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MASSACHUSETTS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
THURS
8:00-9:00
PLAZA BALLROOM
Hotel
Reading, Blues, and
Directed Improvisation for
the String Player
Mimi Rabson
9:10-10:10
WATERFRONT 1AB
Harbor Level
WATERFRONT 2
Harbor Level
WATERFRONT 3
Harbor Level
BEACON HILL 1
Harbor Level
BEACON HILL 2&3
Harbor Level
CAMBRIDGE COMPLEX
Harbor Level
FEDERAL COMPLEX
Mezzanine
Reaching Middle and High
School General Music
Students Through World
Drumming
Inspire Me! Ideas for Teach- Islamic and Arabic Culture:
ing Composition in the 21st What Can We Learn?
Century Classroom
Constance Cook
Dr. Adriana Janse van
Rensburg
The “Kingdom of Middle C”
and Its Surrounding Territories: Early Introduction
of the GRAND STAFF - Pt 1
Hybrid Music Classes: Combining Formal and Informal
Instruction in Traditional
Music Ensembles
Dr. Sandra Nicolucci
Dennis Giotta
Middle Eastern Song
Getting Started with
SmartMusic: Repertoire and and Games; So Easy, So
Much Fun!
Practice Tools
The “Kingdom of Middle C”
and Its Surrounding Territories: Early Introduction
of the GRAND STAFF - Pt 2
The Mark O’Connor Ameri- Urban Issues Forum
can String Method: Creative
Learning through American Eytan Wurman
Roots
Dr. Sandra Nicolucci
Amanda Smith Roberts
Giovanna Cruz
Constance Cook
James Felker
Be a Recorder Star!
Lenna Harris
BACK BAY CPLX
Mezzanine
A Music Curriculum for
Individuals with Autism
Spectrum Disorder
A DYNAMIC JOURNEY
SOUTH END
Plaza Level
DDMs: Perils, Pitfalls, and
Approaching Beginning
Band Students as Musicians Pearls
Dr. Stephen Shore, Kaname
Ueno
Robert Glynn
Contemporary A Cappella Is Beginning Band Success:
Not the Enemy!
Jazz Improvisation!
Jason Luciana
SKYLINE
Plaza Level
Kathryn Ferris
Heather Cote
Music Teacher, Program
Leaders, and Music Teacher
Educators: Mutual Investment in Teacher Evaluation
Dr. Susan Conkling, Heather
Cote
10:10-10:50 MMEA-Sponsored Coffee Break; Visit Exhibits
11:00-12:20 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “The Inner Journey of a Musician: Learning to Affirm Self and Others,” Dr. James Jordan • AWARD: Distinguished Service Award • CASUAL CONCERT: Stoneham HS Jazz Combo (Dir. Leonard Simboski) • PLAZA BALLROOM
SmartMusic Gradebook Tips Feeling Between the Beats
& Tricks
Dr. Sarah McQuarrie
Giovanna Cruz
12:30-1:30
Tone Building and Expressive Singing CAN Occur
Simultaneously
Dr. Judy Bowers
The Changing Face of Music Authenticity and Vernacular Vocal Improvisation and
Literacy
Methods in the Bi-musical Musicianship
Classroom
Dr. Glenn Nierman
David Scott
Mark Adams
Chamber Music for Middle
School Band Students
Randy O’Keefe
Keeping Current! How
to Extract and Adapt Pop
Grooves and Improv to
Middle and High School
String Repertoire
Mimi Rabson
Professional Development Opportunities for General Music
Teachers: Sharing
Session
Dr. Jessica Besnoff
1:45-3:00 CONCERT HOUR 1: Pentucket Regional HS Advanced Percussion Ensemble (Dir. Anthony Beatrice); Wellesley HS Wind Ensemble (Dir. Steven Scott) • AWARDS: MAJE, ASTA • PLAZA BALLROOM
The Choral Warm-Up: The Finale and Percussion
Essentials of Building Choral
Sound
Mavis Kallestad
3:10- 4:10
Repairing While Teaching Band
Playing with the Beat:
Dalcroze Games for K-5
Paul Weller
Martha Rogers
Dr. James Jordan
The Building Blocks of
Expressive Gesture
4:20-5:20 Dr. James Jordan
Standards & Teacher
Evaluation: Not Just About
Products Anymore
Dr. Glenn Nierman
5:30-6:00
MAJE MEETING
Cathy Connor-Moen, Dr.
