Orientation for Virtual Summer Symposium 2024 - START HERE!! 🌟

Welcome to the orientation lesson for Sing! Say! Dance! Play! with Artie, JJ, and Stacy! This is the orientation module and we will cover everything you need to know as quickly as possible. Turn on the closed captioning, speed me up, or slow me down using the controls on the video player. For now, let’s jump in!

Orientation for Virtual Summer Symposium 2024 - START HERE!! 🌟

Welcome to the orientation lesson for Sing! Say! Dance! Play! with Artie, JJ, and Stacy! This is the orientation module and we will cover everything you need to know as quickly as possible. Turn on the closed captioning, speed me up, or slow me down using the controls on the video player. For now, let’s jump in!

Orientation for Virtual Summer Symposium 2024 - START HERE!! 🌟

Welcome to the orientation lesson for Sing! Say! Dance! Play! with Artie, JJ, and Stacy! This is the orientation module and we will cover everything you need to know as quickly as possible. Turn on the closed captioning, speed me up, or slow me down using the controls on the video player. For now, let’s jump in!

Welcome (Day 1)

Presenter

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

“So You Think You Can’t Dance” - 100 Dances Kids Should Know

Presenter

Movement is an integral part of music education. During the rehearsal process and concert preparation, adding movement to music will encourage lyric memorization, opportunity for improvisation, self expression and so much more. While engaging the body, students are also focusing on melody, beat, rhythm, form, tempo and more. As in the study of music and musicianship, understanding the terminology and process of incorporating movement into your rehearsals is instrumental in maximizing its effectiveness.

Ukulele: Day One and Beyond!

Presenter

The ukulele is an amazing tool for teaching in the elementary music classroom but getting started can be a daunting task. In this workshop we’ll talk through ukulele basics, essential skills to teach right away, lesson scaffolding, tips, tricks, and a lot more. By the time we’re done you’ll be playing along with ease and will have the skills and knowledge to get going with students.

Poetry in Play

Presenter

Edgar Allen Poe knew the music embedded in poetry when he said “Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” Come and see how the rhythm of Poetry not only teaches students about notes and rests, but many other musical elements, like dynamics, expressive elements, and solfege melodies. Teachers will get great ideas from classic poems and original poems for their students and their classrooms. This hands-on presentation will give you tons of ideas to bring back to your students that will not only cover many ELA standards, but music standards as well!

Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing

Presenter

Every music classroom needs new holiday pieces to celebrate the various times of the year. From a a Veteran’s Day program, a Special Persons Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, 100th Day of School, Valentine’s Day, December holidays, Moving On Up and more, join John Jacobson as he follows the calendar year to showcase new repertoire for young voices celebrating the seasons of the year.

Classroom Kickoff: Setting Up for an Awesome School Year!

Presenter

Get set for a successful school year! Discover effective organizational management techniques, navigate smooth transitions (where behavior issues often emerge), and explore engaging songs and activities to foster excitement in your music classroom. Dive into games designed to learn names and connect with your students. Gear up for your best school year yet with this session to enhance your teaching journey.

Hoop Group Happenings

Presenter

This fun and academic collection of lessons will feature four timbres of unpitched percussion instruments, utilizing hula hoops for station organizers on the classroom floor space. Musical components addressed will include beat competency, rhythmic subdivision, form, improvisation, timbre, and tempo. Children enjoy moving from station to station with a fun spoken chant, then having time to explore all the exciting instruments at each hoop before beginning the next activity. Music theory and literacy are embedded in every lesson, and opportunities abound for emphasizing teamwork and camaraderie. This selection of Hoop Group lessons employs children’s songs and books and are especially appropriate for the beginning of the school year. “Heavy Academics: Delivered Joyfully!”

Closing (Day 1)

Welcome (Day 1)

Presenter

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

“So You Think You Can’t Dance” - 100 Dances Kids Should Know

Presenter

Movement is an integral part of music education. During the rehearsal process and concert preparation, adding movement to music will encourage lyric memorization, opportunity for improvisation, self expression and so much more. While engaging the body, students are also focusing on melody, beat, rhythm, form, tempo and more. As in the study of music and musicianship, understanding the terminology and process of incorporating movement into your rehearsals is instrumental in maximizing its effectiveness.

