Spring Trip
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nafmeadminDo you take your guitar class on a “spring trip” If so:
How many students do you take:
Where do you go:
Is it a competition:
Is it a guitar festival:
What does your Guitar Ensemble play:
nafmeadminWe have always done the FMEA State Guitar Festival in Tampa. Started with one ensemble and 18 students. Last year we did 3 ensembles and 70 students. It was a nice day event.
This year I took my 2 younger ensembles (45 students) to the FMEA, Tampa event again. Next week I am taking my Guitar Orchestra to New York to perform in concert at the Long Island Gutiar Festival. We are bringing 24 students and have programmed among other works: Kalimba by Jurg Kindle, All In A Days Work and Fresco – both by Rex Willis, Flight of the Dragon by Jeffery Tanner, Daydream by Gian Paolo Lopresti, Aire on Two Caneries arr. by me and Letter from Home by Pat Metheny, also arr. by me.
nafmeadminTell us more about the Long Island Guitar Festival.
nafmeadminI do MANY trips with my top touring guitar ensemble. They do a tour to New Mexico (neighboring state) at the University as well as high school performances. We do trips around our community. We also take at least one major trip to a Heritage Festival. They do not always hire the most helpful judges (that are guitar specific); however, the criticism is always very positive and helpful. It also exposes guitar to the rest of this world. Every 3-4 years they do an international tour (past tours were to Germany/Austria, Peru and next trip is through Italy). It is definitely a way to get excellence from your ensemble…and the kids love to perform!
nafmeadminHow do you fund your international trips?
nafmeadminGlen, you were our first Clinican and was a positive voice in getting us on our way.
The Long Island Guitar Festival is run by Harris Becker, Professor of Guitar at Long Island University. LIGF is an international guitar festival that offers a weeks worth of concerts, master classes and clinics. We were invited to participate and perform. This years artists and clinicians included Gyan Weily, Matt Palmer, John Erickson, John Williams, William Kanengiser, and the Eden/Stell Duo among others. It was a wonderful educational experience! Our students and program are better musicians due to this festival. The connections made at LIGF are now allowing us to develop collaborations with artists and teachers from around the world who want to work with our program and to perform at other guitar festivals.
nafmeadminWe’re just headed to Williamsburg/Busch Gardens this weekend 🙂
Jeff Tanner
Funky Bear Music
nafmeadminWhat are you playing? What tour company are you using?
nafmeadminWe just did the Music in the Parks thing. Since I was combining kids from the Intermediate and Advanced classes (no Artist – different teacher) we played Contradanza and Kalimba. Kids did a great job (especially considering we’d never been able to pull off a combined rehearsal) and had a great time on the trip!
nafmeadminI think Kalimba by Jurg Kindle is becoming the “Stairway to Heaven” of Guitar Ensemble. For those of you who have not heard it, it’s a great piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVQhMGLNJtY
nafmeadminLOL, yeah it kinda is. Only problem with it is syncing up all the 16th note runs!
At any rate, overall it was a great trip, the kids played well and had a great time. Really solidified their team spirit, excitement and confidence!
Jeff
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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