Johnnie Carr Middle School in Montgomery, Alabama opened in 2009 with grades 7-9.
AMEA 2015 Performing Groups Christine
Moore has been choral director since its inception. During the fall of the first year of operation, the Choraliers participated in the Peanut Festival in Dothan, Alabama and scored superior ratings. One year later in 2010, the middle school concept was established and the school began serving students in grades 6-8. The Choraliers are very diverse with a mixture of ethnicities and races of people from around the world with students from Korea, Africa, Mexico as students of parents who are part of the Maxwell Air Force Base War College. Johnnie Carr Middle School recently applied for authorization to become an International Baccalaureate School in which Mrs. Moore serves as the IB Coordinator. 2013 was a proud day for our students because we tied for 1st place in division 4 at the Peanut Festival.
November 2,
The McAdory Elementary Orff Ensemble, led by director, Melissa Thomason, is an after school auditioned group consisting of fourth and fifth grade students. These students, through the teaching method developed by Carl Orff, learn rhythmic, melodic, and improvisational skills using both pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments.
The group has performed for many local,
community, and school events, including the Birmingham Earth Day Festival and the Bessemer Music Club. They are very excited to have the opportunity to perform for the AMEA membership!
The Monrovia Middle School Bands currently have 291 members within its three ensembles. The Advanced Band has consistently received Superior ratings at Music Performance Assessment and has won first place at Music Showcase Festivals and Music in the Parks Festivals in Pigeon Forge, TN nine of the past eleven years. The Monrovia Bands have also placed many students in the All-State Bands and three of its students have eventually won the state “Super Solo” competition.
The Strings in Schools program was founded in 2005, under the leadership of Dr. Anne C. Witt. All middle and high schools in the Tuscaloosa City Schools have a string program within the school day, making TCS a comprehensive music school district. All six middle schools have strings and all three high schools have orchestras. The leadership of Superintendent Dr. Paul McKendrick and Principal Andrew Maxey has made it possible for the Strings in Schools program to flourish. Additional support from Arts Coordinator Dr. Jeffrey Schultz and TCS band, choral and elementary teachers has been significant. Rock Quarry Middle School was founded in 2008, and has a population of 500 students this year. The strings program began with 35 that first year and has now grown to 110. In 2013, the Disney Festival was
their first competition; the Rock Quarry Orchestra won top honors, including all Superior ratings, the Gold Award and Best in
Class.In addition to regular concerts, Rock Quarry string students are in demand for small group performances. They have played for UA gymnastics meets, church events, private parties, community clubs and the Rotary club. By special invitation of Mayor Walt Maddox, Rock Quarry Strings played for the Installation of the City Council and City School Board members. The AMEA concert will be presented by all of the 7th and 8th grade string players. Students are not selected from the classes – all are participating. Mrs. Allison Lavender is the founding director.
Shades Valley High School was established in 1948 in Homewood, AL and moved to its present location in Irondale, AL in the fall of 1996. The Shades Valley Symphonic Band is the top performing ensemble in a larger overall program that offers experiences in marching band, AP music theory, guitar and numerous chamber music ensembles. Band seniors each year average over 3.5 million dollars in scholarship opportunities in the areas of academics, leadership and musical achievement. The Symphonic Band has been a past performing group for the Alabama Music Educators State Conference, the University of Alabama Honor Band Festival, the 2009 Music for All National Concert Band Festival and the 2013 Southeastern United States Concert Band Festival. They have twice been named an Honor Ensemble at the Grand National Adjudicators Invitational Concert Band Festival. Quality literature serves as the curriculum and chamber music participation as the foundational cornerstone of this outstanding ensemble. 2015 will mark the sixth appearance since 2008 of an ensemble from the Shades Valley Band program at the Alabama Music Educators’ Association State Conference.
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