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SBA Board of Directors
President: Adrian Bourgeois
Vice-President: Christa MacBride
Past President: Dale Malden
Treasurer: Aaron Sikora
Secretary: Cristin Dorgan-Lee
Members-at-Large: Teri Gieni
Michael Kurpjuweit
Val McWilliams
Rachel Casponi
Amy Francais
Jennifer Tenford
Student Representatives: Michelle Styles
Adam Streisel
Executive Director: Tim Linsley
www.saskband.org
SCF Board of Directors
President: Wendy Goodhand
Vice-President: Kathy Stokes
Past President: Diane Taylor-Neale
Treasurer: Ryan Hicks
Directors: Neal Adolph
Carolyn Greve
Daryl McKinnon
Marcia McLean
Aaron Mitchell
Rob Nelson
Corinne Pirot
Executive Director: Denise Gress
www.saskchoral.ca
SMEA Board of Directors
President: Kara Helms
Vice-President: Aaron Thingelstad
Past President: MaryJane Schuler
Board of Directors
The Saskatchewan Music Conference is a joint partnership between:
Saskatchewan Band Association (SBA)
Saskatchewan Choral Federation (SCF)
Saskatchewan Music Educators Association (SMEA)
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association (SMFA)
Saskatchewan Orchestral Association (SOA)
Directors: Celia Hammerton
Jerry Lisitza
Lee Adams
Lauren Campbell
Yvonne Kurpjuweit
Deidre Baird
Admin. Assistant: Val Kuemper
Executive Director: Ann Mueller
www.musiceducationonline.org/smea/smea.html
SMFA Board of Directors
President: Theresa Brost
First Vice-President: Joy McFarlane-Burton
Second Vice-President: Karen MacCallum
Past President: Gloria Nickell
Directors: Darren Schwartz
Nancy Wilkins
Nancy Toppings
Sandra Senga
Eleanor Epp
Executive Director: Carol Donhauser
www.smfa.ca
SOA Board of Directors
President: Hugh Wood
Vice President: Yvonne Redant
Secretary: Birgitta Heidt
Treasurer: Ray Pacholek
Directors: Ellen Handford
Chris Harrington
Paddie Hulshof
John Payzant
Curtis Scheschuk
Rudy Sternadel
Magda Szajcz
Wayne Toews
Administrator: Kathryn Peters
www.saskorchestras.com
Board of Directors

Message from the President
of the Saskatchewan Band Association
On behalf of the Saskatchewan Band Association, I would
like to welcome everyone to the 2010 Saskatchewan Music
Conference. This conference is a reflection of the great work
done by all five Music Provincial Culture Organizations.
Enjoy the atmosphere and opportunities offered at the conference
this year. I look forward to visiting with friends, colleagues,
students, and presenters at conference. It is always a
great way to unwind after a busy opening to the school year.
Congratulations and thank you to the organizing committee,
Benchmark Public Relations, and the many volunteers
of the Saskatchewan Music Conference. Without your dedication
and organization, we as music educators, band directors,
choir directors, and community members would not
have this opportunity to network and celebrate our profession
and passion – music.
Adrian Bourgeois, SBA President
Message from the President
of the Saskatchewan Choral Federation
On behalf of the Saskatchewan Choral Federation, I would
like to welcome all delegates to the 2010 Saskatchewan
Music Conference. It is our hope that you will find each session
offers a unique and enjoyable educational experience
full of new ideas, repertoire and tricks and tips for yourself
and your groups at home. Don’t forget to check out the great
Music Industry and Sponsor displays in the Trade Show
area and also take time to mingle with old friends and meet
new ones!
I’d like to thank the planning committee and the many volunteers
working this weekend. We are “Better Together”!
Thanks also to Pat Rediger and Benchmark Public Relations’
staff for being our very first conference planners.
Relax and enjoy, this is your weekend!
Wendy Goodhand, SCF President
Message from the President of the
Saskatchewan Music Educators’ Association
On behalf of the Saskatchewan Music Educators’ Association,
I would like to welcome everyone to the 2010
Saskatchewan Music Conference. Truly we are “Better
Together” as we work in tandem with the SBA, SCF, SMFA,
and SOA to deliver valuable professional development opportunities
for colleagues across the province. Our cultural
community can only be strengthened by this combination
of resources and volunteers to sponsor sessions that will enrich
music programs in your community. Band and choir
directors, music educators, orchestral musicians, and festival
members will have the opportunity to reconnect with
friends and discover new tips and tricks from the wonderful
presenters.
Staging a conference that meets the needs of five organizations
requires a strong commitment from volunteers and
sponsors. Congratulations to the organizing committee,
staff, and many volunteers who have endeavoured to produce
such an energizing and educational event. Please take
the time to visit the display area and support the companies
that serve our programs on an annual basis. I hope to see
you at the SMC Banquet and Awards Ceremony on Friday
evening and at the SMEA Honour Groups Concert at Circle
Drive Alliance Church on Saturday afternoon. Enjoy the
conference and everything it has to offer!
Kara Helms, SMEA President
2010 Saskatchewan Music Conference Sponsors
The Saskatchewan Music Conference organizing committee would like to thank
the following corporate sponsors for supporting this year’s conference:
Partnership Sponsors
St. John’s Music
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Diamond Sponsor
University of Saskatchewan Music Department
Platinum Sponsor
Kelly’s Music & Computers
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
Gold Sponsors
MusicFest Canada
Northwest Musical Services Ltd.
Saskatoon Academy of Music
SaskEnergy
SaskTel
Conference Displayers
Boomtown Drums
Brandenburg Music
De Simone Farms
International Music Camp
Lamontagne Fundraising
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
MakeMusic, Inc.
