From the ABA...
Chuck Eady, President, Alabama Bandmasters Association
In order to help directors have a clearer accountability of our organization. Please
understanding of MPA sightreading read over these proposals in the October
Be Committed expectations, we will post the ‘UIL ala breve so that you may be able to cast
Sightreading Criteria’ used for music an informed and responsible vote.
What an exciting and
selection for each band classification
In response to our professional
challenging time for the Alabama
I would like to thank John Cooper and the
development clinics at the Summer
Bandmasters Association. This school
Music Selection Committee for their
Conference we are going to offer a link
year will see perhaps the most drastic
work at the summer meeting. We now
on our web site to view and copy
change in the history of our organization
have our cumulative list updated and are
handouts from our outstanding clinicians.
with the implementation of our ABA
in the process of adding more selections
We hope this will be a great resource for
Music Performance Assessment. The
from the Teaching Music Through
our own directors as well as others who
board and MPA committee have worked
Performance series.
visit our web site looking for ideas to
diligently to foresee and solve problems better their own programs.
before they occur, but we know there will
We also have two other committees at
still be issues to face. The board has
work on different projects. One
As you can see, there are great
accepted this challenge and is unified in
committee is focusing on improving our
opportunities for growth as we meet the
their commitment to make our Music
present Solo/Ensemble Festival while
many challenges ahead. I urge you to take
Performance Assessment a success.
another will be assessing the success of
advantage of the professional
Thanks to their hard work at our summer
our new All State Bands format.
development offerings at our upcoming
meeting we now have our first official
AMEA Conference. We must never
ABA Music Performance Assessment
There will be two proposals to be voted
become complacent. We must continue to
Adjudicator List. More information
on at our AMEA Conference meeting.
look for ways to improve individually and
concerning the process for adjudicator
One concerns the offering of a
corporately. We must be unified in our
certification will be forthcoming from Mr.
“Comments Only” opportunity at the
purpose and committed to make the
Harry McAfee and the certification
Music Performance Assessment. The
Alabama Bandmasters Association the
committee.
other concerns establishing a fiscal year
very best that it can be. As always, if I can
and auditing process for the financial
be of assistance, please let me know.
10 August 2009
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