Stacy Daniels - President, AMEA Collegiate Division Greetings Collegiate Members,


I hope your semester is off to a great start and that you are growing as a music educator. As all of you, I’m sure, mine has been busy. During the weekend of September 18th-20th I had the pleasure to participate in the 44th Annual Choral Festival of Voices here at the University of Montevallo. The festival is a three day long event which allows middle and high school students to work, side by side, with college students singing a major choral and orchestral work. This year we had the pleasure of singing John Rutter’s Requiem. Our festival is very beneficial to students as it is one of the only experiences they get to sing and perform a major work with orchestra. Festival of Voices is also a great experience for us because it is another opportunity to work with students. Though observations are not always fun, they truly are an eye opening experience, in which you


President’s Report Continued from page 7


Tour, and our tweets attracted the attention of the ALDOE, national music organizations, school boards, and the editor of an Alabama newspaper. Our followers include state Superintendent, Dr. Tommy Bice, who recently retweeted one of our posts on the importance of music education in schools. Grade: “A”


President’s Travel Budget. In June, we passed a travel allowance for myself and Susan Smith (President-elect) to travel to division meetings throughout the year to solicit feedback directly from AMEA members. So far we’ve visited the August ABA District II band directors meeting in Gadsden and the AVA Fall Workshop in Tuscaloosa. Our October travels include attending the AMEA/AOSA Fall Workshop and the CNAfME Fall Meeting. In the spring semester, we will attend the AOA All-State Festival, the All-State Choir, and two ABA events. Grade: “In progress”


Milestone 4: Elevate efficiency by modifying our governance structure.


My report: We are almost done with the fourth milestone!


Updating Our Strategic Plan. Under the leadership of immediate Past-President, Dr. Sara Womack, our board approved a major


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can witness first-hand being in a classroom and working with students. I encourage you to stay involved in events in your own schools as they will serve you well in the future.


Now that we are well into the semester I urge all of you to stay organized and implement effective time management skills. Majoring in music, especially music education, can be overwhelming. From private lessons, core classes, at least three different ensembles, as well as trying to go to the many recitals we enjoy, it can be quite stressful on anyone. If you apply these skills now they are sure to make your teaching a lot less stressful in the future.


I am happy to inform you that we are in the process of installing a NAfME chapter at Jacksonville State University. On September 19th members of the executive board facilitated an interest meeting explaining membership and the benefits of this


revision to our strategic plan. The plan will be voted on by the membership at our January Inservice Conference. See page 18 Grade: “A”


Appoint New Positions to Address the Professional Development Needs of Our Association (Presidential Cabinet). As previously noted, we created and appointed persons to review music. In addition, we appointed a new Special Needs and Multicultural Education chair and created a new Teacher Education Committee. If you are interested in serving the AMEA, we need two members to co-chair our government relations committee. Please email me at alabamamusiceducation@gmail.com. Grade: “B”


Additional Signs of Progress


Ok. So how are we doing? You could take the grades I assigned and calculate a GPA. However, before answering that question, may I suggest you take a look at the minutes from our August Governing Board Meeting on page 51. In it, you will see a series of six motions the Board passed and one we tabled for additional discussion. Each motion is designed to systematically move our association in a direction I think our new members will appreciate and veterans will realize are long overdue. If you agree or disagree, please send me an email with a time and phone number where you can be reached to


organization. Knowing that another chapter is being formed to advocate our passion makes me very excited for the future of music education in Alabama.


Lastly, I encourage all of you to stay involved in your chapter and attend events that are planned specifically for you. On October 11th the University of Montevallo will host the Annual Fall Summit from 4pm- 8pm. The executive council has scheduled informative and useful sessions from psychology in music education, logistics to running a program, and getting and keeping your job as a music educator. As always, our Facebook page,


Alabama NAfME-


Collegiate is updated regularly for your use. I look forward to seeing you all at the Summit in October.


alabamamusiceducation@gmail.com. I want to listen to your thoughts and ideas.


I want to thank you again for the opportunity to serve as your President. It brings me great pleasure to represent our Association and the State of Alabama.


Carl


References 1


Hancock, C. B. & Womack, S. (2013). Music Education in Alabama: Results from the 2012- 2013 Alabama Music Teacher Census (AMEA 2013-001.UPDATE.1). Alabama Music Educators Association. Cullman, AL. Retrieved [September 27, 2014] from http:// www.alabamamea.org.


The phrase, “reform du jour” was coined by MENC President (1998-2000), Dr. June Hinckley.


2 3Madsen, C. H., Jr., & Madsen, C. K. (1983).


Teaching/Discipline: A positive Approach for Educational Development. Raleigh, N.C.: Contemporary Publishing Company.


Bush, J. E. (2007). Importance of various professional development opportunities and workshop topics as determined by in-service music teachers. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 16(2), 10-18.


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