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FLORIDA COLLEGE MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Marc Decker, DMA, President

Ican’t believe the holidays are already here. I hope your winter concerts are filled with great music and festive cheer! As the holidays recharge our personal lives, the upcoming FMEA Professional Development Conference rejuvenates our professional ones. This year the college and university music teachers in Florida are in for a treat with sessions that address common concerns in higher education. I invite the FCMEA membership to attend and learn from this diverse group of presenters. (See below.)

Finally, the general membership meeting for FCMEA will be on Thursday at 5:30 pm. It will be streamed for anyone unable to attend. The winner(s) of the 2022 FCMEA Creative Explorations Grant will be announced at that time.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all in January. Stay safe and teach well!

Two- and Four-Year Panel: Current Challenges in Collegiate Music Education

Thin Walls: Diversity and Mobility in Music Teacher Education

Rethinking the Performance Degree

Mentoring First-Generation Music Students From Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Prof. Margaret Flood Florida Southern College Prof. Lisa Foltz Tallahassee Community College Dr. Tremon Kizer University of Central Florida Dr. Ken Phillips Pensacola State College

Dr. Jacob Berglin Dr. Brenton Alston Florida International University

Panel led by Dr. Kyle Prescott Florida Atlantic University

Dr. Carly Johnson Alabama State University This panel, which is now a tradition of the conference, will address challenges of mutual concern for all those in higher education.

Friday, 10:30am

This session will address ethnic and cultural diversity in music teacher preparation programs. The presenters will explore methods of fostering open-mindedness to increase the likelihood that future teachers will seek out unfamiliar teaching positions after college. While the conservatory system continues to produce spectacular musicians prepared for careers in traditional professional ensembles, hundreds of music schools outside of the conservatory model must find a distinctive curriculum to serve a broader music world. This session will explore alternative models that achieve that purpose. This session will explore a mentoring model for educators of all levels to cultivate a more diverse, inclusive, and multicultural learning environment. It will address societal, cultural, and financial factors that have traditionally had a negative impact on the entry and matriculation of firstgeneration college students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Friday, 11:45am

Friday, 1:30pm

Friday, 2:45pm

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is a program of the National Association for Music Education, which focuses on creating future leaders in music education and music advocacy. Learn more at: musichonors.com