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Performer Type:

Band Orchestra Jazz Ensemble Small Ensemble

Performer Level:

Elementary Middle School / Jr. High High School College / Professional

Clinic Topic:

Administration / Professional Growth
Beginning Band
Brass
Chamber
College Student / Beginning Teacher

Conducting
Jazz
Percussion
Rehearsal

Repertoire / Composing
String
Technology
Woodwind

Monday, December 12, 2005

6:30 PM - 9 PM
Registration

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

7:30 AM - 8:30 PM Registration		7:45 AM - 8:30 PM Orchestra Teachers Continental Breakfast Sponsored by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Glaesel and Scherl & Roth
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Time for Three Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Centennial High School String Orchestra Roswell, Georgia Young K. Kim, Conductor
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Communication Tools for the Middle/High School Orchestra Teacher" Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, Clinician Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation		11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Knowing the Background of a Composer and a Composition Does Make a Difference" David Littrell, Clinician Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc.
2 PM - 3 PM Dickerson Eighth Grade Orchestra Marietta, Georgia Marion C. Sievers and Rebecca Dosch, Conductors		3:30 PM - 4:30 PM "So What's the Big Deal About the Double Bass in String Class?" Deborah Baker Monday, Clinician Sponsored by: Neil A. Kjos Music Company
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM "A Violin Master Class with Nicolas Kendall" Nicolas Kendall, Clinician		4:45 PM - 5:45 PM "Suzuki Comes to America: an Interview with John Kendall and Robert Klotman" John Kendall, Robert Klotman, Clinicians
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Chicago, Illinois Allen Tinkham, Conductor		9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Piano Quartet "Orpheus" Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

8 AM - 8:30 PM Registration		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Teaching the Masses: How to Successfully Recruit a Plethora of Beginning Band Students" Perry A. Ralenkotter, Darren Webb, Clinicians Sponsored by: Downham Music and Conn-Selmer
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "The Dirty Dozen: Identification and Elimination of Twelve Mannerisms Inhibiting Expressive Conducting" Patrick Dunnigan, Clinician Sponsored by: Florida State University		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Walton High School Philharmonia Marietta, Georgia Perry Holbrook and Rebecca Dosch, Conductors
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Recovering the Soul of the Ensemble" Glenn C. Hayes, Clinician Sponsored by: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Low Brass Pedagogy Resources" Eileen Meyer Russell, Clinician
9 AM - 5 PM Exhibits Open		9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "Balancing Acts: The Left Hand and the Mechanics of Pitch Production on the Violin (Beginning-Advanced)" Peter J. Sacco, Clinician
10:30 AM - 12 PM "Let's Get Romantic - Wind Ensemble Literature from the 19th Century" Harrison School for the Arts Chamber Winds Lakeland, Florida Rob Lambert, Clinician/Conductor		10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab Linda Gammon, Rehearsal Technician Hickory Creek Middle School Band Frankfort, Illinois Dana Shoemaker, Conductor
11 AM - 12 PM "Educating Today's Versatile Percussionist: 'It's All About the Basics'" Tim Adams, Clinician Sponsored by: Avedis Zildjian Co.		11 AM - 12 PM "Establishing Balance and Blend in a Director's Life" Jay Gephart, Clinician Sponsored by: Purdue University
