2012 AMEA Conference Program

Alabama MUSIC EDUCATORS Association 2012 In-Service Conference January 19-21, 2012 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center

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TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Welcome...........................................................................................................5 AMEA Governing Board and Committee Chairs..................................................................6 Keynote Speaker.................................................................................................................9 Thursday at a Glance ........................................................................................................11 Friday at a Glance .............................................................................................................12 Saturday at a Glance ........................................................................................................13 Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance ..................................................................................14 Wednesday Schedule .......................................................................................................15 Thursday Schedule ......................................................................................................15-19 Friday Schedule............................................................................................................20-25 Saturday Schedule.......................................................................................................25-26 Hoover First Edition Jazz Ensemble.................................................................................28 Bottenfield Middle School Mixed Choir...............................................................................29 Boaz Intermediate School Honor Choir..............................................................................30 Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir.................................................................................31 UAB Concert Choir.................................................................................................................32 Prattville High School Wind Symphony.................................................................................33 Liberty Park Middle School Symphonic Band........................................................................34 Gulf Shores High School Symphonic Band.......................................................................35 Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra..................................................................................36 Hillcrest High School Percussion Ensemble....................................................................37 Saks High School Concert Band.......................................................................................38 UAH Chamber Choir..........................................................................................................41 Auburn University Symphonic Winds.................................................................................42 Conference Clinicians...................................................................................................45-52 Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music......................................................53 Higher Ed Division Performances: Favorite Teaching Pieces............................................54 Higher Ed Division Performers.....................................................................................54-55 2013 Conference Performance Application.......................................................................56 2013 Conference Call for Session Proposals.....................................................................57 Exhibitors...................................................................................................................58-63 AMEA Presidents - Past to Present ...................................................................................63 AMEA Hall of Fame ..........................................................................................................64 AMEA Membership Honor Roll..........................................................................................65 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel First Floor Layout ..........................................................66 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel Second Floor Layout.....................................................67 3

Celebrating a Century 2011-2012 Events 1912-2012 Crimson Cavalcade of Bands September 27, 2011 University of Alabama Bands Tuscaloosa County HS Stadium For information visit Alabama Honor Band Festival bands.ua.edu February 2-5, 2012 or call Crimson Music Camp June 7-15, 2012 205.348.6068 2011-2012 Concerts 4 All Concerts at 7:30 PM Moody Music Building Concert Hall Alabama Wind Ensemble September 29, 2011 November 8, 2011 February 4, 2012 (8:15 PM) March 20, 2012 April 19, 2012 Alabama Symphonic Band October 19, 2011 November 30, 2011 February 2, 2012 March 7, 2012 April 11, 2012 Alabama Concert Band March 7, 2012 April 11, 2012

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME I would like to take this of Rick Good. In addition, we will be presenting the 2012 opportunity to welcome you class of the AMEA Hall of Fame, the Alabama Music Educator to this year’s In-Service of the Year, the Barbara Odom Award, and the Outstanding Conference of the Alabama Administrator Award. Saturday's concert session will feature Music Educators Association. the All-State Show Choir and the All-State Jazz Bands. While this is a great time to rejuvenate our musical spirit The AMEA Leadership Assembly Breakfast will get the it is also a time to renew old conference started Thursday morning. This assembly was acquaintances and make new started to encourage and promote the cultivation of leadership friends. I hope you will make across our organization. Another exciting part of this year's a special effort to make your conference is FAME - Future Alabama Music Educators. This circle bigger. Try to include a is a one-day seminar for 11th and 12th grade students who are new friend at dinner or at an considering careers in music education. I encourage everyone evening concert. Through our to visit the exhibits and support the merchants and vendors who friendships and networks help to make this conference possible. AMEA will become stronger. Together, if we strive for unity in our organization we can become a powerful voice that can I want to thank the AMEA officers and board members who represent our students in a positive way. have worked to make this conference a success. A very special thank you goes to Garry Taylor, our Executive Director, who We are very pleased to have Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser as our prepared the schedule, coordinated the exhibits, put together keynote speaker at the General Session on Thursday at 10:30 the conference program, and worked with the Renaissance a.m. Tim is a leading voice in music education advocacy and Hotel and Conference Center to ensure that everything will run a dynamic speaker you will not want to miss! smoothly this weekend. Our Thursday evening concert hour will feature the UAB THANK YOU for being a music educator! THANK YOU for Concert Choir, conducted by Brian Kittredge and the Prattville making a difference in the lives of our children. Remember, Wind Symphony, conducted by Rob Cothran. We will also this conference was designed with you in mind, so learn as honor this year’s AMEA Membership Honor Roll and hear much as you can, network with each other, and have a great from NAfME Southern Division President Benny Ferguson. time! The Friday evening concert will feature the Alabama Honor Steve McLendon, AMEA President Choir, conducted by guest clinician Rosephanye Powell and the Auburn University Symphonic Winds, under the direction Join us at the Friday night concert session for the presentation of the 2012 AMEA awards: Outstanding Music Educator: Regina Noland, Tuscaloosa City Schools Barbara Odom Award: Joe Hull, Tuscaloosa Music Company Outstanding Administrator Award: Dr. Jim Jeffers, Superintendent, Tallassee City Schools Hall of Fame: Billy R. (Rip) Reagan, Gadsden, Alabama The AMEA Honor Roll will be recognized at the Thursday night concert session. Members who have 25 years of continuous service and those with increments of 5 years past 25, will recieve a Leadership Service Award. See page 65 for a complete listing. 5

AMEA GOVERNING BOARD & COMMITTEE CHAIRS Governing Board President............................................................Steve McLendon President-elect.......................................................Sara Womack Immediate Past President...........................................Pat Stegall Treasurer.................................................................Karen Hickok Recording Secretary.............................................Carla Gallahan Executive Director.....................................................Garry Taylor Alabama Bandmasters Association President.........John Cooper Alabama Orchestra Association President...........Clay McKinney Alabama Vocal Association President.......................Jane Powell Elementary/General President....................................Beth Davis Higher Education President.......................................Tim Phillips CMENC Advisor...................................................Moya Nordlund CMENC President...............................................Dakota Bromley Editor, Ala Breve Magazine.......................................Garry Taylor AMEA Committee Chairs Jazz Education..........................................................Randall Key Public Relations.........................................................Doug Farris MIOSM .............................................................Sarah McLendon Research.................................................................Carl Hancock Membership...................................................................Rob Lyda Tri-M.............................................................................Jed Smart Technology...............................................................Scott Phillips 6

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Tim Lautzenheiser is a well-known name in the music education world as a teacher, clinician, author, composer, conductor, consultant, and, above all, a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence. His career involves ten years of successful college band directing at Northern Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and New Mexico State University. During this time Tim developed highly acclaimed groups in all areas of the instrumental and vocal field. Following three years in the music industry, he created Attitude Concepts, Inc., an organization designed to manage the many requests for workshops, seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of positive attitude and effective leadership training. He presently holds the Earl Dunn Distinguished Lecturer position at Ball State University. Tim also is the Executive Director of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. His books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, The Art of Successful Teaching, The Joy of Inspired Teaching, and Everyday Wisdom are bestsellers in the educational world. He is also co-author of Hal Leonard's popular band method, Essential Elements. Tim is a graduate of Ball State University and the University of Alabama. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from VanderCook College of Music. Additional awards include the distinguished Sudler Order of Merit from the John Philip Sousa Foundation, Mr. Holland's Opus Award and the Music Industry Award from the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors. 9

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THURSDAY AT A GLANCE Performing Group Concer ts Location Time Hoover First Edition Jazz Band MPAC 1:00 - 1:50 pm Bottenfield Middle School Mixed Choir Conductor MPAC 2:20 - 3:10 pm Boaz Intermediate School Honor Choir Sallie Vines White MPAC 4:30 - 5:30 pm Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir Sherrell Huggins MPAC 4:30 - 5:30 pm UAB Concert Choir Miriam Richey MPAC 7:30 pm Prattville High School Wind Symphony Kristina Sisco/Holly Luke MPAC 7:30 pm Brian Kittredge Rob Cothran Sessions Title Clinician Location Time 9:15-10:15 am Improvisation: Take the Fear Out Jim Tinter Ala Ballroom A 9:15-10:15 am 9:15-10:15 am 12 Simple Rehearsal Tips for a Better MS Choral Experience Greg Gilpin Ala Ballroom CD 10:30-11:30 am 1:00-1:50 pm What is Lab Band and How Do I Start One? Terry Ownby Ala Ballroom E 1:00-1:50 pm 1:00-1:50 pm Keynote: Choosing Excellence is Easy: Maintaining it is Key Tim Lautzenheiser MPAC 1:00-1:50 pm 2:20-3:10 pm Are You Hip as a 4th Grader? Jim Tinter Ala Ballroom A 2:20-3:10 pm 2:20-3:10 pm How to Improve Your Conducting... Chester Phillips Ala Ballroom B 3:25-4:15 pm 3:25-4:15 pm Rehearsal Techniques According to the 12 Commandments Erin Colwitz Ala Ballroom CD 3:25-4:15 pm 3:25-4:15 pm Assessment Strategies for the Instrumental Ensemble... Sean Powell Ala Ballroom E 4:30-5:30 pm 4:30-5:30 pm Essential Elements 2000 Tim Lautzenheiser Ala Ballroom B A Whole Lot of Hullabaloo! Greg Gilpin Ala Ballroom A Use of the iPad2 in Musical Lessons and Rehearsals Grant Dalton Ala Ballroom CD Choral Expressions for the 2-Part Choir Greg Gilpin Ala Ballroom A Got Band? No Wind Ensemble - No Problem! Becky Warren Ala Ballroom B Ours is a Calling Paul Gulsvig Ala Ballroom CD Performance Psychology in the Classroom Erik Janners Ala Ballroom E How to Play and Teach Beginning Jazz Improvisation Jim Tinter Ala Ballroom A Breathing Efficiently: Improving Tone Quality... Debruyn,Martin,Murray Ala Ballroom CD Event Other Events Time AMEA Leadership Breakfast 7:30-9:00 am FAME Location 9:15 am - 4:30 pm Elem/Gen Board Meeting Ala Ballroom B 5:45 - 6:45 pm Presentation of AMEA Honor Roll Montgomery Meeting Room 5 7:30 pm Montgomery Meeting Room 5 MPAC 11

