AMEA 2008 Clinicians and
Performers
Ed Sueta
received a B.A. from High Point University and an M.A. from
Teacher’s College, Columbia University. An acclaimed clinician, educator and composer, Ed has conducted workshops throughout the United States and
Canada. His enthusiastic style and keen insight have motivated and inspired thousands of music educators. As an accomplished musician, he has performed with the New Jersey Symphony and pit orchestras of Broadway Shows. Ed’s teaching experience includes band, recorder and orchestra. He developed his Recorder and Band Curriculums over the course of his thirty years as a music educator. His Band and Recorder Methods are based upon melodic and rhythmic concepts which lead to superior reading and per- formance skills.
Encore! serves as ambassadors of Jacksonville State University. The show choir consists of music and nonmu- sic majors from the University. With a repertoire of Broadway show tunes, vocal jazz, rock and rhythm and blues, this group demonstrates versatility in programming. The ensemble performs at least twice on campus in con- cert, but is in constant demand to perform at local and regional events as entertainment, but also for recruitment to JSU. From sporting events, to school events to civic events, audiences enjoy the choreographed singing of Encore!
Marvin E. Latimer Jr.
is currently Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of the University Chorus at the University of Alabama. He received a BME and MME from Wichita State University and earned a Ph.D. with honors in Music Education from the University of Kansas. He taught secondary choral music in Wichita, Kansas High Schools for 28 years and has served as Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas and as Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of the Women’s Ensemble at Wichita State University. 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. Dr. Latimer has published articles in the Choral Journal and the International Journal for Research in Choral Singing. Additionally, his research has been presented at state, regional, national, and international conferences including the Third International Conference on the Physiology and Acoustics of Singing, York, England and The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VI, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He current- ly serves as Editorial Associate for the International Journal for Research in Choral Singing. Dr Latimer’s professional distinctions consist of numerous choral convention performances including the Kansas
Music Educators Association State Convention, American Choral Directors Association Regional Convention, and Music Educators National Conference National Convention. He also received recognition on two occasions as a University of Kansas GTA Distinguished Service Nominee; and as a recipient of the Wichita Public Schools Certificate of Merit, the Mary Jane Teall Award for Scenic Design, and the University of Kansas School of Education Certificate of Appreciation. Dr. Latimer is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the Alabama Vocal Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, and the Voice Care Network.
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