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Steve McLendon AMEA President To all Alabama Music Educators: Thank if it were not for that one music class each respect is, why it’s our duty to vote, how you for a magnificent conference. I’ve day that is an encouraging experience for to take care of others, the joy of giving, been attending our In-Service for over 35 them. We give students the chance to why hard work is rewarding, how years and I am still inspired by each one. flourish and prosper. Remember that learning is a lifelong endeavor, the I must thank the division presidents, most of them will never say “Thank you” importance of sharing, what culture is, FAME Coordinator Pat Stegall, and or “You made a difference,” but be how different international culture is, Executive Director Garry Taylor for a confident in the truth that you are a how art is expression, how a piece of flawless and hassle-free experience. positive force in many of their lives. music can speak so personally, how Members of the AMEA Executive Board making music can be magical…My point worked tirelessly to make the conference This is my farewell letter to you. It has is this: be yourself and be willing to share successful. Each year, their efforts ensure been a true pleasure to serve as your yourself with your students. Teach them that we can come together in a president. The office has given me the what’s important to you and why. constructive atmosphere and leave with opportunity to meet many wonderfully renewed strength and enthusiasm. talented people across our state. It has Thank you for entrusting me with this renewed my faith in the future of music office. I hope my service over the past Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser gave us an education because I see so many of you two years has been effective and eloquent keynote address, but more who are completely dedicated to the productive. Although my title in AMEA importantly, he reminded us that we make profession. Since this is my last article, it is changing, my passion and advocacy for a difference. Chances are that some of seems like I should say something that music education is not. I leave you in your students are succeeding in school will count in a special way. Here’s my good hands. Sara Womack is more than because of you. I would venture to say advice to you as music educators: Don’t capable of successfully leading our that some would not even attend school limit yourself to just teaching music. organization. She is a hard-worker with Teach your students everything you a creative energy that motivates everyone know. Teach them why history is around her. Once again, thank you for important, what it means to be a good your trust and friendship. I leave with citizen, how to lead others, what service fond memories and a steadfast confidence is, how we can celebrate our differences, in the future of music education in the value of education, how to make a Alabama. point without making an enemy, what It is easy being green! My famous cousin says “it’s not easy bein’ green” - but it is! All you have to do is visit the AMEA website, www.alabamamea.org and download the forms you need. Click on “AMEA Forms” located in the menu on the left side of the AMEA home page to find the following forms: NAfME Membership Form Hall of Fame Nomination Form Outstanding Music Educator Nomination Form Outstanding Administrator Nomination Form Barbara Odom Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form FAME Registration Form If you don’t have access to a computer 2013 Call for Sessions Form or the internet: 2013 Performance Application 1. Call 256-636-2754 and ask that a Young Composers Competition Application form be sent to you through the mail. 2. Join the 21st Century! 9 forms multiplied times 1500 copies of Ala Breve = lots of trees. Let’s save a few! 8 February/March 2012

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Alabama Vocal Association Jane Powell, President On behalf of the Alabama Vocal and bright eyed students during this All-State choirs; Sandra Snow & Association I would like to thank the weekend and they each were an Jonathan Reed from Michigan State; many directors, students, clinicians, encouragement to me to renew my own Keith Hampton, church and community board members and parent volunteers commitments. choir director from Chicago, IL; Joy who came together to produce a very Hirokawa, Bel Canto Children’s Chorus, successful AMEA conference. The To our performing groups from UAB, Philadelphia, PA. conference was well attended by our UAH & Bottenfield Middle School I choral directors. Thank you for your offer a low bow in your direction. Many AVA choral directors are also positive and encouraging support of the Thank you to Brian Kittredge, Erin preparing students for the State Choral clinicians that came to us to present Colwitz, and Sherrell Huggins for your Performance Assessment and Solo & some great sessions. Our new teachers commitment to offering your students Ensemble Assessment. So much were inspired by Paul Gulsvig’s intuitive such an opportunity to excel. To our commitment is involved in these approach to creating memories for our accompanists, Terry Moore, Karen preparations. Guiding these students to students as well as his “Ours Is A Cantrell, Lana Cornutt and Cathy this level of performance is no small Calling” session that left us begging for Shelton, thank you so much for the extra task and I admire each and every one more. Greg Gilpin and Rollo Dilworth miles you went in preparing for such a who places their choirs on stage for this were such positive, encouraging, responsibility. assessment process. This will be our interactive clinicians for teachers of all inaugural flight with the new assessment levels. We were truly visited by some of I am blessed to be surrounded by so forms and we are all anxious to see how the best for this conference. The All- many people who love their students and this affects the adjudication process. By State Show Choir students had a their classrooms and that display a this publication several districts will fabulous experience with Paul Gulsvig commitment to them and it inspires me have this experience behind them and and Santana Shelton from start to finish. daily. I am inspired by Lis Donaldson we will have begun to analyze the They once again, worked very hard for 2 who once again stepped up with her effectiveness of the forms. I once again full days to produce a great show and choral boosters and provided food and thank Carl Davis, Ginny White & gave the very best they had. Dr. sound equipment and anything else we Marvin Latimer for working to complete Rosephanye Powell charmed and needed behind the scenes. Never the process that was begun more than 18 inspired and challenged the Honor Choir looking for or expecting any praise but months ago. students and gave them an experience just out of a committed desire to make they will long remember. We just can’t all of the logistical aspects easier. To We remain committed to our advocacy thank these clinicians enough for what the AVA Governing Board and the campaign and bringing as much they brought to our students. AMEA Board for working together for awareness as possible to the importance a common purpose. I appreciate so of music in the total education of those I spoke in my last article about the much the servitude that this students who desire the opportunity. We difference between commitment and demonstrates. are pleased to support the newly formed involvement and I am once again drawn AMEA advocacy committee and are to that topic. When I watched these As we move away from AMEA and look committed to working together to keep clinicians work and spoke with them it forward to the All-State Choir Festival this campaign alive for the future of all was clear that they were each committed we have many people committed to programs. to helping us improve our classrooms making this event the best it can be. We and helping the students reach new are indebted to the Samford University Once again, thank you for your heights. I saw so many happy teachers staff and faculty that are working to commitment to excellence in your make our festival run smoothly for us. individual programs and for your We are looking forward to meeting and support of AVA events. I always look working with our wonderful clinicians, forward to seeing you and working with Simon Carrington, Yale Emeritus, co- you for the good of choral music founder of the King’s Singers and now education in Alabama. travels the globe conducting clinics and 10 February/March 2012

2012 AVA All-State Rehearsal Schedule Wednesday March 7, 2012 Friday---March 9, 2012 12:00 noon AVA Board Meeting 8:30 – 11:30 All-State Rehearsals Wright Basement HS SATB Reid Chapel OCS / OA Competition Brock Foyer/Recital Hall HS SSA Brock Recital Hall 2:15 OA Registration HS TTBB Bolding Studio 2:30 Male OCS Registration 3:00 Male OCS Competition MS Mixed Wright Concert Hall 4:15 Female OCS Registration 4:30 OCS—Picture MS Treble Cassesse Band Hall 4:45 Female OCS Competition 9:00 – 10:15 AVA General Meeting Flag Colannade Room 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break Thursday March 8, 2012 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon AVA Board/ Clinicians/Accompanists 8:00-11:00 a.m. ASSC Rehearsal Wright Concert Hall 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration 1:30 – 4:30 p.m All-State Rehearsals Wright Basement HS SATB Reid Chapel HS SSA Brock Recital Hall 11:00 a.m. Luncheon Meeting HS TTBB Bolding Studio Wright Mezzanine MS Mixed Cassesse Band Hall (President, President-elect MS Treble Wright Concert Hall Clinicians & Coordinators) 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner Break 12:00-12:30 p.m. ASSC Dress Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Call Time-MS Concert Wright Concert Hall (performers seated) 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. General Assembly 7:00 p.m. Middle School Concert Wright Concert Hall Directors & Students Saturday, March 10, 2012 ASSC Performance Rehearsals in Wright Concert Hall 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. All-State Rehearsals 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. TTBB Dress Rehearsal HS SATB Wright Concert Hall 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. SATB Dress Rehearsal HS SSA Brock Recital Hall 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. SSA Dress Rehearsal HS TTBB Bolding Studio MS Mixed Reid Chapel 11:00 a.m. OCS Rehearsals on Stage MS Treble Cassesse Band Hall 12:30 p.m. Call Time For Concert (performers seated) 5:30 – 7:30 Dinner Break OCS/OA/ME District Winners in assigned seats in front of auditorium 7:30 – 9:30 All-State Rehearsals OCS/OA/ME State Winners photo Same sites as first rehearsal 1:00 p.m. High School Concert 11:00 p.m. Curfew ala breve 11

2012 AVA All-State Clinicians High School conducted the Monteverdi Vespers in as an adjudicator and clinician, SATB Chorus Barcelona, the Fauré Requiem in Chicago conducting festivals and all-state choruses and New York, Handel's Messiah in throughout the United States. In the Simon Carrington Dublin, Rachmaninov Vespers in Victoria, coming year, he will conduct All-State Canada, and Prokofiev's Alexander and Honor Choruses in Texas, Indiana, Simon Carrington has enjoyed a long Nevski in Poland. He is a regular guest Missouri and for the Northwest Division and distinguished career in music, conductor at the Monteverdi Choir of the American Choral Directors performing as singer, double bass player Festival in Budapest and the Tokyo Cantat Association (ACDA). As the National and conductor, first in the UK where he in Japan and leads annual conducting ACDA Repertoire and Standards Chair was born, and more recently in the USA. courses at the Chamber Choir Festival in for Male Chorus and a board member of From 2003 to 2009 he was professor of Sarteano (Italy), and the Yale Summer the Intercollegiate Male Choruses Inc., choral conducting at Yale University and Festival in Norfolk, Connecticut. This Reed is recognized across America for his director of the Yale Schola Cantorum, a season he has conducting engagements in leadership in men's choral music. Under 24-voice chamber choir which he brought England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, his direction, the MSU Men's Glee Club to national and now international Japan, South America and New Zealand has completed three European tours, and prominence, attracting the interest of his as well as his customary round of been an invited participant in the Midwest successor, Masaaki Suzuki, director of the performances in the US, and he gathers Music Conference in Ann Arbor, the 1998 Bach Collegium Japan. During his Yale together his own ensemble, the Simon Central Division Convention of ACDA in tenure he led the introduction of a new Carrington Chamber Singers for concerts Detroit, and ACDA National Conventions graduate voice degree for singers and recordings. in Chicago (1999) and San Antonio specializing in oratorio, early music and (2001). Most recently, the Men's Glee chamber ensemble, and, with his faculty Jonathan Reed High School Club was invited to participate in America colleagues, he guided two Yale graduate TTBB Chorus Cantat IV, one of only two American students to their first prize wins in choirs invited to participate in America consecutive conducting competitions at Jonathan Reed is professor of music and Cantat IV in Mexico City. American Choral Directors Association associate director of choral programs at National Conventions. From 2001 until the Michigan State University College of High School his Yale appointment, he was director of Music. SSA Chorus choral activities at the New England Conservatory, Boston, where he was He also conducts the State Singers, the Sandra Snow selected by the students for the Krasner Men's Glee Club, and teaches Ensemble Teaching Excellence Award, and from Conducting and Secondary Choral As conductor, teacher, and scholar, 1994 to 2001 he held a similar position at Methods. During the summer, Reed Sandra Snow's work spans a wide the University of Kansas. teaches graduate courses in Choral variety of ages, abilities, and musics. She Conducting and Choral Methods. In holds appointments in conducting and Now a Yale professor emeritus, he addition, he supervises the directed music education at the MSU College of maintains an active schedule as a teaching experiences of undergraduate Music, where she interacts with freelance conductor and choral clinician, choral education majors. In 1999, the undergraduate and graduate students in leading workshops and master classes Associated Students of MSU presented the areas of conducting, choral pedagogy, round the world including two recorded him with the “Outstanding Faculty and choral singing. She is a past recipient on commercial DVD - at Westminster Award.” of the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award. Choir College in the US (GIA) and at the Three Choirs Festival in the UK Reed enjoys an active professional status Snow conducts the Michigan State (Masterclass Media Foundation). He has University Women's Chamber Ensemble, 12 February/March 2012

