Audition excerpts for the 2010-11 State Festival Groups are now available.

* Flute excerpt correction posted 9/1/2010

We are now accepting Clinic Proposals for the 2011 In-Service Workshop. You may propose a session you have developed or suggest a clinician whom you have observed and deem appropriate for the workshop. Proposals need to be submitted before October 1, 2010, in order to be considered for the 2011 ISW.

Every two years at the ISW of odd-number years, KMEA elects a new President-Elect who serves in that capacity until assuming the presidency two years later for a two-year term. Following that term, that officer then serves as the past-president who, according to bylaws, is known as the KMEA Vice President. KMEA is pleased to announce the new candidates for President-Elect, to be voted on at the 2011 In-Service Workshop.

Avian Bear Avian Bear is a former president of the Northeast District of KMEA. She is currently serving as Director of Bands at Stilwell-Blue Valley High School.

Kelly Knedler Kelly Knedler is the immediate past-president of the Southwest District of KMEA. He is currently serving as Director of Choral Activities at Dodge City High School.

Bios will be posted as soon as possible.

The KMEA New Music Teacher Handbook is an online resource for new and veteran teachers alike. Everything from suggestions on how to start the year off right to a listing of important deadlines throughout the year are included. Resources for handbooks, lesson planning, curriculum assessment, rehearsal techniques, and classroom management can all be found in one easy-to-navigate place. The handbook is simply a clearinghouse of information invaluable to new music teachers in the state of Kansas. If veteran teachers find something valuable in it as well, all the better.