,400.00Honorariums $0.00 $0.00 $7,600.00Elections $0.00 $0.00 $1,100.00Iowa Alliance for Arts Education $0.00 $0.00 $3,000.00Friends of Iowa Public Television $0.00 $0.00 $300.00Commissioned Works $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00Computer/Equipment Expenses $404.99 $404.99 $3,940.00Bonding & Liability Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $1,200.00Historian/Public Relations (IMEA/SAI) $0.00 $0.00 $100.00Internet Services $2,112.00 $2,112.00 $360.00Music Mentors of Iowa $0.00 $0.00 $350.00IA Comprehensive Musicianship Project $0.00 $0.00 $500.00Legal Work $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Credit Card Fees $131.17 $131.17EF/RCF Transfers from Dues $360.00 $360.00Risk-Contingency Fund $0.00 $0.00 $2,800.00 Totals: $13,874.49 $13,874.49 $117,562.70

Itemized Receipts General Fund Year to Date Anticipated Income FY11 Dues $2,525.00 $2,525.00 $33,000.00Resale $26.00 $26.00 $1,000.00Magazine $5,384.00 $5,384.00 $10,000.00Interest Earned $3.14 $3.14 $70.00Bad Chk Re-deposit/Voided Chk $0 $0Credit Card Income for EF/RCF $0 $0Conference $831.76 $831.76 $62,000.00EF/RCF Contributions from Dues $420.00 $420.00 $5,000.00Carry-Over $0 $6,492.70 $6,492.70 Totals: $9,189.90 $9,189.90 $117,562.70

Aaron C. Nuss, TreasurerIBA General Fund


Iowa Bandmasters AssociationAnnual Summer Meeting

Marriott Hotel - Des MoinesJuly 14 & 1 5, 2011

Board of Directors Meeting:Thursday, July 14, 2011

President Tony Garmoe called themeeting to order at 10:05 P.M.

Present: Tony Garmoe, Steve Cook,Aaron Nuss, and Patrick Kearney. DickRedman joined the meeting slightly latedue to municipal band duties in Pella.

Secretary Cook presented a briefSecretary’s report.

Treasure Nuss presented a detailedfinancial report. Nuss noted that amountscollected for dues were down this year,costs for accepting credit cards were up,and that the magazine and conferecnce didnot generate their usual amounts. All ofthese items negatively effected the IBAfinancial report bottom line. Considerablediscusion ensued concerning ways to generate additional income or reduceexpenses. The consensus was that a $5.00increase in the conference fee could helpreduce the budget constraints in the future.MMS Pat Kearney/Dick Redman toincrease the IBA Conferenc fee by $5.00(current fee is $35.00, motion willincrease that fee to $40.00). Motionpassed unamiously.

Discussion was held on the followingtopics:

Liz Fritz joined the meeting to discussthe latest vision and direction from theIBA website. We are looking at a support package from Webspark to help developthe site when the requirements are beyondthe knowledge level of the webmaster.The board also discussed allowing adver-tising on the IBA website. Once a decisionis made, simply turning on a module onthe webiste could activate the advertisingoption. Liz will give a detailed report attomorrows meeting and seek further imputfrom the advisory board.

Considerable discussion on the classifi-cation of 9th grade bands and 2nd bands inregards to IBA confernece performanceselection. It was decided to forward ourdiscussion concerns to the MS Affairs andConcert Band Affairs committees,requesting that these committees gettogether and formulate a joint recommen-dation for the IBA Exec Board to act upon.

Clarification on the resolution concern-ing the IBA Tenure award. The board feltthat the way the current resolution is

written is confusing. This will be broughtup at the November All-State meeting forclarification.

Mileage reinbursement for IBA meet-ings was discussed.

College band performance rotationorder for performances at the IBAConfernece was discussed. The board feltthat the College Affairs Committee shoulddiscuss the matter and bring a recommen-dation to the board. President Garmoe willcontact the chair of the College Affairscommittee and discuss the IBA ExecutiveBoard concerns.

Discussed whether or not to continueprinting stationery and envelopes for theentire advisory board. The board decidedto continue printing stationery andenvelopes for the Executive Board, andthat the advisorary board would have a.pdf file available for their use.

Discussed needed updates for the IBASecretary computer software. SecretaryCook requested updates to several piecesof IBA software due to incompatibilitywith upgraded hardware. The boardapproved upgrading Adobe Creative Suiteand FileMaker Pro to the current versions.MMS Aaron Nuss/Dick Redman to pur-chase the necessary software upgrades forthe IBA Secretary’s computer. Motionpassed unamiously.

Dick Redman showed several differentoptions for a new IBA magazine cover.The board made their recommendation,and Dick will seek further input from theadvisory board during tomorrow’s meeting.

Discussion on starting an IBA YoungConductor Audition. Tony presentedinformation on a project he would like tosee IBA begin. The project would providethe opportunity for one or two youngdirector(s) to attend a conducting sympo-sium. IBA would fund some or all of thecosts with the understanding that thosedirectors would present a clinic session atthe next IBA Conference. The board discussed possible funding ideas and estimated costs.

Discussion on the history of Iowabands. During the conference, Tony hadHerb Duncan (author of a book being cre-ated on the history of bands in Missouri),present an impromptu clinic on theHistory of Missouri Bands project. Tonywould like to see IBA pursue a similarbook for Iowa bands. Several membershave expressed an interest in serving on acommittee to make this project a reality.

It was noted that the works which havebeen commissioned by IBA should havemp3 recordings and score samples avail-able on the IBA website. Tony will talk toLiz about getting this done.

Tony noted that he would be spreadingsome of the responsibility for selection ofconference performing bands to thePresident-Elect.

Tony noted that he is in discussion withLowell Graham concerning the 2012keynote address.

Participation numbers in IHSMA con-tests were discussed. Tony will share ourdiscussions with Alan Greiner of IHSMA.

All-State Band was discussed. Itemsincluded quality of musical experience,impressions within and outside of Iowa,difficult to change, select ensemble possi-ble, no feedback from auditions, are thebest really selected in current format.

A new meeting immediately after thedistrict luncheons at the IBA confernecewas discussed. This meeting would allowthe President-Elect to meet with all districtpresidents to finalize committee member-ship and chairs. This would also be a goodopportunity for general discussions onitems to address for the coming year.

Meeting adjourned at 1:12 a.m. MMSKearney/Medd

IBA Advisory Board MeetingJuly 15, 2011 - 10:00 a.m.

