2025 Modern Band Summit Presentations
Advocacy & Classroom Support
Banding Together: How to Build Successful Partnerships Within Your School Community - Sondra Braeutigam and Gina Costanza
Advocating for Anti-Ableist Practices for Performances, Concerts, and Assemblies - Bethany and Cheena Moslen
Bass
More Than Just The BASS-ics! - Ian Stillmunks
Drums & Percussion
"But I Don't Have a Drum Set!" - Macy L. Bell, Ph.D.
Aural, Oral Beatmaking - Ethan Benton
Drum Charts: Level Up! - Andra Birdsong
Drumming for Every Body - Alexander Welch
Elementary
Starting Strong: Modern Band Foundations for K-2 - Nicole Guimaraes
Jammin' in the Classroom: Hands-On Music Fun for K-5 - Jennifer Holmes
Full Modern Band
Extend Your Reach: Modern Band as Arts Integration - Dr. Mitchell Davis
I've Got a Modern Band Class... Now What? - Rachel Cassidy Davis
Movement in Modern Band - Jasmine Faulkner
"Allons Louisiane, Show me how to two step": Exploring Cajun and Creole Music in the Modern Band Classroom - Kylie Griffin and Dr. David Dockan
100 Years in Black American Rhythm: From Stomping and Clapping to Digital Grooves - Larry Q. Draughn Jr.
I'm in the Band, Inclusion is Everyone - Beth Poquette Drews and Chris Drews
Tradition Amplified: A Remix Challenge - Kristin Englehart
The Record Company Game: Gamification of Project Based Learning - Barbara Freedman, PhD
Jamming with J-pop: Cultural Considerations in Performing Japanese Popular Music - Christy Go
1-2-3 Method of Teaching Modern Band - Traci Prescott
Bomba Y Plena in the Modern Band Classroom - Tammy Rodriguez
American Old Time/Roots Music - Brandi Waller-Pace
Harmonic Rhythm Notation - Dr. Tom Zlabinger
Guitar
Picks or Fingers? Do Both - Glen McCarthy
SEL & Student-Centered Learning
Introducing Modern Band Concepts Through Movement and Kid Culture - Dr. David Dockan and Dr. Martina Vasil
K-12 Modern Band Play-Alongs and Social Identity - Jasmine Faulkner
From Classroom to Stage: Empowering Students through Learner-Centered Music - Anne Fennell, M.Ed.
Punk Rock & The DIY Ethos: Empowering Students through Punk Music - John M. Licari
Embracing Flexible Structures to Empower Student Learners - Jennifer Martinez
Let Them Choose!: Successful Standards-Centered Student Song Selection - David Miller
Exploring and Affirming Intersectional Identities through Repertoire Choices - Catherine Plichta
Culture Shifts and So Should You: Modern Band in the Elementary Classroom - Danielle Taylor, Kaitlin Tilden, and Alice Walle
Tiny Desk Modern Band: Incorporating Student Culture and Choice into your General Music Classroom - Julia Turner and Brandon Johnson
Vocals
Be the MC: Honoring Identity Through Hip Hop and Rhyme - Roy Bailey
Finding Your Vocal Power: Connecting Warmups to Repertoire - Laura Douthit Ferguson
Songwriting & Improvisation
Improvisation as a Cultural Connection: Empowering Student Music Making with Improvised Musical Conversations - Joe Campbell
Embracing Musical Space: Integrating Music Improv and Composition to Class Curriculum - Nicholas Felder
Songwriting with a DAW: Using Music Technology to Jump-Start the Creative Process - Bob Habersat
Technology
Running Sound for Your Modern Band 101 - Laura Del Rosso and Steve Underhill
Running Sound for Your Modern Band 102 - Laura Del Rosso and Steve Underhill
AI in the Music Classroom: Uses for Creative Students - Jon Feulner
Beats & Bytes: Teaching with Hip-Hop Tools in the Digital Age - Jordan Gilliam
DAW-Assisted Music Teaching: Enhancing Modern Band Instruction with Technology - James Jensen
Scratching the Surface: Introduction to Classroom DJing - David H. Knapp, Traci Prescott, and Bryan Powell
Rhythms of Self: Exploring Cultural Identity Through Online DAWs and Beat-Making - Guillermo A. Rojas
Ukulele
Strum Together: An Elementary-Friendly Ukulele Jam - DeWayne Even
How to Teach Latino Music, Mariachi, Salsa, Raggeton Y Mas with Ukulele and Ptrumpet - Ramon Rivera
Winds & Brass
pBuzz and Ostinato - Dorothy Pino
How to Teach Latino Music, Mariachi, Salsa, Raggeton Y Mas with Ukulele and Ptrumpet - Ramon Rivera