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Performer Type:

Band Orchestra Jazz Ensemble Small Ensemble

Performer Level:

Elementary Middle School / Jr. High High School College / Professional

Clinic Topic:

Administration / Professional Growth
Beginning Band
Brass
Chamber
College Student / Beginning Teacher

Conducting
Jazz
Percussion
Rehearsal

Repertoire / Composing
String
Technology
Woodwind

Monday, December 17, 2007

6:30 PM - 9 PM
Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

7:30 AM - 8:30 PM Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby		8:15 AM - 9 AM Orchestra Teachers Continental Breakfast
9 AM - 10 AM "Energize Your Strings!" Barrage, Clinician		10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Harrison School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra Lakeland, Florida Rob Lambert and Matthew Davis, Conductors
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "Beginning Strings - Keep it Simple" Denese Odegaard, Clinician		11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "Build Your Orchestra from the Foundation: Developing and Nurturing Your School Double Bass Players" Jonathan Lane, Clinician
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Podcasting: Share Your Program with the World!" Charles Laux, Clinician		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Lessons Learned from Katrina: Re-examining the Ensemble Paradigm" Charles Taylor, Clinician
2 PM - 2:45 PM Sartartia Middle School Orchestra Sugar Land, Texas Ann Victor, Conductor		3 PM - 4 PM Flower Mound High School Chamber Orchestra Flower Mound, Texas Todd Berridge, Conductor
3 PM - 4 PM "So You Want to be a Composer? Let a Group of Successful Composers Mentor You!" Francis McBeth, James Barnes, Eric Ewazen, Mark Rogers, Clinicians		3 PM - 4 PM "Using the Daily Warm-up Routine to Teach Basic Fundamentals and Ensemble Skills in Your Band Rehearsal" Greg Countryman, Clinician
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Conducting with Commitment: Finding a Visceral Connection to the Music" Mallory Thompson, Clinician		6 PM - 7 PM Exhibitor/Advertiser Reception (By Invitation)
6 PM - 7:30 PM College Night		7:15 PM - 8:30 PM Symphony Orch. of the High School Affiliated to the Renmin Univ. of China Beijing, China WIng Ho and Jiang Jinyi, Conductors
9 PM - 10:15 PM Barrage Calgary, Alberta Canada

