Core Workshop Sessions

Participants will attend classes each day with two of these core clinicians.

Historical Responsibility in Band Repertoire Development
Clinician: Gary Green
Course Description: Gary Green will survey the history and development of wind and percussion instruments and the evolution of the orchestra and its repertoire. These sessions will explore the role the teacher plays to responsibly choose a repertoire that champions the cause of music in the public school and beyond. Gary will share significant rehearsal techniques with participants that answer questions raised by class discussions. Participants are encouraged to bring scores that they desire to study together, as well as recordings or appropriate DVD's of material that they would care to discuss.



A Positive Approach to the Choral Rehearsal
Clinician: Kevin Fenton
Course Description: During this interactive workshop, participants will gain a thorough understanding of the musical score, proactive teaching strategies, and a gestural language that is concise, clear and expressive. Attention will be given to developing a healthy and supportive rehearsal atmosphere as well as nine proven techniques for developing expressive and meaningful performances.


World Music and Beyond: Creative Activities for Your Classroom
Clinician: Jeff Bush
Course Description: Most of us feel we cannot explore world music because we lack the equipment and resources. The focus of these sessions is to not only prove this statement wrong, but provide a host of ideas and activities that are fun (oh, and educational too!). Each will serve as a starting point for potential exploration in both world cultures and integration of numerous musical elements.  Many of these activities work equally well with band, string, choral and general music students. Based on a percussion ensemble model, they are adaptable to classroom learning and performance experiences. Most allow for the integration of most of the national standards – particularly the difficult ones to teach (such as composition, multi-ethnic experiences, arranging, etc.). And did we mention that they’re also fun?

INTERLUDES

Every afternoon from 2:25 PM until 3:10 PM there will be a series of 45 minute sessions called Interludes.  Each content area will offer several sessions open to any participant throughout the Academy.  This is an opportunity to cross disciplines. A list of these sessions and room numbers will be included in the program booklet. All participants will attend an Interlude session during this 45 minute period each day.

INTERLUDE WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Monday and Wednesday

The following Interlude sessions are available to all Academy participants and will be offered on both Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 2:25 PM to 3:10 PM unless otherwise indicated.

Ann Ayers
WOW’em!
From Monster Mash, Mad-Hatter’s Tea Party, Pinwheels for Peace and  Lawn Painting to Funky Fashions, Thinking Caps, Cow Parades, and Artist Feats, all levels from beginner to expert will discover something to be used with students.  Ann has spent years trolling the Internet, seeking and searching and bookmarking!  You’ll see her favorite sites, favorite programs, and favorite technology tools. Technology takes on a whole new meaning and a whole new “Buzz”!

Janet Barrett
Bach and the Beetles: A Contrapuntal Interlude with Movement, Music and Poetry
Come prepared to move, perform, and listen as we experience the rich connections between a Newberry Award winning poet’s work and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Jeff Bush
It’s Carnival Time!
Come join the parade! This hands-on session for everyone (no musical experience necessary) is an exercise based on a form of Brazilian percussion music called Batucada, particularly popular during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Through a variety of exercises, participants will not only discover one form of Brazilian music, but also to promote creativity, elements of music and numerous educational concepts.  You’ll learn a little about the culture and get an opportunity to march around in our own little Carnival!

Michael Chandler
Strategies for Developing Part-Singing in the Elementary Choir
Come experience two joyful choral selections that each represent a different way to facilitate beginning part-singing while reinforcing music skills and concepts with the elementary choir.

Robert Colby
“A Mother’s Heart:” Adapting a Text for Theatrical Performance
Working with characters and a theme that have appeared in short stories, poems, and ballads all over the world and across several centuries, participants will adapt the text as a play and perform several versions of it, all in 45 minutes!

Virginia Derryberry
Second Nature & Alchemical Narratives
Virginia Derryberry will present slides of recent narrative paintings from both her “Second Nature” series and “Alchemical Narratives” series.

Joel G. Fink
Truly Humour-ous Characters
Joel G. Fink will explore the use of the four humours in the creation of characters. The theory of the humours as the basis for personality-types dates back to at least the 2nd century A.D. Even today, however, it is a useful tool for analyzing and creating characters on-stage.

David Gamble
Painting and Ceramics
David Gamble will show images of his work and some European symposiums in which he participated over the past several years.
(Monday Only)

Gary Green
Music Connections
Gary Green will be in his classroom to answer specific questions about his sessions and to provide one-on-one time with any participant who may desire additional information about music-related issues or arts education concerns.

Daryle Grenead
New Art Teacher Discussion
Daryle Grenead will meet with new art teachers for an informative and casual session to discuss great classroom tips, organizational ideas, and ways to create meaningful and successful lessons for the art curriculum.
(Monday Only)

Cecile Johnson
Sing a Story ~ Read a Song
Learn to use children’s literature books with music connections to enhance and extend your lessons in a meaningful and purposeful way.

