2017 MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference (clinic handouts (available) are linked to session titles)

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

12:00pm Parasol II MSHSAA Adjudicator Training – Vocal Sandy Cordes Crystal Ballroom MSHSAA Adjudicator Training – Instrumental Skip Vandelicht 1:00pm 74-77 Mentoring Pre-Session with Frank Tracz Steve Litwiller 1:30pm Northwinds Music Therapy Ideas for Music Education: Enhancing Student Engagement Cynthia Briggs 2:00pm 63-64 District President and MMEA Vice President Meeting Suite G Missouri Bandmasters Association Board of Directors Meeting Kim Pirtle 3:00pm Salon B MMEA Conference Pre-Registration 3:30pm Northwinds Put On Your Dancing Shoes: Folk Dancing and Movement for All Ages Tricia Kidd 4:00pm Lobby MMEA Conference On-Site Registration Lobby NAfME-C Conference Registration 74-77 Mentoring New Music Teachers: Principles and Techniques for Support Michael Smith 5:00pm Sycamore SMTE Pre-Conference Session: Student Growth in the Music Classroom Daniel Hellman Parasol I Missouri All-State Registration: MBA, MCDA, MoASTA, MOAJE Parasol II Missouri All-Collegiate Orchestra Registration 6:00pm Northwinds NAfME-C Wednesday Night Lecture / Opening Session with Denise Gagne Dylan Fornshell 6:30pm 63-64 MMEA Board of Directors and Advisory Board Dinner 8:00pm Magnolia Missouri Choral Directors Association Board of Directors Meeting William Grega 8:30pm Salon C MMEA Conference Opening Concert: The Maniacal 4

10:00pm Black Bear MOAJE Jazz Jam Session 10:15pm Salon C All-State Honor Ensemble Member Session: Michael Blakeslee and The Maniacal 4 Mr. D’s Lounge MMEA Members Welcome Reception

Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:30am Eastwinds Missouri Choral Directors Association R/S Chairs Meeting William Grega 8:00am Lobby MMEA Conference Registration Hawthorne MMEA History Room Northwinds Kids with Autism CAN! Wahlberg & Lantz Parasol I How to Lose the Chance to Win: Your Rating, Your Job, Your Life! Diana Williams 8:15am Parasol II MMEA Mentoring Session: Student & New Teacher - Strings Steve Litwiller 8:30am Salon A Grain Valley High School Percussion Ensemble 8:45am Redbud Missouri Women Band Director Association Business Meeting Julie Capps Sycamore College Band Directors National Association Business Meeting Scott Lubaroff Magnolia Phi Beta Mu Board Meeting Jay Jones Salon C Hermann High School Kammerchor Women 9:00am Windgate Hall Exhibits Open! 9:15am Northwinds Tech Up Tips and other Great Ideas for Your Music Class Piper Barry 70-73 The Vault: Secrets of a Beginning Strings Program Aaron Money 74-77 Putting Score Study into Action in the Rehearsal Joshua Habermann 9:45am Salon A Gentry Middle School 8th Grade Band Salon C Nixa Junior High Men’s Choir 10:30am Salon A MMEA First General Session: MMEA and NAfME Update - Mike Blakeslee, Keynote Outstanding Educator and Outstanding Young Educator Awards 11:30am Parasol I MoASTA Luncheon and Business Meeting Kirt Mosier 74-77 MBA Meet the Conductor: What is Going on in There? Carolyn Barber 11:45am Northwinds Children’s Literature Wahlberg & Lantz Salon C Staley Falcon Chorale 12:00pm Redbud Missouri Association of Departments and Schools of Music Business Meeting Jeffrey Carter 12:15pm 70-73 Cultivating the Engaged Musician: Frank Diaz