Ukulele: Day One and Beyond!

Presenter

The ukulele is an amazing tool for teaching in the elementary music classroom but getting started can be a daunting task. In this workshop we’ll talk through ukulele basics, essential skills to teach right away, lesson scaffolding, tips, tricks, and a lot more. By the time we’re done you’ll be playing along with ease and will have the skills and knowledge to get going with students.

Poetry in Play

Presenter

Edgar Allen Poe knew the music embedded in poetry when he said “Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” Come and see how the rhythm of Poetry not only teaches students about notes and rests, but many other musical elements, like dynamics, expressive elements, and solfege melodies. Teachers will get great ideas from classic poems and original poems for their students and their classrooms. This hands-on presentation will give you tons of ideas to bring back to your students that will not only cover many ELA standards, but music standards as well!

Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing

Presenter

Every music classroom needs new holiday pieces to celebrate the various times of the year. From a a Veteran’s Day program, a Special Persons Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, 100th Day of School, Valentine’s Day, December holidays, Moving On Up and more, join John Jacobson as he follows the calendar year to showcase new repertoire for young voices celebrating the seasons of the year.

Classroom Kickoff: Setting Up for an Awesome School Year!

Presenter

Get set for a successful school year! Discover effective organizational management techniques, navigate smooth transitions (where behavior issues often emerge), and explore engaging songs and activities to foster excitement in your music classroom. Dive into games designed to learn names and connect with your students. Gear up for your best school year yet with this session to enhance your teaching journey.

Hoop Group Happenings

Presenter

This fun and academic collection of lessons will feature four timbres of unpitched percussion instruments, utilizing hula hoops for station organizers on the classroom floor space. Musical components addressed will include beat competency, rhythmic subdivision, form, improvisation, timbre, and tempo. Children enjoy moving from station to station with a fun spoken chant, then having time to explore all the exciting instruments at each hoop before beginning the next activity. Music theory and literacy are embedded in every lesson, and opportunities abound for emphasizing teamwork and camaraderie. This selection of Hoop Group lessons employs children’s songs and books and are especially appropriate for the beginning of the school year. “Heavy Academics: Delivered Joyfully!”

Closing (Day 1)

Welcome (Day 1)

Presenter

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

“So You Think You Can’t Dance” - 100 Dances Kids Should Know

Presenter

Movement is an integral part of music education. During the rehearsal process and concert preparation, adding movement to music will encourage lyric memorization, opportunity for improvisation, self expression and so much more. While engaging the body, students are also focusing on melody, beat, rhythm, form, tempo and more. As in the study of music and musicianship, understanding the terminology and process of incorporating movement into your rehearsals is instrumental in maximizing its effectiveness.

Ukulele: Day One and Beyond!

Presenter

The ukulele is an amazing tool for teaching in the elementary music classroom but getting started can be a daunting task. In this workshop we’ll talk through ukulele basics, essential skills to teach right away, lesson scaffolding, tips, tricks, and a lot more. By the time we’re done you’ll be playing along with ease and will have the skills and knowledge to get going with students.

Poetry in Play

Presenter

Edgar Allen Poe knew the music embedded in poetry when he said “Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” Come and see how the rhythm of Poetry not only teaches students about notes and rests, but many other musical elements, like dynamics, expressive elements, and solfege melodies. Teachers will get great ideas from classic poems and original poems for their students and their classrooms. This hands-on presentation will give you tons of ideas to bring back to your students that will not only cover many ELA standards, but music standards as well!

Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing

Presenter

Every music classroom needs new holiday pieces to celebrate the various times of the year. From a a Veteran’s Day program, a Special Persons Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, 100th Day of School, Valentine’s Day, December holidays, Moving On Up and more, join John Jacobson as he follows the calendar year to showcase new repertoire for young voices celebrating the seasons of the year.

