Music Ed Tech Conference

Clinician Robby Burns recently wrote an article for the National Association for Music Education blog based on his presentation at the 2021 Music Ed Tech Conference. Check it out!

Take, Leave, Transform! What Do We Keep from Last School Year? - NAfME Robby Burns challenges music educators to think about how to transform old teaching methods by adapting what we have learned this year.

We want to extend a special thank you to our conference host, MusicFirst, for putting together the second annual Music Ed Tech Conference. They're offering free 30-day subscriptions to the MusicFirst Classroom to all conference attendees, so keep an eye on your inbox! Learn more about MusicFirst at musicfirst.com.

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It's conference day!!! We're so excited to welcome you to the second annual Music Ed Tech Conference: Renew • Refresh • Rebuild. Log in at 10:00 AM EST to catch our first Keynote of the day, featuring founding member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Victor Wooten. Miss the registration period? Send us a message on Facebook or Twitter, or email us at [email protected] to get your login credentials.

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There’s only one day left to register for the 2021 Music Ed Tech Conference | Renew • Refresh • Rebuild, hosted by MusicFirst! Sign up for Tuesday’s free, virtual conference by 11:59 PM EST tonight to ensure that you’ve got a spot. We can’t wait to see you on Tuesday morning!

Registration — Music Ed Tech Conference Thank you! You have successfully registered for the conference. You will receive a confirmation email and instructions on how to access the conference materials shortly.

Join us at 11:35 AM EST on July 20th for Cara Bernard's Session. This session describes ways choral music educators might conceive of literacy as subject specific ways to demonstrate and communicate ideas, and ensemble-specific practices. Introducing “disciplinary literacy” and “artistic literacy” as frameworks for thinking about implementing literacy in music classrooms, we outline ways in which disciplinary literacy and artistic literacy may be implemented and provide strategies for incorporating these various approaches into the choral classroom using familiar and new repertoire.

Cara Bernard-Clinician — Music Ed Tech Conference Cara Bernard is Assistant Clinical Professor of Music Education at the University of Connecticut in the Neag School of Education, where she teaches courses in choral and elementary methods, curriculum, and supervises student teaching.

Kristina Abella Rey presents " Rethink and Prepare: Tools for Young Singers in a Changing World" on July 20th at 2:05 PM EST. This session offers a guide for supporting an elementary vocal program with both tech and non-tech tools that promotes learning outcomes and engagement.

Kristina Abella Rey — Music Ed Tech Conference Kristina teaches pre-kindergarten to third grade general music at the Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts. She earned her B.M. in Choral and Vocal Music from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach and a M.A. in Music Education from the Steinhardt Sch...

The 2021 Music Ed Tech Conference: Renew, Refresh, Rebuild is less than a week away! Sessions begin on Tuesday at 10:00 AM EST, and run through 4:00 PM EST. Join us for an exciting day filled with refreshing new ideas for the upcoming school year and during the sessions, you'll be able to interact directly with clinicians via the Q&A feature.

FAQs

How do I log into the conference?

On the day of the conference, simply visit https://www.musicedtechconference.com/login You will be prompted to enter a password, musicfirst, and from there you simply click on the session(s) you would like to attend. The link will take you directly to the Zoom webinar room.

If I can't attend the entire conference, will I be able to watch recordings?

Yes! We will be recording the sessions to that you can watch any sessions you may have missed. Some sessions you want to attend may be running concurrently with other sessions, so we want to ensure that you don't miss anything.

Do I need to download any software?

If you are accessing the conference from a PC, you do not need to download any special software. If you are accessing the conference from a mobile device, you will need to download the Zoom app prior to joining the sessions.

If I have questions, who do I contact?

If you have questions about the conference, professional development, or technical issues, you may reach out to us at [email protected].

Join us on July 20th for Rachel Maxwell and Johnson's session, ""Should it stay or should it go?": Back to the New Normal with Tech Tools." Maxwell "will review the tools we love and will continue to use as we return to the "new normal" in the 2021-22 school year."
Can't wait to see you there!

Rachel Maxwell — Music Ed Tech Conference Rachel Maxwell currently serves as the Director of Bands at Traughber Junior High School and has served as the Junior High Band Coordinator for SD #308 in Oswego, IL. She has served as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator at a number of music camps and festivals including the Music for All N...

Join us on July 20th for Aurélia Azoulay's session, "Newzik Education - Discover a unique collaborative PDF reader." There will be an "introduction to Newzik Education, a unique collaborative platform designed to help music teachers interact seamlessly with their students both in an out of the classroom."

Aurélia Azoulay 180 Madison Ave. Fl. 24 New York, NY 10016 (212) 254-2100 x117

Join us July 20th for Leta Sena-Lopez's session, "Be Bold, Breathe, and Ride the Wave!" This session shares "reflections on a year of making music in band during the pandemic, the path to mindfulness and preparing for the unknown."
Hope to see you there at 1:15 PM EST.

Leta Sena-Lopez 180 Madison Ave. Fl. 24 New York, NY 10016 (212) 254-2100 x117

Join us on July 20th at 12:25 PM EST for Keith Ozsvath's session, "Moving Forward- Positive Changes for a New Year." In Ozsvath's session you can "learn how through reflection and action we can take the disappointments and set backs of last year to make positive changes in our music programs for the new school year."

Keith Ozsvath 180 Madison Ave. Fl. 24 New York, NY 10016 (212) 254-2100 x117

Join us on July 20th at 11:35 AM EST for Joshua Johnson and Maxwell's Session "Should it Stay or Should it Go: Back to the "New Normal" With Tech Tools". They'll review the tools we love and will continue to use as we return to the "new normal" in the 2021-22 school year.

Joshua Johnson — Music Ed Tech Conference Joshua Johnson currently serves as the Associate Director of Bands at Traughber Junior High in Oswego, Illinois. Prior to coming to Oswego, Josh served as Director of Bands at North Kirkwood Middle School and Associate Director of Bands in Kirkwood, Missouri.