IMEC 2025 Handout Gallery

Please note that we are only able to post handouts that have been shared with us from the clinicians and presenters. As we receive them, we will update the handouts below!


Thursday, January 30

  • "Hip" Folk

    Church Hymns and Jazz: A Match Made in Heaven

    Comparatives and Beyond: Creating a K-2 Program For Students Using Children's Literature

    Creative Composition, Improvisation, and Performance Techniques Using Modern Brass Band Sounds

    Ensemble Success: Philosophies for Consideration

    Hands-On Mariachi Reading Session

    Infusing Responsible Social Change into the Secondary Choral Curriculum

    Meet Me in the Middle: Choral Rep for Middle Schoolers

    O'Fallon District 90 Symphonic Winds & Oswego High School Wind Symphony

    Resilience in Teaching Music: Research, Challenges, and Practices

    Student and Teacher Experiences with Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Middle School Orchestra Classroom

    Teach the Change You Want to See in the World

  • A Beginner's Guide To Instrument Repair: Empowering Yourself and Your Students

    Black Joy: Promoting Black and Brown Faces in the Music Classroom Through Storybooks

    Boss Battles! How to Write Video Game Battle Music

    Composer Kaleidoscope: Choral Music from Diverse Writers

    Hands-on Approach to Korean Percussion in Varied Music Class Settings

    Inclusive Actions From The Podium

    Music Learners on the Spectrum: Perspectives of Autistic Adults

    Singing with Purpose: Identity, Belonging, and Agency in the Choral Ensemble

    Stevenson Baroque Ensemble and Viol Consort

    You Can with Flex-Band!

  • Ai is Here - Be Aware! Investigating Ai Music Tools and Ai Music Programs for the classroom and beyond

    Better than "Good!": Providing Quality Feedback for Effective Rehearsals

    Blues in the Orchestral Classroom

    Classroom Management in the Middle School Classroom

    Cultivating Quality Relationships With Your Administrators and Making the Most of Your Evaluation Process

    Introduction to Teaching (and Playing!) the Ukulele

    Lend Me a "Jazz" Hand: The Secrets to Show Choir Success

    Making Music with Children's Lit

    Neurodivergent Music Teachers Unite

    Swingin' to Success: Fostering Success in your Jazz Program

    Using Solo and Ensemble to Improve Your Music Program

  • Beyond Measure: "UnGrading" Your Classroom

    Blurring the Binary: Teaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom

    Folk Dancing with Upper-Elementary Students: Joys and Challenges

    Foundation First: Empowering Young Music Educators & Students in Classroom Culture and Music Fundamentals

    Implicit Bias in the Music Classroom

    Kpop 101: A Crash Course in How to Harness Kpop’s Popularity in Your Classroom

    Manasseh "Doso" Champion & All-State Composition Contest Showcase Concert

    Represent: Programing Music that Looks Like Your Band

    Sing a Song from My Hometown: Comprehensive Chinese Music Teaching Unit

  • Belleville East High School EastEnders! & Glenbard East Vocal Jazz Workshop

    Cultivating Student Leadership & Student Led Learning in the Middle School and Beginning Vocal Ensembles

    Growing Among the Corn: Tips and Tricks for Young Music Educators in Rural Communities

    Joliet West High School Concert Choir & Nashville Community High School Mixed Choir

    Let's Get Moving: Authentic Folk Dancing in the K-8 General Music Classroom

    Music Director 101

    Quincy Senior High School Concert Orchestra & St. Charles North Chamber Orchestra

    Supporting Multilingual Learners In The Music Classroom

    Time for a Tune-Up?

  • Champaign Central High School Jazz Ensemble, Loyola University Chicago Jazz Ensemble

    CU Sings: People's Chorus & Bradley Chorale

    Dance and Play the Evening Away

    ILASTA Reading Session

    Quad City Wind Ensemble & Illinois State University Wind Symphony

 

Friday, January 31

  • Monticello Middle School Jazz Band & Homewood-Flossmoor Viking Jazz Ensemble

    Oswego East High School A Cappella Choir & Oak Park & River Forest A Capella Choir

    Westview Hills Middle School Gold Band, Collinsville High School Wind Ensemble

    Appropriate vs. Appropriated: Programming Culturally Responsive Repertoire

    Early Jazz Strings

    Electric Strings Playground

    Hands-On Conducting Workshop

    Keep Stats, Not Grades: A Positive Revolution in Performance Classroom Assessment

    MMM - The Three M's: How to Make Your Music Student Assessments Meaningful, Measurable, and Manageable!

    Popular Music and Orff Schulwerk

    Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Musical Classroom

    Tai Chi for Conductors

  • Bloom: Children's Choir Music to Grow On

    Centering Mental Health and Identity in Process and Product

    Conquer Your Intermediate Band with "Make It Happen!" A New Approach for Your Developing Band

    Different Strokes for Different Folks: Teaching Instrument-Specific Bow Strokes in a String Orchestra Classroom

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating a Third Record for Music Education

    Expanding Your General Music Percussion Ensemble part 1: Pieces for drums, Orff, small percussion, and recorders.

