Professional Development Events
Friday, October 7, 2016 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126
Have you ever been caught off guard by a client or student with challenging or confrontational behaviors? In this session, you will learn how to remain calm when students or parents exhibit escalating behaviors and hostility and how to help students with disagreeable motivations. “Verbal Intervention training” stresses the importance of maintaining control of ourselves to keep responses professional and non-argumentative. You will also learn about how to:
- Identify causes of challenging behavior
- Recognize when verbal altercations are leading to physical violence
- Determining exactly when to intervene
- Quickly calm hostile behavior and outbursts
- Assist with multiple individuals at once
- Maintain a calm, professional, and respectful attitude
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | 1:00–2:00 | Room 125
MacPhail tech mentor and cello faculty member, Hanno Strydom, will share ideas for developing an online presence for your studio.
Being visible online can be a powerful recruiting tool, can streamline the day-to-day operation of your studio, and can serve as an important learning resource for your students.
In this session, Hanno will discuss several approaches to developing your presence online, including:
- Website: Hanno will share some of the benefits of having a studio website and will demonstrate how to build a website using a simple drag-and-drop website builder (check out Hanno's studio website, StrydomCelloStudio.com)
- Blog: Hanno will outline some of the benefits of having a blog, and will give a quick tour under the hood of some popular blogging platforms (check out Hanno's blog, CelloJoy.com)
- YouTube Channel: Hanno will discuss the process or creating a YouTube channel and the equipment necessary to make online video content (check out Hanno's newest YouTube channel)
Friday, November 4, 2016 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126 — Complimentary lunch. Click here to RSVP by November 1
Explore the reasons (real or psychological) why students can’t/ won’t/ don’t practice. Learn strategies for dealing with these realities and discover practical ideas for making lessons productive and musically satisfying anyway. Find out how integration of theory and music learning can lead to a deeper musical understanding. Cathy will talk about how to build and maintain motivation, both external and intrinsic, and how mindful practice can make a difference. Presentation complete with engaging original cartoons by Katie Condon!
Friday, December 2, 2016 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 125
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Friday, January 6, 2017 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126 — Complimentary lunch. Click here to RSVP by January 2
In this presentation, Craig Anderson will share specific ways to apply scale degree numbers to teaching note reading, a theory-based comprehension of music, knowledge of an instrument, improvisation, and ear training. The presentation will also demonstrate how each area feeds the others. The material is for use with intermediate-level students, 14 years and older, learning most instruments; the improvisation concepts and song examples are not style-specific.
Friday, February 3, 2017 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | 1:00–2:00 | Room 126
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Friday, April 7, 2017 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126
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Wednesday, April 16, 2017 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 310
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Friday, May 5, 2017 | 12:00–1:00 | Room 126 — Complimentary lunch. Click here to RSVP by May 1
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