AMEA 2006 Keynote Speaker
Clinicians and Performers Fran Page
Fran McCachern Page is Professor of Music at Meredith College, where she teaches meth- ods courses for music education majors and K-6 teacher licensure students. As the Coordinator of Music Education, she advises music education majors and directs and super- vises student teaching. Dr. Page is a Past-President of the North Carolina Music Educators Association and Past Chair of the Arts Education Coalition (AEC).
She is President of
Southern Division MENC: The National Association for Music Education and in that capacity serves on the National Executive Board of MENC: the National Association for Music Education. In July of 2004, Dr. Page was named "Tar Heel of the Week" by the Raleigh News and Observer. She is the founder and conductor of the Capital City Girls Choir, a three-choir organization for community girls from ages nine to eighteen. The choir has a busy performance schedule both in the United States and abroad. Performance ven-
ues include the Spoleto Festival, Washington National Cathedral, and St. Paul's and Canterbury Cathedrals in England and British Columbia. CCGC was the honor choir for the Children in Harmony Festival in 2002. Dr. Page has a B.A. in music education from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina and an M.M. and Ed. D. in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds Orff Levels I, II, and III certification. Recognized for her expertise as a children's choral specialist, she frequently conducts workshops and festivals. She also has done consider- able work in the area of curriculum integration and arts curriculum planning and assessment and consults with schools in that capacity. She has done considerable work in the area of curriculum integration and arts curriculum planning and assessment and consults with schools in that capacity.
Keynote Speaker Scott Lang
For almost a decade, Scott Lang has been educating and entertaining student and adult audi- ences of all ages through his workshops and keynote presentations. Large and small venues alike, Scott consistently finds creative ways to ensure laughter in learning as he provides attendees the tools necessary to deal with their own lives, their organizations, or their schools. Attendees consistently rank Scott's workshops as the top sessions at events. He not only provides an insightful educational presentation, but also provides his audiences direc- tion on how to implement their new-found knowledge into action. Scott's workshops are a perfect companion to his keynote presentations and can be customized and/or created to meet your organization's needs. Scott received his Bachelor of Music Education in the Fall of 1988 and completed his Masters Degree in Secondary Educational Administration. Prior to arriving at Marcos de Niza High School in 1999, Mr. Lang was Director of Bands at Tempe High School In Tempe, Arizona, where his bands per- formed at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship, twice at the Arizona Music Educator's Convention and M.E.N.C's Biennial Conference with the CANADIAN BRASS. Mr. Lang's bands have consistently received Superior and Superior with Distinction ratings in the Concert, Marching and Jazz arenas. Mr. Lang was the 1995 recipient of the Governing Board award of Excellence and 2001 recipient of the Diablo Award for Educational Excellence. In addition, he is listed in "Who's Who in American Education." Mr. Lang is also the co-founder of the Southwest Leadership Summit, which deals with the development of student leadership in high school students. In 2003, Mr. Lang was named as one of "50 Directors Who Care" by SBO magazine. Mr. Lang currently resides in Tempe, Arizona with his beautiful wife and life companion Leah and their newborn son Brayden. He can often be found at home sweeping up the tremendous amount of dog hair Samba and Grainger leave behind.
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