AMEA 2017 Clinicians
Nancy H. Barry is Professor of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She earned the Master’s degree and Ph.D. in music education, and certificates in Electronic Music and Computers in Music from Florida State University. Barry is an international scholar in music education with publications in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE, and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, among others. She served as editor of the Journal of Technology in Music Learning, and is a reviewer for Psychology of Music. Professor Barry is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. Recent international activities include being selected by the Confucious Institute to visit China as a member of a delegation of educators, and establishing a community-based partnership for AU students and faculty to work in Malawi, Africa. Barry is an active member of professional organizations such as NAfME and the College Music Society and currently serves as National College Music Society Secretary.
Deanna Bell is the music teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary East in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Deanna has worked in three states: Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia. She has taught elementary music, choir, and band in all grade levels from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Deanna earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from The University of Alabama and a Master of Music Education from Samford University. Deanna received Orff Level I, II, and III Certifications from Samford University and Kodaly Level I Certification from The University of Montevallo. Deanna serves on the Alabama Kodaly Educators Board and the Board of Directors for the Alabama Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association. She earned National Board Certification in 2010 and is the current Teacher of the Year at her school.
Mr. Jacob Bitinas is serving his third year as assistant orchestra director at Dickerson Middle School in Marietta, GA. Along with Tricia Laux, Mr. Bitinas has taken orchestras to perform at the GMEA annual conference in January 2016 as well as ASTA's National Orchestra Festival in March 2016. Dickerson Middle School boasts over 500 students in orchestra grades 6-8, and over 95% of incoming 6th grade students elect to participate in band, chorus, or orchestra.
Tiffany Bostic-Brown currently serves on the faculty at the University of North Alabama as Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera Theater Stage Director. She was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees with emphasis in Vocal Performance and Music History from Louisiana State University. She also serves at Vice President for the non-profit Walk with Me Foundation, Inc., and maintains an active career as a soprano soloist throughout the region and nationally.
Frank Buck taught junior and middle school band in Alabama for a dozen years. Bandribbons, Inc. named the programs at both Goodwyn Jr. High and Pizitz Middle School as “Band of the Month” in the United States. Both programs were consistently awarded “Superior” ratings at state and regional festivals. The Pizitz Band was featured at the AMEA State Convention and University of Southern Mississippi Instrumental Conductor’s Conference. The Pizitz Band was commended for its work in a Resolution from the Alabama State House of Representatives. Dr. Buck is a past Alabama state winner of the ASBDA-Stanbury Award, and is a recipient of the National Band Association “Citation of Excellence.” He served on the committee which authored the current Alabama Arts Education Course of Study. Dr. Buck serves as AMEA Historian. As a principal, he secured grant funding, bringing music, art, dance, and drama instruction to his students. Now retired from public education, Dr. Buck conducts seminars on organization and time management throughout the United States and Canada, writes a weekly newspaper column, and has authored three books.
Susanne Burgess serves students at Samford University as Associate Professor of Music Education. Her professional preparation includes a doctorate focused on curriculum design in the arts, a M.M. in Orff Schulwerk, and B.A. in music education – vocal/choral emphasis. As a former elementary school music teacher, she is an active Orff-Schulwerk practitioner and workshop presenter. Her current research interests include music education for children birth to age 8, professional development in music education for teachers and administrators, and interdisciplinary instruction aligning literacy and music for students of all ages.
All-State Show Choir Clinician Brett Carroll has served as a conductor, musical director, and arranger for live entertainment productions in professional venues across the U.S. and overseas. He has produced and recorded industrial and commercial music for such well-known companies as Ford, Buick, General Foods, Dow Chemical, and Unocal 76 . His music for live productions has been heard in shows from Asia to Europe as well as at the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, D.C. As the Director of the Vocal Music Association at Burbank High School in Burbank, CA., Mr. Carroll conducts 6 vocal ensembles including 4 concert/show choirs who have been awarded top honors at various national festivals from New York to Los Angeles. “In Sync”, Burbank High’s advanced mixed group, was hired to perform in the pilot episode of “GLEE” and subsequently was seen in the show’s “Disco” episode. The BHS choral program continues to strive for artistic innovation and integrity each year through performances of newly commissioned pieces and choreography. Mr. Carroll is an active member of SAG, ACDA, MENC, Chorus America, and the Southern California Vocal Association.
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