2020 AMEA Conference Program Book

AMEA 2020 Clinicians Brittny Kempfer is in her final year as a Ph.D. candidate at Auburn University. She holds a master’s degree in Choral Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Bachelor’s in Choral/Instrumental/General Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Brittny has been a choral educator for over 10 years in Wisconsin and Georgia. She has worked with various styles of music, including gospel, rock, country, pop, jazz, musical theater, classical, and other traditional genres of choral music. During Brittny’s Master’s program, she concentrated on CCM vocal pedagogy, completing her master’s Thesis titled “Contemporary Commercial Music Pedagogy: Selective Exercises for Developing Healthy Technique in Adolescent Singers”. Her current research and writing continue to focus on diverse musical styles and genres within the secondary music curriculum. Dr. Daniel Kirk is a member of the conducting faculty at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, serving as the Director of Instrumental Activities. In this position, he conducts the Wind Ensemble, teaches courses in Conducting and Music Education, as well as oversees all ensembles, teaching, curriculum, and operational aspects of the instrumental program. Since arriving in Georgia in 2017, Dr. Kirk has served as a guest conductor for numerous GMEA district and county honor bands. Dr. Kirk holds degrees from Missouri Western State University (Music Education and Piano Performance, 2007), Northwestern University (Wind Conducting, 2015), and Michigan State University (Wind Conducting, 2017). He credits his teachers and men- tors Avian Bear, David Bennett, Jane Wheat, Mallory Thompson, and Kevin Sedatole. His professional affiliations include CBDNA, NAfME, NBA, GMEA, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Dr. Kirk is honored to lead the instrumental ensembles and faculty at Reinhardt University. The Reinhardt University bands maintain a proud legacy of excellence in music performance, music teacher training, and community engagement. Carlton Kilpatrick is pursuing a PhD at the Florida State University in Music Education and Choral Conducting. He previously served as a high school choral director for fifteen years in Altamonte Springs, FL and Lake City, FL. Choirs under his direction have consistently received superior ratings at district and state assessments and performed at the Florida ACDA conference in 2010. In 2018, he was named the Florida Music Education Association (FMEA) Secondary Music Educator of the Year. He has served as President of the Florida Vocal Association and as Honor Choir Chair for Southern Region ACDA in 2012 and 2014. Jane M. Kuehne, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Music Education at Auburn University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and music education technology and supervises graduate research. Her recent publications include a chapter in a book on culturally responsive pedagogy and, with co-authors, a chapter on music in the middle-level classroom. She is currently working on additional research in sight-singing, effects of edTPA on the internship experiences of classroom teachers. Rob Lyda is the music teacher at Cary Woods Elementary in Auburn, AL and an Instructor of Music at Auburn University.  Throughout his career he has taught a variety of music courses for students in grades K-undergraduate.  Dr. Lyda is the recipient of several awards including school and district Teacher of the Year, the Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award, and was named the 2019 Lacey Powell Outstanding Music Educator by the Alabama Music Educators Association.  In addition to his academic degrees Dr. Lyda has completed certification studies in Kodály, World Music Drumming, TI:ME, is an Orff-Schulwerk (Levels I-III) certified teacher and holds Master Level Certification in Orff-Schulwerk.  Dr. Lyda regularly presents sessions and research on technology integration, creativity, and general music education at state, regional, and national conferences.    He holds memberships in the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), American Orff Schulwerk Association, College Music Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the National Band Association.  Currently, Dr. Lyda serves as the Chair of NAfME’s Council for General Music Education, Secretary of the Elementary Division of AMEA, the Advisory Committee for Teaching Music magazine, and the Advocacy Chair of AMEA.  Brady McNeil is currently in his second year of studies as a candidate for the PhD in instrumental music education at Auburn University. Mr. McNeil also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the AU Music Department where he primarily serves as an instructor of music theory and aural skills courses. Prior to his appointment at Auburn, Mr. McNeil served as a music teacher for Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama for two years where he was responsible for starting the choral program. He assisted with the Central High School Red Devil Regiment, Symphonic Band and co-taught/directed shows with the musical theatre program. Mr. McNeil holds a Master of Music degree in Music Theory from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Auburn University. Mr. McNeil’s professional affiliations include the Alabama Bandmasters Association, the National Association for Music Educators, the American Choral Directors Association, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. Mr. McNeil is also an alumnus of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity. 51

AMEA 2020 Clinicians Richard Meyer is a highly sought after music educator and maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician. For 35 years he taught string students at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels in the public schools. For 22 of those years, he directed the orchestras at Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California, growing the program from 29 string students to 200 and was in charge of the city’s elementary string program. In 2009, Mr. Meyer implemented the “Giving Bach” program at his school which has garnered national attention for its innovative ways of using interactive concerts to bring music into the lives of special needs and inner-city school students throughout Southern California. He was the music director of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra for 16 years, conducting them in performances in New York, Washington D.C., Vienna, Australia, and Canada. He has been a featured clinician at the A.S.T.A. National Conference, Texas Orchestra Directors’ Association Conference and String