8:00‐9:00 AM Friday, January 17, 2020 8:00‐9:00 AM 8:00‐9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B 8:00‐9:00 AM 8:30 AM‐5:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD 9:15‐9:45 AM Daniel Kirk: Program with a Purpose ‐ Creating Meaningful Connections in Your Concert Repertoire 9:15‐10:15 AM 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E Jason Sulliman: It's About Time: A 21st‐Century Cognitive Perspective on the Pedagogy of Timing 9:15‐10:15 AM 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I 9:15‐10:15 AM Jim Solomon: Improvisation with Orff Instruments 10:30‐11:30 AM 10:30‐11:30 AM Exhibits Open ‐ Exhibit Hall C 10:30‐11:30 AM ELEM Concert Session ‐ MPAC 10:30‐11:30 AM Hillcrest Elementary: In Harmony 10:45‐11:35 AM 12:00‐1:00 PM AVA Business Meeting ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A 12:00‐1:30 PM 1:00‐3:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B 1:00‐2:00 PM Lori Ardovino, Denise Gainey, and Brittney Patterson 1:00‐2:00 PM Everything you Wanted to Know About Woodwinds but Were Afraid to Ask ‐ A Guide for the Beginning Band Director 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD ala breve Taylor Cash: Achieving Characteristic Sounds with Your Wind Band Percussion Section Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E Edward “Ted” Hoffman: Music Teacher Educator Roundtable Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Montgomery 5 Richard Meyer: Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A Tim Seelig: Vocal Nutrition for Your Students ‐ Feeding the Voice and the Soul Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B Jason Sulliman: Do You Grad School? The Stats on NASM Accredited Graduate Music Programs Like You've Never Seen Them Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD Daniel Kirk: Playing 'Past the Page': Strategies to Maximize Ensemble Performance Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I Laura Butler and Janet Nelson: Let's Play (Games and Activities That Enhance Music Literacy) ABA Concert Session ‐ MPAC James Clemens High School Percussion Ensemble Phi Beta Mu Luncheon ‐ Renaissance, Montgomery 5 Collegiate Luncheon ‐ Embassy Suites II HED Research Poster Session ‐ Exhibit Hall C Lobby Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A Tim Seelig ‐ Things They Forgot to Teach or Were Afraid You Would Find Out! Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B Backwoods Band Directing ‐ Ginger Zingara, Moderator Panel: Lori Hart, Will Peirce, Bradley Sargent, and Demetrius Scott Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD Will Petersen: Yes! There is Band after High School! Encouraging Music Making After High School and Beyond! 51
Friday, January 17, 2020 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I Lea Hoppe: Elementary Choral Reading Session 1:00‐3:00 PM AOA Reading Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E Sponsored by JW Pepper 2:15‐3:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A William Powell: Interpreting Concert Spirituals, Stylistically and Textually 2:15‐3:15 PM ELEM Meeting ‐ Embassy Suites I 2:30‐3:15 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ MPAC Albertville Middle School Advanced Band 3:30‐4:15 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ MPAC Tuscaloosa County High School Wind Ensemble 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A Tim Seelig: The Music Within ‐ Discovering the Joy – Again. One Man’s story – Everyone’s Journey 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B Susan Smith: Good Things Come in Small Packages‐ Successful Design and Implementation for the Small or Younger Marching Band 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD Ellary Draper: Bringing out the I in IEP ‐ How to Navigate IEPs to Increase Student Success in Music Classrooms 3:30‐4:30 PM AOA Meeting ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I Rob Lyda & Becky Halliday: Creating Musical Communities ‐ Extending Music Education Beyond K‐12 4:30‐5:30 PM Exclusive Exhibit Hour ‐ Exhibit Hall C 5:30‐6:30 PM University of Alabama Reception for Alumni, Faculty and Students ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E 7:00‐9:30 PM AMEA General Session ‐ MPAC AMEA Awards Alabama Honor Choir Troy University Symphony Band 9:30‐11:00 PM President’s Reception ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B Saturday, January 18, 2020 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A Caylen Stewart: Exploring Adolescent Vocal Change 8:00‐9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD Diane Orlofsky & Mark Walker: Stepping Off the Podium ‐ Equipping Leaders for the Next Generation 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E James Rogers: The Next Step: Finding That First Teaching Position and How to Stand Out in Your Interview 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I Rob Lyda: An Ounce of Planning is Worth a Pound of Advocacy 9:15‐10:00 AM AVA Concert Session ‐ MPAC All‐State Show Choir 52 October/November 2019
