2012 Clinic Descriptions
-All clinic and performance times subject to change-

Area of Interest Key: B–Band, C–Choral, Coll–College/Univ/NAfME, K-5–GM K–5, 6-12–GM 6–12, J–Jazz, O–Orchestra, Sp–Special Learners, T–Technology

Date Begin End Function Clinician Description Area of interest
Thursday, 2/9/12
8:30 AM 9:30 AM Top Ten Tips for Teaching Elementary Strings Bob Phillips Greatest hits of string teaching including pedagogy, classroom management, group process and delivery skills. Practical solutions to real world challenges. (O)
8:30 AM 9:30 AM Show Design Scott Koter (B)
8:30 AM 9:30 AM Teaching Musicianship in the Choral Rehearsal Bradley Almquist Strategies for teachgin aural skills, basic expressive decision-making and singing in a choral rehearsal setting. The session will focus on choirs from elementary through high school using repertory as the textbook. (C)
8:30 AM 9:30 AM “A Fresh Start” Vegetable Orchestra for Elementary General Music Tambra Cambron Motivate your students to learn about instruments and the science of sound by creating and playin instruments out of real vegetables! Attendees will learn how to set up their own veggie orchestra and the benefits of this unique performance opportunity. (K-5)
8:30 AM 9:30 AM NEW Activities for Arts/Humanities in High School Missie Culp Free presenter-created materials (and informed of $1.00-$3.00 materials available) for the Arts/Humanitiesclass in high school. Powerpoints for classroom use as well as games and paper/pencil activities included. (6-12)
8:30 AM 9:30 AM Teaching to Students With Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach (Part 1) Alice Hammel & Ryan Hourigan Music educators sometimes struggle to apply strategies for students with special needs according to IDEA labels. A label-free approach brings a practical teacher & student-centered paradigm to the classroom. Session addresses five domains of learning that can be adapted for use with K-12 students in classrooms & ensembles. (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, Sp)
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Do You Hear What I Hear? Festival Preparation Bob Phillips Preparing middle and high school groups for festivals and other highplevel performances. (O)
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Making Elementary Music Fun Kimberly Evans, Emily Klar, Abby Fowler, Amy King, and Marybeth Paolucci Activites/strategies for the elementary music classroom. Learn to incorporate technology and cross-curriculum content. Attendees will be given lesson plan examples, activity guide with guidelines, & much more. (K-5)
10:00 AM 11:00 AM The Evolution of Appalachian Music Chris Mullins The music of Appalachia is influenced by many genres including: old-time, bluegrass, blues, country, and ragtime. Chris Mullins gives educational perrformance based in-school workshops covering musical landscapes as distant as the coast of Senegal and the hills of Ireland. (6-12)
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Teaching to Students With Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach (Part 2) Alice Hammel & Ryan Hourigan Music educators sometimes struggle to apply strategies for students with special needs according to IDEA labels. A label-free approach brings a practical teacher and student-centered paradign to the classroom. Session addresses five domains of learning that can be adapted for use with K-12 students in classrooms and ensembles. (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, Sp)
11:15 AM 12:15 PM Dalcroze Eurythmics I: Rhythm Flowing Inside You David Frego Participants will be actively engaged in music making through movement. Specific elements include pulse, phrase, duration, and meter. Handouts and transfer ideas will be provided for teachres working with special needs and mixed grades. (K-5)
11:15 AM 12:15 PM Middle School Reading Session Frank Heller (C, 6-12)
11:15 AM 12:15 PM New Trends in Music Technology for the Music Classroom Robin Hodson Join an in-depth and intriguing show-and-tell of new prodcuts that will enhance your teaching and get non-band students involved in the creation of music! Topics include recording ensembles, interactive music making devices, teaching group guitar, and more! (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, T)
1:15 PM 2:15 PM Dalcroze Eurythmics II: Rhythm Flowing Inside You David Frego Participants will be actively engaged in music making through movement. Specific elements include pulse, phrase, duration, and meter. Handouts and transfer ideas will be provided for teachers working with special needs and mixed grades. (K-5)