Teachers’ Workshops at Ohio State University and Birch Bay, Washington. He has also guest- conducted All-State and Honor Orchestras in several states. In addition to his teaching and conducting assignments, Mr. Meyer is a nationally-recognized, best-selling composer with over 190 compositions and arrangements in print, and for 16 years served as string editor for Alfred Publishing Company. He is the co-author of several string method books, including the popular String Explorer Series and Sight-read It for Strings. He and his wife, Rose, live in Sierra Madre, California and have three daughters and two grandsons. Janet Nelson has taught K-6 music at Crestline Elementary in Mountain Brook since 2006. She earned Bachelor and Master of Music Education degrees from Samford University. She also completed Orff-Schulwerk Level I at the University of Memphis. Janet achieved National Board Certification in 2009, completed requirements for renewal in 2019, and received a Mountain Brook Schools Performance award in 2014. Prior teaching experience includes high school choral music in Knoxville, elementary music in Homewood, choirs and handbells in church settings, and private piano. She has also just completed her 11th year as organist/choirmaster at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham. Diane Orlofsky is Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Troy University. Orlofsky is an active clinician, conductor, adjudicator, and researcher and is the recipient of numerous national and state awards, fellowships, and grants, including the 2016 AMEA Lacey Powell Outstanding Music Educator, the 2014 recipient of the Wallace D. Malone Distinguished Faculty, the Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, the Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Scholar award, and the A.A.T.E. Outstanding Teacher Educator Award, to name a few. The American Association of University Women named Orlofsky an American Fellow in 1997. She is the author of Redefining Teacher Education: The Theories of Jerome Bruner and the Practice of Training Teachers (2002) and the co-author of The Joyous Exchange: The Art of Collaboration. She is currently involved archival research at Harvard University centered around the papers of learning theorist Jerome S. Bruner. Dr. Amalia (Maya) Osuga enjoys a wide range of opportunities as soloist, ensemble singer, clinician, and voice teacher. Solo appearances include: Mozart’s Requiem , Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass , Fauré’s Requiem , Mackey’s Songs for the End of the World , and Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall. Osuga is Assistant Professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) where she teaches applied voice and lyric diction. A black belt in the martial art of Aikido and an active yoga practitioner, Maya remains interested in exploring the connection between kinesthetic intelligence and the building of vocal technique. Dr. Brittney Patterson is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo where she teaches Musicology and Flute. She earned her Doctorate from the University of Alabama, her Master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado, and her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests are flute pedagogy, the music of Germaine Tailleferre, and music at the court of Frederick the Great. Dr. William H. Petersen serves as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at the University of South Alabama in Mobile where he conducts the USA Wind Ensemble and directs the nationally recognized 250-member Jaguar Marching Band. He is active as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States. His ensembles have consistently been recognized for their excellence in performance in numerous venues throughout the Southeast. In addition, Dr. Petersen teaches tuba and euphonium at USA where many of his students have secured positions in top graduate school music programs, as well as professional performance organizations. He is a member of CBDNA, NBA, NAfME, AMEA, Alabama Bandmasters Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, and holds honorary memberships in Tau Beta Sigma, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Kristin M. Pugliese has been an educator for more than 15 years. She began her career in early childhood education and soon moved into the music classroom. She has worked almost exclusively in Title 1 Schools in various states including Rhode Island, Georgia and Massachusetts. As part of the Music Department Leadership Committee, she helped create music standards for the Cambridge Public Schools System. In 2009, Kristin founded Note Knacks Music, LLC. Following the 2009-2010 school year with Fulton County Schools (GA), she decided to focus full-time on the company. Kristin is passionate about how knowledge is acquired and believes it impacts how children will view learning later in their lives. Following her beliefs, Note Knacks is dedicated to providing music educators with the tools needed to make music more accessible for young children. 52

AMEA 2020 Clinicians William C. Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, holds degrees from Alabama State University (B.M.E.), Westminster Choir College (M.M.E.), and Florida State University (Ph.D.). He conducts the Chamber Choir, Men’s Chorus, Concert Choir, and Gospel Choir, and he teaches choral-related courses. Powell is in demand as a guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. He has conducted choirs and orchestras in Italy, Ireland, Australia, Eastern Europe. He is a frequent guest conductor for DCINY (Distinguished Concerts International New York). A regular choral adjudicator for Festival Disney, Powell has also judged choral festivals at the district, regional, state, and national levels. Powell has given presentations for organizations such as affiliates of the National Association for Music Education, American Choral Directors Association, Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, College Music Society, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and the National Society of Music in Technology. As an arranger of choral music, he and his wife, Rosephanye Powell co-edited the Oxford University Press collection, Spirituals for Upper Voices.  