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WMEA President • Kati Seiter Music Education: Embracing Diversity at the 2018 Wisconsin State Music Conference


From the Desk of the Executive Director • Laurie N. Fellenz New Beginnings


WSMA Board Perspective • Jon B. Gilliland Meeting the Needs of ALL Students


Greetings From DPI • Julie Palkowski Educational Equity – Will, Fill, Skill – Part 1


iListenWI • Julie Ropers-Rosendahl and Jackie Vandenberg Embracing Diversity Through Active Listening


Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance • Marcia Russell Know Your Students! Using the Assessment Point of the CMP Model to Embrace Diversity


Band • Julie Brown Help! Eighty Percent of the Ensemble is Saxophones and Percussion!


Government Relations • Brad Schneider Licensure Rules Still Evolving


Composition & Improvisation • Leila Ramagopal Pertl Embracing Diversity Through the Act of Creation


Jazz Education • Douglas Syme Applying Philosophy in the Music Classroom


NAfME Collegiate Advisor • Jacki Thering Ideas on Building Positive School Culture


Orchestra • Elisabeth Deussen Embracing Diversity in the Orchestra Classroom


Technology • Michael Hayden And the Winner Is…


Secondary General Music • Anthony Cao Hip-Hop Studies: Embracing Diversity and Striving for Equity


54 Celebrating 50 Years 16 WSMA Accreditation


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wisconsin state music conference Online Attendee Resource Center and Conference App


Honors Concerts Featured Performing Groups


Meetings, Dinners and Receptions Conference Highlights


Conference Sessions Full conference details: wmeamusic.org/conference


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