1:35 PM 2:35 PM A Cappella For All: How Singers Can Learn Without A Piano Christopher Shortt and Ben Powell Discussion of a cappella teaching strategies in the choral classroom. Topics will include: warm-ups, rehearsal strategies, repertore (middle and high school), as well as a discussion of the advantages (and disadvantages) of teaching choral music without the piano. (C)
1:35 PM 2:35 PM Success in Setting Up a Music Technology System Robin Hodson In-depth, interactive discussion on effective strategies for acquiring a music technology or piano/keyboard lab. Topics include defining learning objectives, evaluating a project’s timeframe, creating & evaluating a budget, crafting a proposal, enlisting support from others, finding funds & getting the lab up & running. Complimentary copy of “Finding Funds fo Music Technology.” (K-5, 6-12, T)
1:40 PM 2:40 PM I Am So Excited! I Just Can’t Wait For...Organizing High Impact Events Pam Phillips How to structure guest artist concerts, residencies, professional sows and string nights at your school without stretching yourself too thin. How to use high impact events to build support and to create excitement in your community and school! (K-5, 6-12, O)
2:30 PM 3:30 PM Compose Yourself! Tracy Leslie Beginner recorder lessons use peoms & rhymes to create melodies. Use the Orff process, focus on composing while enforcing basic recorder playing. Students increase understanding of notation & begin applying experiences from their primary years of singing & playing. Prior Orff experience & instrumentation is not necessary to implement this approach. (K-5)
2:50 PM 3:50 PM As Swings the Rhythm Section, so Swings the Band! (American Swing) Lou Fischer This vibrant clinic on American Swing genre offers strategies for teaching the swing style to beginning jazz ensembles, Specifically to pianist, guitarists, bassists, and drummers, including a perspective fpr directors on how to more fully integrate it into your teaching. (B, J)
2:50 PM 3:50 PM Turning the Technological Table on Your Students With Their Own Technology! Dennis Davis Powerful ways to improve classroom efficiency, rehearsal mechanics, & student self-assessment with technology that students already own or may aquire inexpensively. Many students have smartphones, iPods, or laptops. These can become your allies in the quest to educate young musicians. (B, C, Coll, J, O, T)
2:50 PM 5:05 PM Orchestra Sight Reading Session Alexandra Howard and Micah Howard Assessment of newly published string orchestra literature. (O)
4:05 PM 5:05 PM Independence Day: Training Your Choir for Successful Sight-Singing at Festival and Beyond Eva Floyd Train singers to become independent musicians. Dixie Heights High School Chorale will demonstrate techniques to teach music literacy & musical performance. This Kodåly-inspired choral training will improve your choir’s sight-singing & can increase the efficiency & musicality of your daily rehearsals. (C)
4:05 PM 5:05 PM The Kodaly Philosophy in the Guitar and Humanities Classroom Danielle Smith-Tweddell Utilize folk songs, solfa, rhythm activities, & art music to teach musical literacy. Adapt Kodåly sequence to develop unit plans &  address needs in the guitar & humanities classroom. Suggested materials for use, unit plans, & making them age appropriate. (6-12)
4:05 PM 5:05 PM Band Conductors Roundtable with Gary Green, W. Dale Warren, and Scott Weiss Modorator: Harry Clarke, Retired   (B, Coll)
9:15 PM 10:15 PM Folk Dancing for Everyone! Rob Amchin An evening of international folk dancing for conference attendees. Kick your heels up and join in the circle! (Coll, K-5)
9:30 PM 11:00 PM New Jazz Reading Session Jerry Tolson (J)
Friday, 2/10/12
11:15 AM 12:15 PM Middle School Rehearsal Lab Lois Wiggins (B)
11:15 AM 12:15 PM New Teacher Forum Rob Amchin An open panel dicussion between beginning teachers and veteran teachers. Bring your first year teaching questions! (B, C, Coll, O)
11:15 AM 12:15 PM Technology for the Total Music Educator And It’s FREE! David Welch How to use Audacity, a free recording tool, and the process in how to export recordings to mp3’s where they can be used in any digital format, including podcasts. Build your own free and user friendly classroom website as demonstrated along with other extraordinary free music websites. (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, T)
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Navigating Today’s Choral Technology Tim Sharp Navigating the choral resources available online is at the same time empowering and bewildering. This session explores web-based resources available through the American Choral Directors Association, ChoralNet, and a variety of free & commercially available digital programs & tools. (C, T)
