2004 Schedule of Events
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Monday, December 13
Tuesday, December 14
Wednesday, December 15
Thursday, December 16
Friday, December 17
Saturday, December 18
Monday, December 13
6:30 - 9:00 pm Registration (Lower Level Lobby)
 
Tuesday, December 14
7:30 am - 8:30 pm Registration
(Lower Level Lobby)
 3:45 - 4:45 pm "The Opportunity I Never Had — String Playing for Adults"
Lloyd Palmiter, Clinician
Sponsored by William Harris Lee and Co., Inc.
7:45 - 8:30 am Orchestra Teachers Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Glaesel and Scherl and Roth		 3:45 - 4:45 pm "History and Performance — Putting it all Together"
Rachel Barton Pine, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am

"Musicians as Communicators"
Rachel Barton Pine, Clinician

 5:00 - 6:00 pm Rapid City Central High School Chamber Orchestra
Rapid City, South Dakota
Bruce Knowles, Conductor
9:45 - 10:45 am John Foster Dulles High School Symphony Orchestra
Sugar Land, Texas
Michael Alan Isadore, Conductor
 6:00 - 7:00 pm Exhibitor/Advertiser Reception
Presentation of the 2004 Music Industry Award
(By Invitation)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm "Comprehensive Musicianship for the Beginning Orchestra"
Sandra Dackow, Clinician
Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications
 7:30 - 9:00 pm Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Cliff Colnot, Conductor
1:15 - 2:00 pm

Robinson Middle School 7th and 8th String Orchestra
Wichita, Kansas
Cheryl J. Myer, Conductor

 9:15 - 10:15 pm Caswell Sisters Jazz Quintet

2:15 - 3:15 pm

 Youth Performing Arts School Chamber String Orchestra
Louisville, Kentucky
Lyndon Lawless, Conductor		    
 
Wednesday, December 15
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration
(Lower Level Lobby)		 1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training:
"No Child Left Behind in the Rehearsal Room"
June Hinckley, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am Northview High School Chamber Orchestra
Duluth, Georgia
Timothy J. Aucoin, Conductor		 1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training:
"Everything Is The Same Until It Is Not"
Larry Blocher, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Establish Your Own Student Leadership Program"
Scott Lang, Clinician
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.
 2:00 - 4:45 pm 2:00 - 3:15 pm
College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
Junior High School Band Rehearsal Lab
Hadley Junior High School Band
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Don Crews, Director
David Willson, Rehearsal Technician

3:30 - 4:45 pm
College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
High School Band Rehearsal Lab
Stevenson High School Band
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Jeff Slepak, Director
Richard Saucedo, Rehearsal Technician
8:30 - 9:30 am "We're Percussionists, Not Drummers: More Mallets in Beginning Band!"
Leslie Timmons and Nicholas Morrison, Clinicians
Sponsored by Bergerault Percussion
2:15 - 3:30 pm Loyola University Chamber Orchestra
New Orleans, Louisiana
L. Dean Angeles, Conductor
8:30 - 9:30 am "Kodaly Method and Its Influence on Teaching Wind Instruments in Hungary"
Jozsef Csikota, Clinician		 2:30 - 3:30 pm "Developing the Saxophone Section in Your High School and Middle School Jazz Ensemble"
Mike Pendowski, Clinician
Sponsored by VanderCook College of Music
8:30 - 9:30 am "Trumpet Solutions: Let's Get Back to Fundamentals! — Keys to Developing an Excellent Trumpet Section through the Understanding of Proper Tone Production and Fluid Articulation"
Bryan Goff and Christopher Moore, Clinicians
Sponsored by Florida State University		 2:30 - 3:30 pm

"Music Teacher Burnout is Preventable"
Lynn Cooper, Clinician
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open
2:30 - 3:30 pm "From Carnegie Hall to the 50 Yard Line: Approaching Concert and Marching Ensembles with the Same 'Vision'"
 John Madden, Clinician
Sponsored by Michigan State University School of Music
9:45 - 10:45 am "Bass Technique — Is it Really That Different?"
Lawrence Hurst, Clinician		 2:30 - 3:30 pm

"Redefining the Boundaries of Middle Level Band Technique"
Michael Colgrass, Clinician
Sponsored by American Composers Forum
9:45 - 10:45 am "A Recipe for Better Conducting"
Michael Haithcock, Clinician
 2:30 - 3:30 pm

