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MUSIC NOTES SAI National Arts Associate Receives Teaching Award A fter dedicating nearly 35 years to teaching and inspiring generations of music students, the University of Idaho's Dan Bukvich received the 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year Award for the state of Idaho. "Winning this award is humbling. Whenever people win these awards, it means a lot of people behind the scenes did a lot of work. So I'm very appreciative of what I'm sure was volumes of work," said Bukvich. Sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the U.S. Professors of the Year program salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in each state. Criteria include excelling in teaching and positively influencing the lives and careers of students. CASE launched the awards program in 1981. That same year, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching began hosting the final round of judging, and, in 1982, became the primary sponsor. "This is a well-deserved recognition of professor Bukvich's commitment to students and to our academic enterprise. He is truly an Idaho treasure," said Katherine Aiken, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Idaho. Bukvich earned a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal and Instrumental Music Education from bukvichmusic.com Daniel Bukvich was named Idaho's 2012 Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Montana State University. He then attended the University of Idaho and earned a Master of Music in composition and arranging. He started teaching at the University of Idaho in August 1978. He made tenure in April 1984. During his time here, he has touched the lives of thousands of U-Idaho students enrolled in the more than 30 different courses he's taught. He was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Sigma Zeta Chapter at the University of HISTORY continued from page 3 there are many free software options on the internet that the students can use and play back such as MuseScore (a music notation software). For supplemental materials, I highly suggest looking into the DVD series The History of Rock and Roll (2004), directed by Andrew Solt and Bud Freidgen. It covers the early roots of Rock and Roll with authentic interviews of the artists and producers, and footage of the key performances throughout each decade. The series is not only a great tool for the teacher, but is invaluable for showing your students events from each decade so they can hear and see the impact that Rock and Roll was having throughout the world. Other great resources to check into are Billboard.com, Rolling Stone Magazine, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame online. The possibilities of what you can bring to the high school general music class with the History of Rock and Roll are truly endless. While it is important for us to remember and study with care the classics of 4 Idaho in 1997. In 2011, Bukvich received the rank of University Distinguished Professor during the University of Idaho's annual Excellence Awards. The rank recognizes sustained excellence in scholarly, creative and artistic achievement. He has been a guest lecturer on music theory and aural skills pedagogy at 35 universities and music associations. He also travels throughout the United States and Canada as a guest composer, conductor and percussionist in concerts with professional, college, high school and grade school bands — conducting orchestras, choirs, honor and all-state groups. Bukvich is listed by the American College Band Directors' Association as one of the 50 most influential band composers of the 20th century. "This award recognizes what we've long known, Dan Bukvich is a world-class educator and musician whose investment in students represents the very best of the University of Idaho," said President M. Duane Nellis. Bukvich has composed and arranged hundreds of pieces that span several genres of music. His music is played worldwide. He participates in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and works collaboratively with other departments on campus. He is also co-director of DancersDrummersDreamers. — Susan Billin, Sigma Zeta Chapter Adviser, University of Idaho Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach, we have a responsibility to educate our students about our own musical cultures, including mainstream popular music. Mainstream popular music is rich for two very important reasons. First, the musical structures that popular music takes on reflect all forms of music, from classical to jazz, giving a sophistication that can be analyzed and will influence future mainstream music. Second, Rock and Roll is American culture and American history. Why not study a topic that combines all of the above and also is a direct relation to our everyday life? Stephanie (Booth) Riley is an initiate of Gamma Delta at the State University of New York-Potsdam where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Voice and Music Education. She is a Sword of Honor recipient and current member of the Boston Alumnae Chapter. PAN PIPES WINTER 2013 sai-national.org winter 13 PP.indd 4 2/12/2013 2:14:47 PM

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