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February 16-19, 2022 Chicago, Illinois

faculty, staff, and students in educa- will support vibrant, purposeful, and earned her BM at Iowa State Uni-
tional development programming to cohesive ensembles. versity. Through a Rotary Ambas-
improve student learning. Garrett sadorial Scholarship, she completed
holds a BME and a PhD from the Stephen Sieck is the clinician for an MM at the University of Wales,
Florida State University. He earned this session. His photo and bio are Bangor, and was recently awarded
a MM from Boston University. on page 41. her DMA from the University of
Miami, Frost School of Music.
Joshua Palkki (he/
him) serves as assis- Christopher McGinley
tant professor of music Maestras of is a conductor and mu-
education at Califor- Masterworks sic educator based in
nia State University, the Twin Cities, where
Long Beach. He is also artist in res- he directs music at
idence with South Bay Children’s A recent study by National Public Trinity Lutheran Congregation. He
Choir in Torrance, CA. He holds Radio shows that only 2% of music is the associate director of choral ac-
degrees from Michigan State Uni- featured on major concert stages is tivities at the University of Wiscon-
versity, Northern Arizona Universi- by women. This session explores the sin–Eau Claire (music education and
ty, and Ball State University. He is lives and music of remarkable wom- directing Novum Voce, Symphonic
a sought-after guest conductor and en from the last 1,000 years who Choir, and The Singing Statesmen).
scholar on LGBTQ issues. composed multi-movement works He holds degrees in conducting and
for choir. Repertoire for treble, bass, music education from the Universi-
and mixed ensembles is available, ty of Minnesota, University of Or-
along with instrumentation options egon, and University of Delaware
“Isn’t Music a ranging from a cappella works to and pursued further studies in con-
Universal Language?” – those involving full orchestral ac- ducting at the University of Miami

Conversations about Cultural companiments. Learn where to fi nd Frost School of Music.
these often overlooked gems and
Appropriation for the Hesitant leave with a database of suggestions
for major works by women. Partici-
The rise in public conversations pants will have visual access to scores Margaret Hillis—
about cultural appropriation has and be asked to actively sing and lis- Unlocking Her Approach
been met with anxiety by many cho- ten to excerpts from select compos- from Score Study
ral directors. For those who went ers.
into this profession believing that we to Rehearsal Planning
would make the world a better place Jami Lercher is assis-
by singing one another’s songs, these tant professor of cho- Margaret Hillis was a pioneer of
conversations may even feel like an ral music education choral methods. After studying with
attack. This presentation draws from at Baldwin Wallace Robert Shaw at Juilliard, Hillis de-
the presenter’s 2017 book Teaching Conservatory in Berea, veloped her own ideas of building a
with Respect to unpack the challeng- Ohio. She conducts the BW Treble chorus. Hillis was dedicated to build-
es and opportunities presented in Choir and teaches courses in cho- ing a level of musicianship and pre-
teaching and performing music out- ral methods, conducting, and vocal cision that she had experienced as an
side of your own expertise. Stephen techniques. Lercher spent 14 years instrumentalist. Her regimented ap-
Sieck will share a tool-kit of resourc- teaching elementary and secondary proach to unlocking a score fostered
es and pedagogical strategies that music in Iowa and Minnesota. She her score markings, rehearsal plan-

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