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scmea.gif (1704 bytes) 2000 SCMEA In-Service Conference Sessions

February 10 - 12, 2000
Hyatt Regency, Greenville South Carolina


Thursday Friday Saturday Highlights 1999 Schedule

Thursday, February 10, 2000

Registration Open: 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hours:  None

2:30-4:30 p.m. SCMEA Executive Board meeting
Lynn Grimsley presiding
Redbud
4:30-5:30 p.m. Education Associate / Special Learners: "Multiple Intelligences". For music consultants, coordinators, and supervisors, district music contacts, and interested music teachers. Dr. Gwynelle Spell, Clinician, Marietta, GA
Marianne Holland presiding. Sponsored by Silver Burdett Ginn / Scott Foresman Publishing
Regency F-C2
5:30-7:30 p.m. SCBDA Executive Board meeting
Robert Wertz presiding
Redbud
7:30-9:00 p.m. Concert: The United States Army Jazz Ambassadors
Lynn Grimsley presiding
Regency A-B
9:00 p.m. Drop-in: For collegiate members, new SCMEA members, and first-time conference attendees
Atrium Lobby Social: Meet and greet old friends and make new ones.

 

Friday February 11, 2000

Registration Open:    7:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
6:15–6:25 p.m. (for Banquet ticket pick-up only)

Exhibit Hours: 9:15–10:45 a.m.; 12:45–5:00 p.m.