Marriott Hotel – Windows on 7thI.B.A. President Tony Garmoe called

the Board of Director's/Advisory Boardmeeting to order at 10:02 a.m. PresidentGarmoe issued a welcome to those inattendance and thanked them for takingthe time to attend the meeting. Garmoeintroduced those present and made open-ing remarks about the forthcoming year

Secretary’s Report: (see writtenreport on following pages) Secretary Cookpresented his written report. MMS (GeneGross/Jim Davis) to approve theSecretary’s Report as presented. Motionpassed.

Treasurer’s Report: (see writtenreport on following pages) Treasurer Nusspresented his written report. MMS (LizFritz/Fred Stark) to accept the Treasurer'sreport as presented. Motion passed.

Treasurer Aaron Nuss gave a detailedexplanation of the fiscal budget for 2011-2012. MMS (Fred Stark/Liz Fritz) toapprove the projected budget for 2011-2012. Motion passed unanimously.

Magazine Editor’s Report: (see written

IBA Annual Summer Meeting



report on following pages) Editor DickRedman presented his written report.Redman presented some possble newcover ideas for the IBA magazine, askingfor input during the lunch break.

Committee Chair Reports:Major Landers Report: (see written

report on following pages) Chair JimDavis presented his written report.

Conference Equipment Report: (nowritten report submitted) Chair JaysonGerth noted no new activity since the MayIBA Conference.

Conference Exhibits Report: (seewritten report on following pages) ChairDan Stecker presented his written report.

Election Report: (see written report onfollowing pages) Chair Jerry Bertrand presented his written report.

Parliamentarian's Report: Parlia -mentarian Fred Stark noted his role inassuring the meeting runs smoothly andthat parliamentary procedure is followed.

Historian's Report: (see written reporton following pages) Chair Mary Crandellwas not in attendance. Secretary Cookpresented her written report.

Webmaster Report: (see writtenreport on following pages) Chair Liz Fritzpresented her written report.

Public Relations Report: (see writtenreport on following pages). Chair MaryAnderson presented her written report.

Elementary Affairs Report: (see writ-ten report on following pages) ChairStacie Pepin presented her written report.

Junior High/Middle School AffairsReport: Chair Denise Graettinger was notin attendance. No written report submit-ted, no report given.

Concert Band Affairs Report: (seewritten report on following pages – submitted after meeting) Chair MyronMcReynolds was not in attendance. Noreport given.

Marching Band Affairs Report:Chair Craig Crilly was not in attendance.No written report submitted, no reportgiven.

Jazz Band Affairs Report: Chair KyleEngelhardt was not in attendance. Nowritten report submitted, no report given.

College Affairs: (see written report onfollowing pages). Chair Paul Bloomquistpresented his written report.

Student Affairs Report: (no writtenreport submitted). Chair Robbie Meddnoted it was nice to meet other IBA student members at the conference. Hisgoal for the year is to encourage commu-nication and involvement. He would liketo find a way to raise money to help IBAstudent members attend the annual conference.

I.B.A.R.D. Report: (see written reporton following pages). Chair Jay Nugentpresented his written report.

Mentorship Report: (see writtenreport on following pages). Chair JimFritz was not in attendance. Liz Fritz pre-sented Jim’s written report.

Research and Development Report:(no written report submitted). Chair BrianCole noted that he feels the committeelacks direction and focus. He welcomesinput concerning needed research projectsand direction for the committee.

Endowment Fund Report: (see finan-cial report on following pages) Chair GeneGross presented his written report.

Rebecca Lorsch (General Manager,Marriott Hotel – Des Moines) joined themeeting to present some news on the re-design plan for the main lobby. She notedthat they will be adding a bar around thefountain and a small performance area.Revovation will be completed in Januaryof 2012. This new space will open upadditional performance opportunities andsocial gathering places for our conference.

Technology Report: Chair ChadCriswell was not in attendance. No writ-ten report submitted, no report given.

District President Reports:North Central District Report: (see

written report on following pages)NCIBA President Michael Richardsonpresented his written report.

Northeast District Report: (see writ-ten report on following pages) NEIBAPresident Brad Jenson presented his written report.

Northwest District Report: (see writ-ten report on following pages) NWIBAPresident Michael Prichard presented hiswritten report.

South Central District Report: (seewritten report on following pages)SCIBA President Myron Peterson present-ed his written report.

Southeast District Report: SEIBAPresident Dorothy Jacobi reported no newinformation since IBA Confernece report.

Southwest District Report: (see writ-ten report on following pages) SWIBAPresident Patti Bekkerus presented herwritten report.• President Garmoe called for a lunch

recess at 11:45 a.m.• President Garmoe reconvened the

meeting at 1:23 p.m.Past President's Report: (see report

on following pages) Past President RobMedd presented his written report.

President Elect Report: (see writtenreport on following pages) President ElectPatrick Kearney presented his writtenreport.

President's Report: (see written reporton following pages) President TonyGarmoe presented his written report.

Old Business:A clarification/modification to the

current guidelines for selecting bands toperform at the IBA Conference was revis-ited. This item was tabled from previousmeetings. The board recommended that acommittee consisting of the IBA MiddleSchool/JH Affairs and Concert BandAffairs meet to formulate a policy con-cerning how 9th grade and 2nd bandsshould be classified/included in the current guidelines for performances at theIBA Conference. The committee recom-mendation should be submitted for consideration as soon as possible. Theboard is currently planning on adding thecommittee recommendation to the currentguidelines for selection, rather than addinga resolution.

The board will present a re-written ver-sion of the resolution concerning the IBATenure Award at the November meeting.The new version will simple clarify theresolution.


The College Affairs committee hasbeen asked to forward a recommendationto the board concerning a performancerotation for college groups at the IBAConference.

Tony will be contacting Ralph Forddirectly concerning reimbursing IBA forhis flight expenses for the 2010Conference. Additional formal actionswill be taken if this final request isignored.

New Business:President Garmoe noted that the board

voted to raise the IBA Conference fee by$5.00. The increase is needed to fund theconference, website development, andcredit card fees. The new $40.00 fee willbegin with this year’s conference (2012).

Garmoe noted that IBA stationerywould no longer be printed for theAdvisory Board. A PDF file will be madeavailable to all Advisory Board members.

Garmoe noted that during the confer-ence, he had Herb Duncan (author of abook being created on the history of bandsin Missouri), present an impromptu clinicon the History of Missouri Bands project.Garmoe would like to see IBA pursue asimilar book for Iowa Bands.

Garmoe noted that the works whichhave been commissioned by IBA willhave mp3 recordings and score samplesavailable on the IBA website.

Garmoe noted that he would be spread-ing some of the responsibility for selectionof conference performing bands to thePresident-Elect.

Garmoe noted that he is in discussionwith Lowell Graham concerning the 2012keynote address.

Garmoe presented information on aproject that he would like to see IBA startwhich would provide the opportunity forone or two young director(s) to attend aconducting symposium. IBA would fundsome or all of the costs with the under-standing that those directors would presenta clinic session at the next IBA Con -ference. He welcomes input on the idea.

