2019 AMEA Program Book

Alabama MUSIC EDUCATORS Association 2019 Professional Development Conference January 17-19, 2019 Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex

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Table of Contents President’s Welcome ........................................................................................................................5 Get the Mobile App...........................................................................................................................5 AMEA Governing Board and President’s Cabinet ............................................................................6 Featured Speakers and Clinicians ...................................................................................................9 All-State Jazz Band Clinicians........................................................................................................10 Exhibit Hall Reception.....................................................................................................................11 Lobby Performance Schedule ........................................................................................................11 Thursday at a Glance .....................................................................................................................13 Friday at a Glance ..........................................................................................................................14 Saturday at a Glance......................................................................................................................15 Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance..................................................................................................15 Complete Conference Schedule ...............................................................................................17-26 AMEA Awards .................................................................................................................................27 Alabama School of Fine Arts Choir ................................................................................................28 Alabama Winds ..............................................................................................................................29 Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra ............................................................................................30 Auburn University Jazz Band .........................................................................................................31 Bella Voce - Hillcrest High School Women’s Ensemble.................................................................32 Bob Jones High School Percussion Ensemble ..............................................................................33 Enterprise High School Women’s Ensemble..................................................................................34 Fairhope Middle School Symphonic Band .....................................................................................35 Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Band ........................................................................36 Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Boys Choir ...............................................................37 Miles College Choir ........................................................................................................................38 Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble .................................................................................39 Oak Mountain High School Symphonic Band ................................................................................40 Spain Park High School Symphonic Winds ...................................................................................41 Thompson High School Wind Ensemble........................................................................................42 UAB Wind Symphony .....................................................................................................................43 University of Alabama Women’s Chorus ........................................................................................44 University of North Alabama Chamber Choir .................................................................................45 Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir .........................................................................................46 Conference Clinicians ...............................................................................................................47-54 Posters to be Presented at the HED Research Poster Session ....................................................55 AMEA Industry/Institutional Members.............................................................................................56 Exhibitors ...................................................................................................................................57-61 AMEA Hall of Fame ........................................................................................................................63 AMEA Membership Honor Roll.......................................................................................................63 Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music .................................................................64 Advertisers Auburn University Department of Music ...................................16 UAB Department of Music.........................................................65 Mississippi State University .......................................................54 UAH Department of Music ..........................................................7 Music is Elementary ...................................................................27 UNA Department of Music.........................................................12 Musical Destinations...................................................................67 University of Alabama Bands .......................................................2 QuaverMusic.com .........................................................back cover University of Montevallo............................................................66 Samford University School of the Arts.........................................4 University of South Alabama........................................................8 Tempest Musical Instruments .....................................................62 3

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME The Friday evening concert hour this year will feature the University of Alabama Women’s Chorus conducted by Marvin Latimer and The Alabama Intercollegiate Band conducted by Dennis Zeisler. We will also be presenting all of the 2019 AMEA Awards on Friday evening during the General Session. Saturday’s concert session will feature the All-State Jazz Bands. In addition to all these concert opportunities, we have a completely full offering of clinics and interest sessions. There is absolutely something for everybody! Hello AMEA! Welcome to the 2019 Professional Development The AMEA Leadership Assembly Breakfast will get the conference Conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association. This started Thursday morning. This assembly was started to encourage will be a great time to recharge our musical batteries, renew old and promote the cultivation of leadership across our organization. relationships, and make new friends. My hope is that each of you We will hear from Dian Eddelman, President of the NAfME will make a special effort to expand your circle of interest while in Southern Division during our breakfast. Look for her at several Birmingham this year. AMEA will become stronger as an other sessions during the conference as she is excited to experience organization as our personal relationships grow and expand. as much as she can while with us in Alabama. I would like to make Together and unified, we can be a very powerful voice to represent a special request that everyone visit the exhibits and support the the interests of our students and positively impact their lives. merchants and vendors who make this conference possible. Please express our gratitude for their attendance and support of our organization. We are very pleased to have Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser as our Keynote I want to thank the AMEA Officers and Board Members who have Speaker at the General Session on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Tim has worked so diligently to make this conference one to remember. A long been a powerful voice for music education advocacy and a very special thank you as well to our Executive Director and Editor dynamic speaker. You will not want to miss Dr. Tim! We will also Garry Taylor, and our Assistant Executive Director Rusty Logan enjoy a performance by the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra for all of their efforts to ensure the success of our Professional at the General Session. Development Conference. I would be remiss if I did not also mention the efforts of Dr. Carl Hancock as our webmaster. We Our Thursday evening concert hours are absolutely full of have been attacked, hacked, and dismantled several times over the opportunities to support our colleagues and students as they past few months and Carl has worked day and night repairing, display their musical efforts. You will be able to see the Thompson rebuilding, and renewing our web presence and process. Thank High School Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jon Bubbett, you, Gentlemen! The University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony under the direction of Sean Murray, The Alabama School of Fine Arts Finally…Thank You so much for making a difference in the lives Choir under the direction of Cathy Spence, The Vestavia Hills of our students! This conference was designed with you and your High School Honor Choir under the direction of Megan Rudolph, students as the number one priority. So learn as much as you can, and The University of North Alabama Chamber Choir under the network with each other, have a great time, take your rejuvenated direction of Ian Loeppky. And if that is not enough for one spirit back to your classrooms, and let your students see your evening, at 10:00 p.m. Randall Coleman will conduct a concert by passion for music education. the Alabama Winds. Respectfully Submitted, Greg Gumina, AMEA President GET THE AMEA CONFERENCE APP! Schedule, Maps, Exhibitors, Twitter and more Scan to download on your mobile device - completely free. 1.Download Guidebook on the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace or visit https://guidebook.com/getit/ 2. Click Download 3. Search for 2018 AMEA Conference or scan Sponsors: QuaverMusic and Super Holiday Tours 5

AMEA Officers and Governing Board President ....................................................................................Greg Gumina President-Elect............................... .............................................David Raney Immediate Past President............... ............................................Susan Smith Treasurer/Registrar.........................................................................Pat Stegall Recording Secretary........................ ........................................Carla Gallahan Executive Director.......................... ..............................................Garry Taylor Assistant Executive Director........................................................Rusty Logan ABA President...............................................................................Doug Farris AOA President........................... .................................................Guy Harrison AVA President.................................................................................Meg Jones Elementary/General Pesident.......... ..............................................Phil Wilson Higher Education President............. .........................................Mildred Lanier Collegiate Advisor............................ ............................Edward “Ted” Hoffman Collegiate President.....................................................................Jordan Hare Industry Membership Representative .....................................Becky Lightfoot Editor, Ala Breve Magazine..........................................................Garry Taylor ALSDE, Arts Education Specialist.......................................... Andy Meadows AMEA President’s Cabinet Advocacy Chair ................................................................................Rob Lyda AP Music Theory Chair.............................................................Mararet Heron Copyright Compliance Chair ........................................................Franklin Bell Diversity in Music Education Chair ...........................................Carlton Wright Emerging Leaders Chair .............................................................Susan Smith Grant Writing Chair .......................................................................Craig Cagle Harmonizing Instruments Chair .................................................David Allinder Health and Wellness Chair .....................................................Stephanie Ezell Historian.........................................................................................Frank Buck Jazz Education Chair ........................................................................Kim Bain Media Specialist .........................................................................Carl Hancock Membership Chair ..........................................................................Pat Stegall Mission and Vision Chair ............................................................David Raney Music Reviewer - Band ........................................................Randall Coleman Music Reviewer - Choral ..........................................................William Powell Music Reviewer - ELEM/GEN ..............................Deanna Bell and Rob Lyda Music Reviewer - Jazz ...................................................................Matt Leder Research Chair...........................................................................Jane Kuehne Retired Member Chair.....................................................................Jim Knight Sexual Harrassment and Safety Chair.........................................Deanna Bell Special Education Chair ............................................................Ellary Draper Teacher Education Chair .............................................Edward “Ted” Hoffman Technology Chair.....................................................................Keith Anderson 6

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DEGREES BM with Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental or Vocal) BM with Concentration in Performance (Instrumental or Vocal) BM with Concentration in Elective Studies (Business) BM with Concentration in Elective Studies (Speci昀c Outside Fields) MM in Music Education (General, Instrumental, or Vocal) MM in Performance (Brass, Percussion, Piano, Voice or Woodwind) MM in Collaborative Keyboard Music Minor ENSEMBLES INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER Wind Ensemble Symphony Band Flute Choir University Band Clarinet Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Trumpet Ensemble String Ensemble Trombone Ensemble Jaguar Marching Band Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Jaguar Pep Band Chamber Brass Ensembles Jazz Ensemble Chamber Woodwind Ensembles Percussion Ensemble VOCAL USA Steel Band University Chorale USA World Music Ensembles USA Opera Theatre Piano Ensemble USA Concert Choir Guitar Ensemble AUDITION DATES January 12, 2019 March 9, 2019 February 9, 2019 (instrumental only) March 2, 2019 April 6, 2019 (vocal only) For more Information about AUDITION DATES, call 251-460-6136 CONTACT INFORMATION University of South Alabama, Department of Music | Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Room 1072 5751 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL 36688 | (251) 460-6136 | E-mail: [email protected] www.southalabama.edu/music | Facebook: facebook.com/southalabamamusic 8

2019 Conference Featured Speakers Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Keynote Speaker Tim Lautzenheiser began his teaching career at Northern Michigan University. He then moved to the University of Missouri, and from there to New Mexico State University. During that time, Tim developed highly acclaimed groups in both instrumental and vocal music. Following his tenure in the college band directing world, he spent three years with McCormick’s Enterprises working as Executive Director of Bands of America. In 1981, Tim created Attitude Concepts for Today, Inc., an organization designed to manage the many requests for teacher in- service workshops, student leadership seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of effective leadership training. After thirty-plus years of clinic presentations, some three million students have experienced one of his popular sessions. Tim presently serves as Vice President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. He is a nationally recognized voice touting the importance of arts education for every child. His books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, Inc., continue to be bestsellers in the educational community. He is also co-author of popular band method, Essential Elements, as well as the Senior Educational Consultant for Hal Leonard, Inc. Tim is also the Senior Educational Advisor for Music for All, and NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants). He holds degrees from Ball State University and the University of Alabama; in 1995 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the VanderCook College of Music. He continues to teach as an adjunct faculty member at Ball State University, Indiana-Purdue/Ft. Wayne University, and Butler University. In addition, he is a member of the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors and the Western International Band Clinic/American Band College Board of Directors. He is presently the Chair of the National Association for Music Education Music Honor Society (Tri-M). Dian Eddleman, NAfME Southern Division President Dian Eddleman, Immediate Past-President of the Tennessee Music Education Association is presently Director of Choral Activities at the University School of Jackson, Jackson, Tennessee. She previously served as President of West Tennessee Vocal Music Education Association and as a longtime board member of TMEA and WTVMEA. An experienced K-12 music teacher, active clinician and adjudicator Mrs. Eddleman holds numerous awards for teaching and leadership from district, regional and state organizations. Her honors include selection to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, National Honor Roll Outstanding America Teachers, Governor’s School for the Arts Outstanding Teacher, and Who’s Who Among Professional Women. She was nominated for “Teacher of the Year with the Jackson Madison County Schools and is a member of NAfME, TMEA, WTVMEA and ACDA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harding University with post-graduate work at the University of Memphis and the Juilliard School. 2019 Alabama Intercollegiate Band Clinician Dennis J. Zeisler Dennis J. Zeisler has been on the faculty of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia for more than three decades, serving as Director of Bands, Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone, and Chairman of the Music Department. Under his direction, the Old Dominion University Wind Ensemble has developed into a premier performing ensemble. They have recorded for TRN Music Publishers and Frank Erickson Publications and have been featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. While serving as former Chair for fifteen years, he led the steady growth of the Old Dominion University Music Department at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Professor Zeisler has a B.M., B.M.E., and M.M. from the University of Michigan, where he was solo clarinetist of the Symphony Band, under the direction of Dr. William D. Revelli. He was solo clarinetist of the Detroit Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Leonard Smith, and clarinet soloist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. Mr. Zeisler had his New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall in May 1974 and has performed at three International Clarinet Society Conferences. For 31 years, he was on the faculty of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan where he was principal clarinet in the faculty orchestra and conductor of faculty and staff ensembles, and on the international conducting staff. In 1998, Professor Zeisler was awarded membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. In 1999, he received the Orpheus Award from Phi Mu Alpha for, “significant and lasting contributions to the cause of Music in America,” and the Virginia Music Educator of the Year Award from the Virginia Music Educators Association. In 2004 he received the National Band Association Mentor Award, and in 2009 was awarded a University Professorship at Old Dominion University, for excellence in teaching. He is founder and conductor of the Virginia Wind Symphony, a professional wind group comprised of primarily music educators from throughout the area of southeastern Virginia. The Virginia Wind Symphony has recorded five commercial compact discs, has been featured in concert at conventions for the American Bandmasters Association (2004, 2011), and has appeared in concerts and sessions at The Midwest Clinic (2004, 2012, 2017). Zeisler is past President of the Southern Division of CBDNA, former Virginia State Chair of the National Band Association and the International Clarinet Society. He is Past-President of NASM Region VII and is currently chair of the NBA Merrill-Jones Composition Contest, on the Board of Directors of the John Phillip Sousa Foundation and the Midwest Clinic. Zeisler was the 77th President (2014) of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA). Dennis has four children and two grandchildren and resides in Norfolk, Virginia with his wife Carol. 9

2019 All-State Jazz Band Clinicians Gold Band - Ronald Carter is Distinguished Professor, UNC-Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC. He is the former director of the world-renowned Northern Illinois University (NIU) Jazz Ensemble and former Director of Jazz Studies and is continuing to educate students in jazz education and performance on university, high school and performing arts schools and campuses across the country, South America and Canada. He has performed, conducted and presented clinics at regional, national, and international conferences, and directed all-state jazz bands in Illinois, Indiana, Rhode Island, Missouri, Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Kentucky, Vermont, Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, Oregon and Massachusetts. Carter conducted the Florida State University Tri-State All-Star Jazz Band in 2017. An abbreviated list of his honors and awards includes Downbeat Magazine’s Jazz Educators Hall of Fame, The Woody Herman Music Award (Birch Creek Music Center), The 1991 Milken National Distinguished Educator Award, Southern Illinois University Excellence in Teaching Award, and the St. Louis American Newspaper’s Excellence in Teaching Award and Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Professorship. Recently accepted appointment as Felton J. Capel Distinguished Professor of Performing and Fine Arts UNC – Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC. Carter’s projects include former International Consultant for the Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York; former Lead Artist for the Jazz At Lincoln Center Band Director’s Academy; Co-Author for Alfred Publications “Swingin’ On The Bars”, and co-author of GIA Music Publications “Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz – Book I & II as well as a contributing author to the Beginning Jazz Ensemble Textbook. Carter is currently an artist for Conn-Selmer Inc. and D’Addario Woodwinds –(Rico Reeds) Silver Band - Jerry Tolson is professor of jazz studies and music education at the University of Louisville, where he is chair of the music education division, directs instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles and teaches jazz pedagogy, jazz style, jazz history, and African American Music classes. He is a clinician for Alfred Music, a consultant for Pearson Educational Publishing, and serves as an adjudicator, guest conductor, and jazz camp instructor internationally. A graduate of Drake University and the University of North Texas, Tolson has made presentations at state, regional, and national Music Education conferences, the International Association for Jazz Education Conference, Jazz Education Network, and the Midwest Clinic. as well as universities in the U.S. and abroad. Tolson’s articles have appeared in Music Educator’s Journal, Jazz Educator’s Journal, The Journal of Jazz Studies, and The Instrumentalist, and he is a contributor to the following publications: Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz, (ed. Carter and Miles), Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator’s Handbook and Resource Guide (Dunscomb and Hill), and The Jazzer’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Players and Teachers. Tolson has been named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”, and has received the Kentucky Music Educators “College Teacher of the Year” award and the University of Louisville Distinguished Faculty Service and Multicultural Teaching Awards. Tolson has served as a board member of the University of Louisville Athletic Association, the University Club of Louisville, and IAJE. His other professional memberships include the American Federation of Musicians, Jazz Education Network, ASCAP, NARAS, College Music Society, National Band Association, Louisville Jazz Society, and National Association for Music Education. Bronze Band - Dr. Wes Parker has served as the Director of Jazz Studies at North Carolina State University since 2006. He directs the jazz ensembles, coaches jazz combos, teaches jazz history and jazz improvisation, instructs students in the low brass studio, and served as the Assistant Director of the NC State Marching Band from 2006-2010. Dr. Parker holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Tennessee Tech University, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone Performance and Pedagogy from the same university. Parker’s trombone playing has been heard in jazz ensembles and orchestras throughout the United States. As an active freelance musician, Parker has performed with such artists as Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Michael Feinstein, Josh Groban, Aretha Franklin, Regis Philbin, Placido Domingo, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the Temptations, and the Pointer Sisters. Under Parker’s direction, the NC State Jazz Ensemble has shared the stage with such great jazz musicians as Wayne Bergeron, Jeff Coffin, Bobby Shew, Chris Vadala, and Harry Watters. An active clinician, Dr. Parker has worked with middle school, high school, and collegiate jazz ensembles, as well as numerous marching bands throughout the Southeast. Prior to his appointment at NC State, he served as the interim professor of trombone at The University of Southern Mississippi and spent time teaching public school in Mississippi and Oklahoma. Middle School Band - Mr. Earnest Echols is the associate director of bands at Minor High School. He has taught in Alabama, Georgia and Florida since 2002. Mr. Echols attended the University of Alabama and where he earned his BSE and MM. He has taught in several countries including Kenya, Zambia, Italy, Spain, Canada, and England. Mr. Echols is an active performer on piano and trumpet. His most recent recording project, “...For Love, Life and Music” is available on iTunes” and features him on both instruments. Mr. Echols teaches students the knowledge that he has gained over a lifespan performing in the Marching, Concert, and Jazz idioms. Mr. Echols is a former member of Florida Bandmasters Association, Florida Vocal Association, and the Florida Orchestral Association, and a current member of NAfME, ABA, and AEA. 10

