Illinois State University School of Music

Announces the 5th Annual

National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology


Normal, Illinois                  June 26-28, 2003

Call for Presentations
Conference Schedule
Conference Organizers
Lodging
Optional Credit Course
Registration Form


Conference Schedule

Thursday June 26

8:30 AM Introductions
9:10 David Williams- Through the Looking Glass: Music Technology Futures
9:50 Kimberly Walls, Laurie Gilbreath, Donna Pascoe-The Design and Validation of a Music Achievement Test Based Upon the K-4 National Standards for Music
10:30 Bruce Hammel- Sightreading: Online Resources for Developing Better Music Reading Skills
11:10 Jason Heifer- Music in a Flash: Incorporating Flash Technology in the Music Curriculum
1:15 Rick Dammers and Aaron Lehde- Supporting Student Practice Via the Web: The LaDue Elementary Band Website
1:55 Allan Molnar- MIDI and Acoustic Music: A Percussion Event
2:30 James Frankel- World Music on the World Wide Web
3:10 James Tipps- An Examination of Music Technology Implementation and Training for Undergraduate Music Education Majors in NASM-Approved Schools
4:00 Hands-On Session 1
 Bobbie Thornton- Sibelius Teaching Aid Products
 

Friday June 27

8:30 Laura Ferguson- Band-in-a-Box for the Elementary General Music Teacher
9:10 Kimberly McCord- Children With Special Needs Making Music With Alternative MIDI Instruments
9:50 Mary Ellen Pinzino- Sing a Song of Technology!
10:30 Sanford Hinderlie- A Review of Music Software K-12
11:10 David Fodor- Electronic Music: Teaching Non-Performance Students Through Composition
1:15 Greg Giese- MusicGoals Music Theory Software
1:55 Mario Ajero- Attitudes Towards Technology and Web-Enhanced Learning
2:30 Jim Sochinski- The Sea and Our Dinosaur Friends: Integrated Learning Through K-2 Student-Authored Multimedia Presentations
3:10 Monique Buzzarte and Maria Verde- Listen to My Music: Riverdale Country Schoolís 6th Composition Project
4:00 Hands-On Session 2
 Sam Reese- Creating Listening Guides with Powerpoint
 

Saturday June 28


8:30 Kimberly McCord and Emily Watts- Illinois Music Educatorsí Knowledge and Perceptions of Working With Students With Disabilities
9:10 Jane Kuehne- Cheating on the Web: Creating Web Materials to Replace Paper
9:50 Shari Zeck and Aaron Paolucci- The Program in Arts Technology at Illinois State University: Student Inter-arts Projects
10:30 Grace Ohlenbusch and Eugenie Burkett- Beyond the Talking Heads: Tools for Creating Multimedia Interactive Projects for Elementary General Music
11:10 Kathy Manchester- Composing Without Notes for Early Elementary Students
1:00 Scott Lipscomb- Beyond Flash: Using Directorís More Complete Sound-Handling Capabilities
1:55 Nancy Barry- Student Attitudes About Instructional Technology
2:30 Rachel Whitcomb- Rediscovering Hyperstudio in the Music Classroom
3:10 Richard Repp- Sampling and Looping Digital Audio in the Classroom
4:00 Hands-On Session 3
Emily Watts and Brian Wojcik- Everyone Can Make Music: Assistive Technology Makes it Happen!
 



Call for Presentations

The Fifth Annual National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology will provide opportunities for music educators and music education researchers to share knowledge and experiences concerning technology enhanced music instruction. Its purposes are to accelerate the exchange of ideas among practitioners and researchers; to encourage appropriate uses of music technology in PreK-12 learning environments; and to disseminate findings of investigations into learning with music technology.

To facilitate the exchange, the following types of presentation proposals are scheduled:


Proposals are welcomed from both PreK-12 teachers and college faculty experienced in music technology. Lengths of presentations will range from 30-minute lectures to 45-minute performances to 90-minute hands on workshops.

Presentation abstracts will be published in the Journal of Technology in Music Education. Researchers may choose to submit complete articles for a peer reviewed section. One to two page presentation proposals should be sent to the Conference Chair, postmarked no later than March 7, 2003. Proposals for performances should include a cassette tape or compact disc. Proposals music include a list of equipment to be provided by the presenter, a list of equipment the conference would supply and an indication of the type and desired length of presentation. Presenters should bring their own laptop computers, where possible.

Email submissions are encouraged. Send proposals to Kimberly McCord at kamccor@ilstu.edu

Participants who are presenters will not need to pay a registration fee, but must submit a registration form for attendance.
 

Conference Organizers

Kimberly McCord
Conference Host
School of Music
Illinois State University
Nancy H. Barry
School of Music
The University of Oklahoma
Jack A. Taylor
Center for Music Research
Florida State University
Kimberly C. Walls
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University


Direct registration to:

Kimberly McCord
School of Music
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5660
Normal, IL 61790-5660
Office: 309-438-3365
Fax: 309-438-5833
kamccor@ilstu.edu

Direct fees, and credit enrollment to:

James Jacobs
Admissions/Records 
Illinois State University
Campus Box 2202
Normal, IL 61790-5660
Office: 309-438-2505
jjacobs@ilstu.edu

Direct proposals to:

Kimberly McCord
School of Music
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5660
Normal, IL 61790-5660
Office: 309-438-3365
Fax: 309-438-5833
kamccor@ilstu.edu


Optional Credit Course

An optional, three-hour graduate level credit course will be offered. 
Non ISU graduate students will need to apply for Graduate Student-at-Large by contacting Pat Schnitker at 309-438-2109.

MUS 393.21  3 credit hours

3 CEU credits also available

Contact:
James Jacobs
Admissions/Records 
Illinois State University
Campus Box 2202
Normal, IL 61790-5660
Office: 309-438-2505
jjacobs@ilstu.edu

Lodging

Visit this web site for hotel information in the Bloomington/Normal area. All hotels are within five minutes from the ISU campus.
http://www.visitbn.org/reservations/

The Bands of America High School Camp and Directors Symposium will also be on campus the week of June 23, 2003. Check this web site for more information of Bands of America. There will be evening concerts featuring national artists and groups on both Thursday and Friday of NSMIT.
http://www.bands.org/

Bloomington/Normal is in central Illinois. It is close to the Abraham Lincoln Library, house and New Salem living history site in Springfield, IL.


Registration Form (pdf format)



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