Event Overview
Monday, November 9
- State of the Network address with Lee Whitmore and J. Curtis Warner Jr.
- Keynote speaker Mary Luehrsen, executive director of the NAMM Foundation
- Performance/Demonstration
- Music industry workshops, exhibitors, and networking time
- Evening event: master class at Gramercy Theatre featuring six student ensembles from City Music Network sites
Tuesday, November 10
- Student panel: supporting the “technology” content area
- Industry panel discussing how students can prepare to work in the music industry
- Student workshop with a Grammy Award–winning artist/author (each student attending this session will receive a complimentary copy of the book being discussed)
- Student-led panel about best uses of technology in an educational setting
- Breakout sessions:
- Developing Original Music Programming: Nurturing the Human Artist – Laura Meador and Natalie Andrews
- Modern Band-ing Together: School-University Partnerships for Collaborative Learning – Matthew Clauhs, Julie Beard, and Amy West
- Transformative Music Video Production Pedagogies with Urban Youth – Gordon Cobb
- Using "Your Story" to Get That Grant – Patricia DeMarco
- Change Your Tune and Empower the Student – Alonzo Harris, Chantel Hampton, and Brian Ellis
- Music: A Medium for Student-Centered Youth Development – Thomas Howard
- The Power of Partnerships – Bethany Paulsen
- Rock Your House! Assessing Capacity to Drive Effective Fundraising – Stephanie Small
- Music industry workshops, exhibitors, and networking time
- Evening event: panel discussion and jam session at the Cutting Room. Berklee alumni are invited to attend. Don’t forget to bring your instrument!
Wednesday, November 11
- Panel discussions featuring some of our partner organizations
- Rapid sessions:
- Building Listening Skills through Audio Streaming – Darla Hanley
- College Preparation/College Resources – Mark Campbell
- Inclusivity: Creating a Context for Contributions – Milton Ruffin
- Music Learning Networks: Understanding and Supporting Young Musicians – Tavis Linsin
- Exhibitors, networking time
- Closing lunch
- Optional: site visits to the Door and Boys and Girls Harbor
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