Clinician: Wendy Barden, Neil A. Kjos Music Company
8:30-9:30
The Recorder Apprentice method book for teaching recorder involves engaging students in learning about the Renaissance period. There are many connections with CCSS in ELA. In addition to learning the notes BAGCD in a sequential order throughout the book, students are given opportunities to work on mapping, writing, composing music, completing formal (challenges) and self-assessments, and do improvisations. This would be very useful for our 3rd grade music students.
Session 2: Bel Canto Treble Choir, Edwardsville
Carbondale Community High School Concert Choir: Directed by Carlyn Zimmerman
9:45-10:45
This was an excellent performance put on by two schools within our local district! Highlights of the concert for me were the Bel Canto choir's performance of Gaudete! arranged by Michael Engelhardt. It is a simple medieval tune which was arranged into a "post-modern quasi-industrial groove-anthem." The sounds were very unique to listen to! The other highlight for me was the CCHS Concert Choir performance of Skip to My Lou. The piece was fun and entertaining, sung with musicality straight to the end!
9:45-10:45
This was an excellent performance put on by two schools within our local district! Highlights of the concert for me were the Bel Canto choir's performance of Gaudete! arranged by Michael Engelhardt. It is a simple medieval tune which was arranged into a "post-modern quasi-industrial groove-anthem." The sounds were very unique to listen to! The other highlight for me was the CCHS Concert Choir performance of Skip to My Lou. The piece was fun and entertaining, sung with musicality straight to the end!
Session 3: Integrating Technology Into Your Song-Based Activities
Clinicians: Graham Hepburn & Chris Murphy of Quaver Music
1:00-2:00
One of the newest curricula available, Quaver Music offers teachers and students a fun and exciting way to learn the basic elements of music. It was described as "a completely new delivery mechanism for 21st century students." It offers curriculum maps and lesson plans, a lesson plan presenter, lesson plan summary, automated assessments, teacher grade book, 30 short videos, online classrooms, Free online student access to a kid's website, and interactive song-based activities. The curriculum's cost is much less than previous curriculum costs!
Honors Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert
3:15-5:15
To finish off our conference experience, Mrs. Schubert and I got to watch some of the finest high school students in the state perform at the All-State Honors Concert. It is always amazing to see these students perform! It is evidence that our music educators are doing a fine job in our state and our future is in good hands, as it takes a fine student to be able to do what I saw these students do!
1:00-2:00
One of the newest curricula available, Quaver Music offers teachers and students a fun and exciting way to learn the basic elements of music. It was described as "a completely new delivery mechanism for 21st century students." It offers curriculum maps and lesson plans, a lesson plan presenter, lesson plan summary, automated assessments, teacher grade book, 30 short videos, online classrooms, Free online student access to a kid's website, and interactive song-based activities. The curriculum's cost is much less than previous curriculum costs!
Honors Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert
3:15-5:15
To finish off our conference experience, Mrs. Schubert and I got to watch some of the finest high school students in the state perform at the All-State Honors Concert. It is always amazing to see these students perform! It is evidence that our music educators are doing a fine job in our state and our future is in good hands, as it takes a fine student to be able to do what I saw these students do!
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