Join us for the Exhibit Hall Reception Thursday, January 17 4:30 - 5:30 PM Sheraton Hotel Birmingham Ballroom (Exhibit Hall) Hors d'oeuvres and Cash/Coupon Bar Support our Sponsors! Burns Travel Group Travel Network Maxx Mailing Southern Performances Stanbury Uniforms Lobby Performances All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside the Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom (Exhibit Hall) Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:15 am UNA Contemporary Ensemble 12:30 pm Trinity Brass 1:30 pm UNA Trombone Quartet 2:30 pm Hoover High School Grace Note 3:30 pm Oak Mountain Wind Ensemble Chamber Musicians 4:30 pm ASFA String Ensemble Friday, January 18, 2019 8:30 am A.H. Parker High School Thundering Herd Chamber Singers 9:30 am UNA Horn Quartet 12:00 pm Paul W. Bryant High School Chamber Ensemble 3:30 pm Troy University Trombone Quartet/Octet 4:30 pm Jemison High School Brass Quintet 11

AUDITION DATES The University of North Alabama Department of Music offers scholarships to quali昀ed music March 9, 2019 majors and minors in all instrumental, vocal, and piano programs through auditions. Participants April 13, 2019 in University Ensembles may be eligible for a Performance Award regardless of academic major. CONTACT US una.edu/music • 256.765.4375 • [email protected] 1 Harrison Plaza • Florence, AL • 35632 @unamusic1 12

Thursday at a Glance Concer t s Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Band Jody Bryant BJCC Theater 10:30 pm Oak Mountain High School Symphonic Band Travis Bender BJCC Theater 1:00 pm Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble David Waters BJCC Theater 1:00 pm Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Boys Choir Heather Cantwell BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Bella Voce - Hillcrest High School Women’s Ensemble Khristina S. Motley BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Enterprise High School Women’s Ensemble Cameron Johnson Weiler BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm Miles College Choir Valerie R. Harris BJCC East Ballroom 1:00 pm HED Recital BJCC East Ballroom 3:30 pm Thompson High School Wind Ensemble Jon Bubbett BJCC Theater 7:00 pm University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony Sean Murray BJCC Theater 7:00 pm Alabama School of Fine Arts Choir Cathy Spence Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir Megan Rudolph BJCC East Ballroom 7:00 pm Ian Loeppky & Tiffany Bostic-Brown BJCC East Ballroom 7:00 pm University of North Alabama Chamber Choir BJCC East Ballroom 7:00 pm Alabama Winds Randall Coleman BJCC Theater 10:00 pm Clinic Sessions Creating a Sequential Approach to Musicianship Philip Stockton Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 9:00 am 9:00 am Contextual Understanding, Artistic Expression, and Planned Supports... Michael Zelenak Forum C (2nd Floor) 9:00 am 9:00 am Wellness and Injury Prevention for the Music Teacher and Performing Artist Jason Sulliman Forum D (2nd Floor) 9:00 am 9:00 am From Fussing to Focused: A Positive Approach to Teaching 6‐12 Grade Band Justin White/Michael Chambless Forum Theater (2nd Floor) 10:15 am 10:15 am Who’s Line Is It Anyway? Enhancing Your Band’s Sightreading Skills Michael Guzman/Michelle Gann Forum G (3rd Floor) 10:15 am 10:15 am Reading in Music and Recording on a Budget Stephanie Porter Forum J (3rd Floor) 10:15 am 1:00 pm Dance With The One Who Brought You... Elizabeth Hearn Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 1:00 pm 1:00 pm My Journey with Reese: A Student Born a Female Transitioning to Male Megan Rudolph Forum C (2nd Floor) 1:00 pm 1:00 pm Beginning Strings ‐ The First Two years are Critical Bob Phillips Forum D (2nd Floor) 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Up Close and Personal with SmartMusic: An Introduction to the Software Ted Scalzo Forum Theater (2nd Floor) 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Buckets, Balls and Cans...Oh My! Viktoria Truesdail Forum J (3rd Floor) 3:30 pm 3:30 pm Cross Collaborations ‐ Connecting Percussion and Woodwinds Benjamin Fraley Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 3:30 pm 3:30 pm Classroom Management ‐ Systems and Routines Anne Witt Forum C (2nd Floor) 3:30 pm Copyright Law for Music Educators Franklin Bell Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Let's Put On a Show Kristi Howze Forum J (3rd Floor) Help! I Teach Guitar and Need More Tricks to Differentiate! Travis Perry Forum K (3rd Floor) The Art & Science of Motivation Bob Phillips Forum C (2nd Floor) Facing the Music: Addressing \"‐isms\" in Our Classrooms Jane Kuehe Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Croaking or Singing? Developing Part‐Singing in the Upper Elementary ... Beth Ann Hepburn Forum J (3rd Floor) Musical Make‐Believe: Weaving Your Way Through the Elementary Years Jeremy Howard Forum K (3rd Floor) Storytelling: Using Text, Phrase, and Forward Motion to Inspire your Choral Ensemble! Damion Womack Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Get Started with Finale Basics Ted Scalzo Forum C (2nd Floor) We All Perform on the Same Stage ‐ Improving String Ensemble Skills... Joe Brennan Forum D (2nd Floor) Trading Bands ‐ Learning from Friends Tim Heath and Cara Morantz Forum Theater (2nd Floor) The Key to Success With Beginning Band Students Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Forum G (3rd Floor) TEAM Works! Jennifer Canfield Forum J (3rd Floor) 3:30 pm ELEM/GEN Evening Session: Music Learning with a Twist Beth Ann Hepburn Forum J (3rd Floor) 7:30 pm Other Events AMEA Leadership Breakfast BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 7:45 am Conference Registration Registration Desk 8:00 am-5:00 pm FAME Forum E (2nd Floor) 9:00 am-4:30 pm Grand Opening of the Exhibits Birmingham Ballroom HED Luncheon BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 11:30 am Past President’s Luncheon BJCC East C (1st Floor) 12:00 pm HED/Collegiate Mixer BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 12:00 pm Exhibit Hall Reception Birmingham Ballroom 5:30 pm 4:30 pm 13

Friday at a Glance Concer t s BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) 9:15 am BJCC Theater 10:30 am Bob Jones High School Percussion Ensemble Kevin Smart BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) 1:15 pm Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra Kevin Fitzgerald BJCC Theater 2:45 pm Auburn University Jazz Band Michael Pendowski BJCC Theater 2:45 pm Fairhope Middle School Symphonic Band Jennifer Salley BJCC Theater 7:00 pm Spain Park High School Symphonic Winds Chris Neugent BJCC Theater 7:00 pm University of Alabama Women's Chorus Marvin Latimer Alabama Intercollegiate Band Dennis J. Zeisler Clinic Sessions Unleashing the Power and Beauty of the Female Voice... Lori Hetzel Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Forum C (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Elementary Music Internship ‐ Tips for Success Deanna Bell Forum D (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Forum E (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Adulting 201 ‐ Stuff Young Educators Need to Know Thomas Bough Forum J (3rd Floor) 8:00 am Forum C (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Breaking the Mold: How the Traditional Performing Ensemble Classroom Changed... Megan Rudolph Forum D (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Forum E (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Dancing in the Melting Pot Beth Ann Hepburn Forum G (3rd Floor) 9:15 am Forum C (2nd Floor) 1:15 pm Does Participation in Performance‐Based Music Classes Make Students Smarter? Rusty Courson Forum G (3rd Floor) 1:15 pm Forum J (3rd Floor) 1:15 pm The Total Tone Transformation Bob Phillips Forum K (3rd Floor) 1:15 pm Forum D (2nd Floor) 1:15 pm More than Just a Game: What Educators can learn from the Gaming Industry Jason Sulliman Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 2:00 pm Forum G (3rd Floor) 2:00 pm Money Matters: If I Knew Then What I Know Now... Mark Foster Forum J (3rd Floor) 2:30 pm Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 3:15 pm Easily Create Your Music Assignments with the New SmartMusic Notation Ted Scalzo Forum C (2nd Floor) 3:15 pm Forum E (2nd Floor) 3:15 pm How to REALLY Succeed at MPA: An Adjudicator's Perspective David Ragsdale Forum G (3rd Floor) 3:15 pm Purposeful Pathways: First Steps on the Path K‐1 Beth Ann Hepburn Five Ways to Engage Hard to Reach Students Valerie Diaz Leroy AOA JW Pepper Reading Session JW Pepper Empowering the Treble Chorus with Quality Repertoire Lori Hetzel Vocal Terminology: Finding Common Ground and Synergy... Matthew Hoch Mister Rogers' Musical Neighborhood ‐ Extending Fred Rogers' Approach... Art Williams Choral Music Reading Session Lori Hetzel Use of Movement to Enhance Choral Rehearsal and Performance Stefanie Cash Collaboration: ...Include Students with Severe Disabilities in Music Classrooms Ellary Draper Repair Made Easy. Learn How to Repair Basic Issues with Simple Ingenuity Dave Lawson Other Events Conference Registration Registration Desk 7:30 am-1:00 pm ABA General Meeting Forum G (3rd Floor) 8:00 am Exhibits Open Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom 8:30 am AVA General Meeting Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 9:15 am ELEM/GEN Business Meeting Forum J (3rd Floor) 9:15 am AMEA General Session (Keynote and AYSO Performance) BJCC Theater 10:30 am Phi Beta Mu Luncheon Forum H‐I (3rd Floor) Collegiate Luncheon BJCC East A‐C (1st Floor) 12:00 pm HED Poster Session Exhibit Hall Lobby 12:00 pm AOA Meeting Forum D (2nd Floor) 1:00 pm Exclusive Exhibit Time Sheraton, Birmingham Ballroom 3:15 pm AMEA Awards BJCC Theater 4:30 pm 7:00 pm 14

Saturday at a Glance All-State Middle School Jazz Band Concer t s BJCC Theater 10:30 am All-State Bronze Jazz Band BJCC Theater 10:30 am Earnest Echols All-State Silver Jazz Band Wes Parker BJCC Theater 10:30 am All-State Gold Jazz Band Jerry Tolson BJCC Theater 10:30 am Ronald Carter Clinic Sessions Equipping the Versatile Singer ‐ Teaching Vocal Registration Kyle Weary Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Forum C (2nd Floor) 8:00 am We're Off to Chez Maxim's: Operetta Arias for the Developing Singer Gretchen Windt Forum D (2nd Floor) 8:00 am Forum J (3rd Floor) 8:00 am We CAN Make This Up: Teaching Improvisation in the Concert Ensemble Setting Tracy Wiggins Forum K (3rd Floor) 8:00 am Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Clap Your Hands! Songs and Rhymes Using Body Percussion Beth Ann Hepburn Forum C (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Forum D (2nd Floor) 9:15 am Why We Dance: Celebrating Cultures through Movement in the General Music Classroom Valerie Diaz Leroy Forum G (3rd Floor) 9:15 am Forum H‐I (3rd Floor) 9:15 am It’s Not Rote—It’s Aural Literacy! Allison Allerton Forum J (3rd Floor) 9:15 am Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 10:30 am Tips From the Trenches‐ After You Land That Band Director Job! Mary McGowan Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 1:00 pm Intelligent Practice: The Art and Science of Efficient Practice Nancy Barry 8:00 am Bridging the Gap: The Middle School Directors role in the High School Band Donna Smith 1:00 pm A Missing First Step: Empowering the Young Improviser Kevin Whalen Everybody Sing, Say, and Play: Happy Birthday, Dear Alabama! Rob Lyda Lightening Round Multiple Presenters ABA Adjudicators Clinic Multiple Presenters Other Events ABA General Meeting Forum G (3rd Floor) AMEA Governing Board Meeting Forum C (2nd Floor) Alabama Intercollegiate Band Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance Rehearsal Schedule All-State Jazz Bands BJCC East Meeting Rooms N-O (3rd floor) Rehearsal Schedule BJCC East Meeting Rooms D, F, J, and L (3rd floor) Wednesday, Jan. 16 6:30-7:00 pm - Directors Meeting Thursday, Jan. 17 Registration 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Samford University) (East Meeting Room 3rd Floor Lobby) 7:00-9:00 pm - Seating Auditions Rehearsals (Samford University) 2:00 - 5:00 pm 7:00 - 9:00 pm Thursday, Jan. 17 Rehearsals (BJCC East N-O) Friday, Jan. 18 Rehearsals 9:00 am. - 12:30 pm 2:30 - 5:00 pm 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 7:00 - 9:00 pm 1:30 - 4:30 pm 6:30 - 8:00 pm Friday, Jan. 18 Rehearsals (BJCC East N-O) Saturday, Jan. 19 Final Rehearsal 8:30 - 11:30 am (BJCC Theater) 1:00 - 3:00 pm 8:00 - 10:00 am Final Rehearsal Performance 4:30-5:30 pm (BJCC Theater) Saturday, Jan. 19, 10:30 am Performance (BJCC Theater) Friday, Jan. 18, 8:30 pm 15 (BJCC Theater)

