2023 WVMEA In-Service Conference
March 2-4, 2023 • Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center and Clay Center
Tentative Conference Session Schedule
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
11:00 AM | Andre Januario | Emerging Leaders |
11:10 AM | Kevin Mead | Establishing Readiness Through Context and Creation |
11:10 AM | Keith Jackson | Leadership Symposium: An open discussion for those thinking about positions in leadership |
11:10 AM | Walter Hojka | Improving Beginning Intonation Through an Engaging Sequence of Easy Songs |
12:15 PM | Nellie Hill | Using Drums and Small Percussion to Create Community in the Classroom |
12:15 PM | Ær Queen | Just Gender: Pathways to Inclusivity in Elementary Schools |
12:15 PM | Jacob Womack | Teaching Piano in Groups |
12:15 PM | Jim Allder | Making the Most of Your Marching Fundamentals - Tips and Tricks to Save Time While Increasing Effectiveness |
1:20 PM | Kevin Mead | Finale 27 For Your Classroom Needs |
1:20 PM | Jeff Wolfe | No Big Band? No Problem! Building Your Jazz Program Through the Jazz Combo |
1:20 PM | Erin Ellis | Thumb Position Basics |
1:20 PM | Will Cosby | Process Before Product |
1:20 PM | Sarah Hann | Children's Literature in the Elementary Music Classroom |
3:45 PM | Kaitlyn Schramm | Choral Reading Session (ECS Publishing) |
3:45 PM | Taylor Giorgio | Strings Attached: Creating Community Engagement Through Entrepreneurship |
3:45 PM | Jason Gossett | De-Mystifying Marching Band Design |
3:45 PM | Andrea Diggs | Teacher Toolkit Reset for a Neurodiverse-Friendly Classroom |
3:45 PM | Eli Lambie | Jazz and Improvisation for Upper Elementary and Middle School Students |
4:50 PM | Nathan Rihn | My Favorite Orchestra |
4:50 PM | Paschal Younge | African Children's Games: Musicality and Creativity in their Natural State |
4:50 PM | Nathan Rihn | My Favorite Orchestra |
4:50 PM | Ryan Kerwin | My Brass is Already Chopped Out: Metaphors and Strategies for Fostering Brass Students |
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
9:00 AM | Kevin Mead | Empowering Your Students with SmartMusic |
9:00 AM | Andi Hasley | Where are all the volunteers? Meeting families where they are |
9:00 AM | Taylor Georgio | Creativity and Assessment Through Technology in the Orchestra Classroom |
9:00 AM | Kaitlyn Schramm | Decentering the Canon and Recentering the Margins: Choral Music Traditions Beyone WEAM |
9:00 AM | Janet Robbins | Play, Sing, and Dance Ciranda: Connecting Music and Culture |
10:05 AM | Kevin Mead | SmartMusic Tips Every Teacher Needs to Know |
10:05 AM | Robert Palmer | Coming Back to Directing: Rediscovering your passion in being a conductor |
10:05 AM | Ær Queen | Just Gender: Creating and Implementing Affirming Spaces at All Levels |
10:05 AM | Jim Allder | Students in Service: Developing Student Leadership as a Cornerstone for your Program |
10:05 AM | Douglas McCall | I know I taught it, but HOW do I know you learned it? |
11:10 AM | Deborah Confredo | Share the Passion. Be the Music |
12:45 PM | Jeremiah Smallridge | High School Choral Music Share |
12:45 PM | Eli Lambie | Carnival of the Animals - Stories in Motion for Young Elementary Students |
12:45 PM | Andrea Diggs | The Shifting Centers of the Neurodiverse Universe |
12:45 PM | Alvin Simpson | My Beginners Are Supposed to Perform When?! |
1:50 PM | Lesley Dennis | The Art of Actively Assessing |
1:50 PM | Taylor Georgio | Using Private Teaching Practice Strategies in the Orchestra Classroom |
1:50 PM | Cynthia Anderson | Demystifying the Double Reeds for School Music Teachers |
1:50 PM | James Robinson | The Role of Fine Arts in Student Mental Health |
1:50 PM | Robert Sears | Jazz Improvisation: Approaching the Blues |
2:55 PM | Deborah Confredo | Patterns and Groups and Chunking, Oh My! Cracking the Score Code |
2:55 PM | Jeffrey Lipscomb | Mentoring the Young Composer |
2:55 PM | Christine Gossett | So You Think You Can Dance? |
2:55 PM | Angela Munroe | Building Resilience in a General Music Classroom |
4:00 PM | Briana Nannen | Gender Advocacy in the Choral Classroom |
4:00 PM | Robert Vannoy | Singing with Joy: My Favorite Kodaily Inspired Teaching Ideas |
4:00 PM | Joe Jedju | PROMOTING YOUR ELEMENTARY MUSIC PROGRAM |
4:00 PM | Paschal Younge | Performing West African Music with Choirs |
2023 77th Annual WVMEA In-Service Conference
March 02, 2023 08:00 am EST
27 Days
22 22 Hrs. 6 0 Mins.