Doug Farris - President, Alabama Bandmasters Association
New Beginnings, New Opportunities
As we begin a new school year here in the scorching south, let’s remember the advice of Mike Holmes; SUNSCREEN!!! This heat makes me wish for an indoor practice facility. While we were on break, the summer conference was a great success. Your ABA Board is working diligently to improve the association and to strive to evaluate and make decisions that will begin to move us forward.
First, I would like to thank President-elect Terry Ownby and the members of the Music Selection Committee for their continued hard work on the All-State etudes. The middle school etudes will now be found in the Rubank Advanced Vol. 1 for this school year. The high school etudes will remain on their current cycle but will be reviewed by university instructors for the different instruments to recommend changes.
Second, the ABA evaluated the data from all ABA events gathered this past year and the findings will be shared with the membership in the near future. The board also approved the printing of the bylaws and policy handbook. ABA will be selling advertisement space in the books to offset the cost of printing and mailing. They will go out in September once the directory has been updated. Many of our directors are new, have new jobs, or are in newly created jobs.
Please update your profile on
abafest.com and also on
myamea.org. It is very important to update both profiles.
There are two items of legislation to be voted on at AMEA. 2018-1 is legislation to include home school students in public school bands.
It follows along with the
AHSAA policy on home school students. 2018-2 is dealing with Solo and Ensemble and just corrects a mistake in the bylaws. The board also participated in training for the different events they host in order to standardize procedures across the state. So, to say the first day of summer conference was busy is an understatement but very productive. The clinics this summer were outstanding; Jennifer Farris with eye opening copyright law, David Gregory with two informative clinics, Andy Nevala on
ABA Summer Conference Shrimp Boil Entertainment
ABA Legislation 2018-2 Submitted by: Regina Raney
Rationale: To correct a discrepancy in the By-Laws Section 7.
State Solo and Ensemble Festival
A student may perform in four events (Stage Band not included). The entrance fee will be $5.00 per event, based on a five-minute (not per student-per time block), no matter how many students are in the event. No student may play more than one solo on the same instrument.
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