2014 AMEA Conference Program Book

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USS Missouri Performances

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Dixie Classic’s Festivals

Tournament of Roses Parade

Chicago’s Navy Pier Performance

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Welcome to the 2014 In-Service Conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association! The dedication to your students and your profession is obvious through your presence.

Abraham Lincoln said, “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” The brief time that you devote to professional development will be rewarded exponentially in the achievement of your students. Whether you are attending concerts or sessions or networking with colleagues, the concepts and skills that you are learning will positively impact the college and career ready learners of today and the leaders of tomorrow.

The highlights of this year’s conference include NAfME President Nancy Ditmer, NAfME Southern Division President Christine Fisher, and Alabama State Superintendent Tommy Bice. The AMEA Awards, including the AMEA Honor Roll, 2013 National Board Certified Teachers, Young Composers , Outstanding Administrator, and the new Outstanding Young Music Educator Award will be presented on Friday night before the concert.

This year, we will host the AMEA Leadership Assembly Breakfast on Thursday morning. This event was founded to promote collaboration in leadership across divisions. Another exciting part of this year’s conference is FAME, a one-day seminar for 11th and 12th grade students interested in a career in music education. Lastly, I encourage everyone to visit the exhibits and support the merchants, who help make this conference possible.

I extend a huge thanks to the AMEA officers and board members, who have diligently worked to make this conference a success. The sincerest thanks is offered to AMEA Executive Director Garry Taylor, who prepared the schedule, coordinated the exhibits, developed the conference program, and collaborated with the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center to ensure that our events will proceed without a hitch. Please contact me at saratwomack@gmail.com or stop me in the hall if you have any comments or suggestions for our future conferences.

Robert H. Schuller stated, “Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” Thank you for spending a few days in “unspectacular preparation,” so that your students can experience “spectacular achievement.” Your dedication will not go unnoticed!

Outstanding Young Music Educator: James Schaeffer, Hueytown High School

Outstanding Administrator: Dr. Bill Cleveland, Superintendent, Homewood City Schools

Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers Class of 2013

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President.....................................................Sara Womack

President-Elect............................................Carl Hancock

Immediate Past President......................Steve McLendon

Treasurer.......................................................Chris Walker

Recording Secretary..................................Carla Gallahan

Executive Director..........................................Garry Taylor

ABA.President...........................................Rusty Courson

AOA President.............................................Lisa Caravan

AVA President................................................Jody Powell

Elementary/General Pesident......................Karla Hodges

Higher Education President.........................Lori Ardovino

Collegiate Advisor...................................Edward Hoffman

Collegiate President......................................Ethan Lolley

Editor, Ala Breve Magazine...........................Garry Taylor

Jazz Education Chair.....................................Mark Foster

Historian..........................................................Frank Buck

Government Relations Chair...................Michael Holmes

Research Chair............................................Jane Kuehne

MIOSM Chair.........................................Sarah McLendon

Lobby Performances

All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside Exhibit Halls B & C

Thursday, January 23, 2014

11:00 a.m. - Auburn High School Brass Quintet

1:00 p.m. - Auburn Junior High Elites

2:15 p.m. - Hillcrest High School Ensembles

3:30 p.m. - Ardmore Jr./Sr. High School Clarinet Ensemble

4:45 p.m. - Florence High School String Quartet

Friday, January 24, 2014

8:15 a.m. - St. Paul’s Episcopal School Chamber Strings

1:15 p.m. - University of Montevallo Clarinet Choir

2:30 p.m. - University of Montevallo Saxophone Choir

4:00 p.m. - American Christian Academy Clarinet Ensemble

5:00 p.m. - Montgomery Music Project

Nancy Ditmer, The College of Wooster President, The National Association for Music Education

Nancy Ditmer received her undergraduate training in music education at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Her public school teaching experience includes six years as Director of Music at Arcanum-Butler Middle School, two years as Director of Bands at Arcanum High School, and one year as Director of Bands at Versailles High School. Her Arcanum and Versailles bands consistently received Superior ratings in both marching and concert competitions sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association. Under her leadership, the Arcanum High School Band was named "Best in Class" at the Six Flags Over Georgia Concert Band Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Ditmer has earned a Master of Arts degree from The University of Iowa and completed coursework toward the Ph.D. in music education at that institution.

As a graduate assistant at Iowa, Ms. Ditmer taught conducting and instrumental methods, assisted with the Hawkeye Marching Band, and conducted the University Band. She traveled with the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band to the 1982 Rose and Peach Bowl games and was responsible for writing parts of the shows that were performed at those bowl games. Her duties at The College of Wooster, where she is currently employed as Professor of Music, have included directing the Marching and Symphonic Bands, teaching conducting and music education courses, and supervising student teachers. Currently she is serving as Chair of the Music Department.

Ms. Ditmer holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association (OPCICA), Phi Beta Mu, Pi Kappa Lambda, and the National Band Association. An active clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor, Ms. Ditmer has held numerous leadership positions in the National Association for Music Education and the Ohio Music Education Association. She served as Secretary-Treasurer, President-Elect, and President of OMEA District VI (1985-91); from 1991-93 was editor of TRIAD, the official publication of OMEA; and was President of OMEA from 1996-98. She was the recipient of the 2006 OMEA Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by this organization. Ms. Ditmer completed a two-year term (2002-04) as President of the ten- state North Central Division of NAfME and in 2008 was designated a Lowell Mason Fellow by this organization. She currently serves as President of NAfME.

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Dr. Tommy Bice was appointed Alabama’s State Superintendent of Education on November 10, 2011, and assumed the position on January 1, 2012. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Bice was Alabama’s Deputy State Superintendent of Education for Instructional Services; Superintendent of the Alexander City School System, high school principal, career tech director, alternative school teacher/director, special education/residential school director, early childhood teacher/parent trainer; and began his career as a teacher at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind. Dr. Bice also serves as an adjunct professor of Educational Leadership at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and Ed.D. degrees from Auburn University and his M.S. degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Bice resides in Alexander City with his wife, Nancy, and their three sons, Andrew, Bennett, and Cambron.

NAfME, Southern Division President

Christine Fisher grew up in Asheboro, N.C., where in sixth grade she made up her mind that she wanted to be a band teacher. Fast forward to 1998 when she was selected as the South Carolina Teacher of the Year for her work at Southside Middle School in Florence, representing 47,000 public school teachers in South Carolina. She is the only music teacher ever to hold the honor in the history of the Teacher of the Year program in South Carolina.

Fisher became director of the Arts in Basic Curriculum Project at Winthrop in 2001 where she has been influential in helping advocate for the arts across South Carolina. Last year, she assisted the S.C. Department of Education in revising the South Carolina 2003 Curriculum Guides to correlate with the latest Visual and Performing Arts Achievement Standards. She was selected as member of the Arts Integration Committee of the Arts Schools Network and worked with the Disney Imaginers to develop arts integration sessions at the National Arts Schools Network Conference held at Disney Land. Fisher serves as President of the Southern Division of the National Association for Music Education and was inducted into the South Carolina Music Education Association Hall of Fame. Fisher also has been a clarinetist in the Florence Symphony Orchestra for 34 years. She is married to Tim Fisher.

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All-State Show Choir All-State Show Choir Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C

Thursday, Jan. 23 Thursday, Jan. 23

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Friday, Jan. 24 Friday, Jan. 24

Dress Rehearsal 5:45-6:45 P.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center)

Performance Performance

Friday, Jan. 24, 7:00 P.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center)

Saturday, Jan. 25 Saturday, Jan. 25

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Performance Performance

Saturday, Jan. 25, 9:15 A.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center)

All-State Jazz Bands

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

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AMEA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 2

Sara Womack, Presiding

ABA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Rusty Courson, Presiding

AVA Governing Board -Renaissance, Riverview 4

Jody Powell, Presiding

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

7:45 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

830 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

AMEA Collegiate Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview Boardroom

Ethan Lolley, Presiding

AOA Governing Board -Renaissance, Riverview 3

Lisa Caravan, Presiding

AMEA Leadership Breakfast - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Conference Registration - Renaissance Registration Booth

All-State Show Choir Registration - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C

Alabama Honor Choir Registration - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A

ABA Performance - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Austin High School Concert Band,Clay Sloan, Conductor

Keith Anderson, Presiding

Thursday, January 23, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

InterestSession - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Building and Sustaining a Successful Guitar Program - Joseph Ikner, Clinician

Martha Jean Harris, Presiding

This informative session will highlight the advantages a curriculum-based guitar program adds to an overall music program: increased student involvement and enrollment in music course offerings; appeal to a more socially and economically diverse portion of the student population; collaborative opportunities with other performing groups; and increased achievement among students enrolled in the course. Further, this session will provide a “How To” guide to start and sustain a guitar program including: budget, materials and supplies needed, how to find curriculum-based classroom teaching materials, teacher training opportunities, common hurdles, recruiting, and among many others having fun with the class!

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

InterestSession - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Expanding the Repertoire: A Fresh Look at Choral Orchestral Programming for High School Singers

Melinda Doyle, Clinician

Tracy Mank, Presiding

This session will explore accessible choral orchestral literature appropriate for high school singers. Brief descriptions of the music and orchestral issues will be discussed. Audio examples will be provided along with opportunities to examine music up-close through provided musical examples. Choral orchestral compositions will include a variety of genres and settings. Following the presentation, the session will conclude with Q &A.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Abracadabra: Getting Students To Do What You Want Them To Do - Gary Packwood, Clinician

Shuler Sitsch, Presiding

Most people are instinctively drawn towards activities that display a sense of ritual, discipline, and order – our students are no different. This session will explore effective techniques used by “master teachers” that will promote a safe classroom built on the fundamental ideas related to classroom management and classroom discipline, specifically as it relates to the rehearsal and general music classroom. Learn how to effectively teach procedures, manage your classroom, and instill discipline without threats, meaningless rewards, or countless referrals.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

FAME - Session 1 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C

Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A

Exhibits Grand Opening - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B - Open until 5:00 p.m.

Special Exhibit Hall Performance by the Alabama Jazz Collective

AVA Performance - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Florence Middle School 8th & 9th Grade Girls Choir - Jane Powell, Conductor

Michelle Reburn, Presiding

Spain Park High School Chamber Choir - Charles Henry, Conductor

Susan McCall, Presiding

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Smartmusic as a Large Ensemble Teaching Aid - Nathan Haskew, Clinician

Nancy Frith and John McCombs, Presiding

Instrumental music educators would agree that Smartmusic is a very valuable tool for individual use outside the music classroom. Smartmusic also has very useful applications for use inside the classroom on a daily basis! This very accessible technology can help us connect with our students and make our rehearsals more efficient. This clinic will demonstrate how Smartmusic can be used in a large ensemble setting for warm-up, technique work, concert preparation, student assessment / placement, and more. While the clinic will be geared towards a middle school classroom, the concepts can easily be applied to a high school ensemble.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Band Director's Resource Manual - Frank Buck, Clinician

Mike Holmes, Presiding

Dr. Buck will present the Premier Performance Band Director’s Resource Manual. The manual offers page by page suggestions and techniques. Twenty six instrument outlines provide concise, practical techniques for setting optimum embouchure and playing position for all woodwind and brass instruments as well as grip and playing technique for all percussion instruments. Each attendee will receive complimentary Premiere Performance student method books and sample instrument outlines.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Handling Difficult Situations for the Developing Teacher - Nancy Ditmer, Clinician

Ethan Lolley, Presiding

New music teachers often find themselves in difficult situations that they feel unprepared to handle. Participants will use role playing and group discussion to examine a variety of situations relating to curriculum, grading, auditions, student behavior, parental expectations, and working with other music and classroom teachers.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Uncovering the Cloud: Using Web-Based Music and Media Applications and Storage

Jane Kuehne, Clinician

Jim Zingara, Presiding

This session will focus on using web based music and multimedia applications – those that work through your web browser without additional installation of software. Examples will include creating and easily sharing your own notated files (Noteflight), editing images (Pixlr, Splashup), creating and editing audio and/or sequencing and a variety of other applications. Suggestions for both teacher and student use will be included in this session.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Music and Common Core State Standards - Christine Fisher, Clinician

Carl Hancock, Presiding

NAfME Southern Division President Christine Fisher will review the Common Core State Standards as they apply to music education.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

FAME - Session 2 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

FAME Luncheon - Renaissance, Starlight Foyer

HED Luncheon - Riverview 3

AMEA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Alabama Symphony Orchestra - Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Sara Womack, Presiding

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Registration - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7

All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall C

Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A

Quaver's NEW ClassPlay: Interactive Song-Based Activities - Chris Murphy, Clinician

Lori Zachary, Presiding

Quaver’s ClassPlay activities will get your students out of their seats by singing, moving and playing in class! Learn how ClassPlay’s three-step method incorporates solfege, rhythm & pitch activities, graphical scores, animated songs, dance & movement, and crosscurricular activities through folk, traditional, holiday, and patriotic music. Combining Quaver’s “seriously fun” attitude with composed and open source public domain songs, ClassPlay is a resource that you’ll find engaging, and easy to execute as well.

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Do's and Don'ts for Contests - Patricia Garren, Clinician

Leslie Welker, Presiding

This clinic will cover selecting music that fits your band’s instrumentation & strength, preparing music in rehearsals, attention to key signatures, accidentals, etc., improving intonation, warm up and tuning, utilizing your rehearsal time, polishing – musical markings and details, what your adjudicators are listening for = Final Rating, Do’s & Don’t’s : in the warm-up room, on the stage, in the sight reading room, concert attire/uniforms (students & directors), things you believed to be true when you were preparing to become a band director: If I do a good job every day I will not need to put in extra hours, all students “love” their band director, most young students are excited about practicing, if I plan a great concert – they will come!Even if the first year is difficult, teaching will get easier each year. Everyone needs to find a mentor!

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Conducting Gesture: Expanding Your Vocabulary - Erin Colwitz, Clinician

Ginny White, Presiding

Have your conducting gesture become ineffective? Do you feel that you have to work harder and harder to get the attention of your singers? We all fall into ruts. It is not unusual for a working/gigging/conductor to fall into unfortunate habits that do nothing but confuse the singer and frustrate the conductor. With the help of Elizabeth Green’s book (and many others), I’ll try to demonstrate how to get the best sound with the most precision out of your singers with a few simple moves.

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

2:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

FAME Session 3 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1

AOA Reading Session (JW Pepper)

Sarah Schrader, Presiding

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals

Gold Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7

Silver Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 1

Middle School Band - Renaissance, Riverview Meeting Room 7

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

ABA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Phillips Preparatory School Symphonic Band - Heather Moore, Conductor

Tim Beattie, Presiding

Thursday, January 23, 2014

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

From Student to Teacher: Tips for Making the Transition - Nancy Ditmer, Clinician

Ethan Lolley, Presiding

Why is the transition from college student to teacher a challenging one? Participants will examine the answers to this question in an effort to discover key factors in making the transition successful. General and specific suggestions will be made for how to begin this transition during the college years.

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Rudimentary Requirements of a Music Suite - Steve Wiese, Clinician

Kristi Howze, Presiding

You will be able to calculate the acoustically optimum, dimensions and square footage for music rehearsal spaces, examine the affects for acoustical treatment for walls and ceilings, and consider the impact of mechanical systems on these critical listening spaces. You will evaluate the unique floor plan requirements, assess key adjacencies and consider traffic flow requirements.

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Teaching Music Using iPad Applications - Rob Lyda & Jane Kuehne, Clinicians

James Kendrick, Presiding

During this session, participants will learn how iPad applications can be used successfully in teaching music in a variety of settings at both elementary and secondary levels, using one iPad, or with multiple iPads. In this session selected participants will use iPads as their students might use them. In addition, for each activity, lesson plans and lesson segment suggestions will be provided. In addition, participants will receive potential funding suggestions and overall upfront costs for varying levels of implementation.

FAME Session 4 - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

Alabama Jazz Educators Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 3

Mark Foster, Presiding

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

What's Sex Got To Do With It? - Megan Rudolph, Clinician

Brent Coleman, Presiding

We all realize that boys and girls are different, but do we understand what those differences are and what we can do to teach to those differences? This session will expose the sex differences between boys and girls that are important to the success of the director and students in the choral classroom. These differences are based on the literature available pertaining to male and female biological and sociological sex differences. Additionally, the session will discuss teaching practices that are successful and not successful with both sexes.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

HED Recital - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Lori Ardovino, Presiding

Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Left Hand Flexibility: Breaking the D-Major Straight Jacket - Gabriel Villasurda, Clinician

Holly Compton, Presiding

Build flexibility and accuracy in first and second year mixed string classes by using a five prong approach to learning all the "black keys" on the fingerboard. Prepare your students to play fluently in all keys and modes in the first position with good intonation. Directors: bring instruments to this session.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

Drumming Up Character in the Music Education Classroom - Steve Campbell, Clinician

Cliff Huckabee, Presiding

Add a character education component to your music program through exciting, educational and highly engaging activities combining music, movement, and voice. In this interactive session, attendees will learn character rhythms, songs and dances covering themes like responsibility, respect and trustworthiness. Participants will acquire several new character education lessons to use in the music classroom while helping to address their school’s character education goals. Resource materials provided. (Grades K-8)

4:40 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

ABA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Daleville High School Symphonic Band - Mark Nichols, Conductor

Lori Hart, Presiding

Thursday, January 23, 2014

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Collegiate Mixer - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

If You Can Sing It, You Can Play It: Singing Techniques for Achieving Better Balance and Intonation

Mark Walker, Clinician

Trent Burkett, Presiding

All band directors strive to create meaningful musical performances with their ensembles. Often, however, so much time is spent on producing correct notes and rhythms that an interpretation of the music that will make it truly musical is forgotten. This clinic will offer band directors at all levels ideas and techniques that will assist individual students and ensembles with the techniques and musical focus that will allow individual and ensemble interpretation to take place and enhance the performance. Specific topics will include phrase direction and shape, melodic and harmonic points of tension and release, and techniques for score study that will illuminate the musical ideas of the composer and allow for the "music between the notes" to come to the fore.

7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

Drumming Up World Music: West African Rhythms and Songs - Steve Campbell, Clinician

Karla Hodges, Presiding

Take a musical journey through the rhythms and songs of West Africa. Join us for this interactive session and learn compositions for xylophones, drums and percussion. This session will demonstrate beginning to advanced arrangements, enabling music teachers to adjust the material for the appropriate age and skill set of their students. Participants will learn two unique and exciting West African compositions to use in their music classroom. Resource materials provided. (Grades K-8)

7:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C

Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

AMEA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

University of Montevallo Concert Choir - Melinda Doyle, Conductor

Jody Powell, Presiding

Thompson High School Wind Ensemble - Jon Bubbett, Conductor

Dennis Carroll, Presiding

Friday, January 24, 2014

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Rusty Courson, Presiding

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Parachutes and Ribbons and Scarves, Oh My! - Artie Almeida, Clinician

Linda Bradley, Presiding

Prop ‘til you drop with these listening lessons your students will love. Great music by Kabalevsky, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Rossini and others will be brought to life via movement, props, manipulatives and more. These activities have all been thoroughly field-tested and are favorites of my Bear Lake K-5 students. Parachutes, ribbons, scarves, puppets, stretchy bands, and stick horses are some of the props you’ll use.

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

AVA Concert Session- Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Pleasant Grove High School Chorale - Nichole Hill, Conductor

Cathy Spence, Presiding

Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir - Megan Rudolph, Conductor

Jerry Cunningham, Presiding

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E

Keep Calm and Pass the Praxis - Edward Hoffman, Clinician

Joe Ardovino, Presiding

The Alabama State Department of Education recently adopted a new series of examinations for those seeking initial teacher certification in the State of Alabama. This session will provide undergraduate and graduate music education majors and music education faculty with an overview of the format and content of all examinations required for initial teacher certification in the State of Alabama, including the Alabama Educator Certification Testing Program (AECTP), Praxis II Music: Content Knowledge, and Praxis II Principles of Learning & Teaching (PLT): Grades K-6 and Grades 7-12 examinations. Sample exam prompts and responses, tips and strategies for successful passage, and a review of texts and resources for exam preparation and remediation will be provided.

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Exhibits Open - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B

All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall C

Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Learning Never Stops, You Can Always Be Better! - Rick Good and Nick Smith, Clinicians Stacy Daniels, Presiding

Too many times, we observe conductors that are not following basic principles of communicating music without using words. From entering the stage, not bowing correctly, to looking awkwardly, etc. In general, a lack of confidence and stage presence mixed with poor conducting. We should all be better communicators through gestures and words. This clinic is designed to introduce directors of all ages and levels to the countless opportunities available to them. My co-presenter, Nick Smith, director of bands from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, will also be able to provide first-hand experience on these symposiums since he has attended five symposiums in the last three years. In addition, the clinic will include information about various conducting symposiums. It will also provide information on how to apply and find the right symposium for you. Application cost, travel expenses, etc. In addition, some video clips will be incorporated.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Starting Beginner Band Students - David Willson, Clinician

Michelle Gann, Presiding

Closing the communication gap between parents, students, and administration on recruiting, retaining and recommending how to acquire an instrument, how to get the desired instrumentation, how to get students on the proper instrument, and what to do with students until they are ready to start using the book will also be covered.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Earlene Rentz - Online Music - Earlene Rentz, Clinician

Kathy Hughes, Presiding

This session will introduce middle school and/or high school music from Earlene Rentz Online Publications, along with a new approach in choral music purchase. Following payment, the music is sent to the purchaser immediately over the internet via e-junkie.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Imroving Your Woodwind Section Through Chamber Music - Lori Ardovino, Clinician

Joe Ardovino, Presiding

This session will include demonstrations of warm ups, appropriate music and tips on how a director can use the woodwind section to balance instrumentation within their band. A detailed list of graded woodwind chamber ensemble will be available to all directors.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Orchestral Bowings - A Commonsense Compendium - Gabriel Villasurda, Clinician

Felicia Sarubin, Presiding

Friday, January 24, 2014

The study of bowing styles is often a piecemeal and haphazard process. This session presents an outline for teaching the principal bowing strokes encountered in orchestral repertoire. Twenty-five bowing styles are arranged progressively with strategies for applying each skill to scales, etudes within the warmup portion of the daily rehearsal. Each bowing style is described with clues to spot common mistakes. Materials and video support are available at www.stringskills.com without charge. Directors: bring instruments to this session.

9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

Percussion Games and Activities for Elementary Classrooms - Steve Campbell, Clinician

Vicki Portis, Presiding

Enhance your music program with a new set of percussion games and activities for your elementary classroom. This hands-on, interactive session will cover 4 categories of percussion-based exercises: Beginning Activities, Creative Activities, Leadership Activities, and Assessment Activities. These will encourage students to play accurately, explore their creative ideas, build leadership skills, and enable teachers to assess student proficiency. Resource materials provided. (Grades K-6)

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

AMEA General Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Music Education - Orchestrating Success - Nancy Ditmer, Keynote Speaker

Sara Womack, Presiding

This keynote presentation will address the ever-changing political and educational landscape and the resultant effects on music education as well as how NAfME is working to assist music educators in meeting these challenges.

Montgomery Academy 5th and 6th Grade Chorus - Susan Cooper, Conductor

Beth Davis, Presiding

Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra - Rob Seebacher, Conductor

Anne Witt, Presiding

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

HED Research Poster Session - Exhibit Hall Lobby

Phi Beta Mu Luncheon - Renaissance, Montgomery 5

Collegiate Luncheon - Renaissance, Starlight Foyer

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

ABA Concert - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Albertville High School Percussion Ensemble - Taylor Cash, Conductor

David McDaniel, Presiding

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

AVA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Huntsville Middle School Mixed Choir - Karen Anderson, Conductor

Joe Whitaker, Presiding

Gardendale High School Choir - Ginny Hughes, Conductor

Brent Coleman, Presiding

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery 7

Jazz Rehearsal Gameplan - Dean Sorenson, Clinician

Mark Foster, Presiding

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Uncovering the Myths of String Repair - Roland Huthmaker, Clinician

Daniel Jamieson, Presiding

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Elem/Gen Business Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 3

Karla Hodges, Presiding 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7

Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A

All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall C

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

General Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Tommy Bice

Sara Womack, Presiding

3:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Jazz is More Than a Four Letter Word: Developing Musicianship Through Vocal Jazz Ensembles

Dianne Orlofsky, Clinician

Lori Ardovino, Presiding

The purpose of this session will be to explore ways in which participation in vocal jazz ensembles can improve and strengthen individual/ensemble musical literacy, listening skills, individual musical independence and corporate and collaborative musical decisionmaking and performance skills. Members of a collegiate vocal jazz ensemble will provide demonstrations of these musicianship concepts.

3:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m.

ABA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Bumpus Middle School Symphonic Band - Josh Lynch, Conductor

Joel Henson, Presiding

3:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Building Teamwork Into Your Rehearsal - Greg Lefils, Clinician

Stacy Daniels, Presiding

Choral directors can learn some tricks of the trade from their colleagues who coach sports teams. Many of the techniques that help students excel and bond in various games are applicable to the general music classroom and rehearsal room. It is all about attitude.

3:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m.

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m..

AOA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 1

Lisa Caravan, Presiding

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Big Bang THEORY! - Artie Almeida, Clinician

Sharon August, Presiding

This clinic will feature innovative ways to deliver music theory instruction to K-5 students. Moving, singing, playing and wide variety of manipulatives provide the child-friendly materials necessary for success. Heavy academics, delivered joyfully!

4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exclusive Exhibit Time - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B

5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Alabama Honor Choir Dress Rehearsal -Montgomery Performing Arts Center

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C

7:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

AMEA General Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Presentation of Awards, Sara Womack, Presiding

Alabama Honor Choir - Christopher Aspaas, Conductor

Carl Davis, Presiding

UAB Wind Symphony - Sue Samuels, Conductor

Rusty Courson, Presiding

9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. President’s Reception - Renaissance, Presidential Suite (11th Floor) Everyone is invited!

Friday, January 24, 2014 Join

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7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

All-State Show Choir Dress Rehearsal - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Rusty Courson, Presiding

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. AVA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Jody Powell, Presiding

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

My Favorite Things - Theresa McKibben, Clinician

Melissa Thomason, Presiding

In this session, favorite lessons, stories, and teaching tips will be shared from thirty years of experience in the elementary music classroom. These are the “tried and true” lessons that have stood the test of time, and the students always beg to do again!

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Expanding Cultural Experiences Through String Instruction and Performance

Lisa Caravan & Kathy King, Clinicians

Dan Hornstein, Presiding

Knowing the demographic and culture of your student population not only strengthens community and family connections but will also enhance the music learning experiences for your students. In the Tiger Strings after school violin program at Loachapoka Elementary School, musical performances at the Syrup Soppin' Festival, collaborative recitals with a mariachi band and other area performers generated motivation for student participation and diligent practicing.

9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

All-State Jazz Bands Final Rehearsal - Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7

AVA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

Alabama All-State Show Choir, Mark Myers & Jared Voss, Clinicians

Jane Powell, Presiding

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A

Singing Fun 'n Games - Artie Almeida, Clinician

Tiffani Stricklin, Presiding

Participants will sing and dance together to old favorites, as well as add new activities to their repertoire. These singing games can be used as concept material or simply as fun-fillers. Let’s hear it for real “social networking,” where children hold hands, sing, dance and laugh with friends. Some of the lessons will include instrumental support, while others will begin with a simple music-theory or concept introductory activity.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B

Connecting With Community Through The American Popular Music Ensemble

Robert W. Smith, Clinician

Jed Smart, Presiding

Music in the United States continues to change reflecting our unique history and multicultural population. The merging of styles and genres has created unique sounds and teaching opportunities for music education programs in American schools. Robert W. Smith presents a proposal for a new ensemble in the school music program. The American popular music ensemble opens a myriad of opportunity for affective teaching as well as meaningful connections in our schools and community. Troy University's popular music ensemble, “POPulus” serves as a demonstration group.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD

Promoting Your Program Through Social Media - Frank Buck, Clinician

Lori Ardovino, Presiding

Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, websites… What do you need? How do you stay on top of it all? Hear from one who has been termed the "Organization Guru" on how to make it all work together and how to make it easy.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

Classroom Management Systems and Routines - Anne Witt, Clinician

Shuler Sitsch, Presiding

All of us strive to be good managers – of our students and of the environment – and we know the importance of having pre-determined “systems and routines.” However, in the fast-moving pace of teaching, we may inadvertently overlook some significant aspects of classroom dynamics. Be a part of this interactive session on “systems and routines” which improve the learning experience and make us happier teachers.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ACDA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E

ABA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center

All-State Jazz Bands

Middle Schoo Jazz Band - Kim Bain, Clinician

Silver Jazz Band - Michael Pendowski, Clinician

Gold Jazz Band - Dean Sorenson, Clinician

Mark Foster, Presiding

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

AMEA Governing Board Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 2

Sara Womack, Presiding

Visit the Exhibits - Exhibit Hall B

Thursday, January 23 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, January 24 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Thursday, 10:00 am

Grand Opening of the Exhibits

Exhibit Hall B

The Alabama Jazz Collective was formed in the spring of 2013 to enhance and promote jazz education throughout the state of Alabama, and to help raise the level of jazz education in the region. Jazz is America’s music, was developed right down the road in New Orleans, and its popularity continues to grow. The performance skills and musical knowledge required to perform jazz are extensive, and this ensemble represents musicians who have combined knowledge (those who can teach) with a high level of musicianship (those who can play) and experience (those who have done). We will be performing original compositions, jazz standards, and everything in between.

Dr. Andy Nevala, Piano, Jacksonville State University

Dr. Tony McCutchen, Drums, Percussion, Jacksonville State University

Dr. Tom Wolfe, Guitar, University of Alabama

Chris Kozak, Bass, University of Alabama

Ken Watters, Trumpet, University of Alabama-Hunstville

Dr. Dave Lambert, Trombone, Jacksonville State University

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The formation of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) began with the first performance by a group of volunteer musicians in 1921. That group would evolve from a volunteer ensemble to the state's only full-time professional orchestra. Today, the ASO is continuing to make music and provide vital services to the residents of the state, serving nearly 100,000 individuals a year through concert series, youth programs, and educational and community engagement efforts to fulfill our mission to change lives through music. During the 2012-2013 Season, the ASO continues its search to appoint a new Music Director by inviting eminent guest conductors from all over the world. After six highly successful seasons with the ASO, Maestro Justin Brown remains Music Director Laureate. As the state's premier performing arts organization, the ASO employs 54 salaried musicians who give more than 190 performances per year. The organization is supported through the ASO's Board of Directors, which consists of 60 civic and business leaders. The ASO has a volunteer pool of more than

Symphony 30, Greystone Symphony Society and

of 24.

Christopher Confessore is celebrating his eleventh season as a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's conducting staff; he was named Principal Pops Conductor in 2008. He regularly appears on other ASO concert series, garnering rave reviews from The Birmingham News for his "special talent for drawing the broadly lyrical out of his orchestra." He also leads the orchestra in a wide variety of educational and community outreach performances. Since 1995, Mr. Confessore has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne, FL. During his tenure the orchestra has performed a broad repertoireincluding the world premieres of seven compositions commissioned by the orchestra - and enjoyed a dramatic period of artistic growth, increased attendance at all performances and financial stability. Mr. Confessore made his international debut in June of 2004, conducting the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania. His schedule as a guest conductor has included appearances with the Houston Symphony, the Florida Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has also conducted the youth orchestras of the St. Louis and San Francisco Symphonies. During the 1999-2000 season Mr. Confessore served as Interim Education and Outreach Conductor of the Houston Symphony. In this capacity he conducted more than fifty performances on the Houston Symphony's Lollipops, and First Concerts series, as well as other community outreach concerts. Hailed by the Birmingham News as a leader with "firm vision and confidence," Christopher Confessore has accompanied a distinguished list of artists, including Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Glenn Dicterow, Carol Wincenc and Jon Nakamatsu. As a Pops conductor he has appeared with a diverse group of performers, including Grammy Award winners Art Garfunkel, Roberta Flack, Larry Gatlin and Nanci Griffith, as well as Tony Award nominees Jodi Benson, Liz Callaway, Susan Egan and Rebecca Luker. In April of 2005, music columnist Mary Colurso of The Birmingham News remarked "Anyone who regards the symphony as stuffy and elitist hasn't been to a SuperPops show when Confessore's in charge. He exudes nice-guy appeal on stage, along with real warmth, a sense of humor and smarts to spare." Mr. Confessore's primary conducting instructors have been Phillip Spurgeon and Daniel Lewis. He has studied with internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin and has attended workshops and seminars led by Gustav Meier, Harold Farberman and Lawrence Leighton Smith. Mr. Confessore holds a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Southern California and the Bachelor of Music degree in Bassoon Performance from Florida State University. His primary bassoon instructors were William Winstead and Trevor Cramer. As a student in the FSU study-abroad program in London, England, he studied with William Waterhouse, former Principal Bassoon of the BBC Symphony.

400 individuals who are members of the Symphony Volunteer Council,

the Youth Orchestra Parents Association. In addition, the ASO currently employs a fulltime staff

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The Albertville Percussion Ensemble was formed in 2006 with eight members and since that time, the group has grown to 32 members and continues to grow each year. In 2011, the ensemble was invited to perform at the Tournament of Roses Presidential Ball in Pasadena, California. At the event, the students were given the chance to perform in front of nearly 500 guests including corporate parade sponsors and news and media representatives covering the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game The ensemble remains active throughout the year performing at school events, community events, and Days of Percussion throughout the Southeast. The AHS Percussion Ensemble is proud to endorse REMO Drumheads and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets and is honored to have been selected to perform at the 2013 AMEA In-Service Conference.

Taylor Cash currently serves as Associate Director of Bands at Albertville High School in Albertville, AL. Taylor is a graduate of Jacksonville State University and Boston University receiving his BA in Music Education and MM in Music Education respectively. While at JSU, Taylor performed with various ensembles including the Mallet Ensemble, Principle Percussionist for Chamber Winds, Wind Ensemble, Drum Captain for the Marching Southerners Percussion Section and was Tenorline Section Leader for SPIRIT Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006. Taylor is an active percussion arranger, consultant, instructor, and judge throughout the United States for High Schools and Universities. Taylor is currently a percussion arranger for Bands in Motion, where is fortunate to work with world-class composers: Robert W. Smith, David Shaffer, and Steve Reineke and Dr. Jack Liles. Taylor is an Educator Artist for Innovative Percussion and REMO Drumheads.

Friday, 1:00 pm Ballroom B

Concert Program

City Lights……..........................................................…Patrick G. Harper……..................……HaMaR Percussion Publications

A A USTIN USTIN H H IGH IGH S S CHOOL CHOOL C C ONCERT ONCERT B B AND AND

The Austin High School Concert Band from Decatur, Alabama is the intermediate instrumental music ensemble for the Austin High School Band program. It is comprised of ninth and tenth grade musicians in the Austin High School Band, with approximately 75% of its membership being ninth grade students. The band was created in 1990 to serve as a feeder group for the Austin High School Symphonic Band. Since its creation, the band has performed at state and national concert festivals, and has consistently received superior ratings performing grade 3 and 4 literature. Members of the Austin High School Concert Band move on the become members of the nationally recognized Austin High School Symphonic Band.

Clay Sloan has served as associate director of bands at Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama for the past twenty years. His responsibilities at Austin include serving as program coordinator and instructor for the marching band, directing the second concert band and coordinating all jazz and percussion ensembles His performing ensembles have consistently received superior ratings at state and national festivals A graduate of Austin High School, Clay received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and his Master of Arts Degree from the University of North Alabama. He is also a certified public school administrator, having completed the Innovative Leadership Program at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Clay has served as adjunct percussion faculty at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is an active freelance percussionist in the north Alabama area, and has been a regular performer with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. Clay is actively sought out as an adjudicator throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Clay and his wife, Tina are blessed with a beautiful six year old daughter, Anne Katherine.

B B UMPUS UMPUS M M IDDLE IDDLE S S CHOOL CHOOL S S YMPHONIC YMPHONIC B B AND AND

In only its second year of existence, the Bumpus Middle School Symphonic Band, from Hoover, Alabama, is the top performing ensemble in the Bumpus/Brock’s Gap Band program, which encompasses over 300 students performing in a variety of ensembles including Jazz Band, Beginning Band, and three ability-based concert bands (Symphonic Band, Concert Band I, and Concert Band II). Students take beginning band in 6th grade at Brock’s Gap Intermediate School and then continue as 7th and 8th graders at Bumpus. Since its inception in 1999 when the school was founded, the bands at Bumpus have consistently received superior ratings at District Assessment, State Assessment, and the ABA Music Performance Assessment. The Bumpus Bands have also been honored to perform and receive superior ratings at regional and national events such as the Southern Star Music Festival and Music in the Parks Music Festival in Atlanta, GA, Festival Disney in Orlando, FL, the National Festival of the States in Washington, DC, and the National Adjudicators Invitational in Atlanta, GA. In addition to their AMEA In-Service Conference performance, the Bumpus Symphonic Band will also perform this year at the 2014 Music for All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, IN.

Josh Lynch is in his eighth year as band director at Robert F. Bumpus Middle School and Brock's Gap Intermediate School. Prior to his tenure at Bumpus, he was the assistant band director at McAdory High School. During his time at Bumpus, the Bumpus Bands have received superior ratings at District Assessment, State Assessment, and the ABA Music Performance Assessment each year. They have also performed at regional and national events such as the Southern Star Music Festival and the Music in the Parks Music Festival in Atlanta, GA, Festival Disney in Orlando, FL, the National Festival of the States in Washington, DC, and the National Adjudicators Invitational in Atlanta, GA. This year, Mr. Lynch will lead the Bumpus Symphonic Band in their first ever performance at the AMEA In-Service Conference and their first ever performance at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Lynch was also the Bumpus Middle School nominee and the middle school nominee from Hoover City Schools for the Jacksonville State University Teacher Hall of Fame in the 2010-2011 academic year. Mr. Lynch is a native of Montgomery, Alabama where he attended Saint James School, graduating in 1998. Mr. Lynch then attended Samford University where he received the Bachelor of Music degree, Cum Laude, majoring in music education in 2002. He and his wife, Melanie, have a six-year-old son named Taylor and a two-year-old daughter, Abby Grace.

Concert Program

D D ALEVILLE ALEVILLE H H IGHS IGHS S S CHOOL CHOOL S S YMPHONIC YMPHONIC B B AND AND

The Daleville City Schools’ Band Program serves approximately 298 students grades 6-12. The musicians themselves make up 38% of the school’s population, while 45% of the school attends classes in the music department at some point during the school day. Program offerings include the “Pride of the South” Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Beginning Band, Beginning Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band I, and Jazz Band II. The program also offers numerous student-led small ensembles such as jazz combo, brass choir, trumpet ensemble, sax quartet, and woodwind quartet. Two directors work together to team teach all of these ensembles. The marching band consistently earns Superior ratings and Best in Class awards in competitions all over the Southeast. This ensemble includes auditioned musicians from grades 8-12 who split into two ensembles for concert band. The Wind Symphony has consistently earned Superior ratings at MPA throughout the history of the band and recently earned the recognition of receiving a “Superior with Distinction.” The newly formed Symphonic Band continues to work to build a reputation of excellence. Nationally, the band has earned Superior ratings and many first place awards in New York City, Gatlinburg, St. Louis, Orlando, Houston, Tampa, Chicago, San Antonio, and Toronto. In 2010, the band performed at the Cotton Bowl and Dallas New Year’s parade, earning first place in both the concert and parade competitions. The band recently won the Heritage Festivals’ concert and jazz competition in Orlando and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. Student led ensembles have also achieved success performing in the lobby at the 2012 and 2013 AMEA conferences.

Mark Nichols is completing his tenth year as Director of Bands for Daleville City Schools. Prior to coming to Daleville, Mr. Nichols served as a director in Florala, Tallassee, and Eufaula. He has taught in Alabama schools for eighteen years. Bands under Mr. Nichols’ direction have received numerous Superior ratings at competitions and festivals in Alabama, the Southeast, New York City, and Canada. Mr. Nichols graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Master’s in Music Education. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from Troy State University, where he was the section leader and trumpet soloist in the “Sound of the South” and Symphonic Band. While at Troy, Mr. Nichols was in many professional organizations including Phi Mu Alpha, Student Government Association, Collegiate Music Educator’s National Conference, Omicron Delta, Kappa Delta, and was very active in jazz ensembles and intramural sports. He is listed in Who’s Who Among American College Students and his time at Troy State University was completed with an Excellence in Leadership Scholarship. Mr. Nichols is also listed in Who’s Who Among American Men and American Teachers. In high school, Mr. Nichols attended and graduated with honors from Marion Military Institute. During these years he attained the JROTC rank of Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, the highest rank possible by a high school cadet. He was an Alabama All-State bandsmen for three years and traveled to Europe with the United States Collegiate Wind Band on a 21-day concert tour. Mr. Nichols was also selected to Boy’s State and Model Senate. He is an Eagle Scout and still works with scouting on the regional level. Mr. Nichols’ current professional organizations include The Alabama Jazz Educator’s Association, Alabama Music Educator’s Association, National Music Educator’s Association, Alabama for the Arts Alliance, and Alabama Bandmaster’s Assocation.

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F F LORENCE LORENCE M M IDDLE IDDLE S S CHOOL CHOOL C C HOIR HOIR

The Florence Middle School Choir is under the direction of Jane Powell and is a nonauditioned group which meets daily and has an active performance schedule each year. They participate in honor choirs, Alabama All-State Chorus, State Choral Performance Assessment, State Solo & Ensemble Choral Assessment, as well as Winter and Spring Concerts and a school wide talent show. The 130 voice middle school choir contains numerous performance groups, including girls groups at each age level, boy’s choir, mixed choir and select ensembles. The Florence Freshman Center choral students meet daily on the same campus as the middle school. The 100 voice choir is taught jointly by Jane Powell & Rebecca Rockhill the first period of each day. Each of the various choral groups in which these students participate consistently is awarded superior ratings in the assessment process. The combination of the Florence Middle School 8th Grade Girls & the Freshman Center Girls is a unique group of singers who enjoyed singing together in the middle school setting and are continuing to work and make music together. They are thrilled to be performing for the Alabama Music Educators and would like to express their appreciation to the AMEA board for this opportunity.

Mrs. Jane Powell brings 24 years of experience to the music classroom, having enjoyed a wide range of teaching opportunities K- 12. Through the years her choirs have consistently achieved superior ratings at all levels of festival competitions, including national and international levels. In addition to being certified in K-12 choral music, she is also certified in secondary mathematics, which she taught for several years prior to entering the music classroom. She has served for many years on the Alabama Vocal Association Governing Board and having completed her Presidency of the organization is now serving as Vice-President. She also served for many years as the President of the Tennessee Valley Choral Directors Association. Helping students of all ages discover their musical passion and strive to achieve their full potential is what keeps Mrs. Powell coming back to the music classroom year after year. She is married, has three children and three precious grandchildren.

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G G ARDENDALE ARDENDALE H H IGH IGH S S CHOOL CHOOL C C HOIR HOIR

The Gardendale High School Choral Department has grown since it was reopened in 2001. The first spring semester, there were 16 members and now the program contains of 140 members. It consists of four choirs: Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Women’s Chorus and Men’s Chorus. They consistently receive superior ratings at AVA Competitions. The group performs in at least 5 concerts yearly and the Jefferson County Music Festival. They travel annually to compete in the Worldstrides Heritage Festival. Last year in San Francisco the choir received a Gold Award. Seventeen students were members of the 2013 Alabama All-State Choral Festival, 13 in SATB and 4 in TTBB.

Ginny Hughes is in her thirteenth year at GHS and her 26th as a choral director in Jefferson County. She was previously the choral director at Hewitt-Trussville JHS for 13 years.

She has served as SACS Accreditation Chair, BLT Chair, Curriculum Consultant, Fine Arts Board Member, and Second Mile Teacher. Mrs. Hughes is currently the GHS Fine Arts Department Chair and the sponsor of the Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Mrs. Hughes is from Mobile, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama. She and her husband, Billy, have one daughter, Lauren, a student at Samford University and an adopted son who is an officer in the United States Air Force.

H H UNTSVILLE UNTSVILLE M M IDDLE IDDLE S S CHOOL CHOOL M M IXED IXED C C HOIR HOIR

The purpose of the Huntsville Middle School Choir is to provide educational and enjoyable experiences for its members through music performance. The choral department offers students the opportunity to develop their musical skills through the study of vocal production techniques, music reading/sight singing, and the performance of quality choral literature. Opportunities are also provided for students to perform as soloists and small groups or ensembles. The program is the largest in the city with over 260 students participating. Students in the 6th grade enroll in the beginning treble choir. In the past, students in the 7th and 8th grades had the opportunity to continue their choral education by becoming part of the advanced girls’ or boys’ choirs. However, this year the 7th and 8th grade choirs are mixed. All of these groups are non-auditioned. The classes meet separately, but perform together at concerts and festivals. The advanced choirs have consistently received superior ratings at district and state large group performance assessment, and at national choral festivals in Orlando, New York City, and Chicago.

Karen Anderson has been the choral director at Huntsville Middle School since 1997. She is a native of Camden Tennessee. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Murray State University with degrees in Music Education and Music performance. She received her Master’s degree in Music Education from Arizona State University, where she sang in the Collegium Musicum under the direction of Dr. George Umberson. She has over 30 years of teaching experience at every age level. She is a member of NAfME, ACDA, and AVA professional organizations and Sigma Alpha Iota women’s music fraternity. She currently serves as president elect of the Huntsville City Schools’ Choral Directors’ Association. She is a member of First Baptist Church in Huntsville, where she sings in the adult choir. Mrs. Anderson’s husband, Tim, is a software designer with Siemens in Huntsville. They have two daughters. Lauren is a recent graduate of Auburn University, and teaches geometry at Hoover High School. Amanda is a sophomore at Auburn majoring in music education.

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Is The Thing With Feathers...Poem by Emily Dickenson, Music by Susan LaBarr...Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc.

Home.........................Words and music by Greg Holden and Drew Pearson, Arranged By Alan Billingsley............Hal Leonard

M M OBILE OBILE S S YMPHONY YMPHONY Y Y OUTH OUTH O O RCHESTRA RCHESTRA

The Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra is the premier training orchestra for young, accomplished musicians along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. The orchestra performs up to seven concerts each year and regularly features worldrenowned guest artists such as Midori (violin), Pablo Sáinz Villegas (guitar), and Yuri Rozum (piano). This season, celebrating its 60th anniversary, the MSYO has commissioned David Ludwig to compose a work for violin and orchestra. As part of the Orchestra Partner program with Young Concert Artists, Inc. of New York, this piece will receive its world premier with violinist Bella Hristova on the Season Finale concert in May. The MSYO is the flagship ensemble of the Mobile Symphony’s education programs, which have been the recipient of the Midori Orchestra Residencies program and the Bank of America Award for Excellence in Orchestra Education.

Robert J. Seebacher is currently Music Director and Conductor of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra in Tennessee and the Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra in Alabama. He is also Director of Orchestras and opera conductor at the University of South Alabama. He has appeared with the Lexington Philharmonic, Youngstown Symphony, Warren Philharmonic, and Mobile Symphony Orchestras. He has held assistant conductor positions with the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra and Opera, Bowling Green Symphony, Perrysburg Symphony, The Bowling Green Philharmonia, and the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra. Mr. Seebacher served on the faculty of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts until its elimination by the Department of Education. While in residence there, he conducted opera and taught conducting, music theory and history, as well as French horn. He has conducted numerous All-State and Honors Orchestras in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Alabama. His guest artist collaborations have included those with Mark O'Connor, Midori, The Canadian Brass, Arlo Guthrie, Lynn Harrell, Joseph Schwantner, Valentina Lisitsa, Billy McLaughlin and the Celtic ensemble, Mithril.He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music (cum laude) from Youngstown State University, a Master's Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Bowling Green State University, and has completed his Doctoral studies at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Seebacher has participated in training workshops at The Cleveland Institute of Music and The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan. He conducted the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as part of their inaugural conducting symposium. His teachers include William B. Slocum, Stephen L. Gage, John Nardolillo, Emily Freeman Brown, and Gustav Meier.

Prelude to “Die Meistersinger,” WWV 96….....................................................................................Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36…....................................................................................…...Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

“Enigma” Theme

Var. I – C.A.E.

Var. IV – W.M.B.

Var. IX – Nimrod

Var. XI – G.R.S.

Var. XIII – *** (Romanza)

Finale

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The Montgomery Academy Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus is made up of fifth and sixth grade students to elect to rehearse during their 30 minute "silent reading time" three days a week for the entire school year. The chorus presents an annual Winter and Spring Concert along with an MA Choral Celebration, presented by all the school chorus groups in grades k-12. Select members attend the AMEA Elementary Music Festival and the Alabama ACDA Young Voices Festival, annually. The Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus currently has 48 members and is under the direction of Susan Cooper.

Susan Cooper, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, received her Bachelor's Degree in vocal performance from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, and her Master's Degree in vocal performance from the University of Alabama. She has performed as a soloist with the Alabama Dance Theatre, the Montgomery Chorale, Madrigal Voices of Montgomery, First United Methodist Church Cathedral Choir and Adult Ensemble. In addition to her performance experience, Susan has received awards at state and regional levels including NATS, MTNA, AMTA, and Opera Birmingham. In the fall of 2011, Mrs. Cooper assumed the duties as Middle School Choral Director at The Montgomery Academy conducting the Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus, the Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus, teaching general music, and assisting the Upper School Chorus. She is an active member of ACDA and NAfME, and currently the Youth Choir director at First United Methodist Church, where she is a member and frequent soloist.