FRIDAY AT A GLANCE Concer ts Performing Group Conductor Location Time Liberty Park Middle School Symphonic Band Travis Bender MPAC 9:00-9:50 am Gulf Shores High School Symphonic Band Tim Brannan MPAC 10:30-11:30 am Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra Michael Gagliardo MPAC 1:00-1:50 pm Hillcrest High School Percussion Ensemble Nick Smith Ala Ballroom CD 1:00-1:50 pm Saks High School Band Gene Inglis MPAC 2:20-3:10 pm UAH Concert Choir Erin Colwitz MPAC 4:30-5:30 pm HED Performance Session Ala Ballroom CD 4:30-5:30 pm Alabama Honor Choir Rosephanye Powell MPAC 7:30 pm Auburn University Symphonic Winds Rick Good MPAC 7:30 pm Sessions Title Clinician Location Time Ala Ballroom CD 9:00-9:50 am Maintaining Diversity: A Survey of Choral Literature Rollo Dillworth Ala Ballroom A 9:00-9:50 am Ala Ballroom E 9:00-9:50 am JW Pepper Session JW Pepper Ala Ballroom A 10:30-11:30 am Ala Ballroom CD 10:30-11:30 am Free AND Fantastic, Cheap AND Classic... Ian Loeppky Ala Ballroom E 10:30-11:30 am Ala Ballroom A 1:00-1:50 pm Reading Session of Chorals at All Levels Greg Gilpin Montgomery 5 1:00-1:50 pm Ala Ballroom A 2:20-3:10 pm Teacher Preparation Curricula... Marvin Latimer Ala Ballroom B 2:20-3:10 pm Ala Ballroom CD 2:20-3:10 pm Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?... Diane Orlofsky Ala Ballroom E 2:20-3:10 pm Montgomery 5 2:20-3:10 pm That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies (Part 1) Tiffany English Ala Ballroom A 3:25-4:15 pm Ala Ballroom B 3:25-4:15 pm 1st Year Teacher Panel Discussion 1st Year Panel Ala Ballroom CD 3:25-4:15 pm Ala Ballroom E 3:25-4:15 pm That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies (Part 2) Tiffany English Ala Ballroom A 4:30-5:30 pm Ala Ballroom B 4:30-5:30 pm Alfred Publication's Orchestra Expressions Sandra Dackow Ala Ballroom E 4:30-5:30 pm The Middle School Chorus... Rollo Dillworth Assessment Panel Discussion Assessment Panel Slide Technique for Young Trombonists Matthew Wood 10 Gems for Great Rehearsals Gregg Gausline Hands On Conducting Sandra Dackow Conducting the Choral Art Song... Rollo Dillworth Quality of Sound for the Percussionist Gene Fambrough Creating Composers: Ideas and Activities... Craig Hurley Rehearsal Techniques Sandra Dackow From Chalkboards to Tablet Computers... Jed Smart Other Events Event Location Time ABA Business Meeting Ala Ballroom B 8:00-8:50 am AOA Business Meeting Ala Ballroom E 8:00-8:50 am Phi Beta Mu Luncheon Ala Ballroom B  12:00-1:00 pm HED Research Poster Session Exhibit Pre-Function Area 12:30-2:00 pm ELEM/GEN Meeting Montgomery 5 3:25-4:15 pm Presentation of AMEA Awards MPAC 7:30 pm President’s Reception Renaissance, Presidential Suite 9:30-11:00 pm 12

SATURDAY AT A GLANCE Concer ts Performing Group Conductor Location Time 9:30-10:00 am Alabama All-State Show Choir Paul Gulsvig/Santana Shelton MPAC 10:30 am-12:00 pm Alabama All-State Jazz Gold, Silver, and MS Bands Porter/Sims/Ball MPAC Sessions Title Clinician Location Time Be My Neighbor (Part 1) Andrea & Joey Coleman Ala Ballroom A 8:00-9:00 am TempoPress Reading Session Sandra Dackow Ala Ballroom E 8:00-9:00 am Be My Neighbor (Part 2) Andrea & Joey Coleman Ala Ballroom A 9:15-10:15 am Dealing With Difficult Parents in Your Program... Randall Coleman Ala Ballroom B 9:15-10:15 am Writing and Arranging Sandra Dackow Ala Ballroom E 9:15-10:15 am Event Other Events Time ABA Board Meeting 8:00-8:20 am AVA General Meeting Location 8:00-9:00 am ABA General Meeting Ala Ballroom B 8:20-9:00 am AJEA (Jazz Educators) Meeting Ala Ballroom CD 9:15-9:45 am ACDA Board Meeting Ala Ballroom B 10:30-11:30 am AMEA Governing Board Meeting Ala Ballroom CD Ala Ballroom CD 1:00-3:00 pm Riverview 2 Mouchette Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 394 Northport, AL 35476 1-800-827-7141 [email protected] Cookie Dough, Cheesecakes, and other frozen foods. Hot New Product - Officially Licensed Collegiate Tumblers Custom Designed Tumblers with your school logo also available Let us help you with your fundraising needs! Roland Mouchette Former Music Educator Professional Fundraiser for over 30 years 13

REHEARSAL SCHEDULES AT A GLANCE Alabama Honor Choir All-State Show Choir All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A Renaissance Montgomery 7&1 Thursday, Jan. 19 Thursday, Jan. 19 and Riverview 7 Registration Registration Thursday, Jan. 19 9:00 - 9:30 A.M. 8:30 - 9:00 A.M. Registration Rehearsals Rehearsals 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. 9:30 - 11:30 A.M. 9:00 - 11:30 A.M. 1:30 - 5:30 P.M. 1:30 - 5:30 P.M. Rehearsals 7:30 - 10:00 P.M. 7:30 - 10:00 P.M. 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. Friday, Jan. 20 Friday, Jan. 20 Friday, Jan. 20 Rehearsals Rehearsals Rehearsals 9:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. 1:30 - 5:30 P.M. 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. - Dress Rehearsal Saturday, Jan. 21 Dress Rehearsal Saturday, Jan. 21 Performance Warm-up (in Rehearsal Rooms) Friday, Jan. 20, 7:30 P.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) 7:30 - 9:00 A.M. 9:30 - 10:15 A.M. Performance Performance Saturday, Jan. 21, 9:30 A.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) 10:30 A.M. - Noon (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) 14

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. AMEA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 2 8:15 p.m. Steve McLendon, Presiding ABA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 2 John Cooper, Presiding AVA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 4 Jane Powell, Presiding CMENC Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview Boardroom Dakota Bromley, Presiding AOA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 3 Clay McKinney, Presiding Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. AMEA Leadership Breakfast - Renaissance, Ballroom B 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Guest Speakers: Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser & Benny Ferguson, SDMENC President Conference Registration - Renaissance Registration Lobby 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. All-State Show Choir Registration - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Alabama Honor Choir Registration - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Lobby Performance - Booker T. Washington Arts High School String Quartet 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. AOA/CMENC/ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A Improvisation: Take the Fear Out - Jim Tinter, Clinician Karla Hodges, Presiding Sing, say, move, and play through a process for teaching improvisation in general music. Discover techniques, strategies, materials, activities, and web resources to make improvising easy, fun, and safe, while fulfilling the National Standards. Free Angel recorder compliments of Peripole. AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD 12 Simple Rehearsal Tips for a Better Middle School Choral Experience- Greg Gilpin, Clinician Ginny White, Presiding Greg Gilpin presents 12 simple rehearsal tips he has used and developed in his 25 years of working with middle school choirs. ABA Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E What is Lab Band and How Do I Start One? - Terry Ownby, Clinician David East, Presiding Session will include recruiting and beginning a jazz band program at both the middle school and high school levels, methods and materials, to hold tryout or not to hold tryout, benefits of including non traditional jazz instruments, using smart music to aid in teaching beginning improv, resources for those looking to start a jazz band. FAME Welcome and Introduction - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Session with Benny Ferguson, SDMENC President Pat Stegall, Presiding 15

Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open - Exhibit Hall C 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address - Renaissance, Montgomery Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Choosing Excellence is Easy: Maintaining it is the Key to Success - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Steve McLendon, Presiding We are all committed to excellence in our teaching; however, the journey offers some interesting twists and turns. We lead our students to quality by constantly improving ourselves. Success begets success. 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. FAME Luncheon - Renaissance, Starlight Foyer 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Hoover 1st Edition - Sallie Vines White, Conductor Ryan Fitchpatrick, Presiding ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Are You Hip as a 4th Grader? - Jim Tinter, Clinician Heather Atkins, Presiding From “The Sound of Music” to “Star Wars,” from “Iron Man” to “We Will Rock You,” enrich and enliven your music program with pop music that children know and love. Listen, learn, laugh, participate, play tunes, watch videos of kids. HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B How to Improve Your Conducting When There Isn't Time to Work on It - Chester Phillips, Clinician Mark Walker, Presiding This interactive clinic gives tips, exercises and methods for improving each conductor’s technique in a short amount of time. We’re all busy and need to keep up and improve our skills. This clinic will help. CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Rehearsal Technique According to the Twelve Commandments - Erin Colwitz, Clinician Dakota Bromley, Presiding This session will explore rehearsal techniques for the choral conductor, drawing from William Dehning’s “12 Commandments” as its primary basis; (excerpted from Dehning’s Chorus Confidential: Decoding the Secret of the Choral Art (2003: Pavane). We will also explore less familiar techniques such as “thesis-antithesis-synthesis”; “macro-micro-macro”; and “stimulus variation”. All of these techniques become the foundation of any technique with regard to choral rehearsal technique and will, I believe, bring better results, faster, while helping choruses grow as musicians and people. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Assessment Strategies for the Instrumental Ensemble Classroom - Sean Powell, Clinician Daniel Jamieson, Presiding This clinic presents assessment techniques for teachers of instrumental ensembles. Playing tests, portfolio exams, tiered assessments, and student self-assessments are reviewed. The discussion also addresses the need for authentic assessment and the unique assessment challenges faced by ensemble teachers. FAME Session - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Leadership is a VERB, it requires ACTION - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Clinician Pat Stegall, Presiding Leadership is a VERB, it requires ACTION. Taking on a leadership role means going the extra mile. It requires the leader to embrace the challenges of extra responsibilities along with the various expectations of skill development. 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Lobby Performance - University of Montevallo Woodwind Quintet 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A 16

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Registration - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7 2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. AVA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Bottenfield Middle School Mixed Choir - Sherrell Huggins, Conductor Margaret Heron, Presiding ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A A Whole Lot of Hullabaloo! - Greg Gilpin, Clinician Lea Hoppe, Presiding Greg Gilpin presents music, games, movement and activities that create a fun-filled, fast-paced and character building atmosphere of learning in the elementary music classroom and choral rehearsal. ABA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Essential Elements 2000 - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Clinician Rusty Courson, Presiding This clinic, combining proven pedagogy with cutting-edge technology, focuses on positive techniques to develop beginners and retain them as music makers for a lifetime. AOA, CMENC, HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Use of the iPad in Musical Lessons and Rehearsals - Grant Dalton, Clinician Skylar King, Presiding This presentation will demonstrate the ways in which an Apple iPad 2 may be utilized in musical rehearsals and lessons. Some of the topics that will be discussed will include use of the camera feature on the iPad 2, tuning devices, metronome functions, music theory possibilities, and PDF functions that enable the user to access many documents without having to carry around a ream of paper. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals Gold Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7 Silver Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 1 Middle School Band - Renaissance, Riverview Meeting Room 1 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lobby Performance - University of Montevallo Saxophone Choir 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FAME Session - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Why Teach Music? - Panel Discussion Pat Stegall, Presiding 3:25 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Choral Expressions for the 2-Part Choir - Greg Gilpin, Clinician Theresa McKibben, Presiding Greg Gilpin will present 2-part concert/festival chorals and larger works that will inspire and entertain. This session will be filled with great programming ideas, rehearsal techniques and appropriate movement and staging suggestions. 3:25 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ABA, CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Got Band? No Wind Ensemble - No Problem! - Becky Warren, Clinician Lori Gregg, Presiding This session presents practical solutions to common problems found in programs of unauditioned groups with limited staffing. Session includes student leadership development, mentoring programs as well as rehearsal techniques that develop superior bands. “No matter where or size - every student deserves to be a part of a superior program.” This session has been presented at the Midwest Clinic. 18

