Session 1: Utilizing Instrumental Practice Portfolios

Presenter: Joseph Pergola
Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:15am: Aurora Room at the Rochester Plaza Hotel

Assessment in music education has been solely performance based. Missing is a multi-dimensional view of each student’s growth. Portfolios improve the teaching-learning process and incorporate assessment techniques to insure students are developing skills and meeting the Standards. Through the use of portfolios, students learn to take responsibility for their own learning.

Session 2: Individualized Music Development in the Instrumental

Presenters: Alden Snell (Kendall Schools) and David Stringham (Greece Schools)
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8:30am: River Room at the Rochester Plaza Hotel

This clinic will demonstrate methods and techniques for selecting and teaching band repertoire, prioritizing the development of individualized student musicianship in addition to the necessary executive skill instruction.

NYSBDA Executive Board Meeting

Friday, December 5, 2008 Location TBAl (Rochester) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM