Thursday, January 29
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Basics of Sound Reinforcement
Bednarcik Junior High School Symphonic Band & Oswego East Wind Symphony
Bridging the Gap: Marching Band Techniques for Concert Band Success
Cultivating Creativity with Electronic Music Elements
Foundational Jazz Improv: Moving from Fear to Flow
How to Guide Improvising and Composing Using Audiation in the General Music Classroom
St. Joseph-Ogden High School Choir & Sycamore High School Chamber Choir
The Music Educator's Early Career Blues
There's More to the Score
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Opening General Session
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Beats That Resonate: Teaching Drum Production of Modern Music
Blending is Trending: Crafting a Cohesive Woodwind Sound
Creative Ideas to Enhance Your Performing Ensemble’s Overall Experience
Expanding Choral Repertoire: Strategies for Discovery and Diversification (or “Becoming a Choral Repertoire Ninja”)
First Steps in Music Adapted to Your Classroom
Get SET with Orchestra: Exploring String Education Tools for Instrumental Programs
Hands-On Mariachi Melodia Techniques (Trumpet & Violin)
Percussion Party: Get Creative with Rhythm Instruments
Quintessentially Quincy
Yes! Your Junior High Choir can Swing!
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Ai Programs for the Music Classroom and Ensembles
Beyond "Yellow After the Rain:" New Four Mallet Literature for the High Schooler
Clarity, Feedback, Growth: The Power of Purposeful Rubrics
Defining Expectations for Student Teachers in the Music Classroom
From Traffic Cop to Musical Maestro: Using Laban Movement Analysis and Free Movement-based Score Study Techniques to Expand Your Repertoire of Conducting Gestures, Broaden Your Conducting Effectiveness, and Enhance Your Rehearsal Pedagogy
Getting Started in Your Self-Contained Special Education Class!
Getting Started in Your Self-Contained Special Education Class!
Hands-On Mariachi Armonia Techniques (Guitar, Vihuela, & Guitarron)
Illinois Arts Council Funds for Arts and Education, and Other Resources
Invite! Excite! Ignite!
Starting the Year off Right: Establishing a Culture of Trust in your Jazz Band
Strategies to Teaching Part-Singing in the Elementary Music Classroom
Teaching Multilingual Learners in Music Ensembles
There's More to the Score
Write It Yourself: Beginning A Cappella Arranging for Vocal Groups
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Composition Showcase & Guest Artist
Developing a Beautiful Bow Arm
From Honk to Harmony: Guiding Saxophonists Toward Ensemble Excellence
Listen Up! Boosting Musical Learning with Active Listening
Maximizing the Method Book in Beginning Band
Musical Passport: Exploring Global Repertoire in Secondary School Ensembles
Ninjas, Cowboys, and Nursery Rhymes: Imaginative Exploring in the Music Classroom
Ninjas, Cowboys, and Nursery Rhymes: Imaginative Exploring in the Music Classroom
Success with the Small Things: How to Start and Maintain Beginning Strings
Summer Sing: Creating Your Own Choir Camp!
There Are No Stupid Questions!: A Live Q&A for General Teaching Tips and Advice
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Cross Generational Perspectives in Band Directing: A Panel Discussion
Ear Training and Theory Fitness? There’s an App For That!
Engaging Song Games for Upper Elementary
First Steps in Part Singing
First Steps in Part Singing
Franklin STEAM Academy 8th Grade Orchestra & Bloomington High School Chamber Orchestra
Jersey Community High School Jazz Ensemble & Oak Park & River Forest High School Jazz Ensemble
Neuqua Valley High School Varsity Chamber Singers & Dundee-Crown High School Chamber Choir
Yes, Young Bands CAN Play Slow Music!
Young Educators’ Teaching Experiences in Low Income Area Programs
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Dance and Play the Evening Away
ILASTA Reading Session
Marian Catholic Symphonic Band & Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble
Millikin University Choir & Western Illinois University Singers
SIUE Concert Jazz Band & Eastern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble
Friday, January 30
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Dundee Middle School 8th Grade Symphonic Band & Ottawa Township High School Wind Ensemble
Moline High School Bella Voce & Marmion Men's Chorus
Westfield Community School Jazz Ensemble & Warren Township High School Jazz Ensemble
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It's a Musical World: Travel the World Through Song
Maximizing the Method Book in Beginning Band
Starting, Sustaining, and Excelling your Mariachi Ensemble
String Pedagogy as Social Purpose: Consistency and Change in Music Education
String Techniques 101: Teaching Tips for the Non-String Native, From a Non-String Native
Systemic Factors Contributing to the Teacher Profession
Up, Down and All Around: Parachute Activities for Every Season!