Motion by Fred Stark, seconded byBrian Cole to adjourn at 1:30 p.m.; motionpassed by acclamation.

An audit committee consisting of RobMedd, Patrick Kearney, and Tony Garmoewas appointed to audit the IBA Treasurer'sbooks for the past four quarters. The auditcommittee found the Treasurer's books tobe in order. A copy of their certification ison file with IBA Secretary Steve Cook.

Respectfully Submitted:Steve Cook, IBA Secretary

Secretary’s ReportI spent the first few weeks of June

going through conference registrationsand updating the computer database. I askthat District Presidents remind their mem-bers to send in address changes and to pay2011-2012 dues prior to the September15th directory deadline. Anyone who hasnot paid 2011-2012 dues by September15th will not be included in the member-ship directory. There will be a “duesreminder” mailing sent out in earlyAugust. Please remember that in order toparticipate in district events, directorsmust be current members of both I.B.A.and their respective district. DistrictPresidents: please check the membershipdatabase posted on the Internet(http://207.165.180.1/ibamembers/) andnotify me of any discrepancies.

An I.B.A. Registration Deadline Cardwill be included in the summer issue of theIowa Bandmastermagazine. The card willbe printed on card stock and perforated foreasy removal. Please encourage yourmembers to post this in a prominent place.Registration deadlines continue to bestrictly enforced.

This year's official document color isred. Because some districts reproducetheir own copy of the membership infor-mation card, please try to use some shadeof red paper for this and use the currentversion of the membership informationcard (a .pdf version is available on theI.B.A. website). Dues for 2011-2012remain unchanged: Active - $50.00,Asso ciate - $30.00, Retired - $15.00, andStudent - $10.00.

Final I.B.A. Conference attendance for2011:

362 Pre-Registered Members (+26)266 Registered Members (Thurs.) (+10)32 Registered Members (Friday) (-6)

660 Registered Members Total (+30)50 Pre-Registered Guests (+2)47 Registered Guests (Thursday) (+7)5 Registered Guests (Friday) (+2)

102 Total Registered Guests (+11)43 Non-Member VIP's (-5)

174 Registered Exhibitors (-11)217 Total VIP's/Exhibitors (-16)979 Total Registered Members,

VIP’s, Exhibitors & Guests (+25)1,265 Guest Band Members (0)

75 Guest Soloists/Ensemble Members (0)1,340 Total Guest Band Members (0)2,319*Total 2010-11 I.B.A. Conference

Attendance (+25)

*The total listed above does not includethe many chaperones, parents, relatives,friends, and others who were in attendanceto hear one of the guest bands and/orMajor Landers performers. The IBAMiddle School Honor Band Concert seat-ed approximately 800 parents, relatives,and family members. 362 members and 50non-member guests pre-registered for thisyear's conference.My records indicate 422 (-11) tickets

were sold for district luncheons. Thebreakdown by districts are: NW – 38 (+5),NC – 50 (-5), NE – 90 (-9), SW – 46 (-9),SC – 121 (-7), SE – 77 (+13). In addition,176 (-22) tickets were disbursed forFriday night’s I.B.A. Banquet. Banquetattendance was down by 22 members fromlast year.

Our final membership totals as of July01, 2011 are as follows:NW 121 (-3)NC 121 (-2)NE 262 (+2)SW 79 (-5)SC 290 (+3)SE 188 (-5)OS 71 (+3)Total 1,132 (-7)

Active 772 (-16)Associate 93 (-6)Student 74 (+10)Retired 183 (+6)Honorary Life 6 (+/-0)High School 4 (-1)Total 1,132 (-7)

Our total conference attendance was upby 25 attendees this year as compared tolast year. Pre registrations were up by 26members. Total I.B.A. membership thisyear is down 7 members from last year.We begin 2011-2012 with 453 (+23)members paid for the coming year.

Respectfully submitted,Steven Cook, I.B.A. Secretary

IBA Summer Business MeetingMagazine Editor’s Report

The Iowa Bandmaster magazine willfeature many of the same kinds of articlesthat were published this past year. Thedeadline dates for the magazine are pub-lished in each issue as well as the tear-outsection of the summer Iowa Bandmasterissue. All members are encouraged to sub-mit articles or suggestions for topics thatwould be beneficial to the membership.

I want to recognize and thank ChadAllard, Denise Graettinger, Elaine Menke,and Jerry Kinney for their assistance withthe Iowa Bandmaster magazine.


District Presidents: Please rememberthat it is your responsible to notify themagazine editor if an IBA member haspassed away in your district. Submit a picture and obituary when possible. I alsoneed all of the district presidents to sendme a picture and bio for inclusion in thefall Iowa Bandmaster by October 7. NewIBA committee chairs are asked to submita picture and bio to me for the winterissue. You may email me a Word document and picture in jpg. format [email protected]. The deadlinedates for this year’s magazine are:

Fall issue = October 7Winter issue = January 6

Conference issue = March 2I am presently in the process of design-

ing a new cover for the magazine.

Respectfully submitted,Dick Redman, IBA Magazine Editor

IBA Election ReportJuly 15, 2011

1. The same election procedure will befollowed for the 2012 elections. Theslate of candidates for the 2012 election

will include: President-elect, Karl KingDistinguished Service Award activeand retired. candidates as well as aconfirmation vote for IBA Treasurer

2. Election information, including Hall ofFame criteria will be posted on theIBA website.

3. Candidates will find the informationforms on the IBA web site.

4. District Presidents or the district elections chairpersons are stronglyencouraged to have their candidatesmeet the deadline for submitting biog-raphical information to the electionchair for the IBA magazine by January9, 2012.

5. District presidents are further encour-aged to submit Hall of Fame candi-date information anytime BEFOREthe January 9, 2012 deadline.

Respectfully Submitted,Jerry Bertrand, IBA Elections Chair

Public Relations ReportJuly 15, 2011

IBA Summer Meeting

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OFIOWA SCHOLARHIP

The 2011 recipient is Nicholas Carlo,clarinetist from Cedar Falls High School.He will be attending the University ofNorthern Iowa as a Music Educationmajor. He will receive a $1,000.00 schol-arship and perform at the SAI conferenceat 11 a.m. on Aug. 4, at the Polk CountyConvention Complex in Des Moines.

DVD audition submissions wereallowed this year, which worked well withthe candidates not required to travel to DesMoines, and an easier judging process bycommittee members.

It was suggested that in addition to thepublicity in the IBA magazine and web-site, that scholarship applications be madeavailable to the host schools of the festivalin order to make students and directorsmore aware of this opportunity.

