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
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"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
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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!
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Building Resilience Through Chamber Music
Drama Bootcamp: Boost Confidence & Community in your Middle School Music Program
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
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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
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Emotions and Tunes: SEL, Music, Lit Fusion
Sing, Dance and Play the Greek Way in the EGM Classroom
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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