2021 WBDI Summer Conference: Virtual Program

WOMEN BAND DIRECTORS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS

SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

VIRTUAL PROGRAM

SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

WELCOME LETTER Hello!

We are so excited that you chose to join us for the WBDI Virtual Summer Conference 2021! After a year that none of us will forget, we hope you will come and recharge your spirit. “A Season of Renewal” is an opportunity to rediscover the joy of music making, for building and strengthening connections as a community, and to evoke the creative essence inside each of us. Our conference will provide you with tools for reconnection to music, to your colleagues, students and - most importantly - to yourself. You gave a lot of yourself this year and faced challenges no one ever expected - challenges that hit our profession very hard. We hope that this conference provides you opportunities to recharge, reflect, and renew and be ready for the next academic year.

I’m eager to experience this “Season of Renewal” with you!

Musically,

Courtney Snyder Courtney Snyder WBDI President

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BROCHURE TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

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ON DEMAND SESSIONS

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WBDI MEMBER SHOWCASE

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ABOUT THE SESSIONS & PERFORMANCES

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MEET THE PRESENTERS & PERFORMERS

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MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD

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MORE ABOUT WBDI

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 8 10:30AM EDT

COFFEE MEET & GREET JOIN US FOR THIS OPTIONAL COFFEE & CHAT TO MEET OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN YOUR FIRST MORNING SESSION

11:00AM EDT

RESTORING YOUR PASSION THROUGH PRACTICAL SELF CARE JENNI BRANDON & MARIANNE BRENEMAN

12:30PM EDT

BURNOUT AND WHAT I DID TO SURVIVE: ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO’S “SEEN IT ALL” PATRICIA SETSER

2:00PM EDT

BREAK

2:30PM EDT

KEYNOTE SESSION: LOOK UP AND EXPAND YOUR REACH VELVET BROWN

3:45PM EDT

THE CREATIVE SPARK: EXERCISES FROM POETRY ALLISON ADAIR

5:00PM EDT

WBDI MEMBER SHOWCASE WBDI MEMBERS WILL SHARE OR PROMOTE SOMETHING THEY ARE WORKING ON SUCH AS RESEARCH, PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, OR GROUPS

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 8 (CONTINUED) 6:00PM EDT

BREAK

7:00PM EDT

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND ROXANNE STEVENSON, DIRECTOR

8:00PM EDT

WBDI MEMBERSHIP MEETING ALL CURRENT WBDI MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEMBERSHIP MEETING

9:00PM EDT

HAPPY HOUR JOIN US FOR THIS VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR FOR ALL CURRENT WBDI MEMBERS

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 9 10:30AM EDT

COFFEE MEET & GREET JOIN US FOR THIS OPTIONAL COFFEE & CHAT TO MEET OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN YOUR FIRST MORNING SESSION

11:00AM EDT

CONDUCTING RELATED INJURIES THE FACTS AND PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES SHAYNA STAHL

- OR THE MINDFUL MUSIC EDUCATOR JENNY L. NEFF & JOSH GANSKY

12:30PM EDT

JUGGLING ARTISTRY AND STRATEGY: MAXIMIZING TIME IN OUR REHEARSALS, DAY AND YEARS KAREN FANNIN

- OR MOTHERHOOD, FULL-TIME TEACHING, AND THE PANDEMIC: HOW WE SURVIVED AND THRIVED AND HOW WE WILL EVOLVE OUT OF IT JENNA DISALVIO

2:00PM EDT

BREAK

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 9 (CONTINUED) 2:30PM EDT

KEYNOTE PERFORMANCE: ALL IN TOGETHER VELVET BROWN

3:45PM EDT

CREATIVE EXPRESSION THROUGH FREE IMPROVISATION CAROLE OTT COELHO

5:00PM EDT

THE EXPERIENCES OF THE FEMALE BAND DIRECTOR AMY BOVIN

- OR BREAKING FREE: RECONSIDERING THE TRADITIONAL CONCERT EXPERIENCE HEATHER DOBBINS

6:00PM EDT

BREAK

7:00PM EDT

MID AMERICA FREEDOM BAND LEE HARTMAN & JESSIE RIGGINS, DIRECTORS

8:00PM EDT

RECEPTION & HAPPY HOUR JOIN US FOR THIS VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR FOR ALL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

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ON DEMAND SESSIONS We are pleased to provide a series of "On Demand" Sessions that will be available at your convenience throughout the entirety of the conference. These session address a variety of relevant topics in the field.

You may access the following On Demand sessions on our WBDI YouTube Channel by clicking here: RETHINKING THE UNIT: ENGAGING YOUR STUDENTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH MUSIC

PROGRAMMING DIVERSE STYLES OF MUSIC WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES

Mallory Norton

Samantha Andrejcisk

THE GREATEST PROFESSION: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN MUSIC EDUCATION

COLLEGIATE BAND DIRECTORS: GENDER, RANK, AND TITLE Drs. Julia Baumanis, Dawn Farmer & LaToya Webb

Chris Sprague

RENEWING OUR PURPOSE: SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ (AND OUR) MENTAL HEALTH IN A POST-COVID19 EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE

CONNECTING CULTURES THROUGH BAND Elise Allen

Lynna Russell

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ABOUT THE SHOWCASE

The WBDI Member Showcase Thursday, July 8 at 5:00PM EDT Hosted by Mary Cogswell & Angela Schroeder

Let’s celebrate and support our WBDI members who have a passion project or professional endeavor in the inaugural WBDI Member Showcase.

The WBDI member presenters will have a dedicated session in which attendees can hear about, inquire and support their various projects, both commercial and non-commercial.

This is the perfect environment to showcase our member’s contributions to the band community and help them spread the word and advertise their various projects.

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THE WBDI MEMBER SHOWCASE You can learn more about each of the following participants' content by clicking here.

Select "Enter Your Guest Password" - Enter 2021 WBDI

Ruth Peterson "Music Adjudication Performance Posters" Contact: DynamicMusicEdProducts@gmail.com

Sarah Dunmire "Talk About Music in Band:Responding with Musical Vocabulary at the Secondary Level" Contact: sdbruening@gmail.com

Mary Cogswell "Beginning Band Adaptable Series through Murphy Music Press" Contact: Mary.Cogswell@k12.sd.us

Women Banding Together "Women Banding Together" Contact: womenbandingtogether2020 @gmail.com

Michquelena Ferguson "I’m Just Pregnant, I Don’t Have the Plague:” An Autoethnography of Being Pregnant During Marching Band Season Contact: mmp213@psu.edu

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THE WBDI MEMBER SHOWCASE You can learn more about each of the following participants' content by clicking here.

Select "Enter Your Guest Password" - Enter 2021 WBDI

Courtney Snyder "The Horizon Leans Forward" Contact: cksnyder@umich.edu

Anne Halloran Tortora "Leadership Awareness and Professional Identity in Ensemble Conductors" Contact: atortora@saint-bernard.com

LaToya Webb & Julia Baumanis "Go On, Tell Your Story!

Voices of Women in Music" Contact: latoya.webb@austin.utexas.edu, julia.l.baumanis@gmail.com

Theresa Hoover "Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students" Contact: musicaltheresa@gmail.com

Elisa Janson "Conn-Selmer Institute, Music Educators Creating Online Learning" Contact: elisa36251@gmail.com

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Restoring Your Passion Through Practical Self Care Marianne Breneman & Jenni Brandon Thursday, July 8 at 11:00AM EDT - Click here to join Educators often must pivot quickly to support the needs of their students. In this ever-changing climate, the care of your emotional and physical wellness often takes a back seat to preparing, teaching classes and planning events. Work/life balance becomes more important than ever, and how we care for ourselves affects our ability to serve our students and our families.

In this 60-minute online workshop with Marianne Breneman (health coach/music educator) and Jenni Brandon (yoga teacher/composer) participants will explore ways to integrate the care of the mind and body through healthy lifestyle choices. Participants will learn the principles of LEAN (lifestyle, exercise, attitude, nutrition), practice yoga using a chair (accessible to all), and will experience guided meditations. You will leave with practical new tools and strategies for developing your own wellness plan to incorporate into your daily life.

Handouts will be provided.

Workshop is designed to be for all levels and is accessible to everyone.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Burnout and What I Did to Survive: Advice from Someone Who’s “Seen It All” Patricia Setser Thursday, July 8 at 12:30PM EDT - Click here to join

High School Band Director, Special Education Teacher, Middle School/Beginning Band Director, K-12 Vocal Teacher, University Music Education Professor, District Music Coordinator…these are a few of the jobs that Patricia Setser has held in her 47-year teaching career. She began as a teacher in south Kansas City in 1974, a time and place where being a woman band director was thought to be “impossible.” In this interview-style presentation, Pat will share stories of obstacles she has faced throughout her career, how she persevered, and how she inspires others to as well. This session will end with a Q&A opportunity for attendees.

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ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SESSION

Look Up and Expand your Reach Velvet Brown Thursday, July 8 at 2:30PM EDT - Click here to join

A Keynote address inspired by a poem that my young son wrote entitled “Look Up.”.