11 AM - 12 PM "Fix My Saxophones: Inventive and Creative Teaching Techniques for Improving Young Saxophonists" Paul Haar, Clinician Sponsored by: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln		11 AM - 12 PM "Composers' Forum: Renewing the Creative Environment" Richard K. Hansen, Libby Larsen, David Dzubay, Donald Grantham, Ian Krouse, Chen Yi, Clinicians Sponsored by: The American Composers Forum
11 AM - 12 PM Upper Arlington High School Chamber Orchestra Upper Arlington, Ohio John R. Deliman, Conductor		1 PM - 2 PM Carmel High School Wind Symphony I Carmel, Indiana Richard L. Saucedo and Michael S. Pote, Conductors
1 PM - 2 PM "The Indiana University Violin Virtuosi in Concert" Mimi Zweig, Clinician Sponsored by: William Harris Lee Co, Inc.		1 PM - 2 PM "Teaching for Understanding: Designing and Implementing a More Comprehensive Approach to Music in the Band and Orchestra Rehearsal" David Zerull, Clinician Sponsored by: Shenandoah University
1 PM - 2 PM "The Band Room IS the Music Room: Starting to Develop Comprehensive Musicianship!" Milton Allen, Clinician Sponsored by: The Ohio State University School of Music		1 PM - 2 PM "The 3 B's: Beautiful Bow Arms for Beginners" Bob Phillips, Clinician Sponsored by: Alfred Publishing Company Inc.
1 PM - 2 PM "Making the Grade: Current Trends in Music Assessment" Mitchell Robinson, Clinician Sponsored by: Michigan State University		2 PM - 3 PM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Stephen Pratt, Rehearsal Technician Valparaiso High School B Band Valparaiso, Indiana Miguel E. Rosario-Vega, Conductor
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "We Already Teach More Than Music: Interdisciplinary Approaches for All" Amy Novick, Clinician Sponsored by: National-Louis University		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "Surviving the Worst Case Scenarios of High School Band" Chad Nicholson, Chris Heidenreich, Clinicians Sponsored by: Indiana University Department of Bands
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "No Bones About It: Bonified Advice for the High School Jazz Ensemble Trombone Section" Continental Trombone Quartet, Clinician Sponsored by: Getzen		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM "Keep Me Out of Trouble, A Legal Primer for Music Teachers" Barry Morgan, Clinician Sponsored by: Sadler Music Company
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Satellite High School Symphonic Orchestra Satellite Beach, Florida Frank Diaz and Mark Nelson, Conductors		4 PM - 5 PM "Composers' Forum: Renewing the Creative Environment" Richard K. Hansen, Libby Larsen, David Dzubay, Donald Grantham, Ian Krouse, Chen Yi, Clinicians Sponsored by: The American Composers Forum
4 PM - 5 PM "Your Orchestra Has Achieved Its Goal When it can Perform Without You" Lyndon Lawless, Clinician		4 PM - 4:45 PM Beaumont Middle School Symphonic Band Lexington, Kentucky Teresa J. Elliott, Conductor
4 PM - 5 PM "Alternative Style String-Teaching: All Levels" Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Clinician Sponsored by: J. D'Addario & Company & Amadeus Press		4 PM - 5 PM "Improving Your Low Brass Section with the Low Brass Ensemble" Harvey Phillips, Norlan Bewley, Clinicians Sponsored by: Conn-Selmer
4 PM - 5 PM "Two for One: Teaching Fundamentals Through Literature in Beginning Band" Ricky L. Fleming, Clinician Sponsored by: Buffalo State College		4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble 1 Marietta, Georgia Michael Lynch, Conductor
6:45 PM - 8 PM The United States Army Band Washington, DC Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr., Conductor		9 PM - 10:15 PM The United States Army Band Washington, DC Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr., Conductor
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM "Incorporating Jazz Concepts in Contemporary Jazz Charts with a Dose of Duke" Ronald Carter, Clinician Demonstration Group: Eau Claire Memorial Jazz I (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Sponsored by: Jazz a Lincoln Center/Northern Illinois University		10:45 PM - 11:45 PM American Brass Quintet New York, New York

