AMEA 2006
Clinicians and Performers
The Robertsdale High School Rhythmics is an auditioned women's ensemble comprised of sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors. Over the past five years at district solo & ensemble festival, these girls have earned all superior ratings in the ensemble category as well as all superior and excellent ratings in the solo category.
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addition, they participate each year in the district large group performance evaluation and have made two appear- ances at the state level, earning superior ratings for both performances. The Rhythmics are consistently represent- ed in the All-State Choir and the AMEA Honor Choir, and many of the girls have participated in the Treble Song
Honor Choir conducted by Henry Leck and sponsored by the Mississippi Girls' Choir. In constant demand throughout Baldwin County, the Rhythmics are a familiar sight at community and school events, including such places as Christmas in the Park, Bellingrath Gardens Magic Christmas in Lights, Business After Hours, Spanish Cove Social Club, Robertsdale Health Care Center, Baldwin County Principals' Meeting, Chamber Prayer Breakfast, and the Alpha Delta Kappa State Convention and Founders' Day Ceremony. The Rhythmics present three concerts at the high school each year and also perform holiday programs for the local elementary schools. When asked the origin of the group's name, their director responds, "When I first arrived at RHS six years ago, the very first song this class learned was The Rhythm of Life. It has become our theme song, and we sing it on every concert."
Susan L Smith is an experienced educator in the Virginia public school system that has taught privately and was an adjunct professor at Troy State University in Alabama. She is affiliated with The National Association for Music Education (MENC) and the Florida Music Educators Association.
A graduate of the University of North Alabama and the University of Memphis, Dan Havely
was director of bands at Athens, AL High School from 1966-2000. He has served as president of the Alabama Bandmasters Association, the Alabama Chapter of International Association of Jazz Educators and Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, honorary bandmasters fraternity. He was inducted into the Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 1999 and was a finalist for Alabama Teacher of the Year in 1998. His arrangements for band have been published by Warner Brothers Music and Arrangers Publishing Company. He currently serves as associate band director at McGavock High School in Nashville, TN and continues to direct the Athens State University Community Band which he found- ed in 2003. His clinic, "15 Minutes To A Better Sounding Band", is based on his 35+ years experience developing supe- rior results from school bands.
June Hinckley was the President of MENC: The National Association for Music Education from 1998 to 2000. She also served on the writing team for the 1994 National Standards for Music Education. As MENC President, Hinckley conceived and initiated Vision 2020: The Housewright Symposium on the Future of Music Education. This effort has been credited with providing a blue- print for music education into the 21st Century. Currently the Music and Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist for the Florida Department of Education, Hinckley's responsibilities include providing lead- ership for arts education for the 3,500 schools and developing programs to foster excellence in the
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