2018 AMEA Conference Program Book

Alabama MUSIC EDUCATORS Association 2018 Professional Development Conference January 18­20, 2018 Birmingham­Jefferson Convention Complex



Table of Contents President’s Welcome ........................................................................................................................5 AMEA Awards ...................................................................................................................................5 AMEA Governing Board and President’s Cabinet ............................................................................6 Get the Mobile App...........................................................................................................................6 Featured Performers and Speakers .................................................................................................9 Exhibit Hall Reception.....................................................................................................................11 Lobby Performance Schedule ........................................................................................................11 Thursday at a Glance .....................................................................................................................13 Friday at a Glance ..........................................................................................................................14 Saturday at a Glance......................................................................................................................15 Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance..................................................................................................15 Complete Conference Schedule ...............................................................................................17­28 Alabama A&M Choir .......................................................................................................................30 Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus ................................................................................31 Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir ..................................................................................................32 Posters to be Presented at the HED Research Poster Session ....................................................32 Hewitt­Trussville High School Chamber Choir ...............................................................................33 Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble ............................................................................................34 Hoover High School First Edition ...................................................................................................35 Hoover High School Senior Honors Choir......................................................................................36 Indian Springs School Concert Choir .............................................................................................37 JSU Jazz Band/Latin Ensemble/Steel Band...................................................................................38 James Clemens High School Mixed Choir.....................................................................................39 Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus.....................................................................................40 Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir ................................................................................41 Pelham High School Wind Ensemble.............................................................................................42 Redstone Brass ..............................................................................................................................43 Southside High School Wind Ensemble.........................................................................................44 Spain Park High School Chamber Choir ........................................................................................45 Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble.........................................................................................46 University of Alabama University Singers.......................................................................................47 Conference Clinicians ...............................................................................................................48­57 AMEA Industry/Institutional Members.............................................................................................58 Exhibitors ...................................................................................................................................59­63 AMEA Hall of Fame ........................................................................................................................64 Box5 Conference Recording Order Form.......................................................................................64 AMEA Membership Honor Roll.......................................................................................................65 Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music .................................................................66 Map of the BJCC ............................................................................................................................68 Advertisers Auburn University Department of Music ...................................70 Samford University School of the Arts.......................................10 Box5 Media.................................................................................64 Southeastern Apparel ..................................................................71 JSU, David L. Walters Department of Music .............................67 UAH Department of Music ..........................................................4 Marchmaster................................................................................16 UAH Joshua Burel ......................................................................12 Mississippi State University .........................................................8 UAH Christopher Puckett ...........................................................29 Music for All ...............................................................................69 UNA Department of Music.........................................................25 Music USA Festivals ....................................................................7 University of Alabama Bands .......................................................2 QuaverMusic.com .........................................................back cover University of Montevallo............................................................23 3

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to the AMEA 2018 evening at 7:30 under the direction of Conductor J.D. Frizzell. Our Professional Development Conference in state leads the way in jazz education with four All State Jazz Bands - Birmingham, Alabama! We have moved I hope you will check out these fine musicians on Saturday morning locations but all that you have come to in the BJCC Concert Hall. expect from our conference will be bigger and better. The BJCC facility affords us We have added an exciting post conference session on Saturday better session locations and is even more afternoon geared to young teachers and collegiates to encourage and centrally located in the state for our guide them in their first few years of teaching. I feel it is imperative membership. The hotel is surrounded by that experienced teachers share and support young teachers as our restaurants and shopping and includes a mentors did for us. We are thrilled that David Vanderwalker will be good amount of parking as well. leading this session sponsored by Music for All. The AMEA Board is pleased to bring you informative and exciting The AMEA conference would not happen if it were not for the sessions that we know make a positive impact on your teaching. We leadership of the AMEA Board and the hard work of Executive kick things off with our Leadership Breakfast Thursday with Director Garry Taylor and Assistant Executive Director Dr. Rusty Southern Division President and AMEA Past President Sara Logan. When you see these people in the halls of the conference, Womack as our guest speaker. This year we have scheduled our perhaps take a moment and thank them for their dedication to our exhibitors reception during the exhibit hours in the exhibit hall on association. The hours of coordination and organization are Thursday from 4:30-5:30 pm. We hope this will give our members immense and we owe a debt of gratitude to them all. and vendors additional time to visit and make connections. Our association depends on our vendors to support the conference and As we move into the second half of the year, remember to take time we hope you will visit with each exhibitor. As well on Thursday, we for yourself and support those teachers around you. Music teachers will all enjoy the Alabama Symphony who has prepared an exciting often feel isolated in their school buildings and it is imperative we program for our membership. We will also take time at this session stay connected. AMEA is committed to supporting music teachers to honor our award winners and recognize AMEA members of 25- and advocating for music programs in our state. All sessions are open 75 years. to all attendees and you might find something very valuable in a different division’s session. Keynote sessions at state conferences are a time to bring the membership of all divisions together. If you have not heard Peter BB King said “The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take Boonshaft before or if you have, you are in for a time of inspiration it away from you.” I hope we all learn something at the conference and entertainment Friday at 10:30 am in the BJCC Concert Hall. and benefit from the time with our peers! Please enjoy Birmingham Also in this session, we will be treated to a concert by Voctave - the and the 2018 AMEA Professional Development Conference. national sensation a cappella group. We are excited to bring an ensemble of this level to perform at our conference. They will also Susan L. Smith present a clinic at 2:00 pm Friday and all are invited. The 2018 AVA President, Alabama Music Educators Association Honor Choir, made up of 175 of our most outstanding choral students from across the State of Alabama will perform Friday Join us in the BJCC Concert Hall Thursday at 7:00 PM for the presentation of the 2018 AMEA Awards FAME Scholarship Recipient: Keturah Kuchinski, Oxford High School/Auburn University Lacey Powell Outstanding Music Educator: Kim Bain, Pizitz Middle School Ed Cleino Outstanding Young Music Educator: Justin White, Thompson High School AMEA Outstanding Administrator: Dr. Wayne Vickers Superintendent, Alabaster City Schools Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music AMEA Honor Roll ­ Members who have 25 years of continuous service and increments of 5 years NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence Recognition: University of Montevallo NAfME Collegiate Professional Achievement Award: William Yates, University of Montevallo Young Composers Competition Finalists 5

AMEA Officers and Governing Board President .....................................................................................Susan Smith President­Elect............................... ............................................Greg Gumina Immediate Past President............... ...........................................Carl Hancock Treasurer/Registrar.........................................................................Pat Stegall Recording Secretary........................ ........................................Carla Gallahan Executive Director.......................... ..............................................Garry Taylor Assistant Executive Director........................................................Rusty Logan ABA President...............................................................................Doug Farris AOA President........................... ..........................................Samuel Nordlund AVA President............................ .............................................Ginny Coleman Elementary/General Pesident.......... ..............................................Phil Wilson Higher Education President............. ........................................Becky Halliday Collegiate Advisor............................ ............................Edward “Ted” Hoffman Collegiate President............................. ................................Madison Baldwin Industry Membership Representative .....................................Becky Lightfoot Editor, Ala Breve Magazine..........................................................Garry Taylor ALSDE, Arts Education Specialist .......................................... Andy Meadows AMEA President’s Cabinet Advanced Placement Theory Chair ..............................................Amir Zaheri Historian.........................................................................................Frank Buck Jazz Education Chair ........................................................................Kim Bain Membership Chair ..........................................................................Pat Stegall MIOSM Chair........................................................................Sarah McLendon Diversity Chair .............................................................................Jerell Horton Music Reviewer ­ Band ........................................................Randall Coleman Music Reviewer ­ Choral..........................................................Diane Orlofsky Research Chair...........................................................................Jane Kuehne Retired Member Chair.....................................................................Jim Knight Special Education Chair ............................................................Ellary Draper SMTE State Representative ........................................Edward “Ted” Hoffman SRME State Representative.......................................................Jane Kuehne Teacher Education Chair .............................................Edward “Ted” Hoffman Technology Chair...........................................................................Hal Murphy GET THE CONFERENCE APP! Schedule, Maps, Exhibitors, Twitter and more Scan to download on your mobile device ­ completely free. 1.Download Guidebook on the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace or visit https://guidebook.com/getit/ 2. Click Download 3. Search for 2018 AMEA Conference or scan Sponsors: QuaverMusic and Super Holiday Tours 6

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AMEA 2018 Featured Speakers and Performers Peter Boonshaft Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel Boonshaft has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. He is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise, as well as his first book for all educators, Teaching with Passion, Purpose and Promise. He is also co-author of Alfred Music Publishing’s new beginning method book series, Sound Innovations for Band and Sound Innovations for Strings, as well as Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band and Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band. Honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education,” he is currently on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he is Professor of Music and Director of the Graduate Conducting Program. Dr. Boonshaft has received official proclamations from the Governors of five states and a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan, as well as performing for former President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and for Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His honors also include being selected three times as a National Endowment for the Arts \"Artist in Residence,” three times awarded Honorary Life Membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society, and being selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University. Alabama Symphony Orchestra Sara Womack currently serves as Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator for Atlanta Public Schools. She Wycliffe Gordon previously taught music at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover and was an adjunct professor at the experiences an impressive University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a BS in music education and MA in music education career touring the world from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in music performing to great education from the University of Georgia and a MA in educational leadership from the University of acclaim from audiences Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Womack began her teaching career as an elementary music teacher in the Sara Womack and critics alike. Jazz Talladega City School System. She then taught elementary music in the Jefferson County School System and Mountain Journalists Association Brook City School System. Dr. Womack has attained Level I, II, and III Orff Schulwerk certification from the Eastman School of Music, University of Memphis, and Samford University, respectively. She achieved National Board Certification in early and middle childhood music and was named 2013 Hoover City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. Dr. Womack has presented at numerous workshops and conferences and has been awarded multiple grants for her work with students, and for her research. Dr. Womack served as President of the Alabama Music Educators Association from 2012-2014 and in 2014, was elected President-Elect of the National Association for Music Education, Southern Division. named him “Trombonist of the Year” for the 10th time in 2017, and Downbeat Wycliffe Gordon Critics Poll named Wycliffe “Best Trombone” for four years, (2016, 2014, 2013 & 2012). Wycliffe received the International Trombone Association Award in 2017, which recognizes the highest level of creative and artistic achievement. In 2015, Wycliffe was presented the Satchmo award from the Sarasota Jazz Club, received the Louis Armstrong Memorial Prize presented by the Swing Jazz Culture Foundation, and was named Artist of the Year (2015) by the Augusta Arts Council. He is also a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others. Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's \"Jazz at the Kennedy Center\" Series. Gordon is also one of Americaʼs most persuasive and committed music educators, and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Augusta University in Augusta, GA. Wycliffe Gordon is a Yamaha Performing Artist and has Voctave his own line of Wycliffe Gordon Pro Signature Mouthpieces by Pickett Brass. Visit www.wycliffegordon.com. 9

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Join us for the Exhibit Hall Reception Thursday, January 18 4:30 - 5:30 PM Sheraton Hotel Birmingham Ballroom (Exhibit Hall) Hors d'oeuvres and Cash/Coupon Bar Support our Sponsors! Burns Travel QuaverMusic Troy University Southern Performances J.W. Pepper Stanbury Uniforms Landmark Tour and Travel Super Holiday Tours Lobby Performances All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside the Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom (Exhibit Hall) Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:00 am Jacksonville State University Flute Ensemble 12:30 pm Alabama School of Fine Arts Chamber Ensemble 1:30 pm American Christian Academy Chamber Ensembles 2:30 pm Hillcrest High School Saxophone Quartet 3:30 pm University of Montevallo Saxophone Quartet 4:30 pm Shades Valley High School Chamber Ensembles Friday, January 19, 2018 8:30 am Alabama School of Fine Arts String Orchestra 9:30 am Troy University Trombone Quartet 1 12:30 pm Auburn Junior High School Chamber Ensembles 2:00 pm Troy University Flute Ensemble 3:30 pm Wicksburg High School Saxophone Ensemble 4:30 pm Huntsville High School Chamber Ensembles 11

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Thursday at a Glance Concer ts Thompson High School Jazz Band Justin White BJCC East Ballroom 9:00 AM Southside High School Wind Ensemble Matt Weaver BJCC Concert Hall 10:15 AM JSU Jazz/Latin Ensembles Andrew Nevala & Thomas McCutchen BJCC Concert Hall Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir Charles Henry BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Hewitt­Trussville High School Chamber Choir BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Allen Gillespie 1:00 pm Hoover High School Senior Honors Choir BJCC East Ballroom Spain Park High School Chamber Choir John Kincaid BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Hoover First Edition Jim Schaeffer BJCC Concert Hall 1:00 pm HED Recital Sallie White BJCC East Ballroom 3:30 pm Alabama Symphony Orchestra BJCC Concert Hall 3:30 pm 7:00 pm Clinic Sessions Togetherness! Achieving an Excellent Unified Choral Sound Damion Womack Forum 2 A­B 9:00 am 9:00 am Learn To Travel, Travel To Learn Deborah Baker Forum 3 G­I 9:00 am 9:00 am edTPA: Unpacking the Rubrics Michael Zelenak Forum 2 C 9:00 am 9:00 am Collegiate Conference Orientation Panel Forum 2 Auditorium 10:15 am 10:15 am Getting the Most Out of the Bow Robert Gillespie Forum 2 D 10:15 am 10:15 am The World is Your Oyster! Building Cross­Curricular Connections... Valerie Diaz Leroy Forum 3 J 10:15 am 1:00 pm Getting the Right Job for You Anne Witt Forum 2 A­B 1:00 pm 1:00 pm Understanding and Implementing the 2017 Alabama Course of Studies Becky Halliday Forum 3 G­I 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Don't Stress: Helpful Tips on Literature Selection & Concert Programming... Stacy Daniels Forum 2 C 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Taming the Intemperate Classroom Tiffany Brown Forum 2 D 2:15 pm 3:30 pm Bucketing for Beginners and Beyond Viktoria Truesdail Forum 3 J 3:30 pm 3:30 pm Story Magic! Children’s Literature In The Elementary Music Classroom Darla Meek Forum 3 J 3:30 pm 3:30 pm Biennial AMEA Music Teacher Educator Roundtable Edward Ted Hoffman Forum 2 Auditorium 3:30 pm Projects for Every Process: Encouraging Students to Create, Perform... Valerie Diaz­Leroy Forum 2 A­B 7:45 am 8:00 am­5:00 pm A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Educators Jamila McWhirter Forum 2 C 9:00 am It Takes 25 Miles to Turn a Cruise Ship Jerell Horton Forum 3 G­I 11:30 am 12:00 pm More Innovative Uses Of Technology In Your Orchestra Rehearsal Joseph Brennan Forum 2 D 12:00 pm 5:30 pm Taking Your Beginning Jazz Band To The Next Level Mike Steinel Forum 2 Auditorium 4:30 pm 7:00 pm Listen to the Teamwork! Rhythms of Cooperation for Elementary Music... Steve Campbell Forum 3 J 13 Composition in the 21st Century Classroom Adriana Rensburg Forum 2 A­B More Stories That Sing Jeanette Shorey Forum 3 J Dress Your Ankle Bones For Success Joshua Meyer Forum 2 Auditorium Singing with Others: Authentic/In­Context Assessment in the Choral Classroom Marvin Latimer Forum 3 G­I The Art of Motivating Students... Robert Gillespie Forum 2 D Build It and They Will Learn Amanda Slay Forum 2 C Other Events AMEA Leadership Breakfast BJCC East 1 A­B Conference Registration Registration Desk FAME Forum 2 E Grand Opening of the Exhibits Birmingham Ballroom HED Luncheon BJCC East 1 C Past President’s Luncheon BJCC East 1 A­B HED/Collegiate Mixer Forum 3 K Exhibit Hall Reception Birmingham Ballroom AMEA General Session (Business Meeting/Awards) BJCC Concert Hall

