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Conference Sessions and Performing Groups
* Session days and times will be added in September and are subject to change.
Session/Performance | Presenter | Track(s) | Day* | TIme* |
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5 S.M.A.R.T. Concepts for Retaining This Year's Beginners | Marcia Neel | orchestra, lifelong learning, band | ||
Acknowledging and Embracing Neurodivergent Music Educators | Corinne Galligan | mentoring, higher education/research, NAfME collegiate | ||
Afro-Brazilian Music 2.0- Maracatu Nação | Christopher and Jessica Fashun | early childhood, elementary general music, secondary general music | ||
All The Things They Never Told You | Terri Felton Angela Bleke | mentoring, NAfME collegiate, curriculum | ||
Band Networking | WMEA Chair | band | ||
Big Hearts in Small Towns | Ashley Miller | advocacy, choir, band | ||
Blazing New Trails in Music Education - Together! | Paul Budde | curriculum, higher education/research, advocacy | ||
Blend, Balance, and Swing in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble | Timothy Buchholz | choir, jazz | ||
Bridging Excellence and Equity with Music Literacy | Don Crafton | technology, choir, band | ||
Choir Networking | WMEA Chair | choir | ||
Circle Singing, A CMP Strategy Not Just For Vocalists | Margaret Jenks | CMP, early childhood, elementary general music, secondary general music | ||
Close Learning Gaps in Instrumental Music Through Universal Design | Teresa Little | advocacy, higher education/research | ||
CMP on a Dime An Introduction To The Model | Chris Gleason | CMP, secondary general music, NAfME collegiate | ||
Co-Creating Wellbeing to help Teachers and Students Flourish | Jenny Hutton | lifelong learning, curriculum, advocacy | ||
Coaching the Vocal Jazz Soloist | Raymond Roberts | choir, composition and improvisation, jazz | ||
Create, Renovate or Invigorate Your Marching Band Program | Joseph Scheivert | band, NAfME collegiate | ||
Creating Meaningful Movement Opportunities | Lesley Dennis | technology, composition and improvisation, elementary general music | ||
Developing I-IV-V7 Improvisation with Popular Music | David Potter | composition and improvisation, secondary general music, choir | ||
Elementary General Music Networking | WMEA Chair | elementary general music | ||
Elevating the Small-School Music Education Experience | Richard Tengowski | higher education/research, orchestra, advocacy | ||
Exploring Creative Music Making through Books and Poetry | Jesse Rathgeber | composition and improvisation, early childhood, secondary general music | ||
Finding Money to Support your Vision | Kristin Tjornehoj Deborah Fristad | curriculum, lifelong learning | ||
The Great Choral Treasure Hunt (Turns 21!) | Randy Swiggum Margaret Jenks | choir, curriculum, secondary general music | ||
Harmonizing Justice: Turning Communities Through the Music Standards | Beatriz Aguilar Aimee Swanson Angela Roberts | curriculum, advocacy, elementary general music | ||
Help, I'm On Survival Mode | Marcy Russell | CMP | ||
Lessons Learned from the Evaluator’s Table for an Expressive Performance | WSMA High School State Honors Band Conductor-Andrea Brown | band, secondary general music | ||
Rehearsal Strategies for the Jazz Ensemble Director | WSMA High School State Honors Jazz Conductor-Patricia Darling | jazz | ||
Building the Ensemble: Aesthetics and Warm-up Techniques to Cultivate your Dream Ensemble | WSMA High School State Honors Mixed Choir Conductor-Daniel Bara | choir | ||
Creating Synergy with your Orchestra or Band in a Collaborative Rehearsal Environment | WSMA High School State Honors Orchestra Conductor-Steve Amundson | orchestra, band | ||
Solfege Is Not Just for Sight Singing | WSMA High School State Honors Treble Choir Conductor-Mary Hopper | choir, secondary general music, curriculum development | ||
Hip-Hop History and Classroom Connections with PBS Resources | Michael Hartwell | secondary general music, advocacy, elementary general music | ||
How WSMA Can Help Your Music Program | Scott Bruer | NAfME collegiates, mentoring, band, orchestra, choir | ||
In Tune with Differences: Promoting Accessible Music Education | Aisha Durst | higher education/research, advocacy, band | ||
Kids Wont Dance and Other Myths --Strategies for Empowering Movement | Leila Ramagopal-Pertl Kadie Smith | secondary general music, elementary general music, composition and improvisation | ||
Listening Session on Music Teacher Recruitment and Retention | Rachel Brashier Laura Dunbar | higher education/research, mentoring, lifelong learning | ||
Make Orchestra Fun | Josh Kimball | orchestra, lifelong learning, curriculum | ||
Marching Band | Susan Smith | secondary general music, advocacy, band | ||
WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band Conductor | Alexander Gonzalez | band | ||
Finding Choral Joy, Cultivating a Culture from the Inside Out | WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Conductor-Ashley Dame | choir, elementary general music, secondary general music | ||
Conducting Rehab-Twelve Steps to Better Communication | WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Conductor-Mark Laycock | orchestra, band, choir | ||
Modified Magic Flute | Elizabeth Meyer | early childhood, elementary general music | ||
Music For All: Meeting the Needs of Students With Disabilities | Rachel Brashier Laura Woltman | elementary general music, NAfME collegiate, advocacy | ||
