Collegiate Division
Back To School Jonathan Lindsay, President, CMENC
Yet another academic year begins with hopes and aspirations. For many, this will be their final year and for some their first. No matter what year you are you can be assured that many opportunities lie ahead. For those of us who are upperclassmen this is a great opportunity to mentor those who will be beginning their first year of college. Our influence on our young colleagues will have a profound impact as to who succeeds and who fails in the realm of music education. As obvious as it may seem, sometimes we forget in our busy schedules to meet and greet the incoming freshmen and discuss with them the bene- fits of CMENC as well as learn a little bit about them and where they come from. This being said, whether you are an officer or not in your chapter, take time out in the beginning of the year to befriend someone new and instill with them some of your upperclass wis- dom.
Please visit
alabamamea.org and click on the CMENC link and review the revised CMENC state constitution. My fellow officers and I have worked very hard to make changes that will benefit the state as a whole. We will be voting on this amended version of the constitution at the upcoming AMEA conference. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions concerning the changes.
During this coming semester I will be traveling to individual chapters to meet with officers as well as sit in on some of your chapter meetings. This will be an excellent opportunity to contribute and share knowl- edge about chapters activities such as recruitment and
fundraisers. This will also be a great opportunity for individual chapters to give input on issues such as the state conference as well as any future summits. I will be in contact with chapter presidents soon to begin scheduling these meeting times.
If you have not already done so please mark your calenders for the upcoming AMEA conference. We have already scheduled some amazing clinicians that will be bringing informative as well as exciting infor- mation about various aspects of music education. We currently have a wide variety of topics specifically tailored for collegiate students such as jazz education, orff techniques, running your own music festival and much more. These clinics will offer valuable knowl- edge that will be useful to those of you preparing to enter the workforce for the first time. Make plans now to support your collegiate division by attending these clinics and better prepare yourself as a future music educator.
We have all probably heard the saying " you should act your way into a new way of thinking rather than think your way into a new way of acting". As a new year begins we should set new goals as students and pledge to act our way into these goals rather than think our way into them. Take time out during your busy rehearsal and practice schedules to determine whether you are meeting your academic and profes- sional goals. Reflecting on our progress will help us determine what steps to make next during our colle- giate career.
Elementary General Division-
Fall Workshop Lee Campbell-Towell
Mountain Brook Elementary School 9am-3pm
September 17, 2005 32 ala breve - August 2005
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