Friday, 10:15 am MPAC

Concert Program

Cantate Domino.....................................................................................................................................................Nancy Hill Cobb

Liturgical source: Psalm 95 (Santa Barbara Music, SBMP 282)

The Mountains Are Calling Me....................................................................................................................................Tom Shelton (Santa Barbara Music, SBMP 943)

Sunny Bank.....................................................................................................................................................................Mark Sirett Traditional Variant from Virginia (Hinshaw Music, Inc. HMC 1939)

Ahrirang.................................................................................................................................................... Arranged by Brad Printz Korean Folk Song (Heritage Music Press, 15/1534H)

The Laughing Song.....................................................................................................................................................Cynthia Gray William Blake (1757-1827), alt. (Heritage Music Press, 15/2216H) from Songs of Innocence (1789)

Children of the Rainbow...................................................................................................................................Rosephanye Powell Text by Burnece Walker Brunson (Alliance Music Publications, Inc. AMP 0589)

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Phillips Preparatory School is located in Mobile, Alabama. It is a public, collegepreparatory magnet school for students in grades six through eight. There are approximately eight hundred students in attendance at Phillips and just over one third of them are in the band program. Phillips students are drawn randomly from all over Mobile County. Nearly all students enter Phillips with no prior instrumental training. here are five different ensembles – The Phillips Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Beginning Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band. he Phillips Band Program has been under the direction of Ms. Heather Moore for ten years and has grown considerably during that time. In addition, the band has consistently received straight superior ratings at all District Contests and state assessments. Each year, the Phillips band has sent numerous students to the Mobile County Honor Band, Solo & Ensemble Festival, Alabama All-State Band and Alabama All-State Jazz Band. In 2008, 2010, and 2013, the band performed in Art Fusion in Orlando, FL. In 2011, they performed in Washington D.C. at a concert event at the Lincoln Memorial. In 2012, the Symphonic Band performed on The Intrepid in New York City.

Heather Moore graduated from Auburn University in 2000 with bachelor’s degree in music education. She then began teaching middle school band, elementary general music, choir, and keyboarding at J. Larry Newton School in Fairhope, Alabama. After three years, Heather moved to Sidney Phillips Preparatory School in Mobile, Alabama. She is currently in her fourteenth year of teaching. Ms. Moore works diligently with all instrumental ensembles at Phillips, including the Pirate Percussion Ensemble, Phillips Jazz Band, Beginning Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band. She teaches private lessons and continues to play horn in the Mobile area. Heather also assists other schools with band camps and contest preparation. In addition, she has served as treasurer for the Mobile County Band Directors’ Association for five years. A native of Montevallo, Alabama, Ms. Moore currently resides in Mobile and is holding steady at thirty-something years of age. Ms. Moore holds memberships in the Alabama Music Educators’ Association, Alabama Educators’ Association, Alabama Bandmasters’ Association, and Mobile County Band Directors’ Association.

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In the past four years the Pleasant Grove Chorale has grown in quality and accomplishments. Started in the fall of 2009, they began as a choir that met after school just learning to sight read. In the spring of 2010 they received straight superior ratings in performance and sight reading at AVA District Assessment and attended the AVA state Assessment receiving an overall Superior with a Superior in sight reading. Since its conception that year they have been allowed to meet as a class. The Pleasant Grove High School Chorale now consists of auditioned 9-12th graders who have had either band or choir for at least one year. They have constantly received over all superior ratings with a superior in sight reading at AVA State Choral Performance Assessment, are always represented at Alabama All State, and have received multiple awards from different regional and national festivals including Festivals of Music Atlanta and Music in the Parks in Orlando.

Nichole Hill is currently the choral director at Pleasant Grove Middle School and Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, AL. Prior to her appointment to Pleasant Grove she was the choral director at E.B. Erwin High School in Center Point, AL. Nichole received her Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis in Vocal Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS and teacher certification from The University of Alabama in Birmingham. She is a member of the Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, AVA, and NAfME/AMEA. Nichole is the mother of one, Madilynn Hill and wife of K.C. Hill, McAdory Middle School Band Director.

Concert Program

Come

Ed. By Russell Robinson

The Spain Park High School Chamber Choir is in its third year of existence, all under the direction of Charles F. Henry. The Chamber Choir is an auditioned group consisting of ninth through twelfth graders that meets once a week outside of the regular school day. This past year, the Chamber Choir competed at the Ole Miss Choral Festival in Oxford, MS and earned second place overall with a Superior rating. Also, the Chamber Choir performed at SPCA and received straight Superior ratings, with two perfect scores included. The Chamber Choir was started as a way to give talented and motivated students an opportunity to explore and perform high-quality music with other equally gifted students that may not have a class together. The Spain Park Chamber Choir is committed to performing the best choral music from all periods with nuance, passion, sensitivity and a great appreciation for choral art.

Charles F. Henry is starting his fourth year at Spain Park High School and his seventh year of teaching overall. Since arriving at Spain Park, choirs under Mr. Henry's direction have received consistent superior ratings at SPCA and have received the distinguished musicianship award from AVA the last two years. Mr. Henry has been invited to present a music reading session to the Alabama chapter of the American Choral Directors Association based on his work, and has served as a coordinator for the Alabama Vocal Association All-State Festival for the past two years. Mr. Henry is a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, earning the Bachelors of Music Education in vocal/choral music under Dr. Philip Copeland. Mr. Henry is currently pursuing the Masters of MusicEducation at Samford University and is also the youth choir director of Godspeed at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Hoover. Mr. Henry is an active member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association and the Alabama Vocal Association.

Thursday, 10:20 am MPAC

"Nature"

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Concert Program

Jubilate Deo- Orlando di Lasso...............Choral Public Domain Library

O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God.

McKay¬ (from American Thanksgiving)- Carol Barnett...... Earthsongs

The Earth Adorned- Waldemar Åhlén ...............................Walton Music

II.

Sechs Lieder in Freien zu Singen, Opus 41 No. 2:Drei Volkslieder: #1 Entflieh' mit mir-Felix Mendelssohn .....Choral Public Domain Library

O fly with me and be my love, And let my home thy dwelling be; And when afar away we rove, O let my heart be all to thee. And when afar away we rove, O let my heart be all to thee. But if thou wilt not, here Ill die, And dreary wilt thou be, and lone, For though from home thou dost not fly, Home joys are fled when I am gone For though from home thou dost not fly,Home joys are fled when I am gone.

Sechs Lieder in Freien zu Singen, Opus 41 No. 3:Drei Volkslieder: #2 Es Fiel Ein Reif- Mendelssohn................Choral Public Domain Library

One night there came, in the gay springtime, A frost o'er the flow'rets bright, And the rime brought death and destruction. A youth had once lov'd a maiden gay;

They fled from home on a night in May, And none ever knew of their going. They wander'd wide o'er the world afar, But never beheld fortune's guiding star; In blight and sorrow they ended.

Sechs Lieder in Freien zu Singen, Opus 41 No.4:Drei Volkslieder: #3 Auf Ihrem Grab- Mendelssohn...............Choral Public Domain Library

Over their grave the linden is growing; The birds sweetly singing, and the soft winds blowing, While on the greensward neath it's shade, Sit village swain and rosy maid. While on the greensward neath it's shade, Sit village swain and rosy maid. The soft low winds in sadness are sighing, The bird's faint notes with the daylight are dying; The maid and her swain listen silently, And weep, but they weep without knowing why. The maid and her swain listen silently, And weep, but they weep without knowing why.

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Esta Tierra from Poemas- Javier Busto....................................Bustovega

Do not look for me in the wilderness, however high, nor look for me in the sea, however wide it seems. Look for me here, in this low country with bridge and pine grove, with points and slow water, where one can hear it ripple although the sound fades out.

Choose Something Like a Star- Randall Thompson........ECS Publishing

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The Thompson High School Wind Ensemble was formed in 2001, the result of tremendous growth in the Thompson High School Band program that allowed for the creation of another performing ensemble. The Wind Ensemble is 65 members strong with the majority being juniors and seniors. Since the inception of the Wind Ensemble they have earned straight superior ratings at all Alabama Bandmasters Association District and State Evaluations. In addition, they have also earned straight superior ratings from other regional competitions throughout the southeast, most recently Festivals of Music in South Carolina, Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Tennessee, the Alamo Music Festival in San Antonio, Texas, and the Dixie Classic National Adjudicators Invitational in St. Louis, MO. Most notably, the Wind Ensemble was selected as a guest performer for the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic held on the campus of Troy University in February 2007, the Alabama Music Educators Association in-Service Conference in January 2009 , Alabama Honor Band Festival in February of 2010, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in 2011, the 2012 CBDNA / NBA Southern Division Conference at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA and most recently the 2014 JanFest at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Membership into the Wind Ensemble is through an audition / selection process. While the members are serious and dedicated to the performance of outstanding symphonic wind literature, few students actually study privately. The Wind Ensemble consistently has members selected for the Alabama Bandmasters Associations All State Music Festival and for the many university sponsored honor band festivals throughout Alabama. Other performing ensembles at Thompson High School include the 200 member “Marching Southern Sounds”, the 65 member Symphonic Band, the 45 member Concert Band, various chamber ensembles and the 19 member Thompson Jazz Band.

Jon Bubbett is a native of Dothan, AL. He attended Dothan High School graduating in 1977. He also attended Troy State University graduating with a BMEd in 1981. While at Troy Mr. Bubbett served as trumpet section leader for both the “Sound of the South” Marching Band and the Reading Band. Mr. Bubbett received the MMEd from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, IL in 1989. While at VanderCook Mr. Bubbett served as president of the graduating class of 1989. Mr. Bubbett is in his 33rd year of teaching. He began his teaching career in Washington, GA, at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School. He has also served as band director at Demopolis High School and at Erwin High School before coming to Thompson High School in Alabaster. Mr. Bubbett has served as band director at Thompson High School since 1993. His bands have performed in a variety of venues across the southeast, most notably, Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic held on the campus of Troy University in February 2007, the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in January 1997 and 2009, Alabama Honor Band Festival in February of 2010, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in 2011, the 2012 CBDNA / NBA Southern Division Conference at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA and most recently the 2014 JanFest at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Mr. Bubbett is a member of NAfME, Alabama Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and Celebration Winds Cocnert Band, and Alabama Winds. Mr. Bubbett is married to the former Jeannie Hardwick from Alabaster, AL and they have two children, Miles and Mallory. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church (Cumberland) in Alabaster.

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The UAB Wind Symphony is comprised of the finest wind and percussion students from inside and outside the Department of Music. The ensemble performs in the Alys Stephens Center two times each semester. The literature played by the UAB Wind Symphony reflects a great variety and high level of musicianship. The musical repertoire includes the finest wind band literature as well as significant orchestral transcriptions. The Wind Symphony has performed at such prestigious events as the state conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association in 2007, the 2008 Southern Division conference of the College Band Directors National Association, in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall at the Percy Grainger Festival (2012), and at Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial (2011). In addition to the regular concerts given on campus, the Wind Symphony performs an annual spring tour in various locations throughout Alabama and our region. In addition to their regular rehearsal schedule, students in the UAB Wind Symphony have enjoyed making music with several wonderful musicians such as Adolphus Hailstork, James Curnow, Mark Camphouse, Col. Arnald Gabriel, and Chicago Symphony trumpeter Tage Larsen. Auditions for chair placement in the Wind Symphony are held during the first week of classes in the fall and spring semesters. Auditions are open to all interested university students regardless of major. In the fall semester, the Wind Symphony meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 pm. During the spring, the Wind Symphony rehearses on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.

Sue Samuels is the Director of Bands at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her responsibilities include teaching and administering the Marching Blazers, the Wind Symphony, the Symphony Band, and the Blazer Band, as well as teaching courses in conducting and music education. Since Dr. Samuels arrived in Birmingham, the bands at UAB have continued to grow and thrive under her direction. The Marching Blazers, with more than 200 members, continue to wow the crowds with contemporary sights and sounds. The UAB Wind Symphony performs at least 2 concerts per semester at the Alys Stephens Center, and the group continues to perform the very finest literature available for the contemporary wind band. UAB annually hosts more than 200 high school band performers at the All-Star Band Festival each fall and more than 600 young musicians at the annual Middle School and High School Honor Band festivals each December. The Blazer Band performs throughout the winter at home basketball games, and also accompanies the teams to the Conference USA and NCAA Tournaments. In addition, Dr. Samuels also conducts the UAB Summer Band, which performs an annual July 4th concert in front of Bartow Arena on the UAB Campus. Dr. Samuels is a strong advocate for chamber music and for music education and actively supports the UAB Percussion Ensembles, Flute and Clarinet Choirs, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Trombone Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, Brass and Woodwind quintets, and all other facets of instrumental music at UAB. Dr. Samuels’ teaching experience prior to her arrival at UAB includes 12 years at Lassiter High School in Marietta Georgia, 1 year as Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Georgia, and 2 years as Director of Bands at WT Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia. Under her direction, all bands she conducted received straight superior ratings at festivals over her 14-year career as a high school band director. In addition, the bands at both Lassiter and Woodson performed at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, and the Lassiter Band won the 1998 Marching Band Grand National Championships. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Samuels attended Furman University in Greenville where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. Dr. Samuels has also been educated at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where she completed the Master of Music Degree in Instrumental Conducting, at the Eastman School of Music, and at Auburn University where she completed the PhD in music education in 2009. Dr. Samuels serves the larger band community by adjudicating at local, regional, and national marching band contests, serving as a guest conductor at various honor bands and all states, and presenting clinics at local, regional and national professional conferences. In addition to her work as a band director, Dr. Samuels enjoys being a mom to her beautiful son, Andrew, who she adopted from Ethiopia in 2010.

Concert Program

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University of Montevallo Concert Choir is an auditioned chorus of approximately 45 singers from the UM student population. Music and non-music majors participate in this performing ensemble. The chorus has performed throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana by invitation. In addition, the chorus performs frequently with members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, a professional Alabama orchestra. Throughout the last several years, the chorus has recorded several choral works by the nationally acclaimed composer, Joseph Landers. The choir performs compositions ranging from choral masterworks to spirituals in at least two concerts each semester. UM Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and University Chorus and members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra annually perform choral masterworks such as Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms, Requiem by Gabrielle Fauré, Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, Missa Sancti Nicolai, (Nicolaimesse) by Joseph Haydn and Missa in C Major, K 317a by Wolfgang A. Mozart. In addition, the UM Concert Choir participates in the annual “A Montevallo Choral Christmas”

Melinda S. Doyle is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Montevallo where she conducts the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and University Chorus and also teaches undergraduate conducting and choral methods. In 2010, Dr. Doyle was Instructor of Choral Music at Louisiana State University where she conducted Schola Cantorum and taught undergraduate choral literature and conducting. In addition, she served as the Director of Music and Worship at the University United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. During the Fall of 2010, Dr. Doyle served as Interim Choral Director at Tulane University where she conducted the TulaneNewcomb University Choir. In 2009-2010, she served as the Visiting Director of Choral Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she conducted the FGCU University Choir and Chamber Singers as well as taught choral literature and conducting. Dr. Doyle received the Bachelor of Vocal Performance (1995), Master of Music (Vocal Performance, 1997) and Graduate Certificate in Advanced Music (Choral Conducting, 2003) from the University of South Florida, and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University. Previous choral appointments include a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at LSU; Conducting Associate of the renowned LSU A Cappella Choir; Director of Choral Music at Howard W. Blake Performing Arts High School, Tampa, FL; Assistant Director of Choirs at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, Tampa, FL; and the Director of Music at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge. Frequently in demand as a clinician and adjudicator, she has conducted choirs both at the junior high, high school and collegiate level. Currently, Dr. Doyle serves as the R & S Chair for College and University Choirs for Alabama ACDA. She has also served as R & S Chair for High Repertoire for the Florida ACDA and remains an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Florida ACDA, Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), and Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA).

The One Hundred Fiftieth Psalm…………….…......…..Howard Hanson ...................................................................Carl Fischer Exultate Deo………………………………………...….Hans Leo Hassler........................................................Pavane Publishing

Befiehl dem Engel, dass er komm………………....…..Dietrich Buxtehude.................................................................Bärenreiter

Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65………………………………Johannes Brahms................................Lawson-Gould Music Publishers

No. 1: Verzicht, o Herz, auf Rettung

No. 2: Finstere Schatten der Nacht

No. 7: Vom Gebirge Well’ auf Well’

No. 8: Weiche Gräser in Revier

No. 12: Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten

Invictus……………………………………………….....…..Joshua Rist

A Procession Winding Around Me: Four Civil War Poems..Jeffery Van

No. 4: Reconciliation

Duerme Negrito……………..................……..Atahaulpa Yupanqui/arr. Emile Sole’....................................................Earthsongs

The Singing Heart…………………………............……….Bob Chilcott

Great Gettin’ Up Morning………………………………David Giardiniere..........................................Walton

at Montevallo’s American Village in December.

The Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir is one of seven ensembles at Vestavia Hills High School. Under the direction of Dr. Megan Wicks-Rudolph the Honor Choir has consistently received superior ratings at State, Regional, and National Festivals. The Honor Choir is an eclectic mix of 912th graders. The choir consists of students who participate in football, lacrosse, cross-country, track, soccer, theatre, band, cheerleading, Vestavia Ambassadors, Vestavia Belles, Teen Council, Peer Helpers, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts. The choir strives daily to be better musicians and people, through hard work, dedication, fun, and self-discipline. The students enjoy singing together and continuously working to be something bigger than themselves.

