NORTHERN HOSTS ART & MUSIC INSTITUTES

South Dakota’s art and music community will gather in mid- July on the Northern State University campus in Aberdeen.

Workshops for persons interested in arts, band and choral education are welcome to participate in the numerous workshops planned for three related institutes. This is the 23rd year of the program.

The Arts Education Institute will be an educational and fun-filled week of learning. The goal is to infuse arts into classroom and curriculum development, however you do not have to be an educator to attend. Twenty-six workshops will be offered July 11-15. Participants may take up to four one-day workshops.

The Band Director Institute July 11-13 will expose music teachers to the current and standard literature. Leaders will also share teaching methods and materials. The headline clinician is Stephen Rivero, director of bands at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and commander and conductor of the Florida National Guard’s 13th Army Band.

The Choral Director Institute, also July 11-13, is designed to introduce choral music educators to the best current and standard literature, as well as teaching methods and materials. The headline clinician is Chris Maunu, a conductor, educator and composer from the Denver area. Maunu is a four-time finalist for Grammy Music Educator of the Year.

Registration is open until July 8. All workshops qualify for three graduate or CEU credits. Contact Shari Kosel of Arts South Dakota to register at (605) 252-5979 or info@ artssouthdakota.org.

The institutes are sponsored by Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council, Northern State University and Poppler’s Music. South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the state of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts.