Pat Stegall, AMEA Treasurer/Registrar


It is not too early to be thinking about our AMEA Conference in January, 2016. Just remember, you must join NAfME, and you should pre-register if possible. A healthy organization is always concerned with growth and development, and the AMEA board is interested in growing our organization, and for getting all music teachers in Alabama involved in professional development through AMEA and NAfME. You can help increase our membership by communicating the benefits of membership to our colleagues. When you are joining or renewing your membership, think of thosemusic teachers in your area that may not be active members, and send them a message inviting them to join! You could send an email with their contact information tome at pstegall@mscs.k12.al and I will invite them!


Remember to: Remind your colleagues to join, include the new music teachers, invite the inactive music teachers and be involved as a mentor to the young music teachers


Renew your membership now at www.nafme.org . Membership in NAfME is required for participation in state MEA sponsored events like the AMEA Conference, the Elementary Division Fall Conference, All- state andMusical Performance Assessments.


Joining NAfME secures your membership in AMEA and in your division.


Register now for the 2016 AMEA conference online at


www.alabamamea.org. You will find it is easy and will save you time and money. Reunite with friends and colleagues fromall over the state in January. Rejuvenate your energy and renew your enthusiasm for the rest of the school year!


Remindyour colleagues tojoin, include thenewmusic teachers, invite the inactivemusic teachers


andbe involvedas amentor tothe youngmusic teachers


Campus Connections... News and Happenings from Alabama’s Colleges and Universities Colleges and universities are encouraged to submit newsworthy material and announcements for publication in Ala Breve


As a new school year begins, we are grateful to AMEA for providing this opportunity to share information with our music colleagues and music students across the state.


Alabama Intercollegiate Band


The 2015 Alabama Intercollegiate Band per- formed on January 23rd at the Alabama Music Educators Association In-service Conference inMontgomery. The Alabama Intercollegiate Band was designed by Ala- bama college/university band directors to be a collaborative, educational experience. Ten schools participated in the ensemble con- ducted by Col. John Bourgeois, Director Emeritus of the United StatesMarine Band.


The John M. Long School of Music – Troy University


First Place Award Carol Anne Osborne, a senior music major 20


at Troy University, won first place at the Na- tional Association for Teachers of Singing Competition in Greensboro, North Carolina in July 2015. Carol Anne is a vocal student of Dr. Christi Amonson, Assistant Professor of Voice at Troy University.


Percussive Arts Society Ensemble Showcase


The Troy University Percussion Ensemble won the 2015 Percussive Arts Society Inter- national Percussion Ensemble Competition, and will perform a 50-minute showcase con- cert at the Percussive Arts Society Interna- tional Convention in San Antonio, Texas in November. The Troy University Percussion Ensemble won the same competition in 2012. The percussion ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Adam Blackstock, Associate Professor of Percussion at Troy University.


Up-coming Annual Events:


SoutheasternUnitedStatesMiddle SchoolBandClinic– Dec. 3-5, 2015. Contact Dr.MarkWalker


SoutheasternUnitedStatesChoralClinic – Jan. 15-16, 2016. Contact Dr. Diane Orlofsky


SoutheasternUnitedStatesHSHonor Band/ConductorsClinic– Feb. 4-6, 2016. Contact Dr. Carla Gallahan


GuitarFestival– Feb. 19, 2016. Contact Dr. Robert Gibson


VocalJazzFestival–Mar. 16-17, 2016. Contact Dr. Diane Orlofsky


ClarinetDay–Apr. 2, 2016. Contact Dr. Tim Phillips


Additional information about the John M. Long School of Music may be found at music.troy.edu We invite you to visit us on- line or in person soon.


August/September 2015


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