Most of his choral arrangements are published by Hal Leonard Corporation and Gentry Publications through which he also has a choral series in his name: The William Powell Choral Series. Powell holds memberships with National Association for Music Education, American Choral Directors Association, and the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP). He and his wife, Rosephanye, have two daughters: Camille and Kaitlyn. James Rogers is the associate band director for Mountain Brook City Schools. Before coming to Mountain Brook Mr. Rogers was the Director of Bands at Montevallo High School. At Montevallo, Mr. Rogers lead the Montevallo Marching Troubadours, Concert Band, Middle School Band, and the newly created Basketball Pep-Band and Jazz Combo. Prior to his appointment at Montevallo, James was the Director of Bands at Childersburg High School for four years. While at Childersburg, Mr. Rogers reestablished the program. Under his leadership, the program size more than doubled, and the concert band received its first superior score at state contest in over a decade. James is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School, and received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University. While at Auburn, Mr. Rogers was a member of the Auburn University Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Trombone Choir, Concert Choir, and AUCappella. An all male acapella group he founded. In December of 2017 Mr. Rogers performed with the Alabama Winds at the Midwest International Band Conference in Chicago, IL. Also that year Mr. Rogers was a guest conductor at the University of Montevallo Middle School Honor Band and a clinician at the 2017 Alabama Music Educators Association State Conference. He is a member of the Alabama Bandmasters Association, National Association for Music Educators, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Alabama Winds. Mr. Rogers lives in Irondale, AL with his wife Becca who is also a music educator, his two dogs Tucker and Indiana, and two cats Diana and Charlotte. A native of Opelika, Alabama, Alex Shive is currently in his second year as Director of Bands of Cartersville City Schools in Cartersville Georgia. Graduating from Auburn University in 2015, Mr. Shive has continued to push his standard of excellence as an educator and has taught K-12 music in both Alabama and Georgia at Dalton Public Schools, Phenix City Schools, and now Cartersville City Schools. In addition to his Director of Bands responsibilities, Mr. Shive is also the Ensemble Coordinator for Atlanta Quest’s Independent Indoor Drumline “Q2”, the Battery Instructor for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band in New York City, and percussion consultant/clinician for multiple schools and universities including Auburn University, Georgia Tech, and Point University. Mr. Shive holds professional affiliations with the National Association for Music Education (NAFME), Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), Percussive Arts Society (PAS), National Band Association (NBA), and is an Innovative Percussion endorsed educational artist. Brenda Shuford is the Choral Accompanist for the Golden Voices Concert Choir, and Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University in the department of Fine and Performing Arts. She is a certified music educator, choral conductor, vocalist and pianist. Her degrees include a Master of Education in Music Education from Alabama State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance from Huntington College. She is currently completing the Ed. S in Music Education at Auburn University and is scheduled to graduate in the Summer of 2019. For more than 20 years, Mrs. Shuford has provided music education to students in the Montgomery Public School System. She spent 14 ½ years as the choral director of the ChoraLees, Women’s Chorus, and General’s Men Glee Club of the Robert E. Lee High School. Her extensive work at Robert E. Lee High School brought regional visibility and acclaim for her innovative musical creation “The Saturday Night Fish Fry,” among other notable productions throughout the Montgomery area. Susan L. Smith, B.M.Ed, M.A.Ed., has taught general, choral, and instrumental music at the elementary through collegiate level in Florida, Virginia and Alabama and has served as an author, clinician, conductor, and adjudicator across the United States. She is currently Lecturer in Music and Horn at Troy University. She is the Immediate Past President of the Alabama Music Educators Association. Her previous appointment was as Director of Bands at the Saint James School in Montgomery AL. Mrs. Smith was responsible for teaching the Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Bands as well as Guitar, Jazz Band, and Music Technology. The Saint James Band consistently received Superior ratings in Concert, Jazz and Marching Band events including the Alabama Music Performance Assessment, Smoky Mountain Music Festival and Bands of America Super Regionals and Grand National Championships. She served as the Alabama Bandmasters Association District VI Vice Chairman for 1 year and Chairman for 2 years. She currently resides in Troy with her husband, Robert. They have 2 daughters - Savannah, a band director in her second year, and Madison, who is in her first year as a music educator. 53

AMEA 2020 Clinicians Jim Solomon is the author of eight books of music for children, a national workshop clinician, and public elementary school music teacher in St. Augustine, Florida for over 30 years. He teaches Rhythmic Training/Percussion Ensemble at various locations including Anderson University in the summers. He taught Orff Levels Courses at the Eastman School of Music for 28 years, 1992-2019 and has presented sessions at twenty AOSA National Conferences. He was National Board Certified in 2002 and honored as St. Johns County, Florida, Teacher of the Year. Caylen Stewart is the Choral Director at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, Alabama. Caylen is in her sixth year with Oxford City Schools where she has served one year as an elementary/general music educator and the past five years as a middle school choral director. Caylen earned her undergraduate degree in music education from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, and she recently graduated with her master’s degree in music education from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Dr. Jason Sulliman is Assistant Professor of Trombone at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He has performed all over the world as a low brass specialist covering a wide range of professional ensembles and styles. Jason earned his DM in Brass Pedagogy from Indiana University and is completing a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology. Dr. Sulliman holds degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Massachusetts. He has given several national, regional, and state presentations as well as residencies at various universities focusing his development of on 21st-century practice techniques.  