20 CLINICIANS 17 in-service conference
SARA EMERY
• SUCCESSFUL ALL-STATE AUDITIONS: CULTIVATING INDEPENDENT MUSICIANSHIP
Sara Emery holds a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Georgia, where she studied with Dr. Connie Frigo. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Performance from Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York, where she studied with Dr. Steven Mauk. Sara performs with the Gwinnett Symphony Wind Orchestra and maintains a private saxophone studio in Athens, GA.
MEGAN ENDICOTT
• PROJECT-BASED LEARNING FOR THE MUSIC CLASSROOM • APP SMASHING IN THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM - SPICE UP YOUR CLASSROOM! (BEGINNERS SESSION) • APP SMASHING IN THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM (FOR INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED)
Megan Endicott is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Music Education. After 2 years in Forsyth County, she moved to Fulton County and has taught at Dolvin Elementary since 2004. She has been elected by her colleagues as one of the Honor Teachers of the Year in 2007, 2011, 2015, and Teacher of the Year in 2016. She earned her master’s degree in Educational Technology from Central Michigan University. Megan is a Teacher Support Specialist for Fulton County. She has presented at conferences and offered professional development all over the state of Georgia, such as GaETC, GMEA, Bear Creek Redefine Learning, FCS Summer Summit, FCS Building our Future, focusing on incorporating technology into the classroom and demonstrating what rigor in the music room. She has also presented at her first national conference at ISTE on personalized learning. Megan serves as a member of the Fulton County Vanguard Team which has enabled her to work alongside classroom teachers toward transforming their classroom into a global community and personalize student learning. She has been featured as Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music’s first ever Teacher Feature on their webinar series. Megan is the author of published book, “In the Hall of the Mountain King”. She serves an ambassador for technology companies TouchCast, Seesaw, Edmodo, and WonderBox, is a Nearpod PioNear as well as Symbaloo Certified PD trainer. She has featured blog posts with Nearpod, Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music, and Edmodo. She was selected as a winner of the Atlanta Families’ Award of Excellence in Education 2015.
DR. LUTHER ENLOE
• CHORD PROGRESSIONS EVERY GUITARIST SHOULD KNOW
Luther Enloe is an active concert artist, adjudicator, and clinician who has appeared at numerous venues and festivals across the United States, including the ASTA National Conference, the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium and International Guitar Competition, the University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition, the GMEA In-Service Conference, GMTA Spring Auditions, and the North Georgia Guitar Summit, among others. A dedicated teacher, Luther holds the positions of Part-Time Instructor of Guitar at Georgia State University and Artist Affiliate in Guitar at Emory University. Students from his studio were prizewinners in the 2013 International Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Competition in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, and the Finger-Style Guitar Division of the 2013 Georgia State Fair Fiddlers’ Convention Competition. Since 2012, he has served as the first Guitar Chair for the Georgia Music Educators Association. Additionally, he serves as a board member to the ASTA Guitar-in-the-Schools Taskforce, the Atlanta Guitar Guild, and as a guitar materials reviewer for the American String Teacher Journal. He lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with his wife, Victoria, their son, Cole, and daughter, Lillian.
VICTORIA ENLOE
• A LESSON IN TEAM WORK - PRHS PRESENTS: THE LITTLE MERMAID
Victoria Enloe has taught orchestra for 14 years and currently teaches at Peachtree Ridge High School. Mrs. Enloe earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Georgia. She has coached sectionals for Kendall Youth Orchestra and Gwinnett County Youth Symphony, has worked as a guest clinician and adjudicator in the metro-Atlanta area, and served as the 2015 All-State 9-10 String Orchestra coordinator. Mrs. Enloe is a member of the Georgia Music Educators Association and the American String Teachers Association and is the editor for Georgia Music News magazine.
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