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Thursday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Hands-On
SoundCloud: Web-based Teaching, Learning, and
Assessment
Clinician: Daniel Schmunk, New England
Conservatory;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
Educational technology continues to develop, making
it easier for the teacher to adapt these tools to the
classroom. Enter Soundcloud, a 'social networking'
website that will change the way you and your students
interact through music. Through live demonstrations,
this session will introduce SoundCloud's unique features
and show how instructors can adapt this program for the
world of education. Focusing on delivering content and
varied forms of assessment, participants will learn how
to immediately implement this free and simple tool into
their music program!
Thursday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Play Party Games and Beyond
Clinician: Charlyn Bethell, Concord
Public Schools;
Presider: Jonathan Rappaport,
Executive Director, Arts Learning
We will learn Play-Party games that come from our
American heritage. We will then explore some of the ways
these time-tested materials can be used for teaching
music literacy and improving musical skills for all
learners. All materials well be taught using an oral
tradition. This will be an active session; come and
learn something you can teach tomorrow!
Thursday - 8:00 AM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Clinic
Making an Advocate Out of Your Principal: Ten
Things You Can Do Monday
Clinician: Marcia Neel, Music Education
Consultants, Inc.;
Presider: David Jost, Westborough
This informative, inspiring session was developed
after a district-wide survey which asked principals what
they appreciated most about their music educators and
one area that teachers could improve. Learn how the
principals responded along with practical, proven ideas
to build and maintain the teacher/administrator
relationship. Your program CAN be the centerpiece of
your school. Take advantage of these 'Ten Things You Can
Do on Monday' to build and maintain the
teacher/administrator relationship and bring added
notoriety to your program. Sponsored by Wenger.
Thursday - 8:00 AM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
Why Should You Start on the Clarinet?
Clinician: Dr. Peter Cokkinias, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Joseph Oneschuck,
Wayland Public Schools
The clarinet is the key to the woodwind section.
Cokkinias, an active woodwind doubler, will demonstrate
how the clarinet will help you teach the other members
of the woodwind family. If you are planning a school
musical with multiple reed books or just want to expand
your own knowledge, here's an opportunity to see a
hands-on demonstration on clarinet, saxophone, flute,
oboe and bassoon!
Thursday - 8:00 AM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Lecture
What's Next: Educating Musicians as Entrepreneurs
Clinician: Rachel Roberts, New England
Conservatory;
Presider: Dr. Rhoda Bernard,
Boston Conservatory
As the arts continue to evolve, creating a successful
career requires more than outstanding performance
skills. Musical entrepreneurship can be seen as a set of
valuable skills, but it's more than the sum of its
parts. It's a synthesis of one's musical passions and a
mindset of self efficacy, driving individuals to lead
the music field. Open to all conference participants,
attendees will engage with ideas for how entrepreneurial
learning can benefit musicians on multiple levels.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Clinic
Improvisation Games for K-12
Clinician: Bob Stoloff, Berklee College
of Music;
Presider: Dan Rivenburgh, Concord
Public Schools
In a unique workshop for K-12 teachers, this
internationally renowned teacher and performer will
demonstrate a unique approach to improvisation that
combines music and academia! These games and
exercises are designed to stimulate awareness and
appreciation of music. Imagine your students learning
how to improvise while doing their homework!
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Clinic
Using Finale and SmartMusic Together to Easily
Maximize Your Results
Clinician: Robert Grifa, MakeMusic,
Inc.;
Presider: John Hagon, Berklee
College of Music
Finale and SmartMusic are both powerful programs in
themselves but did you know files created in Finale can
be used in SmartMusic? See how music scanned into Finale
can easily be made into different types of SmartMusic
files students can practice with using SmartMusic's
powerful features including visual and audio feedback.
Create assignments with the integrated SmartMusic
Gradebook and review your students' progress. This
session is a must for all music teachers!
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Lecture
Teaching Strategies for Instrumental-Turned-Choral
Teachers
Clinician: Dr. Michelle Graveline,
Assumption College;
Presider: William Pappazisis,
Belmont Public Schools
With tight school budgets, instrumental teachers
sometimes find themselves in situations where they have
to direct the chorus. For those who are not accustomed
to singing on a regular basis, or who have not had vocal
training, the challenge is to get a good vocal sound out
of their chorus. This session will give some tips and
techniques on how to begin to achieve a beautiful choral
tone from your student choir.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Media Training
Clinician: Michael Butera, NAfME;
Presider: Faith Lueth, Berklee
College of Music
This program is designed to help MEAs and individuals
develop media plans, and prepare you and your team for
media and public image situations. We will explore
development of communications strategies tailored to
your situation, whether for long term planning or a
pending crisis event. We will draft statements, consider
how to handle media inquiries, and manage public
perception through grassroots initiatives. You will
experience personal media training you can use in your
organizational efforts. We will explore what to do when
there is crisis. We will outline the basic elements
necessary to develop media campaigns, press release
distribution initiatives, community outreach programs,
and rapid response situations.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
Humanities: The Interrelated Arts
Clinician: Nicole O'Toole, Bedford
Public Schools;
Presider: Wendy Linkin,
Hamilton-Wenham RSD
Humanities' has been taught in Bedford for the past
forty years. Although this is a course that could easily
be all lecture, it has evolved into a course utilizing
hands-on assignments, web-based discussions, Google
Docs, and creative options for the students. Learn how
the teaching team balances music, visual art, and
literature and keeps the course fresh throughout the
year.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
Canons and Rounds for Strings: Shaping Musical
Independence
Clinician: Dr. Louis Bergonzi,
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana;
Presider: Deanna Leedy, Weston
Public Schools
Rounds and canons can be one of the earliest
experiences school and studio students have with chamber
music, which contributes to musical independence. In
addition, they are an appropriate vehicle for moving
students from method book 'songs' to orchestra parts. As
a bonus, all students learn the same part, so all parts
are 'interesting.' These sessions showcase a collection
of rounds/canons, string orchestra arrangements, and
teaching strategies for use in studio and school just
published by Neil A. Kjos Music Publishers. Bring your
instruments!
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Lecture
Making Music Accessible: Adapting and
Accommodating for the Special Learner in Music.
Clinician: Eve Montague, South Shore
Conservatory;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
This session will identify common learning challenges
and characteristics of children with special needs,
including those on the autism spectrum, those with
sensory processing issues, non-verbal learning
disorders, behavioral considerations, and physical
challenges. We will look at models of musical
development and how learning challenges affect that
development. Adapted materials and accommodations, along
with augmented communication strategies and
reinforcement plans will be presented in order to assist
music staff in increasing access for all in the music
room. Time will be given to discuss and problem solve
class/ensemble specifics from the participants.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, Skyline
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Lecture
Tanglewood II and the Future of Music Education
Clinician: Dr. Anthony Palmer, Boston
University;
Presider: Dr. Sandra Nicolucci,
Boston University
This session will explore the values represented in
the book, Tanglewood II: Summoning the Future of Music
Education, by Anthony J. Palmer and Andre de Quadros,
editors. It covers several areas that are fundamental to
music education and fall into three categories: the
present state of music education, students as a primary
focus, and the profession of music educators. The
Declaration of Tanglewood II will occupy a central focus
because it represents a philosophy upon which a strong
music education curriculum can be built.
Thursday - 9:10 AM, South End
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Redesigning Professional Development: Using the
Individualized Education Program as a Model for
Professional Growth
Clinician: Dr. Dominick Ferrara, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Dr. Walter Pavasaris,
Boston Conservatory, Gordon College
This session will have three components: a brief
examination of current professional development models
and practices, an overview of current research in
professional development in music education, and a
proposed model for future professional development based
upon the individualized education program model.
Thursday - 11:00 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Lecture
Keynote Address: A Conversation with Edwin Gordon
Clinician: Dr. Edwin Gordon, Gordon
Institute of Music Learning;
Presider: Libby Allison, Berklee
College of Music
American music educator, Dr. Edwin Gordon will
discuss his musical, educational and research careers
and training in the context of answering questions from
teachers and students from a wide variety of backgrounds
and perspectives.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Clinic
Finale in General Music
Clinician: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic, Inc.;
Presider: Robert Grifa,
MakeMusic, Inc.
