Alabama Vocal Association Jane Powell, President
Testing is behind us! The State Choral Performance
Assessment and Solo/
Ensemble Assessment adjudication sheets are in our hands.
The All-State Show
Choir, All-State Choir, and Alabama Honor Choir festivals are now merely DVD recordings that evoke wonderful memories. Our spring concerts are once again being staged and the last song of graduation will soon be sung. Another school year is almost done! Amazing!! The amount of success that we have enjoyed, or didn’t enjoy as the case may be, is directly connected to the level of preparation that has preceded each event. WOW! What an awesome responsibility to realize that…if it is to be, it is up to ME!! It is huge to know that the planning, organization, teaching, and registering, are my responsibility, as the teacher, and if done well will ensure the success of the students in my charge!
For the past 2 years I have challenged the membership to read the AVA handbook regularly, prepare students adequately for
auditions and festivals, do things in a timely manner, and then to communicate well. It is my hope that we have a renewed or continued commitment to each of these areas as we begin to turn our attentions to a new year. Being a member of possibly the greatest profession gives us the opportunity to start over each August and once again strive to positively affect the lives of our students.
As I write this final article and look back over the past couple of years what comes to my mind is basically this,…I Am Blessed! I have been given the opportunity to audition hundreds of the best choral students in the country to participate in various AVA choirs. I have been surrounded by a dedicated, service oriented, governing board in the Alabama Vocal Association. The AVA membership is made up of some of the most dedicated choral directors to be found anywhere and I count it an honor to have been chosen to lead them. Through my association with a host of clinicians I now have friends all over this country that have had a positive impact on my life. I have served and worked alongside a professional group of men and women on the AMEA board that gives me assurance that the future of
music in Alabama is in great hands. I am comforted in the knowledge that we will all stand together to keep music alive in Alabama. We will not let our voices be silenced!
With regards to AMEA…
..the deadline for entering an application to present a session or bring a performing choir to the AMEA In-service Conference is June 1. The 2013 dates are January 10-12 in Montgomery. That is a week earlier than usual. Look for all the necessary forms in this edition of the ala breve or go to the
alabamamea.org website.
Once again, I am thankful for the opportunity to have served the AMEA & AVA organizations. It has been an honor to represent the interests of the AVA membership and the many students that are served through it. I encourage each of the directors to remain active in the organization, grab hold of every opportunity to grow, and involve every student possible in the sponsored festivals of AVA.
I leave you with a quote from Arnold H. Glasgow…..
Success is simple……
..Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time!
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Middle School SSA Con 10 May/June 2012
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