This clinic offers a tangible model and clear pedagogical methods for teaching expression, artistry, and musicality. We will draw upon the work of McGill, Tabuteau, Thurmond, and more as we explore a concrete framework for a challenging concept. Teachers will leave with examples, exercises, and new insight into imbuing their classroom activity with strategies designed to enable students to be capable of creating more compelling musical points of view.
Daniel Cook
- Biographical Information
Dr. Daniel Cook is Director of Bands at Ithaca College. In this role, he leads the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting, wind literature, and administers the historic IC Band Program. Cook’s ensemble performances have received acclaim, most recently by such composers as Bryant, Daugherty, Del Tredici, Gotkovsky, Healy, Higdon, Likhuta, Schwantner, and more. Ensembles under his direction have performed at the Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Texas state conferences, as well as at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival. Cook also leads other program initiatives, such as the Northeast Wind Conducting Symposium, the Northeast Concert Band Festival, and Conn-Selmer Institute Northeast. Cook is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator at festivals, honor bands, and conferences throughout the United States and abroad. His research and presentations have been featured at national and international conferences. An active marching arts adjudicator and instructor, Cook is currently on the brass staff at the Santa Clara Vanguard. Prior to joining Ithaca College, Cook was a Lecturer in Wind Studies at the University of North Texas, where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and led the 435-member Green Brigade Marching Band. Cook earned Doctor of Musical Arts with program honors and Master of Music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he studied with Dr. Mallory Thompson. He graduated magna cum laude with the Bachelor of Music degree in music education from the University of Georgia in Athens and was recognized as a Theodore Presser Scholar. Cook is proud to be a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician and serve on the Educational Advisory Board for Music for All.