MMC & MSVMA Conference Presentations
2024 Summer Conference
My Favorite Pieces of Jewish Choral Music
This session is designed to expose choir directors to new and well loved pieces of Jewish Choral Music. Music shared during this session will feature a variety of languages, style, and other elements that are important to Jewish music and culture. Music shared at this session will vary in grade level from MS/JH to HS.
2024 MMC Presentation
From Unison to Uni-SING! Celebrating One Voice in the Jr. High Classroom
From engaging all singers at once, to strengthening vocal development in all singers, unison singing is crucial in the Junior High Classroom. Unison singing sets the entire choir up for success. This session will discuss the importance of singing in unison, as well as give ideas for repertoire to lead your choir to be successful.
2022 MMC Presentation
They’re singing at WHAT!? Choral Festival for the First Time Choral Educator.
Many music educators find themselves in a position of teaching additional music courses that may be outside their collegiate focus. This session is designed for teachers who are new to the Choral Education world to learn how to be successful at their first Choral Festival. Commentary from experienced educators and judges will be shared to ensure a successful festival experience for you and your students.
2020 MMC Presentation
It Take's a Village to Raise a Musical!
For many of us, our job extends past the classroom and we find ourselves engaged in a full scale musical! The focus of this session is to offer ideas on how to direct, produce, and be involved in all of the other aspects of a musical by utilizing the village you live and work in. You will leave with new ideas on how to organize s production team, divide responsibilities, utilize parents and the school community, and ways to manage resources.