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Conference Sessions and Performing Groups
| Session | Presenter(s) | Category | Track(s) | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting a Proper Livestream | Ryan Gutsch | TI:ME | Technology, Band, Choral, Orchestra | Wednesday | 5:00 pm |
| Creativity in Music | Jason Canfield | TI:ME | Band, Advocacy, Technology | Wednesday | 2:00-2:50 pm |
| Creativity With Modular Synths | Bill Sallak | TI:ME | Technology, Composition & Improvisation, Higher Education/Research | Wednesday | 5:00-5:50 pm |
| Generative AI Music and the Potential for Student Dialogues | Michael Schnell | TI:ME | Technology, Advocacy | Wednesday | 2:00-2:50 & 3:00-3:50 pm (repeat session) |
| Make Google Work Harder Than Your Students | Scott Hensiak | TI:ME | Technology, Band, Orchestra, Choral | Wednesday | 4:00-4:50 pm |
| Music Production Made Simple: Creative Tech for Elementary and Middle School Students | Lee Whitmore | TI:ME | Technology, General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Wednesday | 4:00-4:50 pm |
| Music Technology On a Dime | Mike Fedyszyn, Ryan Gutsch and Julie Palkowski | TI:ME | Technology, Composition & Improvisation | Wednesday | 3:00-3:50 pm |
| A Mindset Shift from Musical Tourism to Culturally Valid Experiences | Laura Mackey | Session | Higher Education/Research, General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Beginning 4-Mallet playing | Tammy Fisher and Katie Prihoda | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra, Composition & Improvisation | Thursday | 10:45-11:15 am |
| Chilton High School Modern Band | Aaron Juhl | Performing Group | Performance | Thursday | 1:00-1:40 pm |
| Choose Your Own Notation Adventure | Ryan Gutsch and Lee Stovall | Session | Technology, Composition & Improvisation, General Music Secondary | Thursday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Choral Networking | Joy Paffenroth | Networking | Choral | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Composing With Purpose - Student-Driven Composition for Strings | Sarah Siegler | HOT Topic | Composition & Improvisation, Orchestra | Thursday | 1:45-2:15 pm |
| Cross Disciplinary Teaching Using Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project | Chris Gleason | Session | General Music Secondary, Orchestra, Band, Choral | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Culture, Rhythm and Creative Music Making with Music Explorers | Gina Izzo | Session | General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary, Choral | Thursday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Drumline 101 | Patrick Coughlin | Session | Band | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Elementary General Music Networking | Sarah Phelps | Networking | General Music Elementary | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| High School Band Networking | Regan Schmidt | Networking | Band | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| How CMP Has Transformed My Teaching | Janet Revell Barrett and panelists | Session | CMP, Band, Choral, Orchestra | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| How to Start a Mariachi at your School | Rob Cunningham | HOT Topic | Band, Advocacy, Orchestra | Thursday | 8:00-8:30 am |
| I've Never Had an Original Idea-Modifying Lessons for Your Classroom | Sam Kappel and Sana Wressell | Session | General Music Elementary, Composition & Improvisation, Early Childhood | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Inside the Music - Score Study Strategies that Shape the Classroom | Darlayne Coughlin and Kim Reynolds | Session | Band, CMP, Orchestra | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Integrating Latin American Repertoire into Youth and College Orchestra | Luis Fernández | HOT Topic | Orchestra, Advocacy, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 1:00-1:30 pm |
| Middle School Band Networking | Regan Schmidt | Networking | Band | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| More Than Musical Skills - Life Skills in the Music Ensemble | Joy Paffenroth | Session | Advocacy, Choral, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Music Production - Connection Through Songwriting | Michael Schnell | Session | Composition & Improvisation, Technology, General Music Secondary | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| NAfME Collegiate Networking | Donna Hewitt | Networking | Mentoring, Band, Choral, Orchestra | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Orchestra Networking | Kirsten Hornby | Networking | Orchestra | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Our New State Music Standards | Natasha Behnke, Chris Gleason and Ian Melrose | Session | Band, Choral, Orchestra, Advocacy, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Parents of the Podium | Aisha Durst | Session | Mentoring, Advocacy, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Practical Brain Science for Music Teachers | Allison Wilkinson | Session | Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Practical Ideas to Build Better Bands | Michael Golemo | Session | Bands | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Practical Repair Skills for the Music Educator - set 1 | Adam LeGrave | HOT Topic | Band | Thursday | 11:30 am -12:00 pm |
