Wind Band Teaching Symposium

Wind Band Teaching Symposium, 7/12/09 ? 7/17/09 For conductors and music educators. Overnight stay optional (UMKC student housing) Tuition $395.00 ($580.00 with housing) Wind Band Teaching Symposium may be taken for graduate credit for an additional fee. Online application required. For more information call 816-235-2741 or visit http://conservatory.umkc.edu/bands/symposium.asp DESCRIPTION: The symposium will include sessions on pedagogy, gesture, rehearsal techniques, chamber music coaching, historical context, philosophy and literature. The symposium is designed for both middle school and high school music educators and college or university faculty. If you are at least a junior music education major or a graduate student at UMKC or another university, you are welcome and encouraged to attend. In the inaugural year, we had 35 participants from 23 states. Last year, our enrollment increased to 52 participants. Come join us!