3:25 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Thursday, January 19, 2012 Ours Is A Calling - Paul Gulsvig, Clinician Jane Powell, Presiding Distance from the classroom provides a valuable perspective. Be reminded why you do what you do. We not only teach music, we help America’s greatest natural resource learn how to celebrate life. AOA, HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Performance Psychology in the Classroom - Erik Janners, Clinician Caterina Bristol, Presiding The field of performance psychology has exploded in the last twenty-five years, with incredible amounts of research being done on musicians, dancers, athletes, and others. There exist aspects of performance psychology that are both individual and group-based, and both halves of this discipline can be useful to the music educator. Understanding the individual issues can help us understand how to help students with performance anxiety, a fear of failure, or some other mental block which is standing in the way of their full enjoyment of music. An understanding of group dynamics is of course invaluable in any ensemble! Don’t miss this incredibly informative and useful session on a side of music education that gets less attention than it should. It can make all the difference in your program! Session includes handouts and an additional reading list, as well as some participation activities in focus, distraction control, mental imagery and mental practice. 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. FAME Wrap-up - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Pat Stegall, Presiding 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ELEM Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Boaz Intermediate School Honor Choir - Miriam Richey, Conductor Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir - Kristina Sisco and Holly Luke, Conductors Beth Davis, Presiding AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A How to Play and Teach Beginning Jazz Improvisation - Jim Tinter, Clinician Daniel Jamieson, Presiding Learn to play and teach jazz improvisation against changing chords using the voice, recorders, or any concert pitched instrument. We’ll learn two songs, and two chords and use only two notes to start! Free Angel recorder compliments of Peripole. ABA, AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Breathing Efficiently: Improving Tone Quality in Instrumental and Vocal Performance Ensembles Michelle Debruyn, Andree Martin & Robert Murray, Clinicians David McDaniel, Presiding This session will outline the physiological process of breathing and how faults in the breath relate to the issue of tension, which in turn affects tone quality and intonation. The three presenters will include pedagogues in voice, woodwinds (flute), and brass (trumpet) who will take an integrated approach to the delivery of information. 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. ELEM Board Meeting - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Beth Davis, Presiding 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 1 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AMEA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Presentation of AMEA Honor Roll Benny Ferguson, SDMENC President UAB Concert Choir - Brian Kittredge, Conductor Jane Powell, Presiding Prattville High School Wind Symphony - Rob Cothran, Conductor John Cooper, Presiding 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 19

Friday, January 20, 2012 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom B John Cooper, Presiding AOA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom E Clay McKinney, Presiding 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Lobby Performance - University of Montevallo Clarinet Choir 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open - Exhibit Hall C 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Liberty Park Middle School Symphonic Band, Travis Bender, Conductor Dennis Carroll, Presiding 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B JW Pepper Presents New Orchestra Music Clay McKinney, Presiding AVA, ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Maintaining Diversity: A Survey of Multicultural Choral Literature - Rollo Dilworth, Clinician Carl Davis, Presiding This session will feature a reading packet of scores representing a variety of choral traditions. Selections will range from unison voicing to SATB divisi. CMENC, HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Free AND Fantastic, Cheap AND Classic: the World of Choral Public Domain Library - Ian Loeppky, Clinician Diane Orlofsky, Presiding The Internet has brought us a revolution in choral music: access to THOUSANDS of high-quality editions of choral works large and small-- for FREE! Learn what to look for, how to download and prepare an edition for printing and performance, and walk away with a selection of festival-ready works for your elementary, middle school, high school, or college chorus! 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 1 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Lobby Performance - Etowah Youth Orchestra’s Red Brick Collective 9:50 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Visit Exhibits - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Gulf Shores High School Symphonic Band - Tim Brannan, Conductor Jamar Dumas, Presiding ELEM, AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Reading Session of Chorals at All Levels - Greg Gilpin, Clinician Vicky Portis, Presiding AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Teacher Preparation Curricula: Do We Teach Them What They Need to Know? Marvin Latimer, Clinician Felicia Sarubin, Presiding This session first presents an overview of current teacher preparation programs locally and nationally and then investigates, both in philosophical and practical terms, whether those programs are teaching the materials that beginning teachers most need to know. The presenter will encourage feedback and discussion from university teaching methods professors, student teacher supervisors, and cooperating teachers with an eye toward offering suggestions to improve the preparation and quality of music teachers entering the work force. 20

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Friday, January 20, 2012 10:30 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. Lobby Performance - University of Montevallo Clarinet Quartet 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Positive Classroom Management for Your Music Classroom Diane Orlofsky, Clinician Heather Haynes, Presiding What is in your classroom management arsenal? Will you operate with a system of punishment or with a system that rewards appropriate behavior? What is the difference between intent and function and how important is it when communicating with your students? Answers to these questions and many more will be provided plus practical tips on how to improve verbal and non-verbal communication. Workshop will include brainstorming session that will engage participants in developing strategies for positive behavioral interventions. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Phi Beta Mu Luncheon - Renaissance, Ballroom B 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. HED Research Poster Session - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall Prefunction Area (Lobby) Carl Hancock, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. AOA Concert Session - Renaissance MPAC 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Gagliardo, Conductor Clay McKinney, Presiding ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Hillcrest High School Percussion Ensemble - Nick Smith, Conductor Leslie Welker, Presiding ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies that Really Work! (Part 1) - Tiffany English, Clinician Kristi Howze, Presiding Learn how to motivate and actively involve students in music making in an exciting, but managed manner. Participants will learn how to use student creativity as a behavior management technique that leads to meaningful music making experiences. Hands-on, instantly useable lessons and ideas! Be ready to sing, move, play, and enjoy making music. CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 1st Year Teacher Panel Discussion Moya Nordlund, Presiding 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Alabama Honor Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 1 1:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall A 1:50 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Visit Exhibits - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Lobby Performance - University of Montevallo Trumpet Ensemble 2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Saks High School Concert Band - Gene Inglis, Conductor Jeff Gossett, Presiding ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies that Really Work! (Part 2) -Tiffany English, Clinician Hilda Hagins, Presiding Learn how to motivate and actively involve students in music making in an exciting, but managed manner. Participants will learn how to use student creativity as a behavior management technique that leads to meaningful music making experiences. Hands-on, instantly useable lessons and ideas! Be ready to sing, move, play, and enjoy making music. 22

Friday, January 20, 2012 2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Alfred Publication’s Orchestra Expressions - Sandra Dackow, Clinician (with the Etowah Youth Orchestra) Clay McKinney, Presiding Orchestra Expressions takes students’ musical knowledge to new heights by bringing the immediacy and dynamics of the real world into the music classroom. Previously learned material is reinforced and given added depth, dimension, and meaning when it is viewed in the context of history, art and culture, and students’ own everyday experiences. All lessons include coordinated listening activities, reproducible worksheets, and overhead transparencies (included in the Teacher Curriculum Package). The Teacher Resource Guide for each level provides articles on classroom management, string pedagogy, assessment, and much more. AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD The Middle School Chorus: Recruitment, Rehearsals and Repertoire - Rollo Dilworth, Clinician Susan McCall, Presiding This session will offer ideas for recruitment and retention in the middle school choral program. Techniques for teaching and engaging this population will be examined. Third, all participants will be given repertoire ideas that will accomodate both single gender and emerging SATB ensembles. CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Assessment - Panel Discussion Moya Nordlund, Presiding HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Slide Technique for Young Trombonists - Matthew Wood, Clinician James Zingara, Presiding Proper slide technique is critical to the success of a trombonist. In this session, I would like to cover the most important aspects of this area of pedagogy. I will cover issues related to care and maintenance, equipment selection, and of course, proper grip and manipulation of the slide. This session will be directed towards current and future band directors who wish to increase their knowledge of this topic. 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lobby Performance - Daleville High School Saxophone Quartet 3:25 pm. 4:15 p.m. ABA, CMENC Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A 10 Gems for Great Rehearsals - Gregg Gausline, Clinician David Raney, Presiding 10 Gems for Great Rehearsals is a practical clinic designed to assist the young music educator to structure rehearsals in the most musical and efficient manner possible. Clinic topics include rehearsal environment, rehearsal pacing, warm-up techniques, tuning, sight-reading preparation, and concert cycle organization. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Hands On Conducting - Sandra Dackow, Clinician (with the Etowah Youth Orchestra) Clay McKinney, Presiding AVA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Conducting the Choral Art Song: How Text Informs Tone and Gesture - Rollo Dilworth, Clinician Tracy Mank, Presiding In this session, the term “choral art song” will be defined. Participants will examine a few scores to uncover the relationship between the text and the music, with particular emphasis on how tone and gesture are influenced. Participants will have the chance to conduct excerpts and experiment with various techniques for shaping sound. HED Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Quality of Sound for the Percussionist - Gene Fambrough, Clinician Tim Phillips, Presiding This session will focus on the elements of snare drum and keyboard playing (transferable to other percussion instruments) that determine the overall quality of the sound being produced. The goal of the session is to communicate the fact that the concepts are very simple, but the correct execution of these in performance is indeed difficult. 23

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Friday, January 20, 2012 3:25 pm. 4:15 p.m. ELEM Business Meeting - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 Beth Davis, Presiding 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. AVA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC UA Huntsville Chamber Choir - Erin Colwitz, Conductor Joe Whitaker, Presiding ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Creating Composers: Ideas and Activities to Help Each K-5 Student Unleash Their Inner Composer Craig Hurley, Clinician Joy Smith, Presiding Composing naturally combines creativity with music theory. In this interactive presentation, Craig Hurley will guide you through many activities to help your K-5 student release their inner composer. Topics include: rhythm only compositions, pitch only compositions, composing packets, instrumentation and form, creating melodies with text, and compositions inspired by the masters. Come discover many kid-tested, practical, inexpensive ways to help get your students creating their own music. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Rehearsal Techniques - Sandra Dackow, Clinician (with the Etowah Youth Orchestra) Clay McKinney, Presiding HED Performance Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD (See page 54 for details) Tim Phillips, Presiding ABA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E From Chalkboards to Tablet Computers: Strategies for Implementing Technology from the Podium Jed Smart, Clinician Keith Anderson, Presiding In this session, band directors will be given recommendations for using tablet computers (iPad, Zoom, etc.) within the FULL BAND rehearsal. From applications dealing with intonation, proper tone production, and music theory to interactive gradebooks, inventory records, attendance and MORE! Learn how these small computers can save you TONS of time and take your program to a new level of productivity! 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 1 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Alabama Honor Choir Dress Rehearsal - Renaissance, MPAC 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AMEA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC Presentation of Awards Alabama Honor Choir - Rosephanye Powell, Clinician Damion Womack, Presiding Auburn University Symphonic Winds - Rick Good, Conductor John Cooper, Presiding 9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. President’s Reception - Renaissance, Presidential Suite Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. All-State Show Choir Dress Rehearsal - Renaissance, MPAC 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Be My Neighbor (Part 1) - Joey & Andrea Coleman, Clinicians Sharon August, Presiding Join the trolley as we travel to the building blocks of body percussion, street dancing, and neighborhood play parties to build your school's community with a parcel of engaging activities. 25

Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. ABA Governing Board Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom B John Cooper, Presiding 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. AVA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Jane Powell, Presiding AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Tempo Press Reading Session - Sandra Dackow, Clinician Clay McKinney, Presiding 8:20 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom B 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Alabama Jazz Educators Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom CD 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. ELEM Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Be My Neighbor (Part 2) - Joey & Andrea Coleman, Clinicians Tiffany Little, Presiding Join the trolley as we travel to the building blocks of body percussion, street dancing, and neighborhood play parties to build your school's community with a parcel of engaging activities. ABA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Dealing With Difficult Parents in Your Program: Soothing the Savage Beast - Randall Coleman, Clinician John Cooper, Presiding This session will provide attendees with strategies to become a better communicator with the parents of students in your program. Parental involvement is a critical component of a healthy music program. Dealing with your program’s parents can prove to be a challenge. Attendees will leave the session with new tools to open lines of communication and strengthen the overall program. AOA Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Writing and Arranging - Sandra Dackow, Clinician Clay McKinney, Presiding 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. AVA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC All-State Show Choir - Paul Gulsvig, Clinician; Santana Shelton, Choreographer Jane Powell, Presiding 9:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. All-State Jazz Bands Warm-up - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 1 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ABA Concert Session - Renaissance, MPAC All-State Jazz Bands Middle School Jazz Band, Gary Ball, Clinician Silver Jazz Band, Steve Sims, Clinician Gold Jazz Band, Shane Porter, Clinician Randall Key, Presiding ACDA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom E Jessica Kaufhold, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. AMEA Governing Board Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 2 Steve McLendon, Presiding 26 Visit the Exhibits! Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Performing G ro u p s HOOVER FIRST EDITION JAZZ ENSEMBLE The Hoover “First Edition” Jazz Band is under the direction of Mrs. Sallie Vines White. First Edition performs at many 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. The group performs a variety of music from the big band era and today. They do numerous performances for a wide variety of venues. The First Edition Jazz Band has received national recognition through its selection as a finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Jazz Contest for the past 4 years. As part of this festival, they have had the opportunity to have clinics with internationally known artists and clinicians. These artists have included Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Printup, Jason Marsalis, Jim Ketch, Leon Anderson, Jack Wilkins, Terrell Stafford, and others. Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Printup, and Leon Anderson have all come to Hoover High School to do intensive on-site clinics with the group. Prior to their selection to Swing Central they were selected into the North Texas Jazz Festival and also received Superior ratings for 6 years in a row at the Loyola Jazz Festival in New Orleans. The group is regularly represented in the Alabama All-State Jazz Band. In 2011, nine members of First Edition were represented in the Alabama All State Jazz Bands. Sallie Vines White teaches full-time at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. Mrs. White has been teaching in the Hoover City School System since 1990. Prior to that time she taught for 5 years in the Bessemer City School System. She teaches the award-winning Hoover High School First Edition 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 has received national recognition through its selection as a finalist in the Savannah Music Festival Swing Central Contest for the past 4 years. Prior to that they were selected into the North Texas Jazz Festival and also received Superior ratings for 6 years in a row at the Loyola Jazz Festival in New Orleans. Many of her students through the years have been selected into All State Jazz groups. Sallie Vines White graduated magna cum laude from Anderson University in 1982, with a B.A. in Music Education and Psychology and “with honors” in psychology. In 1985, she received her M.M.E. in Music Education from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN where she graduated “with distinction”. Sallie is an active performer on all the woodwind instruments. She has played engagements as a side musician with Stevie Wonder, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Andy Williams, Joan Rivers, Ray Charles, Linda Eder, the Bill Gaither Trio and many others. She has performed as a musician in over 125 theatre productions in the state of Alabama. 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 is also the saxophone instructor at Samford University. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 19, 1:00 pm Sweet Georgia Brown.........Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey arr. Sammy Nestico......... 1982 Warner Brothers, Inc St. Louis Blues ......................................WC Handy, arr. by Mike Collins-Dowden ......................2010 Jalen Publishing The Defibrillator .......................Adrien Re ....2010 Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. a division of Alfred Music Publishing Co. Inc Falling...............................................................................Les Hooper ............. ......................... 2009 Sierra Music Publications Grease Bucket..............................................................Wycliffe Gordon ..........Published by The Savannah Music Festival Dat Dere..........................................................by Bobby Timmons, arr. by Erik Morales ....................... 2011 Belwin Jazz Series Afro Blue.................................................Mongo Santamaria, arr. by Michael Philip Mossman............ 2004 Hal Leonard Corp. Freddie Freeloader...........................................Miles Davis, arr. by Les Hooper......................2010 Hal Leonard Corp. Mr. Flamingo............................................Alden Michaels (Junior at Hoover High School) ..................................Not published In The Mood ...................................................Joe Garland, arr. by Jerry Nowack........................................................Hal Leonard 28

BOTTENFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL MIXED CHOIR Bottenfield Middle School is located in Adamsville, Alabama. The Choral Department consists of 217 students and four choirs: 6th Grade Choir, 7th & 8th Grade Girl’s Choir, 7th & 8th Grade Boy’s Choir, and 7th & 8th Grade Mixed Choir. All members are required to be proficient in music theory as well as in performance. Many students are also honor students and participate in many extra-curricular activities inside and outside of school. The 7th and 8th Grade Mixed Choir has consistently received superior ratings at district and state level choral performance assessments. The choir has also competed in festivals in Atlanta, Orlando, and Panama City Beach for the past several years earning top ratings. Sherrell L. Huggins is the director of the Bottenfield Middle School Choral Department in Adamsville, Alabama. She is a graduate of Coffee High School (now Florence High School). She received her B.S. degree in Music Education with a concentration in piano and voice at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in Normal, Alabama. This is Ms. Huggins sixth year at Bottenfield and is proud to participate in various teacher learning communities and committees to help promote academic success in her classroom. She also serves as Minister of Music at Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Thursday, Jan. 19, 2:20 pm Concert Program Mixed Choir Exsultate!....................................................................Mary Lynn Lightfoot..........................................Heritage Music Press, 2:54 Musica Dei…………………………………………....... John Leavitt............................................Hal Leonard Corporation, 3:05 Boy’s Choir Music’s Echo from “Let The Men Sing!” .........................Greg Gilpin............................................................Shawnee Press, 1:52 Featuring the Bottenfield Middle School Percussion Ensemble, Jeff Calvert and Jennifer Walsh, Directors A Lyric Adoramus Te from “Let The Men Sing!” ...........Greg Gilpin.............................................................Shawnee Press, 3:23 Mixed Choir Gaudeamus Hodie……………….…………..……...….. Earlene Rentz.....................................................Carl Fischer LLC, 2:15 Shine on Me…………………………………..…………Rollo Dillworth......................................Hal Leonard Cooperation, 2:31 Girl’s Choir Deo Dicamus Gratias…………………….………...…..Victor Johnson................................................Heritage Music Press, 2:20 Come To Me, O My Love…………..……...........………Allan Petker.......................................Hinshaw Music Incoperated, 2:21 Mixed Choir Oh Shenandoah……………………..…………….…Ruth Elaine Schram.........................................Brilee Music Company, 2:34 Walk Together Children……………………….....………..Ken Berg...............................................Walton Music Company, 3:43 29

BOAZ INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HONOR CHOIR The Boaz Intermediate School Honor Choir was formed in 2006. It is an auditioned group of fourth and fifth grade students. The group rehearses once a week after school. This choir presents an annual Spring and Christmas Concert as well as performs at various local events throughout the school year. They have performed in conjunction with the Gerhart Chamber Music Festival since 2007. The group currently has 72 members and is under the direction of Miriam Richey. Miriam B. Richey has taught general and choral music for 19 years in the Boaz City School System. She currently teaches at Corley Elementary and Boaz Intermediate School. She obtained her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Montevallo and her Masters in Music Education at Jacksonville State University. In 2008 she was selected as Boaz Intermediate Teacher of the Year. Ms. Richey is the choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Albertville and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville, Alabama. Ms. Richey is a member of Music Educators National Conference. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 19, 4:30 P.M. J’entends Le Moulin (I Hear the Windmill)................arr. Emily Crocker ....................................Hal Leonard Corporation, 2:15 French Canadian Folk Song The Gypsy Rover....................................................... arr. Margaret Vance ........................................................G. Schirmer, 3:19 Irish Ballad The Beautiful Rain .................................Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) .................Shawnee Press, 2:37 Additional Words and Music by Janet Gardner Al Shlosha D’varim ......................................................Allan E. Naplan..................................................Boosey & Hawkes, 2:45 Whisper!.............................................................................Greg Gilpin................................................Heritage Music Press, 2:00 Oh! Susanna.......................................Stephen Foster (1826-1864), arr. Brad Printz............................Heritage Music Press, 2:20 Hallelujah!.........................From George Frederic Handel’s Messiah, adapted/arr. Paul Jennings ...Plank Road Publishing, 3:55 30

