2025 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

2025 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

Kimberly Perkins Brewer

MSAD #46

Band/Chorus/Music Teacher

Dexter

8:30am EDT

Conference Registration Collins Center for the ArtsBeth LaBrie

10:00am EDT

How to make your 5th grade Band program thrive! Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Larry Jackson Drumset Tones and Techniques Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Patrick Bragdon All-State Auditions Roundtable Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Christian Giddings

11:00am EDT

Beyond the Snare: Rediscovering Your Percussion Section Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Dr. Timothy Heath • Sabian Cymbals • Remo Drumheads • Vic Firth Drumsticks and Mallets Preparing a Successful Jazz All State Audition (Instrumental) Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Benjamin Cox

1:15pm EDT

Why So Many Tambourines? The Art of Curating Your Percussion Section Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Dr. Timothy Heath • Sabian Cymbals • Remo Drumheads • Vic Firth Drumsticks and Mallets

2:25pm EDT

Wabanaki Music Williams Hall Rm 110John Bear Mitchell

3:35pm EDT

Enhancing Performance Development with Comprehensive Musicianship in Instrumental Ensembles Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 107Casey Schmidt

6:00pm EDT

President’s Reception & Awards Ceremony Wells Conference CenterMatthew Waite

8:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Concert Collins Center for the ArtsStar City Syndicate

8:00am EDT

Eleven Leaps to Literacy for Beginning Band & Strings Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 100Dr. Michael Francis Smith Reclaiming our Craft: Purposeful Structures for Revamed Rehearsal Artistry Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Kyle Nielsen

9:00am EDT

Coffee & Donuts Social Time Collins Center for the ArtsDr. Deb Confredo • Matthew Waite

9:50am EDT

Tone first then intonation: Strategies to improve your trumpet sections tone and intonation Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 115Ryan Noe Accessible Excellence: Unlocking Rehearsal Buy-in Through Student-focused score Preparation Williams Hall Rm 120Dr. Kyle Nielsen

10:55am EDT

All Lanes Now Open! Abolishing the Detours and Closed On-Ramps to Music Education Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 100Dr. Deb Confredo • NAfME Music Playcations: Gamification for Everyone Williams Hall Rm 110Krystal Williams Brunswick High School Honors Wind Ensemble Collins Center for the ArtsBrandon Duras • Brunswick HS Wind Ensemble

12:00pm EDT

Osher School of Music Jazz Combo Collins Center for the ArtsAaron Henry • Osher School of Music Jazz Combo

1:15pm EDT

Organization and Record-Keeping for Beginning Music Educators Williams Hall Rm 140Hattie Skvorak Running an Effective rehearsal or "Why is it taking so long to learn this music!" Williams Hall Rm 120Larry Detwiler New York Voices Collins Center for the ArtsNew York Voices

2:20pm EDT

All-Member Meeting Donald P Corbett Hall Rm 100Matthew Waite

7:30pm EDT

Friday Evening Concert Collins Center for the ArtsPortland Jazz Orchestra • New York Voices

11:00am EDT

Maine All-State Band & Orchestra Concert Collins Center for the ArtsMaine All-State Honors Ensembles

3:30pm EDT

Maine All-State Choral Concert Collins Center for the ArtsMaine All-State Honors Ensembles