October 18 for MMEA Fall In-Service Day

Maryland Music Educators Association

Friday, October 18, 2019 Northwestern High School Hyattsville, Maryland Prince George’s County

MMEA Annual Conference March 13-15, 2020 Baltimore Convention Center • March 14 Elementary Demonstration Chorus Sessions Open Rehearsal and Performance Plus All State Junior Band Concert Morgan State University • March 15 All State Concerts Senior Band Senior Orchestra Senior Mixed Chorus Senior Treble Chorus Morgan State University

MMEA 2020 Awards for Excellence nominations and supporting materials are due January 8, 2020. For information and online nomination forms, visit: https://www.mmea-maryland.org/2020award.

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Music & Arts is a Symphony-Level Sponsor of MMEA.

Northwestern High School is providing facility space and assistance for today’s conference.

Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) is a federated state unit of the National Association for Music education (NAfME).

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MMEA Executive Board Paul Dembowski President Anne Arundel County Brian Schneckenburger President-Elect Baltimore County Angela Adams Immediate Past President Anne Arundel County Emily Hill Recording Secretary Frederick County Ashley Ashman Member at Large Montgomery County John R. Stevenson Band Directors President Carroll County Katie Meloro Choral Educators President Howard County Dan Sitomer Orchestra Directors Pres.

Anne Arundel County Jennifer Kauffman General Music President Anne Arundel County

Stephanie Prichard MD Society for Music Teacher Education Pres.

University of Maryland Ronald P. Frezzo Advocacy Chair Montgomery Co. (retired) Laura Hicken Collegiate Chapters Towson University Shefali Shah Conference Exhibits Chair Anne Arundel County Janet Gross Membership Chair Calvert County Judith Hawkins Membership Development Chair Prince George’s County Scott Schimpf Music Industry Chair Music & Arts Karl Stewart Music Supervisors Rep. Carroll County Joseph Shortall Private Schools Chair St. Paul’s School

Deborah Turner Public Relations Chair Anne Arundel County Cathleen Russell Research Chair Baltimore County Todd Burroughs, Chair Sight Reading Committee St. Mary’s County Paul Tooker Special Learners Chair University of Maryland Eastern Shore Alysia Lee State Dept. of Ed. Rep. Maryland State Dept. of Ed. Scott Engel State Large Ensemble Festivals Chair.

Baltimore County Erick Von Sas Tri-M Chair Anne Arundel County MMEA Staff Mariama Boney, LMSW, CAE Executive Director Beatrice Bangura, Event and Membership Assistant Felicia Burger Johnston Publications Editor Upshur Co., WV (retired)

MMEA is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (https://www.msac.org/), an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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MARYLAND MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Fall In-Service Day

Northwestern High School Hyattsville, Prince George’s County, Maryland October 18, 2019

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Northwestern High School Floor Plan, 100s Level - using Room E 116 only -

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Floor Plan, 200s Level - using E/F rooms only -

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2019 Exhibitors - Auditorium Lobby, Meeting Rooms Connect with conference exhibitors! Have fun and earn prizes with the Exhibitor Passport Program. Attendees will visit exhibitors, collect stamps on a flyer, and win prizes. All completed passports should be returned to the MMEA registration area.

The drawing will be held on Friday afternoon and attendees will be notified by email.

The Band Shoppe The Band Shoppe will be inspecting and repairing instruments for free on site. We will have giveaways and repair demos. Visit: https://thebandshoppemd.com/ Loyola University Maryland Loyola University Maryland offers a Master of Education degree in Kodรกly Music Education. The program coursework can be completed over the course of four consecutive summers. Visit: http://loyola.edu/kodaly Menchey Music Service, Inc. Providing music for string reading sessions. Visit: http://www.mencheymusic.com Music & Arts (MMEA Symphony-level Strategic Partner) Offering lessons, instruments, rentals, and repairs. Visit: http://musicarts.com The Musical Source Offering 25% discounts on sheet music! Visit: http://musicalsource.com QuaverMusic.com Quaver's QK-8 MUSIC Curriculum offers a fully-digital, comprehensive program for today's K-8 music classroom, plus an engaging FREE student website. Advanced Technology. Teacher-Friendly. Seriously Fun! Visit: http://www.quavermusic.com University of Charleston The University of Charleston (WV) is a private accredited university offering over 30 Majors including a Multidisciplinary Studies Degree in Music. Performers can earn an Instrumental/Vocal Scholarship (up to $20,000) to perform with an ensemble regardless of major. Visit: https://www.ucwv.edu/uc-life/band/ University of Maryland School of Music Representatives from the UMD School of Music and Terrapin Music Camp will be available to discuss their programs for teachers and students. Visit: http://music.umd.edu