Friday at a Glance Concer ts Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir Debbie Gray BJCC East Ballroom 9:15 am James Clemens High School Mixed Choir Harris Gessner BJCC East Ballroom 9:15 am Voctave BJCC Concert Hall 10:30 am Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble Kevin Thomas BJCC Concert Hall 1:15 pm Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus Trey Holladay BJCC East Ballroom 1:15 pm Indian Springs School Concert Choir Andrew Dibble BJCC East Ballroom 1:15 pm Redstone Brass Bill Connell BJCC Concert Hall 3:45 pm Mitchell Elementary Honors Chorus Doris Day BJCC East Ballroom 4:00 pm Alabama Honor Choir J.D. Frizell BJCC Concert Hall 7:30 pm Pelham High School Wind Ensemble Justin Ward BJCC Concert Hall 8:30 pm Clinic Sessions An Intro to Ukulele Lorelei Batislaong Forum 3 J 8:00 am How to Put Together a Fabulous edTPA Portfolio Patty Nelson Forum 2 A­B 8:00 am Secondary General Music Classes for the Other 80% Shane Colquhoun Forum 2 E 8:00 am Mindfulness and Visualization for Musicians... Travis Baird Forum 2 D 8:00 am The Coffee Shop: A Middle School Band Chat Brandon Peters, Leah Seng, & David Caddell Forum 3 G­I 9:15 am Basic Knowledge of Audio Physics, Wireless Mics... Brian Stith Forum 2 C 9:15 am Universal Design: Creating Classrooms Where Everyone Learns... Ellary Draper Forum 2 E 9:15 am Essential Elements ­ Orchestra Robert Gillespie Forum 2 D 9:15 am Keynote: Inspired Teaching: Is It Talent Or Is It Genius? Peter Boonshaft BJCC Concert Hall 10:30 am The Rhythm is Here! A World Music Journey ... Steve Campbell Forum 3 J 1:15 pm Your Elementary Choral Toolkit... Valerie Diaz Leroy Forum 2 Auditorium 1:15 pm JW Pepper Reading Session Forum 2 D 1:15 pm Voctave Clinic Voctave BJCC East Ballroom 2:00 pm Guitar for Children of All Abilities... Deanna Bell Forum 2 A­B 2:30 pm Form and Function: Ukulele and the Blues Form Lorelei Batislaong Forum 3 J 2:30 pm How to Survive your First Year Teachering Patrick Moore Forum 2 C 2:30 pm Warm­up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work! Peter Boonshaft Forum 3 G­I 2:30 pm Creating A Unison For Beginning Boys Dan Davison Forum 2 Auditorium 3:15 pm Creating Creative Musicians Gregory LeFils Forum 3 G­I 3:45 pm Finding and Adapting Literature To Fit The Ranges Of Your Boys Dan Davison Forum 2 Auditorium 4:30 pm Friday Evening Fun Session Steve Campbell Forum 3 J 8:30 pm AVA Reading Session sponsored by JW Pepper Dan Davision Forum 2 Auditorium 8:30 pm Other Events Conference Registration Registration Desk 7:30 am ABA General Meeting Forum 3 G­I 8:00 am AVA General Meeting Forum 2 C 8:00 am Exhibits Open Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom 8:30 am Elem/Gen Meeting Forum 3 J 9:15 am AMEA General Session (Keynote and Voctave Performance) BJCC Concert Hall 10:30 am Phi Beta Mu Luncheon BJCC East 1 A­B 12:00 pm Collegiate Luncheon Forum 3 K 12:00 pm HED Poster Session Exhibit Hall Lobby 1:00 pm AOA Meeting Forum 2 D 3:45 pm Music for All I65 Summit BJCC East C 3:45 pm Exclusive Exhibit Time Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom 4:30 pm President’s Reception Sheraton, Presidential Suite 9:45 pm 14

Saturday at a Glance Concer ts Alabama A&M University Choir Horace Carney BJCC Concert Hall 9:15 am BJCC Concert Hall 9:15 am University of Alabama University Singers Andrew Minear 10:30 am All­State Jazz Bands Mark Foster, Chris Gordon,Michael Pendowski, Gordon Towell BJCC Concert Hall Clinic Sessions Chamber Music Masterclass Forum 2 D 8:00 am ­ 10:15 am Forum 3 J 8:00 am ­ 9:00 am Journey Around the Globe with Recorder! Darla Meek Forum 2 A­B 8:00 am ­ 9:00 am Forum 2 C 8:00 am ­ 9:00 am The Craft Behind the Art: Foundational Techniques for Healthy Singing Ian Loeppky & Tiffany Brown Forum 2 G­I 9:15 am ­ 10:15 am Forum 2 C 9:15 am ­ 10:15 am New Media: Tips for Creating Web and Print Projects... Sean Murray Forum 3 A­B 9:15 am ­ 10:15 am Forum 3 J 9:15 am ­ 10:15 am New Literature for the Middle/High School Jazz Ensemble Andrew Nevala Forum A­B Forum 3 J 10:30 ­ 11:40 am Solo & Ensemble How to Make it Work in Your Band Program... David Pryor Forum 2 G­I 10:30 am ­ 11:30 am Forum 2 A­B Around the World in 60 Minutes... Joe Brashier 1:00 pm­3:00 pm 1:00 pm­3:00 pm Process! Process! Process! Roger Sams Lightning Round Several Presenters Folk Songs and Games with a Twist of Ukulele Lorelei Batislaong ABA Adjudication Clinic AMEA Young Teachers Seminar David Vanderwalker Other Events ABA General Meeting Forum 3 G­I 8:00 am ­ 9:00 am AOA Chamber Music Master Class Forum 2­D 8:00 am ­ 10:15 am AMEA Governing Board Meeting Forum 3­K 1:00 pm­3:00 pm Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance Alabama Honor Choir All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule BJCC East Meeting Room Third Floor N­O BJCC East Meeting Rooms Third Floor D, F, J, and L Thursday, Jan. 18 Registration Thursday, Jan. 18 Registration 1:00 ­ 2:00 P.M. 9:00 ­ 9:30 AM (East Meeting Room 3rd Floor Lobby) Rehearsals Rehearsals 9:30 A.M. ­ 11:00 A.M. 2:00 ­ 5:00 P.M. 7:00 ­ 9:00 P.M. 1:30 ­ 5:00 P.M. 7:00 ­ 9:00 P.M. Friday, Jan. 19 Rehearsals Friday, Jan. 19 Rehearsals 9:00 A.M. ­ 12:00 P.M. 1:30 ­ 4:30 P.M. 9:00 ­ 11:00 P.M. 6:30 ­ 8:00 P.M. 1:00 ­ 3:30 P.M. Saturday, Jan. 20 Dress Rehearsal Final Rehearsal 6:30­7:15 P.M. (in Rehearsal Rooms) (BJCC Concert Hall) 9:00 ­ 10:00 A.M. Performance Performance Friday, Jan. 19, 7:30 P.M. Saturday, Jan. 20, 10:30 A.M. (BJCC Concert Hall) (BJCC Concert Hall) 15

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5:00­7:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton MR 407 2018 Conference Schedule Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:15­9:30 PM ABA Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton MR 410 7:15­9:30 PM AOA Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton MR 405 7:15­9:30 PM AVA Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton MR 403 7:15­9:30 PM Collegiate Division Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton MR 407 Thursday, January 18, 2018 7:45­8:45 AM AMEA Leadership Breakfast ­ BJCC East 1 A­B 8:00 AM­5:00 PM Conference Registration ­ Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 9:00­9:30 AM Alabama Honor Choir Registration ­ BJCC East 3 N­O 9:00­9:50 AM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Thompson High School Jazz Band ­ Justin White, Conductor 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Learn to Travel, Travel to Learn ­ Deborah Baker, Clinician Travel is a huge motivator for programs. There are also many steps in the process before a group just heads out the door. This session will discuss why travel, is your group ready, selecting location, and how to get started. This session is excellent for college music majors, new teachers, and veteran teachers interested in broadening their perspective on travel with their programs. 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C edTPA: Unpacking the Rubrics ­ Michael Zelenak, Clinician This session will provide insight into the edTPA scoring process with the intent to maximize candidate portfolio scores. Connections will be drawn between responses required for Tasks 1, 2, and 3 and their associated rubrics. In addition, the presenter will provide examples to clarify the “thinking behind the rubrics.” This session is recommended for music education students applying for certification, cooperating teachers, and university supervisors. 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D Getting the Most Out of the Bow ­ Robert Gillespie, Clinician A sequence of rote teaching strategies and pedagogy for developing the bowing skills of string students in the heterogeneous school orchestra. Session will include demonstrations of ideas for teaching bow hand shape, direction changes, string crossings, and detache, staccato, Martele, and spiccato bow strokes in the heterogeneous string class. 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Panel ­ Conference Orientation for Collegiates A panel discussion providing tips and advice for collegiates to help navigate the conference. 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Togetherness! Achieving an Excellent Unified Choral Sound ­ Damion Womack, Clinician This presentation will offer an extremely concise look into the subject of how to develop a unified healthy and artistic vocal tone in any choral ensemble regardless of size, age, and skill level. This session will also highlight some creative vocal exercises and techniques for use in any choral setting. Other formative topics will include vocal placement and seating arrangements within the choral ensemble. The following vocal techniques I have used have come down through the years from conductor to conductor and the pedagogy I will talk about is consistent with the ideas of many other successful choral conductors. 9:00­10:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J The World is Your Oyster! Building Cross­Curricular Connections through Folk Music and Movement Valerie Diaz Leroy, Clinician Music is truly a universal language; one that can take students on a tour of the globe from the comfort of your music classroom. In this session, we’ll explore folk songs from cultures around the world, using movement, instruments, improvisation, and technology to extract solid cross­curricular connections in geography, history, and language ­ all while meeting your general music objectives. Participants will walk away with activities they can implement right away to create lessons that connect every corner of the school campus, and beyond! 17

Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:00 AM­4:30 PM FAME ­ Sheraton Forum 2 E 9:30­11:00 AM Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal ­ BJCC East 3 N­O 10:15­11:05 AM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Southside High School Wind Ensemble, Matt Weaver, Conductor 10:15­11:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Understanding and Implementing the 2017 Alabama Course of Studies ­ Becky Halliday, Clinician This session addresses the newly revised Alabama Course of Studies and resources that both support its structure and clarify its implementation. Session attendees are encouraged to bring devices that have internet access so that the online platform (INSIGHT) may also be explored. 10:15­11:15 AM Interest Session ­ Forum 2­C Don't Stress: Helpful Tips on Literature Selection & Concert Programming as a New Choral Director Stacy Daniels, Clinician As new choral directors our jobs are extremely hard. Out of our many duties and tasks we have, selecting concert literature and concert programming is the hardest and most important. This session will provide new teachers with ideas to make selecting literature easier as well as providing a quality learning experience through selected literature for students and meaningful, engaging concert programs for audiences. 10:15­11:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Getting the Right Job for You ­ Anne Witt, Clinician Choosing the \"right job for you\" is very important! The goals of this session include replacing worry with plans and replacing fear with confidence. Participants will examine their strengths and preferences, change passive resumes into \"energetic\" ones, and learn from teachers who wish they had chosen a different job. In small groups, we will practice interviews, using questions that are common. Bring a printed copy of your resume if you have one. This session is not just for new teachers; experienced teachers are more than welcome to share their stories. 10:15­11:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D Taming the Intemperate Classroom ­ Tiffany Brown and Terrance Brown, Clinicians Participants will learn how to monitor their own vocal health while being an active private and ensemble instructor. Vocal excersises, methodologies, and healthy speech patterns used to provide better vocal amplification during lesson deliver will be explored in the presentation. 10:15­11:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Bucketing for Beginners and Beyond ­ Viktoria Truesdail This hands­on session will provide teachers with the skills necessary to feel comfortable teaching bucket drumming in their classrooms. Two different approaches to teaching this fun and exciting activity will be addressed. First, participants will be lead through ideas for using bucket drumming to enhance and expand rhythmic learning. The second approach will focus on using the Language Arts and teaching bucket drumming through playing syllables of words. Participants will learn how to create simple repeated patterns and tie them together with a rocking base rhythm to compose their own pieces. This can then be taken into the classroom and modeled for students, so they can compose their own pieces! 11:00 AM Lobby Performance: JSU Flute Ensemble ­ Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 11:30 AM Grand Opening of the Exhibits ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 11:30 AM­5:30 PM Exhibits Open ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 12:00­1:00 PM FAME Luncheon ­ Sheraton Forum 3 K 12:00­1:00 PM Past President’s Luncheon ­ BJCC East 1 A­B 12:00­1:00 PM HED Luncheon ­ BJCC East 1 C 12:30 PM Lobby Performance: Alabama School of Fine Arts Chamber Ensemble Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 18