Flashcards, Boomwhackers and Orff instruments,
worksheet creation, recorder music, colored noteheads,
Kodaly and Solfege are just a few methods specific to
General Music teachings. This non-technical and
entertaining clinic focuses on the notation requirements
of General Music teachers and how to achieve them using
Finale. Other topics will include how to add fun
graphics, create music with note names within the
noteheads and how to simply enter notes, lyrics and
more.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
Building a Scholastic Percussion Program
Clinician: Charles Poole, Everett Public
Schools;
Presider: Paul Pitts, Boston
Public Schools
Session provides an active demonstration of the
Everett Public Schools percussion education program.
Topics will include pedagogy, resources, vertical
instructional approach, Title I/Diversity/Special
Education Accommodations, technology applications and
recruitment. The session is designed for the
non-percussionist music educator as well as the
percussion specialist and will conclude with a
demonstration by the Everett High School Percussion
Ensemble of individual and ensemble skill sets.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Hands-On
Teaching Jazz for the Classically Trained - Don't
Be Afraid!
Clinician: Jeffrey Leonard, Lexington
Public Schools;
Presider: David Jost, Westborough
This session is geared to musicians with a background
primarily rooted in classical music who find themselves
teaching jazz, at any level; elementary through high
school. We will try to take the fear out of approaching
this music in the classroom and give good first steps
and resources to bring an authentic jazz experience to
your students. Elements of rhythmic interpretation,
improvisation and resource materials will be covered.
Bring an instrument if you have it with you!
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Advocacy
Clinician: Michael Butera, NAfME;
Presider: Dr. David Neves,
Needham Public Schools
This program is designed to develop the MEAs,
individual and group supporters' abilities to influence
public-policy and resource allocation decisions within
political, economic, and social systems and institutions
to protect music education and educators at the local,
state and federal levels. The program includes
activities that an individual or MEA may undertake,
including the practical application of media campaigns,
messaging, public speaking, publishing research,
polling, one to one interactions, coalition building,
and lobbying to directly approach legislators, school
boards, Congress, elected leaders and other policymakers
and administrative decision-makers on issues playing a
significant role in the maintaining of music education
for every student.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Out of the Classroom, on to the Stage: Creating
student centered performances
Clinician: Griff Gall, Danvers Public
Schools;
Presider: Brian Spignese, Methuen
Public Schools
This workshop will explore a process that encourages
students to be actively engaged in creating all aspects
of their performance pieces. Grounded in the Orff
Schulwerk approach, the participants will combine two
simple, beautiful songs with movement and instrumental
accompaniments that they create. Applications of hand
chimes in the general music classroom will also be
explored.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
Ensemble Skill Development: The Long and Short of
Rehearsal Techniques
Clinician: Dr. Louis Bergonzi,
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana;
Presider: Brittany Kolodziej,
Lynn Public Schools
An overview of principles and practical techniques
designed to improve an orchestra's rhythm, sound
production, and intonation. Ways of keeping the whole
group involved in the rehearsal process will also be
explored. Applicable to elementary, middle, and high
school string and symphonic orchestras. Please bring
instruments.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type: Hands-On
REAL Books: Creative Jazz Teaching Strategies for
Children Based in Literature
Clinician: Dr. Darla Hanley, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
This session is designed to share teaching strategies
that combine children's literature with jazz history,
jazz recordings, and opportunities to make and respond
to music. Audience members will be actively engaged in
playing singing games, improvising, moving, and singing
- experiencing creative ways to bring jazz giants to
life for young students.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Hands-On
Starting a Choral Program
Clinician: Brian O'Connell, Cambridge
Rindge & Latin;
Presider: Rachel Carroll, Wayland
Public Schools
This session will be geared to those who are starting
a program from the ground up. Topics will include:
choosing repertoire, building student numbers, setting
expectations, etc. Be prepared to sing!
Thursday - 12:30 PM, Skyline
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Commercial
Traditional and Contemporary Music for the
classroom
Clinician: Roxanne Skuse, Pearson/Silver
Burdett;
Presider: Dr. Lisa Lehmberg,
University of Massachusetts
Sing and dance a variety of traditional and more
contemporary music for the elementary general music
classroom. Participants will receive handouts with music
and dance steps. All music is from the Silver Burdett
Making Music Elementary Music Curriculum.
Thursday - 12:30 PM, South End
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Hands-On
Mindfulness, Mission, and Music: How to Prevent
Burnout
Clinician: Amelia Nagoski, University of
Connecticut;
Presider: Wendy Linkin,
Hamilton-Wenham RSD
This session is designed for teachers who feel great
and want to stay that way, as well as for teachers who
want to feel as great as they used to. Participants will
follow a series of stress-relieving activities while
learning why those activities are effective. With that
knowledge, they will be able to identify and maintain
the behaviors they already use intuitively to protect
themselves from burnout, and to create new strategies
customized to their needs.
Thursday - 1:45 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Concert
Concert 1
Thursday - 1:45 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
The PreK Challenge: They aren't just little
Kindergarteners
Clinician: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie,
Bridgewater State University;
Presider: Constance Cook, Norwood
Public Schools
Given the current research focusing on the importance
of early childhood music, many music educators are
finding themselves in the position of wanting or needing
to expand their teaching assignment to include preschool
music classes. This hands-on session will highlight some
of the current early childhood research, review our
state and national PreK music standards, explore
developmentally appropriate music activities, and
discuss the challenges in changing from a public school
standards/assessment driven curriculum to an early
childhood focus of imagination, exploration, active
music making, and play.
Thursday - 1:45 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
Great Expectations: General Music in the Urban
School and Beyond
Clinicians: Dr. Sandra Doneski, Gordon
College; Irene Idicheria, Lawrence Public Schools and
The Boston Children's Chorus
Presider: Kayla Schnell,
Billerica Public Schools
Workshop participants will experience and discuss
strategies for developing a successful curriculum in the
urban general music setting. With great expectations all
of our students can experience great success as makers,
creators and readers of music.
Thursday - 1:45 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Clinic
Vocal Health for Music Educators
Clinician: Lin Wallin Schuller, McClosky
Institute of Voice, Chair, Board of Directors, Teacher of
Voice;
Presider: Dr. Michelle Graveline,
Assumption College
Music Educators are frequently plagued by vocal
fatigue, strain, hoarseness and chronic laryngitis.
These difficulties can be overcome by the use of healthy
voice production techniques which have been used
successfully by many people. The session will contain
specific helpful information which can alleviate many
vocal problems for teachers as well as their students.
Thursday - 1:45 PM, Skyline
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Hands-On
Music PLUS Music Integration: A Framework for
Exploring Music's Essential Role in 21st Century
Education
Clinician: Dr. Lawrence Scripp, New
England Conservatory;
Presider: Daniel Schmunk, New
England Conservatory
Building on the 20th century innovations in music
pedagogy, this session is designed for music educators
(and visiting collaborating teachers or teaching
artists) to explore music's future contribution and
standing in 21st century education through the lens of
comprehensive, standards-based Music PLUS Music
Integration framework developed, documented and
evaluated in a national network of music-in-education
laboratory schools. Participants will be guided through
the hands-on process of building their own unit planner
based on two exemplary activities. The final segment of
this session will feature related research findings from
the school network.
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Clinic
Scat Singing 101
Clinician: Bob Stoloff, Berklee College
of Music;
Presider: Ruth Debrot, Sharon
Public Schools
Vocalists and instrumentalists are welcome to join
Bob for a unique and fun workshop that will finally take
the mystery out of vocal improvisation! If you are
classically trained, curious about scat singing and
interested in learning more about it, don't feel
intimidated! This novice level session will teach you
the basics, beginning with syllables, accents, phrasing
and how to consolidate phrases into short solos.
