Friday, February 28, 2020

Sunday Honor Band Deadline

Colleagues,

The deadline for entry for the TMEA Honor Band Competition is this Sunday, March 1st. This contest is for schools in class 1C, 2C, 1A/2A, 4A, and 6A for a potential performance at the 2021 TMEA convention. I encourage you to read the REVISED Honor Band Competition Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines.

Review the Honor Band rules and begin an entry

To start a new entry or complete the Honor Band Entry process, please visit the website above and scroll all the way to the bottom. Each group that enters the selection process must complete the necessary online forms between February 1st and March 1st. Failure to file by March 1st renders any organization ineligible to enter the selection process. If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn
Midland Lee HS Director of Bands
TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

TMEA Honor Band

Dear TMEA Region 6 Band Colleagues,

Entry for the TMEA Honor Band Competition is open on the TMEA website. This is for schools in class 1C, 2C, 1A/2A, 4A, and 6A for a potential performance at the 2021 TMEA convention. I highly encourage you to thoroughly read the REVISED Honor Band Competition Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines which can be found at the following link:

https://www.tmea.org/divisions-regions/band/honor-band/rules

To start a new entry or complete the Honor Band Entry process, please visit the website above and scroll all the way to the bottom. Each group that enters the selection process must complete the necessary online forms between February 1 and March 1. Failure to file by March 1 renders any organization ineligible to enter the selection process. If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.

Best Wishes,

Steven Dojahn
Midland Lee HS Director of Bands
TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

RE: Big Country Y.E.S.

Hello to all! Tonight is the night for the 2nd Big Country Y.E.S. event of the year. The event will begin at 6:30 pm in the Abilene Christian University Music Building with guest speaker Dean Surface from Keller. Dean will be presenting a clinic called “The Paperless Band Hall” and he has requested that everyone bring their electronic devices. WiFi will be available through the ACU system. If you are planning to come and have not followed the link below to let us know, please do so as soon as possible. I hope that we see you there!

 

Bill Harden

Asst Professor of Music

Director of Bands

Hardin-Simmons University

Bill.harden@hsutx.edu

 

From: Harden, Billy
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 2:55 PM
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Subject: Big Country Y.E.S.

 

Directors,

The next symposium for Big Country Y.E.S. will be held on Tuesday, February 4th, at Abilene Christian University beginning at 6:30 pm. The speaker for this event is Mr. Dean Surface, Director of Bands at Trinity Springs Middle School in Keller, Texas and he will be speaking on the topic “The Paperless Band Hall.” Dean is the son of a former band director who grew up around west Texas band programs in Andrews and Odessa where he graduated from Permian High School.

 

Once again, we will not be having a meal brought in for this event, so feel free to grab something and bring it with you. We will be concluding the evening by 8:30 pm. As before, I will provide you with a Certificate of Attendance to provide to your ISD for professional development credit. All Y.E.S. events are free of charge. If you are planning to attend, please go to the following link and register so that we may know how many to prepare for.

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYnsnyMmXZFjRUrkn__KplQNSq0tu612Mv7C8LAxhW9UJ7kw/viewform

 

Big Country Y.E.S.

February 4, 2020

Abilene Christian University Band Hall

6:30 – 8:30 pm

 

The Paperless Band Hall

 

Clinic Synopsis: In the field of music education, communication and data collection are crucial components to the success of a music program. These two facets of the profession contribute to many binders full of papers that are only able to be organized by one scheme and are not easily searchable. By shifting the way we look at handouts, forms, pass offs, practice records, and various other paper consuming activities we can step closer to a more organized, automated, and paperless classroom.

Dean Surface is the Director of Bands at Trinity Springs Middle School in Keller TX. He began his career 17 years ago in Keller ISD and moved to Trinity Springs upon its opening in 2006. Under Mr. Surface’s direction, the Trinity Springs Wind Ensemble has been awarded Superior ratings at UIL, Peak Festivals, Ovation band contests and the Beach Within Reach festivals. They have also been awarded as outstanding ensemble and best in class at these various contests. The TSMS Wind Ensemble has also been awarded as National Winners in the Mark of Excellence band contest. This coming March the TSMS Wind Ensemble will be performing at the Music for All National Band Festival in Indianapolis. Mr. Surface is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. He has guest conducted honor groups in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and is a faculty member at the Baylor Summer Music Camp. He has presented clinics for fellow KISD teachers and has previously served as the TMEA Region Middle School Band Coordinator elect, and TMEA Region 30 and 2 Middle School Band Technology Coordinator. On his campus Mr. Surface serves on the leadership council. Mr. Surface is a member of Texas Music Adjudicators Association and adjudicates Pre-UIL, UIL, and various festivals in the DFW area. He also presented two clinics at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic. Mr. Surface holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Baylor University and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Texas Woman’s University. Mr. Surface enjoys teaching band to middle school students because this is where the adventure begins. He also enjoys composing music for middle school students through his publication company technologication.com.

 

dean.surface@kellerisd.net

 

 

Bill Harden

Asst Professor of Music

Director of Bands

Hardin-Simmons University

Bill.harden@hsutx.edu