ala breve February 2008


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Official Publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association News/Features


8 AMEA Governing Board Directory 12 AMEA Awards 17 ABA All-State Schedule 18-19 ABA Clinicians 21 AVA All-State Schedule 22-23 AVA All-State Clinicians 26-27 Elementary/General Festival 30 In Memoriam 34 FAME Recap 34 MENC Student Composition Winner from Alabama 40-42 Meet the Candidates 43 45


Minutes of the January 2008 Meetings The Stormworld of Stephen Melillo


50-57 AMEA Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 58-59 Calendar of State and District Events 60


College Connections Departments


7 President 11 President-elect 14 Higher Ed 14 CMENC 16 ABA 20 AVA 25 Elementary/General 28 AOA 31 Tri-M 35 Research


Forms Active


36 Barbara Odom Award Application 37 Outstanding Music Educator Award Application 37 Outstanding Administrator Award Application 38 MENC/AMEA Membership Form 39 AMEA Hall of Fame Nomination Form 48 2009 AMEA Conference Call for Sessions 49 2009 AMEA Performance Application


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


American College of Musicians..................................10 Arts Music Shop...........................................back cover Auburn University Summer Music Camps.....................2 Crimson Music Camps ...............................................15 DeMoulin Uniforms......................................................25 FSU Summer Camps.....................................................18 Jacksonville State University......................................24 JW Pepper.................................................................58 Jupiter Band Instruments...............................................45 Lee University.............................................................63 Marion Military Institute ............................................62


NAMM......................................................................29 Shorter College..............................................................11 Southeastern All-Star Music Camp...............................61 Southeastern Music Services.........................................20 Spirit Camp....................................................................13 Troy University Music Department ................................3 University of Memphis.................................................16 University of Montevallo.................................................6 University of North Alabama ...............................4 University of South Alabama.................................9 Yamaha........................................................................10


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