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Program Information
Conference Highlights
Michigan School Vocal Music Association – Dr. David L. Brunner
David L. Brunner is one of today’s most active and versatile conductors and composers. He is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Central Florida. He is well known for his work with singers of all ages, and he has conducted throughout the United States and appeared in Canada, the U.K., Australia, Japan, and Europe. He is also a popular clinician at choral festivals and educational workshops in the U.S., Canada and Europe. An imaginative composer, he has received numerous ASCAP awards, including being named a Raymond W. Brock Commissioned Composer by the American Choral Directors Association in 2000. The New York Times has described him as a “prolific choral writer whose name figures prominently on national repertory lists,” his work having been performed and recorded worldwide in venues such as Royal Festival and Queen Elizabeth Halls (London), Canterbury Cathedral, Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), EPCOT, and Carnegie Hall. Last year, he returned to Carnegie Hall for the sixth time, conducting a concert of his works for chorus and orchestra. A complete resource of Dr. Brunner’s work can be found at www.davidbrunner.com.
MSVMA Sessions:
- Commodity, Integrity, Delight: Selecting Age- and Skill-Appropriate Repertoire - Friday, 9:30am – 11:15am
- Emotional Geographies: “It’s Not What She Taught Me, It’s How She Made Me Feel” - Friday, 3:00pm – 3:45pm
- The Thinking Ear: Finding the Expressive Impulse - Saturday, 8:00am – 8:45am
- When Words Sing: The Importance of Language and Ideas (with demonstration choir) - Saturday, 1:00pm – 2:45pm
Michigan Music Educators Association – Dr. Scott C. Shuler
Scott C. Shuler, MENC President, 2010-2012, is the Arts Education specialist in the Connecticut State Department of Education. He has served as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for Simsbury Public Schools; taught 3-12 instrumental and general music and conducted church choirs in Michigan, Delaware, and Wisconsin; taught music education courses at several universities, including the Hartt School, Eastman School of Music, and New England Conservatory; and served as Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at California State University, Long Beach. He earned his B.Mus. at the University of Michigan, his M.S. at the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. at the Eastman School of Music.
MMEA Sessions:
- The Well is Deeper Than You Think: How MENC Supports You - Saturday, 8:00am – 8:45am
- Advocacy: Building Local Support for Quality Music Programs - Saturday, 10:00am – 10:45am
- Music Education for Life in the 21st Century: Vision and Challenges - Saturday, 3:00pm – 3:45pm
Michigan Chapter, American String Teachers Association – Dr. Robert Gillespie
Dr. Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor of music, is responsible for string teacher training at The Ohio State University, which has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. A frequent guest conductor of all-state, regional, and festival orchestras throughout the country and Europe, he received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002-2003 in the School of Music at The Ohio State University, and is a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of Research in Music Education.
MASTA Sessions:
- Motivating the Pre-Adolescent String Student - Friday, 10:30am – 11:15am
- Motivating the Adolescent String Student - Friday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
- On to Off and Off to On! - Saturday, 9:00am – 9:45am
- How Do I Get There from Here and Wiggle? Strategies for Developing Shifting and Vibrato in the String Class - Saturday, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Conference Keynote
Michigan School Finances and Your Music Budget
Friday, January 21 • 8:30am – 10:00am
Friday, January 21 • 2:00pm – 3:30pm (encore presentation)
It is vital for all Michigan music educators to become proactive in providing input into their school districts’ annual budget. This session is designed to provide information which impacts every school district budget. Become informed as to the Michigan legislative bills and acts that impact your daily teaching; be knowledgeable as to the educational financial conditions that exist in the state of Michigan; and learn how to protect your music budget, have input into your district’s budget and how to analyze your district’s annual budget. Your annual association fees should not be “charged” to your instructional budget line items. Your school district has other line items that it uses for association fees. Learn how to analyze your school budget and become informed as to how to preserve your instructional budget for purchasing only instruction materials.
