Modern Band Summit
2023 Presentations
Thank you to all of our presenters for another amazing Modern Band Summit!
Modern Band
- Your First Modern Band Course – Dan Black
- Creating Connections Through Song – David Greenbaum
- Teach Them to Fish: The First Year of Modern Band – Michelle Vallejo
- We Be Jamming – Shemeka Nash
- From Day 1 to the Show; Getting EVERYONE to Rock! – Laura Del Rosso
- Arabic Music & Modern Band – Mia Ibrahim
- Modeling the Music Industry in Our Programs – Melissa Nixon, Stephen Johnson
- Love on the Move – David Dockan
- “Los Palos” The Folkloric Music of the Dominican Republic – Wanda Vásquez García, Sócrates García
- From Playlist to Performance: How to Prioritize Student Voice in the Modern Band Classroom – Jonathan Lijoi
- Set Them Free! Scaffolding Independence – Jon Feulner
- 1,2,3 Learn with Me – Zanneta Kubajak
Elementary Education
- Making the Band: Modern Band in the K-2 Classroom – Nicole Guimaraes
- Sequencing Your Elementary Modern Band with Music Learning Theory – Julia Turner
- Set Up, Sequence, and Scaffold Strategies for K-6 – DeWayne Even
- Connecting Ideas K-5 Curriculum JOY-FLOW – Tara Sparks
Improvisation/Songwriting
- Geeking Out About Songwriting 2nd Edition: A Dungeon Master’s Guide – Mary Claxton
- Social-Emotional Learning and Middle School Songwriting – Kevin Rorke
- Easy Ways to Include Songwriting in the Classroom – Julie Corallo, Tony Corallo
- IMPROVe Your IMPROV – Roy Bailey
- Sequencing Improvisation in Modern Band – Ashely Cobb
Music Technology
- Accessible Lesson Sequence for Music Production – Michael Birnbryer-Lao
- Bridging Music Production, Modern Band, and Orff – Sandra Sanchez Adorno
Hip Hop
- Intro to Scratching – Kevin Droe
Drumming
- Drumming Mixtape – Mary Claxton
Guitar
- Guitar Workout! – Dr. Scott Burstein
- Going Solo: Guitar Soloing for All! – Ian Stillmunks
Teacher Wellness/Program Advocacy
- Evidence for Success – Beth Poquette Drews, Devlin Cutler
- From Burnout to Recovery – Branden Lancaster-Williams
Vocals
- Helping Your Vocalists Find Their Inner ROCKSTAR – Gina Costanza
- Vocal Improvisation in Early Childhood – Kat Arrasmith
- Your Singers Are Ready to Rock! – Rebecca Sensor
Bass
- Bass Scaffolding – Spencer Hale
Brass/Winds
- Intro to pBuzz – Dorothy Pino
- You can Teach Mariachi with Your pTrumpet! – Ramon Rivera
- You Can Use pBone to Teach Rock, Pop, and More! – Ashley Shabankareh