31ST MTSU
WINTER MUSIC
EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
31ST
MTSU
WINTER MUSIC
EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
JANUARY 17, 2015
MTSU BOX 47
MURFREESBORO, TN 37132
2-13500
INSPIRING
EXCELLENCE
Dr. Jamila L. McWhirter
Come join us for our 31st
MTSU Winter Music
Education Conference! Enjoy
a great day of learning with
your colleagues while you gain
professional development
hours. Karen Fulmer, ACDA
National President, has chosen
some outstanding topics. You
will also walk away with a
wonderful reading packet filled
with octavos you can begin
using immediately. The choral
octavos will include unison
through SATB. Something for
everyone! Looking forward to
seeing you!
Pre-Register Today
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Karen Fulmer
ACDA President
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Currently serving as ACDA National President, Karen is
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retired from the Sumner School District, Sumner,
Washington, where she taught at the elementary, junior
Pre-Registration: $20 ($5 students)
high and high school levels for thirty-one years. For
eighteen of those years she also served as District Music
Coordinator. A native of Washington State, Karen earned
her BA and MA degrees from Pacific Lutheran University
in Tacoma. She is a member of the Choral Union at
Pacific Lutheran University, presents workshops,
On-Site Registration $25 ($10 students)
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Professional Development Certificates
Issued to All Attendees!
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8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Choir Performance
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Choir Clinic
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 – Noon
Feel Prepared: Events, Festivals,
& More
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Reading Session
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Revitalize Your Conducting
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. ACDA Today
Q & A/Wrap-Up
adjudicates, and guest conducts. Karen also serves as
conductor of the Tahoma Valley Youth Chorus Young
Women’s Ensemble, a small community-based choir for
students in grades 6-12. A few of her honors include:
1993 Western Washington University Woodring College of
Education Award for Professional Excellence, 1996
Washington State Christa McAuliffe Award, 1997
Washington State Teacher of the Year, 1998 Washington
State Music Educators Hall of Fame, 2007 Bonney Lake
PRE-REGISTRATION
Dr. Jamila L. McWhirter
MTSU School of Music MTSU Box 47
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Pre-Registration: $20
($5 students)
High School Leadership Award, 2008 Washington State
ACDA Leadership Award, 2010 Northwestern Division
Leadership Award, 2000-07 founding member and past
board president of Northwest Repertory Singers.
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by January 10th.