Presenters:
Gretchen Dziadosz – Director of Field Services, Michigan Education Association
Gretchen Dziadosz, Ph.D., is the Director of Field Services for the Michigan Education Association. She spent 30 years with MEA as a negotiator, advocate, and a manager. She received her B.A. in Communication Arts Education from MSU and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ruth Beier – Labor Economist, Michigan Education Association
Ruth Beier is the Labor Economist for the Michigan Education Association. She has also been a lobbyist and field staff person at MEA. Ruth analyzes taxation, school finance, and other education issues, and assists MEA bargaining units in the financial aspects of bargaining. She also trains staff and members on school finance issues. Ruth has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Michigan State University and a graduate degree in Economics from Duke University.
Craig Culver – UniServ Director, Michigan Education Association
Craig Culver graduated high school in Cadillac, MI. He received the band program’s Louis Armstrong Jazz Musician Award as jazz band drummer his senior year. He graduated with a B.S. degree from MSU in 1985. He was a high school science teacher for 16 years at Delton-Kellogg High School and has been a UniServ Director with MEA for 10 years.
Jon Toppen – UniServ Director, Michigan Education Association
Jon Toppen is a UniServ Director with the Michigan Education Association. He is currently assigned to the Kent County MEA office. Prior to his MEA employment, Jon was a teacher for Holland Public Schools, worked for Loiusburg College in North Carolina, and practiced law in Michigan.
Thursday’s Pre-Conference Events
Every Child Can! An Introduction to Suzuki Education
Presented by: Geri Arnold • Thursday, January 20 • 9:00am - 4:00pm
Additional fee for this session; fee does not include lunch
This is a six-hour course designed by the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), which serves as an introduction to Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy and its application in Suzuki education. It is intended for parents and educators and is a prerequisite for Suzuki Teacher Training in all instruments. This course is not instrument specific. The Suzuki Method is used in the study of: violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, piano, flute, guitar, recorder, and pre-school education. There are no auditions or requirements to take this course. A fast-paced, engaging and inspiring program, “Every Child Can” includes new video materials and SAA-developed courseware. Each participant will be provided useful reference materials for later study. The SAA-accredited course will run with a minimum of 10 attendees. Participants must be 18 years of age, and must stay for the entire workshop.
33rd Annual Conducting Symposium
Thursday, January 20 • 8:00am – 4:00pm
Additional fee for this session; fee does not include lunch
Conducting Symposiums have been offered to Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) members since 1975. For the fourth year, the Symposium will be held as a pre-conference event. Participants are videotaped as they conduct traditional band and orchestral repertoire followed by live comments from respected and experienced conductors, including Professor John E.Williamson from Central Michigan University Bands, and Professor Kypros Markou from Wayne State University Orchestras. Our featured rehearsal ensembles this year are the CMU Wind Ensemble and the WSU Chamber Orchestra. Chosen participants gain valuable insight into the art of conducting. New teachers and seasoned professionals alike can benefit from this unique, hands-on program.
The actual number of participants will be determined after the pre-registration deadline. Conductors will be selected based upon the time available, total number of requests submitted, and the order of receipt of applications. Those selected to conduct will be notified in advance and will be asked to select a conducting medium (winds or strings), and a movement from a list of available repertoire.
Teachers may elect to apply to conduct or merely observe; college students may only observe. SB-CEU credits are available for both participants and observers.
Technology Pre-Conference
Additional fee for Technology Pre-Conference
Keynote: Professor Joseph M. Pisano
21st Century Skills and Music Education – The New Relevance of Music Teachers
Thursday, January 20 • 4:00 pm
Like every other discipline, Music Education is being faced with a myriad of widely available new technologies that are already being incorporated into our profession. Some of these technologies have been adopted by Music Teachers and most are already being used by our students. Business and Industry leaders are very concerned that our students have the ability to be creative in their future jobs. Because learning music is by its very nature “creative”, there has never been a greater relevance or need for music instruction to be given to our students; not only the “traditional” music students, but all students.
Through an examination of the 21st Century Skills Map by The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, this session will look at how new skills can be combined with Music and the Arts instruction and the need for Music Teachers to acquire and utilize these skills in their learning environments.
