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  ...

A Young Singer’s Journey Part 2/2 This workshop is a continuation of A Young Singer’s Journey, Part 1. The focus will be on specific teaching methods for Primary and Junior aged classes and choirs. Clinician: Linda Beaupre and Eileen Baldwin Focus: P/J Location:Wellington Sponsor: Hal Leonard OMEA handout Beaupre Baldwin Hamilton ON 2018...

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....

Singing in the Junior Brain Move, sing, listen, play and think! Research shows that music class exercises minds, influencing achievement across the curriculum. This hands-on session presents engaging activities that are examples of how to set brains in action in the Junior music program, and introduces ways of upgrading typical activities to enhance the cognitive...

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...

Go With the Flow – synthesizing assessment and technology (Google Apps tools) The landscape of teaching and learning is shifting. How might we create places of deep learning with our students and communities? Use technology in your teaching practice to connect thinking, extend learning, curate portfolios, and gather documentation for assessment with the Google Apps....

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...

“The Bottom Line”: Low Brass Basics This workshop provides an opportunity to explore all aspects of low brass development (baritone, euphonium, tuba, in particular) technique, trouble-shooting, recruitment and retention as well as share appropriate repertoire and resources designed to enhance your low brass section in any instrumental band or orchestral program at the intermediate or...