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Conference Schedule Session & Performance Online Evaluation: http://bit.ly/mmeaOcteval 7:30-8:30 AM

Registration, Auditorium Lobby

ES, Elementary School; MS, Middle School; HS, High School 8:00-8:30 All Areas; All Levels

Auditorium Lobby and Rooms F 215, F 225

Exhibit Passport: Visit the Exhibits Connect with conference exhibitors! Have fun and earn prizes with the Exhibitor Passport Program. Attendees will visit exhibitors, collect stamps on a flyer, and win prizes. All completed passports should be returned to the MMEA registration area.

The drawing will be held on Friday afternoon and attendees will be notified by email.

7:30-8:45 AM: Part Check TB Demonstration Students, Teachers Music Technology Room E 233 8:30 AM - TB Demonstration Chorus Closed Rehearsals Begin Rehearsals: 8:00 - 11:00 AM (Closed); Presentation: 11:50 AM, Auditorium

Clinician: Joseph Shortall (MMEA Private Schools Representative), St. Paul’s School; Baltimore Children's Choir; The Maryland State Boychoir Accompanist: Jim Turk, DeMatha Catholic High School The High School TB Demonstration Chorus will rehearse all morning in closed session, break for lunch, and present a session at 11:50 AM (Stage, Auditorium). At 11:50 AM, observe some of Maryland’s finest tenor and bass singers as they demonstrate vocal techniques for developing voices through choral literature. Hear their "works in progress" at the end of the session. Program on page 21. schedule continued on next page

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8:30-9:20 AM

8:30-9:20 AM Sessions Band; All Levels

Band Room E 214

Rehearsal Strategies that Make a Difference Sponsor: Baltimore Brass Company Clinician: Sally Wagner, Prince George's County Public Schools, Retired Changing the way one rehearses can have incredible positive impact when used in creative ways. This session will explore five rehearsal strategies to try and the benefits each can provide.

8:30-9:20 AM

Band; All Levels

Auditorium

New Band Music - MBDA Band Literature List Clinician: Christopher Cicconi, Towson University Demonstration Group: Towson University Symphonic Band, Christopher Cicconi, Director Music: Provided on Loan from JW Pepper The Towson University Symphonic Band will perform new compositions from grades 1-4 that have been added to the Maryland Band Directors Association Festival Literature List.

An annotated handout with information about each piece will be provided.

8:30-9:20 AM

Chorus; All Levels

Room E 116

Strategic Risk-Taking in the Choral Rehearsal Clinician: Scott Rieker, Frostburg State University Especially in music, we often have a concept of the “right way” things should be done, and we guide our students toward that end. I have done ground-breaking research into strategic risk-taking and productive “failure” in the creative process, and discovered empirically that allowing for risk-taking by learners and creating an environment of individual experimentation - even within the context of traditional rehearsal - has a statistically significant impact on musical performance. Using experiential learning, this session will provide a research basis for and empower educators with strategies to implement risk-taking in the classroom.

8:30-9:20 AM General Music; All Level Mindfulness and Yoga Techniques in the Music Classroom

Black Box Room E 210

Clinician: Laura Norris, Lower Merion School District, PA Explore the art of sharing mindfulness and yoga techniques with your music students to help combat anxiety and overuse injuries. Gain a deeper understanding of the connection between the mind, body and music.

8:30-9:20 AM

Orchestra; ES Level

Room E 217

Beginning Strings - Tricks of the Trade Clinician: Susan Mathis, Montgomery County For Elementary Beginning Strings, learn a sequence of first lessons seamlessly integrating good playing habits and reading music. Come meet Bob, the shy spy, and his kitty, Fluffy. They'll keep your students smiling while you can meow your way to good holding position.

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8:30-9:20 AM General; ES Level Using Your Music for All It's Worth: In the Primary Grades

Room E 232

Clinician: Amy DeLoriea Do you ever wonder, “What should I do with my K-2 students?” What if you could use the same song to teach concepts in all of the primary grades? Join this interactive session that combines learning repertoire and teaching pedagogy to K-2 students. You will leave with a packet of songs that can be used across the primary grades.