There have been discussions withIHSMA to include string players in theaward process, because the award wasdesignated as “instrumental.”

PUBLIC RELATIONS PROJECTS The committee will create press release

templates that band directors can down-load and use to promote their concerts andfundraisers. The templates will be avail-able on the IBA website.

Respectfully submitted,Mary Andersen, chair


Public Relations Committee Members:NC Lorraine Mix (12) 1NE Burton Hable (14) 1NW Tiffany Rozeboom (14) 2SC Jennifer Williams (12) 1SE Mary Andersen* (13) 1SW Jarrod O’Donnell (13) 1

Historian ReportSummer 2011

I am unable to be at the IBA summerboard meeting tomorrow, due to my teach-ing obligations at the USD Music Camp.The highlighted section is my report.

I will be working on re-organizing thearchives upon my return from music camp.I am hopeful that as I re-organize, I will beable to scan the archives so that it will beready to download for use via the internet.

Respectfully submitted,Mary Crandell, IBA State Historian

Conference ExhibitsThe 2011 Conference exhibitors were

outstanding. This year we had 56 com -panies in 76 booths. Ten exhibitors werenew. Eleven of the 2010 exhibitors did notreturn.Recommendations for the 2012Conference:1. Exhibit days should remain the same.

Thursday exhibit hours should remain9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Exhibits shouldbe closed mid-day on Friday at thesame time directors are attending district luncheons. Exhibits shouldclose at 4:00 PM on Friday.

2. I strongly recommend we continue toschedule a 10-15 minute period inevery hour for directors to visit theexhibits.

3. I recommend the required associatemember fee again be included in thecost of the first booth space. That feeshall be for the year following the con-ference. Fees for additional boothsshall be adjusted accordingly.

4. I would like to investigate on-lineexhibitor registration for the 2012 conference. Meetings have been sche -duled to explore these possibilities.All the people at Freeman Decorating

and the Marriott were wonderful to workwith. With the exception of waste basketavailability, things went very smoothly.

Thanks very much to all the directorswho took the time to visit the exhibits.Traffic flow in the exhibit area was goodon both Thursday and Friday.

Thank you to IBARD for their help onThursday in assisting exhibitors during thelunch hour. A special thanks to Rob Medd

and the rest of the board for a well-runconference.

Lastly, I could not have done this jobwithout the help of our friend, GaylinSudik. Thanks for the countless hoursanswering my many questions and givingme support.

I am looking forward to the 2012 conference.

Respectfully submitted,Dan Stecker, Exhibits Manager

IBA Summer MeetingElementary Affairs Report

The Elementary Affairs Committee isagain planning to host a session at the2012 IBA conference. Last year’s sessionwas extremely successful and we receivedsome great ideas at our meeting in May forthis year’s session. The 2012 session willbe a “Method Book Petting Zoo.” We willpresent a variety of method books andhave directors, who actually use the methods, present to tell us how they usethem and why they like them.

Additionally, we are working to putelementary and beginning band focusedarticles in the IBA Journal. Thanks to RichNicklay (NW) for organizing and writingthe summer article.

NEIBA elementary affairs would liketo extend an invitation to all directors.Bruce Pearson will be conducting a clinicand presenting his new method book at theNEIBA Honor Band Festival on Saturday,December 3 at Oelwein High School.These clinics are free of charge courtesy ofKjos.

Respectfully submitted,Stacie Pepin, IBA Elementary Affairs

IBA Middle School Affairs Summer Report

The Iowa Bandmasters AssociationMiddle School Affairs committee is dedi-cated to providing the leadership neces-sary to support and strengthen Iowa’sMiddle School Band directors and theirprograms. The committee will accomplishthis by providing meaningful educationalopportunities to students and serving as aprofessional resource for directors.IBA All-Iowa 8th Grade Honor Band

The All-Iowa 8th Grade Honor bandwill take place during the 2012 IBAConference at the Mariott in downtownDes Moines. Twenty-two students fromeach of the six IBA districts will be select-ed to participate. The chair for this year’sevent will be Dana Andrews. The guest

composer/conductorwill be Mr. GaryGilroy. Selection Guideline Wording

MS Affairs continues to seek modifica-tion/clarification in the IBA ConferenceBand Selection Guidelines pertaining toclassification of middle school bands.Concerns exist about the most appropriateclassification of a 9th grade concert band.It is recommended that 9th grade bandsnot be considered “Middle School.” Upcoming Projects

MS affairs will begin the developmentof a “Recommended Literature” list thisschool year. It is the vision of the com-mittee that the list be more than merely acollection of titles, but contain other infor-mation to aid directors in better musicselection and instruction. Interest has alsobeen shown in the issue of retention at themiddle school level. One possibility is thecommissioning of a series of articles forthe magazine.

Respectfully submitted, Denise Graettinger, IBA Middle SchoolAffairs Committee Chair

Report to IBA president from Concert Band Affairs, Summer 2011

The Concert Band Affairs committee(CBA) had a fruitful year in 2010-11, taking on several issues that would havemajor implications for the IBA member-ship. Although final decisions were notmade on all, the discussion and feedbackfrom the membership as well as deliberateconsideration by the committee sets up fora year when changes to past practiceand/or rules which govern participation onseveral fronts will be made. The areaspresently identified for action are these(listed in no particular order):

1) Selection of bands to perform at theannual IBA convention.

This item has been on the agenda ofthe CBA for at least two years. We havespent much time in discussion as acommittee and with our membership. Ibelieve that the time has come for adefinitive verdict on this issue. Therehave been many ideas on potentialchanges presented, including adding anew, “open” classification, revising thedefinition of junior high/middle school bands, adding a “second band” classi-fication, basing the acceptance ofyounger groups on number of years’experience of the majority of band par-ticipants rather than school year,adding a “Ninth Grade Band” category,


etc. There is merit in all of the proposedchanges, but we must, because of theemphasis we placed on the issue, makea final determination on changes, if any.

Additionally, Concert Band Affairs:• Requests the opportunity to docu-

ment a process for selecting ensemblesto perform at the IBA Conference.This documentation should beincluded in the IBA OperationsManual.

• Endorses the philosophy of selectingensembles to the IBA Conference toan IBA performance standard. Wesuggest a minimum of the equivalentof a Division I rating at State LargeGroup Festival.

• Discussed organizing a standingcommittee (with term limits) to selectensembles to perform at the IBAConference.

• Recommend IBA sessions includepanel discussions on preparing arecording to be considered for per-formance at the IBA Conference andpreparing an ensemble to perform atthe IBA Conference.

• Requests the opportunity to updatethe Band Selection Guidelines for the2012 IBA Conference.

