From Elem/Gen... Sharon August, President, Elementary/General Division


AMEA has many exciting opportunities for learning throughout the year. The Fall Workshop, with Festival clinician Sue Mueller, will be held October 3. Please look over the information below and send in your registration form as soon as pos- sible. On October 2, the fourth Elemen- tary Music Festival will be held at the Wright Center of Samford University with Sue Mueller. The Festival will have approximately 300 participants. The AMEA In-Service will be held January 21-23, 2010. The Elementary/General Division welcomes Peter and Alice Ami- don to Alabama. They will share their


ideas on teaching traditional dance and singing games to children, as well as lit- erature and storytelling in the elementary classroom. They will also be facilitating an evening community dance for teach- ers. The Keynote speaker, John Feier- abend, will speak on the topic: Endangered Musical Minds. John will also present sessions on Conversational Solfege, a music literacy method for use in general music class. Vestavia Central Elementary School Choir and Jack- sonville State University’s Children’s Opera Theatre will be performing. You won’t want to miss the great line-up of


sessions and perform- ances found at this year’s conference!


Our division has a few vacancies in the Board of Directors. Dan Norris, former District 7 Chair, has generously agreed to be our Interim Secretary, taking the place of Karla Hodges as she begins her new position in middle school. This leaves us with a vacancy in District 7, as well as the vacancy in District 1. Please let me know if you are interested.


From Research... Diane Orlofsky, Chairman, Research Division CALL FOR ABSTRACTS


Here is a gentle reminder for all researchers: If you would like to submit a research abstract for the research poster session that we schedule for AMEA, please do so electronically by November 15th (deadline has been pushed back by two weeks to accommodate busy schedules!)


AMEA Governing Board Meeting Minutes


The AMEA Governing Board met at the University of Alabama, Hotel Capstone on August 15, 2009. The meeting was called to order at 12:00 noon by AMEA President, Pat Stegall. Present at the meeting: Pat Stegall, Garry Taylor, Carla Gallahan, Steve McLendon, Damion Womack, Chuck Eady, Marcy Wilson, Jenney Mandt, Mary Jo Lakin, Carl Hancock, and Sharon August.


The minutes of the June 9, 2009 meeting were read by Recording Secretary, Carla Gallahan. Carl Hancock (Sharon August) moved to accept the minutes as read. Passed.


The financial report was presented and discussed by Garry


Officer, Representatives, and Division Reports were presented and may be viewed online at


ala breve


Taylor. Marcy Wilson (Steve McLendon) moved to accept the financial report as presented. Passed.


Please email your one to two page abstract (as a WORD document, please, with no name or institutional affiliation on it) and a separate contact title page to me.


The session provides an informal way for researchers to give an update on their research. Various stages of completion are acceptable and abstracts from public


www.alabamamea.org Old Business


The MENC Southern Division Leadership Board Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA September 13-14, 2009. AMEA will be represented at this meeting by Pat Stegall, Garry Taylor, Steve McLendon and CMENC President, Jenney Mandt.


Vice-President


An orientation session for new Division and AMEA Officers was discussed. We will continue to work on consistency in this endeavor and continue discussion at the Leadership Breakfast at the 2010 AMEA Conference.


All officers were reminded to encourage members to submit articles for the Ala Breve.


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Steve McLendon (Chuck Eady) presented a motion for AMEA to provide one night hotel accommodations for another CMENC officer to attend the SDMENC Leadership Symposium in Atlanta, GA September 13, 2009. Passed


The AMEA awards were discussed and voted 7


school teachers, graduate students, and higher education folks are all equally welcome!!!


My email address is: dorlof@troy.edu. Please identify "research abstract" in the subject line.


See you in January! upon.


A discussion occurred on the possibility of beginning an Intercollegiate Honor Band and an Intercollegiate Honor Choir to be held as part of the AMEA In-Service Conference. A committee was established to gather information and interest on this and will present a report at the January Governing Board Meeting.


Conference planning and scheduling occurred.


All membership are reminded to encourage student participation in FAME, the application is in the Ala Breve and online.


The next meeting of the AMEA Governing Board will be January 20, 2010 at 6:30 pm at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.


Pat Stegall (Chuck Eady) adjourned the meeting at 2:54 pm.


Respectfully submitted, Carla Gallahan, Recording Secretary


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