Michele Holt, Faith Lueth,
Tom Walters
Christopher Memoli
8:00
Receptions
GENERAL MUSIC
Bobby Gallegos
Paul J. Calcari
String Orchestra New Music Teaching Jazz for the Classi- Play On! A Festivus for the
Reading Session - Pt 2
cally Trained
Rest of Us
Christopher Memoli
MICCA MEETING
Jeffrey Leonard
Tom Westmoreland, Marissa
McCue Armitage
GENERAL MUSIC
MEETING
ASTA MEETING
CONSTITUTION
WATERFRONT 2
SKYLINE
Eastern District Mtg &
Reception
Central District Mtg
& Reception
Western District Mtg &
Reception
WATERFRONT 3
WATERFRONT 2
BEACON HILL 2&3
CAMBRIDGE COMPLEX
BACK BAY COMPLEX
FEDERAL COMPLEX
SKYLINE
Berklee
UMass Amherst
MICCA
Boston Conservatory
UMass Lowell
Boston University
Gordon College
6:00-7:00
CHORAL
String Orchestra New Music The Art of Commercial
Yes, Band Directors Can
Reading Session - Pt 1
Trumpet Playing Techniques Teach Chorus
Building and Evaluating
Ring, Dance, Play: First
Experiences with Orff Schul- Effective Music Education
werk and Choirchimes
Dr. Glenn Nierman
Griff Gall
Scanning Sheet Music with
Finale
Mavis Kallestad
STRAND/TYPE
MMEA Panel Discussion:
New Council Format
BAND
JAZZ
INNOVATIONS
STRINGS
TECH
PROGRAM LEADERS
PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE OR WITH A COLLEGIATE AMBASSADOR FOR THE DAILY UPDATE SHEET
MASSACHUSETTS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
FRIDAY
PLAZA BALLROOM
Hotel
WATERFRONT 1AB
Harbor Level
WATERFRONT 2
Harbor Level
WATERFRONT 3
Harbor Level
How Else Can I Teach Music? Building Atypical Commu- High School Choral Reading
Improving the Ensemble
nity Children’s Choirs and Session
Music Learning Experience Developing Conductors: The
Essentials
Joshua Harper, Chris Clark
Daniel Albert
Dr. Andre de Quadros
8:00-9:00
BEACON HILL 1
Harbor Level
BEACON HILL 2&3
Harbor Level
New National Music
Standards: They’re Here!
Now What?
37 Organizational Hacks
for the General Music
Classroom
Dr. Sandra Nicolucci
Lynn Rubin
CAMBRIDGE CPLX
Harbor Level
Strings CAN!
A DYNAMIC JOURNEY
BACK BAY CPLX
Mezzanine
FEDERAL COMPLEX
Mezzanine
A Band Director’s Guide to
Teaching Choir
Drum Set Education: Playing
Beyond the Groove
Dr. Felicia Barber
Dr. Rob Sanderl
SKYLINE
Plaza Level
SOUTH END
Plaza Level
Diana Ladio, Alison Lynn
9:15-10:30 MMEA GENERAL MEETING AND ADDRESS: “Music for a Lifetime: Invest. Inquire. Inspire.” Glenn Nierman • AWARDS: Lowell Mason, Future Symphony Hall Scholars, Advocacy, Promising Future Music Educator • PLAZA BALLROOM
Student Achievement as a
Criterion for Music Teacher
10:45-11:45 Effectiveness
Flip Your Guitar Class Into
the 21st Century with Guitar
Now Online EDU
Transforming Your Choir
Through Inspirited Breath
Back to Basics: Steps to
Young Band Repertoire
Establishing Solid Rhythm, Review
Intonation and Tone from
the Beginning!
