Sunday, April 7, 2013

Workshop with Cynthia Bradford!

Please come join us for our Spring workshop with Cynthia Bradford.


DATE:  April 20, 2013
PLACE:  Mountainview Elementary, Morgantown, WV
TIME:  9:00 – 1:00 PM

SESSION DESCRIPTION:  Connecting the Dots
We’ll take an in-depth look at three aspects of teaching music:  expressive writing which leads to expressive singing; making connections in the choral classroom; and assessing students progress.  By connecting these “dots” we’ll hope to see the whole picture of a well-balanced young musician.  

More complete description below.

Expressive Singing and Descriptive Writing
This session supports the hope that students can communicate about music and through music. As music teachers are being asked to incorporate subjects outside of the music into their lesson plans, the 6+1 Traits of Writing  and the Common Core Standards will be explored and “translated” into musical vocabulary and song materials for the elementary classroom.  Songs and stories, along with samples of student writing, will be shared.

Connecting the Music Class to the Choral Ensemble (and back again)
This portion of the day will demonstrate ways to introduce concepts in the music classroom and “morph” them into the choir ensemble.  The choral ensemble, in turn, can serve as a catalyst for enhanced learning of basic solfege and rhythmic skills back to the music class. Choral octavos and lesson plan ideas for grades 2 – 6 will be provided.

On Target:  Assessment Techniques
Tried and true techniques for assessing singing and playing will be demonstrated.  Shall we discuss assessment AND evaluation (giving grades!??!!) 

CLINICIAN INFORMATION:

Biographical Description:
Cynthia Bayt Bradford specializes in music for middle and elementary students and has earned acclaim for her artistic achievement and engaging rapport with young singers. Cynthia is a frequent clinician and conductor for honor and festival choirs throughout the country.  She is a graduate of Luther College and Indiana University where she also earned certification in the Kodály philosophy of music education.  She is the Founder and Artistic Director Emerita of the Southlake Children’s Choir, a regional community choir in Northwest Indiana. 

As music specialist for the Crown Point Community School Corporation, sharing musical ideas and teaching strategies with colleagues is one of Cynthia’s favorite aspects of being a music educator.  She has presented sessions on choral repertoire, standards-based curriculum development, and arts assessment methods at national, regional, and state levels, including the Organization of American Kodály Educators, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Music Educators National Conference. Cynthia served as a music consultant for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) in Washington, DC, and was a leader in the collaboration in assessment training for the partnership formed by the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Music Educators Association, and the Art Education Association of Indiana.  Her articles on choral curriculum development and assessment practices have been published in the OAKE Envoy and the ACDA Choral Journal. She has also served as a choral contributor for the Indiana Music Educators Association publication, Indiana Musicator and the ACDA Central Division publication, Resound.

Cynthia was named as the Outstanding Middle School Music Educator by the Indiana Music Education Association in 2000 and was honored by the Lilly Foundation with a Teacher Creativity Fellowship in 2009 to explore folk singing and yodeling in the Alps of Switzerland, Slovenia, and Italy.


Purchase an annual membership for discounted admission to workshops.

Annual membership:
Regular members:  $15 per school year

Workshop fees:
Regular members: $20
Students may attend the workshop for free with a valid student I.D.

Workshop without
membership fee: $30


Directions to Mountainview Elementary School:

From the South:
Take I-79 North toward Morgantown.
Take the I-68 Exit (first Morgantown exit)
Once on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown.
Follow Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road.  School is approximately 2 miles on left.

From the North:
Take I-79 South toward Morgantown.
Take the I-68 exit (last Morgantown exit)
Once on I-68 take exit 1 toward Morgantown.
Follow Route 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road.  School is approximately 2 miles on left.

From the East:
Take I-68 West to Exit 1, University Avenue.
Follow 119 North to Greenbag Road (a left off exit ramp).
Turn right on Greenbag Road.  School is approximately 2 miles on left.
 

For more information, contact:
Carol Roskos, MLAOSA President