Ethan Lolley - President, Collegiate AMEA Greetings again from North Alabama!
It is my hope that you all have had wonderful opportunities this summer to promote music education wherever life has taken you! As for myself, this has been a summer filled with unforgettable musical experiences. I had the honor and privilege of joining the staff of the George N Parks Drum Major Academy as a collegiate Impact Team Leader. There’s nothing quite like being surrounded by almost 100 other passionate young leaders who are eager to learn every skill it takes to make them more efficient, productive and successful within their high school bands. Being a college drum major myself at the University of North Alabama Pride of Dixie Band, I thought I knew pretty much what it takes to be successful, but I was humbly reminded that learning never stops. I hope to take some of the information I learned at DMA and use it within my own college band! Use every chance to engulf yourself with musical experiences to keep the learning wheel spinning!
As for NAfME, what a productive summer this has proven to be with the AMEA governing board. I received all collegiate session proposals for the AMEA conference 2014. Along with my fellow collegiate officers, Stacy and Schuler, we chose 10 top-notch sessions, including topics such as passing the praxis, transitioning from college student to teacher, and conducting gestures. Please go ahead and make plans to attend this conference. Many universities offer funding for student organizations. Our NAfME chapter at UNA receives funding in full for our members to attend the conference by the student allocations funding. Look into your university’s student engagement offices and ask!
Now, I am happy to say that planning for the 2013 collegiate summit is in its final stages. We hope to have a certified specialist in the Alexander technique to lead a session, and many useful workshops that benefit choral, instrumental, and orchestral music education students alike! If you have
suggestions, I love hearing your feedback! The collegiate summit will be held in November. As soon as I receive confirmation from the university hosting the summit concerning their availability, I will email each chapter president and let them know, which brings me to my final request. I ask that every chapter president email me their chapter’s current officers and their contact information, so I can communicate more effectively with each chapter. Like always, contact me anytime with suggestions, questions, or comments. As many of you are soon to be teaching high school band camps across the state or preparing for your own college band camps, I encourage you all to be a shining example of what our state has to look forward to in future music education.
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