Music Educators Summer Academy 2024

Instructor(s)

Leadership Success: How to create and build a model student leadership program - July 8, 4 p.m. ET

Every school music program can benefit from a successful student leadership program. During this dynamic and informative session, participants learn how to choose, train, and implement a student leadership program.

Instructor(s), Mike Kamuf

Early Steps: Introducing Improvisation to Young Musicians - Wednesday June 26, 1 PM EST

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Introducing improvisation to young musicians focusing on key factors of limited harmonic palettes, call and response, modeling effectively, selecting appropriate material and literature, and the importance of listening.

Instructor(s), AnnaMarie Bollino, Angela Ammerman

A Place for Every Child: Comprehensive Recruitment and Retention - Wednesday July 10, 3 p.m.-ET

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Head back to school with a toolbox full of innovative resources for generating and maintaining excitement and interest in your program!

Instructor(s), Peggy Rakas

Positive Psychology Tools for Music Educators - July 17, 1 p.m.-ET

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Improve job satisfaction and increase effectiveness in the classroom with tools from the field of Positive Psychology. Learn ways to develop more optimistic, positive, grateful, and centered attitudes that greatly benefit teachers and students.

Instructor(s), Dr. Chris Cicconi

Show Me The Music, The Art of Expressive Conducting - Wednesday July 24, 3 p.m.-ET

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Learn the expressive art of conducting, and how music can be shown through effective and non-verbal gestures to communicate with our musical ensembles. Participants will hone and fine-tune their conducting skills through directed activities.

Available June 17

Instructor(s), David Pope

School Music Program Administration 101 - Wednesday July 31, 2 PM EST

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Learn strategies to help take control of the administrative side of your music program. Topics will include strategies for long- and short-term planning, completing daily tasks, overcoming common paperwork, navigating teacher valuations, and more!

Instructor(s), Anthony Granata

Engaging Special Education Students in the Music Environment - Thursday June 20, 5 PM EST

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Strategies to engage your special education learners in Music Education. Topics: disabilities and how they manifest themselves in music environments, behavior and instructional strategies, modification of approach.

Instructor(s), Ted Scalzo

Method Book Magic - Tuesday June 25, 1 PM EST

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Review and discussion of method books. Why use them and what is their value? Benefits of using just one. Benefits of using more than one. What do you look for in your method book? What makes one method better than another?

Bob Phillips, Becky Bush, Sarah Lenhart

Creating a Music Culture That Builds Success - Thursday June 27, 2 PM EST

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Creating a culture of success in music departments enhances student achievement. It begins with fostering a positive, forward-thinking, and inclusive arts environment. Remember, great programs happen by design!

Instructor(s), George Andrikokus, Meghan Fulton

Power of Partnership: Strengthening Parent-Teacher Communications - Tuesday July 2, 1 p.m. ET

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Come ready to share and gather ideas from fellow educators about how to best communicate with parents and work together to support students. We'll discuss resources for communicating and the expectations from stakeholders.

Instructor(s), Philip Flynn

Building Relationships with Campus and District Administration - Tuesday July 9, 11 a.m. ET

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Strong music programs thrive through meaningful relationships and a shared vision between teachers and campus/district administrators. We will provide teachers and program directors with a plan for developing those relationships.

Instructor(s), David Pope

Planning A Successful Field Trip for Your Program - Thursday July 11, 2 p.m.-ET

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Taking students on a successful field trip is one of the most rewarding and community building components of a music program. Join David to share tips and tricks for planning successful field trips for your programs!

Instructor(s), Brian Balmages, Rachel Johnstone

Deliberate Practice: Creating a Community of Motivated Students - Tuesday July 16, 2 p.m.-ET

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Join a discussion on strategies to get your students bought into practicing their instrument more at home, and how you can structure your classes to support daily practice so that you have a program full of students who love getting better!

Instructor(s), Matthew Crisman, Jennifer Fabianski

Demystifying Social Media - Thursday July 18, 12 p.m.-ET

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In this hands-on session we'll focus on how to use TikTok & Instagram (no experience required!) to empower your students and promote your program.

Free

Instructor(s), Marianne White

What I Wish I Knew in My First 5 Years - Tuesday July 23, 1 p.m.-ET

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A collaborative conversation to learn from each other’s successes and mistakes, teachers at all career stages will be able to contribute to and leave this session with some great advice and ideas to take back to their classrooms.

Instructor(s), Save The Music

Finding the Funds and Resources to Support Your School’s Music Program - Thursday July 25, 1 p.m.-ET

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Who and what is in your community's music education ecosystem? We'll discuss opportunities for partnerships, fundraising, and resources that can support the growth of your school's music program.

Instructor(s), David Pope

Research & Repertoire: Choosing Music Based on Your Students - Tuesday July 30, 2 p.m.-ET

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Dive into the world of educational research and share an overview of recent studies on repertoire selection. We will discuss what music is being programmed, programming trends, and other factors that may influence the repertoire selection process.

MakeMusic, Inc.