Maine Motif Maine Motif May 2017 Issue 3 Volume I | Page 21

responses. Future success of vocal and instrumental performers as
well as musical participation in daily life is significantly dependent
on appropriate early intervention. Here is critical information
about how children think music and what we can do to help them
musically develop.
Research-Backed Strategies for Ensemble Rehearsal
Success
101 Neville - Dr. Philip Edelman, clinician
This session will address some common barriers to success in an
ensemble music rehearsal and provide attendants with strategies to
overcome those barriers. Specific strategies addressed will include
"A-B-C teaching," working within a rehearsal frame, and other
research-backed strategies. We will have the opportunity to discuss
specific challenges, optional strategies for dealing with those
strategies, and will have hands-on practice using the strategies
within the context of this session.
Be the Advocate
100 Neville - Scott Sheehan, clinician
This session focuses on the essential components of effective
advocacy at the local, state, and national level. Scott Sheehan,
NAfME Eastern Division President, will share insights into
ensuring the long-term success for music education through
collaborative work between state MEA's and NAfME.
Happy Hands: Meaningful Conduction and Gesture
237 Stevens North - Dr. Trae Blanco, clinician
Why doesn't your school band respond to your gestures on the
podium? Perhaps you're training them to not watch without
knowing it! Imagine a rehearsal where you could talk less,
accomplish more, and advance the musicianship of your students?
Spend the hour with us revisiting advanced gesture we all know and
love, but sometimes forget to show.
Teaching Group Vocal Technique through Vocalization
110 Little - Dr. Nicolas Dosman, clinician
This session will focus on the use of various vocal exercises to teach
vocal technique with an emphasis on tone production. The