This workshop is geared to help teachers learn the fundamentals of classical guitar technique and how it can be implemented as a school program. This session will cover a range of topics from repertoire, warm-ups, maintenance, and lesson plan ideas. People attending the workshop will be able to leave with the confidence to handle multi-level...

Sing, and learn to choose and adapt choral arrangements to fit your group. Two seasoned choral conductors will share repertoire ideas and rehearsal strategies for school and community choral groups. Featured: Choirs Ontario Choral Music library, and new French language repertoire. Learn how to make these works WORK for your choir! Clinicians: Carole Anderson &...

This teacher-friendly workshop is geared towards educators who want to improve their delivery of music programming to students with developmental disabilities. Musician and veteran music teacher Lorie Wolf will share her hands-on collection of songs, games, movement activities and resources aimed at providing DD students with a developmentally appropriate and enjoyable learning environment. Clinician: Lorie...

Do you wonder how to approach your administrator around topics such as budget, coverage, fundraising, timetabling, processes and policy? Do you wonder what questions to ask? Information will be shared to assist you as well as time to “Ask an administrator…” Clinician: Carolyn Lewis and Kevin Merkley Focus: Elementary Location: Franklin Carmichael Sponsor: Interlude 2017...

By using students’ experimentation with sound exploration, exposure to knowledge of the instruments of the orchestra and using boomwhackers, Orff instruments, recorders and musical items in the classroom, students will learn to understand what a melody is and that it correlates to the beginning exploration of sound. Clinician: Betty Lee-Daigle Focus: Primary Location: Lawren Harris...

This workshop will focus on some of the resources and techniques that I’ve had success with in my classroom. It will provide you with an overview of what a Classical Guitar program might look like in your school from Grades 9-12. Clinician: Kevin Kennedy Focus: Guitar Location: A.Y. Jackson Sponsor: Interlude 2017 Kennedy_TeachingClassicalGuitar_Friday_Session1...

Any music educator understands the mental effort that goes into planning or participating in a music class, but it can be hard to communicate to others. Research shows that music class exercises minds in profoundly important ways. This workshop outlines the four key cognitive skills trained through music. Learn about how mental functions such as...

Looking for convenient tools to help your students to recognize their musical growth? Wanting to put the B-Strand of the curriculum to practical use? This workshop explores e-Portfolios and other applications as a means for students to collect & develop musicianship over time, while reflecting on personal growth. Clinician: Emily Dalgleish Focus: Technology Location: Summit...

S.T.E.A.M. is all the rage these days and this workshop will provide insight on how you can incorporate tech and coding in the music room. Student engagement and exploration of musical elements are the focus while using Lego EV3 robotics, Makey Makeys, Spheros, and coding with Scratch! Clinicians: Andy & Jennifer Chelchowski Focus: Tech Location:...

Bring along your recorders to participate and try some of the tips and techniques that will be demonstrated. Take home ideas on how to use the recorder to prepare the students to play in your band program. The skills of blowing the air to reading music notation will be discussed along with everything in between....

Learn how to dig out lessons in technique, theory, and critical thinking using repertoire that’s common at the OBA Band Festival. Using popular pieces at various grade levels, we’ll look at how students can gain a deeper understanding by learning ABOUT the music, and not just how to play it. Clinician: Steffan Brunette Focus: Band...

Starting up a ukulele program? Participants will learn to play some basic chords and experience the application of various junior level concepts regarding harmony, pitch, beat vs rhythm and reading various types of notation. Songs will include some traditional folk song as well as some more contemporary pop and country songs. Tuning resources, apps and...

Come and use a variety of props that will engage your primary music students while teaching musical elements. We will use materials such as balls, rope, stuffed animals and the stretchy band to encourage movement based play and singing in the primary grades. Clinician: Lynne Stewart Focus: P Location: Tom Thomson Sponsor: Interlude 2017 Creativity...

Have you always wanted to produce a musical in your elementary school but the idea seems too overwhelming? This clinic will walk you through how to put a junior/intermediate musical on the stage in under 6 months using Music Theatre show kits. This clinic is specifically geared toward elementary music teachers and all the unique...

I’ll discuss the development of a multi-level, differentiated recorder program rooted in the Recorder Karate method. I’ve expanded the program to run a challenging, fun, and engaging recorder program for grades 3-5 students. I’ll discuss using Google Classroom, reward charts, and other motivational tools to keep students engaged and progressing. Clinician: Jill Pettifer Focus: Elementary...