Music Direct Ltd.
MusicFest Canada
Musicraft
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC)
University of Saskatchewan Music Department
Wenger Corp.
Saskatchewan Band Association, Saskatchewan Choral Federation, Saskatchewan Music Educators’ Association,
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, and Saskatchewan Orchestral Association would also like to recognize
the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for providing significant funding to their organizations every year.
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Message from the President of the
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association
On behalf of the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association,
it is my great please to welcome all of the delegates attending
the 2010 Saskatchewan Music Conference.
This year’s theme, “Better Together,” with a strong vision is
featuring an outstanding array of sessions for attendees to
go back home rejuvenated with new ideas for working with
students and volunteers in their communities.
I would like to thank all of the volunteers and staff on the
conference committee who have worked carefully to ensure
that this weekend will be a memorable event for all.
Theresa E. Brost, SMFA President
Message from the President of the
Saskatchewan Orchestral Association
As President of the Saskatchewan Orchestral Association,
I am pleased that the SOA is participating in the Saskatchewan
Music Conference this year in partnership with the
SBA, SCF, SMFA, and SMEA organizations. There are many
common interests and opportunities for us to work together,
and we look forward to a successful conference. Orchestral
programs operate throughout the province for all age
groups, and we, together with our musical PCO partners,
share the need for more support for instruction, training,
and performances for our groups. This conference is our
opportunity to share experiences and seek original solutions
to our common issues.
Hugh Wood, SOA President

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Table of Contents
Presenter Biographies 8
Session Descriptions 14
Schedule at a Glance 15
2010 Saskatchewan Music Conference Sponsors 26
Board of Directors 27
Maps 29
Table of Contents

Presenter Biographies
Gene Aulinger (Orchestra)
Gene Aulinger has held various
music positions in the Battlefords
and Kindersley school divisions
over the past 30 years. He currently
works with school and community
bands in the Battlefords
area. He has also taught at the
Saskatchewan Summer School of
the Arts for eight summers, coordinated
the Summer Band Camp at North Battleford for
five years, and adjudicated festivals and led workshops in
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Louisiana. Augliner
holds a Bachelor of Arts in performance and teaching credentials
from the University of Wisconsin, as well as a Masters
degree from Northwestern State University.
Colette Bischoff
(Classroom Music)
Colette Bischoff has been a music
educator for 30 years and has taught
at Georges Vanier Fine Arts Catholic
School in Saskatoon for 21 years. She
has been involved in Orff-Schulwerk
and the Orff executive in BC, and later
became the founding President of
the Saskatchewan Orff Chapter and
continued her duties at the National level. She has worked
to promote music education in Saskatchewan as a clinician,
leader of STF Summer Short courses in Orff-Schulwerk and
African Drumming, and sessional teaching at the University
of Saskatchewan. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education
from the University of Regina, a Masters Level in Orff-
Schulwerk from the University of Alberta, and a Masters in
Education from the University of Saskatchewan.
Kelly Demoline (Technology)
Kelly Demoline is a music educator
and President of Kelly’s Music
& Computers. He has taught K-12
music in the Manitoba public
school system along with music
technology courses for Brandon
University. He has published a
number of articles on music technology
in various traditional and on-line publications, including
the Canadian Music Educator. Demoline has taught
workshops and seminars for various organizations through-
out North America and Europe and has helped teachers
and students discover how technology can enhance musical
learning. He holds a B.Mus/B.Ed (AD) from Brandon University
where he was a trumpet major. After his graduation,
he was appointed as the Music Technology Coordinator for
Brandon University.
Lorelie DeRoose
(Music Festival)
For over 20 years, Lorelie DeRoose
has been involved in SEDA as a
debater, volunteer judge, workshop
facilitator, and for the past 8 years as
Executive Director. She also serves
on two national debate boards. Each
year, at free in-class workshops, Lorelie
shares the techniques of debate
with hundreds of students and their teachers. Lorelie will
present a wealth of practical speech and debate activities.
Robert Grifa (Technology)
Robert Grifa, SmartMusic Product
Specialist, has 30 years of
experience teaching middle and
high school band. His groups have
earned consistent Superior and
Excellent ratings at performance
evaluations. He earned music degrees
from SUNY Fredonia and
VanderCook College of Music.
Grifa has had several articles published in The Instrumentalist
regarding teaching percussion and has performed as a
percussionist/drummer with various ensembles.
Marlene Hinz
(Classroom Music)
Marlene Hinz has taught music and
the arts to elementary school children
for over 25 years. In November
2009, she received an outstanding
achievement award from the Saskatchewan
Music Educators Association.
She is thoroughly enjoying
accompanying Cantate this year, as well as singing and playing
in a contemporary folk group at church. She recently
founded UMOJA: One Heart – One Beat, a world drumming
group for young performers. She is also thrilled to cofacilitate
the Regina Community drum circle. She holds a
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Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of
Saskatchewan, and has taken Orff education classes at the
University of Saskatchewan and University of Alberta.
Jing Ling-Tam (Choral)
Jing Ling-Tam, Professor of Music,
has garnered international recognition
as a brilliant conductor.
As Director of Choral Studies at
the University of Texas at Arlington
from 1999-2009, her choirs
have performed at the regional,
national and international levels.
She recently conducted the Taipei
Symphony, the Coro de Madrigalistas of Mexico, and
presented workshops for Children’s Palaces in China, as
well as appearances in Canada. She served on juries for the
2007 Third World Children’s Choral Festival, the Spittal an
der Drau 45 th International Choral Competition, the 2008
World Choir Games and the 2010 World Choir Games in
Shaoxing, China. She recently made her Australian conducting
debut with the 2010 Australian National Choral
Association’s Honour Choir. Ling-Tam served as Associate
Conductor, Chorus Master, and Principal Coach Pianist for
the Fort Worth Opera Association for 16 seasons, and with
the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria for 11
summers. She has also conducted over 35 All-State Choirs
and numerous American Choral Directors Association
national and divisional honour choirs.