9:15‐10:15 AM Saturday, January 18, 2020 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom A 9:15‐10:15 AM Randall Coleman: Finding Neverland...Making Lyrical Wind Band Music Sing 9:15‐10:15 AM 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom B Jason Sulliman: Playing the Long Game ‐ Planning Beyond Beginning Band with Your 10:30‐11:30 AM Beginning Brass Students 10:30 AM‐12:30 PM 1:00‐3:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD 1:00‐3:00 PM Nancy Barry: Motivating the Reluctant Student Interest Session ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom E Carly Johnson: Supporting and Building Alabama Public School Band Programs Interest Session ‐ Embassy Suites I Veronica Crawford: National Board Certification: What, Why and How? Helpful Hints and Suggestions for Becoming an NBCT in Music Lightening Round ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD ABA Concert Session ‐ MPAC All‐State Jazz Bands ABA Adjudicators Clinic ‐ Renaissance, Ballroom CD AMEA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Renaissance, Riverview 2 Visit AMEA’s Website: http://www.myamea.org Preregister for the conference Reserve a room at the Renaissance or Embassy Suites Submit a Lobby Group Application Register a student for the FAME program ala breve 53
Frank Buck- AMEA Historian The Best is Yet to Come For many young people, history seems years only to find that soon, nobody may find some of those names listed as irrelevant to their modern-day lives. remembers the work we did or the students from decades gone by. They’re looking forward and are bored music we made. with learning about the past. That was In the “Divisions” menu, explore the the dilemma that faced professor Harry As an organization, we had a list of the “Phi Beta Mu Legacy Project” in the Rose on the first day a new semester. people who served as its Presidents, but ABA section. This section is still in its He began that class, filled with senior we knew little about many of them. We infancy. Check back often as this education majors, by turning to the were giving awards, but there was no section grows. Jim Knight and Chester person on his right. He asked a comprehensive list of who won them Bean have been conducting interviews. question which sounded quite innocent. over the years. Carl Hancock plans to include music education graduates to conduct some “Tell us about yourself,” he said. One “Increasing your self-esteem is easy,” future ones. after another, we took our turns. After said author and speaker Roger Hinkins. the last person sat down, Dr. Rose “Simply do good things and remember Also in the ABA division, the library of sprung the trap. that you did them.” Doing good things State Contest programs continues to has always been our strength. Over the expand. We now a copy of the program “With the exception of Frank, last seven years, we’ve taken some steps from the very first year—1947. See if everything every one of you said was to make sure future generations any of the names look familiar. On the history.” He pointed out that we had all remember what we did. other end of the timeline, a single told our names, something given us 20 spreadsheet houses all ABA MPA for years before. The towns where we grew View MyAMEA.org, but do more from 2014 through 2019. Download a up and the high schools from which we than view copy. The ways in which you can filter graduated were also part of history. I Explore the “Honors” menu. If you the bands, selections, and ratings are had described myself as “a future music haven’t been there lately, you’re in for a limited only by your imagination. education,” the sole statement that treat. related to something other than history. Want to learn how ABA got its start Read about the three people who have and how bands in this state developed? Do good things...and remember you served as Executive Director and the 35 Read Bodie Hinton’s dissertation, did them who have served as President. Read the published in its entirety on our site. Seven years ago, Sara Womack asked AMEA Hall of Fame bios. Note the me to take on the role of AMEA winners of the various awards. But Thank Truman Welch Historian. Our organization had not while you’re there, ask yourself who’s Researching past AMEA Presidents and had anyone in that position for quite a not there...but should be. When the gathering photos of each took a year. while, and our history was getting away opportunity presents itself to nominate Gathering State Contest programs took from us. a giant in our field, seize that far longer. As those two projects wound opportunity and start the process. to a close, I asked myself a question. Sometimes we get so busy building the Would I want to undertake something future we forget to chronical the path The most significant historical addition similar with All-State programs? that’s taking us there. Days turn into is the section for “All-State Ensembles years; years turn into decades. If we’re Programs.” Enjoy printed programs The answer was a resounding “no.” not careful, we give our best for 30 dating back to 1947. Think of mentors Sure, I had saved some programs from who helped shape your career. You just my years as a band director and the other years I attended the concerts. But 54 October/November 2019
