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Conference Schedule

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Friday, October 21
2:00 - 4:00         MKMEA Board Meeting
3:30 - 5:00         Honor Choir Registration
3:30                       Registration Opens
5:00 - 7:15         Honor Choir Rehearsal
5:00 - 5:45         Meet & Greet
5:45 - 7:15         Exhibits Open with Reception
7:30 - 8:15         Entertainment with Friends of Aaron
8:15 - 9:00         Folk Dancing
Saturday, October 22
8:00 - 9:00          Opening Ceremony: Keynote Dr. Cindy Acker
9:00 -                     Honor Choir Rehearsal

9:10 - 10:10       Larena Code: Building a Foundation Together: Inclusive Repertoire in Kodaly Pedagogy
                                  Jennifer Wassemiller: Knocking Down Walls and Building Bridges: Community in the Classroom
                                  Katie Hays: Folk Songs to Masterworks: Making the Connection
                                  James Bowyer: Bel Canto: Developing Vocal Technique in the Choral Rehearsal

​10:20 - 11:20   Jo Kirk: Vocal Health: Care of Your Singing and Speaking Voice Go Hand-in-Hand
                                  Carly Schieffer: Learning through Listening: Classical Music & Children's Literature
                                  Jenna Mabee: Making Art Music the Aim: What I Learned in Keckskemet
                                  Kate Konrad & Rachel Stevens: The Best of Both Worlds: Purposeful and Playful

11:30 - 12:30    Luncheon: Administrator Award
12:40 - 1:40       Participant Choir Rehearsal

1:50 - 2:50         Jamie Parker: Movement and Fun for Little Ones
                                 Jessica Ingraham & Paula Berner: Adaptive and Inclusive Music Education for Special Learners
                                  Melissa Stouffer: What's So Fetch About Solfege?
                                  Karen Stafford: From the Mountains: A Look at Folk Songs and Games from the Ozarks

3:00 - 4:00          Jo Kirk: Making the EAR BEG to LISTEN - the JOY of Active Listening!
                                   Christina Svec
                                   Carly Schieffer: Taste of Kodaly
                                   Corinne Galligan (she/her) Music of the Sea: Lyrical Creation and Improvisation Through Chanteys

4:10 - 5:10           Sandy Knudson: Community Dance

6:45 -7:30            Bus to First Baptist Church - Honor Choir Performance
8:30                         Bus returns to hotel with conference attendees after concert
Sunday, October 23
8:30 - 9:30          Jo Kirk: BREAK IT DOWN: How to "Teach" the Game with Greater Success
                                   Michelle Braun: Activate Your Listening Curriculum through Diverse Composers and Styles
9:40 - 10:40        Melissa Fuller: Our Folk Dance is Poppin'. Popular Folk Dances with a Modern Twist.
                                    Abigail Bryant: Promoting Equity: Developing a Racially Equitable Classroom

10:00                      Bus to Third Baptist with Participant Choir

10:50 - 11:50     Ben Rivers: What's the Ti with the LGBTQ+ Community
                                   Jeremy Bartunek: From Folk to Pop - Analyzing Folk Song Influences in Contemporary Popular Music

11:00                      Participant Choir Sings with Third Baptist Choir
11:45                      Bus Returns with Participant Choir   
​12:15                      Closing Ceremony               

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  • 2022 Conference - St. Louis
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    • Conference Schedule
    • Presenter Proposal