Call-response format and guaranteed to make you smile!
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Lecture
From the Airwaves to the Classroom: Creating
Enlivening Podcasts!
Clinician: Desmond Armentrout,
University of Massachusetts Amherst;
Presider: Dr. Lisa Lehmberg,
University of Massachusetts
This lecture will explore ways to increase student
engagement in music courses through enhanced podcasting.
Topics will include writing scripts to engage students
with content knowledge through various tactics, i.e.
radio broadcast script writing, audio/video visual
techniques, use of audio beds/sweepers, and enhanced
audio/video mixing features with Adobe Audition, Adobe
Illustrator, and Windows Live Movie Maker. Each workshop
participant will receive a flash drive with presentation
material, demo 30 & 60 second audio beds, sample visual
backgrounds, step-by-step handout for creating simple
audio and visual products with Audition and Illustrator,
step-by-step handout for use with Windows Live Movie
Maker, and follow up contact information with the
clinician.
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
You CAN Teach an 'Old Dog' New Tricks: Improving
Rehearsal Effectiveness Through Audiation
Clinicians: Richard Victor, Professional
Development Services for Music Educators (pds4me);
Jennifer McDonel, Executive Director, Gordon Institute
for Music Learning
Presider: Heather Kirby, Dedham
Public Schools
The purpose of this session is to demonstrate
techniques for improving rehearsal effectiveness in
Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Marching Band by introducing
audiation skills in High School instrumental ensembles.
Development of audiation skills will help both students
and teachers improve their musicianship - thereby
improving ensemble rhythmic precision, intonation and
musicality. It will be of interest to middle school,
high school and college instrumental ensemble directors
as well as college students preparing to teach.
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Reading Session
MAJE Jazz Ensemble Reading Session
Clinician: Paul Combs, Town of Groton;
Presider: Paul Pitts, Boston
Public Schools
In this MAJE reading ensemble of new jazz
compositions, educators will read through a variety of
jazz charts grade 2 1/2 to 4 1/2. Veteran jazz educators
will present favorite jazz gems and new works, each
speaking directly to the specific aspects of the jazz
chart, stylistic approach, and pedagogic applications.
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Reading Session
String Orchestra New Music Reading Session
Clinician: Christopher Memoli, Weston
Public Schools;
Presider: Kenneth Culver,
Westford Public Schools
This reading session will review the newest
publications for string orchestra. Come and bring your
instrument to sight read everything from beginning
orchestra music through advanced literature. A few
instruments will be available for use courtesy of
Johnson String Instrument.
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Authentic Assessments: How do WE Know What THEY
Know? Pt 1
Clinician: Dr. Sandra Nicolucci, Boston
University;
Presider: Dr. Noreen Diamond
Burdett, Milton Public Schools
In a time when 'assessment' and 'accountability' are
watchwords in education, music teachers sometimes wonder
'Aren't my concerts proof enough?' We wonder if 'they'
want us to start using precious and limited
instructional time to administer music tests. Fear
not--there are ways to assess beyond fact-based tests
that interrupt the momentum of our teacher. This
two-hour workshop will provide examples of authentic
assessments developed for general music., Focus will be
on grades 4-8. Means of embedding formative and
summative assessments into curriculum units will be
demonstrated. Fair warning...there will be a test at the
end of this session!
Thursday - 3:10 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
An Intro to Hip-Hop
Clinician: Daniel Rivenburgh, Concord
Public Schools;
Presider: Dr. Dominick Ferrara,
Berklee College of Music
Hip-hop has existed for almost 40 years but it is a
culture that gets little attention from music education.
This art was created and mastered by teenagers in the
Bronx and expanded to the rest of the world and can show
our students that despite all odds and the toughest of
conditions, you can create something new, creative and
inspiring for the future. In this session you will learn
about the history of hip hop, the four elements of hip
hop, and uses in the classroom. Also a turntable
demonstration and some examples of student work will be
showcased.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Reading Session
High School Choral Reading Session
Clinician: Joshua Nannestad, Milford
Public Schools;
Presider: Ashley Nelson, Norwood
Public Schools
Participants will receive a variety of practical
choral literature for all sizes and levels of high
school choirs.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Lecture
Apps for the Music Educator
Clinician: Kevin Coyne, Waltham Public
Schools;
Presider: John Hagon, Berklee
College of Music
Check out some of the latest and greatest apps for
iPhones and iPads for creating music or for use in your
classroom.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
Jump, Jive and Wail: Jazzin' it Up in Music Class!
Clinicians: Richard Victor, Professional
Development Services for Music Educators (pds4me);
Jennifer McDonel, Executive Director, Gordon Institute
for Music Learning
Presider: Heather Kirby, Dedham
Public Schools
The presenters will demonstrate a sequential approach
to introducing swing style and improvisation in upper
elementary/middle school classes and practical, fun
activities teachers can utilize in their classrooms.
Participants will actively engage in music activities
that relate to the swing style and improvisation
process.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Reading Session
MAJE Jazz Ensemble Reading Session
Clinician: Paul Combs, Town of Groton;
Presider: Paul Pitts, Boston
Public Schools
In this MAJE reading ensemble of new jazz
compositions, educators will read through a variety of
jazz charts grade 2 1/2 to 4 1/2. Veteran jazz educators
will present favorite jazz gems and new works, each
speaking directly to the specific aspects of the jazz
chart, stylistic approach, and pedagogic applications.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Reading Session
String Orchestra New Music Reading Session
Clinician: Christopher Memoli, Weston
Public Schools;
Presider: Kenneth Culver,
Westford Public Schools
This reading session will review the newest
publications for string orchestra. Come and bring your
instrument to sight read everything from beginning
orchestra music through advanced literature. A few
instruments will be available for use courtesy of
Johnson String Instrument.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Authentic Assessments: How do WE Know What THEY
Know? Pt 2
Clinician: Dr. Sandra Nicolucci, Boston
University;
Presider: Dr. Noreen Diamond
Burdett, Milton Public Schools
In a time when 'assessment' and 'accountability' are
watchwords in education, music teachers sometimes wonder
'Aren't my concerts proof enough?' We wonder if 'they'
want us to start using precious and limited
instructional time to administer music tests. Fear
not--there are ways to assess beyond fact-based tests
that interrupt the momentum of our teacher. This
two-hour workshop will provide examples of authentic
assessments developed for general music., Focus will be
on grades 4-8. Means of embedding formative and
summative assessments into curriculum units will be
demonstrated. Fair warning...there will be a test at the
end of this session!
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Commercial
Notation and Composition Made Easy!
Clinician: Kristin Pugliese, Note Knacks
Music;
Presider: Rebecca Tellyer, Canton
Public Schools
This session is about helping students master the
standards while learning how to compose their own
magnificent works. We will work with Note Knacks, which
are music block manipulatives, that make the language of
music clear to learners and are fun to use. Learn simple
lessons that you can use immediately and throughout the
year!
Thursday - 4:20 PM, Skyline
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
The Mechanics of Conducting: Developing Efficient
Non-verbal Communications
Clinician: Dr. Donald Running,
Bridgewater State University;
Presider: Dr. Ronald Sherwin,
Anna Maria College
This hands-on clinic will focus on enhancing
conducting gestures with techniques rooted in universal
concepts of physics and simple body mechanics. We will
examine how gestures are created, how they are
supported, and how to select the proper motion based
upon musical context. This session will also introduce
methods that can be used to practice expressive
non-verbal communication apart from an ensemble.
Thursday - 4:20 PM, South End
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
Art of Practice and Performance
Clinician: Eli Epstein, New England
Conservatory Preparatory School and School of Continuing
Education;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
Since many of us have been practicing and performing
from an early age, at some point we need to take stock
of our work habits and attitudes, and retool. In this
interactive workshop, a veteran of The Cleveland
Orchestra, will help us become optimal teachers to
ourselves, identify practice skills that promote deep
learning, introduce physiological and cognitive
techniques that help us manage performance anxiety and
present methods that free us to express our feelings,
our stories and ourselves with our audience.
