Thursday, January 17, 2019
As music educators we are constantly fighting the battle to keep music in the schools. In order to make music more prevalent to education than it already is, we must advocate for ourselves. Enhancing reading instruction through music is one way to do this. In this session we will discuss my Master's research project and how simple, composed, melodies help with retention of story details. We will also be discussing setting up to record your students and track mixing within budget parameters.
9:00 AM‐4:30 PM 10:15‐11:15 AM
FAME ‐ Forum E (2nd Floor)
Interest Session ‐ Forum A‐B (2nd Floor) Elizabeth Hearn: Dance With The One Who Brought You: A Rationale For Maintaining Choral Ensemble Identity
Due to staffing issues, scheduling challenges, and many other external and internal forces currently impacting choral music programs, there exists a trend nationally toward choral teachers combining individual choir classes to create larger ensembles for performances. This practice appears to be especially prevalent among Alabama choral teachers. Regardless of whether this approach is a result of personal preference or a response to the many real‐world challenges choral teachers face, important pedagogical, artistic, and developmental issues exist that should be considered. This session will examine some of those issues as it presents a rationale for maintaining choral ensemble identity as much as possible. It will include a panel discussion with a cross section of Alabama choral teachers who will discuss, by relating their personal experiences, the positive and negative considerations related to combining ensembles.
10:15‐11:15 AM
Interest Session ‐ Forum C (2nd Floor) Megan Rudolph: My Journey with Reese: A Student Born a Female Transitioning to Male
Reese is a senior this year who started taking Testosterone Therapy in May of 2018. Come along on a journey through the changes that came along with taking testosterone and how to address them in your performing ensemble. Examples of the voice change will be played, as well as interviews with Reese regarding what was going on emotionally during this process. This case study will hopefully help directors understand how to handle the vocal change as well as the physical changes that take place. Conversations of how best to address these changes in class as well as how to help the student taking Testosterone Therapy will be discussed . This is a great session to bring your questions about this emerging topic in education.
10:15‐11:15 AM
Interest Session ‐ Forum D (2nd Floor) Bob Phillips: Beginning Strings ‐ The First Two years are Critical
Learn ideas and tips for teaching technique, aural skills, musicianship, and reading to young players from a master of large group instruction. Areas to be covered include: pedagogy, classroom management, group process, and delivery skills. What are the factors of success that insure your students will play well, be engaged and, most of all, continue in music?
10:15‐11:15 AM
Interest Session ‐ Forum Theater (2nd Floor) Ted Scalzo: Up Close and Personal with SmartMusic: An Introduction to the Software
Whether you want to teach notes and rhythms more easily, have students learn new repertoire, improve practice, or provide individualized feedback, New SmartMusic can help. The new web‐based SmartMusic will work on any device that uses the Chrome browser and is connected to the internet. This opens the door for thousands of students in 1:1 programs, allowing access to the platform and personalized learning. In this clinic you’ll learn about the features in New SmartMusic and how it’s now accessible to more students. Features include: Immediate feedback in real time, easy looping for practice, automatic reflow of music on screen, importing new content with MusicXML files, a built‐in music notation editor, badges to reward student practice, and more.
10:15‐11:15 AM
Interest Session ‐ Forum J (3rd Floor) Viktoria Truesdail: Buckets, Balls and Cans...Oh My!
This hands‐on session will build upon techniques shared in Bucket Drumming and Beyond presented at AMEA in 2018. Participants will review the rhythmic learning and syllabic approach to bucket drumming. This will be followed by an exciting introduction to hand drumming (on coffee cans). The session will close with participants playing rhythmic patterns on cardio balls, while moving to popular music. This new "cardio" craze brings the cross‐curricular connection of physical education into the music classroom, while teaching form and repetition. All of this can then be taken into the classroom and modeled for students, so they can perform, compose and enjoy their own pieces!
10:30‐11:15 AM 11:15 AM 18
ABA Concert Session ‐ BJCC Theater Liberty Park Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band ‐ Jody Bryant, Conductor
Lobby Performance: UNA Contemporary Ensemble
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