Meeting Pattern
Educators are required to attend 15 hours of instructional time.
MTWThF (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.} Assignments due by 1:00 PM Monday, August 5.
Description
The symposium is designed to offer music education professionals an opportunity to work with noted experts in their respective fields. The curriculum will be designed to allow for optimum opportunities for each participant to receive advanced instruction in their chosen track.
Guest lecturers will be:
Dr. David Frego is professor and director of the School of Music at Penn State University. He joined the music faculty in 2017 after serving for nine years as chair of music at the University of Texas at San Antonio and 12 years as faculty and associate director at The Ohio State University.
Dr. Frego is past president of the American Eurhythmics Society and the Dalcroze Society of America, and regularly presents workshops on Dalcroze Eurhythmics throughout the globe. While performing artists of all ages benefit from rhythmic training, eurhythmics in teacher training is an important focus of Dr. Frego’s research. Other teaching and research areas include dance philosophy and the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics as palliative care for adults with post-traumatic stress. David Frego has published book chapters, DVDs, books, and articles in both music education journals and medical journals for arts medicine. Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom, released in 2021, was co-authored with Dr. Marla Butke.
Dr. Deborah Confredo (formerly Sheldon) is Professor Music Education and Director of Graduate Programs for Music Education at the Boyer College of Music and Dance. Confredo's specialties include instrumental rehearsal techniques and teaching methods, assessment, research, music psychology, cognitive-behavioral techniques, conducting, wind band literature, and systematic observation. Confredo has taught elementary and secondary instrumental music in Pennsylvania and New York. Her numerous articles in music education, pedagogy, and research are published in journals such as the Journal for Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education (CRME), Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal for Music Teacher Education, Journal of Music Therapy, Music Educators Journal, Journal of Band Research, The Instrumentalist, and Contributions to Music Education, as well as in several state music education journals. A past editor of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Confredo has also served multiple terms as an editorial board member for that journal as well as the Journal of Research in Music Education, as is currently an editorial board member for Education.
She has co-authored the texts The Complete Woodwind Instructor: A Guidebook for the Music Educator and Lessons in Performance (FJH), and is editor of Superior Bands in Sixteen Weeks, and Chorales and Rhythmic Etudes for Superior Bands. She is an instrumental editor, arranger, author, and consultant for the FJH Music Company and lead author for the FJH publication Measures of Success, a band method for beginning and intermediate instrumentalists. She is founder of the Temple Night Owls Campus/Community Band. Confredo is in demand as clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and lecturer. Tau Beta Sigma and the Illinois Music Educators Association have honored her for her distinguished service to music and music education. Mansfield University has recognized her as a distinguished alumnus. At home in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, Confredo plays saxophones and keyboards in the four-member jazz fusion band, West River Drive.
- Dr. Jeremy Brekke, Associate Professor of Music
- Dr. Kelly Burns, Assistant Professor of Music
- Dr. Sigurd Johnson, Associate Professor of Music
- Dr. Cassie Keogh, Associate Professor of Music
- Dr. Jo Ann Miller, Director of Choral Activities
- Dr. Warren Olfert, Director of Bands
- Dr. Matthew Patnode, Professor of Music
- Dr. Karisa Templeton, Assistant Professor of Music
- Dr. Kyle Vanderburg, Assistant Professor of Practice
- Dr. Michael Weber, Associate Director of Choral Activities
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
OBJECTIVES:
1. Develop advanced teaching strategies in instrumental, choral or elementary music education through symposium course offerings.
a. Offerings in instrumental will include literature and rehearsal techniques.
b. Offerings in choral will include literature and rehearsal techniques.
c. Offerings in elementary will include Orff and Kodály sequential lesson planning techniques.
2. The purpose of the symposium is to provide current teachers advanced training in instructional techniques. Students will select classes from course offerings, which will benefit their professional development within their specialization.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
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All required materials will be provided.
"I REALLY ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GUIDED DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER DIRECTORS FROM THE AREA. I LEFT WITH NEW IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT I AM EXCITED TO BRING INTO THE CLASSROOM! JOE'S SESSIONS WERE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE THEY REMINDED ME WHY I WENT INTO THIS CAREER IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY ALSO HELPED REMIND ME ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS."
"REALLY ENJOYED COLLABORATING WITH COLLEGUES."
"LOVED, LOVED, LOVED THE GUEST ARTISTS. I FELT I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THEM; THEY WERE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THEIR TEACHING STRATEGIES, AND I FEEL I HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH A GIANT TOOLBOX FOR TEACHING THIS SCHOOL YEAR."
"LOVED TO GATHER WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSIONS."
"EXCELLENT INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS - WELL PLANNED SYMPOSIUM. THANK YOU TO THE NDSU MUSIC STAFF FOR BRINGING IN AMAZING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NAMES IN MUSIC EDUCATION!"
"I FOUND THIS SYMPOSIUM WELL-ORGANIZED, INFORMATIVE AND INSPIRING, FULL OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO TAKE TO THE CLASSROOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
"EXCELLENT VARIETY OF SESSIONS, VERY RELEVANT AND APPLICABLE TO CURRENT EDUCATION PRACTICES."
"LOVED THE PRESENTERS AND THE READING SESSIONS! DR. MOE IS AN INCREDIBLE HOST AND ALWAYS WORKS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED."
"THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A VERY WONDERFUL WEEK OF LEARNING! I LEARNED A LOT AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MY MUSIC COLLEAGUES."
"THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WERE CLEAR AND PURPOSEFUL. I LOVED THAT THEY WERE BASED WITHIN YOUR OWN TEACHING NEEDS."
"BEING ABLE TO VISIT WITH THE NDSU FACULTY IS ALREADY BENEFICIAL BUT ALSO GETTING TO HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE NATION MAKES IT EVEN BETTER."
"I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THE TOPICS AT THE SYMPOSIUM VALUABLE AND HAVE ALWAYS COME AWAY WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW THINGS TO UTILIZE."
"LOOK FORWARD TO THE SYMPOSIUM EVERY TIME IT IS OFFERED."
Registration Instructions
For more information, https://www.ndsu.edu/performingarts/music/festivals-and-clinics/music-ed-symposium/index.php
Online registration URL will close @ 5:00 p.m. July 29, 2024. You will receive an electronic email after you have successfully registered.