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Monday, December 17
6:30 - 9:00 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby)
 
Tuesday, December 18
7:30 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby)

2:45 - 3:45 pm

"Teaching Beginning Strings; Success from the Start"
Ellen Townley, Clinician
7:45 - 8:30 am Orchestra Teachers Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Scherl and Roth, a Division of United Musical Instruments USA, Inc. and the Neil A. Kjos Music Company
4:15 - 5:15 pm "Enhance Orchestra Skills with Chamber Music!"
Annie Chalex and the Harrington String Quartet, Clinicians
Sponsored by the Harrington String Quartet
8:30 - 9:30 am

Chicago String Quartet
Chicago, Illinois

6:00 - 7:00 pm Exhibitor/Advertiser Reception
Presentation of the 2001 Music Industry Award
9:45 - 10:45 am Chattahoochee High School Sinfonia
Alpharetta, Georgia
James Palmer, Conductor
8:00 - 9:30 pm Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, Illinois
Allen Tinkham, Conductor
11:15 am - 12:15 pm "Teaching Improvisation in the School Orchestra: Classical, Practical Approaches"
Robert Gillespie, Clinician
Sponsored by United Musical Instruments and The Ohio State University School of Music
9:30 - 10:00 pm Orchestra Teachers Reception
Sponsored by Glaesel Stringed Instrument Division of the Selmer Company, Inc., and William Lewis & Son, a Division of the Selmer Company, Inc.
1:30 - 2:15 pm Moorhead Sixth Grade Orchestra
Moorhead, Minnesota
Brian Cole, Conductor
10:00 - 11:00 pm Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic
Saline, Michigan
Bob Phillips, Director
 
Wednesday, December 19
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 2:00 - 3:00 pm School Issues Leadership Sessions
"Instrumental Music Standards and Assessments"
Colleen Conway, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "To Beat or Not to Beat — That is the Question"
John Whitwell, Clinician
Sponsored by Michigan State University School of Music
2:00 - 3:00 pm School Issues Leadership Sessions
"First Year Band Director Survival Strategies"
Richard Crain, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Modeling the Mentor: Tapping the Treasures of the Artist Teacher"
Joe Genualdi, Clinician

Mountain View High School Chamber Orchestra
Mesa, Arizona
2:00 - 3:00 pm School Issues Leadership Sessions
"Music Advocacy and Leadership Techniques"
Tim Lautzenheiser and Michael Kumer, Clinicians
8:30 - 9:30 am "Better Beginning Brass with Breath and Brain"
Michael Stroeher, Clinician

Sponsored by Marshall University
3:30 - 4:30 pm "Repair-cussion (Idiophones, Membranophones, and Other Miscellaneous Percussion Instruments/Accessories)"
Wilbur England, Clinician
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibits Open 3:30 - 4:30 pm "Fiddling for all Strings"
Bob Phillips and the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, Clinician
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Sponsored by Alfred Publishing
9:45 - 10:45 am Skyline High School String Orchestra
Salt Lake, Utah
Richard Chatelain, Conductor
3:30 - 4:30 pm "Expanding Your Interpretive Horizons"
Jay Gilbert, Clinician

Sponsored by Doane College
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Modern Recording for Educators"
Laura Tyson and Gary Smith, Clinicians
Sponsored by Roland Corporation
3:30 - 4:30 pm "The Essential Elements in Creating an Arrangement or Composition for Publication"
Bill Holcombe, Clinician
Sponsored by Musicians Publications
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Exorcising the Clarinet's Most Persistent Demons, an Organized Approach to Tonguing, Tone and Tuning"
Charles West, Clinician
Sponsored by Buffet Crampon
4:30 - 5:15 pm South Central Middle School 7th - 8th Grade Honor Band
Emerson, Georgia
Sheila Paulette Smith, Conductor
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Developing Comprehensive Musicians within the Orchestra Rehearsal"
Dorothy Straub and Jacquelyn Dillon, Clinicians
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.
5:30 - 6:30 pm "Jazz Techniques for Bass"
Brian Torff, Clinician
Sponsored by Fairfield University
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Better Band Instrumentation - On Purpose!"
Denny Senseney, Clinician
7:00 - 8:00 pm The United States Navy Band (Concert 1)
Washington, DC
Cmdr. Ralph Gambone, Conductor
12:00 - 1:00 pm Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician
9:00 - 10:00 pm The United States Navy Band (Concert 2)
Washington, DC
Cmdr. Ralph Gambone, Conductor
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lassiter Symphony Orchestra
Marietta, Georgia
Carol Doemel, Conductor
10:00 - 10:30 pm Reception
2:00 - 3:30 pm "Practical Illustration of Solving Intonation Problems"
Cliff Colnot, Clinician

