Program Information
- MMC and Technology Conference Schedule-At-A-Glance
- SB-CEU Credits Available
- Thursday’s Pre-Conference Events
- MMC Headliner: MASTA – Tracy Silverman
- MMC Headliner: MMEA – David Frego
- MMC Headliner: MSVMA – Francisco J. Núñez
- MMC Concurrent Sessions
- MMC Evening Concerts & Performance Information
- MMC and Technology Conference - Promotional Mailer
- Technology Conference
- Technology Conference Keynote – Dr. Tim Brimmer
- Technology Concurrent Sessions
- Technology Conference Workshops
Thursday’s Pre-Conference Events
Every Child Can! An Introduction to Suzuki Education
Presented by: Wendy Azrak • Thursday, January 19 • 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.
34th Annual Conducting Symposium
Thursday, January 19 • 9:00am – 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 fifth 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 John Williamson from Central Michigan University and Anthony Elliot from the University of Michigan. Our featured rehearsal ensembles this year are the Central Michigan University Wind Ensemble and the MSBOA/MASTA Teacher 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 one movement from a conducting medium (winds or strings), and a movement from selected repertoire including the Holst First Suite in Eb for Military Band and the Elgar Serenade for Strings. Teachers may elect to apply to conduct or merely observe; college students may only observe. Questions can be directed to Susan Gould, MSBOA Conducting Symposium Chair at goulds@greenville.k12.mi.us. SB-CEU credits are available for both participants and observers.
Orff Schulwerk Under Construction
Presented by: Jeff Kriske andRandy DeLelles • Thursday, January 19 • 9:00am – 4:00pm
Additional fee for this session; fee does not include lunch
This workshop examines the idea of construction in the music classroom; specifically how we design activities, build lessons, and develop performances. Participants will experience kid-tested activities appropriate for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. SB-CEU credit available.
Research Symposium
Presented by: Terese Volk Tuohey • Thursday, January 19 • 11:00am – 2:00pm
Additional fee for this session; fee does not include lunch
The second annual Research Symposium is designed as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new scholarship relating to music teaching and learning. There will be an opening keynote, presentations of current research, and a roundtable for discussion of works in progress.
MSBOA/MASTA Teacher Orchestra
Presented by: David Reed • Thursday, January 19 • 9:00am – 4:00pm
Advance Registration Required – Free to MMC attendees
Looking to recharge your musicianship, rehearsal strategies, and conducting techniques through a participatory session? Through rehearsing Edward Elgar’s Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20 with other string teachers from across the state, clinician Anthony Elliott will lead the MSBOA/MASTA Teacher Orchestra through a great day of music making and learning! After a morning of experiencing rehearsals as a “student” again, the Teacher Orchestra will serve as the demonstration/lab group for the Conducting Symposium, giving participants the opportunity to learn and observe techniques from several conductors. The Teacher Orchestra experience will culminate in a performance of the Elgar on Friday evening as well!
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MMC Headliner -
Michigan Chapter, American String Teachers Association – Tracy Silverman
Lauded by the BBC as “the greatest living exponent of the electric violin”, Tracy Silverman’s groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin has influenced an entire generation of string players. Formerly first violinist with the Turtle Island String Quartet, Silverman has performed and recorded with a virtual who's who of the rock, pop, new music, and jazz fields, including artists as diverse as legendary composers John Adams and Terry Riley, jazz pianist Billy Taylor, the rock band Guster, electric violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), tabla master Zakir Hussein, Bob Geldof, Jim Brickman and many others in the US and abroad. In 2003, Pulitzer prize winning composer John Adams composed “The Dharma at Big Sur”, a concerto for electric violin, specifically for Tracy. Silverman performed the premier with the LA Philharmonic and recorded it with the BBC Symphony for Nonesuch Records. The Nashville Symphony has commissioned Terry Riley to write a new electric violin concerto for Silverman which he will premier with the Nashville Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 2012. A recording artist and composer, Silverman recently premiered his own 2nd electric violin Concerto, “Between the Kiss and the Chaos”, and tours internationally as a soloist with orchestras, with his one-man concerts, with his band Eclectica, which features 5-time Grammy winner Roy “Futureman” Wooten on drums, with Three Part Invention, a trio including with pianist Phil Aaberg and cellist Eugene Friesen and as a collaborator with many other artists. Tracy is a faculty member at Belmont University in Nashville, where he lives with his wife and 4 children.