Classroom Kickoff: Setting Up for an Awesome School Year!

Presenter

Get set for a successful school year! Discover effective organizational management techniques, navigate smooth transitions (where behavior issues often emerge), and explore engaging songs and activities to foster excitement in your music classroom. Dive into games designed to learn names and connect with your students. Gear up for your best school year yet with this session to enhance your teaching journey.

Hoop Group Happenings

Presenter

This fun and academic collection of lessons will feature four timbres of unpitched percussion instruments, utilizing hula hoops for station organizers on the classroom floor space. Musical components addressed will include beat competency, rhythmic subdivision, form, improvisation, timbre, and tempo. Children enjoy moving from station to station with a fun spoken chant, then having time to explore all the exciting instruments at each hoop before beginning the next activity. Music theory and literacy are embedded in every lesson, and opportunities abound for emphasizing teamwork and camaraderie. This selection of Hoop Group lessons employs children’s songs and books and are especially appropriate for the beginning of the school year. “Heavy Academics: Delivered Joyfully!”

Closing (Day 1)

Welcome (Day 2)

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

Bar Basics

Presenter

Artie and a group of intermediate students will be demonstrating fun, foundational lessons utilizing barred instruments and drums. Percussion skills will be developed, and the musical concepts addressed will include beat, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. We will employ an instrument rotation system that will give the children opportunities to play the various components of the instrumentarium: xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels and drums. These scaffolded lessons will work very well at the beginning of the upcoming school year, due to the motivational nature of the instruments. “Where there’s passion: there’s retention!”

Demystifying Culturally Responsive Music Education

Presenter

Music educators everywhere believe that ‘music is for everyone,’ however many music educators report feeling unprepared to utilize culturally responsive practices, or worse, resort to a reductive application by simply diversifying their repertoire. This session will help music educators get clear about what culturally responsive music education is (and what it is not) by exploring the most common misconceptions about the application of culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy in music programs so they can move towards cultivating a music program that values, affirms, and ensures equitable access to high quality music learning for all learners. Session Objectives: 1. Know 4 reasons why culturally responsive music teaching isn’t only about using diverse repertoire, so you can be clear about what exactly culturally responsive music education is 2. Understand key components of what culturally responsive music teaching consists of so you can be confident about what’s needed to have a music program provides the affirmation learners need in order to engage at a high level 3. Be able to start implementing 3 “starting points” in your music program next week, whether you teach kindergarten general music or high school band, so that you can immediately start working towards the results you’re seeking: a music program that provides the pathways all learners need to feel valued, affirmed, and develop high quality musicianship skills

Magical Movement in the Music Classroom

Presenter

Engage your students in active listening with the magic of movement and fun props! Students will learn about many different musical elements such as form, dynamics, legato, staccato and more. This knowledge will be retained because of the energy and passion that will be brought through using movement and props! Attendees will be able to implement the lessons as soon as they get back to their classrooms because of the hands-on delivery method and detailed session notes that will include the details they need for every activity. They will also leave with thoughts on the creative process that leads to rich movement lessons, enabling them to create their own movement lessons specifically designed for their classrooms.

Voices in Transition - Gender Expansive Considerations

Presenter

The session will provide choral voicing options to meet the needs of both the changing transgender voice and those of cis-gender singers. As choir directors are faced with more students who identify as transgender, the need to be able to chose literature that meets those needs is imperative. In addition to existing voicings, options for adapting scores with a new "flex" part using guidelines created by Stevie J. Hirner will be included. The outline: Introduction - Background as the parent and vocal coach of a transgender son. Existing Voicings: 3-part mixed, SSA, SAT(B) will be presented and read by attendees. Adapting: Creating a 5th, flex part from existing SATB voicings will be demonstrated. The key learning outcomes include building awareness of the needs of singers going through both a voice change and a life-change, awareness of terms and categories of singers, placement within the ensemble, voice testing and part creation will be explored.

#storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages

Presenter

Join us for an enchanting journey into the world of musical picture books with #storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages. In this interactive workshop, we invite music educators to explore the magical fusion of literature and music, unlocking the potential to enrich classroom experiences. From rhythmic adventures to explorations of instrument families, movement, and diverse world music, each story has the potential for endless music education opportunities.

It's a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song

Presenter

Explore the music, movement, and customs of countries around the world. Join John Jacobson for a “feets-on” workshop that will teach you how to travel the world with your students without ever leaving the classroom. Come learn songs, games and dances from around the country and around the world. Folk dance, lines dances, classroom games and more. It is a musical world and the musical traditions of that world are a wonderful resource and outlet for any classroom and any age of student.

Closing (Day 2)

Welcome (Day 2)

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

Bar Basics

Presenter

Artie and a group of intermediate students will be demonstrating fun, foundational lessons utilizing barred instruments and drums. Percussion skills will be developed, and the musical concepts addressed will include beat, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. We will employ an instrument rotation system that will give the children opportunities to play the various components of the instrumentarium: xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels and drums. These scaffolded lessons will work very well at the beginning of the upcoming school year, due to the motivational nature of the instruments. “Where there’s passion: there’s retention!”

Demystifying Culturally Responsive Music Education

Presenter

Music educators everywhere believe that ‘music is for everyone,’ however many music educators report feeling unprepared to utilize culturally responsive practices, or worse, resort to a reductive application by simply diversifying their repertoire. This session will help music educators get clear about what culturally responsive music education is (and what it is not) by exploring the most common misconceptions about the application of culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy in music programs so they can move towards cultivating a music program that values, affirms, and ensures equitable access to high quality music learning for all learners. Session Objectives: 1. Know 4 reasons why culturally responsive music teaching isn’t only about using diverse repertoire, so you can be clear about what exactly culturally responsive music education is 2. Understand key components of what culturally responsive music teaching consists of so you can be confident about what’s needed to have a music program provides the affirmation learners need in order to engage at a high level 3. Be able to start implementing 3 “starting points” in your music program next week, whether you teach kindergarten general music or high school band, so that you can immediately start working towards the results you’re seeking: a music program that provides the pathways all learners need to feel valued, affirmed, and develop high quality musicianship skills

Magical Movement in the Music Classroom

Presenter

Engage your students in active listening with the magic of movement and fun props! Students will learn about many different musical elements such as form, dynamics, legato, staccato and more. This knowledge will be retained because of the energy and passion that will be brought through using movement and props! Attendees will be able to implement the lessons as soon as they get back to their classrooms because of the hands-on delivery method and detailed session notes that will include the details they need for every activity. They will also leave with thoughts on the creative process that leads to rich movement lessons, enabling them to create their own movement lessons specifically designed for their classrooms.

Voices in Transition - Gender Expansive Considerations

Presenter

The session will provide choral voicing options to meet the needs of both the changing transgender voice and those of cis-gender singers. As choir directors are faced with more students who identify as transgender, the need to be able to chose literature that meets those needs is imperative. In addition to existing voicings, options for adapting scores with a new "flex" part using guidelines created by Stevie J. Hirner will be included. The outline: Introduction - Background as the parent and vocal coach of a transgender son. Existing Voicings: 3-part mixed, SSA, SAT(B) will be presented and read by attendees. Adapting: Creating a 5th, flex part from existing SATB voicings will be demonstrated. The key learning outcomes include building awareness of the needs of singers going through both a voice change and a life-change, awareness of terms and categories of singers, placement within the ensemble, voice testing and part creation will be explored.

#storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages

Presenter

Join us for an enchanting journey into the world of musical picture books with #storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages. In this interactive workshop, we invite music educators to explore the magical fusion of literature and music, unlocking the potential to enrich classroom experiences. From rhythmic adventures to explorations of instrument families, movement, and diverse world music, each story has the potential for endless music education opportunities.

