Jody Powell - President, Alabama Vocal Association LOOKING AHEAD
As I sit here writing this article, I must stop and think,”Where did the summer go?” I hope all of you have had a wonderful restful summer. Now it is time to start thinking ahead to the next school year.
The AVA Summer Board meeting was held in the first week of June in Mobile. A lot of work was accomplished through the diligence of all present. Your AVA Board works extremely hard for this organization.
It is not only at the
meetings, but, most of the time, on their own time. There is always so much to do and so little time to do it. All of these folks give of themselves and their time unselfishly to benefit the association. Take a little time and thank them for all they do. They deserve it!
Looking ahead, we have a fantastic year in store for us in AVA. Fall Workshop will be held September 6-7, 2013 at the University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building in Tuscaloosa. Thank you to Dr. Marvin Latimer for this opportunity. This
Workshop is always a great time to rejuvenate your expertise so that you may take the things you learn back to your classrooms.
We will have several
different types of sessions this year along with the usual All-State reading sessions. J.W. Pepper will be sponsoring a New Teacher Luncheon as well as providing the All-State music packets and a really fine reading packet of music that you can use with your choral groups. If you are a new teacher or a teacher that has taught for just a few years, please plan to attend this luncheon.
All-State Show Choir Auditions will be held in October as well as our regular All- State Auditions in early November. This is an Honor Choir year so we will have our screenings in late November and early December. Also, the OCS/OA/ME auditions will be held during November and December. AMEA is set for January 23-25, 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Montgomery. We will hold All-State Show Choir and Honor Choir at this conference.
All-
State is Schedule for April 3-5, 2014 at Samford University in Birmingham. During the interim and following AMEA,
each District will hold their Solo/Ensemble and SCPA events. As you can see it is going to be another busy year.
As we begin our new
year of choral music in our schools, strive to touch each student’s life. It is our duty to develop these students and to set them up for success in life. Choral music is one of the main ways this can be accomplished. In the words of John Sykes, President of the popular VH1 television program Save The Music, “In every successful business there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’, and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.” If you need anything, please contact your District Chair and ask. We are all here to serve you.
Check the website,
www.alavocal.org. It will have all of the newest information for you to use. I look forward to seeing each of you at Fall Workshop. Have a great year! Jody
AMEA Presidents - Past to Present
1946 Yale H. Ellis 1948 Walter A. Mason 1950 Vernon Skoog 1952 John J. Hoover 1954 Lamar Triplett 1956 Carleton K. Butler 1958 Mort Glosser 1960 Wilbur Hinton 1962 Lacey Powell, Jr. 1964 G. Truman Welch 1966 Jerry Countryman 1968 Floyd C. McClure
ala breve
1970 Jerry Bobo 1972 Frances P. Moss 1974 George Hammett 1975 Frances P. Moss 1976 S. J. Allen 1978 W. Frank McArthur, Jr. 1980 Paul Hall 1982 Lacey Powell, Jr. 1984 Johnny Jacobs 1986 Merilyn Jones 1988 Ronald D. Hooten 1990 Ken Williams
1992 Dianne Johnson 1994 James K. Simpson 1996 Johnnie Vinson 1998 Michael Meeks 2000 John McAphee, Jr. 2002 Tony Pike 2004 Becky Rodgers 2006 John Baker 2008 Pat Stegall 2010 Steve McLendon 2012 Sara Womack
13
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40