Rural County Outreach

The Music Commission launched its Rural County Outreach program January 2021. Watch the video below for an introduction:

~ reported by Rachel Knapp and Jackie Kent of KRQE News 13, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Purpose

Music Commissioners adopted 30 rural counties and are tasked with 2 objectives:

Ambassadorship

Network with members of the county music industry;
Monitor the local music scene;
Report local music events to the Music Commission, for promotion on the Commission’s Facebook page.

Service

Identify, in partnership with community members, music-related project(s) that fill a need in the county’s music industry and utilize their unique skill set, expertise, resources, and experience – projects must comply with State statutes;
Produce and deliver project(s) in the community;
Record project(s) by live stream, video, image, and/or audio, to be archived on the Commission’s website and featured on our Facebook page.

This document was used to organize the county adoption process.

The urban-corridor counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe are not included in the Rural County Outreach project.

COVID-19 Considerations

Research, planning, communication, production, and delivery of projects will take place remotely (e.g., email, phone, social media, Zoom).

Cost

The Rural County Outreach program is free.

NOTE: The Commission has no funding for project production costs. Music Commissioners are volunteers and are not expected to incur out-of-pocket expenses to produce projects. Numerous possibilities exist for projects that can be produced at no cost (see below).

Project Ideas

Our commissioners each have a unique set of skills, expertise, resources, and experience they will access to develop a service project for your community. Here are a few examples of projects commissioners might deliver:

Present a master class, clinic, sectional to students at a local school, college, or university
Instruct a workshop, clinic in partnership with a local 501c3 arts organization
Deliver a performance assembly for a local elementary school
Emcee/Narrate a community virtual event or PSA
Perform/speak on a local radio, television, podcast program
Sponsor/Host an online fundraiser with proceeds benefiting a county-based music organization
Produce an online performance in partnership with a local music organization, band, school ensemble
Sponsor a competition and perform with/feature the winner on social media
Sponsor a competition and deliver free private lessons to the winner
Co-write a song with a local songwriter, band, or music students
Perform with a local band or music students
Produce a music video of a local musician, band, school ensemble
Host an open mic
Assist in rebranding a local organization, musician, ensemble
Deliver professional development workshops on music and business administration

Media Release

Anyone appearing on camera in a Rural County Outreach project must sign a media release. E-Signatures and copies are accepted. Participants who do not submit a signed media release may still participate in the service project off camera.

Participants under 18 years of age

Underage participants must obtain a signature from their parent/guardian. Media release forms on file with a local public school district, principal’s office and/or music director shall suffice in lieu of the above media release.

Questions

Email us if you have questions about the Rural County Outreach project or would like to inquire about organizing a project in your county.

Projects by County

Below is a list of projects by county.

Key

County : Music Commissioner

project title – location – delivery date

Catron : Neil Swapp

Chaves : Jose Ponce

Careers in the Music Industry – GEAR UP ENMU Roswell, Hagerman MS – 27 October 2021
Careers in the Music Industry – GEAR UP ENMU Roswell, Dexter MS – 27 October 2021

Cibola : D’Santi Nava

Native Edge performance – Laguna Pueblo – 28 May 2021

Colfax : Tom Frouge

Video presentation on New Mexico History Through New Mexican Traditional Music – location and date tba
The Basics of Guitar with Randy Sanchez – location and date tba

Curry : Dustin Seifert

De Baca : Derrick Lee

Doña Ana : Jennifer Rogers

Mariachi concert and Q&A in partnership with NM Advocates for the Arts – location and date tba
Classical concert and Q&A in partnership with NM Advocates for the Arts – location and date tba

Eddy : Busy McCarroll

Songwriting Workshop – Carlsbad High School Choir Program – 9&10 December 2021

Grant : Neil Swapp

Brass Master Class – Silver High School Band – March 2021

Guadalupe : D’Santi Nava

Harding : Sara Diaz

Hidalgo : Jir Anderson

Lea : Jose Ponce

Lincoln : tba

Los Alamos : Busy McCarroll

Luna : Sara Diaz

McKinley : tba

Mora : Buddy Abeyta

Otero : Jennifer Rogers

Mariachi concert and Q&A in partnership with NM Advocates for the Arts – location and date tba
Classical concert and Q&A in partnership with NM Advocates for the Arts – location and date tba

Quay : Carlos Medina

Rio Arriba : Jir Anderson

Roosevelt : Dustin Seifert