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ABOUT THE SESSION The Creative Spark: Exercises from Poetry

Allison Adair Thursday, July 8 at 3:45PM EDT - Click here to join

Reintroduce yourself to your creative instincts with some poetry-based exercises designed to generate new ideas that are personally, professionally, and pedagogically relevant to the lives of teaching artists. We’ll find ways to describe the indescribable and express the inexpressible, and—through play and experimentation—we’ll explore elements common across the fine arts: patterning and variation, breaks and turns, sustained tension vs. resolution, remix and reinvention, and artistic expression as an act of collaboration between creator and audience.

Exercises are intended to translate easily across disciplines. Our session will rely on work from Theodore Roethke, Mary Oliver, Joshua Bennett, James Wright, Monica Youn, Carol Ann Duffy, Tishani Doshi, and more.

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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Chicago State University Community Jazz Band Professor Roxanne Stevenson, Director Thursday, July 8 at 7:00PM EDT - Click here to join

Doodle Oodle

by Billy Byers/edited by Bob Curnow

Wind Machine

by Sammy Nestico (as recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra)

You're Still A Young Man

by Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Krupa arr. John Meggs

Let’s Stay Together

by Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jack son Jr. arr. Bret Spainhour

Category 4

by Jeff Jarvis Virtual Feature: Khari Parker (1974-2020)

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Chicago State University Community Jazz Band Tutu

by Marcus Miller Arr. By Michael Phillip Mossman Featuring: Bill “The Buddha” Dickens

No Can Do

by Bret Spainhour

Spain

by Chick Corea. arr. Paul Jennings N.G. LaBanda version arr. Roxanne Stevenson

Blues In The Two Percent

by Dennis Mackrel

What Is Hip?

by Stephen Krupa, Emila Castillo and David Garibaldi arr. Mike Tomaro

Think

by Aretha Franklin, Teddy White

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ABOUT THE SESSION Conducting Related Injuries: The Facts and Preventative Strategies Dr. Shayna Stahl Friday, July 9 at 11:00AM EDT - Click here to join

Have you every experienced pain or discomfort while conducting or after a rehearsal? Researchers have shown musicians develop musculoskeletal issues due to poor posture, overuse, and other pedagogical issues. How do conductors fit into this picture?

Although stories of conductor injuries are common, there is no specific data that documents the nature or prevalence of such injuries until now. In this session we will explore the demographics related to conducting injuries, how participants describe their injuries, and the relationship between the demographic variables and the types of conducting related injuries. By the end of this session, attendees will learn stretches and exercises that will promote healthy and long lasting conducting careers.

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ABOUT THE SESSION

The Mindful Music Educator Dr. Jenny L. Neff & Josh Gansky Friday, July 9 at 11:00AM EDT - Click here to join In the field of music education, there is much research on teacher burnout and stressors music educators experience. How can we support their health and well-being? This session will focus on the need for, and benefits of growing mindful music educators. Presenters will share influencers and challenges music educators face, as well as the impact these can have on the brain and body. The concept of mindfulness will be defined, and related scientific research and data will be presented.

Attendees will learn about the practice of mindfulness, as well as techniques they can implement for self-care. Mindfulness can have a positive impact on our lives as human beings, including in roles as music educators. Examples will be modeled and shared as part of this session. Finally, presenters will share general ways music educators can move toward mindfulness, as well as share resources that can be accessed for later use.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Juggling Artistry and Strategy: Maximizing Time in Our Rehearsals, Days, and Years Dr. Karen Fannin Friday, July 9 at 12:30PM EDT - Click here to join

One of our greatest challenges is struggling with how we spend our time. How do we make time to fuel our artistry on a daily basis while juggling a myriad of logistical tasks? In this session, attendees will come away with ideas of how to prioritize our musical growth, strategies to conquer nonmusical roadblocks that can get in the way of our music making, and creative ways to maximize time in rehearsal.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Motherhood, Full-time teaching, and the Pandemic: How we survived and thrived and how we will evolve out of it

Jenna DiSalvio Friday, July 9 at 12:30PM EDT - Click here to join This session will reflect on the past year and a half from the viewpoint of a mother and full time online/hybrid music educator. The 2020/2021 years have been especially hard on working mothers and Ms. DiSalvio is here to shed light on her own personal experiences and how she overcame several challenges in both her career and personal life. Ms. DiSalvio will be sharing the outlets she used to create art, express emotion, and remain positive and motivated to herself, her children, and her colleagues, and her students. In this session, you will hopefully laugh, relate, and come out with fresh ideas on how put mental health at the forefront while maintaining a level of importance in your career life.

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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE All in Together: Celebrating Collaboration Velvet Brown, Recital Friday, July 9 at 2:30PM EDT - Click here to join

Fanfare Giocoso – Chad Hughes (b. 1977) featuring Stiletto Brass Quintet Amy Gilreath and Susan Rider, trumpet Stacey Mickens, horn Natalie Mannix, trombone Velvet Brown, tuba Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child – Spiritual Kikora Franklin, dancer Triangles – John Stevens (b. 1951) Laurel Ohlson, horn Dr. Jeannie Little, trombone Since You Left– Roland Szentpali (b. 1977) Ron Stabinsky, piano Sound Objects #1, #2, #3 – Meyer Kupferman (1926-2003)

2. Bright Jazz Beat 3. Look and Choose

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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE All in Together: Celebrating Collaboration Velvet Brown, Recital Friday, July 9 at 2:30PM EDT

How Beautiful – Barbara York (1949-2020) Maria Malizia, dancer Dr. Anthony Leach, piano Incantation for Tuba and Piano – Anna Segal (b.

1971) Ron Stabinsky, piano Gospel Offering – Chad Hughes (b.1977) Chad Hughes, keyboards Meredith Fuller, tuba Calvin Morris, trombones Tyrone Owens, drums A Very Good Morning from Pearls– Roland Szentpali (b. 1977)

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Creative Expression Through Free Improvisation Dr. Carole Ott Coelho Friday, July 9 at 3:45PM EDT - Click here to join Free improvisation has been shown to increase creativity, connection, and communication in both vocalists and instrumentalists. Often, musicians are intimidated by improvisation due to lack of training, tools, and experience. This session will give band directors concrete tools by which to introduce free improvisation to students at any level from kindergarten through college. It will focus on creating a learning environment which supports creative risk taking and the development of student voice. Participants will be led through a sequence specifically created to ease fears about improvisation and increase connectivity, creativity, and individual voice. By allowing our innate creativity and musicality to surface, we are able to experience ourselves as CREATORS of music. During every stage of the process, participants will be invited to reflect on their experience by giving verbal feedback, discussing in small groups, or writing/journaling thoughts. This sequence can be modified to any level, is extremely fun and engaging, and can be applied to bands, orchestras, choirs, or private studios.

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ABOUT THE SESSION The Experiences of the Female Band Director

Dr. Amy J. Bovin Friday, July 9 at 5:00PM EDT - Click here to join This forum is for current, past, and future female-identifying music educators who teach band at any level. In an open-forum setting, session participants will have the chance to network, share experiences, and lend advice to other female band director participants. Discussion topics could include, but are not limited to: past interactions with colleagues, administrators, parents, and students; becoming a mother and raising a family; experiences with being or having a mentor; stereotypes associated with females in leadership positions; personality traits needed to be a successful band director; and thoughts on how to dress for work, conferences, festivals, and concerts. Dr. Bovin will share her research findings with participants regarding the experiences of female band directors at the beginning of and throughout the session.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Breaking Free: Reconsidering the Traditional Concert Experience

Heather Dobbins Friday, July 9 at 5:00PM EDT - Click here to join

Have your concerts started to feel repetitive and formulaic? Let the disruptions of the past year act as a catalyst for change! In this session, we will look past the traditional concert experience and explore new ways to present our repertoire. We’ll explore thematic design, audience participation, and unique collaborations and ensemble setups. This session will include proven experiential concert ideas that can be utilized by all grade levels. By branching out, we’ll breathe new life into our concert experiences and, hopefully, create a renewed sense of joy in a world that is more than ready to show its appreciation.

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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Mid America Freedom Band Lee Hartman, Artistic Director Jessie Riggins, Assistant Artistic Director Friday, July 9 at 7:00PM EDT - Click here to join

Mystic Embers by Jennifer E. Rose Song for Mother Gaia by Frank Duarte/arr. Bove Mixed Lydians by Anthony R. Green I'll Be Home A'fore Ye by Julie Giroux Rocketship by Kevin Day Adoration by Florence Price/arr. Wasson Deus Ex Machina by Randall Standridge Found in a Gardener's Shed by Amber Sheeran PAGE 24

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Rethinking the Unit: Engaging Your Students in Social Justice through Music Mallory Norton Session Available On Demand Here This session will dive into the development of a curriculum or unit that prioritizes both SEL topics and current events. It will be a reflection of a project that I developed for my students this past fall on music through social justice, which was planned in conjunction with some music that they would be playing in their next concert, when they were able to. Educators will learn about creating a tiered system of grading assignments within this course curriculum, and ways to design one of their own.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Renewing Our Purpose: Supporting Students’ (and our) Mental Health in a post-COVID19 Educational Landscape Lynna Russell Session Available On Demand Here You will walk away with easy, applicable, trauma-informed practices that can be used in the music classroom to support the whole student (and teacher!). With intentional efforts by music educators, we can provide students access to positive experiences and contribute to an education in maintaining good mental health. Now is a well-timed opportunity for public education to be an invaluable contributor to the conversation of public mental health.

