October/November 2017

October/November 2017 ala breve The Official Publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association Conference Issue www.myamea.org



ala breve the official publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association October/November 2017 Features... 5 AMEA Governing Board Directory 7 2018 AMEA Conference Quick Facts 13 Call for Research Posters 19 Conference Schedule 24 Conference Performing Groups 33 Featured Speakers and Performers 34 Conference Clinicians 44 Conference Preregistration Form 47 Choral Reviews by Diane Orlofsky 51 Industry/Institutional Members 54 State and District Schedule of Events 56 FAME Registration Form Departments... Advertisers Index Samford Honor Band..................................2 Alabama School of Fine Arts ...................18 Samford University ..................................30 6 .....................President American College of Musicians ...............53 UA Bands .................................................15 8........Executive Director Arts Music Shop, Inc ..................back cover UA School of Music .................................59 10...........................AOA ESSA ........................................................57 UAB Music...............................................49 13 ..........................HED Faulkner University ..................................58 UAH Music ..............................................12 14 ...........................ABA Gadsden Music Company...........................4 UNA Department of Music ......................50 14 ..........Past Presidents Huntingdon College Bands.......................31 University of Montevallo .........................32 17 ..................Elem/Gen Huntingdon College Music.......................45 University of South Alabama Bands ........46 23....................Registrar Jacksonville State University Music ..........9 University of South Alabama Music ........29 52 .............................AVA John M. Long School of Music (Troy).....16 Yamaha.....................................................13 NAfME Backpack ....................................48



AMEA Governing Board 2017-2018 President President-Elect Treasurer/Registrar Susan Smith Greg Gumina Pat Stegall 104 Smith Hall Shades Valley High School AMEA Registration Troy, AL 36082 6100 Old Leeds Road PO Box 3385 (334) 670-3322 Irondale, AL 35210 Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 [email protected] (205) 956-4638 [email protected] [email protected] Immediate Past President President, ABA Carl Hancock Recording Secretary Doug Farris University of Alabama Carla Gallahan Brewer High School Box 870366 113 Long Hall 59 Eva Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Troy University Somerville, AL 35670 (205) 348-6335 Troy, AL 36082 (256) 621-0540 [email protected] (334) 670-3502 [email protected] [email protected] President, AOA President, Elem/Gen Samuel Nordlund President, AVA Phil Wilson 405 Buchanan Hall Ginny Coleman Ogletree Elementary School Samford University Tuscaloosa County High School 737 Ogletree Road 800 Lakeshore Dr. 12500 Wildcat Drive Auburn, AL 36830 Birmingham, AL 35229 Northport, AL 35475 [email protected] [email protected] (205) 342 2670 [email protected] President, AMEA Collegiate Madison Baldwin AMEA Collegiate Advisor President, Higher Education (256) 996-5369 Edward (Ted) Hoffman Becky Halliday [email protected] University of Montevallo University of Montevallo Station 6670 Department of Music Industry Representative Davis Music Building 308 Davis 317 Becky Lightfoot Montevallo, AL 35115 Montevallo, AL 35115 Arts Music Shop (205) 665-6668 (205) 665-6666 3030 East Blvd. [email protected] [email protected] Montgomery, AL 36116 334/271-2787 Assistant Executive Director Alabama Department of Education [email protected] Rusty Logan Arts Education Specialist 2020 Janabrooke Lane Andy Meadows Executive Director Auburn, AL 36830 50 North Ripley Street Editor, Ala Breve (334) 663-1702 Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Garry Taylor [email protected] (334) 353-1191 1600 Manor Dr. NE [email protected] Cullman, AL 35055 (256) 636-2754 [email protected] Garry Taylor, Editor & Advertising Manager ADVERTISING & COPY DEADLINES 1600 Manor Dr. NE Fall - August/September (Back to School) issue: July 15 Cullman, AL 35055 Winter - October/November (Conference) issue: September 15 (256) 636-2754 Spring - February/March (All-State) issue: January 15 [email protected] Summer - May/June (Digital Only) issue: April 15 Unless otherwise indicated, permission is granted to NAfME members to reprint articles for educational purposes. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of AMEA or the Editor. All announcements & submissions are subject to editorial judgement/revision.The Alabama Music Educators Association is a state unit of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, a voluntary, nonprofit organization representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions. Active NAfME/AMEA membership is open to all persons engaged in music teaching or other music education work. Ala Breve is published four times a year (August, October, February & May) by the Alabama Music Educators Association and printed by Hardwick and Son Printing in Dothan, Alabama. Subscription for members is $4.00 per year as part of annual NAfME/AMEA dues. Subscriptions for non-members is $15.00 per year. Bulk rate postage paid at Dothan, Alabama. ala breve 5

Sharpening the Axe!Susan Smith, AMEA President Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening has asked Secretary DeVos for and was granted an extension to the the axe. Abraham Lincoln deadline. The Governor has indicated that she will not sign if items she has identified are not addressed and will ask for an additional Often quoted and well respected, Abraham Lincoln was a extension. The Alabama Arts Organizations have all sent letters in proponent of broadening one’s perspective through continued the last several weeks to encourage strengthening the role of the learning and experiences. The Alabama Music Educators arts in the Alabama ESSA Plan. We will be sure to keep you Association Professional Development Conference is a perfect updated. We encourage you to send letters and call your state opportunity for you to learn new approaches or techniques to representative. We know music is part of a well-rounded education employ in your rehearsals and classrooms. Your divisions have and we want it articulated in the state document. invited notable clinicians and ensembles for what will prove to be an experience you won’t forget. Organizational Goals In my first article as President, I outlined some priorities for the A few highlights include our Honor AMEA Keynote Speaker organization during my tenure. Below are updates to these Choir of high school musicians from Peter Boonshaft objectives. around the state. The NAFME Southern Division President, Sara Build Bridges Womack, will be the speaker at the AMEA Leadership Breakfast and will Appointed Legislative Liaison - I have appointed Rob Lyda as update us on the Alabama Course of our Legislative Liaison to keep AMEA updated on the happenings Study and its implementation. Be sure in state government that effect teachers and students and be a voice to join us for the General Session, for the organization. where the Keynote Speaker will be Peter Boonshaft, who always has Retired Member Chair - I have appointed Jim Knight as the State encouraging insightful words. Acapella Chairperson for the Retired Music Educators to encourage Super Group Voctave will also perform! distribution of information and foster greater involvement of our This will be a conference you will not retired members. want to miss! ESSA - We have worked with other State Arts groups and Arts NAfME Southern AMEA Board Happenings Education Specialist Andy Meadows in support of ESSA and the Division President The AMEA Board met in August and Alabama Course of Study. completed much of the conference Sara Womack planning. We are fortunate to have Conference Presidents Board Meeting -The Presidents Board Executive Director Garry Taylor, who will meet again in January at the Professional Development has such a talent for conference Conference to help guide the organization. logistics and planning. Moving to a new venue is a daunting task but Garry Music Industry Connections - We have made revisions to our and Assistant Executive Director Rusty vendor registration as well as added a reception during the day in Logan have met the challenge with the exhibit area to foster connections. enthusiasm and I’m sure it will prove to be a great fit for our organization. Encourage and Support Teachers We also reviewed organizational documents, the outcome of the Post-Conference Session for Young Teachers - we will host the outside financial review, and voted to first post-conference session specifically for young music teachers house the AMEA awards in the Troy of 1- 5 years of experience. The session will be held from 1:00-3:00 University John M. Long School of PM Saturday of the conference. This will be a time of support and Music. encouragement for this vital portion of our membership. We encourage any interested members to attend. ESSA Update Most of you are aware of the recent resignation of the State School Sponsored Work Sessions - AMEA sponsored work sessions for Superintendent. This is a critical time for education as each state’s the unpacking of the new Course of Study for music. plan for the Every Child Succeeds Act is due to the Federal Department of Education. In light of recent events, and because the Alabama document was seen as lacking in detail, Governor Ivey 6 October/November 2017

Conference Orientation for Collegiates - For the first time we will Conductor and the Pizitz Middle School Band, Ms. Kim Bain host an orientation session for our collegiates to foster connections and Mrs. Leah Seng Conductors, will represent our state at the and present suggestions to maximize the conference experience. CBDNA Southern Division Conference in February. Lightning Round - This year we accepted applications for l Alabama had three students selected for the All National Honor lightening rounds to foster interest and experience in presenting for Ensembles. Jon Featheringill and Bethany Simon were selected our younger members. for the symphony orchestra and Caroline Habig for the concert band. Recognize and Encourage Success Awards - We continue to give awards for outstanding music While there always seems to be more to do, I am elated about the educators, administrators, and young teachers. We will recognize our direction of our organization and continued growth of our NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence, the University of membership. Montevallo and William Yates of the University of Montevallo, recipient of the NAfME Professional Achievement Award. Over my years of teaching, I have found state and national music conferences to be a vital part of the profession. Staying current and National Recognition - We have three ensembles who will perform motivated as a teacher is the secret to success and longevity. We at national events in the next few months and we plan to recognize have a great AMEA Professional Development Conference planned them at the conference and in publications. These include: for you this year and hope you will join us January 18-20, 2018 in Birmingham at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex l The Alabama Winds, conducted by Mr. Randall Coleman, will (BJCC) in Birmingham, Alabama. perform at the Midwest Clinic. See you in Birmingham! l The Troy University Symphony Band, Dr. Mark Walker Susan L. Smith 2018 AMEA Professional Development Conference Quick Facts The conference schedule and clinician and performer photos and bios are in this issue of Ala Breve. l Dates: January 18-20, 2018 l Location: Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex l Exhibits: Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom; Clinic Sessions: Sheraton Forum; Performances: BJCC Concert Hall and BJCC East Ballroom l Conference Hotel: Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Visit amea.org to reserve a room at the conference rate. l Dynamic Keynote Speaker: Peter Boonshaft l Featured performers: Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Voctave! l Lobby performance application deadline extended to November 1. Visit myamea.org for the form. l FAME applications are due by January 10. Register at myamea.org or print the form on page 56 of this issue. l Preregister on-line (myamea.org) or print the form on page 44 of this issue. l NEW: Post-conference Session for Young Teachers (Saturday, January 20 - 1:00-3:00 pm) l NEW: Conference Orientation for Collegiates (Thursday, January 18 - 9:00-10:00 am) ala breve 7

Garry Taylor, AMEA Executive Director and Editor On the Move! The AMEA Professional Development Conference is moving to Conference. If you have not already updated your password, visit the largest convention center in the state, the Birmingham-Jefferson either the NAfME or AMEA website, click login, and follow the Convention Complex (BJCC), which includes the Sheraton instructions. You’ll be asked to enter your email and click SIGN- Birmingham Hotel. We’ve had seven great years in Montgomery UP. Then you’ll receive a verification email. Once verified, you and may be back in the future, but for now we look forward to can renew or register for the conference. what Birmingham has to offer us, including, among other things: Use the link on our website, myamea.org, to reserve your room at the Sheraton. If your school is paying and needs an invoice, call l Two beautiful performance venues - the BJCC Concert Hall the Sheraton at (205) 324-5000 and request one. If you’re reserving and East Ballroom. multiple rooms, use the group reservation form on our website. We encourage everyone to stay at the Sheraton for many reasons. l Enough meeting space to eliminate the problem of sound Sure, it will be more convenient but you’ll also get a 50% discount bleeding over from one session room to the next. on parking. In addition, construction in the area may make coming and going much more difficult. Save time, money, and gas. l The Sheraton Birmingham has enough hotel rooms to house Check in Wednesday night and out Saturday with no need to crank all our attendees so everyone can stay in the conference hotel. up your car in between. And, the more rooms we book the better deal AMEA gets in the future on room rates, meeting space l The adjacent Uptown entertainment district offers dining and expense, etc. nightlife options. We know there will be growing pains with our move to Birmingham. You may remember our first year in Montgomery l A large carpeted exhibit hall - the Birmingham Ballroom - some of us complained that the Renaissance was so large we kept located conveniently just off the hotel lobby. getting lost. Where’s registration? Where’s my session? Where’s the coffee? The BJCC is larger and we’ll likely encounter many of the The conference is January 18-20 and your AMEA Governing same issues at first but just like Montgomery, we’ll quickly learn Board has worked hard to fill the schedule with outstanding clinic how to get around and become accustomed to our new home. We sessions and performances. In this issue of Ala Breve, you’ll find hope you’ll join us in Birmingham for what is shaping up to be an the complete 2018 AMEA Conference schedule beginning on page outstanding conference. See you there! 19, conference performing groups beginning on page 24, and clinician photos and bios beginning on page 34. The conference October/November 2017 preregistration form is on page 44. Please visit AMEA’s website, myamea.org, to preregister online. Highlights of the conference will be the keynote address by Peter Boonshaft and performances by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Voctave. Visit our website to register students for the FAME program by January 10 or submit an application for a lobby performance. We have extended that deadline to November 1. If you have not renewed your membership, please do it right away. As many of you know, NAfME recently made changes to the login procedure requiring everyone to update their password. You’ll need your new password to login, renew membership, or register for the AMEA 8

