Get your chops in shape with 20 hours of seminars that include individual and ensemble coaching as well as special performances by Charles Lazarus and David Baldwin.
All participants will play in trumpet ensembles with each other and with Chuck & Dave. Everyone receives free CDs, sheet music and discounts on musical products, and you’ll get to explore Schmitt Music’s new Trumpet Shop! It’s the best selection of trumpets in the Midwest!
Join us for the Schmitt Music 2nd Annual Director Appreciation Celebration on Saturday, August 25, 2012!
This FREE EVENT for music directors @ Schmitt Music Brooklyn Center includes food, fun, freebies and great workshops and panel discussions from Jerry Luckhardt, Larry Clark, and Dr. Wendy Barden!
Get your chops in shape with 15 hours of seminars that include individual and ensemble coaching as well as special performances by Charles Lazarus and David Baldwin.
All participants will play in trumpet ensembles with each other and with Chuck & Dave. Everyone receives free CDs, sheet music and discounts on musical products, and you’ll get to explore Schmitt Music’s new Trumpet Shop! It’s the best selection of trumpets in the Midwest!
This workshop is an opportunity for you to get even more excited and inspired about teaching, in an atmosphere where you can meet with other local teachers, and interact with our internationally-renowned presenters. Attend motivational keynote sessions as well as practical workshops on topics such as, pedagogy, conducting, composing, arranging, and advocacy, by Peter Boonshaft, Bob Phillips, Robert Sheldon, Leigh Kallestad, and more.
Register by Thursday, May 10 to take advantage of Early Bird Registration!
This workshop will feature original music and other instructional materials to invigorate your teaching. Topics include teaching teenagers, teaching composition, as well as solos, duets, trios and more!
A composer, arranger, clinician and teacher, Melody Bober enjoys creating motivational piano pieces that foster her students’ understanding and love of music. She holds music degrees from the University of Illinois-Urbana and Minnesota State University. Melody’s dynamic sessions are enriched by her experience as a studio owner, classroom teacher and church musician.
Wynn-Anne Rossi is a nationally acclaimed composer and dynamic educator whose works have reached audiences throughout the United States, Europe, Iceland and Australia. Rossi specializes in composition residencies in public schools, sponsored by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and other professional arts organizations. Special commissions include orchestral and band works inspired by student musical ideas. Her passion for promoting creativity in young musicians reflects in her choice of publications with Alfred, including her series Creative Composition Toolbox.
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Dr. Christos Tsitsaros is Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to moving to the United States, Dr. Tsitsaros studied in Poland (Frédéric Chopin Academy of Warsaw) and France, where he obtained the Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with distinction. He continued his musical studies at the School of Music of Indiana University (M.M, Artist Diploma 1986)) and later at the University of Illinois (DMA in Piano Performance, 1993). Dr. Tsitsaros is active both as a pianist and composer. His educational piano works that have been included in examinations for the Music Teacher National Association, the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Royal Conservatory of Canada. In addition, he is an editor and recording artist for the G. Schirmer Performance editions specializing in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Four individual solo albums of his original music appear under the Centaur label.
He frequently appears in workshops and conferences as a performer and lecturer in the United States, Russia, and Canada.
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Carolyn Miller holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Elementary Education degree from Xavier University. She has taught piano to students of all ages for many years, both privately and in the classroom. She also regularly presents workshops throughout the United States and is often asked to adjudicate at music festivals and competitions. Carolyn’s music teaches essential technical skills, is remarkably fun to play, and appeals to both children and adults. Many of her compositions appear on contest lists, including the NFMC Festivals Bulletin. Well-known television personality Regis Philbin performed her “Rolling River” and “Fireflies” in 1992 and 1993 on national television. In her church, Carolyn directs a large choir and plays piano for special services. She enjoys spending time with her family and especially her seven grandchildren, for whom she has composed seven solos.
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You’re Invited to a FREE Back-to-School Piano Music Workshop!
Discover the best new music that was featured at Schmitt Music’s annual Schmitt Music EXPO – Over 30 titles! Hosted by Schmitt Music Duluth’s Music Specialist, Amanda Robison.
How can I offer my students a fun, innovative environment in which to learn music?
How can I make piano lessons more challenging, but at the same time continue to work on basic skills in a fun way?
How can I keep my students’ lessons varied, and add exciting new challenges?
How can I do all this, and increase my studio income at the same time?
Attend a fun and informative teachers workshop given by Lori Frazer from Yamaha. Lori has worked with music teachers from all over the country, showing them fun, new ways of making your teaching more exciting using existing, proven teaching methods and technology. In addition, Lori will introduce you to the latest teaching tools using this technology, and show you where the best resources are available.
We invite you to attend this special workshop, and find out how use of a Yamaha Clavinova, and how much fun teaching with technology can be. Plan to attend, and find out what many teachers have been finding out — how to expand their teaching studio with the use of technology! Bring your questions, and be prepared to learn.