Thursday - 5:30 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Sharing
MAJE Business Meeting
Clinician: Steven Conant, Norwood Public
Schools;
Presider: Steven Conant, Norwood
Public Schools
Participate in the process and join the members of
MAJE for a business meeting.
Thursday - 5:30 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Hands-On
Job Interview Forum
Clinicians: David Jost, Westborough; Dr.
Noreen Diamond Burdett, Milton Public Schools
Presider: Dr. Noreen Diamond
Burdett, Milton Public Schools
Do you have position open for a music teacher in your
district? This is what you must do: Post your position o
the bulletin boards in the lobby, sign up to interview
some dedicated candidates and get first crack at the
best and brightest and show up and help our talented new
teachers get a foot in the door to teaching music. Are
you a candidate in search of a job? This is what you
music do:. visit the AIME bulletin board in the lobby,
come to one of the job forums with resume and interview
materials on hand and meet with one of the
administrators to have a real live interview.
Thursday - 5:30 PM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Sharing
MICCA Meeting
Clinician: Steven Yavarow, Hopkinton
Public Schools;
Presider: Dr. Matthew Finnegan,
private school-Boston College High School
This meeting is open to all instrumental and choral
directors interested in learning more about MICCA
festivals and offerings.
Thursday - 5:30 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
MA ASTA Mtg/ Reception
Clinician: Margot Reavey, Belmont Public
Schools;
Presider: Kenneth Culver,
Westford Public Schools
Join the members of MA ASTA for a meeting and
reception.
Thursday - 5:30 PM, South End
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Meeting
SGMM Meeting
Clinician: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
Friday - 7:30 AM, Skyline
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Meeting
ACDA Breakfast
Clinician: Dr. Catharine Melhorn,
Amherst Regional/ ACDA;
Presider:
Massachusetts American Choral Directors Association
meeting and breakfast.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Commercial
SmartMusic 2012: New Assessable Sight-Singing &
Sight-Reading Repertoire
Clinician: Robert Grifa, MakeMusic,
Inc.;
Presider: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic,
Inc.
SmartMusic 2012 now includes several new assessable
sight-singing methods, exercises and warm-ups for the
choir program and sight-reading content for the band and
orchestra programs. See demonstrated how students are
given a timed preview of the music and then allowed one
chance to perform it before the results are
automatically submitted to the teacher's online
gradebook. Assessable sight-singing/reading assignments
can be created in minutes for your students to practice
at home or school.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
Quick Fixes: Diagnosing Students' Most Common
Bowing Problems - What Do I Look For and How Do I Fix
Them?!
Clinician: Dr. Robert Gillespie, Ohio
State University;
Presider: Susan Memoli, Wayland
Public Schools
Principles for recognizing, determining the cause,
and prescribing strategies to fix the most common bowing
problems - from simple detache to spiccato to sautille -
will be presented. Strategies are designed for
heterogeneous string class teaching from beginning
through advanced students.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Levels of Difficulty- How movement tasks layered
on to a song strengthen your students and provide
instant authentic assessment opportunities.
Clinician: Susie Petrov, Winchester
Public Schools;
Presider: Constance Cook, Norwood
Public Schools
You will come away with new songs and dances and will
learn ways to use these materials when assessing
individual students' abilities to sing in tune, move in
time and perform rhythms. Wear comfortable clothes and
be ready to strengthen different parts of the brain and
body as you sing and dance together.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Sharing
Standards Based Report Card: A Boost for Your
Music Program!
Clinician: Dr. David Neves, Needham
Public Schools;
Presider: Dr. Walter Pavasaris,
Boston Conservatory, Gordon College
This session will focus on the process and the
benefits to your music program from the development and
implementation of Standards Based elementary report card
that in includes general music and instrumental music.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Meeting
Higher Education Breakfast
Clinician: Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Boston
Conservatory;
Presider: Dr. Rhoda Bernard,
Boston Conservatory
MMEA members who teach at the college level are
encouraged to participate in this discussion, sharing
and breakfast session.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Hands-On
Energize Your Recorder Program!
Clinician: Ed Sueta, Macie Publishing
Company;
Presider: Julie Sueta Kaufmann,
Macie Publishing Company
This session will provide great ideas to inspire and
create enthusiasm in your recorder class. Ed will
present new strategies for prep lessons before starting
recorder, class management, award testing, and a wide
array of recorder materials including the Be A Recorder
Star Curriculum. The session will include games and
unpitched rhythm instruments and incorporating ensemble
playing into your program. Each teacher will receive a
complimentary Kingsley Kolor Recorder and patented
Safety Neck Strap. Be sure to attend and play along!
Friday - 8:00 AM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Clinic
The Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Applying Basic Choral
Singing Technique to Jazz, for a Healthy and Hip Sound
Clinician: Aubrey Johnson, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Dr. Kenneth Schaphorst,
New England Conservatory
Incorporating vocal jazz repertoire into a choral
ensemble or establishing a vocal jazz group is not as
daunting a task as it may seem. Jazz ensemble singing is
very closely aligned with basic vocal and choral
techniques that are taught in most choirs; the primary
differences lie in the realm of style. This clinic will
explore the subtle but significant stylistic elements of
vocal jazz and how they can be applied to any choral
setting. Topics such as suggestions for appropriate
repertoire, jazz-specific vocal exercises, scat singing,
forming and rehearsing a vocal jazz ensemble, and solo
jazz singing will be covered. A professional vocal jazz
quartet will assist in giving live demonstrations of
techniques discussed.
Friday - 8:00 AM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Clinic
Engaging Elementary Choristers through General
Music Methodology
Clinicians: Irene Idicheria, Lawrence
Public Schools and The Boston Children's Chorus; John
Reynolds, Boston Children's Chorus
Presider: Kayla Schnell,
Billerica Public Schools
Boston Children's Chorus Conductors, Irene Idicheria
and John Reynolds will share approaches to introducing
and rehearsing elementary choral literature using
various general music methodologies. Topics of
discussion include student engagement, modes of
learning, and music literacy. Participants will leave
with guidelines for implementing these methods and
repertoire to aid in the process.
Friday - 8:00 AM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Hands-On
Music, the Brain, and Education
Clinician: Lyle Davidson, New England
Conservatory of Music;
Presider: Daniel Schmunk, New
England Conservatory
What parts of the brain are involved in performance,
listening, thinking, learning, and memory? What can we
do in our music programs to enhance learning? This
session is designed to provide an overview of the brain
and of findings that have important implications for
teachers. We will examine the relationship of the
hemispheres to one another and the role each plays in
processing rhythm, pitch, melodic shape, and structural
understanding of music. Participants will build a brain
which will provide concrete reference points for our
discussion.