Wendy McCallum (Band)
Wendy McCallum is the Instrumental
Music Education Specialist and
director of the Symphonic Band
at Brandon University, where she
teaches courses in music education
and conducting. She has served as
conductor of the Long & McQuade
All-Star Wind Ensemble in Winnipeg,
as guest conductor of the Winnipeg
Wind Ensemble, and as a solo and ensemble adjudicator
and clinician for ensembles in Canada and the United
States. She also served as the artistic director and conductor
of the chamber ensemble Harmoniemusik in Frisco, Texas.
Prior to her appointment at Brandon University, McCallum
was the Director of Bands at Graceland University. She is
a regular contributor to several publication and recording
series. She holds Bachelor degrees in Music and Education
from Brandon University and a Masters of Music in Instrumental
Conducting at the University of North Dakota. She
received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of
North Texas, where she served as a Doctoral Conducting
Associate and Teaching Fellow in the Wind Studies Department.
Jonathan McCaslin (Band)
Jonathan McCaslin graduated
from Jazz Studies at McGill
University in 1999. During his
studies, he worked with some of
Canada’s finest jazz educators and
attended the Banff Centre for the
Arts summer jazz workshop. In
2002, he completed his Masters
in Jazz Studies at McGill University. The following year, he
released his debut CD, McCallum’s Island, featuring his jazz
quintet. In 2003, he received a Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts fellowship and attended the Betty Carter Jazz
Ahead residency in Washington, D.C. He received the artists
research grant from the Canada Council for the Arts in
2004 and studied with jazz drummer Matt Wilson. From
2004-06, he toured internationally with the music production
troupe Barrage. He is currently completing his Doctorate
in Musical Arts through the University of Toronto.
Joelle McDonald (Yoga)
Joelle McDonald is a dedicated
student and teacher of yoga. She is
the owner/founder of Inner Peace
Yoga, a yoga studio in Saskatoon.
For the last eight years, she has
owned and operated a day home.
Through her own yoga journey,
Joelle hopes to show everyone she
meets the beauty of yoga and how
it can make an impact on your life and everyone in it.
Sharon Meredith (Classroom
Music)
Sharon Meredith is a music itinerant/specialist
with Regina Public
Schools. For the past 17 years, she
has loved her position as an Arts
Education specialist. Her focus
has been on classroom music as
well as junior and senior choirs.
She also enjoys working with
middle years students to put on large-scale musicals. She is
currently employed at Ecole W. S. Hawrylak, a French Immersion
school with over 600 students in kindergarten to
Grade 8. Meredith obtained her Bachelor of Music (Specialist
in School Music) from the Brandon University School
of Music. In Brandon, she had the opportunity to receive
SmartMusic® 2011 in Your Music Program
Presenter: Robert Grifa
Friday, November 5 – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
SmartMusic® 2011 offers intuitive access to the features
and content that lead to improved performance. It now includes
over 2,300 searchable concert titles of all levels for
band, orchestra, and jazz ensemble with on-screen assessment
and rich audio accompaniments. In addition to the
extensive solo repertoire library and 50,000 skill-building
exercises, SmartMusic® now has over 25 of the most commonly
used method books, including Alfred’s Snare Drum
Method. Customize your curriculum using the Import Audio
feature or by creating SmartMusic® files such as audition
pieces, etudes and exercises with Finale. With the integrated
SmartMusic® gradebook feature, you can easily document,
individualize and manage assignments.
SMFA Roundtable
Led by Theresa Brost
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Part I:
This session is tailored for Saskatchewan Music Festival
committee members. Topics covered will be: Risk Management/Liability
Insurance, Importance of Briefing your
Adjudicators, How to Brief your Adjudicators, and Ways
to Increase Festival Entries (restricting test pieces). A short
presentation of each topic will be presented followed by a
question and answer period.
Part II:
This session is also tailored for Saskatchewan Music Festival
committee members. Topics covered in this session will
be: Festival Handbooks (benefits of having one, how to get
started creating one), Dealing with Difficult Teachers/Parents/Adjudicators,
and Information on Registered Charity
Status. A short presentation of each topic will be presented
followed by a question and answer period.
Theory and Ear Training Made Fun: Engaging Students
in Individualized Instruction and Assessment
Presenter: Kelly Demoline
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Developing, practicing and applying theory and aural skills
is a crucial component of a comprehensive music program.
Time constraints, a wide range of student abilities and the
difficulty in offering individualized, immediate assessment
means that these important concepts don’t always receive
the attention they deserve. Discover how software such as
Auralia and Musition can overcome these challenges by offering
an exciting and engaging way for students to learn,
practice and apply theory and ear training while saving you
time. Learn how technology can provide immediate, accurate
assessment saving you time and helping your students
to become better musicians.
Treasure Chest of Tried and True Quick Fixes
Presenter: Jing Ling-Tam
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Build your skill set on strategies introduced in “Make the
Basics Fun.” The focus will be on warm-ups, breath, intonation,
tone colours and styles.
Ways of Knowing:
Beginner and Intermediate Rehearsal Techniques
Presenter: Wendy McCallum
Friday, November 5 – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
This clinic will discuss and demonstrate techniques of
teaching fundamental skills to young musicians. The relationships
between listening, speaking, reading, and writing
a language will be related to the early stages of musical performance.