8:30-9:20 AM

Orchestra; All Levels

Room F 215

Don't Just Use One: The Benefit of Using Several Method Books to Round Out Your Instruction Sponsor: Menchey Music Service, Inc. Clinicians: Kerry Gilliard, Prince George’s County; and Jennifer Murray (MODA Immediate Past President), Prince George’s County You are the first line of defense for your program, but what is your primary resource? Should you just have one? With the aid of Menchey Music, Mr. Gilliard and Ms. Murray will explore the benefits of using multiple sources in their programs. They will show how using different sources have aided them in navigating through: Tone, Intonation, Finger Patterns, String Crossings, Bowing Techniques, Shifting, and Vibrato. Come join us and add to the discussion!

8:30-9:20 AM Special Learners/General Music; ES Level Music Therapy Techniques for the General Music Classroom

Room F 224

Clinician: Ashleigh Cicconi, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, Maryland This session will focus on several music therapy techniques applicable for use in the general music classroom. The session will include information on common student diagnoses, music therapy techniques, and how to apply music therapy techniques into music education. This session will be split into 2 parts: lecture and interactive. During the lecture portion, information will be provided on the aforementioned topics, with an overview of special learners and appropriate music therapy techniques. During the interactive portion, participants will engage in music therapy techniques for the general music classroom as both active learners and as leaders.

8:30-9:20 AM

Collegiate; All Levels

Room F 225

Student Teaching Success for Both the Intern and Cooperating Teachers Clinicians: Eric Posner and Elizabeth Eber, Howard County From the perspective of both the intern and the cooperating teacher, attendees will gain tools and ideas for a successful relationship between the two. By building a collaborative and productive relationship, ultimately the intern is set up for success in the professional world, and the cooperating teacher will find ways to grow personally, learn, and help develop future educators.

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9:30-10:20 AM

9:30-10:20 AM Sessions Band; All Levels

Band Room E 214

Preparing the Percussion Section for Instrumental Adjudication Clinician: Mark Lortz, Stevenson University A major task each year is preparing an ensemble for instrumental music adjudication.

Directors often focus on assessment captions (tone quality, intonation, precision, technique, balance, blend, and musicality) for wind and string students, but neglect the percussion section because of time constraints or lack of understanding of percussion techniques. This session will present practical percussion solutions as applied to assessment criteria for programs of all levels, geographical regions, and socio-cultural settings.

Participants will gain an understanding of why percussion performance deficiencies exist in large-group adjudicated events and will learn strategies to improve these areas of concern.

9:30-10:20 AM

Band/Brass; All Levels

Auditorium

Towson University Brass Choir in Concert Director: Christopher Cicconi, Towson University The Towson University Brass Choir presents a concert of standard and emerging repertoire for brass ensembles.

9:30-10:20 AM

Chorus; HS Level

Room E 116

High School Choral Music Reading Session Sponsor/Music Provided by: Music & Arts Clinician: Rachel Carlson, Shepherd University This High School Choral Music Reading Session will present a variety of choral works suited for high school programs and will feature composers of diverse ethnicities and genders. The session will be geared toward high school choral directors and future high school choral directors.

9:30-10:20 AM General Music; ES Level Black Box Room E 210 “Not Just Playing Around”: Games in the Title I Music Classroom Clinician: Christina Baker, St. Mary’s County Engage your general music students through singing, play, and musical exploration.

Learn how to use singing games as a classroom management strategy, to reinforce musical skills, to differentiate, and as an assessment tool. Come play with us! There will be a special focus on strategies that work with challenging students.

9:30-10:20 AM

Orchestra; All Levels

Room E 217

Getting Off the Page and Into Your Ears Clinician: Stanley Chepaitis, Professor Emeritus of Violin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania This session involves participants in hands-on exploring improvisation on string instruments. Participants will learn to play a basic blues without reference to the page. The learned material will provide the basis for improvisation on the blues form. Exercises in listening will explore the possibility of accessing a different part of the musical brain that allows a direct connection between inner hearing and outward playing that is essential to improvisation in any style. While the musical materials studied will be very simple, the ability to 16

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sing spontaneously through one's instrument without reference to printed music will be the focus.

