Lori Ardovino - President, Higher Education Division
Greetings fellow music educators,
I hope that everyone has had an easy start to the semester.
It seems like the first month of classes have flown by.
We are very excited about the upcoming 2013 AMEA Conference. The Higher Education Division has some very exciting and interesting presentations scheduled. These include sessions by Dr. James Zingara, UAB, Dr. William Powell, Auburn University, Dr. Jonathan Whitaker, University of Alabama, Dr. Andy Nevala, Jacksonville State University, Dr. Scott Phillips, UAB, Dr.
Yasmin Flores, University of Alabama, Florence, and Ian Loeppky, University of Alabama, Florence.
The Higher Education Poster Session will be headed up by Dr. Jane Kuehne, Auburn University.
submitting proposals can be found on the AMEA Conference website.
A form for If you
should have any questions about submitting a proposal, please contact Dr. Kuehne at
kuehnjm@auburn.edu.
The Higher Education Recital is still accepting proposals for chamber music ensemble performances. There is room for 3-4 more groups, so if you are interested, please contact me at
ardovinl@montevallo.edu. In order to
perform, please make sure that your NAfME membership is current. We ask that each group selected to perform limit your selection to no more than 8 minutes. This will allow us to have more groups perform during our 50 minute slot.
As part of the 2013 conference, we would like to once again feature small ensembles in the many lobbies of the Convention Center in between events. If you have an interest in having a group perform, please find
a lobby
performance application on the conference page of the AMEA website. November 15 is the deadline.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the conference in January!
Carl Hancock - AMEA President-Elect GATHERING DATA:
A BRIEF REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
provided at the conference and on the AMEA website.
"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self."
– Benjamin Franklin
For the past two months, the AMEA Board has worked on developing two new tools to help us learn more about our association. The first will be used at the 2013 In-Service Conference when we unveil our new online conference evaluation portal. Unlike last year, 2013 attendees will have the opportunity to evaluate and comment on individual clinic sessions as well as provide feedback about the entire conference. Your evaluations will be compiled and forwarded directly to clinicians and division presidents. Peer evaluation is a standard practice in our profession and after going through the extraordinary effort of preparing and presenting a clinic, we think our presenters need to know your thoughts about what worked and what can be improved. Directions on how to use the evaluation portal will be
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In the last issue of the Ala Breve, President Womack set out the ambitious goal of conducting a statewide census of all music teachers and programs. To meet this benchmark, we created an online survey designed to gather information about your experiences and credentials. Whether we are conversing with school administrators, the state department of education, or our representatives on Capitol Hill, advocacy without solid “data” to back it up, falls on deaf ears. We need to know precisely who is teaching music, what our teaching loads look like, and how many students we serve. We also need to reach out to those teachers who are not members of our association, in public and private schools, as our music advocacy efforts benefit everyone. To get started, please visit
www.musiceducation.ua.edu/amea. Your information is considered confidential and private.
Throughout history, philosophers imbued a variety of meanings to the maximum, “Know Thyself” and as Socrates (through
Plato) would attest, it is perhaps one of the greatest challenges and an essential part of having an enriching life. It is time to take a close look at our profession and in turn acquire the strength that comes from knowing ourselves. It will be a difficult journey, but the rewards are worth the struggle.
2013 AMEA In-Service Conference Quick Facts
Dates: January 10-12, 2013 Location: Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center
Special Performance: Alabama Symphony Orchestra with featured guest Gabriel Kahane, Friday evening, January 11.
Keynote Speaker: Composer and singer- songwriter Gabriel Kahane, Friday, 10:30 am.
AMEA Welcome Reception: Lobby Performance Applications are due by November 15. See the AMEA website for the form
FAME applications are due by December 28. See the AMEA website for the form
Check back often for conference updates at
www.alabamamea.org/conference
October/November 2012
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