As a society, we have a unique opportunity to address the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic with versatile and effective traumainformed practices. With minimal amendments to the curriculum, we as music educators can include a trauma-informed approach. In doing so, public schools can service the community at large and provide healthy, safe spaces for students to develop social-emotional skills such as resilience and self-regulation.

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Connecting Cultures Through Band Elise Allen Session Available On Demand Here This session will provide a framework for how to teach students music from different cultures and have meaningful dialogue around the context of the pieces. Attendees will leave with resources for creating culturally responsible lessons and how to help students engage respectfully with music from around the world.

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Collegiate Band Directors: Gender, Rank, and Title Drs. Julia Baumanis, Dawn Farmer & LaToya Webb Session Available On Demand Here In lines with the conference theme "Season of Renewal," as we reflect on our connection to music in our lives and livelihood, it is important to understand the representation of women band directors in the field. In order to celebrate our successes, as well as address ways to further our advancement in college teaching, the presenters of this session will discuss the current demographics of women band directors across NCAA Div I, II, and III NASM accredited institutions, including their job title and professorship rank. Understanding our current visibility in the field of college teaching can help inform our path forward to increasing representation of women band directors across all levels of teaching.

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ABOUT THE SESSION Programming Diverse Styles of Music with Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

Samantha Andrejcisk Session Available On Demand Here Does your repertoire selection allow students to explore diverse styles of music or do you recycle the same trusted and true pieces over and over again? In this session participants will explore culturally responsive teaching and resources to create relevant and comprehensive lesson plans with diverse music. Through culturally responsive teaching and programming diverse styles of music, educators will develop meaningful relationships with their students and draw connections between musical experiences at home and at school.

Based on the results of my Master’s thesis survey, participants will learn about the factors that influence the programming of diverse music including personal performance experience, access to resources, and more.

In order to overcome the challenges that programming diverse music presents, participants will explore online resources for diverse styles of music, and direct application into comprehensive lessons. Adaptable lesson ideas will be provided for educators of all levels.

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ABOUT THE SESSION The Greatest Profession: Surviving and Thriving in Music Education Chris Sprague Session Available On Demand Here Chris Sprague, President of the Missouri Music Educators Association, reflects on a 29-year career spent in small schools, and shares practical tips for all stages of your career. If you teach in a small school or have ever considered teaching in a small school you this session is for you. By the end of the session you will be uplifted, inspired, and reminded why music education is the greatest profession.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS MARIANNE BRENEMAN & JENNI BRANDON

SESSION TITLE:

Restoring Your Passion Through Practical Self Care

SESSION DATE & TIME:

THURSDAY, JULY 8 at 11:00AM EDT

Marianne Breneman enjoys a hyphenated career as a Clarinetist-Health Coach and is the owner of MindfuL Health & Harmony LLC. She holds degrees from Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of MusiC (CCM). She has enjoyed a diverse career in music; playing in orchestras throughout the Midwest and Southeast, participating in music festivals across North America, teaching at colleges and in her private studio, and playing in pits for musicals and touring shows. This diversity has allowed her the flexibility to pursue her passion for sharing health and wellness and she is committed to helping her clients live better lives through nutrition, exercise, and meditation and mindfulness. Marianne enjoys walking really fast, Pure Barre, yoga, travel, cooking, aeroponic gardening, sharing Juice Plus, reading, and spending time with friends. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Brian and their two exuberant golden retrievers, Oliver and Fiona.

Jenni Brandon is an award-winning composer, conductor, and Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500, RPYT) through Yoga Alliance. Based in California, Jenni is passionate about supporting people in their yoga practice and started Bloom Yoga to offer guidance for their yoga journey. Bloom Yoga offers private and small group classes of yoga (both in person and online), corporate yoga, as well as prenatal and postnatal yoga. When she is not on her mat, Jenni is commissioned to write music for soloists, chamber ensembles, concertos, opera and orchestra. Her music appears on over 20 albums, and has been awarded the Sorel Medallion, American Prize, Paderewski Cycle, Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Composition Competition, and Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition among others. She also presents workshops and talks on collaboration and the business of music, striving to create a supportive environment where collaboration leads to an exploration of ideas. Visit bloomyogapractice.com and jennibrandon.com for more information.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS PATRICIA SETSER SESSION TITLE: Burnout and What I Did to Survive: Advice from Someone Who’s “Seen It All”

SESSION DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, JULY 8 12:30PM EDT

Patricia Setser began her teaching career in 1974 and has been a band director, choir director, orchestra director, special education teacher, and a district wide Music Coordinator throughout her almost 50 years of teaching. Patricia’s mentors have included John Paynter, Eugene Corporon, and Francis McBeth. Under her baton, her high-achieving ensembles have performed for President Reagan, President G. H. W. Bush, President Obama, and have played in world renowned locations such a Carnegie Hall on multiple occasions. She is currently continuing her service to the profession as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Wind Symphony and Instructor of Music Education at the University of Central Missouri, where she oversees future music educators in their student teaching semester.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS VELVET BROWN KEYNOTE SESSION TITLE: SESSION DATE & TIME:

Look Up and Expand your Reach

THURSDAY, JULY 8 AT 2:30PM EDT

PERFORMANCE SESSION TITLE: SESSION DATE & TIME:

All in Together

FRIDAY, JULY 9 AT 2:30PM EDT

Velvet Brown is profoundly passionate about her career as a performer and educator.

She is the David P. Stone Endowed Professor for the School of Music at Penn State and the Associate Director of the School of Music for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Brown is also Visiting Artist Faculty at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

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VELVET BROWN Velvet Brown enjoys a career as professor, international soloist, composer/arranger, chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player. She has performed and taught in Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Finland, France, England, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, Japan, Cuba, Canada and the United States.

Ms. Brown is currently the principal tubist of the New

Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. Brown was honored to be principal tuba with the Hope and Harmony Ensemble which recorded a video of fanfares for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration conducted by Marin Alsop. She has served as principal tuba with the River City Brass band, guest principal with the Lahti Philharmonic in Finland, the Detroit Symphony, San Francisco Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and as substitute or additional tubist with the Saint Louis Symphony and Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Having performed and worked closely with jazz, commercial and classical artists regarded as some of the most influential musicians of all time, including Howard Johnson, Marie Speziale, Bob Stewart, Susan Slaughter and Doc Severinsen, she felt inspired to explore new territories in her music career. As a consequence, influenced also by some personal experiences, she decided to explore in music how life events shape one’s creativity and thus started a veritable music renaissance, which involves soul-searching musical patterns and a more profound relationship with the audience. She is the cofounder of MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Fusion Project, and is in her 16th year as lead tuba with Howard Johnson's "Gravity" Tuba Jazz Ensemble.

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VELVET BROWN Velvet Brown has been an invited solo artist or tuba solo artist adjudicator at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences since1998. She has also served as guest conductor for festivals in the United States in Maine, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania as well as abroad in Austria, Finland, Italy, Slovenia, Japan, and Canada. Prior to her tenure at Penn State, she also taught at Bowling Green State University (Ohio), Ball State University (Indiana), and served as an associate director of University Bands at Boston University.

Brown has garnered high praise as a founding and current member of Stiletto Brass Quintet, Monarch Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble, the Quintet of Americas and the Pennsylvania Brassworks. Moreover, she is also a founding board member of the International Women’s Brass Conference. Velvet also serves as the Artistic Director of the Chromatic Brass Collective.

She has released five solo CDs, and has collaborated on several other recordings as a soloist and ensemble member, such as Stiletto Brass Quintet featuring Doc Severinsen, trumpet, on one of her original compositions, Testimony (Howard Johnson and Gravity) as lead tuba, and a solo tuba jazz recording with the Cleveland Jazz Ensemble. Many of her arrangements are published by Potenza Music. Velvet Brown is a Buffet/Crampon Performing Artist, performing on the MW 2250 and 2182 F tubas, and the MW 2000 and MW 3450 CC tubas. She is also a performing artist for Denis Wick mouthpieces, mutes, and accessories.

For more information about Velvet Brown, please visit: www.velvetuba.com

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS ALLISON ADAIR SESSION TITLE: The Creative Spark: Exercises from Poetry

SESSION DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, JULY 8 3:45PM EDT

Allison Adair is a poet and essayist in Boston, where she teaches at Boston College and Grub Street. Her debut poetry collection, The Clearing, was selected by Henri Cole for Milkweed’s Max Ritvo Poetry Prize and named a New York Times "New and Noteworthy" book in 2020. Allison’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Arts & Letters, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review, Threepenny Review, Waxwing, and ZYZZYVA; and have been honored with the Pushcart Prize, the Florida Review Editors’ Award, the Orlando Prize, and first place in the Mid-American Review Fineline Competition. She has enjoyed collaborations with visual artists, musicians, historians, and writers working across the digital humanities.

