Michigan Music Conference 2012 registration
Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Thursday, January 19, 2012:  Pre-Conference
Friday-Saturday, January 21-22, 2012:  MMC
MMEA Luncheon, Meeting & Headliner: Friday, Jan 20, 2012.  See you there!

MMEA's 2012 Headliner was David Frego.  Sessions include:
--Dalcroze Eurhythmics: A Kinesthetic Approach to Musicianship for Everyone
--Kinesthetic Learning:  How it Works for Musicians (at MMEA Luncheon)
--Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Rhythmic Solfege


THURSDAY #1:
MMEA  Elementary Music Pre-Conference event:
    Orff Schulwerk Under Construction
    Presented by Jeff Kriske and Randy DeLelles
    Thursday, January 19, 2012
    9:00 am - 4:00 PM
Additional fee for this session, doesn't include lunch
      This workshop examines the idea of construction in the music classroom; specifically how we design activities, build lessons, and develop performances.  Participants will experience kid-tested activities appropriate for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.  SB-CEU credit available.

THURSDAY #2:
MMEA is also sponsoring our annual:
    Research Symposium
    Presented by Terese Volk Tuohey
    Thursday, January 19, 2012
    11:00 am - 2:00 PM
Additional fee for this session, doesn't include lunch
    The second annual Research Symposium is designed as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new scholarship relating to music teaching and learning.  There will be an opening keynote, presentations of current research, and a roundtable for discussion of works in progress.  See our Research Page for details!

FRIDAY and SATURDAY MMEA SESSIONS:

About Blues: Origins, Characteristics, Artists, and Playing Styles
Accommodating Special Learners in the Secondary Choral Context
Afro-Caribbean Rhythms for All
Arts Integration: Constructing and Demonstrating Understanding through Music
Assessing Notation through Games
Basic Training for Bassoonists
Beyond Performance: Options for Secondary General Music Courses
Beyond Rote Learning: Encouraging our Students to Take the Next Step
Bigger Fish to Fry: What Students Bring Into Our Classrooms
Collaboration and Adaptation: Finding Inspiration for Musical Communication
Creating Reliable and Valid Assessments for Instrumental Music
Cultivating Independence in Small and Large Ensembles
Develop Musicianship Skills with Improvisation in Your Choral Rehearsal
Hearing the Notes on the Page: How to Help Kids Make Sense of Music Notation
Implementing the International Baccalaureate Program
Kids on the Move! Movement Ideas for Your Elementary Choir
Kodaly Hour
MMEA Panel Discussion--Elementary General Music: The Alliance for Active Music Making
Music Educators: A Vital Force in Community Music
Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) and the World's Largest Concert (WLC)
Music Learning Theory Hour: Developing Musical Skills through Audiation
NAfME Collegiate Business Meeting
NAfME Collegiate --The Other 80%: Music Education Beyond the Ensembles
NAfME Collegiate: Teaching Music to Students with Disabilities
Oh, Boy! Activities that Appeal to the Male Upper Elementary Music Student
Orff-Schulwerk Hour--Clap, Snap, Tap, and Patsch: Body Percussion in Music
Reaching the Best While Teaching the Rest
Respect for All in the Secondary Music Education Classroom
Sharing the Reins: Becoming a Teacher-Facilitator
Songs for Your Recorder Concert
Songs of Michigan
Teaching Percussion from the Podium
Teaching the Michigan Music Standards in the Instrumental Classroom
Teaching Tone and Tonguing for Band
Things They Forgot to Teach You or Were Afraid You Might Find Out!
Understanding Learning: The Foundation for Teaching
Using Instruments in Elementary Music: Shaping Independent Musicianship
Using Movement to Engage Children in Music Listening
Value-Added Teacher Evaluation: Explanations and Implications for Michigan Music Educators