Elana Lagerquist
Building Character: Finding the Drama within the Language Arts
Elana Lagerquist will facilitate an interactive literacy through theatre lesson that explores the integration of the performing arts and the language arts curricula. By using the theatre techniques of tableaux and improvisation, participants will create characters to playfully develop oral language and writing skills.

Judy Langille
Art Created from One Piece of Cloth
Judy Langille will present “Art Created from One Piece of Cloth”, a power point slide show that includes work of artists from all over the world. Each piece Judy displays is created using a variety of surface design techniques, but all interestingly use only one piece of fabric to begin the work.

Libby Marcus
Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Method: A Useful Process for Responding to Student Work
Libby will take participants through this step-by-step group process for responding to artistic work that is supportive of student-artists and wonderful for developing the critical eye in young audiences.
(Monday Only)

Libby Marcus
Sure Fire Warm-ups & Icebreakers: Activities for Building a Safe Space to Create
Libby Marcus will guide participants through a series of her favorite tried and true theater games that develop confidence, trust and good feelings in any group setting.
(Wednesday Only)

Christopher Norton and Sympatico
You Can Do It, We Can Help: Practical Percussion Tips for the Instrumental Music Director
This lecture-demonstration gives real, relevant, immediately applicable information and resources for directing the percussionists in your instrumental music program.
(Monday Only)

David Pruett
A Middle Eastern Primer: Musical Approaches to Teaching Culture
In this session Dr. David Pruett explores the Middle Eastern cultural soundscape by examining its musical traditions. Specifically, he will address Middle Eastern rhythm and instrumentation as well as music’s role in religious expression.
(Wednesday Only)

Davis Robinson
Music for a Change
Some fun ways to use music in the classroom or rehearsal hall to recharge the batteries, break up tensions, and get new ideas percolating. Use of recorded music as well as simple rhythmic and vocal exercises will be introduced.

Steve Spiegel
Rights, Royalties and Regulations for Licensing and Producing Musicals
Steve Spiegel, President and CEO of Theatrical Rights Worldwide will review a broad range of business-related topics that teachers confront when mounting a school musical production.  Areas to be discussed will include applying for and securing performance rights, license agreement terms and conditions, royalty fees, performance materials, restrictions, changes and copyright rules affecting your show.
(Monday Only)

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates
Impulse: Connecting through Sound, Movement & Gesture
It is only through letting go that we can truly get "in-touch" with our impulse. It is impulse wherein lies our artistic genius. Participants will explore some simple and fun exercises that demonstrate the power and magic of transition as it connects to impulse as well as learning how we get in our own way by controlling or blocking our creative impulse.

INTERLUDE WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Tuesday and Thursday

The following Interlude sessions are available to all Academy participants and will be offered on both Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 2:25 PM to 3:10 PM unless otherwise indicated.

Charles Brindley
Defining Yourself Through Creative Experience and Process
Artist Charles Brindley will discuss fundamentals of the creative process, including the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind. He will explore the relationship to genuine creativity and the dynamics involved of bringing into being one's vision and dreams.
(Tuesday Only)

Tina Crawford
Theatre Curriculum Caring and Sharing
Kindergarten through 6th Grade
Elementary and lower middle school participants are encouraged to share their favorite classroom activities, teaching tips and theatre lesson plans with other teachers from across the state. Theatre facilitator Tina Crawford will lead the session.
(Thursday Only)

Kevin Fenton
Academy Chorale
Please come and join with other participants as the Academy Chorale prepares a program of music to be performed at the Academy luncheon on Friday. The Academy Chorale is under the direction of Dr. Kevin Fenton, secondary choral music faculty. Love of singing is the only prerequisite for this Interlude. Participants from any area of the Academy are welcome! 

Sylvia Hyman
Sylvia Hyman: Eternal Wonder Screening
Join TAA muser Sylvia Hyman for a special screening of a 30 minute film that explores her life and artistry. The film was created for the recent trompe l'oeil exhibition of Ms. Hyman's work this past year at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Ms. Hyman will follow the film with a brief question & answer session.
(Thursday Only)

Pollyanna Parker
Theatre Curriculum Caring and Sharing
7th through 12th Grade
Upper middle school and high school participants are encouraged to share their favorite classroom activities, teaching tips and theatre lesson plans with other teachers from across the state. Theatre facilitator Pollyanna Parker will lead the session.
(Thursday Only)

Theatre Faculty
Theatre Connections
Each theatre faculty member will be in their classroom to answer specific questions about their sessions and to provide one-on-one time with any participant who may desire additional information about theatre-related issues or arts education concerns.

Visual Art Faculty
Visual Art Studio Connections
Visual art participants may choose this time to continue work in the studio, dialogue with their instructors and network with fellow teachers about art-related issues and arts education concerns.