Conducting Workshop for Music Educators

Inspiring Artistry in Music Education
July 16-19, 2012

Virginia Allen, Artistic Director
Danielle La Senna, Administrative Director

The Conducting Workshop for Music Educators consists of four days of podium sessions and seminars to be held Monday, July 16, through Thursday, July 19, 2012, at The Juilliard School in New York City. This workshop is designed for band and orchestra conductors actively teaching at the middle school, high school, and college levels.

Ten Conducting Fellows will be selected to conduct an advanced ensemble during the workshop. Thirty Participants will be selected to observe podium sessions and participate in seminars.

CONDUCTING FACULTY

Virginia Allen
Workshop Artistic Director
Music Faculty, The Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music

Eugene Corporon
Regents Professor of Music and Directorof Wind Studies, University of North Texas

David Effron
Professor of Music and Chair of Orchestral Conducting, Indiana University

SEMINAR TEACHERS

Judith LeClair
Principal Bassoon, New York Philharmonic
Music Faculty, The Juilliard School

Johan de Meij
Composer and Conductor

Garwood Whaley
President and Founder, Meredith Music Publications

Noa Kageyama
Music Faculty, The Juilliard School
Performance Psychologist, Promind Coaching

Mark Olsen
Drama Faculty, The Juilliard School
Head of Graduate Acting, Penn State School of Theater

SEMINARS

• Centering for Conductors
• Get the Best Out of Your Musicians
• Expressive Music Making
• A Guide to the Bassoon
• Score Preparation
• Solving Rhythm Problems
• Spectrum of Movement
• Writing for Winds

WORKSHOP FEATURES

• Band and orchestra conducting in the same workshop
• Daily conducting opportunities with advanced ensembles
• Sessions on specific issues in conducting and music education
• Conducting faculty work with each Conducting Fellow
• All conducting sessions are video recorded

REPERTOIRE

BERNARD Divertissement
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5

SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

9-10:30 a.m.
Seminar

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Conducting Session

12:15-1:45 p.m.
LUNCH

1:45-3:15 p.m.
Conducting Session

3:30-5 p.m.
Seminar

APPLY FOR ONE OF TWO LEVELS

Conducting Fellow
Ten Conducting Fellows will be selected to

• Conduct during daily podium sessions for a workshop total of 72 minutes
• Receive video feedback
• Participate in seminars

To apply to be a Conducting Fellow, applicants must submit a DVD of 15 minutes of a rehearsal AND 15 minutes of a performance. The DVD should be compatible with commercial DVD players. Submitted DVDs should be marked clearly with the performer's name and repertoire.

Click here to download instructions on preparing your video.

The Conducting Fellow fee is $2,000 for 2 credits.

Participant
Thirty Participants will be selected to observe conducting sessions and participate in seminars.

The Participant fee is $1,200 for 1 credit.

Click here to download an application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
April 2, 2012

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
May 1, 2012

APPLICATION FEE FOR ALL APPLICANTS
$40 (non-refundable)

HOUSING AND MEALS

Limited housing is available in Juilliard's Meredith Willson Residence Hall. The residence hall is located next to The Juilliard School, and each dormitory-style suite contains five bedrooms (two singles and three doubles with bunk beds), two and a half bathrooms and a living room. Only bed linens are provided; residents must provide all other necessities.

Cost for 4 days, 5 nights: $425

(Guests may check in Sunday afternoon and check out Friday morning.)

No meal plan is provided during the workshop, but food is available on campus at the Juilliard Cafeteria. There are also numerous restaurants in the Lincoln Center area within a short distance of The Juilliard School.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,CONTACT:

The Juilliard School Evening Division
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
(212) 799-5000, ext. 273
evening@juilliard.edu