Sessions & Schedules
Sessions 2023 Session Descriptions
Thu-Fri, March 2-3, 2023
| Index | Date | Time | Location | Strand | Clinician | Session Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Emerson | Band/Jazz | Gabe Southard | Why Can't My Flute Section Play in Tune? |
| 2 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Hildreth | General Interest | Alexandra Robinelli | Safe Zone: Creating a Safe Classroom for LGBTQIA+ Students |
| 3 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Regency 1&2 | Accessible Music | Maria Doreste Velazquez | Including Students with ADHD and Autism in General Music |
| 4 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Regency 3 | General Interest | Lauren Saracino | NAILED IT! How to Ace your Evaluation |
| 5 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Salem | General Interest | Jenn Dennett | Stepping outside the box: student voice and relationship-building in preschool music |
| 6 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Thoreau | Innovations | Brian Gellerstein | Culturally Generative Community Building: Music Making with and for Communities |
| 7 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Westford 1 | Strings | Leigh Schoepflin | Revamping Rehearsal: Strategies to Create a Successful Combined 4th and 5th Grade School String Ensemble |
| 8 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Westford 2 | Tech | Meaghan O'Connor-Vince | You're the DJ: A Popular Music Pathway using MusicFirst |
| 9 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Westford 3 | Accessible Music | Miles Wilcox | Accessible ‘Ukulele Exploration |
| 10 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Westford 4 | Choral | Jonathan Eldridge | High School Choral Reading Session |
| 11 | Thu 3/2 | 9:00 AM | Whittier | Choral | Rebecca DeWan | Appropriate vs. Aspirational: Finding Literature for the Choir You Have |
| 12 | Thu 3/2 | 12:30 PM | Salem | General Interest | Leonard's Music | Quick Repair for Instruments |
| 13 | Thu 3/2 | 12:30 PM | Thoreau | Accessible Music | Francis Hickey | Reaching Students with Disabilities in Private Music Lessons |
| 14 | Thu 3/2 | 12:30 PM | Westford 4 | Choral | Felicia Barber | SSA & TTB Choral Reading Session |
| 15 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Emerson | Band/Jazz | William Kinne | Playful Ensemble Rehearsals |
| 16 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Hildreth | General Interest | Jonathan Rappaport | DESE Foundational Skill Progressions in Music |
| 17 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Regency 1&2 | General Interest | Darla Hanley | Come on Out to Play: Creativity Development through Music Activities, Movement Games, and Dances for K-5 |
| 18 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Regency 3 | Innovations | Erin Hussey | Hip-Hop in the General Music Classroom |
| 19 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Salem | Innovations | Laura Lamore | Student-Driven Notation in the Classroom |
| 20 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Thoreau | General Interest | Stephen Paparo | Somatic Care for Music Educators |
| 21 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Westford 1 | Strings | Ken Culver | Shifting for Class or Orchestral Violins and Violas |
| 22 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Westford 2 | General Music | Susie Petrov | Help! I am a K-8 general music teacher and 65% of my students are English Learners!- A Kodály approach to active music-making. |
| 23 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Westford 3 | Band/Jazz | Michael Francis Smith | Beginning a Band Instrument by Connecting to the Elementary Music Curriculum |
| 24 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Westford 4 | General Music | Sandra Nicolucci | Deciding What To Teach in General Music |
| 25 | Thu 3/2 | 1:30 PM | Whittier | Choral | Tawnya Smith | Fostering Confidence: From Internal Dialogue to the Rehearsal Space |
| 26 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Emerson | Band/Jazz | Joseph Mulligan | MAJE Middle School Jazz Band Clinic |
| 27 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Hildreth | General Interest | Rebecca DeWan | Exploring Trauma-Informed Music Education |
| 28 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Regency 1&2 | General Interest | Reagan Paras | Developing Your Conducting Artistry: Steps Towards Improved Clarity |
| 29 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Regency 3 | Tech | Brooks Holmes | Utilizing Music Technology to Inspire Gen Z Students |
| 30 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Salem | General Music | Rachel Gibson | ¡Canta Conmigo! Songs and Singing Games from Guatemala and Nicaragua |
| 31 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Thoreau | Composition | Melissa Ryan | Songwriting is for EVERYONE! Inclusive Creativity through Songwriting |
| 32 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Westford 1 | Strings | Ken Culver | Vibrato for Class or Orchestral Violins and Violas |
| 33 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Westford 2 | General Music | Gerard Stokes | Exploring the Schulwerk with Style...Hairstyle! |
| 34 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Westford 3 | Composition | Michael Turner | Circlesongs: Building Musical Community Through Spontaneous Vocal Exploration |
| 35 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Westford 4 | Choral | Matthew Buono | Elementary Choral Reading Session |
| 36 | Thu 3/2 | 2:30 PM | Whittier | Choral | Sara Carson | Teaching Music Literacy Through Repertoire in Elementary and Middle School Chorus |
| 37 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Emerson | Band/Jazz | Valerie Thomforde | Sing It, Play It: Diverse Repertoire for Beginning Chorus and Band |
| 38 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Hildreth | Band/Jazz | Clayton Hamilton | Saxquest: Get the most out of your saxophonists! |
| 39 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Regency 1&2 | Accessible Music | Rhoda Bernard | “Good Teaching on Steroids”: Reaching Students with Disabilities in Music Classes, Ensembles, and Studios |
| 40 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Regency 3 | Tech | Stephanie Riley | Google Updates for the Music Educator |
| 41 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Salem | General Music | Melissa Goetschius | Can I Just Play? (Do you hear me?) |
