Below are handouts from the 2011 McCormick's Enterprises Directors' Academy sessions. Additional handouts distributed onsite during the Symposium will be added to this directory for download as available.
Director's Academy
- An Adjudicators Bibliography - Joe Allison
- Brain Rules for Rehearsals - Joe Allison
- Critic or Creator – Which do you choose? (Article by Dr. Ellen Weber) - Joe Allison
- Dunning – Kruger Effect (Wikipedia) - Joe Allison
- Engineers Mix Music With Moods (Article by Dr. Ellen Weber) - Joe Allison
- Malcom Gladwell Says if you want to shine put in 10,000 Hours (Article by Steven Swinford) - Joe Allison
- Medina’s 12 Brain Rules + 3 (Article by Dr. Ellen Weber) - Joe Allison
- Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains More Frequently Than Average People (Article by Science Daily) - Joe Allison
- On Brains, Babbitt, and the end of the year (Article by Garrett Schumann) - Joe Allison
- That’s Not OCD, You’re Just a Slacker (Article by Joey DeVilla) - Joe Allison
- The Geometry of Listening - Joe Allison
- This is Your Brain on Music (Article by Dr. Ellen Weber) - Joe Allison
- This is Your Brain on Music (Article by SOUNDSLOPE) - Joe Allison
- Understanding How the Arts Can Enhance Learning (Article by Susan H.Magsamen and Antonio M. Battro) - Joe Allison
- Band Director Reference Materials – Bob Buckner
- College Band Director National Association Presentation – Bob Buckner
- Count Sheet – Bob Buckner
- Design Elements – Bob Buckner
- Show Design Basics – Bob Buckner
- Strike, Shake, Scrape & Crash: The 4 Techniques of Percussion – James Campbell
- Fundamental Concepts For the Outdoor Musician- Amanda Drinkwater
- Fundamentals in All Settings - Amanda Drinkwater
- Technology in the Rehearsal Room – Patrick Erwin and Christopher Ferrell
- Middle School Track Camp Materials – Cheryl Floyd
- Middle School Track Camp Materials 2 – Cheryl Floyd
- Program Rubric - Cheryl Floyd
- "See it, learn it, do it!" – Rick Good
- Getting to the Individuals - Ben Harloff and Matt Harloff
- Establishing Proper Setup for the Clarinet and Saxophone Immediately - Chuck Jackson
- Establish the Proper Setup for the Trumpet Immediately - Chuck Jackson
- Mainstream Education In the Middle School Program – Chuck Jackson
- Solos and Ensembles: The secret to Independent Musicianship in a Band Program – Chuck Jackson
- Tuba & Euphonium Materials – Chuck Jackson
- Fundamental Training and Development - David McGrath
- Suggested Supplemental Resources - David McGrath
- The Balanced Concert Cycle - David McGrath
- The First Twenty Minutes - David McGrath
- Keep Me Out of Trouble – Barry Morgan
- Camp Materials – David Ratliff
- Dynamic Contrast - Alfred Watkins
- Effective Sectional Rehearsals for School Bands - Alfred Watkins
- Everybody Loves (and needs) a March - Alfred Watkins
- Stretching the Skills, not the Band – Alfred Watkins
Color Guard and Drum Instructors
Student Divisions
- Leadership
- Flute
- Clarinet
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- Saxophone
- Horn
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Trumpet
- Drum Major
- Color Guard
- Percussion
- Jazz Saxophone
- Jazz Trumpet
- Jazz Trombone
- Jazz Guitar
- Jazz Piano
- Jazz Drum Set
- Jazz Bass
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