From Higher Ed...
Mark Walker, President, Higher Education Division
taking place throughout Alabama that has Finally, Dr. Diane Orlofsky, as Research
the potential to impact our future practice Division chair, is heading up the creation
and the education of our students. of an Editorial Board to facilitate the
review and publication of articles for a
The AMEA Conference concluded last At the HED business meeting, the peer-reviewed section of the Ala Breve.
Saturday and if you were not able to division voted to create a new President- This truly exciting development will
attend, you missed something really Elect office. The President-Elect’s provide yet more relevant and topical
special. The slate of clinics and sessions, primary responsibility will be to organize research to our state publication. I will
throughout the divisions, were superb. and preside over the HED Recital Series disseminate the details of the Editorial
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser was the keynote and assist the President with the selection Board and policies/practices in a later
speaker, and - as those of you who have of clinics for AMEA. He or she will edition of the Ala Breve.
had the singular privilege of hearing Dr. assume the office of the President after
Tim speak know - he filled the AMEA her or his term concludes. Additionally, it This is an exciting and challenging time
General Session with a renewed sense of was decided that the Poster Session and for Music Education, not only in our state,
purpose, mission, and enthusiasm. We all HED Mixer would take place at the same but also throughout our country. If the
got a “pat on the back” from Dr. Tim and time and place, so that the HED members 2009 AMEA Conference is any
everyone left the session with a joyous can socialize and review important indication, Alabama is on the right track,
sense that, regardless of the various research at the same time. Also, the and we can be proud of our work, our
hardships music educators sometimes members present discussed possible HED institutions, and our students.
face, we are on the right track. keynote speakers and clinicians for the
2010 Conference.
The HED sessions were well attended and
well received. Dr. James Zingara and the
Troy University Trumpet Ensemble
presented an excellent clinic with
illustrative live examples of innovative
rehearsal techniques with homogenous
instrument groupings. Dr. Jane Kuehne
presented a very interesting and
interactive session on teaching sight
singing to beginning choirs and Dr. Rudy
Barraca presented a lively and
illuminating session on teaching music
appreciation. Additionally, the HED
Recital Series “Old Chestnuts and New
Favorites” again displayed the prodigious
talent, artistry, and teaching that is taking
place in Alabama’s universities. We truly
have world-class artist-teachers in studios
throughout our great state. Special thanks
goes to Dr. Tim Phillips, Professor of
Clarinet at Troy University, for organizing
this recital series. Finally, emerging
research was presented at the annual HED
Research Poster Session. This session is
particularly important because it offers a
showcase for important research that is
18 February 2009
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