| 42 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Thoreau | Innovations | Brian Gellerstein | Focal Points: Decentering Whiteness in Music Classrooms |
| 43 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Westford 1 | Strings | Christopher Memoli | String Orchestra Reading Session |
| 44 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Westford 2 | General Music | Susan Calkins | A Storytelling Approach to Teaching General Music |
| 45 | Thu 3/2 | 3:30 PM | Whittier | Choral | Stephen Paparo | From Unison to Two-Part: Developing Independent Part Singing |
| 46 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Concord Amp. | Accessible Music | Sarah Fard | Music Literacy: Who Are We Including? |
| 47 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Hildreth | Innovations | Betsy Pabson | Getting started with UDL for Middle and High School Music Students |
| 48 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Salem | Band/Jazz | Peter Boonshaft | 24 Ways To Improve Every Rehearsal Through Inspired Teaching! |
| 49 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Thoreau | Accessible Music | Abby Casey | Include Me! Including and Engaging all Students in the Middle/High School Music Classroom |
| 50 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Westford 4 | Tech | Meaghan O'Connor-Vince | You're the DJ: A Popular Music Pathway using MusicFirst |
| 51 | Fri 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Whittier | General Music | Susie Petrov | Help! I am a K-8 general music teacher and 65% of my students are English Learners!- A Kodály approach to active music-making. |
| 52 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Tawnya Smith | Fostering Confidence: From Internal Dialogue to the Rehearsal Space |
| 53 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Hildreth | Innovations | Harry Wagg | Guitar Educator Roundtable |
| 54 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Salem | General Interest | Kelly Bylica | Preservice Music Educator Dialogue Session |
| 55 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Thoreau | Band/Jazz | Peter Boonshaft | Warm-up and Ensemble Development Exercises That Work! |
| 56 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Westford 4 | Strings | Meredith Tashkandi | One Size Does Not Fit All: Posture for Every Body Type |
| 57 | Fri 3/3 | 10:30 AM | Whittier | Innovations | Erin Hussey | Hip-Hop in the General Music Classroom |
| 58 | Fri 3/3 | 11:30 AM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Minji Kim | Teaching Korean and Chinese Choral Music for HS/Collegiate Singers |
| 59 | Fri 3/3 | 11:30 AM | Hildreth | Innovations | Rebecca Damiani & Julia Hanna | Beyond the Ensemble: Developing Meaningful Electives for High School Students |
| 60 | Fri 3/3 | 11:30 AM | Westford 4 | General Interest | Lauren Saracino | NAILED IT! How to Ace your Evaluation |
| 61 | Fri 3/3 | 11:30 AM | Whittier | Composition | Rebecca DeWan | Consciously Building Community through Programming and Performance |
| 62 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Jennifer Kane | Standing Tall: Addressing Mental Health Through a Choral Collaboration |
| 63 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Hildreth | Innovations | Tom Westmoreland | DEIA Rountable |
| 64 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Salem | Innovations | Nicholas Quigley | Refill your cup: An expressive arts self-care session for new educators |
| 65 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Thoreau | Band/Jazz | Christopher Gagne | No Open Spaces: Strategies for developing improvisation within large ensemble settings |
| 66 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Westford 4 | Strings | Meredith Tashkandi | Instrument Maintenance and Repair from the Point of View of the Orchestra Teacher |
| 67 | Fri 3/3 | 1:00 PM | Whittier | General Music | James Verdone | Learn to Jam: Rethinking HS/MS General Music |
| 68 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Kevin McDonald | It's Not What You Sing! It's How You Sing It! Evoking the Emotional Response! |
| 69 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Hildreth | Innovations | Brian Gellerstein | Focal Points: Decentering Whiteness in Music Classrooms |
| 70 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Salem | General Interest | Stephen Paparo | Somatic Care for Music Educators |
| 71 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Thoreau | Band/Jazz | Paul Pitts | The Jazz Rhythm Section - How to create a solid groove |
| 72 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Westford 4 | Tech | Piotr Garbaczonek | The Ultimate Guide to Modular Synthesis |
| 73 | Fri 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Whittier | General Music | Melissa Goetschius | Can I Just Play? (Do you hear me?) |
| 74 | Fri 3/3 | 3:00 PM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Rebecca DeWan | Appropriate vs. Aspirational: Finding Literature for the Choir You Have |
| 75 | Fri 3/3 | 3:00 PM | Hildreth | Composition | Ruth Debrot | Developing Independent Musicianship in the Choral Setting |
| 76 | Fri 3/3 | 3:00 PM | Thoreau | Band/Jazz | Clayton Hamilton | Saxquest: Get the most out of your saxophonists! |
| 77 | Fri 3/3 | 3:00 PM | Westford 4 | Tech | Chee-Ping Ho | Electronic Music production |
| 78 | Fri 3/3 | 3:00 PM | Whittier | General Music | Brian Sheehan | Developing Standards-Based Instructional Units for the K-8 General Music Classroom |
| 79 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Concord Amp. | Choral | Reagan Paras | Rebuilding Your Choral Programs: Bigger, Better, and More Resilient |
| 80 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Hildreth | Innovations | Allyson Rottman | Instruments of Change: Using Intersectionality to Transform Music Education Curriculum |
| 81 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Salem | Tech | Meaghan O'Connor-Vince | Music Technology Sharing Session |
| 82 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Thoreau | Composition | Nicholas Quigley | Playfully co-teaching composition with Nonviolent Communication and Critical Response Process |
| 83 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Westford 4 | Strings | Alicia Winslow | Working with What You've Got |
| 84 | Fri 3/3 | 4:00 PM | Whittier | Accessible Music | Stephanie Riley | Best Buddies and Choir |
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Michael LaCava
Interim Executive Director
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Needham, MA 02492