2016 MNSOTA All-State Teachers Workshop 

Join us on the beautiful campus of the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN for our annual three-day professional workshop. Held in conjunction with the 2015 All-State Orchestra camp, this conference allows time to connect with colleagues, participate in workshops with some of the best clinicians around, and play in numerous reading sessions to help you find new music for your ensembles. 

We hope you can join us! 

Walk-In Registrations are Welcome!!

Early Bird discount for ASTA members who register by July 22

On-campus housing available — single or double room.
(Find your own room-mate before reserving a double room; one of you pays St. Ben's for the full amount.)
Reserve on-line by July 30 at https://www.csbsju.edu/csb-events-and-conferences/mnsota.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Full descriptions and clinician biographies will be available at www.mnsota.org.
All sessions are located at Benedicta Arts Center Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
* Bring your instrument to the hands-on sessions.

Thursday Aug 4
7:30AM Registration
8:00-9:00: * New Music Reading Session #1,  J.W. Pepper Editor's Choice
9:15-10:30: * Cello Pedagogy, Faith Farr
10:45-noon: * New Music Reading Session #2, J.W. Pepper Editor's Choice
Noon-1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:30: * Mariachi in the String Classroom.  Tim Davis, Austin Public Schools.  
      Bring your primary instrument.  Guitars, vihuelas, and guitarrones will be available.
2:45-4:00: Observe an All-State Orchestra Rehearsal
4:15-5:30: * New Music Reading Session #3
5:30-6:45: Dinner (on your own)
7:00:8:30: Google and More Technology for the Orchestra Classroom or Studio: Michael Watson
      (Coon Rapids High School) and Levi Comstock (Champlain Park High School)
9:00: MNSOTA President's Reception, location TBD.  [Optional].  Informal discussion, idea sharing.

Friday, August 5
7:30AM: Continental Breakfast served in the meeting room
8:00-9:00: MNSOTA Annual Meeting – Jim Bartsch

HEADLINE SESSION WITH DR. STEPHEN BENHAM:
9:15-10:15: Teaching Techniques that Work: Twenty-Five Strategies Designed to Engage Your Students
10:30-11:30: How Do I Count It and When Do I Play It? Teaching Note Reading and Rhythms
11:30-12:45: Lunch (on your own)
12:45-1:45: * Beyond the Bow Hold: The Development of Bowing Fluency and Artistry
2:00-3:00: The ASTA Curriculum: Vision, Application, and Building Your Own
3:15-4:15: Assessment Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Strings and Orchestra
4:30-5:15: Meet the 2016 Minnesota All-State Orchestra Conductor
5:45-7:45: Shop Talk Dinner, participants and Dr Stephen Benham.  (Optional, $13 per person). 

Saturday, August 6
8:00-9:00: Julie Vanderstappen, OakLand Middle School (Stillwater):
      Supplemental Material for the Middle Level Orchestra Classroom
9:00-10:15: Julie Vanderstappen, OakLand Middle School (Stillwater):
      Intentional teaching of string technique outside of orchestral literature.
10:30-11:30: Mark Gitch, Wayzata High School: High School Orchestra Pedagogy
11:30-12:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30-1:30 BREAK
1:30 All State Orchestra Concert, Escher Auditorium
2:30: Closing reception 

Session Summaries

will be available soon at www.mnsota.org

Dr. Stephen Benham - bio

His sessions will focus on many aspects of teaching in both the school and studio settings.