Dr. Artie  Almeida

1.  EDUCATION

 Ed.D               Curriculum and Instruction, University of Central Florida, 2002 

 M.Ed.             Music Education, University of Central Florida, 1985

 B.A.                Music Education, University of Central Florida, 1979, Summa Cum Laude 

2.  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

1985-present               Bear Lake Elementary, Seminole County, Music Specialist

1982-2003                   University of Central Florida, Instructor, Elem. Music Methods

1997-1998                   University of Central Florida, Director, Early Music Ensemble

1997-1998                   University of Central Florida, Instructor, Recorder Techniques

1995-2003                   Seminole Community College, Inst., Early Childhood Music

1992-1996                   Valencia Community College, Saxophone Instructor

1991-2000                   Yamaha Performing Artist/Clinician, Saxophone

1979-present               Private Saxophone Instructor

1990-present               Appalachian State Univ., Cannon Music Camp, Saxophone Inst.

1988-present               Member of Ars Antiqua, Early Music Consort

3.  CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS     

• Music Educators National Conference
• Florida Music Educators Association
• National Education Association
• Phi Delta Kappa                   
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• American Orff-Schulwerk Association
• Central Florida Orff Chapter
• Society for Research in Music Education
• Kappa Delta Pi (Honors Education Fraternity)

4.  HONORS/RECOGNITIONS/PUBLICATIONS

• International Educator, 2006 (Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England)
• Who’s Who in American Education
• 1999 Florida Music Educator of the Year
• Florida 1999 Region III Teacher of the Year (Finalist for Florida Teacher of Year)
• Seminole County Teacher of the Year, 1999
• Teacher of the Year, School Level, 6 times - 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1998
• Florida Distinguished Scholar Award, Univ. of Florida College of Education 1998
• MENC National Online Music Mentor & National Music Spokesperson
• Member, Board of Directors, Natl. Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Author, Mallet Madness, Alfred Publishing
• Author, Recorder Express, a recorder method book, Alfred Publishing
• Author, Ultimate Game and Activity Pack for Orchestra, Heritage Music Press
• Author, Ultimate Game and Activity Pack for Jazz, Heritage Music Press
• Author, Music Assessment Game Series, Alfred Publishing
• Author, Music Proficiency Packs, Heritage Music Press
• Author, Recorder Fingering Flash Cards, Sweet Pipes, Inc.
• Author, Activities, Games and Worksheets for the Ed Sueta Recorder Method
• Editorial/Advisory Board, Teaching Music, an MENC Publication, 1999-2000
• 1998 Professional Achievement Award, University of Central Florida
• Featured instructor on the NBC TODAY SHOW, April 1991 (with BL students)
• Winner of Walt Disney Teacher Merit Award, Jazztime program
• Guest Lecturer, Music and the Young Child’s Brain,  Florida Hospital & Partners
• in Learning Parenting Workshops
• Contributing Author, The Music Connection, Silver Burdett/Ginn, 1994
• Grant Winner, Florida Music Educators Association, “Music Buddy Bags”
• Music Consultant for Peak With Books, a literature resource guide
• Featured instructor, University of Central Florida videotape series  
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5.  INSERVICE WORKSHOPS PRESENTED  (partial listing)

• Republic of China, Tri-Art Music Center, Taichung, Taiwan
• Music Educators National Conference, New Orleans, LA & Wash. D.C.
• Kidscon National Conference for Gifted Students
• American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Birmingham, AL, & Omaha, NE
• Alabama Music Educators Association
• Appalachian State University
• Arizona Music Educators Association
• California Music Educators Association
• Central Carolina AOSA
• Colorado Music Educators Association
• Emporia State Universtiy
• Florida Music Educators Association
• Florida Reading Association
• Florida Diagnostic Learning Resource Services
• Georgia Music Educators Association
• Indiana Music Educators Association
• J. W. Pepper Reading Sessions, MN, IN, ND, MT
• Kansas Music Educators Association
• Kansas State University
• Long Island AOSA
• Louisiana AOSA
• Loudoun County, VA Music Educators
• Massachusetts Music Educators Association
• Minnesota Music Educators Association
• North Carolina Music Educators Association
• North Dakota Music Educators Association
• Northern New Jersey AOSA
• Ohio Music Education Association
• Oklahoma Music Educaton Association
• Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children
• Rhode Island Music Educators Association
• San Diego Orff Chapter
• Silver Burdett/Ginn Summer Music Workshops
• Tennessee Music Educators Association
• Texas Music Educators Association
• Utah Music Educators Association
• Virginia Music Educators Association

6.  PERFORMANCE INVOLVEMENT

• Yamaha Performing Artist/Clinician - Saxophone, Recorder
• Member of Ars Antiqua, a professional Renaissance ensemble; performing on historical woodwinds
• Arranger/Performer on educational video Sounds of a Distant Tyme
• Founder/Director, Central Florida Saxophone Quartet
• Freelance woodwind specialist, performing on saxophone/flute/clarinet with the Florida West Coast Orchestra, Brevard Symphony Orchestra,  Central Florida Wind Ensemble, The Central Florida Civic Theatre, Icehouse Theatre, Osceola Theatre

7.  SPECIAL INTERESTS

• Creative Recorder Instruction
• Innovative Assessment Tools for Music Educators
• Manipulatives for General Music Instruction
• Music & Children’s Literature
• Research: Music and the Young Child’s Brain
• Integrated Curricula
• Jazz in the Elementary School
• Team Building Activities/Music