a group that has appeared at consecutive president of Dr. KT Productions, Inc., earthsongs Publications, Hinshaw Music conferences of the American Choral Chicago, Illinois. and Dr. K.T. Productions. Directors Association (National Conference 2009; Central Division 2008). Classically trained as an organist and as a Middle School Joy Ondra Hirokowa She has held a principal residency with the conductor, Dr. Hampton has taught Treble Chorus Pacific International Children's Choir students from nursery through college Festival and made guest conducting levels, served as Director of Music at Joy Ondra Hirokawa is the founder and appearances with the 2009 Texas All-State churches of various denominations and is Artistic Director of The Bel Canto Mixed Choir, the 2010 Southern Division often sought after as a guest conductor and Children’s Chorus. She earned a Honor Children's Choir, and the New workshop clinician throughout the US, Bachelors degree with honors in Music Jersey All-State Women's Choir. Snow has Germany, Trinidad, and Africa. In October Education from Temple University, appeared as a headline clinician at various of 2010, the North Central American Philadelphia, PA and a Masters degree in ACDA conferences, most recently Choral Directors Association selected Dr. Choral Conducting, also from Temple Washington, Alabama, and Kansas. Hampton as one of the top 25 University. She has completed Upcoming guest conducting appearances Contemporary Composers \"whose postgraduate work in children’s choral include the Missouri and Montana All- composition, Praise His Holy Name, conducting and is currently a DMA State Mixed Choirs, the Minnesota should be standard repertoire for choirs student in Music Education at Boston All-State Women's Choir, and interest today and for the next 25 years.\" University, nearing completion of her sessions at the 2011 national conference studies. She was a Conducting Fellow at of the American Choral Directors Keith Hampton has guest-conducted the the first Chorus America Orchestral Association. Virginia All State Honors' Choir, the Conducting Workshop for Children’s Georgia All State Collegiate Chorus, Choir Directors in 2004, and was a Snow is author of the DVD \" Conducting- Rhode Island All-State Chorus, ACDA's conducting Associate at the 2006 Chorus Teaching: Real World Strategies for Eastern Division High School Honor's America Choral-Orchestral Conducting Success\" published by GIA (2009), a Choir, Baltimore All-County High School Masterclass. Mrs. Hirokawa is a frequent resource for conductor-teachers at all Chorus, and the Pennsylvania Region I & guest conductor and clinician, presenting levels of teaching. She edits the choral VI High School Choirs. regularly at NAfME and PMEA music series In High Voice published by conferences and conducting numerous Boosey & Hawkes and is a member of the Dr. Hampton earned a Bachelor of Music honors choirs, including the ACDA-PAAll Choral Music Experience Choral Teacher Education Degree from Westminster State Middle School Honors Choir in Certification Board. Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey; a 2007 and the ACDA-PA All State Master of Arts Degree from Marywood Women’s Honor Choir in 2008. Under her Middle School University, Scranton, Pennsylvania; and a direction, The Bel Canto Children’s Mixed Chorus Doctor of Music Degree in Church Music Chorus has performed locally, nationally from Northwestern University, Evanston, and internationally, and has appeared at Keith Hampton Illinois. He was twice chosen as one of ACDA, NAfME, and PMEA conferences. 14conductors to participate in the Oregon Mrs. Hirokawa is also a published Dr. Keith Hampton (affectionately Bach Festival Conducting Master classes. arranger, specializing in authentic jazz known as \"Doc\") is a conductor, The festival is held at the University of arrangements for treble voices. Mrs. composer, educator, church musician, Oregon under the direction of Helmuth Hirokawa is currently Visiting Professor organ performer, adjudicator, and Rilling and Thomas Somerville. He also of Music Education at Moravian College workshop clinician. He is the Founder and was chosen to conduct in an a cappella in Bethlehem, PA, following 20 years of Artistic Director of Chicago Community music workshop sponsored by Chorus public school teaching. Chorus (CCC). In addition, he is the America. Director of Music of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills, Illinois and At Dr. K.T. Productions, Inc., he provides music transcriptions of Black Gospel Music with the use of Finale by Coda Music, he has produced the CD, Celebrate (2009), and has published the book, Praise His Holy Name … And Other Songs in the Gospel Style, for release in the spring of 2011. As a published composer, Dr. Hampton’s arrangements of spirituals and gospel songs can be found at Augsburg Fortress Press, Choristers Guild, ala breve 13

Phi Beta Mu Tips That Click How To: Keep Instrumental Students Growing and Progressing A unique challenge for band directors is multiple levels or “classes” of Memphis, TN. He had an outstanding keeping students motivated and moving musicianship, with each level requiring program that competed at the highest forward in musical growth. A happy band the student to perform proficiently on levels, but always had less than 40 student is one that is demonstrating exercises specified in a logical progression students, grades 7-12. I travelled up there regular progress and feels challenged. of method books. Assessments and seating one day to see how he was accomplishing Most band students have the same director order can be determined in this manner, this and was astounded at his routine. for multiple years and under the wrong with good natured competition helping EVERY day EACH student was conditions, this might surely lead to keep band members accountable. responsible for playing one line out of a stagnation or worse. What techniques and pass-off method book and turning in the ideas do experienced directors employ to Dr. Frank Blanton has taught as a high cassette in a numbered slot in a rack keep individuals moving at an appropriate school director for over 30 years, and outside the director’s office. At lunch, level to boost the results of their presently teaches at Mountain Brook High Barry would take the rack, listen to each performing ensembles? school. He provided a very helpful tape in the rack, stop at the end and record response to the problem of student several prescriptive comments to each James Thompson is now retired, but motivation: “We do find that getting our child telling them to proceed or redo the served as a director in this state for over students to consistently practice is exercise. He would put the rack back 30 years. He taught at schools of all sizes challenging and often frustrating. One of outside his office, and the students would and economic levels, but spent the most the strongest motivators seems to be that pick up their tape each day. He had a time in developing a very successful of a focused purpose for practicing. This special player that he could control with a program at Benjamin Russell High School may include preparation for honor band or foot pedal that would allow him to stop or in Alexander City. He is a graduate of the All-State auditions, a method book pass- play the tape at a higher speed. Barry had University of Alabama and found an off system, or excerpt pass-offs from figured out that with his situation, he individualized curriculum idea there music being prepared for MPA. Another really could have no child in the band that during his student days that has been thing that especially seems to work well was not making regular progress, and so widely used by instrumental programs in with younger students is after-school or he found a way to give feedback without this state for many years. “I used before-school open practice, pass-off, and stopping the entire class. One line a day challenges from technique books for chair assistance sessions. This creates an does not sound like much, but wouldn’t placement and a Yale Ellis style course of atmosphere sort of like a \"practice party\" any of us be pleased if our average student study with chair placement being and has the effect of, \"well if all of these was performing and getting individualized determined by the student who had other students are staying after school to feedback on 180 lines a school year? completed the largest number of practice then I should do it too\".” requirements in the highest level of Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International requirements. Mr. Ellis was the Assistant Technology innovations such as Bandmaster Fraternity is committed to Director to Colonel Butler at the SmartMusic and iPads have certainly improving quality instruction and University of Alabama. He was in charge provided us with tools that put a fun aspect advancement of bands in this state. Please of the Music Education curriculum for into practice, but there is really no email [email protected] with any band directors, and having been a public substitute for teacher-driven feedback. comments on this column or suggestions school educator for many years, gave us One of my favorite stories involves Barry for future columns. ideas that we could employ immediately Lumpkin (creator of Audition Manager in a wide array of settings”. The Ellis software). In the 80’s and 90’s Barry was “pass-off” system takes a student through the band director at Harding Academy in 14 February/March 2012

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AMEA Awards Jim Jeffers teacher and Arts in Education Supervisor when he decides to turn in the keys to the since 2002. Mrs. Dorothy Richardson, old beaten up repair van”. Mike Stough, The AMEA Outstanding Administrator Superintendent of Tuscaloosa City long time band director at Opelika High Award is presented to Dr. Jim Jeffers, Schools says of Regina, “There are many School, says of Joe, “To say that Joe is Superintendent of Tallassee City Schools. proficient and dedicated leaders in more than just an instrument salesman and Dr. Jeffers was nominated by Jerry education. There are also leaders who, a repairman is an understatement. Joe not Cunningham, Tallassee High School because of their commitment to education only does an excellent job in these areas Choral Director. Jerry says of Dr. Jeffers, and students, must be considered but he takes a personal interest in each “He is an active and ardent booster of the outstanding.” Highlights of Regina’s student and students all love and respect music programs. He not only supports the distinguished career include being named him. programs financially but he also attends the recipient of the 2000 Druid Arts Award EVERY music activity at all the schools for Outstanding Music Educator, awarded Billy “Rip” throughout the year”. Michal Bird, Band by the Tuscaloosa Council on the Arts and Reagan Director at Tallassee offers this insight Humanities, and selection as a 2011 Yale into Dr. Jeffers. “He began his teaching Distinguished Music Educator. Regina Billy (Rip) Reagan is inducted into the career in 1962, fifty years ago this year. was nominated for the AMEA award by AMEA Hall of Fame. Rip Reagan was His father was a Baptist minister, and Dr. Anne Witt, music education and the band director at Albertville High music was very important to the Jeffers strings instructor at the University of School from 1953 to 1954, Emma Sansom family through the years. Jim learned to Alabama. Anne calls Regina “a woman High School from 1954 to 1975 and sing, as well as play piano and guitar. with unquestioned integrity and a heart for Gadsden State Community College from Later on, he taught others in churches and service to children. She truly gives all of 1988 to present. Mr. Reagan was schools how to love and appreciate us inspiration and direction.” nominated for this award by Ron Pence, music”. Director of Bands at Homewood High Joe Hull School. Ron writes, “He has truly been a Regina Noland roll model for countless numbers of young The 2012 AMEA Outstanding Music The Barbara Odom Distinguished musicians since he began teaching in Educator Award is presented to Regina Service Award is presented to Mr. Joe 1953. His high school groups were Noland. Regina taught elementary music Hull. This award is presented to a person always very entertaining and had success in the Tuscaloosa City Schools since 1973 who has clearly given a very special on the national stage at many and served as both elementary music service to AMEA, and the service competitions”. Larry Hicks, a former represents a long range commitment that, student, says, “I know that his most in every way, can be considered impressive accomplishment is the positive extraordinary and distinguished. Joe was influence on the lives of the hundreds of nominated by Andy Pettus, Band Director students who were fortunate enough to at Hillcrest High School. Andy speaks of come under his tutelage.” Joe, “He is a humble and selfless giver to the cause of music education in the state of Alabama. He will be sorely missed 16 February/March 2012

