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Monday, December 16
6:30 - 9:00 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby)
Tuesday, December 17
7:30 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 2:45 - 3:45 pm "How Firm a Foundation: A Standards-Based Vision for Beginning String Instruction"
Andrew H. Dabczynski, Clinician
Sponsored by Highland-Etling, a division of Alfred Publishing Co.
7:45 - 8:30 am Orchestra Teachers Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Scherl and Roth, a Division of United Musical Instruments USA, Inc.
2:45 - 3:45 pm "Where the Heck IS It!?! Anxiety-free Shifting"
Sally O'Reilly, Clinician
Sponsored by University of Minnesota School of Music
8:30 - 9:30 am

Pro Arte Quartet
Madison, Wisconsin

4:00 - 5:45 pm Combined Concert
Norman North High School Symphonic Orchestra
Norman, Oklahoma
Brenda Wagner and Arthur Lantagne, Conductors
Concert Program
Wichita High School East Orchestra
Wichita, Kansas
Ingri Fowler, Conductor
Concert Program
9:45 - 10:45 am Plano West Senior High School Orchestra
Plano, Texas
Jo Wallace-Abbie, Conductor
Concert Program
6:00 - 7:00 pm Exhibitor/Advertiser Reception
Presentation of the 2002 Music Industry Award
11:15 am - 12:15 pm "Strings With Salsa? Multicultural Expressions for the Beginning Orchestra"
Kathleen DeBerry Brungard and Michael Alexander, Clinicians
8:00 - 9:30 pm United States Army Orchestra
Washington, DC
Lt Col Tony Cason, Conductor
Concert Program
11:15 am - 12:15 pm "Basic Bow Technique for Cello and Bass: Usable and Effective Concepts for String Teachers"
Allen Nisbet, Clinician
9:30 - 10:00 pm Orchestra Teachers Reception
Sponsored by Glaesel Stringed Instrument Division of the Selmer Company, Inc. and William Lewis and Son

1:30 - 2:15 pm

Shackelford Jr. High Symphony Orchestra
Arligton, Texas
Jo LeRue Todd, Conductor
Concert Program
   
Wednesday, December 18
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 1:00 - 2:00 pm "The Beginning String Class: Bodies in Motion!"
Gerald Fischbach, Clinician
Sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company
8:30 - 9:30 am Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra
Glenview, Illinois
Carl Meyer, Conductor
Concert Program
1:00 - 2:00 pm "It's A Digital World: Modernizing String Ensembles With Electric Instruments, Pickups, MIDI Synthesis and Published Charts"
Reva Kuzmich, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Insights and Strategies for Developing a Music and Media Technology Program"
Therese Laux and Margaret Pavlik, Clinicians

1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training Sessions
"Cultivating Intelligent Musicianship"
Robert Duke, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "The High School Saxophonist: A Short Lecture on the Saxophone"
John Sampen, Clinician

Sponsored by the Selmer Company and Bowling Green State University
1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training Sessions
"Stimulating Creative Thinking in Band and Orchestra Using National Standards #3 and #4"
Maud Hickey, Clinician

8:30 - 9:30 am "By What Measure Success?"
John Carmichael, Clinician
Sponsored by Western Kentucky University
1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training Sessions
"Cultivating the Next Generation of Music Teachers: Each One Reach One, Each One Teach One"
Michael Smith, Clinician
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open
2:00 - 3:30 pm Open Discussions for College Students and New Teachers
9:45 - 10:45 am "The First Two Years — Excellence from the Start"
Brian Cole, Clinician
Sponsored by Moorhead Public Schools
2:30 - 3:15 pm Sartartia Symphony Orchestra
Sugar Land, Texas
Ann Victor and James Drew, Conductors
Concert Program
9:45 - 10:45 am "S.O.S.: Sequencing, Organizing and Using Standards in the Jr. High Orchestra"
Denese Odegaard, Clinician
2:30 - 3:30 pm "The Complete Trumpet: Sound Production 101 for Jazz and Classical Trumpeters"
Rex Richardson, Clinician
Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University and Yamaha Corporation of America
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra
Port Angeles, Washington
Ronald Jones, Conductor
Concert Program
2:30 - 3:30 pm "Practical Tips, Music and Exercises to Teach Musicianship from Day One"
Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark, Clinicians
Sponsored by Carl Fischer LLC
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Making Your Brass Quintet a 'Special Forces' Unit"
The United States Band of the Rockies Stellar Brass, Clinicians
Sponsored by the United States Air Force
2:30 - 3:30 pm "A March is a March is a March (with apologies to Gertrude Stein)"
Raoul F. Camus, Clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Kinesthetic Training and Other Strategies For Making the Most of Your Practice Time"
John W. Parks, IV, Clinician
Sponsored by the University of Kansas, Innovative Percussion, Inc., Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company and Paragon Percussion
4:00 - 5:00 pm

"Teaching Through Quality Repertoire: A Focus on Novice and Intermediate Bands"
Craig Kirchhoff, Joe Kreines, Samuel Hazo, Clinicians