JACKET SING-SATIONS ELEMENTARY CHOIR The Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir is made up of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students from all four elementary schools in the Oxford City School System in Oxford, Alabama: Coldwater Elementary (K-4), DeArmanville Elementary (K-4), Oxford Elementary (K-4), and C.E. Hanna Elementary (5-6). Auditions are held each spring. The choir began in 2008 under the direction of music teachers Lorraine Busby and Kristina Sisco. The group was created to give Oxford’s elementary students the opportunity to continue their education in music reading and performance skills beyond their weekly 30 minute music class. The choir began with 45 members in the 4th and 5th grade and has grown into a 70 member choir, with 6th grade being added this year. The Jacket Sing-Sations perform for various community and school system events throughout the year. The 4th grade members attend the AMEA Elementary Music Festival annually. The 5th graders attend the Jacksonville State University Honor Choir annually. The 6th grade choir members will add solo and ensemble to their annual events this year. The Jacket Sing-Sations rehearse once a week after regular school hours. They perform a variety of choral literature and styles. Kristina Sims Sisco has been co-director of the Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir since its beginning in 2008. She has been teaching in the Oxford City School System for eight years. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Jacksonville State University in 2003. In the fall of 2003 she began the elementary music program at Coldwater Elementary while continuing the program at C.E. Hanna Elementary. In 2006 she was transferred to DeArmanville Elementary to start a new music program there as well. She is currently teaching music at Oxford Elementary School. Kristina is a member of Music Educators National Conference. She is married to Ben Sisco, the music teacher at Stemley Road Elementary in Talladega County. Holly Smith Luke began her first year as a co-director of the Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir in 2010. She also began teaching in the Oxford City School System that same year. Holly received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University in 2007. While attending JSU, she performed with the JSU A Cappella Choir, Encore! Show Choir, JSU Opera Theatre, and the Calhoun County Civic Chorale. Holly also has served as the choreographer for JSU Opera Theatre and Encore! Show Choir. She is currently the general music teacher at DeArmanville Elementary School and Coldwater Elementary School. Holly enjoys singing with her church choir at Golden Springs Baptist Church in Anniston, Alabama. She is a member of Music Educators National Conference. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 19, 4:30 pm Allunde, Alluia .........................................arr. Margaret Campbelle-Holman...................................Benchmark Press, IIc 2:32 Swahili Lullaby/Prayer Peaceful River.Arranged, with new words and music, by Mary Donnelly and George L. O. Strid....Alfred Choral Designs 2:27 A Partner Song with the Traditional Spiritual “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel................................arr. Mark Patterson................................................Choristers Guild, 2:20 African-American spiritual Born to Be Somebody ......................Words and Music by Diane Warren, Arr. Mike Taylor Alfred Pop Series; Realsongs, Diane Warren Music Publishing, 3:03 Zither, Zinga, Zing! .................................Vicki Tucker Courtney and John Parker.........................Heritage Music Press, 2:10 In This Ancient House (Momoshiki Ya)....................Ruth Morris Gray...........................................Heritage Music Press, 3:19 Anonymous Japanese Poem Firework ...............Words and Music by Katy Perry, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, and Ester Dean Arranged by Alan Billingsley.........................................Alfred Publishing, 4:00 31

UAB CONCERT CHOIR The Concert Choir is the premiere choral ensemble at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The choir has developed an outstanding reputation across the United States and Europe in a short amount of time. Most recent activities include a premiere recording of K. Lee Scott’s Gloria for MorningStar Publications, the ACDA Collegiate Choral Festival, and premiere performances in New Orleans, La. Past performances include the 2008 NCCO Conference in Cincinnati, OH., the AMEA Winter Conference in 2008, and the 2006 Southern Division Convention of ACDA. The choir has also performed in international choral competitions, including the Fleischman International Trophy Competition in Cork, Ireland and the 34th annual Florlilege Vocal de Tours in Tours, France. Brian Kittredge joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty in 2010 as Director of Choral Activities, where he conducts the University Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, University Chorus, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Most recently, the UAB choirs under his direction have been selected as the recording choir for the 2010 MorningStar Publication series, featuring premiere performances of K. Lee Scott’s Gloria and Michael Trotta’s I Shall See, and have also been selected to sing at the 2012 Alabama Music Educators Conference in Montgomery, AL. Since 2010, the choirs have also appeared in various concerts throughout the southeast region, including premiere performances in Mobile, AL, New Orleans, LA, Huntsville, AL, and Atlanta, GA. Prior to his appointment at UAB, Kittredge served on the faculty at Louisiana State University, where he taught courses in choral conducting and conducted the LSU Schola Cantorum, including a collaborative performance of Verdi’s Requiem with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the LSU A Cappella Choir in 2010. Kittredge taught middle and high school at the Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans, LA, where his choirs appeared in performances at state, regional, and international festivals. He is an active clinician and guest conductor and has appeared at choral festivals in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, and New York. He is currently serving as the Youth and Student Activities Coordinator for the Alabama Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, and serves on the artistic faculty at the New York State Summer School of the Arts, where his choirs have appeared in several concerts at the Chautauqua Institute and SUNY Fredonia. Kittredge holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Louisiana State University (2011), a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music (2004), and a Bachelor of Music degree from Mansfield University (2002), and has studied under the mentorship of Kenneth Fulton, William Weinert, and Peggy Dettwiler. He is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and the National Association for Music Education. Thursday, Jan. 19, 7:30 P.M. Concert Program Insanae et Vanae Curae .....................................Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) .......................................................... cpdl.org Est ist ein Ros entsprungen....................................arr. Jan Sandström (b. 1954)...........Walton Music Corporation, HL08500322 Sanctus ..................................................................... Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) ...................Walton Music Corporation, HL08501675 The Turtle Dove ...........................................Ralph Vaughan WIlliams (1872-1958) .........................G. Schirmer, HL 50299180 Micah Brooker, soloist Loch Lomond.....................................................arr. Jonathan Quick (b. 1970) .............................Cypress Publications, CP 1045 Philip Ritchey, soloist Danny Boy ....................................................arr. Joseph Flummerfelt (b. 1937)........................Hindon Publications, HPC-7077 Kyrie from \"St. Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass\" .....Glenn McClure (b. 1964) ......................Earthsongs, ES.S-135 Sinner Man..........................................................arr. Howard Roberts (b. 1946) ..............Alfred Music Publishing, 00-LG51571 Shane Bloemetjie, soloist 32

PRATTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WIND SYMPHONY Prattville High School, located in Prattville, Alabama, proudly supports the 250 students who perform in the Prattville High School Band. Band students who perform in the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and the Wind Symphony complete a rigorous audition process and are selected based on talent and skill. The Prattville High School Wind Symphony is comprised of the fifty-one best instrumentalists in the Prattville High School Band. In just six years since its establishment, the Wind Symphony has developed a tradition of excellence. The group has consistently received “Superior” ratings at the Alabama District and State Festivals, and has proudly earned “Superior with Distinction” ratings at the ABA MPA in 2010 and 2011. Over 100 members of the Wind Symphony have been selected as individual participants in numerous university honor bands, the District Honor Band, and the All-State Honor Band. Additionally, all members of the ensemble who have participated in the ABA Solo and Ensemble Festival have received “Superior” ratings. The members of the Prattville High School Wind Symphony combine their skill and leadership with their love of music to reach their full potential as an ensemble and as individual representatives of their school and community. Rob Cothran received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Auburn University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. While at Auburn, he performed with many of the University’s ensembles, including the Auburn University Marching Band, the Auburn University Symphonic Band, the Auburn University Jazz Band, the Auburn University Concert Choir, and the AU Singers. He was the Trumpet Section Leader of the Auburn University Marching Band for three years before working as a graduate teaching assistant for two years. He also played lead trumpet with the Auburn Knights Orchestra. As an undergraduate student, he worked as a band camp instructor and drum major instructor for several high schools in East Alabama and South Alabama. Prior to beginning his teaching career, Mr. Cothran performed professionally on Renaissance, Carnival, and Celebrity cruise lines and as a freelance musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, he performed with several theater companies in musical productions. During his two years at Prattville, Mr. Cothran’s bands have received all superior ratings in both marching and concert settings, including taking several best in class awards at marching contests. Under his direction, the wind symphony has been rated superior with distinction both years at the Alabama Music Performance Assessment. Before coming to Prattville, Mr. Cothran worked with the Sparkman High School Band and the Sparkman Ninth Grade School Band. While at Sparkman, his bands received superior ratings in both marching and concert performances at the local, state, and national levels. They performed in the Outback Bowl Parade in Tampa, Florida, the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington D.C., and several other festivals around the country. Mr. Cothran is a Past President of the Delta Psi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is also a member of Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Kappa Kappa Psi band service fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa honor society for leadership and scholastic achievement, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honorary, and Kappa Delta Pi Education Honorary. He is married to Sara Compton Cothran of Birmingham, Alabama. Sara is a CPA and works as a Senior Accountant with Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. Thursday, Jan. 19, 7:30 P.M. Concert Program In Flight...........................................................................Samuel R. Hazo.......................................Hal Leonard Corporation, 3:40 The Little Ripper March .................................................David Stanhope ....................................Southern Music Company, 3:20 Greg Faulkner, Guest Conductor Bayou Breakdown .............................................................Brant Karrick ....................................Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 4:20 Suite for Winds and Percussion (Remembering Daniel Pratt)...Johnnie Vinson ...........................Hal Leonard Corporation, 7:30 Johnnie Vinson, Guest Conductor Tales from the Center of the Earth, Op. 33.................Nebojša Jovan Živković................................Edition Musica Europea, 8:00 I. Misterioso Jeff Grant, Soloist Give Us This Day (Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble) David Maslanka...................................................Carl Fischer, 16:00 33

LIBERTY PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND The Liberty Park Middle School Symphonic Band is comprised of all 7th and 8th grade band students at Liberty Park Middle School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The ensemble, consisting of eighty-six musicians, is unique because it meets as four different “sectional” classes each school day, allowing for a more individualized approach to the music. The symphonic band has consistently received superior ratings at the Alabama Music Performance Assessment since the school opened in 2008 and has been noted by judges as having a “powerful” and “well-blended” sound. Under the direction of Travis Bender, the band program at LPMS has grown to include over one hundred forty musicians in a school population just under five hundred. The majority of band students at Liberty Park participate in additional music activities outside of school including Solo and Ensemble Festival, All-State, and various honor bands. Travis Bender has been the band director at Liberty Park Middle School since the school’s opening in 2008. During his tenure at Liberty Park, the band program has more than doubled in size and now includes a symphonic band, beginning band, jazz band, and pep band. Under his direction, the Liberty Park Bands have received only superior ratings at contests and festivals. Prior to teaching at LPMS, Mr. Bender received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in music education from the University of Alabama. While attending UA, he served as a drum major of the “Million Dollar Band” and as conductor of The Tuscaloosa Winds. Mr. Bender currently resides in Hoover, Alabama with his wife, Krista, who is a 5th grade teacher in the Vestavia Hills City Schools system. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 20, 9:00 A.M. Flight of Eagles .................................................Elliot Del Borgo.............................................Hal Leonard, 4:16 Ammerland...........................................................Jacob De Haan.............................De Haske Publications, 3:15 Majestica .............................................................Brian Balmages....................F.J.H. Music Company, Inc., 2:12 Arabian Dances ....................................................Roland Barrett......Alfred Publications, Belwin Division, 3:05 Colors of a New Day............................................Aaron Meacham..........TRN Music Publishing Company, 3:24 Celtic Ritual.............................................................John Higgins.........................Hal Leonard Corporation, 4:28 Rain.......................................................................Brian Balmages...................F.J.H. Music Company, Inc., 4:35 The Lamb’s March.............................................Sousa, ed. Schissel..............Ludwig-Masters Publications, 1:57 34