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Samuel Nordlund- President, Alabama Orchestra Association Fostering a Spirit of Friendliness, Fellowship, and Cooperation learn about physical and mental wellness, and how it can affect our performing and teaching. A new Paraphrased from AOA’s bylaws, this title exemplifies the message addition in 2018 will be chamber music that our organization attempts to spread throughout our musical, and non-musical community. Despite the state of our country and performances and masterclasses, an politics, AOA seeks to be an inclusive organization striving to support Alabama’s existing string and orchestra programs, teachers, element that will show off our top and students, and helping nurture new ones into existence. There is no room for discrimination. In our state, we are the musical students, and increase AOA’s presence minority, the red-headed step-child, if you will. Therefore, we are constantly seeking to gain equal recognition in the public eye. at the conference. Besides these Paraphrasing further in our bylaws, the AOA seeks to stimulate sessions, there will be many other topics professional growth and advance standards of achievement in the string and orchestra communities. I believe we have had discussed, and professional remarkable success in raising the standard of string and orchestral playing in the state. Alabama All-State Orchestra now has three opportunities that I hope you will be as highly competitive orchestras, where twenty years ago, we only had one. AOA will host our third MPA in April 2018, a tradition we excited as I am to experience, including hope to continue and expand upon. New school programs have sprung up in Tuscaloosa in the past fifteen years thanks to Dr. the outstanding Alabama Symphony Anne Witt and Birmingham city programs are starting to make a come-back. Just this year, Norwood Elementary in Birmingham Orchestra. AOA Featured Clinician started a new program, feeding into the middle and high school programs that already exist. In time, this system will be musically We are honored to have Norman Robert Gillespie strengthened. Huynh direct the 2018 All-State Festival Despite the positive news and trends, I am very frustrated by the refusal of administrators in the wealthy “Over-the-Mountain” area Orchestra. Norman is Associate Director of the Oregon south of Birmingham, my own home base, to support string and orchestra programs. I’m also frustrated by accounts from parents Symphony Orchestra. Leading the Sinfonia will be Dr. Perry of band directors refusing to sponsor students to All-State Orchestra when the schools do not have an orchestra program or Holbrook, Director of Orchestras at Walton High School north of director to sponsor them. Another complaint is against administrators who view All-State Orchestra as akin to a “baseball Atlanta, and the Consort travel-team,” and not an excused absence. Attitudes like this are what our community deals with frequently in Alabama, if you were String Orchestra will be unaware. In other states, school orchestra is viewed as an essential and beneficial offering. conducted by Dr. Andrew With the mixture of public and private programs (youth orchestras, Dabczynski, Professor string projects, and programs that serve the economically disadvantaged), Alabama is on a positive trajectory, however slight. Emeritus at Brigham Young Bringing in top notch clinicians and conductors is one way the AOA strives to foster growth and excitement in our state. At the University. I hope to see you 2018 AMEA conference in January, our headline clinician will be world-renowned pedagogue and educator, Dr. Robert Gillespie, in Birmingham at the Professor of Music at The Ohio State University. At the conference, we will have the opportunity to learn teaching methods conference, and again in and techniques to improve ensembles and students in both the classroom and studio settings. We will also have the opportunity to February at UA for All-State 10 Orchestra! Festival Orchestra Conductor Norman Huynh Consort String Orchestra Conductor Andrew Dabczynski Sinfonia Conductor Perry Holbrook October/November 2017

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Becky Halliday - President, Higher Education Division See you in January! Greetings and welcome back to a new school year! We are very The HED luncheon will again be held on Thursday, at which time excited about the 2018 Professional Development Conference to be we will elect new officers for the positions of President-Elect and held at our new venue in Birmingham January 18-20. Information Secretary Treasurer. I hope you will consider filling these important about the Sheraton Hotel can be found on the AMEA website and roles within the HED Executive Council. You will receive an Evite I encourage you to book rooms sooner than later. Not only is this through which you can RSVP. more convenient as a conference attendee, but it is anticipated that construction in the downtown Birmingham area will cause heavier This year, we are inviting collegiate soloists and chamber groups to traffic than usual, so staying in the conference hotel will be to your perform in our Higher Education Division recital, also on advantage. Thursday. I ask that you contact me by December 15 with names, repertoire, timings, and any other specific needs. We will not have We have a wonderful lineup of presenters, including sessions by an accompanist available so please make arrangements accordingly. Michael Zelenak (EdTPA), Becky Halliday (2017 Alabama Course That evening, we will have an opportunity to socialize with our of Studies), Ted Hoffman (Music Teacher Education Roundtable), students in a more relaxed setting at our combined mixer. Jamila McWhirter (Mentoring), Shane Colquhoun (Secondary General Music), Ellary Draper (Universal Design), Cameron I look forward to seeing you all in January and I hope you have a Weatherford (Choral Leadership), Sean Murray (New Media), and wonderful fall semester! Joe Brashier (International Band Music). Alabama Music Educators Association Call for Research Poster Participation Conference Dates: January 18-20, 2018 below for more information). The Alabama Music Educators Association, Higher Education Proposal Submission Division invites research poster submissions from all levels of music Interested researchers should submit a detailed abstract of the scholars and practitioners. Submissions may include completed and research project (up to 1000 words) as a Word or PDF document in-progress research studies involving any aspect of music through our online submission website, amea-research.org. (education, therapy, history, psychology, performance, music in higher education, alternative music, etc.). Research based on issues Deadline facing music educators, musicians, and music students in the Submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on Monday, Southeastern United States are especially welcome, though this is not November 6, 2017 for full consideration. a requirement. Process for Review & Notification All submissions should meet the Code of Ethics found in the All submissions will be peer-revised and authors will be notified of Journal of Research in Music Education. acceptance by email during the week beginning Monday, November 27, 2017. If accepted, authors must register and attend the AMEA Research presented at other conferences will be considered. Conference to present the poster. In the case of multiple-author However, previously published work will not be accepted. works, at least one author must register and attend the AMEA Conference to present the poster. SUBMIT YOUR PROSOSAL AT amea-research.org Poster Dimensions Conference Days and Location Posters should be professional in appearance and have poster The 2018 AMEA conference will be January 18-20, 2018 in dimensions of dimensions no larger than 36 inches by 48 inches. Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Presenters are expected to bring 15-20 copies of their research Complex (BJCC). See the AMEA website for more information. abstract to the session. Poster Session Day and Time More Information Check the conference website for exact schedule details. Accepted Contact Dr. Jane Kuehne at Auburn University by email at authors will receive this information in their acceptance email (see [email protected]. ala breve 13

Doug Farris - President, Alabama Bandmasters Association Make Plans for the AMEA Conference in Birmingham! A new school year is filled with new beginners; making sure we directors in the smaller programs. have all our paper work done and trying to get all the drill on the As you also begin the process of selecting music for MPA, field. It has all flown by so quickly. Soon we will be hearing the remember the new classification system. It is listed in the bylaws sounds of our holiday concerts and how many different ways we on the myamea.org website. The piece you select as your list piece can play Jingle Bells. will determine your level of sight reading. Be sure you understand the legislation. In your busy schedules, make plans for the AMEA conference in January in BIRMINGHAM! This venue is going to be great. I The AMEA conference is going to be a great event. The groups would like to thank everyone who submitted performance and selected to perform are: Thompson Jazz Band, Southside High clinic applications. We have an outstanding schedule of concerts School, Jacksonville Jazz/Latin Ensemble, Hoover First Edition, and clinics. As you prepare and think about applying for next year, Hillcrest High School, Redstone Brass, and Pelham High School. I would like to encourage you to program your concerts with Also, several great clinics that are listed in this Ala Breve. The multiple levels of music like the Midwest Band convention. The conference is a wonderful way to learn new ways and techniques to majority of bands in our state are typically CC classification (old improve our programs. It is also a great place to talk to veteran classification system). Their directors love to hear grade 6 literature directors who may have similar situations and how they handle it, but usually can’t play their programs. Program your selections to or new directors with cutting-edge ideas for us more mature (OLD) have literature from different levels. There is great music at all directors. levels and that lends the opportunity to the small bands to hear great music they can take home and use with their bands. For the The board is continuing to strive to make ABA a stronger performing group, it allows you to program some pieces that may organization to serve its members, and we would like to thank you not be as challenging and allow your upper level selections to be for your support, encouragement, and feedback to fuel us to stay even more difficult. I believe this will make the performances on that track. better but allow them to be more educational to our younger AMEA Presidents - Past to Present 1946 Yale H. Ellis 1972 Frances P. Moss 1996 Johnnie Vinson 1948 Walter A. Mason 1974 George Hammett 1998 Michael Meeks 1950 Vernon Skoog 1975 Frances P. Moss 2000 John McAphee, Jr. 1952 John J. Hoover 1976 S. J. Allen 2002 Tony Pike 1954 Lamar Triplett 1978 W. Frank McArthur, Jr. 2004 Becky Rodgers 1956 Carleton K. Butler 1980 Paul Hall 2006 John Baker 1958 Mort Glosser 1982 Lacey Powell, Jr. 2008 Pat Stegall 1960 Wilbur Hinton 1984 Johnny Jacobs 2010 Steve McLendon 1962 Lacey Powell, Jr. 1986 Merilyn Jones 2012 Sara Womack 1964 G. Truman Welch 1988 Ronald D. Hooten 2014 Carl Hancock 1966 Jerry Countryman 1990 Ken Williams 2016 Susan Smith 1968 Floyd C. McClure 1992 Dianne Johnson 1970 Jerry Bobo 1994 James K. Simpson 14 October/November 2017



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Phil Wilson -  President, Elementary/General Division A Time for Renewal When the air begins to have a hint of coolness in it and the look forward to seeing you in Birmingham on January 18th -20th. moon becomes shaped like a football, it can only mean one Be sure to check the AMEA website (www.myamea.org) for thing…..Fall is here. With fall comes the beginning of a new details about preregistration and hotel information. school year and opportunities to reach your students as you We hope to see you all at the Fall Music Workshop on October never have before. A willing spirit and a little time will make all 7, and at the 2018 AMEA Professional Development the difference in how you are going to take students from Conference in Birmingham in January. Please contact us at passive music listeners to active music consumers. As President [email protected] for questions or concerns. of your AMEA elementary/general division board, along with Phil R. Wilson, President the other board members, we want to assist you with innovative, AMEA Elementary/General Division rigorous and exciting ideas. With the release of our new standards and higher expectations facing us, these next years will Upcoming Dates: be like none ever before. 12th Annual Elementary Music Festival, Friday, October 6th, Samford University’s Wright Center In just a few days, the 12th Annual Elementary Music Festival Joint Fall Workshop sponsored by Elementary/General will take place at Samford University’s Wright Center on Friday, Division of AMEA and AOSA, Saturday, October 7, 9 a.m. to 3 October 6. Approximately 400 elementary students representing a.m. over 40 schools across the state have registered. The clinicians NAfME In-Service Conference, Nov 12-15, 2017, Dallas, TX for this event will be Erika Bridge and Vic Oates. This music 2018 AMEA Professional Development Conference, BJCC, festival is a great opportunity for our students to learn and grow. Birmingham, AL, January 18-20. Consider including your students for next year’s festival. The American Orff-Schulwerk Association, National Professional following day, Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Development Conference, November 8-12, 2017, Fort Worth, we will have our joint Fall Workshop sponsored by AMEA Texas Elementary/General Division and AOSA. This year our clinician will be Orff specialist Ericka Bridge. The workshop 17 will be held at Liberty Park Elementary at 17051 Liberty Parkway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35242. As you know, the 2018 AMEA Professional Development Conference will be moving from Montgomery to the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. You will not want to miss this one. This year we are honored to have Lorelei Batislaong as our featured clinician. She will be presenting three sessions for us, while an Alabama favorite, Roger Sams, will return to present a session. Bring your ukuleles as Lorelei will take us through new ways to Elementary/General teach with them. We will also have Featured Clinician member-guided sessions ranging Lorelei Batislaong from bucket drumming with Viktoria Truesdail to around-the- world recorder with Darla Meek. Steve Campbell will introduce us to some rhythm-teaching strategies while Jeanette Shorey will lead us through stories that sing. The Mitchell Elementary Honor Chorus, under the direction of Doris Day, will be our featured choral performance. Please be sure to reserve Friday night for an evening of fellowship and music-sharing fun. We ala breve