what about the decades of missing it from the legends who built it. have said, “Zero.” But we programs? Where could I even begin have that one. If we can find to look? Givers, takers, and a call to action that, anything’s possible. Good writing includes a call to action When Truman Welch’s very long and for the reader. What is it we want the 3. Assemble your own fruitful life came to a close, he had yet reader to do as a result of the words history. In one west Alabama another gift to Alabama music on the page? This article gives you town, alumni of a storied education. Among his personal three: band program are collecting collection was a file folder. Inside the recordings from decades past. folder were All-State programs, in 1. Explore MyAMEA.org. Proceeds from sales will fund order, for each year through the Learn about the people and a scholarship program in decades of the 1950s and most of the programs who demonstrated memory of their long-time 1960s. I figured if Truman Welch greatness and left tracks for maestro. could give us that sort of head start, it others to follow. Encourage was worth a try to collect the rest. As your students to do the same. In one east Alabama town, a you enjoy the collection of programs, But if you stop there, pioneer of drum & bugle remember that Truman Welch is the welcome to the world of corps-style bands is one to thank. being a taker. assembling a video collection of the shows that brought And thank some others 2. As you look at what’s on crowds to their feet. Collecting ABA State Contest the website, look for what’s programs dating back to 1947 is a missing. Where are the In north Alabama, a choral project that took many years. ABA holes? Who needs to be director retired. He left never kept archival copies. But when nominated for an award? behind a website housing all the call went out, some of our finest Make that nomination. What the printed programs and answered. Lacey Powell, Rush Gavin, All-State programs are concert recordings through Orland Thomas, Jerry Countryman, missing? Look for a copy in his career. Ron Sellers, and Bill Springer each had desk drawers or in a garage. a few programs. Their combined Scan what you find and send it In central Alabama, a band efforts, along with the programs I to me ([email protected]). director continues to saved starting as a 9th grader in 1974, construct a memory box for allowed us to put together the parts of Lacey Powell noticed we were each year of his teaching the puzzle. missing the State Contest career. program for 1953. So, he got In the Phi Beta Mu Legacy Project busy looking through what he What about your program? The best collection, Carleton K. Butler’s talk is had collected and didn’t stop time to start chronicling its history is one that will send chills up your spine. until he found a copy of the 50 years ago. The second-best time is It was an address to alumni band missing program. This is what today. Welcome to the world of being members at a reunion. D.D. Black it means to be a giver. a giver to music education...present took the initiative to record Col. and future. Butler’s words. Because D.D. took the Once you receive the print time to record history while it copy of this issue, I will be Our days are filled with “doing good happened, you and I can enjoy these posting to the AMEA things.” History is about remembering inspiring words for years to come. Facebook page about and honoring them. Planning is about remaining needs. You’ll read bringing the future into today where A decade ago, Ken Bodiford took time about new additions as well as you can do something about it. out of a busy day to sit down with the people who were able to Tradition appreciates the past and Dave Walters, John Finley, and a video help fill holes. If you asked whispers, “The best is yet to come.” camera. Dr. Walters and Dr. Finley are me about the chances of no longer with us. This interview finding an AMEA All-State 55 allows new generations of musicians program from 1947, I would to hear the Jacksonville story, and hear ala breve
