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Conference schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25*


REGISTRATION DESK
​Open 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

MCA MARKETPLACE​
Open 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

OPEN REHEARSALS
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Bishop Carroll High School
Alberta Wind Symphony Open Rehearsals

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m. — Bishop Carroll High School
Alberta Jazz Ensemble Open Rehearsals

9:00-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. — Doherty Hall (1410 Olympic Way SE)
Alberta Youth Choir Open Rehearsals

8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Studio Bell
Breakout Sessions

NAVIGATING A JAZZ CHORD PROGRESSION: IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIP — Pat Belliveau 
INTRODUCING THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY VOICE SYLLABUS, 2019 EDITION — Winston Noren
SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING YOUR BEGINNER OBOISTS — David Sussman 
PRACTICAL CHORAL REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE — Morna Edmundson 
"TURTLENECK CONDUCTING" IN THE REAL WORLD: LABAN MOVEMENT CONDUCTING GESTURE IN ANY CLASSROOM — Thomas Bough 

REPERTOIRE + ACTIVITIES FOR NURTURING MUSICAL AWARENESS AND LITERACY SKILLS IN PRE-LITERATE STUDENTS — Jill Trinka
MUSICIAN WELLNESS AND LEADERSHIP — Gwen Klassen 



8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Calgary Central Library
Breakout Sessions

FRYDERYK CHOPIN: A RETROSPECTIVE SUMMATION & DEMONSTRATION OF THE MAN AND HIS PIANISTIC LEGACY  — Edwin Gnandt
CHORAL WARM UPS THAT WORK — Brendan Lord 


8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn 
Breakout Sessions

UKULELE ALL  YEAR LONG — Kyle Swenson & Gary Glewinski

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn 
​​Coffee Break

10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Studio Bell 
Breakout Sessions

MIXED CHOIR REHEARSAL LAB — Sheryl Reinhardt with Western Canada High School Concert Choir
A SINGING TONE: THE VOCAL WORKS OF FRYDERYK CHOPIN — Dr. Rachel Goldenburg and Edwin Gnandt  
ADULTING 201: REAL WORLD SKILLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS — Thomas Bough 
FUNDAMENTALS OF COLOURED HANDBELLS — Damien Lim 
BAND CAMP 101 — Tess O'Shaughnessy & Brenda Sych
 
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC: VOCAL DEVELOPMENT — David Rankine 

10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Calgary Central Library
Breakout Sessions

THE BARTOK APPROACH: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSALITY OF MUSICAL EXPRESSION IN PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING — Jacques Després
CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR CHILDREN'S CHOIRS — Marni Strome 


10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn
Breakout Sessions

LOW BRASS WORKSHOP — David Reid 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
LUNCH BREAK 

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Studio Bell Performance Hall 
Keynote Address — Bramwell Tovey

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m, Hilton Garden Inn
Marketplace Break 

3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Studio Bell 
Breakout session 

CELEBRATING THEORY WITH RCM — Dale Wheeler 
MUSIC FOR ALL — Mary Fearon 
OPERA IN THE CLASSROOM — Calgary Opera & Kimberley-Ann Bartczak 
PATHWAYS TO FUNDING YOUR MUSIC PROGRAM — Mike Kamphuis
  
TOP TEN RULES FOR JAZZ INSTRUCTION — Jeff Graham 
CHOIR MEETS CHALLENGING COMPOSITION — Morna Edmundson


3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Calgary Central Library 
Breakout session 
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CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR MIXED CHOIR — Karen Hudson
REPERTOIRE + ACTIVITIES FOR NURTURING MUSICAL AWARENESS AND LITERACY SKILLS IN GRADES 2-3  — Jill Trinka


3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn 
Breakout session 

MUSIC, ASSESSMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY — Brady Sherard 

4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
​Break 

4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m, Studio Bell 

ALBERTA MUSIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION AGM 
ALBERTA BAND ASSOCIATION AGM
CHOIR ALBERTA AGM + CHORAL COCKTAILS 


4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Calgary Central Library 
Breakout session 

FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC: MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT  — David Rankine 
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*Marketplace open until 6 p.m.

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
DINNER BREAK
  • Shuttle buses depart Hilton Garden Inn (711 4th St SE) for Bella Concert Hall (18 Mt Royal Cir SW) at 6:45 pm and 7:15 pm
  • Shuttle buses depart Bella Concert Hall for Hilton Garden Inn at 11:00 pm and 11:30 pm 

8:00-10:00 p.m., Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University
Gala Concert — Alberta Youth Choir, Alberta Wind Symphony, and select solo performers

10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University 
Post-Concert President's Reception 

​*schedule subject to change
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