We’ve been inspiring musical minds for over 50 years. YESTERDAY: 1967. Fifty years ago, the birth of Joshua Bell, the most successful and critically lauded violinist of our time, was more than noteworthy. Bell recieved his first violin at the tender age of four. It seems young Joshua’s parents caught him creatively making music in his room by stretching rubber bands to different lengths on his dresser drawers. And the rest is history. TODAY: 2017. ASFA Music Department Chair and alumna, Kim Scott, is a dynamic force in jazz today.Recently she signed with Innervi- sion Records to produce her third record, a solo jazz flute album titled, \"Summer Heat.\" The single, \"Sizzle,\" debuted at number one on Billboard Radio's Smooth Jazz Charts and became the most played and most added track to stations across the country. TOMORROW: Our students are our future. ASFA senior K’mya Burrell was the only student from the state of Alabama selected to play in the National Youth Orchestra 2 this past summer in New York. The NYO2 is a training and performance summer program offered to the brightest, young musicians in the country. Following a three week intensive, K’mya performed with the Youth Orchestra on clarinet in Philadelphia and at Carnegie Hall. We’re celebrating our founding in 1967! Join us at our OPEN HOUSE FOR FUTURE STUDENTS ON NOV. 4. Details at www.asfaschool.org. A1S9F6A7 FOUNDED ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

2018 Conference Schedule Wednesday, January 17, 2018 5:00-7:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton MR 407 7:15-9:30 PM 7:15-9:30 PM ABA Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton MR 410 7:15-9:30 PM 7:15-9:30 PM AOA Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton MR 405 7:45-8:45 AM 8:00 AM-5:00 PM AVA Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton MR 403 9:00-9:50 AM 9:00-10:00 AM Collegiate Division Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton MR 407 Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:00-10:00 AM AMEA Leadership Breakfast - BJCC East 1 A-B 9:00-10:00 AM 9:00-10:00 AM Conference Registration - Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 9:00-10:00 AM 9:00-10:00 AM ABA Concert Session - BJCC East Ballroom Thompson High School Jazz Band - Justin White, Conductor 9:00-10:00 AM 9:00 AM-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B 10:15-11:05 AM Learn to Travel, Travel to Learn - Deborah Baker, Clinician 10:15-11:15 AM 10:15-11:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C edTPA: Unpacking the Rubrics - Michael Zelenak, Clinician 10:15-11:15 AM 10:15-11:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D 10:15-11:15 AM Getting the Most Out of the Bow - Robert Gillespie, Clinician 11:30 AM ala breve Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Panel - Conference Orientation for Collegiates Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Togetherness! Achieving an Excellent Unified Choral Sound - Damion Womack, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J The World is Your Oyster! Building Cross-Curricular Connections through Folk Music and Movement Valerie Diaz Leroy, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 K Build It and They Will Learn - Amanda Slay, Clinician FAME - Sheraton Forum 2 E ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Southside High School Wind Ensemble, Matt Weaver, Conductor Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B Understanding and Implementing the 2017 Alabama Course of Studies - Becky Halliday, Clinician Interest Session - Forum 2-C Don't Stress: Helpful Tips on Literature Selection & Concert Programming as a New Choral Director Stacy Daniels, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Getting the Right Job for You - Anne Witt, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Taming the Intemperate Classroom - Tiffany Brown and Terrance Brown, Clinicians Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Bucketing for Beginners and Beyond - Viktoria Truesdail Grand Opening of the Exhibits - Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 19

Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:30 AM-5:30 PM Exhibits Open - Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 12:00-1:00 PM FAME Luncheon - Sheraton Forum 3 K 12:00-1:00 PM Past President’s Luncheon - BJCC East 1 A-B 12:00-1:00 PM HED Luncheon - BJCC East 1 C 1:00-2:00 PM Interest Session - Forum 2 A-B Music Teacher Educator Roundtable Edward “Ted” Hoffman, Nancy Barry, Jane Kuehne, Michael Zelenak 1:00-2:00 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D AOA Chamber Music Master Class 1:00-2:00 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Projects for Every Process: Encouraging Students to Create, Perform, Respond AND Connect Valerie Diaz Leroy, Clinician 1:00-2:00 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Story Magic! Children’s Literature In The Elementary Music Classroom - Darla Meek, Clinician 1:00-2:00 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall JSU Jazz/Latin Ensembles - Andrew Nevala and Thomas McCutchen, Conductors 1:00-3:00 PM AVA Concert Session - BJCC East Ballroom Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir - Charles Henry, Conductor Hewitt-Trussville High School - Allen Gillespie, Conductor Hoover High School - John Kincaid, Conductor Spain Park High School - Jim Schaeffer, Conductor 2:15-3:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B It Takes 25 Miles to Turn a Cruise Ship - Jerell Horton, Clinician 2:15-3:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Educators - Jamila McWhirter, Clinician 2:15-3:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D More Innovative Uses Of Technology In Your Orchestra Rehearsal - Joseph Brennan, Clinician 2:15-3:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Taking Your Beginning Jazz Band To The Next Level - Mike Steinel, Clinician 2:15-3:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Listen to the Teamwork! Rhythms of Cooperation for Elementary Music Classrooms Steve Campbell, Clinician 3:30-4:20 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Hoover First Edition - Sallie White, Conductor 3:30-4:30 PM HED Recital - BJCC East Ballroom 3:30-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B Singing with Others: Authentic/In-Context Assessment in the Choral Classroom Marvin Latimer, Clinician 3:30-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C Dress Your Ankle Bones For Success - Joshua Meyer, Clinician 3:30-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D The Art of Motivating Students: How Do I Get Them to Buy Into What I Want Them To Do? Robert Gillespie, Clinician 3:30-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Composition in the 21st Century Classroom - Adriana Janse van Rensburg, Clinician 20 October/November 2017

Thursday, January 18, 2018 3:30-4:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum - 3 J 4:30-5:30 PM More Stories That Sing - Jeanette Shorey, Clinician 5:30-6:30 PM 7:00-7:30 PM Exhibitor’s Reception - Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 7:30-9:30 PM HED/Collegiate Mixer - Sheraton Forum 3 K 7:30 AM-1:00 PM 8:00-9:00 AM AMEA Awards - BJCC Concert Hall 8:00-9:00 AM 8:00-9:00 AM AMEA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Alabama Symphony Orchestra 8:00-9:00 AM St. Paul & the Broken Bones 8:00-9:00 AM 8:00-9:00 AM Friday, January 19, 2018 9:15-10:15 AM 9:15-10:15 AM Conference Registration Open - Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 9:15-10:15 AM 9:15-10:15 AM ABA Business Meeting - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B 9:15-10:15 AM AVA Business Meeting - Sheraton Forum 2 C 9:15-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mindfulness and Visualization for Musicians: Developing a Powerful Pre-Performance Routine Travis Baird, Clinician 12:00-1:00 PM 12:00-1:00 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 E 1:00-2:00 PM Secondary General Music Classes for the Other 80% - Shane Colquhoun, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I How to Put Together a Fabulous edTPA Portfolio - Patty Nelson, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J An Intro to Ukulele - Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B Coffee Talk for Band - Brandon Peters, Leah Seng, and David Caddell, Clinicians Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C Basic Knowledge of Audio Physics, Wireless Mics and Sound Systems - Brian Stith, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D Essential Elements for Orchestra - Robert Gillespie, Clinician Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 E Universal Design: Creating Classrooms Where Everyone Learns and Everyone Belongs Ellary Draper, Clinician Elementary Division Business Meeting - Sheraton Forum 3 J AVA Concert Session - BJCC East Ballroom Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir - Debbie Gray, Conductor James Clemens High School Mixed Choir - Harris Gessner, Conductor AMEA General Session - BJCC Concert Hall Keynote: Peter Boonshaft Featured Performing Group - Voctave Phi Beta Mu Luncheon - BJCC East 1 A-B Collegiate Luncheon - Sheraton Forum 3 K AVA Concert Session - BJCC East Ballroom Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus - Trey Holladay, Conductor Indian Springs School Concert Choir - Andrew Dibble, Conductor ala breve 21

Friday, January 19, 2018 1:15-2:05 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble, Kevin Thomas, Conductor 1:15-2:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Your Elementary Choral Toolkit: Technique, Technology, and Transformation! Valerie Diaz Leroy, Clinician 1:15-2:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J The Rhythm is Here! A World Music Journey in Rhythm and Song! - Steve Campbell, Clinician 1:15-3:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D JW Pepper Orchestra Reading Session 2:00-3:00 PM Interest Session - BJCC East Ballroom Voctave Session for AVA 2:30-3:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B Warm-up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work! - Peter Boonshaft, Clinician 2:30-3:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C Guitar for Children of All Abilities: ChordBuddy makes playing easy and fun! - Deanna Bell, Clinician 2:30-3:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium How to Survive Your First Year Teachering - Patrick Moore, Clinician 2:30-3:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Form and Function: Ukulele and the Blues Form - Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician 3:15-4:15 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Creating A Unison For Beginning Boys - Dan Davison, Clinician 3:45-4:35 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Redstone Brass, Bill Connell, Conductor 3:45-4:45 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B Creating Creative Musicians - Greg LeFils, Clinician 3:45-4:45 PM AOA Business Meeting - Sheraton Forum 2 D 3:45-4:45 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Choirs, Conductors, and Coffee: Choral Leadership Using the Starbucks Model Cameron Weatherford, Clinician 4:00-4:45 PM Elementary Concert Session - BJCC East Ballroom Mitchell Elementary Honor Chorus - Doris Day, Conductor 4:30-5:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum G-I Finding and Adapting Literature To Fit The Ranges Of Your Boys - Dan Davison, Clinician 7:30-8:15 PM AVA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Alabama Honor Choir - JD Frizzell, Clinician 8:30-9:30 PM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Elementary Evening Session 8:30-9:30 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Pelham High School Wind Ensemble - Justin Ward, Conductor Saturday, January 20, 2018 8:00-9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B 8:00-9:00 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C New Media: Tips for Creating Web and Print Projects to Market Your Music Programs and Events Sean Murray, Clinician 22 October/November 2017

Saturday, January 20, 2018 8:00-9:00 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I The Craft Behind the Art: Foundational Techniques for Healthy Singing - Ian Loeppky, Clinician 8:00-9:00 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Journey Around the Globe with Recorder! - Darla Meek, Clinician 8:00-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 D AOA Chamber Music Master Class 9:15-10:15 AM AVA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall Alabama A&M University Choir - Horace R. Carney, Conductor University of Alabama University Singers - Andrew Minear, Conductor 9:15-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B New Literature for the Middle/High School Jazz Ensemble - Andrew Nevala, Clinician 9:15-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 2 C Solo & Ensemble; How to Make it Work in Your Band Program and Reap the Benefits David Pryor, Clinician 9:15-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Around the World in 60 Minutes: Multiple Stops to Explore International Band Music Joe Brashier, Clinician 9:15-10:15 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Process! Process! Process! - Roger Sams, Clinician 10:30-11:30 AM Lightening Round Session - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I Multiple Topics and Presenters 10:30-11:30 AM Interest Session - Sheraton Forum 3 J Folk Songs and Games with a Twist of Ukulele - Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician 10:30 AM-12:30 PM ABA Concert Session - BJCC Concert Hall All-State Jazz Bands 1:00-3:00 PM ABA Adjudicator’s Clinic - Sheraton Forum 2 A-B 1:00-3:00 PM AMEA Young Teachers Seminar - Sheraton Forum 3 G-I 1:00-3:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting - Sheraton Forum 2 C Pat Stegall, AMEA Treasurer/Registrar 23 Registration for the January AMEA Conference in Birmingham has just begun and many of you have already registered! Thank you for being pro-active and preregistering. Remember to remind your colleagues to join; include the new music teachers; invite the inactive music teachers and be involved as a mentor to the young music teachers. A pre-requisite for registering for the conference is that you must renew your membership now at www.nafme.org . Membership in NAfME is required for participation in state MEA sponsored events like the AMEA Conference, the Elementary Division Fall Conference, All-State, and Musical Performance Assessments. Joining NAfME secures your membership in AMEA and in your division. If you have not registered, you can pre-register now for the 2018 AMEA conference online at www.myamea.org. You may also choose to preregister by mail using the form in the Ala Breve. You will find it is easy and will save you time and money. Do it NOW!!! Reunite with friends and colleagues from all over the state in January. Rejuvenate your energy and renew your enthusiasm for the rest of the school year! Pat Stegall ala breve