Sponsored by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Building a Better Band Through a Better Horn Section: The Five Quickest Ways to Improve Your Horn Players"
Patrick Miles, Clinician
Sponsored by University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point
4:00 - 5:00 pm "Conversations About String and Orchestral Education Today"
Marvin Rabin, Clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Clinic
"Success Through Professionalism"

Charles Menghini, Clinician

4:15 - 5:00 pm Edgewood Junior High School Eighth Grade Concert Band
(Ticket Series B)
Ellettsville, Indiana
Jim DeCaro, Conductor
Concert Program
12:00 - 1:00 pm Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician

6:45 - 8:00 pm Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
(Concert 1)

(Ticket Series A)

Tokyo, Japan
Frederick Fennell, Conductor
Concert Program
1:00 - 2:00 pm Dobyns-Bennett High School Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series A)
Kingsport, Tennessee
Lafe Cook, Conductor
Concert Program
9:30 - 10:45 pm Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
(Concert 2)

(Ticket Series B)

Tokyo, Japan
Frederick Fennell, Conductor
Concert Program 
Thursday, December 19
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 1:30 - 2:30 pm "Making a Difference With Your Dash"
Ray Cramer, Clinician

Sponsored by GIA Publications
8:30 - 9:30 am "Re-hearsing the Whole Orchestra — Getting the Most Out of Your Full Orchestra"
John Clinton, Clinician

1:30 - 2:30 pm "Building a Better Bassoonist — Fundamentals for Successful Bassoon Playing"
Daryl Durran, Clinician
Sponsored by Custom Music Company
8:30 - 9:30 am "How to 'Fall in Love' With the Flute or Why the First Steps Are So Important"
Matej Zupan, Clinician

Sponsored by Muramatsu America
2:00 - 3:30 pm Open Discussions for College Students and New Teachers
8:30 - 9:30 am "The Soul of the Big Band — The Rhythm Section"
The Trio
Stefan Karlsson, Steve Houghton, Tom Warrington, Clinicians
Sponsored by Zildjian, Pearl Drums, Remo, Yamaha Corporation and Warner Brothers Publications
2:45 - 3:45 pm New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble I
Winnetka, Illinois
James Warrick, Director
Concert Program
8:30 - 9:30 am "Teaching Through Performance or Performance Through Teaching? A Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Instrumental Music"
Laurie Lafferty, Clinician
3:00 - 4:00 pm Westlake High School Honor Band
(Ticket Series A)
Austin, Texas
Kerry Taylor, Conductor
Concert Program
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 4:15 - 5:15 pm "Building Bridge Through Music: Gaining Support By Making a Positive Impact in Your Community"
Shirley Strohm Mullins, Clinician
Sponsored by Queenwood Publications and Neil A. Kjos Music Company
9:45 - 10:45 am Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra
Interlochen, Michigan
Matthew Hazelwood, Conductor
Concert Program
4:15 - 5:15 pm "Trombone Technology for the 21st Century and Beyond"
Conrad Herwig, Clinician
9:45 - 10:45 am Champaign Central Jazz Ensemble
Champaign, Illinois
John Currey, Director
Concert Program
4:15 - 5:15 pm "Chamber Music Makes Team Players"
Canadian Brass, Clinicians
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Hey, They're Playing My Song! Percussion Music for Middle School Percussion Ensemble"
Kevin Lepper, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation and VanderCook College of Music
4:15 - 5:15 pm "Computer Music Technology 101"
Brian Anderson, Clinician
Sponsored by McCormick's Enterprises, Inc.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "TASTY TUBAS! Recipes That Will Change the Flavor of Your Low Brass Section"
Skip Gray, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
5:30 - 7:30 pm Fifteenth Annual College Night
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Jazz Improvisation and Ideas"
James Moody, Clinician

Sponsored by Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments
5:45 - 7:00 pm Medalist Concert Band
(Ticket Series A)

Bloomington, Minnesota
Earl Benson, Conductor

Concert Program
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Style in Conducting — We All Start from the Same Black Notes on the White Page. Then What?"
Robert Rÿker, Clinician
Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation

6:00 - 7:00 pm Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Clinic
"If I Could Start Over Again, I Would...On-the-Job Lessons from Young Teachers"
Steven Nendza, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 pm Buchholz High School Wind Symphony
(Ticket Series B)

Gainesville, Florida
Paula Thornton, Conductor
Concert Program
12:30 - 1:15 pm Summit Parkway Middle School 8th Grade Honor Band
(Ticket Series B)
Columbia, South Carolina
David Allison, Conductor
Concert Program
9:30 - 10:00 pm Reception
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training Sessions
10:00 - 11:15 pm Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Los Angeles, California
Gordon Goodwin, Director
Concert Program
1:30 - 2:30 pm "Fundamentals, Calisthenics, and Accelerators for Marching Brass"
J.D. Shaw, Clinician
Sponsored by UMI Musical Instruments/King Brass
10:00 - 11:15 pm Canadian Brass
Toronto, Ontario Canada
1:30 - 2:30 pm "Seven Simple Steps to Start Successful Snare Drummers"
Nick Petrella, Clinician
Sponsored by Sabian and Yamaha Corporation of America
   