Dr. Megan Wicks-Rudolph is in her 20th year of teaching choral music in Alabama. She is currently the choral director at Vestavia Hills High School where she directs six choirs. Dr. Rudolph is Nationally Board Certified (2003) and Orff Level I Certified. Her choral music experience includes directing children’s choir, middle school choir, high school choir, church choir, and teaching collegiate methods classes. She currently serves as the President Elect for Alabama ACDA, and is dedicated to choral music education in the state of Alabama. Megan is married to her husband Brian, and they are the proud parents of Alexis (5), Austin (3), and Zach (1).

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AMEA 2014 Clinicians

Dr. Artie Almeida has taught for 35 years and is the music specialist at Bear Lake Elementary school in the Orlando FL area, where she teaches 1150 K-5 students. Her dynamic performing groups have performed for MENC, AOSA, and on the NBC Today Show. Artie was chosen as Florida Music Educator of the Year, and was also selected as an International Educator 2006 by the Cambridge England Biographical Society. She was a Teacher of the Year at the school level 6 times and was recently chosen as a University of Central Florida Alumni of the Decade. In addition to her public school teaching duties, Artie is an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida, teaches applied saxophone lessons and performs on historical winds with the early music ensemble Ars Antiqua.

Lori F. Ardovino is Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone at the University of Montevallo. She is an active performer, clinician, adjudicator, and writes CD reviews for The Clarinet, official journal of the International Clarinet Association and for the International Association of Women in Music. Dr. Ardovino has been a guest recitalist at a number of colleges and universities across the United States and has performed at numerous national and international festivals. In 2011, she was Composer-inResidence with Escape to Create in Seaside, FL, and also received the 2013-2014 Alabama State Council for the Arts Artist Fellowship. She is an active composer and has had her works performed across the United States, Japan, Canada and Italy. Her recent CD, From A Crack In The Wall, Clarinet Music by Alabama Composers, was released in January 2013. She has numerous publications of solo and chamber music. Potenza Music publishes her music. She is currently President of the Higher Education Division for AMEA and is the Composition Competition Coordinator for Alabama Music Teachers Association. Lori Ardovino received the Doctorate of Music degree in clarinet performance from the Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, the Masters degree in Clarinet Performance/Woodwind Specialist from Michigan State University and holds degrees in Music Education and Clarinet Performance from Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN. She is an Artist/Clinician for the Conn-Selmer Company.

Alabama Honor Choir Clinician - Associate Professor of Choral/Vocal Music at St. Olaf College, Dr. Christopher Aspaas received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, his M.M. in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University in East Lansing, his B.M. in Voice Performance from St. Olaf. Christopher has served on the faculties of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington and Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Aspaas is also active as a tenor soloist, performing Bach cantatas with Helmuth Rilling and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Evangelist roles in the John and Matthew Passions of Bach with the Bach Collegium of Fort Wayne, Ind., and other solo roles with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in Russia. Aspaas traveled to San Luis Obispo, California for a performance of Franz Josef Haydn’s Theresienmesse and Johann Michael Haydn’s Requiem with the Cuesta Master Chorale and Orchestra. In March, Aspaas returned to the role of Evangelist in the St. John Passion at Wingate University, under the direction of Dr. Kenney Potter.

All State Middle School Jazz Band Clinician - Kim Bain is in her eighth year as Director of Bands at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Ensembles under her leadership have consistently been cited for musical excellence at both the state and national levels throughout her 25 years of teaching. Ms. Bain was named 2012 Teacher of the Year for the Vestavia Hills City Schools. In 2013, her Pizitz Symphonic and Concert Bands performed at the Music For All National Middle School Music Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to this honor, the John Phillip Sousa Foundation recently awarded the Sudler Cup to the Pizitz Band program. In 2014, the Pizitz Symphonic Band will perform at the CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference at the University of North Florida. While at Pizitz Middle School, Ms. Bain’s bands have received special recognition at Festival Disney, All-Star Music Festival, and OrlandoFest in Orlando, Florida, and at Heritage Music Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. She has served as a clinician for the Alabama Bandmaster’s Association and guest conducted numerous honor bands and camps in Alabama and Georgia. Ms. Bain is an active freelance musician in the Birmingham area. She has performed in the orchestras of the national tours of Cinderella, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, and The Color Purple. She has also performed with Temptations and Four Tops as a member of the Tuscaloosa Horns. Ms. Bain is a member of the Just Friends Little Big Band, the Joe Giattina Orchestra, and the Chris Moore Project.

Dr. Frank Buck has served as a teacher, principal and central office administrator during a career in education spanning almost 30 years. He realized early that getting organized and managing time well makes life easier. Dr. Buck adopted and perfected tools which have been with him throughout his career, and for over 10 years has shared those ideas in workshops designed for those in education. His blend of content and humor has made him a favorite with audiences. Dr. Buck’s books, Get Organized! Time Management for School Leaders and Organization Made Easy! Tools for Today's Teachers capture those ideas in an easy-to-read, “nuts-and-blots” approach to time management and organization. Whether one’s preference is to organize with paper or with a digital system, Dr. Buck’s approach makes getting organized easy. Presentations at national conferences include the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Middle School Association, and National Staff Development Council. In addition to the books, his articles have appeared nationally in Principal magazine. In October 2010, Audio Education Online featured Dr. Buck in their "Final Word" segment. In 2011, his work appeared in webinar form with the Illinois-based Ed Leaders Network. Dr. Buck has been named to Who's Who in American Education, Outstanding Young Men of America, and has numerous honors in the field of music education, including the National Band Association Citation of Excellence. As a principal, he was honored state wide through the Alfa “Teacher of the Month” program. As a central office administrator, he is a recipient of the “Chiquita Marbury Award for Technology Innovation.” As a speaker, the University of Montevallo College of Education named him an "Outstanding Alumnus" for his work in professional development.

AMEA 2014 Clinicians

Steve Campbell is a drummer, educator and musical director of Dancing Drum. His extensive travels to study percussion traditions of the world have provided Steve with a strong foundation in the art of drumming. Since 2002, he has conducted drumming programs in hundreds of schools across the country. His 20 years of drumming experience combined with his education degree led him to develop a highly effective approach to successfully integrate drumming programs into K‐12 music classrooms. Steve has presented highly successful clinic sessions at the Texas, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia state music educators conferences.

Dr. Lisa Caravan joined the faculty of the Music and Curriculum and Teaching Departments at Auburn University in 2011. Previously she served as lecturer in the Music Department at Buffalo State University of New York. Dr. Caravan is an experienced performer in solo and chamber recitals and orchestral concerts. As soloist, she has appeared with the Auburn University Community Orchestra, Greater Rochester Women's Orchestra and the Credo Summer Orchestra at the Warner Concert Hall in Oberlin Conservatory. She also was a prize winner in the Atonement Bach Festival Series Competition. She served as the assistant principal cellist in the Binghamton Philharmonic in Binghamton, NY, from 2006-2011 and currently plays with Columbus Symphony in Columbus, GA. Dr. Caravan presented her research at the 2012 Poster Session at the Alabama Music Educators Conference, Auburn University's Research Week, and presented with colleague, Abigail McHugh-Grifa, at the Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received the Master of Music degree in performance and literature, the Orchestral Studies Diploma, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education degree from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Alan Harris. Dr. Caravan is the first recipient of the Donald Shelter Music Education Prize and received Eastman’s 2009-2010 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Erin Colwitz received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 1998. She later completed the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California in Choral music. Dr. Colwitz studied conducting with William Dehning, David Wilson, Magen Solomon, and Claire McCoy. At USC, she was awarded a full teaching assistantship as conductor of the Thornton Oriana Choir, the University’s only women’s chorus, a post she held from 20032006. At USC, she also sang with William Dehning and the award-winning Thornton Chamber Choir touring France and Belgium in 2003 and East Asia in 2006. Dr. Colwitz is currently the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She conducts the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir, teaches music history, conducting, and choral education methods classes. Dr. Colwitz serves frequently as contest adjudicator and choral clinician throughout Alabama; she currently serves on the Alabama ACDA board. Dr. Colwitz is the founder and supervisor of the UAHuntsville student chapter of ACDA. She is a member of MENC, the Alabama Vocal Association, the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), the College Music Society (CMS), and Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society. Dr. Colwitz lives in Jones Valley (SE Huntsville) with her husband, Dr. William Dehning, an accomplished conductor, Emeritus Professor, and published author, and their very silly golden retriever, Sam.

Melinda S. Doyle is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Montevallo where she conducts the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and University Chorus and also teaches undergraduate conducting and choral methods. In 2010, Dr. Doyle was Instructor of Choral Music at Louisiana State University where she conducted Schola Cantorum and taught undergraduate choral literature and conducting. In addition, she served as the Director of Music and Worship at the University United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. Dr. Doyle received the Bachelor of Vocal Performance (1995), Master of Music (Vocal Performance, 1997) and Graduate Certificate in Advanced Music (Choral Conducting, 2003) from the University of South Florida, and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University. Previous choral appointments include a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at LSU; Conducting Associate of the renowned LSU A Cappella Choir; Director of Choral Music at Howard W. Blake Performing Arts High School, Tampa, FL; Assistant Director of Choirs at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, Tampa, FL; and the Director of Music at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge. Frequently in demand as a clinician and adjudicator, she has conducted choirs both at the junior high, high school and collegiate level. Currently, Dr. Doyle serves as the R & S Chair for College and University Choirs for Alabama ACDA. She has also served as R & S Chair for High Repertoire for the Florida ACDA and remains an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Florida ACDA, Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), and Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA).

Patricia L. Garren is a graduate of East Carolina University with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Instrumental Music Education. Her teaching career began in Asheville, North Carolina where she directed theJunior High Concert and Symphonic Bands. Her Symphonic Bands performed for numerous band associations and conventionsincluding theprestigious Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and wereone of the first recipients of the “Sudler Cup”, a national award presented bythe John Philip Sousa Foundation,recognizing Junior High Band programs of special merit in the United States and Canada. Pat was the first woman elected President of the North Carolina Bandmasters Association, was Chairman of the North American Band Directors Coordinating Council and served as President of Women Band Directors International. Pat received the“Citation of Merit”, “Scroll of Excellence” and “Silver Baton” awards fromWomen Band Directors International, Tau Beta Sigma’s “Outstanding Service toMusic” award, was a two time recipient of the “Citation of Excellence” from theNational Band Association and the “Award of Excellence” from the North CarolinaBandmasters Association. She also received the “Legion of Honor” from BandworldMagazine and the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Pat has conducted District and All State Bands in North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama,Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana and Oregon. She is married to William (Bill) R. Garren, a retired nurseryman. In their leisure time they enjoy traveling and have visited all seven continents. Pat is an avid golf and tennisplayer as well as a certified USTA umpire. She received the SC Tennis Association’s“Tennis Umpire of the Year” award for 2005.

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Rick Good serves as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting at Auburn University. Under his direction the Auburn University Marching Band received national acclaim and its membership grew from 275 to 375, the largest marching band in the history of Auburn University In 2004, the AU Marching Band received the Sudler Trophy Award, the nation’s highest and most coveted award for college and university marching bands. In January of 2005, the band was selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to attend the Inaugural Parade of George W. Bush. In 2006, the band was selected as one of the top ten marching bands in the country featured at the LSU Hall of Fame Museum entitled “America’s Finest University Marching Bands.” Dr. Good’s current duties include conducting the Auburn University Symphonic band, the university’s top performing instrumental ensemble and the AU Wind Ensemble, a smaller select group that features soloists and sections in unique musical opportunities. Dr. Good received his Bachelors degree in Music Education from Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, and during his academic career he had the opportunity to study with nationally-renowned names in conducting and low-brass performance, such as Richard Strange, Frank Wickes, Donald Stanley, Sam Pilafian, Dan Perantoni, and Larry Campbell. Dr. Good was named the Co-Director of the Macy’s All-American Marching Band, working collaboratively with Jon Woods from The Ohio State University. In June of 2003, Dr. Good served as the Executive Musical Director of the Alabama Ambassadors of Music, which consisted of highly talented high school and college vocal and instrumental musicians who embarked on a sixteen-day musical tour of seven European countries. Presently, he is a member of the National Band Association’s Board of Directors and serves as Marching Band Executive Chairman. Dr. Good holds various memberships in national and international organizations and is active as a freelance musician and an adjudicator throughout the United States, Mexico, Caribbean, and Europe.

Nathan Haskew is currently the band director at Muscle Shoals Middle School in Muscle Shoals, AL. Prior to his current position Mr. Haskew served as the band director at Riverton Middle School in Huntsville, AL for two years and Southside High School / Rainbow Middle School for 6 years. Mr. Haskew graduated from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL in the fall of 2005 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Music Education. He earned his Master’s Degree from The American Band College of Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas in 2011. His professional affiliations include National Association for Music Education, Alabama Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. Haskew is married to Toni Morris Haskew. They have one son, Canon, who is one year old.

Dr. Edward C. “Ted” Hoffman, III, is Assistant Professor of Music and Head of Music Education at the University of Montevallo. He holds the Ph.D. in Music from the University of Nebraska, Master of Education degree in Music from Auburn University, and bachelor’s degrees in both music performance and music education, magna cum laude, from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Hoffman has worked with students at every grade level, pre-kindergarten through college. As an elementary and secondary music educator, he directed a variety of instrumental and choral ensembles while teaching elementary general music and secondary fine arts courses in rural, urban, and suburban settings. At Montevallo, Dr. Hoffman coordinates the undergraduate music education program, teaches graduate coursework in the Master of Education in Music program, directs the summer Young Musicians’ Camp, and serves as faculty advisor to the Montevallo chapter of NAfME-Collegiate.

Roland Huthmaker was a professional violinist, conductor and teacher before he turned his passions for music and string instruments into a violin shop. He holds a B.M. and M.M in violin performance and has performed with symphonies and professional quartets such as the Arriaga Quartet (University of North Texas), University of Tampa Quartet and University of Georgia Quartet. Working in the areas of violin and bow restoration was a natural outgrowth of his love of string instruments. He has studied bow restoration and bow making with Arnold Bone, Lynn Hannings and George Rubino. His expertise in instrument restoration comes from years of summer study with Hans Nebel. When he can escape from the violin shop, Buddy performs as a free-lance violinist, chases a little white ball around the golf course and dreams of salt-water fishing trips. And, yes, there are two MGTDs in our garage, cared for by our resident car nut, Buddy.

Joseph Ikner is the guitar instructor at Auburn University and has served on the faculties at Campbell University, Shenandoah Conservatory, and Barton College, and has been a guitar pedagogy advisor for the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Joseph was a lead-mentor teacher and a pivotal figure in the development of the guitar programs for the highly progressive Loudoun County Public Schools District in Northern Virginia which now has the largest guitar program in the nation with guitar in every middle school (14) and high school (13) and a total enrollment of over 4,000 guitar students. His passion about the impact a quality guitar education can have on young people has led him to found and direct a non-profit organization Guitar In Schools an advocacy initiative of www.guitarcurriculum.com and the Austin Classical Guitar Society.

Kathy King is a clinical lecturer at Auburn University in the Department of Curriculum and teaching where she teaches music education courses and serves as manager of the Tiger Strings outreach program. She received both her bachelor and masters degrees in music education from Auburn University and is currently completing her dissertaion on the meaning of orchestra for children and adolescents. Prior to joining the faculty, Kathy worked as a music educator teaching K-12 music, children’s choirs, and both private and group piano. She also worked as a professional accompanist and instructor in the Auburn University Music Department, overseeing accompanists, assisting school and university choir directors, and performing with school ensembles, university music majors, and Auburn University faculty. Kathy has assisted with distance music education at auburn University and taught distance arts courses for Alabama public high schools in the state. She is co-founder of the Tiger Strings community youth orchestra outreach program and teaches violin to elementary school children. Research interests include community music and she serves on the board at large for the Auburn Arts Association. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Award and was a University Graduate. King has presented research at the Alabama Music Educators Conference and at the American String Teachers Association national conference.

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Dr. Jane M. Kuehne is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at Auburn University. She received her undergraduate and masters degrees in music education from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she was named Outstanding Alumna in Music in 2009. She also has lifetime teaching certification in All-Level Music and Secondary-Level English/Reading/Language Arts in Texas. In 2003, Dr. Kuehne earned a Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University. From 2003-2005, she was the music education faculty member/coordinator at Hartwick College in upstate New York where she taught undergraduate music, music education, educational technology courses, and started the school's first a cappella jazz vocal ensemble. In 2005, she began at Auburn University where she currently serves as the program coordinator for music education, teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses, coordinates and supervises undergraduate music education labs and internships, supervises graduate research, and is an academic advisor for undergraduate and graduate music education students. Dr. Kuehne’s research and outreach areas include beginning-level choral sight-singing instruction, technology in music instruction, and improving music education for K-12 students, especially those who under served and may be considered "at-risk.” She does this through her collaborative outreach projects like The LHS Music Technology Project, Beethoven & Me, for which she received the 2010 Robby D. Gunstream Award from the College Music Society CMS Fund, and Macon Music: The Singing Windows Project. Dr. Kuehne's research and writing has been published in Journal of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Southern Music Education Journal, Journal of Technology in Music Learning, Ala Breve, Mississippi Music News, New Jersey Tempo, and others.