    Harmony and Discord: Managing Moral Dilemmas in Music Teaching

    Help! I Teach Jazz Now! A Methodology for the Developing Jazz Director

    Recharging Your (Class) C and D Batteries: Surviving the Challenges of a Rural Program

    Sight-Reading Has Its Ups and Downs: Improving Sight-Reading through Eye-Tracking, Physical Movements, and Visuo-Motor Coordination Skills

    The Conductor's Voice: Cultivating Vocal Stamina, Health and Wellness for Longevity

  • Dunlap High School Orchestra & University of Illinois at Chicago Orchestra

    Beyond the Notes: Infusing Choral Music with Subtextual Meaning

    Developing The Young Band Sound

    Differentiating Instruction for Students with Special Needs in the Inclusive Music Setting

    Empowering Young Musicians: A Beginner's Guide to Music Production with Soundtrap

    Expanding Your General Music Percussion Ensemble part 2: Pieces for drums, Orff, small percussion, and recorders

    Finding Their Voice: Voice Charting the Adolescent Male Singer

    Mentoring Towards Culturally Sustaining and Equitable Teaching Practices

    Ten Tips to Improve Your Jazz Festival Performances

    Tips I Knew Before Going into Teaching

    Vocal Jazz Reading Session

    Women On the Podium: Continuing the Conversation

  • Basically Basie

    Beyond Pronouns: Gender Inclusivity in the Music Classroom

    Building a Culture for Successful Recruiting and Retention

    Choral Arranging for Young Singers

    Come and Play the Orff Way

    Cultivating Community: Building Music Classroom Culture

    More Than Making Copies: The Student Teaching Experience from Both Sides

    Taking the FAIL out of WASSAIL: DHS Madrigals Celebrates 50 Years

    The Violin Within

    Trust the Process: Developing your Inexperienced Ensemble Through Contest/Festival Preparation

    University of Illinois Chicago Percussion Ensemble

    When They Want Data, Give Them Authentic Formative Assessment

  • Drumming is Part of Everything I Do in the Elementary Classroom!

    Feierabend Fundamentals

    Freedom Dreaming and Improvisatory Music-Making: Imagining the Future of Music Education

    Getting the Gig: Need to Knows for Applying and Interviewing for your First Teaching Job

    Oh S&*$! I have to teach Guitar?!?

    Recorder 101: No Squeaks Allowed!

    Small Ensembles, Big Impact: Elevating Your Band Through Chamber Music

    Total Program Success

  • Inspiring Students: Fostering Musical Agency Through Interactive Rehearsals

    Backed by Science: Tips and Techniques to Improve Performance and Motivation in Large Ensembles

    Come and Play the Kodály Way

    Designing Musical Learning: Exploring Backward Curricular Design for Music Learning

    Harp in the Orchestra: A Director's Guide

    Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble & St Charles North Jazz Ensemble

    ILACDA Reading Session

    Let's Be Real: The Reality of the First Decade

    Press the Easy Button: Technology for your Ensembles' Musical Growth

    Sing, Say, Dance & Play in Your Favorite Way: Hip-Hop & Pop Arrangements

    Spotlight on Research

    Why You Should Start a Rock Band Class at Your School

 

Saturday, February 1

  • South Elgin High School Advanced Treble Choir, St. Joseph-Ogden High School Choir

    All In This Together: How To Institute an Inclusive Musical Experience for Students of All Abilities

    Giving Students Ownership in Ensemble Classes

    I Am So Very Overwhelmed By Being In Charge Of Everything But It’s Okay! (newer teachers’ edition)

    It’s Not Optional! SMART-ly Translating IEPs into the Music Education Setting

    Just Listen! Active Listening Strategies for Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal

    MART: A fully immersive Studio Experience

    Move and Groove: Modern Ideas for Movement in the Music Room

    Musical Theatre: Help for Every Director, From Novice to Veteran

    Solmization for Strings

    The Mini-Musical: Approaching Democratic Practices in a Secondary General Music Course

    What's on the Menu? Engaging All Singers While Working With Other Sections

  • Building Resilience Through Chamber Music

    Drama Bootcamp: Boost Confidence & Community in your Middle School Music Program

    Empowering Student Musicianship: Creative Strategies for Implementing a Holistic Curriculum in the Traditional Ensemble Setting

    Finding the "U" in ChorUs

    Little Improvisations through Children's Literature

    MTE Invited #2

    Nylon Meet Steel: Bridging the Divide Between Classical-Style Guitar and Steel-String Guitar Techniques for More Inclusive Guitar Involvement in Your Ensembles

    SEL in the EGM Classroom: How to Start Small

    Teaching the Bass-ics in the Jazz Band: An Effective Approach to Teaching Your Beginner Bassist

    The Music Educator's Early Career Blues

  • Anacrusis in Action: Mentoring Young Teachers

    Body, Mind, and Voice: Singing From the Inside Out

    Diversify Your Band Literature: Performing the Music of Black Composers

    Help! I've Got 25 Kids and 6 Xylophones! What Do I Do?

    Improvisation: Talking To Your Friends With Your Instruments

    Independent Musicians in the Ukulele Classroom

    Rehearsal Strategies to Energize Your Students

    The ABCs of Music Tech: Solutions for EGM

    The Power of Two: 2-Part Literature for Middle and High School Choirs

    Vocal Jazz Audition Prep

    Where's the Beat? See It, Feel It, Read It, the Number Notation Method

  • Emotions and Tunes: SEL, Music, Lit Fusion

    Sing, Dance and Play the Greek Way in the EGM Classroom

  • Differentiating Instruction for Students with Special Needs in the Inclusive Music Setting (Repeat Presentation)

    Global Pop for Orff Ensemble: From Aotearoa Rock to Ukrainian Hip Hop