Ethan Lolley - President, Collegiate AMEA
What a conference this past weekend turned out to be! I hope you were able to make the most of this opportunity to not only gain insight from superb clinicians but also to network with the best music educators in the state! How refreshing it was to see so many new faces attend this year as the number of collegiate members in attendance drastically increased! Looking back on my term as collegiate president, I am humbly thankful for the opportunity to serve you all. If we really think about it, we as future educators are servants for education, constantly giving of
I would also like to share a very recent success from our collegiate chapter at UNA. During January we hosted an All State band workshop for the first time. 12 students from area schools registered, attended, and received All State prep instruction from members of our NAfME chapter. Each student was given the opportunity to comment about his or her experience. One student commented, "I now feel like I have the confidence to make All State" As I read this to our UNA chapter, we were all reassured just why we want to be music educators. In reality, we teach so much more than music; we are teaching life skills that will stick with students for the rest of their lives. Not only did we gain experience as active teachers, but even more so, students came out feeling more prepared for their audition. I encourage you all to try a clinic like this for band, orchestra, or choir All State auditions. It was a wonderful experience we plan to continue on every year.
In closing I want to congratulate the newly elected collegiate board voted on by our members at the collegiate luncheon.
ourselves so those young music makers may experience the same passion for music that we have all been blessed with. Music in itself is a purely selfless art form, one that I know is my calling in life.
For those that attended the Collegiate Summit, I hope you came away with knowledge to better serve you in your future classroom. I thought our clinicians were top notch. If you are interested in discovering more about each topic discussed, their contact information is as follows:
Elementary session - Becky Halliday:
ahaliday@montevallo.edu Alexander Technique session - Barbara Hudson
Barbara.Hudson@
snead.edu
The proposed by-law making the vice presidency a two-year term commitment in which the vice president moves to president was passed and took effect immediately. I have no doubt that Stacy will lead this collegiate division to more growth and great success. I hope all our paths cross again as I begin my life of music education. Thank you all for sharing this experience with me. I am a better person because of it.
Yours in service, Ethan Lolley Past Collegiate President
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President: Stacy Daniels, University of Montevallo Vice President/President Elect: Thad Walker, University of Montevallo Secretary: Mai Yamane, University of Alabama
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