2024 Presentations
Advocacy
The All-State Elementary Modern Band Experience - David Dockan, Kelley Holmes, Martina Vasil, Taylor Ayotte
Work Your Wage - Rachel Davis
Everyday Advocacy - Rebecca & Joe Sensor
Drums & Percussion
Drum Charts + Rudiments = Jams! Part 2 - Andra Birdsong
Let's Play Drums! - Jay Arbolario
Community Drum Circle Jam Session: Unleashing the Power of Rhythm - Josh Cool
Drumming Mixtape - Mary Claxton, Skye Claire Hale
I Can Play the Backbeat. Now What? - Sean Moats
Full Modern Band
Hip Hop for Littles - Amanda Gonzalez
Modern Band for Everyone - Andrew Dolgon, Jon Lijoi
Exploring Tonality Using MLT, SEL, and Modern Band - Ashley Cobb
SKAnatomy 101 - Ian Stillmunks
Show Choir & Modern Band - The Perfect Fit! - Jennifer Holmes
Riff a Day - Mary Claxton, Scott Burstein, Skye Claire Hale
Making the Band: Modern Band in the K-2 Classroom - Nicole Guimaraes
SEL & Student-Centered Learning
IMPACT Music Workshop - Aaron Marfizo, Katrina Hendrick, Dr. Peter Stoltzman
Songs of Healing and Hope - Beth Poquette Drews
Building Community Through Shared Joy - Jessica Minarik
Creating Community in Your Modern Band Classroom - Laura Del Rosso
Connection & Collaboration in the Music Production Classroom - Michael Birnbryer-Lao
Kids in Charge: Facilitating Student Led Bands - Robert Packer, Stephen Cox
Keeping the Modern Band Student Centered - Shane Colquhoun
Vocals
Singers Jam Too! - Laura Douthit Ferguson
Build Your Own Vocal Arrangements - Rebecca Sensor
Songwriting & Improvisation
Choose Your Sound: Tackling Songwriting in 60 Minutes - Andrew DeMuro
Break Ground into Songwriting - Jon Feulner
Starting a Conversation: Exploring Improvisation in the Modern Band Rehearsal - Joseph Campbell
Making the Modern Band Musical: Music Composition and Collaboration in the Elementary Music Class - Julia Turner
Easy Ways to Include Songwriting in the Classroom - Julie & Tony Corallo
IMPROVe Your IMPROV Too! - Roy Bailey
We Be Jamming Part 2 - Shemeka Nash
Technology
Tech Playground - Bridget Toolan, Mary Claxton, Sean Forde
While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Guitar Maintenance for Everyone - Rodney Dittmar
A Beginner's Guide to Running Sound for Your Modern Band - Steve Underhill, Laura Del Rosso
Ukulele
ConnectUkulele - Abigail Walker
Bilingual Ukulele Centers - Lorene Phillips
Winds & Brass
You Can Use pBone to Teach Rock, Pop, and More! - Ashley Shankareh
Playful Winds: A Creative Approach to Pre-band - Brittany Bauman, Dr. Cassandra Eisenreich
How You Can Add the pBuzz to your Classroom - Ramon Rivera
You Can Teach Mariachi with Your pTrumpet! - Ramon Rivera