AMEA 2010 Clinicians and Performers Dr. Myrtice Jackson-Collins,
Associate Professor of Music at Jacksonville State University, teaches Introduction to Music, Class Piano, and Survey of Black Music. She also directs the exciting JSU Gospel Choir which has performed at Disney World and on international television. She received the following degrees from Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN: Bachelor of Science (Music Education), Master of Science (Music Education) and EdD in Educational Administration. She is author of a book and CD entitled Rap N Facts that teaches multiplication and addition facts to rap music. She has given several presentations on the subject. Currently she is researching shape note music from an African-American perspective. Prior to joining JSU, Dr. Collins was a music specialist for the New London School System in Connecticut. She also sang back up for the legendary Jimmy Hendrix and traveled with the USO to Germany, Denmark, England, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria and Sweden.
The Muscle Shoals High School Concert Percussion Ensemble was created in 2003 as a major performing ensemble. It is a class that coincides with concert band during the spring semester. From 2003-2008, the group performed on spring concerts and for local elementary schools. The group also performed at many in-state percussion festivals usually in the Birmingham area. In 2008, the ensemble became members of the Southeastern Colorguard Circuit and Winterguard International and began competing within the Concert Percussion Open Class. In 2008 and 2009, the ensemble won their class at SCGC championships. In 2008, the ensemble finished with a bronze medal at WGI World Championships. In 2009, the ensemble won the Gold Medal at WGI World Championships. The ensemble this year will be competing in the Concert Percussion World Class.
The Vestavia Hills Elementary Central Honor Choir consists of 123 5th grade students.
Sid Hearn is Assistant Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Marian University in Indianapolis, recently named by Halftime magazine as the city that is the “center for the music arts.” Dr. Hearn teaches trumpet,
instrumental, music education, and technology courses in the Music Department and maintains an active schedule as a consultant, adjudicator, designer, and guest conductor across the Midwest and Southeast. His trumpet teachers include Dr. Ramon Vasquez at Auburn University, and Dr. Edd Jones at the University of North Alabama. He studied arranging with Dr. Johnnie Vinson, and wind conducting with Dr. Rick Good. His experience teaching in the public schools of Alabama includes posts as Director of Bands at Falkville High School and Deshler High School, where his bands consistently earned superior rating. Dr. Hearn received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of North Alabama (1997), and the Master of Education (2004) and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education (2009) degrees from Auburn University. Sid's research interests include recruitment and retention of music teachers and technological applications to music education, including distance learning. He is a member of College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society, Instrumental Music Teacher Educators, MENC, Society for Music Teacher Education, Technology Institute for Music Educators, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
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