
New York State School Music Association Conference 2017
November 30, 2017–December 3, 2017
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
123 E Main St.
Rochester, NY 14604
United States
NYSSMA's winter conference has been held in Rochester, NY for the past 20 years, utilizing the Joseph A. Florenano Rochester Riverside Convention Center and the four adjoining hotels with the NYSSMA All-State concert being held at the Eastman Theater. There are typically up to 160 booths in the convention center that represent all phases of music education as well as many colleges from all over the country. The conference draws up to 2000 music educators, 890 All-State high school students, 2000+ music parents and several hundred members of groups to perform. For more information, visit nyssma.org.
Clinic Details
Friday, December 1
8:15 AM
River Room at the Holiday Inn Downtown
REPERTOIRE FOR A REASON
Becky Bush
Come see and hear highly effective teaching repertoire for Grades 1 – 3. The focus will be on recent literature from a variety of publishers that provides opportunities for teaching and reinforcing technique from the middle school curriculum such as spiccato, shifting, extended positions, vibrato, and musicianship skills.
Friday, December 1
10:45 AM
Holiday Inn Corinthian Room
TEACHING TERRIFIC TONE: Creating a Beautiful Sounding Orchestra
Becky Bush
Orchestra is a performance-based class so lets perform well! Come experience specific strategies for transforming the sound of your orchestra in just one rehearsal! This clinic will be filled with reminders for experienced teachers and is a must see for young string teachers.
Friday, December 1
10:45 AM
CC Highland CH
WARM-UP AND ENSEMBLE DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES THAT WORK
Peter Loel Boonshaft
This session offers specific exercises you can use to develop ensemble performance. These focused warm-ups isolate and target improvement in the areas of balance, blend, intonation, rhythm, rhythmic subdivision, listening, articulation, dynamics, and virtually every aspect of large ensemble playing. Useful for band conductors and teachers of any level: elementary school, middle school and high school.
Friday, December 1
7:00 PM
CC Highland CH
TEACHING MUSIC WITH PURPOSE: 25 Things You Can Do Tomorrow To Improve Your Ensemble
Peter Loel Boonshaft
This session offers twenty-five simple things you can do to improve the quality of your ensemble, make any rehearsal more productive and energize the power of your teaching. Useful for teachers and conductors of any level and type of ensemble.
Friday, December 1
7:00 PM
River Room at the Holiday Inn Downtown
SENSATIONAL STRING WARM UPS: Skills to Revolutionize Your Orchestra
Becky Bush
Completely revolutionize your orchestra in the first ten minutes of each rehearsal! A must see session for middle school and high school orchestra directors.
Saturday, December 2
8:15 AM
River Room at the Holiday Inn Downtown
TERRIFIC TIPS AND REHEARSAL STRATEGIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
Becky Bush
Experience specific strategies for transforming your middle school orchestra rehearsals. This clinic will be filled with reminders for experienced teachers and is a must see for young string teachers.
Clinician Details
Peter Loel Boonshaft
Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel Boonshaft has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. Honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education," Dr. Boonshaft has recently been named Director of Education for Jupiter Band Instruments.
Becky Bush
Becky Bush, Orchestra Director at Jenison Public Schools was String Editor at Alfred Music, Adjunct Professor at Grand Valley State University, St. Cecilia Youth Orchestra Conductor, and founder of the Hudsonville Schools orchestra program. A graduate of the University of Michigan and GVSU, she has presented at national music conferences.
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