Sara Womack, President
This year’s In-Service Conference was a tremendous
success. We had a great and varied slate of clinicians and, despite the weather, two groups from schools across the state performed for full audiences. Please think of applying for your group to perform at next year’s In-Service. We would love to have another fantastic showing! I would like to thank AMEA Executive Director
Garry Taylor for pulling together a wonderfully organized conference. Each crisis and question was handled with calm- ness and a quick response. Thanks should also go to Emily von Redlich and Regina Noland, as well as the elementary music teachers of Tuscaloosa City Schools, who once again supplied instruments for the In-Service.
At the In-Service, two Elementary Division mem- bers received honors. Dianne Johnson was inducted into the first class of the AMEA Hall of Fame and Rhonda Tucker was awarded with the Barbara Odom Service Award. Please congratulate these incredible music educators on their re- spective awards. Watch for information regarding the 2008 Elemen- tary Music Festival to be held on Friday, October 10 at the Wright Center at Samford University with clinician Susan Ramsay. You will find general in- formation and a commitment form in this issue of the Ala Breve and more detailed information on the AMEA website –
www.alabamamea.org. Detailed information will also be emailed to all members. The 2007 Elementary Music Festival almost dou- bled in participants from 2006 to over 300 students from 30 different schools. This is a great opportu- nity that allows your students to make beautiful music with quality literature in an outstanding fa- cility with a world class clinician. It’s an experi- ence that you and your students, as well as their families, will not forget.
The day after the Festival, Saturday, Octo-
ber 11, the Alabama Chapter of AOSA and AMEA will jointly offer a workshop featuring Susan Ram- say, who always presents innovative, fun, and edu- cational ideas to spark the creative spirit in your students. Mark your calendar!
Please do not hesitate to e-mail me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns –
sara@music.org.
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Elementary/General Division Upcoming Dates
Alabama AOSA Spring Workshop with Alan Spurgeon at Edgewood Elementary School – Saturday, March 1
MENC Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – April 9-13
AMEA Elementary Music Festival with Susan Ramsay at Samford University’s Wright Center – Friday, October 10
AMEA/AOSA Joint Workshop with Susan Ramsay – Sat- urday, October 11 AOSA National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina – November 12-15
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