“I have a dream…” Dr. King’s words and sentiments echo throughout our country in the hearts and minds of many people. The AMEA governing board is dreaming of a state filled with musically literate people who participate in music and support music in their communities. Just as Dr. King took action to make his dream come true, so is your AMEA governing board working to make its dream come true.
For example, advocacy has become an important focus of the board. Dr. Sara Womack and the advocacy committee, with the assistance of ProCat recording, created an advocacy video. Free copies of the dvd were distributed at the recent conference. Please use these copies of the video to promote music education in your area of the state. You can email Dr. Womack at
sara@music.org for more information about the video. Another aspect of the board’s dream is an invigorating and informative state
conference. We continue to dream, think, plan, and seek to improve future conferences. Next year’s conference will feature
the Alabama Symphony
Orchestra in addition to outstanding clinicians and presenters to inform and inspire us to do a better job as music educators. The board continues to strive to have quality exhibitors at
Elementary/General Division Beth Davis, President your dreams
for
yourself as a music educator and your dreams music
for your students.
the
conference. We need your help. Please contact your favorite vendors and invite them to participate in our state conference next year. There is strength in numbers, so we are encouraging all of you to contact vendors and encourage their participation.
Sometimes, despite our best intentions and efforts, we lose sight of our dreams. Disappointments and distractions can interrupt our pursuit of those worthy dreams, goals, and plans. A great opportunity awaits you. A workshop is coming soon, which will offer you the opportunity to recharge and refocus on
Please make plans to join your colleagues on Saturday, February 25 for the AOSA workshop entitled Under Construction.
The
workshop will be held at Gwin Elementary in Hoover from 9:00 – 3:00. The presenters for this workshop are Randy Delelles and Jeff Kriske. These music educators will inspire you. It is an opportunity that you do NOT want to miss. You can email the president, Karla Hodges, at
alabamaaosa@gmail.com for more information. See you there.
Until we meet again for networking, inspiration, and information, keep dreaming. Our students deserve our best efforts.
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