AMEA 2014 Clinicians


Dr. Artie Almeida has taught for 35 years and is the music specialist at Bear Lake Elementary school in the Orlando FL area, where she teaches 1150 K-5 students. Her dynamic performing groups have performed for MENC, AOSA, and on the NBC Today Show. Artie was chosen as Florida Music Educator of the Year, and was also selected as an International Educator 2006 by the Cambridge England Biographical Society. She was a Teacher of the Year at the school level 6 times and was recently chosen as a University of Central Florida Alumni of the Decade. In addition to her public school teaching duties, Artie is an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida, teaches applied saxophone lessons and performs on historical winds with the early music ensemble Ars Antiqua.


Lori F. Ardovino is Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone at the University of Montevallo. She is an active performer, clinician, adjudicator, and writes CD reviews for The Clarinet, official journal of the International Clarinet Association and for the International Association of Women in Music. Dr. Ardovino has been a guest recitalist at a number of colleges and universities across the United States and has performed at numerous national and international festivals. In 2011, she was Composer-in- Residence with Escape to Create in Seaside, FL, and also received the 2013-2014 Alabama State Council for the Arts Artist Fellowship. She is an active composer and has had her works performed across the United States, Japan, Canada and Italy. Her recent CD, From A Crack In The Wall, Clarinet Music by Alabama Composers, was released in January 2013. She has numerous publications of solo and chamber music. Potenza Music publishes her music. She is currently President of the Higher Education Division for AMEA and is the Composition Competition Coordinator for Alabama Music Teachers Association. Lori Ardovino received the Doctorate of Music degree in clarinet performance from the Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, the Masters degree in Clarinet Performance/Woodwind Specialist from Michigan State University and holds degrees in Music Education and Clarinet Performance from Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN. She is an Artist/Clinician for the Conn-Selmer Company.


Alabama Honor Choir Clinician


Associate Professor of Choral/Vocal Music at St. Olaf College, Dr. Christopher Aspaas received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, his M.M. in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University in East Lansing, his B.M. in Voice Performance from St. Olaf. Christopher has served on the faculties of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington and Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Aspaas is also active as a tenor soloist, performing Bach cantatas with Helmuth Rilling and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Evangelist roles in the John and Matthew Passions of Bach with the Bach Collegium of Fort Wayne, Ind., and other solo roles with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in Russia. Aspaas traveled to San Luis Obispo, California for a performance of Franz Josef Haydn’s Theresienmesse and Johann Michael Haydn’s Requiem with the Cuesta Master Chorale and Orchestra. In March, Aspaas returned to the role of Evangelist in the St. John Passion at Wingate University, under the direction of Dr. Kenney Potter.


All State Middle School Jazz Band Clinician - Kim Bain is in her eighth year as Director of Bands at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Ensembles under her leadership have consistently been cited for musical excellence at both the state and national levels throughout her 25 years of teaching. Ms. Bain was named 2012 Teacher of the Year for the Vestavia Hills City Schools. In 2013, her Pizitz Symphonic and Concert Bands performed at the Music For All National Middle School Music Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to this honor, the John Phillip Sousa Foundation recently awarded the Sudler Cup to the Pizitz Band program. In 2014, the Pizitz Symphonic Band will perform at the CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference at the University of North Florida. While at Pizitz Middle School, Ms. Bain’s bands have received special recognition at Festival Disney, All-Star Music Festival, and OrlandoFest in Orlando, Florida, and at Heritage Music Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. She has served as a clinician for the Alabama Bandmaster’s Association and guest conducted numerous honor bands and camps in Alabama and Georgia. Ms. Bain is an active freelance musician in the Birmingham area. She has performed in the orchestras of the national tours of Cinderella, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, and The Color Purple. She has also performed with Temptations and Four Tops as a member of the Tuscaloosa Horns. Ms. Bain is a member of the Just Friends Little Big Band, the Joe Giattina Orchestra, and the Chris Moore Project.


Dr. Frank Buck has served as a teacher, principal and central office administrator during a career in education spanning almost 30 years. He realized early that getting organized and managing time well makes life easier. Dr. Buck adopted and perfected tools which have been with him throughout his career, and for over 10 years has shared those ideas in workshops designed for those in education. His blend of content and humor has made him a favorite with audiences. Dr. Buck’s books, Get Organized! Time Management for School Leaders and Organization Made Easy! Tools for Today's Teachers capture those ideas in an easy-to-read, “nuts-and-blots” approach to time management and organization. Whether one’s preference is to organize with paper or with a digital system, Dr. Buck’s approach makes getting organized easy. Presentations at national conferences include the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Middle School Association, and National Staff Development Council. In addition to the books, his articles have appeared nationally in Principal magazine. In October 2010, Audio Education Online featured Dr. Buck in their "Final Word" segment. In 2011, his work appeared in webinar form with the Illinois-based Ed Leaders Network. Dr. Buck has been named to Who's Who in American Education, Outstanding Young Men of America, and has numerous honors in the field of music education, including the National Band Association Citation of Excellence. As a principal, he was honored state wide through the Alfa “Teacher of the Month” program. As a central office administrator, he is a recipient of the “Chiquita Marbury Award for Technology Innovation.” As a speaker, the University of Montevallo College of Education named him an "Outstanding Alumnus" for his work in professional development.


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