2024 WVMEA In-Service Conference
February 29 - March 1, 2024 • Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center and Clay Center
Tentative Conference Session Schedule
(schedule may be subject to change - last updated 2/20/24)
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- 10:00 am | NAfME Collegiate Breakfast | Rm. 212
- 11:00 am | WVU World Percussion with special guest Dorwana Tijan | Exhibit Hall
- 11:00 am | So You're the "Other Guy"….now what? | Lounge
- 11:10 am | Enhancing Your Program's Potential: The "heard" connections between concert band and marching band | Board Room
- 11:10 am | Jumbie Jams! Introducing Steel Drums Into Your Elementary Classroom | Rm. 214
- 11:10 am | Hear me out on all 12 notes: Making the case for teaching the chromatic scale throughout all grades | Rm. 212
- 11:10 am | Get Up and Move! Folk Dancing for the Elementary Music Room | Rm. 213
- 11:45 am | WVU Bluegrass Band | Exhibit Hall
- 12:15 pm | Internet or InterNOT: Make Your Lessons POP! | Board Room
- 12:15 pm | Let's Differentiate | Lounge
- 12:15 pm | Managing Your Sound Systems and Recording Technology | Rm. 212
- 12:15 pm | Beating the Odds - Tips for Long-Term Career Satisfaction | Rm. 213
- 12:15 pm | Just Breathe! Understanding and Overcoming Performance Anxiety | Rm. 214
- 1:15 pm | Shepherd Flute Ensemble | Exhibit Hall
- 1:20 pm | Bandmaster Executive Board Meeting | Board Room
- 1:20 pm | "Don't Stop Believing": You CAN make music with a small program! | Lounge
- 1:20 pm | Money Talks! - Grant writing and funding for modern programs | Rm. 212
- 1:20 pm | "Visual Musicality" - How to have a better playing band program through marching band | Rm. 213
- 1:20 pm | Birifor Gyil: Songs and Xylophones from Ghana | Rm. 214
- 2:30 pm | GENERAL MEETING w/WVU Wind Symphony and KEYNOTE with James Weaver | Little Theater
- 4:00 pm | X Ensemble - Sherrard MS Steel Band | Exhibit Hall
- 4:00 pm | All-State Orchestra Visits Exhibits | Exhibit Hall
- 4:00 pm | Google Suite for the Modern Band Director | Board Room
- 4:00 pm | African Children's Games: Musicality and Creativity in their Natural State: The Artistic Playground | Lounge
- 4:00 pm | Strategies for Reinforcing Note Identification and Fingerings in Middle School Band Programs | Rm. 212
- 4:00 pm | Special Learners in the Music Classroom: Strategies, Accommodations, and Opportunities for Diverse Learners | Rm. 213
- 4:00 pm | Building Beautiful Children's Voices | Rm. 214
- 5:00 pm | X Ensemble - University HS Percussion Ensemble | Exhibit Hall
- 5:00 pm | Vocal Music Executive Board Meeting | Board Room
- 5:00 pm | Marching Band Drill Design Fundamentals for Band Directors | Little Theater
- 5:00 pm | Composing in Middle School General Music | Rm. 212
- 5:00 pm | BUT IT'S A STANDARD: Repertoire Selection Focusing on Student Needs | Rm. 213
- 5:00 pm | Beyond the Bow Hold: The Development of Bowing Fluency and Artistry | Rm. 214
- 5:30 pm | Glenville State University Alumni & Friends Reception - Charleston Convention Center | Lounge
- 6:00 pm | Exhibits Close | Exhibit Hall
- 6:30 pm | West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Dinner - Charleston Marriott Banquet Room
- 7:00 pm | Show Choir Meeting | Rm. 212
- 7:00 pm | Orchestra Director's/ASTA Meeting | Rm. 213
- 7:00 pm | WVASCC/SGM Meeting | Rm. 214
- 8:00 pm | Middle School Jazz Honor Ensemble/High School Jazz Honor Ensemble | Little Theater
Friday, March 1, 2024
- 8:00 am | Exhibits Open | Exhibit Hall
- 8:00 am | All-State Band Visits Exhibits | Exhibit Hall
- 8:00 am | Shepherd Flute Ensemble | Exhibit Hall
- 8:00 am | Phi Beta Mu Breakfast | Lounge
- 9:00 am | Technology Literacy for Musicians | Board Room
- 9:00 am | First Steps in Vocal Development | Little Theater
- 9:00 am | Building Strong Left Hands for Emerging Cellists | Rm. 212
- 9:00 am | Working across the aisle: Cultivating ways to connect with those outside our classroom | Rm. 213
- 9:00 am | Working With Your Administrator | Rm. 214
- 10:00 am | Marshall 3rd Avenue | Exhibit Hall
