This year, the conference is being held on October 24th and 25th at the Sandman Signature Hotel on Kenmount Rd, St. John's. Please see below for the tentative conference schedule.
| October 24 | |
| 5:30pm | Registration |
| 7:00pm | Keynote/Awards |
| 8:00pm | Social |
| October 25 | |
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 8:30am | Performance |
| 9:00am | 1st Breakout Sessions |
| 10:15am | Break |
| 10:45am | 2nd Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm | 3rd Breakout Sessions |
| 2:30pm | 4th Breakout Sessions |
| 4:00pm | BGM |
RESONATE 2019: Registration opens tomorrow!
Resonate 2019
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Friday, October 25, 2019, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sandman Signature Hotel, St. John’s
REGISTRATION OPENS TOMORROW, JUNE 15, WWW.NLMSIC.COM
Costs:
- $75.00 * – Early Bird Registration (open until September 30, 2019)
- $100.00 * – Registration after September 30
* Must be a member in good standing to register.
Full time students can attend FREE with an MSICmembership!
Sessions include Orff, Dalcroze, Kodaly, Mindfulness, Coding in the Music Classroom and Fresh Ideas for Instrumental Music, just to name a few! Please note the schedule in the registration portal is tentative and still subject to change.
Website – www.nlmsic.com
Registration HelpTo register for the conference, you must first have yourMSIC membership paid. You can access this through the“Membership” page on our website. Payment can be madedirectly to Sarah Caines, or via credit card or Paypal on ourwebsite. You will not be able to register for the conferenceunless you have first paid your membership. As noted thisfall, memberships now expire on August 31st of each year;they are not active one year from the date you pay yourmembership. A reminder of the membership costs:
Full Member: 1 year ($50); 2 year ($100)Available to all members of the NLTA and supervisors or directors of music. Includes voting privileges, NLTA Music Council Publications, CMEA membership, journals and newsletters. $25.00 CMEA, $25.00 MSIC
Associate Member: 1 year ($35); 2 year ($70)Available to all private music teachers or any person interested in music education. Includes voting privileges, NLTA Music Council Publications, CMEA membership, and newsletters only. $12.50 CMEA, $22.50 MSIC
Student Member: 1 year ($22.50); 2 year ($45) Available only to full-time students. Includes all privileges of fullmembership, except voting privileges. $12.50 CMEA, $8.00 MSIC
Once you are in good standing (your membership is paid),you can proceed to the conference registration. To registerfor the conference, go directly to our website and follow thelink to register. From there you will fill out some informationabout yourself and then pick the sessions you would liketo attend. Note: registering for sessions is required.Registration for sessions is first come, first served andthere are a maximum number of delegates able to attendeach session. You can always edit your choices before theconference if you change your mind. Due to attendancecaps for each individual session, we will be checking ourregistration list at the door of each session. If you are notregistered, you may not be able to attend the session.The last step is payment. Payment can be made directly toSarah Caines, or via credit card or Paypal on our website.We strongly encourage sending your payment priorto the start of the conference.
Posted By: A. Rebecca McDonald on June 14, 2019, 2:26 pm
Music Monday 2019
Music Monday
On Monday, May 6th we will be celebrating Music Monday 2019! Organized by the Coalition for Music Education, Music Monday is an annual national event celebrating the importance of music in our lives and especially in our schools. It began in 2005. Once again the MSIC will be creating a Music Monday video and we would love your participation. This year we will be using Oscar Peterson’s “Hymn To Freedom” for our compilation video. This is the official 2019 Music Monday anthem. All parts for various instruments and ensembles can be found on the Collation for Music Education’s Music Monday website (http://coalitioncanada.ca/musicmonday/en/). Please be sure to register your school as a participant through the Music Monday website. This not only helps with advocacy and data for the Collation but there are fantastic prizes being awarded to registered schools as well.
Please send a video (filmed horizontally) of your group (choir, band, orff ensemble, etc) performing the song “Hymn to Freedom” to rebeccamcdonald1@nlesd.ca by April 18th, 2019. Just like last year, we will take sections of each video submission and put them all together to make our own unique take on the song!
Every school that submits a video will be entered to win a $250 prize to go toward their Music Monday celebrations! Get your video in to have your chance at the prize!
Posted By: A. Rebecca McDonald on April 9, 2019, 2:08 pm
RESONATE 2019: Call for Presenters
CALL FOR PRESENTERS: We are now accepting applications for presenters for Resonate 2019! Sessions will take place on Friday, October 25th in St. John's. We are accepting applications for all grade levels and focus areas but especially looking for Grade 7-12 topics, including musical theater and instrumental ensembles. Please complete the attached application for. The deadline to apply is March 1st, 2019. Follow this link for the form: https://bit.ly/2DRPQwu
Posted By: A. Rebecca McDonald on February 4, 2019, 6:21 pm
Jamie Wilkinson Award
The Jamie Wilkinson Memorial Award will be presented to a music teacher, within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, that best exemplifies the qualities of Jamie Wilkinson, namely:
a) The music teacher exhibits a passion for music.
b) The music teacher demonstrates perseverance and musically inspires her/his music students.
c) The music teacher takes great pride in her/his school music program and endeavors to encourage young musicians to enjoy all that music offers.
Please submit the application form (found in our "Resources" section of this website or at this link) along with two letters of support and a formal citation (maximum 250 words) which will be used for publication (some edits may occur).
Deadline September 30th, 2018
Posted By: A. Rebecca McDonald on May 21, 2018, 10:15 pm
RESONATE 2018 CALL FOR PRESENTERS
Call for Presenters
The NLTA Music Special Interest Council invites music educators, music researchers and graduate students in music and/or education to submit a proposal for a workshop presentation at Resonate 2018, taking place in St. John’s, NL November 1-2, 2018.
Sessions run 45-50 minutes long and possible areas include but are not limited to band, choir, strings, orff, social justice in the music classroom, community music, technology in the music classroom, differentiated instruction, student growth and motivation and panel discussions.
We invite all interested educators to complete the application. We have limited spaces and will be looking for presenters covering a wide range of topics, especially those noted of areas of interest by our members.
Those selected to present will receive free registration to Resonate 2018.
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Posted By: A. Rebecca McDonald on February 19, 2018, 10:26 pm
Your continued membership is very important to us! You may not be aware that funding for councils from the NLTA is based directly on paid membership. Note also that your membership fees are completely deductible for income tax purposes (see Union and Professional Dues). Please support your council by renewing your membership as soon as possible.
Click here to join or renew your membership.
The MSIC Professional Development Travel fund is to assist members who are travelling to conferences and/or professional development opportunities over
250km from their residence. This grant can be combined with other travel grants such as those from the NLTA.
To be eligible for funding applicants must be an active member of the NLTA MSIC. All projects must focus on the professional development of educators.
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