1:00­2:00 PM Thursday, January 18, 2018 Interest Session ­ Forum 2 Auditorium Music Teacher Educator Roundtable Edward “Ted” Hoffman, Nancy Barry, Jane Kuehne, Michael Zelenak Lightning talks followed by a roundtable discussion for music teacher educators and other interested college and university faculty. Topics for conversation will include the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educator Tests, release of the 2017 Alabama Course of Study, and related Course of Study tools. 1:00­2:00 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D AOA Chamber Music Master Class 1:00­2:00 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Projects for Every Process: Encouraging Students to Create, Perform, Respond AND Connect Valerie Diaz­Leroy, Clinician Create Perform, Respond, and Connect are the foundation of any music class. Creating simple projects that can be assessed in these four artistic processes can be challenging and time consuming. This workshop will demonstrate great project ideas that are, fun, time saving and easy to assess. Get a head start on this week’s lesson planning with tangible tips and sample access to resources you can use right away! 1:00­2:00 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Story Magic! Children’s Literature In The Elementary Music Classroom ­ Darla Meek, Clinician Add another dimension to your classroom with the soprano recorder! There is no need to pull out music stands and student practice books. This child­developmental approach transforms recorder playing into an integral part of the music classroom experience, rather than an isolated unit. The lessons are introduced individually, in sequence, and in a musical context. Come discover how to guide your students beyond simple drill and into the realm of making art with the soprano recorder! An extensive handout and power point materials will be made available to all participants. 1:00­2:00 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall JSU Jazz/Latin Ensembles ­ Andrew Nevala and Thomas McCutchen, Conductors 1:00­2:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Registration/Check­In ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Room Lobby 1:00­3:00 PM AVA Concert Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Hoover High School Senior Honors Choir ­ John Kincaid, Conductor Hewitt­Trussville High School Chamber Choir ­ Allen Gillespie, Conductor Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir ­ Charles Henry, Conductor Spain Park High School Chamber Choir­ Jim Schaeffer, Conductor 1:30 PM Lobby Performance: American Christian Academy Chamber Ensemble Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 1:30­5:00 PM Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal ­ BJCC East 3 N­O 2:00­5:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsals ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 2:15­3:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I It Takes 25 Miles to Turn a Cruise Ship ­ Jerell Horton, Clinician After spending 14 of my 17 years of teaching in one school, I started to think back on some of the things my associate director and I experienced that may be helpful to others. We learn quite a bit about pedagogy in our teacher education programs, but we learn very little about changing the culture of our music programs. I presented this presentation to the CNAFME chapter and I think this information may be interesting to any music program. 2:15­3:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C A Creative Duet: Mentoring Success for Emerging Educators ­ Jamila McWhirter, Clinician The collaborative and creative nature of the music education mentoring process will be examined. Informal, formal, and organic mentoring relationships will be discussed. Creative strategies, real­life examples and experiences, and proactive preparation steps such as developing a personal mission statement, setting a course of action, the importance of establishing a time commitment to the mentoring relationship will be introduced and discussed. Participants will be actively engaged in exercises to assist them in shaping their own music education careers. 19

Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:15­3:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D More Innovative Uses Of Technology In Your Orchestra Rehearsal ­ Joseph Brennan, Clinician This session has been revised to include the iPad. Learn how to use technology in your secondary strings rehearsal to improve the playing skills of your string students, increase their focus in rehearsal, as well as making your rehearsals more interesting, effective and efficient. Three areas of technology will be demonstrated: hardware, software, and the internet. Specific types of hardware include: iPad, computers, metronomes, tuners, and document cameras. Software to be demonstrated include: freeware metronomes and tuners, PowerPoint, Quicktime, word processing and other regularly available software applications that are inexpensive or free. Several internet sites, especially YouTube, will be demonstrated. Applications and rehearsal techniques for use of technology in the rehearsal will be shown throughout the session. Many of the innovative uses of the technology shown, can be used right away in the rehearsal room with minimal expense, and equipment and software that is readily available; ways to set up and acquire technology equipment will be discussed. 2:15­3:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Taking Your Beginning Jazz Band To The Next Level ­ Mike Steinel, Clinician You’re off to a great start with the basics of jazz but now you ask: “What’s Next?” Mike Steinel will provide rehearsal strategies to develop: a more mature swing feel, better balance and blend, improved intonation, better sight­reading, and more characteristic jazz expression. Interpreting Latin, Rock and Funk feels will be addressed as well as improvisation concepts beyond the basic blues. 2:15­3:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Listen to the Teamwork! Rhythms of Cooperation for Elementary Music Classrooms Steve Campbell, Clinician Enhance the cooperative skills of your students through engaging, grade level rhythm chants and drum breaks that promote teamwork and focus in the music classroom. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to lead several original drum arrangements for Kindergarten through 6th grade students. Each grade level has a unique rhythm chant and drum break that’s designed for students to play and perform successfully. Use these exciting, fun and effective drumming activities to encourage teamwork, cooperation and grade level pride in your music classroom! 2:30 PM Lobby Performance: Hillcrest High School Saxophone Quartet Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 3:30­4:20 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Hoover First Edition ­ Sallie White, Conductor 3:30­4:30 PM HED Recital ­ BJCC East Ballroom 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C Build It and They Will Learn ­ Amanda Slay, Clinician Cuts to middle school choir programs, decreasing instructional time in the elementary music class, scheduling conflicts, remediation...the list could go on from here. Circumstances like these and various others often make it difficult for students to gain and retain any music skills before 9th grade. As a result, choir teachers are facing an increasing number of beginning level singers in the high school setting. In this session, participants will take away methods to build sight­singing skills that lead to success in the assessment room and overall increased music literacy. Instructional strategies will be based on movable do, la based minor and rhythmic counting. 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Singing with Others: Authentic/In­Context Assessment in the Choral Classroom, Marvin Latimer, Clinician Music educators, like all teachers, are tasked with assessments that are used for student feedback, grading, program assessment, and more. However, performance focused ensemble classes present unique challenges, including limitations in rehearsal time, personnel, resources, and valid assessment tools. The assessment strategy presented in this session allows students to submit real­time documentation of their singing in an ensemble setting, a context that is authentic to the way in which choral students regularly perform. Discussion questions will include: Is this strategy a valid and reliable way to assess choristers? And how do teacher evaluations using this strategy compare to student self­evaluations? Please join us to learn more about this useful assessment strategy and engage in a meaningful discussion about the assessment and evaluation of choristers as they \"sing with others.” 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Dress Your Ankle Bones For Success ­ Joshua Meyer, Clinician For a job interview, parent­teacher conference, or even a first date, visual impressions are vital. Except for the most vocal of us, 20

Thursday, January 18, 2018 we are typically seen before we are heard. As a result, “dress for success” has become a common thread of sage advice. This clinic will provide a variety of visual tools that will help you apply this same public image principle to your marching ensemble. Whether it be teaching great posture or lining a perfectly straight marching field, this session will address a variety of avenues to achieve a more professional visual presence, and as a result, a more professional sound. 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D The Art of Motivating Students: How Do I Get Them to Buy Into What I Want Them To Do? Robert Gillespie, Clinician Motivating our clients: pre­adolescents and adolescents. Why do they do what they do? What do we know from research about them and how do we use it to get them moving our way! 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Composition in the 21st Century Classroom ­ Adriana Janse van Rensburg, Clinician How do I teach composition? I never had composition instruction at college! I don’t compose! This session will provide a way forward through hands­on activities, ideas, inspiration, and a “how to” guide for introducing or expanding composition in the classroom. Twentieth Century techniques, Media Poems, technology, graphic notation, soundscapes, triad­melody technique, multimedia projects, traditional notation, Aleatoric music, Video Fun, iPads, and more will be explored. 3:30­4:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum ­ 3 J More Stories That Sing ­ Jeanette Shorey, Clinician Cross curricular teaching is all the rage right now, and it's not just for classroom teachers! Channel your inner reading teacher and learn the skills necessary to integrate literacy skills without sacrificing your curriculum. This workshop uses children's picture books to help students learn music skills like dynamics, rhythm, timbre, and much more. Lessons are geared towards PreK through 5th grade and usually involve several extensions, allowing for multiple applications. Jeanette has a specialization in literacy and can help music teachers speak the literacy lingo. In just a few easy steps, she can integrate reading skills into any traditional music lesson. This workshop is full of good, usable information that music teachers will be able to take back to their classrooms and use right away. 3:30 PM Lobby Performance: University of Montevallo Saxophone Quartet Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 4:30­5:30 PM Exhibitor’s Reception ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 4:30 PM Lobby Performance: Shades Valley High School Chamber Ensembles Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 5:00­5:30 PM All­State Jazz Bands Dinner ­ BJCC East Meeting Room H 5:30­6:30 PM HED/Collegiate Mixer ­ Sheraton Forum 3 K 5:30­7:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Clinic with Wycliff Gordon ­ BJCC East Meeting Room H 7:00­9:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsal ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 7:00­9:00 PM AMEA General Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall AMEA Awards Alabama Symphony Orchestra 7:00­9:30 PM Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal ­ BJCC East 3 N­O Friday, January 19, 2018 7:30 AM­1:00 PM Conference Registration Open ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 8:00­9:00 AM 8:00­9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I 8:00­9:00 AM AVA Business Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D Mindfulness and Visualization for Musicians: Developing a Powerful Pre­Performance Routine Travis Baird, Clinician 21

Friday, January 19, 2018 In this participatory workshop, musicians will learn practical tools they can start using right away to reduce performance anxiety, cultivate confidence on stage, and develop a personalized pre­performance routine. Participants will learn and practice a series of research­based techniques, including performance visualization, mindfulness meditation, and breathing exercises. No prior experience with meditation or visualization is necessary. No props or special clothing are required. Musicians will learn crucial techniques for reducing performance anxiety, remaining focused on stage, and performing with confidence. Music teachers of all levels will leave the workshop with enough introductory knowledge and experience that they will be able to share what they’ve learned with their students. 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 E Secondary General Music Classes for the Other 80% ­ Shane Colquhoun, Clinician Research suggests that in the United States, traditional large ensembles focusing on western classical music dominates music education in secondary schools (eg. Williams, 2007 and Bates, 2011). The purpose of this session is to provide participants with (1) ideas for courses and lessons for secondary general music classes, and (2) to provide music educators with ideas to target students who do not participate in band, choir, or orchestra ensembles. 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B How to Put Together a Fabulous edTPA Portfolio ­ Patty Nelson, Clinician A National scorer with more than 100 portfolios scored for Pearson, will show how to put together an edTPA portfolio which will help the scorer see that the candidate has fulfilled all the required elements. 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J An Intro to Ukulele ­ Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician Pull back the veil of mystery surrounding classroom implementation of the ukulele by presenting beginning skills for the teacher with little ukulele experience. Acquire basic chords, strumming patterns, and techniques for your musicality. Discover great apps helpful tricks aimed as practical aid for the music class. 8:30 AM Lobby Performance: Alabama School of Fine Arts String Orchestra Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 8:30 AM­5:30 PM Exhibits Open ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 9:00­11:00 AM Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal ­ BJCC East 3 N­O 9:00 AM­12:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsal ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Coffee Talk for Band ­ Brandon Peters, Leah Seng, and David Caddell, Clinicians Three middle school band directors (Brandon Peters, Hewitt­Trussville Middle School; Leah Seng, Pizitz Middle School; and David Caddell, Echols Middle School) with three different perspectives and viewpoints will offer insight into teaching middle school band. With a common belief that each of us share what we do best it makes us all better teachers and raises the bar of excellence for our programs and for bands in the state of Alabama. We will discuss Personal & Professional Responsibilities ranging from expectations to communication to social media. We will also touch on Culture & Climate within the middle school band program through relationships, classroom management, motivation, and recruiting. Finally we will discuss Rehearsal Strategies & Techniques through pacing, structure, planning, literature, and student engagement. This clinic is interactive. We will invite the audience to join our conversation on Twitter by using a specific hashtag. They will be prompted to answer questions and guide our topics via Poll Anywhere. The audience conversation will be projected and visible for all attendees during the session. This clinic will be similar in style and concept to a session at Midwest 2015 entitled, Let's Talk Band, by four prominent band directors in the state of Texas. 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C Basic Knowledge of Audio Physics, Wireless Mics and Sound Systems ­ Brian Stith, Clinician Ever wonder why you have issues with your field or battery powered PA system? This session will answer that question and many more by teaching you the basic physics of sound. You will also learn how to minimize wireless issues, and how to choose the best equipment for your needs. This informative session can help you get the best use of the equipment you already own. This seminar is for any music educator who uses wireless and/or battery powered PA systems, and especially for those teachers who use this equipment for outdoor ensembles / marching bands. 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D Essential Elements for Orchestra ­ Robert Gillespie, Clinician 22

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Friday, January 19, 2018 Presenting the always developing, latest resources for teaching strings through Essential Elements for Strings Interactive—the most used string method series in the world. No, you do not have to be a computer guru. Easy, user friendly for both you and your students. Come and see the latest new features. Always free if you use EE for Strings! 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 E Universal Design: Creating Classrooms Where Everyone Learns and Everyone Belongs Ellary Draper, Clinician Children in music classrooms vary greatly in their backgrounds, capabilities, interests, and levels of motivation. Teachers who use a universal approach consider individual learning needs and create music learning environments that benefit all of their students. This session will include practical strategies to design accessible, equitable, and flexible programs that consider student's individual strengths and needs through multiple ways to relate information, motivate students, and increase their success, enjoyment, and participation. 9:15­10:15 AM Elementary Division Business Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J 9:15­10:15 AM AVA Concert Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir ­ Debbie Gray, Conductor James Clemens High School Mixed Choir ­ Harris Gessner, Conductor 9:30 AM Lobby Performance: Troy University Trombone Quartet 1 ­ Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 10:30 AM­12:00 PM AMEA General Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Featured Performing Group ­ Voctave Keynote: Inspired Teaching: Is It Talent Or Is It Genius? Peter Boonshaft, Clinician A poignant and uplifting description of what is at the heart of being a music teacher: the essence of what we do and why we do it. 12:00­1:00 PM Phi Beta Mu Luncheon ­ BJCC East 1 A­B 12:00­1:00 PM Collegiate Luncheon ­ Sheraton Forum 3 K 12:30 PM Lobby Performance: Auburn Jr. High School Chamber Ensembles Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 1:00­2:00 PM AVA Concert Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus ­ Trey Holladay, Conductor Indian Springs School Concert Choir ­ Andrew Dibble, Conductor 1:00­3:00 PM HED/Research Poster Session ­ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 1:00­3:30 PM Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal ­ BJCC East 3 N­O 1:15­2:05 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble, Kevin Thomas, Conductor 1:15­2:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Your Elementary Choral Toolkit: Technique, Technology, and Transformation! Valerie Diaz Leroy, Clinician Discover exciting new techniques for developing vocal independence in your students through a combination of solid pedagogy and the integration of engaging technology. Who says you can’t teach an old song with new tricks? Participants will unpack a variety of folk songs, partner songs, canons and more as they learn to target the variety of skill levels in an elementary choir and walk away with a printed Octavo and sample access to adaptable rehearsal tools they can use in their classroom right away from the engaging and educational world of QuaverMusic.com. Quaver Choral Resources equip Elementary Music Specialists to cover a vast breadth of musical concepts, vocal techniques, and transferable skills to take their singers into middle school and beyond! 1:15­2:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J The Rhythm is Here! A World Music Journey in Rhythm and Song! ­ Steve Campbell, Clinician Travel the world to learn rhythms and songs from Africa, South America, the Caribbean and the USA! In this interactive session, participants play arrangements for drums and xylophones that showcase some of the signature styles and sounds of these four geographic and cultural regions of the globe. An all­encompassing finale piece brings these regions together with a choral arrangement accompanied by drums, xylophones and movement. Enhance the multi­cultural offerings in your music classroom to show your students that the rhythm is here, the rhythm is there, the rhythm of the world is everywhere! 24