Michigan Chapter, American String Teachers Association – Tracy Silverman
MASTA Sessions:
- Strum Bowing– Get 'er Done! Part 1 – Friday, 9:30am - 10:15am
Hands-on! Please bring your own instrument.
This is my method of teaching rhythm bowing techniques. All rhythm bowing, from shuffle bowing to the chop, have one thing in common: they all adhere to a subdivision. I call this the strum, and just like guitar players, we can accent or ghost parts of that subdivision to create a groove. I break this down to a horizontal shuffle and a vertical chop and focus on how to blend the 2 to create a 3-D chop and limitless flexibility.
Learner Outcome 1: Learn how to fill in rhythms with a horizontal strum or shuffle
Learner Outcome 2: Learn simple chop, the basis of the vertical strum
Learner Outcome 3: Understand how to develop the 3-D strum
Blues Strings – Get 'er Done! Part 2 Friday, 10:30am - 11:15am
Hands-on! Please bring your own instrument.
A simple and slightly choreographed and lyricized approach to the blues. I use my planet earth and 2 moons model to explain the chords and then introduce the safety zone one octave minor pentatonic. (first finger on the root.) Call and response; discussion of the vocal approach to soloing. Then we practice full range, 1 position minor pentatonics, as a scale and then as shapes or patterns.
Learner Outcome 1: Understand planet earth and two moons concept of chords
Learner Outcome 2: Understand one octave minor pentatonic as a scale and then a shapes or patterns
Learner Outcome 3: Call and response- use of vocal approach to soloing
- Jazz Chords – Get ‘er Done! Part 3 – Friday, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Hands-on! Please bring your own instrument.
Inner melodies can be like a path through a forest. We discuss the inner melodies in a ii-V-I pattern and in the blues and how we can use it as the basis for a solo. We learn to look for ii-V-I patterns on charts and how to simplify those charts down to a few basic scales. Quick introduction to rhythm changes
Learner Outcome 1: Learn about inner melodies in ii-V-I patterns in blues as basis for solo
Learner Outcome 2: Learn to identify ii-V-I patterns on charts and how to simplify those charts down to a few basic scales
Learner Outcome 3: Quick introduction to rhythm changes
- How to Jam – Get ‘er Done! Part 4 Friday, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Hands-on! Please bring your own instrument.
This is focused on how to jam outside the fiddle tradition of jamming; jamming with a jazz or rock band. Finding the subdivision of any groove and knowing how to listen and find something useful to add. Understanding how to add energy by focusing on the subdivision rather than deplete energy from the jam by focusing on downbeats. How to find repeating parts that interlock with parts being played by someone else in the group.
Learner Outcome 1: Jamming outside of fiddle jam: jazz and or rock
Learner Outcome 2: Learn to find subdivision of any groove and discover how to add more
Learner Outcome 3: Learn to add energy by focusing on the subdivision rather than deplete energy from the jam by focusing on downbeats
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MMC Headliner -
Michigan Music Educators Association – David Frego
David Frego, Roland K. Blumberg Endowed professor in music, received a B.M. from Brandon University in Canada, a Master of Music in choral performance, a Master of Music Education, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He joined the faculty at UTSA in July of 2008. Areas of specialty include elementary general music education and Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Frego is past-president and a member of the advisory board of the Dalcroze Society of America.
As an instructor in Dalcroze Eurhythmics he regularly presents workshops throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In 1998, Frego established the Dalcroze Research Center in the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute at Ohio State University. His research in movement-based music education and therapy is published in music education journals and medical journals for arts medicine. Other teaching and research areas include dance philosophy and the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics as palliative care for terminally ill adults.