Thursday, December 15, 2005

8 AM - 8:30 PM Registration		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Common Ground: Connecting Suzuki Trained Students to String Programs" Laurie Scott, William Dick, Clinicians
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Two for One: Teaching Fundamentals Through Literature in Beginning Band" Ricky L. Fleming, Clinician Sponsored by: Buffalo State College		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Melodic Concepts for Practicing Jazz Improvisation" Mike Tomaro, Clinician Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Awakening the Unlimited Potential of Young Musicians: Stimulate Any Ensemble to Perform at the Highest Level" Jean Montes, Clinician Sponsored by: Virginia Commonwealth University		9 AM - 5 PM Exhibits Open
9 AM - 10:30 AM "Improving Musicianship Through the Percussion Ensemble Experience" The Ohio State University Percussion Ensemble Columbus, Ohio Susan Powell, Clinician/Conductor		9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Springfield Youth Symphony Springfield, Missouri Larry Dissmore and Philip Thomas, Conductors
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Piedmont Lakes Middle School Jazz Ensemble Apopka, Florida Douglas Perry, Conductor		10:30 AM - 11:30 AM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Craig Kirchhoff, Rehearsal Technician Evanston Township High School Symphonic Band Evanston, Illinois Dave Fodor, Conductor
10:30 AM - 12 PM "A Clarinet Choir in Every Band? Improving the Quality of Your Ensemble through a Real Choir Approach" Guido Six, Clinician Claribel Clarinet Choir		11 AM - 12 PM "Performance Artist Master Class: Contemporary Jazz Phrasing and Improvisation Techniques" Bob Mintzer, Clinician Sponsored by: Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.
11 AM - 12 PM "Beginning Band: Recruitment, Retention, Results" Nancy Golden, Clinician		11 AM - 12 PM "Establishing Balance and Blend in a Director's Life" Jay Gephart, Clinician Sponsored by: Purdue University
11 AM - 12 PM "From Classical to Contemporary in the String World" Daryl Silberman, Clinician Sponsored by: Yamaha Corporation of America		11 AM - 12 PM "Hyperflexibility: An Owner's Manual to Embouchure Development" Sergeant Major Dennis Edelbrock, Clinician Sponsored by: The United States Army Band
11 AM - 12 PM "GYBHSMTCAAM ... Guiding Your Best High School Musicians Through the College Audition and Admissions Maze" Dwayne Sagen, Clinician Sponsored by: Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music		12:30 PM - 1:15 PM North Ridge Middle School Honors Band North Richland Hills, Texas Cynthia A. Lansford, Conductor
1 PM - 2 PM Jr. High School Band Rehearsal Lab Paula Thornton, Rehearsal Technician Lisle Jr. High School Symphonic Band Lisle, Illinois Lisa Kiener, Conductor		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "'A Bullfighter, A Bagpiper and a Grand Bass Slap-a-phonist Walk into a Bar...' It's No Joke!" United States Air Force Academy Winds, Clinician Sponsored by: United States Air Force Academy Band
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "The Adult Home Helper: An Untapped Resource for the Band Director?" James Froseth, Clinician Sponsored by: GIA Publications		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Fundamentals of Fine Flute Playing Made Simple" Ervin Monroe, Clinician Sponsored by: Muramatsu America
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Ruffles & Flourishes: Fanfares for Presidents and World Events" United States Army Herald Trumpets, Clinician Sponsored by: The United States Army Band		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Teaching for Understanding: Designing and Implementing a More Comprehensive Approach to Music in the Band and Orchestra Rehearsal" David Zerull, Clinician Sponsored by: Shenandoah University
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "The Band Room IS the Music Room: Starting to Develop Comprehensive Musicianship!" Milton Allen, Clinician Sponsored by: The Ohio State University School of Music		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM "Making the Grade: Current Trends in Music Assessment" Mitchell Robinson, Clinician Sponsored by: Michigan State University
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Grandview High School Jazz Ensemble Grandview, Missouri Garry Anders, Conductor		3 PM - 4 PM "Unlocking 500 Years of Brass Chamber Music" American Brass Quintet, Clinician Sponsored by: Summit Records, Inc.
3 PM - 4 PM "Do Unto Others--Do We Know How to Behave as Artists?" James Jordan, Clinician Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc.		3 PM - 4 PM Lincoln High School Symphonic Winds Tallahassee, Florida Alex Kaminsky, Conductor
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Care and Feeding of the Contemporary Big Band" Gordon Goodwin, Clinician Demonstration Group: Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage (Elmhurst, Illinois) Sponsored by: Alfred Publishing Company Inc.		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Living Expressively Among the Symbols" Eugene Corporon, Clinician
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "So You Want to Teach the Oboe: A Teaching Guide for the Non-Oboist" William T. Robinson, III, Clinician Sponsored by: Gadsden Music Company, Inc./The Bandwagon of Huntsville		7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Atlanta, Georgia Scott A. Stewart, Conductor
9 PM - 10:15 PM The United States Air Force Airmen of Note Washington, D.C. SMSgt. Joseph Jackson, Conductor		9 PM - 10 PM "Evening of Music" Karel Husa, Clinician Demonstration Group: Illinois State University Wind Symphony (Normal, Illinois) Stephen Steele, Conductor