What to Listen for in Music
Presenter: Wendy McCallum
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
Parents and community play a vital role in any music education
program. This session presents ideas and tools for
communicating to parents what to expect when their students
are involved in a school music program.
Yoga
Presenter: Joelle McDonald
Friday, November 5 – 7:45-8:45 a.m.
Saturday, November 6 – 7:45-8:45 a.m. (repeated session)
Vinyasa Flow Yoga – a great way to start the day! Warm up
with sun salutations and poses linked together to help balance
your mind and body. All levels welcome.
Honour Groups Concert
Circle Drive Alliance Church (3035 Preston Avenue South)
Saturday, November 6 – 4:30 p.m.
Prior to this year’s Honour Groups Concert, which is
being held in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Music
Conference, a special presentation – My Child Loves
Music; How Can I Help? – will take place at 3:00 p.m.
to empower parents to maximize the benefits of their
child’s music education. Presenters will include Wayne
Toews, Lynn Ewing and Dr. Gerald Langner, head of the
University of Saskatchewan’s Music Department.
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Mixcraft: Creating and Recording Music Made Easy
Presenter: Kelly Demoline
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
Learn how you can teach music through creativity by using
Mixcraft to help your students create and record music. Find
out how to use Mixcraft to provide learning opportunities
for all grades, while taking advantage of its ease of use as
an assessment tool. Mixcraft is an inexpensive multi-track
recording program for Windows and is often compared to
GarageBand. As an “all in one” package, Mixcraft is well
suited to instructional use and a separate “Mixcraft for the
Classroom” guide book helps teachers integrate Mixcraft
into their teaching. Learn how you can use Mixcraft for
teaching all elements of music production, including audio
or MIDI recording, editing, mixing and mastering. Mixcraft
is easy to use and a visually pleasing program, designed to
make students and teachers feel comfortable with the software.
In addition to the on-line help, free video tutorials are
available, and with site license prices available for as little as
$16 per computer, Mixcraft is accessible to anyone.
Pot Luck Vocal Techniques for Choral Conductors
Presenter: Jing Ling-Tam
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
Examine how to use the unique human voice as a vocal instrument
while remaining empathetic to the individual skill
level of choristers. Under Jing Ling-Tam’s guidance, volunteer
participants will be asked to sing and suggestions for
improvement will be shared with all.
Preparing for a Music Festival:
Beginning With the End in Mind
Presenter: Wendy McCallum
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
The steps and methods of preparing for festival performances
with your ensemble.
Rehearsal Techniques – Making Every Minute Count!
Presenter: Ruth Wiwchar
Friday, November 5 – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Choir rehearsals in our schools are usually squeezed into
a very busy schedule. What can we do to ensure that each
rehearsal is a successful rehearsal?
Repertoire as Curriculum
Presenter: Wendy McCallum
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This presentation addresses instructional design and the
importance of organizing and sequencing repertoire to
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enhance student achievement in the instrumental music
education classroom.
Rhythm: How Can Something So Simple Be So Difficult
to Teach?
Presenter: David Newell
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Many music educators throughout the United States, Canada,
and abroad agree with David Newell when he states
his personal opinion that rhythm is the biggest time-waster
in our profession. The enormous amount of time we spend
showing our students “how it goes” could be so much better
spent on tone quality, intonation, balance, blend, style,
expressive phrasing, and the like. Solving this one problem
could do more good for our profession than most anything
we could name. Based on an unshakable belief that students
of all ages can, indeed, confidently solve their own rhythm
problems, David will share some new, outside-the-box, visionary,
classroom-proven teaching strategies that all music
teachers can successfully implement immediately. Spending
less time teaching parts naturally results in more time
teaching MUSIC. This is a message that all music teachers
will benefit from.
Saito’s Secret to Developing Clear and Artistic
Conducting
Presenter: Wayne Toews
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
After summarizing the material shared in his first session,
Wayne Toews will help conductors expand their gestural
skills. Saito’s secret to making clear and artistic gestures will
be explained and demonstrated. This session is appropriate
to all – from beginner to expert conductors. Come enjoy a
thoroughly musical experience and have fun.
Senior Choir Reading Session
Presenter: Lisa Ward
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Lisa Ward will lead us through 10-12 of her favourite choral
pieces that are very do-able for high school choirs (SATB,
SAB, and SSA). Music provided by Northwest Music.
Simple Choral Techniques to Turn Your Good Choir
Into an Even Better Choir
Presenter: Lisa Ward
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Lisa Ward will do a ‘live workshop’ with a high school choir
and incorporate choral techniques and tips that would be
applicable to any choral setting.
Session Descriptions

training in Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze. She then completed
her Education After Degree at the University of Regina.
Marcelline Moody
(Classroom Music)
Marcelline Moody is an Orff
graduate of the University of
Manitoba, and holds a diploma in
Advanced Studies in Music and
Dance Education from the Special
Course at the Orff Institute.
She taught the Orff Levels Summer
Courses for 20 years at the University of Manitoba and
has also taught workshops and courses in Canada, Australia,
Austria, China and France. This September, she began
teaching the Orff programme for children at the Victoria
Conservatory of Music. In 1986, she received the Bronze
Medal of Ouistreham, Normandy for her services to music
in the community. She is also a recipient of the Morna-
June Morrow Award for Teaching Excellence in Manitoba,
and the 2004 Arts in Education Award from the Manitoba
Foundation for the Arts. She recently published a recorder
manual, Reach for a Star.
Shelly Mooney
(Classroom Music)
Shelly Mooney has been the Arts
Education specialist at Robert
Southey School in Southey for the
past 20 years. While she teaches all
strands of Arts Education, her primary
focus is Music. Mooney is an
active advocate for Music Education
and she would like to see more
Music specialists in rural settings. Her love of music has
been significantly influenced by the Orff philosophy, which
she has used in her classroom for almost two decades. She
believes it to be an outstanding methodology for differentiated
instruction. She also teaches piano and voice to a few
private students.