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Friday, January 19, 2018 1:15­3:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D JW Pepper Orchestra Reading Session 1:30­4:30 PM All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsal ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 2:00 PM Lobby Performance: Troy University Flute Ensemble ­ Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 2:00­3:00 PM Interest Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Voctave Session for AVA 2:30­3:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Warm­up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work! ­ Peter Boonshaft, Clinician This session offers specific exercises you can use to develop ensemble performance. These focused warm­ups isolate and target improvement in the areas of balance, blend, intonation, rhythm, rhythmic subdivision, listening, articulation, dynamics and virtually every aspect of large ensemble playing. Useful for band conductors and teachers of any level: elementary school, middle school and high school. 2:30­3:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Guitar for Children of All Abilities: ChordBuddy makes playing easy and fun! ­ Deanna Bell, Clinician ChordBuddy is excited to welcome the Vestavia Hills Elementary East performers. Music Teacher Deanna Bell will use our guest performers to demonstrate key strategies of success for an elementary guitar classroom. Come learn how to incorporate formative assessments, garageband, and standards­based assessments during our session! ChordBuddy is the fastest way to teach guitar to children of all abilities. 2:30­3:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C How to Survive Your First Year Teachering ­ Patrick Moore, Clinician Teaching is a fun but scary thing, and there are many unknowns to look forward to. The first year of teaching can be the most difficult one of them all. Here I will outline ten things that I found very important during my first year of teaching that help made it a success. Clinic topics will include, networking, managing your surroundings, planning ahead, and more 2:30­3:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Form and Function: Ukulele and the Blues Form ­ Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician Incorporate movement, elemental music, and the ukulele with the blues form culminating in a performance­ready piece while presenting numerous elementary music concepts, including improvisation and the blues pentatonic scale. Participants will experience a possible ukulele sequential process discussing ways to adapt and differentiate to the needs of the student to enable student success. 3:15­4:15 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Creating A Unison For Beginning Boys ­ Dan Davison, Clinician Dan Davison discusses methods for helping young male singers to tune in choir. Topics include: voice testing, matching pitches with male teachers, matching pitches with female teachers, what to do with the unchanged voice, what to do with the VERY changed voice, using competition to your advantage 3:30 PM Lobby Performance: Wicksburg High School Saxophone Ensemble Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 3:45­4:35 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Redstone Brass, Bill Connell, Conductor 3:45­4:45 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I Creating Creative Musicians ­ Greg LeFils, Clinician Conductors often confidently exclaim that singing in choir breeds the development of creativity, problem­solving skills, and critical thinking. Evidence however points out that our students are more frequently obedient direction followers. This session will explore ways in which conductors can create more opportunities to foster ingenuity, musicianship, student leadership, enhancing performance, musical literacy, and rehearsal engagement. 3:45­4:45 PM AOA Business Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D 3:45­4:45 PM Music For All “I65 Summit” ­ BJCC East 1 C 26

Friday, January 19, 2018 4:00­4:45 PM Elementary Concert Session ­ BJCC East Ballroom Mitchell Elementary Honor Chorus ­ Doris Day, Conductor 4:30 PM Lobby Performance: Huntsville High School Chamber Ensembles Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 4:30­5:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium Finding and Adapting Literature To Fit The Ranges Of Your Boys ­ Dan Davison, Clinician Dan Davison will give suggestions on finding music for boys. Topics include: how to pinpoint the ranges of your boys, how to find music that caters to your needs, ways to avoid lumping all boys into one section, when to use octave displacement, how to decide when to rewrite a section, looking at SATB music by looking at TB first, how to decide on how much \"license\" to take in rearranging, arranging your choir configurations so as to make music selection easier. 6:30­7:15 PM Alabama Honor Choir Dress Rehearsal ­ BJCC Concert Hall 6:30­8:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands Rehearsal ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 7:30­8:15 PM AVA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Alabama Honor Choir ­ JD Frizzell, Clinician 8:30­9:30 PM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Elementary/General Evening Session ­ Steve Campbell, Clinician 8:30­9:30 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall Pelham High School Wind Ensemble ­ Justin Ward, Conductor 8:30­9:30 PM AVA Reading Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 Auditorium ­ Dan Davison, Clinician ­ Sponsored by JW Pepper 9:45­11:00 PM President’s Reception ­ Sheraton Presidential Suite Saturday, January 20, 2018 8:00­9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C New Media: Tips for Creating Web and Print Projects to Market Your Music Programs and Events Sean Murray, Clinician This session will examine strategies for marketing your program via video, social and print media. We will also give basic tutorials on using computer programs to create graphic design projects for use on websites, in social media and in publications. 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B The Craft Behind the Art: Foundational Techniques for Healthy Singing Ian Loeppky and Tiffany Bostic­Brown, Clinicians The participant will discover ways to combat common challenges with the maturing voice to enable their students to sing with greater accuracy, confidence, and ease. The basics of vocal pedagogy will be covered with a focus on specific problems in the singing classroom, such as registration, projection, and body use. Vocal exercises, warm­ups, and other resources (both in print and online) will be provided and discussed. 8:00­9:00 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Journey Around the Globe with Recorder! ­ Darla Meek, Clinician Add another dimension to your classroom with the soprano recorder! There is no need to pull out music stands and student practice books. This child­developmental approach transforms recorder playing into an integral part of the music classroom experience, rather than an isolated unit. The lessons are introduced individually, in sequence, and in a musical context. Come discover how to guide your students beyond simple drill and into the realm of making art with the soprano recorder! An extensive handout and power point materials will be made available to all participants. 8:00­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 D AOA Chamber Music Master Class 9:00­10:00 AM All­State Jazz Bands Final Rehearsal ­ BJCC East Third Floor Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L 27

Saturday, January 20, 2018 9:15­10:15 AM AVA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall 9:15­10:15 AM Alabama A&M University Choir ­ Horace R. Carney, Conductor University of Alabama University Singers ­ Andrew Minear, Conductor Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I New Literature for the Middle/High School Jazz Ensemble ­ Andrew Nevala, Clinician Sponsored by J.W. Pepper & Son, this session will present new Jazz Ensemble music for the Middle, Jr. High, and High School Jazz Ensemble. Each attendee will be given a booklet with the scores of each piece performed; each piece performed will also be described before it is performed, informing the listener about the style, ranges, key passages, and difficulty level. The Ensemble will consist of State of Alabama Jazz Educators, including Collegiate, High School, and Middle School Directors. Participants already committed include: Dr. Andy Nevala (Director of Jazz Studies at JSU), Dr. Tony McCutchen (Department Chair at JSU), Chris Kozak (Director of Jazz Studies at U of A), Steven Roberts (Director of Jazz Studies at UAB), Demondrae Thurman (Samford), Sallie White (Hoover HS), Kim Bain (Pizitz MS), and many more to complete a full Jazz Ensemble. J.W. Pepper & Son will provide all the music, as well as the booklet of scores handed out to the conference attendees. 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 C Solo & Ensemble; How to Make it Work in Your Band Program and Reap the Benefits David Pryor, Clinician Many directors find it difficult to make Solo & Ensemble Festival work in their band program. I will show not only how it can work, but will show the steps that can actually make it easier years down the road. I will go through the organizational part of getting it going and making it become a priority in the program. Discussion on music, especially for the younger player, will be covered and how it can help motivate your young band members to become better players. 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Around the World in 60 Minutes: Multiple Stops to Explore International Band Music Joe Brashier, Clinician There are a plethora of international publishers and composers whose music is not readily available in the United States. From Boris Pigovat to Chen Qian, learn the Ps and Qs of wind band repertoire from an international perspective. 9:15­10:15 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Process! Process! Process! ­ Roger Sams, Clinician What is it that makes a lesson go beautifully in our classrooms? It is the teaching process and the way in which the learning activities are sequenced to take the students incrementally through the process of learning and music making. Roger will model lessons with clear process and lead small group discussions about teaching process and the importance of paying attention to how you sequence lessons. 10:30­11:45 AM Lightening Round Session ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B Ten­Minute Presentations on Multiple Topics by Multiple Presenters Timothy Beattie ­ Make Your Marching Band Better With Data (or prepare for Friday Night like a football coach) Jeremy Benson ­ Teaching and Improving Vibrato on the Front Row David McCullough ­ Why Teach Music? Andrew Lynge ­ A Practical Approach for Developing the Concert Buzz Roll Within Your High School Students Mary McGowan ­ Teaching Tips from the Trenches Jim Schaeffer ­ Bringing Your Classroom Walls to Life with Aurasma Jason Sulliman ­ More than just a Game: Cultivating Music Practice Habits from the Industry of Online Gaming 10:30­11:30 AM Interest Session ­ Sheraton Forum 3 J Folk Songs and Games with a Twist of Ukulele ­ Lorelei Batislaong, Clinician Explore folk song tradition infused with ukulele. Experience ways to make the ukulele a truly integrated part of the general music classroom in a process­based and sequential way that makes it accessible to the student and the teacher. Let’s sing, say, dance, and play the ukulele! 10:30 AM­12:30 PM ABA Concert Session ­ BJCC Concert Hall 1:00­3:00 PM All­State Jazz Bands ABA Adjudicator’s Clinic ­ Sheraton Forum 3 G­I 1:00­3:00 PM AMEA Young Teacher’s Seminar ­ Sheraton Forum 2 A­B A Music Teacher’s Guide to Survive and Thrive! ­ David Vanderwalker, Clinician 1:00­3:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting ­ Sheraton Forum 3 K 28

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Alabama A&M University Choir The Alabama A&M University Choir, directed by Dr. Horace Carney, provides students with the opportunity to experience participation in a cooperative activity. Emphasis is placed on fundamental vocal training, posture, breathing, sight-reading, expressive interpretation and tone development. The choir performs for campus convocations, off-campus concerts, religious services, radio and television appearances as well as a Christmas Musicale and spring concert. There is a prerequisite for participation: students must have had some experience in a high school choir or ensemble. Dr. Horace R. Carney, Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee but grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. He graduated with honors from Tuskegee Institute High School fourth in his class. His post-secondary education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Fisk University (magna cum laude), Master of Arts in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Theory from the University of Iowa. He has attended choral workshops at Potsdam Choral Institute, Sarasota, New York, University of South Florida, and Georgia State University. Dr. Carney’s career in music began in elementary school and continued through high school as a member of the choir, pianist, and leader of a dance band. While in high school, he studied at Tuskegee Institute with Lexine Weeks, Charlotte Giles, and Hildred Roach. His studies continued at Fisk University as a music major, a member of the university choir and the renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers for four years. His professional career includes Talladega College where he served for fourteen years as Choral Director and Acting Chairman of the Music Department, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA; Coordinator of Choral Activities and Chairman of the Humanities Division for three years; and Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, where he served as Minister of Music and Coordinator of Cultural Affairs. Since 1990, Dr. Carney has been the Chairman/Coordinator of the Music Program at Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently the Chair for the Department of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts, Coordinator of the Music Program and the Interim Director of the Alabama A&M University Choir. Dr. Carney has served as adjudicator for Birmingham City, Montgomery City and Huntsville high school choral festivals. Professional Memberships include: The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Educators (NAME), National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), Society for Music Theory (SMT) and the Technological Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME). He is the founder and director of the Birmingham Community Chorale which was renamed by its members as the Horace R. Carney, Jr. Chorale. He is also the founder, manager, and keyboard player of Omni-Music Enterprises, a musical entertainment group for special occasions. Dr. Carney serves as Minister of Music at Bethel Baptist Church, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama. Saturday, 9:15 AM Concert Program BJCC Concert Hall Ave Maria...................................................................Anton Bruckner ................................................................Hal Leonard “Fecit Potentiam” from Magnificat................................John Rutter........................................................Hinshaw Publishing Dr. Mira Kruja Piano There is a Balm in Gilead............................................Raymon Wise............................................................Raise Publishing Hehlehlooyuh...............................................................James Furman ..................................................................Hal Leonard Hold On......................................................................Marques Garrett ..............................................................Walton Music Be Still And Know..........................................................Stacy Gibbs ..............................................................GIA Publishing 30

Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus The Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus has been in existence since 2013. Under the direction of Mr. Trey Holladay, the group has grown from 11 to 64 in three years. The group has consistently received all superior ratings at the Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past three years. For two years the chorus performed as the main choir for “The Forgotten Carols,” a traveling musical made up of professional singers from New York and Los Angeles. Performances were held in Atlanta and Montgomery. The chorus has performed, by invitation, in concert with the Lipscomb University Chorus and along with the Faulkner University Band. In 2017 the chorus was asked to be a featured ensemble at the UAB Honor Choir. The group traveled to DisneyFest and competed with schools from around the nation and won best in class chorus for their division. The ACA Chorus is a 9-12 grade auditioned group. The group specializes in A cappella music. Under the direction of Mr. Trey Holladay, the The Alabama Christian Academy Concert Chorus has grownfrom 11 to 64 in three years. The group has consistently received all superior ratings at the Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past three years. Trey Holladay has been the director of ACA choirs for four years. He came from humble beginnings as a graduate of Faulkner University’s School of Fine Arts. He holds a B.S. in Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance and a minor in Music. He also holds a Master’s Certificate from Berklee College of Music in Theory, Harmony and Ear Training. He is an accomplished singer, saxophonist and fiddles around with the piano a little. He currently resides in Montgomery, Alabama with his wife Heather and their two children Landon and Hayden. Concert Program Friday, 1:15 PM BJCC East Ballroom God So Loved The World................................Sir John Stainer (1840­1901) ................................................................CPDL Elijah Rock...............................................................Arr. Jester Hairston .....................................................Bourne Company The Ground from Sunrise Mass...................................Arr. Ola Gjeilo ..............................................................Walton Music Ride The Chariot.................................................Arr. William Henry Smith.........................................Kjos Music Company Even When He is Silent........................................Arr. Kim André Arnesen......................................Walton Music Company AMEA HAS GONE MOBILE! Schedule, Maps, Exhibitors, Twitter and more Scan to download on your mobile device ­ completely free. 31 1.Download Guidebook on the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace or visit https://guidebook.com/getit/ 2. Click Download 3. Search for 2018 AMEA Conference or scan Sponsors: QuaverMusic and Super Holiday Tours

Bragg Middle School Mixed Choir The choral program at Bragg Middle School in Gardendale consists of 6th grade choir, 7th/8th grade Young Ladies’ Choir, 7th/8th grade Young Men’s Choir, 8th grade Honors Choir, and an after-school show choir. The 7th/8th grade Mixed Choir performing at the conference combines the separate gender choirs. Besides local concerts, the choirs have performed at the VA Hospital, Children’s Hospital, national music festivals, the AMEA In-Service Conference, and AVA State Choral Performance Assessment. The choirs consistently receive high ratings in performance and sight- reading evaluations. Choir members may also participate in the Jefferson County Music Festival, AVA All-State choirs, ACDA Young Voices Festival, and a spring musical. Debbie Gray earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Masters degree in Vocal/Choral Music Education at the University of Alabama. She has been the choir director at Bragg Middle School in Gardendale for 13 years and has also taught middle and high school band, high school choir, elementary music, private piano lessons, and was an accompanist for Shelton State Community College. Mrs. Gray currently sings with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Choir, is the pianist at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, and enjoys accompanying for local choirs. Friday, 9:15 AM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Sing for Joy, Alleluia!.................................................Sally K. Albrecht......................................................Alfred Publishing Winter’s Waking...........................................................Amy F. Bernon..................................................Heritage Music Press To Work Upon the Railway........................................arr. Earlene Rentz................................................Heritage Music Press Let Beauty Awake!.........................................................Laura Farnell ...............................................................BriLee Music Beati in domo Domini..................................................James G. Cantor .................................................Santa Barbara Music Nine Hundred Miles..................................................arr. Philip E. Silvey...............................................Santa Barbara Music Sing With the Lark......................................................... Laura Farnell .......................................Alliance Music Publications Plenty Good Room......................................................arr. John Horman..........................................................Somerset Press Posters to be presented at the HED Research Poster Session, Friday, January 19, 2018, 1:00 ­ 3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall Lobby Allison C. Baccala, Auburn University Timothy A. Heath, Samford University The Effects of a Comprehensive Musicianship Approach in Fourth Grade General Music Factors that Influence Second Year Participation in a University Marching Band Nancy H. Barry, Auburn University Jane M Kuehne, Auburn University Lisa Caravan, Bucknell University A Critical Approach to Addressing Prejudices in Music Classrooms The Applied Studio: Teaching Effective Practice Strategies for the 21st-Century Musician Michael Weinberg, Yale University/Randolph School Inspiration and Innovation in Heinrich von Herzogenberg's Die Passion Michael Cater, Auburn University A Qualitative Investigation of the Relevance of Concert Band in Current Wind Phil R. Wilson, Auburn University Band Literature and Curriculum A Comparison Study of National Board Certified Music Teachers in Alabama and Georgia to General Education Classroom Teachers Carl B. Hancock, The University of Alabama Libby R. Hearn, The University of Alabama Gretchen Windt, University of North Alabama E. Danielle Todd, The University of Alabama A Survey of Operetta Arias for the Developing Singer Job Vacancy Chains in Education: The Cascading Mobility of Music Teachers in Alabama 32

Hewitt­Trussville High School Chamber Choir The Hewitt-Trussville High Chamber Choir is the most select choir chosen from the 144 voice choral department at Hewitt-Trussville High School. This choir had its beginning in 2010. Usually composed of 6 singers in each section (SATB), the ensemble sings quality a cappella, somewhat advanced music. This ensemble always scores straight superior ratings with near perfect sight reading scores at State Assessment. The ensemble performs for local civic organizations, hospitals, churches, airport and local television. In February members from the Chamber Choir will be presenting “Godspell”. D. Allen Gillespie holds a Bachelor and Masters of Music Education and Education Specialist degrees from the University of Montevallo. He has taught Choral Music for 43 years in Birmingham City, Jefferson County and Trussville City Schools. He has been District III chair and is a past president of the Alabama Vocal Association and the Alabama Choral Directors Association. He has directed large and small mixed choirs and well as Women’s and Men’s groups. He is the Chancel Choir Director at Huffman United Methodist Church and has been in United Methodist Music Ministry for 40 years. His wife of 35 years, Sula is a Nurse Practitioner at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama and they have a son Desi who will be a senior at Hewitt-Trussville High School. Concert Program Thursday, 1:00 PM BJCC East Ballroom O Magnum Mysterium........................................Tomas Luis de Victoria .....................................................G. Schirmer, Inc. Sing Me To Heaven.................................................Daniel E. Gawthrop.........................................................Dunstan House E’en So, Lord Jesus............................................Quickly Come, Paul Manz ...........................Morningstar Music Publishers In Meeting We Are Blessed..........................................Troy Robertson..........................................................Hinshaw Music Jenny......................................................................Nick Myers & Ryan Kerr ...................................Alfred Music Publishers Here, There and Everywhere...........................Lennon & McCartney/ arr. Huff .............................Hal Leonard Corporation I Surrender All........................................................... arr. Moses Hogan .........................................Hal Leonard Corporation Soon­Ah Will Be Done.............................................William L. Dawson ..........................................Neil A. Kjos Music Co. 33

Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble The Wind Ensemble of Hillcrest High School is comprised of the premier musicians in the band program. Most students in the ensemble participate in the Alabama All-State Festival, District V Honor Band, chamber groups, and several collegiate sponsored honor bands. Since its inception in 2006, the Wind Ensemble has performed at several distinguished venues: The Midwest Clinic, College Band Directors National Association Conference, Music for All National Concert Band Festival, US-China Cultural Foundation in Beijing, China, and the Alabama Music Educators Conference. Students in this group also consistently achieve Superior Ratings at adjudicated events in which they are a part of, including Music Performance Assessment. The band programs at Hillcrest are blessed to have the support of the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, local administration, counselors, staff, and an incredible organization of parents. Their support and dedication to our students make our program successful. Kevin Thomas, currently the Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, graduated from The University of Alabama in the spring of 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. While at the Capstone, Mr. Thomas served as Baritone section leader in the “Million Dollar Band”, Principal Euphonium in the Alabama Wind Ensemble, Principal Euphonium in the Alabama Symphonic Band and was a member of the student teaching staff in his last two years with the “Million Dollar Band”. While at The University, Mr. Thomas was a member of the Alabama Tuba Quartet that won the Colonial Tuba Euphonium Institute International Quartet competition. Mr. Thomas won a euphonium audition with The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band stationed in Langley, Virginia in 1997, and was a finalist for The United States Army Band “Perishing’s Own” stationed in Washington D.C. in 1998. After leaving The University he taught for two years at West Limestone High School in rural Limestone County, Alabama. Following his time in north Alabama, he accepted the Associate Band Director position at Shades Valley High School and Gresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. He returned to The University of Alabama in 2003 as a graduate teaching assistant with University Bands under the direction of Dr. Ken Ozzello. While there, Mr. Thomas was responsible for assisting in the production and teaching of half-time shows, and assisted with pep rallies and appearances of the “Million Dollar Band.” Mr. Thomas was also the director of the basketball pep bands overseeing performances on ESPN, CBS and performing at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. From 2005 to 2014 Mr. Thomas served as music consultant and instructor for The University of Alabama” Million Dollar Band.” He has also served as the assistant announcer for the University Band at bowl games and appearances around the country. Mr. Thomas served as the Director of Bands at Fayette County High School in Fayette, Alabama from 2005 to 2015. His bands consistently received superior ratings at contests and festivals. The Fayette Band is the only high school band to perform at a nationally televised University of Alabama Men’s Basketball game on CBS vs. Mississippi State in 2005. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Alabama Music Educators Association, The Alabama Bandmasters Association, the National Band Association, the National Association for Music Education and the International Tuba Euphonium Association. Mr. Thomas resides in Northport, Alabama, with his wife Sabrina and daughter, Kendall. Friday, 1:15 PM Concert Program BJCC Concert Hall Xerxes...........................................................................John Mackey .............................................................Osti Music, Inc. Perseus......................................................................Satoshi Yagisawa ................................................De Haske Publications March Slave.............................................................Peter Tchaikovsky ..........................................................Carl Fisher, Inc. Paceline..........................................................................Tyler Grant.............................................................TSG Musicworks Dr. Jon Whitaker ­ Professor of Trombone, The University of Alabama Ye Banks and Braes.....................................................Percy Grainger............................................................G. Shirmer, Inc. To Walk with Wings......................................................Julie Giroux ...............................................................Musica Propria 34

Hoover High School First Edition The Hoover High School “First Edition” Jazz Band is the top jazz band in our jazz program of 3 jazz bands and one combo. It is one of the many performing groups in our very active school music program. The group performs at numerous school and civic functions throughout the school year. Membership in the group is by audition. The group’s instrumentation consists of 5 saxophones, 5 trombones, 5 trumpets, full rhythm section and a vocalist. Hoover High School is a public high school in the city of Hoover, Alabama which is located just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. The group rehearses each school day for 45 minutes. In 2017 First Edition was invited to open for the JALC Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at their concert in Birmingham on January 18, 2017. In 2016 First Edition traveled to Savannah, Georgia as a finalist in the Swing Central Competition. First Edition was also selected as a finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Competition for four consecutive years 2008-2011. Also in the school year 2015-2016 the group was delighted to perform a concert and clinic with Jeff Coffin at Hoover High. First Edition performed at the Jazz Education Network Conference in Dallas, Texas in January 2014. First Edition performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 2012. As part of that performance, internationally known trombonist Jim Pugh joined them in a feature spot. In March 2012, the group received all Superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival in New Orleans. First Edition has performed at the AMEA conference in 2012, 2004, and 2001. The group is regularly represented in the Alabama All-State Jazz Bands. The group also presents a Just Jazz Concert each April in support of Jazz Appreciation Month. Sallie Vines White teaches full-time at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama and has been teaching in the Hoover City School System since 1990. She teaches the award-winning Hoover High School First Edition Jazz Band, Hoover Jam Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and AP Music Theory. She is also an associate director with the marching band. The groups she conducts have consistently received Superior ratings at contests including District, State, and Jazz Contests. The First Edition Jazz Band performed in 2012 at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago and was a featured performer in 2014 at the Jazz Education Network Conference in Dallas, TX. First Edition has also received national recognition through its selection as a five time finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Contest. Prior to that they were selected into the North Texas Jazz Festival and have received Superior ratings the numerous times they have attended the Loyola Jazz Festival in New Orleans. Many of her students through the years have been selected into the Alabama All State Jazz bands. Sallie graduated magna cum laude from Anderson University in 1982 with a B.A. in Music, Music Education and Psychology. In 1985, she received her M.M.E. in Music Education from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN where she graduated “with distinction”. She studied Jazz at IU with David Baker and Dominic Spera. In addition to her teaching Sallie is an active performer on all the woodwind instruments. Sallie has played numerous engagements with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra on saxophone. She plays lead alto in the Superjazz Big Band, and tenor saxophone in the Cahaba Saxophone Quartet. She toured for several years in various groups including Bridge, the Bill Gaither Trio, and college groups performing in 47 states and 17 countries. In addition to her performing and her full-time teaching position, Mrs. White was also the saxophone instructor at Samford University for many years and has taught part-time in the past at a number of the universities around Birmingham including Birmingham Southern, UAB, Samford, and Montevallo. Mrs. White is married to Noah and has three children and five grandchildren. Concert Program Thursday, 3:30 PM BJCC Concert Hall Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana).James F. Hanley and Ballard MacDonald/arr. Dave Barduhn.... Alfred Publishing Crystal Silence....................................................Chick Corea/arr. Mike Tomaro .................................................Hal Leonard Doozy........arr.by Benny Carter/ Edited by Jeffrey Sultanoff and Rob Duboff ......Published by Jazz Lines Foundation Inc. Tenor Madness..................................................Sonny Rollins/arr. Mark Taylor................................Hal Leonard Publishing Watermelon Man ............................................Herbie Hancock/arr. Mike Kamuf............Alfred Publishing Belwin Division Oclupaca (From the Latin American Suite). .........Duke Ellington/Transcribed by David Berger for Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center Library – Alfred Publishing East St. Louis Toodle­Oo. ..................................................................................................Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Library – Alfred Publishing Herkie Jerkie .................................................................................................................................................Wycliffe Gordon Wycliffe Gordon, Guest Soloist What You Dealin’ With?...........................................Wycliffe Gordon. ............................Alfred Publishing Belwin Division Wycliffe Gordon, Guest Soloist 35

