Illinois Music Education Association

[Carol Broos]

Is anyone one attending? Please comment as to any presentations or meetings.

[Brenda Muench]

I'm going to be there. I'm having hard time deciding between all the tech stuff and the JEM stuff. I think I'm going up on Thursday morning and staying till Sat. But I'm a scaredy driver! I come from a rural area so driving in peoria always stresses me out!!!

Also I've got no roomie this year for the hotel room, which usually makes for lonely evenings. :P Any one else coming?

[Carol Broos]

I will be there on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. We usually eat in the hotel on Wednesday night and Thursday at Alexander's and Friday at Jonah's. You are welcome to come to all. We travel in a big group, so the more the merrier;) I would like to have "techie" time for all of us. I thought Thursday during the opening of the hall??? Talk soon -

[Brenda Muench]

Looks like I'm staying in Washington because the administration forgot to send in my registration. :P I'm driving up on Thursday morning.

I love Jonah's! I'd love to take you up on your invite to join your group for supper on Thursday and Friday. Meeting up on Thursday for some techie time sounds great too. Where should we meet up during the opening of the hall? I'm really looking forward to it!

[Brenda Muench]

My meeting schedule:
Thursday 1/30
12:45 Clickers in the Music Classroom
2:15 Technology and Ensembles Go Together?!
5:30 Grand Opening/Techie time
7:15 Connecting with Middle School Students: Using Pop Music in the Classroom (maybe)

Friday 2/1
8:00 Sing It Yourself! Meaningful Assessment in the Music Class
9:30 Reproducible Choral Repertoire
11:00 With Interactive Web Pages, Your Students Can Play
12:30 Composing with the Vermont Midi Project
2:00 Help! I teach Music to Kindergarten
3:30 Sally Go Round the Sun! Sally Go Round the World!
5:00 Satisfying the Standards with Sibelius and Its Educational Suite (maybe)

Supper at Jonah's!

Saturday 2/2
9:30 Guitar Hero II: Kiss Your Air Guitar Away

[Carol Broos]

YOU ARE SO ORGANIED!! I just got home from a fabulous conference in Michigan - Michigan Music Conference and the Technology Institute for Music Education. We can talk more about the conference later.

I will look over the book and see what is going on. On Thursday morning, Debbie and I are getting together for our presentation at 12:30. I was hoping you would be there at 10:00 (I know that is a lot to ask) I am giving a speech at the opening session (I am receiving the Mary Hoffman award) I want to thank you for all your support and I want you to sit up front with all my "peps." I will be podcasting/recording my remarks, so no fear. The thing is I want to pronouce your name correctly - so could you send that to me????

On Saturday morning, I am going to set up two screens one for Guitar Hero and one for Rock Band. It's going to be a hoot")

Talk soon -

[Brenda Muench]

First of all what are you presenting at 12:30???? I looked in the book and don't see your name listed. Did I miss it?

Secondly, I'd be honored to be one of your peeps!!! That's right I'll comming to leaving my house bright and early because you asked, no problem. I'll shoot for leaving by 7 a.m. which will put me in Peoria at 9:30. I have to register on site this year so that will take a moment and then I'll come straight to the new Grand Ballroom.

Oh and my last name is pronounced "Men-shh". I'm going to try posting a recording of me saying it too. But if you say it wrong I won't be offended. Don't sweat the small stuff.

[Carol Broos]

Oops - Friday at 12:30 - SORRY

[Kyle Freesen]

I'm presenting this year at IMEA on Technology and really need your feedback. Please go to wwThe Virtual Podium and comment on the "Calling all Music Teachers" post.

This would be a HUGE help to me. Thanks so much in advance!

[Sarah Giordano]

I'll be there the whole time - I'm looking forward to the tech presentations and the performances.