9:30-10:20 AM

General Music; ES Level

Room E 232

Music in Every Classroom: Using Music to Support and Enhance Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Your Classroom Clinician: Graham Hepburn, Co-Founder, QuaverMusic.com Sponsor: QuaverMusic.com Music is a universal language that connects us all, but we may not all be confident using it in the classroom. Attendees will borrow simple tools from the music educator’s toolbox that can help guide their students on the journey to all 5 competencies. Develop your understanding of Music-Based Learning® with easy-to-implement tips from longtime educator and SEL curriculum developer Graham Hepburn of QuaverMusic.com.

9:30-10:20 AM

All Areas; All Levels

Music Technology Room E 233

MMEA Mix & Mingle Network and learn with colleagues across the state in Room E 233.

9:30-10:20 AM

All Areas; All Levels

Room F 215

Exhibits Passport: Visit the Exhibits Connect with conference exhibitors! Have fun and earn prizes with the Exhibitor Passport Program. Attendees will visit exhibitors, collect stamps on a flyer, and win prizes. All completed passports should be returned to the MMEA registration area. The drawing will be held on Friday afternoon and attendees will be notified by email.

9:30-10:20 AM

Chorus; MS Level

Room F 224

Make a Game of It: Activities and Ideas to Inject Fun with Musical Purpose in the Middle School Choral Classroom Clinician: Michael Wu, Artistic Director, Strathmore Children’s Chorus; Landon School Many of us who work with middle school choirs want students to learn that their voice matters, whether through musical artistry or engaged citizenship. And then we face challenges of non-engagement in our classroom, whether finding distinction between head voice and chest voice, identifying the correct vocal range for a student at a given point in time, keeping steady beat while learning imitative musical lines, or keeping student focus to explore repertoire and increasingly complex musical concepts.

This session provides opportunity for attendees to learn through participation in games and activities that enhance all aspects of the rehearsal process.

9:30-10:20 AM

All Areas; All Levels

Room F 225

Exhibits Passport: Visit the Exhibits Connect with conference exhibitors! Have fun and earn prizes with the Exhibitor Passport Program. Attendees will visit exhibitors, collect stamps on a flyer, and win prizes. All completed passports should be returned to the MMEA registration area. The drawing will be held on Friday afternoon and attendees will be notified by email.

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10:20-10:50 All Areas; All Levels Auditorium Lobby and Rooms F 215, F 225 Exhibits Passport: Visit the Exhibits Connect with conference exhibitors! Have fun and earn prizes with the Exhibitor Passport Program. Attendees will visit exhibitors, collect stamps on a flyer, and win prizes. All completed passports should be returned to the MMEA registration area. The drawing will be held on Friday afternoon and attendees will be notified by email.

10:50-11:40 AM Sessions

10:50-11:40 AM

Orchestra; All Levels

Band Room E 214

New Music Reading Session with Live Middle Schoolers-RUN! Sponsor: Alfred Music Demonstration Ensemble: Arundel Middle Honors Orchestra, Anne Arundel County, Lacie Harold, Director Clinicians: Lacie Harold, Anne Arundel County; and Mike Kamuf, Montgomery County and Arranger, Alfred Music Participants will be able to visually and auditorily shop for new grades 0-3 orchestral literature in a live orchestra performance setting to choose repertoire that best fits the needs of their ensemble's technical and cultural experiences.

The intended audience of this session are elementary, middle, and beginning high school orchestra directors.

Anne Arundel County Public School's Arundel Middle Honors Orchestra is an audition-only middle school ensemble comprised of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade string musicians. The Arundel Middle School Honors Orchestra has been active for 4 years under the direction of Lacie Harold, during which it has received the highest ratings at county, state, and Hershey Park Music Festivals.

10:50-11:40 AM

Chorus: HS Level

Room E 116

The Spiritual: Let’s Get Comfortable Clinician: Michele Fowlin, Prince George’s County The session will engage participants to have an open and honest dialogue and read-through of music, regarding their challenges, apprehensions and/or struggles when teaching a spiritual. This session is intended for choral directors who desire more knowledge and better understanding of the historical context and musical performance of a spiritual, so as to deliver its message with authenticity.

10:50-11:40 AM

Band; ES Level

Room E 217

Fast Track Band: Success-based Music Education for Beginners Clinicians: Sally Wagner, Prince George’s County (retired), and Author; David Fedderly, Owner, Baltimore Brass Company, Author, and Principal Tuba, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (retired) Fast Track Band is a pre-primer written by David Fedderly and Sally Wagner that reinforces pitch recognition and rhythmic understanding in beginners or in students struggling with these concepts. The 12-page pamphlet uses success-based tech18

niques for starting beginners in like-instrumentation or mixed-instrumentation groups, and is available for C, Bb, Eb, F, Bass Clef, and Tuba. These techniques have been successfully used for over a decade with young musicians from all backgrounds.