Getting Beyond the Notes on the Page For many of us the academic year is in MPA’s. A jazz ensemble or even a past. They will never be in the past. Their full swing and we are preparing for our popular music ensemble is an contributions are timeless. Just like upcoming concert season. Take a afterthought many times. Rehearsing any Shostakovich, their names will not live in the moment to reflect… It has been a long group and putting on a local school past. They speak timeless fundamental truth! road to get to where we are today and an concert is certainly educational and can even longer road ahead. I remember my be rewarding. This is the expectation and early college days where the music model we have followed for years. theory professor stated to a room of Educators are charged with the around thirty students, “Look around responsibility of providing opportunities the room. Only a quarter of you will for enrichment and growth in our finish a music degree and only half of students. Have you considered providing those students will have a career in opportunities for your students to music”. While I thought this was a “hear” music outside of the regular rather harsh statement, he was school concert environment? Even if absolutely right. We have all worked your school doesn’t have a jazz hard and we continue to work hard day ensemble, there could be benefit in after day. Sean Jones once told me, “If attending a jazz festival or any live you are comfortable, you are not concert for that matter. Consider taking growing”. With the challenges of your students to a symphony concert, administration, advocacy, and long hours jazz festival, rock concert, etc. Go of teaching it is easy to stay on a beyond the normal expectations. Dare to comfortable yearly schedule of normal try something different to reach your expectations. students. I, like many of us, decided a long time Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Jazz teaches us, if we learn to listen with the ago to make an impact on the world Center are currently performing and same intensity that we play with…then when through music and I have never looked teaching in Africa. Wynton Marsalis gave we play, our playing level is increased. It teaches back. I share my passion for music with a speech without notes to a large that when we stop playing, someone else will my students every day and I’m always audience and I thought I’d share some play. If we learn to listen to them, we will have looking for different and innovative of it with you, “Why do we avoid playing a better time than when we were playing. It ways to push the music forward. For jazz? Don’t avoid jazz or wonder what the teaches us to find and nurture a common many music educators, jazz ensemble is next new “thing” might be. The new “thing” ground. That concept in jazz is called swing. It an afterthought. The focus in the fall is about this music is to listen and know where is an element in the music that is left out. Why? marching band and perhaps a fall this music comes from. Know whose music is It requires you to seek and maintain a constant concert. In the spring, many public Duke Ellington’s, Coltrane, Jelly Roll Morton, sense of equilibrium with people who you may school directors are busy focusing on etc. We use these names as if there were in the not even like. That is a challenge. On the band 56 October/November 2019
stand there may be fifteen frames of references. era where there is movement away and enriching. However, we must try to understand other’s from humanity; survival of the There are several other ways we can go frames of references to create a common space. fittest. This is harsh.” beyond the standard. If you can’t take Jazz has a mutual ground that we must nourish your students to a jazz festival, create and take care of. Wynton Marsalis has also listening sessions. Teach your students stated on several occasions, how to actively participate in the Knowing jazz adds historical perspective. It’s “Jazz music is America’s past and listening process. Several schools have one thing to teach improvisational techniques, its potential summed up and contacted me about starting JEN School notes, rhythms, lyrics, but who are the people sanctified and accessible to anybody Chapters. Let your students take that shaped this music? Listen to Billy who learns to listen to, feel, and ownership within your program. While Holiday, Benny Goodman’s Orchestra, Count understand it. The music can working on music, concert or jazz, post Basie, Ella Fitzgerald with the Chick Webb connect us to earlier selves and to “tunes of the week”…standards every Orchestra; you gain insight into those eras: the our better selves to come. It can jazz musician should know. Encourage language, conception of romance, nuances of remind us of where we fit on the jam sessions. Have conversations with life…you can “hear” that people were figuring timeline of human achievement, an your students about this music. Help out a way to celebrate and