FRIDAY O B 10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 221 Middle School Full Orchestra: A Meaningful Experience for All Clinicians: Sally Kirk, Clements HS; Edward Odeh, Dulles MS Presider: James Drew, Fort Bend ISD Full orchestra provides an enriching musical experience for middle school students and allows opportunities for collaboration between directors. Clinicians will address challenges expressed by band and orchestra directors and provide a model for planning a successful middle school full orchestra experience for all. O B TFME 10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC 225
Moving Beyond Minutes: Teaching Effective Practice Habits
Clinician: Leslie Campbell, Sugar Land MS Presider: Emily Hornbake, Canyon Vista MS We tell our students every day how important practice is, but are we really teaching them what good practicing looks like? Campbell will discuss practical applications to develop effective home practice habits among students. Teachers will leave with strategies to implement during class that will help students develop home practice habits beyond the traditional system of recording minutes. V TFME 10:00 – 10:25 AM /
CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 2–4 Concert: Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy MS Tenor-Bass Singers
Conductor: Joel Duarte, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Presider: Jesse Cannon II, Fort Worth ISD Visual and Performing Arts, TMEA Vocal Division Vice-President Presenter: Amy Francis, Grand Prairie ISD Accompanist: Hee-Sook Kim, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy
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E 10:00 – 11:00 AM / CC STARS AT NIGHT BALLROOM 1 Kodály Educators of Texas General Membership Meeting
Clinician: Rica Goldyn, Palmer ES Presider: Becky Knox, Kodály Educators of Texas, KET President With a performance by Fort Bend ISD Honor Choir, Rica Goldyn, Director.
E 10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT 2ND FL – LONE STAR ABC Demystifying the Modes: Adding Color to Your Classroom Clinicians: Ashley Bouras, Harben ES; Lisa Beyer, Big Springs ES Presider: Julie Scott, Southern Methodist Univ Modes can be intimidating, so Bouras and Beyer will offer a simple pedagogical breakdown to easily bring modes into your classroom repertoire. Join them to explore and create with modes through singing, moving, and playing instruments.
E 10:00 – 11:00 AM / GRAND HYATT 2ND FL – LONE STAR DEF Recorders Drive Me Nuts!: How to Teach Without the Headaches Clinician: Analisa Byrd, Steubing Ranch ES Presider: Matthew Trevino, Roan Forest ES Sponsored by: Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC Maybe teaching recorders gives you a headache because you aren’t teaching it to the best of your ability. Byrd will discuss ways to make teaching recorder fun for the teacher and the student by providing ways to divide large classes with everyone on task, making learning about air production fun. Byrd will also cover how to differentiate your recorder lessons so they are inclusive for all students and their abilities.