Higher Education


Reaching Out to Higher Education Music Faculty Kimberly Walls, President, Higher Ed Division


By the time this column is published, the 2006 In- Service Conference will be in the past. The Higher Education Division sponsored several sessions that contributed to music faculty professional develop- ment, especially in the area of student advising. We appreciate Carol Prickett and Skip Snead (University of Alabama) for presenting information on the transi- tion from community college to four-year institutions. Thanks to Ginger Zingara (Troy University) for dis- cussing music student mentoring. Representatives of music teacher education programs across the state participated in the curriculum sharing session, aug- menting information shared and ideas generated. We also appreciate the help from presiders Julie Skadsem (U of A) and John Jinright (Troy) and site assistant Rob Lyda (Auburn). We encourage music faculty to propose ses- sions for the 2007 In-Service Conference that would count toward their Creative Activity or Service to the Profession as well as promotion and tenure. We solicit presentations or panels that cross music department specialties and that would apply to all music faculty. For example, departmental faculty may present how their department has addressed some of the "newer" NASM requirements. Topics such as the following deserve attention: integrating music improvisation, world musics, and cur- riculum adjustment due to PRAXIS II. Other topics that would be interesting to HED members include faculty issues such as preparing for promotion and tenure, connections between private studios and ensembles, and communi- cation between the music department and the education department. Please watch the Ala Breve for the proposal form, or contact one of the HED officers to propose a session. Generally, propos- als are due June 1. Speaking of Creative Activity and Service, the Ala Breve is a great outlet for publication. If you have a short article addressing music teaching, please email it to me and I will be sure to forward it to the Editor, Garry Taylor. We have instituted an email list


of music faculty in Alabama, with email February 2006


addresses gleaned from college web sites. Several addresses were rejected by the servers, so you have not received any messages, then please let me know. So far the only announcements have con- cerned the conference and the state course of study revision, but the list is also appropriate for announc- ing job openings, requests for graduate assistants, and calls for collaboration on performance or research. If you have an announcement or question to post to the group, please email it to me. Also, let me know if you wish to be removed from the list or if you know of somebody who has been omitted from the list.


Dr. Jeanette Fresne from the University of South Alabama was elected to the office of Secretary- Treasurer. She is an excellent addition to the HED officers and she will have ideas to increase the divi- sion's service to music faculty. Please be in touch with any of the officers if HED may be of assistance to you:


Kimberly C. Walls kim.walls@auburn.edu 334-844- 6892


Julie Skadsem jskadsem@bama.ua.edu Jeanette Fresne jfresne@usouthal.edu


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