FRIDAY•SCHEDULE

Elementary • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Olympia

Building Confidence through Improvisation for you and your students!

CLINICIAN: Kelly Mraz (Kelly Mraz)

PRESIDER: Ellen LeSaicherre (Heards Ferry Elementary)

HOST: Mandy Gunter (Burnette Elementary)

In this session, you will learn easy strategies to get your kids improvising confidently in the music room! We will examine the roadblocks to improvising, both for teachers and kids. You will walk away with the tools to empower your students to find their confidence and create beautiful music!

Elementary • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Parthenon

Building Recorder Stars Through Blended Learning

CLINICIAN: Dr. Ran Whitley (Macie Publishing Company)

PRESIDER: Vicky Knowles (Compton Elementary)

HOST: Sherry Puryear

Students have grown up in a digital world Many schools are now implementing Blending Learning-where learning continues outside the classroom through students’ use of technology. You want the materials you use to develop musicianship, teach music reading skills and rhythmic independence. You can now have the best of both worlds.

SPONSOR: Macie Publishing Company

General Interest • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Athena H

Copyright...All I don’t want to know, but really MUST know

CLINICIAN: Barry Morgan (Retired Solicitor General Cobb County)

PRESIDER: Kathy Bradley Kirby (Troup County High School)

HOST: Henry Gallagher (Georgia State University)

This session will explore the copyright provisions every music teacher must know to survive in our litigious society. The session will cover some history of copyright, the basic tenets of copyright, the provisions related to the modern teacher, and the concept of fair use.

Guitar • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Ligotti Hall 1

Starting from Scratch: Guitar Edition

CLINICIAN: Jennifer Bain (Ola High School)

This session is for anyone thinking about starting a guitar program or who is new to teaching guitar. We will cover funding, instrument purchasing, method books, ensemble music, scheduling, concerts, basic pedagogy, and pacing. Come with any and all questions.

Orchestra • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Empire Room

Happiness and Sustainability: How To Teach Your Heart Out Without Burning Out!

CLINICIAN: Margaret Selby (Laing Middle School)

How do I build and maintain a thriving orchestra program without becoming a victim of my own success? Learn strategies for delegating and reducing the workload of non-instructional tasks and take away tips for preventing burn out and creating a healthy home vs. work life to continue loving this profession.

Research • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Ligotti Hall 2

“Writing Research . . . From Project to Proposal to Manuscript”

CLINICIANS: Patrick K Freer (Georgia State University), Rebecca L. Atkins (University of Georgia)

PRESIDER: Martin Norgaard (Georgia State University)

This session will feature practical strategies about preparing to share your research ideas and expertise in conference presentations and journals. The session is ideal for graduate students and tenure-track college faculty.

Technology • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Athena C

Electronic Music Ensembles: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How

CLINICIAN: Ryan Bertram (Coleman Middle School)

PRESIDER: Abby Jones (UGA)

Electronic Music Ensembles are a fantastic way to include all students in creative music making. This session will demonstrate how students can use the GarageBand app on iPad as an instrument to perform music in a small ensemble setting.

Technology • 1/27/23 • 3:15 PM • Athena D

Kid-Friendly Songwriters’ Circle

CLINICIAN: Dr. Tess Nielsen (Frederica Academy)

PRESIDER: Janice Yoon (Northbrook Middle School)

A songwriters’ circle is a creative activity where kids come together to listen to and share each other’s songs. This session demonstrates how a technology-assisted songwriting circle engages teens and pre-teens with creative writing. In a supportive setting, students share positive critique and build a musical community among their peers.

Band • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Athena A/B

You mean I was supposed to know that before I started teaching?

CLINICIANS: Todd Wilson (Elkins Pointe Middle Band), Wendy Wilson (Autrey Mill Middle School)

PRESIDER: Neil Bright (Effingham County Middle School)

HOST: John Renfroe (Roswell High School)

This session is designed to assist younger directors in their first few years of teaching with the ins and outs of GMEA Policy and Events. It will be an interactive session that will cover GMEA events and other activities that will help a new director navigate teaching.

Band • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Athena E

Artistic and Systemic Motivations to Shorten the Learning Curve

CLINICIAN: Scott Casagrande (John Hersey High School, IL, Retired)

PRESIDER: Lloyd McDonald (Dean Rusk Middle School)

HOST: Andy Poor (South Forsyth Middle School)

The culture in our music program is still slowly returning to normal, but we’re not there yet…… It’s time to be smart about how we structure traditional activity in our performing music programs to maximize the inspirational opportunities for our students and shorten the learning curve.

SPONSOR: MusicFirst and Dr. William P. Foster Project for bands in under-served communities

Band • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Oconee River

Hillgrove Jazz Orchestra

DIRECTOR: Jeremy Lumpkin

PRESIDER: Brandon Soloff (North Gwinnett High School)

HOST: Maria Phillips (Norcross High School)

Choral • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Athena I/J

ACDA Reading Session

PRESIDER: Laura Martin (GA ACDA President)

Elementary • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Athena F

Contra Flow: A collective of traditional Appalachian music, fiddle & contra dance calling

CLINICIANS: Dr. Marie Graham (University of North Georgia, Department of Music), Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis (University of North Georgia)

PRESIDER: Marti Parker (Suwanee Elementary)

HOST: Kristen Kuder Lynch (UGA)

In this two-part session, one group of participants will learn techniques for teaching and playing fiddle tunes while a second group learns how to call simple contra dances. During the last 20 minutes, the two groups will join forces for two fun and simple contradances.

Elementary • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Olympia

Introduction to Orff

CLINICIANS: Mandy Gunter (Burnette Elementary GCPS), Tiffany English (Sugar Hill Elementary GCPS)

PRESIDER: Cindy Hicks (Eastside Elementary)

HOST: Daniel Holder (Alcovy Elementary)

Come and explore the Orff Schulwerk Approach through singing, movement, and instruments! This Session will be packed with excitement and new ideas to explore in your classroom. We hope to see you there!

Elementary • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Parthenon

D.E.I.J. with John J.

CLINICIAN: John Jacobson (John Jacobson’s Music Experience)

PRESIDER: Nora Dukes (Fairview Elementary)

HOST: Victoria Hammond (Richmond County School System)

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice! experts suggest Social and Emotional Learning are integral parts of education and human development. Music teachers always do this without necessarily labeling it. In this workshop John will introduce new ways of recognizing and cementing this important role in the classroom.

SPONSOR: JJ and Me, Inc.

General Interest • 1/27/23 • 4:30 PM • Athena H

Conversations with District-Level Music Administrators

CLINICIANS: Fine Arts Coordinators

PRESIDER: Dr. Joseph Woodruff (Cobb County School District)

HOST: Fine Arts Coordinators