Originally from central Pennsylvania, Allison holds an M.F.A. in Poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Learn more about her work at www.allisonadair.com.

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MEET THE PERFORMERS CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND DIRECTED BY PROFESSOR ROXANNE STEVENSON

THURSDAY, JULY 8 7:00PM EDT

Chicago State University Community Jazz Band was started in 1992 by Professor Roxanne Stevenson as an answer to the need for music reading sessions for local musicians. The Community Concert and Jazz Bands began with five musicians playing their major instruments for one ensemble and their secondary instruments for the other. The two ensembles have had over 400 members of all ages and have performed hundreds of selections from standard and contemporary repertoire.

The Jazz band performed at the historic Milt Trenier’s nightclub, CSU Jazz Night Café, Jazz in the Grass, graduations, galas and basketball games. The band has presented clinics and performances at the Illinois Music Education Association All-State Conference, Midwest Clinic, Jazz Education Network Conference, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Courtyard Festival, Woodson Library Reopening, Macy’s Black History Month Celebration and many band festivals. The ensemble celebrates 289 years of service to the 154 year-old CSU community.

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CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND Roxanne Stevenson is Professor of Music Education and Director of Bands, Music Ed and Gospel Music Coordinator and Woodwind Instructor at Chicago State University. She earned a B.S. from Bethune-Cookman University and the M.S. degree from The University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana both in music education. A saxophonist, she performed regularly with the weekly gospel music show “Singsation”, and currently plays for Trinity United Church of Christ aired nightly. She has performed with Bernie Mac, Vickie Winans, Jean Carnes, Cherelle, the Chi-Lites and many others. She has been featured with her group “Roxanne Stevenson RSVP” on WLS-abc 7 Chicago’s morning television show “Windy City Live”, Chicago's "Gospel on the Pier," WGN's "Gospel Heritage," Fox Television's Christmas Special "For Colored Girls WGN," the “African Festival of the Arts” and the Chicago Jazz Festival. She is also saxophonist and/or arranger on CDs by several artists/groups, including Stellar Award/Grammy Award nominated "Unplugged” by Ricky Dillard and the "Stay Connected" CD by Trinity United Church of Christ that traces the music of Africans in Diaspora from Africa to America. Professor Stevenson is the Jazz Coordinator for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities-National Band Director’s Consortium and VicePresident of the African American Jazz Caucus. She serves as a panelist for the Illinois Arts Council, director and master class teacher for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She serves as adjudicator, panelist and guest director for numerous marching, concert and jazz festivals and competitions and has worked as band/choral director and a classroom/music teacher in Indiana and Illinois public and private elementary and high schools. The Chicago State University Community Jazz Band started in 1992 by Professor Stevenson has presented clinics and performances at the Illinois Music Education Association All-State Conference, Indiana festivals, the Midwest Clinic Band and Orchestra Clinic, National Association for Negro Musicians Centennial Conference and the Jazz Education Network Conference. The band was nominated for the 16th Annual Black Excellence “Best Performance in Jazz Award presented by the African American Alliance of Chicago for its performance at Trinity’s Jazzapalooza. Professor Stevenson also started the Chicago State University Community Concert Band, Gospel Ensemble, Marching Band and created curriculum and coordinated the BA in Music Gospel Music Concentration. Professor Stevenson is a contributor to the textbook Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz Volume I and Volume II and is the author of the article “Novel to Normal: Seeing Women in Music” published in the Illinois Music Educator Journal and the Connecticut Music Educator Journal. Ms. Stevenson is a member of the Women Band Directors International Diversity Committee, Illinois Music Education Association, Jazz Education Network, Jazz Education Network’s Sisters in Jazz Committee, National Association for Music Education, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Phi Beta Mu International and sponsor/honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Sorority and Fraternity. Professor Stevenson received the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago’s Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music – Jazz.

The Absolute Winds of Change, a Tribute to Chicago’s African-American Women in Jazz, recognized her as a saxophonist/educator and she received a Christian Girls Rock award. She was a quarter-finalist for the 2nd Annual Grammy Music Educator Award. Professor Stevenson is the mother of two girls, Morgan and Bailey.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS DR. SHAYNA STAHL SESSION TITLE: Conducting Related Injuries - The Facts and Preventative Strategies

SESSION DATE & TIME: Friday, July 9 at 11:00AM EDT

Dr. Shayna Stahl is the Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Kentucky. In this role, Dr. Stahl serves as the Director of the “Wildcat Marching Band,” the UK Pep Bands and as the conductor of the UK Concert Band.

Prior to her appointment at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Stahl was Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at UNC Charlotte. She was also the conductor of the Symphonic Band and taught courses in conducting and marching band techniques. Prior to UNC Charlotte, Dr. Stahl served for three years as the Director of Athletic Bands at Stony Brook University and seven years as the Coordinator of Athletic Bands. While serving as the Coordinator of Athletic Bands, she also taught for seven years as a music educator in the Middle Country Central School District where she taught Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Jazz Band.

Dr. Stahl holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Temple University, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Stony Brook University, a Master of Music Education/Wind Band Conducting from The Hartt School at the University of Hartford and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Washington. At the University of Washington, she served as the Graduate Assistant Director of the Husky Marching Band, conductor of the Concert Band and assistant conductor of the Wind Ensemble. In addition to conducting, she also served as a teaching assistant for the marching band techniques and introductory music methods courses. While at the University of Washington, Dr. Stahl was awarded first prize in the American Prize in Conducting - Band/Wind Ensemble (Community Division) in 2017 – 2018 and 2018 – 2019.

Dr. Stahl is currently a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), Women Band Directors International, Golden Key International Honor Society, Sigma Alpha Iota and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS DR. JENNY L. NEFF & JOSH GANSKY

SESSION TITLE:

The Mindful Music Educator

SESSION DATE & TIME:

FRIDAY, JULY 9 at 11:00AM EDT

Dr. Jenny L. Neff is Associate Professor at The University of the Arts. She is also the Director for the Summer Music Studies program for practicing music educators. Previously, she taught instrumental music for 25 years in public schools. She holds a Doctorate (Ed.D) from Immaculata University, and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music Education from Michigan State University. She enjoys working in schools as an active guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and presenter. For more information on Dr. Jenny L. Neff, please visit: www.jennyscreativeedge.com Josh Gansky received Mindfulness training/supervision through Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Mindfulness Institute Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine. He is Co-Owner of the Center for Self-Care and a counselor in Lower Merion SD. He received his Bachelor’s from Syracuse University, and Master’s in School Counseling from West Chester University. He is a frequent presenter and facilitator, working with adults through retreats, classes, and workshops, keynotes, and conferences to emphasize the importance of self-care through Mindfulness.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS DR. KAREN FANNIN SESSION TITLE: Juggling Artistry and Strategy: Maximizing Time in Our Rehearsals, Days, and Years

SESSION DATE & TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 9 12:30PM EDT

Karen Fannin is Associate Professor of Music, Director of Bands, and Assistant Director of the School of Music at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, instructs courses in music education, and provides leadership for all aspects of the UNO band program. Dr. Fannin also holds the Edwin Clark Diamond Professorship, a three-year award in recognition of her teaching and research given by the UNO Alumni Association.

Previously, Dr. Fannin served as Director of Bands and Department Chair at Hendrix College. While in Arkansas, Dr. Fannin also held the position of Music Director and Conductor of the Little Rock Wind Symphony. A native of Iowa, Dr. Fannin began her teaching career in the Lynnville-Sully Schools as Director of Bands and subsequently served as Director of Bands at Lockport Township High School in suburban Chicago.

Dr. Fannin is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator around the country and abroad. Passionate about making interdisciplinary connections that impact a conductor’s work with an ensemble, Dr. Fannin has presented on topics such as pacing in rehearsals and performance, communication in music, parallels between the ensemble and business, and the lineage of Nadia Boulanger through wind repertoire. She is published in the Journal of Band Research and is a contributing author to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series published by GIA. Dr. Fannin earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa, where she was honored with a Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS JENNA DISALVIO SESSION TITLE: Motherhood, Full-time teaching, and the Pandemic: How we survived and thrived and how we will evolve out of it

SESSION DATE & TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 9 12:30PM EDT

Ms. Jenna DiSalvio is a graduate of the Mason Gross School of the Arts, at Rutgers University in 2007 with a bachelor's in music education, concentration french horn. In 2015, Ms. DiSalvio completed her master's degree in wind band conducting from Rowan University, studying with Lt. John Pastin, Retired Dean of Fine and Performing Arts at Rowan. Ms. DiSalvio began her career in 2007 teaching band in grades 4-12 and has since collected experience in orchestral and choral directing grades 4-12.