AMEA MEMBERSHIP HONOR ROLL 2011-2012 The Alabama Music Educators Association is proud to present the names of those who have been members of AMEA and NAfME for 25 or more continuous years. The AMEA Governing Board, on behalf of the membership, initiated this program at the Conference 2000 with each honoree attaining 25 or more years receiving an award. This year, each person reaching the 25-year number plus those reaching increments of five years beyond that will be honored. The strength of any organization can be demonstrated by the dedication and leadership displayed by its members. The greatest learning opportunities come to those members who become involved with the organization and offer to participate in leadership responsibilities. Numbers following the names below represent the number of years of continuing membership - not the number of years of teaching. Many have now retired from active teaching, but continue to make contributions to music education and to AMEA in other ways. We congratulate this group of leaders and thank them sincerely for their efforts on behalf of music education in Alabama. Cheryl Clarke - 35 years John M. Long - 65 years Orland Thomas - 55 years Rita Salzberg - 35 years Merilyn Jones - 55 years Frank Blanton - 35 years Darry Pilkington - 55 years Jerry Toole - 35 years Thomas Smith - 45 years Diane Turner - 35 years John Papastefan - 45 years Jon Bubbett - 30 years Carmelita Gandy - 45 years Russell Haag - 30 years Ronald Lett - 45 years Rudolfo Barraca - 30 years Stewart Hampton - 45 years Jeffrey Hudson - 30 years Milton Welch - 40 years Tony Pike - 30 years James Merriweather - 35 years Virginia Carlisle - 30 years James Rogers - 35 years Harold Powell - 25 years Rebecca Rockhill - 35 years Kathy Hughes - 25 years Virginia Matherly - 35 years Gene Swanner - 25 years Grailor Price - 35 years Young Composers Competition Finalists Pictured left to right: Joey Crittenden, Homewood High School. Tyler Entelisano, Hillcrest High School. and Gavin King, Opelika High School. Not pictured are Matthew Kundler, Vestavia High School, Nicholas Murphy, University of North Alabama and Alden Michaels, Hoover High School ala breve 17

AMEA President-Elect Sara Womack Advocacy in Action that we will receive includes how many a success and I know our future efforts music educators are employed across the will have a significant impact, as well. Author and advocate Peter McWilliams state and how many students are not wrote, “If you’re not actively involved in serviced by certified music educators. The members of the advocacy committee getting what you want, you don’t really This knowledge will empower our represent each division of our want it.” AMEA is truly committed to leadership to identify areas in need of organization: ABA – Tim Hammond, furthering the state of music education in improvement and will lead to a strategic AOA – Clay McKinney, AVA – Kathy Alabama and has reenergized our efforts plan for our advocacy efforts. When this Hughes, Collegiate – Dr. Moya with the formation of a committee to survey is distributed in electronic format Nordlund, Elementary/General – Dr. Sara develop a strategic plan for advocacy. We later this spring, please participate by Womack, and Higher Education – Brian really want music education to make a completing the survey in a timely manner Vilunas. Please contact your difference in the lives of Alabama’s and encourage your colleagues to do the representative if you have any ideas or children and youth. same. comments regarding our strategic plan for advocacy or if you would like to help The advocacy committee has been The advocacy committee has also with future video projects for music working diligently to develop a survey focused their efforts on the creation of an education advocacy. Do you really want under the leadership of Dr. Carl Hancock. advocacy video with the help of ProCAT Alabama students to benefit from music The data received from the survey will A/V. The video, which is available on the education? Then, help us do something help determine our “asks” when AMEA website and YouTube, showcases about it. What can you do to help further promoting music education to local and music programs and music education AMEA’s purpose and improve music state officials by providing a more students from across the state, along with education in our state? Let your accurate picture of the state of music statistics and quotes regarding the representative know if you have an idea education in Alabama. Some information benefits of music education. We to share. Remember the words of Jimi encourage you to show this video at your Hendrix, “Music doesn’t lie. If there is performances, utilize the video as a something to be changed in this world, recruiting tool, and email the link to your then it can only happen through music.” administration and local school boards. Our first venture into video advocacy was NAfME Collegiate Dakota Bromley, President Greetings future educators! I hope that forward to seeing what great things they before we get thrown to the fire in our you are all doing very well in all that you can do for NAfME Collegiate. internships, the less likely we are to be do. I can honestly say that the AMEA I know it is pretty early in the spring to be burned! Conference this past January was a huge thinking about summer, but I am sure all I would like to thank all of you for a great step in the right direction for NAfME you have (I know I have been!). I want to year as your president, and it has truly Collegiate here in Alabama. Ten different encourage all of you to find some way to been an honor to serve you. I would also universities from across the state were further yourselves this summer as future like to thank Skylar King and Heather represented, and I sincerely hope that even educators. Almost all of our great Haynes for being great partners on the more get involved with this great universities have summer music camps, executive board and Dr. Moya Nordlund organization in the future. Speaking of the and there are countless summer music for keeping me on my toes this past year. future, it looks very bright for this camps across the country that we can all There is also a huge thank you in order for organization. I am very about the entirely take part in. One of the things I look the entire AMEA Executive Board. Thank new slate of officers that will be running forward to most every year is being a you for being so supportive of our things this next year, and I truly look counselor at the University of division, and I eagerly await to see what Montevallo’s Young Musicians’ Camp. It the future has in store for this is such a rewarding experience, and one organization! Thank you again for the that I hope that all of you can take opportunity to serve you all this year, and advantage of, if you have not done so best of luck in all you do in the future! already. The more we work with kids 18 February/March 2012

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Elementary/General Division Beth Davis, President “I have a dream…” Dr. King’s words and conference. We continue to dream, think, your dreams for sentiments echo throughout our country plan, and seek to improve future yourself as a music in the hearts and minds of many people. conferences. Next year’s conference will educator and your The AMEA governing board is dreaming feature the Alabama Symphony dreams for your of a state filled with musically literate Orchestra in addition to outstanding music students. people who participate in music and clinicians and presenters to inform and Please make plans to support music in their communities. Just inspire us to do a better job as music join your colleagues on Saturday, as Dr. King took action to make his educators. The board continues to strive February 25 for the AOSA workshop dream come true, so is your AMEA to have quality exhibitors at the entitled Under Construction. The governing board working to make its conference. We need your help. Please workshop will be held at Gwin dream come true. contact your favorite vendors and invite Elementary in Hoover from 9:00 – 3:00. them to participate in our state conference The presenters for this workshop are For example, advocacy has become an next year. There is strength in numbers, Randy Delelles and Jeff Kriske. These important focus of the board. Dr. Sara so we are encouraging all of you to music educators will inspire you. It is an Womack and the advocacy committee, contact vendors and encourage their opportunity that you do NOT want to with the assistance of ProCat recording, participation. miss. You can email the president, Karla created an advocacy video. Free copies Hodges, at [email protected] for of the dvd were distributed at the recent Sometimes, despite our best intentions more information. See you there. conference. Please use these copies of and efforts, we lose sight of our dreams. the video to promote music education in Disappointments and distractions can Until we meet again for networking, your area of the state. You can email Dr. interrupt our pursuit of those worthy inspiration, and information, keep Womack at [email protected] for more dreams, goals, and plans. A great dreaming. Our students deserve our best information about the video. opportunity awaits you. A workshop is efforts. Another aspect of the board’s dream is an coming soon, which will offer you the invigorating and informative state opportunity to recharge and refocus on ala breve 21

Friday, September 28, 2012 Wright Center at Samford University with Clinician Dr. Rollo Dilworth Dr. Rollo Dilworth is Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education, he serves as conductor for the University Chorale. Prior to his appointment at Temple, Dilworth served as Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at North Park University in Chicago, IL for 13 years. Dr. Dilworth holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northwestern University. Dilworth has written and/or arranged over 150 choral works that are currently in print. He frequently serves as a guest conductor and/or clinician for honors, festival and all-state choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Dilworth is an active member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and Chorus America. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and currently serves on the Pennsylvania ACDA State board as Director of Student and Youth Activities. The cost of the Festival is $20 per student. Each school may bring up to 10 students, who should be elected by their music teacher based on the following criteria: 1. Students must be in fourth or fifth grade. 2. Students should demonstrate a high level of interest and participation in the local music program. 3. Students must be able to sing on pitch and follow a conductor. 4. Students must be willing to practice and memorize music before the Festival. 5. Students must exhibit self-discipline. The performance pieces will be announced later in February or early March. There will also be a teacher workshop with Dr. Rollo Dilworth the following day on Saturday, September 29th. It will be held at a local Birmingham elementary school. There will be more information about the workshop to come in the following months. Further information can be found on the Elementary/General Division website at www.alabamamea.org. You can also contact Festival Co-Directors, Cliff Huckabee, at [email protected]; or Carlee Green, at [email protected]; or Dr. Sara Womack, at sara@PXVLFRUJ. Please fill out the commitment form and return it by Friday, April 13, 2012. 22 February/March 2012

AMEA Elementary Music Festival COMMITMENT FORM Due by Friday, April 13, 2012 School: System: School Address: School Phone: School Fax: Music Teacher: Home Address: Home Phone: Home Fax: E-mail Address: MENC Member Number: How many students are you planning to bring to the festival? Are you Orff-certified? (circle one) Yes No If yes, level completed: Would you be willing to teach dance or instrument parts to your students in addition to the music? Schools that are assigned instrument parts will be responsible for bringing their own instruments. Dance: Yes No Instrument Parts: Yes No Return by mail, fax or e-mail to: The Montgomery Academy Lower School Cliff Huckabee, Music Specialist 1550 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36106-2691 Phone: (334) 462-3790 (cell/text message) Fax: (334) 270-1462 E-Mail: [email protected] ala breve 23

