“Stringing Things Together: Guitar, Voice, and Learning Stations”

2011 IMEA/Society for General Music Fall Workshop

About our Sessions and Clinicians…

“Get Guitar in Your School” by Mary Beuoy will focus on teaching guitar to beginners and touch
slightly on the intermediate guitarist. Participants will get hands on experience with nylon string classical guitars in the classical tradition. Ideas for starting a guitar experience in your school will also be presented.

In “Developing Part Singing in Grades 1-7,” Ruth Dwyer will share songs, games, and activities to
prepare and develop part singing in the general music and choral classrooms will be presented.

“Work stations: Worth the Work?” Pamela Pierson and LeAnna Wilson will co-present on work
stations, which promote independence, skill development, cooperation, and differentiation through small group instruction. Learn how to develop skill-and concept-based work stations for use in your classroom, and gain practical knowledge of how to implement them effectively.

PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOLLOWING CLINICIAN BIOS!

	Mary Beuoy has been a music educator with the Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation for the past 29 years. She holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Ball State University and was the 2010 recipient of Indiana Music Educator’s Association Outstanding Elementary Music Educator award. After attending the “Get Guitar “ Workshops 1 and 2, she has developed and implemented a highly successful guitar curriculum in her two intermediate schools. Mary and her husband reside in Pendleton.
	Ruth E. Dwyer is a frequent guest conductor and clinician for festivals and conferences across the United States and abroad. She is internationally recognized as a treble choir specialist and Kodály educator and has conducted numerous All-State and Honor Choirs. Mrs. Dwyer is the director of education and associate director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, and her choirs have performed worldwide. She is highly involved in curriculum and program development, and assisting and mentoring ICC’s teaching staff. Mrs. Dwyer is also the artistic director of the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir. She occasionally teaches music methods for Butler University and is a published composer, choral arranger and editor.
Prior to her fulltime position with ICC, Mrs. Dwyer served the State of Indiana for 19 years as a public school music educator. In 1996, Mrs. Dwyer was named the Outstanding Elementary Music Educator the Indiana Music Educators Association, and in 2011 was named IMEA’s Outstanding Hoosier Musician. Ruth Dwyer earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and Kodaly certification from Indiana University. Mrs.Dwyer has served as chair of the Children’s Choral Repertoire and Standards Committee for the Indiana Choral Directors Association (ICDA) and the Ethnic and Multicultural Concerns chair. She is a past member of the executive board for the Indiana Music Educators Association.
	Pamela K. Pierson has been an elementary music educator in the Fort Wayne area for the past 19 years. She has taught in a year-round school and an arts magnet school and is currently the music specialist at Forest Park Elementary School. Pamela provides leadership to the elementary music teachers in Fort Wayne Community Schools as the Music Liaison for the school district. She maintains a private piano studio in addition to being on staff with the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir as the director of the Treble Choir.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Taylor University, Fort Wayne and a Masters of Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. She has also completed her certification in school administration as well as Levels 1 and 2 of Orff-Schulwerk. As a member of Indiana Music Educators Association, Pamela has served the organization as an elected board member and as the coordinator of the Area 2 Circle the State with Song Choral Festival. She is a frequent presenter at the state conference on topics of interest to general music specialists. Pamela makes her home in Auburn, Indiana with her husband, Ed.
	LeAnna Wilson has taught piano and/or violin for 20 years and has been a Music Educator in the public school systems for 10 years. LeAnna has started violin programs at two different schools providing inner city elementary students the opportunity to receive free violin lessons through the public school system. In 2009, her violin students won the Gold Medal at the Indiana State School Music Association Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
LeAnna has been an active member of the Indiana Music Teachers Association for nine years, currently holding positions on the Administrative and Executive Boards. She also is chair and founder of IMTA’s Opus Composition Festival which provides Indiana students the chance to compose and perform their own music. LeAnna has performed on violin and piano since the age of four. In the summer of 2009, she was given a full scholarship to study chamber music (piano) under the Grammy nominated St. Lawrence String Quartet and Juno award winning Gryphon Trio at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Currently, LeAnna is pursuing her doctorate in education in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis in Higher Education from Argosy University. Other degrees include a Bachelor of Science in education (music ed) from Asbury University and a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Ball State University.

There will also be music vendors on site…

Pepper at Paige’s, Pearson/Scott-Foresman, Dave’s Music Den, Marla's Music Shoppe, possibly others! This is a great chance to scan the stacks for choral and program music!

Where to Stay…

If you need a place to stay Friday night, there are many Lafayette-area hotels; please google and you will find several choices and reviews. There is NOT a Purdue home game that weekend! Click here for a map to the school and area hotel choices.

Tentative Schedule for the Day…

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration/enjoy coffee, juice, and donuts

9:00-10:20 Session 1 with Mary, Ruth, or Pamela/LeAnna, as assigned

10:20-10:50 Break/visit exhibits

10:50-12:10 Session 2 with Mary, Ruth, or Pamela/LeAnna

12:10- 1:10 Lunch/presentation of Gary Meek Scholarship/ Convention update/
Children’s Choir performance

1:10-1:40 Visit exhibits and/or enjoy some folk dancing!

1:40-3:00 Session 3 with Mary, Ruth, or Pamela/LeAnna

(3:00) Complete CRU paperwork and/or workshop evaluation