Musical Creativity Improvisational Play | Amy Lewis | composition and improvisation, secondary general music, elementary general music | ||
NAfME Collegiate Networking | WMEA Chair | NAfME collegiate | ||
Navigating Emotional Risk in the Music Classroom | Terri Felton | elementary general music, orchestra, choir | ||
Orchestra Networking | WMEA Chair | orchestra | ||
Percussion For The Non-Percussionists | Jackson Smith | band, curriculum, advocacy | ||
Preparing the Mind and Body of a Conductor | Thomas Gamboa | band, orchestra, choir | ||
Professional Connections with High School Students as a Young Educator | Marissa Woletz | NAfME collegiate, band, choir | ||
Project Pamoja- Bringing Communities Together through Music | Shawn Gudmunsen | elementary general music, secondary general music, choir | ||
Reimagining Secondary General Music | Amelia Armstrong Kevin Cooley Savannah Bettin Adisyn Hoff | secondary general music, technology, NAfME collegiate | ||
Secondary General Music Networking | WMEA Chair | secondary general music, technology | ||
Simple Steps to a More Swinging Jazz Ensemble | Steve Sveum | jazz | ||
Starting Off Right: Tone Production in the First Year Orchestra | Julia Tibbetts Nancy Kurr Kristen Flak-Solom | orchestra, curriculum, band | ||
Surviving Your First Year of Teaching | Katie Prihoda | NAfME collegiate, band, choir | ||
The ABCs of Music Tech: Solutions for Elementary General Music | Mike Olander | technology, elementary general music, curriculum | ||
The Intersection of Music and Technology | Michael Meroniuk | technology, composition and improvisation, elementary general music | ||
The One Person, Do it all District Music Educator | Jeff Dewey Bri Knox Mary Brendemuehl Richard Tengowski | advocacy, NAfME collegiate, curriculum | ||
The Rhythm Section in Jazz Band-Teaching, Learning, Performing | Greg Moore | jazz | ||
The Road Less Traveled: A Path to Culturally Expansive Choirs | Bridget Duffy-Ulrich Bethany Meyer | choir, higher education/research | ||
Understanding the Vocal Development of Children in Primary Grades | Catherine Toler | early childhood, elementary general music, higher education/research | ||
What Your Cooperating Teacher Wants You to Know | Matt Lamb Eric Becker | NAfME collegiate, mentoring, advocacy | ||
You and Me - And We're Both 23! | Alex Knoepker Rachel Balistrieri | advocacy, band, choir | ||
Clicks, Mets, and Drones Oh My! | Matt Lamb Eric Becker | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
Practical Music and Audio Recording Techniques for Music Educators-Audio for the Arts | Audrey Martinovich | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
Podcasting Across the Curriculum | Mike Olander | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
First Steps in Digital Music Production | Mike Olander | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
Best Easy-to-Use Technology for your Ensembles Musical Growth | Guy Gregg Mike Olander | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
Strategies for Songwriting: Recording with BandLab | David Potter | technology-TI:ME preconference | ||
LaCrosse Central High School Jazz Band | Josh Beron | performance | ||
Mauston High School Chamber Choir | Michael Pechman | performance | ||
Lawrence University Bassoon Ensemble | Brigit Fitzgerald | performance | ||
UW-River Falls Chamber Singers | Cera Babb | performance | ||
Wauwatosa East High School Chamber Orchestra | Michael Hayden | performance | ||
Les Paul Middle School 8th Grade Band | Michael Zens | performance | ||
Fond du Lac High School Symphonic Winds and Percussion | Chris Barnes | performance | ||
WSMA High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble | Patricia Darling | performance | ||
WSMA High School State Honors Band and Orchestra | Andrea Brown Steve Amundson | performance-Overture Center | ||
WSMA High School State Honors Treble Choir and Mixed Choir | Mary Hopper Daniel Bara | performance-Overture Center | ||
WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band | Alexander Gonzalez | performance-Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center | ||
WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra | Mark Laycock | performance-Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center | ||
Careers in the Music Industry | Roy Elkins | NAfME collegiate, secondary general music, higher education/research | ||
WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir | Ashley Dame | performance-Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center | ||
Session 1 | Author, Speaker, NAfME Tri-M Chair-Tim Lautzenheiser | Featured Speaker | ||
Session 2 | Author, Speaker, NAfME Tri-M Chair-Tim Lautzenheiser | Featured Speaker | ||
Bloom Where You're Planted | United Sound Founder/Executive Director-Julie Duty, Arris Golden (Michigan State) and Tiffany Hudson-Hitz (celebrated middle school director from Virginia) | Featured Speaker | ||
Using Peers to Build Inclusive Instrumental Ensembles | United Sound Founder/Executive Director-Julie Duty, Jonathan Bell | Featured Speaker | ||
Values and Priorities for an Evolving Landscape in the Music Teaching Profession | NAfME President-Deb Confredo | Featured Speaker | ||
Session | NFHS Director of Performing Arts & Sports-James Weaver | Featured Speaker | ||
Session | NFHS Director of Performing Arts & Sports-James Weaver | Featured Speaker | ||
Keep the Beat: Make the Rhythm Sticks Groove | CMA Music Educator of Excellence-Franklin Willis | Featured Speaker | ||
Teach Me About Hip Hop | CMA Music Educator of Excellence-Franklin Willis | Featured Speaker |