Meet the Candidates Carl B. Hancock is Associate Ken McGuire is an Associate Professor Professor of Music Education and of Music Education in the School of Program Director for the Campus Band Music at The University of Alabama at the University of Alabama. Dr. where he teaches courses in music Hancock works with graduate and education methodology, assessment, undergraduate students in classes philosophy, and history. He earned focused on music education, band degrees from Syracuse University (Ph.D. methods, music psychology, and Teaching, Curriculum, and Leadership), graduate research. Before coming to and the State Universities of New York at Alabama, he was Assistant Professor of Music Education and Binghamton (M.M. Conducting) and Fredonia (B.M. Music Director of the University Outreach Band at the University of Education). Prior to his appointment at Alabama in 1998, Dr. Arizona. He holds a BME, MME, and McGuire enjoyed teaching vocal and general music in New York State public schools for PhD in Music Education with a for AMEA President-elect... Certificate in College Teaching from Carl Hancock and Ken McGuire ten years. Notable accomplishments during Florida State University. Dr. Hancock’s that time included an Excellence in Teaching career as a public school teacher began in 1992 when he directed with Telecommunications award from the public broadcasting the band and choir programs at Santa Fe High School (FL). Later television station in Binghamton, N.Y. (for utilizing the medium of he became the first Director of the Sebastian River High School public television to enhance music learning) and school Band Program (FL) where he was honored by the Florida appointments as Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs and Bandmasters Association as a model of Young Director Success. Special Area Leader of Individual Assessment & Evaluation As a lecturer and clinician Dr. Hancock frequently presents at state, Reporting Systems. The two appointments provided significant national, and international conferences with recent engagements opportunities to hone leadership skills across a wide spectrum of at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL; the administrators, non-music and other arts teachers, parents, and MENC National Convention in Anaheim, CA; and the community members. His interests outside the music classroom International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior in provided opportunities to work with and reach people with diverse Barcelona, Spain. Upcoming presentations include the National backgrounds as well by coaching junior varsity soccer and varsity Association for Music Education (NAfME) National Convention tennis. Dr. McGuire has presented original research and ideas at in St. Louis, MO. As a researcher Dr. Hancock works with the numerous state, regional, national, and international workshops support from the National Center for Educational Statistics in the and conferences. His articles have been published in Journal of examination of present and past trends in the national supply and Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Therapy, demand of music and arts teachers. Closer to home, he maintains International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, ongoing investigations focused on conducting pedagogy, aesthetic Southeastern Journal of Research in Music Education, Music responses to music, and the training of preservice music educators. Educators Journal, Teaching Music, and Ala Breve including some His efforts to give back to the music education community that were highlighted in follow-up advertisements and discussions includes ongoing service on the Editorial Board of the Journal of in Teaching Music and Music Educators Journal. He served the Research in Music Education, sitting on the Southern Board of the Alabama State Department of Education as a member of the College Music Society, and guiding research efforts for the Alabama Research Committee on Arts Education representing Alabama Music Educators Association as State Research Chair. music education. With the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education, he Previous leadership roles include service as national chair of both served on the planning committees and made presentations at the Learning and Development and the Affective Response Special Alabama Arts Education Summits 2009 and 2010. With AMEA, he Research Interest Groups for the Society for Research in Music served five years as Vice President of the Higher Education Education and time spent on the AMEA Governing Board as State Division, four years as Chair of the Research Division, and two Advisor of the Alabama Collegiate Music Educators Association. years as Chair of the BMI John Lennon Scholarship Committee. In Dr. Hancock is affiliated with several organizations that support Tuscaloosa, he served as Vice President of Tuscaloosa Arts education and advocate for music such as The National Partners (TAP), a community service organization responsible for Association for Music Education, the Society for Research in advocating full inclusion of arts courses into all Tuscaloosa city Music Education, the College Music Society, the International and county schools. He served nine years as Music Education Society for Music Education, and the American Education Coordinator for the Northport Fine Arts Initiative, which involved Research Association. He is a member of the national music honor teaching classes and supervising music education for the children society, Pi Kappa Lambda, and an honorary member of both Kappa in Northport’s five elementary schools. Dr. McGuire is a member Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. of several music and education organizations including Pi Kappa Lambda. 24 February/March 2012

Lea Hoppe is the elementary music Carla Gallahan is an Associate specialist at Randolph School in Professor of Music Education at Troy Huntsville, Alabama where she has University in Troy, Alabama. She taught since 1995. At Randolph she is received the Bachelor of Music the director of the Randolph Young Education Degree, Master of Education Voices, a choir for third and fourth in Music, and the Doctor of Philosophy grade students who performed at the in Music Education from Auburn 2008 AMEA State Conference. In 2011 University. As a member of the faculty at the Young Voices Choir received praise Troy University, her responsibilities and recognition from composer David include teaching music education Maslanka during the regional premier courses, instructing the horn studio, and of his piece \"Liberation\". Hoppe's serving as Coordinator for Undergraduate Music Education choir performed alongside the University of Alabama in Internship. Dr. Gallahan is the Executive Director for the Huntsville's Wind Ensemble for this audience acclaimed Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands masterwork. Hoppe is also the conductor of the Huntsville held at Troy University. Her teaching background includes Community Chorus Children’s Chorale and directs children’s eighteen years experience in the Alabama public schools. Dr. choirs at First Baptist, Huntsville. She was the guest conductor for Gallahan is the Recording Secretary for the Alabama Music the 2011 Decatur All-City for AMEA Recording Secretary... Educators Association and former chairman of Elementary Choir. Hoppe is District VI of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. She was selected to Who’s Who currently the treasurer for the Carla Gallahan and Lea Hoppe Elementary/General Division of Among America’s Teachers and Outstanding AMEA. Hoppe is a graduate of Samford University and holds a Young Women of America, has been chosen as Auburn Junior Master’s degree from the University of Alabama. In 2010 Lea High School Teacher of the Year, Auburn City Schools Secondary Hoppe was presented the Harold J. Wilson Music Educator of the Teacher of the Year, and has served as a clinician and adjudicator Year award by the Huntsville Youth Orchestra. She and her throughout the Southeast. Her professional affiliations include the husband, David, are the parents of two daughters, Katie and Emily, National Association for Music Educators, Alabama Music both of whom are music educators. Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, The AMEA election ballot will be available on-line on Alabama Alliance for Arts Education, College Music Society, and March 1. The deadline for voting is April 1. Phi Beta Mu. Visit www.alabamamea.org. The link to the ballot will also be included in the next AMEA E-Newsletter. for AMEA Treasurer/Registrar...Karen Hickok and Chris Walker Karen Hickok is an elementary music teacher in Opelika, Alabama. She has taught at Northside Intermediate School since 1997 where she has developed a vibrant and integrated music program. Her music program includes keyboard classes, guitar instruction, recorder instruction, an Orff Ensemble, a chorus of 100+ students and an exploratory violin unit in which all 3rd grade students participate for nine weeks. She was the 2000-01 and 2008- 09 Northside Teacher of the Year and the 2008-09 Opelika City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. She sponsors the yearbook, spelling bee and student council at her school. Mrs. Hickok is a private piano teacher and is active as a member of MTNA. She has been the past president and is the current treasurer of the local MTNA chapter as well as the current treasurer of AMEA. She is also the organist and bell choir director for First Presbyterian Church in Auburn. Mrs. Hickok has a Masters of Music Education degree from Auburn University. She is married (30 years) to Dr. Stephen Hickok and they have two children, Melissa and William. All of the Hickoks are music educators. Chris Walker – A native of Dothan, AL in his twenty-first year of teaching, Dr. Walker received his Bachelor of Music Education and Masters of Science in Education from Troy State University. He attained his Ph.D. in Music Education from Auburn University while working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the band, music, and music education departments. Dr. Walker achieved National Board Certification on his first attempt in 2008. He was named as one of the top five secondary teachers in the Jefferson County School System in 2010. He has given clinics at the AMEA Convention, ABA Summer Convention, and the Jefferson County School System for incoming teachers, as well as many universities in the state of Alabama on program management, recruiting, classroom discipline, and middle school band literature. While at Troy, he served as Drum Major, Concert Master, and Clarinet Section Leader. He is much sought after as an honor band clinician, having conducted honor bands in many of the Districts, major universities, and counties in Alabama. Dr. Walker taught middle and high school instrumental music in Bainbridge, Georgia and Dothan, Alabama. After graduating from Auburn University, Dr. Walker worked at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in various roles including Temporary Guest Service Manager, Booking Coordinator for the Candlelight Processional, and Guest Talent Coordinator. He is in his sixth year as Director of Bands at Clay-Chalkville Middle School in Clay, Alabama where he resides with his lovely wife, Jennifer and their five year old daughter, Veronica. ala breve 25

Higher Education Division Timothy Phillips, President Greetings fellow collegiate educators of members who presided over these would be interested in publishing in a Alabama! sessions. Your important contributions peer reviewed format. Simply put, this are very appreciated. And thank you to just means that your article will be those of you who participated in and/or selected by a review committee prior to spearheaded our lobby performances. publication. It is an excellent opportunity This is a relatively new addition to our for you to share your vast knowledge of conference and something that I hope to your particular area of expertise with our see continue for years to come. readers. I would like to begin this HED update by The HED mixer was held at Dreamland In the brief business meeting at the thanking those who worked so hard to Barbeque, just near the Convention beginning of the HED recital at this make January’s AMEA Conference a Center on Friday, January 20 closely after year’s conference, we had an opportunity success. Steve McLendon and Garry the recital was finished. This meeting was to elect new officers to represent HED on Taylor did a superb job organizing the a great opportunity for us to discuss some the AMEA board. Congratulations to Dr. various aspects of this multilayered event. HED matters as well as enjoy some good Lori Ardovino from the University of From the HED area, special thanks goes food. This is always one of my favorite Montevallo for being elected President to Dr. Lori Ardovino, secretary/treasurer, parts of our conference. and Dr. James Zingara from the for organizing the HED recital. As usual, University of Alabama-Birmingham for this recital showcased excellent In the coming months, I would like to being elected secretary/treasurer! I have performances by some of the finest encourage applied music professors from no doubt that these officers will represent applied music professors in the state of our state to consider submitting an article HED well and move us in a positive Alabama. Also, special thanks to the for publication in Ala Breve. The “Call direction with their work. I thank them many educators who presented lectures for Submissions” at the end of this update both for their willingness to serve. sponsored by HED, and the many faculty is really directed toward any of you who 26 February/March 2012

