Modern Band Summit

Thank you to all of our presenters for another amazing Modern Band Summit!

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