TENTATIVE

Schedule for Mississippi MMEA/ACDA

 State Convention and In-Service Conference

April 8 – 10, 2010

(BADGES REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO ALL SESSIONS)

 

 Registration Times 

Thursday, April 8: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Early Registration)

Thursday, April 8: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                                 

Friday, April 9:  8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

 

Date

Time

Session

Clinician(s)

 

 

 

Session 1

thursday

4.08.10

 

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

 

 

 

 

It Ain’t Perfect, But it Worked for Me

(Elementary)

 

Jennifer Milner

Aspiring to Excel: 

Building the Necessary Support

(General)

 

Dr. Kenneth Raessler

Reap What You Sow:  Planting the Seed for Healthy Male Singing

(High School)

 

Jabarie Glass

Maintaining a Healthy Teaching Voice

(General)

 

Dr. Sandra Shwartz

Steppin’ Up

(Elementary)

Joseph Coleman

What to Do When You

Don’t Have A Clue

(General)

Mary Moak

 

 

 

 

Session 2

thursday

4.08.10

 

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Music Writing for

Grades K – 3

(Elementary)

 

Dr. Andrew Paney

The Choral Director’s Guide to Sanity. . .

and Success!

(Junior High/High School)

Randy Pagel

Junior High

Reading Session

Robert Sims

Mississippi Sings 2010

(Elementary/Junior High)

Dorothy Brasfield

Gail Jabour

Frances Hassell

 

 

Captivating Children for Concepts

(Elementary)

Roybeth Savage

 

 

 

 

Session 3

thursday

4.08.10

 

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Senior High

Reading Session

 (High School)

Robert Sims

Aspiring to Excel:  The Importance of Relationships

 (General)

Dr. Kenneth

Raessler

Sing Together Children

(Elementary)

 

Dr. Madeline Bridges

(Elementary Clinician)

Mississippi Sings 2010

(repeat session)

Dorothy Brasfield

Gail Jabour

Frances Hassell

 

 

 

 

 

Picnic  Ticketed Event

thursday

4.08.10

 

5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.

 

 

 

Picnic

Ticketed Event

 

 

Capitol Grounds

 

 

 

 

 

Session 4

thursday

4.08.10

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

 

 

General Session I

for all participants

 

Galloway United Methodist Church

Session 5

thursday

4.08.10

8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

What Do These Judges Want Anyway?  And What Makes Them Such Experts?

(High School)

Martha Bryant Neilson

Off the Page – A Collection of Choral. . .

(Elementary/Junior High)

Joseph and Andrea Coleman

 

 

Friday

4.09.10

7:30 a.m.  –  8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

(Continental breakfast participants must wear Teacher or Collegiate Badge)

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Late Registration

 

 

Session 6

Friday

4.09.10

8:30 a.m. –

9:30 a.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

General Session II

Concert Session

For all participants

 

 

 

 

Galloway Sanctuary

 

 

 

 

Session 7

Friday

4.09.10

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Understanding Learning:  The Foundation for Teaching

(General)

 

Dr. Richard Grunow

Technology for the 21st Century Choir

 (High School)

 

Dr. Phillip Copeland

Elementary

 Reading Session

(Elementary)

Robert Sims

 

 

 

 

Session 8

Friday

4.09.10

11:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

 

 

Luncheon

 (Music Teachers and Collegiates only)

 

 

 

 

 

Session

9

Friday

4.09.10

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Copyright and Contracts for Musicians (Who Just Happen to Be Music Educators)

(General)

 

Atty. Tonya Butler

Make It and Take It Movement – Part I

(Elementary)

 

Marti Bessinger

Aspiring to Excel:  A Look into the Crystal Ball

(General)

Dr. Kenneth Raessler

Troubleshooting Common Choral Problems

(Junior High/High School)

Dr. Sandra Schwartz

Cracking the Code:  Reading and Understanding the International Alphabet

Carol Joy Sparkman

 

 

 

 

Session 10

Friday

4.09.10

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

 

Junior High Division Meeting

 

Tammy Carney

 

Aspiring to Excel:  Avoiding Music Teacher Burnout

(General)

Dr. Kenneth Raessler

Make It and Take It Movement – Part II

(Elementary)

 

Marti Bessinger

Start Strong and Thrive:  Ideas, Resources and Strategies for Entering a First Year Placement with Long Term Success

(General)

Brian Peterson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 11

Friday

4.09.10

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

* * (.1 CEU)

 

 

Elementary Division Meeting

 

 

Judy Turner

Senior High

Division Meeting

 

Sherry Freeman

College Division Meeting

Debra Atkinson

 

4:30 p.m. – 5: 30 p.m.                                     

 

MMEA/MS ACDA/

CMMEA

Reception

(Light refreshments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

(Dinner on your own.)

 

Session 12

Friday

4.09.10

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Reading the Choral Score

(General)

Dr. Richard Grunow

Possibilities of Prose and Poetry – Part I

 (Elementary)

Marti Bessinger

Taking the Choir to the Next Level – I

(High School)

Dr. Lawrence Edwards

Session 13

Friday

4.09.10

7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

(.1 CEU)

 

Possibilities of Prose and Poetry – Part II

 (Elementary)

Marti Bessinger

Taking the Choir to the Next Level – II

(High School)

Dr. Lawrence Edwards

 

9:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

College Student Reception

 

Hal & Mal’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday

4.10.10

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

 

Past Presidents and Retired Members Breakfast

 

 

 

Briarwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday

4.10.10

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Honor Choir

Dress Rehearsals

CLOSED

 

(Parents and visitors may enter Galloway United Methodist Church Sanctuary at 10:00 a.m.)

 

 

Session 14

Saturday

4.10.10

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

(.05 CEU)

 

 

 

Elementary

 Honor Choir Concert

 

 

 

Session 15

 

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

(.05 CEU)

 

 

 

TBA

 Honor Choir Concert

 

 

 

Session 16

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(.05 CEU)

 

 

 

TBA

 Honor Choir Concert

 

 

 

Session 17

 

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

(.05 CEU)

 

 

TBA

 Honor Choir Concert

 

 

 

Session 18

 

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

(.05 CEU)

 

 

 

 

Show Choir

Honor Choir Concert