It's a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song

Presenter

Explore the music, movement, and customs of countries around the world. Join John Jacobson for a “feets-on” workshop that will teach you how to travel the world with your students without ever leaving the classroom. Come learn songs, games and dances from around the country and around the world. Folk dance, lines dances, classroom games and more. It is a musical world and the musical traditions of that world are a wonderful resource and outlet for any classroom and any age of student.

Closing (Day 2)

Welcome (Day 2)

Start time: 10:00 am EST; 9:00 am CST; 8:00 am MST; 7:00 am PST

Bar Basics

Presenter

Artie and a group of intermediate students will be demonstrating fun, foundational lessons utilizing barred instruments and drums. Percussion skills will be developed, and the musical concepts addressed will include beat, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. We will employ an instrument rotation system that will give the children opportunities to play the various components of the instrumentarium: xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels and drums. These scaffolded lessons will work very well at the beginning of the upcoming school year, due to the motivational nature of the instruments. “Where there’s passion: there’s retention!”

Demystifying Culturally Responsive Music Education

Presenter

Music educators everywhere believe that ‘music is for everyone,’ however many music educators report feeling unprepared to utilize culturally responsive practices, or worse, resort to a reductive application by simply diversifying their repertoire. This session will help music educators get clear about what culturally responsive music education is (and what it is not) by exploring the most common misconceptions about the application of culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy in music programs so they can move towards cultivating a music program that values, affirms, and ensures equitable access to high quality music learning for all learners. Session Objectives: 1. Know 4 reasons why culturally responsive music teaching isn’t only about using diverse repertoire, so you can be clear about what exactly culturally responsive music education is 2. Understand key components of what culturally responsive music teaching consists of so you can be confident about what’s needed to have a music program provides the affirmation learners need in order to engage at a high level 3. Be able to start implementing 3 “starting points” in your music program next week, whether you teach kindergarten general music or high school band, so that you can immediately start working towards the results you’re seeking: a music program that provides the pathways all learners need to feel valued, affirmed, and develop high quality musicianship skills

Magical Movement in the Music Classroom

Presenter

Engage your students in active listening with the magic of movement and fun props! Students will learn about many different musical elements such as form, dynamics, legato, staccato and more. This knowledge will be retained because of the energy and passion that will be brought through using movement and props! Attendees will be able to implement the lessons as soon as they get back to their classrooms because of the hands-on delivery method and detailed session notes that will include the details they need for every activity. They will also leave with thoughts on the creative process that leads to rich movement lessons, enabling them to create their own movement lessons specifically designed for their classrooms.

Voices in Transition - Gender Expansive Considerations

Presenter

The session will provide choral voicing options to meet the needs of both the changing transgender voice and those of cis-gender singers. As choir directors are faced with more students who identify as transgender, the need to be able to chose literature that meets those needs is imperative. In addition to existing voicings, options for adapting scores with a new "flex" part using guidelines created by Stevie J. Hirner will be included. The outline: Introduction - Background as the parent and vocal coach of a transgender son. Existing Voicings: 3-part mixed, SSA, SAT(B) will be presented and read by attendees. Adapting: Creating a 5th, flex part from existing SATB voicings will be demonstrated. The key learning outcomes include building awareness of the needs of singers going through both a voice change and a life-change, awareness of terms and categories of singers, placement within the ensemble, voice testing and part creation will be explored.

#storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages

Presenter

Join us for an enchanting journey into the world of musical picture books with #storybooksthatsing: Taking Books Beyond the Pages. In this interactive workshop, we invite music educators to explore the magical fusion of literature and music, unlocking the potential to enrich classroom experiences. From rhythmic adventures to explorations of instrument families, movement, and diverse world music, each story has the potential for endless music education opportunities.

It's a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song

Presenter

Explore the music, movement, and customs of countries around the world. Join John Jacobson for a “feets-on” workshop that will teach you how to travel the world with your students without ever leaving the classroom. Come learn songs, games and dances from around the country and around the world. Folk dance, lines dances, classroom games and more. It is a musical world and the musical traditions of that world are a wonderful resource and outlet for any classroom and any age of student.

Closing (Day 2)