Past President Pat Stegall Muscle Shoals High School 1900 Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 pstegall@mscs.k12.al.us (256) 389-2682 School


President Steve McLendon Dothan High School 1236 S. Oates St. Dothan, AL 36301 dhstigerband@aol.com (334) 794-0146 School


President, ABA John Cooper Austin High School 1625 Danville Road SW Decatur, AL 35601 john.cooper@dcs.edu (256) 355-3829 School


Executive Director Editor, Ala Breve Garry Taylor 1600 Manor Dr. NE Cullman, AL 35055 (256) 636-2754 amea@bellsouth.net


Treasurer Karen Hickok Northside Intermediate School 601 North 5th Street Opelika, AL 36801 (334) 745-9731 hickokkaren@bellsouth.net


President-Elect Sara Womack Greystone Elementary School 300 Village Street Birmingham, AL 35242-6447 (205) 439-3200 sara@music.org


President, AOA Clay McKinney Booker T. Washington Magnet School 632 S. Union Street, Montgomery AL 36104 Clay.McKinney@mps.k12.al


President, Elem/Gen Beth Davis


Somerville Road Elementary P910 Somerville Road SE Ja Decatur,e AL 35601 Fl2o5r6-559-0i207


resident, AVA n Pow ll


6brdavis@crismson.ua.edu Florence, AL 35633 (256) 768-2460 Office (256) 768-3105 Fax jane@alavocal.org


ence M ddle School 48 N. Cher y Street


Collegiate MENC Advisor Moya Nordlund Samford University School of the Arts/ Division of Music 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 (205) 726-2651 minordlu@samford.edu


Recording Secretary Carla Gallahan 212 Smith Hall, Troy University Troy, AL 36082 (334) 670-3502 School cgallahan@troy.edu


President, CMENC Dakota Bromley 639 County Road 40 West Prattville, AL 36067 (334) 303-0275 dbromley@forum.montevallo.edu


President, Higher Education Timothy Phillips Troy University 227 Smith Hall Troy, AL 36082 (334) 670-3190 tphillips16791@troy.edu


ala breve the official publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association August/September 2011


Back to School issue www.alabamamea.org


AMEA Governing Board 2011-12


Garry Taylor, Editor & Advertising Manager 1600 Manor Dr. NE Cullman, AL 35055 (256) 636-2754


amea@bellsouth.net


ADVERTISING & COPY DEADLINES Fall (Back to School) issue: July 15


Winter (Conference) issue: September 15 Spring (All-State) issue: January 15 Summer (Digital Only) issue: April 15


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The National Association for Music Education, a voluntary, nonprofit organization representing all phases of music education in schools, colleges, universities, and teacher-education institutions. Active MENC/AMEA membership is open to all persons engaged in music teaching or other music education work.


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