When audience members listen to their students perform in a concert, the teacher wants them to think, ‘What a beautiful sounding group of musicians.’ So often, the initial focus in teaching a new piece is to develop mastery of notes and rhythms, then, if time permits, add the musical aspects. While technical aspects are important, the teacher needs to dig deeper and help students find joy in the music, learning new ways of thinking about it and developing their musicianship. This clinic will focus on developing and expanding musicianship for orchestra students at all levels. The clinician will discuss methods for actively engaging students in expanding their musical palette by using tonalities, meters, and harmonic structures in the literature. Attendees will explore how to continuously encourage students in their explorations of descriptive analysis, dynamics, and articulations to evoke and deepen the many colors possible throughout their musical journeys.
Target Audience
Elementary, middle, and high school orchestra
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Clinician Info
Elizabeth Reed
Miami University
Elizabeth A. Reed is an Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator of Music Education at Miami University (OH). Since 2018, Dr. Reed has been the Executive Director of the National String Project Consortium. She taught orchestra for 12 years (VA, SC) and received degrees from the University of South Carolina (BM, Ph.D.) and the Eastman School of Music (MM). As a researcher, she focuses on music teacher identity, culturally responsive teaching, and authentic context learning environments. Dr. Reed has publications in the International Journal of Music Education, String Research Journal, and the American String Teacher. She has been a contributing author in Inspiring a Love of Music and Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, Volume 4. In addition, she has presented clinics and research poster sessions, nationally and internationally, at ASTA, ESTA, IAFOR, ISME, Lilly, NAFME, SMTE, TMEA, OMEA, and VMEA.