At her current district in Egg Harbor Township Schools, Ms. DiSalvio is entering her 15th year in education directing instrumental music.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS DR. CAROLE OTT COELHO SESSION TITLE: Creative Expression Through Free Improvisation

SESSION DATE & TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 9 3:45PM EDT

Dr. Carole Ott Coelho is Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her degrees include the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducing from the University of Michigan where she studied with Jerry Blackstone. At UNCG, Dr. Ott directs the University Chorale and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting as well as free improvisation. Dr. Ott frequently appears as clinician and guest conductor both regionally and nationally. An active soprano, she is a member of the flute and soprano duo Anima Vox with her husband, Tadeu Coelho. She is passionate about free improvisation in the choral setting, vocal chamber music, and was recently a Fulbright Scholar to Brazil.

For more information, please visit www.animavoxduo.com.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS DR. AMY J. BOVIN SESSION TITLE: The Experiences of the Female Band Director

SESSION DATE & TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 9 5:00PM EDT

Dr. Amy J. Bovin, is the Immediate Past President of Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) and the Connecticut representative for WBDI. She completed her Ph.D. in Music Education at The University of Hartford’s The Hartt School, and the degrees of Masters of Music in Instrumental Conducting, Bachelors of Arts in Music, and Bachelors of Science in Education from the University of Connecticut.

Throughout the school year, Dr. Bovin is a presenter at conferences and workshops on the topics of music education, music literacy, gendered experiences in music, and leadership in instrumental music programs. Dr. Bovin was a participant at the 2019 International Conducting Workshop Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, a recipient of the 2018 CBDNA Mike Moss Conducting Grant, and a conductor for the 2015 Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. At the 2016 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Dr. Bovin received the Citation of Merit award from WBDI for outstanding contribution to bands and band music. For more information on Dr. Amy J. Bovin please visit: amybovin.com.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS HEATHER DOBBINS SESSION TITLE: Breaking Free: Reconsidering the Traditional Concert Experience

SESSION DATE & TIME: FRIDAY, JULY 9 5:00PM EDT

Heather Dobbins is the Director of Wind and Percussion Studies at Southern Virginia University, where she conducts the Concert Band, supervises instrumental education majors, and teaches woodwind lessons and various music courses.

She is also in charge of the double reed studio at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. Heather is an active freelance bassoonist and performs regularly in Lexington, Buena Vista, Lynchburg, and Charlottesville.

Prior to relocating, Heather was Director of Woodwind Studies and Co-Director of the Sul Ross Marching Band at Sul Ross University, Director of Bands at Marfa ISD, and a busy freelancer and studio teacher in Texas.

Heather has her Masters of Music in Bassoon Performance from the University of Utah and received her Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from Texas State University.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PERFORMERS MID AMERICA FREEDOM BAND LEE HARTMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JESSIE RIGGINS, ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

FRIDAY, JULY 9 7:00PM EDT

The Mid America Freedom Band provides a safe space for instrumental performance opportunities, outreach, and social advocacy for music enthusiasts within the LGBTQ+ and ally spectrum of the Kansas City area to create an inclusive community that fosters and celebrates diversity. There are three component ensembles within the umbrella organization Show-Me Pride Ensembles: a concert band (Mid America Freedom Band), a jazz band (Mighty Mo Combo), and a spirit/pep band with flag corps. In concert, programming, and events, Show-Me Pride Ensembles serves musical and social needs. Our organization: promotes the underrepresented voices and stories of those who forge new paths by acknowledging and addressing systemic barriers to the stage, enriches wind band repertoire through premieres, commissions, and performances of works outside of the canon, challenges expectations of member musicians and audiences, establishes a place to celebrate the vibrancy of our multiple communities, artistically and historically. For more information about the Mid America Freedom Band, please visit: www.freedomband.com

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MID AMERICA FREEDOM BAND

Lee Hartman (he/him) is a conductor, composer, educator, performer, administrator, and arts advocate. He holds degrees in composition and music education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (DMA, MM) and the University of Delaware (BM). He is the Manager of Events and Artist Engagement for the Harriman-Jewell Series and is Artistic Director of the Mid America Freedom Band, which served as guest ensemble for Electronic Music Midwest in 2019. In 2018 he served as Artistic Director for the Lesbian and Gay Band Association Annual Conference and Gay Games X in Paris, France. As an oboist he regularly performs with the NorthWinds Symphonic Band. Recent performances of his compositions include those by the Plaza Winds, International Double Reed Society, New Music Delaware, University of Central Missouri Wind Ensemble, William Jewell Symphonic Band, Charlotte Pride Band, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Midwest Chamber Ensemble, Minnesota Freedom Band, oboist Sheri Mattson, tenor Jake Sentgeorge, and mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen.

Jessie Riggins (she/her) attended the University of Central Missouri where she studied Music History and Literature, with a research interest in 20th century avantgarde music and the Fluxus movement.

After completing her master’s coursework, Jessica served as adjunct instructor at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO as well as the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, teaching undergraduate courses in music appreciation, music history, and woodwind pedagogy. She was the jazz critic for the online publication KCMetropolis, and currently is Digital Account Manager atFusion Inbound and serves as the Pi A Province Officer for Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity and an At-Large Board Member for the Pride Bands Alliance (formerly the Lesbian and Gay Band Association).

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS MALLORY NORTON SESSION TITLE: Rethinking the Unit: Engaging Your Students in Social Justice through Music

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

Mallory Norton will be taking over as band director at Weddington High School in Matthews, NC this fall. Prior to being at Weddington, Ms. Norton was at Salisbury High School in Salisbury, NC. While at SHS, she transformed a struggling band program from its beginnings with only 6 members, to a more competitive ensemble with over 50 in the course of her 3 year tenure. She strives to give her students experiences outside of their urban center, and pushes them to try new things every day.

Mallory is a graduate of Western Carolina University, and was an active member of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band there, including their trip to the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, one of her favorite memories. A collegiate member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Mallory joined the NC chapter of WBDI at its founding this year!

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS LYNNA RUSSELL SESSION TITLE: Renewing Our Purpose: Supporting Students’ (and our) Mental Health in a post-COVID19 Educational Landscape

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

Lynna Russell is currently pursuing a Master of Education degree at Boston College studying Educational Policy and Social Justice Leadership.

She was most recently Assistant Director of Bands at Haltom High School in Haltom City, Texas for five years. A native of Houston, Texas, she completed her Master of Music in Instrumental Wind Conducting at the University of Houston under the mentorship of David Bertman. She’s a voracious reader, dedicated writer, and beginner plant mom. She resides in Fort Worth, Texas with her Labrador mix, Andy.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS ELISE ALLEN SESSION TITLE: Connecting Cultures Through Band

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

Elise Naber Allen is the band director at Monroe County Middle School in Forsyth, Georgia. Previously she taught band at Jacksboro Middle School, Windthorst ISD, and Wichita Christian School in Texas. As a flutist, Ms. Allen has performed with symphonies in Bismarck, North Dakota and Wichita Falls, Texas, and as a member of the Allen Duo, a flute and saxophone ensemble committed to commissioning and performing new music. In addition, Ms. Allen has presented her research on the role of women in the world of band at the poster session at Texas Music Educators Association conference in 2017 and has presented at Georgia Music Educators in 2020 and 2021. Ms. Allen holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Music Education from the University of North Texas. Ms. Allen resides with her husband, Andrew J. Allen, saxophonist, and their musical dog, Biscuit.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS SESSION TITLE: Collegiate Band Directors: Gender, Rank, and Title Drs. Julia Baumanis, Dawn Farmer & LaToya Webb

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

DR. JULIA BAUMANIS Dr. Julia Baumanis is the Assistant Director of Bands at Rutgers University.

Her duties include serving as the Assistant Director of the Marching Scarlet Knights, Director of Pep Bands, conducting concert ensembles, and teaching courses in instrumental music.

Prior to Rutgers, she served as the Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Central Missouri. Dr. Baumanis has also served within the music education community as Multicultural Chair for the Missouri Music Educators Association and on the editorial team for The Woman Conductor, the official publication for Women Band Directors International. An active performer, educator and researcher, she has presented her research nationally. Most recently, her research has focused on developing a conductor’s baton that records data collected from a conductor’s expressive gestures. She hopes to implement this technology in the conducting classroom as a technological tool to assist beginning conductors in developing their craft.

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DR. DAWN FARMER Dr. Dawn Farmer is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Augustana College (Illinois) where she serves as the instrumental music specialist. Her research interests include urban music education, women in band, and discourse analysis. She is member of the editorial board for Contributions to Music Education and has membership in professional affiliations including NAfME, WBDI, and Mensa. Dr. Farmer is the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Tau Beta Sigma Band Sorority.

DR. LATOYA A. WEBB Dr. LaToya A. Webb serves as Assistant Professor of Practice in Conducting and Assistant Director of the Longhorn Band at The University of Texas at Austin. She teaches courses in instrumental conducting, marching band methods, and wind band literature. Before joining the UT faculty, Dr. Webb served as an instructor of wind conducting at Auburn and Grambling State universities. Dr. Webb holds degrees from Norfolk State University, George Mason University, and the PhD in Instrumental Music Education from Auburn University.