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5:00‐7:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Sheraton MR 407 2019 Conference Schedule 5:00‐7:00 PM AVA Scholarship Auditions ‐ Sheraton MR 403 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 7:15‐9:30 PM ABA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Sheraton MR 410 7:15‐9:30 PM AOA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Sheraton MR 405 7:15‐9:30 PM AVA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Sheraton MR 403 7:15‐9:30 PM Collegiate Division Governing Board Meeting ‐ Sheraton MR 407 Thursday, January 17, 2019 7:45‐8:45 AM AMEA Leadership Breakfast ‐ BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 8:00 AM‐5:00 PM Conference Registration Open ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Philip Stockton: Creating a Sequential Approach to Musicianship The purpose of this session is to give teachers a way to sequence literature selection, vocal technique instruction and sight‐ reading to create musicianship as a cohesive unit. This method will promote more efficiency in the rehearsal process and create a more expressive musician. 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Michael Zelenak: Contextual Understanding, Artistic Expression, and Planned Supports: Strategies for Addressing the Challenges of edTPA Many pre‐service music education candidates are comfortable creating lesson plans that develop knowledge and skills. To be successful on the edTPA, however, lesson plans must also make connections to contextual understandings and artistic expression. In addition, the educator must implement planned supports to facilitate learning among the whole class and specified individuals. In this session, the presenter will provide strategies to incorporate contextual understanding, artistic expression, and planned support into a knowledge and skill‐based lesson. 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Jason Sulliman: Wellness and Injury Prevention for the Music Teacher and Performing Artist What we do as musicians and teachers is not conducive to healthy bodies. With no emphasis on preventative wellness or rehabilitation, we open ourselves to injury. Even small issues can cause big problems for our careers. I offer a basic overview of static muscle use, myalgia, repetitive stress, etc. and simple techniques to better balance our ambitious schedules. These techniques can be implemented into our teaching as well as our personal lifestyles and keep our bodies balanced and healthy. 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Justin White/Michael Chambless: From Fussing to Focused: A Positive Approach to Teaching 6‐12 Grade Band This session will focus on how to plan a positively productive rehearsal that keeps students engaged on learning musical concepts while accomplishing the rehearsal needs of your musical literature. We will discuss in detail how to organize your plans,utilize rhythm and melody sheets, incorporate various technologies, and how this all yields a positive teaching approach that makes your students feel good about making music! These topics will be demonstrated in various classroom settings from beginner band through senior year and everything in between. 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Sheraton Forum G (3rd Floor) Michael Guzman/Michelle Gann: Who’s Line Is It Anyway? A Detailed Approach to Developing and Enhancing Your Band’s Sightreading Skills Sight‐reading is an integral part of the band curriculum. This session will provide attendees with evidence‐based sight‐ reading practices, as well as various other sight‐reading procedures that will help directors further develop their present‐level techniques, as well as valuable tips to apply in the sight reading room at evaluation. 9:00‐10:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Sheraton Forum J (3rd Floor) Stephanie Porter: Reading in Music and Recording on a Budget 17

Thursday, January 17, 2019 As music educators we are constantly fighting the battle to keep music in the schools. In order to make music more prevalent to education than it already is, we must advocate for ourselves. Enhancing reading instruction through music is one way to do this. In this session we will discuss my Master's research project and how simple, composed, melodies help with retention of story details. We will also be discussing setting up to record your students and track mixing within budget parameters. 9:00 AM‐4:30 PM FAME ‐ Forum E (2nd Floor) 10:15‐11:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Elizabeth Hearn: Dance With The One Who Brought You: A Rationale For Maintaining Choral Ensemble Identity Due to staffing issues, scheduling challenges, and many other external and internal forces currently impacting choral music programs, there exists a trend nationally toward choral teachers combining individual choir classes to create larger ensembles for performances. This practice appears to be especially prevalent among Alabama choral teachers. Regardless of whether this approach is a result of personal preference or a response to the many real‐world challenges choral teachers face, important pedagogical, artistic, and developmental issues exist that should be considered. This session will examine some of those issues as it presents a rationale for maintaining choral ensemble identity as much as possible. It will include a panel discussion with a cross section of Alabama choral teachers who will discuss, by relating their personal experiences, the positive and negative considerations related to combining ensembles. 10:15‐11:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Megan Rudolph: My Journey with Reese: A Student Born a Female Transitioning to Male Reese is a senior this year who started taking Testosterone Therapy in May of 2018. Come along on a journey through the changes that came along with taking testosterone and how to address them in your performing ensemble. Examples of the voice change will be played, as well as interviews with Reese regarding what was going on emotionally during this process. This case study will hopefully help directors understand how to handle the vocal change as well as the physical changes that take place. Conversations of how best to address these changes in class as well as how to help the student taking Testosterone Therapy will be discussed . This is a great session to bring your questions about this emerging topic in education. 10:15‐11:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Bob Phillips: Beginning Strings ‐ The First Two years are Critical Learn ideas and tips for teaching technique, aural skills, musicianship, and reading to young players from a master of large group instruction. Areas to be covered include: pedagogy, classroom management, group process, and delivery skills. What are the factors of success that insure your students will play well, be engaged and, most of all, continue in music? 10:15‐11:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Ted Scalzo: Up Close and Personal with SmartMusic: An Introduction to the Software Whether you want to teach notes and rhythms more easily, have students learn new repertoire, improve practice, or provide individualized feedback, New SmartMusic can help. The new web‐based SmartMusic will work on any device that uses the Chrome browser and is connected to the internet. This opens the door for thousands of students in 1:1 programs, allowing access to the platform and personalized learning. In this clinic you’ll learn about the features in New SmartMusic and how it’s now accessible to more students. Features include: Immediate feedback in real time, easy looping for practice, automatic reflow of music on screen, importing new content with MusicXML files, a built‐in music notation editor, badges to reward student practice, and more. 10:15‐11:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Viktoria Truesdail: Buckets, Balls and Cans...Oh My! This hands‐on session will build upon techniques shared in Bucket Drumming and Beyond presented at AMEA in 2018. Participants will review the rhythmic learning and syllabic approach to bucket drumming. This will be followed by an exciting introduction to hand drumming (on coffee cans). The session will close with participants playing rhythmic patterns on cardio balls, while moving to popular music. This new \"cardio\" craze brings the cross‐curricular connection of physical education into the music classroom, while teaching form and repetition. All of this can then be taken into the classroom and modeled for students, so they can perform, compose and enjoy their own pieces! 10:30‐11:15 AM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Liberty Park Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band ‐ Jody Bryant, Conductor 11:15 AM Lobby Performance: UNA Contemporary Ensemble 18

Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:30 AM Grand Opening of the Exhibits ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 11:30 AM‐5:30 PM Exhibits Open ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 12:00‐1:00 PM HED Luncheon ‐ BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 12:00‐1:00 PM Past President’s Luncheon ‐ BJCC East C (1st Floor) 12:00‐1:00 PM FAME Luncheon ‐ Forum H‐I (3rd Floor) 12:30 PM Lobby Performance: Trinity Brass 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Benjamin Fraley: Cross Collaborations ‐ Connecting Percussion and Woodwinds Cross Collaborations: Connecting Percussion and Woodwinds will explore rehearsal techniques and musical considerations that may enhance collaborative performances between woodwind and percussion instruments. Often, musicians do not fully consider the specifics of other instruments they are performing with, which means that rehearsals and performances may not reach their fullest potential. This clinic, presented by Sources Duo, (Dr. Benjamin Fraley, percussion and Dr. Jennifer Fraley, clarinet) will highlight woodwind and percussion collaboration through a variety of repertoire from numerous time periods and genres to demonstrate interpretive and technical elements involved in successful rehearsals and performances. 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Anne Witt: Classroom Management ‐ Systems and Routines All of us strive to be good managers ‐ of our students and of the environment ‐ and we know the importance of having effective \"systems and routines.\" However, in the fast‐moving pace of teaching, we may inadvertently overlook some significant aspects of classroom dynamics. Be a part of this INTERACTIVE session by sharing successful things you already do ‐ or bring questions you have. 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum Auditorium (2nd Floor) Franklin Bell: Copyright Law for Music Educators The Session will include an overview of copyright law specifically addressing the unique concerns faced by music educators. The presenter will explain how to obtain copyrights, what actions are protected by copyrights, and how music educators can work within existing copyright law to accomplish their educational goals. The presenter will also address the evolving relationship between copyright law and the internet. 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Kristi Howze: Let's Put On a Show Everyone has those times in your school year where you are expected to have your students perform. Whether it is a simple demonstration for a parent group or a fully staged musical these times can interrupt your program and create a tremendous work load. After twenty‐four years of teaching, and having directed over 75 productions, I have developed some tried and true techniques for producing a quality performance. During the session I will share how to audition and select parts for both large and small groups, organization tips that help lessen the workload, and tips for creating sets, props, and costumes easily. 1:00‐2:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum K (3rd Floor) Travis Perry: Help! I Teach Guitar and Need More Tricks to Differentiate! ChordBuddy makes beginning guitar easy and fun for all! Music educators who use ChordBuddy often share that they wish they had found it sooner. Having just one ChordBuddy in your classroom that is reserved for a struggling player, will change the dynamic of your classroom. Come to this session and learn how to use the ChordBuddy to teach, assess, and engage students through technology. 1:00‐2:45 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Oak Mountain High School Symphonic Band ‐ Travis Bender, Conductor Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble ‐ David Waters, Conductor 1:00‐3:00 PM AVA Concert Session ‐ BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Boys Choir, Heather Cantwell, Conductor Bella Voce ‐ Hillcrest Women's Ensemble, Khristina S. Motley, Conductor Enterprise High School Women's Ensemble, Cameron Johnson Weiler, Conductor Miles College Choir, Valerie R. Harris, Conductor 19

Thursday, January 17, 2019 1:30 PM UNA Trombone Quartet 2:15‐3:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Bob Phillips: The Art & Science of Motivation Highly effective music teachers must master the art of motivation. Learn some of the best practices for motivating students to be successful musicians. 2:15‐3:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Jane Kuehe: Facing the Music: Addressing \"‐isms\" in Our Classrooms This session focuses on how we address outright and hidden biases in our classrooms. The term \"‐isms\" refers to the many ways people can be biased (racism, sexism, genderism, and so on). Through personal reflection, role playing, and discussion we will examine ways to directly (and sometimes quickly) address \"‐isms\" that occur in our classrooms, within ourselves, and in our personal and observed interactions with students and other school personnel. 2:15‐3:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Beth Ann Hepburn: Croaking or Singing? Developing Singing Part‐singing in the Upper Elementary Classroom Come and explore songs and strategies that can help create solid part‐work in the upper elementary classroom. Melodic ostinati, descants, cannons and more! Discover helpful warm‐ups to support part‐work with your upper elementary singers. 2:15‐3:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum K (3rd Floor) Jeremy Howard: Musical Make‐Believe: Weaving Your Way Through the Elementary Years Embark on a journey! Students are naturally creative, curious, and ready for adventure! Learn how to make every minute of every lesson count through creative planning, weaving of song and story, and a variety of transitions. Through these techniques, students learn and internalize repertoire faster, develop critical thinking and prediction skills, retain musical content, and want to come back next class. A child hard at play is a child hard at work! 2:30 PM Lobby Performance: Hoover High School Grace Note 3:30 PM Lobby Performance: Oak Mountain Wind Ensemble Chamber Musicians 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Damion Womack: Storytelling: Using Text, Phrase, and Forward Motion to Inspire your Choral Ensemble! Many choral conductors primary goal is to communicate musically through text and phrasing. This presentation will offer a extremely concise look into the subject of how conductors can use poetry, story, word painting, and visual images to be able to properly demonstrate the composer’s intent. In addition, we will discuss how to use forward motion and phrasing elements to create musical creativity in every rehearsal and performance. Many of the following techniques I use have come down through the years from conductor to conductor and the pedagogy I will talk about is consistent with the ideas of many other successful choral conductors. 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Ted Scalzo: Get Started with Finale Basics Learn how easy it is to compose, arrange, edit, transpose, play, and print your music with Finale. Topics include: Setting up a score; templates; tool palettes; entering notes with or without a MIDI keyboard; adding dynamics, expressions, lyrics, repeats and endings; playing back your score; key and instrument transposition and much more. We’ll also cover page layout, printing parts, exporting to audio, sharing your music with others, and music education resources that are included in the software (worksheets, flash cards and public domain repertoire). 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Joe Brennan: We All Perform on the Same Stage ‐ Improving the Ensemble Skills of your Secondary String Players “We All Perform On the Same Stage” and \"Just because you can play it by yourself, doesn't mean that you can play it with the rest of us”. If these phrases apply to you and your students, then this session is for you. Learn ways to improve rhythmic accuracy, intonation, and artistic expression of string players in secondary ensembles. Give your students the skills necessary to participate more fully in the ensemble. Rehearsal techniques, use of technology, assessments, and chamber groups will be discussed. Skills are given a hierarchy and related to specific musical elements. These skills are then directly related to the playing skills and technique of an orchestral stringed instrument. Musical examples are used to show how these skills are 20

Thursday, January 17, 2019 developed in each rehearsal. Rehearsal techniques are rooted in the concepts of Music Learning Theory with the goal being that each student has an ownership of the musical content and the skills necessary to perform better by design rather than by chance in any type of ensemble setting. Many of these rehearsal techniques can also be adapted for other types of instrumental, as well as, vocal ensembles. With this session comes a handout containing 30 phrases and analogies that can be used in the rehearsal to help students improve their participation and understanding of what it means to perform in an ensemble. 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Tim Heath and Cara Morantz: Trading Bands ‐ \"Learning from Friends\" Band directors Timothy Heath and Cara Morantz guide instrumental music educators through an effective and affordable professional development opportunity. In their session \"Trading Bands\" these two discuss the process of conducting each other's ensemble and the takeaways from the directors' and students' perspectives. This session details what directors could potentially learn from each other and the benefits students gain from other directors. 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser: The Key to Success With Beginning Band Students This session will focus on some “teaching techniques” aligned with the “Essential Elements” band method. Recruitment and retention are a key aspect of every program’s foundation. There will be attention given to the importance of integrating current advocacy into those early years of participation. The creation and implementation of safe‐challenging‐encouraging culture for musical excellence. 3:30‐4:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Jennifer Canfield: TEAM Works! Participants in this workshop will create songs for use in the general elementary classroom, develop lesson plans for general elementary classroom teachers, and learn ways to train our cohorts to integrate music in math, science, history, language arts, and social studies. In addition, tactics for working with teaching cohorts, and being a resource will be discussed. 3:30‐4:30 PM HED Recital ‐ BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) 4:30 PM Lobby Performance: Alabama School of Fine Arts String Ensemble 4:30‐5:30 PM Exhibit Hall Reception ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 5:30‐6:30 PM Collegiate/HED Mixer ‐ BJCC East A‐B (1st Floor) 7:00‐9:00 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Thompson High School Wind Ensemble, Jon Bubbett, Conductor University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony, Sean Murray, Conductor 7:00‐9:00 PM AVA Concert Session ‐ BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) Alabama School of Fine Arts Choir ‐ Cathy Spence, Conductor Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir ‐ Megan Rudolph, Conductor University of North Alabama Chamber Choir ‐ Ian Loeppky, Conductor 7:30‐8:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) ELEM/GEN Evening Session ‐ Lori Hetzel  Music Learning with a Twist 10:00‐11:00 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman, Conductor Friday, January 18, 2018 7:30 AM‐1:00 PM Conference Registration Open ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Lori Hetzel: Unleashing the Power and Beauty of the Female Voice in a Choral Ensemble This session will focus on voice building with specific warm‐up exercises suited for treble choirs. Voice placement in a choral ensemble will be examined with examples from the DVD “Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for Success.” Balance issues in a women’s choir will be addressed by discussion of vocal color verses range. 21

Friday, January 18, 2019 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Deanna Bell: Elementary Music Internship ‐ Tips for Success This session will focus on tips for a successful elementary music internship. Deanna Bell will facilitate a panel discussion with former interns: Cody Ray, Emily Scott, and Katie Boyd. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Thomas Bough: Adulting 201 ‐ Stuff Young Educators Need to Know Young educators have been crammed full of pedagogy in college, but often would benefit from guidance to develop in practical, professional skills. Suggestions to help both connect and compromise with fellow teachers and administration, remaining humble enough to learn while leading, developing both annual and long‐term budgets, as well as negotiating contracts with vendors and supplemental staff will be addressed in an approachable manner, supported by real‐world examples and a good dose of humor. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum E (2nd Floor) Megan Rudolph: Breaking the Mold: How the Traditional Performing Ensemble Classroom has Changed in Order to Retain and Recruit Performers Have you struggled to create a viable performing program that students want to be a part of? Is your program growing, but you are worried about how to retain the students you have? Do you want to know how to make each student in your program feel needed and important? If you answered “yes” to any of these, or your interest is peaked, then this session is for you! This session will address these issues and many more. Learn ideas on implementing leadership roles that really work, as well as how to implement student driven activities to increase community within your classroom. Practical tips will be talked about in order to make your program appealing to students of this generation. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Beth Ann Hepburn: Dancing in the Melting Pot Enjoy this session of engaging folk dances from many cultures around the world suitable for the elementary music classroom. Ideas for breaking the dances down for students and building community in your music classroom. 8:00‐9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) 8:30 AM‐5:30 PM Exhibits Open ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 8:30 AM Lobby Performance: A.H. Parker High School Thundering Herd Chamber Singers 9:15‐10:15 AM AVA Business Meeting ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Rusty Courson: Does Participation in Performance‐Based Music Classes Make Students Smarter? The session will detail data collected while completing my dissertation, titled, \"A Causal‐Comparative Analysis of Performance‐Based Music Classes and ACT Scores.\" In a nutshell, music students at a suburban school district in East Central Alabama had a mean score of 23.4 on the composite score of the ACT, while non‐music students had a mean score of 16.92. The music students scored higher than the statewide average of 19.2, and the nationwide average of 21. To address potential bias, the researcher grouped students based on sixth grade test results prior to any influence of performance‐based music classes. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Bob Phillips: The Total Tone Transformation Teaching shifting, vibrato and scales has never been easier. Specific strategies are presented for teaching students to shift with ease throughout the range of the instrument from early instruction to advanced. This is a must for band/choir directors teaching strings. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum E (2nd Floor) Jason Sulliman: More than Just a Game: What Educators can learn from the Gaming Industry In this presentation, I will give a summary of modern online games (using Clash of Clans, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, etc. as examples) and demonstrate how the multi‐billion dollar industry of gaming has figured out successful ways to cultivate resilience, motivation/delayed gratification, long‐term planning, cost/benefit tradeoff application in practice, etc. along its 22