The Art and Science of Meaningful Rehearsals 12:30pm Salon A South Harrison Symphonic Band 12:45pm 70-73 Music Student Teaching in Missouri: Mentoring in a Time of Change Daniel Hellman Salon C Oakville High School Women's Chorale 1:00pm Northwinds Pop Toob Play Marcia Working 1:15pm 74-77/Redbud The Real Not So Secret To Success Frank Tracz 1:30pm Salon C Choral Reading Session – Treble Choir Danaya Roller 70-73 Cross Teaching Guide: Transferred Basics Between NAfME-C Panel Elementary Music, Band, Orchestra, and Choral Classrooms 1:30pm Salon A Lafayette High School Symphonic Orchestra 2:15pm Northwinds Drumming for the Little Ones Wahlberg & Lantz 74-77 Missouri Bandmasters Association Business Meeting Kim Pirtle 2:30pm Parasol I Two drummers, One Groove: Ice the Cake with Percussion in Your Big Band Matt Henry Parasol II MMEA Mentoring Session: Student & New Teacher - Band Steve Litwiller Redbud Energize Your Classroom with Game Changing Technology Renee Tarczon Salon A Kirkwood High School Symphony Orchestra 2:45pm 70-73 Music Student Teaching in Missouri: Mentoring in a Time of Change Daniel Hellman 3:15pm Salon C Truman State University Cantoria 74-77 Piecing Together the Pedagogy Puzzle: Kodaly and Orff Meet QuaverMusic Tenessa Martin 3:30pm Parasol II MMEA Mentoring Session: Student & New Teacher - K-12 Steve Litwiller Salon A Oakville High School Wind Symphony 3:45pm Redbud Bring the Clinician to Your Classroom Using Video Conferencing Mark Doerffel 4:00pm 70-73 Considering Retirement? What’s Next? Angela Hendrick Parasol I Equitable Experience Harry Cecil 4:15pm Salon C Lee Elementary Expressive Arts Explorers 4:30pm Salon A Truman Wind Symphony 5:00pm Redbud MMEA “Appy Hour” Matt McKeever 5:30pm Northwinds Palen Music Center Dinner (Invitation Only) Aaron Bryan 6:00pm Windrose Past-Presidents Dinner Gary Brandes Parasol I Reception - Missouri State University Dr. Julie Combs Parasol II Reception - Central Methodist University Megan Freese 7:45pm Grand Salon MMEA Second General Session 8:15pm Grand Salon Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra 9:00pm Grand Salon UMKC Conservatory Singers 9:45pm Grand Salon Northwest Wind Symphony

10:30pm Salon C MOAJE Jazz Reading Session Parasol I Reception - Northwest Missouri State University Brian Lanier Parasol II Reception - UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Dean Peter Witte 10:45pm Lobby Phi Mu Alpha & Sigma Alpha Iota Step Sing

Friday, January 27, 2017 8:00am Lobby MMEA Conference Registration Hawthorne MMEA History Room Parasol I “My Instrument Won't Play!" Quick Fixes and Repairs in the Classroom Paul Schmidt 8:15am Northwinds Engaging Games: Learning With a Smile Tim Wiegand 8:15am Salon A University of Missouri Percussion Ensemble 8:30am Salon C Choral Reading Session – SATB Susan LaBarr Parasol II MMEA Retired Members Coffee 8:45am 74-77 MoASTA Meet the Conductor Jeffrey Grogan 9:00am Windgate Hall Exhibits Open 70-73 Missouri Arts Learning Expectations in Music and their relationship to new Tom Tobias Missouri Learning Expectations in ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science 9:15am Parasol I Programming Your Jazz Band for Success Rob Babel 9:30am Northwinds MMEA Mentoring Session: Student & New Teacher - Elementary Steve Litwiller Salon A St. Joseph Christian School Jr./Sr. High Band 9:45am 74-77 “Managing the Beast" Rehearsal Strategy & Structure for Incorporating a P. Brumbaugh Symphony Orchestra into Your Program 10:00am Redbud MMEA Electronic Music Composition Competition Mike Sekelsky 10:15am Salon C Reed Academy Singers 10:30am Northwinds Recharge the Recorder! Sit and Play? No Way! Tim Wiegand Parasol II Tri-M Business Meeting with Tim Lautzenheiser Sarah Sacco 10:30am Salon A Wydown Wind Ensemble 10:45am Redbud Techie or Non-Techie – Here’s What You Need to Know in 2017 Ray Benton 70-73 Missouri State High School Activities Association Update Davine Davis