Greg LeFils is a candidate for the Ph.D. in Music Education with a concentration in choral conducting at The Florida State University. While at Florida State, Mr. LeFils has had the wonderful opportunity to assist with the Women’s Glee Club, Chamber Choir, and now the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Previous university conducting posts include the assistant conductor of the Stetson University Concert Choir, and the Texas Tech University Men’s Chorus and Chamber Singers. Outside of higher education, Mr. LeFils was the assistant conductor of The Orlando Chorale and Chamber Singers and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator. As a high school teacher, Mr. LeFils’ choirs were invited to perform at Walt Disney World’s Christmas Candlelight Processional on numerous occasions and consistently performed at state festival. A consummate recruiter, his choral program grew more than 450 percent in five years. His music degrees include a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Stetson University and a Master’s in Music with an emphasis in choral conducting from Texas Tech University. Mr. LeFils lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Heather, and three daughters, who provide him with constant love, inspiration and support.

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Rob Lyda currently teaches K-12 band and general music at Notasulga High School. He earned music education degrees from Troy and Auburn University. He has been the Teacher of the Year at Notasulga High School and has served as Macon County Schools Teacher of the Year. In addition to his academic degrees, he has earned certification in Kodaly, World Music Drumming, TI:ME, and is an Orff-Schulwerk certified teacher. Mr. Lyda has presented sessions and research on technology integration and general music education at state, regional, and national conferences. He holds memberships in AMEA, NAfME, AOSA, and NBA.

Theresa McKibben is in her 31st year of teaching, and her 24th year at Edgewood Elementary School in Homewood. She is a graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Ms., where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. Theresa was selected as Teacher of the Year at Edgewood in 1993-94 and 2001-2002 and received her National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in Early and Middle Childhood Music in 2004. She is a Level III Orff certified teacher, and has served as Past President of both the Alabama Orff Schulwerk Association and the Elementary Division of AMEA. Theresa has been selected this year as one of 217 Quarter-finalists from across the country for the first ever GRAMMY Music Educator Award. During her spare time, she enjoys performing around the state with the bluegrass group, “The Dill Pickers”.

Quaver Team member Chris Murphy lives and breaths music. Impacted by this art form he has performed on stage and screen as a singer/songwriter and actor for over 20 years. With a degree in Theatre from Los Angeles’ EL Camino College he continued his studies in improvisation with the Groundling and other comedic troops in LA and Nashville. Join Chris as he shares his love for music and this exciting general music program.

All-State Show Choir Vocal Clinician - Mark Myers is a graduate of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, where he earned his degree in Choral Music Education with honors and was the recipient of the Clarence Juhnke Award for the Outstanding Major in Music and the Jeanene Yule Teacher Excellence Award. He is in his eighth year teaching vocal music at Waubonsie Valley High School, serving the western suburbs of Aurora and Naperville, Illinois. Mark has been recognized by his students and the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation as a District 204 "Most Influential Educator". His duties at WVHS include directing five curricular concert choirs, the 135-voice “Mosaic” unity chorus, Mosaic Chamber Ensemble, the award-winning show choir “Sound Check”, and the Spring Musical. Mark has been a conductor on the staff at both of Chicagoland's internationally-acclaimed children's choirs, the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus and the Chicago Children’s Choir and has frequently been called upon as an adjudicator, choreographer, and vocal clinician for several school and community choirs in the Midwest. He has also served in various capacities on the staff of Showchoir Camps of America for the past 13 years. Mark is currently serving the Illinois Music Educators' Association as District IX Choral Division CoChair and the Illinois chapter of the American Choral Directors’ Association as the Repertoire and Standards Chair for Show Choir.

2014 Conference Hotels

The following hotels have offered blocks of rooms for the AMEA conference at discounted rates. The cutoff date is December 20, 2013.

Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center Conference Hotel

(334) 481-5000

201 Tallapoosa St., Montgomery, AL

$121.00 - half off parking ($6.00 per day) 20% spa discount

Hampton Inn Downtown Montgomery

(334) 265-1010

100 Commerce St., Montgomery, AL

Across the street from the Renaissance $119.00 - Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, valet parking, free wifi

Fairfield Inn and Suites

(334) 260-8650

8970 EastChase Parkway, Montgomery, AL

$84.00 - Complimentary hot breakfast, free parking, free wifi

DoubleTree by Hilton

(334) 245-2320

120 Madison Ave., Montgomery, AL

$99.00 Complimentary breakfast and parking Hilton Garden Inn

(334) 272-2225

4600 Interstate Park Drive, Montgomery, AL

$94.00 - Complimentary breakfast

Homewood Suites by Hilton (334) 272-3010

1800 Interstate Park Drive, Montgomery, AL

$104.00 - Complimentary breakfast

Country Inn & Suites (334) 277-4142

10095 Chantilly Parkway, Montgomery, AL

King bed for $69.00, two Queen beds for $79.00

Complimentary breakfast

Comfort Inn & Suites (334) 532-4444

10015 Chantilly Parkway, Montgomery, AL

King bed for $69.00, two Queen beds for $79.00

Complimentary Breakfast

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Diane Orlofsky is an experienced choral conductor and music educator. Orlofsky has written many articles on teacher education and her book, Redefining Teacher Education: The Theories of Jerome Bruner and the Practice of Training Teachers, was published by Peter Lang Publishing in 2002. She is currently working on her book The Joyous Exchange: Meditations on the Choral Arts. Orlofsky is an active clinician, conductor, and researcher and was named an American Fellow in 1997 by the American Association of University Women. She is also the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, the Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Scholar award, The Wright State University Music Alumni of the Year award, and the A.A.T.E. Outstanding Teacher Educator Award.

Gary Packwood is the newly appointed Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi State University. His duties include conducting all choral ensembles and administering the choral activities area. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Packwood served as Associate Professor and Associate Director of Choral Activities, and Head of Music Education at the University of Montevallo (AL) from 2003-2011, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in choral music, music education, and conducted the Chamber Singers and University Chorus. He earned the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, the Master of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University, and Doctorate of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting & Literature) degree, with a minor in Music Education from Louisiana State University.

All-State Silver Jazz Band Clinician - Michael Pendowski is the Director of Jazz and Instructor of Saxophone at Auburn University. He holds a doctorate in Jazz and Contemporary Media from the Eastman School of Music and degrees in Conducting and Music Education from Northwestern University. His career has encompassed a wide variety of musical styles and venues. He is a prominent composer in the educational field, writing for the full spectrum of ensembles available in today's' schools and universities. His film projects have included the restoration of Orson Welles "Othello," "Dead Presidents," "Our Father," and "Groundhog Day." In addition, he has composed, arranged, and produced over two dozen albums and has scored for off-Broadway productions, as well as animated features including the "Getting to Know the Artist" Series, which won the American Library Video award. He has arranged works for The Four Freshmen, Peter Cetera, Doc Severinsen, Bonnie Herman, Carole Vito, and most recently for Jake Shimabukuro. He has written and produced music for hundreds of TV and radio commercials, and his work has won numerous awards including two Golden Lions and an Eddy. Dr. Pendowski has also written original soundtracks to the John Madden Football and NCAA Football and Basketball games created by Electronic Arts.

Dr. Earlene Rentz received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Montevallo and both Master and Doctoral degrees in Music Education from Florida State University. She is a native of Moultrie, Georgia, and taught choral music for seven years at elementary, junior high, and high school levels. She has conducted All-State Choirs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky. She has published over 400 choral compositions since 1994 with 17 publishers, and began Earlene Rentz Online Publications in 2011. EROP provides quality choral music and supplementary teaching materials for schools and churches.

Robert W. Smith is a Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Music Industry Program in Troy University’s John M. Long School of Music. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he is one of the most popular composers in the world today with over 700 published works. The majority of his work was published through his long association with Warner Bros. Publications. He is currently published by the C. L. Barnhouse Company and serves as the Vice-President of Product Development for both C. L. Barnhouse Co. and Walking Frog Records. Mr. Smith's works for band and orchestra have been programmed by countless professional, university, and school ensembles throughout the North America, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia. His music has received extensive airplay on network television as well as inclusion in multiple motion pictures and television productions. His “Into The Storm” was featured on the 2009 CBS Emmy Awards telecast for the HBO’s mini-series documenting the life of Winston Churchill. Mr. Smith’s teaching responsibilities at Troy University are focused in media composition, audio and live event production, publishing and entrepreneurship.

John Nicholas Smith is the Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, AL. He directs the Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, the Patriot Marching Band, and teaches AP Music Theory. Most recently, Mr. Smith has been named an “Honorary Conductor” of the Children’s Palace Band in Beijing, China, where he has served as a guest clinician and conductor for surrounding high school and middle school bands since 2012. The wind ensemble has participated in the 2013 Music for All National Concert Band Festival, and since Mr. Smith’s first year at Hillcrest in 2009, he has been a conductor at the Midwest Clinic, CBDNA Southern Division Conference, and China Educational-Cultural Foundation concert series in Shanghai and Beijing, China. This year, the Wind Ensemble has been extended an invitation and will perform at the University of Alabama Honor Band Festival in February 2014. Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Auburn University, where he was named the “Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education.” As a student leader, he served as Head Drum Major for the Auburn University Marching Band, Principal trumpet of the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Community Orchestra, President and Treasurer of Kappa Kappa Psi, and Founding President for the Student Chapter of the National Band Association. Remaining actively involved in high school leadership training, Mr. Smith has been on staff for the annual Auburn University Marching/Leadership Camp since 2008. He is also a staff member for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, which performs in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade under the direction of Auburn University’s Director of Bands, Dr. Rick Good. Mr. Smith was born in Bryan, Texas. He later moved to Birmingham, AL, where he graduated from Oak Mountain High School."

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All-State Gold Jazz Band Clinician - Dean Sorenson is Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Minnesota as well as a prolific and highly sought-after composer, arranger, trombonist, educator, and clinician. Mr. Sorenson’s most recent work is FIRST PLACE FOR JAZZ, a new and innovative method for beginning jazz players published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. He is frequently featured at festivals and conventions around the country and abroad, and maintains a full schedule of concert and recording dates as a Yamaha performing artist. Mr. Sorenson has composed and arranged for numerous ensembles including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Airmen of Note, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He is active as a commissioned composer and arranger for jazz ensemble, symphony orchestra, concert band, and chamber ensembles, and has also written several sacred choral pieces. For more information please visit www.deansorensonmusic.com.

Gabriel A. Villasurda is recently retired from the Greenville MI Public Schools. A native of Detroit MI, he attended East Detroit High School in the suburb of Eastpointe MI. He ranked first in the graduating class 1959 (of 452) and was class valedictorian. He entered The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he earned the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education With High Honors in December, 1963. He studied violin with Gustave Rosseels and conducting with Elizabeth Green and Theo Alcantara. Later he earned the Master of Music degree also from UM. Teaching posts have been held in Patchogue, Long Island (3 years) Ann Arbor Public Schools (16 years), The American School in London, UK (5 years), the Park-Tudor School, Indianapolis (3 years), Oberlin College (1 year) and the Punahou School, Honolulu (12 years). Summer teaching at the Interlochen Arts Camp has spanned 35 years. Villasurda is a fully certified Suzuki violin teacher, having finished the teacher training course laid down by the British Suzuki Institute. He has done studio and group teaching following the Suzuki method in England, Holland, Ohio, Michigan, Arkansas, Indiana, Texas, and Hawaii. He has done numerous clinics and adjudications in Michigan and Hawaii. He served as an ASTA state officer, chair of the String Committee of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, and as president of the Hawaii state MENC organization.

All-State Show Choir Choreographer - Jarad Voss currently lives in Branson Missouri. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is now a freelance choreographer and performer specializing in hip-hop and urban jazz styles. A former dance captain for the Wisconsin Singers and Six Flags Great America Chicago, Jarad has worked on different festivals, musicals, and industrials. A clinician and choreographer at Show Choir Camps of America, Show Choir Camp Europe, Mt. Shasta, and the Southern Experience, Jarad clinics and choreographs many show choirs and dance troupes throughout the nation.

Dr. Mark J. Walker serves as Director of Bands, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Associate Professor of Music at Troy University where he conducts the Troy University Symphony Band, the nationally renowned “Sound of the South” Marching Band, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, marching band techniques, measurement and evaluation, and music education. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Walker serves as Chairman of the Southeastern United States Clinic and Honor Bands, Executive Director of the Middle School Southeastern United States Band Clinic and Honor Bands, and is the Director of the “Sound of the South” Summer Music Camp and Director’s Clinic. He also serves as Co-Chair, along with Dr. John M. Long, of the National Band Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Directors. Dr. Walker is a published author, whose articles appears in state and national music education publications and is the principal author and editor of the book The Art of Interpretation of Band Music, published by GIA. He is a contributor to The Euphonium Source Book, published by Indiana University Press. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during which time he studied euphonium with Mark Moore, conducting with James Keene and research methods under Drs. Deborah Sheldon and Gregory DeNardo. Dr. Walker is also the recipient of the prestigious A.A. Harding Award from the University of Illinois Bands. Dr. Walker is married to Jessica Walker, who teaches sixth grade at Goshen Elementary, and resides in Troy with their daughter, Emily and their American Bulldog, Millie.

Dr. Megan Wicks-Rudolph is in her 20th year of teaching choral music in Alabama. She is currently the choral director at Vestavia Hills High School where she directs six choirs. Dr. Rudolph is Nationally Board Certified (2003) and Orff Level I Certified. Her choral music experience includes directing children’s choir, middle school choir, high school choir, church choir, and teaching collegiate methods classes. She currently serves as the President Elect for Alabama ACDA, and is dedicated to choral music education in the state of Alabama. Megan is married to her husband Brian, and they are the proud parents of Alexis (5), Austin (3), and Zach (1).

Steve Wiese is a long time employee of Wenger Corporation (41 Years), and has a love for music and the arts. He has a design background with 18 years as an application design engineer, and 7 years as a product manager. Steve has 4 patents and 14 sub patents to his credit. Steve is now a region sales manager and has been in direct sales for 7 years. His educational background consists of a Design Engineering Certificate, AA, BA, and MA degrees.

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David Willson is a "band director's ’ band director." His teaching at all levels has been the catalyst for his mission to serve others through directing bands and bettering his profession. He is in his seventeenth year as director of bands at The University of Mississippi where he was named Teacher of the Year in 2007 and awarded the Frist Award for his service to students in 2005. Under his direction the University Wind Ensemble has performed live for Mississippi Public Radio and featured on national public radio. The Pride of South Marching Band, also under his direction, has flourished and is considered one of the nation’s finest. Prior to coming to Ole Miss Willson served sixteen years as a public school band director in Mississippi. His bands were award winning in every category consistently in local and national competitions including receiving the prestigious Sudler Award in 1990. He has had many students make the Mississippi All-State Band and served as conductor/director five times including trips to Brisbane, Australia and the world championship trip to Seoul, Korea. Professor Willson is currently serving as President of Phi Beta Mu International where he is strongly promoting mentoring for band directors and serving the band profession. He is past president of the Mississippi Band Masters Association, the Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, state chairman for CBDNA, NBA, and served for four years on the National Federation of Music committee. He is active in many professional organizations. Publications by Willson include Starting Beginner Band Students, Band Calisthenics and Mr. Willson's Warm Up, which are used extensively throughout the mid-south.

Dr. Anne C. Witt is an instructor in the School of Music at the University of Alabama, where she teaches Music Education and Strings. She also teaches string classes for adult beginners and private cello lessons. Dr. Witt earned the Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama, and M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. While in Texas, she taught middle school and high school strings for 15 years, and played cello in the Austin Symphony. She also taught at the University of Texas at Austin and at UT-Arlington. Dr. Witt served as President of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, President of the Alabama ASTA chapter, and National President of ASTA. Soon after returning to her home city of Tuscaloosa, she led a community initiative to bring string instruction to the Tuscaloosa City Schools. Through a significant fund raising campaign, the program was provided initial start-up funding for its first 3 years. Now it is completely funded through the City Schools budget, with four full time teachers, and over 225 students are participating.Dr. Witt has presented educational sessions for orchestra and band directors in many states, at ASTA national conventions and at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Her presentations include “student tested” teaching strategies on such topics as classroom management, repertoire selection, communication, and motivation. She has been a guest conductor for many All-Region orchestras in Texas, festival orchestras and All-State orchestras. Dr. Witt is author of A Rhythm a Week, used by school classes and private students nationwide and internationally. In March she will serve as an adjudicator for the National Orchestra Festival. She continues to play cello professionally in a quartet called “Four Strings Attached.”