AMEA 2018 Performing Groups The Alabama A&M University Choir, directed by Dr. Horace Carney, provides students with the opportunity to experience participation in a cooperative activity. Emphasis is placed on fundamental vocal training, posture, breathing, sight- reading, expressive interpretation and tone development. The choir performs for campus convocations, off-campus concerts, religious services, radio and television appearances as well as a Christmas Musicale and spring concert. There is a prerequisite for participation: students must have had some experience in a high school choir or ensemble. The Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus has been in existence since 2013. Under the direction of Mr. Trey Holladay, the group has grown from 11 to 64 in three years. The group has consistently received all superior ratings at the Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past three years. For two years the chorus performed as the main choir for “The Forgotten Carols,” a traveling musical made up of professional singers from New York and Los Angeles. Performances were held in Atlanta and Montgomery. The chorus has performed, by invitation, in concert with the Lipscomb University Chorus and along with the Faulkner University Band. In 2017 the chorus was asked to be a featured ensemble at the UAB Honor Choir. The group traveled to DisneyFest and competed with schools from around the nation and won best in class chorus for their division. The ACA Chorus is a 9-12 grade auditioned group. The group specializes in A cappella music. The choral program at Bragg Middle School in Gardendale consists of 6th grade choir, 7th/8th grade Young Ladies’ Choir, 7th/8th grade Young Men’s Choir, 8th grade Honors Choir, and an after-school show choir. The 7th/8th grade Mixed Choir performing at the conference combines the separate gender choirs. Besides local concerts, the choirs have performed at the VA Hospital, Children’s Hospital, national music festivals, the AMEA In- Service Conference, and AVA State Choral Performance Assessment. The choirs consistently receive high ratings in performance and sight-reading evaluations. Choir members may also participate in the Jefferson County Music Festival, AVA All-State choirs, ACDA Young Voices Festival, and a spring musical. The Hewitt-Trussville High Chamber Choir is the most select choir chosen from the 144 voice choral department at Hewitt-Trussville High School. This choir had its beginning in 2010. Usually composed of 6 singers in each section (SATB), the ensemble sings quality a cappella, somewhat advanced music. This ensemble always scores straight superior ratings with near perfect sight reading scores at State Assessment. The ensemble performs for local civic organizations, hospitals, churches, airport and local television. In February members from the Chamber Choir will be presenting “Godspell”. 24 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Performing Groups The Wind Ensemble of Hillcrest High School is comprised of the premier musicians in the band program. Most students in the ensemble participate in the Alabama All-State Festival, District V Honor Band, chamber groups, and several collegiate sponsored honor bands. Since its inception in 2006, the Wind Ensemble has performed at several distinguished venues: The Midwest Clinic, College Band Directors National Association Conference, Music for All National Concert Band Festival, US-China Cultural Foundation in Beijing, China, and the Alabama Music Educators Conference. Students in this group also consistently achieve Superior Ratings at adjudicated events in which they are a part of, including Music Performance Assessment. The band programs at Hillcrest are blessed to have the support of the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, local administration, counselors, staff, and an incredible organization of parents. Their support and dedication to our students make our program successful. The Hoover High School “First Edition” Jazz Band is the top jazz band in our jazz program of 3 jazz bands and one combo. It is one of the many performing groups in our very active school music program. The group performs at numerous school and civic functions throughout the school year. Membership in the group is by audition. The group’s instrumentation consists of 5 saxophones, 5 trombones, 5 trumpets, full rhythm section and a vocalist. Hoover High School is a public high school in the city of Hoover, Alabama which is located just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. The group rehearses each school day for 45 minutes. In 2017 First Edition was invited to open for the JALC Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at their concert in Birmingham on January 18, 2017. In 2016 First Edition traveled to Savannah, Georgia as a finalist in the Swing Central Competition. First Edition was also selected as a finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Competition for four consecutive years 2008- 2011. Also in the school year 2015-2016 the group was delighted to perform a concert and clinic with Jeff Coffin at Hoover High. First Edition performed at the Jazz Education Network Conference in Dallas, Texas in January 2014. First Edition performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 2012. As part of that performance, internationally known trombonist Jim Pugh joined them in a feature spot. In March 2012, the group received all Superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival in New Orleans. First Edition has performed at the AMEA conference in 2012, 2004, and 2001. The group is regularly represented in the Alabama All-State Jazz Bands. The group also presents a Just Jazz Concert each April in support of Jazz Appreciation Month. The Senior Honors Choir is one of eight ensembles offered at Hoover High School. Currently composed of 43 seniors, there is no audition requirement for this choir but most of these students have been involved in the choir program for at least 3 of their 4 years at Hoover. This choir meets daily for 49 minutes and is conducted by John Kincaid and Amanda Slay. The class focuses on music literacy, music theory, healthy vocal production, and the performance of quality music literature. We also believe that developing a community within the choir allowing vulnerability, risk taking and trust is equally important in our discipline and our success.The students in the Senior Honors Choir represent a consistent cross section of the HHS student body containing athletes, student government representatives, Hoover Ambassadors, and of course actors and band members. Due to an always changing and more demanding schedule, many of our students are taking 8 or even 9 classes in order to remain a part of the choir program. Hoover High School is the largest and most diverse high school in the state of Alabama with almost 3000 students enrolled in grades 9-12 and consisting of almost 30% free and reduced lunch students. While recognized around the state as a leader in athletics, our student body excels in numerous disciplines and activities. Our scholars bowl, math team, visual arts, and performing arts programs are just a few of the award winning facets at Hoover. The Choir Department’s eight ensembles total over 306 participants. The foundation of the program is healthy vocal production and traditional choral literature. This focus on fundamentals allows us to also produce quality performances in other genres such as show choir, men’s pop a capella and women’s pop a capella while still maintaining a consistent and well-rounded music education for all students. We are thankful to the parents, our colleagues, administrators, and school board for the support shown to the choir program. ala breve 25

AMEA 2018 Performing Groups Hailed as the school's \"symbol of excellence,\" the Indian Springs School Concert Choir and smaller Chamber Choir perform across the country and around the world, delighting audiences of all ages and diverse backgrounds in cathedrals, universities, and arts centers from San Antonio, Chicago, and New York City to Beijing, Dijon, and Vienna, where they have performed with the Vienna Boys Choir. The New York Times described the choir’s Lincoln Center debut as \"a superb projection that would have done credit to any professional chorus.\" The choirs continue to garner critical praise for their sensitivity and \"exciting, vibrant\" singing. “The choir is disciplined, focused, and maturely expressive in a manner way beyond their young age,” says William Trafka, Music Director of St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York. Led by Director of Choral Music Andrew Dibble, the groups sing an extraordinary range of music, including major Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-century works; Broadway tunes; Spirituals; arrangements of well-known pop hits; and traditional folk songs performed in up to 15 original languages. The Jacksonville State University Jazz Program has more than doubled in size in the past 6 years to include 4 Big Bands, 6 Combos, a Vocal Jazz Group, a Latin Ensemble, and an annual educational Jazz Festival (in it’s 7th year). The program released it’s first CD under the direction of Dr. Nevala, “Everything In It’s Right Place”, released in 2015, and it resulted in winning an award in Downbeat Magazine for “Outstanding Performance, Undergraduate Jazz Ensemble”. Auditions for jazz scholarships are held every spring, and information can be found on the JSU Jazz Studies Website: http://jsujazz.webs.com. The JSU Steel band was formed in 2009 with the arrival of Dr. Tony McCutchen. It performs regularly throughout the community and the region. James Clemens High School recently opened for its first school year in 2012. At that time, the choir program consisted of 25 members and was led by the school’s assistant band director. The enthusiasm exhibited by these early members would help the choir to grow over the coming years. By August 2015, the James Clemens Choir had grown so much that a full- time choir director was needed. The choir program now has just over a hundred students that still share the same enthusiasm felt by its original members. Though the ensemble has changed over the past five years, our students maintain the same dedication to succeed. The choir’s first competitive success came in April 2016 at the Heritage Festival Competition in Nashville, Tennessee. James Clemens received all superior ratings and was awarded first place large group ensemble, first place overall, and the Spirit Award for professionalism. The following school year, the program continued to grow by forming the school’s Women’s Choir. Both of these groups received all superior ratings at State Performance Assessment. This past March, the program attended Festival Disney in Orlando, Florida. The Mixed Choir ranked fourth out of 41 vocal groups, again receiving all superior ratings. The James Clemens Mixed Choir aspires to sing collegiate level repertoire, and students dedicate themselves to constant self-critique in the hope of performing such difficult music well. Central to the program’s identity is a strong sense of family and the fact that no one member is more important than another. Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus was started in 1996 by Sharon Reynolds. It is an auditioned group comprised of fourth and fifth graders from Mitchell. The students rehearse once a week for 45 minutes. Every year, this group performs at the Veteran’s Day program, Christmas play, Beta Club Induction, awards day programs, and graduation. They are a part of the system-wide Elementary School Showcase held at Gadsden City High School every year. In addition, this year they were invited to participate in the Etowah Youth Orchestras Rock and Roll Christmas concert and to perform for the Gadsden Music club’s “Music in Our Schools” program. The group is directed by Doris Day who worked with Mrs. Reynolds and the honor choir from 1999-2002, and has returned to Mitchell after Mrs. Reynolds retired. 26 October/November 2017

AMEA 2017 Performing Groups The mission statement of the Mountain Brook High School Choral Department is to develop young men and women of strong character into leaders in their school, community and the professional world through the study, rehearsal and performance of quality choral music at the highest levels of achievement. The Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir is the premiere ensemble at the high school, and strives everyday in rehearsal to fulfill and share the mission statement of the choral department. The Chamber Choir is composed of 27 10th-12th graders that undergo a rigorous audition process that evaluates sight-singing ability, solo performance, and ensemble and harmonization skills. Students are required to memorize all selections for performance, and it is expected that each student spend time working on his/her music outside of class time. The Chamber Choir places a strong emphasis on musicality and expression and the ability to sing pieces differently according to time period and style. Students in the Chamber Choir have shared the importance of being close with each other and how it relates to making great music together, often saying that Chamber Choir is the best part of their day, and that choir doesn't feel like the rest of the day at school, it's something separate. These students even enjoy sharing the restorative power of music making, as they often will sing in classrooms and hallways to bring it to other students and teachers. Over the last few years, the Chamber Choir has distinguished itself at a high musical level. This group earned Superior ratings at SCPA for the last three years, and was awarded the \"Distinguished Musicianship Award\" last year for their performance of Josquin's \"Mille Regretz\" and Grieg's \"Ave Maris Stella.\" For the last three years, the Chamber Choir has traveled to the Ole Miss Choral Festival in Oxford, MS, the only Alabama choir to do so, and has received a Superior rating each year. Further, the Chamber Choir was invited last year to be the performing choir at the Alabama Secondary Principals' Conference in Mobile. The Chamber Choir would like to thank Mrs. Hood, MBHS principal, their parents and teachers, and each other for the opportunity to perform for you today. This choir feels as though there is nothing better than working hard and singing with a group of your friends, and hopes you thoroughly enjoy their singing today The Pelham High School Band has a rich tradition of musical excellence dating back to the program's inception in 1974. The Pelham High School Band Program is composed of two concert ensembles, two jazz ensembles, two marching bands (competitive and non-competitive), a color guard, a winter guard, a dance team, and majorettes. The Pelham High School Marching Band is an active participant in Bands of America and Music For All. The Pelham Wind Ensemble, the premier performance group at Pelham High School, has performed at numerous state and regional conferences and competitions including the Music for All National Festival, Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic (SEUS), Grand National Adjudicators Invitational, The Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Conference, Southern Instrumental Conductors Conference and the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference (1990, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2013). Under the direction of Justin P. Ward, the Pelham Wind Ensemble has been invited and performed as a featured ensemble at the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic (2015), The University of Alabama Honor Band Festival (2016), the Kennesaw State University Concert Band Invitational (2017), and the UAB Concert Band Invitational (2017). Founded in the winter of 2014, Redstone Brass is Alabama's Premiere Brass 27 Choir dedicated to the highest caliber artistic performance of brass choir literature. Comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians, the ensemble is under the direction of Bill Connell, award-winning director of the Grissom High School bands in Huntsville, Alabama. Members include symphonic musicians, college professors, military musicians, high school and middle school music educators, engineers, writers, sales representatives, and other professionals. Redstone Brass has performed such works as Eric Ewazen’s “Symphony in Brass”, Holst’s “The Perfect Fool”, Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium”, Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy”, Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”, Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess”, as well as Tchesnokov’s “Salvation is Created” and Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s “Grand Fanfare”. ala breve