The session will involve demonstration and supporting theory for achieving success and building confidence in beginning musicians. The primer is designed to be used in tandem with any method book, is open-source, and will be made available to all participants in the session via download.

10:50-11:40 AM

General Music; ES Level

Room E 232

Achieving National Standards in Kindergarten Vocal Music Clinician: Kirsten Chalk, Baltimore County Want ideas for bringing performing, responding, discussing, and even improvising to your Kindergarten students? This session will give an overview of the NAfME Kindergarten Responding unit that was created through the Teaching with Primary Sources program of the Library of Congress. Explore the music and resources from the Library of Congress and experience the ways Kindergarten students will learn to respond to the music.

10:50-11:40 AM

Technology; All Levels

Music Technology Room E 233

VoiceThread™ vs. Flipgrid™: Tech Tools to Amplify Student Voice Clinician: Jennifer Moss, Baltimore County VoiceThread and Flipgrid are two tech tools that offer students more voice in any classroom and beyond. We are going to compare and contrast these two free technology tools, identifying their similarities and differences and analyzing how or when each program could be used in any classroom. After a brief introduction on both tools, participants will choose the tool that will work best in their teaching situation and interact with different activities specific to that tool. We will also talk about troubleshooting common problems that might arise when using these tools.

10:50-11:40 AM

Orchestra; All Levels

Room F 215

Care and Maintenance of Violin Family Instruments Clinician: Genevieve Swift, Co-Owner Lashof Violins and Master Luthier Gen Swift, master luthier from Lashof Violins, will conduct this session for string educators at all levels. Learn about common care and maintenance issues, including fallen bridges, wolf and string noises, openings in seams, bow rehairing, and more. Common myths and misconceptions about string instruments will be addressed, and there will be a making demonstration for attendees to see a violin at various stages in the building process. Teachers may bring instruments to this session to practice DIY repairs.

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10:50-11:40 AM Band; HS Level Preparing for a Successful Adjudication Experience: Thoughts from an Adjudicator’s Perspective

Room F 224

Clinician: Stephen W. Miles (MMEA Past President), Washington County Session participants will leave the session with a better understanding of the many factors involved in achieving a successful adjudication experience with their ensembles. Any band or orchestra director who takes an ensemble to festival will benefit from this interactive session, where topics of repertoire selection, fundamentals, rehearsal strategies, musicality, listening and reflective practice strategies and how to handle the actual day of adjudication are explored. Actual adjudication experiences will provide context to the conversation.

10:50-11:40 AM

Creating/Composition; All Levels

Room F 225

Teaching with Primary Sources: Creating to Respond Clinician: Brian Schneckenburger (MMEA President-Elect), Baltimore County The Teaching with Primary Sources grant is a partnership between NAfME and the Library of Congress. During the third year of the grant (SY 2018-2019), curriculum plug-in units were created that were centered on the theme of Creating to Respond. This session is applicable to all music teachers. Potential takeaways include use of the units for implementation in the music classroom to foster creativity through composing, writing, and improvising.

11:50 AM-12:40 PM Sessions 11:50-AM-12:40 PM

All Areas; All Levels

Band Room E 214

The Expressive Conductor - A Hands-on Conducting Technique Session Clinician: Christopher Cicconi, Towson University In this session, all participants will go through numerous, hands-on conducting exercises and activities that will enhance their technique. All activities will be geared toward practice usage for educators in their classrooms and rehearsals.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Chorus; ES, MS Levels

Choral Room E 215

Elementary Choral Music Reading Session Sponsor/Music Provided by: Music & Arts Clinician: C. Wardell, Montgomery County End your day by singing through both tried and true and newer repertoire selections for your elementary choir! This session will feature unison and two-part selections appropriate for fourth through sixth grade singers in varying languages and styles. The repertoire presented will address some of the many factors that go into selecting music for your singers including rehearsal time, cultural relevance, and the need to teach vocal technique and part singing skills, all while reinforcing the general music curriculum. Participants will be given a handout detailing pedagogical use of and background of each piece as well as a packet of music.