Friday, December 16, 2005

8 AM - 8:30 PM Registration		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Latin Rhythms – Mystery Unraveled" Victor Lopez, Clinician Demonstration Group: Rhythm Section of the New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble (Winnetka, Illinois) James Warrick, Conductor Sponsored by: Alfred Publishing Company
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "'If I Had Those Players, My Ensemble Would Sound that Good, Too.' What Are the Truths and Myths Behind this Statement?" Bradley N. Kent, Clinician Sponsored by: Lamar University		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Taking Your Band to the Next Level:Teaching and Developing the Intuitive Aspects of Musical Performance" Bobby Adams, Clinician Demonstration Group: Lincoln High School Symphonic Winds (Tallahassee, Florida) Sponsored by: Stetson University
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Writing, Arranging, and Fixing Music for Your Young Band" Randy Navarre, Clinician Sponsored by: Northeastern Music Publications, Inc.		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM "Singing in Band and Orchestra" H. Christian Bernhard II, Clinician
9 AM - 4 PM Exhibits Open		9:30 AM - 10:30 AM New World School of the Arts Wind Ensemble Miami, Florida Rodester Brandon, Conductors
10:30 AM - 12 PM "The Contemporary Steel Band: Opening the Door to a New World of Rhythm and Style" The Harper College Steel Band Palatine, Illinois Paul G. Ross, Clinician/Conductor		11 AM - 12 PM Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab Gary Barton, Rehearsal Technician McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band Skokie, Illinois Chip DeStefano, Conductor
11 AM - 12 PM "We Already Teach More Than Music: Interdisciplinary Approaches for All" Amy Novick, Clinician Sponsored by: National-Louis University		11 AM - 12 PM "Surviving the Worst Case Scenarios of High School Band" Chad Nicholson, Chris Heidenreich, Clinicians Sponsored by: Indiana University Department of Bands
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Do Unto Others--Do We Know How to Behave as Artists?" James Jordan, Clinician Sponsored by: GIA Publications, Inc.		12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Making the Grade: Current Trends in Music Assessment" Mitchell Robinson, Clinician Sponsored by: Michigan State University
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Teaching for Understanding: Designing and Implementing a More Comprehensive Approach to Music in the Band and Orchestra Rehearsal" David Zerull, Clinician Sponsored by: Shenandoah University		12:30 PM - 1:45 PM VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band Chicago, Illinois Charles Menghini, Conductor
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "The Band Room IS the Music Room: Starting to Develop Comprehensive Musicianship!" Milton Allen, Clinician Sponsored by: The Ohio State University School of Music		1:30 PM - 2:30 PM High School Band Rehearsal Lab Allan McMurray, Rehearsal Technician Valley High School Symphonic Band West Des Moines, Iowa Tony Garmoe, Conductor
2 PM - 3 PM "A 'Sound' Approach to Stellar Clarinet Technique: Improving the Technical Command of Your Band/Orchestra Clarinet Section" Caroline Hartig, Clinician Sponsored by: Michigan State University School of Music		2 PM - 3 PM "More Helpful Hints for Community Bands: Conduct, Don't Talk" David McCormick, Clinician Sponsored by: The Association of Concert Bands
2 PM - 3 PM "Living Expressively Among the Symbols" Eugene Corporon, Clinician		2 PM - 3 PM "The Participation of Students with Disabilities in Instrumental Music: Strategies for Successful Inclusion" Jennifer L. Stewart, Clinician
2 PM - 3 PM "Creating Connections in Your Jazz Combos: Tips for Working with High School Jazz Combos" David Fodor, Clinician Sponsored by: Evanston Band and Orchestra		3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Mandeville High School Jazz Ensemble Mandeville, Louisiana Paul Frechou, Conductor
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Downing Middle School Symphonic Band Flower Mound, Texas Steve Smith, Conductor		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Scale Your Way to Music Assessment (Music Department Assessment That Works): Let's Be Leaders of Assessment Not Followers!!" Paul Kimpton, Delwyn Harnisch, Clinicians
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "The Pursuit of Excellence: Tips on Providing a Positively Life Changing Experience for Your Students" Dean Westman, Greg Bimm, Frank Troyka, Joe Lapka, Clinicians Sponsored by: Bands of America		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "The Dirty Dozen: Identification and Elimination of Twelve Mannerisms Inhibiting Expressive Conducting" Patrick Dunnigan, Clinician Sponsored by: Florida State University
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Interpretation of Percussion Parts in the Symphonic Band Literature" Anthony J. Cirone, Clinician Sponsored by: Yamaha Corporation of America		4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "Historical Opera Transcriptions for Harmoniemusik and Suggestions for Modern Performance" Bernhard Habla, Clinician Sponsored by: Kunstuniversitat Graz
6 PM - 7:15 PM Rob Parton's JAZZTECH Big Band Oak Park, Illinois Rob Parton, Conductor		6 PM - 7:15 PM Northshore Concert Band Barrington, Illinois Mallory Thompson, Conductor
9 PM - 10 PM Duncanville High School Wind Ensemble Duncanville, Texas Tom Shine and Brian Merrill, Conductors		10:30 PM - 11:45 PM Missouri State University Jazz Band Springfield, Missouri Jerry Hoover, Conductor

Saturday, December 17, 2005

8 AM - 11 AM Registration		8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Langham Creek High School Symphonic Band Houston, Texas Scott McAdow, Conductor
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "Tuning and Toning: Opening Pandora's Box..." Thomas O'Neal, Clinician Sponsored by: University of Missouri, Columbia		9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "Percussion Mallet Instruments in Concert Band Literature: The Fourth Dimension" Mark Ford, Clinician
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM "The Events Leading to the Composition of 'Lincolnshire Posy'" Michael J. Fansler, Clinician Sponsored by: Western Illinois University		11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Yamaha Symphonic Band Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan Takeya Sakai, Conductor

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