This concludes my final update as faculty and/or active practitioners. The Manual of Style (15th ed., 2003). Authors President of the HED area of AMEA. The deadline for the submission is May 1, may not mix styles within a manuscript. 8. past two years have been an excellent 2012. Submission Guidelines (adapted Authors should submit four copies of experience for me and I have really from the Submission Guidelines of typed, double-spaced manuscripts, which enjoyed meeting and working with Update: Applications of Research in normally should not exceed 20 pages, everyone on the board and with so many Music Education) 1. Manuscripts must be along with an abstract of approximately other HED folks throughout the state. I research-based. 2. Manuscripts may 150 words. Authors should also submit 4 look forward to the coming years, where I present a single research study or a review to 6 keywords relating to their article’s hope to continue to participate in AMEA of the literature. 3. Articles should be content. Type size should be no smaller through publications, presentations, and unique and not published elsewhere. In than 12 points (double-spacing should performances. As always, I encourage accordance with the Code of Ethics, include 28 points total for a line of text and each of you to continue your involvement submitting a manuscript indicates that it the following line). Figures and drawings in AMEA and to persuade your has not been published previously and is should be camera-ready. 9. To preserve the colleagues, especially new faculty not currently submitted for publication author’s anonymity in the review process, members, to be active members. elsewhere, either in its entirety or in part. the manuscript should not reveal the 4. Authors should comply with APA author’s identity or institutional affiliation. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ethical standards (www.apa.org/ethics/ The author’s name, address (including e- code2002.html) and institutional and mail, if available), and institutional The Ala Breve is seeking submissions of federal regulations in the treatment of affiliation should appear only on a research articles for the Summer 2012 human subjects. 5. Quantitative separate cover sheet. Manuscripts not “Special Research” Edition to be manuscripts must conform to the conforming to this stipulation will be published during the summer, 2012. Publication Manual of the American returned. 10. Manuscripts should be Submissions may consist of quantitative, Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001). addressed to: Dr. Carl Hancock, qualitative, descriptive, historical, Nonquantitative and historical studies may University of Alabama School of Music, philosophical, or any other kind of conform to APA style or to The Chicago Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. accepted research conducted by university 2013 National Scout Jamboree Band Seeks Members Held every four years, The Boy Scouts of your students who may be Scouts. There Director of the Jamboree Band, George America will convene their 18th National is a flyer that you can download and post Pinchock at (610) 519-6050 or Jamboree July 14 - 24, 2013 at The available at the Jamboree Band website. [email protected]. Summit near Beckley, West Virginia. To learn more, visit the Jamboree Band There 45,000 Scouts from all across the website at jamboband.org or contact the United States will gather for ten days of scouting and fun. Whether you sing in the choir, dance in a musical theater production, play an instrument in a band, have a passion for opera, The sixty-member Jamboree Band will or lead worship for your church, the University of Mobile Center for perform at ceremonies, events, concerts, Performing Arts has the program for you! and arena shows. The band will entertain the many thousands of Scouts and visitors t
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Campus Connections News and Happenings from Alabama’s Colleges and Universities Colleges and universities are encouraged to submit newsworthy material and announcements for publication in Ala Breve Auburn University students in grades 9-12. Featured guest Hailed by the New York Times as “a composer and conductor Matt Conaway, national artistic treasure,” Julianne Baird Auburn University Department of Music as well as guest conductors, Connie will visit Auburn’s main campus February is proud of the performance of Dr. Rick Hammond, Audrey Murphy, and Chris 20 and 21 to present a lecture and concert Good and the AU Symphonic Winds at Walker worked with the junior high and centered on her latest research project, the AMEA 2012 In-Service Conference in middle school students. The senior high the Jane Austen Songbook, which January. With guest euphonium soloist, students studied and rehearsed with guest “weaves pertinent literary passages Jason Ham and guest conductors, Dr. composer and clinician David around a series of arias and late 18th- Corey Spurlin, Dr. Doug Rosener, and Mr. Gillingham, featured guest conductor, century songs selected from Jane Austen’s Jim Duren, Dr. Good and the ensemble Frank Wickes, and guest conductors Jeff own musical collection. presented a program of difficult, Bianchi and John Casagrande. Guest innovative, and interesting repertoire. concerts were presented by the Pizitz In the Auburn Department of Music, we Their exciting performance exhibited Middle School Band conducted by Kim are proud to offer an intimate and musicality and technical precision. We are Bain and the Lovinggood Middle School nurturing atmosphere that provides honored by their invitation to perform for Band conducted by AU Alum Joseph opportunities for individual attention and the 2012 AMEA Conference. We are also Heiberger. This year’s festival involved regular performance for students. We are proud of the contributions of Dr. students from over 125 high schools and fortunate to be able to bring in frequent Rosephanye Dunn-Powell as she represented eleven different states. The guest artists for concerts and master conducted the Alabama Honor Choir that AU Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, classes. I invite you to read about our presented a wonderful concert at the and Jazz Band also performed for the distinguished faculty, major performing conference. students who experienced a wonderful ensembles, programs of study, and weekend of music learning. available scholarships, and assistantships In February, the Band area hosted the on our website at: www.auburn.edu/ Third Annual Auburn University In February we are delighted to host Dr. music. Contact the Department of Music Symphonic Honor Band Festival for Julianne Baird, world renowned soprano, at 334-844-4165 if you have questions Junior High and Middle School students recording artist, and distinguished about our degree programs or offerings. and the 21st Annual Auburn University professor of Music at Rutgers University. War Eagle! Symphonic Honor Band Festival for Mouchette Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 394 Northport, AL 35476 1-800-827-7141 [email protected] Cookie Dough, Cheesecakes, and other frozen foods. Hot New Product - Officially Licensed Collegiate Tumblers Custom Designed Tumblers with your school logo also available Let us help you with your fundraising needs! Roland Mouchette Former Music Educator Professional Fundraiser for over 30 years 28 February/March 2012

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Alabama Bandmasters Association John Cooper, President What a tremendous Alabama Music I have always felt that this time of year was time limits in the area of scales/rudiments Educators Association Conference we had! the most important time for each band’s during the audition. Third, it eliminates the I had the opportunity to hear at least part of future success. Hopefully, we each have scales and rudiment barrier during the every performance and all but one clinic the opportunity for sustained effort on audition. Proposal 2012-2 eliminates the and I felt it was one of our best years! That quality music followed by assessment Third Year Provision in our current All- is due to you, our Alabama Bandmasters designed to improve our students as well as State legislation. It will only affect ninth Association members, and the fine work our own instruction. grade students who are enrolled in a middle that you do with your bands and in your school/junior high in which band effort to improve yourself professionally. If you are a new teacher you have probably instruction begins in the seventh grade. settled into a routine. Take the opportunity I am again reminded that our greatest asset to go outside your routine and have some At our AMEA Board Meeting, the board as an organization is our individual experienced directors listen to your band – approved the use of audition music members. Our District Chairmen work so and don’t be afraid to have them do it composed specifically for our All-State hard this time of year in organizing All- before you are “ready.” auditions. Students will no longer be using State tryouts and organizing Music three excerpts from method books, but Performance Assessment; and they do this Two proposals have been submitted to the rather be using two exercises composed for in addition to all their “regular” board, received a second, and will be our auditions. These exercises, with the responsibilities as a band director. Each of discussed and voted on at our All-State exception of the percussion exercises, are you, after careful consideration of your meetings. The full texts of these proposals now online. The percussion exercises are individual band member’s strengths and are below (page 30 & 31) in this edition of now being reviewed and will hopefully be weaknesses, have programmed and begun the Ala Breve and I would encourage you online by April. Please continue to watch rehearsing music for Assessment. You are to read them carefully. the AMEA/ABA website in the coming elevating your students musically, months. Changes will be made to make the evaluating the progress of the previous day, Proposal 2012-1 is a long proposal that rules and requirements clearer to students and planning for the day to come. comes to us from the committee to consider and more convenient to the band directors. making changes in the All-State Percussion tryout procedures. It makes at least three Enjoy this time of year as you see the significant changes in current procedure. weekly improvement of your students! First, it defines and equalizes each area of Good luck at Music Performance the audition (mallet, snare drum, and Assessment! timpani). Second, it prescribes the use of Proposal 2012-1 - All-State Percussion Revisions Each instrument will be one third of the student’s total score. Article XV, Section 2, Paragraph B: Mallet scales: Senior high students will play 12 major scales and arpeggios two octaves, as well Change the following sentence: as the A melodic minor and C harmonic minor scales two octaves within the time A student auditioning for the High School Bands must correctly play a minimum limit prescribed by the music selection committee. Middle school students will of seven (7) major scales with their related arpeggios, and a student auditioning play 12 major scales and arpeggios one octave, as well as the A melodic minor for the Junior High Band must correctly play five (5) major scales with their and C harmonic minor scales one octave within the time limit prescribed by the related arpeggios to advance to the Prepared Studies and Sight Reading portions music selection committee. Students will be awarded points for every scale and of the All-State Band audition. arpeggio they successfully complete within the allotted time limit. No percussion student will be eliminated from the All-State audition for failing to perform a To read as follows: minimum number of scales. A student auditioning on a wind instrument or string bass for the High School Bands must correctly play a minimum of seven (7) major scales with their related Snare drum rudiments: arpeggios, and a student auditioning on a wind instrument or string bass for the Single stroke roll Middle School Band must correctly play five (5) major scales with their related Long roll (double stroke roll) arpeggios to advance to the Prepared Studies and Sight Reading portions of the Each snare drum rudiment should be performed open-closed-open (slow-fast- All-State Band audition. slow) with a smooth transition. Students should take no longer than 1 minute to perform each rudiment. Remove the sentence: “Snare drummers must successfully complete all of the rudiments to advance to the prepared Studies and Sight Reading portions of the Timpani tuning: All-State Band audition.” Students will be allotted 1 minute to tune the timpani for the prepared etude. Students may use any pitch source they wish as many times as they wish within Article XV, Section 2: the allotted time limit. For evaluation purposed, the tuning process must be Add the following paragraph: audible to the judges. Once students have begun performing the prepared etude, Membership in the Alabama All-State Bands for percussion students will be they are not allowed to use any outside pitch source. The tuning procedure will be determined by district auditions in three areas: mallets, snare drum, and timpani. repeated for the sightreading etude. The audition will be broken down as follows: Submitted by the All‐State Percussion Revision Committee Mallet scales: 20%, Mallet prepared etude: 40%, Mallet sightreading: 40% Clay Sloan, Chair, Austin High School Snare rudiments: 20%, Snare prepared etude: 40%, Snare sightreading: 40% Timpani tuning: 20%, Timpani prepared etude: 40%, Timpani sightreading: 40% 30 February/March 2012

2012 ABA All-State Schedule ALABAMA ALL-STATE SOLO FESTIVAL, APRIL 11, 2012 Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:00 PM – Auditions - Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 PM, Finals Concert - Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center ALABAMA ALL-STATE BAND FESTIVAL, APRIL 12-14, 2012 Hotel - Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Mobile Thursday & Friday Rehearsals – Mobile Convention Center Saturday morning rehearsals – Mobile Civic Center Saturday afternoon Concert – Mobile Civic Center All-State 2012 Schedule Mobile, AL April 12-14, 2012 Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibits open 1:30 pm Directors Meeting 2:00 pm Auditions begin 5:30 pm Audition results posted 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ABA Board Meeting Friday, April 13, 2012 8:30 am – 12:00 Exhibits open 8:30 am – 12:00 Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center) 9:00 am – 10:00 am ABA General Business meeting 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exhibits open 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center) 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm University of Mobile Symphonic Winds Saturday, April 14, 2012 8:00 am – 8:45 am Middle School (Civic Center) 8:45 am – 9:30 am Blue Band (Civic Center) 8:45 am – 9:45 am ABA Board Meeting 9:30 am – 10:15 am White Band (Civic Center) 10:00 am – 10:45 am ABA General Business Meeting 10:15 am – 11:00 am Red Band (Civic Center) Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:00 pm Concert (All bands, Civic Center) Proposal 2012-2 Third Year Provision Article XV, All-State Festival and Auditions Section 2, Paragraph C: Delete sub paragraph (1) which reads: 1) 3rd year provision – Any ninth grade student enrolled in a band program in which band begins in grade 7 will be eligible to try out for the Middle School Band. All other ninth graders must try out for Red, White and Blue Bands. This takes effect in the 2008-9school year. Rationale: The 3rd year provision has created an uneven playing field for middle school students. Additionally, some directors have misinterpreted the legislation as it is written which has created problems for students at the District All-State audition. It is my belief that students throughout the state will be better served by deleting this provision from our bylaws. Submitted by Terry Ownby, Muscle Shoals Middle School ala breve 31