7:00-7:45 a.m. SCMEA Past President's Breakfast
Gloria Westmoreland presiding
Board Room
7:45 a.m. REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00-9:15 a.m. Band Division:   Committee meetings
Dogwood – Concert
Magnolia – Marching
Gardenia - Adjudication
Research: "Current Research in Music Education in South Carolina". Pertinent findings from studies in music education will be discussed.
Dr. Deborah Hoffman presiding
Redbud
General Music: "Making Connections: General Music and the National Standards". This session will cover exercises, activities, and teaching strategies that are appropriate for grades K-8. The National Standards for Arts Education will be featured as a tool for assessment. Dr. Marvelene Moore, Clinician, University of Tennessee, MENC National Chair for General Music
Betty Jo Fersner presiding. Sponsored by Scott Foresman Publishing
Regency C-D-E
Choral Division: "Alexander Technique for Musicians". This session will offer choices in how musicians can improve flexibility, movement, balance, support, breathing, and coordination in our teaching, rehearsals, and performances. Laurie Christie, Clinician, University of South Carolina
Angie Lemere presiding
Regency A
Music Industry Council Showcase: United Musical Instruments, Inc., "The New 1999 Armstrong Classic Flutes, featuring Elegant Retro Styling". Linda Cykert will present the new 1999 Armstrong Classic flutes. Solos will include "Flight of the Bumble Bee" and "Carnival of Venice."
Teal
9:15 a.m. Grand Opening of Exhibits: Paladin Posuanen (Furman University Trombone Choir), Mark Britt, Director, Furman University
Austin Bobo presiding
Continental
9:30-10:45 a.m. Elementary Division: "Music Education: What’s Movement Got to Do With It?". Expand your awareness of movement applications for the music curriculum that complement, supplement, and reinforce shared skills and concepts across disciplines. Margaret Campbelle-Holman, Clinician, Nashville, TN
Lori Langham presiding
Regency C-D-E
Orchestra Division: "Essential Technique Book 4 and Communications Kit for the Orchestra Director". Techniques, tools, and strategies for teaching the high school student using Essential Technique Book 4. The session will also include ideas and letters for communication with students, parents, and administrators. Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, Clinician, Columbia, SC
Johanna Pollock presiding
Teal
Band Division:  Committee meetings
Dogwood – Solo and Ensemble
Magnolia – All-State
Gardenia A – Awards
Gardenia B - Jazz
Choral Division: Director’s Chorus rehearsal. Participants in the Director’s Chorus will rehearse under the direction of Dr. Robert Edgerton. The Director’s Chorus will perform at the banquet on Friday evening. Dr. Robert Edgerton, Clinician, Winthrop University
Pat Snider presiding
Buncombe Street United Methodist Church
College Division: "Technology Strategies to Enhance the National Standards". Learn to integrate the seven areas of technology into the K-12 curriculum to implement the national standards. Information on TI:ME will also be discussed. Dr. Tom Rudolph, Clinician, Havertown, PA
Jackie Griffin presiding. Sponsored by GIA Publications
Redbud
Collegiate Membership: "Dalcroze Eurhythmics". An experiential participatory session exploring musical concepts such as phrasing, rhythm, dynamics, and duration through movement. Susan Wyatt, Clinician, University of South Carolina
Michael York presiding
Regency F-C2
10:45 a.m. EXHIBITS CLOSED
11:00 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. First General Session:   Dr. Marvelene Moore, Keynote Speaker; the Seneca Middle School Honors Chorus, Carla Brock, Director; and the USC Suzuki Ensemble (a division of the USC String Project), Amy Evers and Ann Ezell, Directors
Lynn Grimsley presiding
Regency A-B
12:45 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN
12:45-1:30 p.m. SCMEA Retired Members Luncheon
Johnnie Price presiding
Atrium Lobby Music: Palmetto Posaunen, Mark Britt, Director, Furman University
1:30-2:45 p.m. Band Division: Percussion Techniques Workshop, Ben Miller, Clinician, Marshall University
Robert Wertz presiding. Sponsored by Music and Arts Center
Regency A
Orchestra Division: "Jazz String Improvisation". Illustrations and techniques for learning jazz improvisation, with the USC String Jazz group. Teachers will need to bring their instruments to the session. Dr. Bert Ligon, Clinician, University of South Carolina
Johanna Pollock presiding
Teal
College Division: "Using the Internet in the General Music Class". Learn to find sites on the Worldwide Web for the general music classroom and how to capture sites so that they can be accessed without an internet connection. Dr. Tom Rudolph, Clinician, Havertown, PA
Norma Kirkland presiding. Sponsored by GIA Publications
Redbud
Choral Division: "Back to Basics". Warm-ups, choral blend, rhythmic accuracy, and text declamation will be demonstrated in this presentation of the basics of the choral art. Dr. Patrick Liebergen, Clinician, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Gary Calloway presiding
Regency F-C2
Elementary Division: "How ‘Multi’ is Your Cultural Perspective in the Music Class?". The skills and concepts in the music class do not change; our choice of content and application should. Explore quality choices that support choral artistry and provide skill and conceptual development. Margaret Campbelle-Holman, Clinician, Nashville, TN
Lori Barabas presiding
Regency C-D-E
3:00-4:15 p.m. General Music: "Making Connections: Multicultural Music and the National Standards". This session will highlight songs, dances, and instrumentation from world cultures that are suitable for inclusion in the general music classroom. The National Standards for Arts Education will be featured as a tool. Dr. Marvelene Moore, Clinician, University of Tennessee, MENC National Chair for General Music
Betty Jo Fersner presiding. Sponsored by Scott Foresman Publishing
Regency C-D-E
Band Division Concert: Blythewood Middle School Symphonic Band, Brad Layton, Director
Robert Wertz presiding
Regency A
Technology Committee / Elementary Division: "Music Technology: Power in the Classroom". Technophile or technophobe, this session will introduce you to the latest and best in music technology and give you a chance to talk to colleagues who have used it successfully in their classrooms. Tracy Leenman and Marty Harrison, Clinicians, Pecknel Music
Lori Barabas presiding
Regency F-C2
Collegiate Membership: State meeting. Welcome to all new members and welcome back to all old members. Election of officers for 2000-2001 and planning future events for South Carolina CMENC chapters.
Michael York presiding
Teal
Piano Division: Clinic
Tony Lenti presiding
Redbud
3:00-5:45 p.m. Choral Division: Director’s Chorus rehearsal. Participants in the Director’s Chorus will rehearse under the direction of Dr. Robert Edgerton. The Director’s Chorus will perform at the banquet on Friday evening. Dr. Robert Edgerton, Clinician, Winthrop University
Pat Snider presiding
Buncombe Street United Methodist Church (last 30 minutes of rehearsal in Regency C-D-E)
4:30-5:45 p.m. Band Division Concert/Clinic: Northwestern High School Symphonic Band, Larry Wells, Director; and Jeff King, Clinician, Duncanville, Texas
Robert Wertz presiding. Sponsored by Kjos Music.
Regency A
Music Industry Council Showcase: Scott Foresman Publishing Company. "Silver Burdett Ginn Music Connection – 2000". This showcase session, featuring one of Scott Foresman’s top consultants – Gary Arnold, will present the Silver Burdett Ginn Music Connections 2000 textbooks and supplemental materials for grades K-8.
Regency C-D-E
Music Industry Council Showcase: Music Services Unlimited. "Sight Reading for All-State Band, Orchestra, and Chorus." Larry McLure will explore techniques for success in sight reading/singing in preparation of auditions for all-state, scholarships, or wherever sight reading/singing is a factor.
Redbud
Music Industry Council Showcase: Alfred Publishing Company.
Regency F-C2
5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS CLOSED
6:15-6:25 p.m. REGISTRATION OPEN FOR BANQUET TICKET PICK-UP ONLY
6:30-8:30 p.m. Second General Session: SCMEA Banquet, featuring the Honor Administrator, the Memorial Scholarship winner, and Hall of Fame inductees. Dinner music provided by the Director’s Chorus, Dr. Robert Edgerton, Director
Lynn Grimsley presiding
Regency B-C-D-E-F-C2
9:00-10:00 p.m. Second General Session Concert: The Charleston Southern University Concert Choir, Valerie Bullock, Director; and the Charleston Southern University Wind Ensemble, Jay M. Watkins, Director.
Gloria Westmoreland presiding
Regency A-B
10:00-11:00 p.m. Atrium Lobby Concert: I.A.J.E. Directors' Jazz Band, Roger Pemberton, Director, University of South Carolina