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MEET THE PRESENTERS SAMANTHA ANDREJCISK SESSION TITLE: Programming Diverse Styles of Music with Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

Samantha Andrejcisk is a classical and jazz trumpet player with her B. S. In Education for Music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and her M. M. in Music Education from University of the Arts. For her Master’s thesis research, Samantha focused on the influential factors for programming diverse styles of music, and developed culturally responsive teaching strategies and lesson plans for her band program. She is the current band director at John H. Walker Middle School in Nutley, NJ and teaches instrumental music grades 4-8. In addition to teaching band, she directs the jazz and percussion ensembles, and assists with the Nutley High School Marching Band. Previously Samantha taught for six years in Elizabeth, NJ teaching band, choir, and general music to grades K-8 in addition to working with the Elizabeth High School Marching Band.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021

MEET THE PRESENTERS CHRIS SPRAGUE SESSION TITLE: The Greatest Profession: Surviving and Thriving in Music Education

SESSION DATE & TIME: Available On Demand

Chris Sprague has been teaching for twenty-nine years. The last twenty-six have been at Bradleyville, a small rural school in southwest Missouri serving 220 students in grades K-12. Her teaching assignments include Band 6 - 12, K-8 general music and Vocal Music 912. During her tenure at Bradleyville her bands have received numerous accolades, including selection to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference in 2014 and multiple years of “straight 1” performances at the MSHSAA All-State Large Ensemble Festival. Chris is currently serving as the President of the Missouri Music Educators Association and previously served as MMEA Band Vice President. She has also been heavily involved in the MMEA Mentoring Program for new teachers since its inception. In 2019 she honored to receive the Missouri State University Outstanding Alumni Award. In 2014, Chris was humbled to receive the John East “Spirit of Orpheus” Mentor Award, an award voted on and presented by the directors of the South Central Missouri Music Educators Association district. She is an active clinician, adjudicator, and mentor. Her hobbies include fishing with her husband Matt and gardening, and she is a 40+ year fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021 MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEET DR. JULIA BAUMANIS Assistant Director of Bands, Rutgers University What do you look forward to most at the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

"I am very excited to hear about the stories of hard work that fellow

women band directors have done. When I hear about the accomplishments of my peers, it inspires me to be the best version of myself!"

Dr. Julia Baumanis is the newly appointed Assistant Director of Bands at Rutgers University. Her duties include serving as the Assistant Director of the Marching Scarlet Knights, Director of Pep Bands, conducting concert ensembles, and teaching courses in instrumental music. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Baumanis served as the Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Central Missouri. Dr. Baumanis has also served within the music education community as Multicultural Chair for the Missouri Music Educators Association and on the editorial and design team for The Woman Conductor, the official publication for Women Band Directors International.

A graduate of The Florida State University College of Music, Dr. Baumanis received her bachelor’s in Instrumental Music Education, her master’s degree in Instrumental Conducting, and her PhD in Music Education and Instrumental Conducting. Prior to graduate school, she taught public school in south Florida as the Associate Director of Bands and Orchestras at J.P. Taravella High School and the Director of Orchestras at Ramblewood Middle School.

An active performer, educator and researcher, Dr. Baumanis has presented her research nationally, including at the NAfME Research Symposium, the CBDNA National Conference, FMEA, MMEA, IMEA, and the Desert Skies Music Education Research Symposium. Most recently, her research has focused on developing a conductor’s baton that records data collected from a conductor’s expressive gestures. She hopes to implement this technology in the conducting classroom as a technological tool to assist beginning conductors in developing their craft.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021 MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEET DR. CATHARINE BUSHMAN Associate Professor of Music Education & Instrumental Conducting St. Cloud State University (MN) What do you look forward to most at the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

"I am hoping to connect with other WBDI members and musical artists to build community and reflect on my current practice, aspirations for work/life balance and hopes for the future. I’d love to be inspired by artists and performers of all kinds and make some friends that can help support me throughout the year."

Catharine Sinon Bushman is the Wind Ensemble Conductor and Associate Professor of Music Education and Instrumental Conducting at St. Cloud State University. Her teaching responsibilities include Wind Ensemble, conducting and courses in music education. Dr. Bushman received a DMA in Wind Conducting at The University of Texas at Austin in 2012. She holds degrees in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University. Previously, Dr. Bushman served on the faculty of Winthrop University where she led the Symphonic Band, taught graduate and undergraduate courses in music education, and supervised student interns. Dr. Bushman was an Assistant Director of Bands at Lassiter High School in Marietta, Georgia from 1998-2007. Her professional memberships include College Band Directors National Association, Women Band Directors International, Minnesota Music Educators Association and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.

She is a member of the Executive Council for the Institute for Composer Diversity and partner for And We Were Heard. She maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician for marching and concert bands. She has presented at the state and national level on teaching in disadvantaged communities, mentoring of women band directors, woodwind pedagogy and music by underrepresented composers. In 2016, Dr. Bushman began conducting the St. Cloud Municipal Band, an all-adult concert band that performs locally and abroad.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021 MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEET MARY COGSWELL Band Director, Camelot Intermediate School, Brookings, SD What do you look forward to most at the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

I am always looking for inspiration to help make me become a better teacher and person."

Mary Cogswell just completed her 30th year of teaching band, the past 26 years in the Brookings, SD School District teaching beginning band. Her service to the profession includes serving as co-editor of the Beginning Band Adaptable Series through Murphy Music Press, President of Phi Beta Mu Sigma Chapter, SDHSAA All-State Band Music Chair for nine years, National Band Associations elementary representative on The North American Band Survey as well as the Select Music List committee. In addition, she currently serves as President of SD Bandmasters Association, has developed the SD Bandmasters Director of Young Bands Midwest Clinic Scholarship and the SD Bandmasters Heritage Video Series. She has delivered presentations emphasizing recruitment and proper instruction for the success of beginning band students to SD Bandmasters, SDMEA, SD Department of Education, the SDPBS radio show “In the Moment”, and others.

Mary’s conducting engagements include the 2018 SD Middle School Festival AllState Band and guest conducting other select regional young bands. Her recognitions include the 2019 SD School Band and Orchestra Magazines 50 Directors Who Make a Difference, 2021 Phi Beta Mu Sigma Chapter Outstanding Bandmaster and 2020 Phi Beta Mu Sigma Chapter Distinguished Service Award.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021 MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEET THERESA HOOVER Music Educator, Author, Speaker What do you hope for people attending the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

"I hope people leave the conference feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. After a challenging school year, I hope the conference helps us restore our passion for music and music education."

Theresa Hoover is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and helps teachers empower students throughout their musical experiences by transforming their classrooms into student-centered learning environments.

Theresa has taught instrumental, general, and vocal music in a variety of settings, most recently teaching middle school band in Northern Virginia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in wind conducting from West Chester University, both in Pennsylvania.

Theresa is a recognized presenter and clinician at local, regional, and national level conferences including the International Music Education Summit, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and numerous state music education conferences. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, Google Certified Innovator, and Noteflight Learn Ambassador, frequently working with teachers to help integrate technology into their music classes.

In addition to her school teaching, Theresa served as the founding director of the Chester County Youth Wind Ensemble and is currently on staff of the Virginia Winds Academy. She has also been the guest conductor for several elementary and middle school ensembles in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Theresa is the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students, published by Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. Her writing has been featured on websites including the NAfME Music in a Minuet blog, EdTechTeam, Band Directors Talk Shop, and We Are Teachers, as well as on her own blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey.

When not teaching, you can find Theresa curled up with a good book, on the running trail, traveling to visit family and friends, or spending time with her dog, Dizzy.

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MEET DR. PAMELA L. KLENA Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Oakland University (MI) What do you hope for people attending the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

"I hope that attendees come looking for renewal. I hope they come vulnerable, seeking connections and collaborations with people all over the world. I hope they leave refreshed, inspired, and ready to take on a new year in music."

Dr. Pamela L. Klena serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Oakland University where she conducts the Oakland University Symphonic Band, teaches elementary and secondary instrumental music education methods courses, and supervises student teachers. Dr. Klena earned a BME from Lee University, a MM in Wind Conducting from Central Michigan University, and a DMA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to her graduate studies, Dr. Klena was the Director of Bands at Trinity Christian School in GA where she taught beginning, middle, and high school band, general music courses, and conducted school musicals. She has traveled extensively, promoting music education and leading masterclasses in countries such as Jordan, Brazil, and Kenya.

Dr. Klena’s primary research interest is gender inclusivity among conductors and is supported in her dissertation, “Toward a More Inclusive Profession: A Qualitative Study of Female Wind Band Conductors” that documents trends and life experiences of prominent female conductors. Other research interests include audience engagement and recruitment in the 21st century. She believes this continuing research will enhance the field of music and conducting while the existence of wind band music in the academic environment continues to flourish. Dr. Klena is honored to be a recipient of the CBDNA Mike Moss Study Grant in 2018. Additionally, she is a proud member of the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, Women Band Directors International , College Music Society, Conductors Guild, Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

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SEASON OF RENEWAL SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JULY 8-9, 2021 MEET THE CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEET DR. ANGELA SCHROEDER Professor, Director of Bands, Area Coordinator-Winds and Percussion University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada) What do you look forward to most at the 2021 WBDI Summer Conference?

