2019 Presentations

We had an incredible time with 600 educators from across the country for the Modern Band Summit 2019. Check out the session presentations from last year’s Summit below.

General Modern Band

• Applying Modern Band Principles and Iconic Notation for String Players! – Zach Harris
• Are You a Prepper? – Mark Hale & Ryan Payne
• Arranging for the Whole-Class Setting – Andrea Donze & Sondra Braeutigam
• Bringing Modern Band to Students with Disabilities – Susan Uh
• Creating Student Centered Lessons – Sean Moats & Billy Whiting
• Concept-Based Lessons Through Modern Band Riffs – Jennifer Martinez
• Divide and Conquer – Dann Shea & Chris Namislo
• Everyone’s In The Band – Thomas Gilbert
• Getting Started with K-12 Modern Band – Jasmine Faulkner
• Infusing Modern Band in Alternative Ensembles – Catherine Plichta & Nyasha Rhoden
• Meet Me in the Middle: Engaging Your Middle School Students with Modern Band – Jill Russell-Benner
• Pre-Modern Band in Grades K-3 – Julie Corallo
• Rock en Español – Dr. Socrates Garcia & Wanda Vasquez-Garcia, M.M.

Guitar

• Guitar Soloing for Complete Beginners – Gary Heimbauer
• Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag: Intermediate Rhythm Guitar – Tony Sauza
• Super Strummer: 7 Levels to Strumming Freedom – Gary Heimbauer
• Yes, You Can Shred Too – Miranda Altman

Drums

• Bucket Drumming – Nicholas D’Orsaneo
• I Can Play the Backbeat, Now What? – Sean Moats
• Percussion that Pops – K. Michelle Lewis & Tara Sparks
• Spicing Up Your Rhythm Section – Charly Schwartz & Joe Panganiban

Hip Hop

• Bars Over Everything! Advanced Hip Hop Writing and Rapping Techniques – Kenrick Wagner
• Critically Responsive Hip Hop for Students – Patrick Cooper
• How to Teach Kids to Compose a Rap – Ana Maria Jaramillo
• Intro to DJ – Kenrick Wagner

Vocals

• How to Get Them Singing! – Lauren Brown
• Leveling Up: Modern Band Vocals – Joe Campbell & Maddy Posner
• Modern Band/Choir in Middle School Course Offerings – Stacy Neumann & Vikkie Metzger
• Singing in Style – Lauren Brown

Songwriting

• Composition Games: Part Deux – Kris Gilbert
• Geeking Out with Songwriting – Mary Claxton
• Your Students Really Want to Write Songs! – Michael Finn & Mario Leal

Tech

• DIY Rock: Creating Your Own Modern Band Charts – Steve Underhill
• Let’s Make it Intuitive! – Jon Lijoi & Andrew Dolgon
• Music Production using GarageBand on the iPad – Wanda Vasquez & Socrates Garcia
• Recording in the Modern Band Classroom – Spencer Hale
• Soundtrap in Modern Band – Jasmine Faulkner
• Soundtrap Rockstars! – Meredith Allen

Ukulele

• Advanced Ukulele Techniques – Chris Onze & Pete Gipson
• Intermediate Ukulele – Tony Corallo
• Tech & Uke: Uke & Tech; So Happy Together! – Kris Gilbert

Other

• • Cuban Sounds in the Classroom – Ana Rivero & Mileidy Gonzalez
    
  • Comping: The Simple Building Block of Complexity – Dave Wish
  • Discover, Create, and Perform in a Steel Pan Ensemble – Anne Fennell
  • How to Incorporate the pBuzz into Modern Band – Dorothy Pino
  • Lights, Sound, Showtime! – Anne Gray
  • Movement in the K-8 Modern Band Class – Beverly Chisholm & Laren Kirk
  • Music Citizenship through Modern Band – Courtney Powers & Suzanne Spencer
  • pBone in Modern Band – Spencer Hale
  • Privilege, Discrimination, and Identity in the Music Classroom – Mia Ibrahim
  • Riff-A-Day Revamp: Episode IV: A New Riff – Scott Burstein, Spencer Hale, Mary Claxton, Howie Caspe
  • Sound FX: Extended Technique for Strings and More! – Veronica & Steve Underhill
  • While my Guitar Gently Weeps: Guitar Maintenance for Everyone – Chris Drews & Rudy Barrientos
  • Working Together to Level Up: A Student Clinic – Mary Claxton & Scott Burstein