State Music Conference Schedule Preview
Please note: Information presented here is as accurate as possible at the time of printing. Final session, performance, date/time/location information is subject to change prior to the start of the conference. Please consult your 2020 State Music Conference program guide for the latest information (available in January through the Guidebook App).
BAND Sessions MONDAY January 20, 2020
8:15 – 9:15 AM Band Interest Session Aric Hageman Band Room In this session, we will discuss band topics in the state of Wyoming including issues relevant to marching band as well as the All-State Band.
9:30 – 10:30 AM Keynote Address The NAfME Value Proposition: a Wise Investment Chris Woodside Auditorium NAfME COO Chris Woodside will explore the many facets and benefits of your joint NAfME/WMEA membership. Advocacy support and policy efforts, professional development opportunities, networking, student participation, and publications are amongst the topics that Chris will cover during this in-depth exploration of your NAfME benefits. Being a part of NAfME/ WMEA means being a member of a community of music educators that spans the country and beyond. Learn all that NAfME/WMEA can offer you and head back to the classroom prepared to make the most of your membership! Opening performance by the Dallas String Quartet
10:45 – 11:45 AM Creating Self-Sufficient Musicians Dr. Myra Rhode Band Room
This clinic will provide strategies to aid in constructing a plan for the development of music independence in student musicians. Strategies presented will assist with creating expectations, being deliberate with choices, and establishing daily routines that can also be used by students outside of the classroom.
1:15 – 2:15 PM It’s All Fun & Games in the Band Room Brian Redmond and Sarah Hanson Band Room Join Sarah Hanson from Kelly Walsh High School in Casper and Brian Redmond from Rock Springs High School as they share their methods of using games to inspire, motivate, and challenge their students. The session will include hand-outs, rules, and advice on how to incorporate game structures into your classroom to achieve any goal.
2:30 – 3:30 PM Visit the Exhibits!
3:45 – 4:55 PM Wholistic Rhythm - Cut the Learning Curve 50-90% Kevin Fuhrman . Band Room What if you didn’t have to answer, “How does it go?” each time you hand out new music? Learn new insights into how our music notation system actually works. This session will give very practical tips on how to get students stop asking and start
also will provide clarification of how all rhythm is connected. Information applies to K-12. Topics covered: Counting and its importance, Time Signatures and how to make they all seem EASY to understand and play, Application to real-life situations, and more!
TUESDAY January 21, 2020
8:15 – 9:15 AM Creating “ The Standard” and Sticking to It Dr. Myra Rhoden Band Room
Managing a band program can often have directors preoccupied with determining the “what” and the “how,” while sometimes
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forgetting your “why.” This clinic will provide multiple strategies to assist with creating “the standard” for your program by not only understanding your “what” or “how,” but by helping to define “why” you do what you do. Strategies will be presented that will help build a family atmosphere of excellence, accountability, and community within various demographics.
9:30 – 10:30 AM “I Have To Do That Too?” The Hat Juggling of a Band Director Dr. Myra Rhoden Band Room
The time you spend on paperwork and administrative tasks can be minimized with the help of an efficient student leadership team,
regardless of grade level.
session will present strategies that will assist with developing student leadership skills that will help distribute and streamline your administrative workload.
learning rhythm on their own. It
10:45 – 11:45 AM Band Reading Session Dr. Robert Belser Choir Room This year’s session will tackle another challenge to directors for finding high- quality, educational music in another challenging area - the pops concert. The music featured for this session will include movie sound-tracks, patriotic music, and maybe even some novelty numbers that sound great and still provide excellent educational value for your bands. Dr. Belser will conduct, and all session attendees are encouraged to bring your horn to make music together while we explore literature in a genre that can be quite challenging to find quality.
1:15 – 2:15 PM “When” not “If” How a Perception Shift can Improve Retention Ian Miller Band Room
Getting kids to sign up to learn a sparkling new instrument is only half the battle; then you have to get them to stick with it. By helping students project their path forward through learning an instrument months or even years down the road we exchange
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