Maine Motif Issue 2, Vol. II (Winter, 2018) | Page 2

Table of Contents Editor’s Note 3 From the President 4 Eastern Division Encores 7 MMEA is Officially a 501c3….what next? 9 Maine Kids Rock/Modern Band in Maine 10 A Concert Shout Out 13 Re-scoring Parts for Band: 14 Use What You’ve Got….. Fresh Chapters 16 A review of a Professional Development Offered By Beth Lambert and the Maine Department of Education A Conversation with Kaitlin Young: 18 Music Teacher & Maine’s 2018 Teacher of the Year (Part One) Tips On Teaching Intonation 23 From 50+ Band Directors Around The Country Jazz Happenings in Maine 27 Where Purpose Meets Passion 29 An Interview with Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr. Strike Up the Band: 38 An Elementary Band Census for the State of Maine (2017) Picture This… 43