Friday, January 18, 2019 members. Designers understand the place for failure as a fun tool for learning among people of all ages and backgrounds. It’s not just a waste of time‐ the gaming industry has done what every music educator has been trying to do with music programs. The carry‐over may surprise you. By the end of this session, you will be armed with understanding how and why people buy into the long‐term dedication of developing their gaming chops and will be better equipped to apply the same concepts to your teaching strategies to increase retention and get your students to dig in to their practice sessions. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) Mark Foster: Money Matters: If I Knew Then What I Know Now... This session is designed to help teachers understand the basics of how the stock market works and how to invest. We will discuss stocks, bonds, funds, traditional and Roth IRAs, along with other retirement vehicles such as RSA‐1, 403b, and 401k plans. Many teachers do not get this information until it is too late, and this session will be designed to provide some basic financial education in order to provide teachers with the knowledge to begin planning for their retirement. v 9:15‐10:15 AM ELEM/GEN Business Meeting ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) 9:15‐10:15 AM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) Bob Jones High School Percussion Ensemble, Kevin Smart, Conductor 9:30 AM Lobby Performance: UNA Horn Quartet 10:30 AM‐12:00 PM AMEA General Session ‐ BJCC Theater Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor Keynote Address: Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser 12:00 Noon Lobby Performance: Paul W. Bryant High School Chamber Ensemble 12:00‐1:00 PM Phi Beta Mu Luncheon ‐ Forum H‐I (3rd Floor) 12:00‐1:30 PM Collegiate Luncheon ‐ BJCC East A‐C (1st Floor) 1:00‐3:00 PM HED Research Poster Session ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Lobby 1:15‐2:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Ted Scalzo: Easily Create Your Music Assignments with the New SmartMusic Notation Program The educator version of New SmartMusic now has its own built‐in web‐based notation program, so you can quickly create exercises and assign them out to your students. Learn how easy it is for you to import, compose, arrange, edit, and transpose your music. Topics include: Importing and editing a MusicXML file; setting up a new score; entering notes with or without a MIDI keyboard; adding dynamics, markings, lyrics; and how to send out assignments to your students. 1:15‐2:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) David Ragsdale: How to REALLY Succeed at MPA: An Adjudicator's Perspective This session presents ACTIONABLE strategies for success at MPA from the perspective of a seasoned adjudicator. Topics include: programming and music selection, effective march preparation, sight‐reading strategies, and much, much, more. 1:15‐2:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Beth Ann Hepburn: Purposeful Pathways: First Steps on the Path K‐1 Purposeful play is a must in the primary music classroom. Lessons modeled will be sure to be used with ease when you return to your classroom. Explore how to blend eurhythmics, Kodaly, and Orff Schulwerk extensions into your youngest learners in a purposeful manner through play! 1:15‐2:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum K (3rd Floor) Valerie Diaz Leroy: Five Ways to Engage Hard to Reach Students Explore the intersection of technology and popular music as powerful tools for increasing engagement and retention in upper elementary and middle grade students. Participants will learn strategies for incorporating modern music, songwriting, digital composition, and much more! You’ll walk away ready to meet your students where they are, using the music and devices already in their possession to address age‐appropriate concepts and skills while inspiring a connection to music that will last a lifetime. 1:15‐2:15 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC East Ballroom (1st Floor) Auburn University Jazz Band ‐ Dr. Michael Pendowski, Conductor 23

Friday, January 18, 2019 1:15‐3:00 PM AOA JW Pepper Reading Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) 2:00‐3:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Lori Hetzel: Empowering the Treble Chorus with Quality Repertoire This session will discuss the process of choosing quality repertoire for treble choirs and present specific repertoire ideas. Discussion of subject matter and texts that women’s choir members can connect with on several levels: social, physical, emotional, and spiritual. 2:00‐3:00 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) Matthew Hoch: Vocal Terminology: Finding Common Ground and Synergy between Choral Directors and Teachers of Singing As teachers of singing, choral directors and applied voice teachers have much in common. Tensions, however, often develop between choral directors and private singing teachers simply due to misunderstandings that occur as a result of using different terminology to describe vocal phenomena. This presentation, based in part on the research published in Dr. Hoch’s book, A Dictionary for the Modern Singer, advocates for a common terminology rooted in current, fact‐based voice pedagogy that can be utilized by both choral directors and teachers of singing. Focusing on common ground that already exists between choral directors and voice teachers, traditional jargon that can be a source of conflict can be replaced by descriptive, evidence‐ based language that reflects the most recent advances in voice science and pedagogy. Certain myths (such as \"sing from your diaphragm\") will be discussed and debunked, and the technique required for good choral singing will be discussed (a \"healthy straight tone\" is not necessarily an oxymoron). If this terminology is embraced by both parties, a fresh synergy between choral directors and singing can be realized. 2:30‐3:30 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Art Williams: Mister Rogers' Musical Neighborhood ‐ Extending Fred Rogers' Approach to Elementary Music Education For more than 30 years, Fred Rogers used music as his primary means of educating children on his long‐running public television program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Combining his formal training in music composition with his lifelong dedication to the study of child development, Rogers’ contributions to music education were recognized by many prominent musicians as well as the National Association for Music Education (then MENC). This session will highlight the six ways Fred Rogers incorporated music education into his award‐winning television series, as well as eight educational principles that undergirded his philosophy of elementary music education. Numerous practical suggestions for early childhood and elementary music educators, based on Rogers’ approach, will also be shared. 2:45‐4:30 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Fairhope Middle School Symphonic Band, Jennifer Salley, Conductor Spain Park High School Symphonic Winds, Chris Neugent, Conductor 3:15‐4:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Lori Hetzel: Choral Music Reading Session Choral reading session to include SATB, SSA, SA, SAB, and 3 pt. mixed Literature. 3:15‐4:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Stefanie Cash: Use of Movement to Enhance Choral Rehearsal and Performance Explore strategic use of movement as a pedagogical tool for improved learning and productivity in the choral rehearsal. Movement is an excellent addition to help energize the body and sound and release tension. Proper implementation can improve breath management, tone, intonation, diction, articulation, phrasing, style and internalization of the beat. 3:15‐4:15 PM AOA Meeting ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) 3:15‐4:15 PM Interest Session ‐ Forum E (2nd Floor) Ellary Draper: Collaboration: Working with Special Educators to Include Students with Severe Disabilities in Music Classrooms Often students with severe disabilities who are included in music classes and ensembles are relegated to “watch and listen,” with participation limited to interactions with paraprofessionals. This presentation will provide music educators with strategies to successfully include students with severe disabilities in music classrooms at all levels when collaborating with special educators and related professionals. 24

3:15‐4:15 PM Friday, January 18, 2019 Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) Dave Lawson: Repair Made Easy. Learn How to Repair Basic Issues with Simple Ingenuity Attendees will learn how to do professional level repairs without the cost of professional tools. Learn how to un‐stick tuning slides, fix that floppy key, replace the headjoint cork that keeps falling out, plus more. Attendees are welcome to bring their own instruments for repair (if we have time). 3:30 PM Lobby Performance: Troy University Trombone Quartet/Octet 4:30 PM Lobby Performance: Jemison High School Brass Quintet 4:30‐5:30 PM Exclusive Exhibit Hour ‐ Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom 7:00‐9:30 PM AMEA General Session ‐ BJCC Theater AMEA Awards University of Alabama Women's Chorus ‐ Marvin Latimer, Conductor Alabama Intercollegiate Band ‐ Col. Lowell Graham, Conductor Saturday, January 19, 2019 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Kyle Weary: Equipping the Versatile Singer ‐ Teaching Vocal Registration Teachers across the globe face the problem of teaching popular musical styles without performance experience or knowledge of pedagogical methods and resources that are available. In this lecture/demonstration, topics discussed will include Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) pedagogical techniques, safe vs. unsafe vocal production and a short teaching demonstration. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Gretchen Windt: We're Off to Chez Maxim's: Operetta Arias for the Developing Singer My session will involve three topics: 1) A brief history of operetta charting its origins in France and subsequent development in Vienna, London, and New York. 2) A brief discussion highlighting the benefits of operetta repertoire for younger singers: technical challenges, character development, and foreign language study often bridging the gap from art song to opera arias. 3) A presentation (audio and video clips and possibly live performances) of recommended arias for study for each fach (soprano, mezzo, tenor, bass) including specifics regarding range, tessitura, and vocal challenges. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Tracy Wiggins: We CAN Make This Up: Teaching Improvisation in the Concert Ensemble Setting Improvisation is one of the core tenants of music education standards in the United States. It is currently presented most often to students in jazz idioms and styles. Unfortunately, that tends to keep many students that are not involved in jazz from being involved in improvisation. This session will introduce concepts and approaches that will allow directors to develop improvisational skills in concert ensemble settings. 8:00‐9:00 AM ABA Business Meeting ‐ Forum Auditorium (2nd Floor) 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Beth Ann Hepburn: Clap Your Hands! Songs and Rhymes Using Body Percussion You are an instrument! Discover engaging body percussion uses in the elementary music classroom using original Orff Schulwerk resources and folk materials. Use body percussion for student composed works and ensemble building skills. 8:00‐9:00 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum K (3rd Floor) Valerie Diaz Leroy: Why We Dance: Celebrating Cultures through Movement in the General Music Classroom Movement activities are a natural ingredient to a successful lesson. But have you ever considered movement as a vehicle for cultural connections? In this workshop, attendees will unpack connections to history, geography, and social and emotional learning (SEL) through movement activities to classical, folk, and contemporary pieces. Movement instruction and analysis will help guide teachers through the steps of teaching traditional and original dances as well as learning to create movement opportunities appropriate for students at all levels! 25

Saturday, January 19, 2019 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Allison Allerton: It’s Not Rote—It’s Aural Literacy! In twenty‐first century education reform, the traditional view of “literacy” has been set aside in favor of a more all‐inclusive definition of literacy, comprising digital literacy, information literacy, cultural literacy, political literacy, wellness literacy, media literacy, ethical literacy, and indeed even aural literacy! Choral educators can adopt this broadened view of literacy within their own classrooms by developing aural literacy skills in their singers. Far from what has historically been termed “rote learning,” aural literacy is as essential a skill as notational literacy, resulting in choral students who sing with better intonation, learn music faster, and even sight‐sing with greater accuracy. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Mary McGowan: Tips From the Trenches‐ After You Land That Band Director Job! “Tips from the Trenches” is designed for those novice teachers just starting their careers, or for the veteran teacher who is going to a new school and/or needs to do things differently. This session is designed to give insight and a firm footing to those teachers, and to assist with accountability and professionalism. The discussion and presentation will include practical classroom procedures and applications, pitfalls to avoid and tools for success. From entering the building to teaching your Band class, “Tips from the Trenches” will help to provide guidance and real‐life do’s and don’ts which will allow you to survive and be successful during your career! 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Nancy Barry: Intelligent Practice: The Art and Science of Efficient Practice Research shows that while music teachers encourage their students to practice, most do not actively teach specific practice techniques. This session draws upon scientific research in neurology and psychology, and interviews with expert music teachers to explain practical strategies to help musicians practice effectively and efficiently. Tips for teaching our students how to practice will be included. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum G (3rd Floor) Donna Smith: Bridging the Gap: The Middle School Directors role in the High School Band This session will explore ways for Middle School and High School Band Directors to build unity and community both professionally and within the band program. 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum Auditorium (2nd Floor) Kevin Whalen: A Missing First Step: Empowering the Young Improviser Improvisation is often first presented through an intimidating sequence of theory rules, new vocabulary, and endless scales. By simplifying harmonic environments and shifting focus towards the creation of simple musical phrases through a process of hearing, singing, playing, and interacting, any student can become an empowered improviser! 9:15‐10:15 AM Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Rob Lyda: Everybody Sing, Say, and Play: Happy Birthday, Dear Alabama! Our state has rich and diverse folk music, stories, and traditions that have been studied and preserved for future generations. In celebration of Alabama’s bicentennial, this session will feature gems from Alabama’s musical past. Participants will sing, say, and play their way through 200 years of Alabama’s history. Suggestions for grade levels, teaching approaches, assessment, and integration will be provided. 10:30‐11:45 AM Lightening Round ‐ Forum Auditorium (2nd Floor) David Caddell:Simple Solutions to Teaching Heterogenous Beginning Band Latrice Green: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners: A Discussion of Diversity in Music Education Andrew Lynge: The Six Basic Techniques of the Tambourine Andrew Minear: Conductor’s Daily Dozen Brandon Peters: Saving Time with Mail Merge Leah Seng: Starting off with Success! Strategies for the Beginning Band Instrument Selection Process Bill Shaltis: “Sick Video, Dude!” Creating Viral Content with Minimal Experience 10:30 AM‐12:30 PM ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater All‐State Jazz Bands 1:00‐3:00 PM ABA Adjudicators Clinic ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) 1:00‐3:00 PM AMEA Governing Board Meeting ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) 26

Join us in the BJCC Theater Friday at 7:00 PM for the presentation of the 2019 AMEA Awards FAME Scholarship Recipient: Adrianna Gramalspacher, Thomasville High School/Troy University Barbara Odom Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Carl Hancock, University of Alabama AMEA Outstanding Administrator: Dr. Deidra Robinson Principal, Albertville High School AMEA Hall of Fame: Sharon August, Retired, formerly of Vestavia City Schools Lacey Powell Outstanding Music Educator Award: Rob Lyda, Cary Woods Elementary School, Auburn Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music AMEA Honor Roll - Members who have 25 years of continuous service and increments of 5 years Young Composers Competition Finalists 27

Alabama School of Fine Arts Choir Meet the Alabama School of Fine Arts Music Department… ..talented instrumentalists grades seven through twelve enrolled in a unique curriculum of academics, music instruction and performance. During the past fifty years these dynamic ensembles have given hundreds of performances for thousands in audiences throughout the United States. The ensembles have appeared at the Alabama State Legislature, Alabama State Council on the Arts, the United States Capital in Washington, D.C., New York City, Florida, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Imagination Celebration, to name a few. Each ensemble has successfully competed in national and state-wide festivals and competitions where they’ve consistently achieved superior ratings and special recognition. The ensembles are in constant demand for their polished and professional approach to performance and have been recognized for their varied concert repertoire of Renaissance through Twentieth Century standards, jazz standards, light classics and spirituals. Members of these ensembles have been awarded grants for summer study at Interlochen, Eastern Music Festival, Brevard, Sewanee, Rocky Ridge Music Center, and the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. Alumni have distinguished themselves with scholarships to such prestigious institutions as the Juilliard School, Cincinnati College-Conservatory, Boston University, Oberlin, Yale, Harvard and Berklee. Cathy Spence conducts the ASFA Choir and Concerto Delle Donne (Women’s Ensemble). She also teachers Intermediate Music Theory and Advanced Ear Training. Cathy has taught for several years and her teaching experience includes all ages, from preschool through college age students. Under her direction, choirs have consistently earned Superior ratings throughout the State in district and statewide festivals. Students from her private voice studio have also excelled in solo vocal competitions throughout the region. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, National Association for Music Education, Alabama Music Teachers Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Alabama Vocal Association. In addition to her teaching career, Cathy has had extensive performance experience in the field of opera. She has performed as soloist with the Alabama Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. She was a district and regional finalist in the Midwest Metropolitan Opera Auditions and has performed numerous roles with the Kansas City Civic Opera, and the Opera Theater of Kansas City, She may also be heard in solos on various cd recordings of the Grammy award winning Kansas City Chorale. A graduate of Birmingham- Southern College, she holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education in Vocal Music, as well as a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Thursday 7:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Ubi Caritas.......................................................................Ola Gjiello...............................................Walton Music, WW 1386 Five Hebrew Love Songs..............................................Eric Whitacre .........................................Walton Music, WJMS 1038 Karalyn Harper, violin Sure On This Shining Night.......................................Morten Lauridsen............................................Hal Leonard 00229069 Twa Tanbou................................................................Sydney Guillaume.....................................Walton Music, WJMS 1101 Light of a Clear Blue Morning.......................................Dolly Parton.................................................Hal Leonard 08750799 Diamond Sparks, soprano If I Got My Ticket......................................................arr. Robert Shaw .................................................G. Shirmer, Inc. 9933 Jaeden Henderson, tenor 28

