Session Descriptions
Rehearsal Strategies
Focus on Fundamentals
How can we consistently present fundamental skills in listening and performance during rehearsal?
By directing questioning, focusing feedback, and encouraging reflection about our routines, our students develop habits that result in a beautiful tone, a strong sense of intonation, and consistent technical growth.
Repertoire
Year at-a-Glance
This session will center on how carefully-selected repertoire can enable teachers to employ innovative and effective teaching and rehearsal methods. We will focus on aligning repertoire selection with curricular outcomes and shaping unit design and concept development.
Developing Warm-ups for Concept Development:
Routine without Predictability (using a demonstration group of beginning band students)
We all know that routines are an important part of our rehearsal structure, but what role does predictability play? By introducing new strategies to warm-up routines, we can reduce time spent “off task,” increase student engagement, and focus instruction.
Developing Your Career
Ten Lessons from the Trail of Teaching and Learning
What knowledge and skills are needed to negotiate the life of a music educator? What resources and supports are available? How will you gauge success and negotiate setbacks? This session outlines possible hazards on the trail and recommends some gear to navigate the terrain.
Panel Discussion
The Alberta Band Association Board of Directors comprises band educations in all stages of their career and music industry professionals. The end of the day will include time with these seasoned professionals to talk about mentorship possibilities, successes and pitfalls in their careers, and answers to your questions about developing your band program and career. Nothing is off limits!!
The cost to participate is $100 and includes the sessions above as well as
To register, click here.
The deadline to register is May 29, 2020.
Focus on Fundamentals
How can we consistently present fundamental skills in listening and performance during rehearsal?
By directing questioning, focusing feedback, and encouraging reflection about our routines, our students develop habits that result in a beautiful tone, a strong sense of intonation, and consistent technical growth.
Repertoire
Year at-a-Glance
This session will center on how carefully-selected repertoire can enable teachers to employ innovative and effective teaching and rehearsal methods. We will focus on aligning repertoire selection with curricular outcomes and shaping unit design and concept development.
Developing Warm-ups for Concept Development:
Routine without Predictability (using a demonstration group of beginning band students)
We all know that routines are an important part of our rehearsal structure, but what role does predictability play? By introducing new strategies to warm-up routines, we can reduce time spent “off task,” increase student engagement, and focus instruction.
Developing Your Career
Ten Lessons from the Trail of Teaching and Learning
What knowledge and skills are needed to negotiate the life of a music educator? What resources and supports are available? How will you gauge success and negotiate setbacks? This session outlines possible hazards on the trail and recommends some gear to navigate the terrain.
Panel Discussion
The Alberta Band Association Board of Directors comprises band educations in all stages of their career and music industry professionals. The end of the day will include time with these seasoned professionals to talk about mentorship possibilities, successes and pitfalls in their careers, and answers to your questions about developing your band program and career. Nothing is off limits!!
The cost to participate is $100 and includes the sessions above as well as
- Lunch
- An Associate membership with the Alberta Band Association which allows you to attend to Music Conference Alberta in October.
- An opportunity to network with colleagues and mentors in band education.
To register, click here.
The deadline to register is May 29, 2020.