David Newell
(Band and Keynote Speaker)
David Newell taught music for 30
years in the public schools of Berea,
Ohio. He also taught part-time in
the Music Education Department
at Baldwin-Wallace College for 15
years. During his tenure as Director
of Bands at Ford Middle School,
Newell developed one of the exem-
plary band programs in the state and served as Chair of the
Music and Art Departments. Chosen as one of the school
district’s first Consulting Teachers, he was responsible for
guiding new music teachers through a three-year mentoring
process. In 1979, Newell received the Martha Holden
Jennings Foundation’s “Master Teacher” Award for Excellence
in the Classroom. He also received the “Alumni
Achievement” Award from Baldwin-Wallace College in
1987. Newell earned his Bachelor of Music Education and
Master of Arts in Education degrees from Baldwin-Wallace
College and has taken postgraduate courses at Akron,
Cleveland State, Kent State, and Northwestern Universities.
He has published with the Neil A. Kjos Music Company, including
Bach and Before for Band, Classic Christmas Carols
for Band, Classic Christmas Carols for Choir, and Bach and
Before for Strings.
Gloria Nickell (Music Festival)
Gloria Nickell has been actively
involved in the musical life of the
province for many years. She has
devoted her energies to teaching
piano and theory and has established
a reputation due to the
achievements of her students at
the local and provincial levels. She
has also accompanied the Rosetown
Community choir as well as many vocalists and instrumentalists
over the years. She is a member of the West
Central Branch of the Saskatchewan Registered Music
Teachers’ Association and the Rosetown Music Festival Association.
Currently, she is serving as Past President of the
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association. Nickell holds an
Associate Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
She earned a Business Administration Diploma from the
Saskatoon Business College and worked in the retail and
service industry in Rosetown for several years. Nickell has
adjudicated across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Brenda Robinson
(Music Festival)
Brenda Robinson is a speaker,
trainer, writer and consultant. She
has been addressing groups for
over 20 years on topics related to
communications, humour, laughter,
positive working skills and
wellness in general. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English from Brandon
University. Robinson received her Masters of Education
from Simon Fraser University in 1998.
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Improving Intonation and Expressive Playing in the
School Band: The Power of Unison
Presenter: David Newell
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
David Newell will address the profound effect that unison
playing can have on a band’s core sound and intonation.
The more time spent playing unison melodies and etudes in
the daily rehearsal, the greater the opportunity for success
in building a superior program. Mr. Newell will share his
personal insights into this powerful and efficient rehearsal
tool and will suggest various materials that can be used to
increase the percentage of the daily rehearsal time spent in
unison playing.
Improvisation in Every Class
Presenters: Colette Bischoff, Shelly Mooney
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
Imagination is a key aspect in the creative process of growth
for humans. In its rightful use, the Schulwerk is meant to
be a process of transformation which evolves organically
over time through play, exploration, improvisation, reflection,
and re-creation. This experiential session will focus on
simple, effective, and delightful ways to incorporate these
aspects into every music class using a variety of Orff media.
Integrating Orff with Language Arts
Presenter: Marcelline Moody
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This workshop uses all the Orff media to explore storytelling,
including: lead-up improvisation games with voices,
movement and instruments; using stories as a vehicle for
teaching music concepts (e.g., beat, rhythm ostinato story
building); accompanying stories with vocal ostinati, instrumental
play, movement, original improvisations, dance,
etc.; and I Love to Read Week songs.
Interested in Becoming an SMFA Adjudicator?
Presenter: Gloria Nickell
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Gloria Nickell provides an informational session to
music educators who may have an interest in becoming
an adjudicator for SMFA festivals that run from March to
May across the province. This session takes you through
the SMFA Adjudicator hiring protocol process and answers
the following questions: Am I qualified to be and SMFA
Adjudicator? How do I get my name on the SMFA Adjudicators
list? What can I expect for reimbursement? What is
expected of me?
Leading with the Bow: Strings in Large Ensembles
Presenter: Leanne Zacharias
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
How can experimentation with bow technique, cueing and
leadership influence sound production, expression and
individual involvement within ensembles? The Brandon
University Orchestra partners with the Saskatoon Strings
to explore performance possibilities for string and full
orchestras.
Learning Music Through Composition:
Technology Solutions for Elementary Music Teachers
Presenter: Kelly Demoline
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Learning music through composition can be a fun and exciting
way to engage your students while meeting standards
and curricular goals. Discover how you can use tools such
as Making More Music, Sibelius, Groovy Music, StarClass,
and Band in a Box to teach composition and creativity.
The Listening Adventure:
Strategies for Listening to Music
Presenter: Marcelline Moody
Friday, November 5 – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
One of our functions as music teachers is to educate children
to be intelligent and discriminating listeners and to
develop their potential as future concert-goers. This workshop
encourages the listening adventure with activities
including movement, graphics, speech, composition, using
works of masters as varied as Beethoven and Piazolla.
Make the Basics Fun
Presenter: Jing Ling-Tam
Friday, November 5 – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Jing Ling-Tam will use innovative and unique ways to present
strategies to develop the basic choral skills of posture,
breath management, use of vowels and consonants and tone
production.
Management Techniques and Musical Skills:
The Twin Foundations of “Pin-Drop-Quiet” Band and
Orchestra Rehearsal
Presenter: David Newell
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
There are two foundations for achieving “pin-drop-quiet
rehearsals” – management techniques and musical skills.
