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Staying in Tune with CMS: Fall 2011
CHANGES ARE AFOOT FOR CMS!
Changes are afoot for The College Music Society—fourfold changes and more! As the membership is aware, the Board of Directors has completed and published the Society's Strategic Plan for 2011-2016: Transforming Vision into Practice, including nine…
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2011 National Conference: Cultural Responses in Challenging Economic Times
This year, from October 20–23, the Society will meet jointly with ATMI in historic Richmond, Virginia at the Omni Richmond Hotel. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737 and is now, especially during the fall, a truly glorious city.…
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ITIS–New CMS Tech with RSS feeds, Apps, Web design, YouTube, and More
The Instruction Technology and Information Services (ITIS) Committee is pleased to announce three new initiatives for CMS and subcommittees that will support them. First, a “CMS App” is being developed for the Society by technology staff at Georgia…
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Announcing eCODA–New Strategies for Delivering CMS Information
Below are three Quick Starts related to the Society’s publications and electronic delivery systems. The Quick Starts, developed for the implementation stage of the CMS strategic vision planning, are actions that we will accomplish by Spring 2012.…
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Reinventing CMS Publications
For the past five years the Board of Directors, Publications Committee, and Instructional Technology and Information Services Committee have shared ideas for reconsidering the publications of The College Music Society and their distribution methods.…
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2012 CMS Summit: CMS Links with NAMM in Anaheim
Untapped Collaborations: Synergies between the Music Products Industry and the Education of the Next Generation of Musicians January 20–21, 2012Anaheim, California In Collaboration with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Kindly note…
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CMS Beyond Fifty to Close December 31
CMS Beyond Fifty will close December 31, 2011. Begun on January 1, 2007, the Society's fiftieth anniversary campaign has raised funds to support engagement and outreach both on and off campus. The campaign is approaching the goal of $100,000. We are…
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CMS Does South Korea: Report on the 2011 International Conference
This report summarizes the most recent College Music Society International Conference, which took place in Seoul and in Gyeongju, South Korea from July 3rd-10th, 2011. Through the combination of daily CMS presentations, evening concerts, guest…
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Reminder: Calls for the 2012 National Conference, San Diego
The College Music Society has issued the following Calls for its Fifty-Fifth National Conference, to be held in San Deigo, California, November 15-18, 2012: Call for Program Participation Call for Scores Call for Composer/Performer Collaboration…
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Find a 2012 CMS Regional Conference Near You!
4th Pacific Southwest Regional ConferenceFebruary 17–18, 2012University of ArizonaTucson, Arizonawww.music.org/PacificSouthwest.html 33rd Southern Regional ConferenceFebruary 23–25, 2012University of South FloridaTampa,…
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Academic Citizenship and Leadership: A One-Two Punch in Richmond
Music in Time of Economic Challenge: Learning to Engage a New World On Thursday, October 20, from 2:00–2:55 p.m., join members of the CMS Committees on Academic Citizenship and Academic Leadership and Administration in the Shenandoah Room for a…
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Monographs and Bibliographies in American Music - Sourcebooks in American Music
Recent titles in the two book series sponsored by The College Music Society not only expand the range of subjects addressed under its banner but also represent substantial contributions to American music scholarship. Monographs & Bibliographies in…
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Music Entrepreneurship Education: 2010 Summit Handbook Now Online!
The Committee on Music Entrepreneurship Education has been busy completing the 2010 Summit Handbook, which is now on the CMS Web site. (A number of members have moved to different institutions, which has resulted in a small delay). Though a modest…
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Student Advisory Council: Create a Student Chapter on Your Campus!
The Student Advisory Council continues to focus on undergraduate and graduate students and their needs. Additionally, one of CMS's key new initiatives is the development of student CMS chapters. To addresses these items, the council comprised of…
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CMS in Action: Community Engagement and Imagining America
CMS Represented at the Imagining America Conference Dave Williams, Suzanne Burton, and Kristin Wendland represented The College Music Society at the Imagining America conference held September 22-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They facilitated a…
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CMS In Action: 2010-2011 CMS-Yamaha In-Residence Fellows
The College Music Society is pleased to present reports from the five CMS-Yamaha fellows for 2010-2011: The Color Field Ensemble New Music Everywhere (NEW MUSE) Music at Penn's Woods – Outreach and Community Action The Piano: A Superstar Instrument…
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Academic Careers: Mentoring is Our Specialty
The Academic Careers Committee is enthusiastically juggling several projects at this time, including activities at our upcoming CMS conferences and our online mentoring service. The CMS National Conference affords us a regular opportunity to…
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Making the CMS Professional Development Process More Flexible and Accessible
As the new Chair of the Professional Development Committee, I want to inform you about changes in the process for submitting proposals. The committee, which includes Juan Chattah (University of Miami), Maud Hickey (Northwestern University), Mary…
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College Music Symposium, Volume 49-50
Volume 49-50 of College Music Symposium is now available for immediate shipping. Volume 49-50 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of The College Music Society by reviewing some of the major issues facing music and higher education both in the past…
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