Karen Dickinson General Music Vice-preident The Language of Music
Do you hear it? The sound of like-minded teachers… sharing ideas with others who understand… filling Northwinds [conference meeting room] with common language…the language of music. Just like traditional language, it is our method of communication. We read it, write it, interpret it, and perform it. We are fluent in the language of music. We are unified by it, and there is no better place to come together than the 2017 MMEA In- service Conference/Workshop. It’s right around the corner, and I can’t wait! This year’s conference has a lot to offer. Read on for details of our presenters, performers, and exhibitors.
You may recognize Tim Wiegand’s name from such publications as Recorder Revolutions, Show Stoppers, and Energize Your Music Room. A native New Yorker, Tim attended Syracuse University to receive his BA in Music Education. Tim began teaching K-5 elementary music in 1997 in the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas, where he was named CCSD new teacher of the year. Tim received all three Orff levels and his MMEd from the University of Nevada- Las Vegas. Tim has been an active clinician around the United States and Canada and has presented at the American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference many times. He will present three sessions for MMEA.
The session, “Use it Monday” will feature simple activities that raise the musicianship bar. Come ready to sing, dance, and play instruments. “Engaging Games: Learning with a Smile” will get students energized with purposeful games that help improve musical skills. “Recharge the Recorder! Sit and Play? No Way!” will present a method for teaching recorder that blends singing, playing, dancing, and creating. Tim has developed a modern approach to making music literacy exciting for children.
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Marcia Working comes to MMEA from Michigan. She has a bachelor’s degree in music education from Central Michigan University, elementary self- contained classroom certification from Western Michigan University, and Orff certification from Anderson University. She has a Master’s in Education degree from Cornerstone University. She taught elementary music for more than 30 years before her retirement in 2013. Marcia is the director/instructor for the Crescendo Academy of Music Orff Studio in Kalamazoo, Michigan and a Music Teaching Artist for the Aesthetic Education Program in Kalamazoo County. She writes and arranges children’s music, plays clarinet, and is an active clinician, presenting workshops in Michigan as well as at the national level. Marcia’s session “Pop Toob Play” will offer lessons to teach basic music concepts in a playful way. Using Pop Toobs by Slinky, participants will explore ways to teach melodic direction, note reading, vocal development and rhythm notation. Marcia is sponsored by Music is Elementary. Please visit their booth in the exhibit hall.
Piper Barry has been a Missouri educator for 24 years, most recently for the Carrollton R-VII School District where she teaches at the elementary and middle school level, in Professional Learning Communities (PLC) exemplar schools. Piper is a 1990 graduate of Central Missouri State University (CMSU) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocal Music and Instrumental Music. She also holds a Master’s in Elementary Administration from CMSU.
Piper utilizes SMART board technology in her classroom, and her session “Tech Up Tips and other Great Ideas for Your Music Class” will address getting the most out of your unit lessons by combining
See DICKINSON, pg. 21 MISSOURI SCHOOL MUSIC | Volume 71, Number 2
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