AMEA 2013 Clinicians


Little Tweaks for your Budding Clarinetists: A Band Director's Guide to Teaching the Clarinet 5th - 12th Grade Saturday 9:15 - 10:15 am.


Dr. Yasmin A. Flores is the Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at the University of North Alabama where she teaches clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, and freshman music theory. She received her Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from West Texas A&M University in 2003 where she studied clarinet with Doug Storey. In 2005, she received her Master of Music in Multiple Winds from Florida State University where she studied clarinet with Dr. Deborah Bish. In the fall of 2009, Flores was graduated from the University of Iowa with a DMA after studying clarinet with Dr. Maurita Murphy Mead. Flores recently played one of the three pieces from her dissertation, Concertstück für Clarinette und Orchester by Gustav Adolph Heinze, at Clarinetfest in Lincoln, Nebraska.


The Music Technology Landscape - Thursday, 3:40 - 4:30 pm


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.


Advocacy from the School House to the State House - Thursday, 9:15 -10:15 am How to Save Hours with your First Ten Minutes - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm


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.


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.


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.


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