Friday - 9:15 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Lecture
MMEA General Meeting and Address by Michael Butera
Clinician: Faith Lueth, Berklee College
of Music;
Presider: Faith Lueth, Berklee
College of Music
This session will include the annual MMEA business
meeting, Lowell Mason awards and an address by NAfME
executive director, Michael Butera.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Clinic
Social Media In The Music Classroom
Clinician: Sean Hagon, NEC School of
Continuing Education;
Presider: Daniel Schmunk, New
England Conservatory
The way that students and teachers interact with
technology outside of the classroom is driving change
within the classroom. Social learning and media for
classrooms is becoming a leading method of instruction
allowing teachers and students to discuss topics and
share internet content with the whole class, one on one
with a student and other teachers. This session will
demonstrate and discuss trusted web 2.0 educational
tools and environments where teachers will be able to
safely share ideas, files and assignments with their
students and other teachers in real time and transform
the teaching-learning environment.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
Motivating Students in Orchestra Class
Clinician: Dr. Robert Gillespie, Ohio
State University;
Presider: Brittany Kolodziej,
Lynn Public Schools
While they still want to please us, educators need to
understand the life and world viewpoint of the
preadolescent. What are they thinking, why, and what
strategies are effective to motivate them to so they to
stay the course and do their best in the string class
and in school orchestra.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Clinic
Getting Started with Music Learning Theory, Pt 1
Clinician: Dr. Edwin Gordon, Gordon
Institute of Music Learning;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
Dr. Gordon's pioneering research and application of
theory in the classroom has formed the basis of Music
Learning Theory currently informing thousands of music
programs across the country. In this session you will
learn about the origins of the theory and how you might
begin to apply this in your classroom. Part one of a
two-part session.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Finding Time for Music
Clinician: David Jost, Westborough;
Presider: Dr. David Neves,
Needham Public Schools
This will be a continuation of the Fall AIME
Symposium where practical ideas and suggestions can be
picked up and brought back to your school district to
assist with helping to keep your program alive and
kicking! Sample schedules, and a synopsis of ideas will
be given to attendees.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Hands-On
Student-Centered Instruction in the Middle School
Choral Ensemble
Clinician: Ruth Debrot, Sharon Public
Schools;
Presider: Marissa McCue, Randolph
Public Schools
This session will focus on the use of democratic
learning and student ownership in the large ensemble
setting. Participants will explore ways to involve and
motivate students, incorporate higher order thinking
skills, and address individual as well as group
achievement using authentic assessments in the choral
rehearsal.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Innovative Uses of Manipulatives in Assessing
Student Learning
Clinician: Brian Michaud,
Dighton-Rehoboth/New England Conservatory;
Presider: Donna Chaff, Wellesley
Public Schools
Assessments do not have to be the time when we stop
the flow of our regular routine and grab a paper and
pencil. Using manipulatives is a child-friendly way to
grasp your students' attention and to gauge how well
individuals understand the concepts that you've taught.
Participants in this session will experience hands-on
activities that they can take back to their classrooms
and immediately begin using with their students.
Friday - 10:45 AM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Jazz Up Your Curriculum: Was, Is, Will Be
Clinicians: Steve Damon, Freelance;
Joyana Damon
Presider: Abby Pavliscsak,
Duxbury Public Schools
Jazz Appreciation Month is next month. You ready?
Steve and Joyana will demonstrate some of their
ground-breaking Jazz lessons aimed at upper elementary
and middle school classes. Participants will improvise,
compose 12 bar blues, dance, and research their favorite
jazzers! Jazz up your curriculum as soon as you get back
to school on Monday!
Friday - 10:45 AM, Skyline
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
The Band Room IS the Music Room: Developing
Comprehensive Musicianship!
Clinician: Dr. Milton Allen, The Ohio
State University;
Presider: Daniel Albert,
Longmeadow Public Schools
A plan to immediately incorporate an approach to
teaching comprehensive musicianship through band
performance as well as how to construct rehearsals for
maximum productivity! Also included are ideas to
establish an overall curriculum focused on developing
comprehensive musicianship.
Friday - 10:45 AM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Lecture
The Aesthetic Language of Musicians
Clinician: Michael Reavey, Brookline
Public Schools;
Presider: Dr. Charlene Ryan,
Berklee College of Music
In addition to all else, music offers learners
opportunities to behave and think as artists. This
session will explore specific language musical learners
can utilize to define and describe aesthetic
experiences. The aesthetic theories of Immanuel Kant
(art reconciling the external world and morality), Leo
Tolstoy (art and emotional infection), John Dewey (art
as experience), and biological/ evolutional scientists
(art as an honest signal of commitment, etc.) will be
explored. Student written work will be examined. The
question 'What is Art' will be analyzed and its
implications for music will be explored.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Clinic
Getting the Most Out of Your Finale
Clinician: Tom Johnson, MakeMusic, Inc.;
Presider: Robert Grifa,
MakeMusic, Inc.
Learn to use Finale in ways you never have.
Entertaining and straight-forward, this informative
session targets the most helpful tips for getting the
most out of Finale. From the easiest ways to enter notes
to the fastest ways to edit your music, this is the one
Finale session everyone should attend.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
Right From The Start! Proven Strategies For
Beginning Percussion
Clinician: Thomas Aungst, Dartmouth
Public Schools;
Presider: Paul Pitts, Boston
Public Schools
This session is designed to enlighten all on the
expectations and strategies used in the Dartmouth Public
Schools, one of the nation's most successful percussion
programs! Concepts will be discussed and demonstrated in
such a way that non-percussionist band directors will be
able to apply this highly successful approach. Focus
will be on elementary school and some middle school
percussion techniques.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Clinic
Getting Started with Music Learning Theory, Pt 2
Clinician: Dr. Edwin Gordon, Gordon
Institute of Music Learning;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
Dr. Gordon will continue to discuss his application
of music learning theory in rehearsal and classroom
technique. Participants will also have an opportunity to
practice some Music Learning Theory techniques. Part two
of a two-part session.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
Understanding repair problems; preventative
maintenance
Clinician: Jason Hoynash, Johnson
Strings;
Presider: Brittany Kolodziej,
Lynn Public Schools
Jason Hoynash, a luthier from Johnson String
Instrument will talk about how to identify and solve the
most common problems with stringed instruments,
including pegs, bridges, soundposts, buzzes, and will
also discuss things you can do yourself to maximize tone
and playability.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Clinic
Great Expectations: Chorus in Urban Schools and
Beyond
Clinicians: Dr. Sandra Doneski, Gordon
College; Sara Gassert
Presider: Kayla Schnell,
Billerica Public Schools
Workshop participants will experience and discuss
strategies for developing a successful curriculum in the
urban choral setting. With great expectations all our
students can experience great success as makers,
creators and readers of music.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
That Funky Drumming
Clinician: Bob Bloom, New England
Foundation for the Arts;
Presider: Donna Chaff, Wellesley
Public Schools
Interactive drumming (ID) programs foster curiosity,
imagination, and creativity. This hands-on session
teaches ideas and methods that enable music educators to
utilize their skills in performance, arranging,
conducting, and composition to lead ID that engages
students in all grade levels. Based in songs with
lyrics, catchy beats, and melodies, ID for
arts-integration opens doors to interdisciplinary
partnering, and it meets Common Core of State Learning
Standards in the arts and non-arts units. ID attracts
students who have not pursued formal music training, and
it is accessible to people with disabilities.
Friday - 12:00 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Once Upon a Time: Storytelling in the General
Music Classroom
Clinician: Jennifer Dennett, Danvers
Public Schools;
Presider: Steve Damon, Freelance
Once upon a time a troupe of lively elementary music
educators gathered at a workshop to hear stories and
discover the ways in which these stories could be
integrated into their teaching. These general music
teachers delighted in the variety of ways folk tales,
fairy tales, and fables enriched and complemented such
musical concepts as rhythm, melody and timbre. By the
end of the workshop the teachers not only had activities
to take directly back to their students, they also had
the inspiration to create new literature-based lessons
of their own. And they taught happily ever after. The
end.
Friday - 12:00 PM, South End
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Lecture
Hearing Conservation for the Music Educator:
Protect Your Hearing for a Lifetime of Music Teaching
and Learning.
Clinician: Dr. Douglas Owens, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth;
Presider: John Kearns, Stoughton
Public Schools
Music-induced hearing loss should be a major concern
for the music educator. Many music facilities lack the
acoustical treatment necessary to maintain acceptable
sound pressure levels during instrumental and vocal
rehearsals and performances. As a result, music
educators and their students are potentially exposed to
loud sounds on a regular basis. Research discussing
actual sound pressure measurements, rehearsal room
acoustical considerations, awareness of the potential
warning signs of hearing loss and hearing conservation
strategies will be presented during this session.
Friday - 1:10 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Concert
Concert 2
Friday - 2:40 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Reading Session
Elementary Choral Reading Session: Quality
Literature Can Be Accessible!