2012 ABA and Director of Bands at The University chamber music, and was from 2003 to All-State of Tennessee-Martin. He has guest 2008 Associate Director of the UT Butler Clinicians conducted in Canada, Colombia, Costa School of Music. As Music Director of Rica, Ireland, Singapore, and throughout the UT Chamber Winds, Dr. Hanna has Red Band the eastern United States. Dr. Gausline is led performances of that ensemble at the published in the journals for the National 2002 and 2004 College Band Directors Band Association and World Association National Association Southwestern for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Division Conferences. Dr. Hanna is also School Band and Orchestra Magazine, the director of The University of Texas Keynotes Magazine, and several Longhorn Music Camps, serves as faculty publications offered by GIA publications, sponsor for the Alpha Tau chapter of Inc. Commissioning projects include Kappa Kappa Psi, and serves as Editor of works by Michael Torke, Joel Puckett, the College Band Directors National James Syler, Daniel Bukvich, and Rob Association Report. He is arranger and Smith. He received the Doctor of Musical editor of numerous works for winds, and Arts from the University of Miami in regularly authors program notes for a Coral Gables and taught in the public wide variety of performances, including schools of Florida. an upcoming CD release by the Cavell Trio. White Band Blue Band Dr. Gregg Gausline is Associate Director Scott S. Hanna serves as Assistant Dr. C. David Ragsdale is the Director of of Bands at The University of Georgia Director of Bands at The University of Bands and Associate Professor of Music where he is the conductor of the UGA Texas at Austin, Music Director and at the University of Alabama in Wind Symphony, teaches courses in Conductor of the Symphony Band and Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to his advanced conducting, and is chair of the Associate Director of the Longhorn Band. university teaching responsibilities in the conducting area. Prior positions include He teaches courses in conducting and areas of music education and conducting, Director of Instrumental Studies at Dr. Ragsdale conducts the Huntsville Indiana/Purdue University-Fort Wayne Youth Orchestra, the Huntsville Chamber Winds, and is an avid conductor and clinician throughout the Southeast. Additionally, Dr. Ragsdale is a contributing author for McGraw Hill’s “Experience Music” textbook and GIA Publication’s popular “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band” textbook series and is a producer of two compact discs in national circulation on the Naxos Classical Music label. Prior to UA Huntsville, Dr. Ragsdale served as the Associate Director of Bands for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami where he directed the internationally-acclaimed \"Band of the Hour\" Marching Band for the Miami Hurricanes. In 2004, Dr. Ragsdale was 32 February/March 2012

inducted into the Iron Arrow Society, the were one of the first recipients of the throughout the United States and Canada. highest honor attainable at the University “Sudler Cup”, a national award presented of Miami by any student, faculty member, by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, In 1979, Pat became the Founding or alumnus. recognizing Junior High Band programs Director and Conductor of the Asheville of special merit in the United States and Community Band. Upon her retirement Dr. Ragsdale is a member of the College Canada. from this organization in 1996, the band Band Directors National Association, the During her 30 year career Pat served the members appointed her Director Emeritus Alabama Music Educators Association, music profession in many state and and created the Patricia L. Garren Music Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia – Professional regional offices and was recognized Education Scholarship to be given Music Fraternity for Men, Pi Kappa nationally for her accomplishments. She annually to a student pursuing a degree Lambda – National Honorary Music was the first woman elected President of in Instrumental Music. Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi – National the North Carolina Bandmasters Honorary Education Fraternity, and holds Association, was Chairman of the North In appreciation for her achievements and honorary membership in Tau Beta Sigma American Band Directors Coordinating contributions to music education, Pat was – National Band Fraternity. Council and served as President of given an Honorary Life Membership in Women Band Directors International. Pat the North Carolina Music Educators Dr. Ragsdale holds a Bachelor of Music received the “Citation of Merit”, “Scroll Association, was presented the degree from Appalachian State University of Excellence” and “Silver Baton” awards “Distinguished Alumni Award” from the (NC), a Master of Music degree from from Women Band Directors School of Music at East Carolina Winthrop University (SC), and the Doctor International, Tau Beta Sigma’s University, inducted into the North of Musical Arts degree from the “Outstanding Service to Music” award, Carolina Bandmasters Hall of Fame, University of Miami (FL). He and his was a two time recipient of the “Citation received Women Band Directors wife Jennifer, Middle School Band of Excellence” from the National Band International highest award, The Golden Director at Randolph School, currently Association and the “Award of Rose and is the sixth woman conductor to reside in Huntsville, Alabama along with Excellence” from the North Carolina be inducted into their Hall of Fame. their daughters, Ella and Anna. Bandmasters Association. She also received the “Legion of Honor” from She is married to William (Bill) R. Middle School Band Bandworld Magazine and the John Philip Garren, a retired nurseryman. In their Sousa Foundation. Pat has conducted leisure time they enjoy traveling and have District and All State Bands in North visited all seven continents. Pat is an avid Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, golf and tennis player as well as a certified Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, USTA umpire. She received the SC Indiana and Oregon. She has also served Tennis Association’s “Tennis Umpire of as an adjudicator, clinician and lecturer the Year” award for 2005. The Florida State University SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS Patricia Garren is a graduate of East Registration Is Now Open! Carolina University with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Instrumental Music Phone: 850-644-9934 Education. Her teaching career began in Email: [email protected] Asheville, North Carolina where she Web: http://music.fsu.edu/ directed the Junior High Concert and quicklinks/summer-camps Symphonic Bands. Her Symphonic Bands premiered three commissioned 33 works for band by Robert Jager, John O’Reilly and Anne McGinty. They performed for numerous band associations and conventions including the prestigious Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and ala breve

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AMEA Meeting Minutes January 18-20, 2012 Montgomery Renaissance Hotel, Montgomery, Alabama AMEA Governing Board Meeting Minutes Conference dates: January 10-12, 2013. outgoing Governing Board members were recognized January 18, 2012 New Business for their service. Renaissance Montgomery Hotel 2013 AMEA Conference – A discussion occurred on the Conference Discussion selection of the Keynote Speaker. The topic was tabled Karen Hickok requested a list of all members who pre- The AMEA Governing Board met at the Renaissance and will be discussed in detail at the Saturday, January registered approximately two weeks before the Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama on January 18, 2012. 21, 2012 meeting of the AMEA Governing Board. upcoming 2013 AMEA Conference. She identified a The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by AMEA Nomination Committee – The committee announced few issues with pre-registration that are being President Steve McLendon. Present at the meeting: officer nominations for the upcoming AMEA officer addressed. Approximately 500 conference attendees Steve McLendon, Sara Womack, Carla Gallahan, Garry election. The nominations will be announced at the pre-registered and approximately 216 attendees Taylor, Pat Stegall, Benny Ferguson, Karen Hickok, AMEA business meeting on Thursday, January 19, registered on-site. Clay McKinney, Beth Davis, Jane Powell, John Cooper, 2012. Garry Taylor asked the Board to share issues/concerns Tim Phillips, Dakota Bromley, and Moya Nordlund. 2012 Music Education Week – This event will take about the conference that need to be addressed for next The minutes of the August 27, 2011 meeting of the place in Baltimore, MD. year. A discussion occurred on the possible AMEA Governing Board were read by Recording Garry Taylor asked the Governing Board to contact him implementation of a Treasurer/Registrar Elect position Secretary, Carla Gallahan. The minutes were amended with concerns or needs throughout the 2012 on the AMEA Governing Board. and approved. Conference. Pat Stegall talked to each exhibitor during the The financial report was presented by Garry Taylor. The next meeting of the AMEA Governing Board will conference. A discussion on the exhibit layout The report was discussed and approved as submitted. be Saturday, January 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m., at the occurred. President McLendon welcomed the Board and Montgomery Renaissance Hotel. John Cooper suggested reserving a larger room for the introduced Benny Ferguson, the Southern Division President McLendon adjourned the meeting at 8:06 performance of percussion ensembles in the future, President of the National Association for Music p.m. (Cooper, Phillips). possibly on stage. A discussion occurred on possible Education (NAfME). Officer, Representative, and Respectfully Submitted, Dr. Carla Gallahan, AMEA changes in the Jazz Band Rhythm Section audition. Division Reports were presented and may be viewed Recording Secretary Jane Powell addressed concerns with recording issues online by visiting our website, www.alabamamea.org for the clarification of procedures. Old Business AMEA Business Meeting Minutes Jody Powell suggested displaying the AMEA logo and Conference Registration – Pre-registration will be January 19, 2012 other announcements on a screen in the Concert Hall separate from on-site registration in an effort to make Montgomery Performing Arts Center before performances. the registration process more efficient. A credit card A recommendation was made to have the piano in the reader is available for Paypal. Pre-registration packets President McLendon welcomed the organization to the Concert Hall tuned during the Conference since moving for Board members are available for pick-up at the 2012 AMEA In-Service Conference. the piano for the different performance ensembles conclusion of the meeting. A motion was made to dispense with the reading of the impacts the tuning. Advocacy – Each Division has a representative on the minutes and the financial report from the January 18, Tim Phillips suggested moving the Higher Education Advocacy Committee. They are working to develop a 2012 AMEA Governing Board meeting (Randall Key, Division events back to Thursday and Friday for the clear picture of music education in the state. Dr. Carl Chris Walker). Passed. 2013 Conference. He also suggested moving the Hancock is working with the committee to develop, Chuck Eady, Chair of the Nomination Committee, Recital to the Concert Hall. distribute, and review a survey on music education announced the nominations for the upcoming AMEA A suggestion was made to eliminate the division from issues, teachers, and AMEA services. The survey will officer elections. A motion was made to close the the event listing in the conference program. All be piloted in the lobby at the 2012 AMEA In-Service nominations (Harry McAfee, Chris Walker). Passed. members may attend any of the sessions. Conference. Dr. Womack presented the Advocacy President McLendon adjourned the Business meeting A discussion occurred on the Advocacy DVD. DVD that has been created. The DVD will be available and introduced the 2012 AMEA In-Service Conference The Elementary/General Music Division requested at the Conference and will be played at multiple events Keynote Speaker, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. their room be set up differently for some of the sessions. throughout the Conference. It is also available on Respectfully submitted, Dr. Carla Gallahan, AMEA A request was made to include longer sessions in the YouTube and Facebook. President McLendon Recording Secretary future and Mr. Taylor encouraged the division acknowledged ProCat for their work on the Advocacy presidents to be creative with scheduling to DVD. The Governing Board was encouraged to thank AMEA Governing Board Meeting Minutes accommodate the needs of their division. ProCat for their outstanding effort and contribution. January 21, 2012 New Business Future Alabama Music Educators (FAME) – The Renaissance Montgomery Hotel The upcoming AMEA Elections will be held online Governing Board will be introduced to the FAME from March 1-April 1, 2012 (Cooper, Davis). Passed. Participants at 9:15 a.m. on January 19, 2012. The The AMEA Governing Board met at the Renaissance The next meeting of the AMEA Governing Board will participants will attend the Keynote address, meet with Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama on January 21, 2012. be held on June 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mr. Benny Ferguson, and participate in a session with The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by AMEA Montgomery Renaissance Hotel. Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. President Steve McLendon. Present at the meeting: A motion was made to bring the Alabama Symphony Division Checking Accounts – Each division is Steve McLendon, Sara Womack, Carla Gallahan, Garry Orchestra to the 2013 AMEA Conference (McKinney, encouraged to address this issue and work toward Taylor, Pat Stegall, Karen Hickok, Clay McKinney, Bromley). Passed. achieving 501c3 status. Beth Davis, Jane Powell, John Cooper, Tim Phillips, Garry Taylor thanked the Board for their service, AMEA Awards – The awards will be presented Friday Dakota Bromley, Jody Powell, and Moya Nordlund. requested conference photos be sent to him, and evening, January 20, 2012. A motion was made to dispense with the reading of the reminded everyone of the upcoming Ala Breve Future AMEA Conferences – AMEA will hold the In- minutes and financial report from the January 19, 2012 publishing deadline. Service Conference at the Renaissance Hotel and AMEA General Business meeting (Cooper, Phillips). President McLendon adjourned the meeting at 2:52 Convention Center in Montgomery, Alabama for the Passed. p.m. (Phillips, Nordlund). next three years. The 2013 Conference will take place President McLendon thanked the Board for the Respectfully Submitted, Dr. Carla Gallahan, AMEA one week earlier than the usual date. 2013 AMEA outstanding AMEA In-Service Conference. All Recording Secretary ala breve 35