"As it is my first year with the organization, I have enjoyed getting to know colleagues from many different places and experiences, and hearing about their journeys as band directors. I was also one of the founding members of the Alberta chapter of WBDI last year and hope to be a part of growing a meaningful organization that can have an impact across Canada.."

Dr. Angela Schroeder is currently Professor of Music in the Department of Music at the University of Alberta. She is the Director of Bands, the Area Coordinator for Winds and Percussion, and conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Summer Band. Angela was awarded the 2017 Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by the University of Alberta. She teaches courses in conducting and music education, and works with Graduate students in instrumental conducting. Angela is also the conductor of the St. Albert Community Band, an ensemble that is in their 50th season. She led the ensemble on their first European tour in July 2015, performing in Germany and at the MidEurope Band and Orchestra Festival in Schladming, Austria.

Dr. Schroeder completed undergraduate studies in Music at University of Calgary, majoring in Secondary Education, with performance studies in piano and trumpet. Angela entered the Master's program in Wind Conducting at Northwestern University in 2002, where she studied with Mallory Thompson and earned the Master of Music in Conducting. In 2007, she completed the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting at the University of North Texas, under the supervision of Eugene Migliaro Corporon.

Angela has guest conducted and adjudicated numerous school bands in festivals and clinics throughout Canada, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and Thailand. She is a contributor in Canadian Winds, the national journal for wind band educators, and wrote chapters in eleven volumes of the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series, which profile wind literature for all levels of instrumental instruction, published by GIA.

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET DR. COURTNEY SNYDER WBDI President Associate Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Conducting, University of Michigan Dr. Courtney Snyder is Associate Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting at the University of Michigan, where she conducts the Concert Band, teaches conducting, and conducts the Michigan Youth Symphonic Band. Under her artistic leadership, the Concert Band was invited to perform at the College Band Directors Association North-Central Division Conference.

Previously, Snyder served as the assistant director of bands and director of athletic bands at the University of Nebraska-Omaha where she conducted the “Maverick” Marching Band, conducted the Concert Band, served as associate conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and taught courses in conducting, music education, and brass methods. While in Omaha, Snyder also served as music director for the Nebraska Wind Symphony, which, under her direction, was invited to perform at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association annual conference. Prior to teaching at the collegiate level, Snyder taught high school and middle school band and orchestra in the Michigan public schools.

Dr. Snyder is an active guest conductor and clinician. She has presented at national and international conferences including the Midwest Clinic, World Association of Symphonic Band Ensembles, College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society, and Women Band Directors International. Her current projects include research in conducting movement kinesiology, promoting equity through programming and commissioning works by women and minority composers, and building a strong community of women band directors. She is President of Women Band Directors International and serves on the editorial board for The Woman Conductor journal.

Snyder is published in Music Educators Journal, The Instrumentalist, several volumes of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, School Band & Orchestra Magazine, The Woman Conductor, and Association of Concert Bands Journal. Her chapter “Trailblazers: Five Pioneering Female Band Directors Recount Their Journeys Over the Last 50 Years” in the book The Horizon Leans Forward…Stories of Courage, Strength, and Triumph of Underrepresented Communities in the Wind Band Field will be published in December 2020. In 2018 she received Tau Beta Sigma’s Paula Crider Award. She earned 2nd Place of the 2017-2018 American Price in Conducting, Band/Wind Ensemble Division Competition and was given a Citation of Excellence award by the National Band Association.

Dr. Snyder is a graduate of the University of Michigan (DMA – conducting), Baylor University (MM – conducting) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BME). She is a member of College Band Directors National Association, World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Women Band Directors International, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, College Music Society, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"I love working collaboratively with other women in the profession and creating something great together. We are building strong relationships while we do something that has meaning and purpose."

Courtney Snyder

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET DR. CATHERINE A. RAND WBDI Past President Director of Bands, Professor of Music, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Catherine Rand is the Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi where she conducts the Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate wind conducting, and guides all facets of the University of Southern Mississippi’s comprehensive band program. Prior to her appointment at The University of Southern Mississippi, she served as the Director of Bands at Florida International University and the University of South Carolina Aiken. Dr. Rand received her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Tampa, Master of Music in conducting from the University of South Florida, and Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Prior to her collegiate teaching career, she taught band and orchestra in the Florida public school system for 15 years.

Active in scholarly and creative endeavors, Dr. Rand has presented numerous workshops to music educators. She has presented her research “Balancing Artistry and Education” throughout the United States and in Austria, Singapore, Columbia, Ecuador, and Panama City, Panama. She has conducted numerous honor bands and All-State ensembles throughout the US and abroad. She is published in volume 5 of “A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band,” and in volumes 11 and 12 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Series, distributed by GIA Publications.

Dr. Rand has served as assistant producer for several commercial recordings by the NAXOS record label. Her first compact disc with the University of Southern Mississippi’s Wind Ensemble entitled ALCHEMIZE was released December 2017 on the NAXOS label.

She will release her second compact disc in 2021.

Ensembles under her direction have been selected to perform at such prestigious events as the 2018 CBDNA Southern Regional Conference in Tampa, Florida, and the 2019 National Conference of College Band Directors National Association in Tempe, Arizona.

Dr. Rand is a strong advocate for new music. She has helped to commission new works for wind ensemble and chamber winds and premiered numerous works by contemporary composers. In 2017 she had the honor to have been chosen as a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician.

She is the state representative for College Band Directors National Association, and Past President of the Women Band Directors International. Her other professional affiliations include: National Band Association, College Music Society, Mississippi Bandmasters Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, Kappa Kappa Psi and the Music Educators National Conference.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"My favorite part of WBDI is the camaraderie among the women conductors. We are part of this organization to support one another, learn and collaborate. We are equals."

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET BETHANN ADAMS WBDI President Elect First Colony Middle School, Retired Co-Chair Sudler Silver Cup, JP Sousa Foundation Bethann Adams retired in 2017 as Director of Bands at First Colony Middle School for thirty-two years and her thirty-sixth year of teaching band in the Fort Bend Independent School District. Bands under Ms. Adams’ direction have consistently received superior ratings at Texas UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contests, as well as other contests and festivals in the state of Texas. In 1997 the First Colony Middle School Symphony Orchestra performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. In 2002, the First Colony Middle School Honors Band was selected as a finalist in the Texas CCC Honor Band competition. The band also performed at the Midwest Clinic in 2002. The First Colony Middle School Band Program is a 2002 recipient of the most prestigious Sudler Silver Cup administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. In 2006, the Honors Band performed at the 33rd annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. In 2009 and 2016 the Honors Band was invited to perform at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Ms. Adams was chosen as the 2007 Teacher of the Year at First Colony Middle School and was named the 2007- 2008 Fort Bend ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year. In March of 2009 she was awarded the Scroll of Excellence by the Women Band Directors International.

Ms. Adams serves as an adjudicator and clinician in Texas and throughout the United States. She supervises student teachers learning to become band directors for the University of Houston Moores School of Music. Her professional affiliations include Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Women Band Directors International, Phi Beta Mu and Sigma Alpha Iota. Ms. Adams is co-chair of the Sudler Silver Cup administered by the Sousa Foundation.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"My favorite part of WBDI is meeting women band directors from all over the United States and Internationally. I love working with and learning about the different programs from all levels and their different situations. I have made some great friends from everywhere! My greatest blessing is knowing and learning from Gladys Stone Wright, WBDI Founder."

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET DARLA MCBRYDE WBDI Vice President Assistant Director of Bands, Sam Houston State University

Darla McBryde is the Assistant Director of Bands and the Associate Director of the Bearkat Marching Band. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Ms. McBryde previously served as the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Department Chair at Timber Creek High School in Keller ISD, as the Assistant Band Director at Keller High School, and as the Assistant Band Director and Colorguard Director at Flower Mound High School in Lewisville ISD. During her seventeen years of teaching high school concert bands of all levels, her ensembles earned twenty-two consecutive UIL Concert and Sight-reading First Division Awards. In 2016, the Timber Creek High School Wind Symphony was awarded the opportunity to perform at the Western International Band Clinic. Other concert highlights include, the Timber Creek High School Saxophone Ensemble Showcase performance at the 2019 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, and the Keller Chamber Winds Performance at the 2012 Midwest Clinic.

Ms. McBryde has enjoyed sharing her love of the marching arts with her students. Under her direction, the Timber Creek High School Marching Band flourished, earning Superior Ratings at all UIL Marching Contests and becoming consistent finalists at Bands of America Texas Regionals and at UIL Area Marching Contests. Her JV and Varsity colorguards at Flower Mound High School were perennial medalists at the North Texas Colorguard Association Championships from 2002 to 2008, and they were regular Scholastic A finalists and medalists at Winterguard International Regionals. In 2008, the Flower Mound High School Colorguard earned fifth place in Scholastic A at the Winterguard International World Championships.