NAfME National President-Elect Candidates

John L. Kuhner is the K-12 music department chairman for the CheshirePublic Schools as well as band and orchestra director at Cheshire High School, Connecticut, a position he has held since 2001. Under his leadership, Cheshire has been recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education in America” every year since 2004. Before coming to Cheshire, John was band and orchestra director at Norwich Free Academy, Connecticut, for twelve years, where he was recognized as Teacher of the Year. John began his career of twenty four years, teaching elementary and middle school general music, and choral music. He holds degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Connecticut. John is active as a guest conductor and clinician for school band and orchestra programs, as well as district, regional, and all-state ensembles. He is Past President of the Eastern Division, NAfME, during which time he delivered keynote speeches and presented sessions related to K-12 Music Curriculum Development and Advocacy at several state conferences; and at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. He presently serves as NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles Chairman and was also General Chairman of the NAfME All-Eastern Honors Ensembles. John is Past President of the Connecticut Music Educators Association, serving on its Board in various positions for eighteen years. Additionally, John has served on the Executive Board of the New England Music Festival Association for the past twenty years. Professional affiliations include NAfME/CMEA Life Member, ASBDA, ASTA/NSOA, NFHS, Phi Mu Alpha, and Phi Beta Mu.

Music Education faces unique challenges during this very rapid time of change in our country’s history. These challenges include education reform and teacher evaluation plans; implementation of the Common Core Curriculum; integration of technology; financial constraints; personal time constraints and changing priorities; demographic changes; and parental involvement and expectations.

NAfME also shares many of these same challenges as well as needing to increase its membership; providing its members with relevant professional development and support; and promoting the certainty that Music Education and the Arts are core subject areas.

Advocacy will continue to take center stage as we reform and revamp our education system in this country. NAfME has successfully engaged its members in advocacy efforts at local, state, and national levels to produce noteworthy advances, including its great work to secure Music and the Arts as core subject areas in current versions of proposed legislation reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA. NAfME can press forward this cause and others by investing in Groundswell Advocacy and Roundtable partners’ efforts; by increasing use of Social Media in connecting with students, parents, community members, and state leaders; as well continuing it’s STEM to STEAM advances; utilizing its Councils and Societies; and promoting the thriving Give A Note Foundation.

NAfME has presented a clear vision articulating how music educators should be evaluated. It can now continue to develop high quality professional development opportunities, delivered Online and On-Demand, and by traditional conference and academy formats; as well as developing and sharing student growth goals – aka SLO’s, in order for teachers to successfully navigate through their Teacher Evaluation processes.

Regarding the revised National Standards and the incredible work performed by the Music writing team, led by Dr. Scott Shuler; our focus now should be to develop cornerstone assessment tasks; collect and analyze data of the student work associated with these tasks; engage in research; share best practice models; and provide more opportunities for fostering Creativity in the music classroom and ensemble room.

NAfME has excelled in supporting opportunities for Research. It should now focus on creating opportunities for connections to be made between the Research community and K-12 music educators. This could occur at the National Conference, online, and at other venues.

The very successful 2013 All-National Honor Ensembles and National Conference held in Nashville this past fall celebrated and showcased best practice and student performance; and involved students and music educators from almost every state, Europe, and WashingtonDC. We should now build on this success and explore the possibilities of adding guitar, children’s choir, mariachi, electronic music, and other emerging ensembles; supporting the changing demographics of our school communities and their music educators across the United States.

NAfME’s investment in state Membership drives has paid off. Engaging potential members at the high school-Tri-M, and collegiate CNAFME, pre-service level should be a top priority going forward. Increased opportunities for member involvement can be accomplished through their participation in conferences and events as well as online collaborations, mentoring, and sharing.

With collaboration and support of its members, NAfME will continue to lead Music Education onward to become stronger and be able to thrive in the future. NAfME has made great strides in building connections with all its members (Tri-M, Collegiate Pre-Service, New Teacher, Veteran Teacher, and Retired) as well as state leaders, on a regular basis. In the future NAfME can continue to reach out to members and provide the critical information and support they need to succeed; so we all, can go on to share the power of music education with each of our students.

Denese Odegaard, currently Fargo (North Dakota) Public Schools

Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist, taught orchestra for 33 years. National service includes being a board member on both the American String Teachers Association Board (ASTA) and the National Association for Music Education Board (NAfME). While on the ASTA Board, she was chair of the Committee on School Orchestra and Strings and received the ASTA Citation for Leadership twice. Her involvement in NAfME includes being North Central President, Research Advisor for the 3-5 grade standards writing team and past member of the National-State Relations Task Force. She is currently the Executive Director of the North Dakota Music Education Association.

Odegaard authored Curriculum Writing 101: Assistance with Standards-based Music Curriculum and Assessment Writing for Band, Choir, Orchestra and General Music (GIA), coauthored the ASTA Curriculum (Alfred), and has contributed to several GIA, NAfME and Corwin publications. She has presented curriculum and assessment sessions at international, national, and state conferences including Midwest, ASTA, TMEA, TODA, AMLE, and two Symposiums on Assessment in Music Education. Odegaard has been trained in instructional coaching through NSDC, mentoring with the New Teacher Center (CA), Backwards Design with Jay McTighe, Curriculum Mapping with Heidi Hayes Jacobs, and Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning with Jan Chappuis.

The major challenges NAfME is facing are membership capacity, teacher evaluation, the ability to create a professional development model to ensure that music educators embrace new methods of instruction, advocating for and maintaining music as an enumerated subject in the ESEA bill reauthorization, and funding for music education and research. We are currently at a critical crossroads for music education in several challenging areas but our work today will support us into the future.

1) Continuing to grow our membership in a struggling economy combined with the alarming rate of teachers leaving the profession creates a challenge with the ability to adequately staff the association and carry out valuable programs.

2) The teacher evaluation process requires that teachers produce data to show evidence of individual student growth combined with music teachers sharing the responsible for the state ELA and Math assessment scores.

3) Professional Development for Music Standards 2.0 is essential for music educators to celebrate what they currently do well and model new strategies for instruction and assessment. Researched-based strategies must come from both the general and music education fields in order to give the students of today the skills needed for the future. The standards will encourage students to think critically, make evidence-based decisions, and be creative which will cause them to have a greater depth of knowledge in which to appreciate music.

4) Several years ago, our association made a strong commitment to advocacy to ensure funding and support for music education at the national, state and local levels. Currently, STEM and math and ELA standards are squeezing music and the arts out of the curriculum without administrators realizing these skills are exactly what employers desire.

Building the future we envision will require the work of the NAfME staff, board and members. We are a family of associations that will embrace change, support one another, build community, and bring new members in the fold. All members can contribute to the survival of music education and our association in the following ways:

1) Building member capacity in a volatile economic world is affecting all associations. Stronger connections to state MEAs, members, and non-members need to continue through messaging documents explicitly created for various interests, age levels, and needs of music educators. Creating member focus groups to identify member concerns, creating a mentor pool for isolated and new teachers, and involving members in various capacities will connect educators to the association. We must look at potential new types of membership such as private studio teachers and parents along with campaigns to specific target groups.

2) NAfME’s models of the Teacher Evaluation Workbook and Standards 2.0 must consistently evolve and improve based on member feedback and use. As we embrace these two documents, NAfME needs to create a variety of generational-friendly professional development models based on teacher availability of time, funds, and technology access.

3) NAfME’s research of new professional development delivery models is crucial to shifting music education. We must understand the needs of veteran, mid-career, and new teachers to encourage the use of new teaching strategies. A systematic five year professional development plan will create direction for implementation.

4) NAfME needs to sustain advocacy efforts along with infusing fresh ideas such as “Share Your Story” videos, creating STEM to STEAM tool kits for state leaders and educators, or social media training to ensure we are reaching key stakeholders. Being a watchdog at the national government level will lend NAfME the opportunity to be a part of critical discussions and monitor how initiatives will affect music education. The opportunity to react quickly in government decisions will sustain membership as well. The bottom line is that our world is constantly changing and NAFME needs to be proactive and vigilant to those changes analyzing how they affect our members and music education.

NAfME Southern Division Candidates

Sara Womack teaches music at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover, Alabama and is an adjunct professor of music education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She earned a Bachelor of Science in music education and Master of Arts in music education from UAB, as well as a Doctor of Education in music education from the University of Georgia and a Master of Arts in educational leadership from UAB. She has attained Level I, II, and III Orff Schulwerk certification from the Eastman School of Music, University of Memphis, and Samford University. Sara achieved National Board Certification in early and middle childhood music and was named 2013 Hoover City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. She has presented at numerous workshops and conferences, has been published in local and national journals, and has been awarded multiple grants for her work with students, as well as her research. Sara is a founding member of the Alabama Arts Advocacy Coalition and is a member and committee chair of the Alabama Arts Education Task Force. She serves on the editorial board for Reverberations, the newsletter of the American OrffSchulwerk Association, and has served as President of the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Elementary Division, AMEA Elementary Music Festival Founder and Director, and AMEA President.

1.What do you see as the major challenges music education will face during your term as president?

Amid the myriad of concerns surrounding public education, the following are some of the major issues that music education is facing:

A lack of creativity development in students.

The educational inequity between socioeconomic, racial, and geographic groups.

An overwhelming focus on specified academic areas to the detriment of the whole child.

Utilizing data derived from a single assessment tool to determine achievement of students.

The deficiency of students’ college and career readiness.

Music education is in a unique position to help resolve each of these issues in an innovative, engaging, and sustainable way. American composer Arthur Berger said, “Sometimes…you find precious things in the creative process that you couldn’t find out of it.” The creative process of music making can inspire problem solving and prepare students for the fast-changing world. By collaborating with other educational organizations, while promoting the integrity of music education as a valuable, self-sustaining force, NAfME can continue to improve the educational outlook for all students.

2.What do you see as the major challenges NAfME will face?

Along with the challenges facing music education, our association will continue to encounter difficulties as a result of inadequate support from decision makers for quality music education. In order for NAfME to succeed and thrive, we must garner support from administrators, community leaders, and the general public by advocating for a comprehensive music education for all students. Additionally, as a practicing music educator in the classroom, I understand the difficulties faced at the school level and the limited time and resources at our disposal. Teaching today is more complex and demanding than ever before. Challenging test requirements, increasing technology integration, and a mounting stack of paperwork require additional time and effort in addition to our primary focus of educating students. The challenge NAfME faces is meeting the needs of the membership, while advocating for a comprehensive music education for all students.

3.How should NAfME respond to these challenges?

Communication and advocacy, along with continued research to determine member needs, are necessary components for NAfME to respond to potential challenges. Division Presidents should be in consistent dialogue with state leaders to assess needs and offer assistance. Conversely, Division Presidents should be in continual contact with NAfME to advise national leaders of concerns at the state level. NAfME provides a multitude of advocacy resources that can improve individual and statewide situations. More effective and reliable communication about those resources will strengthen the relationship between NAfME and our members and improve advocacy efforts. The remarkable advocacy efforts at the national level must be disseminated to the state level. Communication and continued advocacy is key to realizing NAfME’s vision of music education for all.

Andrea Coleman is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Music Educators Association and the Jackson Choral Society. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Cantabile Youth Chorale, a Jackson-based chorus for girls in grades three through twelve. In 1999, the Mississippi Music Educators Association named Mrs. Coleman the Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Music Education with vocal emphasis degree from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. Mrs. Coleman also has completed Levels I through III Orff Certification with a Master Class Certificate with Jos Wytock and Level I Kodaly training. Mrs. Coleman is a frequent chorus and voice adjudicator and, with her husband, Joseph Coleman, has presented at numerous conventions nationwide including Southern Division ACDA, the national convention of OAKE, and the national convention of AOSA, and for many Mississippi state conventions. She has taught at every level from Pre-K through college. In addition to serving as editor of the Mississippi Music Educators Association Journal for fifteen years, Mrs. Coleman has held many positions of leadership in MMEA including that of state President, state President of the Elementary Division, and District Chairperson of the Elementary Division.

1. What do you see as the major challenges music education will face during your term as president?

Because electronic devices have become extraordinarily powerful forces in today’s culture, our efforts in the field of music education will have to be increasingly creative. This boom in technology will necessitate an immediate change in how we approach everything from assuring the future of live performances with live audiences to teaching music education majors how to stay on top of the latest gadget on the market.

2. What do you see as the major challenges NAfME will face?

The age-old problem of encouraging membership in our professional organization continues to this day. As I present workshops all over the country, I often hear that problem being discussed, and I consider it to be a major challenge that must be addressed, beginning at the grassroots level.

3. How should NAfME respond to these challenges?

Embracing challenges with imagination and vigor must be at the forefront of the efforts of all of us in positions of leadership. Within the organization are experienced teachers, movers and shakers, and thinkers whose knowledge and capabilities must be tapped in order to overcome not only the problems already mentioned but also those concerning community and administration perception of school music programs, the necessity of music in the curriculum, and helping administrators know what to look for when assessing music educators, to name just a few.

We must increase the number of convention sessions dealing with technology. Those teachers who are less-experienced with social media devices must be offered sure-fire workshops presented in a logical manner by people who understand that even terminology can be a large negative factor in the minds of those who still struggle with smart phones, i-pads, tweeting, and such. A list of userfriendly teaching tools and web sites appropriate for every level from Pre-K through college should be developed by NAfME and distributed to its members. When implemented, such plans could be a huge step forward in making sure our teachers are fully prepared to take advantage of all technology-based instructional materials.

One way in which we can increase membership in our organization is by making things happen at the local level by drawing on the individual abilities of NAfME members. Non-members in the field can be burdened with seemingly insurmountable problems, but a direct contact from a “been there, done that” NAfME individual could make a big difference in a teacher’s ability to bring about changes in his/her situation. If we show teachers that we can help them, the good word will spread, and we will enjoy seeing our ranks grow in number.

AMEA Industry/Institutional Membership

AMEA recently launched an Industry/Institutional membership drive and would like to express appreciation to the following partners who have already joined AMEA in our efforts to promote music education in Alabama. Please support these industry/institutional members who support you as music educators!

Arts Music Shop, Inc. 3030 East Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36116 www.artsmusicshop.com

Mouchette Enterprises, Inc.

QuaverMusic.com 1706 Grand Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 www.quavermusic.com

Marchmaster P.O. Box 73379 Newnan, GA 30271 www.marchmaster.com

Southern Performances 115 Cottage Ave. Enterprise, AL 36330 www.southernperformances.com

Musical Destinations, Inc. P.O. Box 771060 Winter Garden, FL 34777

University of South Alabama LPAC 1072, 5751 USA Drive, S Mobile, AL 36688 www.southalabama.edu/music

This directory is compiled from information supplied by the exhibiting firms or institutions. The number in parentheses following the descriptive paragraphs indicates the booth location.

