Important Dates
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Deadlines
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2020
Band Division Chairman Election
at lmeamusic.org
March 1-15, 2020
Run-off Election for Band Division Chair
(if run-off needed)
March 20 - April 1, 2020
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2020
Deadline for State Solo Assessment Entry
March 20, 2020
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2020
State Solo Assessment
April 25, 2020
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2020
Deadline for
Hall of Fame
Nominations
May 1, 2020
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2020
Deadline for
Outstanding Administrator
Nominations
May 1, 2020
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2020
Deadline for
Outstanding Young Music Educator
Nominations
September 1, 2020
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Executive Officers
Carol Lupton, President
Scotty Walker, President Elect
Fran Hebert, Past-President
Bruce W. Lambert,
Executive Director
District Directors
Greg Oden, District I
Jessica Fain, District II
Brett Babineaux, District III
Katie Codina District IV
Sharon Stephenson, District V
Guy Wood, District VI
Jim Trant, District VII
Michele Deslattes, District VIII
Joshua Stearman,
District IX
Division Chairmen
Joseph Nassar, Band
Katrice LaCour, Orchestra
Angela Jones, Vocal
Lee Hicks, Jazz
Michele White, Elementary
Victor Drescher,
University-Research
Edward McClellan,
Collegiate NAfME
Carolyn Herrington,
Public Relations
Ex-Officio Board Members
Pat Deaville, State Editor
Sharon McNamara-Horne,
State Webmaster
Thomas Burroughs, Hall of Fame
Jessica Fain, LBA
Amy Prats, LA ACDA
Kelly Stomps,
AOSA Red Stick Chapter
David Gambino, LAJE
Michele Wilkinson-Nelson,
LA ASTA
Gustava Miranda, LA PAS
Conference Chairmen
Bruce W. Lambert,
Executive Director
Scotty Walker, All-State
James W. Hearne, Conference
Carolyn Herrington, Exhibits
Fran Hebert, Registration
Thomas Burroughs, Hall of Fame
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President's Greeting
Carol Lupton
LMEA President
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Conference 2019 is in the books. My thanks go out to James Hearne, for his excellent work in organizing and scheduling this annual event. I cannot even imagine the total amount of time and effort needed on his part to coordinate and organize everything. It is always amazing to me how he gets this five-day event to run so smoothly.
Thank you also to the LMEA Division Chairs for their dedication to our students and music educators. The scope of your “behind the scene” work is immense. I am not sure anyone can truly understand all that each you do, unless they have previously served in your position.
Band Directors, I want to encourage you to consider nominating an ensemble for the Robert L. Wilhite Award of Excellence. Entry Forms and recordings for this award will be accepted beginning the March 1st. This award recognizes quality instrumental high school and middle school music programs serving historically disadvantaged student populations. Procedures and Rules for this Award can be found on the LMEA Website.
The Vocal Division is currently developing an award to recognize deserving Vocal Ensembles. If you have thoughts you would like to share about this type of award, feel free to email me, I would love to hear from you.
If I can assist you or your students in any way, please to do not hesitate to contact me. My best wishes to all of you as we begin this new year and decade.
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LMEA Election Information
Fran Hebert
LMEA Past President
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Conference Reflection
It was a pleasure, as always, to visit with band, choir, orchestra, jazz, elementary, university, collegiate members, and exhibitors at our fall conference. Thank you for a smooth and efficient pre-registration process. As Immediate Past-President I can say with enthusiasm that serving as conference registration chair for this two-year term has been a rewarding experience in every aspect.
Thank you!
Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the LMEA board for the past 29 years. LMEA has provided positive experiences in music education for me, for my career, and for my students since 1973. I have worked with the finest educators, colleagues, and friends a person could ever hope to know.
Election Dates
An election will be held in the spring of 2020 for the Band Division Chairmanship. This election shall be conducted on the LMEA Website from March 1 through March 15, 2020.
A majority of votes must be attained by one of the three candidates for the election to be finalized. If no candidate receives a majority, a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the most votes. If needed, the runoff would be conducted on the LMEA Website from March 20 through April 1, 2020.
Election Information
Conferences held on even-numbered years (fall conference of 2020 etc.) are open to accepting candidates for district director positions. Conferences held on odd-numbered years (fall conference of 2019 etc.) are open to accepting candidates for the President-Elect position on the executive board, and each of the eight Division Chairs – Band, Vocal, Orchestra, Jazz, University, Elementary, Collegiate, and Public Relations. Candidates and current chairmen in uncontested offices are finalized for the ballot pending board approval at the January board meeting. Check the website – lmeamusic.org – for information about the ballot in March.
From this past fall conference we received the following candidate names for the offices of president-elect, vocal chairman, and band chairman:
President-Elect – Brett Babineaux (current board member, District 3 Director).
Vocal Chairman – Greg Oden (current board member, District 1 Director).
Band Chairman – Ty Lege (Band Director, Tioga High School, District 2); Ronnie Gleason (Band Director, Kaplan High School, District 3); and Tim McMillen (Band Director, Sulphur High School, District 5).
The remaining chair positions received no new nominees. Current chairmen plan to return to office for an additional term.