The Advantages of Arranging/Composing for Music Educators By Timothy Beattie Since I started arranging and composing of the rehearsal up which most music issues, and nonidiomatic patterns. Some music I have seen noticeable gains in my educators will agree is crucial to being of these concerns caused me to rewrite; efficacy as a music educator. After efficient. while other parts I kept helped me to reflecting on this fact, I believe I have anticipate these technical concerns. discerned the reasons this occurred. The Once the separate musical ideas are seen primary reason for this improvement was more clearly, then you are able to I understand that not everyone is a the better understanding of musical prioritize (balance) the voices. Balancing composer or has the time to arrange elements. The main elements of music the voices is also achieved through music, but I would highly encourage an that became clearer to me (and therefore familiarity with timbre. Oftentimes I will occasional foray into this world. If you’re my students) were form, priority of tell students to write the name of the like me, you will come back to other instrumental voices, and the technical instrument, in their music, that they need music with “new ears”, and will also gain concerns of specific instruments. It is to allow to dominate at that point in the a better ability to create the ensemble because of these that I would like to music. Most of the time this works better sound you desire. encourage music educators to arrange or than just telling them to balance compose for their ensembles. repeatedly. I believe this is because the - Timothy Beattie is the Assistant Band idea of balance can be a little too abstract Director at Davidson High School in One of the first skills that can be honed by for some students . Mobile. writing music is the ability to “chunk” the musical material. I have realized that One of the last benefits of writing for your there usually are not more than three or groups is gaining a better understanding of four musical ideas at once, and knowing technical concerns. Testing my pieces out this I can diagnose problems more quickly. with my students has enlightened me to This faster diagnosis helps keep the pace the fact of difficult fingerings, range Can’t find the forms? We’re going green! Download the forms from the amea website: www.alabamamea.org Click “AMEA Forms” from the menu on the left of the home page to find the following forms: NAfME Membership Form Call for Sessions Performance Application AMEA Awards Nomination Forms FAME Registration Young Composers Application 36 February/March 2012

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Noteworthy... Russellville’s Alex Richey On Saturday, Stanley made the Alabama Stanley Lacey in its music department. Selected for All-American All-State Red Band for the third year in a Now that he has met the goals of being in row, which is a tremendous acomplishment. all four All-State ensembles, what’s next Marching Band Only two students from our district are for Stanley? Perhaps not surprisingly, he chosen for the top two spots, which is is hoping to pursue a career in music impressive enough. performance and education. But consider this: last weekend, Stanley The music department in Tallassee was also featured in the Alabama All-State consists of Jerry Cunningham, Chairman Gold Jazz Band, where he was among the and Choral Director; Adam Moxley, top jazz trombone players in the state. Assistant Choral Director; Robby Earlier this year, he made Alabama All- Glasscock, High School Band Director; State Honor Choir. And next week, he and Michael Bird, Middle School Band will be one of two trombone players Director. Superintendent Dr. Jim Jeffers chosen to perform in the Alabama All- was named the Alabama Music Educators State Orchestra. Association “Administrator of the Year” Stanley has spent his high school career for 2011-2012. learning any – and every – instrument he Steve McLendon Featured could find, and for the past two years has arranged the music the Pride of Tallassee in “50 Directors Who performed in their halftime shows. He Make a Difference plays trombone in the Montgomery Youth Left to right: Russellville HS Band Orchestra, piano in a local rock band School Band & Director Gary McNutt, Alex Richey, and called The Soul Survivors, guitar and mandolin in the FFA String Band, Orchestra’s 14th annual Scott Stephenson, Russellville HS euphonium in the THS Wind Ensemble, “50 Director’s Who Percussion Coordinator and sings tenor and baritone in the THS Make a Difference” Choir. Last year, he played Sousaphone included AMEA’s own Russellville High School percussionist in the marching band and bass trombone Steve McLendon, Band Alex Richey was selected to participate in in the jazz band, as well. He is also a Steve McLendon Director at Dothan High the U.S. Army All-American Marching substitute piano accompanist at St. School. Band. The All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game in the Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Responding to questions about teaching nation. Produced by All American Games, this Bowl features the nation's top high Tallassee. philosophy, making a difference in school senior football players and marching musicians. Student selected as students’ lives, and the most important one of the 125 All-American Marching Band members received an all-expenses- lesson they’ve learned in their careers as paid trip to San Antonio, TX to march in the halftime performance of the All- educators, the directors, instructors, and American Bowl at the Alamodome. teachers who make up the 2011 “50 Tallassee Student Selected to All Four Directors Who Make a Difference” All-State Ensembles present an uplifting mosaic of school Stanley Lacey of Tallassee just accomplished something no THS student music programs nationwide. McLendon’s has ever done – and, to our knowledge, few in the state of Alabama have, either. Stanley Lacey responses are below: Stanley has also participated in honor Teaching philosophy: bands through the years at Troy University, University of Alabama, and I love music. My goal as a music educator Auburn University. After several years of is to share that passion and love for music. lessons with his middle school band Through music I hope to help each student director, he studied privately with Dr. I teach be a better musician, appreciate Doug Bristol at Alabama State University music more, improve their self discipline, and Dr. Matthew Wood at Auburn and build on their self esteem. University. Making A Difference In Students’ Lives: Tallassee has been fortunate to have I hope I’ve instilled a level of discipline 38 February/March 2012

with the band that helps them make better community of Phil Campbell, Alabama, Three Nordlunds decisions and be better people throughout killing 26 residents. The high school was Selected for Lutheran their lives. I hope I can lead them to be hit, with the band room taking a direct hit, Music Summer Music better friends, better spouses, and great losing its entire music library, the entire citizens. band facility and approximately 90% of Academy Faculty instruments and equipment were Most Important Lesson Learned: destroyed. Through the donations of For more than 30 years, the Lutheran Never say Never! You have to take one hundreds of individuals and many Music Program in Minneapolis, Minn. day at a time, be prepared, and make the corporations through the Facebook page has been proud to employ many talented most of the moment. “One Brick at a Time” and grants from string players as faculty for our annual Warner Music and the Glee Give a Note Lutheran Summer Music Academy and 2012 U.S. Army All- Competition, the band has received Festival (LSM) in Decorah, Iowa. This American National Band approximately $225,000 in monetary summer, we here at the Lutheran Music donations, which has brought the band Program are very proud to have hired not Director of the Year program back from the brink of one, not two, but three Tuscaloosa, extinction to a functional entity once Alabama area musicians for our string Mr. Bobby Patrick was chosen as the again. faculty. As it turns out, they are all 2012 National Band Director of the Year related! Samuel, Sarah and Caroline by the National Association for Music “The Army has a long, proud history of Nordlund constitute three-quarters of the Education and the US Army on January producing great leaders and outstanding string faculty for LSM 2012, and we 5th in an award ceremony held in San musicians,” said John Myers, Director of couldn’t be more excited about it. With Antonio’s Alamodome in conjunction Strategic Communications, Marketing community as a core pillar of our mission with the US Army All American Bowl. and Outreach, U.S. Army Accessions at LSM, we are excited to make this Command. “Mr. Patrick exemplifies both summer a family affair. NAfME President-Elect Nancy Ditmer, of these traditions, providing great National Band Director of the Year Bobby leadership to young student-musicians. Sarah Nordlund Patrick, and General Freakley, U.S. Army We congratulate him on being recognized as Band Director of the Year and thank Samuel Nordlund Mr. Patrick is in his 16th year as a band him for all he does to make young director and his 11th year as director of Americans stronger, as musicians and as Caroline Nordlund bands at Phil Campbell High School and people.” The award was added to the U.S. Elementary School in Phil Campbell, Army All-American Marching Band Membership Questions Alabama. During his tenure the band program as part of its efforts to Address Changes program has tripled in size. The program acknowledge the contribution of music has consistently received Superior ratings education to the development of Add an Email Address at the Alabama State and District Concert America’s youth. Festival and has received numerous Best Contact NAfME in Class and Best Overall Marching Mr. Patrick holds a Bachelor’s degree in 1-800-828-0229 Awards. The band program has grown to Business Administration and a Bachelor’s [email protected] add a jazz program and a winter guard in Music Education from the University and percussion program. The Phil of North Alabama, where he graduated Campbell Band Program has produced Summa Cum Laude. He is a member of many All Area, All District and All State NAfME, the Alabama Music Education band members through the years, Association, the Alabama Bandmasters including producing two band directors. Association, the Northwest Alabama All Area Band Association (where he served On April 27th, 2011, a massive EF-5 as treasurer for 5 years) and Phi Mu tornado tore through the small Alpha Sinfonia. He lives with his wife Jodie and his daughter Kaitlyn (who aged out in 2011 as a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard) in Tuscumbia, Alabama. They are members of Our Lady of the Shoals Catholic Church where Bobby and Jodie teach 7th and 8th grade Sunday school classes. ala breve 39