GULF SHORES HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Gulf Shores High School is located in the lower portion of Alabama and has long been known as Alabama’s premier vacation getaway. Enrollment at Gulf Shores High School typically is around 800 students. The Gulf Shores Symphonic Winds is in its sixth year under the direction of Tim Brannan. During those six years the band has grown from less than 30 members to 115 this year. During that time the band has never received less than a superior rating at any festival or competition attended. The band has traveled to Orlando, Hawaii and will be traveling to New York this spring to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Mr. Brannan collaborates with fellow director Ryan England to teach at Gulf Shores High School, Gulf Shores Middle School, Gulf Shores Elementary School, Orange Beach Elementary School and Swift Consolidated School. Tim Brannan is in his fifth year as band director at Gulf Shores High School. Since his arrival the band has placed “superior” at every competition and festival the band has attended. Some of these include the West Mobile Marching Festival, District VII Band Assessment and the Alabama Bandmasters Association State Assessment. Additionally, the band has more than tripled in size in five years and shows promise of continued growth. With the combined efforts of Mr. Brannan and Mr. Ryan England, the recruitment of beginning band members at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Elementary Schools has grown to over 100 a year. Prior to Gulf Shores, Mr. Brannan taught at Satsuma High School in Mobile, T.R. Miller High School in Brewton, and Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Brannan’s bands at each school have been rated “superior” at the Alabama Bandmasters State Festival. Additionally, his bands have been seen on MTV, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade televised on NBC and performed for the Alabama Music Educators Association state conference in 1996. Friday, Jan. 20, 10:30 A.M. Concert Program Respledent Glory.............................................................Rossano Galante.........................................................Hal Leonard, 5:45 Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna................................Suppe/Fillmore..........................................Fillmore Music House, 7:00 From Four and Beyond........................................................Gary Gilroy..........................................................Wingert-Jones, 8:15 A Dakota Rhapsody .......................................................Mark Camphouse...................................................................KJOS, 7:45 Entry March of the Boyars.............................................Johann Halvorsen................................................................Ludwig, 5:30 Fusion ..............................................................................Brian Balmages.......................................................................FJH, 8:15 Hydrogen Jukebox..............................................................Price Walden.........................................................Not published, 5:00 35

ETOWAH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Etowah Youth Orchestras was founded in 1990 to provide the students of Northeast Alabama with major musical and educational experiences through training, development, and performance. The EYO has presented concerts throughout the United States and abroad, including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln and Kennedy Centers for the Performing Arts, Manston and Stratford-Upon-Avon in England, and San Jose and San Ramon in Costa Rica. The EYO has become nationally recognized for its performances of contemporary music and has been recognized with the receipt of eleven ASCAP Youth Orchestra Awards, and an additional ASCAP Award for American Programming on a Foreign Tour. Michael R. Gagliardo was named the second Music Director and Conductor of the Etowah Youth Orchestras in August of 1995. He has led the EYO to the receipt of twelve ASCAP Awards, and in performances in England, Costa Rica, Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln and Kennedy Centers for the Performing Arts. Gagliardo is a frequent guest conductor, with past appearances including All-State engagements in Alabama, Tennessee, and Colorado. He serves as a member of the Arts Council for Americans for the Arts and the National Advocacy Committee for ASTA, and has presented at conferences for ASTA, ASOL, AMEA, and AOA. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 20, 1:00 P.M. As I Remember ..................................................................Jonathan Schwabe..........................................................Self-published, 5:00 The Redwood and the Sapling .......................................Matthew Scott Phillips ......................................................Self-published, 5:00 Our Town ..............................................................................Aaron Copland .....................................................Boosey & Hawkes, 9:00 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die ...................................Mike Gagliardo ................................................Daphne Roo Music, 12:00 Overture, Russlan & Ludmilla...............................................Mikhail Glinka..............................................................Luck's Music, 5:00 36

HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE The Hillcrest High School Percussion Ensemble is entering its second year as a formal group. The ensemble is comprised of 9th – 12th grade students who are motivated by playing great literature and displaying their passion for music outside of the concert band setting. Students in the ensemble have had experiences performing in the Midwest Clinic, CBDNA Southern Division Conference, All-State Convention, and various honor bands around the state. John Nicholas Smith is currently serving as the Assistant Band Director at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, AL. He directs the Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Patriot Marching Band, teaches Music Appreciation, and assists with the Wind Ensemble and various chamber groups. Most recently, Mr. Smith has been a conductor at the 2009 Midwest Clinic, 2010 CBDNA Conference, and 2011 China Educational- Cultural Foundation concert series in Shanghai and Beijing, China. Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Auburn University. During his senior year, he was named the “Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education.” As a student leader, he served as Head and Assistant Drum Major for the Auburn University Marching Band, Principal trumpet of the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Community Orchestra, President and Treasurer of Kappa Kappa Psi, and Founding President for the Student Chapter of the National Band Association. Remaining actively involved in high school leadership training, Mr. Smith is on staff for the annual Auburn University Marching/Leadership Camp. He is also entering his fourth year as a staff member for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, which performs in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade under the direction of Auburn University’s Director of Bands, Dr. Rick Good. Mr. Smith was born in Bryan, Texas. He later moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he graduated from Oak Mountain High School. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 20, 1:00 P.M. Alabama Ballroom CD Glitzville!......................................................................Chris Crockarell............................................Row-Loff Productions - 3:30 Three Brothers.............................................................Michael Colgrass ....................................Music for Percussion, Inc. - 4:50 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.......................................................Mozart .........................................................................................4:15 Be Thou My Vision .........................................David Mancini & James Sewrey .....................................................................3:00 Recycled.............................................................................Julie Davila..............................................Row-Loff Productions - 2:00 Stained Glass................................................................David Gillingham...........................................C. Alan Publications - 12:00 37

SAKS HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND The Saks High School Band is dedicated to musical excellence. Beginning and intermediate band are offered to students in grades 6 and 7 at Saks Middle School. The High School Band consists of students 8th grade through 12th grade. Accomplishments of the band include: all superior ratings at District and State Alabama Bandmasters Association’s Concert Band Competition and Assessments from 2004 through 2010; all superior ratings at marching band contest in Georgia and Alabama, including Best In Class and First Place in Division One in the Covered Bridge Marching Festival in 2004 and 2010, The Mud Creek Marching Festival in Hanceville, AL in 2005, the 2006 Southern Classic Marching Contest at Jacksonville State University, Concourse of Champions in Oxford, AL in 2007, and the Dixie Jubilee Jam Contest in Weaver, AL 2008,2009, & 2010. Several Saks Band graduates continue to further their musical knowledge at a college level as music majors and band members. Many students in the band participate in ABA solo and ensemble events. The Concert Band was honored to be selected to perform at the 2007 AMEA In- service Conference. The Jazz Band has performs at several functions in the community including performing at Ross Bridge C. C. for the State P.E.O. Convention in May 2011. Working each day to embrace the tangible and intangible benefits of musicianship, the Saks Band is inspired by these inspirational words of Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit” Gene Inglis, a graduate from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, has completed his 39th year teaching and his 9th year as Director of Bands at Saks High School in Anniston, Alabama. He retired as Director of Bands for Rome City Schools June 30, 2003, completing his 11th year at Rome High School, which was created in 1992. Prior to that, he was director for 12 years at West Rome High School and 6 years at West Rome Junior High School. His first position was at Scottsboro Junior High School in Scottsboro, Alabama. He served on the adjunct faculty of Berry College as the percussion instructor from 1980-2003. Gene is an active member of Music Educators National Conference, Alabama Music Educators Association, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu Honorary Professional Music Fraternity, and the Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity. He has served in various leadership positions in these organiza- tions over the past 39 years including the State Band Chair for Georgia Music Educators Association 2001- 2003. In the areas of marching, concert, and jazz performance, Mr. Inglis has served as adjudicator, con- ductor, and clinician throughout the southeast. In January 2007, the Saks Concert Band had the distinct honor to perform as part of the AMEA In-Service Conference at the University of Alabama. Among his honors is the Outstanding Band Director Award for the state of Georgia in 1983 presented by the American School Band Director Association, Teacher of the Year at West Rome Junior High in 1976 and again at West Rome High School in 1990. In his first and seventh year at Saks High School, Gene was the schools nominee to the Jacksonville State University Teacher Hall of Fame system com- petition. He received the national award; the “Legion of Honor” presented by the John Phillip Sousa Foundation and the National Band Association, and was recognized at the Midwest Band Clinic in Chicago, IL, December 2002. Inglis received the “Citation of Excellence” presented by the National Band Association in 2007 and was listed as the Alabama recipient for the “50 Directors Making a Difference” in the December issue of Band and Orchestra Magazine. He is the past President of the Calhoun County Band Directors Association and current President of the Gray Echelon, JSU’s Marching Southerners Alumni Association. Gene is married to the former Shenley Back of Gadsden, Alabama. They have three children, Tony, Allison Brown, & Gena Inglis Nix; and four grandchildren, Taylor and Emma Nix, T.J. Brown, and Claire Inglis. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 20, 2:20 P.M. “A Southern Hymn: Fanfare, Theme & Variation”......................................................................................................Bill Locklear, 5:30 “Forever Holding Close the Memories” ...........................................................................................................Richard L. Saucedo, 5:00 “British Eighth March” ....................................................................................................................................................Zo Elliott, 4:00 Guest Conductor, Gena Inglis Nix “Australian Up-County Tune” ............................................................Percy Aldridge Grainger arranged by Glenn Cliffe Bainum, 3:00 “The Black Horse Troope” ....................................................................................John Philip Sousa edited by Frederick Fennell, 4:00 “Duty, Honor and Country”.................................................................................................................................Harold L. Walters, 6:00 Guest Conductor, Tony Inglis “Armed Forces Salute”............................................................................................................................ arranged by Bob Lowden, 4:30 “Fate of the Gods” ...................................................................................................................................................Steven Reineke, 9:00 38

