What will the Traughber Symphonic Band be doing at The Midwest Clinic?
Rehearsal Lab:
The Midwest Clinic is pleased to present a series of seven rehearsal labs, designed to provide
instruction to directors in the most concrete, practical way that we can. These are not clinics
but actual rehearsals that pair middle school and high school ensembles with noted rehearsal
technicians. These rehearsals will include warm-up techniques and sight-reading, as well as
rehearsals of pieces familiar to the ensembles. They are not intended to be polished run
throughs, but dynamic learning opportunities that work toward building a sound and an
understanding. The rehearsal labs have been planned with directors and future teachers in
mind!
Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab, Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10:00-11:00 am, W-183-McCormick Place West
Gloria Ramirez, Technician
Traughber Junior High School Band, Oswego, IL
Rachel Maxwell, Director
Gloria Ramirez is the Director of the Langham Creek High School Symphonic Band in Houston,
TX.
What is The Midwest Clinic?
The Midwest Clinic exists for educational purposes exclusively; to raise the standards of music
education; to improve the methods employed in music education; to develop new teaching
techniques; to disseminate to school music teachers, directors, supervisors, and others
interested in music education information to assist in their professional work; to examine,
analyze and appraise literature dealing with music; to hold clinics, lectures, and
demonstrations for the betterment of music education; and in general, to assist teachers and
others interested in music education in better pursuing their profession.
Who Attends ?
School Band and Orchestra Teachers
Instrumental Music Administrators
Professional Musicians
Military Musicians and Conductors
College and University Teachers, Students and Administrators
Music Industry Representatives
Composers and Arrangers
Grade School and High School Music Students
The Numbers:
15,000 annual Attendance
350 Exhibitors
565 Booths
30 Concerts
90 Clinics
All 50 states represented in attendance
Representatives from more than thirty countries
Concert Performances:
Performances are given by thirty organizations from around the world. Grade school, middle
school, high school, college, military, adult, and professional groups all present concerts.
Clinics:
More than seventy clinicians offer guidance and inspiration covering all facets of instrumental
music.
Exhibits :
Music Publishers
Uniform Companies
Instrument Manufacturers
Colleges and Universities
Fund Raising Companies
Festivals, Travel, and Competitions
Music Accessory Companies
Recording Companies
Photographers
Stage Equipment Manufacturers
Music Journals
Software and Video Tape Manufacturers and Distributors
Military Services
Performing Organizations
Music Camps
Instrumental Music Associations
Association Meetings;
Many major associations hold meetings in conjunction with the Midwest Clinic. A complete
schedule of these events will be listed in the official conference program.
These organizations include:
American Bandmasters Association
American Music Conference
American School Band Directors Association
ASTA with NSOA
Association of Concert Bands
Atlantic Coast Conference
Band Directors Association
Big East Band Directors Association
Big Ten Band Directors Association
Big Ten/Pac Ten Athletic Band Directors
Big Twelve Band Directors Association
Christian Instrumentalists and Directors Association
College Band Directors National Association
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association
International Percy Grainger Society
Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma
Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association
Mid American Conference Band Directors Association
Music Industry Conference
National Association of School Music Dealers
National Band Association
National Catholic Band Association
Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity
John Philip Sousa Foundation
Southeastern Conference Band Directors Association
Western Athletic Conference/Mountain West Band Directors Association
Women Band Directors International
World Association of Marching Show Bands
World Association for Symphonic Band and Ensembles
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do. Excellence
then, is not an
act but a habit."
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do. Excellence
then, is not an
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