Thursday, May 19

Afternoon/Early Evening ~ Arrive, check into rooms, explore the resort.  You may wish to have dinner in the resort's Rafters restaurant.  Please note that this meal is not part of our colloquium package.

8:00 PM ~ Welcome and opening reception.  Gather in the Scarlet Oak room.  After some opening announcements and introductions we'll move to the reception location.

 

Friday, May 20

7:00 - 9:00 ~ Breakfast Buffet (Rafters Restaurant)

7:30 - 8:30 ~ Pilates Mat Workout (optional) (Scarlet Oak)

9:00 – 12:00 ~ SESSION I: Instrumental Music Education Courses (Scarlet Oak)

Bill Bauer and Ann Porter, Session Facilitators

• Paul Doerksen, Duquesne University, Developing Comprehensive Instrumental Curricula for School Music Programs
• Rosanne Rosenthal, Vandercook College of Music, Teaching Expressive Instrumental Music Performance:  Evolving Pedagogical Principles
• Lewis Strouse, Carnegie-Mellon University, Reinforcing Basic Instructional Concepts in Instrumental Methods Courses

12:00 – 1:30 ~ LUNCH (Parlors)

1:30 – 4:30 ~ SESSION II: Music Education and its place in the “Academy” (Scarlet Oak)

Mitch Robinson and Maud Hickey, Session Facilitators

• Frank Heuser, University of California - Los Angeles, Stephen Zdzinski, University of Miami, Karl Swearingen, University of Southern California, Non-Traditional Approaches to Music Teacher Certification
• Rob McWilliams, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Achieving Greater Curricula Integration and Coordination With Other Music Faculty as a Means to Enhancing Instrumental Music Education Programs
• Jane Palmquist, Brooklyn College, Judy Palac, Michigan State University, Music Education and Performance Faculty: We Are All Musicians and Teachers
• Kevin Tutt, Grand Valley State University, Meaningful Musicianship: Making Connections Between Ensemble Experience, Theoretical Knowledge and Music Education Methods

6:00 ~ DINNER (Parlors)

7:30 ~ EVENING CHAT: Research Sharing Session (Scarlet Oak)

Bill Bauer, Facilitator



Come share your research, ideas for research, or find others interested in collaborating on research.  Also, begin to propose and sign up for Saturday lunch discussion topics in the Scarlet Oak room.

Saturday, May 21

7:00 - 9:00 ~ Breakfast Buffet (Rafters Restaurant)

7:30 - 8:30 ~ Pilates Mat Workout (optional) (Scarlet Oak)

9:00-12:00 ~ SESSION III: Instrumental Music Education Methods Courses (Scarlet Oak)

Colleen Conway and Mitch Robinson Session Facilitators

• H. Christian Bernhard II and Katherine Levy, SUNY Fredonia, Using Focus Sessions to Meet the Specialized Needs of Future Band and Orchestra Teachers
• Warren Haston, Georgia State University, Making Methods Stick
• Joseph Shively, Oakland University, Learner-Centered Approaches to Instrumental Music Teacher Education
• Molly Weaver, West Virginia University; Instrumental Music Methods Content: Skills-Based versus Knowledge-Based

12:00 - 1:30 ~ LUNCH AND TOPIC DISCUSSIONS (Scarlet Oak)


Topics for lunch discussions will be generated by colloquium participants (begin signing up Friday evening) and may include topics such as recruitment of instrumental music education candidates, student teaching, exit requirements, professional development, school partnerships, etc.  This will be a "Grab-N-Go" lunch where you pick up your lunch and then go with your group anywhere inside or outside of the lodge where you want to hold your discussion.

1:30 - 4:15 ~ SESSION IV: Observation and Field Work (Scarlet Oak)

Colleen Conway and Linda Hartley, Session Facilitators

• Michael Hewitt, University of Maryland, Designing Successful Field Experiences in Instrumental Music Teacher Education
• Ann Porter, University of Cincinnati; Birch Browning, Cleveland State University, Toward Developing a Systematic Observation Approach to Teaching Self-Observation
• John Scheib, Ball State University, Do Undergraduate Methods Courses Hinder Instrumental Music Educators' Professional Longevity

6:00 ~ DINNER (Parlor)

7:30 ~ EVENING CHAT: Great Books for Summer Reading/Great Music for Summer Listening (Scarlet Oak)

Marg Schmidt, facilitator

Bring a book and/or CD to share!

 

Sunday, May 22

7:00 - 9:00 ~ Breakfast Buffet (Rafters Restaurant)

7:30 - 8:30 ~ Pilates Mat Workout (optional) (Scarlet Oak)

9:30 - 11:00 ~ PLENARY SESSION (Scarlet Oak)

• Where do we go from here?
• Colloquium evaluation

 

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Discussion Summaries

Click HERE for a summary of the group discussions.

 

Photographs

Syllabi Submitted by Participants to Share

Bill Bauer

• Brass Methods (Ball State University)
• Administration of School Music Programs (Ball State University)
• Band Literature for School Ensembles (Ball State University)
• Instrumental Music Methods (Case Western Reserve University)

Mitch Robinson

• Principles of Music Education (Michigan State University)
• Teaching Instrumental Music (Michigan State University)

John Scheib

• Principles of Music Teaching (Ball State University)
• Instrumental Music Methods (Ball State University)

Marg Schmidt

• Introduction to Music Education (St. Cloud State)
• Secondary Music Methods (St. Cloud State)

Lewis Strouse

• Brass Methods (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Woodwind Methods (Carnegie Mellon University)

 

Last Updated January 7, 2006