"Building Your Instrumental Music Program in Urban Schools"
Kevin Mixon, Clinician
11:00 am - 11:45 pm Hightower Trail Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra
Marietta, Georgia
Susan H. Brown, Conductor
 4:00 - 4:45 pm Tapp Middle School Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series A)
Powder Springs, Georgia
Erin Cole, Conductor
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Latin American Bands, Music, and Composers"
Glenn R. Garrido, Clinician
Sponsored by Fort Valley State University
4:00 - 5:00 pm "Building Musicianship in the Orchestra Rehearsal"
 James Kjelland, Clinician
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "MIDI and Audio 101"
Dennis Mauricio, Clinician
Sponsored by Roland Corporation U.S.		 4:00 - 5:00 pm "Practice Smarter, Not Harder — A Clinic for All Musicians"
 Thomas Bacon, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Accountability as Advocacy: Creating an Accountability Report"
Douglas C. Orzolek, Clinician
 4:00 - 5:00 pm "To Be or Not To Be in Band: Keys To Improving Retention in Middle, Junior and Senior High School Bands"
 Trey Reely, Clinician
Sponsored by AMRO Music of Memphis and All-American Music Festival
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Clarinet Emergency Room: Solving Performance Problems in Your Clarinet Section"
Paula Corley, Clinician
Sponsored by The Music Group
 4:00 - 5:00 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
OPEN DISCUSSION - ORCHESTRA
L. Dean Angeles, Discussion Leader
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
"Blueprint for a Successful Program"
Alfred Watkins, Clinician


 6:45 - 8:00 pm United States Marine Band "The President's Own"
(Concert 1)
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Washington, DC
Lt Col Michael J. Colburn, Conductor
Presentation of the Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor
12:00 - 1:00 pm Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician
 7:00 - 8:00 pm "From Mendelssohn to Miles: The Inclusive String Player"
Sara Caswell, Clinician
1:00 - 2:00 pm North Hardin Wind Symphony
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Radcliff, Kentucky
Charles F. Campbell, Jr., Conductor		 9:00 - 10:15 pm United States Marine Band "The President's Own"
(Concert 2)
(Ticket Series A)
Washington, DC
Lt Col Michael J. Colburn, Conductor
1:00 - 2:00 pm "Introduction and Integrating Basic Skills in the Beginning String Class"
Michael Allen, Clinician
Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation		 10:30 - 11:45 pm University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band
Denton, Texas
Neil Slater, Director
1:00 - 2:00 pm "Management Techniques and Musical Skills: The Twin Foundations of 'Pin-Drop-Quiet' Band and Orchestra Rehearsals"
David Newell, Clinician
Sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company		 10:45 - 11:45 pm A Life of Joyful Discovery
A world premiere film about Fred Fennell
1:00 - 2:00 pm School Leadership Training:
"How You can Positively Impact State Education Policy — It Can Be Done!"
Robert Floyd, Clinician		    
 
Thursday, December 16
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration
(Lower Level Lobby)		 1:30 - 2:30 pm "Making Music on the Snare Drum"
Ted Atkatz, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
8:30 - 9:30 am Northern Hills Bassoon Ensemble
 Cincinnati, Ohio
Russell Hinkle, Director
1:30 - 2:30 pm "A Recipe for Better Conducting"
 Michael Haithcock, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Our Orchestras Performed at the Midwest Clinic — Three Directors Share How They Did It and Why It Was Worth It"
Gwen Armwood, Russell Berlin, and Ingri Fowler, Clinicians
 1:30 - 2:30 pm

"Dealing with the Challenges of the Small School Band Program"
 Rodney Bennett, Mohamad Schuman and Richard Sherrick, Clinicians
8:30 - 9:30 am "Swingin' To the Promised Land: Yikes! My Jazz Ensemble Made It! — What Do I Do Now?"
Jose Diaz, Clinician
Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications
 2:00 - 4:00 pm High School Band Rehearsal Lab
Plainfield High School Symphonic Band
Plainfield, Illinois
Valerie Page, Director
Frank Wickes, Rehearsal Technician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Helpful Guides to Improve Single Reed Articulation"
Ed Riley, Clinician
Sponsored by Conn-Selmer
 2:30 - 4:00 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
OPEN DISCUSSION - BAND
Alfred Watkins, Discussion Leader
8:30 - 9:30 am "Are You Ready To Be a National Board Certified Music Teacher?"
Rodester Brandon, Clinician
Sponsored by the New World School of the Arts		 2:45 - 3:45 pm Fort Zumwalt North Jazz Band
O'Fallon, Missouri
Rob Babel, Director
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 3:00 - 4:00 pm Lake Braddock Secondary School Symphonic Band
 (Ticket Series A)
Burke, Virginia
Roy C. Holder, Conductor
9:45 - 10:45 am Palmetto Middle School Jazz Ensemble
Pinecrest, Florida
Jennifer Williams - O'Neal, Director
 3:00 - 4:00 pm "Why Didn't I Think of That Sooner?!?: Things to Know About Teaching Band"
Paula Crider, Clinician
Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation
9:45 - 10:45 am Libertyville High School Symphony Orchestra
Libertyville, Illinois
Jeremy P. Marino, Director		 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Build a Better Flute Section"
Diane Boyd - Schultz, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America - Band and Orchestral Division
10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Junior High School Band Rehearsal Lab
Wilmette Junior High School Band
Wilmette, Illinois
Robert Blim, Director
Richard Hansen, Rehearsal Technician