Alabama Winds The Alabama Winds, an all-adult community band based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was organized in the summer of 2013 and is comprised primarily of practicing music educators residing throughout the state of Alabama. Members travel from as far as Huntsville, Auburn and Enterprise to our rehearsals, based at Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama. Alabama Winds rehearses for three hours each month and performs two major concerts each year, one in December and one in May. The mission of the Alabama Winds is to foster and promote the appreciation of high-quality wind band music through performances of artistic merit for our audience, the residents of the state of Alabama and the members of the ensemble. Community outreach is very important to Alabama Winds, and the ensemble provides scholarships for middle and high school students to attend summer music camps, and provides a $500.00 scholarship to a high school senior planning to pursue a career in music education. The ensemble also provides a performance opportunity at its December concert for beginning band students to play alongside the members of Alabama Winds during the concert. The Alabama Winds has performed invitational performances at the 2015 Alabama Music Educators’ Association Inservice Conference, the 2016 Alabama Honor Band Festival, and at the 2017 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Randall Coleman is currently the Associate Director of Bands and Associate 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. In addition, Professor Coleman is the Coordinator of the Crimson Music Camps and the Alabama Honor Band Festivals. Professor Coleman also serves as Conductor and Artistic Director of the Alabama Winds, an all-adult community wind band based in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at the University of Alabama in 2007, 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. During his teaching career in Georgia, Mr. Coleman was an active member of the Georgia Music Educators’ Association, where he held the office of President, First Vice-President and State Band Division Chair. He also served as Georgia State Chair for the National Band Association. Professor Coleman has been awarded the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association on ten occasions and was the 1992 recipient of the American School Band Directors’ Association’s Stanbury Award for the state of Georgia and the southeastern United States. Mr. Coleman was inducted into the John Philip Sousa Foundations’ Legion of Honor in 2004 and is also listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Under his direction, the Milton High School Wind Ensemble performed at the 2004 GMEA In-Service Conference, the 2004 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, and the 2006 National Convention of the Music Educators’ National Conference. At the University of Alabama, Professor Coleman has conducted the Alabama Symphonic Band at the 2014 College Band Directors’ National Association Southern Regional Convention, and the 2012 Alabama Music Educators’ Conference. He has also conducted the Alabama Wind Ensemble at the 2014 American Bandmasters’ Association National Conference and at the 2010 College Band Directors’ Association Southern Regional Conference. A strong proponent of new music for wind band, he has personally com- missioned four pieces for wind bands. Diamond Fanfare by Samuel R. Hazo, premiered by the Milton Wind Ensemble, Diabolus Ex Machina by Jim Bonney premiered by the Alabama Wind Ensemble, and Alabama Fanfare by Robert W. Smith and The Best of Rooms by Tyler S. Grant, both premiered by the Alabama Winds. He conducted the world premiere of Mutiara by Anthony Barfield with the Alabama Wind Ensemble and the regional premiere of Auto ’66 by James David with the Alabama Symphonic Band. Professor Coleman has served as a guest conductor of the Sabina Wind Orchestra in Rieti, Italy and conducted the Alabama Wind Ensemble as a part of the International Music Meeting in May of 2012 in Padova, Italy. Professor Coleman also recently led the Alabama Winds on a 12-day tour of Italy, performing concerts in Como and Rome. He presented a Rehearsal Lab clinic session at the 2010 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois and conducted the 2010 Georgia All State Concert Band. Professor Coleman has been published five times as a Research Associate to the “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band” book series published by GIA publications. He has conducted the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band in performances at the Southeastern Conference Football Championships, and in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, and the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona where the Crimson Tide won the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 National Championships. Under his direction, the Alabama Winds has given invitational performances at the 2015 Alabama Music Educators’ Association In-Service Conference, the 2016 University of Alabama Honor Band Festival and the 2017 Alabama Bandmasters’ Association District VI Honor Band Festival. Thursday, 10:00 PM BJCC Theater Concert Program Alabama Fanfare (2014)......................................................Robert W. Smith........................................................unpublished manuscript Wild Nights! (2007)...............................................................Frank Ticheli ..........................................................Manhattan Beach Music Pineapple Poll (1952/2005).....................Sir Arthur Sullivan, arranged by Charles Mackerras.......................................................Belwin I. Opening Number II. Jasper’s Dance III. Poll’s Dance IV. Finale In My Father’s Eyes (2017)....................................................Julie Giroux .........................................................................Musica Propria featuring the 16th Street Baptist Church Choir Amazing Grace (1984)…………………..………..arranged by William Himes.................................................................Rosehill Music Professor Dennis Zeisler, guest conductor Circus Bee (1935/2003).......................................Henry Fillmore, edited by Robert Foster ....................................................Carl Fischer Sound and Smoke (2011)……………………………………..Viet Cuong ...............................................................................Viet Cuong 29

Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra The official youth orchestra of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra is an ensemble dedicated to nurturing talent, building community, and empowering young lives in the state of Alabama. The group consists of 70 of the brightest young musicians from throughout the state of Alabama. American conductor Kevin Fitzgerald is the recently appointed Assistant Conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra. Additionally, Kevin holds the position of Music Director of ÆPEX Contemporary Performance, a new music organization based in Michigan. A fierce advocate for contemporary music, Kevin founded ÆPEX Contemporary Performance in 2015 to promote the music of underrepresented and underperformed composers to audiences in Michigan. In 2015, Kevin made his European debut with the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in the culminating performance of their annual masterclass with Matthias Pintscher. Kevin has also appeared as a conductor at the Eastern Music Festival as a conducting fellow and participated in a masterclass with Marin Also at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Kevin believes that music is a vehicle for social change. In 2016, Kevin conducted an impromptu performance of Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor, K.626 dedicated to the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL. Planned in under 48 hours, the event that became known as “Requiem for Orlando” attracted over 400 performing musicians and a full capacity audience in Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium: over 2,500 people. Kevin has conducted numerous other concerts benefiting humanitarian causes such as the International Rescue Committee, the refugee aid organization Freedom House Detroit, Physicians for the Prevention of Gun Violence and the Houston Area Women’s Shelter. Kevin has guest conducted the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music Michigan. Kevin earned his BM in trumpet performance and music theory from the Eastman School of Music and his MM in orchestral conducting from the University of Michigan. His conducting teachers are Dr. Mark Scatterday, Brad Lubman and Kenneth Kiesler. This summer, Kevin will participate in the Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Seminar and recently conducted in a masterclass with Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony. Friday, 10:30 AM Concert Program BJCC Theater Coriolan Overture, Op. 62.....................................Ludwig van Beethoven..................................................................Kalmus Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a - I, III, and V..................Pyotr Thchaikovsky ....................................................................Kalmus Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 - I, II, III..........................Edvard Grieg ....................................................Luck’s Music Library 30

Auburn University Jazz Band The Auburn University Jazz Ensemble is one of the new exciting sounds of Auburn University. The 19 member group is selected from the entire student body, and includes students from many different majors. The group features the best in big band Jazz, with contemporary compositions from artists such as Gordon Goodwin, Lyle Mayes, Maria Schneider, Bob Mintzer and Tom Kubis, as well as music from the libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Wood Herman, Stan Kenton and Buddy Rich and original compositions. The band performs on campus and throughout the region. The Auburn University Jazz Ensemble is directed by Dr. Michael Pendowski. Dr. Michael Pendowski is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music with a doctorate in Jazz and Contemporary Media and Northwestern University with degrees in Conducting and Music Education. His career has encompassed a wide variety of musical styles and venues. He is a prominent composer in the educational field, writing for the full spectrum of ensembles available in today's schools and universities. His film projects have included the restoration of Orson Welles Othello, Dead Presidents, Our Father, and Groundhog Day. In addition, he has composed, arranged, and produced over a dozen albums and has scored for off-Broadway productions, as well as animated features including the \"Getting to Know the Artist\" Series. This video collection (Rembrandt, DaVinci, & Michelangelo) won the American Library Video award. Dr. Pendowski has scored works for The Four Freshmen, Peter Cetera, Doc Severinsen, and most recently for Jake Shimabukuro. He has written and produced music for hundreds of TV and radio commercials, and his work has won numerous national. He also wrote original soundtracks to the John Madden Football and NCAA Football and Basketball games created by Electronic Arts. He has worked extensively as a freelance performer, appearing with Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Carol Lawrence, Louis Bellson, George Shearing, Ray Charles, The Four Freshmen, and The Jazz Orchestra of America. and produced the music for Topps’ Walking Dead video game. Dr. Pendowski is currently Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Director of the Jazz Program at Auburn University. Concert Program Friday, 1:15 PM BJCC East Ballroom Groove Blues ..........................................................................................................................................................Don Menza Sister Sadie ............................................................... ......................................................Horace Silver, arr. Mike Pendowski A Time For Love ............................................................................................................Johnny Mandel arr. Sammy Nestico In a Mellow Tone...............................................................................................................Duke Ellington arr. Oliver Nelson Nice N' Juicy .......................................................................................................................................................Jeff Steinberg Suite for Jazz Orchestra ................................................................................................................................Mike Pendowski 31

Hillcrest High School Bella Voce - Women’s Ensemble Bella Voce is a sixty member non-auditioned women’s ensemble. Under the direction of Dr. Khristina Motley, the group has consistently received superior ratings at the Alabama State Performance Assessment. The purpose of Bella Voce is to achieve the highest possible standard of musical excellence, a heightened understanding of the composers and lyricists, while instilling a lifelong appreciation of choral music. Members of the ensemble will perform, by invitation, a concert at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2019. Last year, the choral department had twenty-three members participate in All-State Choir, three members in All-State Show Choir, the District II OCS winner, and two participants in the FAME Scholarship Program. Additionally, Hillcrest choral students participated in the Disney Candlelight Processional for the past three years. Finally, members of the women’s ensemble collaborate with HHS multi-disability students, a group called our Adaptive Ensemble, which performs annually at The University of Alabama. Khristina Motley is a twenty-two-year teaching veteran and product of the Tuscaloosa County School System. Under her directorship at Hillcrest High School, the program numbers have grown exponentially and all large choral groups and small ensembles have received superior State Choral Performance Assessment ratings. Prior to teaching at Hillcrest, Dr. Motley taught at Brookwood High School, Taylorville Primary School, Hillcrest Middle School, Duncanville Middle School, Holt High School, Davis Emerson Middle School, and Englewood Elementary School, all in the Tuscaloosa County system. Five of the eight teaching assignments were schools that had no active choral program. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from The University of Alabama, where she was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Music Education Student award. She received a Master of Arts in Music Education, Curriculum and Instruction, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University, and her PhD in Music Education, Curriculum and Instruction, from The University of Alabama. It has always been her goal to promote music education in areas that are underserved. Dr. Motley has served as an adjudicator for solo/ensemble and sight-reading at SCPA as well as for show choir festivals. Currently, she is a faculty member of The University of Alabama where she teaches the music component for Elementary Education students as well as the Children’s Music Director at the First United Methodist Church, Tuscaloosa.  Dr. Motley holds membership in several professional organizations, including AVA, ACDA and NAfME. Thursday, 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom When She Loved Mearr. ............................................Audrey Snyder..............................................Hal Leonard – 00212533 Lineage.......................................................................Andrea Ramsey .............................................Hal Leonard – 48023346 A Girl’s Garden........................................................Randall Thompson ....................................E. Schirmer E.C.S. No. 2540 Precious Lord, Take My Hand.................................arr. J. Reece Norris.......................................Alfred Music – No. 41848. The Bells.........................................................................Lon Beery ........................................................Brilee Music BL477 Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around................Rollo Dilworth.................................................Hal Leonard 00114508 My Shotarr. ................................................................Roger Emerson .............................................Hal Leonard – 00160832 32

Bob Jones Percussion Ensemble The Bob Jones High School Percussion Ensemble has a rich tradition of excellence and is considered one of the premier high school percussion ensembles in the state of Alabama. Whether it is on the football field, indoor arena, or concert stage, the percussion ensemble always excels at the highest of levels. The Bob Jones High School Percussion Ensemble prides itself on developing well rounded percussionists and strives to expose its members to a variety of different percussive settings and demands. Past members of this great organization have gone on to excel in both outdoor and indoor percussion activities as well as pursued percussion opportunities at the collegiate level. On the football field, The Bob Jones High School Battery and Front ensemble are well known for pushing the envelope and have been honored at many local and regional competitions, receiving numerous high percussion awards. In the indoor arena, the ensemble has been a constant innovative force in not only the region but also on the national stage. The Bob Jones Winter Drumline have medaled at the South Eastern Color Guard Championships numerous times as well as are two- time open class finalists at the Winter Guard International World Championships. Not only has the ensemble repeatedly raised the bar in both the outdoor and indoor activities, they have also represented their band program well at local and regional concert festivals, contributing to the band’s numerous superior awards. The concert percussion ensemble is also a main stage in the program’s repertoire. Members are exposed to a variety of different styles and explore both classic and modern percussion music. The students do a tremendous job balancing all aspects of the program to include a Fall Football marching show, a Fall Competition marching show, a Spring competitive indoor drumline program, 2 concert band programs, 2 jazz bands, and a concert percussion ensemble; all the while constantly seeking out new opportunities and striving to achieve at the highest of levels in every ensemble. The percussion program is directed by Mr. Kevin Smart. Mr. Smart received his degree in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, where he studied under Dr. Eric Willie. Over the years, Mr. Smart has worked with several Middle Tennessee area band programs, including the award winning Mt. Juliet High School Band of Gold and Winter Drum line. There he served in several capacities, including percussion arranger, percussion caption head, and instructor. Upon graduation, Mr. Smart became the Assistant Band Director at Fulton High School in Knoxville, TN. There, he headed up both the marching band program as well as percussion studies for the band, including the creation of an indoor drumline program. As a performer, Mr. Smart was a member of the world renowned Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from 2002-2003, and Music City Mystique Winter Drum line from 2001- 2002. As a student at Tennessee Technological University, Mr. Smart was an active member of the Tennessee Tech. Concert band and Percussion Ensemble, and served as both instructor and arranger for the TTU drum line. Kevin is a native of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He currently lives with his wife, April, in Madison, AL where he is the Assistant Director of Bands at Bob Jones High School. Here he co-directs the marching band, directs the concert band, and oversees the instruction of the percussion department. Kevin is an Innovative Percussion endorsed educator and currently serves on the executive board for the Southeastern Colorguard Circuit. Concert Program Friday, 9:15 AM BJCC East Ballroom Persistence ....................................................................Bryan Blume ..................................................Tapspace Publications Amidst..............................................................................John Ling ....................................................Tapspace Publications The River .......................................................................Seth Adams....................................................Tapspace Publications Rain..............................................................................Stuart P. O'Neil.................................................Tapspace Publications Seeing The World ..........................................................Matt Moore ......................................................C. Alan Publications Xylophonia......................................................Joe Green/ Arr. by Bob Becker .................Keyboard Percussion Publications Catching Shadows.........................................................Ivan Trevino ......................................self-published by Ivan Travino All Night Long (All Night).............Lionel Ritchie/ Arr. by John R. Hearnes...Brockman Music/Brenda Ritchie Publishing 33