Hoover High School Senior Honors Choir The Senior Honors Choir is one of eight ensembles offered at Hoover High School. Currently composed of 43 seniors, there is no audition requirement for this choir but most of these students have been involved in the choir program for at least 3 of their 4 years at Hoover. This choir meets daily for 49 minutes and is conducted by John Kincaid and Amanda Slay. The class focuses on music literacy, music theory, healthy vocal production, and the performance of quality music literature. We also believe that developing a community within the choir allowing vulnerability, risk taking and trust is equally important in our discipline and our success.The students in the Senior Honors Choir represent a consistent cross section of the HHS student body containing athletes, student government representatives, Hoover Ambassadors, and of course actors and band members. Due to an always changing and more demanding schedule, many of our students are taking 8 or even 9 classes in order to remain a part of the choir program. Hoover High School is the largest and most diverse high school in the state of Alabama with almost 3000 students enrolled in grades 9-12 and consisting of almost 30% free and reduced lunch students. While recognized around the state as a leader in athletics, our student body excels in numerous disciplines and activities. Our scholars bowl, math team, visual arts, and performing arts programs are just a few of the award winning facets at Hoover. The Choir Department’s eight ensembles total over 306 participants. The foundation of the program is healthy vocal production and traditional choral literature. This focus on fundamentals allows us to also produce quality performances in other genres such as show choir, men’s pop a capella and women’s pop a capella while still maintaining a consistent and well-rounded music education for all students. We are thankful to the parents, our colleagues, administrators, and school board for the support shown to the choir program. John Kincaid is in his twenty-second year teaching choir, his third at Hoover High School. After serving at Simmons Middle School for fifteen years, he spent four years at Mountain Brook High School, growing the choral program from 160 to 250 students, before returning to the Hoover system. Mr. Kincaid received his Bachelor of Music Education from Birmingham-Southern College and is a National Board Certified Teacher. He is currently serving as President of the Alabama chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, previously serving in the positions of Treasurer, Men’s Choir, and Middle School Repertoire and Standards Chairs. His mentors are his mother, a music minister; Ken Berg, Birmingham Boys Choir director; and Diana Mayhall, his high school choir director. He truly believes that he has the best job in the world, and recognizes that this view is possible because of the support and encouragement of his wife, Delle, and children, Matthew and Tess. Amanda Slay has taught choral music in the state of Alabama for nine years and is currently in her third year serving as the Associate Choral Director at Hoover High School. Before teaching at Hoover High School, Mrs. Slay taught at Shades Valley High School in Jefferson County and Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa City. Mrs. Slay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Choral Music Education from the University of Montevallo and a Master of Music Education from The Florida State University. She is also certified to teach AP Music Theory and IB Music. Mrs. Slay is an active member of the Alabama Vocal Association, National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Mrs. Slay currently serves as the Repertoire and Resources Chair for Women’s Choirs for the Alabama chapter of ACDA. Mrs. Slay and her family live in Homewood. Thursday, 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Cum Sancto Spiritu....................................................Antonio Vivaldi ..............................................................CPDL #00857 Ave Verum Corpus.......................................................William Byrd...........Oxford University Press, Catalogue No. 43.232 J’entends le moulin.....................................................Donald Patriquin ..................................................................earthsongs Amazing Grace.....................................................Arr. E. W. Stradtman III ..........................................................MusicSpoke Walk Together, Children...........................................Arr. Moses Hogan ......................................... Hal Leonard Corporation 36

Indian Springs School Concert Choir Hailed as the school's \"symbol of excellence,\" the Indian Springs School Concert Choir and smaller Chamber Choir perform across the country and around the world, delighting audiences of all ages and diverse backgrounds in cathedrals, universities, and arts centers from San Antonio, Chicago, and New York City to Beijing, Dijon, and Vienna, where they have performed with the Vienna Boys Choir. The New York Times described the choir’s Lincoln Center debut as \"a superb projection that would have done credit to any professional chorus.\" The choirs continue to garner critical praise for their sensitivity and \"exciting, vibrant\" singing. “The choir is disciplined, focused, and maturely expressive in a manner way beyond their young age,” says William Trafka, Music Director of St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York. Led by Director of Choral Music Andrew Dibble, the groups sing an extraordinary range of music, including major Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-century works; Broadway tunes; Spirituals; arrangements of well-known pop hits; and traditional folk songs performed in up to 15 original languages. Conductor Andrew Dibble currently serves as the Director of Choral Music at Indian Springs School in Birmingham, AL. At Springs, Andrew leads four choral ensembles, and conducts a yearly Concert Choir tour and biannual international tour with the Chamber Choir. Prior to moving to Birmingham, Andrew conducted numerous choral ensembles in the Baltimore-D.C. area as the director of the Maryland Chamber Artists, the Assistant Conductor for the Maryland Choral Society, and the choir director at the Community College of Baltimore County. In 2015 Andrew was selected as one of six to work with Dr. Andrew Megill at the Montreal Choral Institute and in 2017 was selected as one of twelve conductors to study with grammy award winning artists Craig Hella Johnson at his Choral Conducting Symposium. Andrew holds a masters degree in Choral Conducting from Houghton College and lives in Indian Springs, Alabama with his wife, Amy. Concert Program Friday, 1:15 PM BJCC East Ballroom Hine Ma Tov, Hebrew Folk Song..........................arr. By Neil Ginsberg.............................Santa Barbara Music Publishing He Watching Over Israel, from Elijah......................Felix Mendelssohn...........................................................public domain In Remembrance............................................................Jeffery Ames ...........................................Walton Music Corporation Saints Bound for Heaven................................arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw ..............Lawson­Gould Music Publishers Homeward Bound......................................... ....Marta Keen/arr. Mack Wilberg .......................Alfred Music Publishing Co. Visit the exhibits! Show our industry partners your appreciation of their support of our conference by visiting each booth. Let them know you’re glad they’re here. Grand Opening - Thursday, 11:30 AM Exhibit Hall Reception - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 PM Exhibit Hours: Thursday, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 37

JSU Jazz Band/Latin Ensemble/Steel Band The Jacksonville State University Jazz Program has more than doubled in size in the past 6 years to include 4 Big Bands, 6 Combos, a Vocal Jazz Group, a Latin Ensemble, and an annual educational Jazz Festival (in it’s 7th year). The program released it’s first CD under the direction of Dr. Nevala, “Everything In It’s Right Place”, released in 2015, and it resulted in winning an award in Downbeat Magazine for “Outstanding Performance, Undergraduate Jazz Ensemble”. Auditions for jazz scholarships are held every spring, and information can be found on the JSU Jazz Studies Website: http://jsujazz.webs.com. The JSU Steel band was formed in 2009 with the arrival of Dr. Tony McCutchen. It performs regularly throughout the community and the region. Dr. Andy Nevala currently directs the Downbeat Award Winning Jazz Ensemble I (2015), Jazz Ensemble II, Jazz Ensemble III, Jazz Ensemble IV, The Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program, produces the annual Jazz Festival (in it's 7th year), and teaches several private jazz students. As director of Jazz Studies he has helped the program more than double in size in 5 years. Jazz Ensemble I is a recording and touring ensemble, and performs regularly at festivals and schools throughout the southeast as well as records a CD every two years. Our first CD, “Everything In It’s Right Place” was completed in 2015 and was recognized in Downbeat Magazine for “Outstanding Performance, Undergraduate Jazz Ensemble”. Our second CD will be released in the fall of 2017 and features JSU Jazz I, the Latin Ensemble, and the JSU Steel Band. Dr. Nevala has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2015).He is widely in demand as guest conductor and clinician, conducting the 2010 Campbell Union District Music Festival Jazz Ensemble in San Jose, CA, serving as a clinician at the Delta College Jazz Festival (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Folsom High School Jazz Festival (2008, 2010), the CMEA Hanford Jazz Festival (2009), the Sacramento State University Jazz Festival (2008, 2009), the Manteca High School Combo Festival (2010), The Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival (2003, 2008), the Casper College Jazz Festival (2007), the Rome, GA District 7 Jazz Festival (2012,2013), and was the 2013 Alabama Music Educators Association Gold All-State Jazz Ensemble Director. Dr. Nevala holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Piano Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Boise State University. His professional affiliations include ASCAP, JEN, AMEA, and AMA. Tony McCutchen is Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Georgia (UGA), where he served as Professor of Percussion for more than 30 years. He also taught percussion and band at Auburn University and at the University of Mississippi. He is director of the JSU Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band. He has performed at PASIC, IAJE, Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic, MENC, MTNA, CMS and GMEA conventions, as well as various PAS \"Days of Percussion.\" Dr. McCutchen's professional experience includes performances with the Fort Worth Symphony, Savannah Symphony, Augusta Symphony, Augusta Opera, Macon Symphony (featured on drum set), the National Opera Company (North Carolina) and at the Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, South Carolina. He has performed concerti with the Santa Fe Orchestra (Argentina), Symphony Orchestra of Porto Alegre (Brazil), and University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Dr. McCutchen performed with the RBTT Redemption Sound Setters for the Panorama finals in Trinidad & Tobago in 2005 and 2008.  Dr. McCutchen has degrees from Auburn University (B.S.), East Carolina University (M.M.), and the University of North Texas (D.M.A.). Thursday, 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC Concert Hall JSU Steel Band Number 2...................................................................Dave Longfellow ...........................................Engine Room Publishing Everlong..........................................................................Dave Grohl ..................................................................No Publisher Chant...............................................................................Liam Teague.................................................................No Publisher Pan in A Minor..............................................Aldwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts ...............................................Panyard, Inc. JSU Latin Ensemble Summertime.................................................George Gershwin/ arr. Andy Nevala ..............................................No Publisher JSU Jazz Ensemble I The First Circle.................................... Pat Methany and Lyle Mays/arr. Bob Curnow ......................................Sierra Music Empty House................................................................. Jim McNeely ...........................................................UNC Jazz Press Sponge..................................Randy Brecker/Arr. Vince Mendoza........Vince Mendoza Music, Suspended Music (ASCAP) Oyelow Que Te Convience.........................Eddie Palmieri/arr. Tony McCutchen ..............................................No Publisher 38

James Clemens High School Mixed Choir James Clemens High School recently opened for its first school year in 2012. At that time, the choir program consisted of 25 members and was led by the school’s assistant band director. The enthusiasm exhibited by these early members would help the choir to grow over the coming years. By August 2015, the James Clemens Choir had grown so much that a full-time choir director was needed. The choir program now has just over a hundred students that still share the same enthusiasm felt by its original members. Though the ensemble has changed over the past five years, our students maintain the same dedication to succeed. The choir’s first competitive success came in April 2016 at the Heritage Festival Competition in Nashville, Tennessee. James Clemens received all superior ratings and was awarded first place large group ensemble, first place overall, and the Spirit Award for professionalism. The following school year, the program continued to grow by forming the school’s Women’s Choir. Both of these groups received all superior ratings at State Performance Assessment. This past March, the program attended Festival Disney in Orlando, Florida. The Mixed Choir ranked fourth out of 41 vocal groups, again receiving all superior ratings. The James Clemens Mixed Choir aspires to sing collegiate level repertoire, and students dedicate themselves to constant self-critique in the hope of performing such difficult music well. Central to the program’s identity is a strong sense of family and the fact that no one member is more important than another. Harris Gessner is a native of Madison, AL, where he now serves as choir director of James Clemens High School. In addition to the chorus, Mr. Gessner has founded the school’s guitar program and Tri-M chapter, and he feels honored to be giving back to his former school system. He holds a BME in Vocal Studies from Auburn University, and a MM in Choral Conducting from Emory University. His experience comes from both teaching in schools and working in music ministries. He also enjoys remaining active as a tenor soloist. Concert Program Friday, 9:15 AM BJCC East Ballroom A Prayer of the Middle Ages..................................... Howard Hanson .......................................................Earthsongs S­219 In This Place....................................................................Will Todd ......................................... Boosey & Hawkes 48024191 Nelly Bly....................................................................arr. Jack Halloran.......................................................Gentry 08738674 Six chansons pour choeur mixte, 1. La Biche.............Paul Hindemith............................................Alfred Publishing AP111 Three Latin Motets, 3. Beati quorum via......................C.V. Stanford...............................................................CPDL #18961 John Saw de Numbuh..................................................arr. Stacey Gibbs......................................................Gentry 08748581 Stars Fell On Alabama................................................arr. Joel Thompson .......................Commissioned (First Performance) 39

Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus Mitchell Elementary School Honor Chorus was started in 1996 by Sharon Reynolds. It is an auditioned group comprised of fourth and fifth graders from Mitchell. The students rehearse once a week for 45 minutes. Every year, this group performs at the Veteran’s Day program, Christmas play, Beta Club Induction, awards day programs, and graduation. They are a part of the system-wide Elementary School Showcase held at Gadsden City High School every year. In addition, this year they were invited to participate in the Etowah Youth Orchestras Rock and Roll Christmas concert and to perform for the Gadsden Music club’s “Music in Our Schools” program. The group is directed by Doris Day who worked with Mrs. Reynolds and the honor choir from 1999-2002, and has returned to Mitchell after Mrs. Reynolds retired. Mrs. Doris Day started her teaching career in 1997 in the Gadsden City School system at Mitchell and other elementary schools teaching strings and chorus. After 6 years, she moved to Etowah Middle and High to teach choir, drama, and music appreciation for 14 years. Returning to Gadsden City after so long away has been like coming home. She graduated from Emma Sansom High School and attended Gadsden State Community College and earned a B.M.E. from Jacksonville State University in 1996. She was a member of the A capella choir, Chamber Singers, and Show Choir. She was a charter member of the Madrigal choir, and performed with the drama department. Her other activities include performing as much as possible on the stage with groups such as the Theatre of Gadsden, Characters Entertainment, and other theatrical groups. She has been the choir director at First United Methodist Church of Attalla for 13 years. She has served as a Girl Scout leader for 7 years. She has three very active daughters: Megan, a senior at JSU studying music education, Erin a freshman at Southside High School, active in band, choir, and the Etowah Youth Orchestras, and Sydney, a seventh grader at Rainbow Middle, also in choir and Band. Friday, 4:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom A Joyful Song...........................................................Mary Lynn Lightfoot ............................................Heritage Music Press Sarasponda.....................................................................Ruth Boshkoff ................................Santa Barbara Music Publishing Tue, Tue.......................................................................Ruth Morris Gray............................................................Alfred Music We Honor You...............................................................Roger Emerson ..........................................Hal Leonard Corporation Solfege Symphony.......................................................Cristi Cary Miller.............................................................Hal Leonard When in Doubt, Tell the Truth..........................................Nick Page ...................................................................Hal Leonard Turn the World Around.................................................arr. Mark Hayes ..........................................................Shawnee Press 40

Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir The mission statement of the Mountain Brook High School Choral Department is to develop young men and women of strong character into leaders in their school, community and the professional world through the study, rehearsal and performance of quality choral music at the highest levels of achievement. The Mountain Brook High School Chamber Choir is the premiere ensemble at the high school, and strives everyday in rehearsal to fulfill and share the mission statement of the choral department. The Chamber Choir is composed of 27 10th-12th graders that undergo a rigorous audition process that evaluates sight-singing ability, solo performance, and ensemble and harmonization skills. Students are required to memorize all selections for performance, and it is expected that each student spend time working on his/her music outside of class time. The Chamber Choir places a strong emphasis on musicality and expression and the ability to sing pieces differently according to time period and style. Students in the Chamber Choir have shared the importance of being close with each other and how it relates to making great music together, often saying that Chamber Choir is the best part of their day, and that choir doesn't feel like the rest of the day at school, it's something separate. These students even enjoy sharing the restorative power of music making, as they often will sing in classrooms and hallways to bring it to other students and teachers. Over the last few years, the Chamber Choir has distinguished itself at a high musical level. This group earned Superior ratings at SCPA for the last three years, and was awarded the \"Distinguished Musicianship Award\" last year for their performance of Josquin's \"Mille Regretz\" and Grieg's \"Ave Maris Stella.\" For the last three years, the Chamber Choir has traveled to the Ole Miss Choral Festival in Oxford, MS, the only Alabama choir to do so, and has received a Superior rating each year. Further, the Chamber Choir was invited last year to be the performing choir at the Alabama Secondary Principals' Conference in Mobile. The Chamber Choir would like to thank Mrs. Hood, MBHS principal, their parents and teachers, and each other for the opportunity to perform for you today. This choir feels as though there is nothing better than working hard and singing with a group of your friends, and hopes you thoroughly enjoy their singing today Charles F. Henry is in his third year as Choral Director at Mountain Brook High School, having previously taught at Pinson Valley High School and Spain Park High School. Choirs under Mr. Henry’s direction have consistently received Superior ratings at state and regional festivals, and have received Superior ratings in sight singing for nine consecutive years as well as the “Distinguished Musicianship Award” from the Alabama Vocal Association for the last six years. Mr. Henry is also an active arranger for choirs and show choirs, with specific attention and emphasis placed on functionality as a singer. In 2015, Mr. Henry’s arrangement of “Win” by Brian McKnight was selected as “Best Ballad” by Show Choir Perks, an online community of show choir directors and performers. Mr. Henry has taken choirs to perform in Carnegie Hall as well as the Alabama Music Educators’ Winter Conference. Mr. Henry is a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in Vocal/Choral Music and is currently pursuing the Master’s of Music Education at Samford University. Mr. Henry is a member of the National Association for Music Educators, American Choral Directors’ Association, and the Alabama Vocal Association. Mr. Henry is also an active performer in the Birmingham community. He has been a staff singer at Cathedral Church of the Advent for the last four years, and is a charter member of Highland Consort, an early music vocal ensemble founded by Dr. Frederick Teardo in 2013. Concert Program Thursday, 1:00 PM BJCC East Ballroom Ubi Caritas et Amor.....................Gregorian Chant (ca. 5th century)/Edited by Drew Collins. ........................www.cpdl.org If Ye Love Me....................................Thomas Tallis (1505­1585)/Edited by Rick Wheeler. ............................www.cpdl.org Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One.........................Healey Willan (1880­1968) .................................Oxford University Press Berusa Er!................................................................Sten Källman (b. 1952) .....................................................Walton Music This Marriage...........................................................Eric Whitacre (b. 1970).......................................................Hal Leonard And I Love Her........John Lennon (1940­1980) and Paul McCartney (b. 1942)/arr. Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)..... Hal Leonard Night and Day..............................Cole Porter (1891­1964)/arr. by Jay Althouse (b. 1951) .............Alfred Music Publishing Nelly Bly....................................................Stephen Foster/arr. Jack Halloran ..........................................Gentry Publications 41

Pelham High School Wind Ensemble The Pelham High School Band has a rich tradition of musical excellence dating back to the program's inception in 1974. The Pelham High School Band Program is composed of two concert ensembles, two jazz ensembles, two marching bands (competitive and non-competitive), a color guard, a winter guard, a dance team, and majorettes. The Pelham High School Marching Band is an active participant in Bands of America and Music For All. The Pelham Wind Ensemble, the premier performance group at Pelham High School, has performed at numerous state and regional conferences and competitions including the Music for All National Festival, Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic (SEUS), Grand National Adjudicators Invitational, The Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Conference, Southern Instrumental Conductors Conference and the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference (1990, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2013). Under the direction of Justin P. Ward, the Pelham Wind Ensemble has been invited and performed as a featured ensemble at the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic (2015), The University of Alabama Honor Band Festival (2016), the Kennesaw State University Concert Band Invitational (2017), and the UAB Concert Band Invitational (2017). Justin P. Ward is the Director of Bands at Pelham High School in Pelham, AL where he oversees all activities of this storied band program. Under his direction the Pelham Wind Ensemble has been a featured ensemble at the 2017 Kennesaw State University Concert Band Invitational, 2017 UAB Concert Band Invitational, 2016 University of Alabama Honor Band Festival and the 2015 Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic. He previously served at Pelham High School as the Associate Director of Bands. In 2012, Justin received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from The University of Alabama School of Music Faculty and Pi Kappa Lambda. He previously served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (The University of Alabama) with the University Bands Department within the School of Music. Mr. Ward holds a B.S. in Music Education (2005), M.A. (2010) in Music and Secondary Education, and an Ed.S in Secondary Education and Curriculum Design (2011) from The University of Alabama. In 2011, Justin was selected as the Most Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the College of Education and Music Education Faculty. Prior to his appointment at The University of Alabama, Justin taught for three years in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as the Director of Bands/Orchestra at Aynor Middle School and the Assistant Director of Bands/Orchestra at Aynor High School. During this time, Mr. Ward also served on the staff of Coastal Carolina University. Justin has designed marching band drill and written over 125 music arrangements for over 40 high schools and universities. He is currently one of the arrangers for The University of Alabama “Million Dollar Band.” Justin’s arrangements have been heard at the nation’s top sporting events from the NCAA Final Four and NIT Final Four to the AllState Sugar Bowl (2008 & 2014), Citi BCS National Championship (2010), AllState BCS National Championship (2012), the Discover BCS National Championship (2013), and the College Football Playoff (2015, 2016, 2017). In January 2013, Justin presented a clinic entitled “Warming up our Concert Bands before MPA: What we Gleaned from Experts, Experience, Observation, and Research” at the Alabama Music Educator’s Association In-Service Conference in Montgomery, AL. The research study was recently published in UPDATE: Applications of Research for Music Education. Friday 8:30 PM BJCC Concert Hall Concert Program Irrational Joy.................................................................Steven Bryant.....................Steven Bryant/Gorilla Salad Productions Magnolia Star................................................................Steve Danyew ..............................................................Steve Danyew The Cruel Moon.............................................................John Mackey .............................................John Mackey/Osti Music Freebirds.....................................................................Scott McAllister .......................................Scott McAllister/Lyd Music Carmina Burana (Selected Movements)............Carl Orff, arr. John Krance..................................................................Schott 42

Redstone Brass Founded in the winter of 2014, Redstone Brass is Alabama's Premiere Brass Choir dedicated to the highest caliber artistic performance of brass choir literature. Comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians, the ensemble is under the direction of Bill Connell, award-winning director of the Grissom High School bands in Huntsville, Alabama. Members include symphonic musicians, college professors, military musicians, high school and middle school music educators, engineers, writers, sales representatives, and other professionals. Redstone Brass has performed such works as Eric Ewazen’s “Symphony in Brass”, Holst’s “The Perfect Fool”, Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium”, Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy”, Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”, Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess”, as well as Tchesnokov’s “Salvation is Created” and Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s “Grand Fanfare”. Bill Connell is one of the founding members of Redstone Brass Choir and has been Conductor and Music Director since its inception. His knowledge of brass and percussion ensemble pedagogy has helped propel this ensemble to the level of excellence that you will experience today. Mr. Connell is also Director of Bands at Grissom High School in Huntsville and has served in that position since 1986. The ensembles of Grissom are known throughout the United States for the exceptional proficiency of performance and challenging caliber of literature. Concert Program Friday, 3:45 PM BJCC Concert Hall Grand Fanfare...................................................Giancarlo Castro D’Addona ......................................................Editions Bim Symphony for Brass and Percussion............................Alfred Reed ..........................................................................Sam Fox I. Maestoso II. Largo III. Con moto Urlicht (Primordial Light).............................Gustav Mahler/arr. Michael Allen...............................................Boulder Brass Brombones for Brass Choir......................................Howard J. Buss .....................................................Brixton Publications V. Night Encounter Three Brass Cats............................................................Chris Hazel .....................................................Chester Music Music III. Borage Canzon septimi toni No. 2........................................Giovanni Gabrieli....................................Robert King/Alphonse Leduc Jazzalogue No. 1..........................................................Joseph Turrin...........................................................................C. Alan 43

Southside High School Wind Ensemble The Southside High School Band has a long and well-earned reputation of musical excellence. Since its founding in 1958, the Southside Band has won many prestigious awards and participated in several featured performances both with the marching and concert ensembles. 2017 marks the 30th of consecutive superior rating at State Music Performance Assessment, and the Southside Band remains the only band in Etowah County to perform at the AMEA Conference. Founded in 2015, the Wind Ensemble is the premier auditioned performance ensemble for the Southside Band and has been awarded all superior ratings along with the Symphonic Band at State MPA. The mission of the Wind Ensemble and the entire Southside Band program is to provide our audiences and members alike with memorable concert experiences; to foster music and music education in the state of Alabama; to provide for the musical and entertainment needs of our community; and to provide for musical expression, growth and fellowship of our members. Matt Weaver is currently in his fifth year as Director of Bands at Southside High School. Mr. Weaver is a 2012 graduate of Jacksonville State University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. He performed with a number of ensembles while at JSU including the Marching Southerners, Chamber Winds, the competitive Tuba Quartet, Brass Chior, and the JSU Pep Band Hardcorps. Mr. Weaver also served as a section leader for the Marching Southerners for three years. In 2008, he was a scholarship member of the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Denver, Colorado and was a founding member of the Pelham Street Brass Quintet. He currently serves as Principal Tubist for the Alabama Winds under the direction of Professor Randall O. Coleman. Mr. Weaver is a member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the National Association for Music Education, and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Mr. Weaver is an active musician and arranger. He is happily married to Mrs. Haley Weaver who serves as The PRIDE's Colorguard Instructor. They met while in college at JSU during Southerners rehearsal. They have a new, handsome baby boy named Benton and a yorkie Maggie. They attend Rainbow Presbyterian Church of Rainbow City. Thursday, 10:15 am Concert Program BJCC Concert Hall For the New Day Arisen...............................................Steven Barton.......................................................Daehn Publications Gathering at the Ranks of Hebron...............................David Holsinger .............................TRN Music Publishing Company Trust in Angels..............................................................Brian Balmages ...............................................................unpublished Featuring Chris Probst, Trumpet Who’s Who In Navy Blue.......................John Philip Sousa, Edited by Frank Byrne ...........................Wingert­Jones Music Danse Carnivale...................................................Randall D. Standridge..................................................Grand Mesa Music Badge of Courage...........................................................John Fannin ....................................Arrangers Publishing Company 44

Spain Park High School Chamber Choir The Spain Park High School Choral Department was established when Spain Park High School opened its doors in 2001. Each year a number of students are selected to participate in the Alabama All-State Chorus Festival, Collegiate Honor Choirs, and the Alabama Music Educators Association Honor Choir. The SPHS Choral Department has produced numerous college music majors, many of whom were recipients of scholarships. The choirs annually perform and place in choral competitions and festivals across the state, Southeast, and country. While the students of each choir strive for excellence in their musical endeavors, they also apply life lessons and discipline learned through choral singing to their everyday lives. The Spain Park High School Chamber Choir is an advanced, auditioned ensemble open to students at Spain Park High School who are members of one of the three curricular choirs: Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, and/or “Rhapsody In Blue” Show Choir. The Chamber Choir rehearses during AO (Advanced Opportunity) three times a week. Rehearsal emphasis is on advanced musicianship, vocal production, vocal technique, and ensemble performance. The Chamber Choir has been honored to receive the Distinguished Musicianship Award at Alabama State Performance Assessment for the past seven years. Each year students have the opportunity to experience several performance and travel opportunities. Select members travelled to New York City in 2017 to participate in the Choirs of America for Top Choirs festival at Carnegie Hall. The Chamber Choir performs music from all languages and genres including jazz, classical, and traditional. Mr. Jim Schaeffer is the Choir Director and AP Music Theory instructor at Spain Park High School in Birmingham, Alabama . In 2017 he earned a Master of Music Education from Florida State University, where he studied conducting under Dr. André Thomas. Mr. Schaeffer received his B.S. in Choral Music Education from The University of Alabama where he was a member of the University Singers and Men’s A Cappella Group Subject to Change. Mr. Schaeffer was the first recipient of the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award presented by the Alabama Music Educators Association in 2014. Mr. Schaeffer holds memberships with the American Choral Directors Association and National Association for Music Education. He currently serves as treasurer and Webmaster for the Alabama Choral Directors Association. Mr. Schaeffer has spent summers on stage with the Red Mountain Theatre Company and is a former member of the Birmingham Chamber Chorus under the direction of Dr. Terre Johnson. Mr. Schaeffer is an avid English Premier League soccer and Alabama football fan. Concert Program Thursday, 1:00 PM BJCC East Ballroom Cry Out and Shout.......................................................Knut Nystedt .............................................Alfred Publishing Co. Inc Kyrie (Mass for Four Voices) .....................................William Byrd ..............................................................Public Domain Jubilate Deo...................................................................Peter Anglea.......................................................Hinshaw Music, Inc Pure Imagination.....................................................arr. Matthew Nielsen ...........................Santa Barbara Music Publishing Õhtul...............................................................................Pärt Uusberg ..............................................................Walton Music The Wisdom of the Moon.............................................Susan LaBarr ...............................................................Walton Music Unclouded Day ...................................................... arr. Shawn Kirchner............................................Boosey & Hawkes, Inc 45

Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble The Thompson High School Jazz Ensemble is proudly from Alabaster, Alabama, a sprawling suburban city located in the Heart of Alabama. This audition-only group is made up of 20 of the finest musicians of Thompson High School, and together they have consistently received superior ratings at local, state and national conferences. Students in the ensemble often make all-state jazz band, and many often earn music scholarships and pursue music degrees. In 2017, the THS Jazz Ensemble was selected as one of twelve finalists in the Swing Central National Jazz Band Competition. The ensemble was selected as performers for the 2016 Alabama Association of School Board Conference and earned superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival that same year. The ensemble is under the direction of Mr. Justin White, Associate Director, and Mr. Jon Bubbett, Director of Bands. Justin White is a native of Russellville, Alabama. After graduating from Russellville High School in 2007, he attended the University of Alabama where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S.Ed. Mr. White was a Master’s Conducting Associate at the University of North Texas, where he earned a M.M. in Wind Conducting with a related field in Music Education in 2014. While at UNT, he was a conducting student of Nicholas Enrico Williams, Dennis Fisher and Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Mr. White is a published research assistant for two volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Band, volume 10 and beginner band volume 3. He is a sought after conductor and adjudicator; recently judging the King’s Royal Trophy International Band Competition in Bangkok Thailand. His professional memberships include Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, National Association for Music Education and the Alabama Music Educators Association. Thursday, 9:00 AM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Little Liza Jane................................................Traditional/arr. Wycliffe Gordon ..............................Alfred Music Publishing Sombody New.............................................................Wycliffe Gordon.........................................Coup de Cone Music, Inc. In a Sentimental Mood.....................................Duke Ellington/arr. Mike Tomaro ...............................................Hal Leonard Manteca.................Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller and Luciano Pozo Gonzales/arr. Mike Tomaro ..............Hal Leonard Sugar Hill Penthouse.................................Duke Ellington/arr. Christopher Crenshaw ....................Alfred Music Publishing Duet......................................................................Neal Hefti/arr. Jon Harpin ................................................Lush Life Music Footprints.........................................................Wayne Shorter/arr. Mike Tomaro ................................................Hal Leonard Wind Machine.............................................................Sammy Nestico.................................................................Hal Leonard The Woogie.................................................................Wycliffe Gordon .........................................Coup de Cone Music, Inc. 46

University of Alabama University Singers The University Singers is the premier vocal ensemble of the UA School of Music. This advanced choir consists of music majors as well as students from other academic disciplines across the University of Alabama. University Singers performs a wide variety of repertoire, including significant contemporary works, spirituals, world musics, and masterworks of the historic choral canon. Under the direction of Dr. Andrew Minear, the new Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama, the University Singers has a renewed mission for outreach, with recent or upcoming performances in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Starkville, Mississippi. In addition, four members were selected to perform in the 2017 National Collegiate Honor Choir at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continuing a tradition of excellence in the performance of choral masterworks, the University Singers performed the Bernstein Chichester Psalms with the Bach Missa Brevis in A Major in 2017, and will perform the Mozart Requiem with the UA Huxford Symphony in 2018. Previous major works have includ- ed the Bach Johannes Passion, Brahms Ein deutches Requiem, Britten Cantata misericordium, Duruflé Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah, Orff Carmina burana, and Verdi Requiem. The UA University Singers has performed three times at the internationally-renowned Spivey Hall of Atlanta, Georgia, and they have been included in concerts with Ward Swingle, James Earl Jones, Della Reese, and William Warfield. They have made multiple recordings, premiered choral pieces at the Society of Composers National Conference, and appeared at the Southern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. With over one hundred appearances across thirteen states, Dr. Andrew Minear is an active guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and presenter. Recent or upcoming engagements include all-state choirs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Dr. Minear’s dedication to students and passion for expressive music-making have been cultivated through teaching experiences in children’s, church, community, middle school, high school, and collegiate choral settings. Dr. Andrew Minear serves as Assistant Professor in Choral Studies and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama where he leads the university choirs, oversees the graduate choral conducting program, and teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. During his doctoral studies in choral conducting at Michigan State University, Andrew Minear served as the director of the MSU Campus Choir and assistant director of the MSU Men’s Glee Club. During his tenure as Choral Director at Dr. Phillips High School, home of the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet for Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, choirs under his direction performed to acclaim at State (2011), Southern Division (2012), and National (2013) Conferences of the American Choral Directors Association. The DPHS Concert Choir performed with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and Minear’s students were selected over 180 times for All-State and ACDA Honor Choirs. A proponent of lifelong singing, in 2014 Andrew Minear founded the Keep Singing Project, a service that connects graduating high school chorus seniors with choral organizations in their community or at their chosen college or university. He received his BME and MME from Florida State University, and DMA from Michigan State University. For more info or to be in touch, visit www.andrewminear.com. Concert Program Saturday, 9:15 AM BJCC Concert Hall Holy Is the Lord (Heilig ist der Herr). ..................................................Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611­1675)/ arr. Mueller Concordia Publishing House 97­6314 Si ch’io vorrei morire...........................................................................................................Claudio Monteverdi (1567­1643) Choral Public Domain Library There Is Sweet Music Here ....................................................................................................Eric William Barnum (b. 1979) Graphite Publishing EWB1035 La Passeggiata......................................................................................................................Gioacchino Rossini (1792­1868) Isabella Powell, Soprano Hinshaw Music Inc. 08765102 Love’s Tempest (Op 73, No 1).......................................................................................................Edward Elgar (1857­1934) Choral Public Domain Library City Called Heaven ...............................................................................................................Spiritual/ arr. Poelinitz (b. 1944) Isaiah Crawford, Baritone Colla Voce Music 21­20105 47

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Dr. Travis Baird, violist, has enjoyed solo performances in England, Austria, Canada, and around the United States in a wide variety of venues. Dr. Baird is a Performance Coach and Musician Health Specialist, working with musicians through one-on- one coaching and group workshops. He holds degrees in viola performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Baird is a registered yoga teacher (RYT- 200) and he incorporates principles of mindfulness and body awareness into his music teaching. When he’s not coaching, teaching, or performing, you can find him hiking on a mountain trail or sipping coffee at his favorite local coffee shop. Debbie Baker is a retired band director with 30 years of teaching and travel experience. She has traveled with middle, high school, and collegiate ensembles to New York City, Hawaii, San Francisco, Orlando, Atlanta, the French Riviera, and more. She loves to travel and share travel adventures with student musicians. Nancy H. Barry is Professor of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She earned the Master's degree and Ph.D. in music education, and certificates in Electronic Music and Computers in Music from Florida State University. Barry has published in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE, and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, and is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. Barry is an active member of professional organizations such as NAfME and the College Music Society and currently serves as National College Music Society Secretary. Lorelei Batislaong is a 14-year veteran of the elementary music classroom. She served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees as Region III Representative and is the State Director of NAfME - Texas. Along with presenting sessions and clinics at the local, state, and national level, she is currently working on a Ph.D. in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas and is an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. In her spare time, she gigs around Austin playing the bass ukulele in an all-girl folk band. Deanna Bell is the music teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary East, conductor of the Birmingham Wind Ensemble, and an adjunct music professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has worked in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia teaching elementary music, choir, and band in all grade levels from kindergarten to college. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Music Education from The University of Alabama and her Master of Music Education from Samford University. In 2010, Deanna was awarded National Board Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Music. Deanna received Orff Levels I, II, and III Certification from Samford University and Kodaly Levels I and II Certification from The University of Montevallo. She serves on the Alabama Kodaly Educators Board, the Executive Board for the Alabama Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, and is a District 3 Chair for the Alabama Music Educators Association. Deanna is the 2016-2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year for Vestavia Hills City Schools. Tiffany Bostic-Brown currently serves on the faculty at the University of North Alabama as Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera Theater Stage Director. She was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees with emphasis in Vocal Performance and Music History from Louisiana State University. She also serves at Vice President for the non-profit Walk with Me Foundation, Inc., and maintains an active career as a soprano soloist throughout the region and nationally. 48

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Joe H. Brashier has been Director of Bands at Valdosta State University since 1998. Prior to this he taught at Rutgers University and Appalachian State University. A native of Clinton, Mississippi, he holds degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Kansas. At Kansas he studied conducting with Zuohuang Chen and later with Mohiro Okabe of the Toho Gakwen School. Dr. Brashier has served as a clinician throughout the United States, Guam, Canada, Australia, Europe, and China. His wife and daughters are all double reeds players, while Brashier’s weapon of choice is a Babolat Pure Drive tennis racket. Joseph Brennan is the director of the string program at Haverford Middle and High Schools, located in suburban Philadelphia; a position he has held for the past 30 years. He directs five orchestras at the secondary level and teaches general music at the Middle School. In addition to his teaching duties, Joe is the Music Department Co-Chair for the School District of Haverford Township. While at Haverford, Joe has brought many string chamber ensembles and orchestras to perform at Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) annual state conventions. In 2006, Joe was recognized by PMEA with the Citation of Excellence Award. The Haverford High School Orchestra has participated in a “Side- by-Side” rehearsal and performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra as well as having represented the State of Pennsylvania by performing in America’s 400th Anniversary, a national event, with President Bush in attendance, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in the US, namely Jamestown. Joe received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Temple University studying violin with Julian Meyer while also playing regularly in ensembles on trumpet. Joe is currently the Immediate Past-President of the Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). He is also the director of the Chamber Strings at Montgomery County Community College. He has presented sessions at ASTA national conferences, MidWest Clinics, NafME conferences, as well as state conferences. Joe continues to be a guest conductor and clinician for various string festivals. He has twice been chosen to attend the Juilliard School’s “Conductors Workshop for Music Educators”. Joe lives in Hainesport, New Jersey with his wife and children and enjoys doing many DIY homeowner projects. Since being a kidney donor, Joe, has been an advocate for organ donor awareness. American Baritone Terrance Brown resides in Florence, Alabama. He is a native of West Blocton, Alabama. Dr. Brown was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Louisiana State University. Dr. Brown has quickly made a name for himself as a versatile singer and conductor. Dr. Brown serves as Chair, Department of Music at the University of North Alabama. David Caddell has taught middle school band in Alabama public schools for thirteen years. He is currently completing his twelfth year of service at Echols Middle School where he teaches Beginning, Concert, and Symphonic Bands and the Echols Chorus. His bands have received superior ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assessment and have performed in Atlanta, Gatlinburg, and Orlando. Mr. Caddell serves as a mentor and cooperating teacher to undergraduate music education students from The University of Alabama. Mr. Caddell holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Masters of Arts in Music Education from The University of Alabama. His professional affiliations incude memberships in the National Association for Music Education, National Bandmasters Association, the Alabama Bandmasters Association and the Alabama Vocal Association. Mr. Caddell currently resides in his hometown, Tuscaloosa. Steve Campbell is a drummer, educator and musical director of Dancing Drum. For thelast 15 years, he has been leading and developing drumming programs in hundreds of schools all across the country. His 20 years of world percussion studies combined with his education degree led him to develop a highly effective approach to successfully integrate drumming programs into K- 8 music classrooms. Steve has co-authored 5 curriculum publications and presented interactive drumming sessions at numerous state music education conferences across the United States, the NAfME In-Service Conference and at the Turnaround Arts Summer Institute for the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities. Shane Colquhoun is the band director at Loachoapoka High School in Loachapoka, Alabama. He is also a graduate student at Auburn University where he is pursing his PhD in music education. 49

AMEA 2018 Clinicians Stacy Daniels is the choral director at Clay-Chalkville High in Clay, Alabama where he oversees a program of over 120 students and conducts the Chamber, Women’s, and Concert Choirs. Stacy received his Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education and Vocal Performance from the University of Montevallo. During his time at Montevallo he served in multiple capacities which included: Vice President and President of the Montevallo collegiate chapter of NAfME, and the Vice President/President-elect of the Alabama collegiate chapter of NAfME. Stacy is also an accomplished vocalist performing in many opera and musical theatre productions. Stacy has been named an Alabama NATS finalist and vocal division winner of the Birmingham Music Club Scholarship Competition. Dan Davison is an educator, composer, adjudicator, clinician, and singer from the Pacific Northwest. He has been the choir director at Ballou Junior High School in Puyallup, Washington since 1979. Dan's compositions vary widely, from those suitable for junior high voices, to those written for professional ensembles, and are primarily available from Walton Music and BriLee Music. Dan regularly speaks on choral music topics. In particular, his workshops on The Male Changing Voice have been presented in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Texas, Alaska, and also in Chicago at the 2011 National ACDA Convention. Mr. Davison has been received numerous awards for his role in music education, including the 1996 State Of Washington Christa McAuliffe Educator Of The Year, The Educator Citizen Of The Year in 2010 for Communities In Schools In Puyallup, Washington, and also the \"Outstanding Choral Director Award\" for 2010 from the Washington chapter of The American Choral Director's Association. Valerie Diaz Leroy joined QuaverMusic.com as a lead trainer in 2015. Before putting on the green Q, she served as a dedicated music educator for 13 years at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received her B.A. in Vocal Performance from Boston College, holds Orff Level I & II Certifications and Kodaly Level I. She also has a new-found love for playing the banjo. Catherine Dwinal taught elementary music in Laconia, New Hampshire from 2010-2014 and was named Technology in Music Education Organization’s 2014 Teacher of the Year. In 2014, she joined the Quaver Team as Teacher Trainer and Northeast Key Accounts Representative. A seasoned conference presenter, Catie has presented in several states across the country and is active in music education and technology groups across the web. She's currently living in Nashville, Tennessee and pursuing her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with a Specialty in Digital Teaching and Learning from Kansas State University. Ellary Draper is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at The University of Alabama. She holds degrees in music education from Westminster Choir College (BM), music therapy from Florida State University (MM), and music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin (PhD). Prior to attending The University of Texas, Dr. Draper worked as a music therapist with a variety of ages and populations outside of Houston. She also has experience as an elementary general music teacher. Dr. Draper’s research interests are in the areas of children with disabilities, particularly in inclusive music classrooms. Currently, she serves as the Chair of Special Education for the Alabama Music Educators Association and Chair for the Standards of Clinical Practice Committee for the American Music Therapy Association. A regular presenter at national and regional music therapy and music education conferences, her research is also published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, UPDATE: applications of Research in Music Education, General Music Today, and Ala Breve. All-State Jazz Band Clinician Dr. Mark Foster is the band director at Mountain Brook Junior High School in Birmingham, Alabama and has taught band for 27 years. He previously taught in the Jefferson County School System as band director at Gardendale High School and assistant band director at Hueytown High School. Bands under his leadership have consistently earned superior ratings and best-in-class awards at the district, state, and regional levels. Dr. Foster holds the Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Education degrees from The University of Alabama. He also holds National Board Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. He has served as guest honor band clinician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Montevallo, the University of Georgia, and Mobile County. As a trombone player, he has performed with the Temptations, The O’Jays, the Alabama Ballet Orchestra, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of Birmingham’s Superjazz Big Band and is also a founding member of the Renaissance Trombone Ensemble in Birmingham, Alabama. 50