Michigan Music Educators Association – David Frego
MMEA Sessions:
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics: A Kinesthetic Approach to Musicianship for Everyone – Friday, 9:30am – 11:00am
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is an approach to music learning that focuses on kinesthetic, visual, and aural modalities. Participants will be engaged in a physical approach to understanding musical concepts such as pulse, meter, and phrasing. Transfers will be made for teachers specializing in all levels of instrumental, choral and general music instruction. Handouts will provide extension activities and references for further reading.
- Kinesthetic Learning: How It Works for Musicians – Friday, 11:30am – 1:00pm (Lunch Session - Lunch ticket purchase required)
The research informs how we teach rhythmic and purposeful movement. Dr. Frego will relate his work and the research of other movement specialists to what we do in the instrumental, choral, and general music classroom.
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics: A Kinesthetic Approach to Musicianship for Everyone – Saturday, 8:00am - 9:30am
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is an approach to music learning that focuses on kinesthetic, visual, and aural modalities. Participants will be engaged in a physical approach to understanding musical concepts such as pulse, meter, and phrasing. Transfers will be made for teachers specializing in all levels of instrumental, choral and general music instruction. Handouts will provide extension activities and references for further reading.
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Rhythmic Solfege – Saturday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Rhythmic solfege involves the integration of movement with singing. This participatory session will explore the concepts of pitch, intervals, and vocal improvisation. Transfers will be made to all levels of musicianship. Handouts will offer extension ideas for the choral and general music specialists.
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MMC Headliner -
Michigan School Vocal Music Association – Francisco J. Núñez
As founder and artistic director of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, he has been recognized as a trailblazer in music education. Today, the chorus involves over 1,000 young people in five after-school choruses and 13 choruses in its Satellite School Program in inner-city public schools. Mr. Núñez has earned world-wide acclaim for fusing a wide gamut of Latin cultures and musical idioms. His work has been performed by pianist Hu Hwang at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona and by Bialystok State Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He is also an editor at Boosey & Hawkes, Chester Novello, and G. Schirmer. In 2001, he embarked on a ground-breaking annual concert series at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. These Transient Glory concerts are aired on public radio and premiere newly commissioned works by some of the world’s leading composers, setting the stage for new works to be adopted by leading youth ensembles worldwide. He also developed Radio Radiance, a new music radio program with WNYC New York Public Radio and American Public Media to attract and develop audiences for new music by commissioning and performing cutting-edge choral work written for radio, digital media, and the Internet.
Michigan School Vocal Music Association – Francisco J. Núñez
MSVMA Sessions:
- The 21st Century Conductor – Saturday, 9:00am - 9:45am
Mr. Núñez will share his insights into the challenges and rewards of being an educator/conductor in the current social, economical and cultural environment.
- Innovating Literature – Saturday, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mr. Núñez will share his expertise with contemporary and standard choral pieces. Topics to be explored include analysis of past and current compositional techniques, differences and similarities in choral music over the centuries, current and past performance elements, and rehearsal and conducting techniques. Four exciting works (two masterworks and two contemporary works) will be provided for all participants to sing and conduct and two conductors will have the opportunity to participate in a masterclass setting.
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MMC Concurrent Sessions
MMC Evening Concerts & Performance Information
Evening Concerts
The Thursday and Friday Evening Concerts and all student performances are included in your registration fee.
DeVos Ballrooms A-D – Thursday, January 19 – 8:00 pm
- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance
DeVos Ballrooms A-D – Friday, January 20 – 8:00 pm
- MSVMA 75th Anniversary Choir - Francisco Núñez
- CMU Brass Ensemble - John Williamson
- WMU Gold Company - Steve Zegree
MMC Special Military Band Performance
Saturday, January 21 – 11:30am – 1:00pm
- 113th Army Band in Fort Knox, KY
Commander and Bandmaster: Chief Warrant Officer Michael Moore
MMC Band & Orchestra Performances
Friday, January 20 – 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Clio Carter Middle School 8th Grade Band — Margaret VanHoose
- Big Rapids High School Wind Symphony — Brian Balch
- West Ottawa High School Symphony Band — Michael Hamann and Jay Gainforth
- Unity Christian High School Chamber Strings — Sara Jager
- Greenville High School Symphony Orchestra — Susan Gould
- H.H. Dow High School Symphonic Band — Stephen DeRees
- Plymouth Canton Educational Park High School Wind Ensemble — David Armbruster
Saturday, January 21 – 3:15pm Amway — Ambassador
- Royal Oak High School Jazz Band — David Jensen
MMC Choral Hour
Friday, January 20 – 3:30pm – 5:00pm
- Ypsilanti Lincoln High School Split Dimensions — Karen Nevins
- Chelsea High School Chamber Choir — Steve Hinz
- Rockford High School Women’s Chorus — Mandy Scott
Saturday, January 21 – 10:00am – 11:30am
- Holt High School Chorale — Monty Bishop
- West Ottawa Middle School 6-7 Honors Choir — Trevor Pike
- Stoney Creek High School Chamber Singers — Brandon Ulrich
MSBOA/MASTA Teacher Orchestra Performance
Friday, January 20 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
MMC Honors Composition Concert
Saturday, January 20 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm
MMC All-State Band and Orchestra Performances
Sponsored by Marshall Music Co.
Saturday, January 21 • 8:30am - 11:00am
- All-State Middle School String Orchestra — Timothy Staudacher, Retired, Muskegon, Michigan
- All-State High School Orchestra — William W. Wiedrich, University of South Florida
- All-State Middle School Band — Mary Land, Young Harris College, Georgia
- All-State High School Band — Dr. Thomas V. Fraschillo, University of Southern Mississippi
Saturday, January 21 • 4:15pm Amway — Ambassador
- All-State High School Jazz Ensemble - Miles Osland, University of Kentucky
MMC Honors Choirs Performances
Saturday, January 21 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- 6-7-8-9 - SSA Performance — Fred Sang, Portage Public Schools (retired)
- 6-7-8-9 - SATB Performance — Joel Moore, Three Rivers Community School District
- 6-7-8-9 - SA Performance — Carolyn Gross, Brownell Middle School
Saturday, January 21 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- HS Honors Choir - TTBB Performance — Les Rowsey, Jenison Public Schools
- HS Honors Choir - SSAA Performance — Pamela Pierson, West Ottawa High School
- HS Honors Choir - SATB Performance — Greg Cleveland, Walled Lake Western High School
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Technology Conference
The Technology Conference events are not included with regular MMC registration. You may register for the Technology Conference and MMC separately or together. Individual workshops will not be available to non-conference attendees.
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Keynote: Dr. Tim Brimmer
Technology Conference
Tim Brimmer, D.A., is Associate Professor of Music at Butler University and also serves as Director of Vocal Jazz Activities and Director of Multisensory Learning Facilities. His workshops and concerts for Butler students have included many music greats, including Elvis Costello, Marvin Hamlisch, Bobby McFerrin, and Manhattan Transfer. Dr. Brimmer is active in Butler’s Study Abroad program, taking students overseas to perform. He is currently the Visiting Scholar at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, working with directors from several countries in preparation for the 2011 International Jazz Educators Conference while on sabbatical. Tim teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral music, digital arts, music education, and the honors program. He is leading discussions on the “neuroscience of music” with faculty from Butler, scientists from Lilly, physicians from the IU Medical Center, and colleagues in Asia. He is an expert at using technologies to advance teaching and learning in the arts and interdisciplinary curricula. Tim is currently designing resources and technological solutions for arts education organizations on three continents, often leading videoconferences with leaders from several countries simultaneously. He holds a Masters in Music Education from Northwestern Michigan University and a Doctor of Arts in Conducting and Voice Performance from Ball State University.
