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Friday, February 24 Detailed Schedule

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Vocal Jazz session focuses on race/ethnicity,
R&R Deep Dive LGBTQIA+, and ableism. Teachers
Exhibitor’s Showcase will be active participants through
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor interactive polls, guided conversation,
Alliance Music Publications, Inc. Junior Ballroom B and critical analysis of the media they
consume. Teachers will leave this
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor The 7 Virtues: Seven Details for session able to: define bias and forms
Meeting Rooms 260-262 Selecting a Vocal Jazz Chart of discrimination; analyze phrases,
actions, and practices common in the
choral profession and identify their
New from Alliance Music Publica- This Deep Dive section will ex- harm; and develop and implement a
tions. plore seven details to look for when framework to correct bias via diverse
choosing a vocal jazz chart for your pedagogical, classroom, and personal
small or larger choral ensemble. Es- resources.
12:35 PM - 1:25 PM pecially for choral directors new to
jazz music, this session will provide Jairo (Alex) Rivera, presenter
TTBB/Men’s some ideas about selecting charts
R&R Forum appropriate for a school ensemble Stephania Abell, presider
at any level. The session will focus State President, Oklahoma
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor exclusively on the creative aspects of
North Meeting Room 206 vocal jazz arranging and how to help
the director select the right chart for 2 Celebrating the African Influence
EVERYONE Sing On! their group. This session is designed in the Music of Latin America
Gender-Inclusive Tenor-Bass Choirs for the beginning vocal jazz educator! Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor

Men’s glee clubs and men’s choirs Presenter: John Stafford South Meeting Rooms 263-264
have played a role in the choral land-
scape of the United States for more Latin America’s choral repertoire
than a century. While these ensembles Interest Sessions is often infused by its numerous
which are steeped in camaraderie Choose from four options genres of traditional music. These
and tradition still exist, many choral are profoundly influenced by cultures
directors have begun to adopt prac- of West African nations that were
tices that seek to include all singers 1 A Thousand Tiny Cuts: brought to America through slavery
in their tenor-bass choirs, regardless Overcoming Implicit Bias during colonial times. This presenta-
of gender-identity. Join in this open to Promote Belonging tion will explore music from Brazil,

discussion about the successes and Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto
challenges experienced by choral North Meeting Rooms 201-204 Rico, Haiti, and some Antilles islands
directors as we seek to include and in connection with the original West
value every voice in our tenor-bass African traditions of music, instru-
choral ensembles. This session guides choral direc- mentation, and dance. It is our goal
tors to identify biases they hold to empower colleagues to become
Presenter: Dustin Cates while providing a framework and more proficient at teaching and per-
resources to restructure their prac- forming music of this region and to
tices to ensure an equitable environ- encourage the crafting of more in-
ment to promote belonging. This clusive and diverse concert programs.

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