Session Title: Singing! It Never Goes Out of Style! Session Description: Come and celebrate the special artistry of children’s choral singing! Carole Anderson and Elaine Choi, seasoned choral conductors, will share repertoire ideas and rehearsal strategies for Primary/Junior and Intermediate school/community choral groups. This session, sponsored by Choirs Ontario, will highlight a wide variety (over 3000!) […]

Session Title: The Power of Jamming Session Description: Jamming is a powerful tool for encouraging student creativity and student voice in our classrooms, but it can be intimidating for educators. In this workshop, participants will explore jamming games and activities that facilitate improvisation and “off the page” group music making. Participants will play, sing, and jam in […]

Session Title: The Unique Jazz Ensemble: Tailoring the Arrangement to Fit Session Description: How can music teachers quickly and easily change arrangements to fit their unique big bands? Even when an arrangement is a close match to the abilities of the group, there can still be challenges, e.g., range or technical limitations. This clinic will explain and […]

Session Title: Starting a Ukulele Program Session Description: Discover how to propose a ukulele program to administration, which ukuleles to purchase, how to set up your classroom, helpful beginner ukulele resources, and the basics of playing the ukulele. Bring a ukulele if you have one. Clinician(s): Jane Kennedy   Focus: Strings/Ukulele – J   Location: Mississauga B   Sponsor: OPUS 100 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ESuNb7BZ8myI5wrh_BDxpmvyv2EcMeJP4ZzfZQqzpes/edit#slide=id.g6fc2e8440f_0_0

Session Title: Rhythms ‘R’ Us Session Description: This workshop provides hands-on activities for use in the music classroom. These same activities are adaptable for music classrooms in the J/I/S divisions. The activities use dice, writing their own rhythms and using these to compose and work with others to create a great piece that can be percussive or […]

Session Title: Exploring Indigenous Music in the Middle and Secondary Music Classroom Session Description: Appropriation vs. Appreciation…What’s the difference? How can Indigenous Music be shared in a way that is not only culturally relevant and responsive but also respectful to Canada’s Indigenous musicians and artists? This workshop explores both traditional and contemporary Indigenous Music through focused […]

Session Title: WindStars by Nuvo: An Exciting New Pre-Band Approach Session Description: WindStars is a pre-band teaching method that can be adapted for any music program. WindStars can help bridge the gap between recorder and beginning band through skills which are instantly transferable to full-sized band instruments. This workshop will encourage active participation and requires no previous […]

Session Title: Special Education for the Music Educator Session Description: Music educators are special educators too! Come and learn the ins and outs of Special Education as it directly applies to Music Education. Learn ways to include all learners in your music class through lesson planning and differentiation strategies. Q&A will round out this unique session. […]

Session Title: Swatch – The Girl Who Loved Colour Session Description: Children’s literature offers richness with text, imagery, repetition, rhyme and vocabulary. Books are a regular component of our music curriculum. They are the perfect way to engage students through all facets of the Arts including Drama, Dance, and Visual art. The book Swatch! The Girl […]

Session Title: Leveraging Digital Using Soundtrap Session Description: This session will provide some take-away examples of lessons I have developed and used that can be implemented tomorrow using the DAW (digital audio workstation) Soundtrap. Lessons could be transferred to other DAW platforms if Soundtrap is not available. Clinician(s): Alycia Pindar   Focus: J/I Technology   Location: Halton    Sponsor: OPUS 100 Pindar_Leveraging Digital Using Soundtrap_Nov8

Session Title: Setting up an Inclusive and Interactive Strings Program Right from the Start Session Description: This session will focus on the challenges of teaching beginner strings students with a wide range of abilities and experiences. Participants will be guided through a demonstration of engaging community building activities, creative warm-ups, and sequenced playing exercises that develop […]

Session Title: The Recently Changed Voice: Tips and Tricks Session Description: James will present warmups, strategies and tips for working with young men in Grade 8 and Grade 9, whose voices have just recently changed, and who may not yet be matching pitch properly. Clinician(s): James Pinhorn   Focus: Choral – S    Location: International A    Sponsor: OPUS 100 WarmUpRoutine2019 Pinhorn TheRecentlyChangedVoice_Friday

Session Title: Score Studying for Better Performances Session Description: An introduction to score marking and score studying that will lead to more efficient rehearsals and higher achievement at performances. Mark had the privilege of a life situation that allowed him to return to grad school for conducting, and during that time, he reflected on what he […]

Session Title: Going Beyond the Blues – Ideas for Developing Improvisation in Jazz Session Description: This clinic will focus on developing improvisation skills in young jazz musicians that go beyond the traditional blues scale. Too frequently the standard blues scale is the only thing in the toolbox of the beginning soloist, leading to solos that all […]

Session Title: Gradeless Assessment in the Music Classroom Session Description: Mayfield Secondary School is working through a gradeless and feedback-based assessment strategy to improve student learning and growth as opposed to numerical values that can be very subjective as it is. Students are able to conference with the teacher at the end of the semester so as […]