James Zingara - President, Higher Education Division
I am honored to serve as the incoming President of the Higher Education Division of AMEA. I would like to take this opportunity to thank past-president Lori
Ardovino for her leadership and welcome Mildred Lanier from Jefferson State Community College as our new HED Secretary/Treasurer.
Our AMEA Conference offers a rich variety of sessions, clinics and performances that reach out to a broad spectrum of educators at all academic levels. As with previous conferences, the 2015 AMEA Conference will feature many HED sessions that will overlap into other interest areas including Band, Orchestra,
Vocal, Collegiate and
Elementary/General Divisions. In addition to these sessions, we would also like to offer activities that are endemic to higher education; the goal here is to attract new colleagues and their students to Nafme and AMEA membership and participation through expanded conference activities and performance opportunities.
To this end, we are adding some new events to the 2015 AMEA Conference. Common to all HED faculty members are concerns regarding tenure, promotion, overloads, salary, assignments, and other factors that impact HED educators. This year we will offer a panel discussion consisting of department chairs from around the state to discuss these as well as other topics. It is my pleasure to announce that we have a fantastic panel assembled which includes Dr. Sara Lynn Baird (Auburn University), Dr. Kathryn Fouse (Samford University), Dr. Alan Goldspiel (University of Montevallo) and Dr. Charles “Skip” Snead (University of Alabama). I would like to ask that the HED membership submit the questions and discussion points; you can send these inquiries to our HED e-mail:
ameahed@gmail.com. I hope in future years to expand the panel discussion to other areas of HED.
The second new idea is to address some of the needs of our applied instructors. Our band, choral and orchestral colleagues have the opportunity to have their groups perform at the AMEA Conference. This is a noteworthy accomplishment and provides obvious benefits to the students,
their respective school and the attending audience. In the higher education world, many times applied teachers have smaller chamber ensembles that have logged many hours of rehearsal and performance that I believe should have the opportunity to be showcased at the state conference. With this in mind, for this year’s conference, we will convert the previous HED Faculty Recital into a University Ensemble Showcase. The idea here is to make the opportunity to perform at the state conference a noteworthy and prestigious endeavor. If you would like to have your group perform, please send an e-mail including your proposed program information (title, composer/arranger and movement titles) and personnel list to
ameahed@gmail.com by November 1st, 2014.
I am greatly looking forward to the many opportunities to meet and work with new HED colleagues from around the state. Please do not hesitate to write me if you have any questions or ideas concerning the future activities of the Higher Ed Division. In the meantime, please accept my best wishes for a rewarding and successful school year!
2015 AMEA In-Service Conference Quick Facts
(The October issue of Ala Breve will provide complete details of the conference, including the schedule, performing groups, clinicians, etc. This quick guide is provided in advance for your convenience.)
Dates: January 22-24, 2015 Location: Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center Lobby Performance Applications are due by October 1. See the AMEA website for the form. FAME applications are due by January 9. See the AMEA website for the form. Pre-Register on-line (
www.alabamamea.org) Or, print and mail the pre-registration form on page 36 of this issue.
Reserve a room at the conference rate: Click on the link on the main page of the AMEA website.
Or, call toll free: 800-266-9432 Check back often for conference updates at
www.alabamamea.org/conference
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