ala breve August 2005 Garry Taylor, Editor


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News/Features


7 FAME - Future Alabama Music Educators 24 Minutes from general sessions and governing board meetings 26 AMEA Division Events Calendar 29 Auburn University Music Department Announces New Faculty 30 Preparing for the Marching Band Season 34 National Anthem Project 36 AMEA Governing Board Directory


Departments


2 President’s Message 3 Treasurer’s Message 4 AVA 11 IAJE 15 ABA 16 Elementary/General 18 Research 20 AOA 22 Higher Education 32 CMENC


Forms


8 AMEA Pre-Registration Form 9 MENC Membership Form 7 FAME - Future Alabama Music Educators


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS American College of Musicians .................2 American Orff-Schulwerk Association.......5 Art’s Music Shop.........................back cover Auburn University Music Department .....13 Auburn U. Jazz and Show Choir Festival..22 Auburn U. Honor Band Festival...............25 Auburn U. Music Scholarships.................35 Demoulin.....................................................5 Dixie Classic Festivals..............................14 Fiesta-val.....................................................6 Hoover Invitational Band Festival............21 J.W. Pepper................................................17


Jupiter Music...............................inside front Lee University...........................................23 Majestic.....................................................34 Midwest Clinic..........................................10 National Adjudicators Festival..................12 Ross Mallets................................................4 Tri M Honor Society in Music..................28 University of Alabama................inside back ....................................................................... University of Alabama-Birmingham.........30 University of Memphis .............................20 University of Montevallo..........................16 University of South Alabama....................33


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