For more information, visit www.jasonsulliman.com. Dr. Mark J. Walker serves as Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Troy University where he conducts the Troy University Symphony Band, the nationally renowned “Sound of the South” Marching Band, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, marching band techniques, measurement and evaluation, and wind literature. Dr. Walker serves as Chairman of the Southeastern United States Clinic and Honor Bands (SEUS) and Associate Editor of the Journal of Band Research. Under his direction the Troy University Symphony Band has performed at the 2018 CBDNA Southern Division Conference and the opening concert of the 2014 American Bandmasters Association Convention. He is active nationally and internationally as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. Dr. Walker is a member of the American Bandmasters Association, CBDNA, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu, NAfME, AMEA, Alabama Bandmasters Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, and WASBE. Dr. Anne C. Witt teaches Music Education classes, string academic classes and private cello lessons at the University of Alabama. She taught middle school and high school strings in Austin, Texas for 15 years and played cello in the Austin Symphony for 22 years. Anne served as President of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, President of the Alabama ASTA chapter, and National President of ASTA. Her degrees were earned at the University of Alabama and the University of Texas at Austin. For two years, she served as Director of the University of Texas String Project, the first director to follow Phyllis Young. She founded the Adult Strings program in the Community Music School at UA, and started an annual Adult Strings Weekend for amateur adults. Dr. Witt has presented educational sessions at many teacher conferences; she has presented an educational session at every ASTA conference. She enjoys guest conducting orchestras, and has a published book called A Rhythm a Week. After returning to her hometown of Tuscaloosa, AL in 2004, she organized a community initiative to fund the start-up of a school string program, named Strings in Schools. After 15 years, over 1300 students have participated, and several students have earned music education degrees. Five string teachers teach daily classes in all middle schools and high schools of the Tuscaloosa City Schools. She is a long-time board member and Past President of the String Quartet Society of Tuscaloosa. She continues to play cello professionally in a string quartet called “Four Strings Attached.” Michael S. Zelenak, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Music Education and Coordinator of the Music Education Program at Alabama State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate methods courses and supervises students as they matriculate through the music education program. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and completed the masters and doctoral programs in music education at the University of South Florida. He earned National Board Certification while teaching chorus, strings, keyboard, guitar, and general music in Pinellas County, FL. He is a member of the advisory committee for NAfME’s Music Educators Journal, secretary for the Higher Education Division of the Alabama Music Educators Association, and a member of the editorial board for the Florida Music Educators Association’s Research Perspectives in Music Education. Ginger Zingara is presently assisting at Birmingham area schools, maintaining a flute studio and is Adjunct Professor of graduate music education at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Previously, she was Director of Bands at Birmingham Southern College, Professor of Instrumental Music and Director of Bands and Orchestra at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas, Music Education Instructor at Troy University in Troy, Alabama, as well as Conductor for the Music South Orchestra, Tri-State Community Orchestra in Dothan, Alabama. She has published articles in state, national and international professional periodicals, such as The Instrumentalist, The School Musician, Band World, Ala Breve, and The Woman Conductor. Ginger will conduct the SCMEA High School Honor Band in California where she will be collaborating with Los Angeles composer, Dale Trumbore. 54

AMEA Hall of Fame Jerry Bobo - Class of 2020 William Dawson - Inaugural Class of 2008 Harry McAfee - Class of 2020 William Denison - Inaugural Class of 2008 Sharon McCann August - Class of 2019 Theresa McKibben - Class of 2016 Gene Gooch - Inaugural Class of 2008 Wilbur Hinton - Inaugural Class of 2008 Vicki Portis - Class of 2016 Johnny Jacobs - Inaugural Class of 2008 John Bradley - Class of 2015 Dianne Johnson - Inaugural Class of 2008 Bill Brunner - Class of 2015 John M. Long - Inaugural Class of 2008 Jim Duren - Class of 2015 Floyd McClure - Inaugural Class of 2008 Curtis Hollinger - Class of 2013 Frances Moss - Inaugural Class of 2008 Billy R. (Rip) Reagan - Class of 2012 Eleanor Nation - Inaugural Class of 2008 Joseph C. Riemer, Jr. - Class of 2010 Lacey Powell - Inaugural Class of 2008 Roland Lister - Class of 2009 James Simpson - Inaugural Class of 2008 Pat Morrow - Class of 2009 Thomas Smith - Inaugural Class of 2008 David Walters - Class of 2009 Hugh Thomas - Inaugural Class of 2008 Gerald Welker - Class of 2009 Orland Thomas - Inaugural Class of 2008 Gene Black - Inaugural Class of 2008 Johnnie Vinson - Inaugural Class of 2008 Carleton Butler - Inaugural Class of 2008 Truman Welch - Inaugural Class of 2008 Ed Cleino - Inaugural Class of 2008 AMEA Membership Honor Roll The Alabama Music Educators Association is proud to recognize those AMEA members having 25 or more years of continuous membership in NAfME. This year, each person attaining 25 years and those reaching increments of five years beyond that will be honored. The following music educators will be honored during the Friday evening General Session. John M. Long - 70 Years John Cooper - 30 Years Glenn Spiller - 55 Years David Curren - 30 Years Anne Witt - 55 Years John Foster - 30 Years James Knight - 50 Years Thomas Francis - 30 Years Wanda Thompson - 50 Years Martha Jean Harris - 30 Years Allen Gillespie - 45 Years Detrick Hodges - 30 Years William Brindza - 40 Years Clarence Janes - 30 Years Carl Kauffman - 40 Years Russell Logan - 30 Years Michael Stough - 40 Years Jane Powell - 30 Years David Brewer - 35 Years Regina Raney - 30 Years Rick Coggin - 35 Years Leslie Welker - 30 Years Thomas Holland - 35 Years Carl Hancock - 25 Years Pam Smith - 35 Years Curtis Hollinger - 25 Years Randell Wallace - 35 Years Melissa Lindley - 25 Years David Bearden - 30 Years Damon McAllister - 25 Years Linda Byrd - 30 Years Clayton Sloan - 25 Years 55