| Practical Repair Skills for the Music Educator - set 2 | Adam LeGrave | HOT Topic | Band | Thursday | 12:15-12:45 pm |
| Rebuilding Orchestra Programs in Public Schools | Rebecca Hale, Levi Olson and Lisa Schrock | Session | Orchestra, Higher Education/Research, Advocacy | Thursday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Reception, Awards and Music Reading Session | WI-ASTA | Reception/Session | Orchestra | Thursday | 5:45 - 8:30 pm |
| Research Project Poster Presentations | Jesse Rathgeber | Session | Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 9:15 - 10:00 am & 2:15-2:45 pm |
| Secondary General Music and Technology Networking | Greg Koeller, Ryan Gutsch | Networking | General Music Secondary, Technology | Thursday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Singing Games with a Twist | Nigel Croston | Session | General Music Elementary, Early Childhood, Technology | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Snare Drum Refresher | Tammy Fisher and Katie Prihoda | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra | Thursday | 10:00-10:30 am |
| Spin, Toss, Teach - Color Guard Basics for Band Directors | PJ Tankard | Session | Band | Friday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Supporting New and Early Career Music Teachers | Cecil Adderley | Session | Advocacy, Collegiate, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Which Came First, The Chicken or the Egg: A Look at the Character Attributes of a Master Music Educator | Tim Lautzenheiser | Session | Advocacy, NAfME Collegiate, General | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| The Irreplaceable Value of Music Learning | Tim Lautzenheiser | Session | Advocacy, Higher Education/Research, Curriculum Development | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Why the Future Needs Music Learning: Growing the Human Brain in the Age of AI | Anita Collins | Session | Advocacy, Higher Education/Research, Curriculum Development | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| The Great Choral Treasure Hunt #23 | Margaret Jenks and Randal Swiggum | Session | Choral | Thursday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| The Woodland Chorale | Shawn Gudmunsen | Performing Group | Performance | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
| TLC for Young Horn Players | Brad Schneider | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra | Thursday | 8:45-9:15 am |
| Unlocking Natural Musicality | Allison Wilkinson | Session | Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Using Research on Singing to Boost Student Engagement and Advocacy | Jenny Hutton | Session | Choral, Advocacy, Higher Education/Research | Thursday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Viterbo University Concert Choir | Michael Sauer | Performing Group | Performance | Thursday | 1:00-1:40 pm |
| What Makes It Swing? Selecting Outcomes for Your Jazz Ensemble | Matt McVeigh | Session | Jazz | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| WSMA High School State Honors Mixed Choir | Trent Brown | Performance | Choral | Thursday | 7:00 pm Hamel Music Center |
| WSMA High School State Honors Orchestra | Matthew Kasper | Performance | Orchestra | Thursday | 3:30 pm Hamel Music Center |
| WSMA High School State Honors Treble Choir | Julie Yu | Performance | Choral | Thursday | 8:30 pm Hamel Music Center |
| WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band | Michael Golemo | Performance | Band | Saturday | 3:00 pm Verona Area High School Fine Arts |
| WSMA High School State Honors Band | John Stewart, Scott Teeple & Steven Davis | Performance | Band | Thursday | 5:00 pm Hamel Music Center |
| WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir | Jeffery Redding | Performance | Choral | Saturday | 5:00 pm Verona Area High School Fine Arts |
| WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra | James Fellenbaum | Performance | Orchestra | Saturday | 4:00 pm Verona Area High School Fine Arts |
| WSMA High School State Honors Jazz Band | Michele Fernandez | Performance | Jazz | Friday | 11:30 am Monona Terrace Ballroom |
| A Retrospective Look at My Education with Undiagnosed Autism Spectrum | Martin Van Klompenberg | Session | Advocacy, Band, Higher Education/Research | Friday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Accelerate Student Readiness with Essential Tech Tools | Lee Whitmore | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra, Technology | Friday | 12:15-12:45 pm |
| Afro-Latin Styles - Achieve the Authentic Sound | Michele Fernandez | Session | Band, Jazz, Orchestra | Friday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Bass Guitar for (*but not limited to) Band Educators | Nathaniel Chesher | HOT Topic | Band, Jazz, General Music Secondary | Friday | 1:00-1:30 pm |
| Boost Musicianship-Ear Training and Theory Tools That Actually Work | Lee Whitmore | HOT Topic | General Music Secondary, Band, Technology | Friday | 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