AMEA 2018 Performing Groups The Southside High School Band has a long and well-earned reputation of musical excellence. Since its founding in 1958, the Southside Band has won many prestigious awards and participated in several featured performances both with the marching and concert ensembles. 2017 marks the 30th of consecutive superior rating at State Music Performance Assessment, and the Southside Band remains the only band in Etowah County to perform at the AMEA Conference. Founded in 2015, the Wind Ensemble is the premier auditioned performance ensemble for the Southside Band and has been awarded all superior ratings along with the Symphonic Band at State MPA. The mission of the Wind Ensemble and the entire Southside Band program is to provide our audiences and members alike with memorable concert experiences; to foster music and music education in the state of Alabama; to provide for the musical and entertainment needs of our community; and to provide for musical expression, growth and fellowship of our members. The Spain Park High School Choral Department was established when Spain Park High School opened its doors in 2001. Each year a number of students are selected to participate in the Alabama All-State Chorus Festival, Collegiate Honor Choirs, and the Alabama Music Educators Association Honor Choir. The SPHS Choral Department has produced numerous college music majors, many of whom were recipients of scholarships. The choirs annually perform and place in choral competitions and festivals across the state, Southeast, and country. While the students of each choir strive for excellence in their musical endeavors, they also apply life lessons and discipline learned through choral singing to their everyday lives. The Spain Park High School Chamber Choir is an advanced, auditioned ensemble open to students at Spain Park High School who are members of one of the three curricular choirs: Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, and/or “Rhapsody In Blue” Show Choir. The Chamber Choir rehearses during AO (Advanced Opportunity) three times a week. Rehearsal emphasis is on advanced musicianship, vocal production, vocal technique, and ensemble performance. The Chamber Choir has been honored to receive the Distinguished Musicianship Award at Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past seven years. Each year students have the opportunity to experience several performance and travel opportunities. Select members travelled to New York City in 2017 to participate in the Choirs of America for Top Choirs festival at Carnegie Hall. The Chamber Choir performs music from all languages and genres including jazz, classical, and traditional. The Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble is proudly from Alabaster, Alabama, a sprawling suburban city located in the Heart of Alabama. This audition-only group is made up of 20 of the finest musicians of Thompson High School, and together they have consistently received superior ratings at local, state and national conferences. Students in the ensemble often make all-state jazz band, and many often earn music scholarships and pursue music degrees. In 2017, the THS Jazz Ensemble was selected as one of twelve finalists in the Swing Central National Jazz Band Competition. The ensemble was selected as performers for the 2016 Alabama Association of School Board Conference and earned superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival that same year. The ensemble is under the direction of Mr. Justin White, Associate Director, and Mr. Jon Bubbett, Director of Bands. The University Singers is the premier vocal ensemble of the UA School of Music. This advanced choir consists of music majors as well as students from other academic disciplines across the Uni- versity of Alabama. University Singers performs a wide variety of repertoire, including significant contemporary works, spirituals, world musics, and masterworks of the historic choral canon. Under the direction of Dr. Andrew Minear, the new Director of Choral Activities at the University of Al- abama, the University Singers has a renewed mission for outreach, with recent or upcoming per- formances in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Starkville, Mississippi. In addition, four members were selected to perform in the 2017 National Collegiate Honor Choir at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continuing a tradi- tion of excellence in the performance of choral masterworks, the University Singers performed the Bernstein Chichester Psalms with the Bach Missa Brevis in A Major in 2017, and will perform the Mozart Requiem with the UA Huxford Sym- phony in 2018. Previous major works have included the Bach Johannes Passion, Brahms Ein deutches Requiem, Britten Cantata misericordium, Duruflé Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah, Orff Carmina burana, and Verdi Requiem. The UA University Singers has performed three times at the internationally-renowned Spivey Hall of Atlanta, Georgia, and they have been included in concerts with Ward Swingle, James Earl Jones, Della Reese, and William Warfield. They have made multiple recordings, premiered choral pieces at the Society of Composers National Conference, and appeared at the Southern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. 28 October/November 2017

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. The Department serves the needs of the University to promote general education and to provide a vital cultural link to the great state of Alabama and to the Gulf Coast region. Its excellent facilities and faculty, promotion of technology, and dedication to life-long learning provide a wide spectrum of experiences for both the student and the community. Ensembles INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER Wind Ensemble Flute Choir Symphony Band Clarinet Ensemble University Band Trumpet Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Trombone Ensemble String Ensemble Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Jaguar Marching Band Chamber Brass Ensembles Jaguar Pep Band Chamber Woodwind Ensembles Jazz Ensemble Percussion Ensemble USA Steel Band VOCAL USA World Music Ensembles Piano Ensemble University Chorale Guitar Ensemble USA Opera Theatre USA Concert Choir Degrees AUDITION DATES BM with Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental or Vocal) January 13, 2018 BM with Concentration in Performance (Instrumental or Vocal) February 3, 2018 BM with Concentration in Elective Studies (Business) March 10, 2018 %0YKVJ&QPEGPVTCVKQPKP(NGEVKXG6VWFKGU6RGEKƍE2WVUKFG)KGNFU April 14, 2018 MM in Music Education (General, Instrumental, or Vocal) MM in Performance (Brass, Percussion, Piano, Voice or Woodwind) For more Information about MM in Collaborative Keyboard AUDITION DATES, call 251-460-6136 Music Minor Contact Information University of South Alabama, Department of Music | Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Room 1072 5751 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL 36688 | (251) 460-6136 | E-mail: [email protected] www.southalabama.edu/music | Facebook: facebook.com/southalabamamusic

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AMEA 2018 - Featured Speakers and Performers Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel Boonshaft has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. He is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise, as well as his first book for all educators, Teaching with Passion, Purpose and Promise. He is also co-author of Alfred Music Publishing’s new beginning method book series, Sound Innovations for Band and Sound Innovations for Strings, as well as Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band and Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band. Honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education,” he is currently on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he is Professor of Music and Director of the Graduate Conducting Program. Dr. Boonshaft has received official proclamations from the Governors of five states and a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan, as well as performing for former President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and for Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His honors also include being selected three times as a National Endowment for the Arts \"Artist in Residence,” three times awarded Honorary Life Membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society, and being selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University. Peter Boonshaft Sara Womack, President of the National Association for Music Education, Southern Division. Sara Womack Sara Womack currently serves as Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator for Atlanta Public Schools. She previously taught music at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover and was an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a BS in music education and MA in music education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in music education from the University of Georgia and a MA in educational leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Womack began her teaching career as an elementary music teacher in the Talladega City School System. She then taught elementary music in the Jefferson County School System and Mountain Brook City School System. Dr. Womack has attained Level I, II, and III Orff Schulwerk certification from the Eastman School of Music, University of Memphis, and Samford University, respectively. She achieved National Board Certification in early and middle childhood music and was named 2013 Hoover City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. Dr. Womack has presented at numerous workshops and conferences and has been awarded multiple grants for her work with students, and for her research. Dr. Womack served as President of the Alabama Music Educators Association from 2012-2014 and in 2014, was elected President-Elect of the National Association for Music Education, Southern Division. Voctave Alabama Symphony Orchestra ala breve 33

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Dr. Travis Baird, violist, has enjoyed solo performances in England, Austria, Canada, and around the United States in a wide variety of venues. Dr. Baird is a Performance Coach and Musician Health Specialist, working with musicians through one-on- one coaching and group workshops. He holds degrees in viola performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Baird is a registered yoga teacher (RYT- 200) and he incorporates principles of mindfulness and body awareness into his music teaching. When he’s not coaching, teaching, or performing, you can find him hiking on a mountain trail or sipping coffee at his favorite local coffee shop. Debbie Baker is a retired band director with 30 years of teaching and travel experience. She has traveled with middle, high school, and collegiate ensembles to New York City, Hawaii, San Francisco, Orlando, Atlanta, the French Riviera, and more. She loves to travel and share travel adventures with student musicians. Nancy H. Barry is Professor of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She earned the Master's degree and Ph.D. in music education, and certificates in Electronic Music and Computers in Music from Florida State University. Barry has published in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE, and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, and is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. Barry is an active member of professional organizations such as NAfME and the College Music Society and currently serves as National College Music Society Secretary. Lorelei Batislaong is a 14-year veteran of the elementary music classroom. She served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees as Region III Representative and is the State Director of NAfME - Texas. Along with presenting sessions and clinics at the local, state, and national level, she is currently working on a Ph.D. in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas and is an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. In her spare time, she gigs around Austin playing the bass ukulele in an all-girl folk band. Deanna Bell is the music teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary East, conductor of the Birmingham Wind Ensemble, and an adjunct music professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has worked in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia teaching elementary music, choir, and band in all grade levels from kindergarten to college. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Music Education from The University of Alabama and her Master of Music Education from Samford University. In 2010, Deanna was awarded National Board Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Music. Deanna received Orff Levels I, II, and III Certification from Samford University and Kodaly Levels I and II Certification from The University of Montevallo. She serves on the Alabama Kodaly Educators Board, the Executive Board for the Alabama Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, and is a District 3 Chair for the Alabama Music Educators Association. Deanna is the 2016-2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year for Vestavia Hills City Schools. Tiffany Bostic-Brown currently serves on the faculty at the University of North Alabama as Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera Theater Stage Director. She was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees with emphasis in Vocal Performance and Music History from Louisiana State University. She also serves at Vice President for the non-profit Walk with Me Foundation, Inc., and maintains an active career as a soprano soloist throughout the region and nationally. 34 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Joe H. Brashier has been Director of Bands at Valdosta State University since 1998. Prior to this he taught at Rutgers University and Appalachian State University. A native of Clinton, Mississippi, he holds degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Kansas. At Kansas he studied conducting with Zuohuang Chen and later with Mohiro Okabe of the Toho Gakwen School. Dr. Brashier has served as a clinician throughout the United States, Guam, Canada, Australia, Europe, and China. His wife and daughters are all double reeds players, while Brashier’s weapon of choice is a Babolat Pure Drive tennis racket. Joseph Brennan is the director of the string program at Haverford Middle and High Schools, located in suburban Philadelphia; a position he has held for the past 30 years. He directs five orchestras at the secondary level and teaches general music at the Middle School. In addition to his teaching duties, Joe is the Music Department Co-Chair for the School District of Haverford Township. While at Haverford, Joe has brought many string chamber ensembles and orchestras to perform at Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) annual state conventions. In 2006, Joe was recognized by PMEA with the Citation of Excellence Award. The Haverford High School Orchestra has participated in a “Side- by-Side” rehearsal and performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra as well as having represented the State of Pennsylvania by performing in America’s 400th Anniversary, a national event, with President Bush in attendance, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in the US, namely Jamestown. Joe received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Temple University studying violin with Julian Meyer while also playing regularly in ensembles on trumpet. Joe is currently the Immediate Past-President of the Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). He is also the director of the Chamber Strings at Montgomery County Community College. He has presented sessions at ASTA national conferences, MidWest Clinics, NafME conferences, as well as state conferences. Joe continues to be a guest conductor and clinician for various string festivals. He has twice been chosen to attend the Juilliard School’s “Conductors Workshop for Music Educators”. Joe lives in Hainesport, New Jersey with his wife and children and enjoys doing many DIY homeowner projects. Since being a kidney donor, Joe, has been an advocate for organ donor awareness. American Baritone Terrance Brown resides in Florence, Alabama. He is a native of West Blocton, Alabama. Dr. Brown was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Louisiana State University. Dr. Brown has quickly made a name for himself as a versatile singer and conductor. Dr. Brown serves as Chair, Department of Music at the University of North Alabama. : David Caddell has taught middle school band in Alabama public schools for thirteen years. He is currently completing his twelfth year of service at Echols Middle School where he teaches Beginning, Concert, and Symphonic Bands and the Echols Chorus. His bands have received superior ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assessment and have performed in Atlanta, Gatlinburg, and Orlando. Mr. Caddell serves as a mentor and cooperating teacher to undergraduate music education students from The University of Alabama. Mr. Caddell holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Masters of Arts in Music Education from The University of Alabama. His professional affiliations incude memberships in the National Association for Music Education, National Bandmasters Association, the Alabama Bandmasters Association and the Alabama Vocal Association. Mr. Caddell currently resides in his hometown, Tuscaloosa. Steve Campbell is a drummer, educator and musical director of Dancing Drum. For thelast 15 years, he has been leading and developing drumming programs in hundreds of schools all across the country. His 20 years of world percussion studies combined with his education degree led him to develop a highly effective approach to successfully integrate drumming programs into K- 8 music classrooms. Steve has co-authored 5 curriculum publications and presented interactive drumming sessions at numerous state music education conferences across the United States, the NAfME In-Service Conference and at the Turnaround Arts Summer Institute for the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities. Shane Colquhoun is the band director at Loachoapoka High School in Loachapoka, Alabama. He is also a graduate student at Auburn University where he is pursing his PhD in music education. ala breve 35