10:30 - 11:30 pm "Tribute to Stephane Grappelli"
Randy Sabien and Brian Torff, Clinicians
2:00 - 3:00 pm "Secrets of Latin Jazz Directing"
Michael Mossman, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation
10:45 - 11:45 pm Dallas Brass
Dallas, Texas
2:00 - 3:00 pm "Where Exactly is the Music: What to do After They Think They Have a Piece Learned."
Deborah Perkins, Clinician

Sponsored by United Musical Instruments
   
 
 
Thursday, December 20
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 2:15 - 3:15 pm Rowlett High School Jazz Band I
Rowlett, Texas
Phillip Alvarado, Director
8:30 - 9:30 am Mountain View High School Chamber Orchestra
Mesa, Arizona
Walter Temme, Conductor
2:15 - 3:15 pm "Teaching the other 80% Through World Music Drumming"
Will Schmid, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Teaching Percussion with Maximum Results: Common Elements Approach"
Cort McClaren, Clinician

Sponsored by C. Alan Publications
2:15 - 3:15 pm "Developing Superior Tone Quality in the Concert Band"
Gloria Ramirez and Don Shupe, Clinicians

Sponsored by Phi Beta Mu International Bandmaster Fraternity
8:30 - 9:30 am "Jazz Transcription 101: Show Me The Solo"
Dean Sorenson, Clinician
Sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company
2:15 - 3:15 pm "To Breathe or Not To Breathe"
Dallas Brass, Clinicians
8:30 - 9:30 am "High Brass Tips Based on my Experience in the Chicago Symphony"
John Hagstrom, Clinician
3:30 - 4:30 pm Plano East High School Wind Ensemble
Plano, Texas
Jerry N. Thomas, Conductor
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 4:45 - 5:45 pm "The Orchestral Timpanist — The Big Picture"
Tim Genis, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation
10:00 - 11:00 am "A Conversation with Sammy Nestico"
Sammy Nestico, Clinician
4:45 - 5:45 pm "BandQuest: Redefining the Boundaries of Middle School Band Technique"
Frank Battisti, Thomas Duffy, and Janet Barrett, Clinicians
Sponsored by American Composers Forum
10:00 - 11:15 am Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings
Detroit, Michigan
H. Robert Reynolds, Conductor
4:45 - 5:45 pm "Exposed: The Rule of Thumb (Bb) and Other Flute Myths"
Brad Garner and Gary Garner, Clinicians
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Edison Middle School Jazz Band
Champaign, Illinois
Sam Hankins, Director
4:45 - 5:45 pm "Improve the Improv - Teaching the Jazz"
Peter BarenBregge, Ron McCurdy, and Willie Hill, Clinicians
Sponsored by Warner Brothers Publications
11:30 am - 12:30 pm "Incorporating Jazz into Your String Ensemble"
Randy Sabien, Clinician
Sponsored by Alfred Publishing
5:30 - 7:30 pm Fourteenth Annual College Night
11:30 am - 12:30 pm "Telling Isn't Teaching; Asking Isn't Assessing: Nonverbal Strategies to Improve Pedagogical Performance"
Molly Weaver, Clinician

Sponsored by G.I.A. Publications
6:00 - 7:00 pm Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician
11:30 am - 12:45 pm United States Navy Band Chamber Ensembles

8:00 - 9:30 pm Charles A. Sprague High School Wind Ensemble
Salem, Oregon
Ike Nail, Conductor
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Issues Leadership Sessions 9:30 - 10:00 pm Reception
1:00 - 2:00 pm Male High School Symphonic Band
Louisville, Kentucky
Nan Moore, Conductor
10:00 - 11:15 pm United States Air Force Airmen of Note
Washington, DC
SMSgt Joe Eckert, Director
1:00 - 2:00 pm "Two Roads of Trombone Legato Converge in a Musical Line"
Don Lucas, Clinician
Sponsored by Edwards Instrument Co.
   
 
Friday, December 21
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 1:00 - 2:30 pm VanderCook College Band
Chicago, Illinois
Charles T. Menghini, Conductor
8:30 - 9:30 am "The Art of the Young Band Rehearsal"
Bruce Pearson, Clinician

Male High School Symphonic Band
Louisville, Kentucky
Sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company
3:00 - 4:00 pm "The Mastery of Music Fundamentals"
Edward Lisk, Clinician

Sponsored by G.I.A. Publications
8:30 - 9:30 am "Combo 101: Creative Combo Coaching"
Dave Fodor, Clinician

Sponsored by Evanston Band and Orchestra
3:00 - 4:00 pm "From Joplin to Puente and Beyond — An Introduction to the Basic Vocabulary of Afro-Cuban Percussion"
Ruben Alvarez, Clinician

Sponsored by LP Music Group
8:30 - 9:30 am "Using Technology Effectively to Reduce Teaching Preparation Time and To Enrich Composition, Arranging and General Music Teaching"
Michael Avery, Clinician
Sponsored by Electronic Courseware Systems, Inc.
3:00 - 4:00 pm "How to Teach a 'Superior' Beginning Band: 'Throw Away the Ear Plugs!'"
Suzanne Banister, Clinician

Sponsored by Western Washington University Department of Music Education
8:30 - 9:30 am "Trumpet and Drum Showstoppers! Revive Traditional Band Marches with the Composers Original Intent"
Sergeant Major Arthur B. Himmelberger, Clinician

Sponsored by The United States Military Academy Band
3:00 - 4:00 pm "Using Vocal Techniques to Enhance All Aspects of Low Brass Performance"
Steven Meade, Clinician
Sponsored by Boosey and Hawkes
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Exhibits Open
3:15 - 4:15 pm Miami Northwestern PAVAC Jazz Ensemble
Miami, Florida
Christopher Dorsey, Director
9:45 - 10:45 am Leesville Road High School Band
Raleigh, North Carolina
David S. Albert, Conductor
4:30 - 5:45 pm Tara Winds
Hampton, Georgia
David Gregory, Director
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Percussion Methods 101 Refresher for Music Educators — Playing Percussion Accessories"
Jim Catalano, Clinician

Sponsored by Ludwig/Musser Percussion Company
6:00 - 7:15 pm Eastman Jazz Ensemble
Rochester, New York
Fred Sturm, Director
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Motivic Improvisation: A New Approach to Teaching Improvisation in Classical Instrumental Ensembles, Solo Performance, and Studio Teaching"
George Wolfe, Clinician
Sponsored by Ball State University and Woodwind and Brasswind
8:00 - 9:30 pm Lake Highlands High School Symphonic I Band
Dallas, Texas
Marion West, Conductor
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "A Chat with Himie Voxman"
Himie Voxman, Clinician
9:30 - 10:00 pm Reception
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Jazz Band New Music Reading Session
United States Air Force Airmen of Note
SMSgt Joe Eckert, Director
J. Richard Dunscomb, Moderator
10:00 - 11:15 pm DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra
Lexington, Kentucky
Vince DiMartino, Miles Osland, Directors
1:00 - 2:00 pm School Issues Leadership Sessions
   
 
Saturday, December 22
8:00 - 11:00 am Registration (Lower Level Lobby) 9:45 - 10:45 am The MJT Project
Cookeville, Tennessee
R. Winston Morris, Director
Sponsored by Miraphone Corporation and Heartdance Music
8:45 - 9:30 am McKamy Middle School Honor Winds
Flower Mound, Texas
Kathy Johnson, Conductor
11:15 am - 12:45 pm "The Oboe: Double REED, Not Double TROUBLE"
Cynthia Lambrecht, Clinician
Sponsored by Augustana College
9:45 - 10:45 am Stone High School Symphonic Band
Wiggins, Mississippi
Mohamad Schuman, Conductor
11:15 am - 12:45 pm Finale Concert
Northshore Concert Band

Barrington, Illinois
John Lynch, Conductor
The schedule of events is subject to change.


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