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UAH CHAMBER CHOIR The University of Alabama in Huntsville Chamber Choir began as a student-run ensemble in the early 2000s. It was created by a group of young and ambitious music majors and non-majors seeking to expand their knowledge of the choral repertoire. By 2005, the ensemble became a legitimate part of the choral program at UAHuntsville, specializing in a cappella music from all time periods. Erin Colwitz became their conductor in fall of 2008. Currently, the UAHuntsville Chamber Choir is the elite, most highly selective choir on campus. This group also serves as ambassadors for the University—often performing at University functions. They also appear regularly at local high schools in order to recruit and attract new singers to the program. They specialize in very difficult music, primarily unaccompanied. Most recently, they appeared on UAHuntsville’s New Music Festival, premiering new works by Curtis Lindsay (UAH student) and Julian Bryson (Huntsville music teacher). They plan to tour Los Angeles this spring. Erin Colwitz, a native of Wisconsin, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota. She later completed the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California in choral music. Dr. Colwitz studied conducting with William Dehning, David Wilson, Magen Solomon, and Claire McCoy. In Minnesota, Dr. Colwitz was a full- time vocal and general music teacher at Centennial Middle School. As a professional singer, Dr. Colwitz was contracted to sing with the Dale Warland Singers in 1999. She can be heard on three of their albums, one of which was nominated for a Grammy: Dominick Argento’s Walden Pond (2003) on Gothic Records. Dr. Colwitz is currently the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She conducts the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir, teaches music history, conducting, choral music, and diction classes. Under her direction, the UAHuntsville choirs have nearly doubled in size; the UAHuntsville Concert Choir recently returned from a very successful tour of Italy. Dr. Colwitz is also active with opera and theatre at UAH, having served as music director for many musicals and conducted a recent production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Dr. Colwitz is frequently a guest conductor, contest adjudicator and choral clinician throughout Alabama. She also serves of the Alabama ACDA board. Dr. Colwitz lives in Jones Valley with her husband, Dr. William Dehning, an accomplished conductor, Emeritus Professor, and published author, and their very silly golden retriever, Sam. Friday, Jan. 21, 4:30 P.M. Concert Program Set 1: Reflections on Living 1. At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners, Willametta Spencer (b. 1932) Published by Shawnee Press [1:47] 2. The Road Home, arr. Stephen Paulus (b. 1949) Published by Paulus Publications [3:23] Set 2: Six Chansons, Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Published by Schott Music [8:00] 1. La Biche 2. un Cygne 3. Puisque tout passe 4. Printemps 5. En Hiver 6. Verger Set 3: Missa Papae Marcelli, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594) Published by G. Schirmer [10:00] 1. Kyrie & Gloria Set 4: Three Songs, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 1. Sehnsucht, Ed. by Maynard Klein; Published by G. Schirmer [3:30] 2. Nächtens, Ed. by Maynard Klein; Published by G. Schirmer [1:44] 3. Neckerein, Ed. by William Hall; Published by National Music Publishers [2:10] Set 5: The Music of Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978), Published by Novello 1. Threshold of Night [6:19] Set 6: Reflections on Dying Precious Lord, Take my Hand, T. Dorsey (1899-1993), arr. Sevier; Published by Abingdon Press[3:38] Nunc Dimittis, Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Published by Novello [3:02] 41

AUBURN UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WINDS The Auburn University Symphonic Winds, conducted by Director of Bands and Professor of Music, Dr. Rick Good, is the premier performing ensemble of the Auburn University Bands. A select group of 55 players, the Symphonic Winds perform a broad and diverse repertoire of standard and contemporary band literature along with occasional transcriptions. In recent years, this group has performed numerous times for Alabama Bandmasters Association events, and has undertaken tours within the southern region of the United States each spring. Of special note, the ensemble applied and has been accepted by the United States – China Cultural and Educational Foundation to The People’s Republic of China for a ten-day performance tour, March 2012. Membership in the AU Symphonic Winds is by audition and is open to any Auburn student regardless of major. Rick Good, Director of Bands at Auburn University, was promoted to Professor of Music in 2009. Prior to that promotion he served from 1995-2006 as Marching Band Director and Associate Professor of Low Brass at Auburn University. In addition to overseeing the successful development of all university bands, as Director of Bands, Dr. Good’s current duties include conducting the Auburn University Symphonic Band, the university’s top performing instrumental ensemble and the AU Symphonic Winds, a smaller select group that features soloists and sections in unique musical wind and percussion opportunities. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in conducting as well as wind literature. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 20, 7:30 P.M. Euphoria........................................................................... John Frantzen...................................................Manhattan Beach, 4:10 Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 ..................J.S. Bach/Hunsberger...................................................Warner Bros., 9:30 Handel in the Strand...................................................Percy Grainger/Goldman .............................................Galaxy Music, 3:50 Jim Duren, Oak Mountain Director of Bands Concerto for Euphonium & Wind Orchestra.......................Johan de Meij....................................................Amstel Music, 19:00 Jason Ham, Principal Euphonium, West Point Army Band Riders for the Flag............................................................John Philip Sousa............................................................Sam Fox, 2:20 Doug Rosener, Associate Director of Bands, Percussion Professor Redwood................................................................................Ryan George.....................................................Fornine Music, 6:45 Corey Spurlin, Associate Director of Bands, Marching Band Director Xerxes....................................................................................John Mackey...........................................................Osti Music, 5:00 42

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AMEA 2012 Clinicians Dealing With Difficult Parents in Your Program: Soothing the Savage Beast - Saturday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Mr. Randall Coleman is currently the Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Alabama where he serves as the conductor of the Alabama Symphonic Band, the Associate Conductor of the Alabama Wind Ensemble and the Associate Director of the “Million Dollar Band.” He also teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting and wind band literature classes. Mr. Coleman is also the Coordinator of the Crimson Music Camps held each summer at the University of Alabama. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at the University of Alabama, Mr. Coleman enjoyed a successful 25 year career as a high school band director and supervisor in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, and the Masters of Music Education degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Coleman holds membership in the Music Educators’ National Conference, the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, the Alabama Music Educators Association and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Alfred Publication’s Orchestra Expressions - Friday, 2:20-3:10 p.m. Hands On Conducting - Friday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Rehearsal Techniques - Friday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tempo Press Reading Session - Saturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Writing and Arranging - Saturday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sandra Dackow earned the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and the Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music of The University of Rochester. An Aspen Conducting fellow in 2001, she was also awarded the Silver Medal in the 2001 Vakhtang Jordania/New Millennium International Conducting Competition in Kharkov, Ukraine. She is currently serving as Music Director of the Hershey Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania and is a former Music Director of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey. A Native of East Paterson (Elmwood Park), New Jersey, Dr. Dackow has conducted bands and orchestras in the schools of Glen Rock and East Brunswick, New Jersey, and served as Supervisor of Music for the Ridgewood NJ public schools. An annual ASCAP award winning arranger, Dr. Dackow has generated over seventy published works for orchestras and is an author of the Orchestra Expressions curriculum. She is active as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician across the nation and Dr. Dackow currently serves as President-elect of the Conductors Guild, an international organization. Maintaining Diversity: A Survey of Multicultural Choral Literature - Friday, 9:00-9:50 a.m. The Middle School Chorus: Recruitment, Rehearsals and Repertoire - Friday, 2:20-3:10 p.m. Conducting the Choral Art Song: How Text Informs Tone and Gesture - Friday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Dr. Rollo Dilworth is Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education, he serves as conductor for the University Chorale. Prior to his appointment at Temple, Dilworth served as Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at North Park University in Chicago, IL for 13 years. Dr. Dilworth holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northwestern University. Dilworth has written and/or arranged over 150 choral works that are currently in print. He frequently serves as a guest conductor and/or clinician for honors, festival and all-state choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Dilworth is an active member of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and Chorus America. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and currently serves on the Pennsylvania ACDA State board as Director of Student and Youth Activities. 45

AMEA 2012 Clinicians Breathing Efficiently: Improving Tone Quality in Instrumental and Vocal Performance Ensembles - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Michelle Murphy DeBruyn is Assistant Professor of Voice at Columbus State University’s Schwob School of Music, currently teaching studio voice and vocal pedagogy. Michelle received both her MM and DMA from the Eastman School of Music. An active recitalist, she has recently appeared in several states as well as abroad in several locations in Taiwan. Michelle has twice won the State level National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Artist Award and continued to the national semi-finals in 2006. She is also the recipient of the NATS Emerging Leaders Award in 2010. Robert Murray is the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Columbus State University. He has been a soloist and clinician at conferences in the United States and Europe. Dr. Murray will host the 2012 International Trumpet Guild Conference at the Schwob School of Music in Columbus, Georgia. Among his performing credits are the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony; he has served as principal trumpet with the Owensboro Symphony, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City and was a member of the Dallas Brass. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas. Associate Professor of Flute at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, Dr. Andrée Martin has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, the Seattle Flute Fair and the National Flute Association Convention. She has performed throughout the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico and Europe and has been published in Flute Talk and the Flutist Quarterly. Her students have won the MTNA Georgia State Woodwind Senior and Young Artist divisions, the Atlanta Flute Club Competition, the Mid South College Masterclass and High School Competitions, the Florida Flute Fair Masterclass Competition, and the Artist International Competition (NY). Quality of Sound for the Percussionist - Friday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Gene Fambrough is Assistant Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He directs the Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band, Drumline, Electro-Acoustic Percussion group, the Blazer pep band, and serves as assistant conductor of Wind symphony and Symphony Band. He holds music degrees from the University of Georgia (Music Education), East Carolina University (Performance), and the University of Alabama (DMA, Performance). Prior to his appointment at UAB, he spent three years in public school education at Oak Grove High School in Bessemer, Alabama. His professional affiliations include the Percussive Arts Society, Music Educators National Conference, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He is sponsored by Pearl/Adams Instruments, Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Evans drumheads, and Black Swamp Percussion. 10 Gems for Great Rehearsals - Friday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Dr. Gregg Gausline is Associate Director of Bands at The University of Georgia where he is the conductor of the UGA Wind Symphony, teaches courses in advanced conducting, and is chair of the conducting area. Prior positions include Director of Instrumental Studies at Indiana/Purdue University-Fort Wayne and Director of Bands at The University of Tennessee-Martin. He has guest conducted in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Singapore, and throughout the eastern United States. Dr. Gausline is published in the journals for the National Band Association and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, School Band and Orchestra Magazine, Keynotes Magazine, and several publications offered by GIA publications, Inc. Commissioning projects include works by Michael Torke, Joel Puckett, James Syler, Daniel Bukvich, and Rob Smith. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Miami in Coral Gables and taught in the public schools of Florida. 46

AMEA 2012 Clinicians 12 Simple Rehearsal Tips for a Better Middle School Choral Experience - Thursday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. A Whole Lot of Hullabaloo! - Thursday, 2:20-3:10 p.m. Choral Expressions for the 2-Part Choir - Thursday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Reading Session of Chorals at All Levels - Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Originally from the “Show-Me” state of Missouri, Greg Gilpin resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Music Education, K-12. Greg is a well- known, ASCAP award-winning choral composer and arranger with hundreds of publications to his credit. He is also in demand as a conductor for choral festivals, all-district and all-state choirs and is a member of MENC and ACDA. As Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press, Inc., Greg oversees creation of the educational music products for this distinguished publisher. At home in Indianapolis, Greg is busy as a studio musician and producer in the recording industry. These projects include commercial jingles, CD projects, Broadway and Disney. He has worked musically with Ray Boltz, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Sandi Patty, David Clydesdale as well as principal pops conductor, Jack Everly and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies that Really Work! (Part 1) - Friday, 1:00-1:50 p.m. That's the Ticket! Classroom Management Strategies that Really Work! (Part 2) - Friday, 2:20-3:10 p.m. Tiffany English is the music specialist at Sugar Hill Elementary School in Gwinnett County, GA. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Piedmont College. Tiffany has completed Master Level Orff Schulwerk training and Level I Kodaly training. Tiffany has been selected as Teacher of the Year in 1997, 2001, and was named the 2007 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year. Tiffany conducted the Atlanta Area Honor Orff Ensemble at the Birmingham, AL and Charlotte, NC National AOSA Conferences. Tiffany is the current Region IV representative for the National Board of Trustees, AOSA. Performance Psychology in the Classroom - Thursday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Erik Janners, Director of Music at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is internationally recognized as a conductor, scholar and performer. Dr. Janners holds degrees in percussion performance form Alma College and the University of Utah. He also earned the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting at the University of Alabama. Prior to his arrival at Marquette, Dr. Janners served as Director of Bands at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, and at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. In his present position at Marquette, Dr. Janners conducts the wind ensemble, pep bands, and jazz ensemble. In addition, as Director of Music he oversees all aspects of the music program. Aside from his work at Marquette, Dr. Janners serves as the conductor of the Milwaukee-based Knightwind Ensemble, and has had numerous articles published in the Instrumentalist magazine, as well as in Canadian Winds, the national periodical of the Canadian Band Association. He is in high demand as a conductor and clinician within the US and Canada. Creating Composers: Ideas and Activities to Help Each K-5 Student Unleash Their Inner Composer - Friday, 4:30-5:20 p.m. Craig Hurley is the music specialist at Ford Elementary School in Cobb County, Georgia where he teaches general music to kindergartners through fifth graders. In 2009, Craig was fortunate enough to serve as a writer for the Georgia Performance Standards for Elementary General Music. He has presented sessions for the 2011 GMEA In- Service Conference and the Coastal Empire Orff Chapter. He has supervised several student teachers from Shorter College and received his level 1 Orff training at the University of Georgia. Prior to teaching at Ford Elementary, Mr. Hurley taught at South Hall Middle School in Hall County and Kingston Elementary School in Bartow County where he was named teacher of the year in 2002. Mr. Hurley is also the conductor of the Spivey Hall Young Artists, the training He has participated in the Creating Artistry workshop with Henry Leck and the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Shorter College with an emphasis in voice, where he studied with Dr. Martha Shaw. He also holds a Master’s of Early Childhood Education from Berry College. Craig lives with his wife, also a music teacher, and 3 children in Cartersville, Georgia. 47

