As the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) approaches our next symposium—scheduled for September 23 to 25, 2021—I have been reflecting on my own experiences at past symposia. While SMTE was founded in 1982, past chair Linda Thornton described the 2005 symposium as a “rebirth” (2019, p. 5) in how it marked the beginning of a new period of increased activity for the Society and interest in music teacher education through biennial symposia. It has been meaningful to me since becoming SMTE chair in 2020 to realize that I am the first chair to have begun my journey with SMTE since that rebirth, and in particular to have first participated in a Symposium as a graduate student. At least three other current SMTE Executive Board members and several facilitators of Areas of Strategic Planning and Action (ASPAs) also began their SMTE involvement as graduate students at symposia since 2005. I believe that the intentional cultivation of future scholars and leaders within this Society is an important feature that we must continue to foster as we embark on our ninth Symposium this September.

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视听：早期职业学者的培养

随着音乐教师教育协会 (SMTE) 临近我们定于 2021 年 9 月 23 日至 25 日举行的下一次研讨会，我一直在反思自己在过去研讨会上的经历。虽然 SMTE 成立于 1982 年，但前任主席琳达·桑顿 (Linda Thornton) 将 2005 年的研讨会描述为一次“重生”（2019 年，第 5 页），因为它标志着协会活动增加的新时期的开始，并通过两年一次的研讨会。自从 2020 年成为 SMTE 主席以来，我意识到我是重生后第一个开始与 SMTE 合作的主席，特别是作为研究生第一次参加研讨会，这对我来说很有意义。