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<p>Dear MASTA members,<br>
<br>
Please join us at the 2021 Virtual Michigan Music Conference this
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! There is still time to register.
We have great presenters lined up, including our headliners Brenda
Brenner and Frank Diaz. Info about our headliners is below. There
will be sessions of interest to all our members this year, and if
you can't make it this weekend you can view the sessions until
June! To register, please visit: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://amr.swoogo.com/mmc2021">https://amr.swoogo.com/mmc2021</a><br>
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Brenda Brenner is Associate Professor and Chair of the Music
Education Department in the Jacobs School of Music. She
specializes in string music education, teaching applied violin as
well as courses in violin and string pedagogy. She is co-director
of the IU String Academy, a position she has held since 1993.
Brenner is the Past-President of the American String Teachers
Association. Brenda's sessions:<br>
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Saturday Jan. 30, 9:00-9:45 AM From Poof to Potato: A Sequence of
Bow Strokes for the Heterogeneous Classroom<br>
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Saturday Jan. 30, 11:00-11:45 AM Getting beyond “Good!” -
Effective Rehearsal Skills in the Classroom and Studio<br>
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Saturday Jan. 30, 4:00-4:45 PM Principles of Effective Bowing -
Perspectives from the Podium and the Studio - with Frank Diaz<br>
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Dr. Frank M. Diaz is Associate Professor of Music Education at the
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he teaches courses
on instrumental music education and teacher wellness. Diaz is a
highly sought out clinician and conductor for honors, community,
secondary, and collegiate orchestras, and is a frequent presenter
and adjudicator for conferences, workshops, and festivals across
the country. Previous to his position at Indiana, Diaz taught on
the faculties of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Conservatory and the University of Oregon School of Music, and
served as a public school music teacher for school districts in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Frank's sessions:<br>
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Friday January 29, 4:00-4:45 PM Music Beyond the Canon: Inclusive
and Creative Programming for Orchestras and String Ensembles<br>
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Saturday Jan. 30, 2:00-2:45 PM Bringing the Mind Home: How to Use
Mindfulness to Improve Focus, Self-Regulation, and Performance
Skills in Orchestras<br>
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Saturday Jan. 30, 4:00-4:45 PM Principles of Effective Bowing -
Perspectives from the Podium and the Studio - with Brenda Brenner'<br>
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Hope to see you there!<br>
<br>
Michael<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Dr. Michael Hopkins
Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2230 Earl V. Moore Building
1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-7948</pre>
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