Northwest Missouri Music Educators Association

08/16/2022

If you are a 1st year teacher or know of a first year teacher we want to let you know about 2 events that will provide you with support to help you start your new career. The links are for a "Jump Start Mentoring Session https://mmea.net/2022-mmea-back-to-school-jumpstart/. The second is information on the Mentoring Conference on September 18th and 19th at Tan-Tar-A https://mmea.net/2022-mmea-mentoring-conference/. We hope you will be able to attend one of these sessions.

MMEA will host its 8th Annual two-day Mentoring Conference on Sunday, September 18, and Monday, September 19, 2022 at Tan-Tar-A Conference Center. The conference is FREE OF CHARGE with meals provided by MMEA. The only expense to new teachers will be the cost of the hotel room at convention rates.

12/09/2017

Good luck today to all performers in the high school and junior high honor bands.

11/05/2016

Go luck to all the students today NW District 1 tryouts!

01/13/2016

12/13/2014

07/11/2014

Cameron High School is hosting the Drum Corps "Louisiana Stars" this Saturday, July 12th. They are on their first tour, from Lafayette, Louisiana heading up to Iowa.
They will rehearse from about 9am-4pm at our field, or in case of rain, inside the band room etc at the high school.
They will be performing a full uniform run-through at the field at 7:30pm, FREE of charge.
Bring your students and anyone else to watch rehearsals or the show!

Cameron High School: 1022 S Chestnut, 64429 (parking lot entrance on Park Ave.)
Cameron Field: corner of Chestnut and Seminary (parking lot entrance on Chestnut)

12/19/2013

Thank you to Chris Thomas and Lawson High School for stepping up and providing our performance venue!!! I am going to bullet information below:

--All-District Band on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Lawson High School, in Lawson, Missouri
--All three groups (Junior High, High School Honor, and High School Concert Bands) will rehearse & perform at Lawson
--Registration will begin at 8:00 am and rehearsals will begin promptly at 9:00 am
--Rehearsals will conclude by 4:30 pm and the concert has been moved up to 5:30 pm
--Lunch will be on a staggered schedule with each ensemble eating at a different time - you will receive a detailed time frame for each lunch shift at a later date
--The high school clinicians will remain the same, however, the Junior High Clinician needed to be changed and Danny Watring will be the new clinician for the Junior High Band

LUNCH
Because Lawson is located in a relatively remote area and there are very few restaurant options in Lawson, the Lawson Music Boosters have graciously offered to provide lunch for the day. The cost will be $5.00 per student (Checks can be made out to "Lawson Music Boosters"). The lunch menu will be chili, crackers, hotdogs, and desserts. Vegetarian chili available on request. Should any (or all) of your students not want to take advantage of this generous offer, you will be responsible to plan lunch for those students - keeping in mind that lunch will only be one hour and will be on a shift basis. Leaving the high school to travel to nearby towns will not be a viable plan!

PLEASE E-MAIL KEVIN GRIFFIN WITH A TOTAL NUMBER FOR STUDENTS/DIRECTORS FROM YOUR SCHOOL WHO PLAN ON EATING THE LUNCH PROVIDED BY THE LAWSON MUSIC BOOSTERS. WE MUST HAVE THESE NUMBERS BY THE END OF THE DAY ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014.

END OF THE DAY
With rehearsals concluding by 4:30 pm and the concert beginning at 5:30, it would be a good idea for you and your boosters organizations to plan on providing something for students to eat/drink before the early evening concert. Some of you may opt to have snacks and then go somewhere for dinner after the concert.

07/18/2013

If you know of any music educators that are new to the Northwest District please let them know about this page and also our website nwmmea.net.

07/18/2013

Congratulations to the Platte County Wind Ensemble and the East Buchannan Chamber Choir for their selection to the 2014 MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference.