Day one clinics are presented by master teachers who have demonstrated a high degree of success in providing sound pedagogical methods for teaching beginning students, or in assisting more advanced students who may have developed bad habits detrimental to producing characteristic tone and/or habits detrimental to technical mastery. Day One clinics will take place in an intimate and personal space so that each attendee may enjoy a close view of demonstrated techniques.
Wendy Higdon Rice
- Biographical Information
Wendy Higdon Rice is the
Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Creekside Middle
School in Carmel, Indiana. Under her direction, the Creekside Wind
Symphony was honored to perform at The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in
2013. Mrs. Higdon Rice is in frequent demand as an adjudicator,
clinician, guest conductor and speaker around the country. She was
recognized as the Phi Beta Mu (Gamma Chapter) Outstanding Bandmaster in
2020. She is a contributing author for Foundations: The
Fundamental Elements for Building a Successful Middle School Band Program. She
regularly speaks about important topics in music education, and has presented sessions at
several national conferences including The Midwest Clinic, Conn Selmer
Institute, The National Association of School Music Dealers Conference,
and the Australian National Band and Orchestra Association Conference, where
she was a keynote presenter.