Joseph is an Associate Professor of Music and Music Technology and the Associate Chair of Music and Fine Arts at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. His duties there include teaching Music Technology, Jazz History, Instrumental Conducting, and serving as the Associate Director of Bands. Abroad, he is an instrumental conductor, adjudicator, jazz trumpet player, Fine Arts Advocate, and the founder of many popular music, education, and technology Web sites. He also serves as a SoundTree Clinician, TI:ME Instructor, affiliate member of the Support Music Coalition, and writes the Teacher’s Guide for IN-Tune Monthly.
Technology Pre-Conference Session Highlights:
• Utilizing Twitter in Music Education — Theresa White
• One Computer for your Classroom? No Problem — Kenneth Smith
• Sharing Ideas for Student Composition Projects — Joseph DeMarsh
• Ableton Live
• Reason: A Flexible Sequencer and Synth for Mac or PC — Barton Polot
Technology In-Depth Workshops
Space is limited to the first 24 registrants
Hands-On Session: Logic Studio – The Ultimate Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Presented by Raymond Riley • Thursday, January 20, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Registration Required - Free to Technology Pre-Conference attendees
Apple’s Logic Studio is a comprehensive and powerful set of professional applications for composing, performing, recording, editing, and mixing music. Featuring some of the most advanced software instruments, plug-ins, editing features, and production utilities, Logic Studio is simply the Holy Grail in state-of-the-art music production. Best of all, it is an incredible value with over 20,000 Apple Loops, more than 1700 sampled instruments, and too many plug-in presets to count. If you are looking for the next step up from GarageBand, you don’t have to look any further than Logic Studio.
Capturing High-Quality Recording Using Pro Tools
Presented by John Churchville • Thursday, January 20, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Registration Required - Free to Technology Pre-Conference attendees
This is a hands-on presentation that walks participants through the ProTools audio recording program. We will cover many areas including microphone placement, signal flow, equalization, compression, editing, and adding effects such as reverb and delay. We’ll also talk about how to empower your students’ creativity within this industry standard program.
Energizing Your Music Program with the Internet
Presented by Adam Wurst • Thursday, January 20, 1:00pm – 3:15pm
Registration Required - Free to Technology Pre-Conference attendees
This hands-on session will walk teachers through practical steps in creating an online presence for students and their parents. You’ll learn how to create a simple but effective Web site; create an interactive and dynamic calendar; upload pictures and documents for public relations or downloading; create online forms saving HOURS of work; link to your group’s existing Facebook page; create a group page separate from your personal page; edit your video and audio performances; and link YouTube videos of effective performances for future online purposes. The goal will be to offer teaching tools that will save you time and improve the communication between the classroom and home. Attendees should plan to bring CDs and/or DVDs of 1-2 past performances and a calendar of your music events. Feel free to use your laptop during this session. Early-bird registrants will have an opportunity to submit questions to be addressed in the workshop.
Navigating Cyberspace with Noteflight
Presented by Joseph Pisano, Grove City College
Friday, January 21, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Fee: $30 before 12/3; $60 after 12/3; $20 for Technology Pre-Conference attendees
Noteflight is a free and easy-to-use music notation software that provides many opportunities for you and your students. With Noteflight, you can create a variety of scores including technical exercises, chorales, excerpts, etc. and share them with your students online, for free! The software also allows for audio playback and embedding your score directly on your own Web site. Register for this session and harness the power of noteflight!
Cheap & Easy Recording
Presented by Nicholas Hardy, Fitzgerald Public Schools
Friday, January 21, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Fee: $30 before 12/3; $60 after 12/3; $20 for Technology Pre-Conference attendees
This session will focus on the best way to record your ensembles and groups in the most affordable way possible. Focus areas will include free recording software, inexpensive microphones, and interfaces. Early-bird registrants will have an opportunity to submit questions online prior to the conference to be addressed in the workshop.
Composing Beyond the Notes: Help Your Students Express Themselves Creatively through Composition
Presented by Marj Haber, West Bloomfield School District & Nicholas Hardy, Fitzgerald Public Schools • Saturday, January 22, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Fee: $30 before 12/3; $60 after 12/3; $20 for Technology Pre-Conference attendees
Composition allows students to be engaged in a unique way that is both fun and very beneficial for their musical development. This session will provide multiple approaches to composition for both the traditional and non-traditional music student.
Evening Concerts
The Thursday and Friday Evening Concerts and all student performances are included in your registration fee.