2) Solo Festival AccompanistContingencies

The CBA plans to examine the sug-gestion that a contingency be made toallow the IHSMA Executive Directorbe given the authority to waive therequirement that an accompanist beused in solo/ensemble contest. Thissuggestion came to us from a memberwho had an accompanist, who hadworked with several students, fall illjust prior to the contest. As it turns out,the accompanist came to the contestagainst the will of her physician. Incases such as this, it would be prudentto allow the Executive Director ofIHSMA to waive the accompanistrequirement.

3) Additional Auditions for All-stateA proposal that would allow schools

to “buy” scratches for all-state auditionscame to the CBA, presented at its May2011 meeting. The philosophy behindthe proposal is that schools, primarilywith large enrollments and potentiallymore students desiring to audition thanpresent rules allow, would have theopportunity for more musically deserv-ing students to audition. The proposalstates that schools could pay to allow

additional auditions from areas wherescratches occur.

4) Outstanding Band Selection fromState Large Group

In response to a proposal brought byAlan Greiner, Executive Director of theIowa High School Music Association,the CBA gathered feedback from themembership regarding the selection of an outstanding band from those partic-ipating in the State Large GroupContest. The primary purpose of thisselection would be a subsequent per-formance that would be broadcaststate wide by Mediacom. After discus-sion, and by vote of the membership,this proposal was rejected.

Major Landers Report from IBAConference 2011

Competition held in Waterloo Room,chaired by Jim Davis

Auditors for this year’s contest:Bob Roussell, Brad Jensen, Liz DriskellFinal Results as follows:Finalists: Teresa Smith, Percussion–

Bishop Heelan;Kate Huffman, Bass Clarinet–OsageAlice Hinshaw, Clarinet–Newton2nd Place: Nathan Mages, Trumpet–

HarlanRunner-up: Daniel Meier, Trumpet–

Waterloo WestWinner: Aaron Ottmar, Percussion–Iowa

City HighChairman’s comments:

As I reflect on the event, I will strive tofind auditors from several districts. I wasmerely focusing on the instruments andthe people that I knew with thosestrengths. I would not want it to appear asa home field advantage due to a panel ofauditors.

As this was the second year of the elec-tronic theory test, I can say that it is work-ing well. It will continue to be tweaked forsubsequent years.

Communication follow-up is anothergoal of mine. I relied on electronic com-munication and there were some glitchesat times.

To individual districts: I would imploreyou to make your District Major LandersChair a three-year term with the last yearhaving a replacement “shadowing” theprocess. And please make me aware ofany changes in your chairpersons as soonas possible.

The afternoon recital portion of thecontest needs to be moved to a largerspace for audience. Present seating is 40 at

best. President Garmoe and I have alreadydiscussed this.

Respectfully Submitted,Jim Davis, Major Landers Chair

College Affairs IBA Summer MeetingFriday, July 15, 2011

ChallengeThe College Affairs Committee is one

of the only avenues for college and university directors to communicate, coordinate and integrate on a state level.Membership has waned as directors havecome and gone from our state. There are ahandful of directors that have been in Iowalong enough to remember the importanceof purpose of this committee. The chal-lenge of the committee is to renew themission of the committee and ultimatelyoffer an open level of communicationbetween college directors. Personally, Ifeel compelled to spread the mission andpurpose of IBA to all college directors andincrease the awareness of IBA which will,in turn, increase the student membershipin IBA.

Mission1. To encourage college and university

director membership, across the state,in all levels of institutions.

2. To introduce and encourage directorsnew to the state to IBA.

3. To encourage and promote statewidecommunication and sharing betweendirectors.

4. To encourage and coordinate studentmembership, both college-level andhigh school level.

5. Sponsor/promote/assist with the colle-giate honor band.

6. Encourage appropriate IBA Con ferencesessions.

7. Champion the cause of strong partici-pation, particularly among college/uni -versity directors.

8. Introduce the Collegiate Concert at theIBA Conference.

9. Encourage and coordinate district rep-resentatives in all above initiatives.

10. Voice on the IBA “Board of Directors.”[I believe this status has changed]

IBA ProposalAt the May 2009 IBA Conference, Dr.

Craig Hancock (Wartburg) proposed thatthere should be a performance space madeavailable to college bands whose totalenrollment is less than 5000 students. Theaudition process would have to occur dur-ing the year prior to the convention. Forinstance, bands would submit a tape in


January of 2011 for the May 2012 con -ference. This would allow the schoolselected to make long-range plans for thestudents’ schedules, tour schedules andfinancial needs. No action by the IBAboard has taken place on this proposal.

Collegiate Honor BandThe 2011 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band

occurs at the IMEA convention in Ames.The conductor for this year’s ensemble isPaula Crider.

Respectfully submitted,Paul Bloomquist, IBA College Affairs

Mentorship Committee ReportIBA Summer MeetingFriday July 15, 2011

Since taking over the role of IBAMentorship Chair from the capable handsof Dorothy Jacobi there have been a num-ber of events that I have participated in tohopefully enhance the offerings to ournew teachers.

There were 10 first-year teachers whoattended the IBA and received reimburse-ment for their expenses through theMentorship Grant administered by IAAE.These individuals had the opportunity tonetwork with their more experienced colleagues, attend clinics to improve theirskills, and socialize with peers. This is agreat opportunity for these young teachers.

Our committee had a meeting at theIBA Conference that needed to berescheduled due to conflicts with somemembers and the All-State Jazz Concert.Not all members were able to make thatmeeting but initial planning was begun.

In early June I met with members of theIAAE Iowa Model of Excellence – ArtsMentor Program planning committee atMarshalltown to prepare for the FallSymposium for first-year teachers. The2011 Fall Symposium will be held onSaturday, October 29th at Iowa CentralCommunity College in Fort Dodge. Manythanks to Leon Kuehner and Liz Fritz forall their efforts to create and administratethis great opportunity.

In mid-June I attended the seventhannual Iowa Mentoring and InductionInstitute Conference on Monday, June 20,and Tuesday, June 21, at the University ofNorthern Iowa. Also attending were LeonKuehner and Liz Fritz. This conference issponsored by the Department ofEducation and is intended to develop men-tors in all academic areas. There were several panel discussions, a keynote, andnotable speakers including Linda Darling-Hammond, co-director of the School

Redesign Network; Sarah Brown-Wessling, 2010 National Teacher of theYear; Jason Glass, director of the IowaDepartment of Education; and TaylorMali, author and poet. It was an interest-ing experience with thought-provoking presentations.

I have already begun compiling thenames, addresses, etc. of all new first-yearteachers across the state. I will be assign-ing IBARD mentors. I would appreciateany assistance to learn about recent hires.Please contact me directly. I also wouldlike to encourage all IBARD ObservationMentors to be sure to fill out all the paper-work following their mentor visits andreturn them to Leon Kuehner. Even if theIBARD member doesn’t want the reim-bursement, it is critical for the future of thementorship grant that we have accurateinformation on visits.