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

8 AM - 8:30 PM Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Highland High School Symphonic Strings Gilbert, Arizona William Bitter and Amy Bennett, Conductors
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Timpani FUNdamentals" Ben Miller, Clinician		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "What Do You Do When You Realize That Your Marching Band is NOT the "Blue Devils!" What Now? Ideas, Tips and Tricks for a Successful Marching Band" Steven Barnett, Clinician
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Mentoring Through Community Band: Models and Methods" Bentley Shellahamer, Clinician		10 AM - 11 AM New Band Music Reading Session with The United States Air Force Band of Flight
10 AM - 11 AM "A Challenge! The Middle School Orchestra: Building a Strong Program" Cheryl Myer, Clinician		10 AM - 11 AM "Setting up for Success in the String Classroom" Brenda Brenner, Clinician
10 AM - 11 AM "Performance Psychology in Music: Issues and Strategies for the Group and the Individual" Erik Janners, Clinician		10 AM - 11 AM "Teach Clarinet as Though You Played It!" Howard Klug, Clinician
10 AM - 11 AM "Breathe Life Into Your Conducting" Erica Neidlinger, Clinician		10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab Steven Tyndall, Rehearsal Technician Kelvin Grove Middle School Concert Band Lockport, Illinois Nicole Henn, Conductor
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Denver School of the Arts Orchestra Denver, Colorado Frank Fyock, Conductor		11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "The Journey Begins: Career Planning for the Young Music Educators" Scott Laird, Clinician
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM The United States Military Academy Band Chamber Ensembles West Point, New York Tim Holtan, Director		11:30 AM - 12:45 PM "Musical Mentoring and the Trumpet Pedagogy of Vincent Cichowicz" Bruce Briney, Luis Loubriel, Clinicians
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM "Bassoon Basics: The Keys to Unlocking the Mystery of Teaching the Bassoon for Beginning, Middle, and High School Directors, Featuring: The Bella Basson Ensemble" Ann Dufek, Clinician		11:45 AM - 12:45 PM "Arranging for the Jazz Combo: How to Adapt Jazz Ensemble Arranging Techniques for Your Smaller Ensemble" Kris Berg, Clinician
12 PM - 1 PM Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop		1 PM - 2 PM John Hersey High School Symphonic Band Arlington Heights, Illinois Scott Casagrande, Conductor
1 PM - 2 PM "R & R Required! Recruitment and Retention - Practical Strategies and Philosophies as Practiced in the Allen ISD Band Program, Allen, Texas" Anthony Gibson, Jay Lester, Clinicians		1 PM - 2 PM "Using the Daily Warm-up Routine to Teach Basic Fundamentals and Ensemble Skills in Your Band Rehearsal" Greg Countryman, Clinician
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM "The Mystery and Magic of Mentoring: What Your Mentors Never Told You" John Locke, Clinician		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM The United States Marine String Duo Washington, D.C. Peter Wilson and Aaron Clay
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation" Martha Mooke, Clinician		2 PM - 3:15 PM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Roy Holder, Rehearsal Technician Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony Lockport, Illinois Brian Covey, Conductor
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Duluth High School Chamber Orchestra Duluth, Georgia Peter Lemonds and Shawn Morton, Conductors		2:45 PM - 3:45 PM "So You Want to be a Composer? Let a Group of Successful Composers Mentor You!" Francis McBeth, James Barnes, Eric Ewazen, Mark Rogers, Clinicians
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM "Organizing Your Band/Orchestra Program to Fit Your School and Your Life" Bill Laughlin, Clinician		2:45 PM - 3:45 PM "Have You Considered Supervising a Student Teacher?" Paul Schilf, Clinician
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Mabry Middle School Symphonic Band Marietta, Georgia Dan Welborn, Conductor		4 PM - 5 PM "World Music in Instrumental Education: Understanding "Reggae Sprinkled Twinkle"" Louis Bergonzi, Clinician
4 PM - 5 PM "The Singing Approach to Ear Training for Jazz Improvisation" Wycliffe Gordon, Clinician		4:15 PM - 5:15 PM "Lessons Learned from Katrina: Re-examining the Ensemble Paradigm" Charles Taylor, Clinician
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM "Recruit, Retain, and Train Your Low Brass Section: Techniques That Work K-12 and Beyond" Thomas Bough, Clinician		4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Rowlett High School Brass Quintet Rowlett, Texas Phillip Alvarado, Director
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM "Making High-Quality Recordings of Your Ensembles Using a Mac or Windows Computer" Tom Rudolph, Clinician		5:30 PM - 6:30 PM "Creating Musical Expression with Non-Pitched Percussion" Eric Willie, Clinician
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM "For Orchestra and Band - Programs United - The Benefits of Combining Your Jazz and String Ensembles" Orbert Davis, Melody Balicki, Clinicians		6:45 PM - 8 PM The United States Navy Band Washington, D.C. CAPT George N. Thompson, Conductor Concert One
9 PM - 10:15 PM The United States Navy Band Washington, D.C. CAPT George N. Thompson, Conductor Concert Two		9:30 PM - 10:45 PM Virginia Commonwealth University Jazz Orchestra I Richmond, Virginia Antonio García, Director

