Illinois State University, Normal, IL
June 21 - 26, 2010 | Leadership Weekend Experience: June 19 - 21
2009 Directors Workshop Topics
2010 Topics to be posted when available
These and more, presented by leading experts and educators.
2009 Symposium Faculty List
Daily Features:
- Directors Concert Band
- Directors Jazz Band
- Director/Faculty Lunch & Dinner
- Evening Concerts & Events
- Evening Socials
- Student Sessions Observation
Concert
- Feature Sessions with Master Teachers like Larry J. Livingston
- Preparation for Concert Evaluation Festival
- Master Work Feature Session
- Producing Concert Band Ensemble Clarity
- Maximizing Rehearsal Efforts, Parts 1 & 2
- Score Preparation - It Really Is Important
- Commissioning Works for Your Band Program
- Exploring Color and Texture in the Concert Setting
- They've Got To Have Skills
- Daily Directors' Concert Band
Marching
Marching Technique and Demonstrations
Marching Music Program and Demonstrations
Marching Band Warm-Up: From Rehearsal to Pre-Performance
Drill Design
Full Ensemble Techinique
The New Marching Band Techniques Using Technology
Front Ensemble Technology 101
Outdoor Brass Technique
Judging the Musical Performance
Coordinating the Design Process
Cleaning the Visual Program
Color guard Cleaning Techniques
Arranging from the Arranger and Director Perspective
Dynamic Marching
Championship Percussion
Judging the Visual Performance
It’s All About the Music: Effective Show Programming
Insights Into Programming and Design
Using Technology: The New Marching Band Paradigm
Excellence in Marching Performance Through Rehearsal Technique and Design
Physical Preparation
Jazz
Daily offerings in Jazz pedagogy and education techniques including:
- Director’s Band
- The Rhythm Section - piano, guitar, bass, drumset & Putting It All Together
- Improvisation
- Brass/Woodwind Techniques
Middle School (topics below include Years 1, 2 and 3)
- Middle School Issues with Robert W. Smith & Panel
- Student Leadership in Middle School and Preparation for High School
- Woodwind Pedagogy for Brass and Percussion
- Establishing Middle School Ensemble Skills
- Establishing the Proper Set-Up for Woodwind Instruments Immediately
- Establishing the Proper Set-Up for /Brass Instruments Immediately
- Competitive Chair Seating
- Unlocking the Mystery of Teaching Middle School Percussion in the Full Band Setting
- Innovative Beginning Band Recruiting Techniques
- Tuning and Intonation for Middle School Band
- Brass Pedagogy for Woodwinds/Percussion
- SmartMusic (Sessions in Instruction and Assessment)
- Finale in the Classroom I and II
- Classroom Management and Organization
- Middle School Curriculum Benchmarks
- Literature Reading for Young and Middle School Bands
- Motivation and Retention of Middle School Children
- What You Didn't Learn in College
- Teaching to the National Standards
- Parent Communication
- Survey of Middle School Resources and Methods
- Building Bridges to the High School Program
Percussion, Supplemental and Additional Technology
- Do's and Don'ts of Travel with Your Band
- Portable Recorders and Digital Collaboration
- Pro-Audio: What Every Teacher and Student Should Know
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