- 10:05 am | Mastering the Art of Communication: Tips for New Teachers | Board Room
- 10:05 am | First Steps in Music - Movement Development | Little Theater
- 10:05 am | Beyond Behaviorism: Learning Strategies for Instrumental Music Education | Rm. 212
- 10:05 am | Teaching Music Theory in Rehearsal Through Repertoire | Rm. 213
- 10:05 am | Shoulder Dwellers Unite: Bridging the Technique of Violinists and Violists | Rm. 214
- 11:00 am | X Ensemble - John Marshall HS Percussion Ensemble | Exhibit Hall
- 11:10 am | Solo & Ensemble—Roundtable Discussion | Board Room
- 11:10 am | Elementary General Music: Endless Possibilities | Lounge
- 11:10 am | It starts with you: Building music literacy for your ensembles one step at a time | Rm. 212
- 11:10 am | Sparking communication through music: fostering chamber music skills in the band classroom | Rm. 213
- 11:10 am | Copyright Compliance and the Music Classroom | Rm. 214
- 12:10 pm | Honors Ensemble - Robert L. Bland MS Choir | Little Theater
- 12:15 pm | Music Teacher Educators Meeting | Board Room
- 12:45 pm | Off-Schulwerk: A Tapestry of Pathways | Rm. 212
- 12:45 pm | The 5 W's of Band Instrument Repair | Rm. 213
- 12:45 pm | Service Leadership: Getting the most out of your Student Leaders | Rm. 214
- 1:00 pm | Children's Chorus Dress | North Hall
- 1:20 pm | Honors Ensemble - John Marshall HS Orchestra | Little Theater
- 1:30 pm | Wesleyan Concentus Vocum | Exhibit Hall
- 1:30 pm | All-State Chorus Visits Exhibits | Exhibit Hall
- 1:50 pm | Pursuing Music as a Career: Opportunities for West Virginia Students Beyond the Stage and the Classroom | Rm. 213
- 1:50 pm | New Music Reading Session (grades 4-6) | Rm. 212
- 1:50 pm | Building Rapport in Your Music Program | Board Room
- 1:50 pm | Improvisation Warm-Ups and Skill-Builders for Jazz Ensemble | Rm. 214
- 1:55 pm | Vocal Association Gen Meeting | Little Theater
- 2:15 pm | All-State Middle School Orchestra Dress | North Hall
- 2:30 pm | Glenville Big Band | Exhibit Hall
- 2:55 pm | 12 Steps to Music Literacy Using Conversational Solfege | Little Theater
- 2:55 pm | Enhancing the Music Ensemble Experience for Neurodivergent Learners | Board Room
- 2:55 pm | Performing West African Music with Choirs: The Do's and The Don'ts | Rm. 212
- 2:55 pm | Courageous Conversations with a Music Mom | Rm. 213
- 2:55 pm | Strategies for Maximizing Recruitment | Rm. 214
- 3:30 pm | Marshall Jazz Ensemble | Exhibit Hall
- 3:30 pm | All-State Middle School Band Dress | North Hall
- 4:00 pm | Rehearsal Problem Solving: Identify, Breakdown, and Resolve Musical Problems in the String Rehearsal | Board Room
- 4:00 pm | Neurodiversity 101: 2 Music Educators Tell All | Rm. 213
- 4:00 pm | Kodály is for Everyone: Processes for Musical Inquiry Across the Curriculum | Rm. 212
- 4:00 pm | Let's work out! Boosting choristers abilities through physical and vocal warm-ups | Rm. 214
- 4:00 pm | Bandmasters General Meeting | Little Theater
- 5:00 pm | Exhibits Close | Exhibit Hall
- 5:00 pm | All-State Middle School Band Concert / All-State Middle School Orchestra Concert / All-State Children's Chorus Concert | North Hall (Purchase Tickets Here)
- 6:00 pm | Marshall Alumni Hang | Short Story Brewing
- 7:00 pm | West Virginia University Alumni and Friends Reception | Fife Street Brewing
- 8:00 pm | Honors Ensemble - Wheeling Park HS Choir | Little Theater
- 9:00 pm | Honors Ensemble - Jefferson HS Symphonic Band | Little Theater
Saturday, March 2, 2024
- 9:00 am | Exhibits Tear Down | Exhibit Hall
- 9:00 am | WVASCC Clinic | 210/211
- 9:15 am | All-State Band Dress | Clay Center
- 10:30 am | All-State Orchestra Dress | Clay Center
- 11:45 am | All-State Choir Dress | Clay Center
- 1:30 pm | All-State Chorus Concert / All-State Orchestra Concert / All-State Band Concert | Clay Center (Purchase Tickets Here)
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
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2024 WVMEA In-Service Conference
February 29, 2024 08:00 am EST
18 18 Hrs. 38 1 Min.