Orchestra – Katrice LaCour, Chairman
Jazz – Lee Hicks, Chairman
University – Victor Drescher, Chairman
Elementary – Michele White, Chairman
Collegiate – Ed McClellan, Chairman
Public Relations – Carolyn Herrington, Chairman
Nominees running unopposed, were welcomed into their positions by the LMEA Board of Directors during the January 2020 Board of Directors meeting.
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LMEA Updates and Information
Pat Deaville, Editor
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Louisiana Musician February 2020 Issue
To view/download the February 2020 Issue of the Louisiana Musician, click on: Louisiana Musician.
State Solo Assessment.
The LMEA Board of Directors re-instated the LMEA State Solo Assessment. For information, adjudication forms/rubrics, and entry form click on: 2020 State Solo Assessment
Instrumental Large Ensemble: New Adjudication Forms
The LMEA Board of Directors has approved new adjudication forms for Instrumental Large Ensemble Assessment. You may access the new adjudication forms by clicking on: New Adjudication Forms.
Robert L. Wilhite Award of Excellence
This award will recognize quality instrumental music programs at high schools and middle schools serving historically disadvantaged student populations. The initial award is to be made at our Conference in 2020. Click on the following link: Robert L. Wilhite Award Information
LMEA Award of Excellence
This award will recognize the results of quality teaching and superior performances in Louisiana high school and middle school instrumental music programs. Initial award to be made at Conference in 2021. Additional information to be provided at a future date.
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Band Division Chairman Candidate
Ronnie Gleason
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Ronnie Gleason is in his twenty-seventh year of teaching instrumental music and is currently the Director of Bands at Kaplan High School in Kaplan, Louisiana. Mr. Gleason received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1993. Prior to teaching at Kaplan High School, Mr. Gleason was most recently the Associate Director of Bands at Lafayette High School (2006-2015).
Throughout his teaching career, Mr. Gleason’s bands have consistently received superior ratings in marching, concert, and jazz festivals at local, state, and national events. In 2008 and 2011, Mr. Gleason’s Band performed at the National Concert Band and Orchestra Festival held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2013, his Lafayette High School Symphonic band was selected to perform at the National Concert Band Festival held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mr. Gleason has performed with many ensembles over the years including the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Acadian Wind Symphony, and the Skyliners Big Band. His professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu, National Association of Music Educators, Louisiana Music Educators Association, Southwestern Louisiana Band Directors Association, and Phi Mu Alpha.
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Band Division Chairman Candidate
Ty Lege
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Ty Lege is a 2004 graduate of Erath High School in Erath, Louisiana. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from Northwestern State University in 2009, where he studied saxophone under Dr. Sherri Oyan and Dr. Paul Forsyth. During his college years, he served as both an assistant drum major and head drum major for the “Spirit of Northwestern.” Mr. Lege has held a graduate assistantship at Northwestern where he completed a Master of Music Degree in 2017.
In 2010, Mr. Lege was appointed Interim Band Director at Tioga High School and was named Director of Bands in 2011. Since accepting this position, his bands have routinely earned superior ratings at marching contests and festivals in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The band has also been awarded a number of “Best in Class” and “Best Overall” distinctions in marching competition. Under Mr. Lege’s leadership, the symphonic band has earned superior ratings and sweepstakes awards at the district and state music assessments.
Additionally, Tioga boasts of annual placements in the LMEA All-State Bands since 2010. Aside from his work at Tioga, Mr. Lege has also guest conducted honor bands in Rapides Parish, Caldwell Parish, and at Northwestern State University. He also served as President of the District II Band Directors’ Association from 2011 to 2018.
Mr. Lege was named “Band Director of the Year” by the District II Band Directors’ Association in 2013 and 2018. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, Louisiana Music Educators’ Association, Louisiana Bandmasters’ Association, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, the District II Band Directors’ Association, and Phi Beta Mu.
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Band Division Chairman Candidate
Tim McMillen
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Tim McMillen is the Director of Bands at Sulphur High School in Sulphur, La, following 15 years as Band Director at W.W. Lewis Middle School. He has also served as Director of the Jazz Band at McNeese State University, while serving as an adjunct instructor since 2004.
Previously, Mr. McMillen served as an arranger and trombonist in the United States Air Force band program, where his music was featured on numerous Air Force Band recordings. He has written over 350 commissioned arrangements and original compositions for orchestra, concert, jazz, and marching bands across the world, including orchestral arrangements for the Holiday Notes From Home series on the Great American Country channel and the Armed Forces Network, with works for artists Clay Walker and Little Big Town.
Tim is also an active trombonist and the lead trombonist for Kris Berg’s Metroplexity Big Band in Dallas, TX. As a performer he has been privileged to share the studio with the likes of Wayne Bergeron, Phil Woods, Denis DiBlasio, and the stage with The Temptations, The Four Tops, Percy Sledge, among others, along with regular appearances with the O’Jays.
Mr. McMillen holds a B.M. from McNeese State University, and a M.M. from the University of North Texas, where his original compositions can be heard on the One O’Clock Lab 90 and Lab 91 recordings. Tim is married to Rebecca McMillen and has two children, Gabby McMillen, a veterinary assistant, and Mathew, a high school band director. When he used to have free time, Tim enjoyed fishing and working on cars. He is now just happy to get to cook out every once in a while.
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