Welcome!
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Delegates, stakeholders, and friends,
Congratulations on successfully completing what has been an incredibly challenging and demanding academic year. The tenacity and innovation demonstrated by music educators in all disciplines has been truly inspiring. As you know, opportunities in music and the arts have been critical, particularly from a mental health perspective, as our students and ensemble members have navigated pandemic life. You—the music teachers, conductors, and other leaders—made those opportunities possible, and in doing so, you created a much-needed sense of joy, community, and artistry.
Throughout the 2020-2021 year, Music Conference Alberta was reimagined to offer a series of online sessions designed to support you in the context of pandemic teaching. It was wonderful to see many of you over the course of the 4 months during which the sessions took place! For 2021-2022, we have once again reimagined the conference and, for the first time ever, will be offering Music Conference Alberta in 2 parts!
Part 1 will take place online on 27-28 Aug 2021, and will focus on getting your program/ensemble/studio up and running in the wake of COVID uncertainties and disruptions. Four interactive sessions will be offered on the topics of recruitment, retention, relaunching, and rebuilding. Each of the 75-minute sessions will be divided into two parts—the first will be a presentation for all delegates, and the second will be broken down by discipline (ex. recruiting for choirs).
Part 2 will take place on 22-23 Apr 2022 at the beautiful Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The in-person component will look more like a regular Music Conference Alberta, just a bit shorter. Conference offerings will include concerts, the MCA Marketplace, a series of interest sessions, and networking events designed to help delegates reconnect with one other.
Delegates will be able to register for the online, in-person, or both components.
We are currently updating the website to reflect next year's conference format and offerings; check back for updates soon. We expect delegate registration to open on August 1.
We would love for you to join us for one or both of the components of next year's conference. In the meantime, I hope you have a restful, rejuvenating, and enjoyable summer.
Sincerely,
Congratulations on successfully completing what has been an incredibly challenging and demanding academic year. The tenacity and innovation demonstrated by music educators in all disciplines has been truly inspiring. As you know, opportunities in music and the arts have been critical, particularly from a mental health perspective, as our students and ensemble members have navigated pandemic life. You—the music teachers, conductors, and other leaders—made those opportunities possible, and in doing so, you created a much-needed sense of joy, community, and artistry.
Throughout the 2020-2021 year, Music Conference Alberta was reimagined to offer a series of online sessions designed to support you in the context of pandemic teaching. It was wonderful to see many of you over the course of the 4 months during which the sessions took place! For 2021-2022, we have once again reimagined the conference and, for the first time ever, will be offering Music Conference Alberta in 2 parts!
Part 1 will take place online on 27-28 Aug 2021, and will focus on getting your program/ensemble/studio up and running in the wake of COVID uncertainties and disruptions. Four interactive sessions will be offered on the topics of recruitment, retention, relaunching, and rebuilding. Each of the 75-minute sessions will be divided into two parts—the first will be a presentation for all delegates, and the second will be broken down by discipline (ex. recruiting for choirs).
Part 2 will take place on 22-23 Apr 2022 at the beautiful Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The in-person component will look more like a regular Music Conference Alberta, just a bit shorter. Conference offerings will include concerts, the MCA Marketplace, a series of interest sessions, and networking events designed to help delegates reconnect with one other.
Delegates will be able to register for the online, in-person, or both components.
We are currently updating the website to reflect next year's conference format and offerings; check back for updates soon. We expect delegate registration to open on August 1.
We would love for you to join us for one or both of the components of next year's conference. In the meantime, I hope you have a restful, rejuvenating, and enjoyable summer.
Sincerely,
Brendan Lord, DMus
Chair, Music Conference Alberta Joint Planning Committee
Chair, Music Conference Alberta Joint Planning Committee
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Email musicconferenceab@gmail.com
Tel 780-488-7464/1-855-723-6397 c/o Choir Alberta | 5708 72 Street NW | Edmonton, AB T6B 3J4 |
Presented by
co-producers | Choir Alberta, Alberta Band Association, Alberta Music Education Foundation
collaborators | Alberta Kodàly Association, Alberta Registered Music Teachers' Association, NATS Southern Alberta, Alberta Chapter of Carl Orff Canada, Calgary Chapter of Carl Orff Canada, and Lethbridge Chapter of Carl Orff Calgary |