 

Saturday, February 12, 2000

Registration Open: 7:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hours: 8:30-10:45 a.m.

7:45 a.m. REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00-9:15 a.m. Band Division Concert: Ridgeview High School Symphonic Band, Vince Clayton, Director
Robert Wertz presiding
Regency A
Orchestra Division: "Aspects of Teaching Strings in a Studio Setting". Techniques, tools, and strategies for teaching the string student in a studio setting. Elements of practice and motivation for the student. The clinician will also address how to keep up your playing while teaching school. Dr. Eun-Sung Lee, Clinician, Converse College
Johanna Pollock presiding
Teal
General Music / Special Learners: "Making the Music Connection". The most powerful education in music comes through active participation in creating, performing, and responding. This hands-on, active session will use songs, sound, and instructional support to assist teachers in making real connections among music concepts and skills, curriculum integration, national standards, and individual learning styles. Dr. Gwynelle Spell, Clinician, Marietta, GA
Marianne Holland presiding. Sponsored by Sliver Burdett Ginn / Scott Foresman Publishing
Regency C-D-E
Choral Division: "Masterworks of Choral Repertoire". Performance practices and rehearsal techniques will be covered in the singing of important masterworks from the various eras of choral music. Dr. Patrick Liebergen, Clinician, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Pam Brunson presiding
Redbud
Music Industry Showcase: Wenger Corporation. "Critical Factors of Music Suite Design." Learn the critical factors of planning and building new music facilities. The Wenger Guide focuses on acoustics, floor plans, storage, equipment, planning processes, and space guidelines. Free guide to attendees.
Regency F-C2
8:30 a.m. EXHIBITS OPEN
9:30-10:45 a.m. Piano Division Honors Recital: A recital by students selected at the 1999 Piano Festival.
Tony Lenti presiding
Redbud
Elementary Division: "Rehearsal Techniques for the Children’s Choir". The SC Elementary Honors Choir will serve as the demonstration group for this session. Joan Gregoryk, Clinician, Founder and Conductor of the Children’s Chorus of Washington, DC
Ann Cheek presiding
Regency A
Multicultural Awareness Committee: "Choral Experiences through Multiculturalism". The South Carolina State University Concert Choir will demonstrate/perform secular and non-secular choral compositions from a multicultural perspective. Dr. Arthur Evans, Clinician, South Carolina State University
Herman Bright presiding
Regency C-D-E
Band Division: "Computer Technologies in the Band Room". David Hawley, Clinician
Robert Wertz presiding. Sponsored by Coda Music
Regency F-C2
Choral Division: Committee Meetings
Dogwood – Middle / Junior High School
Magnolia – High School
10:30 a.m. Drawing for Prizes
Austin Bobo presiding
Continental
10:45 p.m. EXHIBITS CLOSED
11:00 a.m.- Third General Session: Keynote Speaker Diane Johnson, President, MENC Southern Division , The SC Elementary Honors Choir, Joan Gregoryk, Director, and the Chamber Winds of Irmo, Bruce Dinkins, Director.
Patti Croft presiding
Regency A
1:00-4:00 p.m. Division Business Meetings (as announced)
Regency A – Band Division
Regency C-D-E – Choral Division
Teal – Orchestra Division
4:00-5:00 p.m. SCMEA Executive Board Meeting
Lynn Grimsley presiding
Redbud
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