NYSSMA ALL COUNTY MANUAL
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NYSSMA ALL COUNTY PROFESSIONAL

Please be sure to review these changes and make sure that students prepare pieces which are listed in this current edition of the manual. In addition, there have been some changes to the Rules and Regulations. This latest edition has been updated to include many new pieces and it has eliminated many works which are no longer in print.

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If you are unsuccessful resolving your issue or finding an answer to your question, then send an e-mail to me at the address above.Р”В«e sure that you are using the current NYSSMA Manual marked РІР‚СљEffective July 2018РІР‚Сњ. I have found that, in most cases, situations can be resolved within the school districts more quickly and effectively. Parents with NYSSMA problems or concerns should contact their childРІР‚в„ўs school music teacher and/or music administrator prior to contacting me. If you need to contact me it is best to do so by email to the address above. You can do this by clicking on the link above. To find information on Nassau County festivals or which area a particular school is part of, please look at the files below or go to the NMEA (Nassau Music Educators Association) web site. Jessica Shenker, NMEA President, Information: The success of our festivals is dependent upon your ability to help us continue to provide the best adjudication process anywhere. Teachers, please make sure your membership is up to date and please sign up to adjudicate at our festivals. As your Zone Rep it is my responsibility to oversee all NYSSMA activities in the Zone, and also to represent the needs and concerns of our Zone to the Executive Council.

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Knapp co-presented a professional development workshop at the NYSSMA conference, РІР‚СљSuper Strategies to Address the Standards in Classroom Music.Welcome to the Zone 13 (Nassau County) web page. РІР‚вЂ№ In addition to Brenna participating in the NYSSMA All-State Mixed Chorus, Mr. РІР‚СљBrenna is an outstanding representative of our music department.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљShe is an extremely hard worker and is a very dedicated member of the High School Chorus,РІР‚Сњ Mr. РІР‚вЂ№ Craig Knapp and Amy Schecher, Rocky Point music department chairpersons, added that they are both very proud of Brenna and her accomplishments.

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She is always looking to improve and tries any suggestion given in class or in lessons with full enthusiasm.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљShe will do anything and everything to support other singers in the chorus and is more eager to shine the spotlight on her peers than to have it on herself. РІР‚вЂ№ РІР‚СљAs her chorus teacher, I feel incredibly privileged to have Brenna as a student because she is such a humble leader in the Rocky Point Chorus Room,РІР‚Сњ Ms. When asked how rehearsals were going, Brenna expressed how incredibly inspiring it was to sing with that many voices. РІР‚вЂ№ After arriving at the NYSSMA conference, Brenna had three full days of rehearsal, singing as much as eight hours in a day during rehearsals with a college-level conductor and 160 other singers from all over the state. Brenna worked on her own at home as well as with her chorus teacher, Jessica Spitz, during her chorus lessons, at extra help and after school to master the challenging music, which included several different styles of music 4-part, 6-part and 8-part harmony and four different languages. The All-State Mixed Chorus was announced in the fall, and Brenna received the music to start preparing in November. She received a perfect score as well as glowing comments from the adjudicator. РІР‚вЂ№ Brenna auditioned for the All-State Mixed Chorus last spring by submitting a video recording of her singing the Italian aria РІР‚СљChe faro senza EuridiceРІР‚Сњ at the NYSSMA Solo Festival. She participated in a concert held at the acclaimed Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York, during the annual Winter Conference of the New York State School Music Association on Dec. РІР‚вЂ№ Rocky Point High School student Brenna Kiernan was selected to the New York State School Music Association All-State Mixed Chorus. Intermediate All-County Band 2021 (Grade 7, 8 and 9 in the Fall of 2020) Students currently enrolled in Grade 6, 7 and 8, who wish to be considered for Intermediate All-County Band in the Spring of 2021, should perform a solo from the current NYSSMA Manual 32, on Level 4 or 5 at the NYSSMA Solo Festival Spring 2020.

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