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Aspiring to Excel: Developing a Comprehensive Curriculum in Music Kenneth Raessler A sequenced curriculum is both basic & essential to an effective music program. Strategies for music curriculum development, K-12, using the National Standards & the State Standards as the basis of the development of well defined goals & an effective and working sequence of instruction will be presented. (6-12)
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Starting, Maintaining, and Enhancing Jazz Programs in Middle and High School Bill Kite, Lois Wiggins, and Sara Francis Attendees will aquire resources for starting, maintaining, & enhancing instrumental Jazz programs in high school and middle school. Materials for Professional Development, teaching aids, & literature provided. Professional development materials from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy provided. (B, J, O)
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Teaching the Special Needs Child...(And Maintaining Your Sanity In The Process!) Sandra Cox The teacher of today encounters students with a variety of problems, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Anxiety, Oppositional Defiant Disorders and Depression. Tips for recognizing a problrm and teaching these students effectively will enhance the learning, making a positive experience for everyone. (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, Sp)
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Using Finale in Music Education Glenn Pohland A practical demonstration of how to use Finale for Music Education. Attendees wil learn how to get the best results when scanning in music, creating tests and worksheets quickly, tips for creating rehearsal CD’s, custom excersies, SmartMusic accompaniments and more. (B, C, Coll, J, O, T)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM High School Choral Reading Session Frank Heller High School Reading Session of new music for the choral classroom. (C)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM Using the Ingredients of Orff-Schulwerk to Create a Menu of Beautiful Singing: Session I Marilyn Wood The first of two session on developing gthe singing voice and part singing skills with elementary aged children using the Orff-Schulwerk approach. Session I will center on activities for K-3 and will demonstarte “how” we prepare children for singing the music presented in the second session for 4th, 5th, & 6th graders. (K-5)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM Jazz Conductor Clinic Don Braden (B, J)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM Performance-Related Injuries: Staying Healthy and Playing Well Sandra Cox Musicians are not trained in performance health. When an injury occurs, they are unsure of where to turn, afraid of not being hired or losing their jobs. When the injury is evaluated, oftentimes it corresponds to habits that were learned early. Learn detection, prevention, & management of performance-related injuries. (B, Coll, J, O, Sp)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM Getting the Most Out of Finale Glenn Pohland Learn how to get more done in less time with Finale. This upbeat presentation will show how easy and intuitive FInale can be, transforming your experience with just a few powerful tis. This will change the way you use finale. (B, C, Coll, J, O, T)
1:50 PM 2:50 PM Motivational Clinic Tim Lautzenheiser   (B, C, Coll, K-5, 6-12, J, O, Sp, T)
3:00 PM 4:00 PM Using the Ingredients of Orff-Schulwerk to Create a Menu of Beautiful Singing: Session II Marilyn Wood This continuation session now takes activites for K-3 in session I that prepare children forpart singing and spplies them to musical arrangements for 2-3 parts with Orff instrument accompaniments. The process for teaching these will be demonstrated throughout the session. (K-5)
3:15 PM 4:15 PM Orchestra Roundtable and Division Meeting Phil Kent (O)
3:45 PM 4:45 PM French Horns: Tips on Selecting Equipment and Basic Repairs for Directors John Dressler ‘Do I start players on single or double horns? What mouthpieces are available for beginning and advanced students? How do I re-string a rotary valve? What do I do after a mouhtpiece falls on the floor or concrete?” These and other related questions will be addressed. (B)
3:45 PM 4:45 PM High School Choral Reading Session Tim Sharp High School Reading Session of new music for the choral classroom. (C)
