Music for All is excited to attend the 77th Midwest Clinic, in Chicago, Illinois December 20-22, 2023. We look forward to another clinic weekend dedicated to the advancement and expansion of music education.
We invite you to stop by booth #2007 to learn how we work to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music and find out how to get involved. In addition, we encourage you to check out these sessions presented by Music for All Summer Symposium Faculty!
Click here for a full schedule of events.
Wednesday, 12/20
10:30 am – Dickerson Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Scott Brown, Summer Symposium School Concert Band Percussion Coordinator
12:00 pm – Clearing the Path: Leadership in the Age of Change
Jager Loyde, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty and Bands of America Adjudicator
3:00 pm – Pumps on the Podium – It’s Not About the Shoes! Amplifying the Female Role in Your Band Room
Cecilia Clark, Summer Symposium Leadership Faculty
What’s Your Motivation?
Ryan Nowlin, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faulty and Keynote Speaker 2022
5:30 pm – Jason Fettig Medal of Honor Presentation
Ryan Nowlin, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faulty and Keynote Speaker 2022
PRODUCT SHOWCASE – “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something… Green”
Presented by Yamaha
9:00 pm – “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Reception
Sponsored by Music for All
Thursday, 12/21
8:30 am – The Importance Of Creating A Culture Of Excellence In Your Ensemble
Cecilia Clark, Summer Symposium Leadership Faculty
8:45 am – Lambert High School Wind Ensemble
Kevin Morrison, Visual Instructor for Carolina Crown – Summer Symposium Corps in Residence Faculty
9:30 am – Day One – Clarinet
Wendy Higdon Rice, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty 2022
11:30 am – The Musical Decision Tree: A Tool for Effective Rehearsing
Chris Kaatz, Bands of America Drum Major Institute Faculty
5 S.M.A.R.T. Ideas to Retain This Year’s Beginners: A Primer for High School and Middle School Directors
Marcia Neel, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty – Yamaha
1:00 pm – Leading from the Podium: Creating an Environment Where Students Want to Be!
Taylor Watts, Bands of America Drum Major Institute Faculty
1:30 pm – CHAT: Lessons learned from the Classroom to “The President’s Own”
Ryan Nowlin, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faulty and Keynote Speaker 2022
3:00 pm – From the Podium: Get the Percussion Sound You Want and the Sound You Need!
Tracy Wiggins, Summer Symposium Marching Percussion Faculty
The Mexican Repertoire Initiative
Eric Jimenez, Summer Symposium Leadership Faculty
3:30 pm – CHAT: Tuneful Teaching From the Very Start
Cheryl Floyd, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty, MFA National Festival Evaluator, National Concert Band Festival clinician
4:30 pm – Public Relations and Music Education Work Hand-in-Hand
John J. Gallagher, Summer Symposium Leadership Faculty 2022
Friday, 12/22
8:30 am – It’s All About Culture
Bob Medworth; Barry Houser; Matt Harloff, Carolina Crown Summer Symposium Corps in Residence Faculty
The Importance Of Creating A Culture Of Excellence In Your Ensemble
Paul Kile; Matthew Arau; Cecilia Clark, Summer Symposium Leadership Faculty
1:30 pm – Treasured Tips and Paying It Forward!
Richard Saucedo, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty and Bands of America Judge Administrator
2:00 pm – Carmel High School Percussion Ensemble
Matthew Black, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty – Percussion Specialist Academy Faculty
3:15 pm – CHAT: Being Correct Don’t Make It Right
Richard Floyd, Summer Symposium Director Academy Faculty, National Concert Band Festival clinician, Music for All Hall of Fame
If you don’t get a chance to see all of these sessions, don’t worry! These faculty members and more will be at the 2024 Summer Symposium June 22-30. Enroll your students for a chance to learn from these amazing faculty members and if you’re a director – we have a spot for you too in our Director Academy. Find out how you can be involved at camp.musicforall.org.
