Karla Hodges - President, Elementary/General Division
Greetings to my friends in the Elementary/ General Division of AMEA! It is with great excitement that I write to you today. I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful summer where you took exciting trips, made lasting memories, and had time to relax.
Now it is the time of year where we once again reflect on the past and look ahead with anticipation and excitement. I am excited about the upcoming year in the Elementary/ General Division.
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board met in June for a Strategic Planning Meeting where ideas were shared to make our division stronger and better. You will be hearing more about these great ideas soon.
joining us this year to share her magnificent ideas with us. It has been several years since we have had her present for us and we are thrilled to have her back. We will also have with us, Steve Campbell, drummer, educator, and creator of Dancing Drum. We will be “Drumming Up Character” with him day and night. Our very own Theresa McKibben will be sharing “A Few of Her Favorite Things”. We will also have sessions discussing technology, classroom management, using the guitar in the classroom, advocacy, and lots more!
As you can see this year’s conference will have something for EVERYONE, so go ahead and make plans now to attend.
Also, this year we have some exciting Professional Development opportunities available for you. On Friday, October 4 we will have the Eighth Annual Elementary Music Festival at Samford University. We currently have 45 schools registered to participate in this exciting event. Thank you for supporting this wonderful opportunity for our students, parents, and schools. You will not want to miss the evening concert at 6:30 PM in the Samford University- Wright Center. This year our conductor is Dr. Maribeth Yoder-White who will also be our clinician for the Fall Workshop on Saturday, October 5 at Samford University. Dr. Yoder-White is a certified Orff-Schulwerk specialist and will be sharing some of her fabulous ideas for the elementary music classroom.
The 2014 January In-Service Conference in Montgomery, AL is one that you will not want to miss. I am excited to announce that Artie Almeida will be
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It is an honor and privilege to serve as your President for the next two years. My goal is to continue the tradition of excellence that has been established before me. I also want to see us grow as a division and become better connected with one another across the state. One way that you can help us reach this goal is by attending our Fall Workshop and January Conference. You can find out more about these events by visiting
www.alabamamea.org and clicking on the Elementary/ General Division link at the top of the page. Alabama is blessed with a talented group of elementary music educators and YOU are one of them. Come and connect with others at these two professional development opportunities that actually pertain to what you teach everyday- MUSIC!!!
As always, I am here to serve you and so are our other officers and division chairs. Please do not hesitate to contact one of us if you have a question or if we can be of assistance to you. We are stronger as a united body of music educators and together we will make a difference! Have a great start to your school year and I will see you in October!
August/September 2013 Upcoming Dates:
• October 4 Elementary Music Festival at Samford Univ. with Dr. Maribeth Yoder-White
• October 5 AMEA/AOSA Joint Workshop at Samford with Dr. Maribeth Yoder-White
• October 27-30, 2013 NAfME National In-Service Conference Nashville, TN
• November 13-16, 2013 AOSA National Professional Conference Denver, Colorado
• January 23 – 25, 2014 AMEA State In-service Conference Montgomery, AL
• March 1, 2014 AOSA Spring Workshop with Brian Burnette
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