2010 Program - Saskatchewan Music Alliance

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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. 2010 Saskatchewan Music Conference 18
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 17 Session Descriptions 2010 Saskatchewan Music Conference 14
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