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Stacy Daniels is the choral director at Clay-Chalkville High in Clay, Alabama where he oversees a program of over 120 students and conducts the Chamber, Women’s, and Concert Choirs. Stacy received his Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education and Vocal Performance from the University of Montevallo. During his time at Montevallo he served in multiple capacities which included: Vice President and President of the Montevallo collegiate chapter of NAfME, and the Vice President/President-elect of the Alabama collegiate chapter of NAfME. Stacy is also an accomplished vocalist performing in many opera and musical theatre productions. Stacy has been named an Alabama NATS finalist and vocal division winner of the Birmingham Music Club Scholarship Competition. Dan Davison is an educator, composer, adjudicator, clinician, and singer from the Pacific Northwest. He has been the choir director at Ballou Junior High School in Puyallup, Washington since 1979. Dan's compositions vary widely, from those suitable for junior high voices, to those written for professional ensembles, and are primarily available from Walton Music and BriLee Music. Dan regularly speaks on choral music topics. In particular, his workshops on The Male Changing Voice have been presented in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Texas, Alaska, and also in Chicago at the 2011 National ACDA Convention. Mr. Davison has been received numerous awards for his role in music education, including the 1996 State Of Washington Christa McAuliffe Educator Of The Year, The Educator Citizen Of The Year in 2010 for Communities In Schools In Puyallup, Washington, and also the \"Outstanding Choral Director Award\" for 2010 from the Washington chapter of The American Choral Director's Association. Valerie Diaz Leroy joined QuaverMusic.com as a lead trainer in 2015. Before putting on the green Q, she served as a dedicated music educator for 13 years at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received her B.A. in Vocal Performance from Boston College, holds Orff Level I & II Certifications and Kodaly Level I. She also has a new-found love for playing the banjo. Ellary Draper is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at The University of Alabama. She holds degrees in music education from Westminster Choir College (BM), music therapy from Florida State University (MM), and music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin (PhD). Prior to attending The University of Texas, Dr. Draper worked as a music therapist with a variety of ages and populations outside of Houston. She also has experience as an elementary general music teacher. Dr. Draper’s research interests are in the areas of children with disabilities, particularly in inclusive music classrooms. Currently, she serves as the Chair of Special Education for the Alabama Music Educators Association and Chair for the Standards of Clinical Practice Committee for the American Music Therapy Association. A regular presenter at national and regional music therapy and music education conferences, her research is also published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, UPDATE: applications of Research in Music Education, General Music Today, and Ala Breve. All-State Jazz Band Clinician Dr. Mark Foster is the band director at Mountain Brook Junior High School in Birmingham, Alabama and has taught band for 27 years. He previously taught in the Jefferson County School System as band director at Gardendale High School and assistant band director at Hueytown High School. Bands under his leadership have consistently earned superior ratings and best-in-class awards at the district, state, and regional levels. Dr. Foster holds the Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Education degrees from The University of Alabama. He also holds National Board Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. He has served as guest honor band clinician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Montevallo, the University of Georgia, and Mobile County. As a trombone player, he has performed with the Temptations, The O’Jays, the Alabama Ballet Orchestra, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of Birmingham’s Superjazz Big Band and is also a founding member of the Renaissance Trombone Ensemble in Birmingham, Alabama. 36 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Alabama Honor Choir Clinician J.D. Frizzell, a composer, conductor, and baritone, is the Director of Fine Arts and Director of Vocal Music at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, TN. He earned the double Master's in Music Theory/Composition and Conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi, where he also earned the bachelor's degree in Music History and Literature. Frizzell is ABD as a candidate for the DMA in Choral Conducting degree at The University of Kentucky. Frizzell, winner of the 2007 Intégrales Composition Contest, writes music for choir, orchestra, symphonic band, voice, handbells, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. With music published by many major publishing houses, he has had best sellers throughout the world. Frizzell was chosen by the board of the Tennessee Music Educators Association as the 2011 Outstanding Young Music Educator. Additionally, he was awarded the Dr. Clair E. Cox Award for Teaching Excellence. As the Director of Fine Arts at Briarcrest, Frizzell leads a faculty of twelve full time faculty-artists and is responsible for coordinating curriculum, instruction, and budgets for all of the fine arts programs (K2-12th grade). He also serves as an advocate and school liaison for all of the visual art, instrumental music, vocal music, dance, theatre, and technical production programs. As the Director of Vocal Music, he teaches the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and OneVoice. Additionally, Frizzell works with the middle and elementary school choirs when needed. A leader in the contemporary a cappella movement, Frizzell is the co- founder and President of The A Cappella Education Association, a nonprofit dedicated to helping groups around the world. His high school a cappella group, OneVoice, is a SONY Recording Artist. They were the winners of the Macy’s A Cappella Challenge judged by Pentatonix and contestants on America’s Got Talent. Frizzell is also the Director of Education and Marketing for Camp A Cappella. Frizzell is active as a presenter, adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor. As an active member of TNMEA, NATS, ACDA, and WTVMEA, he has served in multiple volunteer capacities, including two-time Chairperson of All-West Honor Choir Auditions and Performances and Choral Festival. He is also the Southern Division ACDA R & S Chair for Men’s Choirs. The board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation named him one of “Memphis’ Finest” for his philanthropic efforts. He lives in Memphis, TN with his wife, Emily, son, Henry, and dogs, Sally and Ari. Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor of music, is Chair of Music Education at Ohio State University where he is responsible for string teacher training. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Dr. Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State University received the 2015 Institutional String Education Award as the premier string education university in the country. Dr. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region, and festival orchestras. Dr. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia, and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over nine million copies. Also he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002-2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University. In summers, Gillespie directs the OSU String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he conducts the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra. He is a performing violinist in the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. During 2017, Gillespie is giving string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducting orchestra performances in Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, Wyoming, Alabama, Maryland, Massachusetts, Florida, Louisiana, and Oregon. All-State Jazz Band Clinician Chris Gordon is a professional musician who has spent the last 40 years performing, recording, composing, arranging, producing, publishing or conducting music for advertisements for radio and television, theater productions, industrial films, recordings in the genres of R&B, as well as jazz big band and small group. He is a four-time author of college and university textbooks and musical biographies. His published works for jazz ensemble are in the catalog of Kendor Music Publishing and he once composed for the Tonight Show Band, directed by Doc Severinsen, during the Johnny Carson years. He regularly performs on piano and trumpet on stages all over the United States backing up groups in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame including: The Temptations, The O’Jays, The Four Tops, The Spinners, Franki Valli & The Four Seasons, Gregg Allman, The Impressions, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, and many more. As a co-founder of The Tuscaloosa Horns, the group with which he has performed live on stage those forty years, he has received a Bronze Star on The Walk of Fame at The Alabama Music Hall of Fame in Tuscumbia, AL. He has also performed on recordings for The Temptations, Awesome CD, Motown Records, 2001. Blue Lou Marini’s Big Band, Lew Soloff ’s Big Band project and most recently, he has produced the Steve Sample Legacy Project for JRL-SGS Records in Los Angeles. Becky Halliday is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo, where she teaches teacher preparation and music education courses. Prior to this appointment, she taught elementary general music in Georgia and Mississippi, and has led workshops and clinics throughout the Southeast. In addition, she has presented research findings at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Halliday earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and her BMUS and MMEd from The University of Georgia. She is the director of the University of Montevallo Kodály Institute, and serves on the Editorial Committee of the Music Educators Journal. ala breve 37

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Dr. Edward (Ted) C. Hoffman, III, is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Music Education at the University of Montevallo where he coordinates the undergraduate music education programs, teaches graduate coursework in the Master of Education program, directs tuba/euphonium studies, administers the summer Young Musicians’ Camp, and is faculty advisor to the University of Montevallo chapter of NAfME-Collegiate. He is a member of the Executive Governing Board of the Alabama Music Educators’ Association, State Advisor for AL-NAfME Collegiate, Chair of the Alabama Teacher Education Committee, and serves as the Alabama representative to the National Board of the NAfME Society for Music Education. Jerell Horton has been the band director at Vestavia Hills since 2006. He is a graduate of Samford University. Prior to his appointment at Vestavia Hills High School, he served as assistant director at Pizitz Middle School and Vestavia Hills High School. While at Vestavia Hills, the bands have consistently earned superior rating at District and state concert band festivals as well as the ABDA festival, the Vestavia Hills Wind Ensemble performed at the 2011 Alabama Music Educators Conference, and the National Concert Band Festival in 2013. The Vestavia Hills High School Rebel Marching Band performed in the 2010 London New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. The National Band Association recently awarded the National Program of Excellence Southern Division Blue Ribbon Award to the Vestavia Hills High School band. Mr. Horton has served as an honor band clinician within the states of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. He is also on staff for the Auburn Summer Marching and Leadership camp and volunteers his service to the Music For All Summer Symposium. Mr. Horton a National Board Certified teacher and was recently named to SBO magazine’s 2014 list of 50 Directors Who Make a Difference. Mr. Horton was honored to serve on 2017 Music for All Tournament of Roses teaching staff. He is married to Monica Horton (also an educator) and they have two children, daughter Madina Jaimes (6) and Edward Israel (9 months). Adriana Janse van Rensburg completed her music studies at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa obtaining the degrees B. Mus (Ed), B. Mus Honors, M. Mus and a doctorate in music education. She also obtained Licentiates from UNISA and the OYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC (London) in piano performance. Her Masters dissertation focused on guided composition for teens that included extensive research and practical application in the teaching field. Her doctoral dissertation focused on Songwriting in Adolescence. She continued her studies at Georgia State University where she obtained a second Masters degree in music education. After 26 years in the classroom teaching elementary, middle, high school and college level students in various capacities, she served as Program Manager for a.r.t.s.APS, an initiative in the Fine Arts of Atlanta Public Schools. She formerly served on the adjunct faculty of Georgia State University teaching Arts Integration, served on the Education Board of Spivey Hall at Clayton State University and is a member of GMTA, GMEA and The Piano Guild of America. Ongoing activities include further research in Critical Thinking in Music and Music Composition in the Classroom. She is the author of several publications on teaching music composition, currently available on amazon.com. She has also composed several piano solo pieces for beginner and intermediate students focusing on percussion elements in the piece, coined Snap-Tap-Clap. She presents workshops, lectures and in-service professional development nationwide. Recent presentations include the Music Teachers Association's (NAfME) Statewide Conferences for Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Nevada, Kansas, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Several workshops are presented in ongoing collaboration with Arts Access for the State University of Utah. Jane M. Kuehne, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music Education in her 13th year at Auburn University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate music education, technology, and lab courses, and supervises graduate research. She earned bachelor’s (1992) and master’s (2000) degrees in music education (with PK-12 certification) from the University of Texas at San Antonio and taught music for 8 years in Texas, in early childhood and K-12 settings, specifically general music, choir, and band. In 2003, she earned a Ph.D. in Music Education at Florida State University. Before teaching at Auburn, she taught music education, technology, and jazz choir at Hartwick College in upstate New York. Marvin E. Latimer Jr. is currently Associate Professor, Head of the Music Education Department, and Assistant Director of the School of Music at the University of Alabama. He received a BME and MME from Wichita State University and a PhD in Music Education from the University of Kansas. Dr. Latimer taught secondary choral music in Wichita, Kansas and served as Assistant Professor of Music Education at Wichita State University prior to his appointment at Alabama. In addition to his work in education, he has been active as Church Choir Director, Community Choir Director, Performer, Music Theater Director and Producer, Technical Director, and Scenic Designer. He has published research in numerous journals and is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international music conferences and symposia. Dr. Latimer is Past President of the Alabama Choral Directors Association and Chair of the Organizational History Subcommittee of the ACDA Research and Publications Committee. 38 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Dr. Gregory W. LeFils Jr. is a visiting assistant professor of choral music education at Stetson University. His duties include teaching music education classes and supervising student teachers. Dr. LeFils holds a Ph.D. in music education from The Florida State University. Ian Loeppky has been Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Alabama since the fall of 2003; here, he directs UNA’s two elite choral ensembles and teaches choral conducting, choral techniques, graduate choral literature, and world music. His compositions have been published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing and UNC Jazz Press. He is the founder of the Florence Camerata, Associate Artistic Director of the Huntsville Community Chorus Association, Artistic Director of KIConcerts biennial Voices United international festival, and is a frequent contributor to the ACDA Choral Journal and Anacrusis. Under his direction, the UNA Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble sing at regularly at local and regional concerts, festivals, and conferences, including AMEA’s. Dr. Jamila McWhirter is Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at Middle Tennessee State University. She is active as a presenter, clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States. Her music education research has been presented nationally on numerous occasions for the NAfME, SMTE, and MTNA. She serves the profession on the national level as a member of the ACDA Education and Communication Committee as well as the NAfME Music Educators Journal Advisory Committee. Her latest publication “A Creative Duet: Mentoring for Emerging Music Educators” is now available through Oxford Publishing. Darla Meek serves as Music Education Coordinator at Texas A&M University-Commerce, teaching undergraduate and graduate elementary music education classes and supervising student teachers. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Dallas Baptist University, and a Master of Music (summa cum laude) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Certified in both Orff Schulwerk and Kodály, Ms Meek presents sessions for teachers at conferences and workshops at the district, state, and national levels. Her most recent publication is Journey Around the Globe with Recorder!, published by Sweet Pipes, Inc. Joshua Meyer is the K-2 elementary music teacher at Auburn Early Education Center and freelance trumpet instructor in the Montgomery-Auburn area. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was the recipient of the Henry Barrett Memorial Outstanding Senior Award. While in college, he served the Collegiate Division of AMEA as both Vice-President and President, and was actively involved in conducting research on statewide collegiate involvement. Additionally, Mr. Meyer is a drum corps and marching band visual specialist. He has extensive drum corps experience, and currently works as Visual Caption Head for Music City Drum and Bugle Corps. Prior to becoming a staff member, he marched five seasons with the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, winning the DCI World Championships in 2016. Patrick Moore is the Director of Bands at Houston Baptist University in Houston Texas. At HBU Patrick directs the Athletic Bands, percussion and oversees the instrumental department. Patrick is an education endorser of Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, and Majestic percussion. Patrick Moore is an active percussion performer, educator, arranger, adjudicator and clinician. He is a versatile percussionist with experience in many areas of percussion, from concert to marching to world and many others. He has performed at various state Day of Percussion events, and other education conferences. Patrick has done special performances with Jeff Queen, Robert W. Smith, The United States Army and Field Band, and at the International Society of Music Education in Beijing China. Patrick has worked many summer music camps and adjudicated many marching contests and state and solo and ensemble festivals. Patrick is affiliated with Percussive Arts Society (PAS), Texas Music Education Association (TMEA), and National Association for Music Education (NAFME) ala breve 39

