FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
REGISTRATION DESK
Open 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Allard Hall, Main Atrium (outside Triffo Theatre)
MCA MARKETPLACE
Setup 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Open 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
OPEN REHEARSALS
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Allard Hall, Conference Centre
Alberta Wind Symphony
Dr. Shelley Jagow, guest conductor
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. – University of Alberta Convocation Hall
Alberta Youth Choir
Robert Filion, guest conductor
Open 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Allard Hall, Main Atrium (outside Triffo Theatre)
MCA MARKETPLACE
Setup 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Open 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
OPEN REHEARSALS
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Allard Hall, Conference Centre
Alberta Wind Symphony
Dr. Shelley Jagow, guest conductor
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. – University of Alberta Convocation Hall
Alberta Youth Choir
Robert Filion, guest conductor
8:30-9:45 a.m., Allard Hall
Breakout Sessions
CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR ELEMENTARY AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR - Kathryn Berko
FILLING THE GAPS: FOLLOWING CAROL KREUGER'S APPROACH TO MUSIC LITERACY TO EMPOWER YOUNG SINGERS | Joel Forth
MENTAL HEALTH FOR CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS | Sara Brooks
MOVEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MUSICIANS - Carmen Letourneau
TEACHING MUSIC IN THE RURAL CLASSROOM - Kirk Wassmer
Breakout Sessions
CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR ELEMENTARY AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR - Kathryn Berko
FILLING THE GAPS: FOLLOWING CAROL KREUGER'S APPROACH TO MUSIC LITERACY TO EMPOWER YOUNG SINGERS | Joel Forth
MENTAL HEALTH FOR CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS | Sara Brooks
MOVEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MUSICIANS - Carmen Letourneau
TEACHING MUSIC IN THE RURAL CLASSROOM - Kirk Wassmer
9:45-10:15 a.m., Main Atrium
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:15-11:30 a.m., Allard Hall
Breakout Sessions
PRACTICAL CONDUCTING FUNDAMENTALS - Taina Lorenz
LEARNING POWER: DEVELOP INTENTIONAL MUSIC HABITS IN THE DIGITAL AGE - Gloria Chu
CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED MIXED VOICES | Andrew Bortz
THE LISTENING ADVENTURE | Marcelline Moody
FAILURE FIRST: A GROWTH MINDSET AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH TO BUILDING SUCCESS AND RESILIENCE IN BEGINNING BAND | Sarah Seymour
Breakout Sessions
PRACTICAL CONDUCTING FUNDAMENTALS - Taina Lorenz
LEARNING POWER: DEVELOP INTENTIONAL MUSIC HABITS IN THE DIGITAL AGE - Gloria Chu
CHORAL READING SESSION: MUSIC FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED MIXED VOICES | Andrew Bortz
THE LISTENING ADVENTURE | Marcelline Moody
FAILURE FIRST: A GROWTH MINDSET AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH TO BUILDING SUCCESS AND RESILIENCE IN BEGINNING BAND | Sarah Seymour
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Allard Hall, Room 11-459
Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association AGM Luncheon
ARMTA members only
Lunch Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Allard Hall, Room 11-459
Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association AGM Luncheon
ARMTA members only
1:00-2:00 p.m., Triffo Theatre
Keynote Address – Tom Power, keynote speaker
Keynote Address – Tom Power, keynote speaker
2:00-3:00 p.m., Main Atrium
Marketplace Break
Marketplace Break
3:00-4:15 p.m., Allard Hall
Breakout sessions
ISSUES FACING WOMEN BAND DIRECTORS – A PANEL DISCUSSION - Taina Lorenz
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION FOR MUSICIANS: MAY I BE AT EASE - Carmen Letourneau
SOUND SHIFTING: VOCAL PLACEMENT IN A CHORAL ENSEMBLE | Andrea Ciona and the Bishop Carroll Chamber Choir
PLANNING AND MAINTAINING YOUR FLEET OF ORFF INSTRUMENTS - Lisa Laughton
EMBRACING THE CHAOS; STRATEGIES FOR NEURO-DIVERSE MUSIC EDUCATORS - A COLLABORATIVE SESSION - Sarah Seymour
PERSONAL WELLNESS ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
30-minute sessions with Dr. Sara Brooks
3:00-4:30 pm, Allard Hall, Room 11-430
Advance sign-up required at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CACAE2EA3FFC61-45113245-oneonone
Breakout sessions
ISSUES FACING WOMEN BAND DIRECTORS – A PANEL DISCUSSION - Taina Lorenz
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION FOR MUSICIANS: MAY I BE AT EASE - Carmen Letourneau
SOUND SHIFTING: VOCAL PLACEMENT IN A CHORAL ENSEMBLE | Andrea Ciona and the Bishop Carroll Chamber Choir
PLANNING AND MAINTAINING YOUR FLEET OF ORFF INSTRUMENTS - Lisa Laughton
EMBRACING THE CHAOS; STRATEGIES FOR NEURO-DIVERSE MUSIC EDUCATORS - A COLLABORATIVE SESSION - Sarah Seymour
PERSONAL WELLNESS ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
30-minute sessions with Dr. Sara Brooks
3:00-4:30 pm, Allard Hall, Room 11-430
Advance sign-up required at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CACAE2EA3FFC61-45113245-oneonone
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Break
Break
4:45-6:00 p.m., Allard Hall
Breakout sessions
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR CLARINET-KIND: HOW TO HELP YOUR BEGINNER CLARINET STUDENTS GO OVER THE BREAK - Amanda Kinnear
CREATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL MUSICIANSHIP OUTCOMES IN THE SECONDARY MUSIC CLASSROOM | Andrea Ciona ft. Bishop Carroll Chamber Choir
BEGINNING RECORDER: REACH FOR A STAR | Marcelline Moody
Alberta Music Education Foundation Annual General Meeting
AMEF members only
Marketplace open until 6:00 p.m.
Breakout sessions
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR CLARINET-KIND: HOW TO HELP YOUR BEGINNER CLARINET STUDENTS GO OVER THE BREAK - Amanda Kinnear
CREATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL MUSICIANSHIP OUTCOMES IN THE SECONDARY MUSIC CLASSROOM | Andrea Ciona ft. Bishop Carroll Chamber Choir
BEGINNING RECORDER: REACH FOR A STAR | Marcelline Moody
Alberta Music Education Foundation Annual General Meeting
AMEF members only
Marketplace open until 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Dinner Break
Dinner Break
8:00 - 9:30 p.m., Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Showcase Concert
Showcase Concert
9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m., Dress Circle Lobby, Francis Winspear Centre for Music
President's Reception
President's Reception
*schedule subject to change