3:45 PM 4:45 PM Middle School Choral Teaching Technologies/Reading Session Dan Andersen Participants will experience propoer warm-ups for the adolescent voice, and techniques to get the most from your middle school age singers (especially the boys changing voice). Participants will be the demonstration group as they sing through the reading session literature. (C, 6-12)
3:45 PM 4:45 PM Don’t Fret It! You Don’t Need To Be A Guitartist To Teach Guitar Class Effectively! Dennis Davis Proven techniques that will help organize, teach, & rehearse a guitar class effectively. Turn method books, literature, & materials into powerful & effective componants of the guitar curriculum. These “non-guitar” materials may be combined with free guitar or inexpensive guitar materials to create a personalized, efficient, & inexpensive guitar curriculum. (Coll, 6-12)
3:45 PM 4:45 PM SmartMusic 2012: Guided Home Practice Glenn Pohland Students can learn to practice efficiently at home when SMartMusic is used at school. See several strategies of school use for lessons, sectionals, and fill concert rehearsals. SmartMusic’s online capability enables teachers to create specific assignments for home practice. (B, C, Coll, J, O, T)
4:15 PM 5:15 PM Kids on the Move! Movement Ideas for Your Elementary Choir Sally Albrecht Popular movement specialist Sally K. Albrecht teaches how to add simple yet effective riser choreography to your choral program. Appropriate for 2-part cinging groups of all ages and levels. A complimentary muscic packet will be given to each director in the audience. (K-5)
4:30 PM 5:30 PM Out of the Box and Into Your Classroom: Electric String Instruments Nancy Campbell Want to get started using electronic instruments in your orchestra program? Learn the basics for setting up an electric string quartet & PA system. Participants will try out instruments and receive a list of prices to incorporate electric instruments in the classroom & performance with acoustic instruments. (O)
Saturday, 2/11/12
8:30 AM 9:30 AM Tip Toe to Dosey Do Jo Kirk and June Grice Tip Toe to Dosey Do is an action packed Kodály movement and activity session for applications directly into the music classroom–no previous knowledge of Kodály is needed. (K-5)
9:00 AM 10:00 AM Working With Boys and Their Changing Voices Patrick Freer Live, real time demonstrations of how to work with boys whose voices are in the midst of change. Learn what boys need to know about their changing voices. Explore techniques to help boys acheive vocal success. Plus, choosing repertoire that works for any choir with changing voices. (C, 6-12)
9:45 AM 10:45 AM Sing Your Song: Inspiring Young Singers Sally Albrecht Explore new and top-selling 2-part music and materials that will help you teach and inspire your developing young singers. Sally K. Albrecht leads us on an exploration of wonderful literature. A complimentary music packet will be given to each director in attendance. (K-5)
10:15 AM 11:15 AM Embrace the Ear, Lose the Fear: Introducing Improvisation in the Instrumental Ensemble Ben Hawkins Approaches to improvisationtend toward one of two extremes: either the student is overloaded with scales, chords and other theoretical information, or she is told to “just play whatever you want to.” This clinic expores a realistic approach that is accessible to both students and teachers. (B, J, O)
10:15 AM 11:15 AM Designing Optimal Choral Rehearsal Strategies for Young Adolescents Patrick Freer Participants will explore techniques & strategies for optimizing the experiences of middle school students in choral rehearsals. Included will be suggestions for ensemble configuration, sections/breakout groups, teacher language use, pacing, rehearsal design, & assessment. Repertoire packet included. (C, 6-12)
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Skimming the Top: How to Find the Best New Music Jeffrey Gershman While we want to expose our students to great new music, finding those pieces in a constant sea of new titles seems impossible. This session will introduce six specific criteria that will allow you to quickly and effectively evaluate new repertoire. (B)
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Rhythm–Easy as Pie! Lenna Harris Ever noticed how many children understand and clap rythms independently but cannot play or sing the same rhythms in a song? With fun and colorful pie charts, Lenna will present a method for teaching rhythm which will help young students become great rhythm readers. This session is appropriate for K-3. (K-5)