AMEA 2012 Clinicians Teacher Preparation Curricula: Do We Teach Them What They Need to Know? - Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Marvin E. Latimer Jr. is currently Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of the University Chorus at the University of Alabama. He received a BME and MME from Wichita State University and a PhD in Music Education with honors from the University of Kansas. Dr. Latimer taught secondary choral music in Wichita, Kansas and served as Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of the Women’s Ensemble at Wichita State University prior to his appointment at Alabama. In addition to his work in education, he has been active as Church Choir Director, Community Choir Director, Performer, Music Theater Director and Producer, Technical Director, and Scenic Designer. Dr. Latimer has published research in Choral Journal, Contributions to Music Education, International Journal for Research in Choral Singing, Journal of Research in Music Education, and Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. His professional distinctions consist of numerous state, national, and international choral convention presentations and performances. He currently serves as the ACDA President Elect and is the Organizational History Subcommittee Chair of the ACDA Research and Publications Committee. Dr. Latimer is the founding editor of a Choral Journal column focused on the ACDA International Archives for Choral Music. Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Positive Classroom Management for Your Music Classroom Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Diane Orlofsky is an experienced choral conductor and music educator who is best known in the state of Alabama for her work with pre-service music educators. As a music education methods specialist at TROY University, she has published many articles on teacher education, and her book, REDEFINING TEACHER EDUCATION: The Theories of Jerome Bruner and the Practice of Training Teachers, was published by Peter Lang Publishing in May, 2002. Orlofsky is an active clinician, conductor, and researcher and has held numerous national and regional positions of leadership within MENC and ACDA. She was named an American Fellow in 1997 by the American Association of University Women. She is also the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards while at TROY, including the Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, The Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Scholar award, Outstanding Music Alumni award for Wright State University, and the A.A.T.E. Outstanding Teacher Education award. What is Lab Band and How Do I Start One? - Thursday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Terry Ownby is in his twentieth year of teaching instrumental music in the Muscle Shoals School system. He holds both a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of North Alabama. The Muscle Shoals Middle School Symphonic Band was a featured performer at the Alabama Music Educators Associations 2001 convention. He was a guest conductor with the Muscle Shoals High School Symphonic band at the Alabama Music Educators Associations 2003 convention. Mr. Ownby is also active as an adjudicator, clinician, arranger, as a marching band drill designer throughout the Southeast, and served as the camp coordinator for the W.C. Jazz Music Camp from 1999-2007. Mr. Ownby currently serves as the Recording Secretary for the Alabama Bandmasters Association and is the past Chairman of ABA District III. He is a five time member of Who’s Who Among Americas Teachers, listed in Who’s Who in America for 2005, and was nominated for the 2004 Disney Hand Teacher Awards for creativity in teaching. He is the recipient of the National Band Associations “Citation of Excellence” for his contribution to bands and band music. Terry and his wife, Laura, have two children; Emily Lee and Elizabeth Lauren. Assessment Strategies for the Instrumental Ensemble Classroom - Thursday, 1:00-1:50 p.m. Sean Powell is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. He received the Doctor of Education in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has taught in the public schools of Tennessee. His research specialty is music teacher education. Articles by Dr. Powell have been published in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, the Journal of Music Teacher Education, and the Journal of Band Research. He has presented research and clinics in several states, and is an active guest conductor and clinician. 48

AMEA 2012 Clinicians How to Improve Your Conducting When There Isn't Time to Work on It - Thursday, 1:00-1:50 p.m. Chester B. Phillips is the associate director of bands and director of athletic bands at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. His primary responsibilities include conducting the Wind Orchestra, establishing and directing the Marching Band and directing the Basketball Pep Band. Before receiving the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting at the University of Georgia, he taught public school in Georgia for nine years. He regularly serves as a clinician and guest conductor for bands across North America and is a visual designer and adjudicator for marching bands throughout the Southeast and Midwest. He serves as an adjudicator for Festivals of Music, Music for All, Bands of America, and Drum Corps International. Improvisation - Take the Fear Out, Put the Fun In - Thursday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Are You as Hip as a 4th Grader? - Thursday, 1:00-1:50 p.m. How to Play and Teach Beginning Jazz Improvisation - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Jim Tinter is a composer, clinician, publisher and retired public school music educator from Medina, Ohio. He has presented dozens of workshops for MENC, AOSA, The American Recorder Society and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. His five publications have received rave reviews from American Recorder, and the Jazz Education Journal as well as from teachers and students in the U.S., Canada and Taiwan. Jim’s dynamic and interactive presentations incorporate moving, singing, and playing instruments, in addition to an inspiring and entertaining multi-media presentation with audio and video clips of his students in action. Got Band? No Wind Ensemble - No Problem! - Thursday, 3:25-4:15 p.m. Rebecca Warren is in her 32st year of teaching. She is the associate Band Director at Mandan Middle School. During her career Mrs. Warren has served as the Director of Bands at 3 high schools in Alabama with her final position being at Ft. Payne High School. She served two terms on the Board of the ABA and served as Vice- President and President-elect of that organization. She also served as President of the Alabama Music Educators Association. While serving as President she founded the FAME-Future Alabama Music Educators program. In addition to her teaching duties Mrs. Warren serves as a clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and in-service leader. She has served on the summer faculties of Troy University, Auburn University, and Wallace College. She has presented clinics in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, and at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Slide Technique for Young Trombonists - Friday, 2:20-3:10 p.m. Dr. Matthew Wood is Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He received both a BM and MM from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a DMA from the University of Texas-Austin. Before moving to Auburn, Dr. Wood was an active performer, educator, and clinician in both the Austin and San Antonio areas. He performed with San Antonio-based BrassFX and the Austin City Brass as well as with the Austinbones trombone quartet. During his time in Austin, Dr. Wood served on the faculty of the Austin Chamber Music Center and the Texas Brass Camp. His principal teachers are Nathaniel Brickens, Professor of Trombone, University of Texas-Austin and Timothy Myers, Principal Trombone, St. Louis Symphony. Be My Neighbor (Part 1) - Saturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Be My Neighbor (Part 2) - Saturday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Husband and wife team, Joseph and Andrea Coleman, have been teaching music for the past 20 years. He is the music specialist at St. Anthony Catholic School in Madison, MS and she is the Artistic Director and Founder for Cantabile Youth Chorale. Andrea is the current president of the Mississippi Music Educators Association and Joey is the president of the Mississippi Orff Chapter. 49

AMEA 2012 Clinicians FAME - Why Should I Become a Music Teacher? - Thursday, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Dr. Benny Ferguson serves as the President of SDNAfME (formerly SDMENC). He is a Past President of the Georgia Music Educators Association and the Georgia chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He recently retired as Director of Bands at Young Harris College. Prior to his tenure at Young Harris College, Dr. Ferguson served as Director of Visual and Performing Arts for the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools for 10 years. He was a member of the administrative team that founded the Savannah Arts Academy in 1998, a dedicated visual and performing arts public high school. He holds the B.A. in Music Education from Newberry College, the M.M. in Trumpet Performance from the University of South Carolina, and the Ph.D. in Music Education from North Texas State University. From Chalkboards to Tablet Computers: Strategies for Implementing Technology from the Podium - Friday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Currently the Director of Bands at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, Jed Smart has been teaching in the state public school system for the past decade during which his bands have received the highest ratings in the concert and marching mediums. He holds degrees from the University of Alabama (BSEd), Troy University (MSEd), and Boston University (DMA). Smart is a two time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence and is affiliated with several professional and civic organizations. Recently, Smart was named by Tuscaloosa Magazine as one of the Six Most Intriguing People in the Tuscaloosa Community. Jed makes his home in Aliceville, Alabama with his wife, Abby, and daughter, Waverly Mae. Rehearsal Technique According to the Twelve Commandments - Thursday, 1:00-1:50 p.m. Erin Colwitz, a native of Wisconsin, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota. She later completed the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California in choral music. Dr. Colwitz studied conducting with William Dehning, David Wilson, Magen Solomon, and Claire McCoy. In Minnesota, Dr. Colwitz was a full-time vocal and general music teacher at Centennial Middle School. As a professional singer, Dr. Colwitz was contracted to sing with the Dale Warland Singers in 1999. She can be heard on three of their albums, one of which was nominated for a Grammy: Dominick Argento’s Walden Pond (2003) on Gothic Records. Dr. Colwitz is currently the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She conducts the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir, teaches Dr. Colwitz is frequently a guest conductor, contest adjudicator and choral clinician throughout Alabama. She also serves of the Alabama ACDA board.Dr. Colwitz lives in Jones Valley with her husband, Dr. William Dehning, an accomplished conductor, Emeritus Professor, and published author, and their very silly golden retriever, Sam. Use of the iPad2 in Musical Lessons and Rehearsals - Thursday, 2:20-2:10 p.m. Dr. Grant Dalton is an Assistant Professor of Music at Samford University where he is responsible for all areas of percussion education. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Lipscomb University in instrumental music education, and he has a master’s and doctorate in percussion performance from The Ohio State University. Dr. Dalton regularly performs with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra as a utility percussionist. He is the first call percussionist with the Birmingham Broadway Series, and he plays with Opera Birmingham and the Alabama Ballet. He is also the president of the Alabama chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. VISIT THE EXHIBITS! Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 50