Chi Chapter Brother Don Carducci Mentors in Silver Creek
Recently, Chi Chapter Brother Donald Carducci spent the day at the Silver Creek Schools in Western New York. He was working with his former student, Marc Bridon. Don was serving as a mentor and fulfilling our Chapter’s goal to provide highly effective professional development opportunities for band directors at all levels. Don gave advice on Mr. Bridon’s lesson groups, made many suggestions, fixed woodwind instruments, worked with a few students one-on-one to address specific performance issues, and observed band rehearsals. Thanks Don for your service to our organizaion and to the future music educators of New York.
Chi Chapter Members Present In The Greece School District
Mary Kay Ortolano, Helen Ihasz, and Shawn Halmquist presented as a part of a PD Day at Greece Central Schools in Rochester in March. Their clinics were well received and fabulously delivered. Than you to Nancy Russo and President Beth Fabrizio for putting the pieces together to make this happen as a part of our Chi Chapter initiative to mentor and support fellow music teachers.
Chi Chapter Innaugural Midwest Scholarship Granted
Carla Newsome is the First Ever recipient of the Chi Chapter Midwest Scholarship. Carla is a 4-6 Clarinet Instrumental Music Teacher at The Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center Stissing at Mountain Junior/Senior High School in Pine Planes, New York . Carla is the first recipient of the Chi Chapter Midwest Scholarship. We wish Carla the best and we know she is going to make the most of this scholarhsip!
