The Emerging Music Educators track at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic is designed to support novice music teachers as they transition into their professional roles. This specialized track offers sessions focused on practical strategies, classroom management, and pedagogy tailored to the unique challenges of early career educators. It also provides valuable insights for mentors and supervisors, equipping them to guide and support new teachers effectively. By fostering collaboration and professional growth, the track empowers educators at the start of their careers to build a strong foundation for long-term success.
Tim Lautzenheiser
- Biographical Information
Tim Lautzenheiser is a well-known name in the music education world as a teacher, clinician, author, composer, consultant, adjudicator, and, above all, a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people in developing a desire for excellence. His career involves ten years of successful college band directing at Northern Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and New Mexico State University. During this time Tim developed highly acclaimed groups in all areas of the instrumental and vocal field. In 1981 he created Attitude Concepts for Today, an organization designed to manage the many requests for workshops, seminars, and convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of positive attitude and effective leadership training. Tim also is the Senior Vice President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Tim’s books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, The Art of Successful Teaching and The Joy of Inspired Teaching, are best-sellers in the music profession. He is also co-author of Hal Leonard’s popular band method, Essential Elements. Tim is a graduate of Ball State University and the University of Alabama. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Midwest Clinic, the Western International Band Clinic and the American Band College. He presently an adjunct faculty member at Butler University.
The Moanin’ Frogs are a musical experience unlike any other. Performing “as if controlled by one central brain” (Dave Koz), the six singing saxophonists comprising this amphibious musical group draw on their multifaceted careers to bring peak virtuosity to deft arrangements of classical, ragtime, jazz, pop, and more. First prize winners of the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, their distinct blend of art and entertainment endears them to professional and lay audiences alike. Individually, they are prodigious performers whose resumes include the Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, and U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” among others. They also work in contemporary repertoire, commissioning well over 200 works between them. Collectively, their “dynamic” performances at series from the Kennedy Center, Ventura Music Festival, Kelowna Community Concerts, Detroit Public Television, to concerto soloists with the United States Air Force Band of the West have been described by presenters as “the best concert [our audiences] ever attended” ( New Mexico Tech Performing Arts Series). Their debut recording is available from Teal Creek Music. Six college professors, The Frogs also present free and low-cost educational clinics across the country with the support of industry partners, the Conn-Selmer Division of Education, D’Addario Woodwinds, and Key Leaves. Their unique arrangements sell widely, creating opportunities for the next generation to play high quality music that entertains.