PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Welcome to the 2016 Professional Development Conference and the great city of Montgomery. With a host of sessions, performances, and exhibits involving participants from throughout the state and across the country, we hope you enjoy this occasion to energize your passion for teaching, reconnect with colleagues, make new acquaintances, and revitalize your commitment to the profession. The AMEA Governing
Board and officers of our divisions worked tirelessly to organize a meaningful professional development conference for all Alabama music educators. I know you will be inspired to explore different approaches to instruction that will enhance your practice and directly benefit students in your classrooms.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Alabama Music Educators Association. Through our collective efforts, the AMEA has become the leading organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of music education through professional development, curricular support, and advocacy. The 2016 conference schedule clearly honors our traditions, and we should be proud of the nationally recognized musicians, clinicians, and composers we’ve gathered for our professional development. At the same time, the numerous presentations by Alabama educators and ensembles display the wealth of talent and accumulated wisdom across our great state. I encourage everyone to listen deeply as our colleagues share their perspectives and performances.
The highlights of this year’s conference include an inspirational keynote with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, an advocacy keynote with Chris Woodside, a reading band with Brian Balmages, orchestra clinics with Soon Hee Newbold, choral clinics with Jeffrey Benson, elementary sessions with Denise Gagne, a FAME session with Maribeth Yoder- White, and a Featured Performance on Thursday with the internationally renowned brass quintet, the Boston Brass! The AMEA Awards Ceremony will be held at the General Session on Friday, before the keynote, and includes the presentation of the AMEA Honor Roll, Young Composers Award, Outstanding Music
Educator Award, the Edward H. Cleino Outstanding Young Music Educator Award and the AMEA Hall of Fame.
On Thursday morning, please join us at the Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall where we will feature a performance by The Birmingham Seven. While we are there and throughout the conference, I encourage everyone to visit with our exhibitors and support the merchants who make our conference possible. On Friday evening, everyone is invited to attend the President’s Reception from 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm in Alabama Ballroom B. This association-wide event is designed to promote collaboration and mentorship across divisions and is sponsored by Group Travel Network and Southern Performances.
The annual AMEA Professional Development Conference would not be possible without the contributions of numerous volunteers. I’d like to extend my appreciation to the AMEA Governing Board members, division leaders, session presiders, conference volunteers, and the numerous student-musicians who have diligently worked to make this conference a success. Moreover, I especially want to express my gratitude to Garry Taylor, who as Executive Director of the AMEA spearheaded the preparation of the schedule, coordination of the exhibits, creation of the conference program, registration partnership with NAfME, and collaboration with our conference hotels.
Finally, I hope you will join me and offer sincere appreciation to the clinicians, conductors, and musicians for the time they spent preparing their presentations and performances. Their efforts have resulted in an extraordinary conference filled with opportunities to grow and learn.
Friends, welcome back to Montgomery! Let us celebrate what has come before, savor our current accomplishments, and look ahead to an even brighter future.
Carl B. Hancock President, Alabama Music Educators Association
Join us in the MPAC Friday at 10:30 AM for the presentation of the 2016 AMEA awards:
AMEA Hall of Fame Class of 2016: Theresa McKibben and Vicki Portis FAME Scholarship Recipient: Morgan Green, Hillcrest High School
Ed Cleino Outstanding Young Music Educator: Taylor Cash, Albertville City Schools Outstanding Music Educator: Diane Orlofsky, Troy University Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers - Class of 2015
AMEA Honor Roll - Members who have 25 years of continuous service and increments of 5 years Young Composers Competition Finalists
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