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It's Spring Concert Season!

Our programs and our members have a number of fantastic performances coming up. We're happy to join them in celebrating their musical successes!

Coming Up In
The Clarion

Our biannual publication will be distributed on June 1, 2018, and here is a sneak peak at some of the topics in our next edition:

Connor James, Calgary-based Country Singer and AMEF Supporter
Grade 12 Student Shelby Marler's concert in Red Deer in support of AMEF
Alberta Heritage Music Project in Calgary
Report on Research
Music Conference Alberta
Grant Recipients the Airdrie Rotary Music Festival
Keyboards for Kids and Strings for Kids program successes
and much more!

Only members get:

free advertisements in this eNewsletter and The Clarion
a copy of The Clarion
access to register for Music Conference Alberta

Members also support:

Music Education for all ages in the province of Alberta
our Keyboards and Strings for Kids Programs
our Alberta Heritage Music Projects
our grants and our Achievement Awards

Renew your membership now!

Music For Kids Performance Times
The Keyboards for Kids and Strings for Kids programs are highlights of our programming. We're happy to celebrate the students' successes!

Fairview School, Red Deer, May 23 (Keyboards for Kids)
St. Teresa of Calcutta School, Edmonton, 11:30 AM, May 31 (Keyboards for Kids)
Ormsby School, Edmonton, 1:00 PM, May 31 (Keyboards and Strings for Kids)
Lois E. Hole School, St. Albert, 3:30 PM, June 7 (Keyboards for Kids)

If you would like more details about these performances, email us at info@amef.ca.

Watch for early registration to open on June 1, 2018!

Need funding? See Music Conference Alberta's resource page on how to get funding, and get your administrator's support!

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for the
AMEF RECOGNITION AWARD

The AMEF Recognition Award is presented yearly at Music Conference Alberta. This prestigious award was established to recognize music educators (kindergarten through college, in private and public schools and studio teachers) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education in Alberta.

Colleagues, students, friends or other community members are encouraged to make a submission to recognize a deserving individual that has pursued excellence in music education in any genre.

If you know someone in Alberta whose efforts are worthy of this recognition, please take the time to submit a nomination.

Nominations are due by September 1 each year.

Show your support with a badge in your Concert Programs!
Copy the badge shown here into your concert programs, and share your support of Music Education in Alberta.

Black and white versions are available as well, as are badges with white backgrounds. Request your favourite layout by emailing us at secretary@amef.ca.