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5.....................................................................................................AMEA Directory 10....................................................................2015 AMEA Conference Quick Facts 18 .............................................................................Phi Beta Mu “Tips That Click” 20........................................................................AMEA Presidents - Past to Present 22 ............................................................................................Campus Connections 22..................................................Minutes of the AMEA Governing Board Meeting 23...........................................An Unexpected Invitation: A Collegiate’s Perspective


26 .......................................................................... The Importance of Music Study 30 - 31.................................................AMEA State and District Calendar of Events 32.........................Why I Want To Be A Music Educator (FAME Scholarship Essay)


35 .............Listen and Learn: The key to Successful Secondary General Music Education 39.............................................................AMEA Industry/Institutional Membership


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Mouchette Enterprises............................26 Music Advocacy Groundswell................40 NAfME Collegiate .................................25 NAfME In-Service Conference..............15 QuaverMusic.com.....................................7 UNA Department of Music.....................29 UA Bands................................................11 University of Montevallo........................19 University of South Alabama Bands.......12 University of South Alabama Music.......33 Yamaha...................................................21


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