Finally, I would like to encouragePresident Tony Garmoe and all future IBApresidents to plan for and clearly indicatespecific Conference sessions for first- andsecond-year teachers. It helps to focustheir energies as well as provide a goodreference for our college members, whichwe hope to continue to encourage.

Respectfully submitted,James L. Fritz, IBA Mentorship Chair

Endowment Fund Committee ReportIBA Summer Planning Meeting

July 15, 20111. 2011-12 terms for Endowment

Committee members is as follows: SC Gene GrossSE Myron Welch 1 yearNC John Aboud 2 yearsSW Jeremy Bosch 2 yearsNE Doug Herbon 3 years NW Cheryl Crandell 3 yearsEx-Officio IBA President Tony GarmoeEx-Officio IBA Treasurer Aaron Nuss

2. Cheryl Crandell is the new EndowmentFund committee member representingNorthwest District of IBA. We wel-come her to the committee and thankformer NW District Endowment Fundcommittee member Jack Ryan for hisyears of service.

3. At this point there appears to be noneed for a fall business meeting (All-State). If a need develops there may bea change, but as of this time, there willbe no fall business meeting for the EFcommittee.

4. The annual meeting with our financialadvisor will take place in Cedar Fallsduring February at a date and time to bedetermined.

5. There is no further business to report atthis time.

Gene Gross, ChairIBA Endowment Fund Committee

Webmaster ReportIBA Summer Meeting 2011

I’d like to begin by giving specialthanks to Chad Criswell, outgoing web-master, for his work for the past 3 years.Chad will continue to be involved in IBA as the chair of the IBA Technology committee.

The new IBA website was unveiledbefore the conference. Our new look hasbeen developed by Webspark, and hasevolved over the past 3 years. We plan tocontinue to develop the site to serve theneeds of our members.New elements of the site include:• JomSocial – a social media component • Article submission• Online registration for conference and

membership• Slide show • Advertising (see links on site)• eNewslettersIBA Website Communication Procedures

The IBA website communication toolswill be used for direct email communica-tion with IBA members. Members are ableto unsubscribe from any unwanted emailmessages. Examples include monthly orquarterly newsletters, conference informa-tion, obituaries, and general membershipinformation.

General Announcements regardingIBA business may be directed to the web-master. The webmaster will contact thepresident for verification if needed.

Announcements for district specificevents should be sent directly to the district presidents for distribution to themembership

Statewide Announcements not specificto IBA business should be directed to IBAdistrict presidents.

Persons interested in contacting IBAmembers via mail may purchase mailinglabel lists from the IBA Secretary.

Persons interested in communicatingspecific events may purchase advertisingon the IBA website to promote their event.Respectfully submitted,Liz Fritz, IBA Webmaster

NWIBA Summer President’s ReportJuly 15, 2011

2010-2011 was another successfulschool year for the Northwest Iowa


Bandmaster’s Association. Our districtcontinues to sponsor activities that notonly showcase our students musically, butalso give them opportunities to learn andgrow. As directors, we continue to look forways to improve our students’ band expe-rience and foster a life-long love of music.

We have been working on improvingour district honor bands to reach more students. We are experiencing decliningstudent interest in the middle schools, andthat is transferring to the high school. Webelieve it is also affecting our All-Stateaudition enrollment. We have identifiedsome causes for this and are addressingways to change. We are hoping to presentsuggested changes at our fall meeting andvote on those changes at our winter meeting.

NWIBA Officers for 2011-2012Past-President – Paul Jepson, Spencer

Community SchoolsPresident – Michael Prichard, Bishop

Heelan High School, Sioux CityVice-President – Jody Ingwersen, Spirit

Lake Community SchoolSecretary – Dustin Bliven, Sioux City

West High School, Sioux CityTreasurer – Curt Ohrlund, LeMars

Community School

NWIBA Dates for 2011-2012IHSMA Marching Band:

Saturday October 8 MS/JH Honor Band Auditions:

Saturday October 15 All-State Auditions:

Saturday October 22 MS/JH Honor Band Festival:

Saturday November 5HS Honor Band Auditions:

Saturday November 5All-State Festival:

November 17-19HS Honor Band Festival:

Saturday January 7IHSMA Jazz Band:

January 14 (1A/3A), January 28(2A/4A)

NWIBA District Jazz Festival:Wednesday February 1

Morningside College High School JazzFestival: February 10-11

IHSMA Piano Festival:Saturday February 11

Buena Vista MS/HA Honor BandFestival: February 25

Buena Vista MS Solo Festival: March 17Morningside College Middle School Jazz

Festival: March 23 IHSMA Solo/Ensemble: March 24 (3A),

March 31 (2A), April 14 (1A/4A)

IHSMA Large Group: Friday May 4-evening (1A/3A), Saturday May 5-(2A/4A)

Iowa Bandmasters Conference: May 10-12IBA Affairs Committee MembersElementary Affairs – Rich Nicklay, Spirit

Lake (13)JH/MS Affairs – Barb Wells, Storm Lake

(13)Concert Band Affairs – Jason Heeren,

Storm Lake (12) Marching Band Affairs – Peter Carlson,

Sibley-Ocheyedan (12) Jazz Band Affairs – Paul McEntaffer,

Cherokee (12) College Band Affairs – Jerry Betrand,

Buena Vista University, Storm Lake (11)Student Affairs – Rena HaydenIBARD – Ken Sabers, Retired, Rock

Valley (11)Mentorship – Kurt Schwarck, Spencer (13)Public Relations – Tiffany Rozeboom,

Kingsley-Pierson (11)Major Landers – Michael Prichard,

Heelan HS, Sioux City (11) Research & Development – Ryan Meyer,

Aurelia (11)Endowment Fund – Jack Ryan, Retired,

Spencer (11)Technology – Bob Bak, Hawarden (11)Respectfully Submitted,Michael PrichardNWIBA President 2011-2012

NCIBA Business Meeting – Friday,July 15, 2011

Des Moines Marriott HotelI. Committee Replacements

a. Elementary Affairs (Tara Smith)b. JH/MS Affairs (Ann Kostelnick)c. Mentorship (Brian Stevens)d. Technology (Dave Kovarna)e. Student Affairs (Zach Sjoberg- Iowa

Central Community College) f. IBARD (Sandra Willman)

II. Fall ScheduleFirst event is the Fall Cruise on the

“Lady of the Lake” in Clear Lake onWednesday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m.