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PERFORMANCE PLUS 11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Chorus; MS, HS Levels

Auditorium

High School TB Demonstration Chorus Presentation Clinician: Joseph Shortall (MMEA Private Schools Representative), St. Paul’s School; Artistic Director, Baltimore Children's Choir; Assistant Director, The Maryland State Boychoir Accompanist: Jim Turk, DeMatha Catholic High School The High School TB Demonstration Chorus will meet at 8:00 AM, rehearse all morning in closed session, break for lunch, and present a session at 11:50 AM (Stage, Auditorium). At 11:50 AM in the auditorium, observe some of Maryland’s finest tenor and bass singers as they demonstrate vocal techniques for developing voices through choral literature. Hear their "works in progress" at the end of the session.

Concert Program (11:50 AM, Stage, Auditorium) Beauti Mourtui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Felix Mendelssohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TTBB/pub. CPDL Take, O Take Those Lips Away . . . . .J. Edmund Hughes & Mary Ellen Loose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TTBB/pub. Santa Barbara Music Glory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eugene Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TTBB/pub. Mark Foster Joseph Shortall is in his eighth year as Artistic Director of the Baltimore Children's Choir. In addition to his work with this organization, he also serves as the Assistant Director of the Maryland State Boychoir and Director of Middle School Choirs at St. Paul's School. Mr. Shortall received his graduate degree in choral conducting and his undergraduate degree in music education from the University of Maryland. While completing his master’s degree, he was the UMD Men’s Chorus conductor and an instructor for undergraduate conducting. In the past, Mr. Shortall served as the Artistic Director of the Southern Delaware Chorale. He is also the Private School Chair for the Maryland Music Educators Association and an active guest conductor throughout the region.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Band; HS Level

Room E 116

Let's Do the Numbers: A Survey of Festival Literature Selection in the State of Maryland Clinician: Erick Von Sas, Anne Arundel County This session will be a guided discussion of survey findings and an open discussion of why we pick literature for our groups to perform. Takeaways include: the most performed composers for Festival Adjudication in 2019, the most performed pieces of 2019, and a discussion of underrepresented composers (women and people of color, specifically). Through a conscious effort and commitment, we can change the programming landscape to one that is a reflection of our students.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Special Learners; All Levels

Black Box Room E 210

"Tell Me They Can't!"

Clinicians: Laura Allison and Christina Senita, Baltimore County Aren’t you tired of hearing the phrase, “They can’t do THAT!” when teaching music to students with moderate to severe disabilities? We are too! This schedule continued on next page

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session will go beyond Special Ed. 101 and demonstrate teaching musicianship through literacy, performance, and composition. We will show teachers how to teach national music standards to students with a wide range of disabilities.

The focus will be on what the beginning of the school year will look like - creating routines, prerequisite music skills such as steady beat, iconic notation, and playing pitched and unpitched instruments.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Orchestra; All Levels

Room E 217

Moving On: Understanding the Basic Skills Required of Jazz Musicians Clinician: Stanley Chepaitis, Professor Emeritus of Violin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania This session will help the string player/teacher understand the more complex elements of playing jazz on a string instrument. Topics will include: how to read and play on chord changes, how to swing with a bow, and how to interact with a rhythm section in various styles. We will play exercises and short pieces designed to develop the skills needed to become a jazz player.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

General Music; ES Level

Room E 232

Folk Songs Four Ways: Keep Students Guessing and Engaged Clinician: Graham Hepburn, Co-Founder, QuaverMusic.com Sponsor: QuaverMusic.com This session will offer new and innovative ways to challenge student perception, analysis, and interpretation using variations on folk songs in the general music classroom.

The intention of national and state music standards is to give students a well-rounded experience in the music classroom using “create, respond, perform, and connect�. In this session, teachers will see how a single folk song can help them address each of those domains. Teachers will first explore a few folk song options - analyzing the context, form, and other musical attributes. From there, they will work in groups to arrange a new version of these familiar tunes - utilizing different instrumentation and genres. To round out the session, teachers will present their arrangements in a culminating performance and discuss the creative process through the lens of each domain.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

All Areas; All Levels

Room F 215

MMEA Young Composers Project: Panel Discussion and Student Performances Demonstration Students: Selected Composers, MMEA Young Composers Project 2018-2019 Clinician: Michelle Roberts, (MMEA Young Composers Project Committee), Montgomery County This session will feature performances of student compositions from the 2018-2019 MMEA Young Composers Project. Students from Montgomery Blair High School, Ridgely Middle School, the Bullis School, and Timonium Elementary School will share their original compositions. These students will also be invited to join the Annual Conference SoundLab Session with former winning MMEA YCP participant and college composition student Alistair Coleman. A panel of teachers ranging from elementary to high school will be on hand to share their experiences, talk about how they encourage composition in their music classroom, and engage in a dialogue about creativity. Learn how to submit your students' work to the 2019-2020 Young Composers Project!

