Welcome to SMEA ENotz, email update for Saskatchewan Music Ed / SMEA Events.
Please contact Yvonne Kerpjuweit for comments and contributions!
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SMEA Honour Groups 2010 Program rolls out SmartMusic pilot, and season info.

Directors can receive a free SmartMusic "student" support link if they act before March 1st!
Go to the SMEAHG Website for the forms pak ....
Recommend top students for HG auditions and students can receive a home link too!
(greatly facilitates making MP3's for audition). A super reward to top students. An easy assignment in SmartMusic.

Lots of info in the pdfpack about SmartMusic and the second year of the Saskatchewan Honour Groups transition!
Auditions deadline is April 15th, 2010.

There is a complete pdf of forms and info required for audition here on the Provincial Honour Groups Website.

Lenora Bells (Chairperson)
Nick Fanner (Band Coordinator)
Tracy Oddan (Choir Coordinator)
Graeme Steen (Registrar)

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Tafelmusik: Baroque Summer Institute deadline MARCH 19, 2010
Join Jeanne Lamon, Music Director, and Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber Choir, for an intensive 14-day residency in baroque period performance from June 6 - 19, 2010 at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. This workshop is for advanced students, pre-professional and professional musicians. Application deadline MARCH 19, 2010.

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March 17-19, 2010 Downtowners Optimist Band Festivalhttp://www.saskband.org/Other/optimistfestival.html Regina

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Sask Orff Chapter's Children's Day (for students in Grades 4-6)
March 20, 2010
Clinician: Shelly Mooney & Friends
Location: JACK MACKENZIE SCHOOL, REGINA.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Contact: Marlene Hinz
Phone: 306-789-8344

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National Orff Conference
UNITE 2010

One World - One Voice - One Song
Un Monde - Une Voix - Une Chanson

April 29 - May 2, 2010 Fort Garry Hotel - Winnipeg, Manitoba

In Song & In Spirit,
Rich

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Rich Dubé
Owner, Northern Spirit Flutes
2505 Cumberland Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK S7J 2A1
Canada
www.northernspiritflutes.net
fluteman@live.ca
(306)343-6037

"Touch the heart of a child and you can teach the child."
- Elder who spoke to Otto Fietz,
Cree Director of Education for Lac La Ronge Indian Band

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The 2nd ISME North American Regional Seminar and Summit

March 25-26, 2010 in Anaheim California
Presented by ISME North American Regional Committee
In conjunction with the 2010 Biennial Music Educators National Conference
For future updates and developments please be sure to visit:
http://www.menc.org/events/view/2010-biennial-music-educators-national-conference and/or
www.cmea.ca
Further inquiries may be directed to co chairs: Dr. Patrick Schmidt pschmidt@rider.edu and/or Mary
Dinn mdinn@nl.rogers.com

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Saskatoon Childrens Choir

Will be having their spring concert titled
"Here's To Song"

Phoebe Voigts, Artistic Director
Michelle Aalders, Accompanist

Friday, April 16, 2010
Third Avenue United Church,
Saskatoon 7:30 p.m.

We are sorry for the wrong date in our last enotz. Please make note of the change.

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May 3, 2010 Music Monday Canada

May 18-20, 2010 Moose Jaw Kinsmen Festival Moose Jaw

Saskatchewan Orchestral Assoc. Conducting Workshop with Wayne Toews

The Saskatchewan Orchestral Association is sponsoring an international conducting workshop in the Saito method with Wayne Toews on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan from July 11 to 18, 2010. The workshop is suitable for experienced musicians working with professional, amateur and student ensembles. The instructional team includes Dianne Gryba, Bonnie Nicholson and George Charpentier. Comments from participants in previous workshops can be found at www.conductorschool.com/comments.html More information is available from www.conductorschool.com or by calling Wayne Toews at 306.373.6408.

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Students can receive a free SmartMusic subscription if recommended by teacher to
audition for 2010 Honour Groups.

For complete details and deadline for SmartMusic recommendations for 2010 Provincial Honour Group auditions, please follow this link to the 2010 Honour Groups Website.

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The Saskatchewan Music Educators Association receives significant funding from:
Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation
and
With the assistance of SaskCulture Saskatchewan Arts Board