Keynote: Dr. Tim Brimmer
Technology Conference Sessions by Dr. Tim Brimmer
- Head in the Clouds and Feet on the Ground – Thursday, 9:30am - 10:45am
The keynote will address the state of music technology in education and the following questions: How do I retool myself to improve my students' music literacy, creativity and artistic performance while I'm facing shrinking budgets and resources, and increased time constraints and distractions? If I'm so fortunate to still be working, how much time and energy will it take to learn these radical advances in technology? Dr. Brimmer's conversation may uncover a few surprising, engaging answers.
- Help! I'm Hanging on By My (Technology) Fingernails! – Thursday, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Yes, there is a life after professional development in the digital arts. This session will provide strategies and resources for engaging students with technology for the technologically challenged.
- Learning Outside the Box: Along With Our Students – Friday, 1:00pm - 4:15pm (Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees)
In this in-depth session, we will explore how digital natives become musically literate, articulate and artistically expressive - from their perspective.
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Technology Conference Concurrent Sessions:
In-Depth Technology Conference Workshops
Space is limited to the first 24 participants. See registration form for availability.
Pro Tools – Advanced Session
Presented by John Churchville • Thursday, January 19, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
This session is for the Pro Tools user that understands the basics of session set-up, creating tracks, and basic editing. We will delve further with some more advanced recording and editing techniques including a full overview of plug-ins, MIDI integration, and importing audio from other programs. Other concepts will be decided by the participants.
Video Production and Music Scoring with Final Cut Pro Workshop Full - See Wait List Option
Presented by Raymond Riley • Thursday, January 19, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
An introduction and hands-on workshop about how to use Apple's Final Cut Pro for producing and editing video with a focus on working with music, narration, and other sound elements in projects. Participants will learn the ins and outs of video formats, codecs, and how best to match project settings with clips and media captured from different cameras and recording devices. Explore the comprehensive editing tools and special utilities that are included in this powerful suite of applications.
GarageBand for the Elementary Music Program — Workshop Full
Presented by Ian Boynton • Friday, January 20, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
In this session we will explore several uses for GarageBand and other looping software in the elementary music classroom. Strategies for both a one computer classroom and a multi-computer classroom will be addressed. Topics will include using software to foster students' creativity in composition, developing student performance portfolios, providing a means of self-assessment, and creating learning materials.
Learning Outside the Box: Along With Our Students Workshop Full
Presented by Dr. Tim Brimmer • Friday, January 20, 1:00pm – 4:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
In this in-depth session, we will explore how digital natives become musically literate, articulate and artistically expressive - from their perspective.
Making Music with the iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone) Hands-ON! Workshop Full
Presented by Barton Polot • Saturday, January 21, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
The iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch all run on iOS, Apple's multi-touch operating system. Since it's release in 2007, iOS has attracted app developers who exploit the devices' touch screen, accelerometer, microphone and camera to create highly innovative music software. Arguably, iOS represents the biggest revolution in music technology since MIDI. Barton Polot will direct an in-depth hands-on music-making lab, featuring iPod touches, iPads, and Alesis' new IO Dock.
Introduction to ProTools Workshop Full - See Wait List Option
Presented by John Churchville • Saturday, January 21, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
Pro Tools is the industry standard software for the highest quality audio recording, mixing, and mastering. This session will walk participants through the basic steps of setting up a session, creating tracks, adding reverb and other effects, simple editing and mixing concepts, and turning it into a file that can be in just about any audio format.
Sampling Using GarageBand Workshop Full - See Wait List Option
Presented by Michael Medvinsky • Saturday, January 21, 9:00am – 12:15pm
Registration Required – Free to Technology Conference attendees
An extension of the Popular Music parts 1&2. This is one example of how to welcome your student's music into your classroom. We will have a hands-on experience of how to start with a sample of a popular song and create your own composition from that sample.
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