define their existence ultimate value of art.” them discover the jazz masters. joyously in spite of hard times. We live in an Everyone should find “heroes” or We should come together models to base their progression on. with a force through education Learn the language, learn the history, and performance; brought learn to swing… get out of the together through swing. “woodshed” or the classroom and go Change the routine and try beyond the music on the page. something different. Teach our In the spirit of swing, youth how to listen, encourage them to go out and hear live Dr. Matt Leder, music! Jazz is for everyone. On Alabama JEN Unit President November 7, Gadsden State 256-549-8394 Community College will host [email protected] the 2019 GSCC Jazz Festival, “Celebrating Women In Jazz “at Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center in Gadsden, AL. This FREE Jazz Festival is a Jazz Education Network affiliated event and will show case regional jazz ensembles throughout the day (9am-6pm), include an educational workshop, a 7pm finale concert featuring three internationally renowned guest artists, and an after party jam session to wrap up the day. If you can’t bring students to this festival, mark your calendars for the JSU Jazz Festival on April 10, Troy University Jazz Festival on April 4, UAB Jazz Summit March 28, and keep an eye out for other events. We will keep the Alabama JEN Facebook Page updated with events around our region. Remember, bringing students to concerts can be beneficial ala breve 57
AMEA Division Events 2019 - 2020 Alabama Bandmasters Association District Event Location Date Deadline Statewide All State Solo Festival University of Alabama Huntsville 4/22/20 3/1/20 District 1 All State Festival Von Braun Civic Center April 23-25, 2020 3/1/20 Summer Convention Hampton Inn June 23-25, 2020 District 2 District Fall Meeting James Clemens HS 8/19/19 12/9/19 District 3 All State/ District HB Auditions Sparkman HS January 24 & 25, 2020 12/9/19 District 4 Unassigned All-State Auditions Albertville HS 1/11/20 12/9/19 District Honor Band Grissom HS February14 &15, 2020 1/17/20 District 5 MPA #1 James Clemens HS March 3-4, 2020 1/17/20 MPA #2 Hartselle HS March 11-13, 2020 2/21/20 District 6 Solo and Ensemble #1 Priceville HS 3/21/20 3/20/20 District 7 Solo and Ensemble #2 Meridianville MS 4/18/20 TBA District 8 District Spring Meeting TBA TBA District Fall Meeting Gadsden City HS Band room 8/27/19 12/9/19 58 All State Auditions Albertville HS 1/11/20 12/9/19 Unassigned All-State Auditions Albertville HS 1/11/20 1/20/20 District Honor Band Gadsden City HS February 7-8 2020 1/20/20 MPA Gadsden City HS Audiorium February 25-28, 2020 3/30/20 Solo and Ensemble #1 Southside HS 4/13/20 3/30/20 Solo and ensemble #2 Oxford HS 4/27/20 District Fall Meeting TBD TBD 1/6/20 All State Auditions Muscle Shoals HS 1/25/20 1/31/20 District Honor Band Russellville HS February 14-15, 2020 2/7/20 MPA Florence HS March 3-5, 2020 4/13/20 Solo and Ensemble Muscle Shoals HS 5/2/20 District Fall Meeting Hoover HS 9/10/19 1/10/20 All State Auditions Hoover HS 1/25/20 1/31/20 District Honor Band Chelsea HS February 28-29, 2020 12/20/19 MPA Week 1 Vestavia Hills HS March 9-12, 2020 12/20/19 MPA Week 2 Thompson HS March 16-19, 2020 4/3/20 Solo and Ensemble #1 Mountain Brook HS 4/28/20 4/3/20 Solo and Ensemble #2 Bumpus MS 5/2/20 District Spring Meeting Vestavia Hills HS 5/18/20 1/10/20 District Fall Meeting Heather Henson's House 8/22/19 1/10/20 All State/District Honor Band Audi- Brookwood HS 1/25/20 2/7/20 Unassigned All-State Auditions Wetumpka MS 1/25/20 District Honor Band University of Alabama February 21-22, 2020 2/7/20 District Meeting University of Alabama 2/22/20 3/19/20 MPA University of Alabama March 6-7, 2020 3/31/20 Solo and Ensemble #1 Prattville JHS 4/2/20 Solo and Ensemble #2 Tuscaloosa Co. HS 4/14/20 1/10/20 District Fall Meeting El Rey de Todos - Auburn 8/17/19 1/10/20 All State Auditions Wetumpka HS 1/25/20 2/2/20 Unassigned All-State Auditions Wetumpka MS 1/25/20 2/10/20 District Honor Band Auburn HS February 14-15, 2020 3/30/20 MPA Auburn HS March 2-5, 2020 Solo and Ensemble Trinity Presbyterian 4/18/20 1/10/20 2/7/20 District Fall Meeting Davidson High School 8/26/19 2/28/20 All State Auditions Saraland HS 1/25/20 4/3/20 MPA Baker HS March 17-20, 2020 District Honor Band Theodore High School March 26-29, 2020 1/13/20 Solo and Ensemble Spanish Fort MS 5/2/20 2/7/20 District Spring Meeting Daphne High School 5/18/20 2/14/20 District Fall Meeting TBA Enterprise AL 8/19/19 All State Auditions Coppinville JH Enterprise 1/25/20 4/10/20 MPA Enterprise Performing Arts Center March 3-5, 2020 4/10/20 District Honor Band Enterprise HS March 6-7, 2020 District Spring Meeting Enterprise HS 3/6/20 Solo and Ensemble #1 Daleville HS 5/2/20 Solo and Ensemble #2 Greenville HS 5/9/20 October/November 2019