Nicole O’Toole
Dr. James Jordan
Jeremiah Crowley
Dr. Glenn Nierman
Preparing for an Ensemble
Performance Festival:
Instrumental
Michael Keough
Fighting Burnout: How Not
to Succumb to the Dark Side
of Music Education.
Peter Colin
Terry Shade
1:1 Technology: Student
Keep It Moving: Traditional Singing from the Inside Out
Exploration and Application World Dances and Singing
Using iPads and Computers Games
Dr. Sandra Doneski, Dr.
Jamie Hillman
Mary Jo Running, Chelsea Dr. Rachel GIbson
Fisk
12:00-1:00
Inspire Excellence in Your
Young Band: Achieve the
Most in Every Lesson
Bruce Pearson
Using DDMs to Improve
Student Learning: A Review
of Elementary, Middle,
and High School DDMs in
Chelmsford
Chamber Ensemble
Techniques for the Large
Ensemble
Building a Solid Trumpet
Yes, You and Your Students
Section from the Ground Up Can Interact with Composers. What’s Holding You
Matthew Repucci
Back?
Cami Tedoldi, Cathy
Connor-Moen
Roger Cichy
Christina Whittlesey
1:10-2:30 CONCERT HOUR 2: McDevitt Middle School Chorus (Dir. Sara Carson); Arlington HS Honors Orchestra (Dir. Sabato D’Agostino ) • AWARDS: Donna Nagle Award for General Music, MICCA • CASUAL CONCERT: Westwood String Quintet (Dir. Heather Cote) • PLAZA BALLROOM
Effective Teaching: Yes, We Using Noteflight for Free in Get to the “Sol” of the MuCan All Do This
the Music Classroom
sic: Solfege Strategies for
Instrumental Rehearsals
Dr. Judy Bowers
Robert Tirelli
2:40-3:40
Corey Seapy, Gerald Dolan
Singing in Parts: A Hierarchy Composing with Noteflight- Easy as 1-2, 1-2-3
for Success
Session 2
Jennifer Dennett
Robert Tirelli
3:50-4:50 Dr. Judy Bowers
Vocal Jazz Literature for All! Preparing for an Ensemble
Performance Festival:
Sean Landers, Dr. Kevin
Choral
McDonald
Ashley Nelson, Cathy
Connor-Moen
Group Practice Techniques
General Music “CrackerBarrel”: An Open Discussion for School Orchestras
of Current Issues in General
Mary Alice McCann
Music - Pt 1
Not Your Typical High School
Marching Band: The History
of HONK! Pedagogy and
Music Education
Heather Kirby
Richard Saunders
Composition in Any
Classroom
General Music “CrackerLet’s Get Loud!
Barrel”: An Open Discussion
of Current Issues in General Diana Ladio, Alison Lynn
Music - Pt 2
Building a Better Percussionist
Rhythmic Creativity: Steps
to Improvisation
Dr. Rob Sanderl
Dr. Julian Gerstin
Technique, Tuning, and
Tying It All Together:
Thoughts on Woodwinds
Methods from the Boston
Symphony Orchestra
Young Composer Master
Class
Megan Bergeron
Everything You Want to
Know About Teaching
French Horn...and More!
Megan Riccio
Heather Kirby
5:00-6:00
National Standards:
Creating, Performing, and
Responding in the Choral
Rehearsal
iPads and Tablets in the
Classroom
KBAM! Kids, Books, and
Music
Drum Circle: Basic Djembe
Techniques and Grooves
Leeanne Porta
Dr. Audrey Cardany
James Felker
Why Music Is Basic
Bruce Pearson
Dr. Sandra Doneski, Sara
Carson
Heather Cote
Dr. Marti Epstein
Cynthia Meyers, Michael
Wayne
STRAND/TYPE
CHORAL
GENERAL MUSIC
BAND
JAZZ
INNOVATIONS
STRINGS
TECH
Job Interview Forum
PROGRAM LEADERS
PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE OR WITH A COLLEGIATE AMBASSADOR FOR THE DAILY UPDATE SHEET
MASSACHUSETTS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION SATURDAY
WATERFRONT 1AB
Harbor Level
iPad-mini Studio in the
General Music Classroom
8:00-9:00
9:10-10:10
Charlyn Bethell
WATERFRONT 2
Harbor Level
WATERFRONT 3
Harbor Level
BEACON HILL 1
Harbor Level
From A to Zig-zag: Creative The Male and Female
Movement, Vocabulary, and Changing Voice
the Common Core!