Ms. McBryde holds a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University where she studied bassoon. Her performance experience includes performing in the Baylor University Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, Chamber ensembles, and Waco Symphony. Ms. McBryde also performed with the 1999 Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps as a colorguard member.

Ms. McBryde enjoys serving as a Marching Band, Concert Band, and Chamber Ensemble clinician and adjudicator, and she has presented clinics at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, Texas Bandmasters Association Convention, the Midwest Clinic, the Women Band Directors International Convention, and The Art of Teaching Music. Her favorite topics include: Social Emotional Learning for Secondary and Post-Secondary Band Students, Choosing Appropriate Band Literature, Health and Wellness Practices for Band Directors, and Colorguard and Movement Basics for Band.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"I love connecting with passionate and talented women band directors from all over the world!"

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET TARA CAPPELLETTI WBDI Recording Secretary Director of Bands, Glenbard East High School

Tara Cappelletti is the Director of Bands at Glenbard East High School. Her responsibilities include directing Beginning Winds and Strings, Intermediate Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, and teaching AP Music Theory. She also co-teaches the Marching Rams and East Side Tunes pep band.

Tara comes to Glenbard East from the Leyden High Schools.

Tara holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Elmhurst University, and a Master of Music in Music Education from Northern Illinois University. While at Elmhurst, she performed with the Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Classical Guitar Ensemble, Lab Jazz Band, and as a soloist alongside renowned artists including Bobby Shew, Patti Austin, and Doug Beach with the award winning Elmhurst University Jazz Band. At Northern, she served as the Graduate Assistant to the Huskie Marching Band, the principal flutist of the Wind Ensemble, and a member of the University Steel Band Ensemble.

Tara has served on the conducting staff at Elmhurst University, the Illinois Ambassadors of Music, and in the Western Jamaica International Music Festival. She is on the Advisory Council for the Spirito! Singers, and a member of the Chicagoland Educator Orchestra. In 2014, she was awarded High School Teacher of the Year by the 19th District VFW. Tara resides in Oak Park with her husband Zack and their two daughters London & Brooklyn.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"I love having the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with other women on a global scale. "

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MEET THE WBDI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEET DR. ROBYN L. BELL WBDI Treasurer Music Program Manager, Director of Instrumental Studies, State College of Florida Dr. Robyn L. Bell is the Music Program Manager, Director of Instrumental Studies, and Professor of Music at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) in Bradenton where she conducts the Symphonic Band, Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, teaches classes in music appreciation, and administrates the music program. She is also the conductor and music director of the Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota. In addition to her responsibilities with the Pops and SCF, Dr. Bell has also served as the conductor of the Sarasota Orchestra Youth Symphony and guest conductor of the Venice Symphony. Dr. Bell received her B.S. degree in music education, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in 1997 and attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as a graduate assistant for the “Pride of the Southland” Marching Band, earning a master’s degree in instrumental conducting in 1999. She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University in 2015, with a research emphasis on popular music in secondary education.

Dr. Bell is a member of the National Association for Music Educators, Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, Florida Orchestra Association, Women Band Directors International, College Band Directors National Association, and College Orchestra Directors Association. She served as treasurer for the Seventh District of the Georgia Music Educators Association for five years and is currently the treasurer for the Women Band Directors International. In addition to serving as treasurer for WBDI, she is a past-president and recipient of the Silver Baton Award from that organization. She was recognized by the Georgia Music Educators Association for her outstanding contributions to music education in 2004 and 2006. In 2007, Dr. Bell was awarded the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association. In March 2012, Dr. Bell was made an honorary life member of Tau Beta Sigma, a national band sorority dedicated to serving college band programs. She has won the NISOD Award for teaching excellence at SCF, served as Faculty Senate president in the 2015-2016 school year, and was named to SCF’s Leadership Academy in 2019.

In the summer of 2020, Dr. Bell founded the Suncoast Culture Club podcast, a weekly podcast that highlights the cultural arts people, organizations, and events in the culturally rich area of Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, and has recently been called upon to moderate the Masterworks Classical Conversations for the Sarasota Orchestra, where she will interview conductors and discuss the music that will be performed for selected Masterworks concerts in front of a live audience.

What is your favorite part about being a member of Women Band Directors International?

"Watching women being empowered in our field. Witnessing the change in our members’ confidence, abilities, leadership, and national prominence through their association with WBDI. "

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MORE ABOUT WBDI WHO WE ARE Women Band Directors International (WBDI) represents women band directors of all pedagogical levels and years of experience from college students to retired directors.

It is the only international organization for women band directors featured toward promoting women, providing support and community, and mentoring women in the band field.

OUR PURPOSE To foster a spirit of friendliness, fellowship, and cooperation among women band directors in the schools of America and abroad.

To provide a common meeting ground for an exchange of ideas, methods, and problems relevant to women band directors.

To provide encouragement, support, and mentorship for young women entering the instrumental music field.

To develop comprehensive programs that will be of a musical and educational benefit to women band directors and their students.

To work with administrators to provide the best music education possible and to provide for the equality of women in the profession.

To cooperate with existing organizations whose demonstrated purpose is to further improve the band as a worthwhile medium of musical expression.

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MORE ABOUT WBDI OUR HISTORY Gladys Wright, Founding President, wanted to know where the rest of the women band directors in the country were located, what they did, who they were, what they looked like, how they solved special problems, what difficulties they faced. Wouldn't it be nice to meet and exchange ideas and problems?

Gladys had began her teaching career at Elmira Union High School, Elmira, Oregon --the only high school woman band director in the state of Oregon at that time. Her role model, Evelyn Scott, had been her elementary band director in Wasco, Oregon so she knew women could do the job successfully. In 1951, she went to the Western Music Camp, Gunnison, Colorado. There, she met two more women directors and Al Wright, whom she married in 1953. As his wife, she had the opportunity to travel extensively during which time she "hunted" for women band directors. As a result many other people started reporting their "sightings" of the then rare species of the woman band director! Kate Hawkins, a trombonist and the wife of Dr. Robert Hawkins, was also interested. Since Al taught frequently for Dr. Hawkins in both his summer camps and Gunnison and Morehead, it was easy for Kate and Gladys to compare notes. It was Kate's display of "Ladies of the Podium" at the Daniel Boone Music Camp in Kentucky in 1967 that really started the project in motion. That summer, a meeting was held with the six women enrolled in the summer camp about the possibility of organizing a women's band organization. The women were interested! In December 1968 at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, five women met and set up a temporary constitution and divided the slate of officers among themselves thus starting the Women Band Directors National Association. The year of 1969 was spent writing women and getting publicity out about the organization. This was the year of the Charter Members. Anyone who joined in 1969 received Charter Status. The first official photo was taken at the Chicago meeting in December 1969. The first slate of elected officers took office in 1971.

THE WOMAN CONDUCTOR The Woman Conductor is the official publication of our organization. It carries member articles and information of WBDI. The Woman Conductor is published three times a year: February, May, and October.

To view our latest issues, please click here.

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MORE ABOUT WBDI AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS WBDI awards serve to recognize those individuals who have made truly significant and outstanding contributions to furthering the excellence of bands and band music. It is not limited to women directors alone, but to anyone whose contributions are determined to be so outstanding that they deserve and warrant honor and recognition in support of women in the profession. Director Awards include: WBDI Hall of Fame for Distinguished Women Conductors, Golden Rose, Silver Baton, Scroll of Excellence, Citation of Merit and the Al G Wright Awards.

WBDI scholarships serve to provide financial support to women music education students who are studying to become future band directors. Additionally scholarships can be given to women band directors who seek to further their education through attending conducting workshops.

The WBDI College Scholarships are given annually to women enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate instrumental music program, with the intent of becoming a band director.

Applications are accepted from September 1st through December 1st each year. The Women Band Directors International will award scholarships of various amounts designed to salute the people for whom they are named and to support young women presently preparing to be band directors. These scholarships are: Gladys Stone Wright, Ladies of the Podium, Volkwein Memorial, Martha Stark and Charlotte Owen Scholarships.

For more information on these Awards & Scholarships, please click here.

The purpose of the WBDI Diversity & inclusion Grants is to promote diversity and inclusion in K-12 school and community bands. The grants will provide financial assistance for the selected band programs to pursue and actively engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Projects may include updating their music library with works by women and BIPOC composers, bringing in under-represented directors/composers, and other projects that help underrepresented students and/or programs.

For more information on the WBDI Diversity & Inclusion Grants, please click here.

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MORE ABOUT WBDI BECOMING A MEMBER We would love to invite you to join our organization.

We believe there is power in connecting women band directors in order to create, collaborate and mentor.

If you have additional questions and would like to speak to a member of our WBDI Executive Board, please fill out the form here.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please click here.

Though registration for our conference is free, we hope you will consider donating to the WBDI Grants Fund which provides financial support for underfunded and/or underrepresented programs.

You can make a donation here.

Thank you for joining us for a "Season of Renewal!" We look forward to seeing you next year at our 2022 WBDI Summer Conference in Houston, TX!

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