Friday, December 20
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training Sessions
8:30 - 9:30 am Franklin Central Percussion Symphony
Indianapolis, Indiana
Daniel Fyffe, Director
Concert Program

2:00 - 3:00 pm "Is European Music Practical for American Bands? — YES!"
Johann Mösenbichler, Clinician
Sponsored by Mid Europe
8:30 - 9:30 am "Teaching Basic Jazz Improvisation"
Jim Snidero, Clinician

Sponsored by the Slember Company
2:00 - 3:00 pm "Creating and Designing a Successful Jazz Education Program: Where Do I Start?"
J. Richard Dunscomb, Clinician

Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications
8:30 - 9:30 am "Beginning Years for Beginning Teachers"
Dixie Detgen, Clinician

2:00 - 3:00 pm "Hearing Problems for Music Students and Teachers: Reasons, Solutions, and Effective Precautions"
Howard A. Lehman, Clinician
Sponsored by UW-Indianhead Arts and Education Center
8:30 - 9:30 am "Planning and Acoustic Design of Music Rehearsal Facilities"
Michael Smedstad, Clinician

Sponsored by Wenger Corporation
2:00 - 3:00 pm "Heart and Soul: How to Make Your Teaching More Sensitive and Expressive"
Allan McMurray and James Austin, Clinicians
Sponsored by the University of Colorado — Boulder
8:30 - 9:30 am "Beyond Notation: Using Improvisation to Develop Musicianship in Concert Band"
Lissa Fleming May, Clinician
Sponsored by the FJH Music Company, Inc.
3:30 - 4:15 pm First Colony Middle School Honors Band
(Ticket Series A)
Sugar Land, Texas
Bethann Adams, Conductor
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Exhibits Open 3:30 - 4:30 pm Caliente — Diaz Music Institute
Houston, Texas
Jose Diaz, Director
Concert Program
9:45 - 10:45 am Grove City High School Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series B)
Grove City, Ohio
George Edge, Conductor
Concert Program
4:30 - 5:30 pm "Reeds and Mouthpieces: Exposing the Myths and Discovering the Reality"
Michael Skinner, Clinician
Sponsored by J. D'Addario & Co., Inc.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "The Mechanics of Mechanical Rights: A Guide to Copyright and Recording Your School Ensemble"
Lawrence Stoffel and Margarite Ortega, Clinicians
4:30 - 5:30 pm

"October Into November: Making the Switch from the Football Field to the Concert Hall"
Richard Saucedo, Clinician

Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation

11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Percussion in the School Band: It's the Little Things That Count"
Larry Snider, Clinician

Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America and the University of Akron School of Music
4:30 - 5:30 pm "The Conductor's Part Isn't Always in the Score"
Virginia Allen, Clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Composers on Composing for Band"
Mark Camphouse, Frank Ticheli and William Francis McBeth, Clinicians

Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.
4:30 - 5:30 pm College Clinic
"My First Teaching Position — How Do I Find It and What Will They Expect of Me?"
Richard Crain and Ed Lisk, Clinicians
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Trumpet Talk for Teachers"
Patricia Backhaus, Clinician
Sponsored by Women Band Directors International
6:00 - 7:15 pm University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble I
Jacksonville, Florida
Keith Javors, Director
Concert Program
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Jazz Band New Music Reading Session
United States Navy Commodores

Lee Gause, Director

J. Richard Dunscomb, Moderator
8:15 - 9:30 pm Holliday High School Wind Ensemble
(Ticket Series A & B)
Holliday, Texas
Stan Mauldin, Conductor
Concert Program
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Clinic
"Music Advocacy: The Key to Program Success"

Tim Lautzenheiser, Clinician

Sponsored by G.I.A. Publications
9:30 - 10:00 pm Reception
12:30 - 1:45 pm VanderCook College Band
(Ticket Series A)
Chicago, Illinois
Charles Menghini, Conductor
Concert Program
10:00 - 11:15 pm United States Navy Commodores
Washington, DC
Lee Gause, Director
Concert Program
Saturday, December 21
8:00 - 11:00 am Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 9:45 - 10:45 am "Woodwind Instrument Troubleshooting and Prevention Maintenance"
Ken Cance, Clinician
Sponsored by Minnesota State College — Southeast Technical
9:45 - 10:45 am Brass Band of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Paul Droste, Conductor
11:15 am - 12:45 pm Finale Concert
United States Coast Guard Band

(Ticket Series A & B)
New London, Connecticut
Commander Lewis Buckley, Conductor
Concert Program
9:45 - 10:45 am "You've Made it This Far, Will You Make it the Rest of the Way?"
Frank Tracz, Clinician

Sponsored by Kansas State University and Midwest Music
   
The schedule of events is subject to change.


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