NCIBA Calendar of Events 2011-2012Friday, September 2, 2011 – Fall Cruise

attendance notificationWednesday, September 7, 2011 – Fall

Cruise EventWednesday, September 14, 2011 – IBA

Dues DeadlineFriday, September 16, 2011 – IBA &

NCIBA Dues Paid Deadline for MSHB participation

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 – MS

Honor Band Registration DeadlineWednesday, September 28, 2011 – MS

Honor Band Selection NightFriday, October 7, 2011 – HS Jazz

Festival Registration DeadlineSaturday, October 8, 2011 – HS State

Marching Band FestivalSaturday, October 22, 2011 – District

Auditions, All-State Music FestivalFriday, October 28, 2011 – HS Honor

Band Registration DeadlineMonday, November 7, 2011 – HS

Concert Band Clinic RegistrationDeadline

Saturday, November 12, 2011 – MSHonor Band Event in Humboldt -NCIBA Business Meeting

Thursday, November 17-19, 2011 – All-State Music Festival @ Ames

Friday, December 2, 2011 – Karl KingScholarship Registration Deadline

Saturday, December 3, 2011 – HS JazzFestival Event at Webster City

Friday, January 6, 2012 – MS JazzFestival Registration Deadline

Saturday, January 7, 2012 – HS HonorBand Event at NIACC-NCIBABusiness Meeting

Saturday, January 7, 2012 – Karl KingScholarship Auditions

January 14, 2012 – State Jazz BandFestival 3A, 1A

Saturday, January 21, 2012 – Karl KingM.S. Honor Band Festival at FortDodge

Friday, January 27, 2012 – MS ConcertBand Clinic Registration Deadline

January 28, 2012 State Jazz BandFestival 4A, 2A

Saturday, February 11, 2012 – MS JazzFestival Event at Clear Lake

Friday, February 17, 2012 – MS ConcertBand Clinic Event at Forest City &Fort Dodge

Friday, March 2, 2012 – HS ConcertBand Clinic Event at NIACC

March 24, 2012 – State Music Festival,Solo and Ensembles, 3A

March 31, 2012 – State Music Festival,Solo and Ensembles, 2A

April 14, 2012 – State Music Festival,Solo and Ensembles, 4A, 1A

May 4, 2012 – State Music Festival,Large Group, 3A, 1A

May 5, 2012 – State Music Festival,Large Group, 4A, 2A

Thursday, May 9-12, 2012 – 85th AnnualIBA Convention – Marriott Hotel

Friday, May 11, 2012 – NCIBA BusinessMeeting (Convention Luncheon)

Respectfully Submitted,Mike Richardson, NCIBA President


NEIBA President’s ReportIBA meeting, July 15, 2011

There have been no actions taken sinceour May meeting. The new officers haveassumed their roles and the NEIBA offi-cers and committee members will meetJuly 31 in Oelwein. One of the issues wewill look at is improving communicationswith the student IBA chapters at the colleges. Some of the students and evenadvisors of these chapters were not paidIBA members. One suggestion is to havean active teaching IBA member be a spon-sor who regularly attends their meetings,keeps them up-to-date on NEIBA happen-ings, and suggests ways for the students toget involved in IBA, such as helping outduring contests.

Another communications issue is tostop mailing hard copies of our newslet-ters and e-mail them in pdf or Word formto our members and making them avail-able as a download on our website. Thiswill save time and money.

Respectfully submitted,Brad Jensen, NEIBA president

SWIBA 2011 Summer ReportJuly 15th, 2011

Marriott Downtown Des MoinesSWIBA is looking forward to another

great year and welcomes new teachers toour district this fall.

This year we implemented a change inour reading clinic so it now occurs thesame day as the honor band festivals and itwas met with great success. With the mid-dle school and high school honor band fes-tivals on different days, we were able toread several pieces of grade appropriateliterature. The members felt this was aworthwhile process and wish to continue itfor next year.

The Southwest Iowa Honor MarchingBand had a great trip to the Fiesta Bowlthis past winter. Although this group is notofficially sponsored by SWIBA, it isstaffed by SWIBA directors, and open toSWIBA member schools. Auditions forthe 2012-2013 band will be in May of2012. Mike Peters, Creston, will be thehead director for the trip.

Next year we will be raising our localassociation dues as they have not beenraised for some time. Our goal is to con-tinue to be able to commission music forour honor band festivals as well as contin-uing scholarship monies for the Vic Woodaward and sending new teachers to ourIBA conference. We will be raising ouradmission prices to the honor band festi-

vals to help fund the festivals. We will alsobe raising our district level jazz entry feeto help pay for the logistics of that festival.

The SWIBA website has recentlyreceived an upgrade and the directory cannow be accessed on the website. Thanks toRuben Newell and Jarrod OʼDonnell fortheir work with this project which shouldbe a useful tool for our membership.

Upcoming Dates for SWIBA 2011-2012Monday, September 12th: Fall meeting,

Griswold Saturday, September 17th:Creston Balloon Days ParadeSaturday, October 1st: Clarinda BandJamboree

Saturday, October 8th: Loess HillsFieldfest

Saturday, October 29th: SWIBA MSHonor Band Auditions, Clarinda

Friday, November 11th: SWIBA MSHonor Band Festival and DirectorReading Clinic, Lewis Central

Saturday, December 10th: SWIBA HSHonor Band Auditions, Red Oak

Monday, January 16th: SWIBA HSHonor Band Festival and DirectorReading Clinic, Red Oak

Saturday, February 18th: SWIBA JazzFestival (3A/4A) Thursday, February23rd: SWIBA Jazz Festival (1A/2A)Monday, March 5th: SWIBA WinterMeeting

Saturday, March 31st: Lenox Honor BandSaturday, April 28th: Denison MS Large

Group Festival Saturday, April 28th:Red Oak MS Large Group FestivalSaturday, May 21st: SWIHMBAuditions

SWIBA Officers for 2011-2012:IBA Affairs Committee Members

President–Patti Bekkerus, DenisonElementary Affairs–Bob Hoffmann,

AtlanticPresident Elect–Jarod OʼDonnell, AtlanticJH/MS Affairs–Patti Bekkerus, DenisonSec./Treasurer–Bob Hoffmann, AudubonConcert Band Affairs–Andy Walters,

Lewis CentralPast President–Steve Britt, HarlanMarching Band Affairs–Craig Crilly,

HarlanJazz Band Affairs–Don Struve, ManningCollege Affairs–Doug Babic, IWCCIBARD–Steve Lawson, HarlanMentorship–Pete Jacobus, GlenwoodPublic Relations–Jarrod OʼDonnell,

AtlanticMajor Landers–Mark Mendell, Abraham

LincolnResearch & Development–Terry

Hanzlik,Council BluffsEndowment–Jeremy BoschTechnology–Jamie Craig, Nodaway

Valley

Respectfully Submitted,Patti Bekkerus, SWIBA President

SCIBA Summer Meeting Report2011

SCIBA is undertaking 3 organizationalgoals this year.1. Update SCIBA bylaws and leadership

team job descriptions2. Make all SCIBA event registration and

membership forms web-based toenhance the accuracy and efficiency ofthe flow of information.