Both must be present for success. David Newell will outline
steps necessary to establish superb discipline and share
a unique rehearsal format that allows ensembles to flower
musically in a professional rehearsal atmosphere.
Wayne Toews (Orchestra)
Wayne Toews is a composer, arranger,
clinician, adjudicator and
guest conductor. He taught music
in Saskatoon public schools for
over 30 years and was director of
the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
for 26 years. After studying at the
Toho Gakuen School of Music in
Tokyo in 1983, Toews edited the
English edition of the Saito Conducting Method textbook.
In 2005, he founded Conductor School, which teaches the
Saito conducting method. He has received several awards,
including the 2009 Outstanding Band Director Award
from the Saskatchewan Band Association. He holds Bachelor
of Arts and Education degrees from the University of
Saskatchewan, as well as a Master of Music degree from
Northwestern University.
Lisa Ward (Choral)
Lisa Ward is the founder and
artistic director of Soliloquy, an
adult choir offered through D &
L Ward Music, as well as ihana
for singers 14 to 21 years of age,
and It’s Time, a jazz choir for singers 14 and older. She has
been the director of choral music at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive
High School in Red Deer since 1989. She has led
choral groups to national and international honors, including
performances at Carnegie Hall and IAJE. In 1998, she
received the Con Spiritu Award from the Alberta Choral
Federation. She was also nominated for an Excellence in
Teaching Award in 2002 and was the recipient of the Alberta
Centennial Medal in 2005. Ward enjoys writing and
is a certified Personal Life Coach through Personal Best
Seminars.
Ruth Wiwchar (Classroom
Music)
Ruth Wiwchar, a graduate of
Brandon University, Hamelin
University and Memphis State
University, is the Artistic Director
of Pembina Trails School Division’s
Pembina Trails Voices, a
graded choral program for over
350 choristers in ten ensembles.
She conducts Cantemus and co-conducts PTV Boys and
PTV Singers. At the University of Manitoba, she teaches
Level Three Basic Orff, and Choral. She was the first recipient
of the Morna-June Morrow Award for Excellence
in Music Education in Manitoba, and has also received the
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Professional Award
and Most Outstanding Director at the Young Prague Festival
in 2006.
Leanne Zacharias (Orchestra)
Leanne Zacharias is an energetic cellist,
chamber musician and teacher
who collaborates with artists and
musicians of all stripes. Following
a Masters degree at Rice University,
she worked with the Houston Symphony
Orchestra, Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra, le Nouvel Ensemble
Moderne in Montreal and Banff
Centre before receiving her doctorate from the University
of Texas-Austin. Now on faculty at the Brandon University
School of Music, she directs BU’s orchestra and cello studio.
Leanne performs extensively in classical and avant-garde
genres; recently in Toronto, Whitehorse, San Francisco and
Germany, with composer Nicole Lizee, songwriter Christine
Fellows, Johnathan Goldstein of Wiretap and at Vancouver’s
Cultural Olympiad, Saskatoon’s Ritornello and
Ottawa’s Chamber Music Festivals. Upcoming appearances
include the Winnipeg International Cello Festival, as guest
artist at Cornell University, and on tour with the Correction
Line Ensemble.
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yourself and others? Are you getting up each morning feeling
revitalized and energized – ready to greet the day ahead?
Do you radiate an optimism for life and approach everyday
knowing that you make a difference? Are your relationships
– personally and at work – fulfilling and thriving? If you
answered “no” to any of these questions, then attending this
workshop could change your life. You’re worth it!
Drum Set 101:
Getting Your Drummer Started With the Basics
Presenter: Jonathan McCaslin
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This session is intended to address the basic elements of
playing the drum set with the aim of establishing a strong
musical foundation for a beginner drum set player. At the
end of this session an educator should have some basic tools
and enough technical understanding to properly teach a beginning
drum student.
The Drummer as Musician – How to Encourage Your
Drummers to Become Better Overall Musicians
Presenter: Jonathan McCaslin
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
The intention of this seminar is to discuss overall philosophies
and strategies with which an educator can use to encourage
a student drummer to approach playing the drum
set with musical integrity.
Engaging Each Student in Elementary Music:
Individualized Instruction and Assessment with
Music Ace Maestro
Presenter: Kelly Demoline
Friday, November 5 – 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Meeting the needs of a wide range of students with individualized
instruction and assessment can be a difficult challenge.
Discover how Music Ace Maestro can engage students
with a fun and exciting lessons and games designed
to use the sound before sign approach in teaching musical
literacy. Learn how to integrate Music Ace Maestro into
classroom activities and group projects while still addressing
the individual needs of each student. Find out how you
can adapt the software for remediation to help struggling
students and for enrichment to motivate advanced students.
Fundamentals of Big Band Drumming – The Drummer
as an Ensemble Player
Presenter: Jonathan McCaslin
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
The aim of this seminar is intended to address concepts and
skills needed to further develop a drummer as a contrib-
uting member of a jazz ensemble. The overall goal of this
session is to address common problem areas and offer solutions
to educators that wish to take the abilities of their
drummer within an ensemble a step further once a basic
foundation has been established.
Go Ahead . . . Make Me an Orffer
Presenters: Marlene Hinz, Sharon Meredith
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Join Sharon and Marlene as they celebrate Orff in the music
classroom. Students (and teachers) of all ages will be
inspired and motivated to try these activities immediately
with guaranteed success. Go ahead . . . make me an Orffer.