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Phil Campbell High and Elementary Schools AMEA Presidents Are Big Winners in “Glee Give a Note Contest” Past to Present Phil Campbell High School and a student at the University of Alabama and 1946 Yale H. Ellis Elementary School Band Programs were a member of the Million Dollar Band, Phil 1948 Walter A. Mason announced as two of the winners in the Campbell’s Facebook presence went from 1950 Vernon Skoog “Glee Give a Note Contest” presented by local to worldwide, spreading the word of 1952 John J. Hoover Twentieth Century Fox Television, this opportunity to thousands of voters. 1954 Lamar Triplett Twentieth Century Fox Home The entry for Phil Campbell High School 1956 Carleton K. Butler Entertainment, and the National received 69,368 votes, the most of any 1958 Mort Glosser Association for Music Education other entry. We can’t thank the thousands 1960 Wilbur Hinton (NAfME) and its new Give a Note who voted, whether once or every day for 1962 Lacey Powell, Jr. Foundation. The “Glee Give a Note” the month of October,” said Patrick. Over 1964 G. Truman Welch campaign, started over 3 months ago, will one million votes were cast to help choose 1966 Jerry Countryman distribute $1 million to 73 schools the finalists. A panel of NAfME members 1968 Floyd C. McClure nationwide in grants ranging from conducted a final round of judging and, 1970 Jerry Bobo $10,000 to $50,000 to help save struggling together with the public vote, determined 1972 Frances P. Moss music programs. Phil Campbell High the winning programs. 1974 George Hammett School Band will eceive $50,000 and Phil 1975 Frances P. Moss Campbell Elementary School Band will “Our high school video entry was put in 1976 S. J. Allen receive $25,000. the capable hands of Chris Burns, a band 1978 W. Frank McArthur, Jr. parent and pastor of the Phil Campbell 1980 Paul Hall “After the April 27th tornado destruction Church of God.” said Patrick. “We 1982 Lacey Powell, Jr. of our band room and practically every discussed the criteria and our vision and 1984 Johnny Jacobs instrument, piece of equipment and piece Chris took it and made a great video. We 1986 Merilyn Jones of music was destroyed, all of our band needed to show need and also show an 1988 Ronald D. Hooten students were at a loss. Thanks to the emotional plea for help. Chris made magic 1990 Ken Williams generosity of hundreds of people and band for us.” 1992 Dianne Johnson programs throughout our area, state and 1994 James K. Simpson nation, we were able to make marching “Music education plays such a critical role 1996 Johnnie Vinson season a success. As we’re approaching in the development of our children, yet its 1998 Michael Meeks concert season, the destruction of many of place in our schools is not assured due to 2000 John McAphee, Jr. the instruments, music and equipment dire budget situations across the nation,” 2002 Tony Pike becomes painfully obvious. These grants said Michael A. Butera, executive director 2004 Becky Rodgers will allow us to continue putting this band of the National Association for Music 2006 John Baker program back on its feet,” said Phil Education. “Bold and generous acts, like 2008 Pat Stegall Campbell Band Director Bobby Patrick. FOX’s Glee Give a Note campaign, 2010 Steve McLendon Students at Phil Campbell High School validate its importance and bring a sense and Phil Campbell Elementary School of hope to thousands of educators and were among thousands across the country students. We are deeply grateful for the who created submissions in video form funding and the awareness this campaign during an open call for entries has created.” in September. In October, the eligible entries were posted on www.GleeGiveaNote.com and put up for public vote for one month. During this time, students conducted massive grass roots efforts to win votes for their schools, reaching out to families, friends and communities to get the vote out. “Through the leadership of Jimmy Johnson, ala breve 41

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Alabama Orchestra Association Clay McKinney, President Hello from AOA. I hope your year is in our program there are certain things that Cultural Arts Center in going well and that your spring we believe should be and certain things Dothan Alabama. The performance plans are coming along that should not be. What those things are, orchestra is open to all smoothly. This is a time when we pull are as individual as each of us. I challenge orchestra students together to accomplish much and the each of us though to think about this when living in the Southeast expectations of our students are high. So it comes to our students, their playing, and district of AOA. It is a bold new move like high are the expectations of our students their artistic achievement. What things many things we have done these past and their commitment to those should be and what things should not be, twenty years. I hope that we continue to expectations that we are bold enough to when it comes to their music making? Or, be mindful of what we are moving predict the future. At the time of this do we just accept what is, and move on. towards, that it will be of a quality and an writing we are having the All State Like any well-designed, well-oiled expectation that meets or exceeds that of Orchestra festival. Usually as your machine, that is our greatest strength, our the rest of our artistic life and community president I would tell you that All State greatest asset while at the same time being arts involvement. I think we will. I think was wonderful and talk about how well it went, because by the time you read this it Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra will have happened and be over. The question I take pause to answer is, “How our biggest stumbling block. There is a we will continue to walk that fine line is it that I am able to write such a thing?” fine line between giving in, throwing in between mediocre apathy and quiet ,“Why am I comfortable doing that?” I am the towel, accepting mediocrity and resolve, with patients and ease as we okay with that because I know it will be moving forward to the next challenge with always have. If the past is any indication, great and I know that it will be great a fresh face because you know something what lies ahead will be spectacular and we because we have great people in this state better lies ahead. As a group we walk that will continue to accurately predict a bright to lead it and we have great students who line very well because we understand that future. are up to the task with their talent and their moving forward and accepting mediocrity All-State was excellent. It was the best energy. I feel lucky and honored to be are not mutually exclusive. We are human ever. To everyone that helped you were surrounded by so many flexible and so at times we fall too far to one side or fabulous. You know who you are and you giving musicians. the other but we always get back to the know you are fabulous because you know middle somehow. This is why we have we will be calling on you again and again. AOA Clinician Sandra Dackow grown, are still growing, have success and Students you were great, really great, you have wonderful students. blew me away. The challenge I would like to give to all of us in the AOA to reflect on is this “Are We have new string faculty in the state, we Booker T. Washington Arts HS String Quartet the expectations of my students, high as have new youth orchestras and we have they are, as high as those of my colleagues new events. The Southeast district will be and community leaders?” When we think having the first of what we hope will be about community or outside involvement many district honor orchestra festivals in the state. This is new uncharted territory for our state or at least it is territory we have not explored in quite some time and that is very exciting. The Southeast district honor orchestra festival will take place April 27-29 with a final concert on Sunday April 29 at 2:30 p.m. in the ala breve 43

AMEA Division Events 2011 - 2012 Alabama Bandmasters Association AMEA In-Service Conference/All-State Jazz Band All-State Band Festival January 19-21, 2012 - Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center April 12-14, 2012 - Mobile Summer In-Service Conference All-State Solo Festival June 27-28, Hilton Garden Inn, Orange Beach April 11, 2012 - Mobile District I All-State Band Auditions January 28...........................................Brewer High School District Honor Band February 17-18...............................Bob Jones High School District II State MPA February 23-24............................................................TBA District III March 15-16......................................................Decatur HS District IV Solo & Ensemble Festival March 31.........................................Liberty Middle School April 21............................................Hartselle High School District V All-State Band Auditions District VI State MPA January 14..................................Jacksonville High School District VII February 29-March 2................Gadsden City High School District VIII District Honor Band March 9-10.........................Gadsden State Comm. College Solo & Ensemble Festival April 30...............................................Oxford High School May 1......................................................Arab High School All-State Band Auditions January 28...............................Muscle Shoals High School District Honor Band February 17-18.................................Cullman High School State MPA March 6-8................................Muscle Shoals High School May 5......................... Muscle Shoals Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival January 14...........................................Hoover High School All-State Band Auditions March 30-31.................................Homewood High School February 28-March 1...................Homewood High School District Honor Band March 6-8.....................................................................TBA State High School MPA April 24....................................Homewood Middle School State Middle School MPA May 5.........................................Thompson Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival January 28..........................................................Tuscaloosa All-State Band Auditions February 22-23..................................................Tuscaloosa State MPA February 24-25...................................................Livingston March 15...............................................................Prattville District Honor Band April 24..............................................................Tuscaloosa Solo & Ensemble Festival January 28..........................................Opelika High School All-State Band Auditions February 24-25...................................Auburn High School District Honor Band March 6-8...........................................Auburn High School State MPA March 3..............................Smiths Station Jr. High School April 21............................................Montgomery Catholic Solo & Ensemble Festival January 14.......................................Davidson High School All-State Band Auditions March 7-8.........................................Saraland High School State MPA April 28.........................................Semmes Middle School May 5......................................Spanish Fort Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival January 28.................................................Troy Elementary All-State Band Auditions March 7-9.......................................Enterprise High School State MPA March 16-17..............................Eufaula, Lakepoint Resort April 21...........................................Rehobeth High School District Honor Band Solo & Ensemble Festival Alabama Orchestra Association Final Date for live auditions for all levels All State Results Posted AMEA Conference October 15, 2011 November 16, 2011 January 19-21, 2012 Consult the info guide for your district on the All State Orchestra Acceptance Deadline Renaissance Montgomery Hotel web for specific dates! December 1, 2011 All State Financial Aid Deadline Begin To Contact Alternates All-State Orchestra Festival October 15, 2011 December 2, 2011 University of Alabama Videotape District Mailing Deadline Begin mailing music February 9-12, 2012 October 16, 2011 December 5, 2011 For AOA All-State audition dates and district info go to www.alabamaorchestraassociation.org 44 February/March 2012

Alabama Vocal Association Fall Workshop - September 9-10 - UA Moody Music Building, Tuscaloosa All-State Show Choir Auditions - September 29-30 - Wallace State, Hanceville September 30-October 1 - Huntingdon College, Montgomery All-State Show Choir Festival at AMEA Conference - January 19-21- Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center Honor Choir Festival at AMEA Conference - January 19-21- Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center FAME - January 19- Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center All-State - March 7-10, 2011 - Samford University, Birmingham OCS/OA at All-State - March 7-10 - Samford University District I Honor Choir Screening Decatur High School............................................October 13 All-State Auditions First Methodist Church, Florence.......................November 6 District II Central United Methodist Church, Decatur.....November 7-8 District III Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Decatur High School........................................November 29 District IV State Choral Performance Assessment First Baptist, Decatur..............................................March 14 District V Florence, TBA.........................................................March 15 District VI Spring S&E First Methodist, Florence............................................April 5 District VII Honor Choir Screening Tuscaloosa High School...........................................October 4 All-State Auditions Northport Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa..............November 2-3 Tuscaloosa County High School........................November 29 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Tuscaloosa County High School.............................February 7 Spring S&E University of Alabama...........................................April 12-13 State Choral Performance Assessment Honor Choir Screening Mortimer Jordan High School................................October 11 All-State Auditions Northport Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa..............November 2-3 Mortimer Jordan High School............................November 29 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Mortimer Jordan High School..................................March 27 Spring S&E Mt. Vernon Methodist, Gardendale.................February 27-29 State Choral Performance Assessment Honor Choir Screening Oxford High School...............................................October 27 All-State Auditions First Baptist Church, Oxford.............................November 4-5 Fall S&E Gadsden City HS................................................September 27 Oxford High School..........................................November 29 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Gadsden City High School...................................February 23 Spring S&E Gadsden City High School...........................................April 5 State Choral Performance Assessment Honor Choir Screening Huntsville High School.........................................October 25 All-State Auditions Central United Methodist Church, Decatur......November 7-8 TBA....................................................................November 29 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Columbia High School, Huntsville...........................April 2-3 State Choral Performance Assessment Willowbrook Baptist Church, Huntsville........February 27-28 Spring S&E Honor Choir Screening Montgomery Academy...........................................October 12 All-State Auditions St. James School, Montgomery............................November 9 Tallassee High School........................................November 30 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS First Baptist Church, Tallassee.............................February 28 Spring S&E First Baptist Church, Tallassee.............................February 28 State Choral Performance Assessment Honor Choir Screening UMS Wright...........................................................October 18 All-State Auditions Springhill Baptist Church, Mobile................November 10-11 UMS Wright..........................................................December 1 Music Ed Scholarship, OA & OCS Spring Hill Baptist................................................November 1 Fall S&E Spring Hill Baptist.................................................February 9 Spring Hill Baptist.........................................................May 1 Spring S&E State Choral Performance Assessment Elementary/General Division October 7-AMEA Elementary Music Festival with Dena Byers at the Wright Center, Samford University. October 8-AMEA/AOSA Joint Workshop with Dena Byers at Samford University. November 9-12-AOSA 2011 Professional Development Conference in Pittsburg, PA. January 19-21 - AMEA In-Service Conference, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center ala breve 45

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