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Trauma-Informed participate. This session will exam- is committed to building community
ine 1) the impact of trauma on the through music.
Choral Music Education
brain, 2) school policies and practic-
es through a trauma-informed lens, Tammy Carusone has
The impact of trauma is a silent and 3) the importance of self-care been the choral di-
force felt in every community and for teachers. rector and classroom
every school district. This session music teacher at Bid-
provides real-world classroom strat- Rebecca DeWan is a deford Middle School
egies to make your choral classroom Ph.D. student in music (Maine) for the past thirteen years.
more trauma-informed. Exposure education at Michigan She has a master’s in Educational
to trauma—such as violence, rac- State University. Previ- Leadership from the University of
ism, or a pandemic—can impact ously, she taught music Southern Maine. Currently she is
students’ readiness to learn. Because in Maine for thirteen years. At con- on the Trauma Team at Biddeford
of the embodied experience of sing- ferences across the country, she has Middle School and has participat-
ing, the rehearsal space provides a presented on topics such as trauma ed in many training sessions around
unique opportunity for trauma-in- and identity development, transgen- trauma-informed instruction.
formed practices to resonate with der singers in the choral classroom,
singers and provide avenues for all to and contemporary a cappella. She

2022 SUMMER CHORAL

CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM

CHORAL MUSIC
July 20-23, 2022
David Rayl, guest artist
Michigan State University DEPARTMENT OF ENSEMBLES AND CONDUCTING

The WCU Choral Conducting Symposium is intended David P. DeVenney
Director of Choral Activities
to sharpen podium gestures and communication skills,
Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus,
enhance knowledge of repertoire, and deepen score Graduate Studies in Choral Conducting
study skills and analysis techniques. It is designed for
Ryan Kelly
working conductors in public schools, churches, and Associate Director of Choral Activities
community choirs. Mastersingers, Cantari Donne, Chamber Choir

For further information, contact Dr. DeVenney Marci Major
(ddevenney@wcupa.edu) or visit the website Chair, Department of Music Education and Music Therapy
(wcupa.edu/choral) and click on “Symposium.” Choral Methods, Kennett Children’s Choir

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

Wells School of Music

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