 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Keeping in Step with Sousa"
Col. John Bourgeois, Clinician
Sponsored by the John Philip Sousa Foundation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Anatomy of a Violinist: Building the Bridge Between Suzuki Basics and Standard Violin Repertoire"
Edward Kreitman, Thomas Wermuth and the Chicago Consort, Clinicians		 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Crocs, Kookaburras and Creativity: Aussie Answers from the Band Room"
Ralph Hultgren and Jemima Bunn, Clinicians
Sponsored by Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Can't Remember Percussion Technique? Teaching Percussion for the Non-Percussionist"
Linda Petersen and Steve Houghton, Clinicians
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.		 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Rehearsal Tips for the Jazz Ensemble"
Ron McCurdy, Clinician
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Chamber Music — How it Enhances the Total Band Program"
Greg Snyder, Clinician
Sponsored by Lakota West High School

 5:30 - 7:00 pm Seventeenth Annual College Night
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Building a Quality Low Brass Sound: Simple and Effective Techniques for All Levels"
Thomas Zugger, Clinician
Sponsored by Capital University Conservatory of Music		 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Midwest Clinic Performance Workshop
Mark Kelly, Clinician
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
"The CEO of the Classroom"
David Willson, Clinician		 6:00 - 7:15 pm Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds
(Ticket Series A or B2)
Woodland Hills, California
Stephen Piazza, Conductor
12:30 - 1:15 pm Cinco Ranch Jr. High Honors Band
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Katy, Texas
Rory Davis, Conductor
 6:30 - 7:30 pm United States Marine Band Chamber Ensembles
(Ticket Series B1)
Washington, DC
Lt Col Michael J. Colburn, Conductor
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training:
"Monitoring and Shaping State Education Policy: You CAN Make a Difference"
Robert Floyd, Clinician		 9:00 - 10:00 pm Cypress Falls High School Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Houston, Texas
Frank Troyka, Conductor
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training:
"No Child Left Behind in the Rehearsal Room"
June Hinckley, Clinician		 10:15 - 11:30 pm United States Army Jazz Ambassadors
Washington, DC
CW3 Kevin Laird, Director
Presentation of the Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training:
"Everything Is the Same Until It Is Not"
Larry Blocher, Clinician		 10:30 - 11:45 pm "Palmer House Special!"
Texas Tech University Brass Quintet
1:30 - 2:30 pm "Doing it Basie's Way — A Master Class on Rhythm Section"
Count Basie Orchestra Rhythm Section, Clinicians		    
 
Friday, December 17
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Registration
(Lower Level Lobby)		 12:30 - 1:45 pm VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series A)
Chicago, Illinois
Charles T. Menghini, Conductor
8:30 - 9:30 am "The Right Ingredients for Great Salsa...or Latin-Jazz"
Ed East and Orquesta Alto Maiz, Clinicians

 2:00 - 3:00 pm "Developing Your Brass Section with Brass Quintet Literature"
Texas Tech University Brass Quintet, Clinicians
8:30 - 9:30 am "'What Is Done Without Joy Is Zero!' Make Warm-up and Tuning the Middle School / High School Band / Orchestra the Best Part of the Day"
Joseph Dobos, Clinician		 2:00 - 3:00 pm "Making Composition Part of the Band and Orchestra Curriculum"
John Ginocchio, Clinician
8:30 - 9:30 am "Management Techniques and Musical Skills: The Twin Foundations of 'Pin-Drop-Quiet' Band and Orchestra Rehearsals"
David Newell, Clinician
Sponsored by Neil A. Kjos Music Company		 2:00 - 3:00 pm "Jazz Improv 101"
Jamey Aebersold, Clinician
Sponsored by Phi Beta Chapter, Alpha Chapter
8:30 - 9:30 am "Premium Blend: Middle School Percussion Curriculum Utilizing Western and Non-Western Pedagogy"
Bob Siemienkowicz, Clinician
Sponsored by Music Center of Deerfield		 2:00 - 3:00 pm "The Making of a Star! Simple Ways to Improve Your Oboist"
Jan Eberle, Clinician
Sponsored by Michigan State University
8:30 - 9:30 am "Helpful Hints for Community Bands"
 Gerald Guilbeaux, Bruce Ammann, Ron Demkee and Pam Potter, Clinicians
Sponsored by the Association of Concert Bands
 2:00 - 3:00 pm

"Why Didn't I Think of That Sooner?!?: Things to Know About Teaching Band"
Paula Crider, Clinician
Sponsored by Hal Leonard Corporation
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Exhibits Open 3:15 - 4:15 pm DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
Chicago, Illinois
Bob Lark, Director
9:45 - 10:45 am Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble
(Ticket Series A)
Libertyville, Illinois
Don Shupe, Conductor		 3:30 - 4:15 pm Bailey Middle School Wind Ensemble
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Austin, Texas
Diane Gorzycki, Conductor
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Ensemble Recording 101: Better Results with Existing Equipment"
Ross A. Walter, Clinician
Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Music
 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Timpani Fundamentals for the Developing Percussionist"
Kenneth Broadway, Clinician
Sponsored by ProMark Corporation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Music Teacher Burnout is Preventable"
Lynn Cooper, Clinician
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc.		 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Developing Creativity and Musicianship in the Beginning Band"
John O'Reilly, Clinician
Sponsored by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm "Piccolo Perspectives — How the Piccolo Differs from the Flute and Its Role in the Concert Band"
Nan Raphael, Clinician		 4:30 - 5:30 pm "21st Century Trombone — Brass Fundamentals for the Year 2004 and Beyond"
Michael Davis and Bill Reichenbach, Clinicians
Sponsored by Conn-Selmer
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Jazz Band New Music Reading Session
US Army Jazz Ambassadors
CW3 Kevin Laird, Director
J. Richard Dunscomb, Moderator
 4:30 - 5:30 pm "Solving Rhythm Problems in the Instrumental Ensemble"
Garwood Whaley, Clinician
Sponsored by Meredith Music Publications
11:00 am - 12:00 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
"Challenges Faced by Beginning Music Teachers"
Colleen Conway, Clinician
 4:30 - 5:30 pm College Student and Beginning Teacher Track
"Lifelines — Where Can I Look for Help When I Need It?"
Tom Fraschillo, David Gregory and David Teeple, Clinicians
11:00 am - 1:00 pm High School Band Rehearsal Lab
Lakota West High School Symphonic Winds
Westchester, Ohio
Greg Snyder, Director
Gary Green, Rehearsal Technician		 6:00 - 7:15 pm Virginia Wind Symphony
(Ticket Series B1 or B2)
Norfolk, Virginia
Dennis Zeisler, Conductor
12:30 - 1:30 pm "Dealing with the Challenges of the Small School Band Program"
Rodney Bennett, Mohamad Schuman and Richard Sherrick, Clinicians		 6:15 - 7:30 pm Orquesta Alto Maiz
Waterloo, Iowa
Bob Washut, Director
12:30 - 1:30 pm
 School Leadership Training:
"Monitoring and Shaping State Education Policy: You CAN Make a Difference"
Robert Floyd, Clinician		 9:00 - 10:00 pm William Mason High School Wind Symphony
(Ticket Series A)
Mason, Ohio
Robert C. Bass, Jr., Conductor
Presentation of the Midwest Clinic International Award
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training:
"No Child Left Behind in the Rehearsal Room"
June Hinckley, Clinician		 10:30 - 11:45 pm Chicago State University Community Jazz Band
Chicago, Illinois
Roxanne Stevenson, Director
12:30 - 1:30 pm School Leadership Training:
"Everything Is the Same Until It Is Not"
Larry Blocher, Clinician		 11:45 pm - 12:45 am A Life of Joyful Discovery
A world premiere film about Fred Fennell
 
Saturday, December 18
8:00 - 11:00 am Registration
(Lower Level Lobby)		 9:45 - 10:45 am "Golden Tone Defined: Obtaining Premium Sound from Your Saxophonists"
Kenneth Tse, Clinician
Sponsored by the University of Iowa, Yamaha Corporation of America, and Vandoren (J. D'Addorio) USA
8:30 - 9:30 am Green Valley High School Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series A, B1 or B2)
Henderson, Nevada
Diane Koutsulis, Conductor		 9:45 - 10:45 am "Playing Without Pain: Strategies for the Developing Instrumentalist"
William J. Dawson, Clinician
Sponsored by the Performing Arts Medicine Association
9:45 - 10:45 am
 New Band Music Reading Session
Air National Guard Band of the Midwest
Peoria, Illinois
Lt Bryan Miller, Conductor		 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Finale Concert
Kanagawa University Symphonic Band
(Ticket Series A, B1 or B2)
Yokohama, Japan
Toshiro Ozawa, Conductor
9:45 - 10:45 am Chicago Symphony Orchestra Percussion Scholarship Group
Chicago, Illinois
Patricia Dash and Douglas Waddell, Directors		    
The schedule of events is subject to change.