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN MUSIC Certified in 2019 Adam Truesdale, Leeds City School District Dakota Bromley, Chilton County School District John Vernon, Huntsville City School District Kirstan Hill, Jefferson County School District Christopher Walker, Jefferson Co Schools Karla Hodges, Tuscaloosa City School District Jennifer Walsh, Jefferson Co School District Kristy Lott, Jefferson County School District Megan Wicks, Vestavia Hills City Sch District Erica Lutz, Montgomery Public Schools Early And Middle Childhood Music Education Sharon August, Vestavia Hills City Sch District Complete List: Deanna Bell, Jefferson Co School District Music/Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood Donna Blethen, Birmingham City School District David Allinder, Jefferson Co School District Laura Butler, Mountain Brook City Sch District Darwin Anderson, Madison City Schools Emily Cagle, Jefferson Co School District Kimberly Bain, Vestavia Hills City Sch District Brian Cocke, Trussville City Sch District Kristi Bowers, Huntsville City School District John Cook, Trussville City Sch District Dakota Bromley, Chilton County School District Veronica Crawford, Tuscaloosa City Schools Jonathan Cagle, Jefferson Co School District Carrie Cruz, Jefferson Co School District Beth Davis, Decatur City School District Jeff Calvert, Jefferson Co School District Katherine Donaldson, Vestavia Hills Schools John Cooper, Decatur City School District Brooke Dunham, Shelby Co School District William Goff, Jefferson Co School District Laura Doss, Birmingham, Alabama Carlee Green, Hoover City School District Donald Dowdy, Madison Co School District Karla Hodges, Tuscaloosa City School District Gary Foster, Mountain Brook City Sch District Leslie Jones, Jefferson Co School District Traci Fuller, Montgomery Co School District Kristy Lott, Jefferson County School District Gregory Gumina, Jefferson Co School District Erica Lutz, Montgomery Public Schools Joel Henson, Jefferson Co School District Erin Lyon, Leeds City Schools Margaret Heron, Jefferson Co School District Alicia Moreno Mulloy, Huntsville City Schools Kirstan Hill, Jefferson County School District Clarence Myrick, Jefferson Co Schools Sandra Hill, Jefferson Co School District Janet Nelson, Mountain Brook City Sch District Daniel Hornstein, Huntsville City School District Vicki Lynn Portis, Hoover City School District Melinda Pruitt, Birmingham City School District John Kincaid, Hoover City School District Lee Mason, Birmingham City School District Jeanette Shorey, Shelby Co School District Brian Neugent, Hoover City School District Joy Smith, Birmingham City School District Regina Raney, Decatur City School District Tiffani Stricklin, Jefferson Co School District James Schaeffer, Hoover City School District Jed Smart, Tuscaloosa County School District Phil Wilson, Auburn City School District Walter Wren, Leeds City School District Rachel Smith, Hoover City School District Elizabeth Stephenson, Huntsville City Schools Kimberly Strickland, Birmingham, Alabama Jamie Thomas, Piedmont City School District Renee Thomas, Baldwin Co School District 56

The Exhibitors This directory is compiled from information supplied by the exhibiting firms or institutions. This list may not include vendors who registered after the publication deadline. Alabama Education Association, P.O. Box 4177, Montgomery, AL 36103 Showcasing the benefits of being a member of the Alabama Education Association. Booth 127 Alabama Percussive Arts Society The Alabama chapter of the Percussive Arts Society is a nonprofit organization that educates and supports the art of percussion throughout the state of Alabama. Booth 421 Alabama State University Department of Music, 915 Jackson Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 Visit us to learn more about ASU Music. Booth 100 Alabama Symphony Orchestra, 3621 6th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35222 The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has entertained audiences for decades, playing a variety of classical and popular music and hosting performances by some of the finest guest artists in the world. The 53 talented musicians of the ASO bring to life some of the world's most treasured musical masterpieces and introduce listeners to exciting new works and composers, performing concerts for more than 100,000 persons annually. For a full schedule of performances, visit www.alabamasymphony.org. Booth 425 All4One Fundraising, 1205 Randolph Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801 Full service fundraising for your music groups. Working with the best suppliers in the industry like Palmetto Fundraising, The Elson Company, Signature Chocolates and Moon Pie, we provide quality products and exemplary service. Lead by a retired band director from Georgia, we understand your needs and promise to give you exemplary service so you can concentrate on teaching. Booth 117 American Travel Consulting, P.O. Box 941033, Plano, TX 75094 Student Group Travel. Booth 108 & 110 Art’s Music Shop, Inc., 3030 East Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36116 Serving the musical needs of the Southeast since 1905; convention exhibit features extensive stock of educational/instrumental music for today's school band. Booth 101 Auburn Knights Orchestra The Auburn Knights was organized in 1930 at what was then the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The original group consisted of 10 Auburn students who saw an opportunity to be part of the swing music and swing dance craze that was sweeping the country. By 1940, the \"swing era\" was in full bloom and the Knights had become one of the most noted of hundreds of college dance bands across the country. The band, which had grown to the typical big band size of 18-20 musicians, was not only popular for campus and other events around Auburn, but was also in demand all across the southeast. Now in their 90th year, the Auburn Knights continue to play for dances, parties, receptions, and other events all across the region. Arguably, their most notable alumnus is Toni Tennille, whose father Frank Tennille, a Montgomery native, sang and played banjo with the original band. Booth 224 Auburn University Department of Music, 101 Goodwin Music Building, Auburn, AL 36849 Music at Auburn offers opportunities for musicians as majors or non-majors. Ours is an intimate and nurturing atmosphere with opportunities for individual attention and performance for students. Visit us for information about music at Auburn. Booth 216 AWB Apparel/Wayne Broom, 206 Potomac Ct., Woodstock, GA 30188 MUSIC APPAREL: SCREENPRINTING AND EMBROIDERY. SERVING