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Saturday, February 25 Detailed Schedule

are defined by our own interpre- Moderator: Erin Plisco 2 Connecting with the Chor-US:
tive imaginations. This session will Building Ensemble through
explore how to build and enhance Larry Dunn, Chris Maunu, Marcela Social Emotional Learning
our, and our students’, interpretive Molina, Heather Phipps Orr, Jennifer
imaginations. Sengin, and Phillip Swan, panelists Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
South Meeting Rooms 263-264
Jerry McCoy, presenter
Interest Sessions Social and Emotional Learning
Jonathan Owen, presider Choose from four options (SEL) is a key strategy for promoting
President-Elect, Southwestern Region belonging in the choral ensemble.
1 Charting a Path Forward: Choral leaders may implement tenets
Guiding Black Conductors of SEL in their rehearsals by building
10:05 AM - 10:55 AM community, cultivating awareness,
Toward Collegiate Leadership and promoting emotional release
Senior High Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor through music making. In this session,
R&R Deep Dive North Meeting Room 206 participants will partake in an SEL-
informed choral lesson, examining
Duke Energy Convention Center The choral profession is moving the ways intentional use of SEL and
Junior Ballroom B toward centering the experiences its core components may impact en-
of marginalized and historically ex- semble and rehearsal. Following the
This Deep Dive will take an in- cluded musicians and making space lesson, participants will discuss SEL
depth look at four accessible selec- for conductors of color to thrive, yet strategies for choirs. Choral direc-
tions that can be used to build tone, these efforts are not readily reflected tors will leave with an array of tools,
technique, musicianship, and artistry in higher education. Using theoretical activities, and experiences that will
with your high school ensemble. En- and practical lenses, an international empower them to embrace SEL prac-
joy in-depth strategies for building panel of Black conductors will iden- tices in any choral ensemble setting.
community, engaging your students, tify current barriers that discriminate
and for getting the most out of the against racialized students, share their Colleen McNickle and
music you select. own affirming personal experiences, Coty Raven Morris, presenters
and provide specific strategies to
Presenter: Nathan Dame cultivate strong Black leaders for the Ryan Sullivan, presider
future. Each panelist brings a unique Past President, Southwestern Region
perspective to this discussion that will
SSAA/Women’s resonate with aspiring Black academ-
R&R Forum ics and inform allies and mentors.

Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor Derrick Fox, Jabarie Glass, Melissa
North Meeting Room 206 Morgan, Jeffrey Allen Murdock,
A. Jan Taylor, and Frank A. Watkins,
Empowering Treble Ensembles: presenters
Repertoire and Rehearsal Strategies
Timothy Westerhaus, presider
A panel discussion on a variety Past President, Northwestern Region
of topics relevant to leading a treble
ensemble.

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