Artie Almeida, who has contributed several wonderful ideas to the Music Education Madness Site, has an impressive background:

1999 Florida Music Educator of the Year
- 1999 Runner Up for Florida Teacher of the year
- Music Specialist at Bear Lake Elementary, Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Students have performed at state, national and international conferences
and did a jazz demonstration on the NBC today show
- Author of Music Game series published by Warner Brothers
- Author of recorder activities book published by Sueta Publications
- Music Clinician throughout US, and recently in the Republic of China
- Doctoral Candidate in Education at the University of Central Florida
- Freelance Saxophonist
- Performer on historical winds with the renaissance ensemble, Ars Antiqua

We appreciate her talents and contributions to this site!