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[email protected] The Ontario Music Educators’ Association and the Canadian Music Industry Education Committee welcome you to Inspired by our Students, Music Education and Technology November 5th to 7th, 2015 International Plaza Hotel (655 Dixon Road, Toronto) www.omea.on.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference at a Glance ................................................... 6 Welcome Letters ............................................................. 7 Keynotes ...................................................................... 17 Concert Performances ................................................... 19 Friday Evening Showcase Concert ................................... 20 Cameo Performances .................................................... 24 Cameo Biographies ....................................................... 24 Annual General Meetings ............................................... 28 Friday Workshops Session 1 ......................................................... 29 Session 2 ......................................................... 34 Session 3 ......................................................... 39 Saturday Workshops Session 4 ......................................................... 43 Session 5 ......................................................... 48 Session 6 ......................................................... 53 Workshop Schedule ...................................................... 60 International Plaza Hotel Floorplan ................................. 62 Exhibitor Floorplan ........................................................ 65 Research Perspectives ................................................. 66 Research Poster Presenter Biographies ......................... 68 Clinician Biographies .................................................... 71 OMEA Corporate Members ............................................ 92 OMEA Board of Directors ............................................... 94 CMIEC Board of Directors .............................................. 94 Clinic Sponsors ............................................................ 96 Thank You .................................................................... 96 iINSPIRE#15 Conference Planning Committee ..................98 Workshop Evaluations ................................................. 101 Band & Orchestra Instruments www.conn-selmer.com 6 CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2015 7:00 to 9:00pm Registration (International lobby) 8:00 to 10:00pm OMEA/CMIEC Reception (International C) – York U Jazz Combo FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015 7:30am to 12:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:45am Keynote address with Barbara Freedman, OSA Youth Orchestra (International ABC), 9:00 to 9:45 am CMIEC AGM – Terrace Room 9:45 to 10:15am Break 9:45am to 5:00pm Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC 10:15 to 11:30am Session 1 11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch/Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC OBA AGM – Terrace Room OSA AGM – International C 1:00 to 2:15pm Session 2 2:15 to 2:45pm Break/Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC 2:45 to 4:00pm Session 3 4:15 to 5:15pm OMEA/CMIEC Wine and Cheese (Plaza lobby) - Humber Vocal Jazz Ensemble 5:30 to 7:00pm OMEA/CMIEC Showcase Concert featuring York U Gospel Choir, UT Percussion Ensemble and Quartetto Gelato SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2015 DOWNLOAD THE 7:30am to 12:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:45am Keynote address by Measha Brueggergosman and OPHB Honour Band (International ABC) 9:45 to 10:15am Break 9:45am to 2:45pm Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC APP! 10:15 to 11:30am Session 4 You can check it out 11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch/Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC here: OMEA AGM – Terrace Room www.omea.on.ca/ 1:00 to 2:15pm Session 5 events/iinspire15/app/ 2:15 to 2:45pm Break/Industry Exhibits in Plaza ABC 2:45 to 4:00pm Session 6 4:15 to 5:00pm Prizes (International ABC) 7 WELCOME LETTERS Conference of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association and the Canadian Music Industry Education Committee Toronto, Ontario November 5-7, 2015 Dear Colleague, On behalf of the iINSPIRE#15 Committee, we would like to welcome you to Toronto. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate music education in Ontario. Our committee has been working for almost three years to bring you all together here today to be inspired and inspire your students. The “i” in iINSPIRE#15 notes our focus on technology at this conference. Barbara Freed- man will be one of our keynote speakers, and she along with many of our clinicians will push your thinking about how we can integrate technology in our programs and prepare our students for the world they are entering. “INSPIRE” is what we do every day in our classroom for our students. We are inspired by them and they seek challenges from us to inspire them and move them to greater under- standing and creativity. Don’t we have the best profession in the world? “#” represents the beginning of our Twitter hashtag (#iInspire15) but it also resembles a sharp. We need to keep ourselves informed of current and upcoming technology, and how our students are using social media to find ways to bring our students’ world into our class- rooms. We need to be “sharp” and stay connected to the realities of our students. At #iINSPIRE15 you will have opportunities to re-connect with our Industry Partners, look for new approaches to how you are delivering the Ontario Curriculum, and hear great student performances throughout the conference. We have many volunteers that we need to thank. We’d like to thank our “Dream Team” of hard-working #iINSPIRE15 Committee Members on page 98, the board of the CMIEC (Canadian Music Industry Education Committee) under the leadership of Mark Della Torre, the OMEA Board of directors for their ongoing support, our sponsors, clinicians, industry participants, student performers, high school and university volunteers, and to all of the committed educators and industry volunteers for making this conference the memorable event that we know it will be! We would also like to thank our families for supporting and encouraging us throughout the almost three years we have been planning #iINSPIRE15. We are proud to have been the Co-Chairs of your 2015 Conference! Tony Leong Kevin Merkley 8 November 6, 2015 Dear Music Colleagues, The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA) is pleased to be able to welcome you to this year’s conference, iINSPIRE#15. This conference is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate music education throughout our province and spend time conversing with like-minded colleagues and friends. The conference committee has selected a diverse list of clinicians who will not only inspire you in your classroom setting but also share new and developing research perspectives. From the many unique performances you will hear, as well as music technology ideas, this weekend will send you back to your teaching environment recharged and excited to try your newest ‘bag of tricks’. Did you know that the OMEA history dates back to 1919, but the revised title of Ontario Music Educators’ Association has represented the dedicated music educators in Ontario since 1949? We are a non-profit organization with an objective to provide leadership in establishing and maintaining high standards of music education throughout Ontario and Canada. Our membership consists of teachers like you, at all levels of education, kinder- garten to post-secondary institutions, in the school system and beyond. I would like to personally thank the conference co-chairs, Kevin Merkley and Tony Leong, for their dedication and outstanding leadership preparing for this weekend. Along with the Board of Directors, I would also like to thank the conference committee for their hard work on behalf of music educators in Ontario. Countless personal hours have been spent in preparation, planning, and organizing this event. A heartfelt thank you for your volunteer work on behalf of the organization. I encourage you to take an opportunity to re-connect with former colleagues this weekend, recognize and thank those who have made contributions in the past and learn from those of the present. We trust you will be inspired! 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