Full Program - Missouri Music Educators Association

Winifred Crock is currently the Orchestra Director at Parkway Central High School
and maintains a private violin studio in St. Louis. During her tenure, the Central High
music department was been awarded Grammy Gold Signature school status as one of
the top music departments in the country. She has taught in private studio situations
including university and conservatory preparatory programs and independent private
studio for 33 years. Complete bio on page 50.
“Up, Down & Sideways: Aural Skill Development for the Young Ensemble Musician” (p.41)
This presentation and interactive session will include the introduction of twelve vital aural skills for a
string ensemble performer. It will include materials that can facilitate this education and sequences to
assist in instruction for young players within an ensemble setting..
Davine Davis is an Assistant Executive Director with the Missouri State High
School Activities Association (MSHSAA). She has held this position since June, 2004.
Along with music, Davine is also responsible for administering girls volleyball, sideline
cheer, dance and winter guard, performance groups for state basketball; foreign student
eligibility, sanctioning of MSHSAA sports and activity events and all rulebook
mailings. Davis received her BS Ed in Music Education in 1994, a Master in Education
in 1998 and a Specialist in Education (Secondary School Leadership) in 2001 at
Northwest Missouri State University. Prior to this position Davine served as an instrumental
music director for 10 years in northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa. She
also served as an adjunct instructor in 2003 at Northwest Missouri State University
teaching graduate summer courses for the College of Education in southwest Iowa.
“MSHSAA Music Update” (p.33)
Open to any music educator interested in updates regarding MSHSAA By-Laws and rules pertaining to
music events conducted througout the school year as well as updates from the MSHSAA Music Advisory
Committee and MSHSAA Festival Manager Program.
JoDee Davis is Associate Professor of Trombone at the University of Missouri-
Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. She is second trombone of the Santa
Fe Opera and a member of the Missouri Brass Quintet. Formerly principal trombone
of the Spokane Symphony, she has also performed with a number of other orchestras
in the United States and in Italy.
Currently she plays extra with the Kansas City Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra. She was a member of the highly acclaimed trombone quartet PRISMA.
The UMKC Trombone Ensemble, under Davis’ direction, has won Honorable
Mention in the International Trombone Association’s Emory Remington Trombone
Choir Competition, and performed at the 2009 MMEA Conference.
Davis received the Doctor of Music degree in Brass Literature and Performance from
Indiana University, and the Master’s degree in Trombone Performance and Bachelor
of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. She has
released a solo compact disc on the Albany Records label entitled In the Moment, with
pianist Eric Charnofsky. Davis is an artist/clinician for the Selmer Company.
“Recruiting Trombonists- Ideas for Getting Them and Keeping Them” (p.38)
It is often a challenge to get beginners to play trombone and stick with it. In this clinic, some of the factors
influencing the choice of trombone for young students will be discussed, utilizing data collected in a survey
of instrumental music teachers. Ideas for practice and technique to help keep students interested, encourage
them to have fun, and be better ensemble players will be presented, as well as a sample “trombone demo”
for potential trombonists..
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