3. Post history of SCIBA award recipientsonline: Karl King Active and retired,Major Landers, Past Presidents, as wellas bylaws, meeting minutes, and otherofficial SCIBA business and policies.

Respectfully submitted,Myron Peterson, SCIBA Presiden

SEIBA Summer Meeting Report2011

No new business at this time

Past-President’s ReportSummer 2011

It was a tremendous honor to serve themembers of the Iowa BandmastersAssociation! I would especially like tothank the Executive Board members,Magazine Editor Dick Redman, SecretarySteve Cook, Treasurer Aaron Nuss, LizFritz and Tony Garmoe for their leader-ship, mentorship, knowledge, and dedica-tion. Likewise, my thanks go to the com-mittee members, district presidents, andappointees for their tireless efforts on ourbehalf to make IBA such an exceptionalorganization. It was another great experi-ence working with the outstanding mem-bers of this organization.

I am very happy with the bottom line ofthe 2011 conference. I would like to thankall of the clinicians who presented forexpenses only! I would also like to thankour conference sponsors and exhibitors formaking the conference possible. I thinkthe conference is a tribute to the quality ofour membership and the willingness ofpeople in our profession to share theirexpertise and information.

Once again, I am truly grateful to themembers of IBA for the opportunity tohave served! My congratulations and bestwishes to Tony and Pat, I am looking for-


ward to working with both of them towhatever extent they would like. I believeour future is bright with these outstandingindividuals as our leaders.

Respectfully submitted, Rob Medd

President-Elect’s ReportIBA Summer Meeting

July 13, 2011I continue to be humbled and honored

to serve as President-Elect of the IowaBandmasters Association. As I follow LizFritz onto the Executive Board it is obvi-ous that the great job she has done duringher tenure as a member of that group. Notonly did she make the transition of ourconference to the Marriott incrediblysmooth, but also she has provided strongand thoughtful leadership on issues rang-ing from curriculum to the mission of ourorganization. I also want to congratulateRob Medd for the outstanding work he didas President. He put on a tremendous con-ference and continues to be an importantpart of our leadership.

I hope to engage a variety of issues andtopics during my term. The first thing thatI hope to establish is an active workingrelationship with my friend Tony Garmoe.One of the things that has become obviousas I talk to Past-Presidents of this organi-zation is that the time goes very quickly.My hope is that I can be of assistance toTony and help to see that the important initiatives that he is planning to put for-ward are followed through with. Tony hasalready generously allowed me to be a partof his planning process for his term asPresident and I hope that by doing so wecan become a partnership that will allowsome important work to continue beyonda single presidential term. I hope to workwith my successor in the same way.

Tony has already begun to provideleadership on topics such as continuing toorganize our IBA history in a new format,to identify and provide opportunities forsome of our state’s elite young band direc-tors, and to take a look at how we mightprovide some great experiences for thebest young musicians in our state. I ameager to work with him to see that theseideas might have wings that carry across aone-year presidency of IBA.

Personally, I have three areas that Ihope to make a priority. One is to continueto grow our already outstanding mentor-ship program to continue beyond the veryearly years of a teaching career. I increas-ingly see young directors who have taughtfor a few years and are looking to contin-

ue to develop professionally. I am hopefulthat IBA can help members make moreconnections that will help them meet theirprofessional goals. Secondly I hope toaddress the issue of mental wellnessamong our membership. Our jobs can bestressful in ways that it is hard to describeto those who don’t do it. I want to help tomake sure that assistance is available toour members who might feel over-whelmed at times. Lastly, I want to be anadvocate for what each and every one ofyou does. What we do is important.Whether it is teaching a beginning band,to teaching private students, to directingbands of all ages, it is important. I hope toprovide a voice that will advocate to com-munities, legislators, and school leadersthat music is a necessary part of educationin Iowa.

Respectfully submitted,Patrick Kearney, President-Elect

President’s ReportIowa Bandmasters Association

Annual Summer MeetingFriday, July 15, 2011 at 10:00am

Windows on 7th Room – Des MoinesMarriott Downtown

I would like to once again recognizeand applaud Rob Medd for his service toIBA and especially for his presentation ofan outstanding conference! Bravo, Rob!!Also, special thanks to all of the outgoingOfficers, District Presidents, Appointees,and Committee members.

Since the IBA Conference I havefocused energies on the organization andformulation of the IBA Officers, DistrictPresidents, Appointees, and Standingcommittees list for 2011-2012. I especial-ly want to thank all the District Presidentsfor their assistance in the organization ofthis list.

I have engaged in extended conversa-tions with Past Presidents Liz Fritz, DickRedman, and Robert Menuier in an effortto gather their perspectives on a widerange of topics related to IBA and musiceducation in our state. I am happy to sharePat Kearney has been in attendance atmany of these meetings. He is committedto immersing himself in the issues and iseager to lend perspective and assistance.While Past-President Medd and I have notmet for an extended period of time, wehave had numerous smaller conversationsand meetings. It is my intention to solicitinput and perspective from other Past-Presidents, Past Board members, and theIBA membership in my efforts to gain a

wide and diverse perspective on ourorganization.

The bullet points below represent top-ics of interest and consideration.Discussion Points, Initiatives,Procedural Considerations• What does the Executive Board the

IBA Membership see as priorities asIBA looks to the future?

• IBA Young Conductor Auditions-Symposium.

• History of Iowa Bands-Digitization ofArchives (Jay Kahn, Fred Stark, SteveCook, Gene Gross)

• Revisitation of past research on IowaAll State Band, alternate considerations.

• Music commissioned in Iowa on IBAWebsite, mp3 and score pdf, cutaway ifnecessary

• Conference Honor Band Auditions, uti-lization of President-Elect to facilitate.

• Meeting of District Presidents withPresident Elect following the districtluncheons, Friday of IBA.

• Lowell Graham-Keynote, in discus-sion, dates, interface.

• Website (Webspark, content, fees,development, utilization).

Respectfully submitted,Tony Garmoe, President

Remember to letnew teachers knowabout all the benefits

of being an IBAmember. We neednew members tokeep the IBA

growing and strong.

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDPella, IA

Permit No. 69

IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION, INC.STEVE COOK, IBA SECRETARY

1909 Otley AvenuePerry, Iowa 50220-2104

Change Service Requested

2011 Fall Magazine.pdf - Iowa Bandmasters Association

Documents