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nafmeadminI was wondering what end of the year award everyone gives out?
Band has the Sousa, Gilmore, Armstrong, and Herman, Orchestra, The National School Orchestra Award, and Chorus, The National School Choral Award but there is no “national” awards for guitar. To piggy back of these style of awards I started giving out the Andrés Segovia award to a top senior who shows outstanding dedication to the guitar program.
I’m looking for more ideas to honor those students that go above and beyond for the guitar program with out using “directors” awards.
nafmeadminThose awards given in band are sanctioned by certain organizations. The Sousa award is given through the Selmer Corporation, and I think some of the others are too. I think using Segovia for an award is completely appropriate, but there are so many great guitarists to choose from…how about the Charlie Christian award for a youngster drawn to jazz, or a Doc Watson Award for a folk/flatpicking student? My own personal favorite would be to give one in memory of Paco de Lucia. I can’t think of an award given around the country…. Should we think about establishing a national award? That would be terrific!
nafmeadminI created the Andres Segovia Award a few years back as well. I also have awards for those who made our All-County and All-State Guitar Ensembles.
Aside from superlatives (fun) awards I have my students vote on students who are “Most Improved” and also top in reach grade.
John’s idea of the other awards are a great idea. It would be nice if we could have an award(s) for the guitar world. Would it be possible to have these sponsored by a company, ie. D’Addario, Cordoba, etc.
nafmeadminD’Addario has been a very generous company when it comes to helping with recognition. I will approach them about their thoughts on this. So far everyone I have talked to about having a national award has been quite encouraging about it. If anyone has thoughts about how it should be named, chime in with suggestions! thanks so much for your post!
John Truitt
NAfME council for Guitar Education
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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