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avoiding some of his early mistakes. Giselle Wyers is pro- choral activities at Georgia South-
fessor of choral studies ern University. His duties include su-
J. Edmund Hughes is in and voice at the Uni- pervising student teachers, teaching
his 50th year of teach- versity of Washington, undergraduate and graduate cours-
ing and remains active where she conducts es in music education, and direct-
as a clinician, speak- the University Chorale and teaches ing the University Singers. Langley
er, choral adjudicator, courses in choral conducting and holds a BME and an MME from
and honor choir director. Some of choral music education. In addition the University of Georgia, and the
his educational recognitions include to her active schedule as a guest con- PhD from Georgia State University.
Arizona Outstanding Choral Educa- ductor in the United States, Canada, Langley is on the Editorial Advisory
tor Award (ACDA), Arizona Music and Europe, she has composed over Committee for the Music Educators
Educator of the Year (AMEA), Life- 30 choral works, often on themes re- Journal.
time Achievement Award (AMEA) lated to the environment. Commis-
and the first Lifetime Achievement sions include European and Amer-

Award granted by the University of ican community, college, and high
Arizona Choral Music Department. school choruses. The Science of Belonging:
His degrees are from the University Teamwork, Motivation, and Music
of Arizona with doctoral studies at
the University of Southern Califor- Putting the Heart Back in Researchers have found that a
nia. sense of belonging is a key compo-
Choral Recruiting and Retention:
nent to happiness. Choir can serve
Considering Singers’ Motivation an important role in a student’s
Kintsugi Choir: feeling of belonging at school. This
Teaching and directing choirs highly interactive session will explore
A “How to” through the pandemic has brought the science behind belonging and
Group Composition Primer about a new understanding of the how we can nurture inclusivity and
social and psychological benefi ts of teamwork in our choral ensembles
The choral world has survived a music making, in particular the im- while working toward musical goals.
great existential crisis: how can we portance on community building, Pragmatic strategies to encourage
create when we cannot be together? musical friendships, and singer em- team-building and engagement in
Giselle Wyers, Angela Kasper, and powerment. This has caused many our classrooms will be considered, as
the singers from WWU Advanced directors to rethink approaches to will the relationship between belong-
Treble Chorale describe their ex- recruitment and retention. This ses- ing and motivation.
perience co-creating a choral work sion will include information on mo-
during the height of Covid and sing tivation, eff ective goal setting, and Sharon J. Paul holds
the work for participants. Ethan practical applications. Come and the Robert M. Trot-
Chessin will share techniques ex- join the discussion on how we can ter Chair of Music
plored alongside high school stu- target our recruiting/retention tech- at the University of
dents to utilize new technologies col- niques for the needs of 21st-century Oregon, where she
laboratively, leading to a full-length singers! serves as department head of music
experimental sound art album. performance and director of cho-
Participants attending this session David W. Langley is ral activities. Her teaching includes
should come ready to do their own associate professor of graduate courses in choral conduct-
co-creating on the spot in a support- music education and ing, repertoire, and pedagogy, along
ive, encouraging atmosphere! associate director of with conducting the internationally

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