Enterprise High School Women’s Ensemble The Enterprise High School Women’s Ensemble is a combined extracurricular ensemble made up of the women enrolled in daily choir classes. They received the Best in Festival Award at the Cultural Arts Center Choral Festival in 2017, and First Place in the Women’s Division at the Cultural Arts Center Choral Festival in 2016. They are under the direction of Cameron Johnson Weiler, and accompanied by Lis Donaldson. Cameron Johnson Weiler is the Director of Choral Music at Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Alabama. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Choral Music Education from Samford University, and her Master’s Degree in Choral Music Education from Troy University. Cameron is in her eighth year of teaching choral music. Prior to her time at Enterprise High School, she spent three years as their junior high Choral Director. Cameron is married to Sean Weiler, Director of Bands at Enterprise High School. Thursday, 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Lis Donaldson, accompanist Cantate Domino.........................................................arr. Terre Johnson .................................................................manuscript Esto Les Digo................................................................Kinley Lange.........................................Alliance Music Publications Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep.........................Laura Farnell ........................................Alliance Music Publications Las Amarillas..............................................................Stephen Hatfield...................................................Boosey and Hawkes Lux Aeterna...............................................................Z. Randall Stroope ....................................Alliance Music Publications Letter From A Girl To The World...............................Andrea Ramsey .......................................Alliance Music Publications Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down.............arr. Caldwell;Ivory ................................................................earthsongs Visit the exhibits! Show our industry partners your appreciation of their support of our conference by visiting each booth. Let them know you’re glad they’re here. Grand Opening - Thursday, 11:30 AM Exhibit Hall Reception - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 PM Exhibit Hours: Thursday, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 34

Fairhope Middle School Symphonic Band Fairhope Middle School is located in Fairhope, Alabama and is a part of the Baldwin County School System. The Fairhope Middle School band has a long and rich tradition of musical excellence and is an integral part of the school. The band program is composed of approximately 150 students in the 7th and 8th grade, with a 7th grade Concert Band, a 7th and 8th grade Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and 7th and 8th grade Percussion Ensembles. The Concert and Symphonic Bands consistently receive superior ratings at the yearly Alabama Bandmasters State Music Performance Assessment. The band program also consistently has students selected for the Alabama All-State Band, the Alabama All-State Jazz Band, and has one of the highest numbers of students in the District VII Honor Band and Baldwin County Honor Band. The band is under the direction of Ms. Jennifer Salley who is a native of Fairhope, Alabama and is a graduate of Fairhope High School. Jennifer Salley is in her 12th year as Band Director at Fairhope Middle School in Fairhope, Alabama. Prior to her years at Fairhope Middle School, she served as Director of Bands at Ocean Springs Middle School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Ms. Salley teaches both concert and jazz to her 7th and 8th grade students and also teaches private flute lessons. Her bands consistently receive superior ratings at State Band Assessment, and she consistently has students make the Alabama All-State Band and the Alabama All-State Jazz Band. Her bands also perform annually at Fairhope’s Lighting of the Trees and Fairhope’s annual Arts and Crafts Festival. Ms. Salley is a graduate of Fairhope High School. In 2005 she received her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music Performance degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. During her years at the University of Southern Mississippi, she worked under the direction of Dr. Thomas Fraschillo, Dr. Gary Adam, Dr. Steven Moser, Ms. Sharon Lebsack, and Dr. Danillo Mezzadri. Ms. Salley is a member of the Alabama Music Educators Association(AMEA), the Alabama Bandmasters Association(ABA), The National Association for Music Education(NAfME), and the American School Band Director’s Association(ASBDA). She is currently serving as the State Chairman for the American School Band Director’s Association. Ms. Salley resides in Fairhope, Alabama with her husband, Brad Salley, and her 3 young daughters- Amelia(6), Hadley(4), and Claire(2). Concert Program Friday, 2:45 PM BJCC Theater Darklands March.....................................................Randall Standridge ....................................................Grand Mesa Music At Twilight..................................................................Tyler S. Grant .....................................................FJH Music Company Jungle Dance..............................................................Brian Balmages ...................................................FJH Music Company On The Kerry Shore.......................................................Jack Wilds .......................................................FJH Music Company Unraveling..................................................................Andrew Boysen................................................KJOS Music Company Curtain Call...................................................................John Wasson .............................................C.L. Barnhouse Company 35

Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Band LIBERTY PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama and is part of the Vestavia Hills City School System. Built in 2008, the school has a total population of five hundred and thirty students in grades six through eight. Currently, one hundred and twenty-six of those students are enrolled in the band program at Liberty Park. The Liberty Park Band is an integral part of the Fine Arts Department at Liberty Park Middle School. The instrumental program consists of Beginning Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble. The LIBERTY PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND is made up of seventy-two seventh and eighth graders at Liberty Park Middle School. The ensemble is split into a winds class and percussion class. Each class meets daily for fifty-three minutes. We combine the classes as needed before school to prepare for upcoming performances. The Liberty Park Middle School Band has consistently received a Superior rating at the Alabama Bandmaster’s Association District IV Music Performance Assessment since its inception in 2008. Several of the students are active participants in district level events, honor bands, etc. Approximately ten percent of the ensemble is enrolled in private lessons outside of their regular band class. Since the school opened its doors, the band has traveled annually on a multi-day Spring trip to take part in an out-of-state music festival, competition, or workshop. Jody Bryant is currently in his 15th year as an educator and band director. He became the band director at Liberty Park Middle School in June of 2013. While at Liberty Park, the bands have received a Superior rating at ABA Music Performance Assessment every year. Before coming to Liberty Park, Jody served as band director of West Point High School in Cullman, Alabama. While at West Point, the band saw tremendous growth in enrollment and musicianship. Prior to West Point, he was the assistant director and percussion instructor at Cullman High School for five years. He was conductor of the concert band at Cullman High as well as the 8th grade concert band at Cullman Middle. The high school concert band participated in the ABA Music Performance Assessment yearly and consistently received excellent and superior ratings. In addition to teaching the concert bands and assisting with all facets of the band program, he also served as percussion instructor for the marching band and indoor drumline. The indoor drumline competed annually on the SCGC and WGI circuits. In 2011, the Cullman Indoor Drumline placed first in music performance at the 2011 WGI Mid-South Percussion Championships. They were also the silver medalist for Scholastic A Class at the 2011 SCGC Championship Finals. His additional teaching experience includes assistant band director and percussion instructor at Spain Park High School, Hoover, Alabama from 2004-2006. His first teaching job was band director at Cordova High School, Cordova, Alabama, from 2003-2004. Jody holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of North Alabama. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education and the Alabama Bandmaster’s Association. He has been married to his wife, Michele, for 17 years. She is a pharmacist at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. They have two daughters, Allyson (Ally) who is 9 years old, and Ella who is 7 years old. Jody’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, tennis, and spending time with family. Thursday, 10:30 AM Concert Program BJCC Concert Hall Adrenaline Engines ................................................Randall D. Standridge ............................ Grand Mesa Music Publishers Chant Variations .........................................................Andrew Yozviak ..............................Northeastern Music Publications Autumn Rains ............................................................. Patrick Roszell ............................Alfred Publishing Belwin Division Clave And Sons ............................................................... Eric Rath .....................................................Tapspace Publications Percussion Ensemble Calico ..............................................................................Ray Flores..........................Row-Loff Productions (Drop 6 Media) Percussion Ensemble Declaration in Blue ....................................................Robert W. Smith ......................................................Alfred Publishing Paceline ........................................................................Tyler S. Grant ........................................Tyler S. Grant Music Works Barnum and Bailey's Favorite .....................Karl King, arr. by Jerry Brubaker ..............Alfred Publishing Belwin Division 36

Liberty Park Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Boys Choir The Liberty Park Middle School Choral Department consists of 160 singers in 6th through 8th grades. 7th and 8th Grade Boys Choir is made up of 51 non-auditioned singers. These boys rehearse everyday in two separate 53 minute long classes. They only rehearse together one or two times before a performance. Heather Cantwell is currently in her 20th year of teaching choral music in the state of Alabama and her 10th at Liberty Park Middle School. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music from the University of Montevallo. Mrs. Cantwell served on the Alabama ACDA Young Voices Committee and the Alabama Vocal Association’s Board of Directors as State Secretary, District Chair, and Co-Chair. Choirs under her direction have consistently received superior ratings at state choral performance assessment and have performed all over the United States. Mrs. Cantwell lives in Trussville with her husband, Bard, and their three children Connor (16), Cameron (13) and Kate (5). Concert Program Thursday, 1:00 PM BJCC East Ballroom Festival Sanctus (TTB) ............................................Victor C. Johnson .................................................Heritage Music Press Piping Tim (TB) .........................................................D. Shawn Berry ........................Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Come Travel with Me (TTB) .......................................Scott Farthing...............................................................Walton Music Down in the Valley (TB) .............................................D.Shawn Berry........................Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Tell My Father (TTB) ............................J. Murphy/F. Wildhorn, arr. Andrea Ramsey ...................Hal Leonard Corporation Stand by Me (TB) ......................................................Roger Emerson.............................................Hal Leonard Corporation Visit the Exhibits! Grand Opening - Thursday, 11:30 AM Exhibit Hall Reception - Thursday, 4:30-5:30 PM Exhibit Hours: Thursday, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 37

Miles College Choir The Miles College Choir is a choral ensemble consisting of auditioned students who have a devotion and appreciation for music. The students who are a part of the Choir strive to present a high quality choral experience by performing all genres of music with excellence. To continually nurture the smaller ensemble which evolves from the Choir, The Golden Voices is a smaller group comprised of elite singers selected from the Choir and chosen by the Director to present an equally excellent performance in the ensemble arrangement. Both choral ensembles perform on and off campus throughout the year and present repertoire of diverse musical styles and various historical periods. The Miles College Choir and The Golden Voices serve as the College Choir and as the Presidents Choir and is the official choral representative of the institution. Membership is by audition only and scholarships are available. Under the leadership of our President, Dr. George T. French, we exude the message of Culture, Class and Civility through song. The Miles College Choir has journeyed to many places displaying outstanding performances and garnering great accolades as they travel throughout the country. The Choir is presently under the direction of Mrs. Valerie R. Harris and she is assisted by Mr. Patrick J. Whitehead. Valerie R. Harris began her career in music at the early age and was quickly recognized as having something special by her music mentor. Growing up the second of five children in a musical family to Civil Rights Activist and Pastor, Frederick D. & Alline C. Reese, Valerie was well on her way to becoming a gifted pianist. Valerie pursued higher education and excelled as a classical pianist at the esteemed University of Montevallo, where her gifting was recognized and she was offered an accompanist position after graduation. Increasing lineages of musical partnerships have been formed in the area of instruction and accompaniment with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Tuskegee University, Alabama A & M University, and other collegiate and professional music forums. After serving many years in the music arena, Valerie made the decision to further her education by attending Liberty University and receiving the Master of Arts with Distinction in Music and Worship. Until recently Mrs. Harris served as Choir Director of One-Of-A-Chord Gospel Choir at Birmingham-Southern College and accompanist for the UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers. In 2016, after working many years as choir director in the church arena, Mrs. Harris brings her expertise into the academic world as the Director of Choirs at Miles College. Thursday, 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Gloria from “Heilgmesse” ....................................Franz Joseph Haydn ....................................................Alfred Publishing Ave Maria ..................................................................Anton Bruckner .......................Edward B. Marks Music Corporation Veni, Veni, Emmanuel ............................................John Michael Trotta .............................................................Carl Fischer It Is Well .....................................................................Stacey V. Gibbs ................................................................unpublished In His Care-O ............................................................William Dawson .............................................Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Anyhow ...................................................................Evelyn Rue Pittman ............................................................Carl Fischer Joshua Fit the Battle.....................................................Moses Hogan .............................................Hal Leonard Publications Total Praise/When God Sees the Blood ....Richard Smallwood/Malcolm Williams .....................Warner Bros. Publications 38

Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble Muscle Shoals High School is located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Muscle Shoals area is considered to be “The Hit Recording Capitol of the World” thanks to Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios famous hit recordings from the 70’s and 80’s. Today these two studios still exist and the area is considered a hot bed for young and rising musical talent. The Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble has existed for only one year due to the growth of the concert program at Muscle Shoals High school. The high school symphonic band has received superior ratings at MPA for 24 consecutive years. This trend began under past director Pat Stegall. The Wind Ensemble is now under the direction of Mr. David Waters along with assistant directors Jessica Hood and Daniel Seay. These three directors team teach all grades 6-12 on two different campuses. David Waters received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Alabama. He was named Director of Bands at Muscle Shoals High School in the spring of 2012 after serving as Assistant Director since 1998. In the past five years, the high school symphonic band has received all superior ratings “with Distinction” and was recently selected to perform at the prestigious University of Alabama Honor Band Festival. The marching band has enjoyed success competitively as well, earning best overall in eight marching contests in the past three years, including 2second place finish at the USBANDS Southeastern Championship in Chattanooga, TN. Under his instruction, the percussion section enjoyed competitive success in WGI winning two gold medals, one silver medal, and four bronze medals in a seven-year span at World Championships. The ensemble medaled all seven years they attended. David was a six-year member of the WGI national advisory board where he helped guide the direction of the indoor percussion activity. He also received the Outstanding Percussion Educator award, voted on by his peers throughout the Southeastern United States in 2010. David was recently honored as the University of North Alabama Alumni Educator of the Year. He is also the Muscle Shoals High School Teacher of the Year in 2016-2017. He is currently serving as District III Chairman of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. He is past chairman of the Shoals Area Band Directors Association. He is also a member of NAfME and PASIC. Mr. Waters is married to Christy Waters and they have an 8-year-old daughter Emmie Beth. Concert Program Thursday, 2:45 PM BJCC Theater Rephrygeration .............................................................Todd Stalter .............................................................................Alfred Perterloo Overture.....................................................Malcolm Arnold ......................................................................Schirmer Waltz #2 ....................................................Dmitri Shostakovich/James Curnow.......................................................Schirmer Spanish Dance Reflections ........................................Timothy Rhea ..........................................................RBC publications Postlude in F................................................................Charles Ives, .........................................................................Schirmer Ritual and Fire Dance .....................................Manuel de Falla/Jay Bocook ..................................................... Hall Leonard 39

Oak Mountain High School Symphonic Band The Oak Mountain Symphonic Band is the second of three wind bands at Oak Mountain High School. It consists of seventy-one ninth through twelfth grade students at Oak Mountain High School. Membership in the band is determined by individual audition. Under the direction of Dr. Travis Bender, the ensemble performs a wide variety of genres in the high school wind band repertoire. Notably, this ensemble frequently performs newly published compositions for wind band. Under the baton of Dr. Bender, this ensemble has only received adjudicated ratings of superior at all contests and festivals. Since the school’s inception, the Oak Mountain Symphonic Band has twice been invited to perform at the National Band and Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In the spring of 2016, the Symphonic Band was invited to perform at the Music for All National Band Festival in Indianapolis. A performance at AMEA would be a first for this ensemble, and allow attendees to hear new band literature graded 3.5 to 5 at our state’s music conference. Dr. Travis Bender is the Fine Arts Department Chair and Associate Director of Bands at Oak Mountain High School. Prior to joining the OMHS faculty, he served as Director of Bands at Liberty Park Middle School, where he was named “Teacher of the Year” in 2011. His duties at OMHS include teaching the Symphonic Band, Jazz Band B, Marching Band, Chamber Music, and Band Techniques. Dr. Bender is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in music education. While attending UA, he served as a drum major of the “Million Dollar Band” and as conductor of The Tuscaloosa Winds, a community band for the western Alabama region. In addition to his conducting capacities, Dr. Bender also performed extensively as the pianist for the Alabama Wind Ensemble for six years and as trombonist for the Symphonic Band and various pep bands. His professional affiliations include NAfME, ABA, NBA, and the music honorary, Pi Kappa Lambda. Under his leadership, Dr. Bender’s bands have received only superior ratings at contests or festivals. In January 2012, his Symphonic Band was invited to perform at the Alabama Music Educators’ Conference in Montgomery. In addition to music instruction, Dr. Bender has a strong interest in student and teacher leadership. He holds a second Masters degree, an Educational Specialist degree, and a doctorate of education in Educational Leadership from Samford University. Besides teaching, Dr. Bender is also interested in technology, home improvement projects, and pinball machines. He currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife, Krista, an assistant principal in the Vestavia Hills City School system. They have one precious daughter, Madison, a lovable Sheltie named Haley, and a lazy cat named Prince. Thursday 1:00 PM Concert Program BJCC Theater Second Suite in F for Military Band Op. 28 (1911)....Gustav Holst ..........................................................Boosey & Hawkes Walking Into History – The Clinton 12 (2009) ......Richard L. Saucedo .............................................................MusicWorks Aurora Borealis (2016) .............................................Rossano Galante.......................................................HAFABRA Music O Magnum Mysterium (2003) ...Morten Lauridsen, transcribed by H. Robert Reynolds .....................................Peer Music The Washington Post (1889) ...........John Philip Sousa, edited by Frederick Fennell..................................Carl Fischer, Inc. 40

