Karla Hodges - President, Elementary/General Division
Greetings to my fellow Elementary/ General Music Teachers!
Here we are again at the end of another school year. This time of year brings on so many different emotions. I am excited about the upcoming summer vacation and spending time doing the things that I love, but I am also met with feelings of sadness. I am sad to say good-bye to a fabulous group of fifth grade students and I hope that I have prepared them well for their middle school music years. I also look back at what I have taught all of my students throughout the year and wish that I could have taught them more. But then I am met with the feeling of anticipation. I anticipate the start of another great school year, and look forward to creating new lessons, sharing my favorite old lessons, and instilling a love of music in every child that I teach. I am sure that you feel the same way at this point too.
We are also at the end of a term in our Elementary/ General Division as well. It is the time where I have the privilege of passing the President responsibilities to Cliff Huckabee. Cliff has diligently served our division as the Elementary President- elect and the Festival coordinator. He is going to be a fantastic leader as President. I look forward to the great things he will bring to our division. Phil Wilson will be
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bringing his dynamic personality and leadership skills to the executive board as President-Elect. We are also excited to have the following people returning to our board; Melissa Thomason, Secretary; Lori Zachary, Treasurer; and Kristi Howze, Hospitality. Two new faces to our leadership team are Ben and Kristina Sisco.
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graciously agreed to be the Festival Coordinators for the 2015 AMEA Elementary Music Festival.
As I pass the torch to Cliff, I want to say thank you to all of you for supporting me as I served as the President of the Elementary/ General Division. My favorite part was meeting so many wonderful new faces. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting our members both new and old as well as our wonderful clinicians. I count you all as new friends and it has been a joy to work with each of you. I also want to thank Beth Davis, our out-going Past President. Thank you for your friendship, guidance, and unending support during the past two years.
One last bit of business. Please consider submitting an application to present or perform at the 2016 AMEA In-Service Conference. YOU are a fantastic teacher and YOU have knowledge that can be shared with others. Please consider sharing that knowledge with us or your wonderful student performers in January.
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deadline to submit those applications is June 1, 2015.
I hope you all have a rejuvenating summer and greet August with enthusiasm and spark!
Respectfully submitted, Karla Hodges
Upcoming Dates: June 22 – July 3, 2015:
Orff-Schulwerk
Certification Level I and III, Samford University
July 20-31, 2015: Kodaly Certification Levels 1 and 2, University of Montevallo
October 9, 2015: AMEA Elementary Music Festival, Samford University
Tiffany English and Andrea Coleman; Featured Clinicians
October 10, 2015: AMEA/ AOSA Fall Joint Workshop, location TBA Tiffany English, workshop clinician
November 11-14, 2015: AOSA Professional Development Conference, San Diego, CA
January 21-23, 2016: AMEA In-Service Conference; Montgomery, AL
AMEA Presidents - Past to Present
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