Pre-conference events.

(An additional fee and conference registration are required to attend either event or portions of both.)

PEDAGOGY SATURDAY IX

Saturday, April 2, 2005 * 8:15 A.M.-5:15 P.M.

The Whole Musician: Making Music Last a Lifetime

Pedagogy Saturday IX will consider what it takes to nurture "The Whole Musician" with a view toward lifelong enjoyment of music. Topics will explore how to train students' ears, minds and bodies to participate fully in a variety of musical experiences and how to cultivate the innate creativity and musical responsiveness within us all--regardless of age or ability.

Keynote speaker Patricia Shehan Campbell, professor of music education at the University of Washington and an internationally recognized researcher in world music education, will first speak about Musical Meaning for Children and Those Who Teach Them. An afternoon follow-up presentation is entitled Embracing the Music: Ear-Mind-Body Connections.

There will be five breakout sessions. Each session will be presented twice during the day:

Music for Life, by Bonnie Blanchard, Seattle. A successful independent flute teacher shares her secrets for making music an integral part of her students' lives.

Music as Lifelong Learning, by Midori Koga, Toronto. Koga will reflect on her research experiences as a piano instructor of elderly beginners, and how they have changed her views of teaching.

The Listening Ear, by Paul Madaule, Toronto. Author of When Listening Comes Alive, Madaule has helped singers with vocal problems and treated learning disabilities in children by improving listening ability.

The Mind-Body Connection: Stress Reduction for Musicians, by Robert McBrien, Salisbury, Maryland. A psychologist and practitioner of yoga, tai chi and meditation, McBrien will share ideas from his course on Wellness for Musicians.

Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Musicians, by Julia Schnebly-Black and George Lewis. Black, who teaches Dalcroze at the University of Washington, will lead a class in Dalcroze, assisted by Lewis, a Seattle dancer and mime artist.

The lunch hour will include Q&A sessions led by pianists Suzanne Guy and Jane Magrath, and singers Claudia Catania and Scott McCoy. There will be performances by pianist William Chapman Nyaho, who specializes in music of African composers, and jazz pianist Tony Caramia.

The day will conclude with a panel presentation entitled Making Music Last Beyond Our Lifetime.

PROFESSIONAL STUDIO SATURDAY

Saturday, April 2, 2005 * 8:15 A.M.-5:15 P.M.

The Power of One

When you work with students, as a teacher, you have the power to change lives. And it comes down to the little things you say and do each day.

Focusing on the "Power of One," Professional Studio Saturday will attempt to answer such questions as," Is what I am doing really making a difference?" "Is the interaction I have with parents of my students important?" "Is working so many hours to make so little money really going to change the world?"

If you have asked yourself one of these questions, you are not alone. These questions preoccupy the minds of nearly every independent music teacher in the country at one time or another.

Guest speakers Julianne Miranda, Robert Bergman, Karen Austin, Tori Austin-Allen and others will articulate the power of music and teaching. What you are doing is important. The interaction you have with students everyday and the soulfulness of what you do impacts lives beyond your imagination--the power of one!

Communicating with parents and helping them understand what you are doing, how you are doing it and how their actions may be detrimental are difficult subjects to discuss. You will learn to develop positive persuasion techniques and verbal and nonverbal cues, while staying focused on your well-being as well as that of your students.

You--as an independent music teacher--have the power. Learning to embrace it and use it wisely is the goal of Professional Studio Saturday.