Your Passion, Their Success! Summer Symposium 2024

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July 8-22
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For Concert Band Teachers,  Orchestra Teachers, and Homeschool Parents

FREE

Learn for free via step-by-step ~one-hour professional development (PD) sessions at your own pace and on your own time, and receive a certificate for each session completed.

WIN PRIZES

Receive one entry to win $1,000 toward a Jupiter instrument, two Heckman Batons (worth $50-$60 each), or one of four $25 JPM Music Publications gift cards for each session you complete.

See giveaway rules here.

PERSONALIZED

Access free office hours and receive free written feedback when you complete sessions between July 8-July 22, then you can rewatch the recorded materials for free, forever.

VIRTUAL SWAG BAG

Everyone who participates will receive one $25 gift card to GIA Publications and a free shipping coupon code from JW Pepper.

Topics you can learn about for free

  • Maximizing Student Engagement (K12 only)

  • Blend and Balance (K12 only)

  • Improving String Instrument Skills (K12 only)

  • DIY Instrument Repair Hacks (K12 only)

  • Building a Collaborative Classroom Culture (K12 only)

  • Effective Rehearsal Techniques for Bands and Orchestras (K12 only)

  • Advocating for Music Programs (K12 only)

  • Recruitment and Retention (K12 only)

  • Diverse Music and Composers (K12 only)

  • Practical Student Assessment Techniques

  • How to Teach Students to Play in Tune

  • Developing Strong Sight-Reading Skills in Instrumental Students

Get Started in 3 Easy Steps!

How to Create an Account

1.

CLICK HERE FOR STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO START LEARNING

How to Create an Account

2.

SUPERCHARGE YOUR TEACHING WITH ACCESS TO PERSONALIZED PD FROM JULY 8-22

How to Create an Account

3.

ACCESS DAILY OFFICE HOURS FOR ONE-ON-ONE HELP AS NEEDED

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Ready to get involved? Join our team!

We’re on a mission to help every child, everywhere, be joyfully engaged in music.

Meet our Roundtable

Shannon Waldo

Shannon Waldo
Chair

K-12 General Music
Billings R-IV School District
Billings, MO

Kim Lundgren

Kim Lundgren
Representative

Retired 5th Grade Band/Strings Teacher
Poway Unified School District
San Diego, CA

Valerie Coolidge

Valerie Coolidge
Representative

Jr/Sr High Music Director
Oroville School District
Oroville, WA

Melinda Pickering

Melinda Pickering
Representative

Ware Elementary
Geary County USD 475
Fort Riley, KS