73rd WMEA State Music Conference
9:30 – 10:30 AM The NAfME Value Proposition: a Wise Investment Chris Woodside Auditorium
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10:45 - 11:45 AM Jazz Band Rehearsal Techniques FROM THE INSIDE OUT Eric Richards Library
Noted jazz composer, arranger, and conductor,
Eric Richards, will explore
optimizing rehearsal efficienty for jazz ensembles by focusing on sectional roles in typical jazz band repertoire.
1:15-2:15 PM Vocal Jazz Reading Session Dr. Lara Moline Library
This session will explore repertoire in the vocal jazz idiom, including charts available through both major publishing companies as well as independent arrangers. Time will be spent both looking at standard vocal jazz repertoire as well as innovative new writers and publishers.
3:45 – 4:55 PM Jazz Band Reading Session Dr. Eric Richards Library
Conference Sponsor Acknowledgement:
Hill Music Company Mountain Music Store Wyoming Music Store JW Pepper NAfME
Pinnacle Bank
Sheridan College Bands and Jazz Studies
WY-American Choral Directors Association
WY-American String
Teachers Association Wyoming Arts Council Wyoming Jazz Educators
This session will demonstrate, through live performance, possible repertoire for secondary student instrumental jazz ensembles. Popular Jazz arranger,
composer/
Eric Richards, discusses and directs new music of all styles and difficulties. Each composition will be briefly discussed and basic jazz ensemble rehearsal techniques will be addressed. Sponsor: WJE
IN-OVATIONS TUESDAY January 21, 2020
8:15 – 9:15 AM To Each Their Own: Creating Music in Elementary Years Sheena Dhamsania Library Igniting student creativity in the elementary music classroom is not only beneficial in an age where out-of-the-box thinking is valued— it’s essential! Experience how beginner-level composition and song- writing projects can transform the music classroom into a creative playspace, providing an enjoyable and informative product for “the fans” of Music Education. Student examples from Sheena’s classrooms will be available during the session and on YouTube for attendees who want to see how these lessons can look in “real life”. Be ready to explore
62 projects to try, take away, and teach!
Featuring Thunder Basin High School Jazz Ensemble I, Steve Schofield-director Sponsor: Sheridan College Bands and Jazz Studies
9:30 – 11:45 AM Using the Modern Band Approach in Secondary Music Classrooms Meghan Goodner Library In this session, Meghan will reflect upon the ways in which she has been able to involve more students in her music program by using alternative approaches to music education (in particular,
modern band approach). She will also discuss the challenges and rewards of building a high school music program in Wyoming from the ground up.
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM What We Learned the Hard Way Joan Davies, Diane Knutson, Paul Searcey Library
Pre-Service students and teachers with less than four years experience, this one is for you: A panel discussion representing over 100 years of experience with Joan Davies, Diane Knutson, and Paul W. Searcey. They will pass along to you things they learned after college to make your first three years much easier. The panel covers general, vocal, and instrumental music, passing along ideas, tips, and methods about which pre-service and rookie teachers are not informed... until it’s too late.
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Uke Can Do It! Dr. Jennifer Mellizo Library
Over the past ten years, ukuleles have exploded onto the music education scene! The ukulele is a powerful teaching tool in the music classroom for many reasons. The ukulele can be enjoyed both as an individual and group instrument, and the skills students learn easily transfer to other folk instruments, such as the guitar (e.g. technique, playing by ear, reading music notation and chord diagrams). Most importantly, the ukulele is a fun instrument that unleashes children’s passion for music. Within this session, I will describe the ways in which I use the tenets of culturally responsive pedagogy and world music pedagogy to incorporate the ukulele into my music curriculum at all levels: K-8. I will also provide a list of curriculum resources that I have found to be helpful.
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