Alabama Vocal Association State Events Event Date Reg. Deadline Location Friday, August 30, 2019 Huntingdon College Fall Workshop Friday, September 06, 2019 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Online through Acceptd See AMEA website Renaissance Montgomery ASSC Auditions Friday, October 18, 2019 Thursday, December 05, 2019 Renaissance Montgomery Wednesday, December 04, 2019 Renaissance Montgomery AMEA January 16-18, 2020 Wednesday, January 23, 2019 BJCC Honor Choir January 16-18, 2020 Reg. Deadline Thursday, October 03, 2019 ASSC January 15-18, 2020 Thursday, October 03, 2019 Thursday, October 03, 2019 All-State March 5-7, 2020 Thursday, October 03, 2019 Thursday, October 03, 2019 OCS/OA/ME Thursday, October 03, 2019 Thursday, October 03, 2019 District Date Location Reg. Deadline Decatur HS I Monday, November 18, 2019 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Paul W. Bryant High School Thursday, September 19, 2019 Cahaba Heights UMC II Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Oxford High School Thursday, September 19, 2019 Madison Academy III Thursday, November 14, 2019 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Tallassee High School Thursday, September 19, 2019 St. Michael Catholic High School IV Friday, November 22, 2019 Reg. Deadline V Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Tuesday, February 05, 2019 Thursday, January 10, 2019 VI Thursday, November 21, 2019 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Monday, January 07, 2019 VII Friday, November 22, 2019 Tuesday, January 08, 2019 Monday, February 25, 2019 All-State Auditions Monday, January 28, 2019 District Date Reg. Deadline Location Tuesday, February 05, 2019 I Sunday, November 03, 2019 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Muscle Shoals Sunday, February 17, 2019 Tuscaloosa II & III November 1-2, 2019 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Gadsden Thursday, February 28, 2019 Huntsville IV Thursday, October 31, 2019 Monday, March 25, 2019 Montgomery Monday, February 11, 2019 Mobile V November 4-5, 2019 VI November 6-7, 2019 VII Friday, November 08, 2019 Solo & Ensemble District Date Location Highland Baptist, Florence I Monday, March 18, 2019 University of Alabama Cahaba Heights UMC II Thursday, February 21, 2019 Jacksonville State University First Baptist Church, Huntsville III Friday, February 22, 2019 Taylor Road Baptist Church Spring Hill Baptist Church IV Monday, February 18, 2019 V February 19-20, 2020 VI Sunday, April 07, 2019 VII Sunday, March 10, 2019 SCPA District Date Location Highland Bapt,Florence/1st Bapt, Decatur I March 18-19, 2020 University of Alabama TBA II March 26-27, 2020 Gadsden City High School Grissom High School III March 30-April 1, 2020 Taylor Road Baptist Church Spring Hill Baptist Church IV Wednesday, April 10, 2019 V April 13-14, 2020 VI Sunday, April 07, 2019 VII Sunday, March 24, 2019 Elementary/General Division August 24, 2019 East Alabama Music Workshop Grace United Methodist Church, Auburn, AL October 18, 2019 AMEA Choir Festival Eastmont Baptist Church, Montgomery October 19, 2019 Fall AMEA Workshop Eastmont Baptist Church, Montgomery January 16-18, 2020 AMEA Professional Development Conference Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa Alabama Orchestra Association August 2, 2019 All-State Audition Materials Released November 25, 2019 Wind & Percussion Audition Results Posted December 6, 2019 All-State Scholarship Application Deadline September 27, 2019 All-State Audition Application Deadline Early October String Auditions (Early Wind & Perc.) January 16-18, 2020 AMEA Conference Early November Wind & Percussion ONLY Auditions February 6-9, 2020 All-State Orchestra Festival November 18, 2019 String Audition Results Posted Spring 2020 AOA Music Performance Assessment AMEA Collegiate Division October 27, 2019 Collegiate Summit Samford University January 16-18, 2020 AMEA Professional Development Conference Renaissance Montgomery and Convention Center ala breve 59
Proposed AMEA By-Laws Changes (tobevotedonbytheAMEAmembershipatthe2020Conference) MOTION 1: Amend the Constitution, Article III, Membership, of the closing date of the returns. The President shall give public notice Section 4. Industry Membership from the text shown to that proposed immediately. A record of the election ballots shall be filed in the office of below. the Executive Director for a period of at least one year. ORIGINAL MOTION 5: Amend the Bylaws, Article VI, Voting, from the original text to that proposed here. Industry membership shall be open to businesses which support the mission of AMEA. This membership shall have the same privileges as active ORIGINAL (with parts marked to be struck from the record) members except the right to vote and to hold elective office. Section 1. The election of AMEA