Thursday, December 20, 2007

8 AM - 8:30 PM Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Neuqua Valley High School Chamber Symphony Naperville, Illinois Richard Bauer and Charles Staley, Conductors
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Band Instrument "Quick Fix" Repairs" Gregory Biba, Clinician		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Help Me Help You: Useful Tips for Making the Most of Your Time With a Guest Conductor, Clinican or Composer" Rodney Schueller, Jeffrey Gershman, Frank Ticheli, Clinicians
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "The Next Step: A Young Teacher's Guide to Making Choices That Positively Affect Your Life and Career" Brett A. Richardson, Reagan A. Brumley, Clinicians		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Beginner Band, We've Only Just Begun" Dawn Doubler Russo, Clinician
9 AM - 10 AM Oak Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble Conroe, Texas Jerriald Dillard, Director		9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Jenkins Middle School Jazz Ensemble Colorado Springs, Colorado Brian Usher, Director
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "With a Little Help from My Friends: Professional Learning Communities in the Band Director’s World" James R. Holcomb, John Vance, Dru Davison, Clinicians		9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "The Iowa Model of Excellence: Structuring a State-Wide Mentoring Program" Leon Kuehner, Elizabeth Fritz, Clinicians
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "Starting Beginning Flute and Clarinet Students: A Focus on Teaching Characteristic Tone" Loraine Davis Enloe, Clinician		10 AM - 11 AM "Creating a Mariachi Program that Works: There is a Method to this Madness!" Marcia Neel, Clinician
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab Richard Crain, Rehearsal Technician Clarendon Hills Middle School Band Clarendon Hills, Illinois Terry Melbourn, Conductor		11 AM - 12 PM "Beyond the Bag of Tricks: Helpful Strategies for Beginning Instrumental Music Teachers" Scott Bersaglia, Teresa Elliot, Brian Silvey, Clinicians
11 AM - 12 PM Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop		11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Argyle High School Wind Ensemble Argyle, Texas Kathy Johnson, Conductor
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "What's Wrong With This Picture? An Extreme Makeover for your School Band and Orchestra Percussion Section" James Campbell, Julie Hill, Clinicians		11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "Great European Marches - A Survey of Europe's Famous Marches and Related Performance Practices" Leon Bly, Clinician
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM "JUST SAY "OH": Improving the Sound, Intonation and Response of Your Brass Section...and Your Band" Nicholas Santoro, Clinician		12:15 PM - 1 PM Shackelford Junior High School Orchestra Arlington, Texas Kathy Patterson and Jennifer Parkhurst, Conductors
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Guitar Ensemble Winnetka, Illinois James Warrick, Director		1 PM - 2:15 PM High School Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal Lab Mark Laycock, Rehearsal Technician Vernon Hills High School Orchestra Vernon Hills, Illinois Frank Lestina, Conductor
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ""So You Want a Music Job?" An Overview of Current Middle School and High School Hiring Practices for Experienced and New Instrumental Music Teachers" Wade Dowdy, Clinician		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Podcasting: Share Your Program with the World!" Charles Laux, Clinician
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Organize to Optimize: What All Music Teachers Need" Frank Tracz, Clinician		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Sailing wih the Slide: A Guide to Trombone Slide Technique for Band Directors" Brad Edwards, Clinician
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Successful Beginning and Intermedaite Junior High/Middle School Percussion Concepts" Jerriald Dillard, Lamar Burkhalter, Clinicians		1:45 PM - 2:45 PM United States Navy Band Chamber Music Showcase
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "The Wind Band Sound: "A Definitive Guide to Ensemble Intonation" Practical Performance Applications" John Alan Carnahan, Clinician		2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Cedar Park Middle School Symphonic Band Cedar Park, Texas Manuel C. San Luis, Conductor
3 PM - 4 PM "The Iowa Model of Excellence: Observation Mentor Program" Lee Nelson, Phillip Hoesing, Leon Kuehner, Elizabeth Fritz, Clinicians		3 PM - 4:30 PM Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Chicago, Illinois Ticket Required
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM "A Conversation With Harry Begian" Harry Begian, Clinician CANCELLED		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "National Update on Music Education and No Child Left Behind" Mary Luehrsen, Joe Lamond, Chip Averwater, Denny Senseney, Clinicians
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Tending to the 10% - Revisiting, Refreshing, and Reinvigorating Conducting Technique" Scott Stewart, Clinician		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Nerf Balls Not Required! Teaching Resources and Helpful Suggestions in Training Your Saxophone Section to Sound Really Good" Gail Levinsky, Clinician
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM "Rehearsing with Commitment: Imaginative Listening and Creative Interaction" Mallory Thompson, Clinician		5:30 PM - 7 PM College Night
5:45 PM - 7 PM Frankfort Capital City Community Band Frankfort, Kentucky Tom Brawner, Conductor		9 PM - 10 PM Marcus High School Wind Symphony Flower Mound, Texas Amanda Drinkwater, Conductor
9:30 PM - 10:45 PM The United States Army Blues Jazz Ensemble Fort Myer, Virginia Chief Warrant Officer 5 Chuck Vollherbst, Director		10:30 PM - 11:30 PM "The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols" Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band Boston, Massachusetts