Clinicians: Charlotte Brumit, formerly
Newton Public Schools; Martha Holmes, Boston Area Kodaly
Educators
Presider: Dr. Catharine Melhorn,
Amherst Regional/ ACDA
Our children's choirs deserve to sing literature of
high quality that is, at the same time, appropriate,
appealing and accessible to them as newcomers to the
choral experience. Selecting such repertoire can be
daunting, especially for public school music teachers,
whose choirs are generally inclusive of all students and
have limited rehearsal time. This session will focus on
music that can both inspire our young singers and meet
their needs. Participants will read through, and take
home a packet of music selected by the clinicians, as
well as other experienced conductors of public school
and community children's choirs in Massachusetts.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Encouraging Students to Step Out in Improvisation,
Songwriting & Independent Performance
Clinician: Bradford Swanson, University
of Massachusetts Lowell;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
For many musicians, the thought of openly sharing an
improvisation, composition or solo performance is
daunting. What can we do in our rehearsals and
classrooms to encourage students to share comfortably
and collaborate constructively? This session will look
at some possible ways of incorporating solo performance
routines into daily sessions, from large ensemble
rehearsals, to music theory and literature classrooms
and private instruction.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
The Blues, the form, the language
Clinician: Darol Anger, Berklee College
of Music;
Presider: Brittany Kolodziej,
Lynn Public Schools
Using call and response in instruments and detailed
analyses, attendees will learn to teach their students
to master the pentatonic blues scale and its added 'blue
notes' to internalize the Blues as a standard musical
form, and to transpose licks and tunes from one key to
another. By using the right vibrato, bowing techniques,
intonation and other nuances, attendees can get the true
blues feeling into their playing. A variety of tunes
will be demonstrated including Mississippi Delta,
bluegrass, bebop, jazz, and even rock and roll.
Attendees will learn how to show their students to take
blues ideas and apply them to any musical situation.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor:
MICCA; Session Type: Panel Discussion
Marching Band Show Programming
Clinician:
Neil Larrivee, Vic Firth Corporation;
Presider:
Steven Conant, Norwood Public Schools
This panel
of experts will explore all facets of Marching shows,
musical and visual, while highlighting common problems
and answering your questions.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
The World in Which We Teach
Clinician: Michael Butera, NAfME;
Presider: Catherine Connor Moen,
Norwood Public Schools
This program is designed to explore the external and
internal environment and its effect on music education
and members. We will review trends impacting education,
music education and our nation's socio-economic
condition. You will leave with tools to explore these
issues in your state or community and what actions may
be necessary to ensure organizational vitality in this
climate.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
Why Can't They Just Behave?
Clinician: Joseph Stoddard, Marblehead
Public Schools;
Presider: Joseph Oneschuck,
Wayland Public Schools
Wouldn't we be able to teach so much more music if
the kids would just behave? The key to successful
discipline in the music classroom is realizing that our
job as music teachers is to help our students develop
two equally important sets of skills: musical skills and
skills in self-control. We often start with setting
class rules, either by ourselves or together with our
kids. In this workshop, we'll discuss and experience
taking things a step further: learning how to integrate
classroom management into every classroom activity, and
thereby setting up our students for success.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Clinic
You CAN teach jazz: How to get your students
swinging and improvising with confidence!
Clinicians: Richard Victor, Professional
Development Services for Music Educators (pds4me);
Jennifer McDonel, Executive Director, Gordon Institute
for Music Learning
Presider: Heather Kirby, Dedham
Public Schools
The goal of this highly interactive session is to
help music teachers with little or no expertise in
teaching jazz feel confident about teaching jazz style
and feel confident about teaching jazz improvisation.
The presenters will show music educators how to apply
aural skills they already possess to jazz and
improvisation instruction, using a sequential,
research-based approach focused on how students learn
music.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Lecture
Building Rhythm Literacy in the Classroom and
Ensemble Rehearsal
Clinician: Michael Driscoll, Brookline
Public Schools;
Presider: Dr. Michelle Graveline,
Assumption College
Far too often singers and instrumentalists are
musically illiterate when they enter performance
ensembles and directors aren't sure how to develop
elementary skills in a large group setting. Working from
the premise that we learn musical skills in much the
same order as we do language skills, participants will
explore how we 'learn' music through hearing and
imitating patterns before reading and writing. The
TAKADIMI rhythm-pedagogy system will be addressed as
well as specific techniques for developing rhythm
reading readiness, literacy, audiation, musical memory,
dictation, and elementary composition. Participants will
experience a sample lesson and the process used to build
literacy skills using TAKADIMI rhythm syllables.
Friday - 2:40 PM, Skyline
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Meeting
Retiree Meeting
Clinician: LaVada Studley, Falmouth
Public Schools;
Presider: LaVada Studley,
Falmouth Public Schools
Join other retired members of MMEA to discuss and
share future contributions to the music education
profession.
Friday - 2:40 PM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Clinic
Performance Anxiety: What students tell us; what
teachers can do?
Clinician: Dr. Charlene Ryan, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie,
Bridgewater State University
Performance anxiety is a common experience among
musicians, yet its presence in the lives of developing
musicians is rarely acknowledged or addressed. This
session will examine recent research literature
pertaining to young musicians' experience of performance
anxiety in school contexts and beyond. In consideration
of these findings, the session will serve as a forum in
which to focus on steps teachers may take to reduce the
impact of anxiety on their students' performance lives.
Participants are invited to share with colleagues their
own strategies for working with anxious students.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Reading Session
Tapas: Multicultural Choral Reading Session
Clinician: Kayla Werlin, Longmeadow
Public Schools;
Presider: Jen Moss,
Acton-Boxborough Reg. High School
This reading session of tasty choral gems for every
palate will be led by Kayla Werlin, Massachusetts ACDA
Repertoire and Standards Chair for Multi-Cultural
Choirs. From the simplest music to the most challenging,
we'll enjoy flavors of Europe, Latin America, Asia,
Africa and the United States.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Sharing
Want to Keep the MUSIC Learning Loop Going 24/7?
Try These Free and Low-cost NON-MUSICAL Web 2.0 Tools!
Clinician: Dr. Lisa Lehmberg, University
of Massachusetts;
Presider: Lance Lehmberg, Retired
Participants will be introduced to five engaging
non-musical Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance
creative collaboration, communication, assessment, and
even advocacy round-the-clock in online music learning
environments or on web spaces that supplement
face-to-face general music classes and/or traditional
performing ensembles. How-to tips for use of each tool
will be provided, as well as strategies for effective
utilization of each tool within music education learning
environments. Links to online tutorials and handouts
will also be provided. Web 2.0 tools to be explored
include VoiceThread, Glogster EDU, Xtranormal,
LiveBinders, and Voki.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Clinic
No Time for 'Jazz' During Jazz Band? Teaching
Basic Improvisation Skills During a Busy Rehearsal
Clinician: Joel Yennior, NEC Division of
Preparatory and Continuing Education / Westwood Public
Schools;
Presider: Daniel Schmunk, New
England Conservatory
A New England Conservatory (NEC) Preparatory Jazz
Ensemble will help demonstrate techniques for
incorporating fundamental improvisation practice into a
typically busy rehearsal. A focus will be placed on
providing every ensemble member with the tools necessary
to improvise intelligently and confidently, ensuring a
deeper jazz experience for students. Handouts will be
provided to those in attendance.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Creating a DEMAND for Music in Our Schools, Pt 1
Clinician: Dr. Sandra Nicolucci, Boston
University;
Presider: Dr. Noreen Diamond
Burdett, Milton Public Schools
How often do we consciously consider who the 'public'
is in our 'public relations' outreach initiatives? Who
are the people who need to know what we are planning and
doing? Do we have a concrete strategy for outreach to
the many constituencies within our communities--those
who often get to vote on school program budgets? How can
we avert the 'Mr. Holland's Opus' syndrome? In order to
enrich our communities artistically while simultaneously
growing ardent advocates for our programs we must be
ever vigilant and conscientious about information flow.
This two hour workshop will alert participants to the
continuous need for targeted communication about our
music programs. Participants will acquire concrete
strategies for keeping their public relations networks
'humming.'
