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Keynote Speaker: Pat Sheridan
Master Conductor: Dr. Patrick Young (ISU)
Confirmed sessions by: Dr. Jason Missal, Amanda Empey, Elizabeth Thomsen, Heather Petrella, Eric Skidmore, Cord Breuer, and Kyra Finner
Conference Schedule
More information to follow!
Location: College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID
Key Note Speaker: Aric Schneller (Sam Houston State University)
Conducting Seminor by:
Diane Soelberg (BYU-Idaho)
Confirmed Sessions by:
Pat George (Flute Pedagogue)
Jor Tornello (Boise State University)
Andrew Wilson (Highland HS, Pocatello)
Luis Palacios (Northwest Nazarene University)
Heather Petrella (Hawthorn Middle School, Pocatello)
7th Annual Convention schedule is here!
Wednesday, June 29
2:00 PM IBA Golf Scramble @ Pebble Ponds Golf Course ($10)
8:00 PM Social Time @ Thomsen House (address provided in an email)
Thursday, June 30
11:00 AM Registration/Socializing (Foyer)
12:30 PMOpening (Foyer)
1:00 PM Session #1 The Practice Problem ~ Gary Pawelko (Rm 87)
2:00 PM Session #2 Improvisation Strategies for Everyone ~ Dave Faires (Choir Room)
3:00 PM Sponsor Presentation - Welch Music (Rm 87)
3:30 PM Session #3 Starting and Troubleshooting the French Horn ~ Michael Mitchell (Choir Room)
4:30 PM Work Session
6:00 PM Sponsor Collaboration Dinner provided by Welch Music (Twin Falls City Park)
7:30 PM Twin Falls Municipal w/ the 25th Army Reserve Band Concert @ Twin Falls City Park Band Shell
Friday, July 1
9:30 AM Reading Session (Band Room)
11:30 AM Lunch on your own
1:00 PM Session #4 Quick and Easy drill for marching band ~ Brett Barker (Rm 87)
2:00 PM Session #5 Band Director's Toolbox ~ Elizabeth Thomsen (Choir Room)
3:00 PM Sponsor Presentation - Dunkley Music (Rm 87)
3:30 PM Session #6 Choosing the appropriate repertoire ~ Diane Soelberg (Choir Room)
4:30 PM Business Meeting
6th Annual Convention is in the works right now. Stay tuned for more info!
Get professional development on your own schedule! The Idaho Bandmasters association is offering an a-synchronous online conference this summer that will result in either 1 or 2 credits of professional development that can be used towards Idaho State Board of Education teacher re-certification. We recognize that our band teaching community is in a tough place this summer, so you cover your credits, and we will cover the conference at no charge this year. However, if you can please consider visiting www.idahobanmasters.org to make a donation to support future IBA activities.
The conference will be completely a-synchronous and online so teachers can progress at their own rate through it and can enroll through July 19th. The conference will include development in: Teaching Rudiments Methodically, Hand drum technique for the class room, Beginning Oboe instruction, Do It Yourself at home digital music projects, Changing heads and maintaining Timpani, Brass tips and tricks, Tuning up your master educator portfolio, Student participation in band: research presentation, Jazz Band Pedagogy, a virtual round table, and collaborative research on ongoing best practices related to teaching wind instruments in the world of COVID -19.
Outcomes:
Teachers will gain or refine knowledge of teaching techniques pertinent to the band classroom.
Teachers will learn digital music editing techniques relative to distance learning
Teachers will learn techniques in maintaining and repairing band equipment.
Teachers will collaborate to learn research centered best practices for teaching wind band in light of the emergence of COVID-19
Teachers will provide experienced based learning to a community of educators on specific challenges pertinent to current band education.
Requirements:
1 Credit
Interact with each module in the Idaho Bandmasters Summer Conference 2020 canvas page
Complete the basic reflection for each topic.
2 Credits:
Interact with each module in the Idaho Bandmasters Summer Conference 2020 canvas page
Complete the basic reflection for each topic.
Complete the topic application reflection for at least 5 modules, demonstrating how you might implement the concept in your curriculum.
June 12th: Golf Scramble @ Pebble Ponds (Time: TBA)
- Evening fire pit gathering
June 13th: Registration 7:30-8:30am
Opening Session: 9am
Sessions will run from 9am-4pm
Evening Event: City Band @ City Park
June 14th Sessions from 9am-4pm
June 15th Sessions/Business Meeting 9am-12pm
Check Back for Session Schedules!
Our 3rd Annual IBA Summer Convention will be the last week in June. This event will run along side the CSI Summer Band Experience. Send your band kids for a week of music making!! More details here.
As per usual, events will kick off with a golf scramble in Twin Falls on Wednesday afternoon. No prior golf experience necessary. More details for exact time and location to follow.
Thursday and Friday will be jam packed with awesome sessions directed at making better bands for our lovely state. Typical session days run from 9am - 4pm
Thursday evening will be a BBQ in the City Park to enjoy the Twin Falls Municipal Band Concert.
Saturday morning will wrap up final sessions and end with the business meeting and lunch at noon.
CSI is once again offering continuing education credits for cheap! Registration will be onsite.
Convention kick off with Golf Scramble!
Sessions begin Thursday, July 6th at the College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Building 9am
Convention closing business lunch Saturday, July 8th at 12:30pm
More session details to come!
8:00am - Registration
CSI Fine Arts Building Lobby
9:00am - Opening Session, Christy Taylor, Dr. Jeff Fox
Recital Hall
10:00am - Remember that Yellow Music?, Jonathan Helmick
Room 87
11:00am- Alternative Rehearsal; Assessment and Musicianship, Colin Brien
Choir Room
12:00 - Lunch on your own
1:30- Choral Tips for Band Teachers, Jennifer Schoth
Choir Room
2:30- 40 Suggestions that may help you last 40 years in the classroom, Ted Hadley
Room 87
3:30- A Look Back Round-Table, Discussion with first-year teachers of things we remember going well, and not so well.
Choir Room
4:30- Building better snare drummers, Scott Farkas
Band Room
9am- Tuning out of the Vacuum: How to utilize chorales to improve intonation for performances, Jonathan Armstrong
Choir Room
10am - Marching Band from the Ground Up, Tom Kloss
Room 87
11am- Pitch Tendency, J. Hemick
Choir Room
*12pm- Burgers!!! Lunch @ CSI Provided by Dunkley's Music
Loading dock
1:30pm - Small Schools, Big Success, Robbie Hanchey
Room 87
2:30pm - Marching Drill Design, T. Kloss
Choir Room
3:30pm - thebasscase.com, Utilizing resources for teaching jazz bass, Peter Bierma
Room 87
4:30pm - J.W. Pepper Reading Session, Conductor: Ted Hadley
Band Room
*6pm - Mix and Mingle Dinner @ Red Lion, Sponsored by Welch's Music
9am - Remind.com - Coffee Session, Learn how to utilize Remind.com to communicate with parents and students (coffee provided)
10am - How much $$ do you really need? J. Helmick
Room 87
11am - Rehearsal Techniques for Jazz Band, to get groups to groove J. Armstrong
Choir Room
*1pm-3pm Closing Session, Business Meeting, Banquet @ Coops BBQ - Sponsored by Welch's