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AMEA 2013 Clinicians


Dr. Scott L. Phillips is Assistant Professor of Music Technology at UAB. He teaches computer music, directs the computer music ensemble, and supervises the music technology internship program. He is an expert in the field of music technology curriculum, and is an Oxford University Press Author. Phillips serves on the Board of Directors of the Technology Institute for Music Educators. He has made presentations at numerous state, regional, and national conferences. He has also provided professional music technology and recording studio training to hundreds of musicians across the United States for top music technology hardware and software companies.


Dr. Richard Bell holds bachelors and masters degrees from Florida State University and a doctorate from the University of Georgia. He taught middle and high school orchestra in the Clayton and Henry County Georgia schools for 29 years. During his school career his orchestras performed for the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference and the Southern Division MENC Conference. He is the conductor of the Southern Crescent Symphony and orchestra conductor and assistant professor of music at Clayton State University. Dr. Bell has served on the faculty of Reinhardt University and as president of the Georgia Music Educators Association and the Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. He has presented sessions at the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference, the American String Teachers Association National Conference and the Music Educators National Conference.


Dr. Andy Nevala currently directs Jazz Ensembles I and II, The Latin ensemble, and two combos, along with teaching Improvisation and several private jazz students. He was formerly the Coordinator of Jazz Studies at California State University, Stanislaus, where he conducted the Jazz Ensemble, Combos I-V, the Latin Ensemble, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and taught courses including Jazz Pedagogy for the Music Educator, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, Jazz Piano, Jazz Arranging, and Private Lessons to the upper-division Jazz Studies Majors. Dr. Nevala has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on nine different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002). He also maintains an active performance schedule in the San Francisco area and across the United States and Europe. Dr. Nevala holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Piano Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Boise State University. His professional affiliations include ASCAP and AMA.


Paul Gulsvig, All-State Show Choir Vocal Clinician


Paul Gulsvig taught vocal music for 33 years, and retired in 2006 from Onalaska High School in Onalaska, WI, where he taught for 28 of those 33 years. Paul’s desire to positively inspire all teachers and their students led him into a retirement career that he refers to as More Than Music. This career includes serving as retreat presenter, show doctor, motivational speaker, as well as conducting leadership and in-service workshops for school districts. He has assisted a wide variety of schools, including elementary, middle and high schools, college and graduate programs. Paul also serves as a show choir adjudicator and clinician, as well as All-State and Honor Choir clinician. His varied expertise and encouraging love of students and teachers has taken him to Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota, as well as his home state of Wisconsin. He is most proud of his three children who have college degrees in music, two of which are choral conductors. In his spare time you will find Paul on the golf course, working out at the fitness center, or spending time with his grand twins, Hailey and Riley.


Jarad Voss, All-State Show Choir Choreographer Jarad currently lives in Branson MO. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is now a freelance choreographer and performer specializing in hip-hop and urban jazz styles. A former dance captain for the Wisconsin Singers and Six Flags Great America Chicago, Jarad has worked on different festivals, musicals, and industrials. A clinician and choreographer at Show Choir Camps of America, Show Choir Camp Europe, Mt. Shasta, and the Southern Experience, Jarad clinics and choreographs many show choirs and dance troupes throughout the nation.


Frank B. Wickes, Alabama Intercollegiate Band Clinician


Frank B. Wickes served as director of bands at Louisiana State University from 1980 to 2010. Wickes held the rank of full professor in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts. He received degrees from the University of Delaware and the University of Michigan. In 1999 Wickes was honored at LSU with an endowed Alumni Professorship, and in 2000 he received special recognition from the Chancellor for 20 years of distinguished dedication to LSU and his profession. In April 1994 he was featured in the cover story of Instrumentalist magazine. Additional honors include the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Medal in 1996, the Phi Beta Mu National Bandmaster of the Year in 1998, the presidency of the National Band Association (1988-1990), the Southern Division presidency of CBDNA (1988-1990), and presidency of the American Bandmasters Association (1997- 1998). In 2008 Wickes received the National Band Association's highest honor, the AWAPA (Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts) Award for excellence and exceptional service to the band profession. In November 2009 he was elected to the Louisiana Music Educators Hall of Fame, and in February 2010 he was inducted into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. In December 2010 he received the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Medal of Honor.


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