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4 Come Sunday: Using Black a teaching, learning, recruitment, 1:35 PM - 2:25 PM
Liberation Theology to Inform coping, and advertising tool, choir
Performance Practice directors have the opportunity to Junior High/Middle School
connect to students and communities
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor and eliminate barriers to music learn- R&R Deep Dive
South Meeting Rooms 230-233 ing and making in an innovative way. Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor
Participants will leave the session with Junior Ballroom B
In the United States, the Black practical teaching resources, TikTok
church’s mission has been two- how-to’s, and an understanding of Dive into the Middle
pronged. It has been a place of the many benefits of utilizing social
comfort where community members media. They will be empowered to “Dive into the middle” with Clin-
celebrate, mourn, and commune in claim their space on the social media ton Hardy as he explores four pieces
an affirming spiritual center. The app and to utilize its many videos and of upper middle school/junior high
Black church has also served as an teaching tools with their ensembles. literature. He will teach you how he
incubator for change-agent thinking, has taught these pieces in the past and
addressing the issues that intellectual- Colleen McNickle, presenter give you some of his insights on how
ly, physically, and socially impact the to teach complex music to middle
Black community. This session traces Vincent Oakes, presider school students. We often think, “Oh,
the development of the soundtrack Past President, Southern Region they’re just in middle school. They
of the Black church and offers a can’t do that.” Yes, yes they can!
grounded and practical approach Let’s challenge our middle school/
to performance practice, gesture, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM junior high students by using effective
programming, and choral pedagogy. strategies while teaching upper-level
Attendees will actively engage in sing- Exhibitor’s Showcase literature.
ing and conducting, with examples
expertly demonstrated by a lab choir Presenter: Clinton Hardy
of conference attendees. Walton Music
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor
Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, presenter Children/Community Youth
Meeting Rooms 260-262 R&R Deep Dive

Noel Archambeault, presider New and favorite works for all levels
Member, National Standing from Walton Music. Duke Energy CC 3rd Floor
Committee for Diversity Initiatives Junior Ballroom D

Repertoire for C&CY You Don't Want
5 TikTok and Choir: to Miss!

An Unexpected Pairing
Our deep dive will feature four
Duke Energy CC 2nd Floor exceptional selections aimed at
North Meeting Rooms 201-204 different levels of ability and maturity
from beginning to advanced singers.
This interactive session will ex-
plore the unexpected and beneficial Presenter: Joy Hirokawa
pairing of choir and the social media
app TikTok. By utilizing TikTok as

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