Friday - 3:50 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Lecture
Developing Musicianship Skills in Secondary Music
Classes Through Popular Music
Clinician: Dr. Ronald Kos, Boston
University;
Presider: Carolyn Colby, Tritown
School District
Musicianship skills, including listening, notating,
and arranging, can be developed through collaborative
projects such as covering or arranging popular songs.
These types of activities are effective because students
apply their skills in ways that are authentic and
relevant. Teachers who attend this session will learn
how to help their students develop their musicianship
skills in a variety of settings, including instrumental,
choral, and non-performance classes. The presenter will
share sample lesson plans that make use of the
activities, and his own students will demonstrate the
musicianship projects that they completed.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Sharing
Have you ever? Ridden a Roller Coaster To Teach
Tempo?
Clinician: Graham Hepburn,
QuaverMusic.com;
Presider: Dan Albert, Longmeadow
Public Schools
Quaver's Marvelous World of Music is a high-energy,
captivating experience that leads students on an
exciting journey of musical discovery! Join Quaver as he
walks you through his off-the-wall approach to teaching
and inspiring a love for music. Quaver's School Program
includes a comprehensive DVD series, Teacher Guides and
website designed to help 21st century music educators
inspire children to learn and love music.
Friday - 3:50 PM, Federal Complex
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Clinic
Young Composer Master Class
Clinician: Dr. Marti Epstein, Berklee
College of Music;
Presider: Bill Love, Ware Public
Schools
This session will honor those students who have
submitted original music compositions. Selected students
will participate in master class style session with
composer/teacher Dr. Marti Epstein who will review their
compositions.
Friday - 3:50 PM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Clinic
Hero Training: How to Harness Your Super Powers
Clinician: Dr. Milton Allen, The Ohio
State University;
Presider: Dr. Rhoda Bernard,
Boston Conservatory
You are the hero your future music students have been
waiting for! You've been learning and training at your
super hero school, but now it's time to learn what makes
your super powers unique! It's time to discover who you
are and what you're really capable of. Are you ready to
grasp your own greatness?
Friday - 5:00 PM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Lecture
Teaching Music Technology Concepts with Few Music
Technology Resources
Clinician: Bradford Swanson, University
of Massachusetts Lowell;
Presider: John Hagon, Berklee
College of Music
With budget and facility constraints, making a 'state
of the art' music classroom, rehearsal or lab space
available can be difficult. However, there are many
valuable lessons in music technology that can be taught
with limited resources. This session will look at some
sample lessons that use just CD playback, a single
computer, and freely available resources that can foster
valuable skills necessary for a foundation in music
technology.
Friday - 5:00 PM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Clinic
The Beginning Heterogeneous String Class: The New
12 Step Plan for Teaching Bowing Correctly Right From
the Start
Clinician: Dr. Robert Gillespie, Ohio
State University;
Presider: Whitney Tandon, Wayland
Public Schools
Twelve sequenced steps for developing beginning
students bowing skills, from shaping the bow hand to
pulling a straight bow for a great sound.
Friday - 5:00 PM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
Sound Use of Space: Ensemble Seating
Clinician: Dr. John Ginocchio, Southwest
Minnesota State University;
Presider: Daniel Albert,
Longmeadow Public Schools
This session will introduce concepts in ensemble
seating used by the nation's top conductors and
ensembles. Participants will examine potential strengths
of each concept for ensembles of all sizes,
instrumentations, and abilities and will leave with
notions of how their ensembles may be configured to
elicit the best results.
Friday - 5:00 PM, Beacon Hill 1
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Lecture
Creating a DEMAND for Music in Our Schools, Pt 2
Clinician: Dr. Sandra Nicolucci, Boston
University;
Presider: Dr. Noreen Diamond
Burdett, Milton Public Schools
How often do we consciously consider who the 'public'
is in our 'public relations' outreach initiatives? Who
are the people who need to know what we are planning and
doing all of the time? Most of the time? Some of the
time? Do we have a concrete strategy for outreach to the
many constituencies within our communities--those who
often get to vote on school program budgets? How can we
avert the 'Mr. Holland's Opus' syndrome? In order to
enrich our communities artistically while simultaneously
growing ardent advocates for our programs we must be
ever vigilant and conscientious about information flow.
This two=hour workshop will alert participants to the
continuous need for targeted communication about our
music programs. Participants will acquire concrete
strategies for keeping their public relations networks
'humming.'
Friday - 5:00 PM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
PULSE Workshop
Clinicians: Dr. Daniel Newsom, Berklee
College of Music; Marian Wilson, Berklee College of
Music
Presider: Susan Lindsay, MMN
Editor
Berklee's PULSE Music Method uses the literature of
American popular musics to illustrate theoretical,
historical, performance, and production-related concepts
to students in grades 7-12 nationwide, through online
curriculum. This session will demonstrate successful
alternate techniques for teaching important musical
concepts as they exist in American popular music.
Friday - 5:00 PM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: MAJE; Session Type:
Clinic
Jazz Guitar is a 4-stringed instrument
Clinicians: Alan Vaudreuil, Worcester
Academy; Rick Cain, Berlin-Boylston Regional Schools
Presider: Jim O'Dell, The Boston
Conservatory
This session will introduce techniques to enable
instructors to assist student guitarists to apply 'jazz
sounding' chord voicings in their jazz ensemble
performance. Secondary issues will provide insights into
chord tensions and their voicings on the Guitar.
Friday - 5:00 PM, Skyline
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Sharing
Get To Know Your Massachusetts TI:ME Chapter
Clinician: Sean Hagon, NEC School of
Continuing Education;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
The Massachusetts TI:ME chapter leaders want to hear
about your recent adventure, large or small, with music
education technology. Plan to stop by and meet the new
officers during this informal welcome gathering. The MA
chapter is working out details for Fall and Spring
technology events and is dedicated to implementing new
plans including: holding regional hands-on technology
playground workshops; establishing a social media
network; activating outreach to involve all
Massachusetts members; growing our membership base;
engaging in conversation about initiating collaborative
group projects; and discussing how to encourage
technology use in every classroom. All are welcome. This
is a great opportunity to talk with others of similar
interest and to start building an informational network
here in our state in addition to reviving and
re-energizing the state chapter. .
Friday - 5:00 PM, South End
Sponsor: Higher Ed; Session Type:
Lecture
Music for Refueling: Applying Concepts and
Activities from Music Therapy to Improve Music Teacher
and Student Retention
Clinician: Dr. Ronald Sherwin, Anna
Maria College;
Presider: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie,
Bridgewater State University
This session will explore an emerging idea from music
therapy that could help improve music teacher and music
student retention. Concepts and activities related to
'music for refueling' will be shared along with
recommendations for how they can be applied by music
educators to improve both their professional and
personal lives as well as the musical experiences of
their classroom and ensemble students.
Friday - 6:00 PM, Beacon Hill 2&3
Sponsor: AIME; Session Type:
Hands-On
Job Interview Forum
Clinicians: David Jost, Westborough; Dr.
Noreen Diamond Burdett, Milton Public Schools
Presider:
Do you have position open for a music teacher in your
district? This is what you must do: Post your position o
the bulletin boards in the lobby, sign up to interview
some dedicated candidates and get first crack at the
best and brightest and show up and help our talented new
teachers get a foot in the door to teaching music. Are
you a candidate in search of a job? This is what you
music do:. visit the AIME bulletin board in the lobby,
come to one of the job forums with resume and interview
materials on hand and meet with one of the
administrators to have a real live interview.
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Clinic
Saturday Morning with Dr. Gordon, Pt 1
Clinician: Dr. Edwin Gordon, Gordon
Institute of Music Learning;
Presider: Heather Kirby, Dedham
Public Schools
Many of us have attended workshops about Music
Learning Theory but this is a unique opportunity to work
with Dr. Gordon on practical application in the
classroom. Dr. Gordon will discuss the musical skills
necessary for successful application of his theory as
well as techniques for general music and ensemble
rehearsals. A two-part session
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Clinic
Getting Started with Digital Audio
Clinician: Dr. Jay Dorfman, Boston
University;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
Getting started with recording and editing digital
audio has never been easier than it is now. This session
will offer some quick tips for you and your students to
learn to make and share recordings. Come learn about
some of the latest devices and software for capturing
rehearsals, performances, and other classroom
activities.
