Session Proposals
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| Presenter Name | David Tyson |
| Presenter's Position | Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith |
| Presenter's Short Biography | Dr. David Tyson is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. He received a Ph.D. in Music Education at the University of Florida, a Master of Music in Music Education with a concentration in Jazz Studies from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His research is focused on popular and culturally significant music integration, comprehensive musicianship, creativity, and access to teacher education for non-traditional musicians. He has presented at conferences such as APME, FMEA, NCMEA, SMTE, IMTE, Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music, and the Technical University of Kenya Arts Education Postgraduate Symposium in Nairobi. Dr. Tyson is an in-demand clinician for concert and jazz honor bands and maintains an active performance schedule singing, and playing guitar, trumpet, bass, and piano in the areas of jazz, rock, and classical music. |
| Presenter's Address | 5413 Heather Ridge St. Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 Map It |
| Presenter's Phone | (910) 538-9032 |
| Presenter's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Will there be additional presenters for your session? | No |
| Session Information | |
| Session Title | Introduction to Songwriting: Let’s Create Something! |
| Session Description | Researchers and leaders within the field of music education have suggested a more holistic, student focused curriculum that includes creative opportunities. By offering more creative opportunities, we could potentially make connections with the 80% of secondary students that have not shown interest in the traditional model of music education. Creative skills have a direct application to the music students enjoy outside of the classroom and provides opportunities for musical experiences throughout adulthood. The purpose of this session is to introduce and develop strategies for basic songwriting that could be used immediately in the K-12 classroom. I will model these strategies by leading the group through the process of writing a simple song with ongoing reflection and discussion from the group. These strategies include writing lyrics, choosing chord progressions, creating melodies, and choosing song forms. This session is intended for music teachers in all areas (general, band, choir, orchestra) and at all levels (K-12 and teacher education) who are interested in the inclusion of songwriting in their classrooms. |
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| Is this a demonstration session? | No |
| Sponsorship | |
| Will your session be sponsored? | No |