2021 Presentations

We had an incredible time with over 680 educators from across the country for our 9th annual Modern Band Summit.

Together in 2021, we…

• Convened more than 600 public school teachers, higher education professionals, and arts education administrators.
• Participated in 85 unique staff and peer-led professional development workshops and social music-making events and jam sessions each day.
• For a closer look at this year’s conference, check out our 2021 sessions below.

Keynotes

• Staff Welcome
• Artist Keynote with Lzzy Hale
• Artist Keynote with Pierce Freelon
• Artist Keynote with Madame Gandhi
• What’s New with Music Will Curriculum – Music Will Teaching & Learning Staff
• Modern Band Summit Closing Keynote

Panels

• The Essence of Perspective: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Music Education Today
• Retained Approaches from Pandemic Learning – National Arts Administrators
• Music Technology: Before, During, and After Remote Learning – Teacher Experts
• Administrative Approaches to Fostering DEI in the Music Education Classroom – National Arts Administrators
• Bridges or Barriers: Music in the Community and the Classroom – Brian Hardgroove, Darryl McDaniels, Christine Ohlman

Community

• Virtual Band Watch Party

Technology

• Band Lab for Beginners – Christopher Onze
• Backing Tracks with Soundtrap Made Easy! – Schuyler Johnson
• Sampling and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy – Will Mosley
• Creating Animated Music Videos with Scratch Coding – Tony Corallo
• Bring Artists Into Your Classroom! – Nadine Levitt
• Trap Your Students-Soundtrap for all Learners – Briana DeWitt
• Creating a Record Label to Showcase Student Work – Dan Black
• Let the Learners Lead: A Cultural Focus on PBL – Kelsey Gamza, Wanda Vasquez Garcia, Darlene Machacon
• Social Media and Music in the Age of COVID-19 – Courtney Powers
• Tech Tips for Teaching Fretboards and Music Theory – Rudy Barrientos
• Soundtrap Mini-Projects You Can Do in One Day – Josh Cool
• Creating Fun and Free Virtual Performances! – Paul Busby, Diane Harris

Classroom Management

• They’re Coming Back!! – Rodney Dittmar
• DIY Songcharts – Steve Underhill
• Choice-Based Music for Upper Elementary – Heika Smith
• Play Along With Me: You Can Make Them Too! – Kris Gilbert
• Rock Your Classroom Three Different Ways! – Rodney Dittmar, Diane Harris
• Only You! Can Promote Health and Injury Prevention – Kevin Duncan, Emily Gee
• Enable Your Students to Set and Reach Their Music Goals – Joe Campbell
• Radical Healing: The Post-Pandemic Classroom – Ashley Shabankareh

Traditional Mashup

• Modern Band Within the Traditional Band – Joe Sensor
• Infusing Modern Band Practices into String Orchestra – Leo Park

Modern Band

• Getting Started with Modern Band – Jasmine Faulkner
• Caribbean Music in Modern Bandarts – Nyasha Rhoden
• Arabic Music and Modern Band – Mia Ibrahim
• Kinder-2nd Best Practices Collaboration – Leslie Monahan
• pBuzz in General Music: Get Your Students Rocking! – Sarah Todd
• Play Wrong On Purpose: The Sound Effects Special – Veronica Underhill
• Making the Band: Modern Band in the K-2 Classroom – Nicole Guimaraes

Songwriting

• Words Can Change the World: Song Writing Session – Stefanie Sagaro
• Compose Together, Near or Far! – Kris Gilbert

Music Business

• Copyright, Publishing, & Technology: AMA – John Mlynczak
• Kids Today, Pros Tomorrow: Preparing for a Career in the Music Industry – Bryan Calhoun

Hip Hop

• Yes, You CAN Teach Hip Hop – Jessica Minarik
• Overstanding Hip Hop Education – Martha Diaz
• The Analog to Digital Experience – Yogi (Y?) Guyadin

Colloquium

• The Trouble with Traditional Music Notation – Kimberly McCord
• Percussion Professors’ Perspectives on Drum Kit in the Collegiate Percussion Studio – Virginia Davis, Gareth Dylan Smith
• The Myth or Reality? Six-Figure Music Education Business: Entrepreneurial Music Educators Stories – Alena Holmes
• A Popular Music Pedagogy Course for Undergrads: Victories in Approximation – Rachel Whitcomb
• Music Teachers’ Perceptions and Attitudes of Popular Music Education While Participating in a District-wide Popular Music Program Initiative – Candice Davenport-Mattio, Brittany May
• Experiences with Modern Band and Secondary Students with Behavioral Disorders – Jill Wilson
• From Pre-Service to In-Service- The “Stickiness” of Popular Music Techniques Classes in Higher Ed – Sara Munson, Bryan Powell, Martha Wachulec
• University Student Experiences and Empowerment through Emerging Practices – Tony Sauza, Tamara Thies, MusEd Students
• Reinventing Teaching Voice and Music Education Courses with Web-based Digital Media – Alena Holmes
• A Popular Music Approach to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) – Ryan Gardner