Kids, Music, Teachers
A Conference on Middle School Band Music
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
James W. Miller Auditorium and
Dorothy U. Dalton Center
Guest Composer - Douglas Akey
"The Joy of Middle School Band - Kids, Music, Teachers" is a one-day conference during which middle school band students and their directors/teachers interact with a nationally known composer of middle school band music and WMU School of Music faculty and students. Through the activities and offerings, the participants will grow in their knowledge and understanding of music, performance preparation (rehearsing/practicing), and performing middle school band music. Interactions with a nationally known composer, WMU faculty and students, and their peer directors/teachers will provide opportunities for the middle school directors/teachers to observe rehearsal and teaching approaches, try those and other approaches during small group rehearsals that they will lead or team teach, and grow in their knowledge of middle school band music, how it is composed, how to approach its preparation, how to approach its performance, and how to effectively use the music in a curricular process designed to educate students about music.
Middle School Band Directors/Teachers will . . .
a) enhance their knowledge and skill as teachers and musicians through on-line materials, lecture/discussion, peer interaction, and observation,
b) try using new, as well as "tried and true," approaches to rehearsing/teaching, and
c) analyze their experiences during the conference in a group debriefing at the end of the day.
Options for Acknowledgement of Professional Development Experience
Certificate of Attendance
Continuing Ed Credit
Director Schedules for the Day
Summary Director Schedule for the Day
Comprehensive Director Schedule for the Day
Biography of a Composer
On-Line Literature Resources
JW Pepper
Shattinger Music Company, St. Louis, MO
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