2024 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

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2024 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

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8:30am EDT

Registration Collins Center LobbyBeth LaBrie • Bill Buzza Exhibits Collins Center Lobby

10:00am EDT

Band Try-Out Kits, Tips & Tricks DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Benjamin Potvin • David French Music Estill Voice Model--Introducing an Anatomy-based Vocal Technique Model Williams Hall Rm 120Christine Letcher Dealing with Behaviors in the General Music Setting Williams Hall Rm 140Caitlin Geishaker Using Multitrack Recording to Practice and Develop Jazz Improvisation DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Casey Schmidt Planning and Teaching a Popular Music Performance Class Williams Hall Rm 110John Ginocchio

11:00am EDT

Programming Outside the Box: Five Band Works that Break the Mold DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Dr. William Kinne Reading Session: Public Domain Gems for High School Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Christian Giddings Striking a chord with science: A harmonious interdisciplinary approach to teaching Williams Hall Rm 110Brandon Duras • Kait Ostrov Beyond Notes and Rhythms: Strategies for Adaptive Music in K-5 Williams Hall Rm 140Rebecca Hanaburgh • Carlena Trombley Developing YOUR Sound, Tone, and Embouchere on Jazz saxophone and woodwinds DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Aaron Henry

12:00pm EDT

ACDA Luncheon Memorial Union Bangor RoomBangor HS Chamber Choir

1:20pm EDT

Conference Keynote: Upbeat! The Power Within DP Corbett Hall Rm 100Dr. Matthew Arau • GIA Publications

2:25pm EDT

Student Travel Strategies for the High School Director DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Bill Lacey • World Class Vacations • World Class Vacations All about that Bass: Starting beginners on tuba. DP Corbett Hall Rm 107David Stern • Erica Scarano Choral Reading Session: Galaxy Music Publishing Williams Hall Rm 120Drew Albert • Colin Graebert • ECS Publishing Group Using BandLab to Collaborate on Music Production Williams Hall Rm 110Lindsey Wiehl HELP! Sub Plans Needed! Williams Hall Rm 140Benjamin Potvin

3:35pm EDT

It Starts With You: Leadership From the Podium! DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Dr. Timothy Heath • Dr. Marcus Morris Supporting Singers with the Transmasculine Changing Voice: Considerations for Music Educators Williams Hall Rm 140James Slipp Reading Session: Public Domain Gems for Elementary Chorus and General Music Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Christian Giddings Green Flags: Tools to create safe music programs for LGBTQ+ students Williams Hall Rm 110Cassie Cooper Exciting Interactive Jazz Performances through Reverse Engineering DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Dan Barrett String Instrument Repair 101 Memorial Union Bangor RoomRob Lorimer

4:45pm EDT

Jazz Meeting DP Corbett Hall Rm 100George Redman

6:00pm EDT

President’s Reception & Awards Ceremony Wells Conference CenterAndrew Forster • Michael Brownell

8:00pm EDT

Upbeat! Mindset, Mindfulness, and Leadership Collins Center for the ArtsDr. Matthew Arau • GIA Publications

8:00am EDT

Empowering Rural Music Teachers: Self-Efficacy and Teaching Commitment Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Edward Michaud Breaking Down the Classical All-State Vocal Audition for Non-voice Specialists DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Bronwyn Kortge Barbershop music: It's not straw hats and an handlebar mustaches anymore! Williams Hall Rm 120Renae Misner • Barbershop Harmony Society Repertoire for the Developing Choir: Chorals that Create Success Williams Hall Rm 140Greg Gilpin • Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Publishing Bebop by the Numbers DP Corbett Hall Rm 100Danny Kolke • NAfME Jazz Council

8:30am EDT

Exhibits Collins Center Lobby Registration Collins Center LobbyBeth LaBrie

9:00am EDT

Coffee & Donuts Social Time Collins Center LobbyMichael Brownell • Andrew Forster

9:50am EDT

Reigniting the Fire: Surviving Burnout and Creating a Work-Life Balance Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Timothy Heath Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! 2-Part Repertoire to Get Your Choir Moving Williams Hall Rm 140Greg Gilpin • Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Publishing Free & Low-Cost Choral Music: DEIA Reading Session Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Rebecca DeWan Navigating LGBTQ+ Identities: Perspectives from a Parent/Teacher and Child/Student with Sue Barre and Brady Barre DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Sue Barre • Brady Barre Think Like a Drummer: A Rhythmic Approach to Improvisation DP Corbett Hall Rm 100Alan Ferber • Conn-Selmer String Orchestra Reading Session Memorial Union Lown RoomBill Bell

10:55am EDT

Advocacy: Saving and Protecting Your Program from Day 1 Williams Hall Rm 110Heidi Corliss Instrument MAINEtenance DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Chris Plaisted • David French Music Reading Session: Public Domain Gems for Treble Choir Williams Hall Rm 120Cathy Murray From Gym to Carnegie Hall - Favorite 2-Part Repertoire Williams Hall Rm 140Greg Gilpin • Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Publishing Alan Ferber Big Band Reading Session DP Corbett Hall Rm 100Alan Ferber • Conn-Selmer

12:00pm EDT

General Music Luncheon: Entertainment - Hermon HS Steel Drums Memorial Union Bangor RoomHermon HS Steel Drums

1:15pm EDT

Trauma-Informed Response to Student Behavior in the Music Classroom Williams Hall Rm 110Dr. Rebecca DeWan • Tammy Carusone Brass Embouchure 101 DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Dan Barrett Choral Warm-Ups: Connecting with Purpose Williams Hall Rm 120Greg Gilpin • Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Publishing How to Drive the Bus - Top 10 Tips and Tricks for the Most Important Chair in the Big Band: Your Drummer! DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Bill Leather • NAfME Jazz Council Don't Stop Believin’! We're Lifelong Musicians Memorial Union Lown RoomMaine Lobstars How to Set Your Beginner String Players up for Success (Part 1) Williams Hall Rm 140Anna Clement

2:20pm EDT

All-Member Meeting DP Corbett Hall Rm 100Michael Brownell • Beth LaBrie • Andrew Forster

3:45pm EDT

From Bach to TikTok: using social media to promote your ensembles DP Corbett Hall Rm 107Brandon Duras • Evvie Prince The Choral Art of Text, Melody, and Harmony Williams Hall Rm 120Greg Gilpin • Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard Publishing Ragtime Music in The Elementary General Music Classroom Williams Hall Rm 110Alexander Judge Motivic Development and Communication in Jazz Improvisation: Taking your students' improv to the next level DP Corbett Hall Rm 115Aaron Henry • Ryan Blotnick • Daniel Fischer-Lockhead • Fishblot +1 Songs from Here - Student Composition Project for Modern Band Memorial Union Lown RoomSue Barre Tone Development in Orchestras (Part 2) Williams Hall Rm 140Anna Clement

7:30pm EDT

Friday Evening Concert Collins Center for the ArtsAlan Ferber • The Maine Idea

8:00pm EDT

UMaine School of Performing Arts & USM Osher School of Music Reception Wells Conference Center

11:00am EDT

Maine All-State Orchestra & Band Concert Collins Center for the ArtsMaine All-State Honors Ensembles

3:30pm EDT

Maine All-State Treble & Mixed Choir Concert Collins Center for the ArtsMaine All-State Honors Ensembles