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Dr. Sean P. Murray is an Associate Professor of Music and director of bands at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His responsibilities include directing the UAB “Marching Blazers”, University Wind Symphony, teaching undergraduate classes in conducting and music education, and coordinating all aspects of UAB’s comprehensive university bands program. Dr. Murray earned a Ph.D. in music education from The Florida State University. He also earned his Master of Music Education and Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Florida State University College of Music. He was appointed to the faculty at UAB in 2017. Patty Nelson is a life long music teacher. She has taught elementary music in the public school system, taught private piano and organ lessons, and is proud of the over 30 years she has served several churches leading and teaching children’s choirs. She has also taught teacher certification and classroom excellence at the college level for education majors, and also supervised student teachers in the school of music. Patty holds a BA in Piano from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX., Master of Church Music from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and an Education Doctorate, in Curriculum and Instruction, from Baylor University. She holds a current Music Education Teacher Certificate in Texas and is Orff Certified. Patty has been scoring edTPA for Pearson since spring 2014 and has successfully scored over 100 portfolios. Dr. Andy Nevala, Director of Jazz Studies at JSU, directs the Downbeat Award Winning Jazz Ensemble I (2015), Jazz Ensemble III, Jazz Ensemble IV, The Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program, produces the annual Jazz Festival (in it's 7th year), and teaches several private jazz students. Dr. Nevala has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2015). He is widely in demand as guest conductor and clinician, conducting the 2010 Campbell Union District Music Festival Jazz Ensemble in San Jose, CA, serving as a clinician at the Delta College Jazz Festival (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Folsom High School Jazz Festival (2008, 2010), the CMEA Hanford Jazz Festival (2009), the Sacramento State University Jazz Festival (2008, 2009), the Manteca High School Combo Festival (2010), The Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival (2003, 2008), the Casper College Jazz Festival (2007), the Rome, GA District 7 Jazz Festival (2012,2013), and was the 2013 Alabama Music Educators Association Gold All-State Jazz Ensemble Director. All-State Jazz Band Clinician Dr. Michael Pendowski is the Director of the Jazz and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Auburn University. Previously he has taught at Eastman School of Music, VanderCook College of Music, Northwestern University, DePaul University, and Harper Community College. His professional career has included composing movie scores, industrial and commercial music, video game music tracks and has numerous published compositions. He has appeared as a performer and composer throughout North and South America, Europe, and Japan, and has collaborated on over twenty albums. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music with a doctorate in Jazz and Contemporary Media, and also holds degrees in Conducting and Music Education from Northwestern University. Mr. Pendowski has worked extensively as a freelance performer, appearing with Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Carol Lawrence, George Shearing, Ray Charles, the Four Freshmen, and The Jazz Orchestra of America. In addition to these professional activities, he is also a member of N.A.R.A.S, and has served on its board of governors. Last summer he was the featured jazz artist and conductor at the Campina Music Festival in Brazil. Brandon Peters is currently in his tenth year as Director of Bands at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, and his eleventh year of teaching. In 2013, he was named Teacher of the Year for Trussville City Schools. The Trussville City School District has been named a Best Community for Music Education in America by the NAMM Foundation for the past two years. Mr. Peters is a native of Jasper, Alabama. Prior to his time in Trussville, Mr. Peters began his teaching career at Tuscaloosa Middle School. His bands have consistently received superior ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Music Performance Assessment. His bands have performed in Atlanta, Gatlinburg, and Orlando at both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. The Honors Band was a guest ensemble at the 2016 University of Alabama Middle School Honor Band Festival and performed at the 2017 Alabama Music Educators Association Conference. At HTMS Mr. Peters oversees the entire band program of over 450 students. He conducts the Honors Band and assists with the Symphonic Band and Concert Band. He also teaches beginner clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and tuba. He served on the staff of the Crimson Music Camp at the University of Alabama from 2005 to 2014 and also assists with the Hewitt-Trussville High School Marching Husky Band. He has guest conducted honor bands throughout the region. Mr. Peters holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance, and a Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of Alabama. At UA he was a member of the performing wind bands as well as the “Million Dollar Band” and studied horn with Skip Snead. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, National Band Association, Alabama Music Educators Association, and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. He currently resides in Trussville with his wife, Jenni, who is a District Literacy Coach. 40 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Mr. Pryor began his 29th year of teaching during 2017-2018 school year. He is presently the Director of Music at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope. He has taught in Louisiana, Missouri and Alabama and is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans, La. He studied conducting under Dr. Lacey Powell, Dr. Joseph Hebert and the Dr. Joe Barry Mullins. He served as Director of Bands at McGill-Toolen Catholic High School from 1989-1994, Music Director at St. Dominic High School in O’Fallon, MO from 1994-97 and in the spring of 1997 was named Music Director at Faith Academy in Mobile. He directed all choral ensembles and began what was recognized as one of the top band programs in the state of Alabama. The program added ensembles and was awarded the first Superior Rating ever awarded to the group at the Alabama Vocal Association under his direction. The choral program grew from 70 to nearly 150 students in just three years. In the fall 0f 2000 Mr. Pryor was officially named Director of Instrumental Music and Music Department Chairman. In August of 2016, Mr. Pryor became the Director of Music at the new Catholic High School, St. Michael in Fairhope. Under his leadership, the Catholic Middle School Band Program grew from 15 to 51 band members in just the first year. The high school wind ensemble performed for the first time at the District VII Music Performance Assessment and received unanimous superior ratings. Mr. Pryor has been guest conductor for many district and state honor bands and currently serves as ABA District VII Chairman. Mr. Pryor is a member of ABA, AMEA, NAfME, NBA and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He was awarded the “Citation of Honor” in 2005 and 2015 from the NBA. He was Faith Academy “Teacher of the Year” in 1998. In April of 2013 Mr. Pryor was awarded the “Award of Distinction” by the “Fiesta-val” Invitational Music Festivals in Atlanta, GA. In 2016, he was awarded the AMEA Leadership Service Award. In June 2013 Mr. Pryor and the Faith Academy Band Program were featured in The Instrumentalist Magazine. Mr. Pryor also served as band chairman for the AISA Band Directors Association from 1998 – 2007. He is happily married to Caroline Pryor and they have one daughter, Virginia, who attends St. Michael Catholic High School and a member of the St. Michael Band. Roger Sams retired from the music classroom in 2013 after 31 years of teaching music in public and private schools.  He has served as adjunct faculty, teaching methods courses and supervising student teachers at Cleveland State University and has been on the faculty in teacher education programs at the University of St. Thomas, Cleveland State University, Akron University, the University of Montana, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and other venues throughout the US.    Roger is a regular presenter at state, regional, and national conferences, has served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees, and has worked with teachers in Canada, China, Indonesia and India.   He currently serves as Director of Publications and Music Education Consultant at Music is Elementary (www.MusicIsElementary.com).  Trained in Gestalt therapy, Roger is interested in the power of choice in the artistic process, teaching, and life.    He is the co-author of “Purposeful Pathways:  Possibilities for the Elementary Music Classroom” with Beth Ann Hepburn.  He has published works for children’s choirs in the “Crooked River Choral Project” series and a collection of rounds and partner songs entitled, “A Round My Heart.” Leah Seng is in her seventh year as assistant band director at Pizitz Middle School, and her fifteenth year of teaching. A pianist and clarinetist, Mrs. Seng is a native of Chelsea, Alabama. Prior to coming to Pizitz, Mrs. Seng established the band program at Columbiana Middle School (AL). Her bands have been consistently recognized with superior ratings at Alabama’s Music Performance Assessment. She served on the staff of the University of Alabama Crimson Music Camp from 2001-2013, and is active as a guest clinician and conductor for middle school bands throughout the region. Mrs. Seng is also a board member and clarinetist for the Alabama Winds community band. Mrs. Seng holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Alabama, Master of Music Education from the University of Georgia, and Educational Specialist in Music Education from the University of Alabama. Her professional affiliations include the National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, Alabama Music Educators Association, and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Jeanette Shorey is an Arts Integration Specialist who designs exciting musical lesson for children from Pre-K through 5th grade. She has her National Board Certification in Elementary Music K - 6 and her Masters of Science in Elementary Education with a Specialization in Literacy. Jeanette has been an elementary school music teacher for over 18 years and has also directed many children's choirs. She is currently living in Birmingham, AL and teaching at Oak Mountain Intermediate School and Vincent Elementary School. Jeanette integrates literacy skills into every lesson she teaches. She has presented at music, reading, and arts integration conferences throughout Florida and Alabama. Jeanette is in the process of publishing a book of lesson plans with Denise Gagne entitled Stories That Sing. ala breve Amanda Slay has taught choral music in the state of Alabama for 9 years and is currently in her third year serving as the Associate Choral Director at Hoover High School. Before teaching at Hoover High School, Mrs. Slay taught at Shades Valley High School in Jefferson County and Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa City. Mrs. Slay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Choral Music Education from the University of Montevallo and a Master of Music Education from The Florida State University. She is also certified to teach AP Music Theory and IB Music. Mrs. Slay is an active member of the Alabama Vocal Association, National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Mrs. Slay currently serves as the Repertoire and Resources Chair of Multicultural Music for the Alabama chapter of ACDA. Mrs. Slay lives in Homewood with her wife, two weenie dogs, a border collie and the cutest baby girl ever born. 41

