AMEA 2007
Clinicians and Performers The band program at
Smiths Station was founded in the early 1960's.
While the
band was founded as a result of interest in providing halftime entertainment for what was at that time a very small K-12 school, it has evolved into one of the larger and more prestigious band pro- grams in the State of Alabama. The "Panther Spirit" Marching Band is very active and has par- ticipated in various competitive events throughout the Southeast over the last several years. The band has received nothing but Superior Ratings in over 20 years and has received numerous Best
In Class awards and several Grand Championships. The band has made several regional trips over the years to locales such as Orlando, New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mobile, and the Florida and Alabama Gulf Coast. They had accepted an invitation to participate in the London New Year's Day Parade on January 1, 2002, but had to decline the invitation as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In November 2005, they traveled to New York and Philadelphia, where they were one of eleven bands selected from throughout the United States to participate in the Boscov's Thanksgiving Parade before a regional television audience. The Philadelphia Parade is the oldest Holiday Parade in the country and was originally known as the Gimble's Thanksgiving Parade. The band also strives to support community efforts not only within Smiths Station and Lee County, but surrounding areas as well. In recent years, the band has performed for many events representing the Smiths Station community, and has also performed at the request of Delta Airlines and the insurance icon known through- out the world for its talking Duck, AFLAC.
Smiths Station is also known for their quality concert program. The
Symphonic Band began participating in District Festival in 1995. A Concert Band was added in 2000. Each group has received straight I's along with a recommendation to State Festival since their inception. The Symphonic Band received an Excellent Rating at their first attempt at State in 2001 and has received a Superior Rating each year since. They also performed at the 30th annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic in 2003 and will be featured at the Alabama Music Educators Association State Inservice Conference in January 2007.
Margaret Campbelle-Holman
is an educator, composer and music education consultant with over 30 years experience. Currently teaching Musical Beginnings at The W. O. Smith Nashville Community Music School, she also con- ducts The MET Singers Honor Choir, a performing arts education program of Choral Arts Link, Inc. Her guidance as artistic director has provided choral arts mentoring for music educators, pre-service music education majors and choral performance training for upper elementary, middle and high school singers. She develops presentations for classroom and music educators focused on integrated arts using critical and creative thinking skills. Called on by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Primarily Arts Network (PAN) project (2000-2002), she led curriculum retreats, demonstration lessons (on school sites) and mentored teacher training in individual classrooms. PAN was designed to enhance and enrich the educa- tion of public school students via the integration of music in the curriculum, for faculties of three participating schools in the Chicago Public Schools. Considered probationary schools in the state of Illinois, faculty participation was an effort to increase their Illinois test scores. The end of the project’s three year cycle showed significant improvements on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Illinois Standards Achievement Tests.
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