2010 MMEA Midwinter In-Service Clinic

rooted in Basics
~ reaching new Horizons

Teaching Inside Your License But Outside Your Expertise?
Attend these Foundations Sessions

This information may be helpful when you request professional development funds from your school or district.

Foundations for Teachers Teaching Inside Their License But Outside Their Expertise

Successful Transitions: Teaching In Your Non-Specialty
Listen to educators who have successfully transitioned to a teaching assignment outside their expertise or comfort zone.

Quick Check: Resources for Teaching In Your Non-Specialty
Need help with a challenge in your new teaching assignment? Stop in to visitresource tables in band, choir, orchestra and elementary/classroom music. Answers and referrals will be available.

Armed and Dangerous!
This session will address the unique challenges that come with beginning band programs. Listen to tips of the trade from experienced band directors.

Brass Fundamentals: The Missing Link
Four factors can contribute to good brass playing: use of air, embouchure, pressure and the missing link - tongue position.

Deciding How to Decide: Pedagogical Choices for Beginning Strings
Explore the pros and cons of the variety of ways beginning string instruction is delivered. Topics will include rote vs. note, when to start the bow, what note to star on, what rhythm to introduce first, amount of contact time, and so on.

Try to Remember - Teaching Jazz to Beginning Students
Mike Steinel addresses the challenge of teaching jazz style and improvisation to young musicians. The session will present numerous techniques and materials.

Questions? Contact the MMEA office.