Collegiate Updates

February 2024

We hope the start of your Spring semester is going well! There are some BIG updates this month:

  • The Collegiate-NYSSMA E-Board is happy to announce our virtual “Saturdays at 1 PM” alternative to the NYSSMA Collegiate Conference. Below is a list of the sessions we will be hosting. Check back for the Zoom link on the NYSSMA website and on our social medias!

March 2nd, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – “Trauma-Informed Pedagogy” with Elira Mavraj Zoom Link

March 9th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – “Restorative Practices in Schools & our Music Classrooms” with Zachary Arenz Zoom Link

March 16th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – “Meaningful Inclusion of Children on the Autism Spectrum in the Music Classroom” with Dr. Stephen Shore Zoom Link

March 23rd, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Switching Between Teaching Band & Chorus” with Peri Bernstein Zoom Link

March 30th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. – “Adventures in Research for Music Teachers” with Dr. Jill Reese & Fredonia Music Education Students Zoom Link

  • Interested in running for a C-NYSSMA E-Board position? The deadline to apply and run for the 2024-2025 State Executive Board is March 25, 2024. To complete an application for state leadership, see the last pages of the Spring 2024 Collegiate NYSSMA Newsletter. Reach out to current board members with any questions about responsibilities!

January 2024

Happy New Year! We are very excited to announce our events for 2024!

  • The Spring 2024 Newsletter will be coming out soon! Keep an eye on your emails from Province Representatives. 
  • This year’s Biennial Collegiate Session will be five one-hour sessions every Saturday in March (March 2nd, March 9th, March 16th, March 23rd, March 30th – all at 1:00 p.m.). More information will be announced.
  • Interested in running for a C-NYSSMA E-Board position? Keep an eye out in the Spring Newsletter for more information about the 2024-2025 election process.
  • The month of March is Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM)! Please share your MIOSM experiences on social media and tag us in it so we can promote your chapters.

December 2023

Here are some updates as we wrap up 2023:

  • Joe Sugar Day – NYSSMA members as well as collegiate students meet with State Legislators to promote music education, arts education. For more information, click here.
  • The Biennial Collegiate Session has been reimagined to be five one-hour sessions on Saturday afternoons in March! More information will be coming soon!
  • We had a very successful Winter Conference! The E-Board loved getting to meet and connect with you all throughout the weekend. 
  • Happy Holidays! We hope you can all find some time to relax a little between semesters. Check back for more information as we head into 2024!

November 2023

The 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference is almost here! Here’s some information that you might find helpful:

  • Below is a list of all the C-NYSSMA events that will be happening at the NYSSMA Winter Conference this year. Check the conference app for more details about each session as well as location.  

Thursday, November 30

3:30 p.m. “Their Own Voices: Supporting transgender students”

4:45 p.m. “Wait, that wasn’t in the reading! Learning by doing” 

7:15 p.m. “Beyond the Baton: Empowering student agency in your ensembles”

Friday, December 1

8:15 a.m. “Building your Teacher’s Toolbox Part I: Here’s how” 

9:30 a.m. “A Cappella: The power of student voice”

9:30 a.m. “Practice Makes Perfect: Speed interviewing to get the job!”

10:45 a.m. “The Things You Don’t Learn Until the Real World”

1:15 p.m. “Realities of Teaching Music: What college couldn’t cover” 

2:30 p.m. “Requisite Understandings for Success in ALL Music Settings: Special education and support services”

6:00 p.m. Collegiate NAfME/NYSSMA Dinner and Meeting with the 2023-2024 State E-Board

NOTE: Dinner is FREE!!

7:15 p.m. “Meet your State E-Board and Members of the NYSSMA Executive Council”

Saturday, December 2

9:30 a.m. “Let’s Get This Party Started! Landing the teaching job of your dreams”

1:15 p.m. “I’m Still Standing: Navigating your first job”

2:30 p.m. “Urban Education 101”

3:45 p.m. “What do I NEED to KNOW? Pointers for new teachers”

October 2023

We hope you are having a fantastic semester so far! Here is some information that will be helpful for you as the 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference approaches:

  • The 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference dates are November 30th-December 3rd, 2023. The conference will take place at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. We intend to host a number of C-NYSSMA sessions this year, so stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the event.
  • Stay tuned for more specific information about the C-NYSSMA sessions that will be happening at the 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference!
  • The E-Board is hard at work securing speakers for to present at a Virtual NYSSMA Collegiate “Conference”. These sessions will occur for approximately one hour via Zoom every Saturday in March. 

September 2023

As the Fall Semester begins, here’s what C-NYSSMA has been up to!

  • SUNY Fredonia will host a Music Education Summit on Saturday, September 9th, 2023! There will be sessions presented by Dr. Scott Edgar on Social Emotional Learning in the music classroom. 
  • Check out our Fall Newsletter which is distributed by your chapters and in the Important Documents tab on the NYSSMA Website.
  • The 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference dates are November 30th-December 3rd, 2023. The conference will take place at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. We intend to host a number of C-NYSSMA sessions this year, so stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the event.
  • The 2024 NYSSMA Collegiate Conference is in the works for March 2024! Stay tuned for more details!
  • We hope you have a great start to your semester! Stay tuned for more updates!

August 2023

As summer starts to wind down, here are some updates about what C-NYSSMA has been up to:

  • There will be two C-NYSSMA sessions at the 2023 NYSSMA Summer Conference. The sessions will be held back to back on the morning of Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. 
    • 9:00am-10:15am: Student Teachers and You: Preparing the Next Generation of Music Educators (Dr. Rich Tilley, Dr. Keith Koster)
    • 10:30am-11:45am: State Collegiate NYSSMA: Preparing your Chapter for 2023-­2024 (Dr. Keith Koster, Taylor Kelly, Dr. Rich Tilley)
  • The majority of C-NYSSMA sessions at the 2023 NYSSMA Winter Conference will be held in December.
  • All previous year’s Collegiate Updates can be found under their respective years in Important Documents and Links.
  • Stay tuned for more information! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

 

July 2023

We hope you are enjoying your summer! Here’s what C-NYSSMA has planned for the upcoming year:

  • The 2023 NYSSMA Summer Conference will be held in Albany on August 13-15th, 2023. There will be multiple C-NYSSMA events at this conference!
  • More information to come soon regarding the State Collegiate Conference! 

 

June 2023

Hoping your summer break is going well so far! Here are a few updates from this month’s meeting:

  • The 2023 NYSSMA Summer Conference will be held in Albany, NY on August 13th-15th, 2023! It only costs $30 for C-NYSSMA members to attend, so please consider attending this conference as a way to gain more professional development experience and connect with your future colleagues!
  • Stay tuned for more updates!

 

May 2023

Happy summer break! There aren’t too many new updates this month, but here are a few things that have happened:

  • The new collegiate NYSSMA e-board assumed all new positions this month.
  • The Executive Board is excited to take on many initiatives/goals that include having a greater social media presence, re-envisioning the 2024 State Collegiate Conference, and continuing the development of the online platform that Past President, Emma Uruburu, initiated.
  • Stay tuned for more!