officers shall be conducted by ballot in REVISION accordance with the instructions of the Governing Board. If the election is held during the annual in-service conference, provisions shall be made for Industry membership shall be open to businesses, ensembles, members who are registered for the conference to receive ballots and organizations, colleges, and universities which support the mission of necessary supporting information in time for the members to return their AMEA. This membership shall have the same privileges as active members ballots before the date of the close of voting. Such closing date shall be except the right to vote and to hold elective office. designated by the Governing Board and printed on ballots and other material issued to the members preliminary to the vote. Provisions will be MOTION 2: Amend Article IV Government, Section 4. Quorum from made for active AMEA members who are unable to attend the annual In- the original text to that proposed here. Service Conference to vote by absentee ballot for all elections held during the In-Service Conference. Absentee ballots must be requested, completed, ORIGINAL and returned according to guidelines specified by the AMEA Governing Board. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the elected members of the Governing Board or their representatives. Such representatives shall be Section 2. Amendments to the constitution and bylaws, and all other restricted to the President-Elect or Past-President of the Divisions. matters, for which a vote is appropriate, may be conducted either by mail or at any business meeting scheduled by the Governing Board. REVISION REVISION A quorum shall consist of a majority of the elected members of the Governing Board or their representatives. Such representatives shall be Section 1. The election of AMEA officers shall be conducted by ballot in restricted to the Past-President, President-Elect and/or Vice-Presidents of accordance with the instructions of the Governing Board. Provisions will be the Divisions. made for active AMEA members to vote online according to guidelines specified by the AMEA Governing Board. RATIONALE: matches the text changed in 2016 that clarified that a President-elect or Vice President might be the same position in some Section 2. Amendments to the constitution and bylaws, and all other divisions. matters, for which a vote is appropriate, may be conducted either online or at any business meeting scheduled by the Governing Board. MOTION 3: Amend the Bylaws so that all references to the In-Service Conference are changed to the AMEA Professional Development MOTION 6: Amend the Bylaws, Article VIII, Amendments, from the Conference original text to that proposed here. RATIONALE: There are five instances in the bylaws. We changed the name ORIGINAL (with parts marked to be struck from the record) of the conference at a board meeting on August 6, 2016. This is an artifact from that time. The Bylaws may be altered or amended by an approving vote of the majority of those members who cast ballots at any regular or special meeting MOTION 4: Amend the Bylaws, Article III, Rules Governing of the Association, or by a majority of those members who cast ballots by Elections from the original text to that proposed here. mail, provided that thirty days notice of such proposed amendment or alteration shall be given by mail or otherwise to all members of record who ORIGINAL are eligible to vote. Proposed amendments may be initiated by the Governing Board or by a petition signed by five percent (5%) of the Section 3. An Election Committee shall be appointed by the President and membership of record. will meet within one week of the closing date on the ballot to canvass the returns. The President shall give public notice immediately. The election REVISION (additions/substitutions in bold) ballots shall be filed in the office of the Executive Director for a period of at least one year.\" The Bylaws may be altered or amended by an approving vote of the majority of those members who cast ballots at any regular or special meeting REVISION of the Association, or by a majority of those members who cast ballots online, provided that thirty days notice of such proposed amendment or Section 3. An Election Committee shall be appointed by the President by alteration shall be given by email, website posting, or otherwise to all the August Governing Board Meeting. The Election Committee will include members of record who are eligible to vote. Proposed amendments may be at least five representative members from all divisions of the organizations. initiated by the Governing Board or by a petition signed by five percent The Election Committee will be presented with results within one week (5%) of the membership of record. 60 October/November 2019
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