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: MA ASTA; Session Type:
Lecture
The Community Orchestra Attraction: Bringing
Benefits to Your Students.
Clinician: Lisa Redpath, Stonehill
College;
Presider: Bill Love, Ware Public
Schools
Community orchestras have enjoyed widespread
popularity since the 19th century. This lecture will
illuminate ways in which students and school music
programs can benefit from the presence of a community
orchestra. Attendees will receive a list of potential
benefits to participation in and affiliation with a
local community orchestra as well as a list of community
orchestras in Massachusetts. Lisa Redpath has
participated in community orchestras as a volunteer
musician, paid professional, and backstage assistant for
over 30 years. Her doctoral dissertation examines
conditions which support the creation and extension of
benefits to participation and affiliation with community
orchestras
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Sharing
Musical Shadows: A Virtual Field Trip to Indonesia
Clinician: Karen Hastie-Wilson, Milford
Public Schools;
Presider: Leigh Spignese,
Southborough Public Schools
Experience 'Musical Shadows' on a Virtual Field Trip
to Indonesia. General music teachers will follow a group
of middle schoolers as they learn about the culture and
music of Indonesia. Included are tips for adapting Orff
instruments to form a gamelan orchestra and templates
for creating shadow puppets. Teachers will also see how
to incorporate technology to create the virtual field
trip.
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Commercial
Let's Get Digital
Clinician: Laura Zaruta, M. Steinert &
Sons;
Presider: Andrew Purpura, M.
Steinert & Sons
As educators our goal is to excite today's student
and maximize teaching time. Discover easy ways to
incorporate fresh concepts and integrate new technology
into your current curriculum and teaching style.
Experience how interactive technology can reach the
current generation of learners and energize music
educators.
Saturday - 8:00 AM, Back Bay Complex
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Hands-On
Teaching arranging in the choral rehearsal
Clinician: Dr. Stephen Paparo,
University of Massachusetts Amherst;
Presider: William Pappazisis,
Belmont Public Schools
Arranging is an important musical skill for students
to develop as a part of a comprehensive music education,
according to the state and national standards; yet it is
often neglected in secondary choral ensembles that focus
solely on performance. This interactive session
demonstrates how to teach students to create a cappella
arrangements through an aural approach that can be
incorporated easily in middle and high school choral
ensemble instruction.
Saturday - 9:10 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: MMEA; Session Type:
Clinic
Saturday Morning with Dr. Gordon, Pt 2
Clinician: Dr. Edwin Gordon, Gordon
Institute of Music Learning;
Presider: Heather Kirby, Dedham
Public Schools
Many of us have attended workshops about Music
Learning Theory but this is a unique opportunity to work
with Dr. Gordon on practical application in the
classroom. Dr. Gordon will discuss the musical skills
necessary for successful application of his theory as
well as techniques for general music and ensemble
rehearsals. Part two of a two-part session
Saturday - 9:10 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Sharing
Digital Designers
Clinicians: Steve Edwards, Falmouth
Public Schools; Margaret Verdi, Falmouth Public Schools
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
Music Technology and Computer Graphic Arts Teachers
combine content area in the creative arts of visual
images and audio production skills, varied creative
content expertise, and technical skills providing an
array of opportunities for student achievements. We will
demonstrate how social communities, media production and
Web 2.0 applications are important tools in education.
Saturday - 9:10 AM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Lecture
Cast of Thousands: Music Directing the School
Musical
Clinician: Jaime Alberts, Newton Public
Schools;
Presider: Kelly Graeber,
Cambridge Public Schools
You've got Trouble, my friend: 85 kids, 45 are in
choir, 15 kind of hate singing and 10 have changed
voices. Harold Hill's voice is changing right in front
of you and you have 30 minutes before everyone has to go
practice choreography. What do you do? This session will
address tips and tricks for directing the school
musical, from choosing a show, casting for success, to
making rehearsal schedules and modifying music,
attendees will leave with ideas for making your musical
less Trouble and more Life is Happiness.
Saturday - 9:10 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Clinic
26 Tips for Quick and Easy Instrument Repair
Clinician: Bob Frushour, Music & Arts;
Presider: Steven Yavarow,
Hopkinton Public Schools
Instrumental music teachers will learn to make minor
repairs and adjustments to musical instruments in the
brass and woodwind family in the classroom.
Saturday - 10:20 AM, Plaza Ballroom
Sponsor: ACDA; Session Type:
Reading Session
Middle School Choral Reading Session
Clinician: Megan Fitzharris Harlow,
Belmont Public School;
Presider: Christy Whittesly,
Chelmsford Public Schools
Come explore a variety of literature for middle
school vocal ensembles, including music for treble,
women's, men's, limited and full mixed ensembles in many
styles, languages, and levels of difficulty.
Saturday - 10:20 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Lecture
iPads in Music Education
Clinician: Molly Dubois, Burlington, VT
School District;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
In this session, teachers will be introduced to iPads
and various applications for classroom use. Both Apps
and accessories will be demonstrated. Teachers are
encouraged to bring their own iPad to the session.
Saturday - 10:20 AM, Waterfront 3
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Clinic
Developing an African Drumming Program for Your
Classroom
Clinician: Jeremy Cohen, ThisWorldMusic;
Presider: Allyn Phelps, Northboro
Public Schools
Learn to bring the joy and power of
African drumming into your classroom. This session
explores precision drum, bell, and shaker techniques;
recitation of onomatopoeic drum 'vocables'; and approaches to
teaching improvisation. The various rhythms introduced
range in difficulty, allowing you to differentiate
instruction for your students.
Saturday - 10:20 AM, Cambridge Complex
Sponsor: MICCA; Session Type:
Lecture
El Sistema: Every Child Can
Clinician: Graciela Briceno, Boston
Public Schools;
Presider: Thomas Rizzo, North
Attleboro
Every human being has the right to a life of dignity
and contribution. El Sistema strives to give every child
that right through music instruction. Most music
educators have heard of El Sistema, but there is still
some mystery as to what these programs aim to achieve.
In this session, we will cover the mission and
fundamental elements of El Sistema, and how every music
teacher can incorporate them into his or her ensemble
classes. El Sistema programs create a musical, community
environment, where students help each other through the
music-making process and grow to understand the values
of perseverance, teamwork, and respect.
Saturday - 11:30 AM, Waterfront 1AB
Sponsor: TI:ME; Session Type:
Lecture
A New System: Questions to Ask When Embarking on a
New Technology Purchase or Contract
Clinician: Bradford Swanson, University
of Massachusetts Lowell;
Presider: Sean Hagon, NEC School
of Continuing Education
So the time has come for a music technology purchase
at your school. What information can you provide the
vendors and consulting team to get the best possible
results ? What questions should you ask from the bid
phase through installation and training? This session
will help to insure that you'll have success putting the
system to daily use and troubleshooting the system when
things go wrong.
Saturday - 11:30 AM, Waterfront 2
Sponsor: SGMM; Session Type:
Hands-On
Traditional Singing Games and Dances for Children
Clinician: Michelle Roderick, Revels,
Inc.;
Presider: Leigh Spignese,
Southborough Public Schools
Children everywhere share a love of play. Many folk
games include motions, songs and chants to use in your
classrooms. For over 40 years Revels has drawn on the
power and magic of this traditional repertoire from all
over the world in its Christmas Revels productions and
other educational activities throughout the year. This
hands-on workshop will be an opportunity to learn many
of these simple singing games and dances. A small group
of Revels children will be on hand to demonstrate the
singing games with you. The session will include a
review of the material, discussion of how it can promote
literacy and the love of music. Handouts will be
provided. Be prepared to go back to your classrooms with
a lot of new and fun material.
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