Fall Bulletin No. 225 - August 2004 - The Iowa High School Music ...
Fall Bulletin No. 225 - August 2004 - The Iowa High School Music ...
Fall Bulletin No. 225 - August 2004 - The Iowa High School Music ...
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ensemble event. <strong>The</strong> director was instructed to gather input from IBA and ISTA regarding<br />
this issue. <strong>The</strong> second recommendation was to increase the maximum time allowed for<br />
Chamber Choirs from 6 to 8 minutes. MMS (MERZ/COLTON) to accept this recommendation.<br />
PASSED <strong>The</strong> third recommendation was to increase the maximum number of singers<br />
allowed in a Bass Clef, Treble Clef, and Mixed Vocal Ensemble from 9 to 12 singers,<br />
with the understanding that ensembles employing 10-12 singers must sing 4 part literature.<br />
MMS (COLTON/LETTOW) to accept the recommendation. PASSED <strong>The</strong> director<br />
presented a proposal to provide certificates online for directors to download and print off<br />
for students receiving a Division I or Division II rating at the IHSMA Solo/Small Ensemble<br />
Festival. MMS (MERZ/LETTOW) to accept the proposal and publish the certificates online<br />
as modified. PASSED <strong>The</strong> director outlined concerns with the Outstanding Performers<br />
Recital. MMS (NUGENT/LETTOW) for IHSMA to facilitate a meeting with representatives of<br />
the <strong>Iowa</strong> String Teachers Association, <strong>Iowa</strong> Bandmasters Association, and the <strong>Iowa</strong> Choral<br />
Directors Association to collaboratively discuss the current success of the Outstanding<br />
Performance Award Winners recital and explore future enhancements of that recital.<br />
PASSED<br />
ASSOCIATION CONCERNS: <strong>The</strong> director provided an outline of the content to be included<br />
in the Adjudicator Specialist Certification sessions as derived by input from the<br />
ICDA Liaison Committee and the IBA Concert Band Af fairs Committee. MMS (COLTON/<br />
MERZ) to implement the Adjudicator Specialist Certification Sessions as they are developed.<br />
PASSED MMS (COLTON/DANNEN) to adopt a uniform policy for all festivals<br />
concerning adjudicator pay where a festival is cancelled or postponed due to inclement<br />
weather. Under this policy adjudicators would be reimbursed, at the contracted rates, for<br />
expenses incurred (mileage, housing, and meal honorarium). Adjudicators will not be<br />
reimbursed for their adjudication honorarium unless the festival is cancelled or postponed<br />
af ter it has already begun. In that instance adjudicators will be paid their full contract.<br />
Adjudicators of festivals that have experienced a postponement will be given first consideration<br />
when securing adjudicators for the re-scheduled festival. PASSED <strong>The</strong> director<br />
outlined an adjudicator recognition program that would recognize currently approved adjudicators<br />
and veteran adjudicators for years of service. MMS (COLTON/NUGENT) to<br />
provide certificates for all “approved” adjudicators. PASSED <strong>The</strong> Adjudicator Recognition<br />
Program for Years of Service was tabled for further discussion at the October meeting.<br />
MMS (NUGENT/MERZ) to provide metal “Lifetime Passes” to IHSMA events to all former<br />
and current Executive Committee members and to Everett Johnson; and to provide laminated<br />
term passes to current DAG members. PASSED <strong>The</strong> director notified the committee<br />
that the current supply of “Distinguished” Academic Achievement Awards had been exhausted<br />
and that a re-order of the same certificate was not possible. MMS (NUGENT/<br />
LETTOW) to abandon the current certificate program and implement a plaque program<br />
similar to that of the IHSAA and IGHSAU. PASSED Meeting dates for the <strong>2004</strong>-2005<br />
school year were established as October 13, <strong>2004</strong> (Executive Committee and DAG);<br />
January 19, 2005 (Executive Committee); April 20, 2005 (Executive Committee and DAG);<br />
and June 18, 2005 (Executive Committee). <strong>The</strong> joint meeting between the IHSMA Executive<br />
Committee and IMEA Executive Board will be April, 19, 2005. <strong>The</strong> 2005 National<br />
Federation Summer Meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas and is tentatively scheduled<br />
for June 30 – July 3, 2005. MMS (COLTON/NUGENT) to provide a donation of $150<br />
to IPTV. <strong>The</strong> director outlined current plans for joint booth space at the SAI convention<br />
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