ala breve the official publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association


Features... 8


AMEA Governing Board Directory


14 General Music Reviews by Deanna Bell 14 Industry/Institutional Members 17 Noteworthy: All National Honor Ensembles 20 ABA Legislation 22 Campus Connections 27 Band Music Reviews by Randall Coleman 28 10 Ways to Build Your Collegiate Chapter by DeLee Benton 30 What’s Your Story? by Rob Lyda 32 Why I Want to Be a Music Educator by Adrianna Gramalspacher 35 Choral Music Reviews by William Powell 39 Supporting Diverse Secondary Music Learners by Britny Kempfer 42 Schedule of Events 44 2019 AMEA Conference Preregistration Form


Departments...


6 .....................President 9 ............................HED 9 ............Past Presidents 10..................Elem/Gen 13...........................AOA 17......................Registrar 18 .............................AVA 20...........................ABA 28...................Collegiate


ala breve Advertisers Index


Alabama School of Fine Arts ...................21 American College of Musicians ...............36 Arts Music Shop, Inc ..................back cover Auburn University Music...........................3 Gadsden Music Company.........................16 Huntingdon College Music.......................12 JohnM. Long School of Music (Troy).....26 Landmark Tours .........................................2 NAfME National Conference...................33 Panama City Beach Music Festival............4 Samford University ..................................47


Smoky Mountain Music Festival................7 Tri-M ........................................................15 UA Bands Festival....................................23 UA Bands Honor Band.............................45 UAB Bands...............................................25 UAB Music...............................................34 UAH Music ..............................................24 UNADepartment of Music ......................46 University of South Alabama Bands ........38 University of South Alabama Music ........37 Yamaha.....................................................11


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