From Elem/Gen... SharonAugust, President, Elementary/General Division
We had an exciting and energizing weekend on October 1st and 2nd! The fifth annual AMEA Elementary Music Festival was successful and rewarding thanks to our clinician, Cristi CariMiller, our Festival Director, Dr. SaraWomack, and through the generosity of Dr. Moya Nordlund and SamfordUniversity. More than four hundred 4th and 5th graders gathered on the stage Friday night for a memorable concert. A highlight of the concertwas theWorld Premiere of Sansa kroma by Cristi Cari Miller, a piece that was commissioned by the AMEA Elementary/General Division. It was dedicated to the memory of Sara’s mom, Rebecca Leinfelder.On Saturday,AMEA colleagues gathered at Samford for an AMEA/AOSA workshop with clinician Cristi CariMiller for a full day of lesson ideas and active music making!
AMEAGoverning Board MeetingMinutes August 14, 2010
Montgomery Renaissance Hotel
The AMEA Governing Board met at the Renaissance Hotel inMontgomery,Alabama on August 14, 2010. The meeting was called to order at 10:12 a.m. by AMEA President Steve McLendon. Present at the meeting: Steve McLendon, Garry Taylor, Pat Stegall, Karen Hickok, Carla Gallahan, Chuck Eady, Martha Lockett, Taylor Sparks, Sara Womack, Tim Phillips, Sharon August, Jane Powell, Clay McKinney, Pat Blackwell, andMarcyWilson.
Theminutes of the June 10, 2010meeting of the AMEA Governing Board were read by Recording Secretary Carla Gallahan and approved as read.
The financial report was distributed and discussed. Pat Stegall (MarcyWilson)motioned to accept the report. Passed. This report is available online at
alabamamea.org
Officer, representatives, and division reportsmay be viewed online by visiting our website,
www.alabamamea.org
MENC Week in Washington, D.C. – a large number of our governing board and Alabama music educators attended this conference and reported on a wonderful music education experience.
ala breve
The 2011AMEAConferencewill be held in Montgomery this year, and this is a conference you will not want to miss, so make your reservations now! We had over 30 session proposals to choose from, and have tried to include as many and varied sessions as possible. Karen Medley is our featured clinician, and she will be leading sessions on children’s literature and recorder, as well as sharing lessons for themusic classroom. Wewill also have several sponsored presenters including a return of the amazing John Feierabend. There will also be two performing groups. Cliff Huckabee will be bringing his Eagleairs Chorus from Montgomery Academy,
and the
Birmingham Children’s Choir Una Voce under the direction of Amanda Klimko will be performing. Our own Chris Byars will be presenting a session on recorder, and percussionist Dave Holland will be
Old Business Alabama
Intercollegiate Band – an
organizational board has been selected and information will be distributed to all collegiate band directors in September. Ray Cramer will conduct the inaugural performance of this ensemble at the 2011 AMEA In-Service Conference.
Taylor Photography will be photographing the 2011AMEAIn-Service Conference.
Timothy Phillips, President of the Higher Education Division, reported that the division is continuingwork on implementing a peer-review article submission process for the Ala Breve.
Many volunteers will be needed at the 2011 on- site conference registration. Division presidents should send information to Karen Hickok regarding volunteers to assist with registration.
A discussion occurred on the responsibilities of the AMEA Treasurer and AMEA Executive Director. Changes will be made in the AMEA by-laws to accurately reflect the responsibilities of each position.
ProCat was selected by the Board to record the 2011 AMEA In-Service Conference. Specific conference needs were addressed and will be written into the contract.
AMEAConference location for 2013 and 2014 – proposalswere submitted fromtheMontgomery Renaissance Hotel, the Huntsville Von Braun
presenting a session as well as leading a drum circle on Friday night. We will have four outstanding sessions on Saturday, so be sure tomake reservations for Friday night.
I look forward to
renewing old friendships, meeting new friends, learning, growing and sharing with all of you in January!
Upcoming Events
1.AOSA2010 ProfessionalDevelopment Conference in Spokane,Washington November 3-6.
2.AMEA2011 In-Service Conference January 20-22, 2011
Center, and the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center. After discussion, Chuck Eady (Marcy Wilson) motioned to hold the conferences at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel. Passed. The dates for these conferences are: January 10-12, 2013 and January 23-25, 2014.
Adiscussion, review of nominations, and voting occurred on the AMEA Awards: Outstanding Music Educator, Barbara Odom Award, and OutstandingAdministrator.
New Business
The MENC Southern Division Meeting will be held in Atlanta on September 12-13, 2010. Members of theAMEAGoverning Boardwill be participating in this meeting.
FAME – A discussion occurred on the FAME Registration fee. Chuck Eady (Karen Hickok) motioned to change the registration fee to $20.00. The motion passed.
A discussion occurred on the possibility of incorporating time with state legislatures at the AMEAConference.
AMEA Conference planning and discussion occurred.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Carla Gallahan AMEARecording Secretary
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