SMC 2001 - SCHEDULE

Friday, November 2, 2001

8:15 AM REGISTRATION OPENS

9:00 - 9:30 AM MINI CONCERT - Lions Jazz Band directed by M. Alstad
DISPLAYS OPEN
SMC SILENT AUCTION BEGINS

9:40 - 10:35 AM SESSION #1
Marguerite Wilder - Teaching Through Rain, Sleet, Snow & 7th Grade Fire Drills
Russ Baird - You Are What You Eat: Feeding the Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Denise Gagne - Singing Games - Grades K to 3

10:45 - 11:40 AM SESSION #2
Dean McNeill - Beginning Improvisation
Marvin Eckroth - Do We Really Want Our Concerts In Black and White?
Russ Baird - Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This 15 Years Ago?
Colleen Weimer - Elementary Classroom Instruments

11:40 - 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK

1:00 - 1:55 PM SESSION #3
Marguerite Wilder - New Directions in Winds Teaching:Teaching from a Sound Source
Carl Cherland - Choral Reading Session
Marlene Hinz - Spinning an Orffly Fantastic Story

1:55 - 2:30 PM DISPLAYS

2:30 - 3:25 PM SESSION #4
Dave Monette - Tips and Tricks
Kathryn Laurin - Conducting Gestures and Sound
Corinne Olson - Tips and Tricks for the Classroom Music Teacher

3:35 - 4:45 PM CONCERT - PERFORMING GROUPS:
SMC Wind Ensemble - directed by Marvin Eckroth
University of Regina Chamber Singers - directed by Kathryn Laurin

6:30 - 7:00 PM COCKTAILS
7:00 PM BANQUET/AWARDS
8:30 PM SOCIAL - "The Chris Jacklin Trio" to Perform
(Everyone welcome - cash bar)


Saturday, November 3, 2001

8:00 AM REGISTRATION OPENS

8:30 - 9:15 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Marguerite Wilder - That Aesthetic Moment - From Moms to Maestros

9:20 - 10:10 AM SCF AGM

9:25 - 11:10 AM DISPLAYS

10:20 - 11:50 AM SBA AGM

10:15 - 11:10 AM SESSION #5
Russ Baird - Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It Is to Help Stamp Out Jazz Ignorance. .
Denise Gagne - Singing Games - Grades 3 to 6

11:15 - 12:10 PM SESSION #6
Elaine Quilichini - Choral Techniques
Marlene Bintner/Barbara Flaten - Add Movement to Music and Music Will Be Moving

12:15 - 1:00 PM LUNCHEON

1:05 - 2:35 PM SMEA AGM

1:05 - 2:00 PM SESSION #7
Marguerite Wilder - Moving Successfully from Beginning
Instrumental Classes to Ensemble Performance

2:05 - 3:00 PM SESSION #8
Dean McNeill - Rehearsal Considerations for Your Large Jazz Ensemble
Marvin Eckroth - Do We Really Want Our Concerts In Black and White?

3:00 - 3:30 PM WRAP-UP

4:30 - 6:00 PM HONOUR GROUPS CONCERT