Dr. Felicia Barber
Griff Gall, Jennifer Dennett
Finale in General Music
Let’s Go for a Walk!
Mavis Kallestad
Griff Gall
Technology for Strings:
Stimulate Creativity,
Composition, and Impro10:20- visation
11:20
BEACON HILL 2&3
Harbor Level
CAMBRIDGE CPLX
Harbor Level
BACK BAY CPLX
Mezzanine
VISIT THE EXHIBITS AT THE
HARBORVIEW BALLROOM AND
HARBORVIEW BALLROOM LOBBY AREA 9-5 THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY, 9-12 SATURDAY.
We Are the 100%: Total Par- Adding MLT to Your Do, Re,
ticipation in Middle School Mi - Pt 1
Performing Ensembles
Heather Kirby
Adam Epstein
Recruiting Boys to Sing in
Chorus!
Adding MLT to Your Do, Re,
Mi - Pt 2
Creating Community
Through Circle Singing
Marissa McCue Armitage
Heather Kirby
Dr. Stephen Paparo, Dr. Lisa
Lehmberg
Middle School Choral Reading Session
Caring for Ourselves As
Music Teachers
Abigail Frost
David Ranen
A DYNAMIC JOURNEY
Keep It Moving: Traditional The Family Folk Song
World Dances and Singing Project
Games
Cathy Ward
Dr. Rachel GIbson
Julie Lyonn Lieberman
iPads in Music Education
CircleSongs: A Method for Making Choices for the
Developing Musical Fluency Singing Child
Story Time in the Music
Classroom
Roger Treece
Steven Damon
Chee-Ping Ho
11:30-12:30
12:40-1:40
Dr. Rachel Cornacchio
Building a Successful
Playing with the Beat:
Concert Program for Young Dalcroze Games for K-5
Singers
Martha Rogers
Jennifer Kane
Tapping the Potential of
Recorderpalooza: Recorder
Student-Driven Learning in Reading Session
the Music Classroom
Karin Puffer, Jessica Porter
Sara Jones, Julie Bannerman
Music Therapy for Children
with Autism in Public
Elementary Schools in
Massachusetts
Rhythm: Easy as Pie!
Lenna Harris
Jamie Sokolowski
STRAND/TYPE
CHORAL
GENERAL MUSIC
BAND
JAZZ
INNOVATIONS
CONCERT HOUR 1
Thursday March 19, 1:45 PM
Plaza Ballroom
CONCERT HOUR 2
Friday March 20, 1:10 PM
Plaza Ballroom
Pentucket Regional HS Advanced Percussion Ensemble
Director Anthony Beatrice
McDevitt Middle School Chorus
Director Sara Carson
Wellesley HS Wind Ensemble
Director Steven Scott
Arlington HS Honors Orchestra
Director Sabato D’Agostino
STRINGS
TECH
PROGRAM LEADERS
CASUAL CONCERTS
Thurs., March 19th, 10:30-11:00
Before Keynote
Plaza Ballroom Lobby, Seaport Hotel
Stoneham HS Jazz Combo
Director Leonard Simboski
Friday, March 20, 9:15 AM General
Meeting
Plaza Ballroom Lobby, Seaport Hotel
Westwood String Quintet
Director Heather Cote
Saturday 8:45-9:15 AM
World Trade Center Lobby
Chelmsford Middle School String
Ensemble
Director Susan Slocum