About
The purpose of SCMEA Collegiate is to afford future music educators an opportunity for professional orientation and development while still in school and to enable them to gain an understanding of:
- the basic truths and principles that underlie the role of music in human life;
- the philosophy and function of the music education profession;
- the professional interests of members involved in the local and state levels;
- the knowledge and practices of the professional music educator as facilitated through the chapter, collegiate membership, and SCMEA activities.
Collegiate Membership Executive Board (2023-2024)
President – Katelyn Selkinghaus, Winthrop University
Katelyn Selkinghaus is from Chapin, South Carolina. She is a junior at Winthrop University, majoring in instrumental music education, and her primary instrument is the clarinet. She is a member of Winthrop’s CNAfME. She is involved in the Symphonic Band at the University. She is also an honors student and is looking forward to finishing her thesis this semester.
President-Elect – Patrick Reindl, University of South Carolina
Patrick Reindl is a sophomore music education and saxophone performance major at the University of South Carolina. At USC, Patrick is involved in a wide variety of ensembles, including the Carolina Band, Symphonic Winds, Left Bank Big Band and numerous chamber groups. He was a part of the Jazz Girls Day committee in the 2022-2023 academic year, an initiative started by Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Dr. Colleen Clark to encourage more female-identifying youth to learn about and participate in jazz music. This committee helped to form the curriculum to be used as part of the JGD 2030 Vision, “To host one University of South Carolina Jazz Girls Day in all 50 states by 2030”.
Patrick was a cabin counselor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp this past summer, an arts camp held in Western Michigan, working with middle school and high school students in a variety of musical ensembles, serving as a role model and guide while they were at camp. Patrick is excited to be on staff and traveling with the 2024 Blue Lake International Symphony Band this summer, serving as a counselor and performing with the ensemble during the tour. Patrick holds membership within NAfME, SCMEA, Kappa Kappa Psi, an national honorary band member fraternity, and SLAM, Servant Leadership Association for Music.
Member at Large – Callie Hall, Charleston Southern University
Callie is a senior Choral Music Education major at Charleston Southern University, currently doing her clinical practice in an elementary school. She lives with her family, 6 cats, and 4 dogs in Moncks Corner. At CSU, Callie was a co-colorguard captain for the Pride of the Lowcountry marching band and served as a board member and social media coordinator for the university’s CNAfME. She was an active member in the university’s choirs, Concert Singers and Bel Canto, and has gone on summer tours with the university to Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and the British Isles.
Member at Large – Landon Bailey, Charleston Southern University
Landon Bailey is a senior Music Education major at Charleston Southern University. He is a Saxophone and Jazz study student under Mr. Mark Sterbank, a conducting student under Dr. Nicholas Holland, and a composition student under Dr. Richard Pressleey. At CSU, Landon performs in the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, the 6th Man Basketball Pep Band, the Jazz Band and Combo, as well as the Saxophone quartet. Landon has also performed with various artists such as Wycliff Gordon, Dae Liebman, and Sullivan Fortner. In the summer of 2023, he performed in an international to;ur of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Landon is a member of the South Carolina Band Directors Association for Music Education, South Carolina Music for Educators Association, South Carolina Education Association, National Education Association, Low Country Orff- Schulwerk Association, and the North American Saxophone Alliance. He is engaged to Renea Fox, and together they have one cat named Binx.
Advocacy Chair – Sarah Harris, Bob Jones University
Sarah Harris is originally from Greenville, South Carolina, but was raised in Argentina. Sarah has a passion for teaching bilingually in title I schools. She is a senior music education major at Bob Jones University, and her primary instrument is the voice. At BJU, she has served as the Vice President for the Chorale and Chamber Choirs and Treasurer for the BJU NAfME chapter. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of her collegiate chapter.
As a performer, Sarah has placed second in her division at NATS her freshman year, placed first her sophomore year, and has competed both nationally and internationally in the Classical Singer Vocal Competition in Chicago. She performed with the Bob Jones Symphony Orchestra as a soloist upon winning the Concerto and Aria Competition her sophomore year, presenting works by Handel and Mozart.
Collegiate Membership Advisor – Dr. Pattye Casarow, Bob Jones University
Dr. Pattye Casarow, a professor in the Department of Music Education, joined the Division of Music at Bob Jones University in the fall of 2016. She heads the Department of Music Education and is the Program Coordinator for the online Master of Music Education. In addition to her teaching, Dr. Casarow conducts the Freshmen choir, University Singers.
Before her time at BJU, Dr. Casarow was a Professor of Music at Clearwater Christian College in Florida for 13 years, where she chaired the Music Department, taught, and conducted three choirs. Her choirs have performed in various settings, from Carnegie Hall in New York City to Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Casarow’s experience includes 20 years in K-12 music education in Georgia, New Jersey, and Arizona before entering higher education. Her research is in the area of sight-singing pedagogy with field study in the Sight Reading Choirs of the Florida All-State system, focusing on factors that relate to student achievement in reading music at sight.
She has presented numerous workshops in music education and choral music and conducted choral festivals. Dr. Casarow’s educational background includes a BS from Grand Canyon University in Music Education and a Master of Music in Music Education, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Arizona State University.
Dr. Pattye Casarow is married to Dr. Steve Casarow of the BJU School of Business. They have four children, Jayne, Stephen, Jonathan, and Patrick. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and sewing. She has hiked the Grand Canyon (down to Phantom Ranch and back) twice! Dr. Casarow states, “I am grateful for God’s gentle leading in my life, bringing me to the faculty of Bob Jones University. I am passionate about my career fields, music education, and choral music, and I look forward to sharing ideas and music-making experiences with my students. Music educators have the privilege of teaching and performing music daily, and choral musicians delight in sharing music with each other and their audiences.