Ensemble Games and Warm-ups Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their classrooms. The series of mini-lessons is a result of this activity. Ensemble_RehearseinaRound_MiniLesson Change up the traditional ensemble seating arrangement to help students to listen (Circle, Double Circle,...

Playing Tests/Assessment ideas Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their classrooms. The series of mini-lessons is a result of this activity. SelfAssessment_MiniLesson Student designs own self-assessment of final performance Other ideas: Record your playing tests and submit to...

Music History /Listening Mini Lessons Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their classrooms. The series of mini-lessons is a result of this activity. InstrumentDevelopment_MiniLesson Learn the history of your instrument and predict any future developments of your instrument....

Careers in Music Mini Lessons (Secondary) Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their classrooms. The series of mini-lessons is a result of this activity. Tap on link to download. CareersBrainstorm_MiniLesson Become the expert on a career in music...

Articulation Mini-Lesson: Students learn about articulations through listening, visual art and movement. Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their classrooms. The series of mini-lessons is a result of this activity. Download here: Articulation_MiniLesson  ...

Self Care and Well Being This guided reflective workshop provides teachers with an opportunity to explore their self- care and well-being in relation to their personal and professional lives. Participants will have an opportunity to explore models used to promote self-care and well-being and engage in reflective exercises created based on the work of scholars....

Dive Into Kindergarten Music! Come dive into Kindergarten music and discover new ways to teach the elements of music at their earliest stages through movement, listening activities, and games. Using a sea theme, your students (and you) will have a splashing good time! Please dress comfortably. Clinician: Lesley Pontarini Focus: P Location: Charlton Sponsor: Counterpoint...

Build Your Music Program with Community Collaboration improve student success. We will share strategies for engaging with interested parents and effectively leveraging these keen volunteers to expand your music programs without increasing your workload. Clinician: Peter VanDuzer and Lisa Michaels Focus: I/S Location: Beckett Sponsor: Counterpoint 2018 OMEA worksheet – Bandology – Building Your Music...

Orff? Show Me More Are you new to teaching primary/junior music? The term “Orff” is often instantly linked to elementary music education, but what exactly is Orff? Is it just xylophones and mallets? Come learn more about this holistic play based approach. Experience an Orff based lesson and learn practical strategies to keep your students...

Music Express: Lessons For Tomorrow Attendees will receive new lesson ideas for vocal music (including popular and multicultural), lessons to teach music history and listening, theory concepts, learning-to-read music skills, dance and composition. Clinician: Shannon Wijinker Focus: P/J Location: Webster B Sponsor: Music Express bit.ly/shannonwij2...

Exploring Sociocultural Differences Through Soundscapes In this session teachers will explore how to lead students through a social justice project where students compose with found environmental sounds to create a sonic picture of their lived experience. These compositions are then used as a stimulus to promote discussion and critical reflection about the lives students lead....

Drumline and Electronics The basics of running a Drumline and the incorporation of electronics and sampling to further enhance performance. Includes demonstration group: W.H.Morden Marching Band. Clinician: Andrew Thies Focus: I/S Location: Chedoke C Sponsor: Counterpoint 2018 Morden Exercise Package Thies_DrumlineandElectronics...

Pulling off the “Pulled Together” Choir Do you fear the last-minute choir assignment? Or leading singers under tricky conditions? Whether it is mixed-ages, singers of vastly different abilities, limited resources or budget, we will share tools to support educators. This will include active participation from attendees in warm-ups, movement-based pedagogy, and sight-reading repertoire to develop...

Chantons, dansons: Songs, games and dances in French An active workshop of songs, dances and linguistic games for those learning French. Repertoire includes finger plays, musical word games, simple dances and mnemonic ditties to reinforce tricky points of grammar. Participants will be introduced to some old favorites with a linguistic twist, as well as some...

Reflections of Canada Revisited: Reading Session Reflections of Canada (John Barron, editor, first edition) is now published as a second edition in the Cypress Choral Music Singing the Circle series featuring 50 choral arrangements of Canadian folk songs derived from Indigenous, French, and English Canadian traditions. Reading session with activities, pedagogical and performance ideas for...