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This session is open to any music educator at no charge. In order to be certified to judge at the MSHSAA Festivals, it is a requirement that the attendees have seven years of teaching experience. Music Educator’s with less than seven years teaching experience are welcome to attend and would likely find the session educational and beneficial.

Every research project is a small but valuable droplet contributing to a growing stream of understanding about music learning and teaching. Feel free to stop by this informal session, to drink up information about current research from the informative posters, and to chat with the authors who are eager to help quench your thirst for knowledge about their work.

Conversation, Meet and Greet

"Podcasts have become a great source of both entertainment and education for over a decade. Using podcasts in your teaching can help
your classroom instruction, studio teaching, and ensemble participation, as well as help develop professional abilities inside and outside
of the classroom. This session will discuss applications involved in using existing podcasts, techniques of interviewing, and even
creating your own!"

"Modern Band is a current buzzword in music education - it is gaining popularity as another way to reach students ""where they are"" in their musical
development. This session is a description of my journey in starting a Modern Band and (I hope) it will provide a starting point for yours.
I will address literature, skills needed and technology that I used to get the program going at my school. In addition, I will also discuss sound
system needs and visual/lighting enhancements to your program."

We will explore fundamental concepts and extended techniques that apply to Big Bands of any ability level.

Missouri professors will present summaries of recent research in easy-to-understand and engaging ways.

Visible Learning and Competency Based Learning seem to be the big push right now, but how in the world do we make the music world
fit that world? With a little bit of luck (and perhaps a dash of pixie dust) you will see that it's not as complicated as it seems. Hear how
this clinician has figured out how to use tools like SeeSaw and the Google Suite to provide evidence to students and families that
demonstrate student growth throughout the year. Also learn how to develop an easy quarterly student tracker for your students to fill
out that allow them to know where they are, where they are headed, and where they need to go next in their musical progress.
This takes the responsibility of growth out of the teacher's hands and places it in the student's hands. There will also be a time that
allows the participants to ask questions and to be honest about their thoughts in the whole visible learning/CBL world. It can be a lot
to digest and sometimes just talking to someone who truly understands can turn the "miserable" into "I can do this".

successful student teaching strategies

Winning student compositions will be featured and the composers will be honored.

Bring your laptop to this hands-on workshop as we dig into the creative and educational possibilities of incorporating technology-based music performance in your classroom. MIDI keyboards, grid controllers, beatmaking, voice/instrument processing, and more. I will post online links and installation instructions one week before the workshop. Software will only be available for Windows and Mac and run on a variety of “vintages” of computers. No experience needed, we will start from the ground up. This will be fun.

"This session explores how music historians are reimagining college music history courses to expand beyond the Western European canon in an effort to prepare music teachers for the twenty-first century classroom.

Addressing the Music Teacher Shortage: How can you help? "The music teacher shortage in Missouri is a serious problem. This session will focus on solutions MMEA members can achieve.
How do we present our field as an appealing career path for our students? How do we prepare students for college? How do we retain them in
college music programs? How do we help young teachers navigate the first years of teaching? Educators will leave this session with ideas for
being part of the solution to this problem."

The chop is a relatively new technique that is gaining in popularity! We'll discuss how to do the chop and see examples of it written in three different string orchestra pieces.

"Skylife" by David Balakrishnan
"Blue Sky Basin" by Andrew Reiner
"Old Reinlender from Sonndala" trad. arranged by Danish String Quartet

In this session, we will explore Jewish and Hebrew choral repertoire and discuss how to appropriately and effectively incorporate it into a curriculum and concert program.

teacher burn-out

Presenters will show ways to incorporate ideas Indian Classical music into the orchestra as a way to explore improvisation and culture.

Session participants will experience the interplay of music, rhythm, and movement through a hands-on introduction to Drums Alive
DRUMTASTIC. This program is the original fitness, health, wellness program based on science and research that provides a
"Brain and Body" workout. DRUMTASTIC combines drumming, movement, and cognition through a multi-modular approach.
Come ready to move and rock the beat in this engaging session!

Do you want your classroom listening examples to better reflect the diversity of our world? Are you ready to challenge the prevailing Euro-centric bias in most music curricula? Participants in this session will learn how to design and implement a sequential, culturally responsive listening curriculum that is relevant to your students using the Musician of the Month model. Session content will also include responsible research practices for unit planning, effective listening activities for all ages, connecting musical elements to listening examples, and providing cultural/historical context in the classroom.

Want some fresh ideas and diverse songs to integrate into your existing curriculum? Whether you’ve never heard of Kodály, you’re new to the approach, or you’re a Kodály expert - all experience levels are welcome to come sing and play Kodály-inspired activities. Kodály believed music education should be a joy and should be equally accessible to everyone! Participants will leave with global folk songs, literacy-based lesson ideas, and practical applications for the K-5 music room. Come experience joyful, active, and child-developmental music-making!

Talking about race and identity with young children can feel daunting - especially within the time constraints and demands of an elementary music class. In this session, I'll share how I create student-centered activities that allow young kids to discuss and reflect on these topics, while still centering musical play. We will use familiar tools from the Kodály framework to build on students’ musical learning and sequence developmentally-appropriate ways to examine DEI topics. Participants will explore classroom norms, routines, and guiding questions that establish a child-first environment and make these topics less intimidating - for both the teacher and the students. Come sing and play kid-tested, K-4 lesson segments that amplify children's sense of their own value, voice, and identity!

This session offers a framework to aid in recruiting and retaining students in rural/small schools. Attendees will learn how to work with limited resources, how to develop and maintain community engagement, build positive relationships with administration, and methods to get students excited about joining your program and staying in. Additionally, techniques for developing skills for innovative thinking and strategic planning will be discussed with consideration of the standards creativity, performing, responding, and connecting.

"The Habits Synergy Model focuses on how knowledge, communication, experience, heart energy, physical energy, and effectiveness create synergy to produce a successful band director. Rush explores how musical and personal significance lasts for generations as we address the social, emotional, and musical needs of all students. We are in the MUSIC business and PEOPLE business."

Using children's literature, discover the possibilities of how a book can inspire ways to move, sing, create and play in an Orff-inspired
classroom. With some imagination, students can create an entire performance based on content inspired from our book selection.

Join this mother and her 2 daughters in a session that delves into the art of modernizing the renowned Kodaly and Orff music methodologies while honoring their core principles. Discover fresh approaches to infuse technology, multicultural elements, contemporary repertoire, and student-centered practices into your teaching. Experience the perfect blend of tradition and innovation, empowering you to cultivate musicality, creativity, and joyful learning in your classroom. Come and be inspired to embark on a transformative journey that bridges the past and the present in music education.

Enrich your music classes with dances, singing games,instrument fun and songs from around the world. In this session you will move,
sing, listen, and play songs that your students will really enjoy. These classroom tested activities will teach many concepts and skills
and will be a rich cultural experience for your students.

In this session Denise will share new singing games and some new ways to play old favorites! Singing games get your students
singing, moving, creating and learning many musical concepts! You’ll play Toss and Catch, Tap and Grab, and more new games.
Games from diverse cultures and genres will help to be inclusive for all learners. You’ll get many ideas for engaging ways to teach
kids music reading, writing, and listening. In this session, we will sing, move, dance and play games and dances to become better
musicians. We’ll have fun reading, writing, improvising and creating because EVERY game teaches many concepts and skills.

Reading session for advanced voices.

This session provides strategies for planning, implementation and reflection in the choral setting. Teachers will leave this interactive session with practical activities and resources including part songs, warm ups, games and specific lesson planning techniques to reimagine your next choral rehearsal.

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