Accessories Plus, 6550 Steubenville Drive, Columbus, GA 31909

Handbags, scarves, caps, and jewelry. (504) 495-5368 laptaylor@gmail.com (218)

Alabama Education Association, P.O. Box 4177, Montgomery, AL 36103

Products, services, and member benefits of membership in the Alabama Education Association. (424)

Alabama State University Department of Music, P.O. Box 271, Montgomery, AL 36104

Alabama State University Department of Music offers the Master of Music Education, Bachelor of Music Education, and Bachelor of Arts in Music degrees. Scholarships available. (323)

Algy, 440 NE 1st Ave., Hallandale, FL 33009

Algy is a leading manufacturer of field and show uniforms! Your local representative is available to assist with all of your uniform, equipment, and accessory needs - Call Amy Bond 205-299-9308. (415, 417)

Art’s Music Shop, Inc., 3030 East Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36116

Servicing the musical needs of the Southeast since 1905. The convention exhibit features an extensive stock of educational/instrumental music for today’s school bands. (301 Island)

Auburn Knights Orchestra, P.O. Box 1024, Auburn, AL 36830

The Auburn Knights Orchestra was organized at Auburn University (then Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in 1930. Except for two years during World War II, it has thrived as a big band mostly composed of AU students. (321)

Auburn University Music, Goodwin Music Building, Auburn, AL 36849

Music at Auburn offers opportunities for musicians as majors or non-majors. Ours is an intimate and nurturing atmosphere with opportunities for individual attention and performance for students. Visit us for information about music at Auburn. (126)

AWB Apparel/Wayne Broom, 206 Potomac Ct., Woodstock, GA 30188

Providing screenprinted and embroidered music apparel throughout the Southeast. All-State, District and County Honor Bands and marching contests. We also carry formal wear, shoes, and marching accessories. (112, 114)

Bailey Brothers Music Company, 4673 Hwy 280 East, Birmingham, AL 35242

Bailey Brothers Music Company is a full-service, one-stop music retailer in the Birmingham and Montgomery metro areas. (118)

Birmingham-Southern College Department of Music, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254

Birmingham-Southern College is committed to offering students hands-on experiences needed to succeed. Our students are among the very best and our alumni exceed all expectations. Find out more at bsc.edu. (325)

Capitol Music, 3834 Harrison Road, Montgomery, AL 36109

Capitol Music Center represents quality instruments and service since 1955. Voted one of the top 50 music dealers in America, Capitol Music is owned by Jim Darby, master repairman. (125, 224, 225)

ChordBuddy, 959 Tate Drive, Dothan, AL 36301

Chordbuddy allows students to play songs on the guitar on day one. Within two months, students begin to play the chords on their own. (301 Island)

Conn-Selmer, Inc., P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515

Conn-Selmer, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributer of band and orchestral instruments for professional, amateur and student use. (219, 221)

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Dancing Drum, 926 Valmont St., Suite 4, New Orleans, LA 70115

Drumming and percussion programs for k-12 schools, drum and percussion instruments, and curriculum books. (106)

DeMoulin Brothers & Company, 1025 South 4th Street, Greenville, IL 62246

DeMoulin Brothers & Company – now in its 121st year continues to serve the world’s quality apparel needs offering fulltime representation and complete uniform and accessory lines. (213, 215)

Ed Sueta Music/Macie Publishing, 13 East Main Street, Mendham, NJ 07945

Macie publishes the Ed Sueta Be A Recorder Star recorder curriculum and reward system. Ed Sueta publishes Premier Performance for Band and Keys to Successful Piano Performance. (317, 416)

Fruhauf Uniforms, Inc., 800 E. Gilbert, Wichita, KS 67211

Celebrating over 100 years of supporting music education with fine quality marching band and concert wear. (409)

Gadsden Music Company, P.O. Box 130, Gadsden, AL 35901

Printed music and supplies for high school, middle school and elementary music educators. (101 Island)

Great American Opportunities, Inc., 2451 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214

Great American Opportunities provides the most in quality fundraising programs. GAO offers magazines, gift wrap, jewelry, cookie dough and tasty treats, discount cards, Kathryn Beich chocolates and more. (110)

Group Travel Network, Inc., 410 N. Dillard Street - Suite 104, Winter Garden, FL 34787

Performance trafel planners specializing in custom packages designed to meet your group’s budgetary, educational and performance needs. (108)

Huntingdon College Bands, 1500 East Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106 College recruiting and recognition. (220)

International Travel of Nashville, 4004 Hillsboro Road, Suite 236-B, Nashville, TN 37215

In 2014 International Travel celebrates 50 years of business. International Travel is a full service agency, but specializes in group travel. We handle groups from 15 people to 5,000 people. We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction and getting return business from our many clients. We want to thank all our customers for keeping us in business all these years and hope to continue for many years to come. (206)

Jacksonville State University, David L. Walters Department of Music, 201 Mason Hall, 700 Pelham Road, North, Jacksonville, AL 36265

A comprehensive department preparing music educators and performers for leadership positions. JSU Music: A Proud Tradition in Sound Education. (122)

John M. Long School of Music, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082

The John M. Long School of Music invites alumni, friends, and guests to visit our booth and explore the music opportunities available at Troy University. (319)

J. W. Pepper, 9053 Riverside Pkwy, Lithia Springs, GA 30122

With 14 locations across the U.S., Pepper combines friendly “hometown” service with the speed and efficiency of a modern national organization. Visit our Regional Marketing Center in Atlanta and our website at jwpepper.com. Since 1876, it’s where you shop for music - JW Pepper! (401, 403, 405)

Landmark Tour & Travel, 704 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222

A student tour operator providing entire custom travel packages for bands, choirs, and orchestras to the destinations and music festivals of your choice. Contact: Connie Burleson @ 800-681-4188 or 205-714-7888; Bunny Spinks @ 800-727-9197 or 205-3266495. (102)

Macie Publishing/Ed Sueta Music, 13 East Main Street, Mendham, NJ 07945

Macie publishes the Ed Sueta Be A Recorder Star recorder curriculum and reward system. Ed Sueta publishes Premier Performance for Band and Keys to Successful Piano Performance. (317, 416)

Ma rc h m a s t e r, Inc., P.O. Box 73379, Newnan, GA 30271

For over 25 years, Marchmaster has been a leader in the southeast in offering footwear, concert apparel, guard equipment and apparel, field equipment, sound equipment and much more for school band, choral and orchestra programs. . (800) 816-BAND www.marchmaster.com (107, 109)

Mixed Bag Designs, 1744 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010

Make your fundraiser stylish, sustainable, and successful with Mixed Bag Designs. Our colorful catalog offers affordable, adorable bags and accessories that are eco-friendly and fabulous with 50% profit. (423)

Mouchette Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 394, Northport, AL 35476

Fundraising products, cookie dough, cheesecakes, collegiate cups, etc. (100)

Music USA Festivals, Inc., 1520 South State Road 15A, Deland, FL 32720

Music USA Festivals is a non-profit organization “promoting music education through quality evaluation”. Our festivals attract groups to perform and be adjudicated by leading music educators. (418)

Musical Destinations, P.O. Box 771060, Winter Garden, FL 34777

We specialize in the best and most reasonably priced tours for your music group. We can arrange tours to Orlando, Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Williamsburg, St. Louis, New Orleans, California, cruises or anywhere else you would like to go.! (120)

Perry’s Music LLC DBA Chordbuddy, 959 Tate Drive, Dothan, AL 36301

Chordbuddy allows students to play songs on the guitar on day one. Within two months, students begin to play the chords on their own. (301 Island)

QuaverMusic.com, 1706 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212

QuaverMusic.com is a music education company committed to equipping teachers around the world with high-quality resources for an engaged, interactive, and seriously fun music classroom! 113, 115)

Samford University School of the Arts, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229

Samford’s School of the Arts offers undergraduate degrees in art, interior design, music, and theatre and graduate degrees in music. For more information, visit www.samford.edu/arts or email arts@samford.edu. (208)

Simply Sheets Fundraising, 7841 Bullit Dr., Mobile, AL 36695

Simply Sheets Fundraising is a bedsheet fundraising company which provides a high quality usable product. We support that product through a simple, risk free and highly profitable program. (119, 121)

Southeastern Performance Apparel, 142 South Woodburn Drive, Dothan, AL 36305

Quality manufacturers of performance wear for choral and orchestral groups. (124)

Southern Performances, 115 Cottage Ave., Enterprise, AL 36330

S.P. specializes in accessories used in band, choir, and other fine arts programs. They supply directors with products from top manufacturers such as DSI and StylePlus. (411)

Southern Sportswear, 5024 Bent River Trace, Birmingham, AL 35216

Southern Sportswear has been providing jackets, t-shirts, wind suits, staff and band shirts, and camp gear to the bands in Alabama since 1993. We have excellent products with reasonable prices. (425)

Spotlight Tours, LLC, 715 Banner Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Spotlight Tours provides festival and performance opportunities for your musical ensembles. You will receive custom detailed itineraries designed for safety, education, and fun. “Let us put your group in the spotlight.” (421)

Stanbury Uniforms, Inc., PO Box 100, Brookfield, MO 64628

Quality band uniforms since 1917. Call James or Scott today at 800-865-5910. (116)

Star Music Festivals, 635 Sunset Dr., Norcross, GA 30071

The Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta and the Southern Star Festival of Champions in Panama City Beach provide an excellent opportunity for Spring travel with your group. www.starmusicfestivals.com (212)

Super Holiday Tours, 116 Gatlin Ave., Orlando, FL 32806

Since 1975, Super Holiday Tours has been helping students travel the world. No matter what kind of student group you have, Super Holiday Tours can help! (407)

Thomas Tours, 2405 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37204

Thomas Tours, a student tour operator with a reputation for service and quality, specializes in customized festival and performance tours for bands, choirs and orchestras. (413)

UAHuntsville Music, 301 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35899

UAHuntsville offers music degrees in classical and jazz performance, education, technology, and music business. Find out more about our outstanding programs and ensembles at www.uah.edu/music.(104)

University of Alabama Bands, 211 Moody Music Building, Box 870368, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0368

Housed in the internationally recognized School of Music, the University Band program at the University of Alabama is a comprehensive program involving will over 500 students. (419)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music, 950 13th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294

The UAB Department of Music offers instruction at a variety of levels to provide a balanced musical education for a broad spectrum of students. (127)

University of Mobile, 5735 College Parkway, Mobile, AL 36613

The University of Mobile is an accredited university (SACS, NASM, etc.) in Mobile, Alabama. We offer 40 areas of study, including bachelor’s degrees in Music Education, Music, and Vocal Performance. (420)

University of Montevallo, Station 6670, Montevallo, Alabama 35115

The University of Montevallo, Alabama’s only public liberal arts institution, offers baccalaureate degrees in performance and education, as well as the M.ED. in music education. All programs are NASM accredited. (214)

University of North Alabama Bands, UNA Box 5240, Florence, AL 35632

The UNA Bands is a comprehensive university band program within the UNA Dept. of Music and Theatre. Performing ensembles including the “Pride of Dixie” Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Studio Jazz Band. (327)

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University of North Alabama Department of Music & Theatre, 1 Harrison Plaza, UNA Box 5040, Florence, AL 35632

The UNA Department of Music and Theatre is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music offering bachelor’s degrees in music education, music performance, music business and general music. (426)

University of South Alabama Music Department, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Room 1072, 5751 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL 36688

The University of South Alabama Department of Music, through its innovative curriculum, empowers professional musicians, music educators, and those who wish to enrich their lives through the arts. Visit us at www.southalabama.edu/music for more information (427)

University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music is a comprehensive school of music offering degrees in performance and education. (131)

US Marine Music Program, 903 Chosin Reservoir Road, Parris Island, SC 29905

Musical opportunities for musicians in the United States Marine Corps. (226)

Warburton Music Products, 2764 US 1, Mims, FL 32754

The entire Warburton product line of brass mouthpieces is precision machined to ensure the highest levels of consistency and quality. The Warburton system flexibility provides the player with the most efficient mouthpiece for performing in any playing situation. Warburton has recently released highly effective accessory tools that are taking the brass world by storm. (128)

Wenger Corporation, 555 Park Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060

Innovative equipment for music rehearsal and performance for over 65 years. Posture chairs, music stands, storage cabinets, VRoom, practice rooms, portable staging, risers and shells. (207, 209)

World’s Finest Chocolate, 8264 Solutions Center, Chicago, IL 60677 Fundraising - Chocolate. (422)

AMEA Presidents - Past to Present

1946Yale H. Ellis

1948Walter A. Mason

1950Vernon Skoog

1952John J. Hoover

1954Lamar Triplett

1956Carleton K. Butler

1958Mort Glosser

1960Wilbur Hinton

1962Lacey Powell, Jr.

1964G. Truman Welch

1966Jerry Countryman

1968Floyd C. McClure

1970Jerry Bobo

1972Frances P. Moss

1974George Hammett

1975Frances P. Moss

1976S. J. Allen

1978W. Frank McArthur, Jr.

1980Paul Hall

1982Lacey Powell, Jr.

1984Johnny Jacobs

1986Merilyn Jones

1988Ronald D. Hooten

1990Ken Williams

1992Dianne Johnson

1994James K. Simpson

1996Johnnie Vinson

1998Michael Meeks

2000John McAphee, Jr.

2002Tony Pike

2004Becky Rodgers

2006John Baker

2008Pat Stegall

2010Steve McLendon

2012Sara Womack

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Curtis Hollinger - Class of 2013

Billy R. (Rip) Reagan - Class of 2012

Joseph C. Riemer, Jr. - Class of 2010

Roland Lister - Class of 2009

Pat Morrow - Class of 2009

David Walters - Class of 2009

Gerald Welker - Class of 2009

Gene Black - Inaugural Class of 2008

Colonel Carleton Butler - Inaugural Class of 2008

Ed Cleino - Inaugural Class of 2008

William Dawson - Inaugural Class of 2008

William Denison - Inaugural Class of 2008

Gene Gooch - Inaugural Class of 2008

Wilbur (Bodie) Hinton - Inaugural Class of 2008

Johnny Jacobs - Inaugural Class of 2008

Dianne Johnson - Inaugural Class of 2008

John M. Long - Inaugural Class of 2008

Floyd McClure - Inaugural Class of 2008

Frances Moss - Inaugural Class of 2008

Eleanor Nation - Inaugural Class of 2008

Lacey Powell - Inaugural Class of 2008

James Simpson - Inaugural Class of 2008

Thomas Smith - Inaugural Class of 2008

Hugh Thomas - Inaugural Class of 2008

Orland Thomas - Inaugural Class of 2008

Johnnie Vinson - Inaugural Class of 2008

Truman Welch - Inaugural Class of 2008

Sharon August (2007) Sharon August (2007)

David Allinder (2008) David Allinder (2008)

Keith Anderson (2011) Keith Anderson (2011)

Kim Bain (2010) Kim Bain (2010)

Deanna Bell (2010) Deanna Bell (2010)

Kristi Bowers (2011) Kristi Bowers (2011)

Laura Butler (2007) Laura Butler (2007)

Jeff Calvert (2007) Jeff Calvert (2007)

Brian Cocke (2008) Brian Cocke (2008)

Ben Cook (2012) Ben Cook (2012)

John Cooper (2007) John Cooper (2007)

Beth Davis (2006) Beth Davis (2006)

Kate Donaldson (2009) Kate Donaldson (2009)

Donald Dowdy (2005) Donald Dowdy (2005)

Mark Foster (2007) Mark Foster (2007)

Hunter Goff (2011) Hunter Goff (2011)

Carlee Green (2012) Carlee Green (2012)

Greg Gumina (2010) Greg Gumina (2010)

Margaret Heron (2009) Margaret Heron (2009)

Sandra Hill (2010) Sandra Hill (2010)

Daniel Hornstein (2007) Daniel Hornstein (2007)

Jerell Horton (2010) Jerell Horton (2010)

John Kincaid (2010) John Kincaid (2010)

Tiffani Little (2010) Tiffani Little (2010)

Theresa McKibben (2004)

Theresa McKibben (2004)

Alicia Mulloy(2013) Alicia Mulloy(2013)

Michael Myrick (2011) Michael Myrick (2011)

Chris Neugent (2010) Chris Neugent (2010)

Janet Nelson (2009) Janet Nelson (2009)

Vicki Portis (2002) Vicki Portis (2002)

Melinda Pruitt (2006) Melinda Pruitt (2006)

Regina Yates Raney (2005) Regina Yates Raney (2005)

Kimberly Scott (2010) Kimberly Scott (2010)

Joy Smith (2009) Joy Smith (2009)

Elizabeth Stephenson (2003)

Elizabeth Stephenson (2003)

Renee Thomas (2007)

Renee Thomas (2007)

Jennifer Thompson (2007) Jennifer Thompson (2007)

Adam Truesdale (2013) Adam Truesdale (2013)

Theo Vernon (2003) Theo Vernon (2003)

Chris Walker (2008) Chris Walker (2008)

Jennifer Walsh (2012) Jennifer Walsh (2012)

Megan Wicks Rudolph (2003)

Megan Wicks Rudolph (2003)

Phil Wilson (2010) Phil Wilson (2010)

Sara Womack (2007) Sara Womack (2007)

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AMEA M AMEA M EMBERSHIP EMBERSHIP H H ONOR ONOR R R OLL OLL

The Alabama Music Educators Association is proud to present the names of those who have been members of AMEA and NAfME for 25 or more continuous years. The AMEA Governing Board, on behalf of the membership, initiated this program at the Conference 2000 with each honoree attaining 25 or more years receiving an award. This year, each person reaching the 25-year number plus those reaching increments of five years beyond that will be honored.

The strength of any organization can be demonstrated by the dedication and leadership displayed by its members. The greatest learning opportunities come to those members who become involved with the organization and offer to participate in leadership responsibilities.

Numbers following the names below represent the number of years of continuing membership - not the number of years of teaching. Many have now retired from active teaching, but continue to make contributions to music education and to AMEA in other ways. We congratulate this group of leaders and thank them sincerely for their efforts on behalf of music education in Alabama. The following music educators will be honored during the Friday morning keynote session.

AMEA MEMBERSHIP HONOR ROLL 2012-2013

Years of Continuing Membership

Lonnie Gene Black - 55 years

James Champion - 45 years

William Denison - 40 years

Lynda Ladd - 40 years

Ted Mann - 40 years

Harry McAfee - 40 years

Christopher Rowe - 40 years

Garry Taylor - 40 years

Sarah Weeks - 40 years

Dane Lawley - 35 years

Bonnie Lipscomb - 35 years

James Merriweather - 35 years

Frederick Stroup - 35 years

Rebecca Walker - 35 years

Donnie Abercrombie 30 years

John Clarke - 30 years

Connie Hammond - 30 years

James Knight - 30 years

Tony Pike - 30 years

Erwin Reynolds - 30 years

Larry Batchelor - 25 years

Jeff Burnside - 25 years

Allen Gillespie - 25 years

Jeff Gossett - 25 years

Ginny Hughes - 25 years

Millie McDonald - 25 years

Paula Segrest - 25 years

James Simpson - 25 years

Doyle Thornton - 25 years

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