DeVos Performance Hall • Thursday, January 20 • 8:00pm
- Michigan State University Symphony Band – John T. Madden, conductor
- Ann Arbor Huron High School Symphony Orchestra – MJ Quigley - Young, conductor
DeVos Performance Hall • Friday, January 21 • 8:00pm
- Eastern Michigan University Chamber Choir – Trey Jacobs, conductor
- Eastern Michigan University Wind Symphony – Mary K. Schneider, conductor
Band & Orchestra Performances
Friday, January 21 • 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Boulan Park Middle School Advanced Orchestra, Kathleen L. Griffith
- Warren Carter Middle School 8th Grade Symphonic Band, David Sanchez
- Meridian High School Symphonic Band, Matthew Shephard
- Northpointe Christian High School Orchestra, Aaron Tenney
- Anchor Bay High School Wind Ensemble, P. David Visnaw II
- Reeths-Puffer High School Wind Ensemble, Charles Hodson
- Okemos High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mark Stice
Saturday, January 22
- Troy High Symphony Orchestra and Troy Symphonic Band, Alan R. MacNair and Brian P. Nutting (8:00am - 9:00am)
- Byron Center Jazz Orchestra, Marc Townley (2:00pm - 2:45pm)
- Troy Jazz Ensemble, Brian P. Nutting (3:00pm - 3:45pm)
Choral Hour
Friday, January 21 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- DeWitt High School Chamber Singers, Meghan Eldred
- West Ottawa Select Women’s Ensemble, Pamela Pierson
- Rochester High School Chamber Choir, Jolene Plotzke
Saturday, January 22 • 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Chippewa Valley High School Varsity Choir, Kent Wattleworth
- Grand Ledge Hayes Middle School 6/7/8 Boys Choir, Doug Armstead
- Grand Haven High School Chamber Choir, Shirley Lemon
All-State Band and Orchestra Performances
Saturday, January 22 • 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sponsored by Marshall Music
- All-State Middle School String Orchestra, Marilyn Kesler, Retired Orchestra Director, Okemos Public Schools
- All-State High School Orchestra, Gary Lewis, Director of Orchestral Studies, College of Music at The University of Colorado at Boulder
- All-State Middle School Band, Cheryl Floyd, Director of Bands, Hill Country Middle School, Austin, TX
- All-State High School Band, Richard Floyd, State Director of Music at The University of Texas at Austin
Saturday, January 22 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- All-State High School Jazz Band Ensemble, Fred Sturm, Director of Jazz and Improvisational Music, Lawrence University Conservatory of Music
Honors Composition Concert
Saturday, January 22 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Honors Choirs Performances
Saturday, January 22 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- 6-7-8 SA Honors Choir, Vickie Kopistiansky, Northville Hillside Middle School
- 7-8-9 SSA Honors Choir, Bonnie Kidd, Ann Arbor Huron High School & Tappan Middle School
- 7-8-9 SATB Honors Choir, Phillip Johnson, Traverse City West Middle School
Saturday, January 22 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- High School SSAA Honors Choir, Kristina MacMullen
- High School TTBB Honors Choir, Brandon Ulrich, Stoney Creek High School
- High School SATB Honors Choir, Russ Larimer, Traverse City West High School
Conference Interest Sessions
- 101 Tips and Tricks for Motivating Middle School Orchestra Students
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A New Vision for Middle and High School General Music
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A Place for New Music Teachers: The Administrators’ Perspective
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A World Premiere? How Easy (and Affordable) Commissioning Music for Your Group Can Be!