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Mike Steinel is a jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer and arranger. An internationally recognized jazz educator, Mike is the author the highly acclaimed Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble and Building a Jazz Vocabulary. He has performed throughout the US, Canada and in Europe, appearing as soloist at the MENC, IAJE, and JEN international conventions; and at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. He has recorded with the Rosewood Trio, the Frank Mantooth Orchestra, the Chicago Jazz Quintet and is a featured soloist on recent release by the Mike Waldrop Big Band (2015). He has performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Don Ellis, Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, Jerry Bergonzi, and others. Mike has served as Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas since 1987. He is the founder and director of the UNT Jazz Combo Workshop, the UNT Jazz Trumpet Workshop, and the UNT Jazz Winds Workshop. Mr. Steinel has served as Co-Chair of the Jazz Advisory Panel for the National Endowment for the Arts and holds a BME degree from Emporia State University and a MME degree from the University of North Texas. Brian Stith has worked in the professional audio industry for over 25 years. During this period Brian has represented numerous companies including JBL, Shure, and Anchor Audio. He has designed and installed hundreds of systems for churches, school auditoriums, sports venues, and even a military tank range. He is the National Sales Manager for Sound Projections, a California‐based portable sound system company. Since coming to Sound Projections, Brian has grown to thoroughly understand the needs of school music directors. He works one on one with directors from junior high through university level all over the country. He has written articles for multiple magazines including Christian School Products Magazine and School Band & Orchestra Magazine. When he is not traveling the country, Brian keeps busy at home with his wife of 27 years and his 3 children. Brian is always willing to answer any question or concern a director may have. Brian’s goal is to share his vast sound knowledge with you to make sure you are making an educated decision when it comes to purchasing any small portable, or large competition, sound system. This seminar will enhance your understanding of portable sound systems, wireless microphone issues, and differences between watts versus decibels. You can reach him via email at [email protected]. All-State Jazz Band Clinician Gordon Towell is the coordinator of jazz studies at Loyola University New Orleans. In this capacity he directs the award winning jazz ensemble, teaches improvisation, arranging, composition, jazz combos and jazz history. Before this position Gordon was the director of jazz studies at Morehead State University. Gordon, who holds a BEd in music education from the University of Alberta, an MM in jazz studies from Indiana University and a DME with a cognate in jazz studies from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, has shared his expertise with students at the Morehead State University, University of Cincinnati, Indiana University, Keyano College, Grant MacEwan College, and numerous public schools. He also finds time to adjudicate, guest solo and perform with national and international artists, and conduct throughout Canada and the U.S. His saxophone performance can be heard on Outlier, Sketch Pad, Ask Me Now, Blue Duck Suit, and Still Friends, which are all available through cdbaby.com. These CDs have been featured on NPR, CBC, and CKUA radio stations. Gordon is a recipient of the 2001 Morehead State University’s Distinguished Creative Productions Award. He is a Conn Selmer clinician and plays Selmer saxophones. Viktoria Truesdail is currently in her fifth year teaching grades PreK- 6th in the Madison County School System. She holds degrees from Cleveland State University and University of Florida. Prior to teaching in the elementary classroom, Mrs. Truesdail has held various music positions including having her own private woodwind studio, Pre-K director, adjunct collegiate instructor and Assistant Director of Continuing Education at Georgia College. She currently instructs three extra-curricular clubs at her schools including: The Bucketing Blue Thunder, The Bucketeers and the Singing Cubs. In addition, Mrs. Truesdail shares her creativity as Team Manager for her son’s Destination Imagination team. Dr. Anne C. Witt teaches Music Education, String Pedagogy and String Literature at the University of Alabama. She founded the Adult Strings program in which she teaches classes for adult beginners, cello lessons and the annual Adult Strings Weekend. Her degrees were earned at the University of Alabama and the University of Texas at Austin. She taught middle school and high school strings/orchestra in Austin for 15 years and played cello in the Austin Symphony; she was also Director of the University of Texas String Project. Dr. Witt has served as President of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, President of the Alabama ASTA chapter, and National President of ASTA. Dr. Witt has presented educational sessions in many states, at all ASTA national conferences and at the Midwest Clinic. She enjoys guest conducting All State and regional festival orchestras, and is a frequent presenter at AMEA. Dr. Witt is author of A Rhythm a Week, used by school band and orchestra classes nationwide. In 2005, she organized a community initiative to fund the start-up of Strings in Schools – a string program in the Tuscaloosa City Schools. After 12 years, over 850 students have participated, and groups have won top honors in competitions. Six graduates of the program are now studying Music Education. She further served the community as President of the Tuscaloosa String Quartet Society. She continues to play cello professionally in a quartet called “Four Strings Attached.”She was an adjudicator for the ASTA National Orchestra Festival and for the first Alabama Orchestra MPA in 2016. 42 October/November 2017

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Cameron Weatherford currently serves as the Chair of the Division of Fine Arts and Director of Choral Activities at Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana where he directs the Louisiana College Chorale, The Louisianians, and The GraceNotes. Prior to coming to Louisiana College, he served as the Choral Director at Alexandria Senior High in Alexandria, Louisiana from 2012 to 2016. Under his direction, the ensembles of Alexandria Senior High School received numerous recognitions and awards including Superior ratings at the District and State level and have been featured in two Louisiana ACDA performances, tours throughout the southern United States, and a performance in Carnegie Hall in New York City. In March 2017, Mr. Weatherford won first place in the National ACDA Graduate Conducting Competition in Minneapolis Minnesota. In 2016, he was awarded the Young Music Educator Award by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. A great honor which he ascribes to his wonderful students and colleagues that helped him be successful. He has conducted numerous honor choirs throughout Louisiana. He has served as an adjudicator in both Louisiana and Mississippi. He has been featured as a session presenter in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio conferences including LMEA, MMEA, ACDA, and the Kettering National A Cappella Conference. His arrangements have been performed in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and New Jersey and in 2012, he was published under the Kansas City Music Publishing Co. He also served as the Co-Chair for the Women’s Division of Louisiana ACDA, the Co-Chair for the Women’s Honor Choir in District II, The Louisiana State Representative for AEA (A Cappella Educators Association) and is an active member of NAfME, ACDA, AEA and CASA (Contemporary A Cappella Society of America). Mr. Weatherford holds a B.M. in Church Music from Louisiana College, a M.M. in Choral Conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a DMA in Choral Conducting (ABD) from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Damion Womack currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music, Chair of the Fine Arts Department and Director of Choral Activities and Huntingdon College. His duties include conducting all choral ensembles, teaching choral methods, conducting, and supervising the music and art faculty. Choral ensembles under the direction of Dr. Womack have performed by juried invitation for regional and national conventions of The American Choral Directors Association, and The National Association for Music Education. Prior to his appointment at Huntingdon College, Dr. Womack served as Director of Arts at The Montgomery Academy where he received the McLemore Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Womack currently serves as the American Choral Director’s Association National Chairman for High School Choirs and has served on planning committees for the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2018 ACDA Southern Region Conventions. He is in demand as a guest conductor and clinician in the Southeast and has served in this capacity in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Illinois. Dr. Womack holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC and holds Music Education degrees from Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University. Michael S. Zelenak, Ph.D., is the Assistant Professor of Music Education at Alabama State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate methods courses and supervises students as they matriculate through the music education programs. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and completed the masters and doctoral programs in music education at the University of South Florida. He earned National Board Certification while teaching chorus, strings, keyboard, guitar, and general music in Pinellas County, FL. He is an active researcher with articles appearing in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Technology in Music Learning, Music Education Research International, and others. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Association for Music Education’s Music Educators Journal and an Editorial Board member for the Florida Music Educators Association’s Research Perspectives in Music Education. ala breve 43

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Choral Music Reviews Dr. Diane Orlofsky Ave Maris Stella nos culpis solutos, free from guilt preserve us, mitis fac et castos. meek and undefiled. Music: Trond Kverno Text: Liturgical hymn, circa 9th century (anonymous) Vitam praesta puram, Keep our life all spotless, SATB divisi, a cappella, Double Choir (women/men) iter para tutum: make our way secure Publisher: Walton Music ut videntes Jesum till we find in Jesus Approximate performance time: 5’ (approximately) semper collaetemur. joy forevermore. Complete audio performance is available at giamusic.com (Walton Music) Trond Hans Farner Kverno (b. 1945) is Professor Emeritus at the Sit laus Deo Patri, Praise to God the Father, Norwegian State Academy of Music and is currently a Bishop in the summon Christo decus, honor to the Son, American Orthodox Catholic Church, Holy Synod of the America’s. Spiritui Sancto, in the Holy Spirit, In 1976-78, Kverno participated in a commission that revised and tribus honor unus. Amen. be the glory one. Amen. reformed the Liturgical material used in Norway. You hear this juxtaposition between religious practice and compositional Ave, gratia plena. Hail Mary, full of grace, experience in this exquisite setting of a rarely heard Marian liturgical Dominus tecum. the Lord is with thee hymn, whose text dates back to at least the 9th century and is still in Benedicta tu in mulieribus! Blessed art thou among women! use in the Divine Office and in the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin. I Never Wanted Broken Kverno’s interest in early music is evident throughout the piece with Music and lyrics: Leonard Patten his use of canonic, antiphonal, polyphonic, and chant writing. The Arranger: Matt Falker SSA and TTB voicing is featured in a true Choir I/II structure. The SATB, unaccompanied (alto solo). dramatic Allegro agitato middle section (written in 5/4 meter) is Publisher: Matfal Music (matfalmusic.com) anchored on either side by the lyrical and recurrent main theme. A Approximate performance time: 4’30” mature choir with strong voices in all voice parts is required. This piece, written by 44-year-old jazz singer, Leonard Patton Translations of this text differ rather significantly; I have chosen to (featured on his collaborative album, A Beautiful Day) and sensitively use this one from the Liturgia Horarum. The translation is based on arranged by Matt Falker, proves to be powerful through its simplicity a cento from the Roman Breviary (re Raccolta, #321. (Kverno also and stays true to Patton’s raison d’etre for making music. When provides a quasi-transliteration in the score and ends with a “hail interviewed by the San Diego Tribune for a January 3, 2014 article Mary” chanted by the tenors and women’s chorus). This is an (“Three Faces to Watch in Pop and Jazz in 2014”), Patton humbly amazingly multi-dimensional piece that you will appreciate more with remarked, “I create music to inspire and to make people smile. I every hearing. don’t always feel like what I have to offer is of any significance to others. It doesn’t really matter. It’s all about glorifying God with what I’ve been given and reaching into the hearts of people with what very little I have. Music is the best way I can do that.” Ave maris stella, Hail, O Star of the ocean, I asked Matt for some of his thoughts and he shared the following: Dei Mater alma, God’s own Mother blest, “Leonard is a good friend of mine and an amazing songwriter as atque semper Virgo, ever sinless Virgin, well as performer. The original song is in 12/8 accompanied by felix caeli porta. gate of heav’nly rest. rhythm section, but I thought the lyric and melody were straight forward enough to set it in 4/4 and perform it a cappella. The goal Sumens illud Ave Taking that sweet Ave, when arranging it was to create an accessible, singable arrangement Gabrielis ore, which from Gabriel came, with some underlying sophistication, and to keep the focus on the funda nos in pace, peace confirm within us, beautiful lyric. My favorite ‘moment’ in the chart is the effect on mutans Hevae nomen. changing Eve’s name. ‘pain.’” Solve vincula reis, Break the sinners’ fetters, I first heard Falker’s jazz ensemble, True North, perform this profer lumen caecis make our blindness day, authentically honest ballad mala nostra pelle, Chase all evils from us, and knew immediately that it would have a universal appeal because bona cuncta posce. for all blessings pray. of its raw emotional lyric content. At the time I heard it, our family was dealing with a serious health emergency with one of my kids – Monstra te esse matrem: Show thyself a Mother, so it spoke to me on a uniquely human and very real level. The sumat per te preces, may the Word divine, wordless, gentle scat interludes between the verses (quasi – qui pro nobis natus, born for us thine Infant, improvisatory) lend further acknowledgement that sometimes words tulit esse tuus. hear our prayers through thine. just aren’t adequate, but music is enough. If you are looking for a quiet, reflective and powerful programming addition for your Virgo singularis, Virgin all excelling, contemporary ensemble (or even your traditional choir), this one is inter omnes mitis, mildest of the mild, ala breve 47

very accessible and will soon become a favorite. Choir of Chester Cathedral). The piece alternates between sparse harmonies that open up to full, lush chords, utilizing mixed meters Time tells why and never lies, (3/4, 5/4, 6/4, 3/2, 2/4). I have always been intrigued by Stopford’s a faithful heart must suffer. use of repetition of text; for example, he chooses to repeat the I’ll drink the good and bear the bad, phrase “keep my commandments” three times (even though it is not and hope that life won’t crush what I’ve created. reiterated in the John 14 passage). It is as if he is foreshadowing a I never wanted broken, but broken had to come. later conversation between Christ and Peter (John 21: 15-17) where The road I’ve walked and fallen down the question “Do you love me” is repeated three times. So many bumps and bruises. But sometimes good becomes of bad This is an excellent teaching piece that will reinforce part I’ll take my lumps and learn to face what’s given. independence, blend and unified diction through the use of I never wanted broken but broken had to come. accessible dissonance and could be a thoughtful and beautiful It’s all so very clear to me but now I see the sun. addition to the repertoire for advanced high school groups, church I never wanted broken, I never wanted pain. or community choirs. Want a great program pairing with this I never wanted broken, but broken had to come. Stopford composition? Try the well-known setting of the same text It’s all so very clear to me but now I see the sun. by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). And now I see the sun. -D- r. Diane Orlofsky is Professor of If Ye Love Me Music and Director of Choirs at Troy Music: Philip Stopford (b. 1977) University, where she oversees the choral Text: John 14:15-17 program and teaches undergraduate and Publisher: Ecclesium Publishing graduate classes in music education. She SATB divisi, unaccompanied is the conductor of the Troy University Approximate performance time: 3’48” Concert Chorale and the Director of the Troy University vocal jazz ensemble, British born composer, Philip Stopford, began his career as a singer frequency. in the choir of Westminster Abbey. Most of the music he has composed has been written for his own choirs and this setting of “If Ye Love Me” is no exception (composed for the main Cathedral 48 October/November 2017

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University of NORTH ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PERFORMING ENSEMBLES “Pride of Dixie” Marching Band Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble Studio Jazz Band Percussion Ensemble Collegiate Singers Chamber Choir Vocal Jazz Ensemble Opera/Musical Theatre Shoals Symphony at UNA DEGREES OFFERED Bachelor of Music in Performance • INSTRUMENTAL • VOCAL • PIANO Bachelor of Science in Music • INSTRUMENTAL • VOCAL/CHORAL Music Education • INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, P-12 • CHORAL MUSIC, P-12 AUDITION DATES NOVEMBER 3, 2017 JANUARY 26, 2018 MARCH 10, 2018 APRIL 28, 2018 University of NORTH ALABAMA College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music 256-765-4375 256-765-4995 (FAX) [email protected] UNA.EDU/MUSIC