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11:50-AM-12:40 PM Band; ES Level Room F 224 Beyond Beginning Band Basics: Tips and Tricks for Elementary Band Success Clinician: Lisa Schultze (MBDA Past President), Baltimore County Regardless of teaching space and available technology, beginning band students need consistent warm up, class procedures, and performance. This session will focus on trade secrets to maximize what little time we have with developing musicians. This is part 2 of the Beginning Band Basics session from October 2018.

11:50-AM-12:40 PM

Collegiate; All Areas

Room F 225

“I Wish I’d Known Then What I Know Now” (Advice for New Teachers) Clinician: Stephen W. Miles (MMEA Past President), Washington County This session will focus on helping new music teachers successfully navigate their first years in the profession by incorporating techniques used by highly successful experienced teachers. Common pitfalls that beset new teachers will be discussed, and strategies will be shared for avoiding those pitfalls as new teachers work through the challenges of the first years of teaching. Topics will include planning, instruction, classroom and program management, communication, assessment, and personal wellness.

Lunch Reception 1:00 PM Lunch Reception: All Areas; All Levels D/F Commissary Sponsor: Music & Arts, for College Students, 1st and 2nd-year Teachers, and Teachers New to Maryland Collegiate Students: Complimentary in advance First & Second-Year Teachers, Teachers New to Maryland: Complimentary in advance Other Conference Participants: $15.00 - Ordered with registration in advance Meet and Mingle with MMEA board members and teachers who are teaching in your area of expertise. Prizes provided by Exhibitors will be featured. The lunch reception is an excellent way to connect with your state professional organization. We are here to support you in your journey as a music educator!

Maryland Music Educator Journal Online Issues of the MMEA quarterly journal, Maryland Music Educator, are posted as published on the MMEA website at https://www.mmea-maryland.org/mmea-journal.

Maryland Music Educators Association Advertising For information about advertising opportunities in Maryland Music Educator, the MMEA quarterly journal (posted online), and the printed 2020 Annual Conference program booklet, visit https://www.mmea-maryland.org/publications.

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Maryland Music Educators Association Calendar for Students and Teachers - Subject to Change 2019 - 2020 HS: High School

MS: Middle School

Updated at https://www.mmea-maryland.org/2019-20calendar.

November 6-10 November 16 November 23 December 4 December 9-20 January 10 January 18 February 20-22 February 22 February 20-22 February 23 March 13-14 March 12-15 March 14 March 15 March 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 16 Apr. 18 Apr. 27-May 1 May 4-8 May 9 May 16

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NAfME National Conference and Honor Ensembles, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Florida All State Junior Auditions All State Senior Auditions Deadline: All State Jazz Submission All State Notifications Deadline: All State Commitment, Registration, and Payment Awards for Excellence Applications Due All State Jazz Band Rehearsals, UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building All State Jazz Concert, UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building All State Jr. Chorus & Orchestra Rehearsals All State Jr. Chorus & Orchestra Concerts Annual Conference, Baltimore Convention Center All State Junior Band, Senior Band, Senior Orchestra, Senior Mixed Choir & Senior Treble Choir Rehearsals Baltimore Convention Center All State Junior Band Concert, Morgan State University All State Senior Band, Orchestra, Mixed Chorus & Treble Chorus Concerts, Morgan State University Deadline: HS Band, Chorus and Orchestra Festival Registration/Application Deadline: MS Band, Orchestra and Chorus Festival Registration/Application Deadline: State Solo and Ensemble Applications Deadline: State Solo and Ensemble Festival Eligibility Confirmation/Payment to be received MMEA Awards for Excellence Ceremony and Luncheon State HS Band, Chorus and Orchestra Festivals, Morgan State University State MS Band, Chorus and Orchestra Festivals State String and Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival State Winds and Percussion Solo and Ensemble Festival, Towson University (Tentative)

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