Guide, Document and Share Student Progress with
SmartMusic®
Presenter: Robert Grifa
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Today’s music educators are expected to have complete documentation
of their students’ progress and to provide individualized
instruction for each student: SmartMusic® and
the SmartMusic® gradebook feature can help! SmartMusic®
helps teachers guide how and what students practice. The
assessment capabilities help identify students’ strengths and
the areas that need improvement. Completed SmartMusic®
assignments are submitted to the SmartMusic® gradebook,
giving teachers a realistic means to document the progress
of every student and differentiate instruction – and providing
students and parents with round-the-clock visibility of
progress.
Importance of Speech Arts
Presenter: Lorelie DeRoose
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Speech Arts has been offered as a discipline in Saskatchewan
music festivals for many years and classroom teachers
have entered students in poetry (including Canadian),
story telling, Shakespeare and sacred reading classes. This
session, led by Lorelie DeRoose of the Saskatchewan Elocution
and Debate Association (SEDA), will take you through
the different Speech Arts classes offered in the SMFA Syllabus,
provide you with a complimentary copy of the SMFA
Speech Arts Resource Manual and a few basics of teaching
Speech Arts. The session will also cover SEDA’s speech program,
the resources available from SEDA, all with some fun
and games for the participants.
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insights that will provide tools for you to guide instruction
in your classroom in teaching and melodic structure “beyond
the pentatonic.”
Celebrating Volunteers
Presenter: Brenda Robinson
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
This session will focus on three main streams: volunteers
as our greatest resource; working together gets results; and
celebrating results.
Choral Repertoire for Early and Middle Years –
Choral Reading Session
Presenter: Ruth Wiwchar
Friday, November 5 – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Join Ruth Wiwchar as she shares many of her favourite pieces
for the developing voice. Repertoire chosen for this session
will be applicable to classroom choirs as well as school
choirs.
Clarinet: A Gift of the Gods
Presenter: Gene Aulinger
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
This session will provide you with those invaluable tips and
tricks to help you teach your clarinet players better. Reeds,
mouthpieces, simple adjustments, and tone production are
only some of the areas to be covered. Bring your questions
and be prepared to have better clarinet players in your ensemble.
Creative Music Making:
Technology Solutions for Middle/Senior Years
Presenter: Kelly Demoline
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Can’t seem to find the time to teach creativity or composition
to your middle or senior years students? Technology
can help! Explore innovative approaches to teaching music
through composition with exciting tools such as Sibelius
Compass, Sibelius and Band in a Box.
Do You Have Your “S . . .” Together?
Presenter: Lisa Ward
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
If someone was to ask you if you have your “stuff ” together,
how would you respond? What I really mean by “having
your stuff together” is do you have a life that serves and
supports you in such a way that you have the energy and
passion to really make a difference in the world – both for
Session Descriptions
Keynote Address
Much of What I Know, I Learned from My Students:
David Newell Reflects on His Fifty Years in Music
Education
Presenter: David Newell
Saturday, November 6 – 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Doctors complete medical school, then their internships,
and finally open a practice . . . we are that practice. It might
be good if teachers thought of themselves as having practices
rather than careers. We do not graduate from university
knowing all that we need to know. If the truth be told, we
have far more to learn than we realize as we begin teaching.
I spent a great deal of my thirty years in the public schools
practicing the art of teaching and have learned that practice
does not make perfect - it makes for improvement. As music
teachers, our number one goal ought to be continuous
improvement. What did my students teach me? That’s what
this address is about. I am anxious to share with you some
of the most important lessons learned from my students.
15 Minutes of My Best
Presenters: Colette Bischoff, Marlene Hinz,
Sharon Meredith, Shelly Mooney
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Come and celebrate elementary music with four premiere
classroom music specialists from across Saskatchewan.
Colette Bischoff, Shelly Mooney, Marlene Hinz and Sharon
Meredith will show you and give you 15 minutes each of
their best material – activities, songs, ideas, games along
with their insight into the elementary music classroom.
Don’t miss this dynamic session as these gifted music educators
share their best in a quick 60 minute session – the
first of its kind in Saskatchewan Music Conference history!
Advanced Recorder: Reach for the Spheres
Presenter: Marcelline Moody
Saturday, November 6 – 2:15-3:15 p.m.
In an Orff setting, the recorder is treated as an integral part
of the Schulwerk – used with movement, dances, games,
improvisation, harmonisations, study of masterworks. It is
another means by which to teach the skills and concepts of
music – rhythm, metre, melody, harmony, study of mode,
form, reading, dictation, phrasing, artistic expression, etc.
This workshop develops the player’s skills on the soprano
recorder and can include alto and tenor recorders as well.
We will explore mixed meter, ensemble playing, improvisation,
pieces with hand drum and an extended range of
notes. Participants are required to bring alto and bass recorders
and can bring soprano recorders if they wish.
Basic Latin Drum Set Patterns – Understanding the
Basics of Afro-Latin Drum Set Rhythms and Their
Practical Applications
Presenter: Jonathan McCaslin
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
The goal of this session is to clarify many of the mysteries,
misunderstandings and misconceptions that surround
the use Latin drum set patterns, specifically those rhythms
from Brazil and Cuba used in a latin jazz context. At the
end of this session an educator should be able to at least understand
the basic mechanics of several basic and practical
Latin Jazz drum set patterns and their uses.
Beginning Recorder: Reach for a Star
Presenter: Marcelline Moody
Saturday, November 6 – 1:10-2:10 p.m.
The very first experience a child has with the recorder
affects his/her attitude to and relationship with that instrument.
Therefore, the early recorder teaching must establish
good habits at the outset: correct posture, good tone,
tonguing, in an atmosphere of enjoyment and creativity.
This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of teaching
soprano recorder, covering the first five notes (B-A-G-E-D)
through songs, games, creativity and step-by-step explanation
and experience of the concepts of music education. It
is a “holistic” approach involving singing, movement, improvisation
and music literacy to establish good recorder
tone and performance. Participants are required to bring
soprano recorders.