Using Score Study and Selection Skills to Mentor Developing Student Composers
Video Auditions 101
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Building Community, Rapport and Leadership in the Middle School Instrumental Music Classroom
Centering Mental Health and Identity in Process and Product
Come and Play the Kodaly Way
Concerts That Teach, Concerts that Reach
How to Grow and Sustain a Modern Band Program
IEP Melodies: Finding the Right Tune for Every Student
Just Play!
Just Play!
Recruitment and Retention: Demystifying Strings for Students, Families, and Communities
Setting Beginning Students Up for Success: A Pedagogical Model for Beginning Strings
Solo Flight: Helping Young Voices Take Off
Striking a Chord: How Teachers’ Unions Empower Music Educators
Utilizing the Estill Voice Method for Healthy Vocal Jazz Pedagogy
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Niles West Symphonic Orchestra & Moline High School Symphonic Orchestra (10:45am)
Creative and Equitable Curriculum Design for the General Music Classroom
Creativity Where Failure May be a Requirement
From Storytelling to Stage: Harnessing AI in Educational Artistry within the Framework of Music Education
Mastering Technique in the Heterogeneous String Classroom: Part Two - the Left Hand
Maximizing the Method Book in Beginning Band
Open Heart, Open Mind: Performing World Music in Your Own Backyard
Puppet Power: Bring Your Classroom to Life!
Responding and Connecting Standards: Mysterious or Magnificent?
They Don't Want to Teach? Help Your Students Find a Career Path in the Music Industry!
Vocal Jazz Reading Session
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Blue Collar Band: Excellence in Title 1 Band Programs
Bronzeville to Bollywood: Incorporating Southeast Asian Baraat Traditions into your Jazz Program
Children’s Literature and the Modes
Children’s Literature and the Modes
Exploring Southeast Asian Music and Cultures in the String Orchestra
Inclusive Fine Arts: A Vision and a Model
K-2 For You: Engaging Music Activities for Young Learners
Long-Term Planning for Choral Ensembles (Slideshow, Step 1, Step 4)
Teaching Multilingual Learners in Music Ensembles
The Art and Impact of Show Choir
The Composers' Guild: A Program to Educate and Inspire Student Composers
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Bridging Language and Music: Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners
Creative Movement in the Elementary General Music Classroom
Maximizing Every Minute: Transforming Score Study into an Active, Music-Making Experience
Punch In, Prewrite, and Freestyle: Songwriting Approaches from Hip Hop Perspectives
String Techniques 101: Teaching Tips for the Non-String Native, From a Non-String Native
Teaching Awesome Kids on the Spectrum
Ukulele Jam
Utilizing the Yamaha Harmony Director for Private Teachers
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Building Your Curriculum: Considerations for Finding Quality Literature for Younger Ensembles
Conducting Change: Evolving as a Music Educator
IEP Melodies: Finding the Right Tune for Every Student
ILACDA Reading Session
Penguins, Loops, and Beats: Building an Intro Music Tech Curriculum
Prairie Grove Junior High Jazz Band 1 & Superscript7 Vocal Jazz
Showtime: Musicals and More
Spotlight on Research
Saturday, January 31
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Captivate Your Communities with Creative Concerts
Hill Middle School Una Voce & Triad High School Chamber Choir
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Connecting Kids with Creativity
Hip Folk: Remixing Songs, Dances, and More for the Classroom
Let’s Roll[and]! Solving String Technique Problems in the Orchestra Rehearsal
Music Literacy Pop Guitarists: Getting Students Ready For Any Gig
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20 Things I Learned in 100 Interviews
Conducting the Musical Pit: Tips and Tricks to Help Bring Music to the Musical
Elementary Musicals: Build the Broadway Buzz!
Encore! Building a Thriving Middle School Musical Theater Program
How to Put the 'Jazz' in Jazz Choir
It’s Just Singing: Essential Tips and Tricks for Vocal Technique in the Choir and General Music Classroom
Mindfulness-Based Social and Emotional Learning for the Music Educator
Orff Ensemble: Beginning to Advanced
Performing Music Technology: Building Electronic Ensembles with Ableton Live, Push, and Move.
Setting Beginning Students Up for Success: A Pedagogical Model for Beginning Strings
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Beyond the Choir Room: Guiding Students Toward a Successful College Music Audition
Empowering Singers to Effectively Read Repertoire
Improvisation for All
Introduction to Education Through Music: Building Intelligence through Play
Responding and Connecting Standards: Mysterious or Magnificent?
Speak THEIR Language: Using Popular Music in the Elementary Music Classroom
Start with the Score: Analyzing Music for Instructional Design
Success with the Small Things: How to Start and Maintain Beginning Strings
Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Music Classroom
University of Illinois Saxophone Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Audition Prep Workshop
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Enhancing Orff with Electronic Resources
Meet Them Where They Are: Centering Special Education Music Around Student Engagement & Communication
