Session Proposals
| Presenter Information | |
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| Presenter Name | Timothy Kaiser |
| Presenter's Position | Director of Instrumental Activities, Oklahoma Baptist University |
| Presenter's Short Biography | TIMOTHY KAISER serves as Director of Instrumental Activities and Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education at Oklahoma Baptist University. In this capacity, he oversees all artistic, educational, and administrative aspects of the Instrumental Studies area, conducts the OBU Symphonic Winds and OBU/Shawnee Community Orchestra, teaches upper-division music education courses, and supervises student teachers. Dr. Kaiser’s professional experience encompasses all ensemble types at all levels of instruction. He is a prominent clinician and adjudicator, and his presentations on curriculum, rehearsal pedagogy, and wind band history have been featured at conferences nationally and internationally. Recent research is slated for publication by Universal Edition Vienna and Oxford University Press. Dr. Kaiser holds degrees from The University of Arizona, The University of Texas at Arlington, and University of the Pacific. His professional affiliations include the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, National Band Association, International Society for the Research and Promotion of Wind Music, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, and Society of Pi Kappa Lambda. |
| Presenter's Address | 500 West University Street Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804 Map It |
| Presenter's Phone | (405) 585-4311 |
| Presenter's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Will there be additional presenters for your session? | No |
| Session Information | |
| Session Title | Let's Teach Music, Not "Band" |
| Session Description | Our bands are vehicles for yielding independent, accomplished musicians. However, we inadvertently undermine this objective when we concentrate solely on ensemble concerns at the expense of individual progress. This presentation explains how a focus on the individual, in an ensemble setting, equips each student for success and enhances ensemble balance, blend, intonation, cohesion, and musicality. It includes strategies for developing a refined concept of sound and for incorporating instrument-specific fundamentals into ensemble rehearsals. A simple paradigm shift from teaching “band” to teaching “music” produces better musicians and, ultimately, better bands! |
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| Is this a demonstration session? | No |
| Sponsorship | |
| Will your session be sponsored? | No |