Author: Carl Hancock
Have a great teaching idea to share? The lightning round is a series of short, concentrated presentations about single topics each shared in a fast format in less than 10 minutes! Apply by October 1 to share your idea! #AMEA2023
Jul 30 2022
You know that great idea you’ve wanted to share but haven’t done anything about it. Well, here’s your chance! Please write it down and submit it as an article for publication in the Ala Breve! Learn more at https://pst.cr/nWLf8
Jul 28 2022
Leaders of the Alabama Music Educators Association need to know where advocacy and assistance is needed to help music students and teachers across our state. Go to our website to report the concerns you have so we can work together to advocate for you. https://myamea.org/advocacy-concern/
Jul 26 2022
Apply by Nov. 15 for your small brass, woodwind, string, vocal, or guitar groups, such as trios, quartets, or quintets, to perform in the lobby, in an informal setting, at the 2023 AMEA Professional Development Conference in January!
Jul 22 2022
Conference and hotel registrations are open for #AMEA2023! Visit https://myamea.org
Jul 20 2022
AMEA Governing Board mtg. on Sat., Aug. 6 at 10 am in the Oak Mountain Middle School band room, 5650 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL 35246. Agenda includes AMEA awards, conference schedule, and Capitol Tunes Performances. #leadership #gettingsthingsdoneforyou #AMEA2023
Jul 17 2022
We’ve been cleaning up our website so that it is easier to navigate and has less clutter when viewed on phones! When you find a problem, click here to email our media specialist so we can add it to our list of upcoming fixes!
Jul 8 2022
Dr. Russell “Rusty” Logan (2022-current)
Jul 3 2022
Dr. Russell (Rusty) Logan is a native of Wetumpka, AL and graduated from Wetumpka High School. He attended Auburn University and received the Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Master of Music in Trombone Performance. Following this he attended the University of Mississippi where he was awarded the Doctor of Arts in Music Theory. Dr. Logan has served as Director of Bands at Monroe Academy (Forsyth, GA), Victoria High School (Victoria, TX), Auburn High School (Auburn, AL), and Huntingdon College serving as an Instructor of Music/Director of Bands where he taught music education and music theory classes.
Dr. Logan is currently the Principal Trombonist and the Executive Board Chair for the Alabama Winds Concert Band and also performs with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. He is active as a guest conductor, band adjudicator, and clinician. He has served as President of the Alabama Bandmasters Association and is currently serving as Executive Director for the Alabama Music Educators Association.
Dr. Logan’s professional affiliations include the Alabama Music Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, and the national fraternity for band directors, Phi Beta Mu. In 2019 Dr. Logan was selected as a member of the Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame.
Dr. Logan is married to his wife Betsy, and their son Jeremy is Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Percussion Studies at Boone High School in Orlando, FL.
Read about our New Executive Director, Dr. “Rusty” Logan!
Jun 30 2022
2020 – David Raney
May 31 2022
David B. Raney grew up in Athens, Alabama and received his bachelor’s in music education from the University of North Alabama. He served as the Band Director at Buckhorn High School from 1998-2010 and as the Director of Bands at Sparkman High School from 2010-2022. During his tenure at Sparkman the band established two marching bands, three concert bands, two indoor winter guard units and a WGI world class indoor percussion ensemble. The Sparkman Competition Band won numerous grand championships throughout the southeast and achieved multiple finalists positions in regional Bands of America competitions. All Wind Ensembles, Symphonic Bands and Concert Bands received superior ratings every year during Mr. Raney’s time at Sparkman.
Mr. Raney served on the ABA Music Selection Committee, ABA District 1 Chairman and was instrumental in developing the initial ABA website (abafest) that implemented registrations, information and communications within the organization to an online platform.
Mr. Raney is a member of the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and the American School Band Directors Association. In 2014-2015 he was the recipient of the Outstanding Bandmaster Award.