Spain Park High School Symphonic Winds The Spain Park High School Symphonic Winds have most recently performed as part of the 2018 Music For All Southeastern Regional Concert Band Festival in Atlanta, GA, the 2016 University of Alabama-Birmingham Concert Band Invitational in Birmingham, AL and the 2015 University of Alabama Honor Band Festival in Tuscaloosa, AL. They have consistently earned Superior Ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Association Music Performance Assessment. Chris Neugent has held the Band Director position at Spain Park High School since the spring of 2011. Prior to his appointment as Band Director, he served as Associate Band Director at Spain Park, Band Director at Simmons Middle School, and Associate Band Director at Oak Grove High School. His duties at SPHS include teaching The Pride of the Park Marching Band and both Symphonic Winds and Concert Band. He also assists Mr. Brian Wilson at Berry Middle School with the Beginning, Concert and Symphonic Bands. Mr. Neugent is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Music Education. He is a National Board Certified teacher. While attending UA, he served as the principal clarinetist of the UA Wind Ensemble and Huxford Symphony Orchestra and performed in several other ensembles including the Million Dollar Band. His professional affiliations include NAfME and ABA. Outside of his teaching capacities at Spain Park, Mr. Neugent also enjoys serving as the Orchestra Director at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Neugent and his wife, Angie, currently reside in Helena, Alabama with their six children. Concert Program Friday, 3:45 PM BJCC Theater Bacchanale...............................................................Camille Saint-Saens ...............................................................Carl Fisher Such Small Things ....................................................Nathan Daughtrey .................................C Alan/McClaren Productions Valdres, Norwegian March .......................................Johannes Hanssen ............................................Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Wayfaring Stranger ...............................................arr. Christopher Nelson .............................C Alan/McClaren Productions American Folk Rhapsody ..........................................Clare Grundman .............................................Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Machu Picchu.............................................................Satoshi Yagisawa....................................................Brovo/Brain Music 41

Thompson High School Wind Ensemble The Thompson High School Wind Ensemble was formed in 2001, the result of tremendous growth in the Thompson High School Band program that allowed for the creation of another performing ensemble. The Wind Ensemble is 65 members strong with the majority being juniors and seniors. Since the inception of the Wind Ensemble they have earned straight superior ratings at all Alabama Bandmasters Association District and State Evaluations. The Thompson Wind Ensemble is also a five time recipient of the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence Award as well as a recipient of the NBA Programs of Excellence “Blue Ribbon” Award for 2013/2014 In addition, they have also earned straight superior ratings from other regional competitions throughout the southeast, most recently Festivals of Music in South Carolina, Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Tennessee, the Alamo Music Festival in San Antonio, Texas, and the Dixie Classic National Adjudicators Invitational in St. Louis, MO. Most notably, the Wind Ensemble was selected as a guest performer for the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic held on the campus of Troy University, Troy, AL in February 2007, the Alabama Music Educators Association in- Service Conference in 1997, 2009 and 2014, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in 2011 and 2015, the 2012 CBDNA / NBA Southern Division Conference at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA , the 2014 JanFest at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA , UAB Honor Band Festival in 2015 and the Alabama Honor Band Festival in February of 2010 and 2018 Membership into the Wind Ensemble is through an audition / selection process. While the members are serious and dedicated to the performance of outstanding symphonic wind literature, few students actually study privately. The Wind Ensemble consistently has members selected for the Alabama Bandmasters Associations All State Music Festival and for the many university sponsored honor band festivals throughout Alabama. Other performing ensembles at Thompson High School include the 200 member “Marching Southern Sounds”, the 65 member Symphonic Band, the 60 member Concert Band, various chamber ensembles and the 19 member Thompson Jazz Band. Jon Bubbett is a native of Dothan, AL. He attended Dothan High School, graduating in 1977. He also attended Troy State University, graduating with a BMEd. in 1981. Mr. Bubbett received the MMEd. from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, IL in 1989. Mr. Bubbett is in his 38th year of teaching. Mr. Bubbett has served as band director at Thompson High School since 1993. Mr. Bubbett’s bands have performed in a variety of venues across the southeast. Most recently the Thompson Wind Ensemble performed for the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in 2015 and the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2017. Mr. Bubbett is also a six time recipient of the NBA Citation of Excellence Award. In addition the Thompson Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Bubbett, is one of the recipients of the National Band Association Programs of Excellence “Blue Ribbon” Award for 2014. Mr. Bubbett is also the recipient of the Phi Beta Mu, Rho Chapter 2015 “Bandmaster of the Year” Award. Mr. Bubbett has also served as a guest clinician and adjudicator in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi as well as having served as clinician / panelist participant for both the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Mr. Bubbett is a member of National Association for Music Education, Alabama Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Celebration Winds Community Concert Band, and the Alabama Winds Community Concert Band. Thursday, 7:00 PM Concert Program BJCC Theater Pyramis ........................................................................ Tyler Arcari .........................................................Tyler Arcari Music Molly On The Shore ................................................. Percy Grainger ...........................................Carl Fischer Publications Temperance ................................................................ Aaron Perrine ............................................Longitude/91 Piblications The Glory of the Yankee Navy ...............................John Philip Sousa ............................................................Ludwig Music Acadiana ......................................................................Frank Ticheli ...............................................Manhattan Beach Music 42

UAB Wind Symphony The University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony is the premier performing ensemble for wind, brass and percussion students at the university. Members are selected through audition each semester and comprise the best musicians on campus. Over twenty unique majors are represented in the group from music education to biomedical engineering. The primary objective of this ensemble is to perform literature of the highest musical value with emphasis on works originally written for band and wind ensemble. High expectations for individual musicianship and advanced technical attainment provide members with a musically enriching and artistic performance experience. Dr. Sean P. Murray is an Associate Professor of Music and director of bands at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His responsibilities include directing the UAB “Marching Blazers”, University Wind Symphony, teaching undergraduate classes in conducting and music education, and coordinating all aspects of UAB’s comprehensive university bands program. Prior to his appointment at UAB, he was associate director of bands at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Murray is a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin, and earned a Ph.D. in music education with an emphasis in instrumental conducting from The Florida State University. His primary conducting teachers were James Croft, Patrick Dunnigan and Richard Clary. He also earned his Master of Music Education and Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Florida State University College of Music. Dr. Murray is very active as a guest clinician, conductor, and adjudicator throughout the country. He has presented at numerous national and state conferences. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, the National Association for Music Education, the National Band Association the Florida Music Educators Association, and the Florida Bandmasters Association. He is also a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda, and holds honorary memberships in Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi. He was appointed to the faculty at UAB in 2017. Concert Program Thursday, 8:00 PM BJCC Theater Allegro from Symphony No. 3 “Slavyanskaya”.. Boris Kozehevnikov, scored by Bourgeois ....Wingert Jones Publications City Trees............................................................... Michael Markowski..................................................Michael Markowski Dr. Cara Morantz, Conductor Black Dog, Rhapsody for Clarinet ...........................Scott McAllister .....................................................................Lydmusic Dr. Denise Gainey, Soloist Avelynn’s Lullaby Joel Puckett.....................................................................................................................Bill Holab Music Firefly ...........................................................................Ryan George................................................................Fornine Music The Cowboys ....................................................John Williams, arr. Curnow................................Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. 43

University of Alabama Women’s Chorus The mission of the UA Women’s Chorus is to provide students, both majors and non-majors, with a choral experience that will be rewarding and life enriching. The Women’s Chorus is committed to the performance of choral music repertoire at its highest level. It is designed to provide the background, training, and experience, when coupled with prerequisite coursework in other areas needed for those wishing to enter the choral, voice, or music education fields. The ensemble experience may become a forum for the synthesis of component parts of a complete music education. The choral art is a medium for communication between people, and it is the development of this expressive communication that is at the heart of the philosophy that guides this ensemble. Conceptual Framework - University of Alabama Women’s Chorus Choral music at the University of Alabama is committed to the performance of choral music repertoire at its highest level. The purpose of the Women’s Chorus is to provide students, both majors and non-majors, with a choral experience that will be rewarding and life enriching. It is designed to provide the background, training, and experience, when coupled with prerequisite coursework in other areas needed for those wishing to enter the choral, voice or music education field. The ensemble experience may become a forum for the synthesis of component parts of a complete music education. The choral art is a medium for communication between people, and it is the development of this expressive communication that is at the heart of this philosophy. Marvin E. Latimer Jr. is currently Associate Professor, Head of the Music Education Department, and Assistant Director of the School of Music at the University of Alabama. He received a BME and MME from Wichita State University and a PhD in Music Education from the University of Kansas. Dr. Latimer taught secondary choral music in Wichita, Kansas and served as Assistant Professor of Music Education at Wichita State University prior to his appointment at Alabama. In addition to his work in education, he has been active as Church Choir Director, Community Choir Director, Performer, Music Theater Director and Producer, Technical Director, and Scenic Designer. He has published research in numerous journals and is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international music conferences and symposia. Dr. Latimer is Past President of the Alabama Choral Directors Association and Chair of the Organizational History Subcommittee of the ACDA Research and Publications Committee. Friday, 7:30 PM Concert Program BJCC Theater Lasciate i monti, from L’Orfeo . .........................................................................................Claudio Monteverdi (1586–1643) ..................................................................................................................................................................Andrew Minear, arr. .................................................................................................................................................................................Manuscript Dixit................................................................................................................................Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806) .....................................................................................................................................................................Martin Banner, ed. ...................................................................................................................................................................Lorenz Corporation Romance ...................................................................................................................................Claude Debussy (1862–1918) ........................................................................................................................................................................Alan Raines, arr. .............................................................................................................................................Alliance Music Publications, Inc. Ständchen (Op. 135) ..................................................................................................................Franz Schubert (1797–1828) ..........................................................................................................................................................................Ryan Kelly, ed. .................................................................................................................................................Choral Public Domain Library There Will Come Soft Rains .............................................................................................................Kevin Memley (b. 1971) .....................................................................................................................................................................Pavane Publishing The Thing with Feathers ...................................................................................................................... Amir Zaheri (b. 1979) .................................................................................................................................................................................Manuscript Sing You Home ................................................................................................................................................................Innes ........................................................................................................................................................................Leslee Heys, arr. .................................................................................................................................................................................Manuscript 44

University of North Alabama Chamber Choir The University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony is the premier performing ensemble for wind, brass and percussion students at the university. Members are selected through audition each semester and comprise the best musicians on campus. Over twenty unique majors are represented in the group from music education to biomedical engineering. The primary objective of this ensemble is to perform literature of the highest musical value with emphasis on works originally written for band and wind ensemble. High expectations for individual musicianship and advanced technical attainment provide members with a musically enriching and artistic performance experience. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ian Loeppky has been Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Alabama since the fall of 2003. His studies began at the University of Manitoba, continued at the University of Minnesota with Kathy Romey, and finished at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati with Earl Rivers and Stephen Coker. He has also studied with Helmuth Rilling, Dale Warland, Frieder Bernius, Martin Isepp, Charles Bruffy, and Bobby McFerrin. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Convention, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, the Alabama Vocal Association, the International Federation for Choral Music, Choral Canada, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He is a member of the editorial board for Anacrusis, the journal of Choral Canada. Loeppky has worked as a singer, scholar, conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and arranger in Canada, the United States, and Portugal. He directs the two elite choral ensembles at UNA and teaches undergraduate and graduate choral conducting, choral techniques, world music, and graduate choral literature. In addition, he is founder of the Florence Camerata, Associate Artistic Director of the Huntsville Community Chorus Association, Artistic Director of KIConcerts biennial Voices United international festival (next in Costa Rica in 2019), a frequent contributor to the ACDA Choral Journal and Anacrusis. and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the region and internationally. His works are published by Kelman Music Press, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, UNC Jazz Press, and Carl Fischer. Under his direction, the UNA Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble sing regularly at local and regional concerts, festivals, and conferences. Tiffany Bostic-Brown currently serves on the faculty at the University of North Alabama as Assistant Professor of Voice/Director of Vocal Studies and Opera Theater Stage Director. She was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees with emphasis in Vocal Performance and Music History from Louisiana State University. She also serves as Vice President for the non-profit Walk with Me Foundation, Inc., and maintains an active career as a soprano soloist throughout the region and nationally. Recent presentations include The craft behind the art: foundational techniques for healthy singing and Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle: Resources and Ideas for Pronunciation, Comprehension, and Memorization of Sung Texts  with Dr. Ian Loeppky and Taming the Intemperate classroom with Dr. Terrance Brown. Concert Program Thursday, 7:00 PM BJCC East Ballroom History of Jephthah.......................................Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674).....................................................unpublished Bruce Bishop, ed 45

Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir The Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir, under the direction of Dr. Megan Rudolph, is one of eight ensembles at Vestavia Hills High School. This group of 10-12th graders work hard all year to make sure that they have a strong understanding of music theory, musicianship, and sight-reading skills. The Honor Choir consistently receives superior ratings at State, Regional, and National adjudicated events. They have served as host choirs for many collegiate honor choirs including Mississippi State, University of Alabama, and the University of Alabama Birmingham. Additionally they have participated in the Choir Nationals in New York City (2015 and 2017). The students in the choir come from a wide variety of backgrounds in the school, and make it a point to continually try to represent themselves, their families, and Vestavia Hills High School with the utmost character, kindness, and morality. Dr. Megan Wicks-Rudolph began her teaching career in 1994 in Decatur, AL. She is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Vestavia Hills High School. At Vestavia Hills High School she oversees eight performing ensembles with over 300 students taught daily, an assistant choral director, part-time voice coach, and a part-time accompanist. Choirs under her direction consistently receive superior ratings at local, regional, and national adjudicated events. Dr. Rudolph is Nationally Board Certified (2003, 2013) and Orff Level I Certified. Her choral music experience includes directing children’s choir, middle school choir, high school choir, church choir, and teaching collegiate methods classes. She cur- rently serves as the ACDA Southern Division R&R for Vocal Jazz and Past President for Alabama ACDA. Additionally, she is an active lecturer and adjudicator throughout the United States. Megan is married to her husband Brian, and they are the proud parents of Alexis (10), Austin (8), Zach (6), and Max (4). Thursday, 7:00 PM Concert Program BJCC East Ballroom Jauchzet Dem Herren.................................................Heinrich Schutz ...........................................................................CPDL Daemon Irrepedit Callidus..........................................Gyorgy Orban..............................................................Hinshaw Music Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier..............................arr. Rene’ Clausen.................................................................G. Schirmer Down By The Riverside..............................................Stacey Gibbs.........................................................Gentry Publications Earth Song....................................................................Frank Ticheli ..............................................................Hinshaw Music The Awakening............................................................Joseph Martin ...............................................................Shawnee Press GET THE AMEA CONFERENCE APP! Schedule, Maps, Exhibitors, Twitter and more Scan to download on your mobile device - completely free. 1.Download Guidebook on the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace or visit https://guidebook.com/getit/ 2. Click Download 3. Search for 2018 AMEA Conference or scan Sponsors: QuaverMusic and Super Holiday Tours 46

