BAND SESSIONS
Assessment Strategies for Band and Choir | Tom Taylor, Nicole Hounjet, Jace Stream
The panel will share how they use Moodle, an on-line virtual classroom program, and other technology to assess student progress, increase student engagement and promote overall musical development. The goal of this session is to spark an open discussion and sharing of assessment tools and teaching strategies amongst the participants who attend.
Bridging the Gap: Jazz Basics | Ed Wasiak
This workshop is for the classically trained music educator interested in venturing into the world of jazz. Most music teacher education programs are well grounded in the conventions of classical music. Preparation for playing and teaching jazz music is more sporadic. Yet many secondary school music programs include jazz as a regular component of the music program. Consequently there is a gap in many music educators’ training. For the classically trained music educator, crossing over into the world of jazz can be intimidating and confusing. Listening to, performing, or attempting to teach jazz is much like encountering a foreign culture. Just as when crossing over into any foreign culture, one must acquire a basic understanding of conventional practices, basic concepts, history and language. This workshop is an introductory bridge between these two musical worlds and a guide into the new musical world of jazz. Participants will leave knowing key concepts in jazz, basic approaches to improvisation, basic strategies for starting a jazz program, and where to look for resources. Even more importantly, participants will leave with a sense of confidence and empowerment. Yes, you can teach jazz! Is possible, bring your voice or an instrument; if not, come anyway. This is a hands-on, interactive session.
De-stress Techniques | Paula Crider
Paul Crider is sponsored by The Bandstand Ltd., Conn-Selmer, GIA Publications and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
French Horn Tips and Techniques | Mary Fearon
Join Mary for an informative and humorous hour of "Horn Talk". Be mesmerized by a video on how to re-string a valve, learn how to oil horn valves correctly and be introduced to other horn related practices you might not be aware of.
Fundamental Percussion Techniques | Nathan Ouellette
Basic percussion skills you can impart to your students. This session sponsored by Brandenburg Music.
Instrumentation Model for Low-Enrolment Schools | Tom Dust
Establishing and maintaining the standard complement of instruments is a challenge for band programs in smaller schools. Without the standard complement of instruments bands are unable to realize the concert band repertoire as conceived by contemporary composers and arrangers. Poor instrumentation can result in an unsatisfactory band experience for band members, causing high attrition rates, which further exacerbates the difficulty of maintaining suitable instrumentation. Dr. Tom Dust presents a model of instrumentation and practice for junior high school band that, even when accounting for normal attrition, enables band programs starting as few as fourteen students a year to achieve balanced instrumentation and satisfactorily perform literature up to the Grade Three level.
Introduction to Improvisation in Your School Jazz Band | Jerrold Dubyk
Mr. Dubyk will demonstrate some tried and true techniques to assist your students in the art of improv!
Introductory Hand Drumming | Nathan Ouellette
How to incorporate hand drums into your Jazz Band, Choir and Classroom. This session sponsored by Brandenburg Music.
NEW Canadian Band Literature | John Reid
Band music has a broad base in Canada with wind bands existing across the country in elementary, middle and high schools, colleges and universities, communities, the military, and in a few cases, professional aggregations. Band music has a rich history in the country and many prominent Canadian composers have chosen to write pieces at all levels of difficulty for band. The history of band music in Canada will be examined, including its place in the country in the present day, the state of the Canadian music publishing industry with respect to band music, and the role that the Canadian Music Centre plays in preserving, promoting, and disseminating wind music. Fifteen works for band will be featured; approximately two each in the grade levels one through six. Independent verifiers of quality such as publishing, recording, inclusion in syllabi, and recommendations of prominent band directors and observers were used in making the selections, plus an attempt to make geographic representation of composers of the various regions of Canada, and to place an emphasis on the most prolific Canadian composers for band.
Oboe Tips and Techniques | Beth Levia
This session will cover some oboe-related topics such as sourcing reeds, embouchure, hand position & fingering issues, exhaling and articulation. The presentation will be immediately followed by a Q&A session.
Old Wine in New Bottles | Paula Crider
Sources of inspiration to make teaching more efficient, interesting, innovative…and fun! Paula Crider is sponsored by The Bandstand Ltd., Conn-Selmer, GIA Publications and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Organizing and Building a Successful Program | Rita Burns
Have you wondered what success in a junior high music classroom looks like and sounds like? In this session a veteran teacher shares her perspective on success in the music classroom and ways to achieve it.
Possibilities for Movement – Musical Improvisation and Physical Play| Jeremy Brown & Valerie Cameron
Musicians have long “moved to the music” while performing, yet the inhibitions inherent in the adolescent years can interfere with the “playfulness” so natural to the performing arts. This workshop will focus on freeing the imagination through freeing the body, and how freeing the imagination informs possibilities for physical expression in the music/jazz improvisation realm. The emphasis will be on the ability to “play” as an essential element to the creative process. Professors Valerie Campbell (drama) and Jeremy Brown (music) of the University of Calgary explore ways that students and music teachers can incorporate movement, improvisation, play and music performance.
Reading Session | Paula Crider
This session has been sponsored by Hal Leonard.
Saito Conducting: The Ballistic Baton | Wayne Toews
Using Hideo Saito's analysis of conducting gestures, participants will learn to use gravity and minimal muscular exertion to express their musical ideas with clarity and artistry. This session sponsored by MusicFest Canada.
Saito Conducting: The Eloquent Baton | Wayne Toews
Participants will explore ways by which Hideo Saito's teachings about conducting gestures can help them elicit profoundly musical performances from their ensembles. This session sponsored by MusicFest Canada.
Selecting Music for Your Young Band |Rita Burns
One of the most important tasks of a music teacher is selecting music that will engage and inspire young musicians at the same time as it increases their musical understanding. Hear tips and techniques for this important task and learn about some quality literature for young bands.
Selecting Music for Your Young Band |Tom McAuley
This clinic is designed to help young music teachers best use their time and energy during rehearsal. Attendees will have the opportunity to: view their time on the podium in terms of musical intentions and goals, and to consider the effectiveness of their physical gestures on the podium. They will also have the opportunity to examine the rehearsal of a piece with regard to tempo, balance and color, and musical intent. Handout will include musical examples, a visual realization of printed vs. 'real' dynamics, and extensive reading and listening lists. Having the opportunity to be in front of young musicians everyday is an honour and privilege, and I try to remember that each day before every rehearsal. When an ensemble conductor considers heightening the definition and clarity of a rehearsal in terms of tempo, instrumental color and balance, preparation, and intent the ensemble can only improve and the entire experience can become more educational and rewarding for both teacher and student.
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