THE SOUTHEAST SINCE 1995. Booth 507 & 509 Blount Awards & Engraving, 316 1st Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121 More than a trophy store, we offer awards & recognitions of all kinds for all budgets. Trophies, medals, plaques, engraved plates, desk plates, name badges, tiaras, ribbons - if we don't have it, we can get it! We offer laser engraving, sublimation, and etch engraving. We specialize in large group orders, and can take care of festival awards as well as individual recognitions. Discounts for NAFME members! Booth 415 Burns Tours, LLC, 5744 Greenbriar Road, Franklin, TN 37064 Travel arrangement for large or small groups. Twenty-Eight years experience. References can be furnished. Booth 407 CG3 Battery Fundraising, 12400 Deer Ridge Dr, Wilmer, AL36587 CG3 Fundraising offers a unique fundraising solution to charge up your fundraising efforts. We offer products that everyone wants and needs, as well as programs to start and keep the funds rolling in. Booth 525 Conn-Selmer, Inc., P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515 Conn-Selmer, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of a full line of American made band and orchestra instruments for professional, amateur and student use. The company manufactures and distributes its products under a variety of well-known brand names including Selmer, Bach, Ludwig, Leblanc, King, Holton, Armstrong, and C. G. Conn. Booth 320 & 322 57

The Exhibitors Custom Fundraising Solutions, 757 Chestnut Park Lane, Hoover, AL 35226 Mattress Fundraiser that has helped Bands in Alabama raise over $1,000,000. Booth 419 DeMoulin Brothers & Company, 1025 South 4th Street, Greenville, IL 62246 Band Uniforms, Marching Accessories, Formal Wear, and Guard/Performance Wear and Costuming. Booth 518 Disney Performing Arts There's nothing more magical than performing on a Disney stage in front of an international audience. Disney Performing Arts Performance and Workshops sets the standard for which all other performance opportunities are measured. With Festival Disney, achieve performance excellence at a competitive music festival produced by Disney. Expose your group to the highest level of performance excellence while reinforcing lifelong lessons in teamwork, discipline and artistic growth at one of the most sought-after venues in the world. When you own the Disney stage, you own the world. Booth 418 Elegant Enterprises, P.O. Box 121, Springville, AL 35146 Product fundraising distributors since 1952, celebrating 67 years in the industry, selling Famous Southern Pudding Cakes, cookie dough, Alabama and Auburn items, gift boutiques, seasonal items, magazines, gift wrap, flower bulbs, jewelry, candy, snacks, etc. We tally, compute, student pack, and deliver your orders for free while giving you top profit. Booth 226 Elizabeth’s Gourmet Creations, 1010 2nd Ave NE, Jacksonville, AL 36265 Dip fundraisers for bands, high schools, etc. Booth 414 Everybody Seay Read & More D3 Health & Fitness, 6275 University BLVD, Suite 37269, Huntsville, AL 35806 Health & Wellness Coach; Dance Fitness Instructor; D3 Citrus Energy Drink Distributor. Booth 420 Firehouse Barbecue dba. Professional Culinary Solutions, LLC, 3555 Lakefront Trl, Helena, AL 35022 Firehouse Barbecue smokes Boston butts, hams, whole turkeys, and chickens for fundraisers. Firehouse is a dedicated fundraising company helping schools, sports teams, bands, and choirs raise funds all over the Southeast. Booth 524 First Class Charter LLC, 721 Buffalo Road, PO Box 768, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 Charter bus company. Booth 106 Fred J. Miller, Inc., 8765 Washington Church Rd, Miamisburg, OH 45342 Fred J Miller is the leader in innovation, quality, creativity and service! A family oriented uniform company, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail, integrity and always putting the client FIRST! We specialize in creating the perfect uniform and pageantry products for high schools, colleges and universities and drum corps. Booth 503 Fruhauf Uniforms, 800 E Gilbert, Wichita, KS 67211 Since 1910, Fruhauf Uniforms has manufactured the highest-quality music education apparel. Four generations later we're better than ever, and continue to use the highest quality of materials and workmanship. Booth 319 Fund Raising Services, Inc., PO Box 43215, Birmingham, AL 35243 Publish the Express Discount Card, Peeler Express, and Fundraising Ticket. Booth 221 Fundraising with Simply Sheets of Mobile, 7900 Bullitt Dr., Mobile, AL 36619 Simply Sheets of Mobile is a fundraising company located in Mobile, Alabama. We are the only Bath Towel and Bed Sheet Fundraising Company. We offer both Traditional and Online programs. Our programs offer your organization no upfront costs, no hidden fees and no minimums. Give your supporters a product they will use and enjoy for years to come. Booth 505 Gadsden Music Company, 607 Broad St. PO Box 132, Gadsden, AL 35901 Musical instrument sales. Booth 301 GBC Fundraising, 22 Whitney Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45150 GBC Fundraising custom calendars and custom cards. We create custom calendars to help non-profits raise the funds they need in order to promote their organization and raise the money they need to support the goals of their organization. GBC calendars are a valuable asset to the entire community, by not only promoting their organization, community events and providing a way for businesses to show their support for the organization. It also provides a way for advertisers to target the members of the community through advertisement on the calendar. This is the only fundraiser you will find that allows you to determine how much money you would like to raise. Booth 408 Group Travel Network, Inc., 7485 Conroy Windermere Road, Suite D, Orlando, FL 32835 AMEA Preferred Travel Planner, with 20+ years of continuous experience, specializing in performance group travel to destinations such as Orlando, Hawaii, San Antonio, Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Europe and more. One Call - One Source! We do it ALL....so YOU don't have to! Booth 406 Guardian Music Travel, 1008 Frances Pkwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Group travel specialist for students. Booth 313 58

