[MASTA] Attend MMC This Week!

[Diane L. Winder]

Greetings MASTA Members! 

I hope this email finds you well! If you have already registered for, and are planning to attend, the Michigan Music Conference, then I hope to see you there! If you have not yet registered there is still time to do so! There are many exciting events and sessions this year at the conference for string teachers. Including the wide variety of string related sessions that are being offered, there are two great workshops available on Thursday as well. The Every Child Can Suzuki training course being run by Wendy Azrak and the MSBOA / MASTA Teacher Orchestra with Michael Hopkins conducting. Additionally, there is a conducting symposium on Thursday and for string conductors, they will be working with the Teacher Orchestra and Michael Hopkins. Listed below are the sessions that MASTA is sponsoring for this year's conference: 


    * 101 Tips and Tricks for Motivating Middle School Music Students, Amy Marr 
    * Cello Technique: A New Angle!, James Fiste 
    * Collaboration Not Competition: Orchestra and Band Working Together, Sheri Powers 
    * Copyright: What Can I Really Do?, Pam Phillips 
    * Developing Your Bass Section, Aaron Tenney 
    * Every Child Can-Introductory Course for Suzuki Teacher Training, Wendy Azrak 
    * From Endpin to Scroll: Beginning Cello Techniques from the Ground Up, Erin Hansen 
    * Group Violin and Parent Education Classes at the Lower Elementary Level, Kimberly Hardin 
    * Guitar Ensemble Activities and Rep. for the Beginning- Intermedieat Guitar Class, Julie Goldberg 
    * I Belong! Engaging Students in Band Choir Orchestra for a Better Performance, Wendy Barden 
    * Let's Fix those Bows Hands!, Valerie Palmieri 
    * Make-and-Take (Lets Focus on the Basses), Tim Staudacher 
    * MASTA Luncheon and Business Meeting, Diane Winder 
    * MASTA Headliner: Improving Tone Quality and Intonation in Your Bass Section, Michael Hopkins 
    * MASTA Headliner: Strategies for Including Composing Projects in Orchestra - Part 1, Michael Hopkins 
    * MASTA Headliner: Strategies for Including Composing Projects in Orchestra - Part 2, Michael Hopkins 
    * MASTA Headliner: What Can My Students Hear? Developing Aural Skills in the Orchestra, Michael Hopkins 
    * MASTA / MSBOA Teacher Orchestra, David Reed 
    * Play It Again, Sam( antha ): (Some) Best Practices in the Private Studio, Diane Winder 
    * Quick Fixes You Can Do and What to Look for When Selecting Quality Instruments, Aaron Reiley 
    * Starting a Guitar Class from Scratch, Julie Goldberg 
    * Starting Your Strings: It’s All About the Beginning, Bob Phillips 
    * Take a Breath: What String Players Learn From Vocalists About Breath Control, Diane Winder 
    * Tapping the Power of Emotion in Music Performance, Jonathan Holtfreter 
    * The Basses Rock: Secrets for Creating a Great Bass Section, Bob Phillips 
    * The Fiddle Project 2013: Making Creativity in Your Classroom Easier Than Ever, Diana Ladio 
    * The Perfect Rehearsal, Alan MacNair 
    * Tone Up Your Orchestra in 30 Days or Less, Bob Phillips 


Be sure to also check out these three orchestra performances: 

    * Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Glawe Tecumseh High School Symphony String Orchestra, Michael Bough Ann Arbor Clague Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra, Abigail Alwin 


It is going to be a great conference this year! I hope that you are able to join us! 
Once the conference is over, the session manager will be open on the Michigan Music Conferenece website and the MASTA MMC Planning Committee welcomes and encourages submissions from our members. If a session that you see inspires you, or if you feel like something is missing, please feel free to come up with an idea for a session and submit it! 



If you ever have any questions related to the conference feel free to contact the members of the MASTA MMC Planning Committee (Lynn Brosnan-skipbros@ hotmail .om, Caitlin Mihalko-mihalkoc@ gmail .com, or Jeff Thomas-jeff. thomas @ bedford .k12.mi.us). 



Thank you for your time, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!! 


Caitlin, for your MMC Team 


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Department Head (I), Department of Music & Dance 
Professor of Cello 
Eastern Michigan University 
N101 Alexander Music Building 
Ypsilanti, MI 48197 
734.487.4380 O 
734.487.1421 Studio (354 Alexander) 
734.485.6939 FAX 
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