Friday, December 21, 2007

8 AM - 8:30 PM Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Wando High School Symphonic Band Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Scott Rush, Conductor
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Keys to Unlocking the Secrets of Sousa's Marches" Keith Brion, Clinician		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "How to Fall in Love with the Euphonium and Want to Play it Forever" Gail Robertson, Clinician
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Implementing the International Baccalaureate Music Course: Its Impact on Your Students and Music Program" James Yarnell, Clinician		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Have No Fear!! A Band Director's Guide to Marching Percussion" Bret Kuhn, Clinician
10 AM - 11 AM "Band Instrument "Quick Fix" Repairs" Gregory Biba, Clinician		10 AM - 11 AM "Teaching Basic Jazz Style" Jim Snidero, Clinician
10 AM - 11 AM "Commissioning New Works for Band: The Collaborative Process Between Composer and Conductor" Roger Cichy, Matthew George, Clinicians		10 AM - 11 AM "The Mystery and Magic of Mentoring: What Your Mentors Never Told You" John Locke, Clinician
10 AM - 11 AM "The Path from High School Band to Blue Man Group" Jeff Quay, Clinician		11 AM - 12:15 PM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Richard Blatti, Rehearsal Technician Lincoln Park High School Concert Band Chicago, Illinois Cheryl Filipek and Lise Gilly, Conductors
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Back to the Future - The Legacy of Frank L. Battisti - A Conversation with Ed Lisk" Frank Battisti, Clinician		11:15 AM - 12:15 PM New Jazz Music Reading Session with The United States Army Blues
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Your Band or Orchestra Flute Section REALLY CAN Play in Tune!" Kathy Daniel, Clinician		11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Maryville Intermediate School 6th Grade Wind Ensemble Maryville, Tennessee George William Hayden III and RoAnn Romines, Conductors
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "The Path from High School Band to Blue Man Group" Jeff Quay, Clinician		12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Planning Your New Music Facility" Steve Grubish, Clinician
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Teaching Old Tricks to New Pups: Musical Decisions for Rehearsal that Enhance Literacy in Beginning Band Class" Marguerite Wilder, Linda Gammon, Clinicians		12:45 PM - 1:45 PM "The Music Educators Guide to Copyright Law" James Frankel, Clinician
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Linda Moorhouse, Rehearsal Technician St. Charles East High School Wind Ensemble St. Charles, Illinois Jim Kull, Conductor		2:15 PM - 3:30 PM VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band Chicago, Illinois Charles Menghini, Conductor
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM "Unlocking Standard Tunes for Improv: Use Your Keys!" Antonio J. García, Clinician		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "Improve Your Percussion Section by Fixing the Things That Drive You Nuts!" Robert Snider, Clinician
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "Strengthening Teaching and Improving Learning: The Ultimate Experience in Professional Development-National Board Certification, a Look at the Music Certificate" Keith William Hodgson, Clinician		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "Synergy Brass Quintet: The Art of Brass Chamber Music" Synergy Brass Quintet, Clinician
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Champaign Central High School Jazz Ensemble Champaign, Illinois John Currey, Director		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Teaching in the Small School, When You are the ONLY One" Connie Kramer, Rich Tengowski, Clinicians
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "The First Five: Make or Break" Carlos Ayento, Cheryl Filipek, William McClellan, Gerald Powell, Clinicians		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Twelve Ways to Improve Your Trumpet Section" Robert Kase, Clinician
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "If You Don't Know Where You Want to Go, Any Road Will Take You There: Making Decisions That Will Improve Your Band" Terry Austin, Clinician		4:45 PM - 5:45 PM "Rhythm Section 101 - Essential Techniques for Swinging and Driving the Band" Reginald Thomas, Rick Haydon, Clinicians
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM NSW State Schools Symphonic Wind Ensemble Sydney, NSW Australia Stephen Williams, Conductor		6 PM - 7:15 PM University of Kentucky Jazz Ensemble Lexington, Kentucky Miles Osland, Director
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM Harrison High School Wind Ensemble Kennesaw, Georgia David Vandewalker, Conductor		10:15 PM - 11:15 PM Rhythm & Brass Fayetteville, Arkansas

Saturday, December 22, 2007

8 AM - 11 AM Conference Registration - Lower Level Lobby		8 AM - 9:15 AM Austin Symphonic Band Austin, Texas Richard Floyd, Conductor
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM "Organize to Optimize: What All Music Teachers Need" Frank Tracz, Clinician		9:30 AM - 10:30 AM "Teaching Old Tricks to New Pups: Musical Decisions for Rehearsal that Enhance Literacy in Beginning Band Class" Marguerite Wilder, Linda Gammon, Clinicians
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM McCallum Knights of Steel Austin, Texas Matt Ehlers, Director		11 AM - 12:15 PM Michigan State University Wind Symphony East Lansing, Michigan Kevin Sedatole, Conductor

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