Full Conference Schedule

This schedule is TENTATIVE.

Dates, times, and sessions are subject to change prior to the conference in January. Please double-check the schedule available at the conference for final session information.

See which sessions are geared towards your interests with one of these targeted schedules.

Thursday January 13

Friday January 14

Time	Session/Event	Presenter
8:30am-6:00pm	Registration Desk Opens
9:00-10:00	Exhibitors Breakfast
9:45am-6:00pm	Exhibits Open
10:00-11:15	Drum Circle	Jill Sager
10:00-11:15	Inspire Creativity and Musicianship in your Beginning Band Class	Mark Williams
1:00-2:15	How to SucceedIn Choir	Sally K. Albrecht
1:00-2:00	Band Concert Hour
2:30-3:45	Teaching Jazz Theory	Shelly Berg
2:30-3:45	Meet the Great Composers	Sally K. Albrecht
2:30-3:45	Meet the Great Composers	Sally K. Albrecht
2:30-3:45	Creating an All-Around Cooperative Performing Arts Program	Jaime Hall, Andy Thomas, and Sean Williams
2:30-3:45	Just Add Kids! Elementary Music and Materials	Sally K. Albrecht
2:30-3:30	Orchestra Concert Hour
4:00-5:15	Two for the Show	Sally K. Albrecht
4:00-5:15	Style Dictates the Sounds: Examining style and the ideal choral tone	Frank Eychaner
4:00-5:00	Jazz Band Concert Hour
4:00-5:15	Low Brass Pedagogy	Adam Frey
4:30-6:30	All-State Middle School Honor Groups Concert
5:30-7:00	University of Oregon Alumni and Friends Reception
6:30	OBDA Dinner/meeting
9:30-11:30	All-State Social Event
10:00	Oregon State University Reception

Saturday January 15

Time	Session/Event	Presenter
7:15-8:30	Phi Beta Mu Breakfast
8:00-5:30	Registration Desk Open
8:15-9:30	We Are the Music Makers	Doris Gazda
8:15-9:30	Middle School Honor Choir Conductor Session	Constance Branton
8:15-9:30	Musicplay for Kindergarten - Sing and Learn through the School Year	Denise Gagne
8:15-9:30	The Conductor as Coach	Eric Hammer
10:00-12:00	General Assembly	Renee Westlake
1:00-2:15	You can Play and Teach Chord Changes	Shelly Berg
1:00-2:15	Music Express! And More	John Jacobsen
1:00-2:15	CMENC - Academic, musical and professional preparation for teaching: developing	Shannon Chase
1:00-2:15	Choral Session - Where the Boys Are	Sally K. Albrecht
1:00-2:00	Band Concert Hour
1:00-2:15	How Firm a Foundation! A Standards-based Vision for Beginning String Instruction	Andrew Dabczynski
2:30-3:45	Showstoppers for the Young Choir	John Jacobsen
2:30-3:45	Jazz	Hal Sherman
2:30-3:45	Develop and Maintain Balanced Instrumentation in the Beginning Band Class	Mark Williams
2:30-3:45	How Firm a Foundation! A Standards-based Vision for Beginning String Instruction, Part II	Andrew Dabczynski
2:30	Choral Concert	Andy Thomas
3:00	Choral Concert	Lloyd Walworth
3:30	Choral Concert	Matthew Strauser
4:00-5:15	CMENC - Interviews and Resumes: How to make the most of YOU	Renee Westlake
4:00-5:15	Recorders - Rap, Rhythm, Read and Rock	Denise Gagne
4:00-5:15	Research
4:00-5:15	Fiddling from Scratch in the Classroom	Andrew Dabczynski
4:15-5:30	Singing Around the World	Sally K. Albrecht
6:00-8:30	All Conference Banquet	Patrick Vandehey
9:15-10:30	All-State Jazz Concert	Chris Vadala

Sunday January 16

Time	Session/Event	Presenter
9:00-10:15	Learning Styles in the Beginning Band Class	Mark Williams
9:00-10:15	Concert Staging and Riser Choreography	John Jacobsen
9:00-10:15	As the Rhythm Section Swings, So Swings the Band	Shelly Berg
9:00-10:15	New Choral Music Reading Session	Sally K. Albrecht
10:30-11:45	Video Supervision of the Student Teaching Practicum	Dr. Fredna Grimland
10:30-11:45	All-State Orchestra Conductor Session	Henry Miyamura
10:30-11:45	Lets Get Them Singing	Denise Gagne
10:30-11:45	Lets Get Them Singing	Denise Gagne
10:30-11:45	Achieving Transparency and Structural Balance in the Wind Band	Dr. Gerald King
1:00-2:15	Research Poster Session	Dr. Randall Moore
1:00-2:15	Elementary Honor Choir Conductor Session	Lynn Brinkmeyer
3:00-6:00	Gala All-State Festival Concert	Joe Ingram