AMEA 2019 Clinicians Alison Allerton is Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where she conducts the Women’s Chorale and Men’s Chorus and teaches courses in choral methods, secondary general methods, and aural skills. Prior to her collegiate career, Dr. Allerton spent twelve years as a public school choral music educator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in the Greenwich Public Schools in Greenwich, CT. She was named a recipient of the Greenwich Public Schools Distinguished Teacher Award in 2010 and the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award in 2007. In 2011, her 50-voice middle school boys select choir gave an invitational performance at the Connecticut Music Educators Association State Conference. Dr. Allerton holds a Bachelor of Music Education from James Madison University, a Master of Music in Music Education with an emphasis in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music, and a DMA in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University. Nancy H. Barry is Professor and Program Coordinator of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She earned the Master's degree and Ph.D. in music education, and certificates in Electronic Music and Computers in Music from Florida State University. Barry has published in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE, and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, and is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. Barry is an active member of professional organizations such as NAfME and the College Music Society. She served as National College Music Society Secretary from 2016 – 2018, and currently chairs the CMS Committee on Academic Careers. Franklin Bell is a practicing attorney in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University, School of Law. He is also an active musician in the Birmingham area performing with multiple ensembles and as a soloist. His practice frequently involves representing musicians in dealing with a variety of legal issues. Mr. Bell has been a presenter on legal issues for music educators at The University of Alabama, Samford University, and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Deanna Bell is the music teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary East, conductor of the Birmingham Wind Ensemble, and an adjunct music professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has worked in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia teaching elementary music, choir, and band in all grade levels from kindergarten to college. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Music Education from The University of Alabama and her Master of Music Education from Samford University. In 2010, Deanna was awarded National Board Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Music. Deanna received Orff Levels I, II, and III Certification from Samford University and Kodály Levels I, II, and III Certification from The University of Montevallo. She serves on the Alabama Kodály Educators Board, the Executive Board for the Alabama Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, and is a District 3 Chair for the Alabama Music Educators Association. Deanna is the 2016-2017 Elementary Teacher of the Year for Vestavia Hills City Schools, and a 2019 Quarterfinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award. Joe Brennan received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Temple University studying violin and trumpet. Joe works in the Haverford Township School District located in suburban Philadelphia. He is the Co-Chair of the Music Department, and is the director of the string program at Haverford Middle and High Schools, a position he has held for the past 32 years. He has presented sessions for NAfME, ASTA, MidWest, and state conferences. Joe continues to be a guest conductor and clinician for string festivals. He has twice been chosen to attend the Juiliard School’s “Conductors Workshop for Music Educators” Jennifer Canfield is a graduate of Troy University (BME and MS in Education) and Auburn University (PhD in Choral Music Education). Her teaching experience spans over 17 years in grades K-12, both in public and private schools. Dr. Canfield has recently retired from Huntingdon College, where she served as Department Chair, and Director of Choral Activities and Music Education. Since her “retirement”, she is an adjunct professor at Auburn University, where she enjoys teaching elementary education majors how to incorporate music in their general classroom. Dr. Stefanie Cash is Director of Music Education at Berry College. Dr. Cash is responsible for teaching methods and techniques classes, conducting the Berry Women’s Choir as well as supervising student teachers. She has previous experience conducting multiple collegiate choirs and also taught classes in conducting, choral techniques, choral pedagogy and choral methods. Dr. Cash also frequently serves as a guest clinician for various district and All-State honor choirs. Prior to joining Berry College, Dr. Cash served at the collegiate level as both Director of Music Education and Director of Choral Activities. Cash taught at the middle school level in Kentucky and both the high school and collegiate level in Georgia. Choirs under her direction have performed for KMEA and GMEA in-service conferences as well as the 2008 ACDA Southern Division Convention. Dr. Cash’s research interests include world music usage in choral ensembles, partnerships between music education programs and public schools and performance practice techniques. 47

AMEA 2019 Clinicians Michael Chambless is in his fourth year teaching at Thompson Middle School, and in his third year as Director of Bands. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Alabama in the spring of 2014. In college he was an active performer in the UA Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Saxophone Quartet, and Million Dollar Band. Prior to teaching at Thompson Middle School, Mr. Chambless was the band director at Hillcrest and Duncanville Middle Schools. Bands under his direction have consistently received superior ratings at Alabama's Music Performance Assessment. Rusty Courson (b. 1963) is a native of Phenix City, Alabama. Dr. Courson earned the BME (1989), MSE – Music Education (1996), and MSE – Educational Administration (2007) from Troy University, and the Ed.S. (2010) and Ed.D. (2018) in Educational Leadership from Liberty University. Mr. Courson retired at the end of the 2015-16 school year after 27 years as a music educator in the State of Alabama, and is currently serving as an adjunct instructor at Troy University in a part-time capacity. He taught at Russell County High School, South Girard School (Phenix City), Eufaula High School, and Smiths Station High School. His marching, jazz, and concert bands consistently earned Superior Ratings throughout his career, along with numerous Best In Class awards and Grand Championships. After taking a two-year sabbatical to complete his doctorate, he has returned to the classroom as Director of Bands at W.H. Shaw High School in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Courson has held leadership roles within AMEA, most recently as Past-President of ABA. Valerie Diaz Leroy joined QuaverMusic.com as a lead trainer in 2015. Before putting on the green Q, she served as a dedicated music educator for 13 years at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Valerie received her B.A. in Vocal Performance from Boston College, holds Orff Levels I & II, and Kodály Levels I & II Certifications. As part of her professional preparation, Valerie has been researching the historical evolution of musical instruments with particular emphasis on ethnomusicology and the trajectory of the banjo.  This has added value and dimension to her studies of folk music . Valerie currently lives a very music-inspired life in Maryville, Tennessee! Ellary Draper is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at The University of Alabama. Dr. Draper has worked as a music therapist with a variety of ages and populations and as an elementary general music teacher. Currently she serves as the Special Education Chair for the Alabama Music Educators Association. Her research is published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Research in Music Education, General Music Today, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. She holds degrees in music education and music therapy from Westminster Choir College, Florida State University, and The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Mark Foster is the band director at John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham and has been teaching band for 29 years. He has previously taught band Mountain Brook Junior High School, Gardendale High School, and Hueytown High School. He holds the bachelor of science, master of arts, and doctor of education degrees from the University of Alabama, as well as National Board Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. He is a frequent guest conductor at honor bands throughout the Southeast, and he maintains an active schedule of performing as a trombone player Percussionist Benjamin Fraley and clarinetist Jennifer Fraley formed the Sources Duo in 2014, and have since performed and given clinics at music schools throughout the United States. Focusing on newly written or rarely performed works, their ever-increasing repertoire is influenced by a variety of musical styles and cultures, and reflects both performers’ versatility on several instruments. The duo’s current commissions explore the sound of the E-flat clarinet and percussion with works by composers Jamie Whitmarsh, Jerod Sommerfeldt, and Danny Clay. Both Jennifer and Benjamin Fraley maintain active performance schedules in addition to serving as faculty at Troy University. Michelle Gann received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Mississippi State University. While there, she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Beta Phi honor societies. In addition, she graduated Summa Cum Laude, was inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame and was recognized as MSU’s Graduate Woman of the Year. Ms. Gann has taught high school in Alabama for twenty-six years. During that time, her bands have received numerous superior ratings at both marching and concert competitions including the Alabama State Band Festival and the Music Performance Assessment. She has adjudicated competitions and conducted honor bands at various locations across Alabama and Georgia. She is currently in her 20th year as the director of bands at Gordo High School in Gordo, Alabama. Michael Guzman is Director of Bands at Tuscaloosa County High School and also serves as Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Black Warrior Winds, an adult community band serving the West Alabama. He holds degrees from the University of Miami and Florida International University, in Music Education and Wind Conducting, respectively. For much of the last decade, Guzman has been a sought out musician and teacher in Florida and Alabama. Bands under his director in both have been consistently rated superior and he has served as an adjudicator and conductor throughout the Southeast. 48

AMEA 2019 Clinicians Libby Hearn is currently pursuing a PhD in Music Education at the University of Alabama where she serves as a graduate teaching assistant working in music education, teacher education, choral conducting, and as a research assistant. She is also serves as the accompanist and show choir director at Tuscaloosa County High School. Before moving back to Alabama in 2016, Ms. Hearn was the founder and director of Knight Fusion Singers at Marian University in Indianapolis. As an assistant professor of music, she taught courses in music theory, aural skills, vocal pedagogy, and choral/vocal music education. She also conducted the University Choir. Ms. Hearn taught for seven years as a choral educator at Hueytown High School in Hueytown, Alabama. While at Hueytown, her choirs consistently received superior ratings at state assessment and earned numerous awards and honors at contests and festivals across the southeast, including a memorable performance at the 2010 AMEA State Conference. She is the proud mother of two beautiful children, Catherine and Andrew. Dr. Tim Heath is the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Samford University, where he also serves as the Assistant Director of the Samford Wind Ensemble and serves as a conducting faculty member. BethAnn Hepburn teaches general music and elementary and junior high choirs in Streetsboro, Ohio and Ph. D. Candidate at Kent State University in Music Education. She has the distinction of Master Teacher from the Ohio Department of Education. She is a teacher education instructor for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and is on faculty for orff certification courses at Trinity University in Texas, The University of Hawai’i, The University of the Arts Pennsylvania at Villanova, and New York City ETM. BethAnn is a frequent presenter for Orff chapters throughout the United States, and has trained teachers in China, Scotland, Singapore, and India. She is the past PD chair for AOSA, and current PD chair for General Music for OMEA. BethAnn is on the Board of Trustees for the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement. She is the co-author of Purposeful Pathways, Possibilities for the Elementary Music Classroom Books I-III. Lori Hetzel is the Associate Director of the School of Music, Associate Director of Choral Activities and Full Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Kentucky where she conducts the UK Women’s Choir and the ever-popular a cappella group “Paws and Listen”. In addition to her conducting duties, Dr. Hetzel supervises student teachers and teaches undergraduate methods and choral conducting courses where she has pioneered a unique partnership program with area high schools and middle schools allowing undergraduate students to begin classroom teaching early in their curriculum and gain true ‘hands on’ experience. Hetzel is a contributing author to the new textbook Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for Success. Among her many academic accomplishments, she was the recipient of the University of Kentucky “Great Teacher of the Year” award in 2000, a finalist for the Provost Awards for Outstanding Teaching in both 2009 and 2010, and the winner of the Robert K. Baar Choral Award in 2011 “given to one choral director in the state who exhibits outstanding leadership in choral music and promotes music education in the state of Kentucky.” Lori Hetzel received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin/Green Bay, the Master of Music from the University of Missouri/Kansas City and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University. Matthew Hoch is Associate Professor of Voice and Coordinator of Voice Studies at Auburn University, where he teaches applied voice, diction, and vocal literature courses. Prior to coming to Auburn in 2012, he spent six years as Assistant Professor of Voice at Shorter College, where he taught applied voice, vocal literature, and served as Coordinator of Voice Studies. Dr. Hoch is the 2016 winner of the Van L. Lawrence Fellowship, awarded jointly by the Voice Foundation and NATS. He is the author of three books, including A Dictionary for the Modern Singer (2014), Welcome to Church Music & The Hymnal 1982 (2015), and Voice Secrets: 100 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Singer (2016), coauthored with Linda Lister. He holds the BM (summa cum laude) from Ithaca College with a triple major in vocal performance, music education, and music theory; MM from the Hartt School with a double major in vocal performance and music history; DMA from the New England Conservatory in vocal performance; and the Certificate in Vocology from the National Center for Voice and Speech. In addition to his academic life, Dr. Hoch is also Choirmaster and Minister of Music at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn, Alabama, where he lives with his wife, Theresa, and three children: Hannah, Sofie, and Zachary.  Jeremy Howard received a BME in vocal music education and an MM with an emphasis in the Kodály philosophy from Morehead State University. He holds certification in all three levels of the Kodály teaching method. Additionally, he studied at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary during the summer of 2011. Mr. Howard currently serves as the 3 Year-Old through 8th Grade General Music Teacher and Choir Director at Christ the King Cathedral School in Lexington, Kentucky. He is active as a conductor for Honor and Festival Choirs, a clinician for several music educator workshops and conferences, and teaches Kodály certification courses in Alabama and Kentucky. He is the president of the Kentucky Association of Kodály Educators (KAKE), and a member of Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE).Jeremy resides in Lexington with his wife, Laura, also a music educator, and their son,Michael Rhys. 49

AMEA 2019 Clinicians Kristi Howze has been teaching for the past twenty-four years. Mrs. Howze earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Samford University and her Masters in Education at Auburn University. During Mrs. Howze’s twenty-four years of teaching she has not only taught elementary music, but has also had experience teaching 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades as well as high school chorus. She is currently the Lower School Music teacher at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, Alabama. During Mrs. Howze’s fourteen years at UMS-Wright she has directed over 75 fully staged musicals with elementary and middle school students. Jane Kuehne (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor of Music Education at Auburn University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, and supervises graduate research. Her primary research and study areas include teaching sight-singing, pre-service music educator biases, string/orchestra music education access and opportunity (with Dr. Guy Harrison), and most recently critical race theory (theories) self-study and effects of bias in education. Dave Lawson  is a highly trained woodwind clinician  that has been teaching woodwinds for over 13 years. He earned his Bachelor’s in Clarinet performance and Music Education from Reinhardt College (University). He has taught clinics from ele- mentary school beginners to high school seniors auditioning at the college level. He has learned from and taught next to such esteemed directors as Mrs. Mary Land, while she was the director at Pickens Middle School, and Daniel Gray, while he was at River Ridge High school. Dave is a professional clarinet and alto sax player, recently performing with Tara Winds at their GMEA Performance in January of 2014 and again at Midwest in December of 2015. Dave regularly performs with The Dalton- Whitfield Community band in Dalton, GA, the Alpharetta City Band in Alpharetta, GA, and the American Patriot Winds in Woodstock, GA. Dave has studied clarinet with Andrea Strauss, Mariano Pacetti, John Warren, and both clarinet and sax with Mitchel Henson. Dave maintains a busy private studio that ranges from beginners to retired beginners from 7-67. All of Dave’s middle and high school students are required to audition for All-state. Dave’s studio is fast paced, intense and filled to the brink with fun. Dave also runs a woodwind repair shop where he fixes instruments for schools and private students. Currently, we have three apprentice woodwind techs and nearly 150 instruments that our shops owns that we are fixing, renting, or selling. Dave has also taught numerous repair courses throughout the southeast. In 2017, Dave taught sessions at the Alabama Music Educators Convention (AMEA), the Georgia MEA, the Tennessee MEA, West Georgia, and Reinhardt University.  Rob Lyda is the music teacher at Cary Woods Elementary School in Auburn, Alabama. Throughout his career he has taught music classes for students in grades K - undergraduate. He earned the BME at Troy University and the MEd and PhD in Music Education from Auburn University. In addition to his academic degrees, he completed studies in in Kodaly, World Music Drumming, TI:ME, is an Orff-Schulwerk (Levels I-III & Master Class) certified teacher. Rob regularly presents sessions on technology integration and general music education at state, regional, and national conferences. He contributes curriculum materials for NAfME publications, the Alabama Symphony’s children’s concerts, and other state and national groups. He holds memberships in Alabama Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education, American Orff Schulwerk Association, Phi Kappa Phi, and the National Band Association. Currently, he serves as the National Chair of the NAfME Council for General Music Education and Secretary of the Elementary Division of AMEA. Mary McGowan is in her 25th year of teaching instrumental music and her 3rd year as the Director of Bands at Adamson Middle School in Rex, GA. Her Bands have consistently earned Superior Ratings at performance evaluations and music festivals in Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Tennessee, Louisiana and Florida. Her students have participated in GMEA District 5 and 6 Honor Bands. Students under her direction have also been accepted as fellows with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program. She has served as a clinician/session presenter for Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton County Schools, Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia (2017) and the Alabama Music Educators Association In –Service Conference. (2018) Previous teaching experiences include New Orleans Public Schools, Atlanta Public Schools. Clayton County Public Schools and Spelman/Morehouse Colleges. She is also a Volunteer Family Mentor on the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program committee. Ms. McGowan is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, and received a Master of Secondary Education Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, and is pursuing an Educational Specialist Degree in Music Education at Piedmont College. She also is a private instructor in clarinet and oboe. Dr. Cara Morantz joined the faculty at UAB as Assistant Director of Bands in the fall of 2014. She is a part of the instructional team for the Marching Blazers, the Wind Symphony, the Symphony Band, and the Blazer Bands. In addition, she provides instruction in music classes including courses in music education.  50