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The Exhibitors Hawaii State Tours, 1178 Byrnwyck Way, Atlanta, GA 30319 Custom Group Travel to Hawaii and Performance at Pearl Harbor. Booth 521 Huntingdon College Bands, 1500 East Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106 Visit us to learn more about Huntingdon College Bands. Booth 112 Jacksonville State University, David L. Walters Department of Music, 700 Pelham Road, North, 201 Mason Hall, Jacksonville, AL 36265 A comprehensive department preparing music educators and performers for leadership positions. JSU Music: A Proud Tradition in Sound Education Booth 214 JAWS Fundraising, 109 Miller Rd, Suite H, Mauldin, SC 29662 JAWS Fundraising offers multiple fundraising programs such as Laundry Detergent, Candles, Tumblers, Gift Wrap, and Mrs. Fields Cookie Dough. Booth 124 J W Pepper, 9053 Riverside Pkwy, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 For over 140 years, Pepper has being serving the needs of the music community. Visit us at our Regional Sales Center in Atlanta or online at www.jwpepper.com. Experience the Pepper difference. Booth 213, 215, 314, 217, 316 Kaleidoscope Adventures, 7081 Grand National Drive, Suite 110, Orlando, FL 32819 Kaleidoscope Adventures is a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. Our primary emphasis is developing festival and performance tours for middle and high school bands, choirs, and orchestras. We work closely with educators to create a unique and enriching travel experience that will enhance the classroom curriculum and bring your classroom to life. Booth 501 KHS America (Jupiter/Mapex/Majestic), 12020 Volunteer Blvd, Mount Juliet, TN 37122 Serving the musical community with world class instruments that provide a lifetime of musical inspiration. Booth 511 & 513 LaGrange College, 601 Broad St, LaGrange, GA 30240 Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Division of Music. Booth 519 Landmark Tour & Travel, 1729 Forest Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106 Student Travel. Booth 126 Marchmaster Inc, P.O. Box 73379, Newnan, GA 30271 Marchmaster is the premier southeastern leader in supplying footwear, guard equipment, custom designed uniforms & outfits, head gear, concert performance wear, podiums, field equipment, banners, electronics and other accessories for bands, orchestras, choral groups, and performing ensembles. Service from area representatives for over 30 years. Marchmaster......when performance matters. Booth 325 Murphy Robes/Herff Jones, 1000 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820 America's finest choir robes for schools and churches. Booth 122 Music Filing Solutions, 19 Westmoreland Drive, Naperville, IL 60540 Space Saving Sheet Music Filing System. Booth 318 Music For All, Inc., 39 W. Jackson Place, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46225 Music for All's mission is to create, provide and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. We believe that music and arts education is a core to students' education and must be available to all students. Music for All is an advocate for music and arts education. Our educational programs support the efforts of instrumental music teachers on the high school and middle school levels, as well as provide positively life-changing experiences for students. Booth 120 Musical Destinations, PO box 771060, Winter Garden, FL 34777 Specializing in student music group tours. We are experts in Orlando, New York, Washington, Atlanta, San Antonio, California, Chicago, Cruises and more! Booth 218, 220 National Band Association The National Band Association, founded on September 11, 1960, is the largest professional organization for bands in the world. It was organized for the purpose of promoting the musical and educational significance of bands and is dedicated to the attainment of a high level of excellence for bands and band music. Booth 324 Ozark Delight, 1 Lollipop Lane, Prairie Grove, AR 72753 Fundraising Lollipops- Up to 60% Profit- No Money upfront for Schools. Booth 424 Patricia's Spiritwear, 4727 N. Royal Atlanta Drive, Suite I, Tucker, GA 30084 Custom embroidery & screen printing for bands, choruses and orchestras with custom online webstore availability. Booth 523 60

The Exhibitors QuaverMusic.com, 1706 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212 QuaverMusic.com offers a fully-digital, comprehensive program for today's PreK-8 music classroom, plus an engaging student website. Cloud-based and highly interactive, Quaver's Curriculum also includes a suite of administrative tools for training and customer support, gradebook, supervisor-level reporting, and a mobile app for student assessments. Advanced Technology. Teacher- Friendly. Seriously Fun! Booth 401 Redemption Marketing Service, 594 Watsonwood Dr., Nashville, TN 37211 Fundraising. Booth 227 Samford University - Division of Music, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229 With programs in performance, music education, composition, and music and worship, you'll find our students and faculty engaging with creativity and commitment whether they're in the practice room, performance hall, classroom, or the mission field. Our Catalyst program allows students new opportunities and flexibility to explore their talents and prepare for the ever changing musical landscape of today. Take some time to browse these pages. You'll get a glimpse of the creative work we are doing but there is so much more. To really see, hear, and experience music study at Samford, you have to hear it for yourself. Booth 512 Scott Brown Fundraising/Otis Spunkmeyer, 10 Sherman Lane, Cartersville, GA 30121 Scott Brown has been in the fundraising business for 17 years specializing in providing top music groups with the finest products and best service possible. Booth 426 Snap! Raise, 939 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 At Snap! Raise, our mission is to empower coaches and group leaders to devote more time to mentoring their students and less time on administrative tasks like fundraising. Booth 121 Southeastern Performance Apparel, 142 S. Woodburn Drive, Dothan, AL 36305 Performance is our Promise! Southeastern Performance apparel has been a leader in the Performance Apparel Industry for over 30 years. We manufacture and provide quality concert wear for Bands, Choirs and Orchestras in all 50 states and around the world. Booth 506 Southern Performances, Inc., PO Box 6852, Gulf Shores, AL 36547 Southern Performances was founded by David and Dayna Brannan with the mission of offering an all-around company to help any program or group perform with the highest quality equipment, apparel and instruction. With an extensive knowledge of the arts, they have combined forces to offer band and choir programs the best possible customer service for performing ensembles! Booth 113 Stanbury Uniforms, Inc., 108 Stanbury Industrial Dr., Brookfield, MO 64628 Manufacturer of Superior Band Uniforms for over 100 years! Booth 412, 413 Super Holiday Tours, 116 Gatlin Ave., Orlando, FL 32806 For over 40 years, Super Holiday Tours has provided memorable travel experiences for students