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Presenter Name	Benjamin Hay
Presenter's Position	Associate Professor of Music and Chair of Department of Music, Northeastern State University
Presenter's Short Biography	Benjamin Hay is a trumpeter and educator based in Northeastern Oklahoma. Ben holds degrees from Oklahoma State University (B.M. Performance), the University of New Mexico (M.M. Performance), and the University of Oklahoma (D.M.A. Performance). He currently serves as Associate Professor of Music (Trumpet/Theory) and chair of the Department of Music at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. Prior to his appointment at NSU, Dr. Hay served as Adjunct Instructor of Music at Tulsa Community College, where he taught applied trumpet, applied horn, music theory, jazz improvisation, jazz combo, and chamber brass. He has also held positions on the faculty of the Red Lodge Music Festival in Red Lodge, Montana and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan. Ben performs as principal trumpet of Tulsa’s Starlight Concert Band, as well as principal trumpet of Tulsa’s Signature Symphony. He frequently performs with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. Additional performances include appearances with Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, Gateway Chamber Orchestra (Clarksville, TN), Fountain City Brass Band, and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. A frequent recitalist, Dr. Hay has performed guest solo recitals in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Illinois. Dr. Hay has performed at the 2018 International Trumpet Guild Regional Conference in Oklahoma City, as well as at the ITG Conference in 2022 in San Antonio, TX. Ben has performed as a soloist with the Signature Symphony, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Tulsa’s Starlight Band, as well as numerous high school and college ensembles. An avid chamber musician, he has performed with Tulsa Camerata, the faculty brass quintets of the University of New Mexico and Northeastern State University, and the brass quintets of Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and Tulsa Symphony. He is currently a member of several chamber brass groups including Zen Brass and Altus Trumpet Ensemble. As a jazz and commercial musician, Ben has performed with Tulsa’s Signature Symphony Big Band, Tulsa’s Starlight Big Band, King Cabbage Brass Band, Count Tutu, as well as numerous national tour Broadway pit orchestras . Dr. Hay has had the privilege of sharing the stage with a wide range of the world’s top performers such as Marie Osmond JoAnn Falletta, Benjamin Zander, Eric Whitacre, Michael Daugherty, the Irish Tenors, Bernadette Peters, The Four Tops, Hanson, Mannheim Steamroller, Rickey Minor, and Johnny Mathis. Ben’s primary trumpet teachers have been Andrew Cheetham, Jacob Walburn, Thomas Booth, John Marchiando, and Karl Sievers. Dr. Hay serves a music reviewer and conference reporter for the ITG Journal, and is a member of the International Trumpet Guild, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and the American Federation of Musicians (Local 94). Benjamin Hay is a Conn-Selmer/Vincent Bach Endorsing Artist.
Presenter's Address	8735 S. 79th E. Ave Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 Map It
Presenter's Phone	(580) 304-2133
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Will there be additional presenters for your session?	Yes
Please list additional presenters and their positions.	Katey Jahnke, D.M.A. Assistant Professor of Horn University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Session Information
Session Title	What We Don’t See: Working with Applied Music Students with Visual Impairments
Session Description	General presentation description This presentation will explore the experiences of one-on-one applied teaching specific to working with visually impaired students. It will address how to modify standard pedagogical practices that have become commonplace, despite being inaccessible to those with visual impairment, and also share resources for those looking to expand their knowledge of disability awareness in music. The discussion will include personal experiences from both the teacher and student perspectives at the collegiate level. Presentation Outline: Background of music accessibility for blind students Braille Music History of exclusion Introduction of correct terminology for disability Blind, disabled, visually impaired, low vision Medical vs. social model of disability Access to Resources Collegiate CEA - Center for Educational Access Student Disabilities Services Secondary Challenges for HS Band One-on-One Pedagogy Weekly expectations Getting student music Flexibility and patience Terminology Braille Music Limitations Musical markings Musical terminology Bar numbers vs. rehearsal letters Large Ensembles Expectations Quantity of Repertoire Playing w/ a conductor Classroom Environment Access to resources Managing expectations Testing accommodations Teacher cooperation Communication Digital copies/readable PDFs Visual component accessibility Preparation time before class Effort gap Share story/student experiences (Video/Audio Interviews) Macy James, music performance at University of Arkansas + Western Michigan University Mus ed → Mus Perf → Graduate School Alex Brotherton, music ed. Sophomore at Northeastern State University Legally blind in high school Will continue to lose sight with current diagnosis Ending thoughts Student accessibility at the secondary level Support system Resources Encouragement No student experience is the same No teacher experience is the same Do the best we can to keep students in the music community
Session Focus	Collegiate
Is this a demonstration session?	No
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