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Florida Gulf Coast University
May 9-10, 2008
The Bower School of Music, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, Academic 5, Room 112, Main Campus
Summit: Solutions for Music Education in Southwest Florida: Dialogues on Music in the Schools for the 21st Century
Sessions:
•Keynote
•Characteristics of Comprehensive and Successful Music Programs
•The Political Component of Music Education
•The Quality Music Program in the Context of the 21st Century School: Music as a Discipline
•Initiatives for the Future
In partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers, Piano Distributors, Cadence Music

Conn-Selmer Institute
June 8-11, 2008
Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN

Yamaha Corporation Mariachi Workshop:
(3 Credit Hours Available through Villanova University)
Starting a Mariachi Program in Your School: Everything You Need to Know
July 7-11, 2008
The National Music Center at Historic Carnegie Library
801 K Street, NW
Washington DC 20001

Villanova University Summer Music Studies (3 Credit Hours)
July 14-18, 2008
Villanova University, Villanova, PA Workshop: (3 Credits)
Starting a Mariachi Program in Your School: Everything You Need to Know

Texas Bandmasters Association
July 27-30, 2008
Harry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
Presentation:
Creating a Mariachi Program that Works: There is a Method to this Madness! The question most often asked is, "I would love to offer a mariachi program but I know very little about it. What can I do to get started?" Attendees will receive sample teaching materials and all the information needed to discover how easy it really is to introduce mariachi to beginning players. These materials will work in any homogeneous or heterogeneous setting via pull-out programs or daily classes.
Sponsored by Wenger Corporation

Wisconsin State Music Conference
October 29 – November 1, 2008
Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI
Presentation: Mariachi in Your Classroom Music Program
This session is geared for the middle level general music program and focuses on making cultural connections through learning the history of mariachi and its specific performance practices. Attendees will be provided with four to six user-friendly lesson plans to use in this setting.
Sponsored by Wenger Corporation for the Wisconsin Music Educators Association

Tempo Manitoba Music Conference
November 28, 2008
Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sessions:
Keynote: The REAL Right Stuff: Preparing Our Students for Their Futures. Music Educators hold the keys to a successful future for today’s students. Hear what school superintendents, principals, and arts leaders are learning about how producing logical, linear, analytical thinkers is now no longer enough.
Session 1: Everything They Never Taught You in College: But It’s OK to Ask. Early in one’s career, music teachers often discover that the training received in college, although valuable, left out many topics. In this open and frank discussion, teachers who are new to the profession or those in a new position will participate in a ramped-up, streamlined session addressing a variety of the most relevant of those areas.
Session 2: Making an Advocate Out of Your Principal: Ten Things You Can Do on Monday. This informative, inspiring presentation was developed after a district-wide survey which asked principals what they appreciated most about their music educators and what one area that teachers could improve. Learn how the principals responded along with practical, proven ideas to build and maintain the teacher/administrator relationship.
Sponsored by Wenger Corporation for the Manitoba Music Educator's Association