| Building a Better Brass Section | Alec Scherer | HOT Topic | Band, Jazz, Orchestra | Friday | 10:45-11:15 am |
| Building Music Literacy with the WMEA Standards | Beatriz Aguilar, Zach Mayer, Laura Dunbar | Session | Advocacy, Composition & Improvisation | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Circle Singing: Growing Minds Through Improvisation | Margaret Jenks | Session | Composition & Improvisation, CMP, Choral | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Yes Chef! Every Second Counts | Linzie Mullins | Session | General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Work Smart, Not Hard | Linzie Mullins | Session | General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Friday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Engaging Every Student: High School Adaptive Music and Peer Mentorship | Heather Thorpe | Session | General Music Secondary, Choral, Advocacy | Friday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Getting From Here to There - Jazz Improvisation and the Notated Solo | Mathew Buchman | Session | Jazz, Composition & Improvisation, Band | Friday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Green Bay Preble Concert Treble Ensemble | Kimberly Meader | Performing Group | Performance | Friday | 1:00-1:40 pm |
| How to Navigate a Beginning Double Reed Player-Bassoon | Jennifer Schraufnagel and Kati Seiter | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra | Friday | 8:00-8:30 am |
| How to Navigate a Beginning Double Reed Player-Oboe | Jennifer Schraufnagel and Kati Seiter | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra | Friday | 8:45-9:15 am |
| How to Start a Rhythm Section for Modern Band or Jazz Ensemble | Adam Bever, Jake Arnold, Aleah Vincent and Christina Lee | Session | Jazz, Band, Composition & Improvisation | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Jazz Guitar Techniques | Nathaniel Chesher | HOT Topic | Band, Jazz | Friday | 1:45-2:15 pm |
| Learning to Improvise Through Readiness and Harmonic Audiation | David Potter and Cynthia Taggart | Session | Composition & Improvisation, General Music Secondary, General Music Elementary | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Leveraging Game Tape Analysis to Improve Teaching and Performance | Lorelei Batisla-ong and Jenny Hutton | Session | Higher Education/Research, Mentoring, Technology | Friday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Mix it Up - How to Win Rehearsals and Influence Students | Katie LaBrie | Session | Orchestra, Band, Choral | Friday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Monona Grove High School Chamber Orchestra | Janet Heinemann | Performing Group | Performance | Friday | 8:30-9:10 am |
| Music Production Made Simple: Creative Tech for Elementary and Middle School Students | Lee Whitmore | Session | Technology, General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Friday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Oconomowoc High School Wind Symphony | Kate Hardt | Performing Group | Performance | Friday | 2:45-3:25 pm |
| Practicing with Purpose - What's The Big IDEA | Katie LaBrie | Session | Orchestra, Band | Friday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin-Polka | Darin Menk, Mia Forslund and Arthur Gajewski | Session | General Music Elementary, General Music Secondary | Thursday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Repertoire for the 21st Century Music Educator/Conductor – Representation Matters | John Stewart | Session | Band | Friday | 8:00-9:15 am |
| Research Project Poster Display | -- | Display | Higher Education/Research | Friday | 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Grand Terrace Monona Terrace |
| Supercharge Your Single Reeds - Tips and Tricks for Band Directors | Joe Connor and Andy Hudson | HOT Topic | Band, Orchestra | Friday | 10:00-10:30 am |
| Rewiring Advocacy: Breaking the Rules to Change the Game | Anita Collins | Session | Advocacy, Higher Education/Research | Friday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Teaching Aural Skills So It Is an Addictive Process | Julie Yu | Session | Choral | Friday | 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
| Tips for Teaching in a Rural School | Katherine Prihoda and panel | Session | Band, Mentoring, Advocacy | Friday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Ukulele Fingerpicking for Young Musicians | Lorelei Batisla-ong | Session | General Music Elementary | Friday | 2:45-4:00 pm |
| Using Reciprocity to Unlock the Mind-Body Benefits of Music | Anna Reiser | Session | Higher Education/Research, Advocacy | Friday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
| Warm Up Strategies that Build Singer Independence and Musicianship | Trent Brown | Session | Choral | Friday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Why Wait? Success is Closer Than You Think as a New Music Educator | Tyler Schuster, Zachary Bartsch, Austin Kappel | Session | Band, Mentoring, Advocacy | Friday | 10:00-11:15 am |
| Wisconsin College and University Faculty Woodwind Ensemble | Stacy Dziuk | Performing Group | Performance | Friday | 10:30-11:10 am |
| WSMA ENGAGE | Erica Ruppert | Session | Band, Choral, Orchestra | Friday | 1:00-2:15 pm |