11:15am Salon A Ozark High School Chorale 11:30am Parasol I Phi Beta Mu Luncheon Jay Jones Salon A Wydown Middle School Orchestra 11:45am Northwinds NAfME-C Business Meeting Dylan Fornshell 12:00pm 70-73 MCDA Meet the Conductor: Training the Ear Inside and Out Anthony Trecek-King 12:15pm Salon C Immanuel Lutheran 5th and 6th Grade Chorus 12:30pm 74-77 MMEA Research Poster Session Wendy Sims Salon A Lindbergh High School Symphony Orchestra 12:45pm Northwinds Bullying in Schools: What Music Teachers Need to Know Jared Rawlings 70-73 Missouri Choral Directors Association Business Meeting William Grega 1:00pm Sycamore Missouri Percussive Arts Society Business Meeting David Gronneberg 1:15pm Redbud MMEA Mentoring Session: Student & New Teacher - Vocal Steve Litwiller Salon C Reed Academy 6th Grade Select Singers 1:30pm Parasol II MoASTA Orchestra Reading Session with Steven Rosenhaus Ann Geiler 1:45pm Salon A Webster Groves High School Wind Symphony 2:00pm Northwinds Use it Monday! Tim Wiegand 70-73 MOAJE Meet the Conductor Matt Wilson 2:15pm Salon C North County High School Concert Choir 2:30pm Parasol I Legal Responsibilities to Copyrights for your Ted Piechocinski Ensemble Arrangements and Performances Sycamore Society for Music Teacher Education Daniel Hellman 2:45pm 70-73 Missouri Association for Jazz Education Business Meeting Joel Vanderheyden Salon C Lee's Summit West HS Wind Ensemble 3:15pm Salon C Webster Groves Concert Choir 3:30pm Sycamore Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education Business Meeting Brian Silvey Northwinds An Innovative Approach to the Modern Day Front Ensemble Freedom Perc. 3:45pm Parasol I Teaching in Rural/Small Schools...and Loving It! J. Prendergast 4:00pm 74-77/Redbud Effective Rehearsing: Voice, Ears, and Mind Nicole Aldrich Salon A North County High School Jazz Ensemble Parasol II Classroom Management Made Easy Tenessa Martin 4:45pm 70-73 Being the Corporate CEO of Your Band Program Darrin Davis 5:30pm Northwinds Missouri Percussive Arts Society: Drum Circle David Gronneberg 6:00pm Parasol I Reception - University of Missouri – St. Louis Gary Brandes

Parasol II Reception - University of Central Missouri Scott Lubaroff Redbud Reception - University of Missouri – Columbia Julia Gaines 74-75 Reception - Southeast Missouri State University Kevin Hampton 76-77 Reception - Missouri Western University Lee Harrelson Sycamore Reception - Southwest Baptist University Martha Hicks 6:30pm Magnolia/D. Room MCDA Sight Reading Challenge Aaron Young 7:30pm Grand Salon Third General Session: Keynote, Tim Lautzenheiser MMEA Hall of Fame, Chambers Award, Outstanding Administrator Award 8:30pm Grand Salon Lindenwood University Jazz Orchestra 9:15pm Grand Salon Missouri All-Collegiate Orchestra Larry Livingston, Director 10:00pm Crystal Ballroom Members Mixer featuring The Jim Widner Big Band Northwinds NAfME-C Reception

Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:45am 60 MMEA Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting Jeff Melsha 63-64 District #1 Meeting – Northwest Tom Brockman 76-77 District #2 Meeting – Northeast Marc Lewis 70-71 District #3 Meeting – Kansas City Metro Clif Thurmond Drawing Room District #4 Meeting – West Central Adam Twenter Eastwinds District #5 Meeting – St. Louis Suburban Aaron Lehde 74-75 District #6 Meeting – Central Jean Baker 72-73 District #7 Meeting – East Central Chuck Moore Parasol II District #8 Meeting – St. Louis Metro John Miller 61 District #9 Meeting – South Central Kathy Phillips Redbud District #10 Meeting – Southeast Tom Broussard Parasol 1 District #11 Meeting – Southwest Marvin Manring 8:00am Lobby MMEA Conference Registration 9:00am Windgate Hall Exhibits Open Salon A NorthWinds Symphonic Band Northwinds Reading Music is Easy! Denise Gagne 9:45am Parasol I ALL IN Music Advocacy: The Music Man Was Right Larry Livingston 74-77/Redbud Successful Teaching Strategies for the Modern Marching Band Darrin Davis 70-73 The Accompanist: Artistic Collaborator, Music Educator, Colleague, Cathy Boemler Business Partner and Friend

10:00 Parasol II Missouri Small School Band Directors Meeting Ted Keck 10:15am Northwinds Engaging the Early Learner Denise Gagne 12:00pm Grand Salon MMEA Fourth General Session 12:30pm Grand Salon Missouri All-State Choir; Anthony Trecek-King, Director MCDA 1:30pm Grand Salon Missouri All-State Jazz Ensemble; Matt Wilson, Director MOAJE 2:30pm Grand Salon Missouri All-State Band; Carolyn Barber, Director MBA 3:30pm Grand Salon Missouri All-State Orchestra; Jeffrey Grogan, Director MoASTA