Better Conducting Gestures: Better Music Education
Presenter: Wayne Toews
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Wayne Toews will share Hideo Saito’s ideas about empowering
conductors to show musical intentions with clarity
and artistry using gesture alone. This session is appropriate
to all – from beginner to expert conductors. Come enjoy a
thoroughly musical experience and have fun.
Beyond the Pentatonic – Teaching and Assessing
Melodic Structure
Presenter: Ruth Wiwchar
Friday, November 5 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 6 – 9:00-10:00 a.m. (repeated session)
“How do we know what they know?” We wrestle with the
challenges of providing our students and ourselves with evidence
of our students’ musical growth. Wiwchar will share
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Schedule at a Glance - THURSDAY, November 4
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration Opens - Saskatoon Travelodge Main Floor, Galaxy A
Session 1
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
SMC Wind Ensemble Rehearsal - Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan Education Building; SMC Choir Rehearsal - Room 1036, University of Saskatchewan Education Building
9:00 - 11:00 p.m. Delegate Wine and Cheese Reception - Education Lounge, University of Saskatchewan Education Building – Proudly Sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan Music Department
Schedule at a Glance - FRIDAY, November 5
Galaxy A - Main Floor Galaxy B - Main Floor Stinson - Main Floor Lancaster - Lower Level Concorde 1 - Lower Level Viscount - Lower Level Vanguard - Lower Level Hercules - Lower Level Delta - Lower Level
7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Yoga
8:00 - 9:10 a.m. Registration Opens
9:10 - 9:25 a.m. Welcome Address
Session 2
Trade Show Opens Wendy McCallum Robert Grifa
Marcelline Moody Ruth Wiwchar
Jing Ling-Tam
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Ways of Knowing
SmartMusic© 2011
The Listening Adventure Rehearsal Techniques Make the Basics Fun
10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Coffee Break and Trade Show in Galaxy A – Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
Session 3
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wendy McCallum
Repertoire as Curriculum
12:00 - 1:20 p.m. Luncheon and Concert
Session 4
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
David Newell
Rhythm
2:30 - 2:50 p.m. Coffee Break and Trade Show in Galaxy A
Session 5
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Session 6
4:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Wendy McCallum
SMC Wind Ensemble
Rehearsal
Saskatchewan Wind
Ensemble and Choral
Concert
Kelly Demoline
Technology Solutions for
Elementary Music Teachers
Kelly Demoline
Technology Solutions for
Middle/Senior Years
Kelly Demoline
Music Ace Maestro
David Newell
‘Pin Drop Quiet’
Rehearsals
Wayne Toews
Better Conducting Gestures
Marcelline Moody
Integrating ORFF with
Language Arts
Ruth Wiwchar
Beyond the Pentatonic -
Session 1
Ruth Wiwchar
Choral Repertoire for Early
and Middle Years
Lisa Ward
Simple Choral Techniques
Jing Ling-Tam
Treasure Chest of Tried
and True Quick Fixes
Jing Ling-Tam
SMC Choir Rehearsal
Lorelie DeRoose
Importance of Speech Arts
Gloria Nickell
Interested in Becoming an
SMFA Adjudicator?
Jon McCaslin
Drum Set 101
Jon McCaslin
Basic Latin Drum
Set Patterns
5:45 - 6:15 p.m. Cocktails
6:30 - 8:45 p.m. Awards Banquet
Schedule at a Glance - SATURDAY, November 6
7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Yoga
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and
Trade Show Opens
Session 7
Leanne Zacharias Robert Grifa
Wendy McCallum Ruth Wiwchar
Collette Bischoff,
Lisa Ward
SMFA Roundtable Gene Aulinger
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Bowing Workshop Guide, Document, and Preparing for a
Beyond the Pentatonic - Sharon Meredith, Shelly Senior Choir
Led by Theresa Brost Clarinet:
Share Student Progress Music Festival
Session 2
Mooney, Marlene Hinz Reading Session
A Gift of the Gods
with SmartMusic©
15 Minutes of My Best
10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Coffee Break and Trade Show in Galaxy A – Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by Kelly’s Music & Computers
Session 8
Keynote Address -
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
David Newell
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. SMEA Luncheon/AGM SOA Luncheon SCF Luncheon/AGM SMFA Luncheon/AGM SBA Luncheon/AGM
Session 9
Wendy McCallum Kelly Demoline
Wayne Toews
Marcelline Moody Collette Bischoff,
Jing Ling-Tam
Brenda Robinson Jon McCaslin
1:10 - 2:10 p.m.
What to Listen for in Music Mixcraft
Saito’s Secret to . . . Clear Beginning a Recorder Shelly Mooney
Pot Luck Vocal Techniques Celebrating Volunteers Fundamentals of
and Artistic Conducting
Improvisation in . . . class for Choral Conductors
Big Band Drumming
Session 10
Trade Show Closes David Newell
Kelly Demoline
Marcelline Moody Sharon Meredith, Lisa Ward
SMFA Roundtable Jon McCaslin
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
at 3:15 p.m.
Power of Unison
Theory and Ear Training
Advanced Recorder Marlene Hinz
Do You Have Your “S . . .” Continued (AGM) The Drummer as
Made Fun
Make Me An ORFFer Together?
a Musician
4:30 p.m. Honour Groups Concert; Prior to the concert, a special session for parents titled, My Child Loves Music; How Can I Help?, will take place at 3:00 p.m. - Circle Drive Alliance Church, 3035 Preston Avenue South
Wendy McCallum and Jon McCaslin’s sessions are proudly sponsored by St. John’s Music David Newell’s sessions are proudly sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company
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