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American Folk Instruments Workshop
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An Intriguing African Adventure in Instrumental Music
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Appropriate and Fun Activities for Young Learners
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Bel Canto Solfege
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Beyond the Book: Integrating Comprehensive Musicianship into the Young Band Classroom
- Bing, Bang, Boom! Classroom Instruments and Boomwhackers for Building Music Literacy Skills
- Chamber Music in a Middle School Band Room
- Chinese Music for Strings
- Choosing Quality High School Band Literature
- Choosing Quality Middle School Band Literature
- Creating Musical Connections: Sharing the Joy of Music Learning
- Creativity and Free Improvisation in the String Classroom
- Dealing with Double Reeds
- Developing the Aural Skills IQ: Strategies for Improving Our Musical Ears
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Easy Improvisation for the String Classroom
- Enhancing Your Music Program through Drumming
- Every Child Can! An Introduction to Suzuki Education
- Exploring Orchestral Conducting for Strings
- Extending Bow Arm Skills and Right Hand Flexibility
- Finale in Music Education
- Five Steps to a Better Band: Tone, Intonation, Rhythm, Technique and Interpretatio
- From Singing Games to Measurement: Practical Strategies for Assessment of Singing Voice Development
- Get ‘Em Moving - Shifting in the Beginning Strings Classroom
- Guitar Class: Pick Guitar, Fill Fruit Jar, and Be Happy
- Here Comes Treble! What’s New for Two-Part Choirs
- Honors Composition Concert
- How to Successfully Recruit and Retain Instrumental Music Students
- I Teach Off a Cart and Am Proud of It: Ways to Make Peace with Four Wheels
- Inspring without the “I”: Strategies for Student-Centered Rehearsals
- Is Your Second Verse Same as the First? How Experienced Teachers Reinvent Themselves
- Jazz Drums Now!
- Letting Go of Your Inner Control Freak - Helping Students Find their Inner Musicians
- Low Brass Recruitment and Retention
- Maintaining a Healthy Voice as a Music Teacher
- Make and Take with Virtuoso Michigan Teachers
- Making “Elementary General Music Curriculum” Soup: A Recipe for Independent Musicians
- Making It Stick! A Thematic Unit Approach to Rehearsals
- Maximizing the Adolescent Male Singer: How to Keep Them Happy and Singing
- Meet the Authors: Current Research in Music Education Posters
- Mono-Tasking: The Key to High Achievement in String Teaching
- Music Travels
- Music/Fine Arts Coordinator Meeting
- Musicians as Artists: How to Nurture Integration of the Arts
- New Teacher Survival Kit
- One Computer for your Classroom? No Problem
- Out-of-the-Box Recruiting
- Playing the Cello: 5 Common Issues, 50 Solutions
- Pop Toob Play
- Popular Music in Secondary General Music Classrooms: Part One
- Popular Music in Secondary General Music Classrooms: Part Two
- Practice Makes Perfect . . . or Does It?
- Providing Opportunities that Foster Musical Understanding: What Can We Do Besides Rehearse Music?
- Recorders in the Classroom - from Mayhem to Music
- Repertoire Selection and Programming for Your Orchestra
- Research Symposium
- Right Arm or Magic Wand?
- Saving Your Music Program: Awareness, Advocacy and Action
- Score Study Tips for Everyday Conductors
- Sharing Ideas for Student Composition Projects
- Sing, Dance and Play - Using the Best Practices of Orff Schulwerk
- Six Functions of Conducting: A New Foundation for Music Educators
- SmartMusic 2011 in Your Music Program
- SmartMusic 2011: More Accompaniments, New Intuitive Interface
- Solkattu - The Indian Rhythmic Language
- Solutions to the Mystery of Bowings
- Standard Orchestral Literature Your Orchestra Can Play
- Strategies for Improving the Quality of Sound in Your Orchestra
- Success in the Urban Setting: Invigorating Your Instrumental Music Program
- Supplemental Activities for Developing Musicianship in Beginning Band
- Take II Using Composition and Improvisation to Spark Creativity in Your Classroom
- Taking Joy in the “Imperfect” Rehearsal
- Teaching from the Bottom Up
- Teaching Music with Purpose: 25 Things You Can Do Tomorrow to Improve Your Ensemble
- The Classroom as Recording Studio
- The World is Your Classroom
- Tools for Building a Bigger Band
- Tune It - or Die! Steps for Independent Tuning for Young Strings Students
- Unleashing the Power of Sound Innovations™: The Revolutionary New Band and String Method
- Using Adolescents’ Natural Ways of Learning to Improve the Ensemble Experience
- Using Finale with Secondary Performance Ensembles
- Utilizing Twitter in Music Education
- Windows into their World: Using Music to Reach the Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Wired for Sound: Teaching Generation ‘Net Kids are Different!
- World Music for Secondary Choirs
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