all over the world, specializing in performance based tours for bands, choirs and orchestras. We are committed to providing our clients a positive travel experience by dedicating ourselves to the highest quality of service. We achieve this by listening to our client's needs and through out attention to detail. Let us take you where you want to go! Booth 307 Tempest Musical Instruments, 18847 Redland Road, Suite 105, San Antonio, TX 78259 Manufacturer of Woodwind, Brass and Marching Brass Instruments. Booth 223 & 225 Thomas Tours, 2405 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37204 Tour and Travel. Booth 104 Troy University, 109 Long Hall University Avenue, Troy, AL 36082 The John M. Long School of Music invites alumni, friends, and guests to visit our booth and explore the music opportunities available at Troy University. Booth 219 UAB Department of Music/ College of Arts and Science, 701 20th Street So AB 620, Birmingham, AL35233 In a relatively short time, the UAB Department of Music has distinguished itself as one of the finest centers for educating young musicians in the southeast. Faculty and students perform in the acclaimed Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center (with its four performing venues) and around the globe. We recently became the first program in the state of Alabama to be designated an All- Steinway School, making the department one of only 73 schools worldwide so named by piano maker Steinway & Sons. The department is home to numerous world-renown scholars and performers, with recent appearances by faculty and students in Egypt, Russia, France, England, Scotland, Brazil, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Mexico, as well as television broadcasts throughout the world. Our graduates have consistently found success in graduate study at some of the nation’s most prestigious schools, and work in music business and music technology, music education, churches, and as active performers. The department offers a variety of levels of instruction to give you a balanced musical education. You can chose to study. Located in Birmingham — home to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Opera Birmingham, Alabama Ballet, Chamber Music Society, Birmingham Music Club and a host of other visiting artists — UAB is at the very center of the arts, affording our students invaluable exposure to the world’s greatest artists. Booth 409 61

The Exhibitors UAH Department of Music, 301 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35899 UAH's Department of Music prepares musicians for careers as performers, educators, composers, church musicians, and music industry professionals. We enable all students, regardless of major, to pursue the art and beauty of music while honing the interpersonal and communication skills vital to every career. Noted for quality instruction by renowned faculty, and an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the Department offers eight music programs, dozens of performance ensembles, and over 150 music performances each year. Booth 115 University of Alabama Bands, 2007 Moody Music Building, Box 870368, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0368 Visit us to learn more about the University of Alabama Bands. Booth 107 University of Mobile, 5735 College Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36613 Visit us to learn more about the University of Mobile. Booth 114 University of Montevallo, 75 College Drive, Station 6670, Montevallo, Alabama 35115 The Department of Music is one of the most highly regarded music programs in the state and region. Continuously accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1931, we have remained a competitive force in Alabama's collegiate music education. We are proud of the success and the achievement of our students, alumni, and faculty. Booth 102 University of North Alabama Department of Music, 1 Harrison Plaza, UNA Box 5040, Florence, AL 35632 Bolstered by superior performance ensembles and outstanding music faculty, the University of North Alabama Department of Music provides students an outlet to ignite their passion for the arts with numerous opportunities to perform and connect with their fellow students and community. The Department of Music remains a consistent resource of excellence for the University of North Alabama, the Shoals Region, and beyond with its competitive scholarships, performance awards, and its status as a leader in the music education field. Booth 116 University of North Alabama Bands, 1 Harrison Plaza, UNA Box 5040, Florence, AL 35632 The University of North Alabama Band program is the largest student organization on the UNA campus. Since its inception in 1949, the band program has had many talented members march through its ranks. It is exciting as each new season begins to see a group of band members practicing on Pride Field, but it is equally as exciting to witness our alumni enjoying the band's performances since they are the ones upon whom the current program has been built. Booth 118 University of South Alabama, 5751 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL 36688 University of South Alabama Department of Music. Booth 515 & 517 University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr. #5081, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 School of Music. Booth 222 University of West Alabama Bands, Station 56, Livingston, AL 35470 University of West Alabama Band Program Booth 119 Warburton Music Products, 22633 Quarter Lane, Hampton Cove, AL 35763 We manufacture a complete line of mouthpieces for Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Cornet, French Horn, Trombone, and Tuba - plus our growing line of top quality accessories for both brass and woodwind instruments. The Warburton system flexibility gives you the most efficient mouthpiece or saxophone neck components for performing in any playing situation. Warburton also manufactures a professional line of Bb Trumpets, C Trumpets, Cornets, and Flugelhorns! Booth 527 World’s Finest Chocolate, 2993 Pineywoods Sipsey Rd, Jasper, AL 35504 Chocolate Bar Fundraising. Booth 427 Yamaha Corporation of America, 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620 Yamaha offers a full line of musical instruments and accessories. With a focus on consistently high quality products and services combined with innovative methods, Yamaha is dedicated to providing fantastic music making experiences for the next generation. Booth 123, 125 Visit the Exhibits! Exhibit Hall Reception - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 PM Exhibit Hours: Thursday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 62

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