[MASTA] MMC this week!

[Michael Hopkins]

Dear MASTA members,

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: 
https://amr.swoogo.com/mmc2021

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:

Saturday Jan. 30, 9:00-9:45 AM From Poof to Potato: A Sequence of Bow 
Strokes for the Heterogeneous Classroom

Saturday Jan. 30, 11:00-11:45 AM Getting beyond “Good!” - Effective 
Rehearsal Skills in the Classroom and Studio

Saturday Jan. 30, 4:00-4:45 PM Principles of Effective Bowing - 
Perspectives from the Podium and the Studio - with Frank Diaz

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:

Friday January 29, 4:00-4:45 PM Music Beyond the Canon: Inclusive and 
Creative Programming for Orchestras and String Ensembles

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

Saturday Jan. 30, 4:00-4:45 PM Principles of Effective Bowing - 
Perspectives from the Podium and the Studio - with Brenda Brenner'

Hope to see you there!

Michael

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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

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